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A new Swedish study indicates that mobile phone use can raise the risk of brain tumors. In the study, 2,200 cancer patients, and an equal number of healthy control cases, were examined for mobile phone use.
Among the cancer patients, about a tenth of the nearly 1,000 with malignant brain tumors were also heavy mobile phone users.
Heavy use was defined as 2,000 or more hours, or about 10 years' use at an hour per day.Brain cancer patients also showed a significant increase in risk of tumor for the side of the head where they generally used the mobile phone. The researchers who conducted the study said that the figures demonstrate a 240 percent increased risk of a malignant tumor on that side of the head.
Still skeptical about the dangers of using your cell phone? You may want to reconsider, based on the finding of this latest study.
I have run many articles detailing the studies that expose how cell phones can wreak havoc on your brain by exposing it to harmful radiation. In addition to this Swedish study, I would also encourage you to review an article that was published in Lancet several years ago. You can review my extensive summary of that article or you can go to the journal directly and obtain the information.
Do you really want an acoustic neuroma (tumor) growing inside your head? If you are fortunate enough to avoid nervous system malignancies then how will you contend with the cellular damage these mobile phones cause?
I previously advised complete abstinence from cell phones, but now I recommend cautious use to reduce your risk of damage. If you ever took physics there is a good chance that you understand that radiation decreases exponentially as you move away from an object.
So one of the best solutions you can do is to put distance between yourself and the cell phone with a speaker phone or a hands-free device. This was also the advice given by the Swedish researchers.
Without a doubt I would highly advise purchasing a cell phone with the speaker feature and use it as much as possible. Some people prefer more privacy and for those circumstances you will want to consider using a headset.
To my utter dismay, though, very few people believe this, including my own staff.
How do I know? I frequently see many people that are fanatic about health and pay careful attention to their diets but never use headsets. Folks, you would be surprised to know, but this includes not only most of my staff but also many of the top health experts across the country.
The problem is that this radiation is unseen and therefore assumed to be harmless. Many believe that this is still unproven.
To me this is living in denial just as many smokers did prior to the overwhelming convincing evidence that smoking does indeed cause cancer. CNet recently ran a story on the amazing parrallels between the cell phone and tobacco industries.
So the first step in protecting yourself is to put some distance between you and the headset. Any headset is better than no headset, so if you have one use it.
I have examined this issue, though, and many experts are concerned that the radiation will travel down the headset wire to your head. If you use a cell phone at all, I would highly recommend the one we found that has an air tube to prevent the radiation from traveling to your brain.
This is the one I use ALL the time. I simply do NOT talk on my phone without it. Many have seen me use my cell but no one has seen me talking on it without this headset. I also attach a ferrite bead that further reduces this problem.
The next step is to attempt to minimize your use.
Last, but certainly not least: It isn't the brightest idea in the world to talk on your cell phone and drive. A 1997 New England Journal of Medicine study showed that talking on your cell phone while driving increases your risk of death by 400 percent.
Since car accidents are the number one cause of death for most of us, why risk it?
Please understand this statistic is unrelated to having a hands-free operation; however, in my opinion, even if you aren't dialing, you are at risk because your focus and concentration is not on the road but on the phone.
After all, you need to be careful out there and protect yourself from all the temporarily unconscious people who refuse to heed the warning about driving and talking on their cell phone. I'm not aware of any studies on this, but I bet there are a large number of accidents in which both parties were talking on their cell phones.


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THE humanitarian situation in Afghanistan worsened considerably yesterday when the ruling Taliban stole food meant for refugees and disrupted the work of the few remaining aid workers.
In the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, the Taliban seized the last 1,400 tons of food in the stocks of the United Nation's World Food Programme, the principal supplier of food to a million Afghans already living as refugees in the country.
And elsewhere, Afghans working for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees - foreign workers have already left the country because of the worsening security situation - reported problems caused by soldiers from the Taliban.
All the radios and satellite phones used by the UNHCR were seized by the Taliban, meaning that no details could emerge from the country about the worsening crisis. And the offices used by the UNHCR staff were surrounded by Taliban troops and effectively closed.
"We condemn this serious violation and call on the Taliban to ensure the safety of our staff and to allow aid workers to continue their humanitarian work," Khaled Mansour, WFP spokesman, said. "This is a serious development which could disrupt, if not completely stop, our food distribution."
In the absence of an efficient network of aid workers within Afghanistan, the only way to gather an accurate picture of the situation on the ground is from refugees fleeing over Afghanistan's border. But with Pakistan and Iran blocking their borders it has so far proved difficult to build up a picture.
UNCHR officials hope that will change today as they finalise details with the Pakistani authorities to allow a partial lifting of the border restrictions at the Chaman border crossing south of Kandahar.
The UNHCR hopes to open a large tent with four four-man teams assessing refugees and trucking genuine cases to a camp about six miles away within Pakistan. The camp has been prepared with enough tents, blankets and heaters for about 20,000 people.
The final decision on whether the screening goes ahead, lies with the Pakistani provincial authorities, who were to have held a meeting yesterday to decide the matter.
Officials from the UN High Commission for Refugees has been negotiating with the Pakistani authorities to allow for genuine refugees to be allowed to leave Afghanistan. Pakistan closed its border, partly because of the fear of terrorism inside Pakistan by pro-Taliban refugees.
More than a million people are known to be internally displaced within Afghanistan, living on humanitarian aid, which has dried up since the Sept 11 crisis led to the withdrawal of all Western aid workers.
Several hundred thousand more are believed to have left the cities of Kandahar, Kabul and Jalalabad in anticipation of Western military action.
- The future of humanitarian operations in global hotspots was thrown into doubt yesterday after Lloyd's of London withdrew its war risk insurance for UN flights in Somalia in the wake of the terrorist strike in the US.
The United Nations announced it was evacuating all its international staff from war-torn Somalia as a result and officials said they were concerned that operations elsewhere in Africa could also be affected by the decision.


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"It's the world's most advanced smartphone," said Jo Harlow, executive vice president of Nokia smart devices. This is the Nokia Lumia 920 and we could see, touch and try on your presentation in New York. Is it to much? Maybe, it is the most advanced, but remains to be seen whether it will be the most desired. Come in steps.
The Lumia 920 has a 4.5-inch screen with a resolution of 1,280 x 768 pixels. These features only serve to strengthen one of its great virtues: his camera. With Carl Zeiss lens, 8.7 megapixel resolution and a system that can process up to five times more light than its competitors … without using flash, the images obtained reflect high quality. To this is added the Pure View technology and image processing software that among other things, a person can delete unwanted image.
Probably here is one of the keys of Nokia's big bet: the software. So much so that the presentation surprised by the arrival of Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. The U.S. software giant and the Finnish company are committed to becoming the third wheel in the struggle for dominance in smart phone systems, so far dominated by iOS (Apple) and Android (Google). Therefore, the Lumia 920 has the new operating system Windows Phone 8 powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor quad core.
But Nokia's bid does not rest here: Nokia Music will your overall system and free, without subscription or emails and with the possibility of having a catalog of 15 million songs that can be, first, create a folder favorite music and, thanks to a proprietary application will link our favorite location to suggest our concerts in the city where you are and automatically heading to sites where they buy tickets. To this is added City Lens, an augmented reality app that displays information (prices, reviews from other users, etc..) On restaurants, shops and museums to see with the camera. Another interesting feature of this phone, which was presented with one of smaller and more basic features, the 820 is its wireless charging system that just starts acting support.
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On CNN's Reliable Sources this morning, CNBC's Jim Cramer defended — and owned up to — his response to a Mad Money emailer's question about whether he should take his money out of Bear Stearns. Days later the investment bank collapsed. See the related story and video here. The following is a partial transcript from Reliable Sources:
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So, there are two issues here. Was your money safe at Bear? And that was right. And anyone who thought they should pull it out was, no, no, no.
