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Booking for summer 2017 is well underway. July and August is fully booked. June and September weeks still available. Check with us for an off-season getaway. This attractive, clean 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath spacious Victorian is only four blocks from Spring Lake's beaches! It is a great house for relaxing and entertaining with family and friends.
First Floor has an eat in kitchen and formal dining room that seats eight, a living room, a family room, powder room, and a laundry room. Sliding doors off kitchen and family room to quiet, secluded deck, gas grill and outdoor shower. Also, basketball hoop in back of home.
Second floor has a large master suite with spacious marble master bath with a large tub & double-sized shower, and a large walk-in closet with dressing area. Sliding glass doors to private balcony. Two additional bedrooms with large walk-in closets and a shared hall bathroom with tub & shower.
Third floor has two bedrooms with shared large hall bathroom with double sinks and a library. Library is quite similar to bedrooms in size and has recliner and full size futon.
Large detached two car garage that will fit not only your cars, but all your outdoor gear. Long side driveway for additional off street overnight parking.
**Just added a Super Chexx Bubble Hockey and Pool/Ping Pong Table for some family fun (winter 2015).
Come see for yourself what a wonderful home this is to create memories in whether it be spending summers on the beach, surfing in the fall, or a quiet winter getaway.
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NYC, Atlantic City, and Philadelphia easily accessible, Great Adventure nearby, Aquarium at Jenkins Amusement Park (15 min.)
My family and I rented this house over New Year's Weekend. The house fit our every need. There were enough bedrooms to sleep everyone comfortably, plenty of space (the bubble hockey was a HUGE hit) and extremely clean. We had a wonderful stay!
This past August 2016 marks our 5th consecutive year at this wonderful beach rental in Spring Lake, NJ. We rent for 2 weeks each year and each week the house is filled with extended family ranging from age 80 to infants. We consider the owner our friend now. He is super responsive and keeps the house in great shape. It is clean and well stocked, especially if you like to cook large meals together. We have made many memories there as we bring our extended friends and family together. The location is perfect for us; close to the beach, lake, and pond and so many other amenities that Spring Lake and the surrounding beach towns have to offer. We are signing up for 2017 for the 6th year!
Rented this beautiful house for a family wedding with family and friends flying in from UK ..Australia and within USA..very comfortable and plenty of room for everyone..well equipped ..plenty of towels linen ..kitchen ware..all ages enjoyed staying here..owner and his brother very helpful..local taxi firms helpful...would love to stay again..
My family rented this home for my Dad's funeral and it was great to be together. The owner was s pleasure to work with and answered us within 24 hours. The house is very well equipped and comfortable. I would highly recommend.
We leased this home to stay in Spring Lake for my son's wedding and we have never been happier with a home we rented our leased in the past. The owner was great to work with the dates and we instantly felt like this was home. Beautiful interior and many additional things provided that was a bonus to us. The location to the beach was perfect this was the perfect vacation home for us.
I would absolutely reserve this home again and plan to in the coming year!
13 of us gathered for a family reunion and were very comfortable in this spacious house! ( mostly adults and upper teens and one 9 year old.) The master bedroom is more of a suite than a bedroom with a huge bathroom! With 3 floors we could spread out nicely. Bathrooms and bedrooms easily accommodated us and we had 4 families in our extended family. The house is well equipped for cooking and with towels/bedding etc. There are big spotless windows making the rooms and stairwell bright but blinds in bedrooms if darkness is wanted. Plenty of rooms to hang out downstairs with comfortable couches and chairs, and lots of room to eat in as well as out on deck with two eating tables outside and many deck chairs. Ping pong, Foose ball and basketball hoop in drive. Easy walk to the beach and town but the bikes provided us even more autonomy and were fantastic for our group. Also - we used the pavilion pool often with our 9 year old. We had a great dinner at The Brielle River House ( in Brielle) and and at Mr. Shrimp in Belmar - both a short drive away. The Spring Lake town on 3rd street has a variety of shops and a few restaurants as well for easy local fun. The beach is spectacular!! The homeowner met us upon arrival and gave us an overview of home. He was easily available for questions - very nice. We would love to come back!!
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Michigan basketball, temporarily ranked #4 in the country, will take on Penn State on Sunday at noon. The game will be aired on the Big Ten Network.
Usually in this segment we will preview the match-ups, discuss what it will take for Michigan to win the game, etc. Then Rob and I will make our predictions. Rob is 22-3 predicting the outcome of Michigan games this year. I am 21-4. We both like Michigan to pound on the Nittany Lions, a team that has yet to win a Big Ten game. Rob has them winning 85-63 and I have them winning 92-69.
But today, we are going to do things a little differently. The reason why is because the loss on Tuesday night in East Lansing shook the foundation ever so slightly in Ann Arbor. Michigan paraded out past and present royalty to witness what was hoped to be a signature moment in Michigan's rebuilding project. Instead, the Wolverines shot blanks all night, ran around reckless on defense, and got blitzkrieg'd to the tune of a 23-point smack-down.
But the observant fan will look at the overall body of work Michigan has put forth this year and hold their head high. John Beilein's players would be wise to do the same. Michigan is 21-4 but has suffered 4 Big Ten losses. Those losses have all come on the road in arguably the 4 toughest venues the conference has to offer. They lost by just 3 in Columbus, 8 in Bloomington, and by 3 in overtime at the Kohl Center.
Why panic after one disappointing blowout? Duke lost by 27 points earlier in the year to Miami. They didn't panic. They are ranked #2 in the country. A big reason why is because Duke acts like they've been there before. And this is what Beilein and the rest of the coaching staff have to get the Wolverines to play like, even if this is their first time around the block.
When Michigan got down big early in the MSU game, they finally realized how much they miss Zack Novak and Stu Douglass. Yes, Trey Burke was doing his best to keep them close, but he was seemingly playing 1 on 5 for large parts of the game.
Veterans Jordan Morgan and Tim Hardaway, Jr. offered little support to their star point guard. This has to change. On Wednesday afternoon, Hardaway took to Twitter and posted this: "Would like to apologize to our fans, alum, UofM, and all of wolverine nation for the performance displayed last night. Will not happen again."
Fortunately for Michigan, 4 of their last 6 games are at home. Only roadies to Penn State and Purdue remain before the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago. Burke and his crew will get retaliation shots at both IU and Michigan State in a building where they have lost just once in the last 2 years. Lose those games, and worry will certainly set in. Win them and Michigan will head into mid-March with guns blazing.
