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That's what I'd like to know!!! And I think the American people deserve the truth. If David Petraeus is really the "decorated general" and "guy with a wife" he claims to be, then how is it that he wickedly bewitched the Inboxes of not one but TWO busy, high-profile women? Which is it, Petraeus? Are you a family man or a hookerish, jizz-misting snatch-hound? You're going to have to PICK ONE.
Because everyone knows you can't be both. Or, at least, your girlfriends can't.
I've been studiously avoiding the details of this whole Petraeus shit-blizzard, because everything outside of "super effective general resigns over consensual adult sexual relationship" just seems so transparently salacious and petty and irrelevant. I don't GIVE a shit who these women are. They're grown-ups who put their parts (or maybe put their parts) on an important man's parts and rubbed them around and such. Even in a tabloid fodder kind of way, the only "good part" of this scandal is the bumbling shirtless FBI guy*, and, really, I only give that a 6 (okay, 6.5 because HAHAHAHAHAHAHA).
The only things that are actually relevant to the American public are: 1) The fact that Petraeus will not be director of the CIA anymore. 2) The fact that Petraeus may or may not have leaked classified information to a civilian. 3) The fact that our shitty puritanical society allows consensual adult relationships to derail people's careers. That is the extent of the relevance.
But instead, from the first day the scandal broke, the media and the general public have been fixated on one thing: Who are these witchy women with their black-magic crotches? Who is Paula Broadwell and how did she charm the snake out of Petraeus's storied war-pants? (Parselmouth, obv.) What's a "Jill Kelley" and with what confounding charms does she lure travelers through the gates of her Mines of Moria? (Delve too greedily and too deep and you'll awaken an ancient evil!) How can a woman have a regular life as a person and also be such an obvious fornicating slut? How do these women sleep at night knowing they're bringing down our Very Important Menfolk who are just trying to do war without the distraction of vagina-induced accidents? These are the kinds of questions that people are literally asking in public for real.
No one seems interested in the fact that Petraeus voluntarily went ahead and PUT HIS PENIS IN THERE.
Here are some actual points that have been raised in the media lately:
There, neighbors say, Ms. Broadwell is the soccer mom, married to a radiologist, who serves her family dinner by candlelight and walks her two boys to the bus stop every morning before school. She is the nice woman in the two-story brick house who wore a costume to hand out candy on Halloween.
Detractors say that Jill Kelley, 37, is a social climber whose lavish lifestyle is now threatened by millions of dollars in debt and possible foreclosure on her home, and who tried to exploit her connections, perhaps even enlisting Gen. Petraeus in her sister's bitter child custody fight.
"She is an extremely good-looking woman," Robertson said of Broadwell. "She is marathon runner, she'd run Iron Man triathlons, and so she's out running with him, and she's writing a biography. And I think the term is propinquity. And there was a lot of propinquity going on."
Kelley is consistently described as a "socialite," which pretty much means "useless woman with nothing to do." Pat Robertson described Broadwell as "a good-looking lady throwing herself at [Petraeus]." The New York Times sent an intrepid investigator to Charlotte, NC to grill Broadwell's coffee klatch on whether she's really the casserole-slinging twinset-ironing Pollyanna patriot she claims to be.
Discussion of Petraeus, on the other hand, is uniformly dry. (As dry as his dumb wife's frigid vagina, amirite!?!? Because it's clearly also her fault that he strayed.) A quick Google search for "Who is Petraeus?" turns up "The Petraeus Affair: Who is Jill Kelley?" and "Who is Holly Petraeus?" and "Petraeus' biographer Paula Broadwell: Who is she?" and "Petraeus's resignation: Who is Paula Broadwell?" in the top ten results. Mainstream news sources are not feverishly debating Petraeus's moral character (though I did find some weird boo-hoo apologetics over at The Blaze).
No, Petraeus is discussed, largely, as an illustrious military man who made a natural, unfortunate, but anomalous "screw-up":
"He really enjoyed his job at the CIA, it was the best job in the world, as far as he was concerned," Mansoor told CNN's Erin Burnett. "He had a good relationship with the president and national security team, and he threw that all away for…due to a personal failing. He is very, very down right now."
Daw. Poor guy. But he was, it must be emphasized, a totally good dude:
"I want to emphasize that, from my perspective, at least, he has provided this country an extraordinary service," Obama said.
Yes, people do care that he put his dick in something (that's what this whole PR disaster is about), but they care because it has altered his career path—a career path that was arguably integral to the security and trajectory of our country—not because it says anything about him as a person. For Kelley and Broadwell, though, it's an excuse to pore over their personas with a jeweler's loupe, to construct narratives about what "kind" of women they are—as though women aren't capable of being just good gals going through a screw-up.
Via Hanna Rosin at Slate:
The battle over the reputation of Paula Broadwell, who had an affair with General David Petraeus, might as well be taking place on some fifteen-year-old's Facebook page. Each side is painting such an exaggerated portrait of the slut nugget/Florence Nightingale at the center of it that you know you are in the presence of some unreliable narrators. The military men fired the shots over the weekend with their descriptions of Broadwell as a simpering seductress who flashed her bare arms and her 6 minute mile legs at the quivering older man. A "shameless self-promoting prom queen," said one anonymous military source. A wedding crasher who "got her claws into him." One general described her as " seemingly immune to the notion of modesty," referring not to the affair but to the tight shirts she supposedly wore in Afghanistan.
Of course. David Petraeus—four-star general, director of the CIA—is a "quivering older man." One of the world's most powerful military commanders doesn't even have command over his own genitals. Another high-ranking man brought low by a preening, devious woman.
Because sex, in our culture, is always the woman's fault. Women are temptresses and sirens who entice men to their dooms. Men are hapless victims drawn into sticky woman-webs. I mean, check, like, page two of the Bible—we've built our entire goddamn stupid culture around this concept. The modern world goes out of its way to excuse men for any consequence of their sexuality, and to crush and degrade women for ours. We construct torturous narratives to place women at fault in every sexual circumstance—even when the women have been raped. Even when children have been raped. Even though stripping a person of their autonomy is built into the definition of rape. This is the essence of victim-blaming. Well...what were you wearing? Well...you are a socialite. Well, what did you expect him to do? He's only a man, after all.
Hey, everyone? Fuck this shit. I don't know how Broadwell and Kelley (or Petraeus, for that matter!) behave in their personal lives and I don't care. The goofy, juvenile underpinnings of this scandal imply that everyone involved is basically a stock character getting their first character arc on Degrassi. And I don't care if they're boozy socialites or saintly soccer moms or wicked Teen Witches with Zelda Rubenstein-brand dong-magnets shoved up their snatches. All I know is that DAVID PETRAEUS WENT AHEAD AND PUT HIS PENIS IN THERE. So if we're going to be gabbing endlessly about Broadwell's and Kelley's soiled virtue, we should be talking about Petraeus's too.
But wait, that would be ridiculous! YES. YES, IT WOULD. SO SHUT THE FUCK UP.
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The Daily News reports the council approved development of a pocket park on Columbia Street, in the heart of the Main Street district.
