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Many years ago I spent a two-year stint with veganism, but wasn't on a consistent fitness regimen at the time -I eventually returned to an omnivore diet for a variety of reasons. I started meal prepping consistently in January this year, and figured it would be easy to go vegan again since I'm prepping all my food anyway. Right now, my goals are to build muscle and maintain my body fat percentage at 15 - 18%. I'm aiming for a protein/fat/carb ratio of 30%/30%/40%, and my calories are at about 2400/day.
I'm curious to know what foods vegans bodybuilders are relying on that have the highest ratio of protein grams per calorie. In particular, foods that don't contain soy, since I'm trying to get a wider variety of protein sources in my diet. Here's what I've put in my meal plans so far:
Super-firm tofu
Rice protein powder
Pea protein powder
Powdered peanut butter*
Quorn brand products
I also found this nifty tool on the USDA website that lets you search foods by nutrition content: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/nutrients/index
Also curious if folks recommend a specific probiotic to help with transitioning from an omnivore diet to a vegan diet -I've been pretty gassy the past few days XD.
*Re: powdered peanut butter, I realize the regular stuff has beneficial fats, so I'll probably switch back to that, but it was a fun high-protein experiment while it lasted.
The 3 first on your list are all different soy product. I try to eat 4vegan meals a week I'm using the regular tofu but black bean are real good for protein also. The VEGA brand protein powder is damn good and I would only buy that if money wasnt a problem. Wish it help!
Hey Virginia, congrats on your vegan journey! I wen't vegan 5 years ago after seeing Frank Medrano on youtube and I can honestly say it was the best decision I've ever made, both in terms of my health and my impact on the environment and animals.
After doing a lot of research (this article https://michaelbluejay.com/veg/protein.html was particularly helpful) I stopped worrying too much about protein intake and just focused on eating more whole, plant based food. The results have been pretty solid. But if you are worried about protein I would definitely recommend slowly introducing more beans into your diet - if you take it slow and add a little more each day your microbiome will adapt and gassiness will decline.
There are so many incredible vegan bodybuilders and athletes out there to learn from. Some of my favourites are:
Nimai Delgado - his Generation V podcast has a ton of great health advice.
Brian Turner - Youtuber
Derek Simnett - youtuber with an emphasis on calisthenics training.
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Hey there Virginia!
I see this is an older thread, and I hope you found some answers already. If you haven't I know I have found a lot of help on YouTube of all places.
The poster above mentioned Derek Simnett and I agree. He is AMAZING! He has a ton of info on his page all broken down in easy to understand bites (so to speak?) As a nutritionist, he knows what he is talking about, so I really learned from him.
Another one I learned from is Natalie Matthews. She is a vegan Pro Bikini competitor, as well as a chef, so her meals and foods are well thought out and planned. Everything I have tried from both of them has been great!
Hopefully you have done well!
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This lesson challenges students to write original stories using alphabetical order. For students who are still developing a basic understanding of alphabetization, the entire class can write one story, beginning each page with a new letter. Challenge more advanced students to write their own stories or to compose the words in each sentence in alphabetical order. Students can illustrate their texts in class or at home with their families. Although this lesson was primarily written for a first- or second-grade class, modifications can be made to allow kindergarten students to have success with alphabetizing as well.
Online Alphabet Organizer: Students will use this interactive tool to list words they can think of that begin with each alphabet letter.
Alphabet Organizer mobile app: Students use this mobile app to create alphabet pages using a tablet device.
Rule, A.C. (2001). Alphabetizing with environmental print. The Reading Teacher, 54(6), 558562.
- Alphabetizing is essential for students to be able to use reference materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and telephone directories.
- Alphabetizing is a skill that is typically confined to writing or worksheet activities.
- Students enjoy alphabetizing environmental print word cards because the materials are colorful and meaningful to students.

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Metal roofs have increased in popularity over the last few years, but not all homeowners are happy with the choices that have been available to them in the past. Today, there are more design options than ever before, and some people are surprised to learn a roof they love is actually made of metal. With this blog about metal roofing, homeowners can learn more about the design options that are available to them so they can make a sound decision for their needs.
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Many homeowners are now amazed at the design options that are available to them when they select metal roofing. Roofing shingles made of metal can be made to look as if they are asphalt shingles. Once installed, many homeowners are unable to tell the difference between the two. The following are some of the most unique design options when it comes to metal roofing.
- Those homeowners who prefer the look of asphalt shingles should check out their options for dimensional metal shingles. These stone-coated steel panels have flecks that look just like asphalt and, when they are installed on a roof, it is difficult to tell them apart from traditional asphalt shingles.
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On a road trip about four years ago, I heard this great song on the radio. It was unique, catchy, and it stuck in my head. Ever since, despite Googling the lyrics, humming the melody to SoundHound, and poring over Youtube, I still can't identify it. It's my internet white whale. What's yours?
