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Situated in an ideal location for touring the Lakes, we serve tasty bar meals all day, freshly prepared from local produce. We have regular beef from the Watermill's own cattle reared on the fells overlooking lake Windermere and fed on the spent grains from our brewery. We also offer up to sixteen real ales on at any one time with up to six from our own microbrewery. Children and dogs are most welcome in our award winning inn.
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H. Robert Horvitz, an expert on apoptosis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, gives a brief response:
"In short, the question of why programmed cell death occurs should be subdivided into two related questions: Why are cells that die by programmed cell death generated? and Why do these cells die instead of surviving?
"The answer to the first of these questions depends on the cell being considered. For example, some cells are generated in excess and only those that become properly functional survive (as happens in parts of the nervous system). In some cases, the mechanism that generates cells that are needed also fortuitously generates unneeded ones as well (as happens in the immune system). And some cells that die are needed, but only transiently.
"Cells die either because they are harmful or because it takes less energy to kill them than to maintain them. At present, programmed cell death--as it is described based on the morphology of apoptosis and the biochemistry that involves a specific family of protein-cleaving enzymes--has been demonstrated to occur only in animals, although it remains possible that bacteria, fungi and plants use similar processes to eliminate unwanted cells."
Michael Hengartner, senior staff investigator at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, offered a more extensive investigation of the question:
"Let's start with the first part of the question: Why does programmed cell death occur? There are several reasons: it gets rid of cells that are not needed, in the way or potentially dangerous to the rest of the organism.
"Cells that are not needed may never have had a function. In other cases, they may have lost their function, or they may have competed and lost out to other cells. In some organisms, especially lower species, there are cells that die off very soon after they are born. There is no clear reason why they ever existed. These cells are probably evolutionary relics that were useful in the past, but no longer serve any valuable function. For an example of cells that lose their function, consider the cells in the tail of the tadpole, which become superfluous when the animal develops into a frog.
"An instance of cellular competition occurs in the developing human brain. The brain makes many more neurons than we need, probably because the body does not 'know' how many neurons will suffice and because wiring together an intricate structure such as the brain is not easy. For example, many neurons will fail to reach their targets--their axons may take a wrong turn or may terminate prematurely. These strays that fail to establish a proper connection will die. Death here functions as a built-in error-correcting mechanism.
"More generally, building a complex organism like a human being is like creating an intricate sculpture. Cell division forms the clay, whereas cell death sculpts the clay into the desired form. Consider human hands, which start out as paddlelike structures. Fingers develop in the paddles, but then the cells in the tissue between the fingers must die for a proper hand to form.
"One of the most fascinating reasons for cell death is to get rid of dangerous cells, those that could be harmful to the rest of the organism. One might say that the cells kill themselves for the greater good. They could be mutants that would become cancerous--apoptosis is therefore very important in the formation (or nonformation) of cancer. Also, positive and negative selection occur among the cells of the immune system. Cells that recognize 'self' (that is, ones that would attack the organism's own cells) are instructed to die during this process. Finally, cells that are infected by a virus can sometimes recognize the infection and kill themselves before the virus has time to replicate and spread to other cells.
"Programmed cell death, in the sense of suicide deliberately induced by the organism, certainly does occur in multicellular plants and fungi; whether it occurs through the same molecular mechanism as the one found in metazoans (multicellular animals) remains to be determined. Cell death is common among plants, especially among the higher plants. The xylem in trees, through which water rises to the leaves, consists of spaces left by dead cells. Cell death occurs very visibly when deciduous trees drop their leaves in the fall. (Incidentally, this is where the name 'apoptosis' comes from: it is the Greek word for the falling of leaves from trees, as well as the losing of hair from balding men--which incidentally is also thought to involve apoptosis!) Plant cells cannot move, so plants use a slash-and-burn technique to cope with infection: all the cells in an infected area may kill themselves to halt the spread of the disease.


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Commencement is held once a year in June, usually on the last day of spring quarter. Students who have submitted an application for a degree or certificate of achievement are invited to participate.