A second ordinance approves creation of a development plan, known as a Comprehensive Resiliency Plan.
The council authorized Mayor Charles Mizell to enter into a contract with Dana Brown and Associates to develop the plan, which Council Vice President Doug Ritchie says will include mapping and zoning to guide the city's future development.
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David complains, in great distress, of the number of his enemies, and the reproaches they cast on him, as one forsaken of God, Psalm 3:1, Psalm 3:2; is confident, notwithstanding, that God will be his protector, Psalm 3:3; mentions his prayers and supplications, and how God heard him, Psalm 3:4, Psalm 3:5; derides the impotent malice of has adversaries, and foretells their destruction, Psalm 3:6, Psalm 3:7; and ascribes salvation to God, Psalm 3:8.
This is said to be A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son - See the account, 2 Samuel 15:1 (note), etc. And David is supposed to have composed it when obliged to leave Jerusalem, passing by the mount of Olives, weeping, with his clothes rent, and with dust upon his head. This Psalm is suitable enough to these circumstances; and they mutually cast light on each other. If the inscription be correct, this Psalm is a proof that the Psalms are not placed in any chronological order.
The word Psalm, מזמור (mizmor), comes from זמר (zamar), to cut, whether that means to cut into syllables, for the purpose of its being adapted to musical tones, or whether its being cut on wood, etc., for the direction of the singers; what we would call a Psalm in score. This last opinion, however, seems too technical.
Verse 1
Lord, how are they increased that trouble me? - We are told that the hearts of all Israel went after Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:13; and David is astonished to find such a sudden and general revolt. Not only the common people, but his counsellors also, and many of his chief captains. How publicly does God take vengeance for the sins which David committed so privately! In the horrible rebellion of Absalom we see the adultery of Bath-sheba, and the murder of Uriah. Now the words of Nathan begin to be fulfilled: "The sword shall not depart from thy house."
Verse 2
No help for him in God - These were some of the reproaches of his enemies, Shimei and others: "He is now down, and he shall never be able to rise. God alone can save him from these his enemies; but God has visibly east him off." These reproaches deeply affected his heart; and he mentions them with that note which so frequently occurs in the Psalms, and which occurs here for the first time, סלה (selah). Much has been said on the meaning of this word; and we have nothing but conjecture to guide us. The Septuagint always translate it by Διαψαλμα (diapsalma), "a pause in the Psalm." The Chaldee sometimes translates it by לעלמין (lealmin), "for ever." The rest of the versions leave it unnoticed. It either comes from סל (sal), to raise or elevate, and may denote a particular elevation in the voices of the performers, which is very observable in the Jewish singing to the present day; or it may come from סלה (salah), to strew or spread out, intimating that the subject to which the word is attached should be spread out, meditated on, and attentively considered by the reader. Fenwick, Parkhurst, and Dodd, contend for this meaning; and think "it confirmed by Psalm 9:16, where the word higgaion is put before selah at the end of the verse." Now higgaion certainly signifies meditation, or a fit subject for meditation; and so shows selah to be really a nota bene, attend to or mind this.
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Thou, O Lord art a shield - As a shield covers and defends the body from the strokes of an adversary, so wilt thou cover and defend me from them that rise up against me.
The lifter up of mine head - Thou wilt restore me to the state from which my enemies have cast me down. This is the meaning of the phrase; and this he speaks prophetically. He was satisfied that the deliverance would take place, hence his confidence in prayer; so that we find him, with comparative unconcern, laying himself down in his bed, expecting the sure protection of the Almighty.
Verse 4
I cried unto the Lord with my voice - He was exposed to much danger, and therefore he had need of fervor.
He heard me - Notwithstanding my enemies said, and my friends feared, that there was no help for me in my God; yet he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah: mark this, and take encouragement from it. God never forsakes those who trust in him. He never shuts out the prayer of the distressed.
Verse 5
I laid me down and slept - He who knows that he has God for his Protector may go quietly and confidently to his bed, not fearing the violence of the fire, the edge of the sword, the designs of wicked men, nor the influence of malevolent spirits.
I awaked - Though humanly speaking there was reason to fear I should have been murdered in my bed, as my most confidential servants had been corrupted by my rebellious son; yet God, my shield, protected me. I both slept and awaked; and my life is still whole in me.
Verse 6
I Will not be afraid of ten thousands - Strength and numbers are nothing against the omnipotence of God. He who has made God his refuge certainly has no cause to fear.
Verse 7
Arise, O Lord - Though he knew that God had undertaken his defense, yet he knew that his continued protection depended on his continual prayer and faith. God never ceases to help as long as we pray. When our hands hang down, and we restrain prayer before him, we may then justly fear that our enemies will prevail.
Those blast smitten - That is, Thou wilt smite. He speaks in full confidence of God's interference; and knows as surely that he shall have the victory, as if he had it already. Breaking the jaws and the teeth are expressions which imply, confounding and destroying an adversary; treating him with extreme contempt; using him like a dog, etc.
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Salvation belongeth unto the Lord - It is God alone who saves. He is the fountain whence help and salvation come; and to him alone the praise of all saved souls is due. His blessing is upon his people. Those who are saved from the power and the guilt of sin are his people. His mercy saved them; and it is by his blessing being continually upon them, that they continue to be saved. David adds his selah here also: mark this!
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This broadside invites the "Freeman on the Wakarusa" to attend a meeting to endorse the proceeding of the Big Spring Convention, which was organized by free state supporters as part of the actions leading up to the drafting of the Topeka Constitution. The meeting was to be held at Blanton on September 13, 1855. The document indicated that the "FREE STATE PLATFORM and the Proceedings of the CONVENTION" would be read and that the best "Orators of the Country" would be there.
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I created four 3D lists, and created four ListPlot3D objects(using interpolation to get nice smooth surfaces), and then combine them with Show. Each listplot is a difference color, so I can see very nicely what's going on. When I use the option Viewpoint->Top in Show, I can see which list has the highest value over the unit square. What I would lake is to just export that top view to an EPS file for me to discuss in my paper. The problem is that there are a few artifacts of the view that don't look so nice; Where some of the surfaces cross there are peaks and valleys, so when viewed from the top, the Show object bulges and distorts at the edges that have a bit of slope. Since I've used Viewpoint-Top, I had hoped there would be nothing like that, so that all I would see is the color of the different regions of the unit square, but apparently that doesn't give me a LITERAL top view; it's viewed from some point in 3D space some distance from the object, so even viewing from the top doesn't fully eliminate the third dimension. Is there some other way to either get a more perfect top view, or else another way to color the regions of the cube according to which of these four listsis the maximum? Cheers Dennis


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I found this great kosher recipe for kids on Gourmet Kosher Cooking. Can't wait to feed the little ones and enjoy a romantic night out!
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- 4 boneless, skinless,(organic) chicken cutlets cut into strips
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- ½ ounce (about 7 chips) potato chips (pareve)
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- Prepare a large baking sheet by spraying it with non-stick cooking spray. Whisk egg into a small bowl. Take a chicken skewer and dunk it in the egg, evenly coating the chicken. Gently shake off the excess liquid and then lay chicken skewer in the seasoned crumbs. Rotate the skewer pressing it into the crumbs to evenly coat the entire piece. Place the chicken on the baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the chicken skewers.
