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So I'm a traditionalist. I feel like what has worked effectively for years has proven itself and should be respected. I hate all the constant new gimick fads in lifting - be is supplements, lifts, diets, equipment, etc...
Lately my gym has been taken over by a craze and it is driving me insane. Vibram Five Finger shoes. If you aren't familiar with them, they are a thin rubber sole with sock like material for the upper portion. Each toe has it's own "channel" as well. Think free running.
In my opinion, free running was a lame fad when they first pushed it on us and it's still lame when they try and sell $100 pieces of **** and market it as "better free running". The sad part is, the average bro is biting hook, line, and sinker. I'm talking the guys who only wear sleeveless under armour and curl in the squat rack. The guys that I hear Backstreet Boys playing through their ear buds. The guys that only bench and curl. Those guys. I don't know maybe I need a new gym.
The Vibram website claims:
"1. Strengthens Muscles in the Feet and Lower Legs—Wearing Vibram FiveFingers will stimulate and strengthen muscles in the feet and lower legs, improving general foot health and reducing the risk of injury.
2. Improves Range of Motion in Ankles, Feet and Toes—No longer 'cast' in a shoe, the foot and toes move more naturally.
3. Stimulates Neural Function Important to Balance and Agility—When wearing Vibram FiveFingers, thousands of neurological receptors in the feet send valuable information to the brain, improving balance and agility".
It's all garbage. Impact is bad. Impact over years ruins joints, wears down tendons, causes stress fractures, is hard on archways, and just wears the body down.
There is a reason New Balance, Nike, Adidas, etc have spent untold sums of money on research and a cushioned sole is still the norm.
I made this motivational to appropriately describe how I feel:
I've got a million more pet peeves about fads and what I see at the gym, but before I have an aneurysm thinking about all of them, I want to hear some of yours.


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Last Thursday and Friday, British Prime Minister Cameron and other European leaders met in Brussels to discuss the future of the euro zone but left with no firm solutions on solving the crisis.
Monday, British Prime Minister delivered a report back to the House of Commons today and take questions from members on the outcome of the meeting.
The U-K is not part of the 17-member euro zone, but is part of the 27-member European Union.
Updated: Monday, October 22, 2012 at 4:06pm (ET)
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Bracknell Town rue more dropped points in title race
Published: 15 Feb 2013 10:000 comments
Promotion-chasing Robins threw away the lead in a 1-1 draw at Easington Sports on Saturday, seven days after suffering the same fate at Chinnor.
On that occasion they were pegged back by an 84th-minute equaliser after Martin Bradshaw put them in front.
And this time they were ahead through an own goal only to concede a second-half leveller - also an own goal - again.
At least news that leaders Rayners Lane drew 3-3 at Finchampstead while second-placed Headington Amateurs lost to Woodley Town helped soften the blow for Bracknell, who go to Rayners Lane this Saturday (3pm ko).
However, joint player-boss Danny Oliphant could not hide his frustration: "It was a similar story to Chinnor and we're really disappointed," he admitted.
"We went in front again, had a lot of chances but couldn't get the important second goal. We're just not scoring enough at the moment and we need to improve.
"The performance was better than last week, but we've got to learn to see out games from a winning position."
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Really? Is this the only way to get your name back out there?
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Ngowi, A.B. (MCB University Press, http://www.emerald-library.com, NaN, 2000)[more][less]
Abstract: Total quality management (TQM) as an integrated approach to management that represents a holistic management philosophy, rather than a series of techniques, is embedded with cultural values and assumptions that are consistent with its culture of origin. This study aims to determine the outcome of implementing TQM in a place that does not share its cultural base. A survey of 100 construction firms in Botswana found that, although the values embedded in TQM could be adopted within the organisations into which it is implemented, the cultural context of the greater society resisted some of the values. It was concluded that, for TQM to be successful in a particular cultural setting, it has to take on some of the host cultural values URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/350 Files in this item: 1
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Swatuk, L. A.; Rahm, D. (Elsevier, http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1474706504001834, NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: Botswana is generally regarded as an African success story. Nearly four decades of unabated economic growth, multi-party democracy, conservative decision-making and low-levels of corruption have made Botswana the darling of the international donor community. One consequence of rapid and sustained economic development is that water resources use and demands have risen dramatically in a primarily arid/semi-arid environment. Policy makers recognize that supply is limited and that deliberate steps must be taken to manage demand. To this end, and in line with other members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Botswana devised a National Water Master Plan (NWMP) and undertook a series of institutional and legal reforms throughout the 1990s so as to make water resources use more equitable, efficient and sustainable. In other words, the stated goal is to work toward Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in both policy and practice. However, policy measures have had limited impact on de facto practice. This paper reflects our efforts to understand the disjuncture between policy and practice. The information presented here combines a review of primary and secondary literatures with key informant interviews. It is our view that a number of constraints—cultural, power political, managerial—combine to hinder efforts toward sustainable forms of water resources use. If IWRM is to be realized in the country, these constraints must be overcome. This, however, is no small task. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/405 Files in this item: 1
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Hambira, W.L. (Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/413/description#description, NaN, 2007)[more][less]
Abstract: Natural Resource Accounting (NRA) has become an important environmental/natural resources management tool in recent years. It provides information on stocks of a resource available at a particular point in time and what activities the resource is being used for. The conventional System of National Income Accounts (SNA) normally does not capture the cost of depletion, degradation or pollution of natural resources. This encourages unsustainable use of natural resources since the costs are not reflected when assessing the country's economic performance or development progress. NRA is thus an attempt to integrate environmental issues into the conventional national accounts. The water sector is one sector that could greatly benefit from this natural resource management tool. Botswana has adopted NRA as a natural resource management tool and has so far developed accounts for minerals, livestock and water. The focus of this paper is on Water Accounting (WA) in relation to Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). IWRM is concerned with coordinated development and management of water in order to maximise economic and social welfare without compromising the sustainability of ecosystems. WA helps fill data gaps since it provides the required information for IWRM to be achieved. The aim of this paper therefore is to evaluate the Water Accounts of Botswana Report of 2006 to determine the extent to which it can contribute to integrated water resources management. The paper is based on literature review and the results show that: the available water stocks vary depending on rainfall patterns, well fields are over utilised, there has been growth in consumption, and more than 80% of the waste water produced is not being put to use. These results calls for changes in policies, role of institutions and practices pertaining to water resources management which is what IWRM is all about hence the paper concludes that indeed WA can contribute to the realisation of IWRM. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/283 Files in this item: 1