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"Why is it always Tubelectric?"
Simple enough, this one fitted the best for my lil' experiment.
What we have here is a mix of Tubelectric with Linkin Park's "Points Of Authority". Yes, an actual rock song. This means lyrics included. Eventually all of Chester's lines are replaced with Tubelectric parts, but Mike's parts are here. I have made two versions – high quality mp3 and low quality Jazz2 compatible it. They are both over 2MB, so they had to be uploaded somewhere else. This zip contains only a html file which has links to the files. The tracker version doesn't cause an Amnesia error, but probably won't be used since it is impossible to upload to J2O… Still, it is a succesful experiment and I like how it turned out. Anyone who has a tracker editor is advised to look up the low quality version in it.
Major update on 23 Mar 2005 at 20:02
I guess it's exactly what was promised. "Points of Authority" mixed with Tubelectric?
Song Analysis:
I. . . I'm not sure. I'm really not sure how to review this. It's. . .just a couple intertwined files. That's all. Points of Authority with some slowed-down Tubelectric thrown in. It works. For the most part. It starts to desynch around 1:56, though. Quite noticably. Then there's an obvious "jump" at 2:16. Then another desynch at 2:56. Finally, there's a long, unnecessary silence at 3:18 onward.
Mixing Analysis:
It mixes alright. For the most part. As I said, there's a few desynchs and jumps. The songs could have mixed a little better than this. It's an original concept, but the mix itself isn't that great overall.
Final Analysis:
. . .I'm not sure if I should rate this or not. This is one of those. . .things. It's an MP3 of Linkin Park's "Points of Authority" lightly mixed with Tubelectric. If I were to rate it, I'd give it a 2.2 for the above reasons and for no other reasons than that. The legality of this doesn't effect the score at all.
If you like Linkin Park, this is a good download for you, considering it's an entire Linkin Park song with some ignorable Tubelectric parts. I wouldn't suggest downloading it myself, however. As I keep saying, it's not a very good mix.
Edit: . . .eh. I went ahead and rated it.
Second Edit: You people that give this "remix" a high rating make me sad. :x
Third Edit: Eh. Rating withdrawn. Considering I have no idea what the original song sounds like, and furthermore could care less, perhaps that's not very fair to Jazzy. I was rating the MP3 version to begin with, not the IT version. The IT version isn't all that much more impressive to me, frankly. It still goes out of synch in some places. There's a few "skips" here and there. Just ain't impressive to me. And given the IT version, the score would drop from a 2.2 to a 2, as I'd rate the IT a 1.7. But whatever. I can admit when I'm not being completely fair.
2 of 2 users found this a good review.
I could download it now. I'm usually not much into reviewing musics, but there's always the first time.
What we have here is a nice mash-up of Tube Electric (JJ1) and Linkin Park's Points Of Authority.
Infact, I like this bootleg a lot, and will put it into my MP3 playlist I think.
The two songs fit together nicely, and create a nice new experience, especially if you knew both songs before.
The tube electric guitar was re-arranged, which sounds nice.
A nice mash-up, worth the download especially for Rock fans.
Cooba, I just noticed that myself. :P
1 of 1 users found this a good review.
I definitely do not believe it's a bad remix.
It does not only work, it has some very nice parts to it, both streams flowing nicely along each other. Other parts aren't as well fitting, but they are outweighed.
I also do not believe that it was simply two mp3s put together. One who pays attention can easily realize that there were adjustments of speed, parts cut out, repeated, etc, etc.
While this is not a perfect remix, it's by no means a bad one and the author deserves positive feedback.
1 of 1 users found this a good review.
This is certainly a tricky one.
The songs definitely do seem to intwine fairly well, but you really didn't do anything new, per se. Besides that, I think Linkin Park is awful in general, but that isn't really your fault. But there aren't a lot of vocals (THANK YOU), so it's not that bad.
As a song, it mixed pretty well. The quality is nice. Transitions between break downs in the songs sound natural. This is still just a mix, though, so I can't give you that high a rating. I give it a 7.7 and a DR. This is quite usable.
1 of 1 users found this a good review.
Hmm this is an odd thing to rate.
However, the lyrics seem to make since to Jazz Jackrabbit I think a line goes "The Pace is Too Fast, You Just Won't Last", and Tubelctric fits in with the song(some points its hard to tell if they wer interwinded or if this was or the song actually is)
It's more of an curiosity though, like Battery Check. However it may gain a cult following(Such as ZIM or Alien Homind). I personally liked it, and this good for people who like non-video game music and like rock/Linkin Park. The silence at the end is a bit awkward though. Being a fan of both rock and the tubelectric music, this final rating mayb be a bit biased, but I say an 8.
DL Reccomandation? Yes, but more so if you're a fan of Rock or the Tubelectic music.
(This review has random uses of incorrect captilization, spot some and get nothing)
1 of 1 users found this a good review.
"Just upload it normally by putting both files into the zip."
Good luck on trying to upload a .zip which is 5 MB big.
0 of 0 users found this a good review.
I will try to be not too evil. But, in true, I hate Linkin Park. I like only Numb from them, and particulary Faint. Everything other has to be killed, by my opinion.
Note: I listened only mp3 version.
It's hard to review this, some parts are good, some are bad, some are just mashed-up, some fits greatly to each other. But reason why to download could be great fitting of second Tubelectric theme with POA. And that rap (normally I HATE rap, but this is excellent) rulezZ in combination with that second theme…
Samples are bad, just as original, too metalish. Tempo is slower than in original, beats are okay.
0 of 0 users found this a good review.
Yo, Tubz/Tublear here. Easy rater, I gotta say this song…
Linkin Park – Points of Authority (DJ JSZ JazZ Remix) is hot! You did a great job, dawg, have a nice 9! Download recommendation haha!
You can't get a 10 because It's a remix, sorry.
(Unsupported rating removal. You really did nothing more than say that this is good, twice. Try explaining your rating and giving me a feeling of what the upload is like. ~Violet)
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Stuff Placement:hm?
forgot, this ain't a level.
ok, i dont need to here the Linkin Park song to know this is a GREAT remix. you musta worked pretty hard on this. its got a nice blend of the two songs. but actually i dont like it too much at the end. cant really explain it. you have to download it first and review it yourself.
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by Sam Collins | April 30, 2014 2:25 am
Positive earnings from several Dow components and a push from the energy sector Tuesday resulted in a positive day for the broad market. The S&P 500 and Dow rose 0.5%, while the Nasdaq was up 0.7%.
A rebound in biotech and Internet stocks helped the Nasdaq take the lead. Thus far, the index has lost 2.3% in April compared with a 0.3% gain for the S&P 500.
With no new development in Ukraine, investors focused on earnings. Deutsche Bank (DB[1]), Merck (MRK[2]), Sprint (S[3]) and Valero Energy (VLO[4]) all reported better-than-expected earnings.
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to 82.3 in April, while 83.5 was expected. And the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index for February rose 12.9% versus estimates of 13%.
At Tuesday's close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 87 points at 16,535, the S&P 500 rose 9 points to 1,878, and the Nasdaq was up 29 points at 4,104.
The NYSE reported total volume of 3.6 billion shares, and the Nasdaq crossed 1.9 billion. On the Big Board, advancers outpaced decliners by 1.5-to-1, and on the Nasdaq, advancers led by 1.2-to-1.
The potential of a head-and-shoulders top on both the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 has technically oriented traders and investors concerned. If the Nasdaq breaks the neckline at 4,000, then the target for a correction is easily calculated to be 3,629 (high of 4,371-4,000 = 371; 4,000-371= 3,629). But note the positive MACD and the poorly formed left and right shoulders.
However, the upward momentum is so weak that the index is having a difficult time challenging even the 20-day moving average.