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A parallel hookup allows you to get the same 12VDC , but doubles your A/H availability (if you are using two batteries). If two 6 volt (think golf cart) batteries are hooked in series, you get 12VDC and the same A/H
Two (2) 6V batts wired in parallel gets 12V and double or the same Ah as one batt?
Two (2) 6V batts wired in parallel gets 12V and double or the same Ah as one batt?Two 225 Ah batts now get 450Ah if wired parallel?......and 12 V?
marcortez wrote:NO!!! batteries wired in PARALLEL maintain the voltage (in your case 6V.). The capacity (if 225ah) doubles to 450amps/hours available at 6 Volts. If two 6V batteries are wired in SERIES, the voltage adds up ( to 12V in this case). The capacity remains at 225 amp/hours at 12V.
Everything I've read indicates that if you attach your battery leads to a single battery that battery will be overworked relative to the other batteries in parallel or series. See image
I fully believe that to be an urban myth.
I beg to differ. In reading the thread word for word, it appeared to me the OP has 2 6v batteries. But he doesn't confirm that fact. He never says type of batteries he has. Sounds to me like everyone is guessing.I think it's a good time to start again.
OP here....Two 6 volt batteries wired to put out 12volt.I was mistaken to wire in parallel. They should be in series.The original Q was to what terminals on the batteries to connect ring terminals from a portable solar panel/charge controller.I think this has been answered.......
Well that changes everything. You have no choice on where you put the terminals from the charger.... You do have a 12V charger.....right?
So you are OK with knowing where to hook the charger leads?
I beg to differ. It is also said the chain is only as stong as its weakest link. Many places for a weak link to occur in a multiple battery set up. Your scenerio assumes a perfect "chain". Not reality. Too many variables. In reading the thread word for word, it appeared to me the OP has 2 6v batteries. But he doesn't confirm that fact. He never says type of batteries he has. Sounds to me like everyone is guessing.I think it's a good time to start again. Lets find out exactly what the OP has in place (Maybe pics?) and help this poor poster out.
'Myth' until, you know, tests and amperage readings are actually observed. http://www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.htmlI didn't want to continue this argument but, come on, you guys are taking your opinion a bit far; you're misinforming people. The industry disagrees with you.
And furthmore, I quit reading the article when I rechecked their math and found some of his published numbers to be wrong. .00012 (cable resistance for 20cm of cable) AND the additional .0002 (connector resistance) plus another .0002 connector reistance does NOT add up to what he said... .0015 ohms. The actual total resistance for what he is talking about...two connections and one length of cable is.... .00012 + .0002 + .0002 = .00052 not .0015.
Remember though, as I posted above, his resistance numbers didn't add up correctly, which tosses out the validity of what he is saying to a big extent.Here's the part I'm talking about...And honestly, unless he used some sort of highly calibrated and accurate Test instrument similar to the ones we use in our high voltage testing program where I work, his numbers may be flawed also. I have no way of knowing that is the case though. Just one of our contact resistance testers, which tests down to 1/1,000,000 of an ohm, costs well over $20K. That is the type of test equipment that would be required to come up with some of the resistance numbers that he is touting. They may very well have access to that type of equipment, again, I don't know. But what I do know is that his math is flawed in the above quote, so in my book, he has lost some critical reliability with what he states.
This is what I was wanting to do and by no means am I a electrical engineer, who is wise to the ways of volts, amps and watts.My camping will be done out west where there is normally ample hours of sun and 90% of this camping will be done without electrical hookups.I don't have the trailer yet......but close to making a purchase.The trailer "box" is 23 feet on the unit I am considering.My useage would be minimal of 12V power.....I am single with no dogs, cats or any two legged companions.Lighting, water pump, furnace fan if needed, refer electronics, electronic safety devices, OEM AM-FM-DVD player and the TV....along with a 600W inverter to power a laptop computer and various small electronic devices. Not all at one time.I have zero need for a toaster, hair dryer, a Mr. Coffee maker or any other high draw electrical appliances.Currently I camp in a truck slide in camper that has a 100W roof mounted solar panel feeding 2 Exide Edge 12V AGM batts in parallel, and is equipped with a 300W inverter that runs a laptop and a portable radio for hours on end with zero issues.I was planning on getting a 120W GoPower portable solar panel setup to recharge the 2 supplied house batts on the yet to be purchased TT.As an option before taking delivery of this new unit, I can change out the supplied batteries from 2 12V to 2 6V.My tendency is to replace the supplied 12V batts (take off credit) with 2 Trojan T-105 6 volt units and wire in series to take advantage of increased Ah's and reported battery longevity, over 2 12V units.Thank you and all comments welcome.
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So you were flipped off by people on the street and photographed by tourists. Absolutely...pointless.
Brandstalkers? More like time wasters. You owe me 3 minutes and eleven seconds. There need to be a filter for this University/School project crap.
so boooooring.
Please keep quality rolling.
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What whingers...I thought it was random, funny and kept me entertained.. you whingers owe yourselves time for wasting your own time writing such boring wiiiinnnning comments
Cheer the heck up
What art has a point? - I thought that was the point, that there doesnt have to be one...
advertising is art with a point or big idea.....so yea, its pointless.
yeah but why does it have to have a point? - expand your mind man
put the bong down, and pick your sketch book up, maaaaaan.
Hmmm...mockery hey - thats unfortunate and very brave of you - especially on the internet - big man. Shows where you at..
How can you judge another (or anothers work) - are you the centre of the universe where all logic and reason gravitates??
Please tell us all, oh wise one, what is it that you write in your sacret sketch book.
Whats wrong pissy pants, you get a lil butt hurt cuz someone didn't like your idea,and now its time to get back at the people who express their opinions? This stunt needs a big idea, if it doesn't, it has no call to the product, which is the reason your doing it all in the first place, if this was just an expression piece, upload it to YouTube.
Why don't you put an identity to your comments, instead of being this unknown person with a leaky bottom.
AOtW is sometimes the Lions Den, don't throw something here and expect it not to get ripped apart now and then.
I dont mind people critisizing other peoples work..constructively or inconstructively ( it actually humors me)...& what you mentioned in the central part of he comment above is quite valid. So bring on the lions.
But i do think, however, that blaitently ( i know i cant spell) mocking another personally with childish insults (bong reference, 'pissy pants', leaky bottom etc) because they didnt agree with your particular comment is a little weak..
I encourage proffessional opinions and even unproffessional opinions - but calling each other names like your back in the school yard is just a tad immature and uncreative, wouldnt you say Ed??
As for my identity - you dont know me so why do you wanna know? If you can justify your answer il tell you.
I wish there was a mormon jackass hahaha
p.s i enjoyed the mormons none the less....
This sure raised a lot of points of discussion eh?
Mormon jackass. That's a really good one. hahaha


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Wallabies great Michael Lynagh believes it is a "miracle" he survived a stroke last year.
The former Australian five-eighth spent two weeks in hospital in Brisbane after suffering a stroke in April.
