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Collingwood cach Nathan Buckley believes the AFL may have to alter its planned cap on rotations if extreme weather conditions continue. Picture: Nicole Garmston Source: Herald Sun
COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley expects the AFL to scale back its planned trial of a cap on interchange rotations if there is a continuation of the hot weather in which the pre-season competition opened.
St Kilda, Adelaide and Port Adelaide players struggled through their triple-header in temperatures as high as 38 degrees at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.
But they were at least able to have six interchange players and make team changes for each of their two mini-matches per side.
In the later rounds, teams will play full-length games, with three interchange players, one substitute and a limit of 20 rotations per quarter, a trial geared towards potentially introducing such a cap in the 2014 season proper.
Buckley, whose Magpies are due to play their first match under the cap against West Coast in Perth on March 3, said while he understood the AFL's desire to trial the cap, introducing it during one of the hottest periods of the year could be problematic.
"We obviously care for the welfare of our players," the Magpies coach told reporters in the Victorian town of Healesville, where the club are holding their community camp.
"It's probably something the AFLPA (players' association) will look pretty strongly at over the next couple of days in particular.
"I can understand the AFL's want to gather information about the cap on rotations and try to make it as realistic as possible with a three and one interchange bench.
"But if we're playing in 35-degree-plus conditions, whether it's Collingwood or any other team, I think there's a duty of care to the playing group to make sure that we shuffle things a little bit to make sure players aren't under undue duress at this stage of the season in particular.
"I'm sure the AFL and (players' association) will come to an arrangement there and I'd be surprised if we didn't see some movement to support the welfare of players."
Buckley said if the AFL did press ahead with the cap in hot weather, the information gathered would barely translate to the regular season anyway.
"If you're taking statistics from a 37, or what was it in Adelaide on the weekend, 38-degree day, with a three-and-one bench and cap of 80 rotations, that's not going to happen very often in June or through the middle of home and away," he said.
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Health fairs are perfect opportunities to learn from various professionals in the medical, health and fitness industries. You are able to talk to one-on-one with a professional or representative who has provided brochures; sample nutritional snacks; give-away items; health services, such as, checking your blood pressure; and other materials and activities to promote the business of living healthy. It is also an opportunity to learn about careers in the health and medical field. Some of the key benefits of attending a health fair are as follows:
When attending a health fair, use your time to collect information that interests you regarding your physical and mental well-being to ensure a better and healthier you. Come join Faithful Fitness for Life at the Fitness and Nutrition Conference, "Taking Charge of Your Temple" at First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Maryland on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 10am-3pm.
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It is so important that we eat right and develop a healthy diet that becomes a part of our lifestyle. Gaining weight is so easy when we make unhealthy choices to eat foods loaded in grease, fat and carbohydrates. Losing weight, however, requires exercise and monitoring what we put into our bodies but what if we were diagnosed with an illness that adds on to the stress of trying to reach our fitness goals. How would you react? Would you give up? Would you become depress? Or would you have a determine mindset to make a change regardless of your situation or the circumstances and walk on faith?
Tiffany Lee is an example of a determine women who walk on faith and made that change for life. Her most important goal was to become as healthy as possible and despite being diagnosis with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). She was not going to let it beat her or keep her from reaching her health and fitness goals.
Lupus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body. Autoimmune means your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body's healthy tissues ("auto" means "self") and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue.
"Doctors wanted to send me to a rehabilitation hospital in order to regain my muscle strength as my muscles atrophied (shrank in size/strength). But being the person I am, I refused and got myself back on my feet and within 2 months I was totally back in the gym and ready to move forward. Through all of my trials and tribulations, I managed to receive my national spinning certification and AFPA (American Fitness Professionals and Associates) personal trainer certification." In my opinion, she gives a victorious, inspirational testimony that I could not wait to share with my readers.
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Did you overindulge at the Thanksgiving dinner table? Are you feeling stuff and sleepy? It's OK. Not all of us can resist the candied yams, macaroni and cheese, gravy over stuffing, biscuits and homemade pies. Thanksgiving dinner is the biggest meal of the holidays. My family is usually nibbling on leftovers and creating several meals from it after the big day that includes turkey sandwiches. But don't feel guilty about it. Instead, let's recover from it by getting back into our normal diet routine. Here are a few tips to do so:
Below are a few websites for additional information on staying healthy for the holidays and several items that we think would be great stocking stuffer for you to get started on your fitness goals.
Happy Holidays from Faithful Fitness for Life.
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When living a healthy lifestyle, one can expect to look good, feel better, have more energy and reduce the risk of health-related diseases. But can healthy living produce long life? According to Bernando LaPallo who recently turned 109 years old, it can. His diet consists of eating primarily raw fruits, veggies and fish. He lives in Mesa, Arizona on his own. He still drives and walks 1.5 miles each day for exercise. Age Less, Live More: Achieving Health and Vitality at 107 and Beyond He tells his story of how he learned the secrets of long life through his father a Brazillian-born doctor and herbalist. His father taught him the "proper nutrition, the wisdom of movement and exercise, and the profound value of faith". LaPallo is an example of how healthy living produces a healthy mind, body and soul.
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Becoming a parent changes your life entirely. You now have a precious little baby that is looking to you to take care of him or her. You begin to provide the love and nurturing that he or she needs to grow up healthy. This father's day, I wanted to post a testimony of how children can motivate and inspire parents to want to live a healthier lifestyle. Will Collins gives his inspirational testimony of how his children provided the encouragement that he needed to lose 200 pounds. He discusses how prayer, scripture and fasting were incorporated into his fitness plan. He says, "Life has so many adventures involved in it. Some referred to as "ups & downs". But if you stay focus and stay the course, you will find your niche and end up doing the things you enjoy the most. You must keep on striving!" And what Will enjoys most is being a father and with his children.