So what has to change? For one, Jordan Morgan needs to get healthy. He is Beilein's most technically sound post defender. The Wolverines have been chewed up in the paint since he rolled his ankle. An athletic big man like Morgan, when playing with confidence, takes all kinds of heat off of freshman Mitch McGary. Since the Purdue game Morgan has missed 2 games altogether and only logged 17 minutes in the other 4. He is more of a key than most fans realize.
Secondly, the rapid decline in production from Glenn Robinson III has been alarming. He was so vital to Michigan's attack just a few weeks ago that Beilein could barely get him off the floor. Prior to the Indiana game, Robinson was shooting 60% from the field for the season, while averaging 5.8 boards. In the most vital 4-game stretch on the schedule, something resembling a March Madness gauntlet, Robinson has shot just 7-24 (29%) and corralled only 13 rebounds. Twice he raised up for jumpers against Michigan State and twice you knew it had no chance even before it left his hand.
When Michigan was at their deadliest earlier in the year it was because Robinson was creating havoc on the offensive glass, finishing at the rim, and providing the occasional dagger three-pointer at just the right time. If Michigan's coaches can nail one thing between now and the end of the season, it would be to get GR3's head right. He is a tremendous player with gobs of upside – upside that Michigan doesn't have the luxury of waiting on.
Another huge problem has been that Michigan struggled defensively during this most recent stretch. They have had a very difficult time coming out in hostile environments and guarding the opposition. Often times, tough defense is the best way to claw out of a disadvantage on the road and the Wolverines haven't been able to call upon that. This must change if Michigan is to become a Final 4 team.
Finally, we all knew this was going to be a difficult stretch of scheduling for Michigan. They played 4 games in 11 days with 3 of those coming against teams ranked in the top 10, the other in the Kohl Center torture chamber.
Fatigue is probably a factor and has been exacerbated by Morgan's lack of playing time. Michigan gets a full 4 days off before the Penn State game and another 6 days off after that before hosting Illinois. With down time comes preparation time. When the bus mercifully got back to the Crisler Center in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, Michigan knew that they'd be spending 2 full weeks in Ann Arbor without a road trip. That has to provide some comfort.
Look for Michigan to take advantage of their down time, come back together as a group, figure out how to defend as a team, and to keep all 8 members of the regular rotation involved mentally.
A 23-point loss to your arch rival is going to send fissures throughout the fan base. That much is inevitable. The fact that Michigan hasn't played their best basketball in big road games is obvious. With none of those left on the schedule I have a hunch things will quickly return to normal for this group. Their character is too great for anything else to transpire.
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Critical Conversations: Transform Your School though Collaborative Professional Learning
Ayers Institute for Teacher Learning and Innovation
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Based on the premise that professional learning cannot succeed in a vacuum, Critical Conversations is designed to bring teams of school stakeholders (district and building-level administrators, teacher-leaders, and instructional coaches) together to collaborate on a vision for collaborative professional learning within your school. The Ayers Institute will partner with your school to achieve that vision through the implementation of a professional learning plan tailored to your school's needs.
Conversation Breakouts will be tailored to the roles and responsibilities of the particular team members, then the teams will convene to reflect and cast a vision for your school. Once the vision is articulated, an Ayers Partner will conduct two on-site visits, for ideal participants only, to support you in achieving that vision.
Featured speakers are:
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Executive Vice-President of Performance Learning Systems, Inc.
Barkley draws on experience of his 40-year career as a teacher, consultant, and change facilitator, to guide districts through the process of school improvement through instructional coaching. Most recently, he has been focusing his efforts on leadership training, coaching skills, and providing a vision for professional learning. He is recognized nationally and internationally as a highly motivational speaker who draws from extraordinary knowledge and classroom experience to positively affect student achievement through authentic educational change.
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Cost for the two-day seminar is $750 for a one- to two-person school member team, $1,500 for a three- to four-person school member team, or $2,500 for a five-person "Ideal Team," made up of one district leader, one school leader, one or two people who will explore the coach's role and one or two teacher leaders. Click here to register.
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In the waning days of 2011, more than 100 people braved the near-freezing night air outside the Dinnerware Artspace parking lot downtown. They mingled in the dirt parking lot as lines formed at a dozen food trucks. One by one, they left with plates that redefine how we in Tucson think about street food:
• Quesadillas given an Asian twist with Korean kimchi.
• Indulgent smoked duck and Gruyère crepes.
• So-called "dirty tacos" fat with ground beef, chorizo and bits of hot dog.
• Banh Mi sandwiches stuffed with thick slices of savory pork belly.
• Decadent chocolate Whoopie pies with sea salt caramel frosting.
The evolution of Tucson's food truck culture - creative foodies dishing up more than the ubiquitous Sonoran hot dog and tacos - was one of the highlights in what was a very good year for dining in Tucson. Here are five of our favorite trends from 2011 that we look forward to seeing more of in the year ahead.
Before last year, Tucson's food truck culture was largely defined by the vendors selling Mexican food and Sonoran hot dogs.
Food trends on both coasts and the long-running recession changed all that. The Pima County Health Department licensed 941 mobile food businesses in 2011, including 235 operating as full-service food trucks. Another 45 were listed as push-cart vendors.
"When I came on ... (in mid-2010), there was Eat-A-Burger and (Jane's Rolling Wok)," said Jessica Kraus, whose 18-month-old mobile restaurant, Planet of the Crepes, has earned a five-star rating on Yelp with offerings such as manchego cheese, fig jam and roasted almond crepes. "I thought it would be less expensive to start up that way, but in the long run I sort of feel like when you go brick and mortar, by the time someone comes in and buys your food, they're pretty much paying for the real estate. ... To have a food truck, you can go out and serve something that's really great and they are actually paying for just the food. It's just a better value all around."
Today, Tucson's street food culture is emerging on par with what you find in Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles. Mobile chefs offering pork belly sliders park alongside their Mexican food bretheren to grill burgers, pipe frosting into Whoopie pies and dish up plates of steaming Chinese food prepared in a wok inside a kitchen that measures no bigger than a walk-in closet.
The Tucson Food Truck Roundup launched at Dinnerware Artspace in November and has evolved into a semi-regular event with about a dozen trucks.