Ekosse, G.; De Jager, L.; Van den Heever, D.J. (AJOL http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajhs/article/view/30799/23130, NaN, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: This study aimed at establishing occurrences of chest pains and frequent coughing among different classes of residents within Selibe Phikwe, Botswana where there are on going nickel-copper mining and smelting activities. Through the administration of questionnaires and structured question to 600 individuals, 7 health service providers, 200 business enterprises, and 30 educational institutions, attempts were made to establish and verify the existing human health status at Selebi Phikwe by focusing on chest pains and frequent coughing which are considered to be some of the respiratory tract related symptoms of sicknesses and diseases. With the aid of statistical package of social sciences (SPSS), interpreted results from respondents indicated that 33% of the individuals complained of persistent chest pains, and 27% of educational institutions, 45% business enterprises, and all health service providers had learners, workers, and patients who complained of chest pains. Furthermore, 49% of the individuals complained of persistent frequent coughing; and 70% of educational institutions, 45% business interprises, and all health service providers had learners, workers, and patients who complained of frequent coughing. According to study sites, respondents living in sites closest to the mine and smelter/concentrator plant reported a higher incidence of chest pains and frequent coughing, compared to those living in other parts of the study area. Residents associated fumes and dust from mining activities to the frequent coughing and persistent chest pains, which could be symptoms of respiratory tract diseases. This baseline investigation calls for further studies to establish relations of mining activities to human health at Selebi Phikwe. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/379 Files in this item: 1
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Kgathi, D.L.; Kniveton, D.; Ringrose, S.; Turton, A.R.; Vanderpost, C.; Lundqvist, J.; Seely, M. (Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/jhydrol, NaN, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: The Okavango basin comprises the Cuito and Cubango active catchment areas in Angola, in addition to the Kavango's Okavango non-active catchment in northern Namibia and Botswana. The Okavango River water and its ecosystem resources are critically important sources of livelihoods for people in the basin. Pressures from livelihoods and development are already impacting on the environment. These pressures may increase in the future due to the rapid increase in population, the peace process and associated resettlement activities in Angola, and major development initiatives in Botswana and Namibia. For instance, possible future increase in water abstraction from the Okavango River may affect the long-term environmental sustainability of the Okavango Delta by minimizing channel shifting and thereby reducing spatial biodiversity. The paper argues that while conservation of the natural environment is critical, the pressing development needs must be recognized. The reduction of poverty within the basin should be addressed in order to alleviate adverse effects on the environment. The paper recommends that the development of sustainable tourism and community-based natural resource management initiatives may be appropriate strategies for reaching the Millennium Development Goals of poverty alleviation and achievement of environmental sustainability in the Okavango Basin. These initiatives have a comparative advantage in this area as demonstrated by the performance of the existing projects. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/154 Files in this item: 2
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Temtime, Z.T.; Pansiri, J. (Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce (BIAC), May NaN, 2006)[more][less]
Abstract: Although the discovery of diamond has propelled Botswana from one of the poorest countries in 1966 to a middle-income developing nation, the country still faces the problems of economic diversification, employment creation, income generation and poverty alleviation. The main strategy to achieve these goals has been the promotion of entrepreneurship and small business development. In spite of the concerted efforts made to promote the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the small business failure is increasing at an alarming rate. This paper investigates the perceived impacts of marketing and finance on the development of SMEs in Botswana. 39 marketing and finance related problems were identified, largely from the small business literature, and the respondents were asked to rate the impact of these problems using a five-point scale. Principal component analysis with varimax rotation produced four critical factors (ie marketing actions, customer relationship, investment analysis and working capital management). These factors were also found to have a statistically significant relationship with firm specific demographic variables showing the need for comprehensive and flexible small business assistance programmes. The implications of the findings for policy makers, practitioners and researchers are also presented. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/191 Files in this item: 2
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Nthomang, K. (Cambridge University Press, http://www.cambridge.org/journals/journal_catalogue.asp?mnemonic=MOA, August NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: Colonial processes continue to dominate many Indigenous peoples development programmes in countries around the world. This paper examines some of the underlying factors that contribute to continued failure in the implementation of the Remote Area Development Programme (RADP) in Botswana. It argues that it is not just failed implementation that is the problem, but a more fundamental problem found in its philosophy, which suggests relentless colonialism. This paper is based on the empirical findings of a recent study in one Basarwa settlement in Botswana and draws on the practical experience of the author. Case examples from this study are used to unravel and illustrate embedded colonial practices of the RADP. Recommendations from the findings argue for the development of a decolonising approach of development practice that may respond effectively to problems that result from this relentless colonialism. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/164 Files in this item: 2
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Moleele, N.M.; Mainah, J. (Elsevier http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140196302910992, NaN, 2003)[more][less]