After I read this, I thought it was the perfect testimony for this Father's Day. There are a lot of good fathers who do not get the recognition that they deserve. Society is more focused on the "dead beat" or absentee fathers which you are constantly watching on talk shows. Let's start celebrating the good fathers who can be positive role models for the other fathers to follow. A positve role model of a father in the family will even inspire children in generations to come to want to continue and have this standard of life.
As we go about our busy day working, job hunting, attending classes, studying assignments, taking care of the family or whatever activities that comes with life, we may feel stress, tension and/or anxiety. You just want to escape and find peace of mind and relaxation. In today's economy, you may not have the money to hop on a jet and fly away to an exotic island. But you can close your eyes, take a deep breathe and exhale while imagining that place of leisure.
Deep breathing exercises are relaxation techniques that reduce tension and stress from the body. It helps to clear the mind while improving the physical, mental and spiritual health of the whole person in a matter of seconds. They are easy to do. It just requires finding that calm and quiet place in your home, on the job, in your car or in your thoughts.
Breathing exercises consist of the following:
1. Good Posture. Get a chair with back support to avoid slouching and sit up straight.
2. Take a deep breathe by inhaling completely through your nose. Place your hands on your abdominal area which is just above your waist and feeling your chest inflates as the lungs fill with oxygen.
3. Then, slowly exhale through your mouth as your chest gradually deflates as the oxygen leaves the body.
Breathing is the most vital function of the body. It is automatic. "The primary role of breathing is gas exchange: our cells need oxygen and their waste product, carbon dioxide, needs to be expelled… Many holistic practitioners believe that the breath is the link between the physical body and the ethereal mind, and that spiritual insight is possible through conscious breathing". However, the way that we breathe is controlled by our brain. Shallow breathing is a response to stress or anxiety. Deep breathing exercises assist by balancing oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood signaling the brain and relaxing the mind. They can lower one's blood pressure while reducing the stress level creating a more calming and relaxating state of mind.
Other forms of breathing techniques include:
"When the Breath wanders, the mind is unsteady, but when the Breath is still, so is the mind still." - Hatha Yoga Pradipika
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At the beginning of a new year, many people make resolutions to change or improve something about their self and/or life. Resolutions are those promises that we make to do something different in our life and achieve results. But as the year progress, it becomes harder to stay committed to those promises. We lose focus and forget all about the list of things that we agreed to do. We slip right back into our old habits and give up before we really even started.
Keeping promises require commitment and determination. You must be loyal and honest to your self. You must have a drive inside of you that is so forceful that you do not easily surrender to the challenges that come your way. Here are a few questions you should ask your self when it comes to keeping promises:
1. Do I keep my word? Some people know how to talk a good game. But there is no substance to the words that they speak. It is as though they are letting out a bunch of hot air. As a self check, pay attention to the next time you promise to return a call to see if you actually do it or forget.
2.Am I dependable? Many people offer assistance with good intentions to do it. But some things comes up that may not be preventable or there is a change of heart that is due to a more comfortable situation or a better event. As a self check, pay attention when you offer to do something and then change your mind.
3.Do I make excuses? Excuses are reasons to procrastinate or to put off doing something. They can hinder us from moving forward to reach goals. As a self check, pay attention to when you make an excuse not to do something and note if it actually get completed.
Let this year be a different. We need to start to follow through on the things that we are promising ourselves in just the same way that we would if we were making promises to someone else.
For more information, check out:
Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Make A Commitment To Yourself
By Linda S. Pucci, Ph.D.
How to Keep a Commitment
By Sandra Choukroun
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Healthy living is a life-long journey of emotional, physical
and mental highs and lows. . "Unemployed,
broke, depressed, and basically broken down on my luck. Those days, all I did
was surf the net and waste a lot of valuable time doing nothing." This is the
beginning of Mike Jarrell's amazing fitness journey (http://faithfulfitnessforlife.com/mikej_it.shtml).
He describes the challenges that he faced not only in the
gym but in his life. His story really hit home for me as he explains how he
stayed focus despite everything that was working to distract him. It was his determination and life changing decisions
that turned everything around for him. He
did not let anything or anyone keep him from reaching his aspiration. In fact,
people came into his life providing him the network and support that he needed
to get where he is today. "I give the
gym and my workout routines credit for my change in life. I did work again. I
went back to school and right now have a year left. I am going for sports
management, and hope to one day own my own personal training gym or work with
student athletes. I am currently a certified personal trainer and I enjoy
helping others. I am also purchasing my first home and I have a good job. I am
so much more now than I ever dreamed of being. I am a better person, and I believe
the gym, GOD, and my family and friends have helped me along the way."
When I first read this story, I could not wait to
post it on the site.
I really believe that it is an encouraging testimony that all things are
possible regardless of the circumstances surrounding you. You just need confidence, patience
and most importantly, faith.
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The holiday season affect people in many different ways. Whether it is Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza or just celebrating the New Year, each person embraces the holidays in their own unique way. Some people live for the crowds and rush to shop while others look forward to those moments of being with family and friends. Whatever the case may be, the holidays can affect who we are in body, mind and spirit. This is usually due to the circumstances surrounding our daily environment.
During the holiday season, the fitness routine goes right out the door. People are invited to parties and dinners that involve rich, delicious foods, drinks and desserts. Just one cup of plain egg nog can have 343 calories. When enjoying the holidays, eat and drink in moderation. You should expect to gain a few pounds but don't let it get you down or take you off track of your weight loss goals. Try to schedule some time in the gym to work off those extra pounds and alleviate the stress that some time comes with the holiday weight gain.
