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Dr. Melody Rose to lead Oregon University System as Interim Chancellor
Contact: Di Saunders, Office: 503-725-5714; Cell: 971-219-6869
PORTLAND, February 14, 2013 – The State Board of Higher Education (the "Board") today appointed Dr. Melody Rose as interim chancellor of the Oregon University System (OUS). Rose previously served as vice chancellor for academic strategies for the OUS, and held leadership positions at Portland State University. Rose is the first female chancellor of the university system, which currently serves over 100,000 students at seven universities. She will begin her leadership of the system on March 2, replacing outgoing chancellor George Pernsteiner, who announced his resignation late last month.
Board president Matt Donegan said, "Dr. Rose has built a reputation as an innovator, strategic thinker, and a leader who gets things done. She is an obvious choice to lead the university system as we work to advance innovations in teaching and learning, collaborate with our many partners across the education spectrum, and ensure that students have a clear path to a degree. Strengthening Oregon's communities, workforce and economy is higher education's most important outcome for the state. Dr. Rose will help get us there." Donegan said that Rose will play an important role in informing legislative discussions on the OUS budget, and educational reforms being considered by the legislature.
"I'm very excited about working with our many partners to advance the state's educational goals," said Dr. Rose. "Our job is to increase student success and degrees in the state. This is a turning point in higher education in Oregon, during which new technology, teaching innovations, and efficiency gains will help us meet the state's education and workforce needs."
As interim chancellor, Rose will serve as OUS' chief executive officer, providing leadership and a statewide focus for higher education. She will carry out the Board's and Governor's vision for higher education, lead the biennial budget process, advance academic innovation, and continue to create partnerships among the education sectors that increase student success. In her previous role as OUS's vice chancellor, Dr. Rose led and implemented a portfolio of academic initiatives to improve student outcomes. She championed collaborative efforts across the System and with community college and K-12 partners, built partnerships with employers, and led other important efforts such as managing OUS' achievement compacts.
A tenured professor of Political Science at PSU, Dr. Rose was a highly decorated public servant and educational leader prior to her joining OUS last August. She is a nationally respected scholar who founded and was the first director of New Leadership Oregon and the Center for Women, Politics and Policy at PSU. She has authored a number of award-winning books and articles on the presidency, social policy, women and politics, and election campaigns, including her 2013 book, Women and Executive Office: Pathways and Performance. Rose's has a Bachelor's degree in Politics from the University of California at Santa Cruz; a Master's degree in Public Administration, a Master's in Government, and a Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University.
For additional biographical information on Dr. Rose, please go to: http://www.ous.edu/about/rosebio
The Oregon University System comprises seven distinguished public universities and one branch campus, reaching more than one million people each year through on-campus classes, statewide public services and lifelong learning. The Oregon State Board of Higher Education, the statutory governing board of OUS, is composed of fifteen members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Oregon State Senate. For additional information, go to www.ous.edu.


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2012-13 (Freshman):
Fall: In her first season of collegiate competition went 9-3 in singles play and 7-5 in doubles play ... Won seven straight sets at the Hokie Fall Invite before falling 6-7 in the eighth set, yet won her last set of the event 6-4 ... Competed with Nayara Morales at the Hokie Fall Invite, winning three of four matches.
Spring: Played primarily from the number one or two positions ... Went 11-12 in singles play and 8-15 in doubles play ... Playing from the number two spot, registered four straight match wins against Austin Peay, UT Martin, Louisiana and Southern Miss ... Against Samford won her match after falling in the first set ... In the Sun Belt Championships Quarter finals, beat Karoline Grymel of Troy in three sets ... Played primarily with Nayara Moraes in doubles play .... Posted wins against UAB and Butler in doubles play that helped MT clinch team wins ... With partner Nayara Morales had the only win against then #38 ranked Tulane ... Defeated Arkansas State in doubles play in the first round of the Sun Belt Championships.
Prior to MT:
Attended Edison Academics (Fla.) to complete prep career … Competed at the United Tennis Academy, also in Bradenton, Fla. … Won a pair of European tennis championships, the 2009 Mamaia IDU Cup on the Black Sea in Romania and the 2010 Haid tournament in Austria … Placed second at the 2010 Oberenfelden event in Switzerland … Played as a club member for Icmrs Galați during the team's 2011 second-place and 2009 and 2010 third-place finishes at the national championships in Romania.
Born March 16, 1994 … Daughter of Florin and Mihaela Corina Constantinide.

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Who's on the Wall: Dean Batchelder served in Korea, saw nuclear test
By Nathan Baker
"It was one of the most awesome and beautiful and deadly demonstrations of power you could ever want to witness. I hope it's never used again in this world."
Elizabethton resident Dean Batchelder is one of the few living people to have witnessed an above-ground nuclear bomb test.
In 1955 Batchelder, then a Sgt. 1st Class in the U.S. Army, was offered the chance to witness the live test while studying to become a chemical and biological weapons expert.
Years later, he recounted the events at the test site near Desert Rock, Nev., as one of the most memorable experiences of his 22-year military career.
"We were about a mile away at the top of a gentle slope that overlooked the test site," he said. "It started out as a fireball with a big, long cloud under it. It turned red, then yellow, then orange and white.
"It was an amazing thing to witness."
Batchelder's service began years before that explosive day in the desert, however.


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Kolarov (4mins), Aguero (59mins), Milner (89mins)
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Last season this game provided a point that helped with the Premier League title, this time around it proved a point.
The naysayers who spent the previous 48 hours picking over a disappointing performance and result against an excellent German side Borussia Dortmund may have to re-assess again.
Reports of the Blues' fall from grace are greatly exaggerated.
Roberto Mancini's champions came into this match still unbeaten in the EPL and with their sights set on a top four place going into the latest international break.
Goals from Aleks Kolarov, Sergio Aguero and James Milner ensured that the Blues now have two more points in the bag than they did from last season's identical seven fixtures – and a first clean sheet of the campaign.
And they won despite the absence through a calf injury of influential skipper Vincent Kompany. Both he and Matija Nastasic were absent leaving another new look defensive back line containing fit again Micah Richards. How the Blues have missed his effervescence and forward drive – not to mention defending.
Having been a bit of jinx to City last season, the Black Cats left with tails firmly between their legs this time around.
