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Jockey Jose Santos Retires
Updated: 07/30/2007 - Six months after breaking his back in a spill at Aqueduct, jockey Jose Santos is retiring. Santos rode Funny Cide to victory in the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
Updated: 07/30/2007 - Six months after breaking his back in a spill at Aqueduct, jockey Jose Santos is retiring. Santos rode Funny Cide to victory in the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
Updated: 07/29/2007 - 27 Sportsfirst learned Sunday afternoon that former UK quarterback Tim Couch came to terms with on a two-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Couch will make the veteran minimum of $595,000 this season if he makes the team, there is no signing bonus.
Updated: 07/29/2007 - Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense returned to the track Sunday at Saratoga and turned in an impressive performance pulling away in the stretch to win the $500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes. It was the first race for Street sense since finishing second in the Preakness.
Updated: 07/29/2007 - 27 Sportsfirst has learned that Tim Couch has signed a 2-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars
Posted: 07/28/2007 - LEXINGTON, Ky. – Lexington running back Rayshawn Askew has become professional football's all-time touchdown scoring leader with his 209th career touchdown Saturday in the fourth quarter of the Horsemen's playoff game with Bloomington in Rupp Arena. Askew surpasses NFL great Jerry Rice, who retired in 2005 as the NFL's all-time touchdown record with 208 career scores. Joe B. Hall former coach of the University of Kentucky was at the end zone to shake Rayshawn's hand and congratulate him.
Updated: 08/16/2007 - Kentucky announced its 2007-08 men's basketball schedule Saturday, which includes as many as 17 games televised on CBS, ESPN or ESPN2. The schedule features a potential trip to New York's famed Madison Square Garden, 18 regular-season games at Rupp Arena and matchups with traditional foes North Carolina, Indiana and Louisville.
Updated: 07/28/2007 - In college basketball, McDonalds All Americans are all the rage, but in college baseball circles, it's all about Aflac All Americans.
Posted: 07/27/2007 - Fans wanting a first-hand look at the Joe Craft Center have two upcoming opportunities. Kentucky Athletics is hosting an 'open house' of the Craft Center, Friday, Aug. 10 from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 11 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Updated: 02/05/2010 - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 27, 2007) - The LSU Tigers, with 15 starters returning from last year's 11-2 team, has been predicted to win the Southeastern Conference championship by media voting at the 2007 SEC Football Media Days, concluded today at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.
Updated: 07/26/2007 - This year's Governor's Cup between Louisville and Kentucky won't open the season - it's been pushed back to the third game - but it hasn't lost any shine. That's what the coaches say anyway.
Updated: 08/17/2007 - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser has died, the university said Thursday. He was 56.
Posted: 07/26/2007 - HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - It was a familiar scene for Nick Saban these days: Several dozen crimson-clad Alabama fans clamoring for autographs or just a moment's attention from the coach they're hoping will quickly return the Crimson Tide to greatness.
Posted: 07/26/2007 - Michael Vick pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal dogfighting charges and was released without bond until a Nov. 26 trial.
Posted: 07/25/2007 - Results from Tuesday at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex in Lexington.
Updated: 07/25/2007 - Defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan knows what everyone is thinking as the Bengals get ready to open training camp this week: If the defense drags Cincinnati down again, someone is probably going to take a fall.
Updated: 07/24/2007 - University of Kentucky linebacker Micah Johnson has dropped 20 pounds since last season. The sophomore hopes a better body coupled with a better understanding of his position might yield better results.
Updated: 07/24/2007 - NASHVILLE -- In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head football coaches and sports information directors, Eastern Illinois University was picked as the 2007 preseason favorite in the 10-team league. The Panthers have won or shared the last two OVC Championships and have won four titles since joining the OVC in 1996.
Updated: 07/23/2007 - Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches appeared sound after a preliminary examination Monday, but trainer Todd pletcher said a "complete physical" is needed to determine whether the filly will run in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga.
Updated: 07/22/2007 - With Eddie Eviston back at quarterback the Lexington Horsemen whipped River City 48-33 Sunday to advance to the United Indoor Football Eastern Conference Championship game. Eviston threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns.
Updated: 07/22/2007 - Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches missed another scheduled workout Sunday, this time because the filly's exercise rider said she didn't "feel quite right " on the track. Trainer Todd pletcher said his 3-year-old filly was examined and was fine.
Updated: 07/21/2007 - LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky junior outfielder Collin Cowgill has been named to roster for the 44th-annual Cape Cod League Summer All-Star game, the league announced Saturday.
Updated: 07/23/2007 - University of Kentucky senior linebacker Wesley Woodyard has sustained a fracture in his left hand and is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday, Coach Rich Brooks has announced.
Updated: 07/23/2007 - Earlier this week, Harrison Co. approved the hiring of Mike Reitz, who will replace Lee Kendall, as its boys' basketball coach. Tates Creek coach Joe Pat Covington resigned earlier this week after accepting a position at Scott Co. Covington, a Georgetown native, will be an associate principal at Scott Co. High School.
Updated: 08/16/2007 - Tim Couch, Mr. Football, All-American and the first pick in the NFL draft, will try one more time to catch on with an NFL team. In an exclusive interview with our Drew Deener, Couch said he's in the best shape of his life and has contacted every team in the NFL, looking for work.
Updated: 02/05/2010 - The LSU Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks led all teams with 12 players selected to the 2007 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team, the conference office announced today.


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'Baby' Larry didn't compare to Yasi
Reports of vast structural damage to housing as dawn breaks in Tully, where residents bore the brunt of Cyclone Yasi.PT0M0S http://www.theage.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-1ae8u 620 349 February 3, 2011
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As Cyclone Yasi tore through the small north Queensland town of Tully, Pat Brauer and her husband huddled together in their bathroom, petrified at the storm's menacing roar.
"The noise it was like a train coming, it was absolutely frightening," she said.
You should just see it mate, there's nothing left, it's just devastating
"It was just unbelievable when the windows popped.
Google map shows the area expected to be hardest hit by Cyclone Yasi as it crossed the coast last night.
"Larry and all the other cyclones, they were nothing compared to this."
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Tully has been decimated by last night's cyclone, with a local councillor estimating up to half the town's homes have lost their roofs.
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A set of football goal posts in Tully. Photo: Tim Wimborne
Butler Street, Tully's main street, is littered with debris, roofing iron, glass, wood and other building material.
Roofs, torn off several business, have either landed in the street or been wrapped around poles across the road.
Traffic lights have been bent in half, but the iconic Golden Gumboot, a symbol of Tully's claim to fame as one of the wettest places in Australia, is still intact.
Seven people have been evacuated from Tully Hospital because of a lack of power in the town.
Cassowary Coast Regional Council mayor Bill Shannon said he wasn't aware of the patients' condition.
The highway in Tully was re-opened around midday and the patients were evacuated by road.
Cr Shannon said about a third of the homes in Tully had been damaged.
''One roof in three is off in some parts of town,'' he said.
Cyclonic winds were so strong that even a billiard table reportedly was blown across the road in Tully Heads, Cr Shannon said.
Locals have begun the clean-up process, but they have a long way to go.
Premier Anna Bligh told Channel Nine the first assessment of the town this morning put 90 per cent of the main street as "extensively damaged".
