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Is Spirulina really good for our health ?
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This is actually not correct. Of the "simple" vitamins, only A, D, E, and K can pose a problem when you have too much. The reason for this is that they are fat-soluble and will be retained in your body for longer periods of time. If you consume too much then the amounts of these vitamins can reach toxic levels.
Other vitamins, such as vitamin C are water soluble and will simply be expelled from the body as waste; you cannot overdose on vitamin C (though it is often acidic and may cause some sort of urinary tract infection... but not because it is a vitamin.)
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My question is, once spirulina is processed into powder, flakes, or tablets, does it still retain its health benefits? Is there a certain form and brand that is better?
Re: Is Spirulina really good for our health ?
Hi there.
Yes you can get spirulina online. I've tried a few places and different health stores around London but I've found it easier to shop online, You can get spirulina powder, tablets and capsules - be careful with the tablets though as it's better to find a brand that don't use fillers or agents that tend to be used to give the tablet it shape.
I prefer taking the capsules over the powder and can recommend [link removed as it broke the rules of the forum] who are a good brand in the UK - I think their stuff is all natural and have used their online store a few times now.
Hope that helps! It's great stuff by the way - I've been taking it for a few years now and it really gives an energy boost all day and I use it to help with my running so I hope it works for you as it certainly works for me!
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Hi all,
I have read that 3g spirulina powder contains 100% of the RDA of vitamin A.
As I take around 8g a day, is this safe for me to take this much vitamin A on a long-term basis?
Also is Beta-Carotene the same as vitamin A? Or are they different?
I take the Spirulina primarily as a source of tryptophan, to counteract insomnia caused by low night-time serotonin (which causes a problem known as Night-Eating-Syndrome).
It has been working great and also seems to make me more energetic and happy.
I have read that spirulina works in the same way on the brain as SSRI's (selective-serotonin-reuptake-inhibitors). If that's true, are there any possible negative long-term effects to consider? eg possible permanent changes to brain-chemistry, or a big 'crash' if I stop taking it?
In all truth I have felt great since taking spirulina and am just wondering if it's safe to feel this good!
Many thanks for any help...
no, it's definitely not safe to take like 300% of vitamin A's RDA, because it's soluble in fats and thus is not excreted from your body, but rather stored in your adipose tissues.
And beta-caroten is provitamin A. By it's cleavage is the vit A produced.
Cis or trans? That's what matters.
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But, you have to be careful on wasting something excessively through your kidney. Vitamin C is water soluble, so it is excreted in your urine. Furthermore, the acidic property of vitamin C can affect your kidney function. Some people with high uric acid are asked not to consume vitamin C because its acidic property will hinder uric acid excretion through kidney.
So make sure that you dont overdose vitamin C. Take high dose of Vitamin C only if you are in the need of it, like in a terrible weather condition, or after-sick condition where your immune system are weak.
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Thanks for the info Jackbean!
That makes sense...
I'm just wondering though, how do the manufacturers get away with recommending 8 grams at day on the side of the packet?
Also a lot of spirulina promoting websites say 10-15g a day is fine and any amount under 40g a day is safe to take.
Have they all got it horribly wrong or is there something else I'm not considering - for instance whether the full amount of beta-carotene is absorbable by the body or not?
I ask because I'm loath to cut down on the spirulina as it has helped in a lot of areas of my life. I'm not exactly in love with the idea of turning yellow though!
B-carotene is absorbed about ten to twenty percent in the body, so that is one reason people can eat it more than the active form of the vitamin A. Also, it seems that less B-carotene is converted into vitamin A if the body already has a lot of the vitamin stored.
However, excessive intake of B-carotene can have similar harmful effects as overdose of vitamin A. Also, B-carotene is stored in the liver, where it may reserve so much "storage space" that some other fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin D, cannot be stored anymore.
So, the same goes with beta-carotene as with other fat-soluble vitamins: too much is too much.
I'm not sure what is the maximum safe daily intake, though, but considering the absorption rates given it is likely to be many times the amount of vitamin A, probably at least 5 to 10x, or more.
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I know that spiriluna have many health benefits but in some forums/sites people are saying that spiriluna may have some nasty "side-effects"
Like this : http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Acute+rhabdomyolysis+caused+by+Spirulina+(Arthrospira+platensis).-a0184613207
and : http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a792014772~frm=abslink
And these:
Just wondering is that bullshit or is it true that in some cases spiriluna may be even dangerous?
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When you want to know if a claimed health aid is actually backed by science, the best web site to visit is http://www.quackwatch.org
On spirulina, go to : http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRel ... algae.html
While spirulina appears to be a pretty safe material, quckwatch also reports that many of the health claims made for it have been tested and prove to be pure bunkum. Read the reference.
While spirulina contains a number of useful nutrients, they are also available in quantities fully sufficient to meet our daily requirements in a wide variety of other foods, at a price way, way lower than buying spirulina. It is called eating a balanced diet!
General conclusion : spirulina is a scam to make money.
@skeptic: apparently some people choose to spend a lot of money on spirulina than to chew and swallow vegetables. Oh yes, the latter could be the hardest moment for human carnivores.
My friend doesnt eat vegetables, she avoids any vegetables exist. She take some of pills like this...algae pills, but i dont think that her pill cost much since she never complain about algae runs her pocket dry lol
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Yes spirulina is good for health it is full of vitamins and nutrients, great if you are low on energy. I take it every day. Only drawback it smells like fish food, (but it is fed to fish). Also wheatgrass is as good, maybe even better but is more expensive.
Facts on Spirulina
The richest source of proteins, it provides 18 out of 22 amino acids the body needs.
Its range of B-Vitamins strengthens the immune system and builds resistance. Its natural beta carotene (pro Vitamin A) helps maintain normal and healthy eyesight.
It provides iron in a form that is easily absorbed. It helps maintain an optimum level of hemoglobin in the blood.
It is the best natural source for antioxidants like carotenoids, vitamin E, zinc and selenium that help fight against free radicals and also slow down the ageing process.
Being the richest vegetarian source of vitamin B-12, it helps reduce physical and mental stress.
GLA in Sunova Spirulina prevents the formation of cholesterol, keeps the heart healthy and checks the onset of degenerative diseases like arthritis and diabetes. It also balances the various hormonal functions to improve energy utilisation and all-round health.
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Increasing numbers of people, from age two and upward, are remembering their own birth. They are doing this with a variety of methods and sometimes no method at all. Although controversial for a century, these memories can now be set in a broad empirical framework for the first time. Narrative memories of birth are minidocumentaries of potentially great significance. Four dimensions are cited: 1) Clinical. A growing literature indicates the importance of birth in the creation of many psychological problems.
This paper summarizes results of three investigations: an ecological study dealing with the epidemiology of self-destructive behavior in the United States (unpublished), a case-control study of forensic victims in Stockholm,1 and preliminary results from an ongoing study of amphetamine addicts in Stockholm.2 The results seem alarming. The revealed data suggest that obstetric methods should be modified to prevent damages to future generations.
Clinical observations of the behavior of labor patients and their families along with the recognition of the unique aspects of the mother-daughter relationship directed attention to mother-daughter communication as an influence on the level of anxiety that a woman may experience at the onset of her first labor. Studies on the physiology of labor have provided substantial evidence that as epinephrine levels increase, as a result of anxiety, uterine contractions are less effective and labor is prolonged.
The psychotic individual often presents imagery, hallucinations, and behavior that reflect pre- and peri-natal stress. This paper is a phenomenological study of psychotic adults with a known history of pre- and peri-natal distress. An overall view of psychosis is described as well as the context of a therapeutic community system. The method of body therapy found to be effective with the psychotic individual is delineated and excerpts from actual interviews are included.
A pilot study was conducted to investigate whether psychobiosocial intervention could be a useful adjunct to medical management of premature labor. 44 women threatening premature delivery (range of 20 to 34 weeks gestation) were referred by hospital clinicians. Nineteen of these patients were hospitalized, 28 were on tocolytic medication, and 42 on total bedrest. Hypnosis was used with all subjects; 77% also received body awareness techniques designed to decrease autonomic reactivity and muscle tension. Average treatment was seven two-hour sessions over three weeks.