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WHEN AND WHERE: The next ceremony is scheduled for Friday, June 14, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at Key Arena. Please note the venue change from the BC Gymnasium to Key Arena, which allows you to invite an unlimited number of guests. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and you must arrive no later than 6:15 p.m. for check-in and lining up for the processional. Directions and parking information are available at www.keyarena.com.
WHO MAY PARTICIPATE: All students who graduated during Fall 2012 or Winter 2013 and those have applied for graduation for Spring 2013 and Summer 2013 are invited to attend this commencement ceremony. The invitation letter will be mailed out in early May. The letter will contain detailed information for both graduates and their guests. The actual awarding of the degree occurs only when the candidate completes all requirements and then receives official notification from the college. This invitation to Commencement is therefore not verification of the actual awarding of your degree or certificate. (Back to the top)
CAPS AND GOWNS: All graduates participating in the ceremony are required to wear caps and gowns provided by the College. Pick up your cap and gown at the bookstore beginning May 13th through June 12th during normal business hours. There is no charge for these items. Formal graduation announcements are available for purchase at the bookstore. Those who have earned honor cords will receive them with their caps and gowns. Phi Theta Kappa honor society graduates should contact the chapter office (425-564-3050) for specific information on their colors.
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As I wrote last month, I am an inventor who likes to think outside the box and chose to use the Linux operating system because it gives me a programming environment in which the box is not welded shut. I described my framework for human-machine intelligence which I call Humanistic Intelligence (HI). I also described the apparatus of an invention I call "WearComp" that embodies HI. In particular, I outlined some of the reasons for choosing Linux for WearComp and emphasized how problems like that of software fascism are much more pronounced on WearComp than they are in the context of regular desktop computing.
In this article, I will explore practical uses of WearComp. I will also explain how WearComp turns the traditional business model of real-world information space (e.g., advertising) upside down.
Summarizing briefly, WearComp is a wearable computational device that provides the user with a self-created personal space. The most fundamental issue of WearComp is that of personal empowerment (see Resources 1). I will show by way of example how WearComp provides the wearer with a self-created visual space. I will also describe the concept of "Mediated Reality" and the use of a "visual filter" that allows the wearer to create a visual attention access control system.
If the eye is the window to the soul, then our soul is available for anyone to steal. Our visual attention is a valuable resource that can be consumed by billboards, distracting advertising and other material often thrust upon us against our will.
Solitude is a valuable form of humanistic property all too easily subject to theft.
I am taking the liberty of using these strongly judgmental words—steal and theft. Such strong wording, however, is already present in the context of intellectual property. We readily accept terms like "software piracy", which make an analogy between someone who copies a floppy disk and someone who seizes control of an ocean-going vessel, often killing everyone on board. An analogy between such gruesome mass murder and copying software ought to raise certain questions about our social value system. Thus, against this backdrop, I believe that use of terms like theft and steal are not out of line in the context of what I call humanistic property.
Those who steal our solitude not only take away humanistic property, but force material upon us that can put our lives in danger.
Advertising is an evolving entity. In the old days, there were fixed signs with a static display of company slogans. Once we became accustomed to these signs, new ones were invented with more distracting and vibrant colours and even moving parts to fight for our attention. As we became accustomed to these signs, they were made brighter. Concepts such as light chasers, lamp sequencers and the like were introduced so that motion arising from sequentially illuminated bulbs could further distract us.
Then came the pixel boards, which also got brighter as we became accustomed to them. Some pixel boards use as many as 2000 watts per pixel. When lights this bright are put along major highways, they pose a serious threat to road safety. Still, we do our best to ignore these distractions and keep our eyes on the road or on whatever task has our attention.
The latest trend is something I call "signal-band advertising". It tries to trick us by resituating advertising ("noise") into what we perceive to be a "signal" band. For example, we are now seeing WWW banner advertisements with an imitation of a cursor; thus, the user is momentarily tricked into thinking there are two cursors on his screen. The advertisement contains what looks like a cursor, which moves around very much like a real cursor normally does. These kinds of ads are the cyberspace equivalent of trying to get attention by yelling "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater.
