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Prior to my days as the Brewers TV Announcer, I called live golf tournaments for Golf Channel. One of the most exciting and entertaining players I covered was Bubba Watson.
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What a great story. I had heard about Bubba practicing in his house, but not curving the ball around the outside of his house. Do you think he could do it in four shots?
The TV coverage on the last hole did not clearly show what he was facing for his second shot. How interesting to after it's over what he had to do and
How interesting to know after it's over how he had practiced those shots when he was a kid.
One observation I had on the broadcast was when Oosthuizen left the 10th green after it was all over, it looked like the Golf Channel's show the Big Break when a golfer must walk back to the clubhoise after being kicked off the show. How sad.
I know it's been a few days since his victory at the Masters, but what a performance it was. Very happy for him.
To change the subject, I just want to say how much I enjoy your tv broadcasts with Bill Schroeder. Your professionalism and love for the game is evident.
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Post subject: Akbar Ganji: A Profile in Courage
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Akbar Ganji: A Profile in Courage
July 21, 2005
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Akbar Ganji the celebrated symbol of Iranian resistance has just won another round against Sultan Ali Khamenei, the absolute ruler of this captive nation. The battle of David and Goliath of our time is being replayed everyday in the Islamic Republic of Iran between Ganji and Khamenei. One of the most crucial battles of human rights using the most non-violent methods of civil disobedience is being waged by a middle-aged frail journalist/human rights activist against one of the most cruel and criminal surviving dictatorships.
In this duel of life and death, Sultan Khamenei has monopolized control over every aspect of power and authority in the country. He appoints the judges, the military and police commanders, and the religious surrogates, indirectly screens the members of parliament and now has managed to install one of his hatchet men as President of the country. In addition to controlling all levers of state power, he also has ultimate authority over the national economy including the oil sector with close to $50 billion annual revenue. This man with such unprecedented monopoly of power is accountable to no one and can keep his job for life.
Facing him with unparalleled bravery and courage is Akbar Ganji. He is alone. He has no armies, no political party, no money, no organization but plenty of moral courage and political convictions. He, not unlike Mahatma Gandhi, is willing to undertake the highest risk: his life. Until yesterday, he was on a life-threatening hunger strike. After mounting pressures of protests from every decent person and organization, the regime in Tehran blinked first and accepted his demand to be transferred to a prison hospital for treatment of his chronic asthma, which has caught while in custody.
Shirine Ebadi, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate who is Ganjis attorney had to travel to London last week in order to hold a news conference and plead Ganjis case before the court of world public opinion. Her actions and similar pleas have caused a worldwide chorus of support for Ganji. President Bush, the European Parliament, the US State Department and many US Senators and Congressmen are among those who have called for Ganjis release from prison. Ganji, a columnist and investigative reporter was arrested more than five years ago and sentenced to six years in prison for taking critical stands against the regime. Through his investigative reporting, he had raised serious questions regarding the involvement of Khamenei and other officials of the Islamic republic in the murders of several dissident intellectuals and opposition politicians.
Ganji who one day was among the revolutionary zealots of 1979 upheaval in Iran has evolved into a crusader for human rights and democracy. In his writings, he advocates democracy and liberalism for Iran and the region. He seems to have both the courage and the vision of becoming a national leader. Already one prominent New York editor has referred to him as Iranian Havel. His survival and success is dependent on continued international public opinion support.
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Why would you want to post a letter to the U.N.? This would be sort of like asking a criminal to design the jail. The U.N. is an impotent, useless and irrelivant organization that usually does more harm than good. DO NOT look the the United Nations and especially Koffi Annan for any help or solutions on any matters. You may as well go take a leak into a stiff wind.
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Why would you want to post a letter to the U.N.? This would be sort of like asking a criminal to design the jail. The U.N. is an impotent, useless and irrelivant organization that usually does more harm than good. DO NOT look the the United Nations and especially Koffi Annan for any help or solutions on any matters. You may as well go take a leak into a stiff wind.