The fourth roundup took place Monday evening in a bigger lot around the corner from Dinnerware, and drew about 1,000 people over five hours to the largest turnout of trucks so far: 16.
"If you want to do great food and get it out there, you can," said Kraus, the mother of two young kids. "If a spot's not working, you can take it somewhere else. Take it to the people who want it as opposed to hoping that people who want it will be willing to drive across town."
Peter Wilke was among the first to embrace the term gastropub when he opened Wilko just outside the University of Arizona's Main Gate a couple of years ago.
Brothers Aric and Josh Mussman gave it a bear hug when they opened Noble Hops in an upscale strip mall in Oro Valley in May.
By November, The Parish had debuted in a former sports bar at 6453 N. Oracle Road and Union Public House had opened at St. Philips Plaza. Jackson's Grille & Gastropub planned to open soon in Marana's Continental Ranch area.
Aric Mussman said he and his brother got into the gastropub business in response to a need.
"People get tired of going to bars and drinking crappy beer and eating crappy food. The trend is going away from that. Women, in particular, aren't really that into eating mozzarella sticks you take out of the freezer, fry in oil and pour ranch dressing over," explained Aric Mussman.
The brothers visited established gastropubs in Dallas, Denver and California.
Most were purist in their approach. "Most don't even have Bud Lite. We do because we're in Oro Valley. If people have been drinking Bud Lite for 30 years, they are not going to change," Mussman said.
Most of his customers, though, come for the good stuff, draft beer delivered from 28 taps. Samples sometimes wean customers from the lesser beers. "Any time we can steer them away from a Bud Lite or a vodka tonic, it's a victory," he said.
It works both ways.
The restaurant stopped using whole smelts as its fish and chips entree. "Some people absolutely loved it; the other half, not so much."
Mussman said he has plans to add some "more obscure" menu items as specials for his more adventurous customers - bone marrow, rabbit paté, that kind of thing.
The Southern comfort-food trend that inspired devotees on both coasts in recent years looked like it would never really make it to Tucson.
But when restaurant developer John Foster teamed up with Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame chef/restaurateur Aaron May late in 2010 to open May's Counter Chicken & Waffles on East Speedway, the trend took hold.
By last summer, you could find chicken and waffles on the menus of several Tucson restaurants, including the University of Arizona-area Pasco Kitchen & Lounge, which added a Southwest sassiness to the dish. It also popped up on the menu at Shlomo & Vito's New York Delicatessen on East Skyline Drive. There this dish is served no-frills - fried chicken with a waffle and syrup.
Newcomer Union Public House, which opened last fall in St. Philip's Plaza, dresses its chicken and waffles up with a bacon-infused maple syrup and a fluffy white corn and sage waffle.
Over at May's, chicken and waffles is the centerpiece of a menu that also features Southern favorites like grits, sweet potatoes, cornbread and fried okra.
Foster said the restaurant did solid business in its first year, attracting a loyal following from the neighboring University of Arizona, including a large contingent of athletes.
"I think comfort food has something to do with it. But I think it's part of pop culture," said Foster, who defers to the venerable Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles in the Los Angeles area as the source of movie and music references that have driven its popularity.
It used to be tough to dine in Tucson if you wanted your breads and sauces sans gluten.
These days the Southern Arizona Celiac Support Group's dining guide includes dozens of restaurants with gluten-free options. Last spring, the group's annual Gluten-Free Food Faire had to move to larger digs.
In November, Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bakery/Bistro opened on North Oracle Road. "It's been fantastic," said co-owner Susan Fulton. She and Mary Gibson offer fare ranging from French bread, pastries and wedding cakes to pancakes and grass-fed beefburgers at lunch. It's become a destination, drawing diners from as far as Vail and Benson. "We're actually getting ready to expand," Fulton said, with grab-and-go meals.
Cocktail hour returned to Tucson with a creative vengeance in 2011, fueled by celebrated crafters like 47 Scott and Janos Wilder's Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails.
"I feel like Tucsonans are starting to catch on," said 47 Scott's Travis Reese, who owns the nearly two-year-old downtown restaurant with Nicole Flowers. "... People in Tucson who have experienced it in other cities want it in their hometown."
"New concepts are happening in restaurants today and a lot of people are realizing that the bar and cocktail menu is just as important as the food," added Kristian Unvericht, Downtown's GM and bar manager.
These are not your mama's cocktails. They are savory concoctions that raid the pantry and the liquor cabinet with equal priority, incorporating ingredients including housemade bitters, garden-fresh herbs, fruits, vegetables and aromatics like ginger.
"It's something you want to sip, that you want to experience all of the different flavors," said Reese, whose summer cocktails made the New York Times Dining cover last June.
"It's redefining what cocktails are," Unvericht said. "People aren't coming in to get drunk. They are coming for an experience, to be fascinated and wowed."
Tom Beal and Inger Sandal contributed to this story.


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Hamden has been selected to receive comprehensive energy services through the launch of 'Energize Hamden,' a limited-time opportunity for residents that runs from June 1 through September 30, as part of the Energize Connecticut initiative. Hamden residents that sign-up for a Home Energy Solutions energy efficiency evaluation will be eligible to receive rebates, reduced pricing, and special financing on energy efficiency measures and products.
The Energize Hamden effort will be kicked off during a ceremony in the third floor conference room of the Hamden Government Center located at 2750 Dixwell Avenue on Tuesday, June 18, at 2 p.m. Special guests include Hamden Mayor Scott Jackson; Katie Dykes, deputy commissioner, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; Ben Healy, senior manager, Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority; and Patrick McDonnell, director, Conservation Load and Management Programs, The United Illuminating Company.


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The past slams headfirst into the present on the Girls' Preschool Jordan Deca Fly Basketball Shoes. Featuring design details inspired by the Air Jordan Retro X and innovative performance features, this sneaker is the perfect mix of retro and contemporary athletic style.
Her active day will get a comfort boost in these stylish sneakers, thanks to the breathable mesh forefoot and cushy injected unit sole. The slip-on bootie design cradles her hard-working little feet, while the flex grooves on the sole enhance her foot's natural motion.


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Mother Wants To 'Clear Up' Statements About Satanic Ritual At Home Where Body Found
A mother said she wanted to clear up statements about the possibility of a satanic ritual at her home where a woman was found dead.