Another example of signal-band advertising exists on parking-lot booms. By renting a sign on the boom of a parking lot, advertisers can further confuse drivers by placing ads where only road signs would normally be. We now need to distinguish between advertising and important road signs, both of which are directly in our path in the center of the road. The advertising is no longer only off to the side of the road. This theft of visual attention makes it that much harder to see stop signs and other important traffic markers.
Perhaps next, advertisers will start to make their signs red and octagon-shaped and hang them on lamp posts along the street, so they will be able to grab even more of our attention. A red octagon, with a product slogan in white letters in the center, posted at a busy intersection could get lots of attention and would be harder to ignore than traditional billboards. This is what I mean by "signal-band advertising".
Those who steal our visual attention are not content to just clutter roads and open public space with advertising, but they appear to also want to intrude on more private spaces as well.
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Rosehill-based horse trainer Chris Waller claimed the quinella in the group 1 George Main Stakes at Randwick on the weekend.
The $350,000 race featured a reasonably strong field with the likes of Secret Admirer and Black Caviar's half-brother All Too Hard.
But it was Waller's gelding Shoot Out who was first past the post at the end of the 1600-metre journey.
Stablemate Rangirangdoo finished second by a neck to round out the top two.
Following the run on Saturday, Waller is now expected to send the duo to the Group 1 Epsom Handicap at Randwick in two weeks.
They will likely face the Gai Waterhouse-trained More Joyous, who boasts an incredible win rate of more than 74 per cent from 27 starts.
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I've decided to clone myself at the first opportunity. That way I can take turns with myself and work every waking moment, be everywhere and everything people seem to think I should be.
It troubles me when people attack me verbally and in public for what amounts to unfair reasons. But then they are upset enough at the time to believe they know everything they need to know and are in the right.
When I'm troubled about something, I often find myself searching for answers, trying to understand what happened and why.
I appreciate people who do the same, people who come straight out and ask me why I did something this way or that, why I ran one photo on the front page and a more important photo inside.
Everything has an explanation, which is hopefully not an excuse. I dread becoming one of those people who always has an excuse for failure. I may have been guilty of such behavior in my youth, but I sure hope I've matured enough to accept blame when I've erred.
These days my searches for answers to troubling thoughts are often online, with a Google search or by browsing sites such as WebMD, Psychology Today, bible.com, even inside my own head. Is it just me, I wonder?
Searching through different interpretations of the Bible brought me peace, especially Galatians 5 in the version titled "The Message."
The main problem seemed to be self-interest on one side, and a perceived lack of interest, or possibly something more sinister, on mine.
I pondered this for a while, and then I logged onto Psychology Today and laughed out loud.
"Forgiving and Forgetting" was the title of one of the featured articles. So be it. I'll just clone myself, and maybe this will never happen again.
I'd be like Superwoman, able to take care of my family, work at my job no matter where, even when my inappropriate shoes are recognized from under a stall when the conversation is struck — I'd be ready with paper in hand.
Hot meals would magically appear on the table every day, never a hair would be out of place, and my fingernails would be unbroken and polished for a change.
I'd be at every local meeting, even if one was at the same time as graduation, I'd never miss any community activity and I'd always have lots of photos of everybody and everything in the paper.
Who even cares if there is not enough money to support all of this extra work? We can just pretend there is only one of me to pay for my usual 30 hours per week, and the newspaper can be like loaves and fishes.
There will be plenty for all to have their fill, if only we just have faith, like Peter did that long ago night on the water.
Now if I can just remember where I put my red shoes? They seem to have disappeared, or maybe someone waved a magic wand and turned them into rubber boots.
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Michael Cuddyer's off-season negotiations have become one big game of Hokey Pokey. It seems every day there are reports of new teams joining the party — Rockies, Brewers, Cardinals, Phillies, Red Sox — while the Twins have remained stedfast in their talks with the utility player who has been with the organization since he was drafted in 1997. Even after news broke that Josh Willingham would be joining the clubhouse next season, talks were still in play between the Twins & Cuddyer — breaking out even more possibilities as the days dragged on.
The latest: Friday AM – Cuddyer signs 3 year/$31.5 million deal with Rockies. Hold up was the 4th year deal. Cuddyer wanted 4th year deal or more money, which is what he's getting with Rockies.