The weird thing about living in the internet age is that it makes you think nothing is un-findable. Just string together the right search terms, comb through the right websites, and you're bound to find what you seek, right? Theoretically, maybe. But I'm willing to bet you've got snippets from movies or TV shows, bits of music, or photos or articles you can remember, but just can't seem to locate. Tell us about your internet white whales. In here, you can call us all Ishmael.
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Judiciary Committee OKs Sotomayor for high court
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice.
The committee voted 13-6 Tuesday morning to send Sotomayor's nomination to the full Senate, where she's expected to be confirmed easily next week.
Just one Republican, South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, joined Democrats in voting for President Barack Obama's first high court nominee. The panel's chairman, Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, called Sotomayor a restrained, fair and impartial judge who has not favored any one group of people over another. But the top Republican, Alabama's Jeff Sessions, said her speeches and some rulings revealed beliefs that conflict with the idea of blind justice and fidelity to the law. ©


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Student Conduct & Community Standards
The practice of minors using fake IDs to obtain alcohol continues to be widespread on college campuses. Unfortunately, Southern Methodist University is not immune to such acts. As a University, we do not condone the use, possession, or manufacturing of fake IDs as stated in the Student Code of Conduct. Students found with a fake ID in their possession are required to go through the conduct review process. However, the consequences of being caught with a fake ID may extend beyond the conduct review process.
What are the legal consequences of possessing a fake ID in Texas?
Under Texas state law, a person under 21 who is in possession of a fake driver's license with intent to misrepresent one's age is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable up to a $500 fine. If the altered driver's license has a fake identity rather than just a fake age or was issued to someone else, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor with a potential $2,000 fine and up to 180 days in jail.
Did you know that the TABC implemented Operation Fake Out to counter the use of fake ID's by underage drinkers?
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) agents collaborate with alcoholic beverage retailers to detect the use of fake ID's. The venue's doorman checks an ID presented and passes it to the TABC agent who then evaluates the ID for tell-tale imperfections. An individual found to be using a fake or altered ID is arrested and transported to jail.
For more information on Operation Fake Out, click here.
What are some of the unforeseen risks associated with ordering a fake ID online?
For more information, click here for a KCTV5 News investigation of fake IDs.
Fake IDs on a College Campus:
In the Chronicle of Higher Education article "A River of Booze," Karin Fischer and Eric Hoover take a closer look at the stakeholders of fake IDs and underage drinking in one college town.
Image above adapted from one found in the December 14, 2011 issue of The University Daily Kansan.


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Superheroes: Origin Stories
Stories of mere mortals rising above adversity to become mighty. Lives will be in danger, heroes will be born. Plus, what's a comic book without an evil villian?
Wanna-be Japanese gangsters drive Chris to the brink and a mighty warrior is born.
Story by Glynn Washington. Produced by Roman Mars.
Seduction of the Innocent: Comic Book Artists
Professional comic book artists reveal their first pen and ink creations.
Produced by Roman Mars and Stephanie Foo.
The Finger
A medical student loses his finger on a Caribbean island in the middle of a hurricane. Can his fellow med students get him to an airport, off the island and to a hospital in time to save his finger?
Produced by Rebecca Hertz.
Falling in love with a superhero IS all it's cracked up to be--except
when the guy turns out to be totally, tragically human.
Produced by Rebecca Hertz.
Hanuman by Snap Judgment
If you do not know him yet then it is high time you meet the Original Old School Superhero, Hanuman. Capable of defeating entire demon armies and carrying mountains over oceans, the beloved Hindu monkey God comes to the rescue.
Produced by Roman Mars and Rita Daniels.
Evil D
Superman has met his match. Darnell is taking out the man of steel.
Story by Glynn Washington. Produced by Mark Ristich.
Every comic book artist started off by creating their own superheroes and characters when they were a kid. Producer Stephanie Foo interviewed a number of comic artists on the phone and in-person at WonderCon to find out their first superheroes' origin stories. Thanks so much to artists:
Anthony Vukojevich (Check out his Flickr to see tons of his childhood drawings!)
and John Mejias
for sharing their childhood and current artwork with us!
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Today I took the time to open a couple of articles related to Linux and to LibreOffice. I knew I shouldn't have done it, because this makes me feeling engaged in a battle that I have lost the wish it will ever been won.
The first article, In Search of Linux's Greatest Moment, looks to me the typical product of someone who is very proud of what he/she likes. I do not think there is any doubt about the revolution that Linux made possible in the IT world of today. This is true at enterprise level but, also, at consumer level. Anytime (or most of the times) in which there is an intelligent device, Linux is powering it. This is imho one of the Linux's greatest moment.
The second one, as it appears in the article, is around Android.
But the author seems to look to where Linux did great on the desktop. And it is here that, imho, we do not have any great moment. The great moment will be when people will choose a Linux desktop instead of a Mac or instead of Windows. Not speaking about geeks or not speaking about people who do not like MS or not speaking about people who want to save money. I am speaking about my children for instance. They would love to have a Mac. They love to have an Android or an iOS. But they would never ever go and use Ubuntu or RedHat unless they would be forced to.