"I was very lucky with just about everything that had to go right from the moment it happened," said Lynagh.
"It's just my miracle basically and thank goodness for that."
Lynagh, capped 72 times, played as a centre in the Wallabies Grand Slam side that toured Britain and Ireland in 1984 and, in 1991, by then established as No.10, helped Australia beat hosts England in the World Cup final at Twickenham.
He was Australia's captain when they reached the quarter-finals of the 1995 World Cup in South Africa and then retired from internationals to join English Premiership side Saracens at the start of rugby union's professional era.
Since ending his playing days, Lynagh has enjoyed a successful business career and has become well-known for his work as a television rugby pundit.
But it was during what should have been a relaxing break that Lynagh almost lost his life.
"I'd arrived in Brisbane that day from Singapore, where I had a bit of work to do for three or four days," said Lynagh.
"I'd played golf that day with my father and a couple of friends.
"I'd had a steak and was on my third light beer. One of the guys was telling us funny stories and I laughed, and as I took a sip it went round the wrong way and I choked, and it was quite violent.
"When I stopped that and tried to open my eyes I couldn't see.
"Then I was just trying to get my sight back. I was dizzy, lack of oxygen, that sort of thing.
"Then headaches kicked in quite strongly. I was taken into intensive care and was looked after very well, but I was very, very lucky to be here.
"It was pretty tough but basically my back right artery had split, causing a clot.
Now, though, he is looking forward to the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia in June.
"There's a lot of water to go under the bridge between now and then, obviously, in terms of the Lions, and Australia,'' said Lynagh.
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Salt cod may not be a basic in your home, but in many European homes, it is. It can be tossed into your morning eggs, or mixed with potatoes to make a delicious side dish. It can be stuffed into peppers, or fried into small coquettes as an appetizing starter. It is a luxury here in the states, as it is expensive, and traditionally it is only found on the tables for special occasions. I decided it was time to learn how to make Homemade Salt Cod, and want to share with you how I do it.
Bacalhau (Portuguese), bacalao (Spanish), bakailao (Basque), bacalla (Catalan), and morue (French) are just a few of the many names that salt cod goes by. Whichever name you want to call it, salt cod is all made the same; salt, cod, and time. Traditionally it was left outside to dry in the sun. Modern times have it made with the same ingredients, but the drying process is helped along with refrigeration or dryers. The drying of food preserves it, and the drying of fish gave it an added shelf life of many years. The method was cheap and could be done by the fisherman's family, and the finished product was easy to transport to the neighboring village markets.
My heritage is Basque; unfortunately, I don't remember ever having salt cod on the table. We ate many other things that some would consider "odd" such as tongue, brains, sweetbreads; you get the picture. I have a feeling salt cod was a bit of a luxury for my family. The first time I had salt cod was at a Basque restaurant in the city. I loved it. The salted cod was stuffed in roasted piquillo peppers, which finished with a drizzle of really good olive oil. I adored it, so much that I contacted the restaurant for the recipe; they never gave it to me. It wasn't until I started dating Lenny that I had it again, and this time it was at his family's home during the Christmas holiday. I could not get enough of it. After coming back to San Francisco, I searched for it, but always had a hard time finding any, and when I did, it was very expensive or I did not like the quality. I knew there had to be a way to make it. Then I saw Matt's post about how he made his own salt cod. I was excited and could not wait to try it out on my own.
Don't be intimidated, making salt cod at home is simple. With a little salt and some planning, you can have fresh salt cod on the table in a few days. The hardest part was finding "true cod". I would check with my market, once a week, to see if true cod was in. Never! I did not give up, and finally, it arrived. I had the fishmonger pick out two pounds of pure white, and fleshly cod for this curing project. I did not want thin pieces nor did I want any skin on it. I lined a glass baking dish with kosher salt, and then buried the cod in it; covering the top, and sides until I could not see any fish. Then I put it in the fridge and forgot about it. 48 hours later, I gently rinsed the salt off and dried the salted cod with paper towels. Then I wrapped it in cheesecloth, put it back in the fridge, and forgot about it until it was firm, 7 – 10 days. After the cod is dried, you can use it right away, or freeze it for another time. The finished product cost me about $10 for a pound. It was flaky and very flavorful. I liked having control of the cut of fish, and that it did not have any dark meat, skin, or bones. Just perfectly dried cod.
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Peyton Manning DOES NOT Deserve to be NFL MVP, but Brett Favre Does...January 8, 2010
All this hype about Peyton Manning winning his NFL record fourth MVP, the fact that the Colts would have gone undefeated had he played the last two games, his seven fourth quarter comebacks—ALL of that is overrated.
There are MANY reasons why Peyton Manning should not win MVP again this season, and they each fall into three categories—Statistical, Opposing Teams, and Other Quarterbacks.
Its All About Statistics
For starters, Peyton Manning did not lead the league in any categories this season, as he finished second in completion percentage and touchdowns behind Drew Brees, another MVP candidate, and finished second in yards behind Matt Schaub. He also finished eighth in the league YPA. These are not necessarily bad signs.
However, what makes him undeserving is the fact that he is not even in the top five in QB rating and doesn't even have a rating of 100. Ben Roethlisberger, who didn't even MAKE the Pro Bowl roster, has a higher rating than him.
His 16 interceptions are in the top five in the league, and the only other people who have more than him are Jay Cutler, the three rookie quarterbacks, Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, and Jake Delhomme.
All of these QBs are known as interception machines. To even be close to the same category as them is just poor play.
The Truth About His Opposing Teams
Many people comment on his fourth quarter comebacks constantly, as the Colts won four straight games by a combined 10 points, an NFL record. Let's break down these and the rest of his comeback wins:
Week 2 @ Miami (W 27-23) —Nope, Chad Pennington threw an interception in the end zone as time expired
Week 8 vs. San Fran (W 18-14) —Nope, he didn't even throw the game winning touchdown, it was the running back, and it came with 14 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Looks like his defense comes up big again
Week 9 vs. Houston (W 20-17) —Nope, Kris Brown choked as usual. Yes, Peyton Manning drove them down the field for a winning touchdown, but he didn't even throw it, and if he hadn't made a crucial interception late in the first half, they never would have been in that position to narrowly escape with a close win
Week 10 vs. New England (W 35-34) —Nope, the Patriots just choked by going for it on their own 28-yard-line. When you give the quarterback that two minutes to make a 30 yard drive, of course they'll score. If they don't then they just flat out suck
Week 11 vs. Baltimore (W 17-15) —Nope, the Ravens choked in multiple ways. First of all, his defense came up big with an interception inside their own 20 yard line. Second, they recovered a fumble on a punt return to seal the narrow win. Oh yeah, and Peyton Manning threw two picks that could have easily decided the game with a different outcome.
Week 12 vs. Houston (W 35-27) —I can give him credit for this win, he came up big in the fourth quarter with a drive to take the lead at the beginning. However, he also had help from his defense, who intercepted two passes, one which was returned for a touchdown, and the other which gave them great field position in Houston territory. Manning did throw two interceptions earlier in the game which almost cost them, but I'll still give him credit for bringing the team back from a 17-0 deficit.