Even the presence of Adam Johnson in the visiting side – he was afforded a warm welcome from the stands – failed to spark the visitors who fell behind in only the fourth minute.
Carlos Cuellar was the culprit dragging down Carlos Tevez in full flight on the edge of the box and he was then punished in the best way possible as Aleks Kolarov hammered home a trademark free kick. Cuellar was also booked.
It might have been 2-0 half way through the opening forty-five minutes but keeper Simon Mignolet, left grasping fresh when Kolarov produced his party trick, saved superbly from point blank range when Pablo Zabaleta threatened.
Joe Hart, meanwhile, must have wondered what was going on. Having never been out of the action in the midweek Champions League game, he was hardly in it at all in the autumnal sunshine. One of the reasons being the form of Lescott and Richards at the back.
Richards second half block when Steven Fletcher looked set to score exemplified his performance. He almost scored too but Rose cleared off the line and Mignolet made a fine diving save from a powerful 57th minute header.
The rhythm of the second half was much the same as the first with the home side largely dominant but the Black Cats always carrying a nagging threat of an equaliser.
The second goal was always going to be important and it fell City's way. Sergio Aguero had been on the pitch only four minutes in place of Mario Balotelli when he made the perfect run and met the perfect cross from Kolarov to score from close range.
It might have been three in the 60th minute but David Silva chipped against the bar after he'd been set up by the tireless Tevez but by then Sunderland were demoralised and beaten and the impressive Richards was even pulling off over head kicks and step overs close to their box.
More goals seemed inevitable and a third duly arrived shortly before the final whistle courtesy of James Milner who spotted a gap and fired home a free kick.
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Your little adventurer at home will love to celebrate her good friend Dora's birthday! Create a keepsake for years to come.
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Place the iron-on transfer paper into your ink-jet color printer as indicated on the package. Print either reversed or non-reversed image from Dora's Birthday T-Shirt Decal Printable depending on the type of your iron-on transfer paper. Print a test on regular paper first to make sure you've chosen the right design for the type of iron-on paper you have. Set the printable aside for a few minutes to dry, and then cut out the image--cutting close to the colored edge of the image. Kids can definitely help with this part. If you want to make a T-shirt for your child's own birthday party, simply print "Happy Birthday!" T-shrit Decal, reversed or non-reversed image depending on the type of your iron-on transfer paper. Once the T-shirt is made, use a puffy paint pen or fabric paint to write on your child's name below the "Happy Birthday!" message.
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If you printed the reversed image, place the cut-out facedown on the T-shirt or other garment. If you printed the non-reversed image, peel off its backing and place the image faceup on the T-shirt. Cover with the protective sheet that comes with your transfer paper. Iron the image with firm and steady pressure in a circular motion. Start at one corner and work your way slowly to the opposite corner, and then do the same for the other two corners. Finish by moving the iron in a circular motion around the entire area for 10-15 seconds, using steady pressure.
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Print the non-reversed image onto a sheet of fabric transfer paper. Carefully set the printable aside and allow it to dry for at least 10 minutes. When dry, your child can cut out the image, peel it away from the backing, and stick it directly to the garment using fabric glue.
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text: Sonic Kaleidoscope Share Performing in the 2013 Green Show Wednesday, June 19. This is their third season in the OSF Green Show. Ashland youth perform the joyful music of Zimbabwe on marimbas! Jan Christensen, artistic director of Sonic Kaleidoscope, operates a music studio in Ashland specializing in global rhythm and marimba classes for children. Her marimba groups have performed at many venues around Southern Oregon including the Green Show, Art Along the Rogue, Earth Day, Talent Harvest Festival, Medford Multicultural Fair, SOU Percussion Day, Salmonfest, Daedalus, Midsummer's Dream, Taste of Ashland plus numerous Plaza performances. Rutendo Marimba's performers are Ashland Youth ages 10-22 years. Jan taught in local public schools as a music educator for 29 years and has been adjunct faculty at SOU's music department and currently performs with the New Reeds Saxophone Quartet. Sonic Kaleidoscope on Community: Member of Ashland's amazing music community of artists and teachers, Jan is happy to be associated with the various world music cultures in the valley: Taiko, Samba, Gamelan, Afro-Cuban, West African and Steel Drum experiences.


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Bags of "pre mixed" concrete. Use a many as necessary for the hole size.
Does anyone have a recommendation regarding the type and number of bag mix of concrete best used to fill and finish a basement floor after having cut the original concrete floor to relocate DWV PVC?
Thank you.
Bags of "pre mixed" concrete. Use a many as necessary for the hole size.
Thanks for the recommendation.
I was overthinking, I guess.........idoc
It's best if you drill some holes and insert some rebar to anchor the new and old concrete together. A couple of stubs on each side of the hole and maybe more, depending on the size of the hole is a good idea to tie the old to the new.
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Troubled by a bum knee, Duke thought she might feel better if she lost weight. So when her co-workers at Alexandria High School formed a team for Scale Back Alabama — a statewide weight-loss program — she signed up. She lost 50 pounds.
"I had a lot of help from my daughter-in-law, who's into fitness," Duke said. "I was using a stationary bike, eating a lot of protein. I felt good."
And then it happened. While helping out with the school's Special Olympics effort — Duke was pushing a wheelchair — she injured her knee, and had to have surgery. Then her 84-year-old mother broke her hip, and needed care. Life, with its chaos, overtook her diet plan.
"I've gained it all back," she said with a chuckle.
Duke is far from alone in her struggle to stay slim. State and federal statistics show that Alabama is among the fattest states in the Union — a problem with deep roots in Southern and American culture, and a problem that may branch out into costly medical epidemics. Despite growing anxiety about our spreading waistlines, statistics suggest that Alabama is a state that can't seem to keep the weight off, no matter how hard it tries.
When Bonnie Spear started working as a nutritionist 33 years ago, everybody knew that diabetic children had Type 1 diabetes — the kind that happens when the pancreas mysteriously stops producing enough insulin. Only adults got Type 2, the kind often associated with a lifetime of overeating.
These days, kids with Type 2 are common. Spear, who works at UAB Hospital, said kids make up nearly half the Type 2 patients now referred to UAB's nutrition experts.
"That's unnerving," she said.