"We do expect to see Tully experiencing some very, very high levels of damage to buildings, to vegetation and potentially to other infrastructure," Ms Bligh said.
Cassowary Coast councillor Ross Sorbello said early this morning he had heard many reports of homes without roofs, including his own mother's where he had been taking shelter, forcing him, his wife and mother to flee.
"We are talking about a pretty strong brick house that was built in the '70s, so God help us in the morning when we look at some of the older places," he said.
From 11.30pm until 1am Mrs Brauer suffered what she said were the most terrifying moments of her life as winds battered her house, blowing out windows and glass doors while rain brought in water five centimetres deep.
Although the frame and roof of the house survived the storm, much of the property inside the house has been destroyed.
Surveying the damage this morning Mrs Brauer burst into tears.
"You should just see it, mate; there's nothing left, it's just devastating," she said.
"I wish I could take a photo for you; you wouldn't believe it."
On her street her neighbour's cane field had been stripped by the storm and a garden shed had been blown away.
Bulgun Road, on the outskirts of Tully, now seems totally unrecognisable to her.
"Big trees have just been ripped out of the ground and they've just disappeared," she said.
She and her husband have not been able to make it into the centre of Tully to see how the cyclone affected the town.
But they are pleased their children were able to find safety - her son in a underground room in Tully and their Innisfail daughter in Townsville.
The couple retained mobile coverage throughout the storm and were kept up to date by Mrs Bauer's sister-in-law in Brisbane who provided weather updates.
"That was the best thing: having the mobile phone and her talking to us," she said.
Cr Sorbello said the devastation was widespread.
"If you look around there are houses everywhere you can see with part of their roof off or all of their roof off," he told the Nine Network this morning.
"If you look at the trees, all there are are sticks. The leaves are gone."
He said that even in the dark, a very brief look outside as the eye passed over, told him the devastation would be vast.
"It is just a scene of mass devastation," he said. "[Cyclone] Larry was a boy compared to this."
He said people were calling him to recount their losses.
"People are calling up telling me they've got roofs off, one farmer said he had a great big shed blow away," he said.
Another resident, Stephanie Grimaz said houses in her street had been ripped apart.
"The flat from across the street is in our front yard and we can see other houses which have just been destroyed," she told AAP.
"There are sheets of iron everywhere, the streets are just full of debris."
Speaking during the eye of the storm, Ms Grimaz said the winds had been terrifying.
"We live in a pretty solid concrete house and even that was trembling," she said.
At Bilyana, south of Tully, several buildings have been damaged, the ABC reported.
"I think all the roof's gone. I could hear it all popping off," one resident, identified only as Rae, told the ABC.
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IBM with Growth in Third Quarter 2007
IT giant IBM closed its third quarter 2007 September 30 with turnover up by seven percent compared to the same period last year. Income in the third quarter rose by six percent to around US$ 2.4 billion.
IBMs third quarter revenues totalled US$ 24.1 billion, or US$ 1.68 per share. Services were the major growth areas: total global services rose by 14 percent, the biggest increase for four years. Global business services rose by 16 percent to US$ 4.6 billion, with double figure growth in global technology services by 13 percent to US$ 9.1 billion as IBM sold more products than previously to existing customers.
From a geographic point of view, turnover in the America's region accounted for US$ 10.2 billion - an increase of 4 percent, followed by the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) up 11 percent to US$ 8.1 billion, and Asia-Pacific revenues which increased by 9 percent to US$ 4.9 billion.
In contrast to this, turnover was down by approximately 10 percent to US$ 4.9 billion in IBM's Systems and Technology segment with System p UNIX servers System x servers selling strongly and up by six percent. Z systems and i systems, where turnover dropped by 31 and 21 percent respectively, were the biggest losers. IBM's quarterly earnings report has more details.
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Fly eyes used to 'see' new proteins involved in memory.
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Using the eyes of fruit flies, researchers from the US and Ireland have identified new proteins necessary for memory.
The discovery not only sheds light on this critical neurological neurological, neurologic
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evaluation of the health status of a patient with a nervous system disorder or dysfunction. process, but also provides information on a form of mental retardation mental retardation, below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living. in humans.
"Understanding translational control mechanisms in the brain teaches us how the brain learns and adapts, and will inform the design of treatments for specific types of neurologic neurologic /neu·ro·log·ic/ (-loj´ik) pertaining to neurology or to the nervous system.
Having to do with the nervous system. disease," said study co-author Dr. Anne-Marie Cziko, of the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. .
The scientists specifically found that the "fragile X mental retardation protein", which plays a crucial role in the cellular processes involved in learning and memory, needs five other proteins to function normally.
They identified these proteins using an artificial system of increasing fragile X mental retardation protein in the eyes of fruit flies. Its high level leads to visible deformities in a fly's eyes.
For testing the requirement of various candidate proteins for function of the fragile X mental retardation protein, the researchers genetically modified genetically modified
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genetically modified genetic adj [food etc] → the flies to prevent them from making each candidate protein.
It was found that loss of any one of the five proteins caused the fruit fly's eye to be significantly less deformed de·formed
Distorted in form. , revealing that each is required for function of the fragile X mental retardation protein.
As previous work suggested that the fragile X protein regulates gene expression via an important group of small RNAs called "microRNAs," the scientists tested whether the proteins they identified were required for a specific microRNA named "bantam Bantam
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The researchers conducted their experiments by removing copies of the identified proteins from the fly.
Instead of looking at the flies' eyes, they looked inside the flies using a fluorescent protein that indicates how well bantam is functioning.
Surprisingly, the investigators found that none of the five proteins identified in the study had an effect on bantam.
To top it all, even the fragile X mental retardation protein didn't have any effect on bantam.
This finding and the identification of the five new proteins that interact with the fragile X mental retardation protein give new insight into additional and alternative functions of fragile X mental retardation protein.
They also indicate the need for more study into the fragile X mental retardation protein's function itself.
The study has been published in the journal Genetics. (ANI)
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I got laid off today. It sucks. Between tears, networking, and more tears, I was consoled by my friends on "The League." I laughed, and I felt a bit better. I put it on something boring that let my mind stay occupied just enough to allow me to take a nap this afternoon to help get rid of my headache. And, tonight I watched "Family Guy" on HuluPlus and got a chuckle or two.
Streaming entertainment isn't a replacement of the important things in life like family, friends, and—let's not forget—gainful employment. But, it sure can take the edge off an otherwise devastating day. Here's just hoping I can find a new job before my Netflix and HuluPlus money runs out.
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My next batch is going to be a Belgian white ale. So far with AG I have been using tap water. A few of my brews have come out with a little off flavor and some have come out tasting similar to each other. I want to eliminate the water out of the equation. I figure the best way to do that is use RO water with the correct minerals added.
With that said, if I used all RO water what should I put in the water for a Belgian white beer?
I do plan on getting my tap water tested by https://producers.wardlab.com/defaul...?ReturnUrl=%2f
I just cracked my first wit. I used almost all DI water,as soft as possible, and used a couple oz of acidiculated malt to getthe pH in range.
Also if your tap water has chloramine you need campden tabs to remove it.
My water is fairly soft with a relatively neutral pH around 7, so I use my tap water through a PUR water filter, and treat roughly 20 gallons (10 gal batches) with a single campden tablet the night before brewday, and I leave the tops off the carboys to off-gas.