Week 15 vs. Jacksonville (W 35-31) —This one is questionable. Manning did throw a touchdown to Reggie Wayne midway through the fourth quarter to give them the lead, but once again, it was his defense that stepped up in the clutch and intercepted David Garrard, who had a great game up to that point.
So basically, five out of Manning's seven "comeback wins" have to do with the other team choking and not Manning's play in the clutch.
No more comments about how Indy's defense sucks. If it did, the Colts would have lost almost all of those games. Instead, they made interceptions. I'm sick of hearing people say that Peyton Manning has no help defensively. The facts say otherwise.
Also, Manning only faced two top 10 defenses all season. He faced Tennessee and Jacksonville twice, which had the 27th and 31st ranked pass defense. That's four easy wins right there. He also faced Arizona, which had the best run defense at the time, meaning he pretty much had to throw, therefore inflating his stats.
So Who Deserves to be NFL MVP?
If you're going to say that a quarterback does not deserve something, you better damn well say who does. This is where Brett Favre comes in.
Favre, who is also a three time MVP winner, had unquestionably the best season of his career. He threw 33 TDs and only seven picks. That's an average of less than one every two games, which is amazing, and is less than half of what Manning threw.
People complain that Favre does not deserve it because he has a large supporting cast. Maybe, but there have been moments in the Vikings season where he has had to come up with big plays.
For example, the last-second touchdown pass against San Francisco in Week Three was probably the most crucial play of the season for the Vikings, as it sent both teams in different directions. If not for that play, the Vikings would have been an up-and-down team, and the 49ers would have probably been contending for a playoff spot.
Instead, it sent the Vikings to a 3-0 start, while the 49ers lost six out of their next 10 games from there. This provided the Vikings the spark they had needed all season, and they rolled to a 10-1 start and eventually, a 12-4 finish and a first round bye in the playoffs.
And who can forget the most memorable Brett Favre moments of the season, where he faced his old team twice? Not only did he win both times, he amazed, as he threw for seven touchdowns and no picks in both of those games.
Finally, Brett Favre appeared to be out of the race with two games to go. But during the last six quarters of the season, he revitalized a Vikings offense that had scored only seven points the previous six quarters and threw six touchdowns and no picks en route to earning the Vikings a first round bye in the playoffs.
So there you have it. Peyton Manning, while good this season, has certainly not been MVP level as people say he has been.
Peyton Manning? This season? Overrated?
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If you're someone who owns and invests in Muni Bonds, you need to read this report! I've been saying for quite some time that bond investors have enjoyed the best of times as rates have moved from historic highs back in 1980 until now, but now that interest rates have reached zero it is time to reevaluate your thinking in terms of these bonds, especially with government spending ramping at the same time that tax revenues are crashing. Remember, Munis have a historically low default rate, but then again, municipalities have NEVER been as saturated with debt as they are now. It is the power of taxation that municipalities possess, but as that power now appears limited, just exactly how do those debt payments get made?
That's a question that Mr. Sheehan, answers in his terrific and insightful report, "Dark Vision – The Coming Collapse of the Muni Bond Market." He is the former director of asset allocation services at John Hancock Financial Services, and the author of an exceedingly well-researched and insightful book just-released by McGraw Hill, "Panderer To Power, The Untold Story Of How Alan Greenspan enriched Wall Street And Left A Legacy Of Recession." Fred also co-authored "Greenspan's Bubbles."
Now, before you dive into this report, keep in mind the bond market updates I've been giving over the past year or so… as equities appear set to begin the next leg down, there could come with it a great opportunity to unload Munis for those who are stuffed with them. So, remember that rising rates are not good for bond prices and that you need to buy bonds when rates are high and about to move lower… you need to sell when rates are low and about to move higher. While I think that rates will stay relatively low for some time to come, the risk is that defaults begin to occur and that drives rates higher.
The loss of confidence I see coming is going to not only hit the dollar, but it could very likely hit municipal debt instruments first. Consider this and Sheehan's report fair warning (reprinted with permission, ht David):
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A busy week kept me from getting in much in the way of working out, but still enjoyed what I did.
Did an easy 1000 yard swim. Very easy like a warm-up. Just wanted to stay loose.
A very active day! Started off this morning with the following swim:
300 easy warm-up
8 x 25 drill on :45 - odds are 3 rt/3 Lt/3 full fly, odd are heads-up free
8 x 25 drill on :45 - odds are 12.5 underwater, 12.5 stroke, evens are double-acting back
8 x 25 drill on :45 - odds are fly AFAP with fins, evens are kick on back
100 easy
1000 yards
Early this afternoon, I took my dog out to the track and we did a 1.5 mile walk/ run as follows:
Walk 400 meters
1600 meters as follows:. Sprint the straights, walk the curves
Walk 400 meters
This evening, I bowled 4 games. Hoping to join a league this summer!
Decided to challenge myself with a good set today. I have been reading up on some various sets by coaches. Apparently, with both swimming and running, interval work involving efforts of 3 to 5 minutes are ideal for snapping your body into shape. So, I gave it a shot today in the below workout.
Reverse 400 I.M. Drill
5 x 300 on 4:30 - odds are kick with fins, evens are swim (no fins)
Kicks are as follows:. 100 dolphin on back, 100 back flutter, 100 dolphin on back
Swims are as follows:. 100 free, 100 back, 100 free
100 easy
2000 easy
On the kicks, I got lots of rest. The swims, however, did not feel so good. I did not get very much rest. I was a little discouraged, but I tried to remind myself that a good bit of my training has been kicking with fins. What could I expect? In any case, I had to start somewhere, so today was the day. Hope to improve on this in the next month.
Instead of my typical kicking with fins workout, I decided to do a little aerobic set without fins during my lunch break swim today. Still have a good bit of way to go on my conditioning, but hoping to start a base now. As I mentioned before, I will have more time this summer when I am off. Anyway, here is the workout from today:
200 easy swim
On the following set, the last 25 of each swim is backstroke. The rest is freestyle.
50 swim on :50
100 swim on 1:40
150 swim on 2:30
200 swim on 3:20
150 swim on 2:30
100 swim on 1:40
50 swim on :50
100 easy
2 x 25 fly with fins (all-out) on :45
50 easy
2 x 25 fly with fins (all-out) on :45
150 easy
1400 yards
The goal to burn some good calories continues. After 3 days of working my legs, I felt a little sore..On Saturday and Sunday, I did a 3 mile run/walk. This morning, I got the following workout in:
3 x 500 kick with fins on 7:30
100 easy
8 x 25 back on :30
4 x 25 fly drill - 3 rt/3 lt/3 full on :30
100 easy
2000 yards
On Wednesday, I walked two miles at lunch. That night, I bowled 5 games.
On Thursday, I did the following workout:
200 easy swim
4 x 25 underwater dolphin kick with fins on :45
4 x 25 back drill - alternate 25 left with 25 right - on :30
4 x 50 back descend on 1:00
4 x 50 dolphin kick with board - no fins - on 1:00
4 x 25 fly drill - 3 rt/3 Lt/ 3 full on :30
100 easy
Total: 1000 yards
Bowled another 4 games that night.