"There is nothing satanic, no satanic rituals or nothing is going on here in my house," Roshell Tuck said.
When police arrived at Tuck's Wildwood Avenue home on Tuesday evening, they found a woman's body at the top of the basement stairs.
The woman was identified as 22-year-old Daivena Clay on Thursday evening.
Tuck ran to a neighbor's house right before officers arrived and made a frantic call for help.
10TV News obtained the 911 call that Tuck made. During it, she told police dispatchers that her son told her that Satan told him to sacrifice her.
"Satan told him if I don't sacrifice you, I have to take my life tonight," Tuck said in the 911 call.
Tuck said that she had not listened to her 911 call.
"I just kind of felt threatened," Tuck told 10TV News on Thursday. "I felt threatened to where it did come from my mouth because it was a spur of the moment. I was home alone, and before everything took place, I just felt threatened yesterday."
Tuck's son Breyon Bryant and a teenager girl were picked up by police and questioned on Wednesday. The two were let go, and no charges were filed.
The two told 10TV News on Thursday that they did nothing wrong.
Tuck, who had not talked to her son since the body was found, said that she has no idea who the woman found dead in her home was. She said she needed to talk to her son to find out what was going on.
Police said they continued to investigate Clay's death as suspicious.
The Franklin County Coroner said on Thursday that an initial autopsy did not uncover the cause of death. Further testing will be completed.
"I'm a nervous wreck, I'm a nervous wreck," Tuck said.
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Looks like OSDL has, at long last, started to look at open source beyond the Linux Kernel and drivers.
They will be providing a fund for open source projects, just the kind of thing that could help the development of both Perl 6 and Parrot. It's on groklaw and el reg, as well as the osdl pages so I assume somebody from TPF will have noticed.. urls if you're interested are :
* http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/03/29/osdl_fund/
* http://www.osdl.org/lab_activities/fellowship_fund/
* http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060329124431968


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Anti-Medical Marijuana Group Attacks John Morgan and Loopholes on Billboard
Anti-medical marijuana group Drug Free America Foundation has taken it up a notch on their "Amendment 2 has loopholes that will lead to legalized marijuana" talking point by putting up a billboard attacking John Morgan.
Morgan, the Orland-based attorney and medical marijuana advocate who has poured millions of his own money into getting Amendment 2 passed, recently made headlines with a profanity-laced speech he gave a group of young voters during a post-debate party last week.
And while one would assume that would be the fodder for his opponents, it looks like the anti-medical weed folks are sticking to their loophole argument.
"Amendment 2 is riddled with loopholes: It is one thing to be compassionate; it's another to be reckless," the billboard says. "Does John Morgan know the difference?"
See also: John Morgan's Profanity-Laced Video: United for Care Responds
So far, it appears that the group is erecting the one billboard in Morgan's home town of Orlando.
When commuters driving down East Highway 50 (Colonial Dr.), they'll spot this:
Among some of the loophole arguments Drug Free America makes is that doctors will be able to prescribe marijuana to just about anyone claiming to suffer from any kind of ailment -- not just a serious one like ALS or cancer.
The group claims that because the ballot initiative allows that pot be prescribed for certain debilitating diseases as well as "other conditions," people will exploit the law and buy pot legally for any little pain they claim to have.
The group also says that medical marijuana will be much like the 2010 pill mills craze that hit Florida, with ant-medical weed sheriff Grady Judd claiming that pot shops will start opening next to elementary schools and high schools.
United for Care campaign manager Ben Pollara has said this is not the case.
"If there was any doubt, the Florida Supreme Court has already ruled that the amendment will only be used in cases of debilitating illness," Pollara told New Times in May. "The purpose of the amendment is to allow the medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating diseases as determined by a licensed Florida physician."
"The amendment specifically says: 'Nothing in this section authorizes the use of medical marijuana by anyone other than a qualifying patient,'" Pollara added.
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"The opposition has so far been focused on trying to trick the electorate into thinking this is about legalization and not medicine," Pollara said Thursday. "Now they want to run against a lawyer and not the issue at hand. We trust that the electorate is intelligent and compassionate. They continue to insult the voters at every opportunity."
The Drug Free group is the same group that said pot brownies would be the new date-rape drug.
"This campaign is about providing medicine to sick and suffering Floridians and that's what we'll talk about," Pollara said.
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After being formed in 1966 at Detroit's Pershing High School, Enchantment signed their recording contract in 1969. This came about when the group won a local talent contest sponsored by the local Detroit radio station WCHB. However, it would be another eight years before the group would release their debut album Enchantment, which will be rereleased by BBR Records on 14th May 2012. After this, Enchantment would release five further albums between 1978 and 1983. The reason it took so long for Enchantment to record their debut album, was that they were determined to hone their talent, become more professional. To do this, they signed to Dick Scott's Artists International, who had a track record of developing new artists. This saw Enchantment concentrate on honing their stage show, learning choreography while performing in clubs throughout Detroit. Then in 1975, when Enchantment played at a fashion show in Detroit, the were introduced to a man who'd play a big part in their future career Michael Stokes. He was a songwriter and producer, who wrote four songs for the soundtrack to Deliver Us From Evil. Enchantment were chosen to sing them for the soundtrack. Call On Me was released by Polydor as a single but failed commercially. A year later, in 1976 Enchantment made their big breakthrough, signing to Sid Maurer's Roadshow Records, releasing three albums, Enchantment, Once Upon A Dream and Journey To the Land of …Enchantment. While this gave Enchantment their big break in the music industry, there would be a twist in the tale. Before I tell you what that is, I'll tell you about the background to Enchantment, then the music on the album.
Now that the five members of Enchantment, Dave Banks, Joe Thomas, Emanuel "EJ" Johnson, Walter Jones and Mickey Clanton had signed to Roadshow Records they were ready to record their debut album, Enchantment. This comprised eight songs which Emanuel "EJ" Johnson and Michael Stokes had cowrote. Michael Stokes would produce the eight songs that would become Enchantment. Johnny Allen would arrange the eight tracks, while Alvin Taylor arranged the vocals. Recording took place at two studios, Sound Suite in Detroit and the Hit Factory in New York. With a band that included bassist Alvin Taylor, drummer Tony Robinson, guitarists John Tropea and Eddie Willis. Strings and horns came courtesy of the Detroit Symphonic Orchestra. Together, Enchantment and their band laid down the eight tracks on their debut album Enchantment. This was the next step in a musical journey that started ten years ago, when the group was formed.