This method has served me well, and it is one of the few beers I make with tap water, rather than building my RO.
I would follow the recommendations in the Water Primer on the Brew Science section of this forum. Add just calcium chloride and it should be fine.
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What Martin said. Plus, your water supplier should have a water report you can get for free. It might not show all the ion concentrations, but it should give you alkalinity, which is the important part.
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Antwerp, Belgium
Calcium: 90.0 ppm
Sulfate: 84.0 ppm
Magnesium: 11.0 ppm
Chloride: 57.0 ppm
Sodium: 37.0 ppm Bicarbonate: 76.0 ppm
I've been trying to read a lot about water. There is so much info my head is spinning. I wish it was as easy as saying take RO water and these salts for this style or RO water and these salts for this style lol
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Flue-Cured Situation and Outlook August 2014
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Flue-Cured Outlook Update May 2014
Update on the outlook for the market for U.S. flue-cured tobacco.
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Very interesting view on the humanities: why do they matter? Alain de Botton explains his point of view.
Arts subjects are being cut because those who teach them are not saying why they matter, says Alain de Botton.
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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government on Monday revoked the suspension of IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, as it accepted the decision of the central review committee which reports to the Union Home Ministry.
The IPS officer had been suspended in August 2011 for not turning up to work in the wake of his allegations against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 riots.
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I Have an Eating Disorder
Most of you who read this blog already should know by now that I deal with an eating disorder, but it has taken me so long to completely come to terms with it. I have gone through denial and back-and-forth internal dialogue for so long, trying to understand and place a meaning beyond my thoughts, actions, and feelings around food. It wasn't until now that I realized that only when I admit my demons will I completely release them.
I know, I know, I have the "eating disorder" phrase all over my website and I have basically admitted to the eating disorder for some time now, but it has taken me a long time to own up to it. I began to notice how shy and tentative I was about bringing it up with friends and family. People have asked me these past few months what my book is about, and I'd start talking about how it detailed experiences in college with racing and learning about myself—always skirting around the big "eating disorder" phrase. Heck, when I first started this blog I felt mortified to post about it on my Facebook page. Seeing the phrase "eating disorder" next to my name to announce to the world what my blog would be about scared me to no end. I didn't want to seem like I was showcasing it or trying to make people feel bad for me. But I realized recently how feeling shy and tentative about the eating disorder makes me powerless to it.
Many of us who struggle with food see the topic of eating shameful and difficult to bring up (heck, I couldn't even say the word "calories" out loud in my anorexia athletica stage), but we DO need to talk, and I know I am fine talking about it now once we get the conversation rolling.
So yes, I HAVE AN EATING DISORDER. It sucks, and it's a struggle, but no one goes through life without a struggle. We can either let it destroy us, or turn it around and make it work for us—to make us into the best, strongest people we can be.
I am continually healing and growing. I have made good use out of the life lessons the eating disorder has given me and will continue to use it to help others as well as to help myself.
So—I guess this is directed especially toward the people who know me personally—ask me about my eating disorder. Share your thoughts. I will talk. I will speak. I will be open—because I want to, need to, and I am fully willing to.
I have an eating disorder.
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Thoughts on Recovery
No matter where you are in your journey, I encourage you to get help. The best decision I made was emailing my mom about everything I was going through. As difficult and scary as it was, it opened communication between us that has created a stronger relationship today as a result. And of course, it helped me to get help sooner, which I think has made the recovery process easier.
I realize how lucky I am to have pulled myself out soon enough. In fact, if I hadn't gained the weight from bingeing, I don't think I would have had the guts to admit that I had a bad relationship with food. It took weight gain for me to fess up, because by that point it had become physically dramatic. I had to tell someone–because the thing stuck in my head was taking over my life.
I was lucky to have the support from my parents. The best thing my mom did was ask if I would like professional help. The worst thing I did was tell her "no" at first, thinking I wasn't "sick enough" and that I was making a bigger deal out of it than I should have.
Everything about this eating disorder was embarrassing to me – but less so when I realized how many others were hiding their fears and bad relationships with food just as I had. I was not so different after all, and that's what helped me to accept that getting help didn't need to wait until it was "bad enough."
Going to a support group for eating disorders (you'll read it about it when I get the book published) was the first big step. It took me a long time to get there, though – to realize that just because I wasn't 85 pounds, I still had a problem that needed to be fixed. And I couldn't fix it myself. That was evident after a summer of "no mom, I don't need professional help" and realizing how dark and deep I was falling into this eating disorder. No diet was going to save me, but it took me months to figure that out.
As I worked with my therapist and eventually my dietician, I slowly gained more and more power over the relationship food and I had together. We began to understand each other. I didn't see the changes immediately, and even months into it I wasn't sure if I was really even getting anywhere, but when we sat down to look at what changes I made, I realized what huge leaps and bounds I had made.
Once I understood my weaknesses better, I had to plan out goals for myself. I worked on a goal per week last summer, actually, as the journey continued. One of the biggest realizations I had was that each meal couldn't be "perfect," and that even if one meal hadn't gone as well as I would have hoped, I still had another chance later to improve things. As long as we keep living, we keep getting second chances.
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Guest Post: Brittany Burgunder's Battle
I came across Brittany's blog about a year ago and found her eating disorder struggle similar to my own. I have certainly not gone through the same intensity, but as in with any eating disorder or disordered eating, the disorder should be treated with the same care, love, and importance. Eating disorders are not petty, adolescent "stages" we go through, but intense, unhealthy, and growing problems that must be addressed at any and all stages of intensity. Certainly Brittany's drastic weight fluctuation in a small amount of time is relatable to me as well as many more of us, and shows that the problem lies not in appearance, but in our attitude toward food.
Just like me, Brittany is also in the process of getting a memoir published about her eating disorder experiences. I'm so glad Brittany was willing to share her journey as well as the struggles she still encounters on a daily basis, as I believe eating disorders should be monitored even in recovery.
My name is Brittany and I want to let you all know no matter what you are struggling with that there is always hope for a better life. For me, my major life struggle was with my weight and appearance. Growing up I was constantly bullied and teased and I never had a close friend; only acquaintances to say hi to so I didn't seem like a complete and utter loser. I was always a great student and a very talented tennis player and horseback rider to top it off, but that didn't matter. My self-esteem was nonexistent and every day I wondered what was so wrong with me that I didn't fit in like everyone else. Instead of realizing there was nothing wrong with me other than I was shy and insecure, I turned my anger and sadness inward.
When I was 13 I fell victim to anorexia and exercise addiction. I was never overweight to begin with, but this new found coping skill to deal with my loneliness and disgust for myself soon took over my life. I couldn't control other's behaviors towards me, nor could I control whether I became a professional tennis player or not, but what I did believe I could control was my weight and that led me down a road more lonely than anything I had ever imagined. I spent the next 7 years in and out of the top treatment centers and hospitals only to have doctors and therapists come to the same conclusion: "She's hopeless. We've never seen such a tragic case."
In the beginning of 2009 it looked as if I had finally lost my battle. I became so sick that I got asked to leave my freshman year of college by the university. I wasn't allowed back until I achieved certain health requirements. So began my next 6 months in a hospital on the brink of death. With my weight dropping to a low of 56lbs I lost all my hair, faced liver failure, had to relearn how to walk, couldn't think or recognize people, went bald and was given almost no chance to survive. The Universe must have had other plans for me because miraculously I pulled through.