On the Dow's chart is a potential cup-and-handle formation. This pattern most often forms at important bottoms, and is thus considered a reversal indicator. Yet, it often appears in indices and individual stocks as a consolidation over a period of three or more months. The Dow is knocking on the door of a breakout and missed a new closing high by just 40 points.
Conclusion: These charts illustrate the clearest example of a bifurcated market that I've seen. This is why it is important not to jump the gun on either the bullish or bearish side.
Since we have an established bull market, with a Dow Theory buy signal close at hand, the advantage appears to be with the bulls. The Dow's ability to hold support at its 50-day moving average for over two weeks is strong evidence of the bull's power. But if that line was to break, the power could quickly shift to the bears. (The S&P 500's major support line is at 1,850.)
The final outcome of a classic struggle between the bulls and bears will most likely occur as we enter May.
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November 14 is World Diabetes Day, and thousands of people with diabetes will test their blood sugar, do 14 minutes of exercise, then test again to see the results.
On World Diabetes Day, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Susquehanna Health are hosting a free health education event at The LifeCenter in the Lycoming Mall. The program is for anyone with diabetes. The information session, facilitated by Susquehanna Health's certified diabetes educators, will help participants learn ways to be more active in their daily routine. This event is just one of many education and outreach events that Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and Susquehanna Health offer throughout the year at The LifeCenter.
Beginning at 1:15 p.m., Susquehanna Health's certified diabetes educators will share strategies to add activity to the participants' daily diabetes management plan. Then at 2:00 p.m., participants will join in World Diabetes Day and test their blood glucose levels.
Followed by 14 minutes of activity, participants will then take a post-activity blood glucose and discuss their results with the certified diabetes educators.
The LifeCenter is located in the Bon-Ton/JCPenney wing of the Lycoming Mall.
About the LifeCenter
In 2007, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania joined forces with Susquehanna Health to collaborate on community health outreach and early intervention programs in and around Lycoming County. The two organizations have jointly committed their resources to The LifeCenter at the Lycoming Mall, which first opened in 1992 to make health improvement and prevention services conveniently accessible to large numbers of people in a community setting. During the first five months of this year, more than 12,000 people stopped by The LifeCenter for routine services such as weight and blood pressure checks, free health information, and special educational events.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers caught a break when Eric Karros didn't seriously injure himself after fouling a ball off his foot. Matt Williams and the Arizona Diamondbacks weren't so lucky.
Williams, Arizona's All-Star third baseman, broke a bone in his right foot Tuesday in the Diamondbacks' 12-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
''Obviously, I'm disappointed,'' Williams said. ''I was really looking forward to beginning the season and playing on opening day. There are some things, especially in this game, that you can't control.''
Williams fouled a pitch from Frankie Rodriguez off the foot in the second inning and was in obvious pain, but completed his at bat, lining out to center. He was replaced by Lenny Harris in the top of the third inning.
Williams immediately underwent an X-ray, which showed his second metatarsal was broken. He left for Phoenix, where he was to meet with foot specialist Dr. Peter Mitchell.
''It's a tremendous loss,'' teammate Greg Colbrunn said. ''He's the key hitter in our lineup and defensively. ... You can't sit around and cry about it. You have to move on and do other things to help make up for it.''
Virtually the same injury sidelined him for 68 games with the San Francisco Giants in 1995.
The news was better for the Dodgers, who received a scare when Karros fouled a ball off his left ankle in the seventh inning and was carted off the field.
X-rays revealed no fracture, and Karros is expected to be sidelined for just a couple of days with a badly bruised left ankle.
Shawn Green hit two solo home runs as the Dodgers beat Montreal 4-3 in 10 innings.
At Winter Haven, Fla., John Rocker received a warm reception from Cleveland fans who have been hearing trade rumors and Keith Lockhart hit an inside-the-park homer, leading Atlanta to a 7-6 win over the Indians.
Rocker, the Braves' notorious closer, pitched an uneventful seventh inning as the Braves won for just the second time in their last 10 games.
The left-hander has been mentioned in trade rumors with the Indians and Montreal Expos.
''What rumors?'' Cleveland GM John Hart said. ''We've had no conversations at all with the Braves. I don't know where that's coming from. It's not even worth a comment.''
At Tokorozawa, Japan, Mark Grace and Damon Buford hit home runs in the ninth inning, rallying the Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the Seibu Lions.
Grace had a solo shot with one out and Buford connected for a two-run drive with two outs.
Having ended a four-game skid, the Cubs hope their good fortune continues Wednesday night when they play the New York Mets at the Tokyo Dome in the major league opener. Jon Lieber will pitch for the Cubs against Mike Hampton.
''The real season starts tomorrow,'' said Sammy Sosa, who ended the spring in an 0-for-15 slump. ''Tomorrow is opening day, and I'll be ready.''
At Tokyo, Bill Pulsipher gave up five runs and seven hits in three innings as the Mets lost to the Tokyo Giants 9-5.
''Just as you have to put a game behind you in the regular season, we have to put this one behind us and start again,'' Mets manager Bobby Valentine said.
The San Diego Padres are trying to rework the deal with the Chicago Cubs that brought them Rodney Myers after an MRI exam showed the reliever has a partially torn right rotator cuff.
Padres general manager Kevin Towers was speaking by phone with Cubs GM Ed Lynch on Tuesday afternoon trying to resolve the matter.
An MRI on Monday revealed a partial tear in the rotator cuff and labrum. Team doctor Jan Fronek said there is a possibility Myers could pitch despite the injury, but that he would need arthroscopic surgery in 6-8 months.
The Padres acquired Myers on Thursday in exchange for outfielder Gary Matthews Jr.
Myers was being counted on for bullpen depth. He pitched two innings and got the victory in his Padres debut on Saturday. Afterward, he complained of pain and told trainers he has been bothered for about three weeks.
Towers said Lynch was unaware of the injury. The Padres' options including taking another player in Myers' place or voiding the trade and getting Matthews back.
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- Name: O.K.
- E-mail: email@example.com
- Age: 27
- Where: Budapest, Hungary
- Height: 5' 8"
- Weight: 130 Lbs., Contest: 120 Lbs.
- Years Bodybuilding :1
- Favorite Bodypart: Shoulders
- Favorite Exercise: Arms
- Favorite Supplements: Whey Protein Delite
How Did You Get Started?
Growing up in Hungary, I was always very active. I did gymnastics, took classes in aerial flying (trapeze) and vaulting. After high-school graduation, I was accepted at the SUNY at Stony Brook College and I moved to the United States. While studying very hard for my classes, I was skipping the gym and during my freshmen year, I gained and lost 20 lbs, solely through changing my diet.
When I graduated from college, I moved to Washington DC and I started grad school at Georgetown University. That was the time, when I met my friend, Melissa, who is awesome shape and she taught me about the importance of weighttraining. I realized that I have to work out in order to remain mentally and physically healthy. Therefore, I began to take step and toning classes, however, I tended to remain on the skinny side.
After finishing my degree in Foreign Service, I worked for one year, but I was never really able to find a position that fulfilled my anticipations. Finally, in 2005, I decided to move back to Hungary, after living in the US for nearly 8 years. I struggled with trying to adapt to an old/new environment and the only thing that helped me to stay strong, was training. By that time, I also missed having something to be competitive in and I decided to contact the president of IFBB in Budapest to learn about possibilities of competing in Fitness,
To my shock, after taking a look at me, he said that I was way too underdeveloped and that I should start eating a lot more as well pick up heavier weights. I went to back to the gym that evening and I met my current trainer, András Feszt, who told me the same and also offered to prepare me for the next contest. He taught me how not to be afraid of carbs, for I need them to build muscle and function properly. He also explained the difference between toning and building exercises. 3 month later, I competed in my first show in the Fitness Model division, where I placed ninth in April, 2006.
After our first contest, my trainer came up with a new workout plan and he started having me work out even harder. I began weight training six times a week, took classes in acrobatics, while working full time and an analyst for an International Organization. By the time we were 8 weeks out from the IFBB Nationals, the results were apparent and I was advised to enter in the Figure round, where I ended up winning a bronze medal.