Before Enchantment was released, three singles were released. First was Come On and Ride, released in June 1976, which reached number sixty-seven in the US R&B charts and number thirty-seven in the Disco charts. Gloria, one of the tracks synonymous with Enchantment reached number twenty-five in the US Billboard 100 and number five in the US R&B Charts. November 1976, a month before the release of Enchantment's debut album, Sunshine was released as a single. It reached number forty-five in the US Billboard 100 and number three in the US R&B Charts. Gradually, it seemed, Enchantment's popularity was rising, perfect for the release of Enchantment in December 1976. On the release of Enchantment, it reached number 104 in the US Billboard 200 and number eleven in the US R&B Charts. Overall, it seemed Enchantment's decision to hone their craft before releasing an album had paid off. For a debut album, Enchantment had performed well, with three hit singles and a hit US R&B album. However, what does the music on Enchantment sound like? That's what I'll tell you.
Opening Enchantment is the first of the three singles released from the album Come On and Ride. It's a driving slice of soul with a funky side. Straight away, the lyrics and song remind me slightly of The O'Jays' Love Train. Emanuel "EJ" Johnson's powerful lead vocal is impassioned, emotive and delivered with a real growl. Behind him the hard driving, funky rhythm section combine to create a disco love train. While the bass, bursts of blazing horns and train's whistle blow, the rest of Enchantment add some soulful, soaring backing vocals. Guitars cascade, while the punchy drums and horns and prominent are key to the sound and the success of the track. It's a glorious stomper of a track, that thirty-six years later, that's timeless and irresistible.
Gloria, a track that's become synonymous with Enchantment, was another single released from the album. It displays a really tender and beautiful side to their music. Here, they drop the tempo, with Emanuel delivering this ballad beautifully, bringing out the subtleties and nuances of the song. He's accompanied by just the piano, slow understated rhythm section and percussion. The rest of the group add four part harmonies, while lush strings cascade and bursts of rasping horn punctuate the track. Everything about the track works perfectly, especially, the emotive, heartfelt vocal, understated, beautiful arrangement and some stunning harmonies from the rest of Enchantment. No wonder this track has become synonymous with Enchantment, it's absolutely beautiful.
Dance To the Music is the complete opposite of Gloria. It's fabulously funky with a the rhythm section laying down the slinkiest, funkiest groove, while braying horns and wah-wah guitars punctuate the arrangement. Dancing strings provide a contrast, their sound lush and sweet, while the lead vocal is dramatic, passionate and powerful. Meanwhile, the rest of Enchantment's harmonies are soulful, subtle even, when compared to Emanuel's lead vocal. However, it sits well with funk drenched backdrop, while the strings and harmonies provide a contrast. Together, they combine to create a fabulously, funk laden, mid-tempo track with a soulful side.
Sunshine is a track that has a dramatic sound straight from the get-go, with shivering strings and the rhythm section combining. However, when soaring harmonies enter, they signal a change in direction. This sees the track head in a soulful direction. This is thanks to some of the most heartfelt vocals on the album, as the lead vocal changes hands. They're accompanied by the rhythm section, blazing horns and strings who create a dramatic backdrop, perfect for the heartache and regret in the lyrics. To me, this is one of the best arrangement on Enchantment, with some of the best, impassioned vocals. So good is this track, that after you've heard this track just once, you'll forever by enthralled by its beauty and drama.
The title Hold On is quite apt, because it's a case of fasten your seat-belts and enjoy the ride, with Enchantment fusing funk and soul. Here, the tempo is 133 beats per minute, with the rhythm section and wah-wah guitars combining with rasping horns and cascading strings. They provide a fast, furious and funk backdrop for Enchantment. Still their vocals and harmonies are peerless, the same soulful standard they've set so far. When their vocals drop out, the band give a funk masterclass, complete with sweeping, swirling strings. Then when Enchantment add soaring backing vocals that rise and fall with the strings, this is just the finishing touches to this six-and-half-minute Magnus Opus.
There's a real change of style on My Rose, another ballad, which Enchantment deliver so well. With a subtle rhythm section and piano accompany him, Emanuel's vocal is tender and full of feeling. Quickly, the vocal changes hands, while, the rest of Enchantment add impassioned harmonies. Lush, beautiful strings are accompanied by bursts of drums and blazing horns, which punctuate the arrangement dramatically. This adds to the emotion of the track, highlighting the beauty in the lyrics. Like, Gloria, this track proves that Enchantment are hugely talented purveyors of impassioned, heartfelt ballads.
Sexy Lady sees the funky side of Enchantment come to the fore. Waves of wah-wah guitars, rhythm section and sensuous backing vocals give way to Emanuel's sassy lead vocal. Strings dance, swirling and sweeping, while braying horns join the fray, joining Emanuel and Enchantment's soulful harmonies. With their band creating the funkiest and sassiest of backdrops, they add some seductive, sultry vocals. When this is all combined by producer Michael Stokes, the result is vampish, alluring and funk drenched track.
Closing Enchantment's debut album Enchantment, is Thank You Girl For Loving Me, a track that reveals a really soulful side to the group's music. As the track opens, Enchantment unite to deliver some impassioned, emotive backing vocals. Emanuel's lead vocal gives thanks to the woman who loves him, accompanied by a rhythm section and guitars that sprinkle funk throughout the arrangement, while rasping horns and cascading strings combine soulfully. However, what makes this such a great track, is the heartfelt lead vocal and tight, beautiful and impassioned harmonies. This makes this not just the perfect way to close Enchantment's debut album, but a beautiful and emotional one too.
It seems that Enchantment's decision to learn their trade and hone their craft worked well. Their debut album Enchantment, is a highly accomplished, polished album, where Enchantment fuse soul and funk. Whether uptempo tracks or ballads, funky of soulful tracks, Enchantment deliver them with the requisite amount of emotion and passion. Emanuel "EJ" Johnson's vocals bring the songs to life, with each of the songs subtleties and charms being revealed. Of the eight songs on the album, Come On and Ride, Gloria and Sunshine, the three singles are among the highlights on Enchantment. However, there's much more to the album than three tracks. My Rose and Thank You Girl are slower, heartfelt tracks, while Dance To the Music, Hold On and Sexy Lady demonstrate the funkier side of Enchantment. For anyone who loves soul or funk, then this album is one that you really should discover. It'll be rereleased on BBR Records on14th May 2012, along with their second album Once Upon A Dream. After this Enchantment would release just one more album on Roadshow Records, Journey To the Land of …Enchantment, after which Roadshow Records folded. This disappointment lead to Enchantment signing to Columbia Records, releasing two more albums 1982s Enchanted Lady and 1983s Utopia. Standout Tracks: Come On and Ride, Gloria, Sunshine and Thank You Girl For Loving Me.