The night of August 15, 2009 would change my life forever. I binged. After 8 years of controlling, resisting, and depriving myself of food, I gave in. It was the most exhilarating, wonderful, and scariest sensation I've ever experienced and I didn't know how to stop. I was now 75lbs and climbing. What I didn't realize was that I had traded bingeing for anorexia. My disease took on an entirely new appearance even though it was the same inner demons driving it from the inside. As my body changed quicker than I could comprehend I found myself in a trance of disbelief. I shut myself in my house; embarrassed that someone I knew might see me looking so drastically different. I would only leave to buy food so that I could binge. By the middle of 2010, I had hit rock bottom again, but this time on the opposite side of the scale. A stranger is all the mirror would ever reveal to my eyes, but the scale confirmed my illusion and worst nightmare as the digital number 221 flashed before me.
It took many difficult years of patience, hard work and a little hope, but I have now completely turned my life around. I'm healthy, I'm happy, I have good friends and I'm learning to love who I am flaws and all. My eating disorder was an outward expression of how I felt about myself on the inside. It was never about weight. It was about walking a self-destructive path based on a false belief that I was never good enough, loveable, or acceptable… but I am.
Recovery has been the hardest thing I have and ever will do in my life. There was a while where I questioned my life over and over wondering why me? How could something so awful rob so many years of my life and then spit me back out? I wanted to make sense of the madness, but the more I looked back the more stuck I became. There came a point where I had to learn to let go in order to let in what was meant to be all along.
After many years filled with restricting, over exercising, bingeing, laxatives, colonics, hospitals, treatment centers, fat camps, depression and loneliness I have written a book composed of mainly journal entries I kept. Safety In Numbers: From 56 to 221 Pounds, My Battle with Eating Disorders offers a chaotic, humorous, tear jerking; suspenseful and frightfully honest first hand look into the unthinkable. Ultimately it brings hope and the courage to never give up. I hope it will be published within the next year.
I am currently finishing my psychology degree at Cal Poly and am back to training competitively for tennis. Please know you are never alone, there are good people out there and you can build the most beautiful life no matter how many odds are stacked against you. Feel free to stay in touch and connect with me. I believe in you all.
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Don't You Let Go
I can't help but think of Lord of the Rings when I think of the relationship we have with an eating disorder–or for anyone with any addiction, for that matter.
I was never a huge, nerdy (the cool nerdy! No hatin' here against the die-hard fans) Lord of the Rings fan, but I've definitely enjoyed the books and the movies. It's fascinating for me to see the way the characters become entranced by the ring–some more strongly than others if they become vulnerable to its power–and how similar dabbling in eating-disordered habits allows people to become consumed with their own ring of supposed "power." Funny, too, how the circular nature of a ring is not unlike a metaphor for the cyclical pattern of addiction–especially with eating disorders.
Most recently I watched one of the final scenes of movie three of the trilogy where Frodo and Sam reach the pinnacle of the fiery pit to destroy the ring at last. Frodo stands at the edge, holding the ring over the lava, still contemplating whether he truly wants to destroy it or not. It calls to him. It reminds him of the power he can still have in their relationship. And many of us face that nearly every day with our eating disorders.
Do we really want recovery? It's a battle with wanting to get rid of the eating disorder but not knowing how to live life without it. We don't want to completely throw away the ring of power, because when we put it on–when we fall hard into the eating disorder–we can become invisible, can sneak around and deny that we have a problem, that we need help.
And then Gollum creeps into this scene. In that moment, I can't help but think that perhaps this is the picture of what can happen–and does happen–to many who fall too hard and long into addiction, and are too consumed with the power we think it gives us. Gollum is the picture of the animal we become when we become lost from our true selves, when the identity of the ring/power takes over our lives, and thus our bodies. And as Gollum eventually tumbles into the fiery pit– even as his body disintegrates in the lava–he holds his hand up to his idol, his addiction, giving it the final say in his life.
We can't let the eating disorder do that to us, too.
But the most poignant scene in this intense struggle? Frodo, hanging off the side of the cliff, surely about to face the similar fate of Gollum. The ring still calls to him as it sits above the lava, not yet disintegrated, and Frodo has a choice to make–grab the hand of his best friend Sam and be pulled to safety, or let the ring win in its final moments.
And then something happens. Frodo hears a voice, and it is not pleading, but stern and empowering–
"Don't you let go," Sam tells him.
Don't you let go.
I couldn't help but feel moved to tears at hearing this, feeling that Sam is not only speaking to Frodo, but to all of us–that we must keep holding on, and that even in our darkest moments when it seems all is lost, when we think that we cannot fight back any longer, we must accept those who want to help us and make the decision to keep fighting for ourselves.
Don't you let go.
Even if I am the only one to tell you this–if you do not hear this from anyone else–I plead with you, reach out to you, and want to tell you in the same, heart-felt voice that Sam uses with Frodo,
Don't you let go, either.
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Conquering the Cravings
"What is that, forest food?"
I looked up, confused. A man walked by the front desk where I worked to peer down at my lunch.
It was leftover zucchini tossed in coconut oil. The rosemary I added on top apparently must have looked like pine needles or something. I laughed, unsure of how to respond.
My lunches have always been a little strange – that is, ever since I became obsessed with "clean eating." With passionate Facebook foodies and newly-born health advocates shoving paleo, vegan, gluten-free, and crash diets down our throats, as well as the media perpetuating the fat-shaming, GMO-blaming and purist principles from all our dieter idols, it is clear that we are obsessed. We want healthy.
But we want bad, too.
I know my "good" side wants all the healthy stuff – so much so that I make strange combinations that probably others would be repulsed by (oatmeal, tuna, and celery, anyone?). Unfortunately, my obsession leads to embarrassment, because here I am at work eating an extravagant meal and I don't want anyone to see me eat. I don't want anyone looking at my food. I guess it doesn't help to have possibly the most unique lunch there instead of the typical peanut butter sandwich.
Most people who go to extremes find themselves lashing back on the opposite end. I never thought that person would be me.
"What about healthy Rachael?"
Nope. When I fall into the binge, all I can say in a deep, devilish snarl is, "She's gone!"
Granola bars are my guilty pleasure. Few people would find themselves guilty over a few Clif bars, but with as "pure" as I've tried to be with food, a single bite of one of those babies can send me in an all-out binge.
Smile, hand him the cash … yup, just paying for these Clif bars. "I'm buying ten of these to save them up for the rest of the semester to eat them before workouts and such," I explain.
Minutes later I'm hiding and eating them in a voracious frenzy. I scarf down what other people might deem "healthy energy bars" when all I see is them as sugary downfalls compared to my "pure" eating of vegetables and low-fat chicken breasts.
This isn't me, this isn't Rachael, this isn't right…
I know there are those of you out there who do the same thing, but perhaps with other chosen "devil" foods. Welcome back into the light, secret eaters! You are not alone. Who are we hiding from? It's not like simply hiding in the shadows with our stash of Clif-to-be-eaten-later-bars mean we aren't actually consuming them.
