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Like so many other fans, when I first heard that Hot Water Music was making a new album I was extremely excited. With a legacy like theirs and a still-rabid fan base, Hot Water Music could have simply gone through the motions or just farted into a microphone and people would have still loved it. Luckily for all of us, that's not the case with Exister.
Hot Water Music is one of my favorite bands, if not my favorite band ever, and that's a big reason why I have such mixed feelings about Exister. Let's go through the positive things first. Exister is Hot Water Music's eighth full length and their first in 8 years. It's the band's first album since singer/guitarists Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard have been doing their own solo things and it manages to remedy most of the things that many fans seem to dislike about their under-loved 2004 album The New What Next. Don't get me wrong, there are many great songs on The New What Next, but it's the most often dismissed of the band's albums among both new and old fans alike. It's moodier and less uptempo than Hot Water Music's other albums. Where The New What Next lacks the aggression and throat-shredding vocals of earlier Hot Water Music albums, Exister has both of those in spades. Exister is basically a straight-up no-nonsense punch to the gut.
Exister blazes out of the gate with "Mainline" and doesn't really let up until the final notes of the closer, "Paid In Full," have been played. It's as solid and consistent an album you're likely to hear all year. Big choruses, raging guitars and the trademark Hot Water Music vocal growl are par for the course on Exister's 13 songs with (perhaps) "No End In Sight" being the only slight sidestep along the way. However you shake it, this record finds Hot Water Music charging ahead at full speed without ever looking back.
For the recording of Exister, Hot Water Music laid down tracks at Bill Stevenson's famed Blasting Room. Stevenson is responsible for so many great records and his production here is razor sharp but I find it to be overly clinical. To my ears, Hot Water Music sounds better with a bit of a muddier and dirtier sound. Exister just sounds too clean and too precise; it's overly polished.
No one will ever argue that the guys in Hot Water Music aren't ridiculously talented and musicianship displayed on Exister is amazing. The performances are impassioned and urgent but somehow the album feels a little stiff to me. The nuanced jazzy feel that Hot Water Music's rhythm section of bassist Jason Black and drummer George Rebelo imparted on the early releases in Hot Water Music's catalog is diminished on Exister just as it has been on the last few Hot Water Music albums.
Ever since 2002's Caution (has it really been that long) Hot Water Music has been a different animal. Listen to Exister then go back and listen to songs like "Alachua," "Turnstile," "Better Sense," or "It's Hard To Know" and tell me what you hear? As hard-hitting as the songs on Exister are, Hot Water Music's older material is so much more raw and visceral. The guitar interplay was more dynamic, the bass danced around more, the hi-hats and drum fills were magical, and Chris and Chuck's dual vocal attack was front and center. Hearing them scream/sing together on those old records still gives me chills.
While I would never consider Hot Water Music to be experimental, the songs used to be more unpredictable. They were more exciting. They erupted into crescendos. That is a huge contrast to Exister (in addition to TNWN and Caution). Almost every song on Exister seems to follow a pretty standard verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus structure. It adds up to a brilliantly preformed and flawlessly executed album that's a bit too predictable and not really as interesting as I'd hoped it would be. The Hot Water Music of today just has a little less swing and a little less swagger than they used to.
Maybe they've changed and maybe I've changed, but the three albums Hot Water Music has released in the last ten years have all underwhelmed me despite all being amazing. As odd a sentiment as that is, I know other people feel the same way. The albums all feel like collections of Chuck songs and Chris songs rather than the Hot Water Music Band albums that made me fall in love with the scruffy dudes from Gainesville so many years ago.
Still, for what it is, Exister is an amazing album that will continue to be in steady rotation around here for quite some time. There's no denying that this is a document of the post-2002 Hot Water Music at their finest. The problem is that Hot Water Music set the bar so high years ago that Exister manages to be underwhelming despite easily being one of the best albums that will be released all year.


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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Concerns About Current and Future Medications Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
- Elbert S. Huang, MD, MPH1,
- Sydney E.S. Brown, AB2,
- Nidhi Thakur, PHD1,
- Lisabeth Carlisle, MD3,
- Edward Foley, MD, MPH4,
- Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH4 and
- David O. Meltzer, MD, PHD5
- 1Section of General Internal Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- 2University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 3Ventura Family Practice Residency Program, Ventura, California
- 4Department of Family Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- 5Section of Hospital Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Corresponding author: Elbert S. Huang, ehuang{at}medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
OBJECTIVE—To evaluate ethnic differences in medication concerns (e.g., side effects and costs) that may contribute to ethnic differences in the adoption of and adherence to type 2 diabetes treatments.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—We conducted face-to-face interviews from May 2004 to May 2006 with type 2 diabetic patients ≥18 years of age (N = 676; 25% Latino, 34% non-Hispanic Caucasian, and 41% non-Hispanic African American) attending Chicago-area clinics. Primary outcomes of interest were concerns regarding medications and willingness to take additional medications.
RESULTS—Latinos and African Americans had higher A1C levels than Caucasians (7.69 and 7.54% vs. 7.18%, respectively; P < 0.01). Latinos and African Americans were more likely than Caucasians to worry about drug side effects (66 and 49% vs. 39%, respectively) and medication dependency (65 and 52% vs. 39%, respectively; both P < 0.01). Ethnic minorities were also more likely to report reluctance to adding medications to their regimen (Latino 12%, African American 18%, and Caucasian 7%; P < 0.01). In analyses adjusted for demographics, income, education, and diabetes duration, current report of pain/discomfort with pills (odds ratio 2.43 [95% CI 1.39–4.27]), concern regarding disruption of daily routine (1.97 [1.14–3.42]), and African American ethnicity (2.48 [1.32–4.69]) emerged as major predictors of expressed reluctance to adding medications.