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The McDonald's McMom contest celebrates moms every Monday in May starting the day after Mother's Day - because one day just isn't enough! The winner each week will receive a $25 McDonald's Arch Card gift card and eight McDonald's coupon cards for free menu items including 4 McCafe beverages for mom and 4 Happy Meals for the kiddos!
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McDonald's mom, Linda Reid, was destined to have the Golden Arches be a part of her family and she wouldn't have it any other way. A mom to Robert (17) and Charnece (15), Linda and her husband, Charles, are McDonald's owner/operators living in Raleigh. They own eight McDonald's restaurants including four in Durham and four in Raleigh.
Linda, a California native, began her career with McDonald's as a crew person for corporately-owned McDonald's restaurants. Her husband, originally from Kingston, Jamaica, moved to the United States when he was 10 and, after a couple years, got his first job at McDonald's as a crew person. While working their way through the ranks, Linda and Charles met for the first time when they moved to Northern Virginia to further their McDonald's careers. After marriage and the birth of their daughter, the dream of owning their own restaurant finally became a reality.
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The third album is the one fans generally have to worry about. It's usually the one in which a band has exhausted its supply of genuinely inspired musical ideas and now has to come up with brilliance on the fly. It has to point to some fearless new direction, one that risks alienating half the fan base while potentially letting a new group of transients in. And it's usually the album on which somebody suggests, "What about horns? Or a children's chorus?" Thankfully, none of that plays into hometown screamo heroes Greeley Estates' junior album, Go West Young Man, Let the Evil Go East. As singer Ryan Zimmerman would tell you if you worked up the pluck to ask him and risk getting that black grease he and the band smear themselves with these days all over you, Go West is neither a retrenchment of Greeley's past onslaughts nor a radical change in direction, but simply a solid, darker consolidation of where the band was last time out. Title-wise, the first single, "Blue Morning," sounds like some kinda Jack Johnson snoozefest, but don't worry, it's Zimmerman delivering the sad news ("I'm not a monster, I'm just a sick man/Who would give anything to have his soul back"), the bad news ("You should probably just shoot me in the head now"), and the mad news ("Otherwise, I'm gonna kill you") all in one violent mood swing. And "Desperate Times Call for Desperate Housewives" keeps with the Greeley songs tradition of citing television programs none of their fans would ever watch — like "Too Much CSI" or the not-inspired-by-Murder She Wrote anthem "Angela Lansbury Keeps Guys Like You off the Street" (order that ringtone and find out it was inspired by The Manchurian Candidate at your own peril!).
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: April 16, 2014—Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd (Drawbridge) is pleased to announce that it has completed a Phase 1C clinical trial of Phaxan™ - alphaxalone dissolved in sulfobutyl ether beta cyclodextrin (SBEßCD). The randomised, double blind dose finding study using a Bayesian design was conducted to compare the anaesthetic properties of Phaxan™ with propofol, which is the current gold standard for intravenous anaesthesia.
The clinical trial was conducted at the Jessie McPherson Private Hospital in 24 healthy male volunteers under the guidance of Investigator, Dr John Monagle, Director of Monash Anaesthesia and Pain Management, at Monash Health.
The parameters assessed for ninety (90) minutes after drug injection delivered as a single bolus dose were: blood pressure, bispectral index (BIS), oxygen saturation, need for airway and ventilatory support, pain on injection, involuntary movement, nausea and measures of recovery — the Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) and the Digital Symbol Substitution Test (DSST). In addition arterial blood samples were taken for routine analysis and measurement of complement fractions, C3 and C4.
Phaxan™ is a water-based preparation making it easy to administer and eliminating the contamination issues of lipid-based propofol. All of the endpoints set-out in the protocol have been successfully achieved as listed below:
Primary endpoints:
- Phaxan™ proved to be an effective fast-onset short acting intravenous anaesthetic equal to propofol - A greater safety profile was demonstrated by Phaxan™ compared with propofol
- Phaxan™ caused less depression of blood pressure and respiratory control compared with propofol; these differences were highly significant
Secondary endpoints:
- Phaxan™ caused no pain on injection while propofol caused pain and discomfort on injection in more than 50% of subjects
- Phaxan™ caused no nausea
- Involuntary muscle movements occurred only in the propofol treated group
- Cognitive function was preserved after Phaxan™ anaesthesia; an effect significantly better than with propofol
- Phaxan™ caused no change in complement C3 and C4 levels
According to Professor Colin Goodchild, Chief Medical Officer at Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals, "This is the first study in humans that compares the anaesthetic properties of Phaxan™ and propofol. We are very excited to see that the results clearly confirm all of the preclinical results with Phaxan™. This clinical trial confirms that Phaxan™ is as fast as propofol in onset and offset of intravenous anaesthesia with improved cardiovascular and respiratory safety."
"We are also pleased to report that the results clearly show that Phaxan™ administration was followed by a fast, clear headed recovery characterised by significantly better cognitive function than after propofol," said Professor Goodchild.
Drawbridge has a robust patent portfolio around its lead drug candidate, Phaxan™, in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Africa with coverage to 2031. Patent number 8697678 has also recently progressed to grant in the United States.
"This study clearly shows that Phaxan™ has the clinical capacity to replace propofol as the drug of choice for intravenous anaesthesia, preclinical sedation and sedation in the ICU," said Dr Anthony Filippis, CEO at Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals.
"Drawbridge is now engaged in active discussions with potential partners regarding the further development of Phaxan™. We are confident that Phaxan™ will be successfully commercialised in the near future," said Dr Filippis.
The detailed clinical results of this trial are available under confidentiality.
About Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals
Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2011 and is a privately-held biotechnology company, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The company is developing innovative neuroactive steroid compounds for use in critical care situations. Phaxan™ is the lead compound for use as a fast onset and offset intravenous general anaesthetic and sedative.