I don't feel like I have gotten in a whole bunch, but even with what little I have done, I feel like I have made progress. One thing is for sure - I feel better in the water than I did a couple of weeks ago.
Friday, February 10
Warm-up: 300 - 100 kick, 100 pull, 100 swim
5 x 100 Free on 2:00 Descend - Get 5 seconds faster with each 100
5 x 100 Dolphin Kick on Back on 2:00 - Get 5 seconds faster with each 100
200 fly drill
100 easy
I was really surprised as did as well as I did on the sets. I used to do these type sets when I was preparing for middle-distance races. On the kick set, I was just a few seconds off where I was 6 years ago.
Tuesday, February 14
4 x 500 kick with fins on 7:30
Odds: Alternate 100 free kick with board and 100 back kick (no board)
Evens: Alternate 100 dolphin kick on back and 100 back kick
100 easy
I am loving working my legs. My approach here is to strengthen my core before I start using my arms more. Unfortunately, during the 6 year break I have taken, I have gained 15 pounds. I want to make my core strong before I place a demand on my shoulders to pull more weight than they are used to. In the process of strengthening my core, I am also hoping I can drop a few pounds. My goal is to add 500 more calories of activity per day while cutting back 250 calories on food. I don't do diets well, so adding more activity and cutting out 250 calories a day seems like a manageable goal.
Since I started working full-time three years ago, I have found it all too easy to avoid working out. I am not a morning workout fan and sometimes have to be in my office by 7 a.m., so mornings typically have been out. I have an hour for lunch, so my excuse has been that I did not have enough time to get in a "real" workout. The end of the day has not been a good time because of typical mom duties and because I sometimes feel like I have been hit by a mack truck. So, my new motto is, "Doing a little is better than doing nothing at all."
I figure I will get in a little bit on the days I work and try to use my days off from work to get in longer or more challenging workouts. I am off during the summer, so hopefully, I can get in shape now and hit it harder this summer. I did not get a chance to blog yesterday, so I will include my workout from yesterday as well as my workout from today.
5 minute spin on stationary bike
3 rounds of the following:
5 push-ups
10 leg-lifts/knee raises in captain's chair
15 bicep curls
15 shoulder raises
600 easy swim with fins
3 x 100 I.M. Drill - 20 seconds rest between each 100
100 easy
Updated February 8th, 2017 at 05:31 PM by elise526
Well, January was not a great month for starting back. First the flu, followed by food poisoning, and then low iron. After going through all of that, it feels wonderful to be back to "normal." I got in a quick swim at lunch today as follows:
300 Warm-up:. 100 swim, 100 kick with fins, 100 pull
6 x 200 on 3:15 - odds are kick on back with fins, evens are free swim with paddles
100 easy
I am wondering if anybody else out there has sat out 6.5 years of Masters swimming. I would love to hear about your early stage workouts and your ideas about getting back in shape.
Got a bad, bad case of food poisoning last week, and so I have not been in the water in a week! I got in today at lunch and took it very easy.
300: 100 swim, 100 kick flutter with fins, 100 free swim with paddles
2 x 300 kick with fins on 5:00
100 easy swim
I know that this is ridiculously short, but I am still very weak. My goal in getting back in shape is to build up my core first. I always had a strong core and strong kick. I believe these both took a big load off my shoulders. Before I start doing too much with the arms, I want to make sure I have that great core strength again.
After several years of being a couch potato, I am now back and trying to remain consistent. My age (50) and my time away from consistent workouts will make this a challenge. I am starting out easy. Below is the workout I did today:
200 Reverse I.M. to warm up
4 x 75 dolphin kick w/ board on 1:30
4 x 75: 12 kicks on side, 3 freestyle strokes, 12 kicks on side on 1:30
4 x 75 6 kicks on side, 3 strokes, 6 kicks on side on 1:30
4 x 75 regular free on 1:30
100 easy
Yesterday, hit the weight room for some core work. First did a 30 minute spin class (I was late.). Then, did the following workout:
2 sets of 10 push-ups with bosu ball
4 sets of 25 sit-ups on incline with 12 lb. medicine ball
2 sets of 20 leg/knee lifts
100 bicycle crunches
Today, meant to have an active rest day, but got in a very small workout while encouraging kids on son's cross country team. It was 100 degrees when practice started. Got in 1/2 mile walk/jog to warm-up and then did 3 x 400 jogs with them, trying to encourage those who were struggling on the second half of a 6 x 400 set. Then did a 1/2 mile cool-down. Despite the heat, everybody was in good spirits after the practice.
Tomorrow, hope to slide into the club pool for a 2,000 meter workout before it opens up for 4th of July activities. Each year our pool has a greased watermelon water polo match on the 4th. Lots of good pizes for team that wins. Always all-men and a real macho kind of contest. About 7 years ago, I snuck in on the contest and those guys didn't know what to do. Rednecks have honor when it comes to women, so I was able to get away with much more than any of them ever could.
If I think about it, I will post a pic tomorrow of the brawl.
Summer training is fun but can be a challenge. Vacation and changes in pool schedule can make it hard to stay on a schedule. The last two weeks have been busy, busy, but got in a few runs, swims, and lifts.
I have gotten started on my high reps/low weights program. Wow! What a whole different workout! It plain old wears me out, but that is a good thing. My weight-lifting guru contact said that 3 sets of 15 was plenty. I had planned to do 5, but he said that many sets was overkill. Today, did the following workout:
Warm-up: 8 minutes on the gauntlet
Bench press: bar x 10, 3 sets of 65 x 15
Lat hi row: 3 sets of 90 x 15
Overhead press w/dumbells: 3 sets of 20 x 15
Lat pull-down: 3 sets of 100 x 15
Leg press: 3 sets of 150 x 15
Leg curl: 3 sets of 20 x 15
Leg/knee lifts: 3 sets of 20
Calf raises: 3 sets of 70 x 15
Cardio workout: spin bike bike for 15 minutes, brisk walk (4.0 mph) for 15 minutes, 10 minutes on gauntlet
Got my run in on Friday evening. Did 3 miles straight running at a 9:16 per mile pace. Followed run with a 15 minute walk.
Saturday morning, got up early and did a swim at the club pool before it opened. Workout was as follows:
300 free
200 dolphin kick with board
300 back
200 breast kick with board
300 free
200 dolphin kick with board
3 x 100 fly - 3 rt/3 lt/3 full
200 breast kick with board
Finished up three weeks of heavy lifting and will now take one week of active rest on the weights to deload. On my next round of weight-lifting, I am going to be doing higher reps and lower reps. I need to debulk a little bit without losing too much strength. I've been on my program for two weeks and have had some modest results but really would like to see a five to eight pound drop. Whether it is muscle weight or fat, I have an ideal weight I race well at and I would really like to get down to that weight.
Upon checking, I have had a 1-2% drop in body fat since starting a couple of weeks ago, but no weight loss. I guess that it is the better way to aim for losing weight - make my body become a better calorie burning machine. Still, I do need to drop pounds and lifting heavy weight probably is not going to make it happen too quickly, so after next week, I think I will go to doing 5 sets of 15. I know it seems like a bunch of volume, but it has worked well before. Also plan to go from 30 minutes on my cardio to 45 minutes.