CONCLUSIONS—Latinos and African Americans had significantly more concerns regarding the quality-of-life effects of diabetes-related medications than Caucasians. Whether these medication concerns contribute significantly to differences in treatment adoption and disparities in care deserves further exploration.
Published ahead of print at http://care.diabetesjournals.org on 18 November 2008.
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As the overall economy slumped in 2008, interactive agencies reaped the benefits of marketers' shift in spending to more affordable, trackable online media.
Most interactive agencies reported double-digit growth last year, buoyed by increased spending on search marketing, social media, Web site development, online video and other interactive formats.
Total Internet ad revenue for the year was $23.4 billion, up 10.6% from 2007, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The leading online advertising categories were search: (45% of total revenue), display advertising (33%), rich media (7%) and online video (3%).
And while total Internet ad spending slowed in the fourth quarter (up just 2.6% from the year-earlier period), most online agencies reported their best year ever.
Traction, winner of the interactive category in this year's Top Agencies Special Report, grew its revenue 30% last year, with much of its growth coming from existing clients such as Adobe Systems, Bank of America and Sun Microsystems, as these marketers increased their online marketing efforts. The agency picked up new clients as well, including being named agency of record for California Bank & Trust and Message Systems.
We have done a lot of interesting social media work, said Adam Kleinberg, CEO of Traction. For example, the agency developed a Facebook campaign for Adobe aimed at the student market and designed to promote Adobe design software. It also expanded its work in user design, microsite development and experiential marketing.
Digitas, runner-up in the interactive category, also had its best year ever, doubling its total revenue and establishing a new b2b unit called Digitas B2B.
Digital b2b is at the heart of what we're trying to builda very strong practice area within the agency, offering marketing perspective and strategy across multiple regions. We want to create a culture of experience sharing and building across the organization, said Seth Solomons, CMO of Digitas.
The unit created innovative digital campaigns for such b2b clients as IBM Corp., Samsung and Shell, making use of a variety of applications and technologies, from online video to social networking.
One thing that emerged as incredibly important is the next generation of use of video as a way to build connections and create communities, said Laura Lang, CEO of Digitas. In some ways, the development of community in b2b went faster than in b-to-c.
For example, the agency used short videos of IT professionals on a Web site for Samsung solid state drives in an effort to build community and share stories.
Digitas also tried community-building for IBM (in an effort called Smart Market aimed at SMBs) and for Shell (in a community called Dialogues to foster debate around energy issues).
This is the place where b2b is moving ahead very aggressively, Lang said.
BusinessOnLine, which received honorable mention in the interactive agency category, boosted its revenue 35% last year through new client wins and growth from existing clients such as AutoDesk, Caterpillar and Sybase Inc.
Right now, from a digital marketing perspective, if you can provide an answer to the interactive marketing challenge, there is an opportunity to gain market share, said Thad Kahlow, CEO of BusinessOnLine.
First, people are asking to drive more targeted traffic into the funnel using integrated search marketing campaigns. Second is social mediaa lot of marketers understand the value and power behind social media.
To meet this demand, BusinessOnLine created a social media practice and developed campaigns for clients including the American Red Cross, Caterpillar and Sony.
The agency also expanded its work in search marketing, Web site design, user experience and analytics. It developed, for example, a global Web site strategy for Key Technology, including a U.S. site and five international sites.
The campaign resulted in an 86% increase in overall site traffic; a 53% increase in monthly return visitors; and a 122% increase in conversions.
Marketers are being tasked with doing more with less, Kahlow said. Our approach is results-based optimization with every campaign.
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Jimmy Meng, who was indicted yesterday, reportedly helped Grace Meng raise campaign cash.
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90210: 3rd Season (2011)
Write a Review (0)The third season of "90210" welcomes the West Beverly kids to their senior year of high school. It's the time of college acceptances and lovers' rejections, the time of prom dates and promises betrayed, the time of spring break, break-ups and make ups – but as is always the case in Beverly Hills, it all happens in a world of sun and fun, palm trees and warm sea breezes, success and excess.
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DVD Release Date | August 30, 2011 |
Run time | 360 |
Starring | Trevor Donovan, Ryan Eggold, Shenae Grimes, Matt Lanter, Lori Loughlin |
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IMDb Rating | 5.7 |
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The tinges of Supergrass and Flaming Lips influence justify the epic psychadelic pop labelling, but there's more of an indie folk hat being worn compared to the Arcade Fires of this world. End of the Road, with its solumn and lonely southern intro, soon gets the toes tapping with a bright, hum-along melody, country percussion and hand claps, ending with larger than life Tarantino guitar crazyness, which strangely fits quite well.
The one to look out for though is the beautiful B-side, Lack of View. Its fairy tale backing vocals wrap themselves around the main melody, crashing to its end with escalating piano and someone beating the hell out of a symbol, not forgetting the Sunny Day's tinkle of the toy keys, adding that festive touch for its Christmas release (probably not the best time for a new single, but what they hay).
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The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman has joined NZ/Australian performer Kimbra onstage at a recent performance in New York.
Killyourstereo reported in July, the news that the two musicians were collaborating together.