Thursday, Dec. 15th
- 9am: Dust settling, market not nearly as large as originally speculated. Sounds like Twins are the only true 'contending' team in the hunt, although with 99 losses last season that seems a stretch. The Twins won't wait much longer on Cuddyer.
- Both Twins & Rockie have shown their hands to Cuddyer, it's in his hands now. 3 year/$26 million (possible jump to $28) looks to be best offer.
- It does not look like M's & Reds are real players in this.
- Other things to consider: Is $2 million worth leaving Minnesota? Any hard feelings over Minnesota's offer? Pay cut a year after being an All-Star? Which team gives him the best chance of getting a ring?
- 12pm – Cuddyer coming to terms with the fact that the market won't support the 3 years/$30 million he was hoping for. Willingham was not signed to replace Cuddyer but to add power to a struggling lineup.
Wednesday, Dec. 14th
- Twins' offer still on the table. More noise regarding Twins & the possibility of keeping Cuddyer & Willingham & moving Denard Span for pitching prospects.
- Sides still in fluid talks, confirmed by Minnesota Twins' general manager Terry Ryan.
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- Later in the day, news broke that Twins had signed outfielder Josh Willingham to a multi-year deal pending a physical. Because of Willingham's similarities to Cuddyer, everyone assumed talks with Michael would end on the Twins' side.
- At 7pm, news came out that larger market teams were starting to express interest in Cuddyer after the Willingham news came out — specifically the Red Sox, Brewers, & Phillies.
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- Cuddyer's desire to stay with the Twins complicated by factors that would need to be addressed: 4th year option, Twins contending in 2012, clubhouse attitudes after 2011 season, and pitching.
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Be sure to follow along as this crazy ride continues, which will no doubt be the case since Star Tribune beat writer Joe Christensen announced late tonight that the Twins might wait until Friday to officially announce Willingham's deal.
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The movie Master and Commander: the Far Side of the World often pops up on lists of "Most Underrated Films," and I agree, it's a fine movie that deserves to be seen more. But coming out at about the same time as Pirates of the Caribbean (late 2003), it got scuppered, or whatever is the nautical word for getting lost in the backwash of another ship.
The movie is based on the novels of Patrick O'Brian, who was known for his detailed portrayals of 19-century naval life. The books Master and Commander and the Far Side of the World are part of a 20-novel series.
The title signals that we are going on an adventure, and the sense of being whisked away to another world and time is one of the things I love about this movie. As a Russell Crowe fan, I loved seeing him as Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey, master and commander of the HMS Surprise, and enjoyed seeing life aboard this early nineteenth century man-of-war. An Oscar for Best Sound Editing went to Russell Boyd, who recorded realistic sound effects for the battle and storm scenes. So not only are we seeing this other world, we are hearing it.
Plot-wise, Master and Commander is set during the Napoleonic Wars, when England was under threat of invasion. The captain plays a cat-and-mouse game with the French war vessel, the Acheron, pushing his men and his ship to their limits, as they sail around South America, often on stormy seas. On board is Dr. Stephen Maturin, an amateur naturalist, who hopes to stop at the Galapagos Islands to study their natural history. The growing friendship between the captain and the doctor forms an enjoyable subplot to the naval adventure.
At the end of the movie, the captain and the doctor sit in the captain's quarters and play music on their cello and fiddle, indicating that peace has returned to the ship. Then, suddenly omnipotent, we see the ship, sails billowing, turning to the far horizon. What adventure will be next?
To learn more about nineteenth century naval life and history, read Jack Aubrey Commands: an Historical Companion to the Naval World of Patrick O'Brian by Brian Lavery, and Patrick O'Brian's Navy: the Illustrated Companion to Jack Aubrey's World, edited by Richard O'Neil.
Note: The sound track of Master and Commander is worth borrowing–over the years it's earned four and a half stars at Amazon–so that you can listen to the music again . . . and again.