What Workout Plan Worked Best For You?
I weight train six times per week. During my off-season, I do cardio 3 times a week for 30 minutes and about 8 weeks out from the contest, the cardio increases to 5-6 times per week for 40 minutes. For cardio I do running, cycling and jumping rope has proven to be effective for shaping my calves.
Sample Training Week:
Tuesday: Shoulders and Arms
One Arm Lateral Raise on Cable
Barbell Shoulder Press
Bent Over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise With Head On Bench
Seated Rear Lateral Raise
Triceps Extension
Cable Rope Overhead Tricep Extension
Bench Dips
Dumbbell Lying Triceps Extension
Barbell Curl
Alternate Hammer Curl
Wednesday: Legs
Leg Press
Barbell Squats supersetted with Dumbbell Lunges
Lying Legcurls supersetted with Seated Leg Extension
Cable Kickback
Adductor supersetted with Abductor
Barbell Seated Calf Raise
Standing Calf Raise
Thursday: Back (see Monday)
Friday: Acrobatics
Saturday: Shoulder and Arm (see Tuesday), Dancing
Sunday: Legs see Wednesday
*I train my abs 6 days per week, and my butt 4 days a week
What Nutrition Plan Has Worked Best For You?
I am a firm believer in real food for fuel. My year-round staples are a Multi-Vitamins, Glutamine and Whey Protein. Before a show I add Glucosamine and Calcium/Magnesium to keep my joints and bones healthy. I eat fairly clean year-round, the only difference is the carb/protein ratio I use. I also have a reserved cheat meal after a grueling leg workout during the weekend. Unfortunately, I never liked to eat meat except for fish and seafood, which makes things hard. After this contest season I promised I will make an effort to eat chicken.
Contest Diet:
Meal 1: ( post cardio)
Egg white omelet made w/4 egg whites, coffee and 1/2 whey protein shake
Meal 2:
Chocolate Egg-Milk Protein Pudding
Meal 3:
Fish, 2 c. salad an greens
Meal 4:
Fish and flax seed oil and salad
Meal 5:
No-carb Veggie Links made with soy isolate or fish and greens
Meal 6: ( post workout)
Whey Protein Isolate and sodium free rice cakes
Meal 7
Egg whites and Casein
What Supplements Have Given You The Greatest Gains?
Free form BCAA ( tastes like crap and does not mix well with fluid- but it is effective indeed) and Glutamine
Why do you love Bodybuilding?
I love to train! I also love the physical challenge and performing on stage. Training also keeps me in the best possible shape I could be in.
What Are Your Future Bodybuilding Plans?
I would like to continue improving and as far as competing goes, I am training for the 2007 IFBB European Championship.
What One Tip Would You Give Other Bodybuilders?
Don't ever let anyone or anything discourage you and stopping you from achieving your dreams.
Who Are Your Favorite Bodybuilders?
Timea Majorova, Monica Brant, Zsófia Tóth
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Retrospective: The Dot and The Line
One day in the early nineties, I remember waking up, tuning channels, and stumbling on Cartoon Network for the very first time. It was a moment of euphoria, but serendipitously, my first glimpse of a major visual and verbal influence. For at that moment, Chuck Jones' adaptation of The Dot and The Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics was on-air, my first of many viewings to come.
If you haven't seen it or need a refresher, watch it now. nothing I say is as important: The Dot and The Line
For a long time, I watched its re-runs, much like any other cartoon: just another tale in a stream of ten minute technicolor acts that made you laugh and cheer. Perhaps, that's what I like most about it: how it fit in, and enthralled me as just another cartoon, when it really was so much more.
The Dot and The Line is a great example of something I dub The Alice in Wonderland aesthetic: something that can be enjoyed as is, but creates deeper connections and meanings as you start reading between the lines (not intended).
Visually, it's a simple plot: a touching story of a line falling in love with a dot, narrated in a fittingly academic tone. Watch a few times over, and you'll notice deeper meanings: the hyper-sexualized dot, in a genuinely 60s way. Or how the line's dedication to woo the dot, in spite of his humiliation is a clear allusion to the classic Hero's Journey. It's as if Chuck Jones produced this in an act of rebellion, in between an endless barrage of plotted, pre-destined Loony Tunes story arcs.
A particular visual that stands out strongly is while the line dreams about the dot: the music mellows down, and for once, the dot is a calm, passive element in the frame. A geometric divider fades in to measure the dot from every side, 36-36-36, rendered in a beautiful Serif shows it clearly: she's perfect for him.
There's great humour in the cartoon too: dividing the world in two, when the line fancies himself a world leader, or the hangover after the line's all night bender: it's a far cry from ACME anvils falling from cliffs. The Dot and The Line was happily elitist, and fittingly ended with: To the vector belong the spoils
I look back to the Dot and the Line often. With very little, Chuck Jones created mood and feeling. The cartoon exposed me to, and still remains one of my favourite examples of minimalism.
From it, I've learned to create basic stories, before adding layers of imagery and subtext to make greater tales (well, whenever I can at least). And finally, it taught me about the power of the image: a powerful, indelible impression created through just enough use of word and art.


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When Value Meets Need, it Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than That
In the weeks and months leading up to the 2012 NFL Draft, the general consensus among people in the know (or at least in the opinion) was that the Steelers were going to use the 24th pick in the first round to select inside linebacker Dont'a Hightower from Alabama.
With the departing James Farrior, Hightower would be a natural choice to eventually step in and take over the role as quarterback of the defense.
Inside linebacker was obviously a need, and why not go with Hightower? He's a good character guy, and a fairly safe pick despite the concern over his major knee injury from a few years back.
However, the offensive line was also a major need for the Steelers going into this year's draft (specifically guard), and there was some talk of maybe going with Cordy Glenn of Georgia or Kevin Zeitler of Wisconsin. They were among the top ranked guards in this year's crop, but they weren't David DeCastro from Stanford. He was the highest ranked guard, and as Neal Coolong suggests, maybe one the best overall prospects in the entire draft. He was projected to go in the top 10 or 15, no way would the Steelers have a shot at him, right?
Every year, there seems to be a few things that throw the draft universe off kilter a bit. Last night was no exception. In at least a few mock drafts that I saw, DeCastro was projected to go 11th to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, instead of going with the can't miss guard, the Chiefs went with the work-out darling and selected nose tackle Dontari Poe with the 11th pick. I'll give them that. Nose tackle's are at a premium in today's 3/4 heavy NFL, and Poe's raw potential is just too enticing to pass up.
Surely, DeCastro wouldn't last much beyond the 15th pick in the first round, though, right? Well, thanks to the Seattle Seahawks, who became the winners of this year's "Whoa, Didn't See That Coming/What the Hell Were They Thinking?" award after selecting troubled defense end Bruce Irvin out of West Virginia, DeCastro made it past the mid-way point of the first round, and he just kept slipping and slipping.
He slipped by the Cleveland Browns, who had the 22nd pick and selected a 28 year old quarterback, instead.
DeCastro slipped by the Lions at 23, who went with an offensive lineman, but it was tackle Riley Reiff out of Iowa.
Now the Steelers found themselves in the enviable position of having the pick of the litter.
I don't know what the Steelers were thinking the past few weeks, and I don't know who was the highest ranked player on their board. Maybe Hightower was the man they had in mind up until the very end, but there was just no passing on DeCastro.
As the title suggests, it isn't often that the best player available and a chance to fill a major need come together as perfectly as it did last night for Pittsburgh. The Steelers have had a very high success rate with their first round picks under gm Kevin Colbert.
We're obviously at least a few years away from knowing this for sure, but the selection of DeCastro should go a long way towards ensuring that the success rate continues to flourish.
Thank you, crazy draft universe.