Subsequently, footage has emerged of Weinman joining the singer during 'Come Into My Head' at New York's Webster Hall.
Kimbra is no stranger to the heavy stylings having previously observed her fondness for the likes of Converge and Meshuggah.
@metrochicago @flyinglotus @convergecult Damn. Two shows I'd love to see. Converge & Flying Lotus! Pity we leave straight after our show :(
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A little R and R
Back on U.S. soil the shovel didn't take it's time getting right back to "work". Travis Hill hooked up Shovel Jr. with a little lovin. I am beginning to think that all of this traveling isn't really that much work. I am also pumped that the tool is moving quicker than ever. Let's keep this pace going!
Here's what Travis had to say about the shovel's stay in MD.
After all the hustle and bustle of traveling, I felt the shovel needed some good old fashioned R&R. Then I though hmm.. What do I do when I need to relax. I have girls rub me. So the shovel was in for a pleasant surprise when he arrived at my house. When he arrived we had coffee as he explained many near death experiences in Iraq. I let him know that I was grateful for traveling overseas to defend our country, as well as all the other soldiers. So the next day we jumped in the truck and headed down to the European Wellness Center (they give the best massages) where they were kind enough to give him a five star treatment. Starting with a hot stone massage and ending with a nice facial. This has enabled the shovel to travel for many, many, more miles. I must say, I am sad to see him go, but I sent him on, all for the greater good…
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Why Obama is courting his troublesome neighbours
In a world of shifting power balances, the president is wise to re-engage Latin America.
By Simon Reid-Henry Published 23 March 2011 11:04Barack Obama brings to a close today what for him has been a troubled, and troubling, five-day tour of Latin America.
Before he began his trip in Brazil on Saturday, Hillary Clinton had talked up the visit as heralding "a new era" in US-South American relations. Events in Libya have largely focused the world's attention since then. But it would be a mistake to underestimate the importance of this trip for US-Latin American relations. In that sense, Clinton may well be proved to be right – if not quite in the way she imagined.
Because, for all diplomacy-friendly images of Obama playing soccer with kids in a Rio slum, or the first lady dazzling the Chileans with her fashion sense, the picture this trip has revealed above all is that the US is in a weaker position with respect to the continent than it has been for years. Whisper it quietly, but there seems even to be a sense of concern within the Obama camp that the US might have dropped the ball in what it has long thought of as its own backyard.
Just last year, 32 Latin America and Caribbean countries formed a new regional organisation, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CLAC), with just the United States and Canada excluded. The year before that, China overtook the US as Brazil's major trading partner. It has been offloading investment ever since.
Were it not for the sheer weight of Brazil's growing stature and the extent of economic interest by China, the US would doubtless have been only too happy to jog along for some years to come in the cold war redux mode Obama began with. It was certainly ambivalent at best during the coup that overthrew Manuel Zelaya in Honduras in 2009.
But 2009 is beginning to feel like a long time ago now. Since then, Brazil under Lula has spoken out in support of Iran. And even as the Obama roadshow got under way, Dilma Rousseff had Brazil abstain in voting on the UN Security Council resolution on the situation in Libya. If this doesn't make clear the challenge that Brazil poses to US political clout in the region, Rousseff's trip to China next month almost certainly will.
Hence the distinctly audible change in Washington's tune, as articulated by the White House adviser Ben Rhodes. It is "imperative", he says, "that the United States not disengage from these regions". To which Obama's senior Latin American adviser, Dan Restrepo, added that what is at stake during this trip is "the restoration of American influence and appeal" in the region.
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You wouldn't have heard that a few years ago, but global political and economic circumstances are changing fast. And in US geostrategy, "engagement" is the new defensive play of choice. The cold war was all about containing and distancing threats, either militarily or economically. Today it is all about insisting on reconnection – and Latin America looms large here.
Which is why this trip has gone ahead even though Obama was forced to juggle dinner with Chile's president, Sebastián Piñera, alongside updates from national security advisers on the situation in Libya.
A still-fractious recovery from financial crisis and high unemployment rates make it almost essential the US expand trade southwards. And Obama knows only too well that Latin America stands to play an important role in American moves towards energy security, too. Engaging in both these arenas will also be seen domestically as a way to get some of America's 14 million officially unemployed back to work.
But engaging in this way will mean eating more humble pie than Republicans, at least, are likely to want to digest. Above all it will mean some measure of support by America for Brazil's gaining a permanent seat on the Security Council – the major challenge here being whether it now makes sense to try to hasten that process, cultivating Brazil in order to later use it as a foil against the other Brics, which also abstained during the Libya vote.
So, too, will it mean listening to the voices of ordinary South Americans, rather than reading their needs through the polarised right-left rhetoric that clogs up most debate on the continent. Judging by Obama's willingness throughout the trip so far to extol the virtues of Latin American democracies as an example of what Arab nations in the Middle East might aim for, there seems to be at least some willingness here to budge a little from positions of the past.
Just beware America's interpretation of what a good functioning democracy actually means in the Latin American context. That may be one thing that is slower to change.
Either way, we now have a better sense of where Obama's current thinking on Latin America is heading. And the answer is that he is looking at it through the prism of 2012.
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Just the points I didn't agree with:
"Brazil under Lula has spoken out in support of Iran."