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New medical school dean optimistic despite cuts ST 8-31-86 Bv LARRY BURTON Times Medical Writer Dr. Darryl Williams is proud of the two black captain's chairs across from his desk. Each bears the round emblem of Louisiana State University Medical Center. The chairs, he feels, convey a sense of tradition and pride. And that's something he wants to see grow at the Shreveport institution. Monday the 48-year-old adminis-trator and professor will officially be-come dean of LSU School of Medicine — an integral part of the medical center. His management duties will also extend to adjacent LSU Hospital. Williams emerged ahead of 36 ap-plicants, most from outside Louisiana, to land the job he's held on a tempor-ary basis since September 1985. Williams sees three broad goals for the institution — advancing student education, patient care and medical research. He already points to some nationally recognized programs — the burn center, for example — and feels LSUMC has made substantial gains since its beginnings in the late 1960s. "I think one of the exciting things about being at this institution now, de-spite the effects of state budget cuts and the local economy, is the growing relationship it has with the communi-ty," he said in an interview recently. "I think in the last few years there has been recognition by the communi-ty of the important resource this in- Times photo/MIKE SILVA Dr. Dorryl Williams, dean of LSU School of Medicine stitution serves. I think in years past people thought of this hospital as often a place for patients to go as a last re-sort. I believe they've begun to realize the many good programs here. "And I think in the early days, the faculty here tended to isolate them-selves within the institution. But that too has changed." Still, Williams acknowledges the severe blow of budget cuts. The cam-pus" spending plan for this fiscal year contains around $104 million, of which more than half is state funds. The state appropriation is around $10 million less than hoped for. "Just like everybody, we didn't get all we asked for," he says. "We didn't get all the money we thought we needed. But I think we recognize the serious financial situation the state is in." The cuts have led to some extreme decisions, like virtually eliminating plans for any new equipment. That has brought cries from some faculty and hospital employees. Beyond that, the institution is already reeling from a state-imposed hiring freeze that ended July 1, which has created around 500 vacancies in a workforce of 3,000. "I think with those numbers you can appreciate that we have been very hard pressed. What we are really look-ing at is a severe cutback in the number of people to do the job here.... This year the freeze is over, but we are going to still have to operate with our internal controls. We will continue to operate with fewer people than we'd like." Only enough money exists to plug the most urgent vacancies, Williams says. Yet there are bright spots for the medical center. Though the medically indigent continue to comprise most of LSU Hospital's patients — 50 percent receive totally free care — a small but growing number of privately insured patients has meant more income to the institution. "Our self-generating revenue is in-creasing. Our faculty is involved in seeing patients from really all econ-omic strata," said Williams. "But that doesn't mean we are shirking our re-sponsibility to the indigent. We are committed to serving them." Another bright spot — research funds from the National Institutes of Health to faculty members have near-ly doubled since a 1984 study of Shreveport cited concerns over LSUMC's competitive edge. "Research is an area we really must emphasize," said Williams. " ... In the coming months, we are going to re-cruit a number of new department heads... and we'll be looking for young investigators. "A number of people here will be re-tiring in the next couple of years, many who were instrumental in get-ting the School of Medicine started." Having served as acting dean, as-suming the post permanently will mean little transition for Williams, who's been on LSUMC's faculty since 1977. The Denver native sees his job basically as "keeping everybody hap-py." "It doesn't always work," he says, laughing. " ... This institution is a very large and complex operation so it's hard to get consensus on many things." Still, Williams terms the job fun. "I am having a good time. I think for the first time in my academic career I've begun to see the big picture of how different parts of the medical center fit together. ... I guess what I enjoy most is meeting new people. One minute you may be meeting with the planning committee and the ffext minute discussing architectural mat-ters and building codes." Williams says he's basically shy — "maybe a dean should be more outgo-ing; I'll work on it." He easily pokes fun at himself and describes his style of management as open and relaxed. "I like to find out what people think. I try to keep an open door and I'm will-ing to take other people's thoughts into consideration." To unwind, he and his wife, Susan, sometimes travel to her family's East Texas farm. They also swap out cook-ing, which Williams finds relaxing. At work, he relishes the challenges of his time-consuming job. "I'm enjoying myself," he says.