While pain control in children has been poor in the past, pain control in neonates has been virtually neglected. In this review, I examine the rationalizations for not treating pain in neonates, then discuss three areas where pain control needs improvement, specifically, in surgical anesthesia, in analgesia for circumcision, and in analgesia following surgery. Suggestions are made for improving care in all three spheres.


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This Tuesday marks my second "Tablescape Tuesday." This fabulous event is hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch, where you will find links to the most gorgeous place settings and table top arrangements in the world.
To some people, China is a country; to others, it's so much more: China is a gateway word, a word that leads to other things, like behavioral changes (hanging out at Ebay) and secret pleasures (dish, napkin ring, or charger fantasies).
China is, for many of us, a common noun that summons visions of proper nouns...Lenox, Royal Doulton, Haviland, Limoges, Flow Blue, Spode, Johnson Brothers, Metlox, etc.
And isn't it funny how this simple, two-syllable word, China, has a way of attaching itself to other words, adding syllables and meanings......
- china collecting
- china hoarding
- china fetish
- china craziness
- china obsession
Oh, such wonderful phrases! They've been hurled at me a time or two. Bring them on, baby, bring them on!
Guilty as charged. On all counts.
China collecting, even on a small scale, can bring large scale joy. What better way to spend a dark, chilly afternoon than setting the table--I'm talking about a calorie free way. And if you are a wise shopper, it doesn't have to cost the moon...you can find vintage plates at yard sales, country auctions, Goodwill, and, if you're very quick and lucky, on Craig's List and Ebay.
If you love to tell a story with china, then Spode's Woodland is one of the best patterns. It was so popular, it segued into "sub patterns," like fish, eagles, wild birds, rabbits, and sporting dogs. No matter if you have a place-setting for twelve or two, this china creates a sense of adventure.
The bread box would also make a lovely centerpiece--the lid removed, the box filled with twigs, magnolia leaves, pine, and holly berries. That said, it was too cold outside, so I settled on the paper whites (silk).
We have fresh farm eggs every day, so my egg cups (Villory's Naif) come in handy.
This is an example of dishes and placemats NOT matching a dining room, but I like to tablescape dangerously. I did try to keep the green flowing around the table (placemats and napkins: K-Mart)
Brunch for two will be served at 11:30 am.
If non-dishy people knew how much fun this was, they would be instantly converted. Me, I would stand in line for this!
This cute, little Scottie moved all over the table.
A peek at the old salt and pepper shaker.
The dog figurine came from Ballard's Designs.
I love candlelight, especially when the days are short and dark--and when it comes to tablescapes, a candle adds so much more than light. A candle says, You are dear to me, and I love making a fuss over you. Come on, sugar, sit down.
The dog is cast iron--and he is heavy--but he moves all over the house. He looks good everywhere.
Part of the joy of tablescaping is taking the same element (a dining table) and making it seem new and different. I tell myself all the time that dishes are to a dining room what earrings and handbags are to a wardrobe. Well, that's what I tell myself. :-)
"Sporting Dogs" features four breeds: Labrador Retriever, Flat Coated Pointer, English Springer Spaniel, and Golden Retriever.
My son outgrew collecting dogs, but I picked up where he left off.
This is the same glassware I used with the strawberry china.
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2008 Invitee Mark Healey Debuts North Shore Weekly Webisodes with Exclusive Video Interview with 2004 Event Champion Bruce Irons
(Huntington Beach, California) December 17, 2008 — Following an intensely active start to the winter surf season, with four weeks of back-to-back swells in the 10-18 foot (Hawaiian scale) range, the North Shore of Oahu will catch its breath in the coming week with no significant swell episodes forecast for the period. Early forecasts for the week point towards fun-sized surf in the 4-6 foot (Hawaiian scale) range. Historically, the largest months for surf along the North Shore are January and February. Given the hyper-activity so far this winter, potential for "Eddie"-sized swell looks very promising.
Starting this week, Quiksilver team-rider and 2008 Invitee Mark Healey will be hosting weekly North Shore updates from the Bay every Monday. This week, Mark interviews 2004 Event Champion Bruce Irons and takes a special look at one of the most memorable years in the event's history. Viewers can tune-in at www.quiksilver.com/eddie.
These video clips along with other videos from The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau are available for syndication through Splashcast; videos can be embedded to blogs, social networking sites and more. Make your way to http://web.splashcast.net/web_watch/?code=HXBN3705OC.
Special thanks to Pat Caldwell from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the swell data and forecasts. Current conditions and surf report for Waimea Bay, provided by Surfline, is available on the event website www.quiksilver.com/eddie. Visitors can also sign up for the official text alert for when the Bay Calls the Day.
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Scheduled to take place at the hallowed grounds of Waimea Bay, on the North Shore of Oahu, between November 30, 2008, and February 28, 2009, The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau, requires one day with a minimum of 20-foot surf (Hawaiian scale, translating to waves exceeding 40 feet faces) in order to run. It is the world's most prestigious big-wave surfing event and is the only big-wave surf contest sanctioned by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the governing body of professional surfing.
Held in honor of the legendary Hawaiian waterman, Eddie Aikau, The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau gathers 28 of the most skillful and dynamic big-wave surfers from around the world as polled by a comprehensive panel consisting of influential watermen, members of the surf industry, and internationally recognized surfing Associations.
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Stanley-Boyd's area of least experience entering the season turned out to be its biggest strength in the biggest game of the season.
Defensive back Dusty Spaeth's 26-yard interception return in the second quarter proved to be the game-winning score and the Orioles' defensive line delivered a critical fourth-down stop late in the game to preserve a 21-16 victory over Lancaster in the WIAA Division 5 championship Thursday at Camp Randall Stadium.
"Our defense played outstanding and that's where we returned the least experience," said Orioles coach Jeff Koenig. "They've really done a great job. Our defensive staff has done an outstanding job teaching the guys, buying into everything they do."
The Orioles (14-0) advanced to the state title game based on their offense, which averaged 43.7 points per game, had scored over 60 points three times and hadn't been held to fewer than 21 points all season. So when its offense went scoreless the final 43:45, Stanley-Boyd's defense was finally given center stage.
With Lancaster (13-1) having a chance to tie the game after driving inside the Stanley-Boyd 20 with two minutes left, the Orioles stuffed tailback Tyler Glass—the team's leading rusher at 115.6 yards per game —for no gain for fourth-and-1 from the 11.
"It means a lot," said Spaeth. "Our guys up front, the linebackers, they put in the time and effort in the summer. Lift weights, getting faster, it all leads to this, getting down and dirty in the trenches and stopping them."
After taking a safety with 12 seconds left, Stanley-Boyd sacked quarterback Nathan Tranel on the final play to set off the wild celebration.
n Winneconne 28, Platteville 14—Riley Kallas ran for two scores and hauled in a touchdown pass to lift Winneconne to a 28-14 victory over Platteville on Thursday night in the WIAA Division 4 title game.
It was the first state title for the Wolves (9-5), who overcame a 0-3 start and had to win their final two games to qualify for the playoffs.
Platteville (9-5) opened with a 72-yard scoring drive for an early 7-0 lead, but Winneconne's Peter Buyeske returned the ensuing kickoff 74 yards to the Hillmen 5-yard line to set up the tying touchdown run by Mitchell Markert.
Kallas added touchdown runs of 1 and 58 yards to put Winneconne up 21-7 at the half.
Kallas added a 39-yard touchdown reception from Mitchel Fenrich in the third quarter. Jacob Bernhardt had a 15-yard touchdown run for Platteville in the fourth quarter.
n Shiocton 35, Darlington 0—Jacob Van Asten passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more as Shiocton capped a perfect season with a 35-0 win over Darlington in the WIAA Division 6 championship.
Shiocton (14-0) stopped Darlington in the red zone twice in the first quarter before breaking loose behind Van Asten, who alternates between quarterback and running back.