No one seems to know, for sure, how long the country's waistline has been expanding, but there's ample evidence that Alabama has been at the forefront of the phenomenon. When the Centers for Disease Control began collecting information on obesity through a national survey in the mid-1980s, Alabama and its Southeastern neighbors quickly rose to the top of the rankings, with more than 10 percent of Alabamians considered obese. As of 2010, 32 percent of Alabamians were considered obese, putting Alabama among 12 states — most in the Deep South or Appalachians — where more than three in 10 are obese. Only Mississippi and West Virginia have a higher rate.
The CDC numbers are based on a telephone survey that asks people, among other things, to report their height and weight. And those findings are supported by another national study, one that actually weighs and measures the height of randomly selected volunteers.
Throughout their lifetimes, Bonnie Spear's young diabetes patients can expect to use the public health system much more than they would if they were at a lower weight — and so can thousands of older Alabamians who are considered obese.
According to a study by Emory University, if national obesity trends continue, obesity-related spending could make up 21 percent of all health care spending by 2018. Another study, by the nonprofit Campaign to End Obesity, says that the country's last 25 years of weight gain may be responsible for 11 percent of current Medicaid costs nationwide. The study didn't identify costs for Alabama specifically, but Alabama's total Medicaid budget for 2012 was $643 million.
Still, that's just money. Bonnie Spear has more troubling statistics in mind.
"If this keeps up, at some point, the life expectancy numbers for these young people are going to have to be revised downward," she said.
The mystery of Southern fatness
It's hard to fix a problem when you don't know what's causing it.
Everybody knows what causes an individual person to gain weight. If you eat more and exercise less, you get fat. Or, at least, you get fatter than you were.
But that doesn't explain why millions of people are consuming more calories, and failing to exercise, all at the same time. Or why the South leads the way in this epidemic.
But by most indications, we're in this boat together — in a way that crosses Alabama's often harsh lines of race and income. Nationwide, CDC statistics show, black people more likely to be obese than white people — but according to numbers from the State Obesity Task Force, white men and black women in Alabama are almost equally likely to have weight problems.
Poverty, one of Alabama's endemic problems, goes hand-in-hand with unhealthy weight in almost every study. And there are even studies that show that devoutly religious people, regardless of race or income, are more likely to be overweight.
That's led many researchers to speculate that our shared food culture — a Southern cuisine that's high in starch, heavy on meat, with large portions — is to blame.
If traditional Southern fare is the issue, why did the obesity epidemic emerge only in the last 25 years? And why is the rest of the country gaining weight, too?
"It's a strange problem, given that for a long time, in our thinking about the South, the problem was hunger," said Ted Ownby, director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. "There was a report that New Deal agencies put out that named malnutrition as the biggest health problem in the South."
Historically, Ownby said, Southerners have always set out big portions of corn, pork and seasonal vegetables — when they could afford to. Then, bellies full, they'd go out to work a long day in the fields.
Then the economy changed, from farm work to indoor work. And it kept changing. Manufacturers moved to more profitable climes, but Southerners maintained a stubborn love of place.
"An awful lot of Southerners drive long distances to their jobs," he said. "The South's economy is based not on picking up your belongings and moving, but on driving a longer time to work. That's not the normal definition of a sedentary lifestyle, but the effect is the same."
Machines, not humans
But Ownby, like most people who have studied the issue at length, is reluctant to name one single factor.
"It's a number of things," said Miriam Gaines, director of the State Obesity Task Force, run by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Gaines said the lack of "incidental exercise" is one problem. People used to walk to the post office, or to school, she said. But cities aren't built for that anymore. A Jacksonville native, Gaines cited Anniston Middle School and Jacksonville High — both on the outskirts of their cities — as examples.
"In Anniston you've got a beautiful school, but it's out there between Anniston and Jacksonville," she said. "Who could walk to school when it's way out there?"
Jack Plunk agrees. He's the principal planner for the East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission, the agency that plans the area's future transportation policies. Plunk says that in the past 50 years, Americans have built their cities around cars. The result, he said, is that it's almost impossible to get around on foot in some places.
"Our cities are made for machines, not for humans," he said.
And the problem is worst, he said, in the South, where there was a lot of available land and plenty of people willing to live outside the city center.
"If you look at a picture of Noble Street from the 1940s, you'll see lots of people walking," he said. "There were residences on Quintard. It was a city where people expected to walk."
All the old rules of weight control still apply. People who eat while watching TV are fatter, Gaines said, and many families have a TV in every room. Kids don't play outside anymore, she said, in part because of video games and in part because of parents' fear of strangers. Portion sizes are getting bigger and bigger, she said, and people no longer bother to learn what a proper portion size is.
It's the stuff your mama used to lecture about, the stuff your doctor might lecture about today. But lecturing doesn't always work, Gaines said. Bigger changes may be needed.
"In a lot of communities, you don't feel safe riding a bicycle. We keep telling people to get out and ride a bike or walk, but we don't offer a lot of support for that."
Let them eat cake
For decades, Alabama was the starving state — poster child for New Deal and Great Society programs designed to end hunger. It was no surprise that the people in the country with the least money also had the least food.
Today, the Black Belt counties — the poorest in the state, and among the poorest in the nation — have the highest rates of obesity. It's a seeming paradox that no longer befuddles most economists.
"People who are poor will buy high-calorie, high-energy food because it's cheap," said Tannista Banerjee, a health economist at Auburn University. "With $2 or $3 to spend, you can buy a meal that seems filling, but isn't very healthy."
Gaines put another way: If you have $5 to feed your family, and a fast food restaurant offers five roast beef sandwiches for $5, you'll pick that over fresh fruit every time.
"You want your family to be full," she said.
Alabama is one of a handful of states that charges a sales tax on food, but Banerjee said she didn't know whether the higher food prices discourage consumption, or make the obesity problem worse.
"If anyone has studied the effect of this tax, I haven't heard of it," she said. Banerjee said most studies showed that modest price hikes had little effect on shoppers' choices — with one exception.
"Shoppers, and particularly people who are overweight, are sensitive to the price of fresh fruits and vegetables," she said. Lower prices on veggies, she said, might encourage more consumption.
Big plans, small money
These days, the fight against obesity is everywhere, and it's nowhere.
Early-morning TV ads sell diets with evangelical zeal. First Lady Michelle Obama makes the rounds of talk shows, pitching fresh food and exercise. Bold warning labels remind us that bottle of lemonade contains no vitamin C.
And every day, we see folks like Joe Jankoski out for a run.