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What Was Abe Thinking?
Ralph A. Cossa
President of Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic & Int'l Studies HONOLULU - What was he thinking? That is the question most Japan-watchers grappled with following Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's fumbled questions about the imperial Japanese government's role in recruiting ``comfort women'' during WWII. His responses came close to undoing the progress he had made in restoring relations with China and South Korea and threatened to drive a wedge between Tokyo and Washington. The controversy began March 1 when Abe was asked about an LDP group that wanted the government to revisit the 1993 statement by then Chief Cabinet Secretary Kono Yohei. Kono acknowledging that ``The then Japanese military was, directly or indirectly, involved in the establishment and management of the comfort stations and the transfer of comfort women'' and that ``in many cases they were recruited against their own will, through coaxing coercion, etc., and that, at times, administrative/military personnel directly took part in the recruitments.'' Conservatives object to two (related) points: the role-played by the military and the degree to which it actually ``coerced'' women. Abe said that the meaning of coercion was unclear and the accuracy of the statement depended on how the word was defined. (Ignored was his comment that either way, his government stood behind the 1993 statement.) The readiness to challenge the conclusion that the government had ``coerced'' the women unleashed a firestorm of controversy, not least because the U.S. House of Representatives _ during hearings on a resolution that called on Japan to apologize for its actions _ had days before heard testimony from former comfort women that seemed to confirm the charge. Abe's response sparked fierce condemnations from leading U.S. and foreign newspapers and seriously undercut those arguing against the resolution. Why did Abe fan the flames, especially when it threatened to undercut diplomacy that promised ``a new start'' for Japanese foreign policy and had offered such promise for the new administration? First, it should be noted that the prime minister wasn't volunteering for controversy; he was responding to questions triggered by the actions of others (the LDP group and the U.S. hearings). This does not excuse or fully explain the response, however, or the bumbling since it was originally uttered. One explanation is that Abe, like many other conservatives, genuinely believes that the Kono statement was wrong. They challenge the factual basis for the conclusion that the government was involved in coercion. This argument rests on the definition of the word ``coercion,'' a legal distinction that is jarring given the long-standing insistence that Japan is not a ``legalistic culture'' and operates according to more flexible principles. It also attempts to trump a moral argument with a legal one. Whether the army actually coerced the women or left that job to independent contractors (as one legalistic argument asserts), there is little doubt that women were forced into servitude at the army's behest. This argument also rests on a sense of nationalism. Many conservatives still chafe at the judgment of the Tokyo Tribunals. The Kono statement implies that Japanese behavior was somehow different from that of other countries' and Tokyo must apologize for things that other governments have not. Underlying that conclusion _ and obliging Abe to defend it _ is domestic politics. The prime minister believes that Japan should be a more assertive country, one that is judged by its record of the last 60 years rather than for the sins of its forefathers. His domestic political base agrees, and they both resent being told what to do by any country _ even (especially?) the U.S. (Interestingly, China's response to this flap has been low-key. This suggests that Beijing is committed to rapprochement with Tokyo and is smart enough to let other governments beat up Japan on this issue.) Ironically, there are many in the U.S. and Asia who agree that it is time to stop dwelling on the past; today's Japan should be judged by its post-war history. Unfortunately, Abe's comments _ like his predecessor Koizumi Junichiro's visits to Yasukuni Shrine _ make it impossible for even Japan's supporters to move past the history debate. The phenomenon drives home the rising significance of domestic politics in Northeast Asia and the transition that all countries are experiencing as the international environment evolves and a new generation comes to power. No country is immune to these pressures and no relationship inoculated from their effects. While the U.S.-Japan relationship has been strengthened in recent years, both countries must still be acutely sensitive to developments in the other and ready to challenge assumptions about how the relationship works. For example, the presumption that a House of Representatives judgment on Japanese history would be above challenge is plainly wrong. Japan will give that vote the same deference it gives to any other country that seeks to interfere in its domestic politics. Gaiatsu (outside pressure) no longer works, even when it comes from Tokyo's closest ally. Yet, the Japanese assumption that the alliance would counterbalance domestic politics in the U.S. _ the increasing strength of South Korean interest groups or growing unease with historical revisionism _ is equally mistaken. The usual group of alliance handlers didn't _ or couldn't _ quash this tempest. Moreover, this chain of events also suggests that Japan has to do more to reach across the aisle to Democrats. Decision makers in both countries must recognize that the good relations of the last few years buy a limited amount of political capital. There is no resting on laurels. There is no substitute for continuing efforts to overcome increasingly powerful domestic political interests. That needs to be foremost in minds of alliance supporters in both countries. Prime Minister Abe is not the first politician to put the need to appeal to his domestic base above his country's international image or long-term national interest, but it could not come at a worse time. As the first Japanese Prime Minister to be born after the war, Abe had an opportunity to pursue a forward-looking agenda. Instead he (and his more conservative colleagues) have forced us once again to dwell on the past. Does this really serve Abe's (or Japan's) interest? |


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If you take in the right amount of calories to energize each workout is there a such thing as over training?