Van Asten scored on runs of 4 and 2 yards and connected on a 35-yard TD pass to Patrick Brouillard to pace Shiocton to a 19-0 halftime lead.
Shiocton outscored its four previous playoff opponents 196-6 and allowed just 22 points during the regular season
Darlington was appearing in the title game for the first time since losing in the final in 1997.
n Black Hawk 44, Glenwood City 22—Senior tailback Tanner Sweeney rushed for 146 yards and two scores as Black Hawk used a dominant second half to beat Glenwood Cityto win the WIAA Division 7 championship.
Starting with Sweeney's 65-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second half, the Warriors (14-0) broke open a 14-14 game by scoring the next 30 points. Black Hawk finished with 403 total yards and picked off Hilltoppers quarterback Nick Mrdutt four times.
Black Hawk outscored its five playoff opponents 235-67 and won its first football state title in its second appearance, first since 1998.
After scoring 34 points in last year's second half to win the division 7 title, Glenwood City (12-2) was held scoreless after halftime, resulting in a season-low point total for an offense entering the state final averaging 46.2 points per game.
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Which new features do you want the most?
Just a small thing, but I would like the word 'oolong' to stop having the red squiggly underline of a misspelled word here. If the word 'squiggly' is not incorrect than 'oolong' definitely isn't. Pu'erh would be nice too.
Oh, I see. Now I feel kinda stupid. Hmm, I guess Firefox is behind the times?
You can fix that fairly easily with any word that is spelled correctly and annoys you with the squiggly line.
Type it out, right click the word and select 'Add to dictionary..'
I would like a way to sort by oldest first in my cupboard so I can see what I've been holding on to for a long time that I need to start drinking. Either that or a button that will let me go straight to the last page when it is sorted by recently added. I have over 220 teas in my cupboard and it takes a long time to get to the end to see what I need to drink.
If you know how many pages are in your cupboard, you can sort by recent, and then change the http page number to whatever the last one is after you click to the second page. If that makes sense?
Sort by recently added.
Click to next page.
Change the page number in your address bar.
I just checked your cupboard. if you change the page=2 to page=13, that should be your last page (since your current last page is 13.) Hope that helps.
A "block user" function would be nice!
I never know if I get replies to my comment replies. I know I get e-mail alerts if my tasting notes get comments, but not if my replies in other tasting notes get replies.
You can get emails for that too. I get emailed comments on all posts that I've commented on or liked. Go to the 'you' drop down menu in the top right corner, choose account, choose email settings, check all that you want emailed. :)
Oh, thanks Angrboda! I forgot about that page. But it seems like I already had the box checked for 'comments on things I commented on' but I definitely have not been getting those e-mails. I seem to get the others though. hmm.
I originally had only that one checked, but then it sent me emails for both things I'd commented on and things I'd liked. I couldn't work out how to fix it, and eventually I got so used to it that I now have both checked. :)
On the "Find a tea" search function, it would be nice if it searched similar spellings. Currently if you make a spelling mistake, grammar mistake, or just simply can't remember how to spell the tea, you will get no search results.
For example, Ninas Paris does not have any results, but Nina's Paris does.
Hello, I'm a new member, but not new to drinking tea! My GreatGrandMother and Grandmother would make me weak tea starting at about 5 years of age.. anyway. Question, does this site have a Tea Wiki?
I'm a "drinker" but really don't have a lot of knowledge of tea other than the barest and vaguest aspects. I'd not only like to get more suggestions for teas over time but learn about tea.
Love this site, taking me a little while to figure out how to navigate but I'm really enjoying all the features.
It seems tons of people on here break the bank buying teas and end up wanting to swap to get more of a variety. Any way to support this better? Like certain makeup websites that have swap lists/wants and swap "tokens" to show how experienced/trustworthy swappers are. Something similar would be really neat!
My wish is for the 'teas' page and 'search' to be merged. Or for some of the functionality from one to be migrated to the other.
I like the display of ratings and ability to sort by highest rated, popular, and newly added that the teas page has, and the ability to filter by type of tea, but I'd like to be able to do more specific searches in that format as well, to get finer granularity than the categories allow. Essentially, I'd like to be able to filter the teas page by a search term. Then one could go "I really want to try a new sencha" or "let's see some blends with lavender" and find one that people like.
The other direction – Showing teas' ratings on the search page and/or allowing for sorting of search results – would work too.
It would be nice if we could flag a tea for editing by admin. For example I found a tea that was last updated 2 years, and the tea shop has stopped selling the tea (as per their website)
I think if your account has been open more than 30 days you can edit teas, but you wouldn't want to delete an entry like this – just update it so that people know it's no longer available for purchase.
Yes. Even discontinued teas still need a page. People often still have them in their cupboard, or list them on their Shopping List as they'd like to swap for it (BECAUSE it's discontinued). You are able to edit all teas yourself, and we're always more than happy to have more information. Editing the description to add ***Discontinued*** at the bottom would be very helpful, especially to people coming across it for the first time. Saves them a trip to the company's website. Nobody but an admin can delete teas.
There are no features for flagging teas at this time, but a lot of us have Jason's email on speeddial for reporting teas beyond our fixing capabilities (duplicates that need to be merged, mostly).
Everything AJ said!
I'll do that, though I will point out that it would probably be a good idea to add a 'flag' button as after a year or so people are going to be trading teas that are very stale.
When looking up a tea and reading the reviews, it would be nice if you could sort the reviews, similar to how you can sort your cupboard. Right now it seems that the reviews are posted in order of popularity. But it would be nice to have the option to sort them by oldest to newest, my review, most popular, etc.


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Dean A. Bickle, Beaverton, OR/formerly Janesville, WI (1928-2014)
April 10, 1928 - March 9, 2014
Dean A. Bickle, 85, a longtime resident of Beaverton, OR, died Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Forest Grove, OR. Dean was born on April 10, 1928, to the late Clair and Bona Bickle, in Janesville, WI, where he was raised and received his education. He was a veteran of World War II, joining the United States Navy at the age of seventeen; bringing him to Oregon, where he met his future wife, Shirley Lee Ray. They were married on July 30, 1947, in Tacoma, WA. They made their home in Beaverton, Oregon. Dean worked as a diesel mechanic, retiring from Consolidated Freightways in 1990. Among his special interests he enjoyed working on cars and traveling. He also had a special love for the outdoors, fishing, hunting and gardening.
Dean is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Virginia "Ginny" and Allan Ford of Aloha, OR; three brothers and a sister-in-law: Dale Bickle of Madison, WI, David and Mary Bickle of Janesville, WI, and Delton Bickle of Janesville; two sisters, Leora Stavn of Janesville, and Lois Lucey of Sun City, AZ. Also surviving are three grandchildren and their spouses: Michael and Kristin Ford of Rock Creek, OR, Chris and Jaclyn Ford of Scappoose, OR, and Stephen and Amanda Ford of Forest Grove, OR; four great-grandchildren: Payton, Cole, Kylah, and Jaxson, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Dean was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley in 1994; son, Steve Bickle in 1978; brother, Don Bickle; and sister, Bona Deegan.
Private Cremation Rites will be held at Hoyt Crematory in Forest Grove.
The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to Care Partners (formerly Hospice and Palliative Care of Washington County), 900 SE Oak Street, Suite 202, Hillsboro, OR, 97123 or to the Death with Dignity National Center at www.deathwithdignity.org.
To sign the online guestbook or to send the family condolences visit www.fuitenrosehoyt.com
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Man charged in Sneakers bar robbery
JANESVILLE—Rock County prosecutors have charged a Janesville man with armed robbery and child neglect after police said he held up a Milton Avenue bar with pepper spray and stole more than $7,000 last weekend.
Justin A. Pedrick, 30, of 1315 Laramie Lane No. 6, was a regular and heavy gambler at Sneakers Sports Bar & Grill, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday.
He walked into the bar on the morning of Aug. 18, Janesville police said, threatened an employee with pepper spray and made off with $7,220.