The strange thing is that the Mac UI (and the iOS UI also) are built on the top of a Unix derivative…. But in the Linux world there is too much separation between the Gnome and the KDE camps that this prevents forces to join and to create a seducing interface. Seducing for non-IT people.
And now to the second article, LibreOffice 4 review. Getting better but… , I understand that Sun before and, especially, Oracle after made things difficult with OpenOffice. But now the time is over. Oracle decided that they will not be able to make money out of OpenOffice and left it to its destiny. And the destiny is not that unknown… it is the Apache foundation. There are companies that put money and means in the Apache Foundation…. So, please, tell me what the need is to have LibreOffice if not the one of reproducing the battle bewteen KDE and Gnome that prevented innovation to spur on the Linux desktop…..
Apparently, instead than focussing on the real objective (make an free OS alternative to commercial OSes and make a free Office alternative to MS Office), people prefer to split the efforts, concentrate on one camp's best idea instead than on what users will like….. Romans 2000 years ago said "Divide et Impera". Perhaps 2000 years later we still need to prove that this sentence holds true.


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The courtroom went quiet as Judge George Eichwald called for 61-year-old Francisco Saucedo. Saucedo appeared nonchalant, despite the serious charges against him.
According to documents filed by the New Mexico Attorney General's Office, this Rio Rancho grandfather is accused of viewing, sharing and producing child pornography and sexually abusing a young girl.
Last month, investigators raided Saucedo's home and seized several of his electronic devices. They say the devices contained numerous files of child pornography. Saucedo told investigators he did not want those files, but they kept popping up.
Investigators in court Tuesday said that's not how it works.
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Investigators say they also found stories Saucedo apparently wrote, detailing sexual encounters with children and nude pictures of a 7-year-old New Mexico girl. Investigators questioned that girl, who said Saucedo would make her remove her clothes and get into bed with him so he could check her for bugs.
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In the end, Eichwald decided to deny Saucedo bond and keep him in jail until his trial.
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Osaka power base to rise under Toru Hashimoto: anti-Osaka comments?
Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
In an interesting but baffling article by Kevin Rafferty which was published in The Japan Times called "Political Earthquake in Osaka," the focus was on the need to worry about Tokyo. Rather strange because the nation of Japan is not solely based in Tokyo and it is vital that other major areas like Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Yokohama, Kobe, and so forth, focus on restructuring in order to galvanize regional economies.
In the Kansai region you have huge potential when you combine Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama, and other parts of this dynamic part of Japan. This applies to finance, manufacturing, heavy industry, tourism, retail, culture, art, information technology, research and development, and many other important areas. On top of this is the enormous potential of the workforce and the vibrancy and diversity of the entire region.
Osaka is the economic powerhouse and the closeness to Kobe means that collectively you have huge potential to attract internal investments and international finance. Therefore, it is essential that major cities like Osaka "wake up" and move forward by focusing on new dynamics which will not only galvanize Osaka but the entire region.
Kevin Rafferty states that "My worry is that Tokyo, and particularly the political and bureaucratic establishment, does not comprehend the tectonic forces working underground." However, the "my" seems rather powerful but more important why does the author want to maintain the status quo and the language appears to be based on the manipulation of language. This applies to "tectonic forces working underground."
Toru Hashimoto and Osaka leaders have no ill intention towards Japan let alone Tokyo but new dynamics are needed in many parts of this nation. The central forces in Tokyo seem distant and are making it harder for regions to become self-controlling.
Kevin Rafferty clearly enjoys using emotional language given the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. However, maybe he isn't aware that other prefectures were used in order to feed Tokyo and this is part of the problem with Fukushima. This applies to a distant powerbase which utilizes the resources, environment, workforce, and so forth, of smaller prefectures. Therefore, while TEPCO, which is based in Tokyo, plans to add more radiation to the sea in Fukushima little attention is being given to local fisherman and the fisheries sector in areas hit by the ongoing crisis.
Of course it isn't only Tokyo which does this because the cold facts are that many major cities utilize smaller regions in a host of nations because smaller regions need fresh capital. However, unlike Germany, for example, Japan is heavily focused on Tokyo and political elites often ignore other parts of Japan.
Many leaders in Okinawa are fed-up with the government of Japan which is based in Tokyo because senior politicians aren't listening to local people. Also, surely it is in the interest of Hokkaido to look into developing special economic zones with other cities outside of Japan like Vladivostok – the same applies to a special tax on the transportation of oil and gas. After all, many regional areas in Japan need to focus on restructuring because Tokyo keeps on growing at the expense of other major cities. Therefore, given the economic malaise of the past few decades and the "political magic roundabout" in Tokyo, whereby political leaders resign regularly, it is difficult to comprehend the positives of the center over the whole of Japan.