No. Brazil always said it supports negotiated solutions and the right of every country to have a peaceful nuclear program and peaceful only, as a way of pressuring Iran to give up nuclear weapons through soft power and giving it a bridge and a mediator to talk to the P5+1. Testing a new approach, of you will. And after they and Turkey managed to get Iran to sign a deal the Security Council formulated (if they actually supported Iran they wouldn't have bothered with that), the SC immediately ignored it and went onto approving more sanctions instead, slamming the door shut. Which, an year later, has accomplished... NOTHING!
"If this doesn't make clear the challenge that Brazil poses to US political clout in the region, Rousseff's trip to China next month almost certainly will."
Obama and Europeans can visit China for business but if South American leaders do it, it's sign they love the "evil commies"?
A dull interpretation of events. No mention of impending deal making with Brazil over the impending cosmic watergate? Just a thought.
The relations between Hispanic America and the U.S. are often misconceived. Whereas its countries are frequently displayed as the "backyard" of the neighbour in the north, which certainly is deprecative, they are par inter pares within the world's community of peoples and nations. Of course the U.S. desperately want inluence there, in order to exploit the resources of Hispanic America, but hopefully the doors will be locked for them. All countries have the inviolable right of self-determination, which is a principle that cannot be subject to discussion. There is no place for "world leaders".


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Practice Opportunities: December 2013
Office Space Available
Bayside (Bay Terrace), Queens, N.Y.
Part-time/full-time psych office available within shared psych suite in the Bayside Medical Arts Center, directly opposite the upscale Bay Terrace Shopping Center. Furnished/unfurnished, newly renovated. Best location, signage/exposure, on-site valet parking, on-site super! Easy access to LIRR/bus/LIE/Cross Island Pkwy/Clearview Expy. Ideal setting to relocate your practice or open satellite office. Call management-Professional Enterprises Organization, Inc. (718) 229-3598. Website.
Boca Raton, Fla.
Relationship Center of South Florida is a busy practice in central Boca Raton, at Route 95 and Glades Road. Beautifully furnished, quiet suite in newly renovated building. Large offices, high speed internet, kitchenette, more. Collegial environment - referrals possible. Call Janet at (561) 955-6090.
Practice for Sale
Hilo, Hawaiʻi
19 year old lucrative practice (grossing over $250,000.00 before downsizing) for sale in Hilo, Hawaiʻi on the Big Island. Includes two furnished offices and good will and/or post doc supervision/introductions. Instantly busy at 100% capacity once you get credentialed and listed by the various insurance agencies. $195,000.00, negotiable. Need cash/income, retiring. Contact by email.
Bethlehem/Allentown, Pa.
Practice for sale, psychologist (retiring), 27 years in full time practice. Multiple referral sources. I will work with you in the transition. Send resume and inquiries via email.
Blue Ridge Mountains
MENTOR BHC, Inc., an established assessment only practice with a strong referral base — AD/HD LD DD MDE MH Medical Juvenile Court and DSS. Low overhead, great space, low stress and special place to live. Revenue for 2011 and 2012 = $185,000/year. Add therapy services for strong growth. Email for prospectus, $180,000.
Psychology Practice — New Jersey, $125,000
Established psychologist is looking for the right person or group to take over practice. Currently turning away clients and could easily double their client base if motivated to do so. Children, all ages and adults. Well-appointed office in affluent South New Jersey town. Call Joe, Murphy Business & Financial Corporation at (267) 808-5879 or email.
Established (37 Years) Practice for Sale
Sunny Cape Cod, Mass. Gross income $ 125,000. Individual and couples therapy; psychodiagnostic assessment; consultation. Contact Robert D. Aron, PhD.
Raleigh, NC
30 year old private psychological practice that annually grosses over a million dollars in revenues. The practice is made up of 8+ providers and predominately focuses on treatment of children, adolescents and families in Raleigh and Cary, North Carolina. We are a fee for service practice and are independent of any insurance companies. While there is excellent administrative support the new owner would oversee the management of the practice in addition to providing some clinical treatment. Being licensed eligible in North Carolina is essential. $250,000 and the practice has already converted to electronic medical records and billing. The owner of the practice will be retiring but will work several months with new owner to provide a smooth transition. This is an exciting opportunity with a dynamic group of providers. Contact: Linda Silber PhD at 919-522-1029 or email. You can learn more about the practice online.


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Yoga for the Techno-Yogi
When you think of yoga, you're probably picturing huge ashrams, yogis sitting in the lotus position, and burning incense with 'ohm' echoing through your brain… However accurate this picture may be, yoga as a practice and a lifestyle is quickly moving into the 21st century. Yoga studios and organizations are not only using more advanced and interesting marketing techniques to attract students, but students, teachers, and proprietors in the yoga world are connecting like never before.
Blogs, social media sites, and search engines are all contributing to the promotion and popularization of yoga in modern society. With so many different cyber-venues for discussion, definition, and dissemination of yoga and the yoga-inspired lifestyle, it has become a pastime for the athlete, the business casual crowd, the stay-at-home Mom, the stressed out college student, and even the skeptical high school gym class looking for an alternative to dodge ball. With so many different options of studio and styles of yoga being offered, a quick Internet search can lead students to classes of any type. Sometimes, the cyber-world brings yoga to directly to them with detailed instructions on postures and breathing techniques.
Yoga instructors from Ashtanga Vinyasa to Viniyoga can create custom websites for their studios and classes. This gives them a great opportunity to share their individual teaching styles and principles for potential students. They not only market the trade, but connect with one another. Imagine the potential when yoga instructors from the same area get together! Workshops, partnerships, friendships, or advice for more effective classes can all result from a more connected network of contemporary gurus.