Dear eski,
This is an objection letter to UN and you should remember that there are still millions around the world who does not know what you know about UN. Increasing the political awareness of millions around the world is the key to success and this is one of the way.
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I see your point Cyrus. However, even a letter of rebuttle is mute when dealing with the U.N. unless it is designed to indicate just how corrupt and worthless this organization is. I tell whomever will listen just what a terrible outfit the U.N. is whenever the subject comes up. ( and sometimes just for the heck of it )
If Iran or anyplace else for that matter want their problems solved, start at the grass roots level from within and lobby for outside help from the U.S. and other countries that would likely help Iranians gain their objectives. The E.U. 3 are just about the same as the U.N. when it comes to looking out for Iranians. And the U.S has made some grave mistakes itself I am sad to say. But if Iranians want change, massive demonstrations and unrest followed by armed uprising with a powerfull backer will do the trick in the long run. A lot of people will get hurt in this process but sacrifice is sometimes required to gain objectives. Sadly this has been forgotten by too many people who think Ghandi is the example to follow. The mullahs would have eaten Ghandi for dinner. When you get right down to it though...... if the mullahs keep trying to play with nukes things are going to get nasty in a hurry no matter what the people of Iran want to do. It's hard to say which way it would go then.
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That is why I believe Member States should recognize that, whenever a particular State is unable or unwilling to protect its citizens against extreme violence, there is a collective responsibility of all States to do so - a responsibility which must be assumed by this Council.
Debate tends to focus on the extreme cases where only forceful intervention can halt the bloodshed. Yet the earlier we tackle the crisis by other means, the better our chance of preventing it from reaching that point.
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This excerpt from a prior post on this thread should give you pause for thought, as it is indeed a process of UN reform.
Now Cyrus was simply telling you that there's a heck of a lot of folks that would disagree with your cynical remarks.
Sure, the UN needs to get it's act together...but don't try and discorage people from excercising their rights to petition the UN.
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Post subject: Havel Joins Bush, Sharansky in Plea for Ganji's Life
Havel Joins Bush, Sharansky in Plea for Ganji's Life
July 25, 2005
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The Committee On The Present Danger's Letter to Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei
WASHINGTON -- A new letter from Iranian dissident journalist Akbar Ganji, authenticated yesterday by his wife, predicts that if he dies, his death will "water the harvest of freedom."
Also, a former Czech president, Vaclav Havel, has joined President Bush; a former Soviet dissident, Natan Sharansky, and European Union leaders in calling for Mr. Ganji's unconditional release from prison by the Islamic Republic. This newspaper has called Mr. Ganji, who has become a symbol of the democratic opposition in his country, the Iranian Havel. He has been on a hunger strike since June 11 in protest of his detention for urging a boycott of last month's presidential election in Iran.
In a letter addressed to a dissident cleric, Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri, once heir apparent to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mr. Ganji wrote, "If Ganji is killed, his death is not the death of freedom, democracy, and human rights. Ganji's death may act as spring in a desert and water the harvest of freedom," according to a translation by the BBC's Persian service.
In the letter, Mr. Ganji dares the ruling mullahs to let him die, saying that his passing would spark outrage throughout the country. The political prisoner urges his countrymen to oppose the regime. As in his prior communications from prison, the latest letter says that if he dies from his hunger strike, his blood will be on the hands of the supreme leader, whom he says "must go."
This letter and one from Mr. Ganji's wife, Massoumeh Shafieh, suggest that earlier reports that the journalist was being kept alive through intravenous injection at Tehran's Milad Hospital, where he was rushed from Evin Prison last Sunday, were wrong. In an open letter posted on Iranian opposition Web sites over the weekend, Ms. Shafieh said her husband has continued to lose weight and his condition has worsened since his arrival at Milad.
Mr. Ganji's latest letter to Mr. Montazeri is likely to resonate with Iranians who regard the octogenarian cleric as a leading force for democracy in the country. Like Mr. Ganji, Mr. Montazeri was an early supporter of the 1979 Islamic revolution, but the cleric became disenchanted by 1987 and began publicly speaking out against the regime's human rights abuses and purges of its former political allies. Mr. Montazeri was placed under house arrest in Qom in 1997 for questioning the divine authority of supreme leader.