The employee told police she thought Pedrick might have been involved in the robbery and gave a description that matched his, authorities said.
Pedrick had won $3,000 from the bar's gaming machines a week before the robbery, the employee said, and "walked and moved like the person who had just robbed the bar," according to the complaint.
Police searched Pedrick's apartment Tuesday and arrested him on a charge of armed robbery. He is now being held at the Rock County Jail pending a $10,000 cash bond.
Pedrick told police he gambles at Sneakers but denied robbing the bar, according to the complaint.
Conditions in the apartment were deplorable, police said, and Pedrick's two small children were left unsupervised and wearing soiled diapers.
An employee from city code enforcement told authorities the home was "not fit for human habitation."
Pedrick made an initial appearance in Rock County Court on Friday afternoon and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Tuesday, Sept. 3, court records show.


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Receiver for Cove Condominiums discharged after reaching settlement
ELKHORN�— Cove Condominiums is no longer in receivership and is being governed by a newly elected board of directors.
Walworth County Judge John Race on Tuesday discharged the Cove's receiver, attorney Michael Polsky. The board now has governing rights, and is in charge of operations and finances.
Unit owners are excited to move forward after more than a year of watching attorneys figure out how the Cove found itself in financial trouble, said Jim Patrician, unit-owner and board member.
"This is a great day for the Cove," Patrician said. "It has been over a year in the making, and we have a high level of confidence that we have restored our position as a viable resort in Lake Geneva."
The 223-unit, four story condominium hotel, 111 Center St., Lake Geneva, was placed in receivership Sept. 27, 2012, because of questions regarding unpaid bills, mortgage payments and placement funds. Among the unpaid bills was $1.9 million loan from PNC Bank that was in default despite payments made by condominium owners to the condo's association.
In August, unit owners voted in favor of a settlement with PNC to pay the bank $1.1 million before Sept. 1, 2014, according to court documents.
In an October hearing, Race granted the order for a settlement.
David Pelletier, attorney for the association, was not able to comment on the settlement agreements and could only say he thinks it is a fair agreement that received a nearly unanimous vote.�
During the hearing, Polsky and Race both said they believed the case would have ended up in bankruptcy court.
"Certainly the efforts made by the receiver have rescued this condominium and business," Race said.
While Race discharged Polsky as receiver, he is allowing Polsky to retain the authority to hold Chandra Webster, chief financial officer of the Cove's former management company, in contempt of court.�
Webster is being held in contempt for failing to comply with a court order to turn over all funds and records to Polsky in January.
Webster was scheduled to have a hearing Tuesday, but her lawyer was out of the country. The hearing is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 27.


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Brand New Everything
While I liked the old dark layout, I also received complaints about the text being hard to read and the blog being less than ideal in terms of user friendliness.
I listened to your feedback and hopefully this new style is an improvement over the old. Let me know what you think.
Keep in mind that some sections aren't yet complete (FAQ, Bio etc).
42 comments:
- mattpiper said...
Looks great. Much easier to read.
- April 12, 2010 at 6:34 PM
- MJR said...
This is much better. Great info either way, but better aesthetics/easier to read.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:11 PM
- Tan Yew Wei said...
Agreed that it's easier to read.
Just some general comments. I thought that the mouseover effect was a little annoying because it was bold under hover.
This was distracting because hovering the mouse icon over linked-text pushed around the text surrounding the links.
I also thought that your FAQ and Consulting pages deserved to be in the header and not the footer.
Finally, perhaps you could do away with the Back to Top Button and link it to the image instead? If not, probably something a little more intuitive like "Home".
- April 12, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Andrew R. said...
Definitely much easier to read.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
A big improvement overall.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:46 PM
- Pikku said...
Agreed with tan's comments about the home button, FAQ and consulting.
Overall its looking good. I personally preferred the black background but this layout is much more user friendly. Especially liking the categories dropdown menu.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- Martin Berkhan said...
Great, thanks guys. Especially Tan - good points there.
Keep the feedback and suggestions for improvements coming. I'm off to get a little sleep now, but I'll be working on this tomorrow.
- April 12, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- David Hanley said...
I actually liked the black background, but i also like the new, wider layout better. It gets more info on a page.
- April 12, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Wilmar said...
nice new look martin. but being honest, i just feed your site to my google reader haha.
- April 12, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Anton Kinnander said...
Looks much better. Really like the new layout.
- April 12, 2010 at 10:41 PM
- Tom said...
Didn't mind the black background but this is better. Really cool new design.
- April 12, 2010 at 11:50 PM
- Yavor said...
Def an improvement man - happy 100th! Glad you used your design prowess for something other than cheesecake kombat comic strips lol!
- April 12, 2010 at 11:59 PM
- Tomas B said...
I liked the old black version but this is also very nice!
One small thing though, in the comments section (on the blog, not where u enter comments) it is a little hard to separate comments from each other. Maybe some separator between comments or some more space.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- GeCCo said...
I like it! Much better! Keep up the good work!
- April 13, 2010 at 1:05 AM
- nondual said...
Black on White is harder on the eyes altogether...but I like the general idea.
- April 13, 2010 at 1:56 AM
- Adam said...
MUCH easier to read via iPhone!
- April 13, 2010 at 6:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
I like it. The dark background was cool, but the white background is way easier to read and looks more professional.
- April 13, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- Anonymous said...
Awesome! Now I don't feel like I'm reading an obituary every time I visit the site :)
- April 13, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- Anonymous said...
Like the new design. Much easier to read.
- April 13, 2010 at 10:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Really more professional-looking. Awesome. Did you do it all yourself?
Will the book have some in-depth information about massgaining with IF, and not only fatloss and stuff?
Keep it up.
- April 13, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Elfling said...
TONS better. Like it a lot.
- April 13, 2010 at 11:36 AM
- Blue said...
I've got to admit, it's one of the nicest looking blogs out there now.
If you really want to distinguish yourself, add video clips, the more people can see you (as a person) the more legit you become. I mean in a 3 dimensional way, more believable.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- mamaelvis said...
Old one looked good. Black !!!!
I don't care though. Clarence Bass has a ugly as hell website/blog.
But the man made certain the quality of information is all there, just like THIS ONE.
Shiny graphics, flames & perfect rollovers to me are a classic symbol of a vapid easily distracted pop culture.
No offense Martin, because I would read your blog even if I had to walk 5 miles to the library to get net access.
Quality info shouldnt need to be polished by knick knacks & seems to me to be a time waster better utilized enjoying friends,wine & song.
People who really want to find & benefit from great info will find it & not discount you for not wasting time on difficult site mechanics.
Anyway, I think it is fantastic the site either way.
- April 13, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- Rie Aleksandra said...
Hi Martin and congrats on your 100th post. I've followed your blog for some time now but never posted a comment before. This seemed like a good occation. ;)
I want to thank you for the information you provide and the updates we get. I forced myself to eat breakfast and several small meals a day earlier, since that's what "everybody" said. IF is not a diet - it's just a way of life that suits me perfectly. :) Keep up the good work!
- April 13, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- Frank Dobner said...
Hey Martin,
I like the new layout. Pretty striking.
- April 13, 2010 at 3:23 PM
- Martin Berkhan said...
Thanks for all the feedback so far. I'm pleased to hear that the new layout is well received.
You have a point, but I'm hoping that the improved user friendliness will make the information here more accessible and easier on the eyes.
- April 13, 2010 at 6:41 PM
- martin said...
I stil don't like it... much better than before but it's stil a bit plain.
Regards, Martin
- April 13, 2010 at 9:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
Great progress pics on Twitter. How come you don't post any relaxed pictures?
- April 14, 2010 at 2:22 AM
- Anonymous said...
P.s. I preferred the black background. Anyway of having a button that let's the user switch between?
- April 14, 2010 at 2:26 AM
- Aquaman said...
Great job Martin! Plain, simple and clean cut, just like the lifestyle you promote. I hate those blogs that are full of ads, banners and all that crap.
Looks great on the iPhone too!