But, the biggest questions still remain… If I am a student of yoga, how can technology make my yoga better? How can social media enhance my yoga lifestyle? For the answers to these questions, you simply have to jump onto the nearest browser and (hit) 'Enter'.
It seems to have taken over the (cyber) world and even its sister sites, like Vkontakte, are in the forefront of social media. In particular, Facebook allows yoga schools to advertise and market their services on 'Pages'. Practitioners of yoga can find one another by simply searching through Pages and Interests. The ability to quickly send messages, post on the 'Wall' of a Page (sharing ideas, opinions, and suggestions), and commiserate with colleagues and classmates make Facebook a powerful tool in enriching the yoga lifestyle.
A few clicks, and you can see when classes are held and with whom, which schools offer what you are looking for, what kind of reputations the schools may have, and whether they are cost effective. You can also see what your fellow yoga practitioners are doing to make their lives more centered and tranquil on and off the yoga mat.
These days, it seems everyone has a blog. Everyone seems to have something to say. Turn this into an advantage! By reading through and following certain yoga-centered blogs, you can learn about the journeys of other yoga practitioners or instructors. Why would you want to do this? Well, sharing in the journey of another student allows you to share in the successes (so you can try the winning method for yourself), learn from the mistakes (avoid the pulled muscles or ineffective yoga classes), and also connect with other people that share the same interests as you do.
Many blogs feature different asana (poses) that you may not have tried yet. Watching videos on how to safely and correctly pose brings yoga directly to you (and your living room). No class necessary. Plus, blogs are an interesting way to gain exposure to different types of yoga and different ways to incorporate it into a balanced lifestyle.
Search Engines
Do you find yourself intensely curious about yoga? Do you want to know more about where it started, how it has evolved, and where it's going? Are you confused by the hundreds of Sanskrit words that other yoga practitioners and instructors throw around on Facebook? Using search engines to access information about yoga is a great way to feed your mind and satiate your (yoga) soul. Reading scholarly articles, Wikipedia pages, and yoga school websites are all ways to learn more about different styles and practices of yoga.
There are sites with animated instructions for asana and pranayama (breathing techniques), 'how-to' videos on Youtube, maps with yoga studios near you, and information about various yoga retreats and getaways. Certainly, you'll need a discerning eye in what you might accept as legitimate information, but with so much of it out there— you could be the next big guru!
Mobile Applications
For the busy yogi there are various applications (apps) for mobile devices, such as the iPhone, that can help you streamline yoga into your busy day. Daily tips, postures, and meal plans can all be sent directly to your phone. You can also input your routine, track your progress, and look up any number of yoga combinations for your own personal class. Yoga apps empower students to become their own teachers. They can network, share routines, advice, and encouragement with one another. With an app, yoga can always play a little part in your day.
With all these options, your yoga lifestyle can be enriched and brightened. By browsing sites like this one, you're already well on your way to becoming a techno-yogi and savoring yoga through the new cyber medium.


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A quick and easy dinner that is also low-fat. Submitted by LYZ219 Carbs: 15.8g | Fat: 7.3g | Fiber: 3.1g | Protein: 36.8g | Calories: 284.2
Six ingredients, 5 minutes of hands-on cooking, and dinner is served! Submitted by ORANGECOWCAT Carbs: 24.1g | Fat: 12.5g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 41g | Calories: 385.4
I got the idea for this recipe from the Hungry Girl 200 reciepes for under 200 cal cookbook, just substituting chicken for tilapia. It was soooo good and takes care of the BBQ and sweet cravings in one shot. My kids even loved it. Hey, it got a picky three year old to eat... Submitted by DANWERNECKE Carbs: 11.3g | Fat: 0.7g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 25.5g | Calories: 149.9
An easy to do recipe with delicious results. Half a cup of olives is an optional addition to this dish. It goes well with rice. Submitted by SKODAGAL Carbs: 11.6g | Fat: 11.3g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 61.4g | Calories: 402.4
Great for quick lunch at work Submitted by MISSA143 Carbs: 19.5g | Fat: 5.9g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 26.2g | Calories: 242.2
This is a simple recipe that tastes amazing, it is also better than any traditional chicken Parmesan I had tried. When you consider it's lower in fat, takes about 10 minutes to put together, it's no wonder why this is my new favorite recipe. Submitted by MDKIMIST Carbs: 11.9g | Fat: 16.3g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 36.9g | Calories: 349.2
Submitted by NANCYDREW8 Carbs: 12.9g | Fat: 11.3g | Fiber: 3.8g | Protein: 42.5g | Calories: 307.2
Bon Appétit | March 2006 Submitted by ENGINEERCHICK Carbs: 21.4g | Fat: 8.4g | Fiber: 3.3g | Protein: 16.8g | Calories: 226.4
A quick and easy pasta dish perfect for any night of the week. Submitted by LILYANN2 Carbs: 25.4g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 4.7g | Protein: 14.3g | Calories: 207.6
Sweet and tangy, this chicken takes less than five minutes to prep! Submitted by LAUR986 Carbs: 10.1g | Fat: 2.6g | Fiber: 0.2g | Protein: 26.3g | Calories: 173.3
Add or subtract spices to your taste. Sometimes I add red pepper to add some kick!! Submitted by ANGIETOHER Carbs: 18.4g | Fat: 18.2g | Fiber: 2.9g | Protein: 68.6g | Calories: 521.8
This Mexican pizza is a tasty alternative to traditional pizza. Add grilled chicken or cooked shrimp to change this up! Submitted by SP_STEPF Carbs: 29g | Fat: 5.7g | Fiber: 3.6g | Protein: 11g | Calories: 203.9
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from Clean Eating Magazine Submitted by CONNIED53 Carbs: 33g | Fat: 6.9g | Fiber: 7.9g | Protein: 13.3g | Calories: 234.7