Mr. Ganji's letter is a signal that the reformist movement of the outgoing president, Mohammed Khatemi, has collapsed. Mr. Ganji, who was long associated with the political movement, asks, "Does Mr. Khatemi not know how Mr. Khamenei used him to hold the illegitimate elections for the seventh Majlis [Iranian parliament] and the presidency in order to make the state homogeneous, and forced him to describe both these elections as sound and democratic?"
Mr. Ganji today will be in his 44th day of a hunger strike he has vowed not to break until he is released unconditionally from prison. He began his latest act of civil disobedience when he was rearrested on June 11, after giving an interview to Rooz Online calling for a boycott of last month's presidential elections.
Mr. Ganji's case has attracted international attention in recent weeks. On July 21, a former Czech president, Vaclav Havel, joined world leaders and dozens of intellectuals in calling on the Islamic Republic to release Mr. Ganji unconditionally from prison. In a letter to Mr. Khamenei, Mr. Havel, along with a former Spanish prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, and the two American chairmen of the Committee on the Present Danger, wrote: "We are concerned that Mr. Ganji's imprisonment is due only to the exercise of his right to freedom of expression as guaranteed by Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. As your county has ratified this Covenant, we ask that you reconsider Mr. Ganji's case, which is further mitigated by his ill health, and that you order his unconditional release at this time."
The Committee on the Present Danger last December released a policy paper calling on coercive diplomacy with Iran's supreme leader to allow transparent elections. The paper called for President Bush to offer to reopen the American Embassy in Tehran that was seized in the 1979 hostage crisis in an effort to increase ties with the country's burgeoning pro-democracy movement.
The international campaign to free Mr. Ganji may be having an effect in Tehran. Last week, the outgoing justice minister told Iranian reporters that he was considering granting the journalist a pardon. Mr. Khatemi last week also said he would favor ending Mr. Ganji's sentence now, six months before his time would be served.
His family has cast doubt on the possible deal. Ms. Shafieh told the BBC on Friday that any pardon may require her husband to ask forgiveness from the court, something Mr. Ganji has said he will not do. Mr. Ganji's lawyer, Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel laureate, yesterday told Reuters that she has not been able to visit her client in Milad Hospital. "As Ganji's lawyer, I have not been allowed to visit him in the hospital," she said. "This is unlawful."
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Hunger strike puts Iranian dissident near death
Outspoken journalist has not eaten in 50 days to protest jailing
Peter Goodspeed
National Post
July 30, 2005
Akbar Ganji, Iran's leading investigative journalist and top dissident, lies near death from a self-imposed hunger strike in a Tehran hospital.
The former Revolutionary Guard, who became a symbol of resistance for Iran's reformers, could be transformed into a political martyr and his death could unleash a tumultuous anger unseen in Iran since the revolution that drove the Shah into exile.
Two weeks ago, Mr. Ganji's hunger strike -- which enters its 50th day today -- drew the attention of U. S. President George W. Bush, when he called for the journalist's "immediate and unconditional release."
"Mr. Ganji is sadly only one victim of a wave of repression and human rights violations engaged in by the Iranian regime," a White House statement said. "His calls for freedom deserve to be heard. His valiant efforts should not go in vain."
Since then, Iranian officials have transferred Mr. Ganji from Tehran's notorious Evin prison to Milad Hospital and denied he was on a hunger strike. They insisted he was there for a knee operation.
But yesterday, Mr. Ganji's wife, Massoumeh Shafieh, told an Iranian news agency her husband was extremely weak, unconscious and could die within days. She had been allowed to see him for a few moments and he had been unable to open his eyes.
"The Tehran prosecutor told me last night that Ganji's doctors believe he would not stay alive until the morning," she told reporters. "We should do whatever is possible right now. I told them to re-attach the tube drips with my permission so that he stays alive."