Source: Behind the Steel Curtain
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Rooney: 'Sooner the Better' on Long Term Deal for Wallace
No news is good news in SteelerNation.
And there is no news.
Tribune-Review writer Scott Brown hit up Steelers president Art Rooney II for his thoughts on the progress of free agency, and the most one could glean from it is a subtle shot at the representatives of restricted free agent Mike Wallace. When asked about the progress of reaching a long-term deal, Brown quoted Rooney as saying "the sooner the better as far as we're concerned, but there are two parties to it."
This comes amid speculation from a Sacramento Bee report that Wallace informed the San Francisco 49ers, upon an inquiry about the kind of contract he's looking for, he wanted a deal similar to Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerld, which was reportedly eight years, and $ 120 million.
Wallace implied the information was false via Twitter:
Dnt believe everything u hear!
— Mike Wallace (@Wallace17_daKid) March 22, 2012
But that's neither here nor there. Other teams have until April 20 to sign Wallace and other restricted free agents to an offer sheet.
The lack of a long-term deal for Wallace is possibly the reason why the Steelers have not signed any of their free agents, particularly WR Jerricho Cotchery or even RB Mewelde Moore.
Source: Behind the Steel Curtain
Patriots must handle run better against Broncos
The New England Patriots would much rather shut down Denver's ground game from the start of this AFC divisional round game.
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
John Fox: We didn't do anything different other than execute better
So what did Tim Tebow do differently that allowed him to have his best passing game yet when it mattered most against the Steelers? According to Broncos coach John Fox, the Denver offense didn't do anything differently except make the throws they needed to make. "There wasn't really much different other than we executed better,"…
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Roethlisberger Misses Another Practice; But Ankle Getting Better
The left ankle of Ben Roethlisberger is starting to get a little better, but is still black and blue as he missed practice on Thursday but still plans on going Monday night against the 49ers in San Fran.
It was the third straight practice that Roethlisberger has missed, and he's hoping another 24 hours of rest will help him avoid missing his first start due to injury in more than two years.
"The goal is as soon as possible to get in there and get in as much work as I can," Roethlisberger said.
That might not be until Saturday at the earliest, and offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said the team could wait until after warmups against the 49ers to make a decision.
Veteran Charlie Batch will get the call if Roethlisberger can't go, though Roethlisberger is doing everything he can to get ready.
Hot tubs. Cold tubs. Range of motion exercises. Massages. Roethlisberger was even fitted for a custom-made ankle brace on Thursday which he plans to wear whenever he returns.
While he's no stranger to playing hurt — he's already dealt with a sprained left foot and a fractured right thumb this year — the problem this time is the inability to execute even the most routine tasks.
"If this was just a matter of pain, I'd be out there, but it's being physically unable to do certain things," he said.
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Receivers aim for better outing
Coach Mike Tomlin said in his weekly press conference that the team's wide receivers needed to get more separation and make more competitive catches following Sunday night's game in Kansas City. Hi…
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'Horror moment changed my life'
Let's call her Mary. As a front line police officer, she's been called many things over the past nine years - but names will never hurt her.
When Mary put on her uniform for night duty three years ago, there was nothing to suggest it would be anything other than a routine shift.
But that night - January 16, 2004 - she ended up in hospital with broken ribs, the victim of a vicious assault at the hands of a drunken thug.
It was a career changing experience. She was off work for eight months following the frenzied attack - and never returned to her previous job as a response officer.
Now, as part of the community police instead, the 35-year-old mother-of-one is among several neighbourhood officers who patrol the streets of Belfast.
But the memories of that fateful night - a night she believes is too blithely regarded as part and parcel of the job - remain fresh in her mind.
"A call came through around midnight," she said. "Someone wanted a person removed from their house, which would be a bread and butter call for us. You might get the odd scuffle, but there was no indication that this was going to be any different."
Arriving at the source of the call - an upstairs flat in the Willowfield area of east Belfast - she recalls there were three extremely drunk adults and a young child in a room full of glass and broken windows.
"The child's mother asked us to remove her boyfriend's male friend," she said. "He was absolutely intoxicated, but he agreed to leave. He grabbed his drink and his cigarettes. At that stage the situation was still amicable.
"Outside the flat, the guy then sat down on his backside and slid the entire length of the stairs. We were behind him and he accused us of pushing him."
When Mary, who attened the scene with a female partner, attempted to help the man to his feet, at first he verbally abused them. Then, suddenly, he " seemed to snap".
"He grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and dragged me to the ground," she explained.
"Just in front of the building, next to the concrete path, there was a small flower bed with a metal rail around it. He pulled me onto that.
"My left ribcage hit it straight away and I knew I was badly injured. I couldn't breathe. But he kept on kicking me and punching me and flailing around."
In addition to cuts and bruises, Mary ended up with three broken ribs. One was broken in two places and she narrowly escaped a punctured lung. To this day she is still receiving physiotheraphy for her injuries.
"The assault still crosses my mind," she said.
"I'm left with scars. I have a distorted rib and I don't know if it's going to be like that permanently."
She added: "When they're full of drink and drugs and dear knows what they just don't stop. They just keep going."
Mary's female colleague, who tried to intervene that night, also suffered bruising to the head, face and chest. As a result of the attack, she was medically removed from the job - after 10 years' service.
"All I could think about when I was lying in the Ulster Hospital were my husband and our two-and-a-half-year-old son, who were at home in bed," said Mary.
"Later, when I was slipping in and out of sleep, I could see his (the attacker's) face. When something like that happens, you re-run it.
"He was in his late 30s, early 40s, slim, with dark hair. He wasn't particualry aggressive looking. He was a pitiful sort of a creature with a drink problem."
Mary's attacker was sentenced to nine months in prison. But as he had already served three in remand, he spent only six months behind bars.
"I think the judicial system is a farce," she said.
"At the end of the day if a member of the public was assaulted it would be treated a lot more seriously.
"We're just a number. The law doesn't protect us at all. Assaulting a police officer used to be a serious offence, nowadays it's just a sport.
"For the average officer, getting assaulted is treated as part of the job. It's just expected."
"When you're training, no-one ever says what it's like out on the streets. They don't tell you that people won't like you.
"I've been hit, kicked and spat at. There have been bottles, bricks, fireworks and petrol bombs thrown at me and once, during a public order disturbance, someone fired a gun. I only found out afterwards that they were blanks."
So, does she constantly fear for her safety on the job?
"On a day to day basis you just get on with it," she replied.
"But I do think about my child a lot and keeping me safe is what he needs.
"When something was happening - a car chase, or people attacking our Land Rover - I didn't think about it, but afterwards, I realised, in some cases, I could have died."
She added: "I think things are getting better. But when officers are still getting shot in the back it shows you there are still problems. And it makes a bit of a mockery of peace."
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In this video we process an LRGB data set of M33 (links below), which was graciously provided by Madratter (of the Cloudy Nights forum).
We go through the typical StarTools workflow, showing LRGB compositing, gradient removal, stretching, deconvolution, wavelet sharpening, color calibration and finally noise reduction.
This video was created with a particular style and end result in mind, namely the end result that was achieved through a PixInsight tutorial at http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/ ... art/1/vc/1.
Of particular note is the ease with which the result is achieved in StarTools, owing to the more intuitive way of working with a single consolidated dataset - compositing is performed at the very beginning, instead of working on a luminance and color stack separately. Color calibration is performed in the same way as an RGB dataset (at the end), requiring no deviation from the standard ST workflow.
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The best defense in the NFL is coached by a Ryan, but it is not Rex Ryan.
Rob Ryan's Cowboys are the No. 1 ranked defense in the NFL right now. Twin brother Rex's Jets are 21st. How do you think that's going over?
"That stings a little bit," the Jets coach said yesterday.
Ryan prides himself in being the best defensive coach in football. If that's the case, he's got some coaching to do.