Conquering the Cravings
I've come a long way from that eating mess, but it took time and patience with my mind and body. What's helped is learning to understand the cravings and where the desires come from. With a more healthy, balanced approach to eating, even if I'm not eating healthier, I think my body is healthier overall with a more calm, balanced mindset – and that sometimes meant letting go and allowing myself those precious indulgences without going overboard. Of course, if you could find a cause for the cravings, wouldn't you like to try to prevent them or at least find some alternatives?
Try supplementing with zinc, magnesium, or chromium. A deficiency in these vitamins could be the cause of your sugar cravings. B Complex vitamins are great too because they provide a boost to the adrenal system; and when the adrenal system is low, sugar cravings increase.
Add Cinnamon
Cinnamon is known to reduce the glycemic index of foods, so it normalizes blood sugar levels.
More Protein
Make sure to include a little protein in every meal. Protein takes longer than carbs to digest, so it sticks to you longer.
Fermented Favorites
Perhaps the last thing you want to put into your mouth when you're craving sugar is fermented food like sauerkraut or kimchee, but supposedly this can help curb cravings.
Take a Nap
Do you notice if you crave sugar during that afternoon slump? Often cravings come from just being tired. Sometimes when I have a bad sugar craving and I know I may not be truly hungry, I try to just lie down for a nap and see if that makes me feel better. If I find myself still thinking about food and unable to sleep, I often realize that I am truly hungry.
Dessert Danger?
Well, desserts are not exactly dangerous, but you know they feel that way if you're trying to lose weight. I'm not saying to give up desserts. In fact, incorporating them here and there throughout the week may do you more good than bad (something that took me a long time to learn and get used to–I had grown so used to bingeing). A rule of thumb: wait at least 45 minutes after dinner before you reach for the dessert. That can give you time to see if the yearning for dessert diminishes. If it doesn't, try just three bites and walk away. Often that is all we really need. Of course, walking away is the most difficult part, but after waiting for a little while it can do the job. For some healthier indulgences, read on.
Craving chocolate? Are you tired, too? The craving could be a desire for caffeine. Or, more chemically, you may simply be low in magnesium, which is common since our crops have decreased in magnesium over the years due to nutrient-deficient soil.
If you are going to indulge in chocolate, most people know that the higher percentage of dark, the better. But who knew that the ingredient of cocoa butter is healthier, too? Cocoa butter is a natural fat in the cocoa bean that is often removed and replaced with unhealthy partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Also, choose chocolate with sugar or cane juice instead of corn syrup. A great chocolate that meets all these "health" requirements (it's still dessert here) is Endangered Species.
Hit Up the Natural Sweeteners
The first time I tried a date (the fruit, not a person) was pure heaven. I had no idea these giant raisin-like fruits even existed! I actually bought a box of dates from California two winters ago, which was fantastic. I'd already tried the medjool dates (those are the most common ones you can get from the store) but now I could try out the honey dates, which were even sweeter! Soaking dates can leave you with sweetened water to use for recipes, too.
Dates are a great way to sweeten up recipes and make for a great whole-food dessert. My favorite is to use dates to make a chocolate pudding (dates, avocado, banana, and cacao powder in a food processor).
Choosing raw honey is a great sugary alternative, too. While it seems like there isn't much of a difference between raw and regular honey, raw honey is actually sweeter so you need less of it (and thus, less calories) for recipes for the same sweetness. It has a glycemic index of about 30 compared to the regular honey with a glycemic index of 75.
And a great way to switch your craving for ice cream? Peel and pack away bananas in a ziploc back in the freezer. Once frozen, you can slice them up, put them in a food processor, and voila! Monkeys-Gone-Bananas ice cream.
Okay, I know, sometimes you just need the bad boys: A cake at a birthday party, or a chocolate bar from the vending machine. As long as it's savored, loved, and cherished on occasion, you'll probably be a lot better off than that "clean eater" who binges in the closet.
And eats forest food.
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We Must Speak
I want to tell you that it is okay to ask for help. That even now I still struggle to do it myself. That just the other day, when I finally admitted to myself that the eating disorder was worsening again, that it was okay to say something.
That I must.
I want to tell you that no problem is too small to keep to yourself. That you deserve to speak for your body, and that perhaps those of us who suffer from eating disorders or other modes of self-harm have some of the toughest times asking for help because we have learned to speak with our body instead of our tongues. That we do speak, but in a language of silence when we leave the dinner table too soon, when we skip lunch, when we creep to the kitchen at midnight to fill our bodies too quickly and too guiltily, when we stow away to the bathroom after every meal–because doesn't it feel like your eating disorder will always be there for you? That it will keep you company when you feel your worst, and no one else will get hurt but you? That you don't have to "wear anyone down" but yourself when you feel stressed and hurt and angry and frustrated?
I am angry. I am hurt. I am frustrated. I also know I have a fantastic life, that I live day-to-day with a smile on my face, that I have so many good things going for me. But there is still that girl who needs to be listened to–the girl deep inside of me screaming and shaking the bars of a prison she feels she can never escape because I keep ignoring her, because I keep telling her to shut the hell up.
I want to tell you that you deserve to speak–because when I tell you this, I have to say it to myself, too. Because not but a day ago did I think, I shouldn't bother people with this, I shouldn't let them worry, I shouldn't seem like I am trying to seek attention.
But when I awake each morning to peaceful silence while everything inside of my head screams, I drown the Rachael inside of me as I go about the day, as I hear her pounding to get out, as I carry on with my chores and work and crawl back into bed, where my chest tightens and aches and it is not until then–when I close my eyes and face myself again–that the tears emerge. Sometimes I tell myself I shouldn't worry, that I shouldn't feel concerned when I take it out on my own body, because I know I am not alone in my feelings. Someone, somewhere in the world may "have it worse" than me, people say. But how many times have I stressed to others–and to myself–that it doesn't mean we don't deserve to speak!
I will speak because I encourage you all to speak. And as I returned home from a day of errands the other day thinking I didn't need to tell anyone I was hurting, I realized I would never want you to do the same.
We must speak.
We must speak.
It is the best tool we have.
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Guest Post: Carrots and (Candy) Sticks
WARNING: The following content may be triggering if you feel you are not at a good place to read about another person's experience with their eating disorder.
A wonderful reader and supporter of this blog agreed to share her eating disorder story. She has her own great blog (Carrots and [Candy] Sticks), which I am constantly reading for her quirky insight and strong, brave thoughts through her struggles with food and life. Thank you, Florence for sharing more of your story here.
It's been about three years since my eating disorder began. I've always had a sweet tooth and tended to overeat especially at parties, but I was an athlete in high school and never worried too much about it. It wasn't until I started drinking that my eating disorder began, because I would drunk-binge and feel terrible about myself. It lead me to gain a lot of weight right before college, which only got worse my freshmen year.
My first year of college I was stressed out, overwhelmed, and my eating was super unhealthy. I'd have dessert for dinner, drink too much on the weekends then eat lots of pizza, snack all day, eat lots of fried foods and no vegetables, plus eat way past the point of fullness. I thought the only way to improve my terrible eating habits was to go on a diet. I was sick of feeling lousy and being unhappy with my body and figured dieting was a step in the right direction.