Abstract: The Kalahari ecosystem is characterized by natural resource conflicts and land-use pressure resulting from intensification of human activities. This paper addresses three issues of concern associated with the Kalahari ecosystem resource management: (i) the major land-use/land cover shifts in the Kalahari ecosystem since 1970 and the resulting pattern in vegetation species composition, cover and density; (ii) the possible explanations for the observed shifts; and (iii) the possible resource conflicts likely to arise. Data collection involved the comparison of two sets of panchromatic photographs along two transects (Hukunsti–Ngwatle and Tshane–Tsabong) to study land-use/cover shifts that have occurred in the Kalahari ecosystem between 1971 and 1986. Secondly, the nature of possible conflicts resulting from population pressure and associated patterns of land-use was investigated by making observations on selected environmental variables along a 300km transect with diverse environments comprising different-sized settlements, vegetation communities and land-uses. Land-use/land cover shifts have occurred within the Kalahari ecosystem as evidenced by the two transects analysed in this paper. The main changes are the retreat of grass cover up to 18 kms from settlements and the increase in thorny and non-thorny woody encroachers closer to the settlements. In the Matsheng area, land-use/land cover gradients reflect marked differences in human pressure. For instance, while settlements (kraals/households) and fields around Tshane (smaller and dwindling settlement) have declined to 5% at the 4 km distance in 1986, these landuses account for 22?3% of land cover at 4 km around Hukuntsi (bigger and expanding village). Five major vegetation communities were identified using key plant species during the dry season. However, these communities do not have distinct land-use activities associated with them. Cattle densities were higher in communities found far away from settlements and water points where the grass cover was abundant. Cattle graze far from settlements to obtain quality fodder and trek to the water points around village pans or at cattle posts. There are no definite boundaries between vegetation communities and land-use activities, hence a lot of interaction between activities of these zones depends on the dispersion of resources. Shifts in land-use/cover changes can be accounted for by anthropogenic activities (arable agriculture, livestock grazing and human settlements) enhanced by natural factors like seasonal variations and prolonged droughts of the mid-1980s. It is argued in this paper that potential remedial measures include biosphere conservation areas, resource zoning and resource modeling plans to determine land suitability. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/411 Files in this item: 1
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Temtime, ZT (Botswana Institute of Administration and Commerce (BIAC), November NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: The number of new indigenous business start-ups in Botswana has significantly increased during the past two decades. Unfortunately, the majority of them are not successful. Over 70% of new start-ups fail during their first 18 months. The general failure rate is over 80%, and only less than 2% of small businesses expand their businesses. It is noteworthy that this increased failure rate is substantially greater than the increase in the rate of new business creations. It is therefore essential to study the conditions that account for such a substantial rate of business failure and develop appropriate strategies to overcome the problems. The increasing rate of business failure has seen the emergence of several public policy approaches and assistance programs that attempt to improve the success rate of new businesses. One of the most intriguing of these is the Business Incubation Programmes (BIPs)... The purpose of this paper is to analyse why BIPs are critical for the development of all business and entrepreneurship and to put forward some suggestions on how BIPs can effectively be used for a proactive and sustainable entrepreneurial development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/189 Files in this item: 2
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Abstract: Today's business environment is turbulent and requires firms, small or large, to be proactive and innovative rather than reactive and receptive if they are to survive and grow in it. Strategic awareness is a mental process of continually evaluating organisational and environmental problems and improvement on how they are identified, recognised, influenced and interpreted and consequently used in making managerial decisions. However, due to the apparent lack of resources and expertise, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) put greater emphasis on short-term survival issues that long-term competitiveness and dynamism. This paper develops and examines a conceptual model of SME problem classification for designing meaningful assistance schemes and entrepreneurial development programmes. .. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/190 Files in this item: 2
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Phuthego, T.C.; Chanda, R. (Elsevier http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S014362280300033X, NaN, 2004)[more][less]
Abstract: The advent of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in Botswana in the late 1980s ushered in a new paradigm in natural resource management. The strategy marked a change from state-controlled to community-controlled wildlife management. The expectation is that under community control, local expertise on biodiversity, termed in this paper as traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), plays a significant role that is supposedly facilitated through local institutions and traditional practices. This paper examines the incorporation of TEK in the CBNRM projects in KD 1, which is a controlled-hunting area (CHA) in the north-western part of the Kgalagadi North sub-district, Botswana and illustrates that the projects acknowledge and demonstrate the utility value of TEK in sustainable natural resource management. It concludes that TEK systems and institutions could serve as entry points into sustainable natural resource utilisation and management. This could be achieved through the exploration of cultural practices of the local people and integrating useful aspects into the modern natural resource management expertise. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/418 Files in this item: 1
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Does NCAA March Madness Really Beat the BCS?
Have you ever actually stopped to think about what that playoff would look like, though? Because December Decadence or whatever other focus-grouped marketing term college sports' ranking officials use for it probably won't resemble March Madness in the slightest. Nor should it.
College football fans want a playoff, but automatic bids and big conferences may ruin their big dance. |
Pete Thamel of The New York Times made the format pretty clear a few weeks ago when he revealed that college football's top administrators would likely have the framework for a four-team playoff in place before the start of the 2012 season and would implement it for the first time in 2014. Why four teams? Because an eight-team format would be tough to fit into the academic calendar and the current two-team format isn't cutting it with anybody.
"I expect that there will be a four-team playoff," says Brian Frederick, founder and head of sports fan lobbying group The Sports Fans Coalition. "I think it's critical that proponents of the playoff ramp up their efforts now, because once it becomes locked in with a television contract it will be hard to change."