The Jets defense has looked nothing like its dominant former self this year, and that was before it lost cornerback Darrelle Revis, the best player on the team.
The biggest problems have come in two areas. The Jets have failed to stop the run — they rank 28th in the league, giving up 148.7 yards per game — and can't stop opponents on third down — allowing 55.8 percent of third downs to be converted, worst in the NFL.
"It makes you kind of angry," linebacker David Harris said. "We know we're a better defense than that. That what practice is for. It's a long season and we're working on turning it around."
Ryan got the message across to the defense on Monday when he told them they were "getting back to basics." According to several members of the defense the coaches are emphasizing being gap sound and better tackling.
"We're thinking too much, guessing on plays," defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson said. "We're just not doing what normally are the characteristics the Jets up front. … We've been challenged before. We're just going to accept the challenge."
In Ryan's first two years with the Jets, stopping the run was a staple of the defense. They were eighth in the NFL against the run in 2009 and third in 2010. Things slipped a little last year, dropping to 13th, but that number was inflated with a few huge games.
The Bills got things started this year, gaining 195 yards on the ground, 169 from C.J. Spiller. The Jets did a good job against the Steelers, but the Dolphins gashed them for 185 yards last week.
"It's technique stuff and it's tackling," defensive tackle Mike DeVito said. "There's a lot of times we have a guy wrapped up in the backfield and he bounces out. We have to make sure we bring a guy down. We have to work on our technique, something we're usually very good at."
Now, the Jets face the 49ers, who are the No. 7 rushing offense in football led by Frank Gore.
"It's a big boys' game this Sunday," Harris said. "They're a good overall team. They don't have any weaknesses. We know we have to come with our A game."
On third down, the Jets have been awful. The Dolphins and Steelers both converted more than 50 percent of their third downs against the Jets.
"You don't win games doing that," Harris said.
The woes against the run have also hurt the Jets' pass rush. They have just three sacks, 29th in the NFL, this year. Part of that is because of opponents being in favorable down-and-distances on second and third down because of success running on first down.
"If you're good on first down, you put teams in second and long," Harris said. "Those can make the offense change what they want to do. If they have a short field, their playbook opens up and you have to defend more things and different things. You always try to win on first down."
The question now is, how does the loss of Revis change the Jets' game plan? They have blitzed five or more rushers on 40 pass plays this season, according to ESPN. Only five teams have blitzed more than them. The blitzes have not yielded much success. Teams are completing 65 percent of their passes when the Jets blitz, throwing three touchdowns with no interceptions and two sacks.
Without Revis, the Jets may actually need to be more aggressive to force quarterbacks to throw quicker.
"That's certainly a possibility, that we may be more aggressive," Ryan said. "The '85 Bears had three college safeties and a college receiver in their [secondary], but their pressure was so intense that the ball had to come out extremely early or you got sacked."


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'Printing and Getting That Shit on the Newsstand on Christmas Eve Is Pretty Low, Even for You'
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As a fellow church musician, I can empathize with Bob Gunn and the pain he has been through [Gustavo Arellano's "Out of Tune," Dec. 19]. Mr. Gunn is probably one of the most talented church musicians in America. It is a choice, though, to either hide one's sexuality when working with and for evangelicals who are still homophobes, or work within the ranks of open and affirming congregations and denominations such as Methodist, Episcopal, United Church of Christ, or Church of Religious Science. Thank God for organizations such as soulforce.org, who are trying to educate misinformed church denominations. The risk of being outed is always present, and there are senior pastors, music directors and church musicians hiding in huge closets worldwide. This is nothing new. God is ultimately the final judge, and someday the accounting ledgers will be justified. Until that time, educating church leaders on appropriate ways to handle delicate issues surrounding terminations would be a start. To defame an employee from the pulpit just doesn't make sense and is wrong—period—during or after the fact.
When these elements are connected to any religious organization, the ramifications are always hurtful and can result in a catastrophe if not handled swiftly and professionally. Often, ministers will exploit the creativity of gay and lesbian people and allow them to operate in the closet—this is also wrong. I have no doubt that Kenton Beshore and other members of the staff and board at Mariners Church either sensed or knew Mr. Gunn was not a heterosexual, but they exploited him for his talent and ability for many years, and when someone chose to out him—the game was over. There are many issues here, very complex, with very sad outcomes. I appreciate OC Weekly for bringing out this situation, and may it be a lesson for all concerned.
Art Scott, Aliso Viejo, via ocweekly.com
So, how exactly does the cover drawing of the ex-chief and the two Debs (nice job on Hoffman and Sheriff Mike, by the way—horrible likeness of Mrs. C) tie in with your "Best Movies of 2008" article [Dec. 26]? Are you that desperate to flaunt the depths of your hatred for the guy? Printing and getting that shit on the newsstand on Christmas Eve is pretty low, even for you.
Ken, Anaheim, via ocweekly.com
Good piece [Jim Ridley's "The Sound of One Audience Member Clapping," Dec. 26]. It's nice to see filmmakers not whining about how people won't do things for them and instead actually taking on the work themselves.
Price Jaccobi, Santa Ana, via ocweekly.com
Man, I hate that Catholic "everyone is picking on us" defensiveness [Matt Coker's "Grave Situation," Dec. 26]. Mission San Juan Capistrano messed up. David Belardes called them on it. The city caved because all the rich, powerful people go to the mission and Anthony Rivera loves the spot because the mission supports his bid over Belardes'.
South OC Resident, San Juan Capistrano, via ocweekly.com
This is a great article [Ryan Ritchie's "Snoop, There It Is," Dec. 26]. I share much of the same love of ol' Snoop-a-loop and his show. Yes, it's a reality show, but it depicts the family side of him. It makes Snoop seem that much more like a real person.
Gabrielle, Westwood, via ocweekly.com
I hate rap music, but I love Snoop's reality show. He's got such a down-to-earth family.
Judith, Orange, via ocweekly.com
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You seem to have a vendetta against people who just want to make some chilled-out music to vibe to [Ben Westhoff's "Lowbrow Bros," Dec. 26]. I know a lot of people whose lives revolve around money, hookers and blow. These guys—Shwayze, Cisco Adler and Skeet Skeet—aren't the worst influences. Maybe you should get off the blow and write something positive. Hey, maybe even smoke a doobie now and then.
Wow, Malibu, via ocweekly.com
As usual, OC Weekly has found another diamond in the rough [Edwin Goei's "Secretary of Aquaculture," Dec. 26]. Mariscos Puerto Esperanza has it all. Friendly, clean, warm and welcoming, nice atmosphere, plenty of parking, and easy to get to. The food was fresh, with great plate presentation, excellent service, hearty portions and very reasonable prices. I find great suggestions for food, drink and entertainment in the OC Weekly, and I will drive from Irvine to LA or San Diego and all points in between for a good meal. This place really was a hit! Please keep 'em coming.
CP Hollander, Irvine, via ocweekly.com


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ADAM: An Automatic and Extensible Platform to Stress Test Android Anti-Virus Systems
With the rising threat of smartphone malware, both academic community and commercial anti-virus companies proposed many methodologies and products to defend against smartphone malware. Thus, how to assess the effectiveness of these defense mechanisms against existing and unknown malware becomes important. The authors propose ADAM, an automated and extensible system that can evaluate, via large-scale stress tests, the effectiveness of anti-virus systems against a variety of malware samples for the Android platform. Specifically, ADAMcan automatically transform an original malware sample to different variants via repackaging and obfuscation techniques in order to evaluate the robustness of different anti-virus systems against malware mutation.


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Review for Danny Did Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA
The Danny Did Foundation has been instrumental in helping my family gain valuable information for our five year old daughter who has epilepsy. They have helped direct us to a company who makes a seizure detection device as well well as enabled us to open the lines of communication with our doctors regarding epilepsy and SUDEP (Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy). We are now working with the DDF to help our state epilepsy foundation give information packets to the treating physicians who can then pass the information along to patients.