"I know it sounds strange, but running kind of slows you down," he said. "It's a great way to focus, and it makes you better able to handle the problems that come up through the day, and makes you a better person in that way."
A former soldier, Jankoski was already a runner before he moved to Calhoun County. He knew there were prominent local running events, and he knew — in the back of his mind — that his fellow runners were mostly white and affluent.
So he started We All Run, a program to bring the sport of long-distance running to Anniston High School. Jankoski, who is white, is careful to point out that he's not on a mission to rescue anybody at mostly black Anniston High. He just wants to remove the barriers, whatever they are, that keep most local people out of the sport.
Jankoski has a handful of kids in training now for August's Woodstock 5K. Local businesses will pick up the entry fees and will pay for the incentives. Kids who train get free running shirts and shorts. Kids who finish the race will get a free pair of running shoes.
Like many runners, Jankoski says he's a goal-oriented person. But with this project, he's set his sights on the long term. If a few kids get addicted to running, he said, it's worth it.
"It's very easy to complain about things," he said. "But we can all roll up our sleeves and get to work locally, and eventually we'll solve the problem."
But if there are many foot soldiers in Alabama's war on obesity, there's no clear general. Gaines' group, the State Obesity Task Force, is the one state agency tasked with drawing up the battle plan. It has no state funding and is run by volunteers from various state government agencies, nonprofits and hospitals. Indeed, it probably wouldn't have even been created without a push from Bonnie Spear, the UAB nutrition expert.
"I realized that the CDC was giving grants to states to fight obesity," Spear said. "But to get the grant, you had to have a statewide strategy to deal with the problem. We didn't have anything."
In 2007, the first task force met and hammered out a plan. It's heavy on encouraging local initiatives like the one Jankoski has started. The task force never got the CDC grants it had hoped for because CDC money ran out before the plan was completed, task force members say.
Despite the late start, Gaines says the task force is actively helping local groups work on small, long-term changes. It helped get a grant for a walking club at Jacksonville State, and another for Auburn architecture students who plan to create walking trails in a south Alabama town. Project by project, Gaines said, they can change Alabama for the better.
And then there's Scale Back Alabama, another project headed by Gaines. Every year, Alabamians team up for the weight-loss contest, weighing in during January and pledging to lose a pound a week until March.
Some, like Pleasant Valley High School teacher Cerilla Roe, see lasting progress. Roe said she lost 12 pounds last year, and gained back only four.
"I don't know if I look different," Roe said. "But I feel better."
Gaines says she doesn't know how many contestants, like Cathy Duke, gain it all back after the contest.
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Resorts >Woodlands Resort & Cnfrnc Ctr
2301 N Millbend Dr, Spring, TX | Directions 7738030.143499 -95.474330
Mon. - Sun. 24 Hours
Motel 6 with a Golf Course – We stayed here for one night after a wedding instead of driving home so late. This was the worst use of $200 I've ever spent. We should have just reserved a driver to take us to & fro.
Horrible signage (not lit at night) and the view in our room was PATHETIC! Opened the curtains in the morning to find a nice dirt berm with weeds growing over it. But at least they put out two Wal-Mart lawn chairs for us to enjoy it... The bed was HARD, pillows deflated, bathroom was dingy with a $5 shower head and the person at the front desk when we checked out was completely unprofessional. He didn't ask how our stay was, just said, "You're all done" when we checked out. I had to then bring up all of these bad points to which he didn't apologize. No, he just chastised us for not bringing it to their attention at midnight after several hours of drinking & dancing. Yeah, the first thing I wanted to do then was to move all of our stuff to another room.
Complete waste of money. Unless you're a golf jockey and could care less about a good night's sleep, don't stay here!
Stay here – We stayed there for the Snapon Convention and I thought it was very nice. Yes the water pressure was not at all what it should have been and there were some other small things that could have been better. But all in all it was a very wonderful place to stay. The staff was very nice, The shuttle drivers were a little fast on thier golf carts, thought I was going to get throw out once or twice. The food was very well prepared, the scenery was breathtaking. And the bartenders could make some mean drinks give Carlos a raise. I would stay again!!!!
No. – I can't speak much of the amenities or services they supposedly provide, as I didn't use any of them. However, this "resort" leaves much to be desired. I stayed here recently while attending a concert, and while the room was decent, I found the bathroom unacceptable. Dust covered the baseboards, the tub didn't drain properly, and the water pressure was nonexistent. They offer a complimentary shuttle to and from The Pavilion, which is nice for concert-goers, but I wouldn't stay here again if in town for anything else.
This Woodlands resort offers golf, tennis and luxurious rooms for business and leisure travelers. – In Short
This upscale resort hotel north of Houston offers almost 500 deluxe guest rooms and suites. The decor is soothing, with earth tones and light-colored wood. Rooms are available with separate living and sleeping areas, full dining rooms and kitchens and views that range from the swimming pools to the fairways. Guests can tee off on a championship golf course, play a match on the tennis courts or unwind in the full-service spa. There are miles of hiking and biking trails and the numerous swimming pools include a waterfall. Complete meeting and conference facilities are available and the hotel is extremely popular with groups.
Perfect Harmony – Beautiful marriage of nature and city amenaties. World class accomodations with stunning views of all-around nature. Unbelievably relaxing woods and wildlife.
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All of our businesses performed well over the year, and the overall portfolio delivered excellent results. Total lager beer volumes increased 18.9% to 137.8 million hectolitres (hls), and organic lager volumes grew by 3.7%, with growth in all the businesses. Miller's performance is noteworthy in that the decline in the early part of the year was replaced by growth in the second half, leading to year on year organic volume growth. Europe and Central America recorded organic lager growth of 7.5% and 5.3% respectively and Beer South Africa recorded a third consecutive year of growth, with volumes up 3.4% to 25.3 million hls. Total group beverage volumes of 173.9 million hls were 15% above last year's 151.4 million hls (organic growth 3.3%).Turnover, including share of associates, increased by 41% (organic growth 20%, and organic, constant currency growth was 8%).
Earnings before interest, taxation, amortisation of goodwill and exceptional items (EBITA) increased 49% to US$1,893 million, and organic, constant currency EBITA increased by 22%, with double digit increases in all of our businesses. EBITA comprises profit before interest and tax (US$1,579 million) before goodwill amortisation (US$355 million) and before exceptional items (net credit US$41 million). Information on our operating results by region is set out in the segmental analysis of operations, and the disclosures accord with the manner in which the group is managed. SABMiller believes that the reported profit measures – before exceptional items and amortisation of goodwill – provide additional and more meaningful information on trends to shareholders and allow for greater comparability between segments.