Working arms three times a week
Legs twice
Back twice
yes but just like the word "hardgainer," its thrown around way too much
it takes a combination of training too much and not eating enough to actually make it happen. and theres a mental aspect to it as well
Sure does. And in my opinion 99% of people that say they have experienced did not. They were under recovered not over trained.
you can call me "ozzie" for short.
There is, I believe a difference in overtrained state and a plateau and or a point you quit gaining. 95% (maybe even 99.9% will most likely reach a point sometime in training where gains slow or stop for a bit or regress for a bit, but it does not mean you are actually overtrained by the scientific term. (see Supertraining : Siff)
It may be more a poor balance of volume, intensity, frequency and rest/recovery at a given time.
I also agree with asooneyeonig being under recovered or not in a positive gain state.
A lot more under resting, under supplementation, and under eating takes place then overtraining.
It has so much more to do with systemic inflammation and the immune system, the neuroendocrine response, and CNS neurotransmittors than just under eating/supplementing.
There is a wealth of information on pubmed.gov regarding over training causes, autoregulation, and treatments. Just search the term "overtraining syndrome"
Jason Cholewa, Ph.D., CSCS
I don't think it does. When I look around these days it seems like all the young guys are anemic looking stick figures who've never done a single physically taxing thing in their entire lives. Of course they're going to have a strong aversion to anything requiring physical effort. You can't train "in moderation". If you don't put out a maximal effort you'll get 0 results.
If all you can say is what someone else already said, then you haven't added anything to the conversation have you. Yes Jason is a PhD. That doesn't make him automatically right. People 50 years ago busted their asses every day and they called it *work*. Do you think an iron worker or a construction worker back in the days when everything had to be done my hand ever whined about "overtraining"? I don't. Most people these days haven't got a clue what it means to physically exert yourself. That's what I said before and I stand by it.
Great point which brings me back the concept of "under recovery" which I really liked people now a days want to be lean and ripped so they don't eat enough to make bigger harder and stinger gains. Along with that is the sleep aspect don't think alot of people realize you grow at rest. Maybe a combination of more calories and more sleep will allow you to be able to lift more frequently.
Maybe over training is under eating and sleeping
I'm quoting asooneye with the "under recovery" statement just wanted to give him the credit ^^^^
I actually thank you for questioning me regardless of my credentials.
To your point, the nature of the physical work done in construction, iron, mining, and most other manual labor jobs is NOT placing a high degree of strain on the CNS. This type of work is mostly metabolic, and thus the strain is on energy production and muscular recovery...very similar to your typical bodybuilding programs where reps never get below 6 and the intensity is never over 85-90% of the 1RM load. So, to your credit, most people do not and probably will not ever truly experience the over training syndrome.
However, if you want to see if it exists, and experience it, I will gladly design you a training program to achieve that, and despite your best attempts to sleep 10 hours a night, consume 5000 calories of quality foods, you will experience central fatigue, and you will feel like ass.
Edit: forgot to put the "not" in above.