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Phaxan™ is a novel water based formulation of the neuroactive steroid, alphaxalone. It has a wide therapeutic index and rapid onset and offset of action. The anaesthetic agent in Phaxan™ has been administered in the past as Althesin? when formulated in a different excipient. It was withdrawn in 1984 because of problems with the formulation. Phaxan™ does not have the problems of the Althesin? formulation and is superior to propofol in preclinical models.
Phaxan™ is a registered trade mark for alphaxalone formulated in sulfobutyl ether beta cyclodextrin being developed by Drawbridge Pharmaceuticals.
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February is the month of love, so it might be helpful to know how to help when your teenager's heart gets broken.
The teen years have a reputation for being challenging – characterized by growing independence and raging hormones. So what can you do when love goes south for your budding romantic?
When love is in the air, your child may be filled with excitement and passion. Breakups can be equally overwhelming and lead to strong feelings of pain and loss. As a parent, there's nothing you can do to fix it, but there are some things you can say and do to help.
Most importantly, listen to your teen and encourage him or her to talk. One of the most important things when listening is to remember that your child's feelings are real. Even if you consider the relationship insignificant or of the puppy-love variety, try not to discount your teen's feelings. If you do, he or she will probably stop talking with you. If you need some inspiration, think of the scene from the movie "Love Actually," during which young Sam is describing his lovesick feelings to his stepfather.
Daniel: Aren't you a bit young to be in love?
Sam: No.
Daniel: Oh, well, OK … right. Well, I mean, I'm a little relieved.
Sam: Why?
Daniel: Well, because I thought it would be something worse.
Sam (incredulous): Worse than the total agony of being in love?
Daniel: Oh. No, you're right. Yeah, total agony.
Aside from talking, listening and validating your teen's feelings, following are additional strategies you can try.
• Remind your teen of his or her positive qualities. Often a teen will feel unloved or unworthy after a breakup. Remind your child of all the positive attributes he or she has to offer the world.
• Encourage enjoyable activities. Spend special time with your teen and do something he or she considers fun, like going to the mall, a movie or an arcade.
• Help your teen take care of herself or himself. Encourage your teen to continue to eat healthful food and get plenty of sleep while nursing a broken heart.
• Give your child time to heal. Don't expect him or her to quickly bounce back or move on. Be patient and allow time to heal.
• Know when to seek help. Teens can and do experience major depression. Keep an eye out for the symptoms of depression and contact your doctor if you notice any of the following.
- Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in nearly all activities.
- Change in appetite or weight.
- Insomnia or excessive sleep.
- Agitation/unrest or visible slowing of movements.
- Low energy.
- Feelings of worthlessness or guilt.
- Impaired concentration or indecisiveness.
- Recurring thoughts of death or suicide.
February is often thought of as a celebration of love, but unfortunately love can lead to loss and heartache. The next time your teen comes to you for help, use the above tips to help mend a broken heart.
Dr. Natasha Leman is a pediatrician at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation's Redwood City Center.
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation and column editor Arian Dasmalchi provide this monthly column.


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The Lanner LUGE LEC-2050 is the first Intel Atom-based industrial PC designed to operate in harsh industrial environments, from -40 to 60 degrees Celcius. It also supports extended power input range (DC +24V) and dual power inputs via Phoenix connector and standard DC in jack. A full-featured, compact and fanless system measuring 43mm in height, the LEC-2050 provides dual video (VGA and DVI), dual gigabit LAN, four COM ports and four USB ports, along with SATA II and CompactFlash storage support. It includes 512MB of DDR2 memory onboard, expandable to 2GB via SODIMM. The 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU provides sufficient processing power for a wide range of industrial applications while consuming very little power, and allowing the construction of completely fanless embedded systems.
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FOXBORO, Mass. — Patriots defensive end Trevor Scott is a competitor with some serious brass.
Scott, a former Raider, recalled a game against the Patriots during his rookie season in 2008, when he sacked quarterback Matt Cassel a couple times. Scott's memories of the game were fond, except for one thing.
"Too bad it wasn't [Tom] Brady," Scott said Thursday with a smirk.
Scott plays with an edge, and he talks a good game, too, evidenced by the guts he displayed with his message about Brady. He wants to take down the best, and that's what teams need.
"I just try to be myself," Scott said. "I'm a hard worker, and I don't like to lose at things. I'm just here to win."
Scott has a track record of sacking some of the game's most high-profile signal callers. The first two sacks of his career were against Brett Favre, and his third came against Matt Ryan before the next two on Cassel. The next five were on Donovan McNabb (twice), Tony Romo (twice) and Ben Roethlisberger. Those big-game performances will come in handy for the Patriots, who have a knack for finding themselves in the spotlight.
And this could also be a nice bounce-back year for Scott, who had 12 sacks in his first two seasons before a torn ACL in 2010 derailed his production. Scott managed 1.5 sacks in 10 games before the injury in 2010 but he didn't have any in 2011, when his playing time was limited over the course of 16 games. Since it can take two years to regain full strength from an ACL injury, Scott could return to form during his debut season, who he dubbed "natural-born winners."
"You just know what to expect when you come here," Scott said. "They want to compete for the Super Bowl every year. To come in here, I'm going to have big shoes to fill."
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Chaired by Heather Flint, the Ball will feature a sumptuous dinner by newly appointed Chef Joe Trevino, a luxury silent and live auction, Flamenco dancing, Spanish guitar, a brief operatic serenade, and dancing the night away to The Platinum Band. Through the exquisite artistry of Tony Brewer & Company, the St. Regis will be transformed into a beautiful Spanish-style courtyard and dining room evoking the ancient charm of Seville, Spain, the magical location of the Atlanta Opera's season-opening production, Carmen.
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Indian board secretary Niranjan Shah told the BBC: "We feel Sachin is not 100% fit but we will review his condition."
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As we age - we will sag. Take the most gorgeous women of the 1970's and 1980's and look at them now. Aging is a part of life and the only thing that effectively stops sagging and aging is death.
The buttock is no exception. The tight round buttocks of an attractive woman in her 20's will not persist into the 60's.
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"...several years of the procedure the fat cells start to reabsorb making the butt deform and shapeless" - FALSE We all lose fat cells with age. The fat cells that survive grafting are nor different than the fat cells there now which WILL change with aging.