The group's aggregate pre-exceptional EBITA margin improved to 15.0% from the prior year's 14.1%, with margin enhancement in most businesses as volumes increased and productivity was improved. Beer South Africa retained its EBITA margin at 26.6%, having absorbed launch costs and higher ongoing marketing costs of the new premium brands introduced during the year, and while Europe increased organic EBITA margin, the reported margin was impacted by the lower current margins of Peroni and Dojlidy. Margins improved in North America as our turnaround programme started to deliver results, and in Central America, reflecting management action to improve our brand portfolios and increase operating efficiencies. Margins at OBI and Africa & Asia improved, continuing the trend of recent years.
The reported turnover for the year ended 31 March 2003 has been restated following the adoption of FRS 5 Reporting the substance of transactions, application note G – revenue recognition. The change reduced each of turnover and net operating costs by US$128 million for the year ended 31 March 2003 in respect of the following segments – US$65 million in North America and US$63 million in Europe. The reclassifications related to freight costs and distribution costs, respectively. Had the 2004 financial results been prepared on the previous basis, the impact would have been to increase turnover by US$178 million (US$100 million in North America and US$78 million in Europe). There was no impact on EBITA in either year, however the adjustment does increase the group's reported EBITA margin by approximately 20 basis points.
The group recorded net exceptional costs within operating profit of US$26 million, comprising Miller restructuring costs of US$13 million; a US$5 million impairment charge in relation to FMB assets at Miller; US$6 million of reorganisation costs in Central America; and US$6 million costs associated with the closure of the water bottling plant in the Canary Islands, partially offset by a reversal of US$4 million of the Tumwater brewery closure costs at Miller. Exceptional profits of US$67 million were recorded after operating profit and comprised surplus on the pension fund of a disposed operation of US$47 million; profit on the disposal of trademarks in Appletiser of US$13 million, and the group's share of the profit on disposal of Castel's CSD business and brands in Morocco of US$6 million and a brand in Angola of US$1 million. This compares to prior year exceptional costs within operating profit of US$70 million, comprised within Miller of Tumwater brewery closure and impairment costs of US$35 million and integration costs of US$23 million and Central America reorganisation costs of US$12 million. A profit of US$4 million on partial disposal of the group's holdings in the Hotels and Gaming group was recorded after operating profit.
Net interest costs increased to US$188 million, a 15% increase on the prior year's US$163 million. This increase is due primarily to the increase in borrowings incurred regarding the acquisitions undertaken in the last two years, together with the effects of the higher interest rates payable on the fixed debt issued during the year. Interest cover, based on pre-exceptional profit before interest and tax, has improved to 8.2 times. The group's profit before tax increased 81% to US$1,391 million, reflecting the constituent changes referred to above.
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647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY | Directions 1121740.688354 -73.979184
Neighborhoods: Fort Greene
America's first and largest public studio for glassblowing, lampworking and kiln casting is open to novices and frequented by professionals. – In Short
A fancy gift shop, a year-round educational facility, a thriving studio and an exhibition hall, UrbanGlass plays many roles in its quest to promote the uses of glass in art, craft and design. The not-for-profit's cavernous 17,000-square-foot space houses 13 kilns and multiple working areas for small classes in neon, mosaics, stained glass and more. The center also publishes a quarterly magazine and hosts a bead project for economically disadvantaged women.
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3400 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN | Directions 3792035.942651 -83.910311
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Neighborhoods: South Knoxville
DANGEROUS AVOID – Wow, those previous reviews are NOT telling the truth.
I lived in South Knoxville for 7 years, about 2 miles from the Executive Inn. When my husband and I were moving from Knoxville, TN, to Raleigh, NC, on July 3rd, we needed a place to stay so we could finish cleaning and removing the big stuff. At approximately 3 p.m. on the 2nd, we rented a room at the Executive Inn and were told that it was quiet, safe, and family friendly.
When we returned that night at around 9:00, we couldn't enter our room because there were drunk men in front of it. (They had open containers of both beer and liquor and were being very loud and on-the-edge of violent.) In the short time we spent trying to get to the room and then complaining at the front desk, someone tried to get into our moving van. There were 5 or 6 men in the parking lot, drinking and yelling. There was broken glass everywhere. We asked the front desk to refund our money, since we refused to stay there. He declined to refund our money and advised us to call the manager the next morning.
On the morning of the 3rd, my husband called the manager (who wouldn't give us his name), and the manager said that the drinking wasn't his concern, nor were the men in the parking lot. He told us we should expect drunken behavior and lots of noise since it was a holiday weekend. My husband explained that there was an issue of safety, not only noise. Then the manager hung up on my husband. I've reported this complaint to the BBB, but they advised me to contact a different agency
Avoid this establishment. It's not worth saving a few dollars to have your stuff stolen and maybe even worse.
Great Value here!! – You simply can't beat the great value, cleanliness and friendly staff of the Excutive Inn. I am originally from here and I have to come back quite often. I know I can always count on a clean room, a comfortable bed without breaking the bank!
We travelled all over America and it was our favourite motel!!! – This is such a lovely place to stay, the staff are so friendly and helpful, the rooms are so homely and clean, there is a pool as well for those sunny days, shops and restaurants close by, in walking distance from the centre of knoxville, not to far away from smokey mountains and Dollywood! i believe that the most helpful gentleman that we met across the whole of america was called John and we would like to thank him for making our stay in knoxville so enjoyable.
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Nice affordable place to stay – Recently on my visit to Smokey Mountains, I stayed at the Executive inn. It is really affordable and best of all very close to smokey mountains and downtown knoxville. Rooms are clean, close to a lot of good restaurants and the University, plus just 40 miles from Gatlinburg, Pigoen Forge and Smokey Mountain.
Great place to relax for a really affordable price.....
Editorial Review – Located on the foothills of Smokey Mountains, this Inn offers fully-equipped kitchens, high-speed internet access, cable television, pool and more.