Lowfat casserole that's quick, easy and yummy. The cornbread topping makes it more like comfort food than a lowfat dinner. Submitted by G9FIRE Carbs: 35g | Fat: 3.2g | Fiber: 4.6g | Protein: 29.7g | Calories: 273.3
A spicy Cajun twist to the familiar Caesar salad. Carbs: 7.4g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 31.2g | Calories: 209.2
Chef Meg made over a versatile member recipe by adding extra vegetables and reducing the sodium. Serve with a side salad or over whole wheat pasta or brown rice. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 7.9g | Fat: 3.6g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 27g | Calories: 175.9


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United Kingdom
Article Free Pass- Introduction
- Land
- People
- Economy
- Government and society
- Cultural life
- History
- Ancient Britain
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- The Normans (1066–1154)
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- England under the Tudors
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- Labour back in power (1974–79)
- Thatcherism (1979–90)
- John Major (1990–97)
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- Society, state, and economy
- The political situation
- Sovereigns of Britain
- Prime ministers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom
The administration of justice
Money could buy power, but respect could only be won by law enforcement. The problem for Henry VII was not to replace an old system of government with a new one—no Tudor was consciously a revolutionary—but to make the ancient system work tolerably well. He had to tame but not destroy the nobility, develop organs of administration directly under his control, and wipe out provincialism and privilege wherever they appeared. In the task of curbing the old nobility, the king was immeasurably helped by the high aristocratic death rate during the Wars of the Roses; but where war left off, policy took over. Commissions of Array composed of local notables were appointed by the crown for each county in order to make use of the power of the aristocracy in raising troops but to prevent them from maintaining private armies (livery) with which to intimidate justice (maintenance) or threaten the throne.
Previous monarchs had sought to enforce the laws against livery and maintenance, but the first two Tudors, though they never totally abolished such evils, built up a reasonably efficient machine for enforcing the law, based on the historic premise that the king in the midst of his council was the fountain of justice. Traditionally, the royal council had heard all sorts of cases, and its members rapidly began to specialize. The Court of Chancery had for years dealt with civil offenses, and the Court of Star Chamber evolved to handle alleged corruption of justice (intimidation of witnesses and jurors, bribing of judges, etc.), the Court of Requests poor men's suits, and the High Court of Admiralty piracy. The process by which the conciliar courts developed was largely accidental, and the Court of Star Chamber acquired its name from the star-painted ceiling of the room in which the councillors sat, not from the statute of 1487 that recognized its existence. Conciliar justice was popular because the ordinary courts where common law prevailed were slow, cumbersome, and more costly; favoured the rich and mighty; and tended to break down when asked to deal with riot, maintenance, livery, perjury, and fraud. The same search for efficiency applied to matters of finance. The traditional fiscal agency of the crown, the exchequer, was burdened with archaic procedures and restrictions, and Henry VII turned to the more intimate and flexible departments of his personal household—specifically to the treasurer of the chamber, whom he could supervise directly—as the central tax-raising, rent-collecting, and money-disbursing segment of government.
The Tudors sought to enforce law in every corner of their kingdom, and step by step the blurred medieval profile of a realm shattered by semiautonomous franchises, in which local law and custom were obeyed more than the king's law, was transformed into the clear outline of a single state filled with loyal subjects obeying the king's decrees. By 1500 royal government had been extended into the northern counties and Wales by the creation of the Council of the North and the Council for the Welsh Marches. The Welsh principalities had always been difficult to control, and it was not until 1536 that Henry VIII brought royal law directly into Wales and incorporated the 136 self-governing lordships into a greater England with five new shires.
If the term new monarchy was inappropriate in 1485, the same cannot be said for the year of Henry VII's death, for when he died in 1509, after 24 years of reign, he bequeathed to his son something quite new in English history: a safe throne, a solvent government, a prosperous land, and a reasonably united kingdom. Only one vital aspect of the past remained untouched, the semi-independent Roman Catholic Church, and it was left to the second Tudor to challenge its authority and plunder its wealth.
Henry VIII (1509–47)
Cardinal Wolsey
An 18-year-old prince inherited his father's throne, but the son of an Ipswich butcher carried on the first Tudor's administrative policies. While the young sovereign enjoyed his inheritance, Thomas Wolsey collected titles—archbishop of York in 1514, lord chancellor and cardinal legate in 1515, and papal legate for life in 1524. He exercised a degree of power never before wielded by king or minister, for, as lord chancellor and cardinal legate, he united in his portly person the authority of church and state. He sought to tame both the lords temporal and the lords spiritual—administering to the nobility the "new law of the Star Chamber," protecting the rights of the underprivileged in the poor men's Court of Requests, and teaching the abbots and bishops that they were subjects as well as ecclesiastical princes. Long before Henry assumed full power over his subjects' souls as well as their bodies, his servant had marked the way. The cardinal's administration, however, was stronger on promise than on performance, and, for all his fine qualities and many talents, he exposed himself to the accusation that he prostituted policy for pecuniary gain and personal pride.