I lasted three weeks on the Dukan Diet, which was majorly restrictive: no carbs or sugar, not even fruit or nuts. I lived off of soy milk, hard boiled eggs, and dry tuna. It felt good to be in control and I lost a lot of weight…until I snapped. I got so hungry in the dining hall one day and bored of the monotonous food that I binged on ice cream and cookies and bread with butter. Horrified at what I'd done and worried I'd gain all the weight back I thought I should throw up everything I ate. So I found a secluded bathroom and had my first bulimic episode. I joked about it with my parents and friends because I thought it was a one time thing and that there was no way I could actually develop an eating disorder. But over the next six months I was embedded in a terrible cycle of dieting, bingeing, purging, and starting all over again. I was vomiting two or three times a week and alcohol definitely exacerbated things. I was reluctant to admit anything was wrong because I still thought the episodes were sporadic. Plus I convinced myself that every time would be the last time and so I never got help.
Finally one day in October, after this had been going on for about six months, I realized I had a problem. When I tried to tell my parents they didn't really understand (I had sheltered them from a lot of the disorder) and said that there must be something underlying my food issues, that eating wasn't the real problem; stress was. And while that was true I really needed to talk to someone about my obsessive behavior around food (and find a way to stop vomiting). It ended up being my boyfriend who helped me with the vomiting. I would always confess after I vomited because I'd feel so guilty and so he asked me to start telling him before I wanted to. At first I couldn't do it but after admitting to him once or twice that I wanted to he would sit with me until the feeling passed. He was like my buddy/built-in-babysitter.
Eventually I started realizing I didn't have to give in to the urges to vomit. At that point I also went home for winter break. Since my house is small and my parents were home the whole time I physically couldn't vomit anywhere. This two month span of vomit-free living was enough to break the habit for me and over the next few months I would vomit sporadically, maybe once a month, but in June I had my last spell and have not vomited in a year. Unfortunately that was not the end of my food issues. Over the next eight months I had an incredibly obsessive relationship with eating. I researched everything I could about nutrition, tried to stick to the paleo diet, but only ended up bingeing frequently (hence starting a cycle of dieting and bingeing with no purging). I tried gluten free and vegetarianism but ultimately I felt entirely lost. Every source had different information about what was "healthy" and I felt like nothing I ate was okay. That lead me to binge more, because I felt so overwhelmed and figured if nothing is healthy I might as well eat ice cream and cookies. This period of my life was terrible because I felt so confused and lonely and lost about how to nourish my body and the bingeing was uncomfortable and scary. I felt entirely out of control and really hated myself and my life. I convinced myself that the way I was eating was causing me stress and anxiety and literally making me sick, and if only I could find the "right" way to eat I'd be healthy and happy. It was so much easier to blame myself for my anxiety than admit I might have an anxiety disorder.
The turning point came when I read a book about eating disorders in the Barnes and Noble store and it said that any benefits of the special diet I thought I had to be on for health reasons were outweighed by the stress it caused my body. That really clicked for me. I was definitely doing more harm to myself by thinking gluten was evil (and then gorging myself on it after a week without it) than by eating it moderately and with a healthy attitude. And so that September I stopped dieting for good and took some time off from school. In that time I went to counseling and started an anti-anxiety medication and learned how to eat normally again without restrictions on any type of food. To give myself a little bit of structure I counted calories using an app and that was just what I needed to re-learn how to eat. Also not drinking for those few months that I was home really helped my stress levels and stopped binges prematurely (hang over binges were sometimes worse than drunk binges).
In the last six months I've been working to maintain a healthy relationship with food. I've stopped counting calories and am really trying to take it one meal at a time. I still binge sometimes, maybe three times a month, but I'm learning to eat intuitively. I wouldn't say I have it all figured out but food no longer runs my life anymore and I'm so grateful for that. I also go to therapy twice a week which is the anchor I need, and am still on anti-anxiety medication. I also meditate and believe this combination is bringing me to my healthiest place yet. I don't recommend the way I went about recovery. It was lonely and prolonged and I know I should've sought professional help awhile back. I urge you if you're struggling to ask for help and keep asking until you find someone or something—an inpatient/outpatient support group, a mentor, anything, that helps you achieve a relationship with food that you're proud of.
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Guest Post: Laura Burkett & Intuitive Eating
This month's guest post is by Laura Burkett, a holistic nutrition counselor and eating psychology coach in West Michigan who works with local and national clients. I actually met Laura the summer I was learning and first experimenting with raw food. She came to speak at a nutrition workshop/seminar at Gazelle Sports in Grand Rapids, and I met her in her office a few months later to discuss holistic nutrition. Even with the very few times we talked, I was very interested in what Laura did for a living so I hope you all can learn a bit about what she has to offer about intuitive eating.
Hello friends. I am happy to be here with you. Thirteen years ago, I sat on the bathroom floor of my college dorm bathroom alone, bawling, stomach distended, after having binged, and knew deep within myself that part of my soul's journey would be learn how to heal eating struggles with the deepest of integrity and would teach others to do the same. I was certain we were still in the Dark Ages when it came to how to thoughtfully and elegantly work with the areas of eating, weight, and health.
Let me begin by saying I am not posing as a physician or psychotherapist, but as a big sister on this path and woman who struggled intensely with binge eating and compulsive exercising who happens to work in the healing profession now. Rachael has asked me to speak to this thing that's called "intuitive eating." Let's begin.
The Paradox of Intuitive Eating
For many, intuitive eating can sound like a distant land. – a place we've heard of, imagined, but have little personal experience with. Watch a 3-year-old approach food, and you get a glimpse of this place. The little one gets distracted and fussy when she is hungry, eats, and minutes later is ready to move on to the next thing (both mentally and physically) when she is satisfied. There is no overthinking. Intuitive eating, of course, happens in the body, not the head.
The problem is, over time, we learn that the body is not a safe place to live in. The body, after all, is the place where intense feeling takes place. A person who feels deeply without the inner or outer resources to navigate this will surely learn SOME WAY to create order for this inner chaos in the body. The psyche finds ways to take care of itself.
Thus begins the journey of meticulously trying to manage the body, eating, appetite, or weight. And it works. Kind of. Something feels "better." And then it doesn't. We get attached to our "highs" and try to re-create them again and again. But at least pain and struggle are now on our terms.
All this pulls us further and further away from the body. We become spilt in two. The mind calls the shots, runs the show, and makes all the decisions. The body simply acts as a vehicle to transport the head from place to place. We dis-connect. We stop listening. We live in management of the body instead of engagement, collecting all sorts of nutritional information, creating rules, without ever getting the body's opinion.
It's helpful to examine the collective strategies we champion when it comes to eating. Most people exclusively rely on left brain strategies. These include: willpower, discipline, lists, rules, variables, numbers, weight, comparisons, logic, exclusion, control, things that are measurable. "If I can measure it, I have a way of gauging that I'm still okay." Energetically this is more of a Masculine energy, which has very little to do with gender and more to do with the deep roots of inner and outer patriarchy that span across generations, for both men and women.
Then there is the medicine – the Feminine. The Feminine is an energy that can be described as matter itself, the physical form, the human body, Life. The Feminine includes: appetite, pleasure, nature, cycles, matter, feelings, inclusion, change, SURRENDER, receiving, Life.