It is all about attitude that determines whether the holidays are a sad or joyous occasion. For example, losing a close love one can be depressing and lonely during this time. But it does not have to be. It is all in how you perceive it. Instead of dwelling on the lost, focus on doing a new holiday tradition that celebrates the memory of that person. Some people plan a getaway trip with friends which do not have to be flying to an exotic place. It could be just creating a ski lodge at your house with decorations and treats to create the atmosphere. Others have created virtual holiday gatherings on internet chat rooms to meet new people and share ideas. It is all up to you to determine the state-of-mind that you want to dwell in for the holidays.
And finally, it is all about the spirit of giving and love that makes the holidays special. I have heard some people say that it is becoming a society of "me" and "selfishness". As Michael Jackson puts it, it starts with the man in the mirror. Everyday of the year should be about giving love to one another. Love is a free and easy gift to give some one. It makes such a difference in people lives. It not only affects the person who is receiving the love; but the one who is giving it, too.
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The terms "cold" and "flu" describe illnesses that are caused by many different viruses. However, it is helpful to be able to recognize which type of illness you have so that you will know what to expect and be able to make decisions about whether you need to seek medical care.
Both colds and flus can result in a runny nose, stuffy head, sore throat and fatigue. But there are some readily identifiable ways the illnesses differ. Generally speaking, the common cold has milder symptoms and a quicker recovery period with a low risk of complications. In contrast, the flu tends to make people feel worse, lasts longer and can have life-threatening complications such as pneumonia. Colds tend to peak in intensity on the third day of illness, with recovery in five to seven days. Flu symptoms, conversely, may start with greater intensity and last much longer.
One of the most helpful clues in telling the difference is that if you have a fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, you probably do not have a cold. The presence of a fever does not always mean that you have the flu, but it does make it very unlikely that you have a cold.
The main exception to this rule is that children may run fevers when they have a common cold. It is also important to note that while fever is a very common symptom of the flu, it doesn't happen to everyone. The elderly and those with compromised immune systems in particular may not have a fever when they have the flu.
Unlike the common cold, the flu tends to cause full-body symptoms such as chills and muscle aches. The flu also may cause digestive symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. In contrast, symptoms of the common cold are usually restricted to the head and chest.
Another difference between colds and flus is the type of cough that develops. The common cold tends to cause a wet cough, which may be accompanied by spitting up phlegm. The flu cough tends to be dry, with little or no mucus production.
If you are a healthy teen or adult with a cold or flu, home treatments such as resting and drinking plenty of fluids are probably all you need to make a full recovery. Children younger than two years old, the elderly and adults with chronic health conditions are especially at risk for developing complications from the flu and may require more care. The following are signs that indicate a sick person needs prompt medical attention:
• Difficulty breathing or chest pain
• Blue or purplish discoloration of the lips
• Vomiting with the inability to hold down liquids
• Signs of dehydration: feeling dizzy when standing, being unable to urinate and for infants, crying without shedding tears
• Seizures or uncontrolled convulsions
• Becoming confused or disoriented
There are many things to consider in caring for yourself or family members who have the flu. More information on this topic is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Miranda Marti, ND, LAc naturopathic physician and resident at Bastyr Center for Natural Health, the teaching clinic of Bastyr University. Visit www.bastyrcenter.org for more information or call 206-834-4100 to schedule an appointment.


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M is for the many things she taught us, especially in the kitchen.
For Mother's Day, I'd like to hear from anyone who is a mother or has a mother (and that's just about all of us, isn't it?)
For mothers, is there one thing you wish your children -- adult or otherwise -- knew about cooking and feeding themselves?
And for the rest of you: What's the most important thing your mother taught you about food and cooking?
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Lacking anything more sensible to do, the team at GlazeBros crafted a crude board game with painful consequences, and then tested it out on themselves. Ladies and gentlemen, The Waxing Game, family fun that will leave you hairless.
If the GlazBros think this terrifying tale of hair removal is painful, just wait until they actually start developing body hair. If you applied wax to me, anywhere except my head, you'd come away with enough hair to plush-out a teddy bear, while generating enough tears to require one.
Still, what a lovely idea for a board game. Too bad you can only play it to full effect once every few months.


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- Short-term dryness slowing planting, growth of crops
- Some lingering water deficits
- Pastures or crops not fully recovered
- Some damage to crops, pastures
- Some water shortages developing
- Voluntary water-use restrictions requested
- Crop or pasture loss likely
- Water shortages common
- Water restrictions imposed
- Major crop/pasture losses
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- Exceptional and widespread crop/pasture losses
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The U.S. Drought Monitor started in 2000. Since 2000, the longest duration of drought (D1-D4) in Florida lasted 124 weeks beginning on April 11, 2006 and ending on August 19, 2008. The most intense period of drought occurred the week of February 27, 2001 where D4 affected 39.08% of Florida land.
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Duke becoming key situational lefty for Reds
CINCINNATI -- Early last month, while things were going very well at Triple-A Louisville, veteran lefty Zach Duke opted to exercise an out clause in his contract and was released. Ten days later, he was re-signed by the organization and returned to Louisville.
"I figured, 'What could it hurt to see what was out there?'" Duke said on Monday. "Nothing was out there, and thankfully they brought me back here. It all worked out the way it was supposed to."
Duke, 30, has been a key second lefty situational reliever to complement Manny Parra in the middle-to-late innings. Entering Monday night, he hadn't allowed a run in five appearances since his Aug. 30 call-up, hadn't allowed a hit in his last four games (1 2/3 innings) and stranded all five inherited runners.
All of Duke's last four outings -- against the Cardinals and Dodgers and in the midst of the Reds' heated National League Central division race -- have been for one or two batters. On Thursday, in a 6-2 win over St. Louis, two runners were on with one out when Duke entered and got Carlos Beltran to ground into an inning- and rally-ending double play in the sixth inning.