Back in 2007, a Gallup poll found that 85% of college football fans supported changing to a playoff system. President Barack Obama stated his support for such a system on 60 Minutes after his election in 2008. Most recently, the president told ESPN's Bill Simmons he'd like to see an eight-team playoff but considers four teams "a good place to start."
"Elected officials have more of a responsibility here than they realize or are willing to exert," Frederick says. "People always say that the government should be involved in sports, but that's certainly the case with college athletics where you have state schools and taxpayer-funded institutions making decisions about their future based on college football."
How those four teams are selected is where the process hits a March Madness-style snag. One suggestion being batted around by college football officials is to not select the four top-ranked teams, but to pick the four highest-ranked teams that won their conference championships. That would be great news for a mid-major school such as Boise State, which finished No. 7 in the BCS rankings last year and No. 10 in 2010 and was relegated to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas in both years. Indiana's Butler University could speak volumes about the value of winning a conference tournament after the mid-major rode Horizon League Championship wins to the NCAA final in 2010 and 2011.


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Aesthetic Realism Answer to Racism event celebrates 5th Anniversary
ABOVE PHOTO: Unsung pioneers--(top l-r) Telissa Dowling, Diana Jeffery, Cherre Ogden, Erma Greene, Nathaniel Briggs, Rev. Dr. Henry Davis, Jr., (bottom l-r) Jeanette Lane, Alice Bernstein, Jimmy Richardson, Rabbi Israel Dresner, Gail Huland El.
(Photograph by David Bernstein)
The 5th anniversary performance of "The People of Clarendon County"--A Play by Ossie Davis, & the Answer to Racism! based on the book edited by journalist and Aesthetic Realism Associate Alice Bernstein, took place December 13th in the ballroom of the Somerset Run Clubhouse, sponsored by the Somerset community's Charitable & Cultural Club (C&C).
The large diverse audience of Christians, Muslims, and Jews, black and white, heard what audiences around the country have been hearing: about little known events in the struggle for civil rights, and how this fight is illuminated by the education that explains and can end racism: Aesthetic Realism, founded by the great philosopher Eli Siegel.
In her welcome, Sheila Aronoff told how C&C had heard from her husband about "the very exciting work that Alice and her colleagues are doing to fight racism. He'd seen their program at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn last year and said 'This is a must for C&C'!"
The 1955 play by the revered actor and activist Ossie Davis chronicles the brave black parents in Clarendon County, South Carolina who risked their jobs, homes, and very lives, to fight for decent education for all children. Their lawsuit led to the landmark Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing segregation in public schools. Why was such a fight necessary at all? That question is asked—and answered—in this program!
A gripping performance of Ossie Davis's "The People of Clarendon County" was enacted by Marty Honig from Somerset, as the Narrator; Jeffrey Williams played Rev. Joseph DeLaine, the NAACP leader from Clarendon County; and Allan Michael and Mugga gave powerful portrayals of Mary and William Ragin, parents whose son attended the inferior black school. As an overture, Barbara Klausner of Somerset sang two spirituals evoking the struggle for freedom.
The event concluded with a salute to unsung pioneers of civil rights present in the audience, including Nathaniel Briggs, whose parents' name heads the Clarendon County lawsuit, Briggs v. Elliott, and reform Rabbi Israel Dresner from New Jersey, whose passionate participation in protests with Dr. Martin Luther King in the 1960s (North and South), led to his being known as "the most arrested Rabbi in America." Officials from NAACP branches in Montclair, Jersey City, and Bergen County were acknowledged, as was Rev. Dr. Henry Davis, Jr., president of Greater Red Bank NAACP branch. Originally from Texas, Rev. Davis attended segregated schools there, and has continued to work in behalf of justice all these years.
The audience heard from teacher-educator Dr. Arnold Perey about the success of the Aesthetic Realism Teaching Method. Technical difficulties prevented the showing of a video example of a lesson which educator Monique Michael (born in Haiti) has presented at all previous events. However, the lesson can be read in the book and will soon be available on the Internet, so that everyone can experience this interactive first grade lesson on diversity in birds and in people, which shows why the Aesthetic Realism method brings out every child's true intelligence and ends prejudice in the classroom! To learn more, call (212) 741-8905, or visit the not-for-profit website for the Clarendon County event: www.AllianceOfEthicsAndArt.org
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New Covenant Church of Philadelphia's 'Women of Vision and Virtue' will host their annual Christmas Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, December 14th from 8:30 AM to 12:00 noon on the New Covenant Campus, 7500 Germantown Avenue.
Start off your holiday season on William Allen Plaza on the campus of The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP) with a Tree Lighting and Carol Sing! Join the community on Friday, December 6 at 6 pm at the plaza, next to the Schaeffer-Ashmead chapel...
In the spirit of charitable giving, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated Philadelphia Alumni Chapter will join with Pennsylvania State Sen. LeAnna Washington of the 4th Senatorial District, State Rep. Stephen Kinsey, Philippian Baptist Church, Fresh Grocer, and many others...
Women Against Abuse, Inc., Philadelphia's leading domestic violence agency, is pleased to partner with Toys for Tots for its 2013 Holiday Gift Drive. Each December, the Women Against Abuse emergency safe haven transforms its staff meeting room into a bustling Holiday Gift Shop filled with...
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in collaboration with Chestnut Hill and Penn Medicine will once again conduct the largest screening event for men in the Philadelphia area focused on "Knowing Your Numbers" as it relates to health.
Evelyn Graves Drama Productions opens the Holiday season with the international acclaimed gospel musical by Langston Hughes', Black Nativity. Black Nativity premiered in New York in 1961 with ecstatic reviews and continues to mesmerize audiences today.