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At age 5, Tommy Gabel happened to catch a Madonna concert on TV. That's me! he thought to himself, entranced. That's who I'll be when I grow up. Lots of little girls want to become Madonnathe problem was, Tommy felt like he was a girl even though he had a boy's body. Seeing Mia Farrow with her Rosemary's Babyera pixie cut, which looked like his own boy haircut, inspired him: "She was my hero."
Soon, Tommy started nosing around his mom's closet. He would build forts out of pillows and sneak in a pair of his mom's nylons. In middle school, he started shoplifting girls' clothes. "Putting them on made me feel calmer, more like myself. It was a stress relief," says Tommynow Laura. Growing up in Florida in the pre-internet '80s and '90s, Tommy had no examples of people experiencing what he was. "We had Silence of the Lambs and Ace Ventura. Society doesn't portray transsexual people in a very positive light. Every example I sawmostly transvestites, and I didn't know the differencereinforced the shame I felt." (One is a term for some one who likes to cross-dress. The other is a complicated reality for more than 700,000 people in America.)
One day, 13-year-old Tommy found an encyclopedia entry about Renée Richards, a transgender tennis pro in the '70s who was born a man but underwent sex-reassignment surgery to live as a woman. A light came on. "It was the tiniest entry, but I read it and reread it. Any time I found any information about some one like me, I devoured it." At 8, Tommy started taking comfort in music, learning guitar, and in high school, he discovered punk bands like Sex Pistols and The Clash. "Kids would call me faggot and beat me up. I liked that punk was about fighting back, as opposed to just taking it."
In high school, Tommy dated girls. "I was always attracted to women. It was never a sexuality issue. I just knew that if I could make a wish to change into a woman myself, I would have made it 100 times every day. It became so stressful that I'd reach these points where I'd throw all my women's clothes in a dumpster and swear, 'Never again will I do this!'" Tommy left high school early to perform with his band, Against Me!, and began a punishing tour schedule9 or 10 months out of the year. But the music couldn't drown out the feelings, and he planted clues deep in the band's song lyrics: "If I could have chosen, I would have been born a woman / My mother once told me she would have named me Laura / I would grow up to be strong and beautiful like her."
Then Tommy met and fell in love with Heather Hannouraan artist and band-merchandise designer (they would later marry and have a daughter)and fully committed to living as a man. The stress of a disillusioning experience with a major record label and Heather's pregnancy sent Tommy into a tailspin of alcohol and drug abuse. "I was numb. I couldn't write; I couldn't function. The feelings were totally consuming. I couldn't live the lie anymore." Two years went by in a blur of secret research and reading blogs written by trans women. Things finally became clear. At 31, he decided to say good-bye to Tommy Gabel and live as Laura Jane Grace, thinking, I can do this. I'm going to do this.
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5 Wine Wrapping Tutorials
A bottle of wine is a good go–to gift for the holidays, but wrapping it can be a challenge. I usually tie twine or pretty ribbon around the bag it came in, but in hopes of upping my wrapping game this year I sought out some clever tutorials.
1. Wine Wrap, DIY from Chewing The Cud: The Think Collective and Chewing The Cud both sell beautiful Furoshiki cloths.
2. Confetti Bomb, DIY from Etsy: fun for holiday wine, champagne or sparkling cider, and if you have been searching for compostable cling wrap, BioBag now makes one.
3. Double Wine Wrap, DIY from Brooklyn Bride: perfect if you're bringing a bottle of white and a bottle of red.
4. Champagne Bottle Wrap, DIY from Martha Stewart: Martha uses tissue paper, but kraft paper would work well too. To decorate, try making a potato stamp.
5. Sock Wrap, DIY from Formal Fringe: a gift within a gift.
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Nice ideas
The plastic bag holder I use use to be a cloth wine bottle gift bag.
woo, i like the sock idea~~
DIY certainly personalizes the gift, but if you're crafty-challenged, hit the post holiday sales for wine bags. They are always deeply discounted and unless you are a committed (or need to be committed) fashionista, nobody knows it is last year's winebag style.
Why not just wrap the label and forget all that awkward neck-twisting stuff? It's not as though anyone is going to be fooled into thinking it's something other than a bottle.
You could even give it a little hat.
Or, wrap it up vintage style:
Vintage Wine Hankie Wine Bag
Recently, we had people over for dinner and two friends came with plastic grocery sacks full of loose beers they had randomly pulled out of the fridge on their way over. We teased the first one (nicely, they're good friends), then lost our heads laughing when the next guy showed up with exactly the same thing.
So I recommend the grocery store bag. Think of it as industrial chic. I'm sure you can origami the handles somehow.
My favorite way to wrap a wine bottle is with a single cloth napkin and napkin ring, which can usually be found on sale. Open the napkin and place the bottle at the intersection of the folds. Bring the ends up around the neck of the bottle, drop the napkin ring over it and fluff the ends. Only slightly more complicated than the plastic grocery bag method!
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Elmsford >Food & Dining > Rinis Restaurant
12 W Main St, Elmsford, NY | Directions 1052341.054212 -73.820981
Mon-Fri : 12pm - 10pm Sat : 1pm - 10pm 1pm - 9pm
Great place... – If you want a place with a good food and a family atmosphere, then go there!!!
The menu has a lot to offer... I had the home made gnocchi which was fabulous!!!
Give the place a try!!!
It was a great experience, I will be back for sure!
Look elsewhere... Plenty of other Italian Restaurants – Three words: AVOID, AVOID, AVOID.
Ordered food and it was delivered. Each entree came with a side of pasta (linguine). Due to being full we placed the pasta in our refrigerator (very cold) that we have in our hotel room. Next day went to have the pasta and it was sour. Called the restaurant to complain. Spoke to "L" and he questioned how it could possibly be sour. We told it was. He questioned the level of refrigeration. Displayed no professionalism or concern for satisfying a customer. He refused to issue a credit or replace the pasta. He even had nerve to say he was the one being reasonable. These were side orders of pasta that come with the meal. Maybe giving us a credit would of cost him all of $5.00. However, he chose to place the onus on the customer. I guess "L" doesn't care about customers. He insisted that since it was the day after the order was delivered there was nothing he was going to do. One must now question food safety. Lets call Gordon Ramsey in to see if this place could be on Kitchen Nightmares. Too bad Pizza and Brew, and Abatino's didn't deliver to Elmsford
Great food at a fair price – Three out of four isn't bad - food quality, price & people, would pick that over pretty decor anytime. This is a nice, family place with great food and fair prices. I went back the next night, after my first visit. My first order was the Scallops Portofino over penne and tonight I got the Surf & Turf. All very good, though the steak appeared a bit dry on the outside, it was tender & sufficiently moist inside.