- April 14, 2010 at 6:44 AM
- Moritz said...
just from personal taste, i liked the old design better.
however, the new design definitly gives a more professional appearence. i would change the design of the twitter window on the right to match the overall design of the site. right now, it draws some attention from the more important main site, because it's background is in the same colour as the letters on the main page.
cheers and congratulations on the 100th post, keep em coming
- April 14, 2010 at 6:58 AM
- Martin Berkhan said...
Guess you can't please everybody...
'How come you don't post any relaxed pictures?'
Nah, I'll just look skinny-fat and weak and we can't have that;)
'i would change the design of the twitter window on the right to match the overall design of the site'
Thanks, I'll look into that.
- April 14, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- Anonymous said...
much better now, i don't care about flashy design but i do care about my eyes :). much easier to read after the update.
- April 14, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- fitto said...
New layout is much more user friendly Martin.
Haha, I don't think many people would say those pics are below a lean 'standard' by any means!
It would be intersting so see what you look like in a relaxed pose though.
Jeez, the bro's at the gym must ask you a tonne of questions on regarding your biceps....then not believe you when you tell them your routine hey.
- April 15, 2010 at 5:10 AM
- H. said...
Finally! :D
- April 15, 2010 at 2:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
Along the lines of the "relaxed post" comment, dont take this weird, but howcome you dont have any below the belly button pics (abdominal/leg development).
- April 16, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Martin Berkhan said...
Fair point. I'll take some next time.
- April 16, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Joe said...
We all know the instant Martin stops flexing he turns into the stay puft marshmallow man, fattie.
I enjoyed the not so glaring previous black style but the expanded side is neat. Either way, it's a good layout. The artwork has always added professionalism to the site, def keep that. It's like a brand name =)
- April 16, 2010 at 1:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
I liked the old one better, a computer isn't supposed to mimic a piece of paper. It's much easier on the eyes to read white text on a black background (less radiation as well).
- April 18, 2010 at 2:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think the new one is much better. Pro design and easier to navigate and read.
- April 18, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Fredrik Gyllensten said...
I like it! Much easier on the eyes :)
- April 20, 2010 at 9:56 AM
- valy66 said...
Yes it's way better now.
At some point I stopped reading your blog because it was hard to read.
Now I'm on the right track again :).
- April 20, 2010 at 11:36 AM
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Innovation Express service schedule for 2014 takes a 23 percent cut
JANESVILLE — The Janesville-Milton-Whitewater Innovation Express will take about a 23 percent cut in services starting Thursday, Jan. 2.
The decision to reduce services comes after sponsors were unable to make up the difference after losing the financial support of a non-renewable Wisconsin Department of Transportation grant. The grant covered 67 percent of the program's cost.
"The trips that support employee access to jobs in Milton and Whitewater and student travel to UW-W for morning classes will continue as part of the service plan," Dave Mumma, Janesville Transit System director, said in an email.
Based on available funding and anticipated farebox revenue, the bus service will make 23 round trips per week during the school year in 2014. When school is not in session it will drop to 16 round trips per week.�
This year, the bus service made 30 trips per week, with five round trips per weekday, three on Saturdays and two on Sundays. But because sponsors were unable to come up with the estimated $395,000 in operational costs to keep the same level of service for 2014, reductions had to be made.
During the school year, the 2014 services include four round trips per weekday, two on Saturday and one on Sunday. The two Saturday services are funded by a donation from UW-Whitewater's Residence Hall Association. Additional Fall services will be added for Milton and its new Blackhawk Technical College.
During the summer months, the service will offer three round trips per weekday and one on Sunday.
Milton Mayor Brett Frazier is pleased with plans that maintain the services offered in his community.
"Milton is concerned about Milton," Frazier said. "We want to be a part of the regional service, but our priority is preserving that service for the city of Milton."
The Innovation Express bus service began in April 2012 at the request of Generac to improve access to public transportation for employees from outside Whitewater.
Milton, Whitewater, UW-Whitewater and Generac fund the service. Janesville Transit Services provides equipment, maintenance and administrative services.
In November, the city of Whitewater and Generac Power Systems in Whitewater said they would fund less money for the coming year's service than had been requested by JTS.
The Whitewater City Council voted to provide $12,000 in funding for the service, about $6,000 less than what was requested. Generac is providing $18,000, which is about $30,000 short of what was requested.
Milton provided about $15,000 for 2013 and is providing the requested $27,000 for 2014.
Historically, UW-W matches the city of Whitewater's funding. Frazier said this has not changed.
All service times have been determined with the exception of Saturday services and fall services for Milton and Blackhawk Technical College.
The goal is to align Saturday trips with the needs of UW-Whitewater students. A definitive decision should be made after students return from winter break, Mumma said. For now, the bus will have 12:45 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Saturday departures from Janesville.


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The past five years have seen two historic updates to longstanding regulatory regimes, both aimed at improving safety. We all want the food we eat and the products we encounter to be harmless, and the Food Safety Modernization Act and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act aim to make them safer.
For food and consumer product companies, however, this increased safety is accompanied by the heightened cost of regulatory compliance and risk of civil litigation. the ultimate impact of both reforms is still far from clear. Here, food safety and product liability experts break down the risks and offer their recommendations for navigating the new requirements.
The Food Safety Modernization Act
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which became law in January 2011, is the biggest change to food safety regulation since Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in 1938. It came on the heels of a string of headline-grabbing outbreaks of foodborne illnesses: In 2006, E. coli-tainted spinach killed three people and sickened hundreds, and a Salmonella outbreak was linked to peanut butter. Salmonella sickened people across 43 states in 2008 and was linked to contaminated chili peppers, tomatoes and cilantro. And in the summer of 2010, nearly 2,000 cases of Salmonella led to a recall of hundreds of millions of eggs.
Each of these cases and numerous similar outbreaks led the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to identify that a problem existed and then trace it back to certain products and facilities, where investigators probed the source and cause of the contamination to prevent future outbreaks. The central goal of FSMA was to change the paradigm from reaction to prevention.
To this end, FSMA requires facilities that manufacture, process and package food products to develop and implement food safety plans tailored to the specific risks of their products and facilities, encompassing policies and procedures to prevent contamination and other safety hazards. Processors also have to monitor their supply chains to ensure that at every step of the way, proper preventive controls are in place.
The requirement has been in place since July 2012, but the FDA has not yet issued regulations implementing the rules—in fact, the delay was the subject of a lawsuit two public interest groups filed in August 2012 seeking to force the FDA and Office of Management and Budget to enforce FSMA.
The legislation provides a framework for what companies are expected to do: conduct an analysis of reasonably foreseeable risks, implement controls to prevent those hazards, and monitor systems to ensure compliance and effectiveness and to adjust as necessary. What this entails is not new to food companies—a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) program, good manufacturing practices (GMP) and other measures are concepts well-known in the food industry, says Joseph Levitt, a partner at Hogan Lovells and the former director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Additionally, FSMA gives the FDA more oversight over imported food suppliers and imposes new requirements on importers, mandates more frequent and robust FDA inspections of food-processing and -handling facilities and gives the FDA mandatory recall authority.
Wave of Litigation
Richard Morgan, managing partner at Bowman and Brooke, says he expects FSMA to contribute to rising private lawsuits against food companies and that food safety litigation is going to be "the big litigation wave of the next 10 years."
And because FSMA contains a number of prohibitions on its requirements preempting state and local laws, Morgan says food companies are going to be more at risk than drug and device companies that can fall back on preemption. Expect lawsuits to spike when the FDA's regulations come into effect, he says.
"The plaintiffs bar will do the usual negligence claims," he says. "But if your paperwork [documenting safety plans and preventive controls, as FSMA requires] doesn't match up with what the regulations require, that's going to give them more evidence on whether there might be a strict product liability claim or whether there was a manufacturing issue, and that's going to cause a lot of exposure for food companies. At some point, the question becomes whether [noncompliance] can be shoehorned into state consumer fraud statutes and lead to class actions."