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do all I could to help raise funds for the DDF to help make it easier to get the word out about epilepsy and SUDEP awareness.
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Veronica Mars fans' investments will pay off sooner than expected: the film now has a release date of March 14th, 2014.
Kristen Bell Reveals 'Veronica Mars' Movie Clues
On March 13th of this year, series creator Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign for the movie, and fans responded in a big way; according to Reuters, more than 31,000 devotees backed the project in less than 24 hours, and the pledge total skyrocketed to $5.7 million. The film was originally set for a limited theatrical run before hitting the on-demand and digital circuit. But in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Thomas said the movie (which was shot this past summer over 23 days) will now receive a larger national release.
"We're not going to dribble it out there," he says. "There are smart ways to do a movie of this size – and we chose none of them. We are a low-budget movie with big set pieces and 60 speaking roles. A murder mystery in a house would have been more cost-effective. But I think we have managed to pull it off."
Last month, star Kristen Bell rewarded the film's backers with a four-minute documentary clip about the project in which she explained the basic plot and gave updates on the series' characters. The film will find Veronica (Bell) living in New York and dating Stosh "Piz" Piznarski (Chris Lowell). When she discovers that her old flame, Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring), has been charged with murder, she sets out to help by returning to Neptune, California, the setting of the TV series.
Thomas also teased the film at this summer's edition of Comic-Con. "It sort of has – and this is a weird reference – but a Godfather III theme to it," he said. "As we find Veronica in the movie, she has not worked as a private detective since the last time you saw her in Season Three, and so part of the movie is her getting pulled back into this life that she thought she left behind."


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Unitarity and vacuum stability constraints on the couplings of color octet scalars
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The recent discovery of a 126 GeV boson at the LHC will be followed by a detailed examination of its couplings in order to determine whether this particle is the Higgs boson of the standard model or one of many particles of an extended scalar sector. One such extension with a rich phenomenology consists of a color octet electroweak doublet scalar. The most general renormalizable scalar potential contains twelve new parameters and it is therefore desirable to constrain them. I present theoretical constraints on these parameters obtained by requiring perturbative unitarity for two-to-two scalar scattering amplitudes at high energy and vacuum stability.


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MIAMI - 9:00AM - Sunshine sticks around on Sunday, but a few clouds enter the weather picture across South Florida. The rain chance remains low, at 10%. Temperatures are on track to peak in the lower 80s and settle in the mid to upper 60s overnight. Monday brings sunshine and a few clouds. A cold front heads for South Florida this week. For more details on the extended forecast log on to www.justweather.com.
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Perry bids farewell to 'quirky' Iowa
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he is leaving the "quirky" state of Iowa to continue his presidential race among "real" Republicans in South Carolina.
Perry spoke to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday following his disappointing fifth-place showing in the Iowa caucus.
He had said late Tuesday that he would reassess whether to continue the campaign. On Wednesday, he said he decided to continue press forward while on a cold morning run. Then he announced the decision on Twitter, and posted a photo of himself on the running trail.
Perry clearly wants to put his Iowa experience behind him. He called Iowa a "quirky place" with "a quirky process." He said voters in South Carolina share his values and that he feels confident he will do well there.
This is a bit of a different tune from Perry's notes of gratitude to Iowa in his caucus night speech.
Via Jason Embry, Perry made up his mind about staying in the race on his morning jog today:
"I was out on the trail when it kind of came to me," Perry said.


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Its been over a year since i joined Make A Difference and the experience is overwhelming. The best thing about Make A Difference is that, here education is imparted in a child oriented way:) MAD does not limit to just teaching English to children, but also exposes them to the various opportunities they have after they step out of school. And along with the children i have also learnt a lot in this journey at MAD.
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Hi! Where is this located? It is very important that you report this find. I am a marine biologist and am familiar with the issues facing Kemp's Ridley and other sea turtle species. The Kemp's Ridley is protected under a number of endangered species acts. It is unlawful to possess the shell or skull without properly notifying authorities first. Learn more about it here: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/...empsridley.htm Since the body appears to be relatively intact, I imagine they would have a better chance of identifying the cause of death and other important biological data.
Sep 22, 2011, 08:23 PM #13
The US is at the forefront of fishery conservation on the global scale. We made plenty of mistakes in the past, still are making some today. However, we, unlike many other countries globally, have learned from our mistakes. We are now OVER-regulated in many areas thanks to the current makeup of NOAA and NMFS bureaucrats. We have massive stocks of many popular species in our waters now that continue to build at a very healthy rate
Here's the problem on a global scale: The UN (which we fund more than all the other members combined) requires the US to also abide by it's global fishing treaties. But guess what, the UN does not require any other member country to abide by the treaties in so far as they just turn a blind eye. Your example of the "chilean seabass" being perfect. That fishery is fished mainly by European and Asian industrial fishing fleets. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna are another great example. The UN turns a blind eye to the overfishing occurring in Asian waters and, even worse, they do nothing about the Mediterranean net fishery for the juvenile, pre-brooding stock because most North African countries are considered "developing" which pretty much means they can do what they want. Anyway, long story short, the US does more than it's part in protecting our ocean wildlife.
As far as the turtle, probably a loggerhead. And at 5' in length, more than likely a very old one that probably died of old age.
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If he had only learned to stayabovetheweather life could have been gruvi.
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not really sure what turtle it is, but i hope it died of old age and not an environmental hazard
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maybe it lived a full life, laid many eggs and just died of old age
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I dont think it could bare to live in the same waters as Gruvi, commitied suicide... poor guy I feel your pain
i've seen some pretty weird/scary stuff wash up on the beach, but never a sea turtle. i've been in the water with turtles that were alive for (lack of a better word) in south carolina and puerto rico, but never seen one this far north. i wonder what it was doing up here


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A Santa Clara County official is facing additional allegations that he misused public funds.
An audit released on Wednesday accuses Board of Supervisors President George Shirakawa of charging nearly $9,000 in donations to his county credit cards in violation of the county's credit card policy.
A previous audit has raised concerns about thousands of dollars in additional spending Shirakawa charged to the county.
A call to his office on Thursday was not immediately returned.
The San Jose Mercury News reports ( http://bit.ly/QXg8zQ ) that Shirakawa has agreed to reimburse some of the disputed funds, but is challenging others.
He has said he is the victim of a personal attack.
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Resource/Crew/Maintenance Interns-Plymouth, VT
Organization: Farm and Wilderness Fundation
Position Title: Resource/Crew/ Maintenance Interns
Location: Plymouth, VT
Hours and Compensation:a stipend of $200 per week plus room and board
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Farm & Wilderness employs staff during the school year to teach farm based environmental education to schools and other groups, and to maintain and improve F&Ws facilities, farms and forests. These positions are both a job and an opportunity to acquire new skills by working with education and resource staff in the areas of Organic Farming, Maintenance and Carpentry on our beautiful 500 acre campus in the heart of the Green Mountains. See our website for more information about our organization!
Maintenance/Resource Apprentices receive a stipend of $200 per week plus room and board.
School Year Program Staff must be 21 years or older at the time employment starts.
Internship length- 3-4 months
Crew/Maintenance staff assist in ongoing maintenance and repair of Farm & Wilderness buildings, grounds and equipment. The work includes plumbing, carpentry and various maintenance repair projects.
• Undergo training throughout the season.
• Assist with work related to opening and closing of camps.
• Share cooperative living chores with physical plant crew including cleaning, cooking, barn chores and some group maintenance projects.
• Assist with seasonal and other necessary group maintenance projects as needed: firewood, lawn mowing, kybo digging (digging out the night soil from the outhouses), water bar upkeep, recycling, trash runs, town runs, building repairs.
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• Participate in opening buildings Actively participate in the annual weekend events, such as Harvest Weekend, Ice Cutting and Spring Planting Weekend.