I hear there are a couple other good Italian places nearby, may try them for comparison, but Rini's definitely a keeper.
GREAT! Some of the Best Italian food in Westchester – This is a great family owned Italian restaurant, and they treat their customers right.
The food is great, and priced very reasonable. Their pastas and seafood are really really good.
Especially recommended: Crab legs, lobster, shrimp, Italian porkchops, chicken parm.
Attentive and professional wait staff.
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Councilman Michael Nowakowski is a lifelong resident of Phoenix. He holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Religious Studies from Arizona State University. He is married to Delia Ortega-Nowakowski and is a proud parent to Victor, Michael Ray, Irene, Carlos Raul, Raymond Casmir and Angel.
Michael also is the Vice President of Communications of Radio Campesina, a network of 10 nonprofit Spanish-language radio stations. Prior to Radio Campesina, he worked with the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, where he served as Assistant Director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry.
He currently serves as chair of the City Council Public Safety & Veterans Subcommittee. He is a member of the following subcommittees: Finance, Efficiency, Economy & Sustainability; and Parks, Arts, Transparency & Education.
Michael has served Phoenix in many other capacities as well. Some of his proudest works for Phoenix include:
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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez steamed ahead in the race for the golden boot with a hat-trick as Wigan Athletic were dispatched 4-0 at the DW Stadium.
The Uruguay forward followed in some illustrious footsteps by becoming the third Reds player to score 20 or more in a Barclays Premier League season after Robbie Fowler (25) and Fernando Torres (24). With 10 matches to go it seems inconceivable he will not surpass those efforts as it looks like a straight race between him and Manchester United's Robin van Persie (19), whom he now leads by two in the battle to become the top-flight's leading scorer.
Stewart Downing's free header to open the scoring in only the second minute set the tone but his effort, created by his clever movement and good delivery by January signing Philippe Coutinho was almost forgotten as Suarez again took centre-stage. Suarez has scored 15 in as many matches in all competitions, which has enhanced his bid to also be crowned player of the year for which he faces stiff competition from Van Persie and Tottenham's Gareth Bale.
Wigan's leading scorer Arouna Kone had a chance to put the hosts ahead with their first attack but the Ivory Coast striker failed to test Jose Reina. Downing made them pay as he lost his marker in the penalty area to head home a cross from the impressive Coutinho, making only his third appearance since joining from Inter Milan.
The young Brazilian provided the assist for the 18th-minute second, from Gerrard's initial pass, with a perfectly weighted ball into path of Suarez whose control was instant and finish clinical. Coutinho's clipped pass over the top almost put Gerrard in for a third before Suarez doubled his tally with a mixture of brilliance and good fortune.
Gary Caldwell fould the Uruguayan who, after scoring two brilliant free-kicks against Zenit St Petersburg in his last appearance in the UEFA Europa League, stepped up again. He slipped as he connected with the ball but his shot had enough power and curl on it to clip Shaun Maloney on the edge of the wall and beat Ali Al Habsi with the help of a post.
Liverpool still they ploughed forward and Suarez's shot was blocked by the Wigan goalkeeper with Caldwell doing just enough to put off Joe Allen. But for all Suarez's excellence had it not been for the brilliance of goalkeeper Jose Reina it may have been a less comfortable evening. The Spaniard had saved one-handed from Emmerson Boyce's volley in the 21st minute with the score at 2-0 when he superbly tipped over Franco Di Santo's header from Jean Beausejour's cross.
Reina also denied Beausejour's free-kick on the stroke of half-time before normal service was resumed just four minutes into the second half. Glen Johnson set off on a trademark surge forward which allowed him to advance more than 40 yards before picking the opportune moment to slide in Suarez. From the right the striker headed for goal and nutmegged Al Habsi to claim his hat-trick.
Liverpool were in cruise control and took their foot off the gas, allowing the hosts to improve and Reina again showed his agility to deny Maloney's close-range header.
Victory ensured Liverpool closed the gap on fourth place to nine but with Tottenham Hotspur playing Arsenal tomorrow it could be back to 10 again very soon. At the other end of the table Wigan still have plenty of work to do as they remain above the relegation zone on goal difference but will fall into it should Aston Villa avoid defeat against Manchester City on Monday evening.
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez: "The first goal showed a real lack of concentration as Downing had a free header in the six-yard box. The first 20 minutes we were very soft and defensively nowhere near where we needed to be.
"That [first] goal had a snowball effect on our performance. If you look at the stats at the end we had as many shots on target as they had but the performance of Pepe Reina had a bigger effect on the result than us stopping Luis Suarez."
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers: "For me there is not a better striker at the moment," added Rodgers. He is clearly the player of the year for myself and for many people around the country.
"He is absolutely incredible. Forget about his quality, it is his hunger and desire. He never wants to have an easy day and every time he comes onto the pitch he produces stunning performances and gives his maximum.
"It was a brilliant hat-trick for him and a great day for the team: to get the goals and a clean sheet was terrific. It is hard to say it is not important because it is as top players want to play at the top level."
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so far this week i have been unable to get myself out of bed in time to go to the gym in the morning. i know this is doing BFL wrong (on cardio days anyway). I really want to do my workouts in the morning, even the weightlifting, but i am a terrible sleeper. i figure if i force myself to get up one morning then i will be really tired that night, and then i can sleep good and i will be in the rythym eventually...but it is that first day that is gonna be the hardest.
for weigh days, i need to get up at 4:30am to get my workout in before work and cardio days by 4:50am.
i think the thought of waking up before 5am anyway is too much for my brain. i have been eating PERFECTLY so far though.
any tips on getting up? i know this seems like an obvious answer (DO IT) but i think i need people to yell at me and give me tips. does waking up at 4:30 get easier at any point???
also, did anyone do their cardio not in the morning? just curious.
Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can.
Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can.