I don't argue anymore with people who have nothing to do but worrying instead of reading. I was gonna simply state some of the points he mentioned, but he had already done it . Simply if you don't believe it exists, why even ask in the forums if you are not gonna allow yourself to stand corrected? Read up more on it yourself, and if you still don't believe in it's existence do as you very well please. Easy as that buddy ! Just don't try to bash away other opinions since YOU did ask for them...question all you want, but be prepared to either ignore everything said (you fit that profile) or learn and stand corrected. Nothing wrong with either.
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I was sort of hoping you'd reply. It depends on how you define over training. If you define it as what it takes to make me feel trashed no problem, I do that most weeks. If you define it as a point of diminishing returns over a long term, then not so much. I've trained till I felt like hell lots of times and still made progress. That kind of over training, the diminishing returns kind, is only a concern for elite athletes, in my opinion at least. Feeling like crap is just par for the course.
I do agree with you that over training exists, however I also agree that most people will never hit that particular roadblock. I think the way it's generally bandied about is BS. I do heavy lifting regularly btw, in the 3-5 rep range. I bench nearly 300 lb and I'm 46 and weigh less than 200 lb, I also squat & deadlift over 400, and I never did either before about 3 years ago, so I'm not just blowing smoke, I do have first hand experience with working in the 85-90% range. I don't think I've ever experienced over training. I've limped out of the gym many days but I've continued to pull ahead regardless. I couldn't always bench 300 or squat 400, it took a lot of misery to get there, but obviously I've yet to hit that point of diminishing returns. Then again I'm no elite athlete, just a determined gym rat.
[QUOTE=Celorza;3958762]I don't argue anymore with people who have nothing to do but worrying instead of reading. I was gonna simply state some of the points he mentioned, but he had already done it . Simply if you don't believe it exists, why even ask in the forums if you are not gonna allow yourself to stand corrected? Read up more on it yourself, and if you still don't believe in it's existence do as you very well please. Easy as that buddy ! Just don't try to bash away other opinions since YOU did ask for them...question all you want, but be prepared to either ignore everything said (you fit that profile) or learn and stand corrected. Nothing wrong with either.[/QUOTED
I didn't ask for anyone's opinion, I offered mine. Are you paying attention at all or are you just confused?
I respect that, and tend to agree, and think we may just be arguing semantics. I've worked with high level athletes, and people with lots of time and money who just wanted to train like athletes, and that is when the concern enters...as you said. A combination of longer training days, multiple modes of CNS demanding training (heavy lifting, dynamic lifting, sprinting, plyometrics, etc.), and in some cases, the desire to live like a rockstar at the same time can often be a bad combination.
Now, I think rather than arguing overtraining, we should perhaps start up a conversation regarding autoregulation for non-elite athletes. Basically, how can we use biofeedback (such as HRV, grip strength, groin squeeze strength, body temp, etc.) to better "listen" to our bodies. He/she who autoregulates the best is often the most successful at training.
Jason Cholewa, Ph.D., CSCS
Okay so the answer to the second part of the question I had was as long as I'm eating good quality meals and get restful sleep I will be able to kick it up and work my lacking body parts more in a week?
Or will this counter act protein synthesis?
uuuuh.... i squat 3x week on madcows 5x5. i even do it while weight loss is my goal. it takes a lot more than that to "over train"


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You have a swelling near the back of the opening of your vagina. This may just be a cyst with liquid in it or it may be a painful abscess full of pus. This is the swelling of a gland, called the Bartholin's gland.
There are several glands with openings close to the entrance of your vagina. A gland here means a group of cells under the skin. The cells make a liquid called mucus. This passes into your vagina through tiny openings. The liquid lubricates your vagina during sexual intercourse. If the openings become blocked, the liquid builds up to make a cyst. An infection of the cyst will cause a Bartholin's abscess. An abscess may burst through the skin releasing pus.
Bartholin, a Danish anatomist, discovered these glands; hence the name, Bartholin's glands and Bartholin's cyst.
The aim of the operation is to get rid of your swelling. Removing the swollen gland could damage your vagina. Instead, we enlarge the opening to the gland, creating a tiny pouch. The liquid and pus can then drain out and the swelling should not return. The operation is called marsupialisation after the pouches seen in marsupial animals, such as kangaroos.
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