Yesterday, I actually went up on time on my cardio. Did a 50 minute moderate ride on my road bike averaging just 16.2 nph.
Today, hit the weight heavy for the last time before going into deload. Here is what I did:
Warm-up: 8 minutes on gauntlet, stretching
Bench: bar x 5, 3 sets of 105 x 4
Hi row: 90 x 5, 3 sets of 110 x 8
Military press w/dumbbells: 3 sets of 40 x 8
Lat pull-down with cable: 3 sets of 100 x 6
Hammer curls: 2 sets of 15 x 10
Triceps press: 2 sets of 40 x 10
Squats: bar x 5, 95 x 20
Captain's chair leg raises: 2 sets of 20
Calf raises: 2 sets of 80 x 10
Twist crunches: 2 sets of 25
Cruches with 12 lb med ball: 1 set of 25
Knee raises on bench: 2 sets of 25
Hoping to take a short run in a little bit.
Tuesday, got in a good swim down at the club pool. Love swimming in cool water and the outdoors! So much easier!
Warm-up: 1000 - 200 kick, 200 swim, 200 pull, 200 kick, 200 swim
4 x 50 fly with fins: 25 kick/25 sprint on 1:15
100 easy
4 x 50 back with fins: 25 kick/25 sprint on 1:15
100 easy
4 x 50 free with fins: 25 kick/25 sprint on 1:15
200 easy
Followed by 2 mile run/walk - Alternated 4 minutes run with 1 minute walk
Wednesday - 1.5 mile walk
Thursday - A busy day ahead, so just got in the pool to warm-up basically:
200 kick on side with fins
200 breast pull with fins
4 x 50 fly 3 rt/3lt/3 full
200 back with paddles
4x 50 fly: 3 rt/3 lt/3 full
Updated June 15th, 2012 at 05:56 PM by elise526
Not much time yesterday, but got in an upper body workout:
Warm-up: 5 minutes on treadmill
Bench: bar x 10, 3 sets of 105 x 3
Hi row: 90 x 10, 3 sets of 120 x 5
Military press w/dumbells: 2 sets of 15 x 10
Lat pull-down with cable: 2 sets of 85 x 10
Hammer curls: 2 sets of 15 x 10
Leg/knee lifts: 2 sets of 20
Followed with 1.5 mile walk
Today did another brisk 1.5 walk. Hoping to swim and bike tomorrow.
Hit the weights and did the following:
8 minute warm-up: 4 min. on treadmill, 4 min on rowing machine
Bench press: bar x 10, 70 x 6, 90 x 4, 105 x 2
Hi row: 90 x 5, 3 sets of 110 x 8
Military press: 2 sets of 30 x 10 (used barbells)
Lat pull-down (machine): 90 x 5, 2 sets of 120 x 8
Squats: bar x 10, 1 set of 65 x 20
Leg lifts: 2 sets of 20
Bicycle crunches: 1 set of 100
Prone Back Extension: 2 sets of 10
Followed workout with 30 minutes on gauntlet - Level 11 - Fat Burner.
Updated June 15th, 2012 at 05:59 PM by elise526
Tuesday morning hit the pool for a swim workout and followed it with a spin on the Schwinn Spinner bike. Did a long warm-up as I am not a morning person. Workout went as follows:
100 swim, 100 kick,300 pull
2 x 200 dolphin kick on back with fins
1 x 100 back pull with paddles
4 x 75 with fins on 1:45 - 25 drill/25 kick/25 swim - odds were fly and evens were back
3 x 200 - 100 pull/100 kick - odds were free, #2 was back
100 easy
Followed immediately with 30 min spin on stationary bike. Sweated buckets!
Active rest - walked 1 mile with dog
30 minute sprint run/walk with dog - 2 minute warm-up walk and then alternated 3 minute run with 2 minute walk. Once I had done about a mile, I really pushed it and sprinted the runs. Got 2.5 miles done in 25:17(this includes the 2 minute warm-up walk). Walked another 5 minutes.
Followed run with a 30 minute ride on my bike. Love biking in my neighborhood - very few cars and I know where the dogss are. Did 8.25 miles, averaging 16.3 mph. Average HR was 152.
Updated June 7th, 2012 at 09:50 PM by elise526
I am a day behind on blogging my workouts, so this is actually yesterday's workout. Still following my resistance workout/cardio plan. Hit the weights as follows:
10 minute warm-up on treadmill
Bench: bar x 5, 65 x 5, 2 sets of 95 x 8
Lat hi row: 90 x 5, 2 sets of 110 x 8
Military press: 30 x 5, 2 sets fo 50 x 8
Lat pulldown with cable: 3 sets of 85 x 8
Hammer curls: 2 sets of 12 x 10
Squats: bar x 10, 2 sets of 95 x 8
Captain's Chair knee/leg lifts: 2 sets of 20
Seated calf-raises: 2 sets of 70 x 8
Hit the gauntlet and did 30 minutes of the fat burner workout at level 10. I was pouring sweat by the time I was done. According to the machine, supposedly I burned 380 calories in 30 minutes, but who knows how much I really burned. Guess I should have worn my HR monitor.
More swimming to come. I promise. Have been out of town the last few days taking a personal trainer certification course. I'll know in a couple of months if I passed. Kind of excited to start training people as working out is my passion. I have lots to learn because I am pretty old school on my weight room stuff. Learned a bunch of things with the stability ball - something I have used before but rarely use now. Also, learned a bunch of new exercises to work the core.
Also, I am excited about a plan for my training that a personal trainer came up with. This guy is a guru - has a special ops background and has trained others for the same. Anyway, I have finally come up ith a plan where I can try to lose a few pounds, drop the body fat, yet still stay strong.
First, I've been told I will have to train in the morning to get my metabolism going. Not wild about this as I am not a morning person but it can't hurt, especially since I have hypothyroidism and take my meds in the morning. I wake up with a slow metabolism until the synthroid can get in my blood, so working out in the morning is probably not a bad thing.
Second, I am to follow my resistance workout with 30 minutes of cardio. So I will lift weights first and follow it with a 30 minute workout on the treadmill. Of course, I will warm-up 10 minutes before lifting weights. I am going to treat my swim workous like a resistance workout because I train for power and speed, using fins a good bit. I will follow each swim workout with a 30 minute spin on the bike.
I plan to try this for one month and see how it goes. Before starting my plan last week, I got 2 miles of easy running in on Wednesday, May 30. I officially started my plan on June 1 and did as follows:
10 minute warm-up on gauntlet
Bench press: bar x 5, 65 x 5, 2 sets of 95 x 6
Lat hi row: 90 x 5, 2 sets of 110 x 6
Hammer curls: 2 sets of 12 x 10
Squats: bar x 5, 2 sets of 95 x 8
Seated calf-raise machine: 2 sets of 70 x 8
Captain's chair: 2 sets of 20 bent knee/straight leg raises
30 minute workout on treadmill: 1 mile alternating 2 min walk at 3.5 mph with 1 min run at 7.0 mph, 1 mile alternating 1 min walk at 3.5 mph with 1 min run at 8.0 to 9.0 mph, 5 min. cool-down walk.