Hate is a strong word, so let's just say, when I was in college, I strongly disliked going to the financial aid office in the beginning of the semester. This was always a time when lines would be wrapped around the building and hours were spent waiting.
After we had our first baby in 1999, I vowed that our little girl, Kyla, would be our last. Labor and delivery was grueling and lasted much longer than I had hoped. By the time my doctor said, "Congratulations Mrs. Hobbs. It's a girl!" I literally could not see.


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Josh Cohen and Tyler Kord Opening Hanson Brothers at McCarren Rink
The food at the outdoor winter venue combines elements of No. 7 and Jimmy's Diner.
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The food at the outdoor winter venue combines elements of No. 7 and Jimmy's Diner.
The rib-eye for two costs $95.
The 45-seat bar and restaurant opens tonight.
It's not every day that a "celebrity chef" comes to Morningside Heights.
Cocktails paired with composed crudos, and more, on Court Street.
The fine-dining restaurant is opening in the Hotel Chandler.
Fried wings, griddled Cordon Bleu burgers, and buttered toast.
The izakaya takes some design cues from a 1977 Japanese cult horror movie.
It officially opens on July 15.
Mai tais and patty melts.
Apple Pie Soda Float, for the win.
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The bar is made from old pianos.
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The Morris Grilled Cheese truck team opens a formidable sandwich shop in Prospect Heights.
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Many Bet Online players that follow the NCAA football scene know that teams like to start recruiting earlier, but now it's getting to the point where schools are trying to get recruits to commit before they even get to their sophomore year of high school. The University of Washington watched USC do this a couple of years ago, so now they have decided to throw their name into the ring.
In 2012, the Trojans got a commitment from David Sills, a quarterback and normally, that wouldn't get a rise out of those that use price per head services. But Sills was only 13 years old at the time and that started an entire debate on whether or not kids should be allowed to choose a university that young. The Huskies have followed suit as they picked up a commitment from 14-year-old Tate Martell out of San Diego, and head coach Steve Sarkisian was surely going to get in on this new wave of recruiting. Sarkisian was a longtime coach at USC before taking the head job at Washington and he has to be keeping tabs on what his counterpart, Lane Kiffin, is doing with his recruiting, especially as the Trojans had to get creative because of NCAA violations (which they are free from now, which makes them the football bettingfavorites in the Pac-12). Sarkisian has a great quarterback in Keith Price right now, but it never hurts to look towards the future.
But will kids like Martell and Sills actually suit up for Washington and USC, respectively? Probably not. A lot can happen to a kid between 14 and 18; they meet new friends and want to go to college with them, or they lose the passion for football and want to go somewhere else to pursue a degree. This is all just a publicity stunt for the kids, to try and drum up more interest for them in the next few years. Winning and NCAA football betting (read more on college football betting) odds aren't even a thought when coaches are recruiting kids this earlier, they're just trying to keep their program in the spotlight and Sarkisian knows he has to do that with USC coming back for glory, while Oregon and Stanford are in the running as well. Getting a kid to commit to your program at 14 isn't something you should hang your hat on.
Besides, Martell has a lot of time to change his mind and you know teenagers: he may have already changed it. How many massive decisions like this could you make at 14? This is all a ploy to get other schools looking at him, while Washington is being talked about now as well, but it won't do anything for their sportsbook odds.


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Analysis: Pres. Obama's Syria mission becomes muddier in its explanation to Congress
"I think there's a reasonable argument that the world may be less stable because of this, and that it may not deter another chemical weapons attack," Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told Kerry.
Kerry began his testimony by saying no U.S. warriors would set foot in Syria. But he then sketched a compelling scenario — one in which, he said, "Syria imploded" or chemical weapons might be close to "falling into the hands" of al-Qaida-linked rebels — that might require them to do so. That set off a fusillade of questions from lawmakers about the apparent contradiction, forcing him to backtrack quickly.
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"The equivalent of 20 classrooms-full of children take up smoking every day in the UK," reports The Independent. This disturbing headline comes from estimates of the number of children between the ages of 11 and 15 who start smoking each day. The estimates are based on a major survey of secondary schoolchildren in England.
Approximately 567 out of 6,519 children in this age group were estimated to start smoking each day, which equates to more than 200,000 a year. While this figure is high, the true figures may be higher as children may be reluctant to report their smoking, particularly when at school.
Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths, and the researchers, the media, the British Lung Foundation and Cancer Research UK have all voiced appropriate concerns about the implications of these findings.
Based on this data it would appear that current anti-smoking messages are either not reaching some children, they do not understand them, or they choose to ignore them.
Additional methods recommended by the researchers include banning the sale of flavoured cigarettes (such as menthol), encouraging TV and film-makers not to portray smoking on screen, and the controversial proposal of introducing plain packaging for cigarettes.
If your child smokes
If you find that your child is smoking and has become addicted to the habit, getting angry with them will probably achieve little.
A better option may be to tell them that you will do all you can to support them if they make a determined effort to quit.
You could also get them to read the NHS Choices guide to quitting smoking for under-18s.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by researchers from the NIHR Biomedical Research Unit at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London. These organisations also funded the research.
It was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Thorax. This is an open access journal, so the study is free to read online or download.
The study was well reported across the media. All outlets highlighted the need for smoking in childhood to be addressed. The Independent and the Mail Online both quoted Dr Penny Woods, chief executive of the British Lung Foundation, who said that, "At current rates, half of these children are likely to eventually die as a result of their habit if they continue smoking".
What kind of research was this?
This research was an analysis of data collected in annual cross-sectional surveys assessing smoking levels in secondary school pupils.