Enforcement Expectations
FSMA comes at an interesting time for the FDA, which has stepped up inspections and enforcement in recent years. Levitt points to warning letters based on noncompliance with GMP regulations that the FDA sends to companies not subject to HACCP regulations. Previously, the FDA viewed GMP regulations as very general and hard to enforce, but it has taken a new approach: Last year, the FDA sent almost 100 such warning letters, Levitt says.
In addition, the FDA has been performing more frequent, targeted and rigorous inspections. In a few cases, it has gone to court seeking injunctions to force violators either to halt processing and distributing or to implement an FDA-approved HAACP plan.
"A culture change is happening at the FDA," Levitt says. "It has shifted toward a culture that is much more inspection-minded and enforcement-minded. … It shows how important it will be to comply with the FSMA. If the FDA is enforcing the old rules vigorously, it will likely enforce the new rules even more so."
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Like the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) came partly in response to widely publicized safety issues. In the case of CPSIA, which President George W. Bush signed into law in 2008, it was a deluge of children's toy recalls, many imported from China, due to excessive levels of lead. (A lead-free toys bill was folded into the broader CPSIA.) Among its requirements was a mandatory testing and certification process for manufacturers—any party that makes, produces or assembles a product—to ensure children's products are free of unacceptable amounts of lead or phthalates.
On a broader level, CPSIA also updated the Consumer Product Safety Act to expand the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) staff and budget, substantially increase penalties for certain violations and establish a searchable public database of consumer-submitted product hazard complaints.
The cap on penalties for a violation of the Consumer Product Safety Act, Federal Hazardous Substances Act and Flammable Fabrics Act is now $100,000, up from $8,000; related series of violations previously were capped at just more than $1.8 million and now can reach $15 million.
Database Fears
But it's that database that has caused perhaps the biggest concern and most headaches for product manufacturers. The Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database, which launched in March 2011 at SaferProducts.gov, has been tricky for companies to navigate. Consumers can submit reports on any safety hazard they have experienced or observed in a product, and the CPSC will transmit the reports to product manufacturers or labelers. Ten days after the transmission, the reports are published to the database. Companies have a limited ability to respond to or challenge publication of the reports.
"It's not at all clear what type of investigation would even be allowed if there were sufficient time," says Gary Hebert, a member in McGlinchey Stafford who practices in products liability defense. "We've seen [with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's similar Consumer Complaint Database] that people can say just about anything in these reports, which actually has helped us: It allows us to pretty easily convince the courts that no one should be able to introduce the substance of that before juries."
That's a big fear of manufacturers and the defense bar: that the CPSC database provides plaintiffs lawyers with an easily accessible trove of prior incident reports to introduce as evidence in civil litigation. This leads to substantial litigation costs surrounding motion practice and hearings on the admissibility of such reports, says James Heller, chair of Cozen O'Connor's product liability practice. "The second aspect of it is the more reports they get into evidence, the more likely a jury is going to decide on these prior incidents," he says.
New Duty
Heller says a team of company employees, in-house lawyers and outside counsel should monitor consumer correspondence in the database, and if a trend or issue arises, they should take action immediately, including reaching out to the consumer to further investigate the report and test the consumer's product. If plaintiffs later try to introduce reports into evidence in a trial, such groundwork will have prepared the defense team to present a set of facts showing that a report is not substantially similar to the litigation and should not be admitted.
In October 2012, a federal district judge in Maryland delivered a ruling that may give industry members some measure of comfort. In the first successful legal challenge of the database, he blocked the CPSC from publishing a report on its database, saying it would violate the Administrative Procedures Act. The unnamed company that was the subject of the report had filed a lawsuit under seal challenging publication, saying that it had provided evidence to the CPSC that the report was inaccurate but that the commission still planned to publish it.


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Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Jeffery Patrick Murphy, 53, Columbus, Mo., formerly of Janesville, died Sept. 8 at home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Janesville. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until the time of services Saturday at the church.
Judith L. Welch, 64, Footville, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville. Services will be at noon Saturday at Whitcomb-Lynch Funeral Home, Janesville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the funeral home.


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Janesville man accused of using daughter to deliver drugs
JANESVILLE—A Janesville man is accused of using his teenage daughter to deliver synthetic marijuana to another minor.
Quentin A. Ellefson, 42, of 510 Lincoln St., Janesville, was charged in Rock County Court with using a child to deliver drugs. The crime is a felony whose penalties include imprisonment of up to 12 years and six months.
The case came to police attention Dec. 4 when a Janesville mother called to say� her son was sick in bed after buying synthetic marijuana from the girl, according to the criminal complaint. The drug is illegal in Wisconsin.
The mother told police she was upset about the drug deal, so she used her son's cell phone to sent a text message to the girl, offering $50 for more of the drug. When the girl arrived, the mother kept her there until police arrived, according to the complaint.
The girl later told police her father obtained the drug from a smoke shop in Elkhorn and sold it.
In the original sale to the boy, Ellefson asked for food in exchange for the drug, and the girl discussed with the boy via text message the foods her father wanted, according to the complaint.
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In 2013, the funded status improved dramatically for most pension plans in the United States. Still, many analysts expect pension de-risking to continue this year. Some plan sponsors will likely offer lump-sum buyouts to participants. Others are reconsidering their asset allocations.
To get a handle on current trends in pension plan risk management, Treasury & Risk sat down with Jodan Ledford, head of U.S. solutions for Legal & General Investment Management America (LGIMA), a Chicago-based firm that manages fixed-income solutions for institutional investors. The organization also helps plan sponsors implement liability-driven investment (LDI) strategies, which focus on investing plan assets in vehicles that will optimally mitigate the risks inherent in the plan's liabilities.
T&R: First of all, what trends did you see in U.S.-based companies' pension plans in 2013?
Jodan Ledford: The biggest trend, obviously, was the funded ratio improvement. But we saw other trends as well. Being on the front lines of LDI, we saw strong flows into more long-duration corporate fixed income. As plans became better-funded, they started reallocating from what we typically call 'return-seeking assets' into more 'liability hedging assets.' We saw more clients moving down their glide path. That was pretty consistent throughout Q3 and Q4 of 2013.
T&R: When you use the term 'glide path,' does that refer to establishing guidelines for shifting asset allocations based on the plan's funded status?
JL: That's correct. It effectively means reallocating between return seeking and liability hedging to achieve the plan's objectives; the glide path really depends on what the plan's end-state goal is. For example, the typical closed and frozen plan, a plan that the company really has no desire to keep in its balance sheet, would be looking to glide into a 115 percent funded status on a GAAP [Generally Accepted Accounting Principles] basis to try to effect a risk transfer. So it would want to customize the amount of return-seeking assets it holds at each step along the way.
Another trend we saw in 2013 was that as plans became better-funded and hit a 90 percent funded ratio on a GAAP basis, a lot of them started to become interested in customized solutions. They're looking to mark their liability-hedging assets against the actual liability return versus just the return of a Barclays index. At the beginning of 2013, when most plans were somewhere around 75 percent funded, plan sponsors' first-order concern was to get longer durations. They were looking to invest in assets that would have roughly the same duration as their liabilities. They started moving into longer-duration fixed-income assets. Then, as they reallocated out of equity risks, their first-order concern became refining their liability-hedging assets so that they would move more in line with the liabilities. They started looking at making sure their liabilities' sensitivities to changes in interest rates aligned with their assets' sensitivities to changes in rates. Not only that, but they also started looking at potentially implementing options-based strategies that sell away upside to protect even further on the downside. By the end of last year, we were having a lot more discussions about derivatives implementation.
T&R: So companies are looking to get a lot more precise with the assets they choose to hedge risks in their liabilities?
JL: Yes. I'll give you an example. One of our clients is close to 100 percent funded. It's a smaller company, with about a $300 million plan, and they really want to focus on reducing funded-ratio volatility. We worked with them to sculpt their asset allocations such that they have a 20 percent exposure to return-seeking assets, while 80 percent of their assets are selected for liability hedging. To mitigate their funded-ratio volatility, we worked with them to cover as much of the interest rate risk within their liabilities as possible. Then we looked at the other liability risk, which is changes in credit spreads, but we were mindful of the fact that changes in credit spreads can correlate with changes in equities, especially in down markets.