"I feel great. I'm very thankful for the opportunities I've had and thankful for the results, for sure. Hopefully I continue to get some situations," Duke said. "I'm a free agent at the end of the year. To be able to contribute in a situation like this, it can mean nothing but good things for me in the future."
Duke began the season with the Nationals and was released June 10 after posting an 8.71 ERA in 12 games (including one start) -- with 31 hits allowed and eight walks in 20 2/3 innings. Three days later, he was signed by the Reds and went 2-0 with a 1.30 ERA, 19 hits, five walks and 34 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings in 26 games for Triple-A Louisville.
What helped with his turnaround? Duke believed being used regularly kept him from rusting out.
"I had the mindset I would be pitching every day and be more than likely to get in the game and not go eight or nine days without getting in a game," Duke said. "It's a lot easier to stay sharp when you get in there consistently."


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By TERRY COLLINS, Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO – Officials say a wildfire in a rural part of Northern California's Napa County that has damaged two homes and forced the evacuation of 200 others grew overnight, as crews struggled to get a handle on the flames in the steep terrain.
The fire had burned more than 6 1 / 2 square miles as of Thursday morning and grown 500 acres from the previous day. It remained 30 percent contained.
State fire spokeswoman Alicia Amaro said the fire made short runs uphill during the night.
The steep and rugged terrain has forced crews to build containment lines by hand without the help of bulldozers.
The fire has damaged two homes and seven outbuildings. It is not posing a threat to the region's famous vineyards.


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Zuppardi's Apizza, West Haven CT: The Best Clam Pizza I've Ever Had
"At the bottom of the menu I saw an item that captured my attention: 'Fresh Clam Pizza, market price.'"
Zuppardi's Apizza
179 Union Avenue, West Haven CT 06516; 203-934-1949
Pizza style: New Haven-style pizza
Oven type: Gas-fired
Price: $27 for a medium fresh clam pie
I love fresh clam pizzas. Actually, I should say that I love the idea of a pizza made with freshly shucked clams, freshly grated Romano cheese, fresh garlic, maybe fresh Italian parsley, and a splash of olive oil. The reason almost every clam pie I've had in the last 15 years has fallen short of my considerable expectations is that all fresh clams are not created equal.
The clam pies I've had recently (say, the last five years) at various Frank Pepe's locations in Connecticut and Yonkers, New York, and at Lombardi's in New York City have been dominated by rubbery chunks of fresh clams that taste as if they had come out of one of those white plastic buckets of preshucked clams. These clams, serious eaters, are not a recipe for clam pizza nirvana.
But yesterday, out of nowhere, while driving back from Boston, I encountered the grand slam of clam pizzas, the best clam pie I've ever had, in a New Haven–area pizzeria that has never been mentioned in the same breadth as Pepe's on Wooster Street, where as far as anyone can discern, the clam pie made with freshly shucked clams was invented way back when by Frank Pepe himself. Where?
At Zuppardi's Apizza my new, no hassle, go-to spot for New Haven apizza. On Sunday afternoon only one other table was occupied when we wandered in around 1:45 p.m. Instead of ordering a pie to go. we sat at a table and actually looked at the laminated Zuppardi's menu.
I knew we had to have a sausage and mozzarella pie, because Zuppardi's house-made sausage is as good as pizzeria sausage gets. In the middle of the menu there was a listing for a whole clam pizza. Left unsaid on the menu is that these whole clams are undoubtedly canned. But then at the bottom of the menu I saw an item that definitely captured my attention: "Fresh Clam Pizza, market price."
Now if you've ever been to Zuppardi's, you know that it hardly qualifies as a fancy-pants, market-price kinda place. I called our server over: "Do you have fresh clams in the house," I asked.
"Yes, we do."
I immediately ordered a medium fresh clam pie with grated Romano and no mozzarella.
Then we waited. And we waited some more. And we kept waiting, for a good half hour.
What gives? We had the dining room to ourselves. I was just about to ask about the whereabouts of our pizzas when they arrived at the table.
The sausage pie was killer, as expected.
The fresh clam pie was even better. The clams were tender, briny, perfect, barely heated through, and their clam liqueur leaked or ran out in every direction. The crust was crunchy, thick enough. This was clam pie prepared by the clam-pizza gods. This was first ballot pizza hall of fame pizza.
Each slice was better than the last.
When we were sated, or should I say when we just couldn't eat any more, although we wanted to, I mentioned to one of the young guys behind the counter that the clam pie was amazing because it appeared to be made from freshly shucked clams.
His retort, "I hope it tastes like freshly shucked clams because that's exactly what was on the pizza. Why do you think it took so long for your clam pie to get to your table? We shucked every one of the clams after you ordered your clam pizza."
A-ha! Good things really do come to those who wait, and that especially applies to fresh clam pizza. Now you know. A great fresh clam pizza will never be fast food, even if there's nobody else in the joint when you order it.
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As you know, the first two rounds of March Madness—well, the first two real rounds—together constitute the best sports event of the year. In 48 games, teams you've maybe only vaguely heard of get their chance to knock off the teams you've heard too much of, and every year you're rewarded with at least a couple "holy shit!" moments. But who are these underdogs? And where do they come from?
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Snapshots from Iceland: Hot Dog from Baejarins Beztu Pylsur
I visited Iceland from April 18 to 24. Although this sparsely populated country may not be known for its cuisine, there was plenty of interesting food to report on. This week I'll share some food-related bits with you.
Unless you're vegetarian, you can't visit Reykjavik without eating at Baejarins Beztu Pylsur, a hot dog stand near flea market Kolaportið that has been open since 1937. It's known for serving the best hot dog in Reykjavik (its name appropriately means, "The best hot dog in town") and for once having served former US president Bill Clinton. It's certainly one of the most accessible eateries for only 250 ISK per dog (and like almost everything else in Iceland, you can pay for it with your credit card).