Hashimoto understands all this and he also knows the potential of the Kansai area and how regional economic initiatives could galvanize a powerful region in Japan. Also, it is positive that the traditional political establishment was defeated because it needs to wake up from its long slumber. Or maybe Kevin Rafferty prefers the Liberal Democratic Party and Democratic Party of Japan (many leading figures were members of the Liberal Democratic Party) alongside factionalism to maintain inertia?
Rafferty states that "The election was the start, not the end" and that it could "spark a dangerous squabble between the two biggest regions of Japan that could weaken Tokyo's ascendancy and the whole country." Again, note the need to protect Tokyo and why would the rejuvenation of Osaka and the Kansai region threaten the whole country?
This is alarmism to an extreme because Hashimoto wants to see "a new Japan" based on dynamism, economic innovation, attracting new foreign capital, utilizing mega regional zones, and creating a Japan which is focused on its geopolitical reality. At no time does Hashimoto and regional leaders desire to implement policies which are negative for Japan. On the contrary, something needs to change and major cities like Osaka and Nagoya need to find new ways to compete internally and internationally.
The rest of the article is even more confusing by Rafferty because it is tinged with negatives towards Hashimoto but understanding that he also makes sense. However, other striking negatives were given based on anti-Osaka statements or mass generalizations.
For example Rafferty comments that "Local lore has it that a cultured person goes to school in Kyoto, works in Osaka and lives in Kobe, the main city of Hyogo." Rather than focusing on childish comments it is factual that many people work in Tokyo but reside in Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama. It is also factual that many people who work in London reside in Surrey, Kent and other counties.
Also, Rafferty then takes a jibe at Kansai International Airport by stating that "Anyone who has to use expensive, distant Kansai airport with its slow immigration and suspicious customs officials would wish instead that Itami became a second expanding Haneda." Again, this appears rather childish and one of the co-writers of this article must have passed through this airport at least ten times and had no problems whatsoever. More important, immigration officials are individuals irrespective of what nation or city they are based in and the vast majority are positive but some maybe over-zealous in any given airport.
The fact remains that you have approximately 20 million people based in the Kansai region and it makes sense to create a powerful area which can compete internally and internationally. All politicians, like people, will have shortcomings and maybe Hashimoto is or isn't the right person to create a new vibrant engine in Japan – only time will tell.
However, a powerful Osaka metropolis would boost the regional economy and increase the visibility of this city in the international arena. Also, at no time would this endanger "the whole country" even if it would challenge"Tokyo's ascendancy."
In the final paragraph Rafferty comments that "Populist politics would be a dangerous game that Hashimoto might be tempted to play if frustrated. It could unleash a tsunami of popular discontent on Japan's political process." Again, this seems alarmist to an extreme because the leader of Tokyo is a populist who often espouses strong comments. However, local people on the whole appear to support Shintaro Ishihara because he keeps on getting re-elected. Therefore, if Ishihara couldn't threaten the status quo it is abundantly clear that many constraints would be put on Hashimoto.
Overall, Hashimoto and other regional leaders who support him desire to create a new vibrant mega-region which can compete openly against Tokyo and other major cities throughout the world. Therefore, the rise of Hashimoto in Osaka is based on him connecting with the majority of people in this important city. However, the next step will be the hardest and this applies to creating a dynamic Osaka metropolis and a Kansai region which works together in order to create a new powerful engine in Japan.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111207a3.html Article by Kevin Rafferty – The Japan Times
http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/ – Osaka information
http://www.investosaka.jp/en/index.php Invest Osaka
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The massed skiers and snowboarders on nearby slopes do not notice, and most have no idea avalanches like these occur in the mountains around them on an almost daily basis.
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The job requires a highly trained crew with intimate knowledge of the mountains and a dizzying array of tools. From snow gauges and examination kits to blasting gear and dynamite deployed via helicopters, snowmobiles and piste bashers, these guys would make the Mythbusters jealous.
Polar explorer Ben Saunders, who has traveled more solo Arctic miles than any other Briton, joined the avalanche team during his time with Land Rover's Journey of Discovery, an 8,000-mile, 50-day overland expedition through 13 countries from Solihull to Beijing. They're making the trip in the one millionth Land Rover Discovery to raise a million pounds for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. As a man more aware of snow's more treacherous characteristics than most, he took a keen interest in the team's work.
"The biggest snow dangers for me are fast, heavy blizzards that reduce visibility to near zero and sap energy," Saunders says. "What these guys are dealing with is completely different, but it's a vital job and they do it brilliantly."
Christian Cesa, one of the Aosta Valley avalanche team's most experienced members, talked us through how the team identifies avalanche hotspots.
"We check the snow constantly, and we know the area well so we also know where avalanches are most likely to build up," he says. "The biggest risks are usually when a lot of fresh snow dumps on top of a looser layer."