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I can't tell you how excited I am about these images. A lot of planning and thought went into them, along with some minor annoying of my husband, dogs, and little sister.
These double exposures were taken with my trusty ol' Brownie Hawkeye using expired (1996) Kodak TMax 100 Pro film, with 12 shots on the roll. The first 12 shots were used to take photos that I think are representative of SoCal. I also took identical images on my camera phone so I'd have a reference point for the second go-round in Iowa.
To say I'm thrilled is an understatement. Please keep in mind while you look at them they they were all done in-camera, on film, and that I basically had to guess how the final product would turn out. I hope you enjoy them too! Please feel free to share!
Shot #1: The PCH at Leo Carillo State Beach
Shot #2: A cornfield in southwest Iowa
(I really like the initial look of chaos, until you realize what you're looking at.)
Shot #1: Lifeguard tower overlooking the beach
Shot #2: An old silo
(I really love how the cliffs below the lifeguard tower just melt into clouds around the silo.) Shot #1: A beach in Malibu + Surfers
Shot #2: A cow pasture + Cows
(This one is my FAVORITE. Do you see the cows and the surfers? How about the beach umbrella?) Shot #1: The rocky hillside of the PCH
Shot #2: The gate to a field
(I'm digging the mixed perspectives on this.) Shot #1: Point Mugu on the PCH
Shot #2: A flooded cornfield
(I had high hopes for this shot! I really love how the rows of corn seem to be sprouting out of the cliffs.) Shot #1: Ventura Beach
Shot #2: A country road
(The darkest section is the beach. The section right above it is the sea. And at the top is the sky.) Shot #1: Ventura Beach jetty
Shot #2: Cornfield
(The longer you look at this, the more you'll see!) Shot #1: Palm trees
Shot #2: A grain silo
(Another favorite. I was originally searching for a farm windmill, but I like the silo even better.) Shot #1: Ventura marina
Shot #2: Aerial view of the fields of Nebraska
(It's really subtle, but I'm really happy with how this one turned out. You can't be too picky about lighting an image when you're in a plane!)


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First of all, five years of age is not too early. Understand one very important fact: you can never be too early but it is possible that you could be too late! If you're one of those parents who's twelve year old has already "done it" you're too late (almost 7% of kids have intercourse in the U.S. BEFORE age thirteen...in various locations it's as much as 15%). So when you tell your five year old that an egg cell from a woman and a sperm cell from a man join together to create a baby, you can also tell her that, this USUALLY happens when a man puts his penis into a woman's vagina. This is called having sexual intercourse, you tell her. She'll be fairly grossed out at that point and will likely have had enough. That's okay sweetheart, you reply, these are private talks between you and me and we'll have more as you grow older. I just want you to know you can talk to me about anything. Okay mom, she says, as she can't wait to get out of there. But you take comfort with the understanding that you have moved one step closer to being an approachable parent on all sexual matters for your daughter or son.
Notice you now have a neat opening to talk about having a baby through adoption, surrogacy, and through In Vitro means. And of course you can segue' into talks about how gay men and lesbian women have babies, how two men or two women can love each other like a woman and man can, and before you know it you're building tolerance and respect for various sexualities. Once you've done this you can now get into your discussion of the three biggest and most important sex words ever created: love, respect, and trust. You will want to focus many talks with your child as grows older on these big three, what they are, how you know you have them in a relationship, why they are so important, and how they help to reduce sexual risk (more on this in future posts).
But back to the five year old. Do you HAVE to tell your five year old about sexual intercourse? Not necessarily, but you know you're going to get the question, How did I get into your tummy Mommy? Of course you will correct him first and say, You weren't in Mommy's tummy, you grew and developed in my uterus (remember the possible variations mentioned above). This will likely be your first real opportunity to jump right in with your first "doing it" talk. At the very least you'll have to mention the sperm and egg duo, and when you do it is most likely your five year old will respond in typically boring fashion and be done with it. Occasionally they'll want to know exactly how the sperm meets the egg but I have found that very few five year olds take their questioning to that next step. But make no mistake about it, this is your opening...don't do it now and you're only delaying the inevitable.
Just remember that a five year old nowadays is only four or five years away from the start of puberty, six years at most (and some kids start at age seven or eight!). And once middle school starts your kid won't be as easy to talk with and there's a 25% chance he'll become sexually active during that time, so exactly when do you expect to bring the subject up? You have to figure that you're going to need sufficient time over several years preparing your child to be sexually responsible, and you'll have to do it BEFORE she or he is sitting on that park bench with that most gorgeously hot girl or boy she or he has ever seen, who makes your kid's heart jump through her or his mouth, and makes other body parts stir and awaken.
However, should you choose not to give the "doing it" talk at five, or six, or even seven years of age, you really should give it by the time your child is eight. Oh I know there are those of you reading this now that are saying to yourself, Well, I didn't talk to my kid about intercourse until...well, I never did and he turned out just fine. I suppose anyone of us can get lucky, and that's just what happened to you if that's your story. But the stakes are just too high: sexual risk behaviors are one of six major health risk behaviors today that account for the overwhelming majority of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. A child that is eight years of age has the cognitive capacity to understand the act of sexual intercourse and its possible consequences, and also has the ability to begin to comprehend some of the emotional consequences as well. Plus, it's more likely than not your eight year old has already gotten some insight into what the sexual act is anyway. My visits to third grade classes through the years have convinced me of this. I mean, if they've seen hamsters and guinea pigs do it, it's not a huge stretch to humans is it? And with all the sexualized messages out there in society today? Understand that having discussions of when to have sex, with whom, under what conditions and in what context are conversations that if started by age eight leave you more than enough time to position yourself as an approachable parent on all sexual matters.
So, the next time you're watching T.V. with your eight year old daughter or son and the show has two people who meet each other for the first time at a party or a club, and three hours later they end up in one of their apartments, making out, hands all over each other, with clothes starting to come off, and then the scene fades to commercial, you can have the following discussion:
Did you just see what I saw, you say to your kid?
Ah, yeah.
Well what do you think they're going to do, you continue.
Ah, I don't know.
Well, I think they're going to have sex. And I think they're crazy.
That's gross, Dad!
No really, they're crazy. They don't know each other and yet they're going to have sex. One of them could have a sexually transmitted disease or HIV, one of them could force the other to do something the other doesn't want to do, one of them could get violent and hurt the other. I mean two people should not have sex unless they love, respect, and trust each other.
You're eight year old is looking at you like she can't wait to get out of there. But you continue.
So having sex, having sexual intercourse, do you know what that is?
That's gross and disgusting Dad, your child replies.
Well, when two adults love, respect, and trust each other it's not gross or disgusting. It's actually pretty good, you say.
Your child is ready to flip.
Well, sexual intercourse is when a penis goes into a vagina, or a penis goes into the rectum, or when a mouth goes on a penis or vulva.
Okay dad, I got to go!!
Great talking with you honey, I love you.
So there you have it. Whether your child is five years of age, eight years of age, or anywhere in between. Feel free to have the "doing it" talk. Become approachable and start early and amazing results will follow!


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He'll be at Verizon Theatre. Until [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]William Hung[/lastfm] sang it, we never truly appreciated how good [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Ricky Martin[/lastfm]'s version of "She Bangs" was.
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Ricky Martin[/lastfm] is coming to town this week! His Musico Almo Sexo Tour will be at Verizon Theater Friday & we have no idea what that means but it sounds muy caliente!
[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Willie Nelson[/lastfm] will be at the Meyerson NEXT Tuesday, the 26th and that's a fundraiser for Lauchability, which helps people with disabilities. You can find those tickets at launchability.org.
And Jack's bringing [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]the Psychedelic Furs[/lastfm] to the Granada Theater this Sunday night. And remember that's an '80's dress up night. Yep, you kept those neon leg warmers for a reason.
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