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Together, the king and cardinal plunged the kingdom into international politics and war and helped to make England one of the centres of Renaissance learning and brilliance. But the sovereign and his chief servant overestimated England's international position in the Continental struggle between Francis I of France and the Holy Roman emperor Charles V. Militarily, the kingdom was of the same magnitude as the papacy—the English king had about the same revenues and could field an army about the same size—and, as one contemporary noted, England, with its back door constantly exposed to Scotland and its economy dependent upon the Flanders wool trade, was a mere "morsel among those choppers" of Europe. Nevertheless, Wolsey's diplomacy was based on the expectation that England could swing the balance of power either to France or to the empire and, by holding that position, could maintain the peace of Europe. The hollowness of the cardinal's policy was revealed in 1525 when Charles disastrously defeated and captured Francis at the Battle of Pavia. Italy was overrun with the emperor's troops, the pope became an imperial chaplain, all of Europe bowed before the conqueror, and England sank from being the fulcrum of Continental diplomacy to the level of a second-rate power just at the moment when Henry had decided to rid himself of his wife, the 42-year-old Catherine of Aragon.
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1-megawatt cold fusion power plant now available – yours for just $1.5 million November 26, 2013 at 12:31 pm
Believe it or not, the first cold fusion power plant is now available to pre-order. The E-Cat 1MW Plant, which comes in a standard shipping container, can produce one megawatt of thermal energy, using low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR) — a process, often known as cold fusion, that fuses nickel and hydrogen into copper, producing energy 100,000 times more efficiently than combustion. It sounds like E-Cat is now taking orders for delivery in early 2014, priced fairly reasonably at $1.5 million. Has cold fusion — the answer to all our energy needs — finally made its way to market?
Intel's Bay Trail will go 64-bit next year and hit a new level of performance November 25, 2013 at 4:45 pm
At its Analyst Day last week, Intel finally gave notice that it would be scrapping the 32-bit limit and launching a 64-bit platform for the new 22nm chip. According to Intel, 64-bit support will arrive for Windows first, followed by Android tablets. This is likely (at least partly) a response to strong uptake for the new Apple processors.
Microsoft moves to unify Windows, Windows Phone, Windows RT November 25, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Microsoft's head of devices, Julie Larson-Green, has foretold of a future where there aren't three versions of Windows. Most journalists are taking this to mean that Windows RT is at the end of its short and pitiful life. I think this is bigger than that, though: This is confirmation that all three of Microsoft's operating systems are going to be killed off, replaced with a new, consolidated and unified OS that spans phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops.
WD releases expensive, questionably useful SSD+HDD non-hybrid Black2 'dual drive' November 25, 2013 at 2:03 pm
Western Digital has just released the Black2 — 2.5-inch hard drive that combines a 1-terabyte hard disk drive and 120-gigabyte solid-state drive. Curiously, though, the WD Black-squared isn't a hybrid drive — it's two separate drives in a single, over-priced package, sharing the same SATA interface. WD seems to be using the phrase "dual drive" but "2-in-1″ and "combi-drive" are both pretty accurate. Due to this unique, SSD-riding-shotgun, non-hybrid setup, it's not immediately clear how WD wants you to use the Black2 — nor how big the performance gains actually are. For $300, though, we have high expectations.
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Move over, graphene and carbyne — stanene, with 100% electrical efficiency at temperatures up to 100 degrees Celsius (212F), is here, and it wants to replace the crummy, high-resistance copper wires that are a big limiting factor in current computer chips. Where graphene is a single-atom-thick layer of carbon, stanene is a single-atom-thick layer of tin.
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] Oh yeh....let me get to my point....Didn't you just love the way JE screamed at Aunt Reed after Mr. Brocklehurst came? I wish I could do that to some of the people I hate. Especially my boss and some hideous teachers. It must be excessively grand to do it to someone whom you are supposed to love and who treats you like a rat. Then again another nickname of mine is Sweet Revenge. Boy, can I get back at someone. I love April Fools. It's an all out war for people like me....:)
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As graduates of three dog-training programs, Erin Nanney and Jodi Parks are well equipped with the skills to manage the throngs of four-legged companions that visit their 3,000-square-foot boarding facility. The dog-loving duo primps pooches with their grooming services for small, medium, and large canines and lavish daycare and boarding guests equally with exhilarating playtime and at least four walks a day.
For overnight guests, the team has furnished 12'x5' rooms with comfortable cots which, like state-mandated belly rubs, give dogs another excuse to unwind from the rigors of life.
FACE Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic was founded in 1999 to help reduce the overpopulation of cats and dogs in the region through humane methods. It treats about 600 cats and dogs every week with spay or neuter and vaccination treatments. IndyFeral, a FACE program, works to reduce the feral-cat population in the region using a combination of trap-and-release and traditional sterilization services. The program treats incoming animals and marks them with ear tipping so that local shelters do not pick them up. Then, the organization's foster-care program helps ensure that kittens will not be subjected to the disease or dangerous conditions sometimes associated with shelters. Veterinarians vaccinate and treat incoming litters and place them in responsible foster homes where they can thrive while awaiting permanent adoption.
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Shannon Walters opened Dog'on Salon to give dogs a safe and fun home away from home. To make that possible, she assembled a staff trained in the ways of canines to run her indoor-outdoor facility. This experienced group evaluates pups based on energy levels, age, and size before dividing them up into appropriate play groups. When they aren't tending to pets, the team cares for shelter dogs looking for a place to hang their hats, even on the rare occasion they're not wearing one. In addition to daycare and pet boarding, Shannon's team also grooms dogs, finishing each session with a bow or a bandana.