National figures are available on levels of smoking, but the researchers wanted to calculate local rates of smoking uptake among children. This information could help local authorities understand the extent of the problem in their area to help them plan resources to tackle the problem.
What did the research involve?
The researchers looked at data from the "Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England" report from 2011 produced by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. This is an annual survey of secondary school pupils in England aged 11 to 15. The survey covered 219 schools and 6,519 children completed the questionnaires.
The researchers compared the rates of smoking in 2011 with the previous year to estimate how many children had taken up smoking over the course of the year.
They then used the proportion of adult smokers in each area of the UK to calculate how the estimated number of new child smokers divided up geographically. They took this approach because the biggest predictor of childhood smoking is reported to be parental smoking. The researchers therefore judged that this approach would be more accurate than just basing calculations on local population size.
Adult rates were taken from the Office for National Statistics Integrated Household Survey (2011/12) and from the Statistics for Wales Welsh Health Survey: smoking (2011).
The results were presented in a "heat map" available online of new child smokers in the UK.
What were the basic results?
Of 3.7 million children aged 11 to 15 across the UK, about 207,000 take up smoking each year. The estimated numbers who start to smoke each day was calculated as:
- 463 in England - around 170,000 per year
- 55 in Scotland - around 20,000 per year
- 30 in Wales - around 11,000 per year
- 19 in Northern Ireland - around 7,000 per year
Figures were also calculated at a more local level, and some examples of the number of children starting to smoke each day were:
- 10 in each Welsh region (average population 8,200 children)
- 9 in Birmingham (child population 74,000)
- 67 in London (child population 458,000) - the equivalent of about two classrooms' worth of children
How did the researchers interpret the results?
Although smoking is known to have become less common in both adults and children over the years, the number of children taking up smoking is still high. As smoking is a major cause of preventable death, it is important that this issue is targeted for reduction.
This important study highlights the need for increased efforts to get the message about the dangers of cigarette smoking across to young people.
The number of pupils surveyed was relatively high, which increases confidence that the estimates are representative of this age group in the UK. However, they may still be underestimates of actual smoking rates, as they relied on children reporting their own smoking in a questionnaire at school.
Given that it is against the law to buy cigarettes until the age of 18, some children may prefer not to report their smoking, even if they were told that the survey is anonymous and confidential.
The estimates according to geographical region were also based on regional patterns of adult smoking, and this may not reflect child smoking patterns. The smoking survey only covered England and therefore may not be representative of the other parts of the UK.
Despite these limitations, the main point is that there are children who will take up smoking despite all the publicity and campaigns to discourage them.
The results of this study should focus attention on renewing efforts to prevent children starting to smoke, and help children and adults who do smoke to quit.
Analysis by Bazian. Edited by NHS Choices. Follow Behind the Headlines on Twitter.
"The equivalent of 20 classrooms-full of children take up smoking every day in the UK," reports The Independent. This disturbing headline comes from estimates of the number of children between the ages of 11 and 15 who start smoking each day.
Links to Headlines
Equivalent of 20 classrooms-full of children take up smoking every day in UK, according to research. The Independent, December 5 2013
Nation of child smokers: Almost 600 children take up smoking every day in Britain. Metro, December 5 2013
Up to 600 children under 16 across the UK take up smoking every day, report warns. Mail Online, December 5 2013
600 children a day are taking up smoking. The Times, December 5 2013
Links to Science
Hopkinson NS, Lester-George A, Ormiston-Smith N, et al. Child uptake of smoking by area across the UK. Thorax. Published online December 4 2013


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The month begins on a lunar T-square to the finalizing opposition of Saturn and Uranus, which Venus supplants by the next day, with more than a little tension building to America's presidential election day on the 4th, when the opposition is exact. Expect fireworks then, as the Moon is void-of-course most of that day, heaping confusion on top of division, with Mars square Neptune thrown into the pot. The Moon tweaks the opposition three more times on November 8, 14, and 21, reawakening the issues, and all month long the Sun, Mercury, and Mars close in on each other to conjoin across the last days of November and the first days of December. Despite words heating up as a result, don't expect concrete resolutions to come too easily, as except when the Moon passes through an air sign (around the 5th, 14th, and 22nd), the only air planet all month is Neptune, not known for its clear explanations. Instead, expect words to be held Scorpio-close and mysterious early on and then burst out into Sagittarian bluster as Sun, Mercury, and Mars change sign late in the month, centering around Thanksgiving weekend. The middle two weeks of the month see the Moon outside of the semicircle of the rest of the planets, pitting emotions against inevitable realities, until she rejoins the flock after Thanksgiving and everyone begins to accept the new reality that has set into place. Now, for the first time in eight years, the planets will be all together in one hemisphere for nearly half the year, stretching from Saturn to Uranus, an ongoing trend until Jupiter passes the opposition to Saturn in 2011. It may not mean easy street, but it will represent more general progress and cooperation than we have seen in some years, if only through alliances born of necessity.
02 November — 00:00 am EDT Neptune Stationary Direct
Time to take your dreams off the back burner and start to refire your imagination. The past few months may have seemed an exercise in cynicism when a lot of untruths needed handling and confusions straightened out, but now is the time to put that behind you and refocus on the possible and not just the probable.
04 November — 08:37 am EST Saturn Opposition Uranus
This rare (once in 45 years) aspect provides a background of a year or so when new advances in theoretical science occur which take a long time proving, thanks to an often intransigent scientific establishment. Relativity theory and chaos theory are two good examples; both took years to become thoroughly accepted and a part of the general consciousness. If you happen to know what they are, it probably profits you little, except you can tell your children you were there first, when they finally get hip to it. Nevertheless, it's worth looking around for, as the foundations for another wave of the future are being laid at this very time, no small thing.