" it can cause cancer because alot of cells get damaged during this process.. " - FALSE I have yet to see buttock fat cancer. Liposarcoma is an extremely rare disease. You would think that with the number of Brazilian Butt Lifts done in the US and the rest of the world we would have seen a spike in such cases IF this was true. Absolute nonsense.
I would rather shape and transform a woman's lower back with her own fat any day than by the injection of Silicone or Hydro gel into the buttocks.
There are many stories that people tell about what they "heard" or claim that they "saw". However, there are also "Facts"
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There has never been any reported cases of patients developing any sort of cancer due to the Brazilian Butt Lift/ fat grafting to the buttocks.
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The Buccaneers have hired former Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski as their new offensive coordinator. The move should be a positive one for the fantasy value of Earnest Graham in 2009.
Jagodzinski was the offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers in 2006, when the team had a 1,000-yard running back in Ahman Green and a 1,000-yard wide receiver in Donald Driver. He was also the Falcons' offensive line coach working under consultant Alex Gibbs in 2005.
Atlanta led the NFL in rushing that season and ironically, current Buccaneer Warrick Dunn rushed for a career-high 1,416 yards.
Jagodzinski was able to learn the intricacies of the zone blocking schemes from Gibbs, who has helped build successful offensive lines around the NFL. In fact, he was an integral part of the Denver Broncos team that won Super Bowl XXXIII.
Gibbs, now with the Texans, also helped Steve Slaton develop into a fantasy superstar in 2009.
While there are questions about the quarterback and wide receiver positions in Tampa Bay (Jeff Garcia, Antonio Bryant and Michael Clayton are all free agents), its does seem like Jagodzinski's presence will improve the value of Graham and to a lesser degree, Dunn.
Graham, a disappointment for fantasy leaguers last season, seems like a perfect fit for a scheme suited for a one-cut back. That could make him the front runner to receive the lion's share of carries ahead of Dunn and Cadillac Williams.
Barring setbacks in his return from an injured ankle, I'd look for Graham to be a solid flex starter with the potential to be a low-end No. 2 fantasy back in 2009.
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In a brief YouTube video posted by the North Korean government, a sleeping citizen is depicted dreaming about the country's space technology and envisioning New York City aflame after a missile attack, all while an instrumental version of the song "We Are The World" plays in the background. What do you think?
"Oh my God, I had that exact same dream last night!"Ken Mirkovich Gate Agent
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- Director mode – The AR.Drone can perform a 360º panorama spin, a slow ascent, or a sideways video capture to create some very dramatic video clips.
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Hawaii is attempting to ban the practice of killing sharks for the purpose of making shark-fin soup.
The state Legislature passed a bill Tuesday banning shark fins from being harvested, sold or owned.
Democratic Sen. Clayton Hee of Kahuku says killing sharks for their fins is similar to killing elephants for their ivory.
He says Hawaii will set an example, as some 89 million sharks are killed for their fins globally each year.
Advocates for the ban say overfishing of sharks for their fins is causing an imbalance in the oceans. Also, Native Hawaiians consider sharks to be a deity.
Opponents argue the prohibition harms the long-standing Chinese tradition of serving shark-fin soup at formal events.
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Kirstie Alley may be trying to tango off the weight on Dancing with the Stars, but it's obvious she's doing a few things wrong. Like only eating 1,400 calories a day, not sleeping for two days and going seven hours without a meal or a snack.
On Monday, the show featured rehearsal footage of Kirstie falling off the stage — an accident she attributed to low blood sugar. After the fall, she danced her way to her first 10 from the judges (watch her performance below), and promised to up her calorie intake to 2,000 a day.
We asked Willow Jarosh and Stephanie Clarke, contributing editors at SELF and co-founders of C&J Nutrition, how Kirstie can safely reach her goal of getting to a size four — without making a fool of herself on camera.
"Kirstie should never go seven hours without eating for a number of reasons," Jarosh and Clark say. "Going too long without food during exercise can cause your body's glycogen (the energy stored in your muscles and liver) to be depleted, and once those stores are gone, your energy will plummet, you'll feel lethargic and possibly even have trouble concentrating. Plus, blood sugar can get low at this point, which makes you feel light-headed and dizzy (never a good thing, but especially bad when you're intensely exercising, like Kirstie is.)"
And believe it or not, not eating is worse for your metabolism than eating.
"Going that long without food can also mess with her metabolism and eating habits," Jarosh and Clark say. "For instance, she's more likely to have a hard time controlling her portions when she does finally eat, which can lead to overeating. After overeating, she may potentially feel guilty and then skimp on her meals the next day to make up for it, when she really needs fuel for her workout. She should be having a meal or snack at least every four hours (except for when sleeping)."
The trick, especially when you're busy? Have a set plan for meal and snack breaks ahead of time.
And what about going two days without sleep? Jarosh and Clarke say the actress definitely needs to catch more Zzzs.
"Research shows that lack of sleep can also increase appetite, and beyond that, it's not safe to be doing such technical work without adequate sleep of 7-9 hours. That combined with not eating is definitely a recipe for an accident."
Kirstie also revealed that until recently, she was only consuming 1,400 calories a day in her quest to "lose weight" — until dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy advised her to step it up to 2,000 while she's working so hard.
But are 1,400 calories ever enough for a 60-year-old woman who's 5 feet, 8 inches tall and somewhere between a "stretchy" size 4 and size 6?
Jarosh and Clarke think Kirstie is smart to bump up to 2,000 calories per day while she's still on the show.
"Based on her age, height and estimated current weight, she needs at least 1,500 calories just for basic body functions like walking, digestion and being awake. Add in the intensity of exercise she's doing for the show, and she needs at least 500 more for that."
And what about life after Dancing?
"When she's off the show and back to a slightly lower intensity routine, she can drop the calories back to 1,500 to 1,600 for weight loss, and probably 1,800 when she wants to maintain her weight. Most people underestimate the amount of calories they're actually taking in — 1,500 calories isn't a lot of food!"
Jarosh and Clarke also say Kirstie should aim for a minimum of 30 minutes of aerobic activity on most days of the week once she's off the show.
"If she's still looking to lose a bit more weight, she'd need to bump that up to about an hour. She should include weight training 2-3 times per week to help maintain lean muscle, which will keep her metabolism at it's peak and her bones strong."
You're welcome for the free advice, Kirstie!
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