I was a bit skeptical of the hot dog at first. I mean...it's just a hot dog. What's the big deal? I'm surrounded by hot dogs in New York City and don't particularly love any of them. But Baejarins Beztu Pylsur beat my hometown ones for two of its characteristics: super snappy casing and crunchy fried onions. Crunch and snap—that's what I needed! Other toppings include chopped raw onions, remoulade, ketchup, and mustard, but overall it's the fried onions I remember the most.
There are notched hot dog holders in the eating area by the stand, but you'll only use them for a second or two before downing the hot dog in just a few bites.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday proposed raising billions of dollars to patch up Michigan's ailing roads and bridges by shifting motor fuel taxation from the retail to the wholesale level and boosting vehicle registration fees.
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With studies showing revenues lagging behind Michigan's transportation infrastructure needs, Snyder offered proposals meant to produce $1.2 billion a year for road and bridge repairs, a figure that could rise in subsequent years. Replacing the retail tax on fuels, which has been stuck since 1997 at 19 cents per gallon for gasoline and 15 cents per gallon for diesel fuel, with a wholesale tax would enable revenue to rise with inflation as the cost is passed along to motorists.
Snyder also proposed raising the statewide fee on vehicle registrations and giving local governments the authority to impose further increases for local road and street fixes.
Aides acknowledged it would be difficult to win approval in a legislature where tax-averse Republicans are in the majority, but said the state has no other choice as it seeks to attract new businesses and jobs. Studies show that if nothing is done to generate more funds to fix potholes and repair bridges, 65 percent of Michigan's roads will be in poor condition by 2020, said Bill Rustem, senior policy adviser to the governor.
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REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwired - Oct. 20, 2016) - Viterra Inc. ("Viterra"), today hosted an official grand opening event at its new high throughput grain terminal at Ste. Agathe, Manitoba. Viterra customers, employees and local government officials gathered to commemorate the company's investment in southern Manitoba.
"Viterra has been working side by side with Manitoba farmers for over 100 years, connecting them to markets around the world," said Kyle Jeworski, Viterra's President and CEO. "While we're very proud of our history, we're also firmly focused on the future. Our significant investment in this new grain terminal demonstrates our confidence that southern Manitoba will continue to play an important role in Canadian and global agriculture for many more years to come."
The new facility has 30,000 tonnes of grain storage and a 134 railcar loading capacity, including a loop track with access to CN and BNSF rail lines.
"We're very pleased with this highly efficient facility and what it will mean to farmers, suppliers and other stakeholders in this province and in this community," Jeworski added. "We also recognize that any success we have as a company is directly attributed to our customers, who choose to trust us, to support us, and to provide us with the quality products we need to meet our end users' expectations worldwide."
About Viterra
Viterra is Canada's grain industry leader, supported by the expertise of its people, a superior network of assets, and unrivalled connections to world markets. Headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan, our commitment to agriculture goes back over 100 years, partnering with farmers to market and move their crops to areas of need around the world. Our continued focus on operational excellence throughout North America allows us to efficiently handle, process, distribute and transport grains and oilseeds. We provide further value to our partners through a wide variety of contracting and risk management tools to help them realize the full potential of their crops. For more information on Viterra in North America, please visit www.viterra.com. Viterra is part of the Agricultural Business Segment of Glencore.
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By Elizabeth Shean
With the room illuminated only by the glow of the television, I sat on the edge of Mom's bed as she struggled to say what was bothering her. She has experienced problems finding words in the past—a symptom of the dementia—but this time she wrestled with conveying even the basic concept of what she wanted me to do for her. It didn't help that she had awoken abruptly from a sound sleep, even though it was only 8:00 p.m., and likely felt groggy from this sudden arousal.
And so I sat patiently, gazing out the window at the stars beginning to twinkle against the darkening late-summer sky. As Mom's brain betrayed her with its inability to conjure up the right words, her body writhed as if in pain. She clenched her hands into fists, which she raised near her head while she rocked side-to-side to dissipate the tension in her muscles. "It's, uh, just, I want..." her voice drifted off.
"It's all right, Mom," I said in a soothing tone. "We'll get through this. I can't imagine how frustrating this is for you, to not be able to say what it is you're thinking. Let's just sit here for a moment and allow your brain to loosen up."
I took her left hand and brought it to my lap. Slowly I unrolled the fingertips from the palm. I stroked the back of her hand and her forearm until at last her whole body shuddered and relaxed. Tears welled in her eyes.
"I'm sorry I can't tell you what it is I need," she said, the words coming better now. "It is so frustrating. And now I can't even remember why I called you. I've lost it." She began to chuckle at the absurdity of it all.
Still perched on the edge of the bed, I leaned toward her and gathered her into a hug, holding her cheek against my breast like one would comfort a small child. She remained still, all struggle now ceased.
I released Mom from the embrace, and she relaxed against a pile of pillows. "Let's begin with the fundamentals," I said in quiet tones as I ran through a mental checklist. "Would you like some water? Some coffee? Do you want me to change the channel for you? Do you need help to the bathroom?"
At each question, Mom shook her head. She pinched her face into a scowl of concentration. "Oh! I remember," she said, her eyes opening widely. "Somehow the TV got turned on while I was sleeping, and it's too loud. I don't know how that happens."
"Isn't that odd?" I replied, not bothering to point out that Mom is the one who turns the TV on at night. She must enjoy falling asleep to its low cacophony because not a night goes by that she doesn't sleep to the sounds of sit-com re-runs or some other late-night TV. But she does not remember this. She believes the TV turns on of its own accord, as if possessed. There is no need to scold her or point out the flaws in her logic.
"I guess we'll never figure out how this happens," I continued, keeping my voice at a murmur in hopes it would lull Mom back into restfulness. "Would you like this turned down, or off altogether?"