Mr. Ganji had been taking nothing but water and sugar cubes since May 21, when he launched the hunger strike to protest his continued imprisonment. He has lost more than 20 kilograms.
The dissident was first arrested in 1997 for giving a lecture on "the theoretical foundations of Fascism" and spent three months in jail. He was jailed for 10 years in 2001 for attending a conference in Berlin, which government officials claimed was "anti-revolutionary" and "anti-Islamic."
Around the same time, Mr. Ganji infuriated Iran's leaders by publishing newspaper articles and a book charging that officials, including then-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and senior conservative clerics, were behind the murders of five intellectuals and dissidents.
His revelations created a furor nationally and overseas, and spurred the creation of a reform movement that threatened to loosen the grip of the conservative clerics on government.
When an appeals court reduced Mr. Ganji's sentence to six months in prison, Saeed Mortazavi, the Tehran Public Prosecutor, stepped in and imposed a six-year sentence on other charges, including the unauthorized possession of photocopied foreign newspapers.
But Mr. Ganji refused to bend. He continued to write and his work was smuggled out of prison and has been widely distributed on the Internet.
Three years ago, he published a "Republican Manifesto," which laid out the basic outlines for a democratic, secular Iran.
During his hunger strike, he also wrote a series of open letters addressed "to all free people," in which he condemned Iran's leaders and demanded justice and democracy.
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BBC News, Tehran
Ganji has been hospitalised and can no longer walk unaided
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has appealed to the judiciary to free an imprisoned writer who has refused food for 49 days.
Mr Rafsanjani is the latest in a growing list of people, including US President George Bush, who have called for Akbar Ganji to be released.
His family say his health is deteriorating fast.
Akbar Ganji went to jail for implicating top officials in a series of political assassinations.
Mr Ganji has been drinking only tea and water for the duration of his hunger strike.
Although he is hospitalised, doctors say there is little they can do as he refuses medication.
His family are due to hold a prayer meeting for him in the evening.
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It was during Mr Rafsanjani's presidency that Mr Ganji wrote about the political assassinations.
In a strange twist, Mr Rafsanjani has now said he feels sorry for Mr Ganji and has made some recommendations to the judiciary about how to resolve the case.
Another senior politician who stood in the recent presidential elections, Mehdi Karroubi, is also reported to have asked Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to intervene.
But the spokesman for the judiciary has said the only way Mr Ganji could be freed is if he requested a pardon.
The writer has refused to do this, for fear of renouncing what he wrote.
Meanwhile, one of Mr Ganji's lawyers has complained to the judiciary that his house was searched last week in violation of the constitution, and his family harassed in the process.
Cyrus, you'll see on "open letter to Ganji" thread, another BBC article stating hiw wife has been denied access, until see stops giving interviews.
very strange things going on in this case.
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How does one appraise Beethoven's Ninth Symphony? And Van Gogh's masterpieces? In the same vein, what words can I use to describe the Memorial Mass for our beloved Fr. John held at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, December 29? Magnificent. Beautiful. Majestic. Glorious. Timeless.
Everything was perfect: the weather, the venue, the program, the music, the liturgy, the homily, the offering, the petitions and the attendance (well over 800) that almost filled the church. No detail was overlooked—thanks to the hard-working efforts of the London organizers: Giovanni Felicioni and Roger Layet and their team, with assistance from Pauline Peters and Bjorn and Christian from Germany.
Albert and I were fortunate to be among those present to witness this miracle of love and grace which drew meditators from many countries: Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Singapore, U.S. and the U.K. After Communion, when we all meditated for 15 minutes, time stood still, for we were indeed a "community of love," one heart and one soul united in the silent love of our Mantra.
As I look back, we were thankful that we said "yes" to Fr. Laurence when he informed us of this event. Without hesitation, we cleared our schedule, purchased our flight from Detroit to London and also reserved our hotel. This was certainly the experience of a lifetime, not to be missed.