To illustrate this, he digs a couple of meters down into a drift, exposing a section of snow and pointing out three clear layers. On top is the most recent load. Then comes a thin crust, created by a few sunny days and freezing nights coupled with no fresh snow. Beneath that lies a meter or so of very light powder. Put this lot on a steep slope, overload that top layer and you've the perfect recipe for a massive avalanche if left unchecked.
Hotspots can be a daily business depending on weather conditions. Once identified, the team destroys them by provoking a controlled avalanche. When caught in the early stages, the team can predict with pinpoint accuracy how much snow will move and exactly where it will fall. If nature is left to its own devices, the resulting avalanche will be much bigger, as will its potential consequences.
Cesa, like everyone else on his team, also works as a mountain rescuer. He's had to attend the aftermath of several avalanches.
"It's not nice," he says. "The biggest problem for anyone trapped inside is they often can't tell where they are. As rescuers we have to be very careful because someone could be trapped beneath you but able to breathe, and as you don't know they're there you can accidentally move the snow and cover up their air supply."
If you want to head off piste, Cesa has two key pieces of advice.
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Coven, Spital, Ocel win honors for soccer season
Spital, Ocel named All-Americans
Brandeis University men's soccer coach Mike Coven has been selected as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) 2012 New England Division III Coach of the Year.
Coven was named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Coach of the Year for the second time earlier this year. He guided Brandeis to a 16-2-1 record in the regular season, including an 11-0-1 start that helped establish a school-record 17-match unbeaten streak, dating to the end of the 2011 season. Brandeis finished 4-2-1 in the UAA to earn – along with three other schools - a share of the league title for the first time in program history.
The Judges did not capture the Association's automatic berth in the NCAA Division III tournament, but garnered an at-large bid, the team's first since 1985. Coven's squad earned the right to host the first two rounds of the tournament. Brandeis defeated Baruch College, 2-0, in the first round on Nov. 10, and Vassar, 1-0, in the second round on Nov. 11, to advance to the sectionals at Amherst College the next weekend. The Judges fell to sectional champion Williams, 1-0, in the Sweet 16 on Nov. 17, ending their season with an 18-3-1 record.
"This was one of my favorite years of coaching, so I'm thrilled to earn this honor," Coven said. "I was blessed with a great group of seniors and unbelievable fan support that made this season a pleasure."
In his 40th season on the Brandeis sidelines, Coven owns a career record of 460-249-50 for a .639 winning percentage. He ranks eighth among active Division III coaches in career victories and ninth in all-time wins. Coven has guided the Judges to 10 NCAA tournament appearances and three Final Four berths. His team won the 1976 Division III title, and finish in second place in 1984 and third in 1981. Coven has also made 10 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III New England tournament appearances, winning titles in 1994, 2006, 2010 and 2011.
Coven is a native of Brookline, Mass., and 1969 graduate of American International College. He currently resides in Duxbury, Mass.
Brandeis University forward Dara Spital '15 and forward Sam Ocel '13 have been selected as third-team Division III All-Americans by the NSCAA for the Judges' women's and men's programs, respectively.
Spital led the Brandeis women to a 16-5-2 record. The Judges reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III tournament with wins over Union (2-1), Lasell (3-0) and Cortland State (2-1), marking the best season in school history. Spital was the team's leading scorer, with 14 goals and five assists for 33 points. She scored eight game-winning goals this season, tied for fourth in all of Division III. Her game-winners included crucial scores in University Athletic Association (UAA) wins over the University of Rochester on Sept. 29 and New York University on Nov. 3 in Brandeis's first and last league games of the season. Spital also scored both goals in Brandeis's 2-1 victory over SUNY-Cortland in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament.
Previously a first-team All-UAA selection, Spital tied for the league lead with 14 goals and tied for second with 33 points. She helped the Judges to a final ranking of eighth in the NSCAA national Division III poll. Spital is the fifth All-American in Brandeis women's soccer history and second in four years. A transfer from Division I Central Florida, she is the first Brandeis player to be named All-American before her senior season.
Ocel, who was previously named the UAA Player of the Year, helped the Brandeis men to an 18-3-1 record and final ranking of No. 13 by the NSCAA. The Judges qualified for their first NCAA Division III since 1985 and reached the Sweet 16 with wins over Baruch, 2-0, and Vassar, 1-0, before falling to Final Four participant Williams, 1-0, in the sectionals. Ocel accounted for all three Brandeis goals in the post-season including the winner over Vassar with 29.4 seconds left in regulation. He ended up leading the UAA with 34 points and finishing second with 13 goals. Nine of his 13 tallies were game-winners to lead the conference, including three in UAA play.
Ocel ended the 2012 season 15th on Brandeis's career scoring list with 23 goals and 19 assists for 65 points. He is the sixth different Brandeis player to be named All-American by the NSCAA and fifth under head coach Mike Coven, but the program's first All-American since 1996. After missing his sophomore campaign with an injury, Ocel will return in 2013 with an additional year of eligibility.