Mom thought for a moment. "Leave it on, but turn it down," she said. "I want to watch for a while."
I picked up the remote control from Mom's nightstand and lowered the TV's volume. "Ah, perfect," she said. I could see her sag against the pillows and start to drift off again. "I love you," she added sleepily. "Thank you for rescuing me."
In that moment she looked so small and vulnerable, this strong woman who raised me. I again glanced out the window at the now pitch-colored sky. I felt no urgency to rise and return to the baseball game I'd abandoned in the other room when Mom called out. Instead I reached out my hand to stroke the hair above her forehead, smoothing it with a gentle touch. I will protect you until the day you die, I thought to myself. I love you so much.
So often as a caregiver I feel like an utter failure. I have raised my voice at my mom in anger more times than I'm comfortable admitting. Sometimes when she has expressed concerns about her health I have scoffed at them and dismissed them as hypochondria. Taking care of my mom frequently leaves me feeling like a horrible daughter.
But tonight I came through. Tonight I proved what a loving caregiver I can be. These are the memories I want to cherish. Tonight was not failure. It was the opposite of failure.
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Seton 1, Telemetry Unit, at Lourdes, Ascension, is hiring a Registered Nurse to work full time, 72 hours per pay period with full time benefits.
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The End of Absence:Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection
Michael Harris
Convenient. Invaluable. Efficient. A key ingredient for success. What's not to love about gadgets and wireless communication?
One author makes a case for "Plenty" as an answer to that question in his debut non-fiction book, The End of Absence. A born-and-raised Vancouverite and brand new Torontonian, Michael Harris began questioning our close embrace of digital technology when he began to notice how all-consuming it had become in his own daily routine. With a bit of effort, however, the problem can be remedied.
Q: You state that our rapid movement toward online experience is resulting in a qualitative difference in our lives — and for the worse. Will you explain what you mean?
A: I actually don't believe the technology itself is either good or evil. It's just dangerous. That means we have to become smart about our media diets just like we need to be smart about our food diets. If we don't learn to keep from binging on digital content we lose qualities of absence that are key to a rich interior life: such as reverie, daydreaming, solitude.
Q: In some ways your book is an elegy for what you refer to as your "analog childhood." How do you see previous generations (where TV was watched incessantly, or radio listened to avidly) as somehow preferable to a current one with cellular or Internet technology?
A: Communication technologies — from papyrus to Pinterest — are always working to crowd our lives with content. But I'd argue that the bias has been pushed further than ever before in recent years — we've really lost the ability to experience solitude, for example. Even two minutes in the grocery lineup — a moment that we might daydream in — becomes an opportunity to check email. It's an avalanche, really: when you've got 100 hours of YouTube being uploaded for every minute of "real life," I think we have to admit that something extraordinary and new is taking place.
Q: For your book you include "My Analog August," an account of a period free of cellphones and the Internet. In retrospect, what has been the most useful "lesson" from that experiment?
A: That was a super-hard month, but the biggest lesson, to be honest, came when I went back online. That day I became a total zombie and it resulted in a big fight with my boyfriend. Lesson: I can never stop thinking about what or whom I need to be connecting with.
Q: Granting that technology's place in our lives is here to stay and likely to increase, do you see an attempt at unplugging as either a fruitless or rearguard actions? A disadvantageous one?
A: Not at all. I think we've hit the fast-food stage of online technology and we're going to learn to balance it with moments of solitude. That's my hope anyway. I think the most important step we can take is establishing media studies programs in universities and high schools. My alma mater, the University of British Columbia, is finally launching a media studies program this fall, by the way. Which is awesome.
Q: You recently moved to the fourth largest metropolitan area in North America, which might surprise readers of your book. For those pursuing careers and enjoying city amenities, do you see a possible balance between city-dwelling and finding absence?
A: I think you're right: People who hear about my book sometimes think I'm a Luddite or a hermit. But actually I was drawn to the subject precisely because I'm neither. I'm very tech-happy and very addicted to constant connectivity. That's why I wanted to write the book in the first place. Absence can be found anywhere. We can find it by batch-processing our email instead of replying to every ping from our BlackBerry. Or we can find it by telling our kids that the Internet is closed for Christmas holidays.
Q: "Experiment. Live a little," you write in a concluding chapter. What kinds of experimentation and living do you recommend for those disturbed by the connected lifestyle?
A: Taking an Analogue August isn't a bad way to start — choose a weekend in August and disconnect for 48 hours. (It's much, much harder than you think.) Or try duct-taping one end of an old spiral cord to your iPhone and the other end to your kitchen counter: instant vacation to 1985! The point is that we're running the show, not our gadgets. Every time we use them, we should be making choices. If you feel a sense of anxiety about something as meaningless as checking your Twitter feed, then the ping-ping-pings are winning.
Brett Josef Grubisic's recent publications include This Location of Unknown Possibilities and Blast, Corrupt, Dismantle, Erase: Contemporary North American Dystopian Literature.


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The Abe Yanofsky fonds consists of textual records, photographs, memorabilia, and artifacts that relate to his education, his legal and political careers and his involvement in the world of chess.
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Collection consists of a range of materials collected by Alice Weir's mother. The materials, including photographs, recital programs, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings, document her dancing and teaching careers and serve as a record of Weir's achievements. Collection also contains photographs and programs that document the activities of Weir's dance studio and her students.
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The fonds consists of a small sample of records typically created and administered by an insurance company in the early years of the twentieth century. Of note are copies of the architectural plans for the company's head office in Winnipeg, and a guest book from the November 1, 1957 Open House, complete with photographs of the facility, equipment and staff.