Intuition is an inner knowing, commonly described as a gut feeling. Intuition happens IN THE BODY. Intuitive eating essentially teaches us to eat in response to the changing needs of the body, and to let go of nutritional "rightness" or food moralism that happens in the head. It takes quite a bit of courage to do this work! But like most things that help us heal and grow, a good amount of courage is involved.
This is the paradox of intuitive eating for anyone who typically employs masculine strategies. One cannot will oneself into intuitive eating. The past strategy of forcing, muscling, or controlling does not work. Intuitive eating requires a heavy dose of The Feminine – of surrender, of self-trust. With surrender we are able to receive the messages of the body. We begin to learn the lost language of the body. This surrender can be painful and, yes, can literally bring us to our knees. We mourn the loss of a past way of being and have to call upon new ways of relating to ourselves and the world around us. But with any surrender, there is softness – and the deep reservoir of emotion begins to bubble up from below the surface – a process where deep healing can take place.
This is the sacred journey of intuitive eating. If it feels hard or overwhelming, it's because it's new. Then it becomes easier and eventually becomes a way of life.
Where to begin?
Bear in mind, going from a rigid diet to one that is entirely "intuitive' is too far of a leap for most initially.
First, the mental patterns and beliefs around nutrition and eating must be unraveled. This is when we call on teachers, mentors, coaches, and therapists to safely deconstruct counter-productive food beliefs and offer support to what arises in the process.
In the beginning, the eating needs to have a familiar rhythm and routine. In fact, eating disorder or not, all of my clients feel much, much better with rhythmic, balanced eating throughout the day. The body is inherently rhythmic and naturally craves balance. Like responds to like.
After a supportive foundation is in place, we begin to take baby steps feeling into the body. Reminder: Being in the body is messy. People often desperately try and control this naturalness. But it's part of the contract we signed when we came to this planet. So be gentle with yourself.
I will ask you, dear reader, if the time is right, to begin with a baby step: softening and noticing. Simply notice how your body feels in a beautiful place, like a favorite place in Nature, or in bed as you wake up in the morning. Then move on to food. How does your body feel when you have eggs for breakfast? What about a smoothie? All you have to do is notice. Noticing a large part of royal road to intuitive eating. Keep track. Stay curious. And rally a network of allies in this process.
I can assure you that the journey in intuitive eating is the journey back to yourself. It is a rich and soulful journey.
To learn more about Laura and her work, visit www.realfoodwellness.com and www.facebook.com/realfoodwellness/
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A Father of Food
My dad loves food. Like, loves it. He has encouraged this same love for food in our family by cooking us meals and taking us out to fancy, unique, and cultural restaurants. Thus, going on my raw diet and eventually telling him about my eating disorder probably wasn't his idea of a fun relationship with food with his daughter.
But, my dad has prevailed. Our relationship is still strong, if not stronger–and it is thanks to him and his support. I have every reason to celebrate this wonder Father's Day with him, but since he is out of town today, the blog will have to do–as well as a nice phone call this afternoon.
Happy Father's Day, Dad.
Our relationship is a great one. No wait, it's fantastic. But the eating disorder stuff? He doesn't get it. He tries, I'll give you that—he certainly tries. But it is no easy task. I had a long conversation with him about it last summer, in fact, which didn't particularly get us much anywhere, but it was a good effort on his part and a good way for me to practice being more open with him about it.
Eating disorders are just simply tricky if you haven't experienced it yourself. Before I even had an eating disorder I viewed it as a selfish, self-absorbed act. I even thought people with eating disorders were just lazy and were going the "easy" way out by purging or just being "stupid" for not eating enough. Why couldn't they just eat healthy food and exercise?
My dad has always encouraged our family to eat heartily growing up. He encouraged us to eat slowly and enjoy our food, had us sit together as a family for dinner each night, and never said no to going out to eat. He made it something of a contest between my sister and I to see who would choose to try the "new" food at the table—and whoever did, received praise. He also encouraged us to help him cook dinner, cooking up dishes like pasta with tomato and cheese sauce, angel-hair pasta with chicken, broccoli, and carrots, or chicken with vegetables and biscuits.
"Is this a good food or bad food?" my sister and I would ask our parents.
"Anything is bad if you eat too much of it," they'd say. "Everything in moderation."
Ah, everything in moderation—my dad's life quote. Even as I dove into my fruit diet later on, my dad continued to preach moderation. "Cafeteria style," he calls it—a little bit of this and a little bit of that to enjoy life. This, I feel, has made him a healthy man. While he may not eat all of the healthiest foods, his healthy mindset, healthy portions, and love for food keeps him healthier than anyone with the "purest" diet. This, I believe, shows the importance of having a healthy mentality with food that I never understood or believed in until now.
My dad means the world to me—and I hope he knows and understands that even through the struggle these past few years. It has been difficult to connect with him and help him to understand the eating disorder, but at the same time he makes an effort to understand and that's all that matters to me. He has always been there to support and love me, and sometimes that's just all I need.
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New Year 2011 means a new round of P90X.
My goal for this round is to increase my upper body mass while working more on the core-abs and fighting skills. For this round, which is my 10th round, I will be doing P90X and stacking the routine with the bench press, back squat and other traditional gym weight-lifting routines. Keep in mind, I do not substitute push-ups and pull-ups with bench presses or lat pull-downs, but I do add one separate day when I do all the heavy lifting.
- This hybrid routine is not for beginners; I would only recommend attempting this routine if you've done at least 3 rounds of P90X. Keep in mind that there is no classic recovery week here, so this is not for everyone. For beginners who are looking to add mass with P90X, click here.
Phase 1 (Week 1-3)
Mon – P90X Chest-Back/ARX
Tue – 4×10 Back Squat / 4×10 calf raise / 40 min of Muay Thai
Wed – P90X Shoulder-Arms / ARX
Thu – Yoga (1 hr of YogaX or P90X Fountain of Youth)
Fri – 4×8 Bench Press / 40 min of P90X Leg-Back or Gym Back-Leg* / 4×8 Bi Curl / ARX
Sat – RevAbs or Advanced Abs Routine*
Sun – Rest
Week 4 & 8
Mon – 5×5 (Bench Press/ Back Squat/ T-Row / Shoulder Press / Barbell Curl / SkullCrusher)
Tue – Advanced Abs*
Wed – Yoga
Thu – 5×5 (Bench Press/ Back Squat/ T-Row / Shoulder Press / Barbell Curl / SkullCrusher)
Fri – Advanced Abs*
Sat – Yoga
Sun – Rest
Phase 2 – Week 5-7
Mon – P90X Chest-Shoulder-Tri/ARX
Tue – 4×10 Leg Press or Hack Squat / 4×10 calf raise / 40 min of Muay Thai
Wed – P90X Back-Bi/ARX
Thu – Yoga (1 hr of YogaX or P90X Fountain of Youth)
Fri – 40 min of P90X Leg-Back or Gym Back-Leg* / 4×8 Bi Curl / ARX
Sat – 4×8 Incline Press / 4×8 Decline Press / RevAbs or Advanced Abs Routine
Sun – Rest
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Week 9 & 11 – Phase 1
Week 10 & 12 – Phase 2
Gym Leg-Back
2 sets of Back Squat superset with Lat Pull Down
2 sets of Hack Squat superset with T-Row
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2 sets of Seated Calf Raise superset with Lawnmower
2 sets of Standing Calf Raise superset with Pullover
- 4×10 means 4 sets of 10 reps while 5×5 means 5 sets of 5 reps
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Equity Market Misvaluation, Financing, and Investment
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January 7, 2014
We quantify how much nonfundamental movements in stock prices affect firm decisions. We estimate a dynamic investment model in which firms can finance with equity, cash, or debt. Misvaluation affects equity values, and firms optimally issue and repurchase overvalued and undervalued shares. The funds flowing to and from these activities come from either investment, dividends, or net cash. The model fits a broad set of data moments in large heterogeneous samples and across industries. Our estimation results imply that firms respond to misvaluation by adjusting financing more than investment. Managers' rational responses to misvaluation increase shareholder value by up to 3%.