04 November — 11:00 am EST Mercury Enters Scorpio
There's an air of secrecy about for the next few weeks, as if everybody's trying to keep a copyright on what they're thinking, so pulling out ideas may be like pulling teeth. Critical elements are often withheld until you've passed the entry test — but once honestly shared thinking gets going, it runs deep.
12 November — 00:52 am EST Venus Conjunction Pluto
Compulsive desire is all the rage, and some people are ready to go to any ends to get what they want. Gotta, gotta, have it, whatever the price anyone pays. So, be sure that you don't get in between the desirer and the desiree. On the other hand, this is the aspect of unbearably overwhelming passion when put into effect.
12 November — 10:25 am EST Venus Enters Capricorn
Less is more for a few weeks, and you'll find people paying for it that way, as well. Small servings are sufficient, simple but pure flavors are the best — in people as well as food. If you're not wearing basic black, you're probably overdressed, at least as far as others are concerned. Keep it simple or sit it out.
13 November — 00:38 am EST Jupiter Sextile Uranus
It's a good time to invest in mutual discovery, where what you stumble on somehow perfectly dovetails with what just fell into your partner's lap. You don't need to push or pursue the far out to go really way into yourselves, and you'll probably even have a little help from your friends, because right about now they're probably doing it, too. This can apply to the boardroom or the bedroom equally, as subtle inspiration and small "aha!" revelations snowball to give everyone a totally new view on an old subject and reinvigorate flagging energies and interests. The key to success: Be aboveboard, don't go overboard. Share what's given, expect the same.
13 November — 01:19 am EST Full Moon in Taurus
This "Frost" Moon makes the usual full Moon craziness turn into slow motion, and a lot of the action is happening beneath the surface, hidden from view. Like moles in the ground, everybody's pursuing an agenda that may not be entirely clear but is clearly plowing up the vicinity. The challenge is to get all of it working for you and not against you and to keep your pace up even if it seems like you're wading through molasses. Nevertheless, when all is said and done, the scope of accomplishment available now is both large and long-lasting, directly proportionate to the extra labor involved in making it all happen.
16 November — 03:27 am EST Mars Enters Sagittarius
There's going to be a tendency to go flat out without thinking too much about it for a while, so just being out in the world may be a bit tiring if you're trying too hard to keep up with everything. Nobody's being that selective, so those who are will have the long-term advantage, if not the short-term favor.
21 November — 07:13 am EST Jupiter Trine Saturn
You are in a roughly yearlong period in which the world at large is, in the deepest sense of the word, coasting. There is a great faith that God is in his Heaven and all is right with the world, which is, as often as not, totally unfounded, a disillusionment often met the following year. But, for the moment, in the background all appears to be working smoothly, both economically and morally. This makes for profitable enough short-term actions, as long as you can pull out quickly. The real personal bonanza may be had by searching out the coming shift that changes everything and putting all your financial and moral assets on it.
21 November — 05:45 pm EST Sun Enters Sagittarius
Expect a lot of straight talk flying about for the next month or so — 'tis the season. Of course, it's not all as straight as it's made out to be, and playing along is part of the game. But that doesn't matter, as enthusiasm and optimism can be quite sufficient by themselves to drive it all along to another level.
23 November — 02:09 am EST Mercury Enters Sagittarius
People will say anything for a laugh about now — and for the next few weeks they'll tend to just say anything in general and then keep talking. Blue-sky blustering is the order of the day, but there's a kernel of truth in some of those free-form filibusters, so don't overlook that fleck of gold gleaming in the pan.
25 November — 11:52 am EST Mercury Conjunction Sun
High mental energy burns hot, a real brain boiler. The trick is to keep up with everyone without missing a stitch or dropping the ball. Great ideas abound, but don't buy everything you see until you give it a second, cooler look. Everyone can be too close to the subject to realize that what recommends it is only the heat of the moment.
26 November — 09:42 pm EST Pluto Enters Capricorn
Sixteen years begins of a culture value shift toward getting business done as if it were a mission. It will create vast wealth, as it will have little to hold it back morally — but the generation spawned by this period will have to redesign the great structures so made in a deconstruction of what went before. Like when cement skyscrapers were first built — they were touted to last longer than the pyramids, but a generation later they began to fall to the wrecking ball.
27 November — 09:14 am EST Uranus Stationary Direct
Time to catch the wave of fresh new ideas after a few months of backtracking and winnowing out the possible from the unworkable. Original thinking may be the only way out of a number of situations as changing times require radically changing attitudes and adjustments.
27 November — 11:55 am EST New Moon in Sagittarius
There's a clarion call in the air telling you and everyone else to get it right and play it straight this time, but not everyone is listening. Make sure you are. Last month's cloak and dagger maneuvers are old hat and if you conspicuously clean house and let in the air, you'll be in the vanguard of the initiative now. Your message needn't be subtle, just sincere, as nuanced maneuvers aren't yet as important as getting the direction right. What you begin now, begin in truth and with foundations laid on what you know and not what you speculate. Well begun is half done, so launch from a firm footing and you'll be out in front.
28 November — 10:40 pm EST Mercury Conjunction Mars
Ideas catch fire and the mind races as your thinking cap jams into fifth gear. A heady time, indeed, but you'll need to keep pace with the rest of the world, which is experiencing the same thing. Anything you choose to do with your interior software will keep this high pace in times to come, so strike while the iron is hot.


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One of the items I see too often used and referenced is median household income without further context. I'm a stats person and a median in itself is meaningless without understanding what that represents and the context.