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Collection consists of fire insurance plans for the City of Winnipeg. Fire insurance plans are maps showing, by colours and symbols, detailed information about each building including structure size and shape, construction materials and detailing, number of floors and lot size. Additional information can include street widths, street numbers, property lines and such fire protection facilities as water pipes or mains, fire hydrants and fire alarm boxes. The plans show streets, churches, hotels, industrial, commercial and public buildings. The plans were originally contained in five bound atlases. These have been disassembled to facilitate access. Information is accessed through a map key.
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Winnipeg (Man.). City Clerk's Department. Archives and Records Control Branch
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Collection consists of current and historic material that documents the development of the City of Winnipeg and amalgamated municipalities. It includes hard-to-find published and unpublished reports, many of which did not receive wide distribution.
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Series 84: By-Laws,
Series 41: (Voters Lists) Election Records,
Series 47: Agreements, 1883-1971
Series 48: Advisory and Planning Commission, 1954-1971
Series 49: Public Works, 1933-1968
Series 50: Local Improvements, 1934-1971
Series 51: City Solicitor, 1917-1971
Series 56: Library Board, 1951-1971
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Series 14: Election Records, 1952, 1961-1971, 1974
Series 25: Minutes, 1909-1911, 1921-1971
Series 105: By-laws, 1880-1971
Series 106: Agreements and Early Documents, 1911-1971, 1973
Series 107: Valuation Forms, 1924-1957
Series 108: Subject Files, 1919-1972 (Access Restrictions)
Series 109: Departmental Files, 1943-1972 (Access Restrictions)
Series 110: Local Improvement Files, 1927-1972
Series 111: Municipal Solicitor Files, 1916, 1920-1972 (Access Restrictions)
Series 112: Advisory Planning Commission Files, 1952-1961
Series 113: Parks Board Files, 1949-1973
Series 114: General Correspondence, 1967-1971 (Access Restrictions)
Series 115: General Files, 1913-1968 (Access Restrictions)
Series 116: Financial Records, 1887-1971
Series 117: City Treasurer Files, 1961-1974, 1978 (Access Restrictions)
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JaMarcus Russell is on site and particpating in the Raiders' offseason program, the club confirmed without any other comment.
The Raiders have no plans to make Russell available to the media, so there won't be any opportunity to see if the weight loss alluded to be director of player development Willie Brown is obvious to a casual observer.
Regardless, the Russell story will play out over a protracted period of time and probably won't get really interesting until he is first viewed in public setting during the first open minicamp.


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If emissions don't fall fast enough, climate adaptation will become "virtually impossible", warns the U.N. climate chief
KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The funds available to help poorer countries adapt to the impacts of climate change are "pathetically insufficient", and adaptation efforts risk failing altogether if countries that produce most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions don't agree to "very rapid" cuts, the United Nations' climate chief warned on Wednesday.
Global emissions, which are still growing, need to peak within the next 10 years, with the world rapidly moving to become "carbon neutral" in the second half of the century, said Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The alternative is that "the costs of adaptation will exponentially rise to the point where adaptation is not only extremely difficult but virtually impossible," she said at the close of a week-long conference in Nepal on financing community-based climate adaptation.
The price of that failure could be a surge in poverty, hunger, migration and extreme weather, which would hit those least equipped to cope hardest, experts said.
"It is absolutely urgent we mitigate (climate-changing emissions) rapidly at the same time (as) we invest in adaptation or we are entering a world of much more instability," warned Atiq Rahman, executive director of the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies.
And it is not just the world's poorest who will pay the price, as British families affected by flooding this year have discovered, noted Camilla Toulmin, director of the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
During early spring floods, "we saw the limits of government support" for those hit by climate change impacts, she said. "I hope this direct personal experience stays in people's minds as our government gets stuck into the negotiations" towards a 2015 global agreement to curb climate change, she added.
The gathering in Nepal, which ended Wednesday, produced a Kathmandu Declaration on climate finance for community-based adaptation. It called for half of the money raised to tackle climate change to be spent on adaptation, and half of that in turn to go to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people.
The document, negotiated by many of the 420 participants from 62 countries at the conference, also called for better access to information for communities on how adaptation funding is used, as well as transparency. It urged donors to considering pooling funds to avoid duplication of projects and to ease access to climate finance.
It also emphasised the need for long-term thinking and planning in association with communities to avoid "maladaptation," or projects that don't work effectively in the long term. And it called for adaptation efforts to be carried out "in accordance with the needs and wishes of local communities", particularly women and others who may not have a voice in decision making.
Saleemul Huq, director of the Bangladesh-based International Centre for Climate Change and Development, a senior fellow at IIED and the chief organiser of the conference, urged participants to incorporate the declaration's aims into their work and "do something with it". That led to pledges to have the declaration translated into local languages in India and the Pacific, for instance, and brought before the Green Climate Fund, which is due to start operating this year.
"Our culture, our land and our oceans are too valuable to lose," noted Shirley Laban Tokon of Vanuatu, vowing to translate the document for policy makers and communities back home.
Leela Mani Poudyal, the chief secretary of Nepal, said the recent deaths of 16 Sherpa guides on Mt. Everest, in Nepal's Himalayan region, were one indication of the "heavy" price to come for not doing enough to address climate change.
From worsening landslide risks to problems with food and water security, "the stakes are very high," he said. And he warned that, in parts of the world with high emissions, "those of you enjoying luxury are endangering the lives of the poorest of the poor".
He called for simplifying the often tortuous process of accessing international funds for climate change action, noting that the amounts available now are "barely sufficient".
Figueres also urged that adaptation funding already in the pipeline should be spent "quickly, transparently and effectively" in order to show donors their spending gets results, and to lay the groundwork for much larger contributions.
Major international climate finance vehicles, such as the new Green Climate Fund, "cannot do bigger or better without learning from the experience of the existing funds", she said.