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What does a landscape contractor do?
Landscape contractors work from outdoor architectural or design plans to build and install hardscaping or softscaping for the client, much as a general contractor uses architectural designs to build a house. Landscape contractors are experts in soil drainage, grading, hardscaping (installing concrete paths and retaining wall, building ponds, etc.), and planting. They have heavy equipment such as excavators and tractors to prepare the land as needed.
Some landscape contractors are also landscape architects or landscape designers. The titles can be compared with those in home construction: A building or landscape architect must earn a specialized architecture degree and pass an exam to have a license. A designer — whether an interior designer or a landscape designer — does not usually require a license to work. Landscape contractors are not required by law to work from plans designed by a landscape architect, so you may work directly with the landscape contractor to specify the work you'd like done. The national average cost for large-scale landscaping projects is $10,160. Pricing can vary greatly depending on the project scope, materials and design.
How do you find a good landscape architect?
Hiring a landscape architect is an investment in your home. Landscaping can reduce water bills, improve your home resale value, add to your daily living experience and significantly boost curb appeal. A landscape architect will draw the designs for your new landscape; you'll want to hire a landscape contractor to carry out the plans. Many companies provide design-build landscaping services, with a company architect creating plans for your vision and the landscape contractor executing the vision. With the proper academic background and licensing, a person can be both landscape architect and landscape contractor. Here are a few tips for finding a great landscape architect:
- Research online portfolios and find several landscape architects whose work interests you.
- Read online reviews of client experiences.
- Research whether the landscape architects you are interested in are currently licensed and in good standing with the licensing board, and check whether any complaints have been issued against them. Each state will have their own searchable database. For example, you can search for California landscape architects via the state's Department of Consumer Affairs.
- Request bids from your selected landscape architects.
- Hire the one you like the most, taking care to have a clearly written contract outlining scope of work.
For more, check out our tips for smart hiring on Thumbtack.
What should you look for when hiring a landscaper?
Landscaping can be costly — though it usually pays off in curb appeal and home resale value — so finding a landscaper who is worth the investment is important. When hiring a landscaper, look for proven success with the type of results you want. For example, if you know you want a drought-tolerant yard, research websites, reviews and portfolios that showcase beautiful drought-tolerant yards that the landscaper has installed. In addition to relevant experience, you'll want to find a landscape contractor who has good client reviews. Good communication skills are another important quality in a landscape contractor, since everything from plant selection to hardscape installation needs to be discussed and agreed upon. A landscape contractor who is reliable, easy to understand and able to listen to what you want will help make the process seamless and enjoyable.


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I documented the process for you so you, too, can have the pleasure of spending hours repairing your woodwork and trim.
It is tedious work. So much so, that Mike and I did the living room, prepped the dining room... and called a painting company the next day to finish. Oops. We really wanted to do it ourselves, but it was just taking us too much time to do it right.
Before we started most of the woodwork looked like the photo above. Ick.
Step 1 : Sponge down all of the woodwork with soap and water.
With the bad comes the good, as do these really pretty glass and brass door knobs.
Back to the woodwork.
Step 2 : Sand the trim. I sanded all of the spots that had dings and chipping paint. Then I wiped it clean with damp rag.
Step 3 : I filled the woodwork that was chipped away with wood filler.
Using a putty knife I filled the spots...
Then used the putty knife to form a new sharp clean edge.
Step 4 : Patch the walls by filling any holes with spackling.
We used this spot light to bring out all of the imperfections so we could repair the walls perfectly... or as perfectly as we could.
Step 5 : Sand. Sand all of the filled walls and trim.
Step 6 : Finally, paint. We rolled first, then trimmed. around the edges.
Paint : Benjamin Moore in Manchester Tan
*You can see my design board (including colors and layout) for this room, here.
As I rolled, Mike used caulk to smoothly seal the seams. We waited for the caulking to dry before I went back and filled in with paint to the trim.
Painted walls! The house is feeling fresher already. The color is a really soft warm grey, creamy color... even though this photo was taken at night in bad lighting. I'll try to get a more accurate photo later this week!
The paint crew started their part of the house (the rest...) today and should finish tomorrow. I'll be traveling the next couple of days, but will follow up with a "before" photo tour of the house.
*You can see my design board (including colors and layout) for this room, here.


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35 medals for Big 10 at 2012 Summer Olympics
Michigan leads way with 12 medals
PARK RIDGE, Ill. — Over 100 former and current Big Ten student-athletes and coaches represented 32 countries in 24 sports at the 2012 Olympic games, winning 35 medals.
Michigan athletes won 12 medals, four of these going to former volunteer assistant coach Michael Phelps. Penn State athletes secured five medals, with Christa Harmotto and Megan Hodge winning silver in women's volleyball, and Natalie Dell involved in Team USA's women's rowing quadruple skulls bronze effort.