So we worked with that plan sponsor to target a 100 percent interest rate hedge ratio and a 60 percent credit spread hedge ratio. What that means is, over the quarter, we wanted to match the liability return with respect to changes in interest rates, dollar for dollar. So if the liabilities change by $100 solely due to interest rates, we want to have a $100 return from our customized portfolio. And also, in conjunction with that, we want to match 60 percent of the change due to credit spreads. So if credit spreads widen and liabilities go down by $50, we'd want to have a $30 loss in our hedging portfolio.
The idea is, when you actually decompose how the liabilities changed over the quarter with respect to each of the risk factors, and add those up, you'll get the dollar return amount you're looking for. Then if you use that dollar return against your beginning-of-period value for liabilities, you'll have a liability benchmark of X percent. That's what we're trying to match when we talk about a customized portfolio.
T&R: What do you see 2014 holding for pension plan sponsors?
JL: We're seeing a lot of plans hovering around a 90 or 95 percent funded ratio. We're seeing a very large uptick in customized solutions. Plans are also getting much more comfortable with utilizing derivatives to put caps and floors, if you will, on what their funded ratio might experience over the next year. A lot of that is due to the fact that everybody thinks rates are going up at some point, as well as worries about the fact that equities have increased 40 to 50 percent over the last couple of years. We're seeing a lot of companies selling away the upside on rates, to use as a premium they can collect to finance the downside protection on equities. So we're seeing a lot more discussions about optionality and how that might fit into a glide path framework based on the plan's goals and objectives.
We're also seeing a lot more pickup in what's termed a 'completion manager framework.' What that means is, as plans move down the glide path, if they're putting more money into liability hedging, they typically won't use just one manager. If you're a $4 billion plan, you don't want one manager managing $2 billion of your assets. So typically a company will use four managers, and the fourth manager in will be a completion manager. Their job is basically to take the benchmark risk exposures of the other managers and then complete to the liability exposures in the aggregate. So they're turning the whole hedging portfolio, again, into something that matches the liabilities.
T&R: So, how are plan sponsors using options to manage risks in their pension portfolios? What does that look like?
JL: When it comes to protecting equities, we've seen companies implementing options strategies in two ways. The typical way is to buy puts or implement a put spread on the downside. But we've also seen companies starting to get comfortable with buying at-the-money call options. So they would have just upside exposure, and their downside would be relegated to the amount of premium they spent to put the calls on. We had one plan liquidate their entire equity portfolio and replicate that via at-the-money calls. We've only seen one plan go all the way to liquidating their entire equity portfolio, but at-the-money calls have come into vogue because the premiums are low and it doesn't give you any downside exposure should equity markets fall.
T&R: Do you see any hesitation about using derivatives in a pension portfolio?
JL: People are fairly comfortable in understanding how derivatives fit into their risk management frameworks. They're increasingly seeing that derivatives aren't purely instruments of speculation. We've seen a lot of education among plan sponsors in the past few years about how asset risk can speak to liability risk.
T&R: Do you anticipate that pension plan de-risking will continue to gather steam in 2014?
JL: Yes, I think it's here to stay. You'll still have some holdouts. There are plans that are going to want to remain open because they have a strong value proposition from an HR perspective. Those plans will not fully adopt LDI. But I think when you start looking at the regulatory side of things—you look at the fact that we're now on our second set of PBGC premium increases in the last five years or the fact that they're kicking around more conservative mortality tables that might increase liabilities carried on a GAAP basis by 7 to 10 percent—these kinds of surprises are starting to make more and more plan sponsors really interested in programs like lump-sum windows or pension risk transfers. So I think we'll see more de-risking in 2014, and I think more companies will be focusing on exit strategies to divest themselves of liabilities they don't want to carry anymore.


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"A word of caution: Those 12" woofers are only rated 100 watts RMS. The problem is they sound so good and distortion free no matter how loud you play them until POP! "
I can relate to that, jj....recently "opened up" the m1.0t mkII opt2 a bit "too much" in my garage system and even tho the sound was not at all distorted, when the Floyd's "Welcome to Machine" came ON, the extreme LF ripped the cone from the spyder of one of my EPI 400 tower's (old) 6.5" drivers....and these (original) drivers seem to be very scarce on ePray lately (unlike the 8" drivers): only one was listed recently and I had to pay $46 (plus shipping) to get it... On the bright side I have ~22 of these drivers (12 in a pair of "sphere's", 8 in the 400's and 2 in my daughter's A70's...).
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From the beginning of the season kids on the East Coast bust their asses for a chance at making it to Hatteras in September. Every ESA surfer knows that being invited to the Outer Banks during the ninth month of the year is a privilege and an honor. This year the Atlantic mustered up a nor'easter that hit the Outer Banks with 50mph+ winds, which caused the flood-induced closing of Highway 12, a tropical storm that filled in on the last two days, and East Coast surf that was bigger than most of the Transworld crew had experienced. With the completion of the 41st ESA Easterns, champions were crowned, the 2009 All-star team was named, and the 2008 season has come to an end.
At the ESA Championships it's all about the kids; and the 'meat and potatoes' divisions at Easterns are the Jr. Womens, Jr. Mens, Open Shortboard, and Boys. Two of these champions this year both dominated their respective previous divisions in 2007, and this year were thrown into the bigger ponds only to assert their dominance once again. The other two of these 2008 champs both finished out their last year in their respective divisions with a solid East Coast title now under their belts.
After winning the Girls division the last year, Keenan Lineback made the move up to the Jr. Womens division. Stepping up an age division is always a difficult thing to do, but the PacSun USA Surf Team and ESA All-star member was still looking to make an impact in her first year in the division: "I felt confident going into it, but I knew I was going to have to do my best," Keenan said.
With dumpy lefts that were running down the beach, Keenan didn't fault, and laid down some solid backside turns to come up with the big win. This step-up victory at Easterns solidifies Keenan as the current East Coast amateur women's surfer to beat.
Another surfer who holds titles in younger divisions and put up big this year in his new age bracket was North Carolinian Nick Rupp. The Jr. Mens division is one of the most coveted titles on the East Coast, and Nick knew he had to make a mark in his first year: "My first year in Jr. Mens I wanted to win the title because I didn't do it in my first year of boys."
In a final that saw some of the East Coast's top young men, it was anything but easy for Nick. With Peter Polanski, Cole Richards, and Chris Tucker all raising the bar in the water, Nick remained focused and picked off some of the best lefts in the heat that ran down the beach and allowed for him to unload on his backhand. The win for Nick in his inaugural Jr. Mens year is evidence that he'll be at a threat in this division for the next few years.
This year was also the first time in five years that Easterns didn't see a surfer establish his total supremacy by taking the sweep of both Jr. Mens and Open Shortboard. "It was sick the last few years because all the guys got the sweep," said Rupp, "but it's still awesome to take this title." Don't be surprised if Nick goes for broke attempting to achieve this highly coveted achievement.
Speaking of the Open Shortboard division, the other half of the sweep in years past, this final saw Keto Burns, Cody Leutgans, aforementioned Rupp, Chris Kelly, Cole Richards, and Billy Olsen all battling it out earlier this week amidst the sand-blasting nor'easter conditions. This heat was insanely close, and every surfer threw down at least one legitimate wave. Anticipation mounted throughout the week, as the ESA rightly opts to announce all the kids divisions together at the end of competition. In his final year before graduating from the ESA, Billy Olsen wanted to end his hard work on a good note. "I know I had one good solid wave, and an okay back-up wave, so I felt pretty good about it," Olsen said. "When I came out of the water everybody said I definitely got top three, and a chance at the win."
There was another surfer looking to end things on a good note as well. This year was Florida boy Keto Burns' last year in the Boys division before making that hefty jump up to the Jr. Mens powerhouse division. And since last year's hurt ankle at Easterns hindered his hopes, he was looking to bounce back big.