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Personal Info
Joseph Colicchio
Senior - Class of 2014, June 2014
Hometown: Anaheim, CA
Student Organization Memberships: I've been a fairly active member of IEEE, holding an officer position junior year.
CS Program Experience
Favorite class at UCSB: CS40 with Phill Conrad and CS138 with Amr El Abbadi
What are your favorite things about UCSB?
I've taken up surfing recently, so proximity to the beach is pretty cool. That kind of goes hand in hand with the weather in Santa Barbara; it's always so nice out! For better or for worse, living in Isla Vista has been an interesting experience, and I'll certainly never forget my first Halloween!
What advice would you give to an incoming student to UCSB?
As a freshman, you should take every opportunity you're given, go meet new people, try new things, immerse yourself in all that UCSB has to offer! Go to office hours whether you need help with homework or just want to chat with your professor. There's always something cool to talk about. Finally, work on programming projects in your spare time! This is absolutely key for getting an internship and the experience helps you do better in CS classes and programming in general.
What advice would you give to a parent of an incoming UCSB student?
My freshman year I had a roommate who went home every two weeks so that his parents could do his laundry. Don't be that parent. College is a time for students to learn some independence, to make their own choices and to take care of themselves.
What was your most challenging but rewarding course and how did you overcome it?
Hands down, the toughest class I took was CS170 (Operating Systems). It has a reputation for being the hardest required CS undergraduate class. I got through it only by spending more hours than I care to admit at the CSIL computer lab, just hacking away at it until I had something passable.
Are there any specific classes that you are looking forward to?
I'm graduating in a quarter, so I'm currently enrolled in all of my final classes. That being said, CS165A (Artificial Intelligence) looks promising.
Have you done an internship?
I'm currently interning at Novacoast and planning to go full-time when I graduate. I'm essentially getting paid to do what I love so it has definitely been a rewarding experience. Internships are absolutely a good idea to look into as early as sophomore year. Internships are something that can set you apart from the herd, so to speak, and can help you get a better idea of what you want to do after graduation.
Have you done research in the Computer Science department?
I have not done research within CS.
Where do you see yourself after graduation?
I plan to transition from intern to full-time developer at Novacoast, living in Goleta or downtown Santa Barbara and, hopefully, traveling for work or leisure. This summer I'm planning on going backpacking in Europe with a couple of friends from high school.
Who were your high school mentor(s)?
Halfway through sophomore year of high school I joined yearbook as a photographer. Since the other students had worked closely together for a few months, I felt like an outsider to the group until a photographer who was a year ahead of me took me under his wing and dragged me out of my social shell, so to speak. I'm the oldest child in my family so I'd never really had someone around my age to look up to until I joined yearbook. Whether it was hanging out in class, taking photos for a school event, or working after hours with the yearbook teacher, he was there to answer questions or give me advice on just about anything. When I think about the person I am today it's hard not to remember him as someone who helped to shape that person.
Favorite High School Class
Yearbook, easily. I was a yearbook photographer for a year and a half and some of my fondest memories in high school are of that class and my fellow yearbook students.
Share what your college search was like.
I only visited a couple of campuses, Santa Barbara being the most memorable by far. I pretty much knew I wanted to go to a UC campus so when I got my acceptance letters and reviewed my options, it was kind of a no-brainer. Looking back, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Are there any classes that you suggest CS students take before entering UCSB? Why?
I've been programming since I was 10 or 11 and that experience allowed me to have an easier time with most of the lower-division CS classes. Having such a strong background in programming certainly helped with upper division classes as well. It's kind of like speaking a foreign language, in a way, so get as much practice speaking it as possible!
What prepared you the most for studying Computer Science in College?
My extensive programming experience and interest in programming made Computer Science a natural choice for me.
Are there any additional things that you would like to share with students to help them prepare for college?
Bike theft is the #1 crime committed at UCSB, so buy a sturdy bike lock!
What is the social scene like for Computer Science students?
I don't think it's all that different from any other major, aside from the fact that CS students tend to be a bit introverted (myself included). There are a couple of notable organizations for CS, CE, and EE majors, IEEE and ACM being the big ones. You also get to know or, at least know of, most of the other CS students in your year since they're in all the same classes with you. Other than that, nothing's stopping you from joining any other organization you're interested in and it's not like there are major-specific parties you won't be invited to because you're a CS major.
Describe your housing situation.
Currently, I'm living in a 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-refrigerator apartment in the heart of Isla Vista with 5 other engineers. It's great having roommates with similar interests and I'm almost always in one or two CS classes with another roommate, so keeping track of homework, midterms, etc. is a little easier.


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Another lap has finally kicked off
And a lot of energy already stored up.
One step at a time is the plan
Just that each step will surprise every man
The first was more than awesome.
The tape more thrilling than revealing
Replaying it, I ask myself how come?
Now my first step can't be anything less inspiring
Already at my first step,
The only thing I see is the end
Looking so far but yet so close to me.
Here I come, watch out for me.
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Halfway there, and a trip to Vegas!
Working as the Online Communities and Marketing Coordinator for SBE has been a fantastic experience. My co-op term has passed the halfway mark and I don't know where the time went; in just one month I will have to say goodbye to my second home. Working with Patrycja in the marketing department has been wonderful and is a prime example of a stress-free job. Her daily anecdotes about family life and a small coffee are just about all I need to keep happy at the desk. The bulk of my work is focused on making changes to the Laurier website, managing our social media pages and planning SBE events (and of course, the added perk of planning events, is attending them). Laurier's Development Day, the SOBDR Conference and CEO in Residence events have presented a great opportunity to learn from successful individuals, meet some fantastic people and enjoy the free food (heh). But really…so much food.
In just one week from today I fly out to Las Vegas for the Rubik's Cube World Championships at the Riviera Casino & Hotel. To say I'm excited is an understatement; I have been practicing a lot lately and I'm eager to improve my rank of 44th in the world and 4th in Canada. My main goal for the event is to break the Canadian record for solving as many Rubik's Cubes blindfolded as possible in under an hour (current record is 10…we'll see how I do!). Hopefully I will bring home the gold for Laurier!
Finally, here are two fun facts about working on campus:
Fun fact #1: This position grants the use of TWO monitors. I have never felt so important.
Fun fact #2: Counting the number of students who mistake the office (P2115) for a classroom is really entertaining. They typically reach about five steps in before turning around and walking out awkwardly. This happens a lot.
Until next time,
Eric Limeback '15 (Co-op)
Online Communities and Marketing Coordinator, SBE
Wilfrid Laurier University