Two days later, on New Year's Eve, we revisited the Westminster Cathedral for I longed to recapture that feeling of beauty and peace. Yes, we will treasure this special moment and can echo Keat's words, "a thing of beauty is joy forever."
Lucía Gayón
At 14.30 of 29 December 2007, the Latin American Community got together in prayer to be in spirit at the Westminster Cathedral in London.
We have an internet forum whereby we communicate and have a calendar where we post our meditation schedules. Through this forum we followed the Mass and posted there the readings from the Mass booklet, almost simultaneously. We also used a blog where we posted the comments of the meditators who wanted to be there in spirit.
We used the www.meditacioncristiana.com website to listen to a sample piece of Margaret Rizza´s choir and then we were silent for 30 minutes while we meditated in union with all those who attended the Mass and all those who were also in communion in other parts of the world.
It was, indeed, a day of great Grace for all of us. Many of the Latin American meditators did not meet Father John, but they expressed their love for him in that sacred moment of silence.
We thank God for Father Laurence´s life who has constantly and tiredless worked to keep this Community of Love.
The Eucharist, the sacrament, the living sign of Christ has touched our hearts and we are therefore encouraged to repeat our word every day of our life.
Kim Nataraja
International Centre
"On Saturday the 29th of December many of us gathered in Westminster Cathedral for a Commemorative Mass to honour John Main's life and legacy to us all. The magnificent Cathedral was a suitable setting for this very special occasion. The choir singing the music of Margaret Rizza was hidden from view, yet filling the Cathedral and thus including everyone there in its beauty and praise, adding to the sacredness of the occasion.
The readings and Father Laurence's homily brought out the importance of John Main as a spiritual guide and summarized his essential teaching. The international aspect of our community was shown when National Coordinators, who had traveled from far and wide to be present at this occasion, read the prayers. It was also a visible affirmation of the success of the mission of Father Laurence to take the legacy of his beloved teacher around the world and create a truly global meditating community.
Lilian Siak
Troy, MI
I was most fortunate to be informed of the mass at the London Westminster Cathedral on December 29th, 2007. It was even more exciting when I was able to attend the service with my three children.
Many, many years ago, I participated in a meditation group started by Liz King. I always found it very relaxing. On December 29th, participating in a mass in a wonderful and gorgeous cathedral, and meditating for about 15 to 20 minutes with about 800 people, was a totally different experience. I was amazed at how those participating in the service, including children, were able to keep silent and dedicate those minutes to God. One felt such unity with everyone spiritually.
I am really glad that through many years of effort, the practice of meditation is spreading. It not only allows one to lift spiritually, but also improve one's health. I applaud Liz and her committee for the progress made.
Stefan Reynolds
I was supposed to do a reading at the beginning of the service and I was late. The underground had conspired against me. As I hurried into the Cathedral, an old familiar place of prayer for me, the music had already begun, the readers were already sitting behind the lectern and an extra person called in at the last moment to fill my vacancy. Did I have the courage to climb the sanctuary in front of everyone and relieve him from doing a reading unprepared? No, in all my rush I felt quite unprepared for the solemnity of the occasion. Already the beautiful music had composed the congregation in a dignified hush. I would only trip on the way up or cause a scuffle of confusion in the handover of papers. No, like a repentant publican I settled in a back seat having missed my chance to be called up higher.
The Eucharist is a banquet but we are not called to take the lowest place we are all called to concelebrate. When we attend the mass we take our place as priestly people. From my place in the back row I was able to spot a lot of friends especially among my fellow last minute arrivals. Only the opening readings from John Cassian (which I should have been doing) and John Main stopped me from little turns and waves to say hello. But I was alert to the lines that I had been preparing to read; "if you want to keep your mind centred take a fixed formula and cling to it come what may". It was this teaching of the mantra that John Main discovered in Cassian that had brought us together. So the best way to be together was to be mindful of the mantra.