Minnesota athletes won four medals, with javelin thrower Barbara Spotßkovß winning gold for the Czech Republic, and Lindsay Whalen contributing to the USA basketball team's gold medal performance.
Nebraska athletes also won four medals, led by gold medalist USA freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs. Northwestern and Purdue athletes claimed three medals each, while Illinois and Indiana athletes each brought home two.


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I'm a hopeless romantic. You know the Jude Law role in The Holiday? That's me. I've cried every single year for over, well, a lot of years, when Dorothy clicks her heels and leaves her friends behind (it just breaks my heart every time). My wife knows to get out the tissues for herself when she hears me start sniffling as I'm always the first one over the edge.
This has extended into all aspects of my life. But one of a thousand examples comes from back in my bachelor days. While working eighty-plus hours a week over seven years, I spent every spare minute and dime, renovating a house to make it perfect for a couple and a kid. I even designed in the dog run and planted the kitchen garden in the most logical order: herbs close, squash beyond the tomatoes, beans down the side. The fact that I was single and completely alone for all of those years because I was a lunatic work-aholic is beside the point.
Years later, through an odd set of circumstances, I revisited the house with my wife and she laughed. She declared how perfectly and exactly it represented me. I'd build the modern version of a romantic, fairy-tale castle rather than finding the partner first.
I thought these emotions and general nature made me uniquely qualified to write romance. Okay, well, I also was wrong about the house coming first.
Romance, both real-life and written, I think is about exploration. It's about learning a thousand lessons in three areas. They are deceptively simple areas, but they shape our entire lives.
To understand what drives a character, what challenges them, what stops their heart cold, and what scares them poopless, I find I have to delve into myself. Is it my upbringing, my beliefs, or my need to relive some piece of the past that has put me here? Why did I (or my character) keep choosing the same type of girlfriend over and over? Or perhaps why did I keep attracting the same kind of women time after time? I took a long time to understand that I was a giver, a nurturer. I do a lot of it by doing those kind of guy things (building houses for one, which I did twice before I learned), but it's still my natural tendency. This drew to me some very wonderful woman, but almost everyone was desperately needy in some way. I kept being drawn to the takers until I finally learned enough about myself to just say, "No." (Something I'm still not very good at.)
In real life, the significant other must face and understand themselves. But as a fiction author, I have to write and develop both halves. This brings on a variation of the questions above with a different twist. Complement or conflict? Exacerbate or soothe? Do the hero and heroine have the same weaknesses? The same buttons? Will they know exactly how to irritate, frustrate, and even hurt each other? Does that mean they'll also know how to calm, soothe, and help each other when it matters?
Or will they, as my wife and I do, have completely different buttons? When one is spiraling downward, the same stimulus shifts the other into step-up-and-take-care-of-it mode. It has made for immense harmony and shockingly little conflict in our married life. Would our life make good fiction? Perhaps not, but it is sure a pleasant way to live.
That's what I think romance is about when all is said and done. Do we do more than just complement each other? Do we do more than "complete each other?" I always used to melt at that line. (Anyone else cry at that scene in Jerry Maguire?) But I think that true romance is more than that. Yes, I think it is about someone who can help us when we're low and cheer us up when we're down. But I think the key is that we raise each other up until we are a better person together than we are when we're on our own. I've learned that when we can each do that for the other, that is romance. That is true love. That is what I strive to capture in each of my books.
Name: Big John Wallace
Rank: Staff Sergeant, Chief Mechanic and Gunner
Mission: To serve and protect his crew and country.
Name: Connie Davis
Rank: Sergeant, Flight Engineer, Mechanical Wizard
Mission: To be the best...and survive.
Two Crack Mechanics, One Impossible Mission…
Being in The Night Stalkers is Connie Davis's way of facing her demons head-on, but mountain-strong John Wallace is a threat on all fronts. Their passion is explosive, but their conflicts are insurmountable. When duty calls them to a mission no one else could survive, they'll fly into the night together—ready or not.
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At-risk children central to church plant's Gospel task
Aiming for 'the good of our city'
WICHITA, Kan. (BP) -- They say it on the Web and they aim to live it out, first in Wichita and ultimately throughout the world.
"The vision of City Life Church is to see the gospel transform everything -- ourselves, our church, our city and the world," the church's website states. It begins in Wichita, where more than 600,000 people live in the metro area. "We believe church-planting can reach the darkest corners of our city for Christ. City Life is committed to ... send out gospel-driven, city-focused people to declare and demonstrate the gospel to the people of our city."
At-risk children are a key part of that commitment, with at least 50 City Life members involved in various aspects of outreach to families in crisis; 15 families are either licensed for foster care or in the process of being licensed.
Whether bringing children from troubled families into their homes or mentoring broken families toward healing, church planter Casey Casamento (@ccasamento) acknowledged it's tough and often messy work.
Some parents want little to do with mentoring. Others struggle to make changes that will lead to their children's return.