I know of people who do workouts in the morning and also ones who do it in the evening. i do mine at night. i am up at 5:30 to get everyone ready for the day and there is little hope for me to wake up earlier. i have heard from many that mornings are better and i am positive they are right. it just isn't right for me. my feeling is i get my workouts in and that is a good thing. if you wait to do them at night you cannot allow all the excuses to get in your head; like i am too tired, it's been a long day. may i suggest whichever you decide to have it in writing in your plan book, then read it at night prior to going to sleep. having a plan is always best and it is something your brain can wrap itself around. example: cardio at 4:30 am. so when the alarm goes off there is reason to be up. good luck
As far as I know people with BFL experience don't yell. I started getting up at 5:00am 17 years ago out of necessity. My necessity is now 18. I'm at the gym at 4:15 am everyday now because that is MY time, uninterrupted, guilt free and that's my motivation. I deserve that time.
I will say that you can not force a night owl to become a morning person! If you can absolutely give your workouts 110% the way they are, why guilt yourself in to changing and potentially suffering half-hearted zombie workouts? Just sayin... ;o)
Do what YOU will stick with.
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thanks jimmieb !
so you even do your cardio at night? how are you doing with your challenge in terms of success?
i know what you mean about excuses - the last time i tried to do this, if i missed a morning workout i thought i couldnt do it later (or maybe that is what i told myself) so then i would say "ok, tomorrow i will do my cardio in the morning and then upper body at night..." yea that never happened.
i would love to get it out of the way in the morning! i think writing it down is a great tip that i will start trying. thanks
thanks Champster09! wow, 4:15 is crazy early! good for you
i also would like to get to the gym early because there is no one there (it opens at 5) but if i go after work i have to compete with everyone else and it's frustrating.
i think i am too easily persuaded by other people too "why in the WORLD would you get up at 5am to work out when you can do it after work??" and then i start wondering, yea why....
thank you for NOT yelling at me and giving me good information....i guess i need to decide what is best for me. i am a bit of a night owl and i might just have to work with that
in C1 i lost 20 pounds and 6 inches from my waist. i achieved MY goals of learning to live a different way. You must have your goals set and review them daily. state a general goal and then get specific on how it is to get done. here is a goal example: i do my 3 cardio days in the morning. write that down and then write down how you are going to achieve it. the more positive statements you give your brain the more it will allow you to accomplish.
Make sure all of your statements are in the positive. example: I wake up at 4:30. bad example: i will not hit the snooze button. your brain and you will respond much better with a positive statement.
thanks, that is really helpful. positive statements from now on.
20lbs and 6 inches is amazing! you must have worked really hard. thanks for the advice.
IF you are a nightowl, which I am and there are many times I miss my morning weight workouts(never cardio because of the importance to me), I will go in the evening about 50 minutes before the gym closes. By the time I have done my first exercise and a half, the traffic has really thinned out.
Have you tried this?
Statistically, peak times in the evening are between 5 and 7 and that's without borders.
jimmieb is a man of wisdom! It is all in your perspective, thoughts and actions.
I work out and do my cardio in the evening. My schedule almost prevents me completely from AM workouts. Kind of stinks that it is on your mind ALL day. However, it works for my schedule and I FEEL so much better when I am done. It helps me feel accomplished and cozy when I get into bed.
No worries about how it affects your outcome. You can see my 10 week progress photos on the media gallery from challenge 1. I lost 25 pounds of scale weight. Went from a 10/12 to a size 4. I feel younger, healthier and happier than ever before.
Find your groove! Don't try and fit into someone else's groove.
Keep the faith!
Faithful Renee :0)
thanks, armster
yes, actually i did that last night at my gym and it worked out pretty well...my gym closes at 9 so i got there around 7:40 (they start kicking people out around 8:45 which makes no sense to me) and it was certainly less crowded than at like 6
if you can get up for cardio as a nightowl, i should be able to to...technically it is only 2 days a week because i can sleep a little later on saturdays. thanks for the tip
The most important thing to do, is what works for you. Having said that, I never would have dreamed I could get up early to workout, but I've been doing it now for the last 22 years. I get up at 3:45. Took me about 2 or 3 weeks and I was hooked. For me, it was too easy to get busy and not get my workout in at night. It's a great feeling to be done before my work day starts. It's also great help with eating clean, to remember how hard I worked earlier that morning, when a tempation hits later in the day. But it really all comes down to you, and what works best for you. There is no wrong answer if what you're doing works for you. Good luck.
aspiring_champ81"why in the WORLD would you get up at 5am to work out when you can do it after work??" and then i start wondering, yea why....
I've been asked a that question a thousand times...Because it works for me. As does eating clean lunches, as does the long term commitment to fitness does. In fact in the past year four people that I work with have changed their own habits to reflect healthier choices. I've only lived the example, nothing extraordinary other than doing it day in and day out. Some folks want a lasting change for 12 weeks and expect to retain those changes without the "maintenance". I want it for life, I do it for life.
hey Faithful Renee! thanks. wow 25 lbs in 10 weeks?? that's incredible. i am about a 10/12 now on week 1 so that gives me lots of hope.
i will check out your pics. i will find my groove. thanks so much for your input.
Oh and one other reason. In the morning there are no excuses that pop up to deter you. It's you, your alarm clock and your gym. Love it.
Dan! thanks. it was about what works for me...and so far just getting the workout in is a challenge, but i am doing it so far. one day at a time...it is too easy for me to get busy too though so i would really like to get in the morning routine. congrats on being able to get up that early!! what time do you go to sleep??
champster09 - i am glad i am not the only one that gets those questions...like it's so ridiculous to work out in the morning...they ask me the same about why i cant eat crap. it's hard when you live with people that make 0 commitment to being healthy, but i guess i can try and lead by example. "It's you, your alarm clock and your gym. Love it. " - this is so great!! :D p.s. i read your story and it was great. congrats on being a champ!!
Faithful Renee - your before/current pics are amazing! hope you are entering the challenge! thanks for sharing
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The August 13 Pew poll in Pakistan shows just how much effect the popularity of President Barack Obama has on this critical country. Since he became president positive attitudes toward the United States as caring about Pakistan have gone up! Yes, they are up from 21 percent in 2007 to 22 percent today. That's 1 percentage point. So, in effect, there's been no effect.
But this is really far worse than even that statistic would make it appear. First, it shows that Obama's leaning over double-backwards, as in his Cairo speech, has had no impact whatsoever.
If he hasn't changed anything yet, he's unlikely to do so in future.
Second, Pakistan has been the recipient of incredible financial generosity from the Obama administration. And third, it is an absolutely pivotal country in his strategy, which emphasizes the war in Afghanistan.
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