What is a median household? A household can be a 22 year old student and 99 year old retiree and everything in between. If people are marrying later (thus smaller household size) or there are more retirees (thus more households are on social security instead of earning income), wouldn't it make sense that household income is significantly effected by household mix and not just earnings power alone? When I read the story that median household income is down 7% this past decade inflation adjusted, I can pretty much make the case that the smaller and older household mix accounts for the difference and more.
What is deviation in income? In reality, 50% of the jobs (or even no jobs either unemployed or retired) in America are essentially the same and pays the same in absolute $$. A Starbucks employee in Nashville may earn $7hr while a Starbucks employee in rodeo drive may earn $11hr, essentially no absolute difference, it is the other 50% of the jobs and the compensation that defines a region such as silicon valley or DC. If you really want to understand the economics of the region, median would not give it to you, it would show at the 75th percentile and definitely at the 90% percentile in absolute dollar, it would show better as a family income indicator because that gets rid of the retiree and the students as well. The affordability picture is a lot different once I think about where family income is at around the 75th percentile against affordability because that is where most of the demands for homes come from.
What is included in income anyway? It's probably based on tax returns data. These things are only understated and never overstated as no sane person will claim more income than they have to on the returns or on any survey. On the other hand, there is a significant non-compliance gap according to the IRS, the majority of which probably relates to individual not reporting their income and (overstating their charity $$). How about 401K match, ISO's RSU's gains that are not counted and especially lucrative in Silicon Valley? You should consider these elements when comparing income levels which is hard to quantify but unaccounted for.


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Brains over brawn any day.
The vintage figure review threads seem to have taken a steep dip in the last couple of weeks; maybe it's partly down to the .org servers being down for a long time (and also, here in the U.K., we're experiencing Summer-like weather in Spring, so people may be out and about more).
But anyway, here's a new "who would win" combat scenario, taking the last two reviewed figures, two of the very first MOTU characters: MAN-AT-ARMS vs. BEAST MAN - a battle, quite literally, of brains and brawn.
Here's a quick look at the stats:
MAN-AT-ARMS - He-Man's mentor and generally best friend, he is skilled in many types of combat, is a wise inventor, and probably one of the cleverest Heroic Warriors. Armed with a mace.
BEAST MAN - Skeletor's long serving sidekick, he is savage in nature, what he lacks in intelligence he makes up for in brute force, and his ability to control wild beasts. Armed with a whip.
As always, for the sake of argument for this battle, they are only armed with the weapons which their vintage figure versions came with. (I.e. you can't say "xxx pulls out a laser cannon", etc.).
Also, remember that this is a battle scenario, not voting for your favourite character.
Brains vs. Brawn - which will win?...
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Brains over brawn any day.
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. -George Bernard Shaw
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Well time and time again all the hero's get beaten by all the evil ones...So I would say Beast Man would win no problem.
Man At Arms!!
well if we're talking what would happen in the show, of coarse MAA would win but if it were out of context, dare I say, "real life" Beastman would kill MAA! If he didn't rip him apart by dropping down on him from some tree, he'd use himself as a distraction while the shadowbeast stomps a mudhole in 'im.
Personally I imagine it like Beast Man getting an early jump on Man-At-Arms, swooping down from a tree or something and catching MAA off balance. From there I see it being a quite even fight - Beast Man using his brute strength, but Man-At-Arms using his intellect to out-maneuver him. From here it could go either way. MAA could carry on out-smarting Beast Man, but I think Beastie is much more agile and powerful, and so might eventually wear him down and finally get the upper hand.
Man-At-Arms would give him a good run for his money, but I think that Beast Man might come out victorious in this one.
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Man-At-Arms of course. The big monkey would not stand a chance against the master of all weapons.
"When someone asks me what would Jesus do, I like to remind them that freaking out and flipping tables is a viable option."
Man-At-Arms more than likely.
It's great being Lord of the Thundercats - especially hanging out with Cheetara - but the one draw back is that He-Man can still beat me up.
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For me to make a decision of the outcoming of a fight between MAA and Beastman I thought about the strengths and weaknesses of both warriors:
pros: skilled in hand to hand battle, master of weapons, high intellectual coeficient(he uses it frecuently to make new mechanical devices for He-man & the heroic warriors to battle evil) and he wears armor on his chest, arms and both shins so he can took quite a beating until he got out cold.
cons: normal human strenght, normal human agility and normal human senses
pros: near superhuman strenght(much less than He-man but still a treat), power to control all animals except dragons, heightened senses because of him being a humanoid beast and animal like agility to swing on trees and high jumps.
cons: not so bright, lack of protective gear, bad body odor(that has been stated in a couple of old MOTU cartoon episodes) that made him easier to detect and impulsivity.
The winner: Man-At-Arms
I'm Skeletor, master of evil! All of you should show respect for the awful one.
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Man at Arms' inconsistency as a fighter seems to make me think that this one could go either way... he always seems to be getting hurt, so I lean more towards Beast Man... but it would also depend upon what weapons Man at Arms had with him
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Beast Man is strong and ferocious, but Man-at-Arms has weapons, armor, gadgetry, and smarts that lead me to believe he would come out the victor.
The outcome to any battle is always contingent on the needs of the particular narrative at any given time. If the hero needs to lose for the plot to move forward, suddenly he will be less quick, less clever, less strong, etc. Later on in the climax when he inevitably wins he will suddenly be a much better fighter. Or the villain will suddenly be a worse fighter.
But just given a fair contest between the two, MAA's intelligence plus his protective armor plus his mace would probably beat Beast Man's strength & whip. One good crack to the head with that mace should probably knock Beast Man out.
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