"We care for their children, but we also share the love of Christ with their families and extended families," Casamento said. Referencing a 19-year-old man whose child was put into the care of a church family, Casamento said both the man and his mother now attend City Life Church.
"Ultimately, we do this for the sake of the Gospel," said Casamento, a Wichita native. "We exist to bring glory to God and for the good of our city."
Casamento started City Life Church in 2011 after 12 years in youth ministry, the last six in Wichita. His involvement in local community groups opened his eyes to the city's physical and spiritual needs.
"I didn't know what that burden meant back then, but I just knew that I had a huge burden for Wichita," Casamento said. "So when I felt led to plant a church, I knew that it was in this city."
Wichita, which has grown by nearly 12 percent since 2000, isn't hostile to the Gospel. But with more than half of the residents uninvolved in any religious group, Casamento sees a high level of spiritual apathy.
"We have to go to them and build relationships with people in the city," he said. "It takes time to reach someone for Christ. They need to trust you and see that you love them."
In planting the church, Casamento developed a core team with weekly vision meetings and Bible studies. City Life now averages between 400 and 500 in attendance and has baptized 100 in two years.
The church now meets in the historic Orpheum Theater in downtown Wichita. Casamento believes the iconic location has been a draw for people who wouldn't normally attend church. But the church's main focus isn't where it meets but mobilizing members to become missionaries where they live.
"Our vision is for those in our church to understand that we have the Gospel and now we have a responsibility to carry that Gospel out into our city -- to exemplify the Gospel through good deeds, to be -- as it says in Matthew 6 – 'a city on the hill,'" Casamento said. "But it's also to communicate the Gospel, to know that God is leading us and calling us to present His good news to everyone."
That doesn't mean only Wichita, but also globally. Casamento's goal is to involve every church member in an international missions experience every three years. Last year City Life sent teams to China and Haiti.
Casamento returned from a vision trip last May to explore a partnership with the International Mission Board for an unreached people group in East Asia. North American Mission Board scholarship funds pay up to $1,500 for plane tickets for any Send North America Support Network planter and an additional leader to take such trips.
"As we make disciples and assist others in making disciples around the world, our church will develop a disciple-making culture," Casamento said. "We also come back with new eyes and see our city and our neighbors differently. I think it drastically impacts for the better how we live our lives here."
Tobin Perry writes for the North American Mission Board. To get involved in church planting in North America, as a planter or a partner, visit namb.net/mobilize-me. City Life Church's website can be accessed here; the Send North America Support Network here; and information for reaching neglected neighbors, communities and children here.


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The ENCODE Project has this week released the results of its massive foray into exploring the function of the non-protein-coding regions of the human genome. This is a tremendous scientific achievement, and is receiving plenty of well-deserved press coverage; for particularly thorough summaries see Ed Yong's excellent post at Discover and Brendan Maher at Nature.
I'm not going to spend time here recounting the project's scientific merit – suffice it to say that the project's analyses have already improved the way researchers are approaching the analysis of potential disease-causing genetic variants in non-coding regions, and will have an even greater impact over time. Instead, I want to highlight what a tremendous feat of scientific publication the project has achieved.
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Harrison, who was a few weeks shy of his 15th birthday, had known McCartney for about a year. The two were students at the Liverpool Institute and frequently took the same bus to and from school. A friendship blossomed, and the two began jamming together, even after McCartney had moved from Speke to Allerton.
When the Quarry Men – named after the Quarry Bank High School where the band was formed the years earlier – were looking to bring in a third guitarist (they had the idea long before Lynyrd Skynyrd), McCartney suggested his friend. The audition took place, strangely enough, on the top of a double-decker bus. At McCartney's prompt, Harrison took out his guitar and played Bill Justis' R&B instrumental 'Raunchy,' a No. 2 hit on Sun Records in 1957.
Lennon was impressed with the note-perfect rendition. But the 17-year old Lennon, who was already at Liverpool Art College, had reservations about being in a group with such a youngster. As McCartney put it in 'Anthology,' "It seemed an awful lot at the time. If we wanted to do anything grown-up we worried about George looking young. We thought, 'He doesn't shave…can't we get him to look like a grown-up?'"
Typically, Lennon, also in 'Anthology,' put it more bluntly. "George looked even younger than Paul — and Paul looked about 10, with his baby face."
But Harrison's skill was too good to overlook for Lennon who, despite leading a band was still very much a novice on his instrument, "We asked George to join because he knew more chords,' he said. "We got a lot from him. Paul had a friend at school who would discover chords, and these would be passed 'round Liverpool. Every time we learnt a new chord, we'd write a song around it."
Another advantage to having Harrison in the group was that his mother didn't object to the boys coming over and rehearsing. In fact, she welcomed it and would often give the teenagers small glasses of whiskey.
Three of the pieces were now in place. Over the next four years they would try out different names and bandmates, honing their musical and songwriting chops all the while, before the unstoppable force that became known as the Beatles were unleashed upon the world.