Though Cam Richards' stylish cover-up and Julian Payne's air-drop left, which he blasted the top off of, were ridiculous, they proved no match for Keto's frontside attack that consisted of one of the better barrels at this year's Easterns. Don't take my word for it though: "I dropped in a bit late and just kept sliding down the face," said Keto. "I barely made it out, the lip hit me in the head, but I wasn't sure if they saw I was still on my board. So I threw my hands up to make sure they saw it."
This was only a glimpse of the excitement that the 41st Eastern Surfing Association Eastern Championships offered the entire week. From Menehunes charging to first-time titles to some of the craziest conditions at Easterns in recent years, this year the Banks showed us a good ol' time. It's apparent that the ESA is about family and providing East Coast surfers with great opportunities.
We'd like to thank everyone involved with the ESA, especially Executive Director Debbie Hodges and Interim Competition Director Mary Ann Mangiacapre, for all their hard work and doing the best they could with what the Atlantic supplied. We'd also like to thank the great people of the Outer Banks for sharing their quiet strip of amazing sand that acts as the backbone of the East Coast, and for showing us that Southern hospitality. That wraps up the 2008 ESA Easterns and stay tuned for a complete photo gallery on the site and full coverage in the next issue of Transworld SURF. –Ryan Brower
2009 All-star Team (Now under new All-star Coach Kai Dilling):
Keenan Lineback
Kate Easton
Nikki Viesens
Savanah Bradley
Brittney Hickey
Chelsea Gresham
Liza Caban
Dylan Andrews
Michael Ciarmella
Daniel Glenn
Corey Howell
Dylan Kowalski
Christian Miller
Cam Richards
Cole Richards
Nick Rupp
Weston Williams
Chris Kelly
Peter Polanski
Mason Barnes
Keto Burns
Results Of The 41st Eastern Surfing Association Easterns:
1. Tristan Thompson
2. Justin Croteau
3. Jake Fairly
4. Daniel Glenn
5. Matt Kaltenback
6. Chad Bruce
1. Keto Burns
2. Christian Miller
3. Cam Richards
4. Julian Payne
5. Ryan Croteau
6. Jonathan Hatton
Junior Mens
1. Nick Rupp
2. Chris Tucker
3. Peter Polanski
4. Cole Richards
5. Kevin Cox
6. Mikee Fitts
7. Jonathan Mincher
8. Frank Roper
1. Jasset Umbel
2. Quincy Davis
3. Rachel Harrell
4. Brittney Hickey
5. Emily Ruppert
6. Nikki Viesins
Junior Womens
1. Keenan Lineback
2. Leila Geesey
3. Liza Caban
4. Chelsea Gresham
5. Haley Watson
6. Alex Geesey
Open Shortboard
1. Billy Olsen
2. Cole Richards
3. Chris Kelly
4. Nick Rupp
5. Cody Leutgens
6. Keto Burns
1. David Holloway
2. Tanner Deprin
3. Austin Allen
4. Jeff Anthony
5. Alex Fawess
6. Tom-Zac Kenny
1. Shawn Clark
2. Travis Ajay
3. Chris Costa
4. Chris Lisanti
5. Chad Carr
6. Chris Kretzer
Senior Mens
1. Rodrigo Miranda
2. Pat McManus
3. Bill Bowman
4. Todd Brazell
5. Charlie Hajak
6. Jason Motes
1. Rick Anson
2. Bill Whatley
3. Resse Patterson
4. Jim Miller
5. Joe Grottola
6. Lynn Harrington
1. David Sledge
2. Keith Thompson
3. Bill Helmuth
4. Bill Roach
5. Kevin Brandt
6. Mark Mitchell
Grand Legends
1. Rich Kinney
2. Bryant Hungerford
3. John "Chum" McCraniels
4. Robert Gillinder
5. Kitty Pechet
1. Mallory Turner
2. Leanne Foster
3. Jessie Carnes
4. Lauren McLean
5. Kayla Beckmann
6. Jennifer Morris
Ladies (Senior Womens)
1. Ana Barend
2. Mindy Fitzpatrick
3. Vivian Jordan
4. Marty Mentzer
5. Cayce Patterson
6. Nathalie Glenn
Menehune Longboard
1. Zach Tomlinson
2. Daniel Glenn
3. Patrick Nichols
4. Michael Ciaramella
5. Josh Richardson
6. Zach Greaser
Junior Longboard
1. Asher King
2. Patrick Fallon
3. Jake Buchler
4. Alex Strangways
5. Kevin DeWald
6. Anthony Mariano
Mens Longboard
1. Ty Roach
2. Robert Brad Long
3. Thomas Capps
4. Alex Fawess
5. David Taylor
6. Kyle Sumer
Masters Longboard
1. Tom O'Brien
2. Buddy Evans
3. Bill Whatley
4. Jason Motes
5. Les Carrithers
6. Reese Patterson
Legends Longboard
1. Bill Roach
2. Kevin Grondin
3. Bobby Holland
4. Rick Anson
5. David Sledge
6. Tom Leonik
Womens Longboard
1. Chelsea Gresham
2. Kate Easton
3. Allison Parks
4. Brittney Hickey
5. Lisa Autrey
6. Mallory Turner
Ladies (Senior Womens) Longboard
1. Ana Barend
2. Mindy Fitzpatrick
3. Jo Pickett
4. Beth Schub
5. Tina Tyrone
6. Heather Jenkins
Menehune Bodyboard
1. Michael Bain
2. Caleb Buchler
3. Morgan-Taylor Leavel
4. John Joyce
5. Zach Greaser
6. Cyrus Lewis
Open Bodyboard
1. Jorge Colomer
2. Austin Dalton
3. John Heyman
4. Caleb Buchler
5. Forrest Roberts
6. Bo Hickey
East Coast Hall of Fame
1. Peter Pan
2. Dick Meseroll
ESA All-Star Tag Team
1. NCFL Team
2. NSC Team
3. SNJ Team
4. Transworld SURF Team
5. SNC Team
6. TCFL Team
7. CFL Team


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SAN FRANCISCO--Japanese electronics firms Fujitsu Ltd. and Panasonic Corp. are close to finalizing a merger of their struggling semiconductor businesses, according to a report Friday by NHK, Japans national public broadcasting organization.
The report, which cites unidentified sources, said the two companies are finalizing plans to launch the joint company by March 2014. Part of the funding is expected to come from a bank affiliated with the government, the report states. The bank is potentially the Innovation Network Corp. of Japan (INCJ), a public-private partnership that was involved in the bailout of Renesas Electronics Corp. late last year.
The two firms are also in talks with the Development Bank of Japan over a potential investment worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to the report.
But Fujitsu denied that a merger deal was imminent. "Today there were certain media reports concerning the Fujitsu Group's semiconductor business. These reports are not based on any official announcement made by Fujitsu or interview between a Fujitsu executive and the media. No decision has been made regarding this matter," Fujitsu said in a statement published on the company's website.
Fujitus and Panasonic, along with Renesas, began negotiating a potential merger of their system LSI chip businesses more than a year ago. Renesas, which received nearly $1.9 billion in funding in exchange for 75 percent of the company, is presumably no longer involved in the discussions.
According to the NHK report, the venture between Fujitsu and Panasonic plans to use leading foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) to produce its chips.
Related stories:
- Japanese CE giants losing credibility war
- Panasonic spotlights Newark HQ move at CES
- Yoshida in Vegas: Can green tech save Panasonic?
- Imec, Panasonic R&D collaboration to include flexible electronics
- Panasonic predicts loss of $10 billion for fiscal year


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Top Gear reports Tyler approached Hennessey Performance chief John Hennessey in 2011 to discuss the project.
"Steven came to us and asked if we could build his Venom GT as a roadster," said John. "We had to make a few structural changes to our integrated rollcage in order to be able to fit the removable top. This increased the weight of our vehicle by about 30lbs to a curb weight of 2,743lbs - 1,244kgs. So we decided to increase the Venom GT's power to 1,244bhp to maintain our one horsepower-per-one-kilogramme power to weight." Watch the video here.
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