Prakash Man Singh, Nepal's deputy prime minister, called for equally quick and transparent progress at the U.N. climate talks, which are tasked with delivering a new global climate change agreement at the end of 2015.
The world's poor, including those in Nepal, already face growing problems from climate change "and they don't have time to wait for the outcome of U.N. negotiations", he warned.
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This one slipped even below Jim Goldman's rumor radar: The Apple Keynote Beer Goggles. Judging from today's snoringfest, I won't be surprised if they make them obligatory for every event in 2009.
Many people are bashing the Philnote because it was a bore and there were no new new NEW toys. In reality, the keynote wasn't very different from many other that Steve Jobs did in the past. I remember some who were mostly the same: Endless software demonstrations plus a hardware update here or there. In fact, I think there were even worse keynotes, like that time when an endless parade of third-party software directors came on stage to show their support to Mac OS X. It took me several Guinness pints to get over that one.
So given what he had to present today-and I've to say that I love the new iPhoto and iMovie-El Schillerino did quite a good job. But even while he was good, apparently he's not Steve Jobs and people weren't as enthusiastic as when El Esteban is on stage. I don't know what's going to happen when Jobs finally retires from Apple, but maybe the key for success goes through free beer for everyone at the door. And probably free pizza too.
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Twins putting priority on winning in the future
Tough first half has club listening to offers as it looks to stockpile talent
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Twins held steady through the first three months of the season, mostly sitting just below .500, which was better than many projected coming into the season.
They were able to weather a 10-game losing streak in May, but over the last two weeks, the bottom has fallen out for the Twins, who enter the All-Star break having lost 12 of their last 15 games.
The Twins were able to take two out of three against the Yankees in New York to end the first half, but Minnesota still sits 14 games under .500, which sets the club up as sellers yet again in July.
Twins general manager Terry Ryan hasn't been shy about saying he'll listen on offers on any of the club's players because of their recent struggles, as he wants to build a winning roster instead of simply playing better baseball in the second half with the Twins essentially out of the race.
"We're not into respectability -- we're into winning," Ryan said. "If you're just talking about finishing the year on a positive note, I don't think so. We're talking about winning and getting into the postseason. That's more important than trying to polish something up."
Their main problem has been pitching, as their combined 4.43 ERA ranks second to last in the Majors behind the Astros. It's been even worse for the starting pitchers, who have combined for a Major League-worst 5.23 ERA, while the bullpen has held up its end with a respectable 3.18 ERA that ranks tied for eighth in the Majors.
And their offense, which was expected to be their strong suit, hasn't held up its end of the bargain, as the Twins rank 10th in the American League in runs scored, with 379.
"We have not had a run yet where we've really got going offensively and pitching-wise at the same time," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We've had our moments with both, but it just hasn't clicked. We have people. You have it up and down the lineup. We know we can score runs. But we haven't put it together. We haven't really had a run where we've put together five, six, seven runs a game and our pitchers have gone deep into games. It's all about getting a group together and doing the same things."
First-half awards
|MVP: Joe Mauer Mauer is an All-Star for the sixth time and remains one of the game's best catchers.
|Cy Young: Kevin Correia Correia hasn't been an ace but has been the club's most consistent starter.
|Rookie: Oswaldo Arcia Arcia was just optioned to Triple-A but has provided power at the plate.
|Top reliever: Glen Perkins Perkins has emerged as one of the game's best closers and is a first-time All-Star.
The club's recent rut led to speculation about Gardenhire's job status, as a prominent columnist in the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote that it was time for the Twins and Gardenhire to part ways.
But Ryan affirmed that Gardenhire will remain the club's manager -- a position he's held since 2002, which makes him the second-longest tenured skipper in the big leagues behind the Angels' Mike Scioscia.
"There's no validity to it," Ryan said. "He and I are the leadership of this organization, and we take accountability. He is basically in the clubhouse and in the dugout, and I'm in charge of the whole operation, and we both are feeling like we're letting the people down. It's as simple as that."
Gardenhire, though, admitted that the club's recent struggles have weighed on him, but he thinks his club is capable of playing better in the second half.
"I believe we can run off a 10-game winning streak just like we ran off a 10-game losing streak," Gardenhire said. "It would be a lot of fun to turn this thing around and that's what my goal is."
But it could be difficult for the Twins if they decide to be heavy sellers before the July 31 Trade Deadline.
Closer Glen Perkins, who is an All-Star for the first time in his career, is a hot commodity on the trade market, while players such as Justin Morneau, Mike Pelfrey and Kevin Correia could draw interest. Outfielder Josh Willingham could've been a candidate, but he is out until August after having surgery to fix a torn meniscus in his left knee.
But the Twins appear likely to hang onto Perkins. Morneau could be the biggest piece dealt before the Deadline, as he's in the final year of his contract.
Players to watch in second half
|Justin Morneau Will the first baseman finish the season with the Twins or will he be dealt to a contender?
|Kyle Gibson Will the rookie right-hander develop into an effective starter in the second half?
|Aaron Hicks Can Hicks continue to show improvements after his slow start to the season?
"If somebody overwhelms you with something, you've got to listen," Ryan said. "There's no question. You can't just say no."
So for now, the Twins will continue to hope to see improvements from their young players such as Aaron Hicks, Oswaldo Arcia, Brian Dozier, Chris Parmelee, Pedro Florimon and Kyle Gibson in the second half of the year. They even shook up their roster after their last game on Sunday, optioning Parmelee, Arcia and Eduardo Escobar to Triple-A Rochester.
But while the Twins are clearly trying to set up for the future, Gardenhire said it's important for the club to play better baseball than they've been showing in recent weeks.
"I understand the situation having so many kids on the roster, but my job is to win games, and we haven't been able to do that," Gardenhire said. "That's my job, trying to figure it out. As long as they keep me here, that's my job."