Last night, feeling inspired, I did a treadmill workout at the hotel: 5 minute walk, 2 miles alternating 2 minute walk at 3.5 mph with 1 minute run at 8.0 moh, 5 minute walk.
Did lots of exercises at the personal training seminar today, so think I will call it a day.
Looks like tomorrow will be another weights/run day as the weather is supposed to be crappy. Tuesday looks like a good swim/bike day.


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OECD Patent Statistics Manual
Patent data are an outstanding resource for the study of technical change. Alongside other science and technology (S&T) indicators such as R&D expenditure and personnel or innovation-survey data, patent data provide a uniquely detailed source of information on inventive activity and the multiple dimensions of the inventive process (e.g. geographical location, technical and institutional origin, individuals and networks). Furthermore, patent data form a consistent basis for comparisons across time and across countries. Yet such data are complex, and patent-based indicators must be designed and interpreted carefully.
This manual provides guiding principles for the use of patent data in S&T measurement, and recommendations for the compilation and interpretation of patent indicators in this context. It aims to show what patent statistics can be used for, what they cannot be used for, and how to count patents in order to maximise information on S&T activities while minimising statistical noise and biases. Finally, it describes how patent data can be used in the analysis of a wide array of topics related to technical change and patenting activity including industry-science linkages, patenting strategies by companies, internationalisation of research, and indicators on the value of patents.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Objectives and Scope of the Manual
- Chapter 2. Patents as Statistical Indicators of Science and Technology
- Introduction | Legal foundations of patents | Administrative routes for protection | Economic foundations of patents | The information content of patent documents | Patents as statistical indicators of inventive activity | Patent databases | Topics of investigation
- Chapter 3. Patent Systems and Procedures
- Introduction | The core patenting procedure | National and regional procedures | International patent applications
- Chapter 4. Basic Criteria for Compiling Patent-Based Indicators
- Introduction | Reference date | Reference country | PCT applications | Patent families | Normalised country-level patent indicators
- Chapter 5. Classifying Patents by Different Criteria
- Introduction | Technology fields | Industry classification | Regional classification | Institutional sectors | Patents by companies | Patents by inventors
- Chapter 6. The Use and Analysis of Citations in Patents
- Introduction | What are citations? | Uses and applications of citations indicators | Citation practices in patent offices | Citation-based indicators | Non-patent literature | Other indicators based citation categories (EPO and PCT search reports)
- Chapter 7. Indicators of Internationalisation of Science and Technology
- Introduction | Indicators | Ownership and research strategies
- Chapter 8. Indicators of Patent Value
Introduction | Forward citations | Indicators based on procedural information and applicants' behaviour | Other indicators
- Glossary


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To relieve any pain, use an ice pack (or a bag of frozen vegetables wrapped in a towel) on the blister for up to 30 minutes.
To protect the blister and help prevent infection:
cover blisters that are likely to burst with a soft plaster or dressing
wash your hands before touching a burst blister
allow the fluid in a burst blister to drain before covering it with a plaster or dressing
do not burst a blister yourself
do not peel the skin off a burst blister
do not pick at the edges of the remaining skin
do not wear the shoes or use the equipment that caused your blister until it heals
To protect your blister from becoming infected, a pharmacist can recommend a plaster or dressing to cover it while it heals.
A hydrocolloid dressing can help reduce pain and speed up healing.
Don't ignore an infected blister. Without treatment it could lead to a skin or blood infection.
Non-urgent advice: See a GP if:
- a blister is very painful or keeps coming back
- the skin looks infected – it's red, hot and the blister is filled with green or yellow pus
- a blister is in an unusual place – such as your eyelids, mouth or genitals
- several blisters have appeared for no reason
- a blister was caused by a burn or scald, sunburn, or an allergic reaction
Your GP might burst a large or painful blister using a sterilised needle. If your blister is infected, they may prescribe antibiotics.
They can also offer treatment and advice if blisters are caused by a medical condition.
Blisters develop to protect damaged skin and help it heal. They are mostly caused by friction, burns and skin reactions, such as an allergic reaction.
Blood blisters appear when blood vessels in the skin have also been damaged. They are often more painful than a regular blister.
If you regularly get friction blisters:
- wear comfortable, well-fitting shoes
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- dust talcum powder in your socks if you get sweaty feet
- wear protective gloves when you exercise or if you use tools at work
Conditions that can cause blisters
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2 men die trying to save 8-year-old boy in Idaho River
MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO >> Authorities say an 8-year-old boy's dad and his uncle are dead after they jumped into Idaho's Snake River to rescue him after he fell in.
The Elmore County Sheriff's office says the three were fishing Sunday afternoon in southwest Idaho when the men went in after the boy and were swept away by the current.
A 23-year-old man also jumped into the river and was able to rescue the boy.
But witnesses told deputies that the two men both disappeared under the surface before anyone could reach them.
The department says in a release that divers pulled them from the water, but they were pronounced dead.
They were identified as 37-year-old Jose Jorge Barroso-Alfaro and 35-year-old Martin Barroso-Alfaro, both of Mountain Home. The release didn't identify which was the father or provide further details of their relationship.


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Legal Notice NEDC
The fuel consumption and CO2 emissions figures mentioned are determined according to the NEDC homologation regulations (R (EC) No. 715/2007 and R (EC) No. 692/2008, in the versions respectively applicable), which allows comparability with other vehicles. From 1 September 2017, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions values of certain new vehicles are determined using the new World Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), and the relevant values are translated back into NEDC to allow the comparability. Please contact your dealer for the latest information and to check if the values have changed. The values do not take into account in particular use and driving conditions, equipment or options and may vary depending on the format of tires. For more information on official fuel consumption and CO2 emission values, please read the guideline "Guideline for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions of new passenger cars" freely available in all point of sales or at …[example for France : ADEME - Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie (Éditions, 2 square Lafayette, BP 406, F-49004 Angers Cedex 01) ou sur http://www.carlabelling.ademe.fr/.
Legal Notice WLTP
WLTP: World Harmonised Light Vehicule Test Procedure (New and more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions)
More informations at http://wltpfacts.eu
From 1 September 2017, certain new vehicles will be type-approved using the World Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), which is a new, more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. From 1 September 2018 the WLTP will fully replace the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC) which is the current test procedure. Due to more realistic test conditions, the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions measured under the WLTP are in many cases higher compared to those measured under the NEDC.Test results on fuel consumption and CO2 emission values are recorded for different test phases. For vehicles type-approved in accordance with the NEDC, values are provided for 'urban' and 'extra-urban' conditions as well as 'combined' and 'weighted, combined' values. For vehicles type-approved in accordance with the WLTP, values are provided for 'low', 'medium', 'high', and 'extra high' as well as 'combined' and 'weighted, combined' values. In order to ensure comparability at least the 'combined' values of the applicable test method should be made available to consumers.
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