During kitten season, which runs from early spring to late fall, thousands of kittens move through shelters. The kittens come from urban shelters or feral colonies, and therefore need time to grow healthy and socialize with humans before moving into adoptive families. Southside Animal Shelter's kitten care package helps prepare kittens for adoption with three vaccines in a single combined FVRCP shot, two dewormings, spaying or neutering when the animal reaches an appropriate age and weight, and a microchip implant for permanent identification.
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David Shirley has been working with computers in one capacity or another for a very long time. Here we get a tour of his home office and learn about the two sides of his business. We will be hearing more from David over the coming months. He will be posting on all things tech and will be happy to answer any of your questions. For all us working from home I think we just got our own IT department!
How long have you worked in your field and tell us exactly what your field is?! I have worked with computing technology since 1982, so nearly 30 years! I have two main fields of work now. I show corporate professionals how to be better organized by being smarter about how they use their technology tools such as Outlook, BlackBerry, iPhone, etc…which will allow them to save time and focus on their high priority tasks. The second stream focuses bringing the power of technology to the home - I help families transform their home in how they watch, listen and view their movies, TV, music and photos.
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The Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) Awards — created by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) — recognizes and honors efforts by journalists that further the public's understanding of musculoskeletal health issues and encourages healthy behaviors in the care of bones and joints.
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the Karuk Tribe and ordered federal aid to supplement the Tribe's efforts in the area affected by a wildfire during the period of July 29 to August 2, 2013.
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"For the past three years, Anthony 'Tony' Matzura has been a very good carrier for the Call-Chronicle Newspapers," says Joseph Vassa, Anthony's district manager. "In his three years on the route, he has more than doubled the number of daily Morning Calls and Saturday Weekenders he delivers and has increased his SundayCall-Chronicle deliveries by almost 50 percent.
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] ] So after Oscar and Lucinda, will we be reading Tomalin's bio or A Room With A View??
] Sandy, and everyone, if you check the schedule (linked at the top of this page) you'll see that we are reading ARWAV after O&L and this will be followed by Tomalin. I posted a message about this earlier (see below "I have made a decision)
] ] If it's A Room With A View, how many chapters should we have done by the start date (Feb 14??)
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] Is that sufficiently detailed at this point?
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But a 5 star record should be a record in which every song is great, and which will sound just as good 10 years from now. It needn't change the world at all--it just needs to be great in and of itself. With "Girls Can Tell," Spoon achieves just that: a timeless, fresh-sounding album of stripped-down rock songs which pay homage to the past without being too reverential, while maintaining a sound which is neither retro nor hyperfashionable.
In a sense the record reminds me of early R.E.M. records (though they sound nothing alike!) in that the spareness of the instrumentation seems to connote much more than is actually there, though the guitar/bass/drums arrangements leave room for the odd keyboard, harpsichord, etc. to pop in for added color.
In the past, Spoon seemed to err on the side of indie coolness. On "Girls Can Tell" there is an emotional openness to the melody and lyrics refreshing in its lack of irony. Here they are much more interested in being a rock band--one you might've heard on the radio somewhere between (I'm guessing) 1974 and 1980. The Thin Lizzy influence is there in the dry, spare attack of the band and the almost conversation run-on cadences of some vocals ....
...the album does rock with attitude, and rock in a way that does not require bone-crushing distortion, ham-fisted drums, a handful of steroids, and one trillion overdubs. It has the dangerous grace and surprise impact of a Shaolin boxer to the current state-of-rock's WWF.
From the first bars of "Everything Hits at Once," I was bobbing my head and tapping feet. Whether on the aching but uptempo "Lines in the Suit" (like a fusion of the Mamas and the Papas with Elvis Costello), the straightforward, Tom Petty-ish "Anything You Want", or the surf-rock instrumental "This Book Is A Movie", Austin singer-songwriter Britt Daniel's pop hooks catch in the fleshy part of your consciousness and take permanent hold. Collaborator and drummer Jim Eno keeps pace with flair but not flash.
Daniel's voice evokes the emotion, if not the sound, of classic rock singers with country roots, a la Tom Petty and Neil Young.
Classic 70s rock and roll, R&B, rockabilly, 60s pop, classic country, roots rock, surf rock, and new wave all surface during a listen to "Girls Can Tell" - but such comparisons should be used with caution, since Spoon's sound is far more than the sum of those influences.
The truth is that "Girls Can Tell" is very much a modern record, only possible with all of the musical history that went before it. That Spoon has managed to create a completely unique sound out of their cultural reference bank is all for our gain.
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RVD Is 'Loving' TNA, AM RAW Beats IMPACT!, Lacey Von Erich
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-- TNA is live Monday for iMPACT!, and tapes Tuesday night for the following Monday.
-- For what it's worth, TNA iMPACT! not only lost to RAW this week in the ratings but they also lost to AM RAW, which scored an 0.7 rating. AM RAW airs after midnight on Saturday nights.
-- TNA star Rob Van Dam posted a message on his site (RobVanDam.com) with a glowing review of his time in TNA thus far. Here's part of what RVD wrote: "To counter any negative energy that may be out there, concerning TNA in any matter, let me just tell you that I am loving it there. The reasonable work schedule, the doable travel, the people in and behind the scenes, the growing situation, the excitement from the crowd, the unstoppable path to the top I'm on, love it all."