The service was beautifully simple and yet splendid with the choir of Margaret Rizza filling the dome, Laurence at his best and the congregation palpably prayerful. For me the high point of the service, however, was the sign of peace. The joy of turning to each other and wishing each other the peace we were practicing daily in our meditation was like a sparkle of grace. As a community we don't fit too comfortably in Churches, with their divisions, formalisms and hierarchies but here in the sign of peace I felt we came home to the place, inhabited the vaulted Cathedral as a temporary home, another tent for us to be together under in our journey to the promised land.
Religious services tend to objectify the truth – with creeds, set prayers, ritual, sacrament but I was reminded of Jesus's saying that "the kingdom of Heaven does not admit of observation – you cannot say 'look here it is' or 'look there it is' for behold the kingdom of heaven is within you, the kingdom of heaven is among you". I felt that as meditators we were living both the interiority and the community of that truth and the living of that gives meaning to the symbols and traditions through which we attempt to express it. As I say, at the sign of peace we came into our own, that is our sign as a community, and the Eucharist that we shared in was a sharing in that peace that is within us and among us due to meditation – the peace Christ gives, his peace.
So to meditate after the Eucharist as a group was the best way to celebrate John Main who showed us that, as the Upanishad's say, "the Spirit is in the human heart and in silence is loving to all". This was the source of John Main's great love and as we had our tea and cakes in the Cathedral hall after the service we looked at some slides of his life and the community that has grown all around the world. Here in the human family of fallible people it didn't matter if one was late or even that we were there at the service at all. We are bound together by something much more than time and place. I had the feeling that everyone who meditates, at all the different time zones all around the world, were there with us. And Fr John from his humorous place in the communion of saints (no doubt playing practical jokes on the pious) was there. And in that peace that passes all understanding we shared our own little journey into peace.
Thank you, John Main. Peace be with you, and thank you for sharing it with us.
George Indulen
Riga, Latvia
It is hard to express in words all the feelings that came to me while participating in Fr. John Main's Anniversary Mass in the Westminster's Cathedral in the very heart of London. In this same cathedral where Fr. John started his way. And now it gathered over 1000 people from all over the world. What a celebration! The very order of the Mass with prepared readings from John Cassian and John Main strengthened the special feeling of the event. And the orchestra by Margaret Rizza was amazing! I was there as a pilgrim from a small northern country, Latvia, where a year ago the seed of Christian Meditation began to grow. It was very important for me to feel the support of experienced brothers and sisters who have developed Christian Meditation in their countries for decades. And to experience this special unity which flows from the silence of meditation, meditation that creates Community.


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Nearly every day I get emails from readers about P90X [1] and CrossFit [2]. Most are favorable, some not so much, but mostly, people just want to know if these fitness programs fit within the context of the Primal Blueprint Fitness [3] methodology. In this article I'll explore what's great about P90X and CrossFit, and then I'll voice my nit-picky criticisms and explain how I think both can be improved upon.
It's often said that any movement is better than no movement, that simply getting up and being active is better than sitting on the couch and stewing with guilt and self-reproach [4]. For the most part, I agree with this assessment. It's imperative that everyone be active, even if it's just taking nightly walks or using the treadmill at the gym. But "just any old movement" isn't ideal. Ideally, we should be performing movements that support, enable, and enhance quality of life. Our exercises should make us stronger, faster, and more capable of accomplishing just about any physical feat the world throws at us. They should be enjoyable (pleasure-giving), brief (without sacrificing effectiveness), sustainable (lifelong), immediately accessible (to young, old, and untrained), and infinitely scalable (from beginners to elites). A fitness program, then, should meet these benchmarks.
Do P90x and CrossFit qualify as good fitness programs?
Absolutely, yes; they're better than 95% of the other stuff out there. They both include high-intensity interval training, full body resistance work, endurance development, and mobility. They're very clearly laid out for trainees who need structure to make progress. Buy the DVDs and you get the full P90X package; log onto CrossFit every day and you get access to the daily workouts free of charge. Tony Horton (of P90X) is one of my best friends, and I'm the guy who showed him the beauty of interval workouts. I also designed the P90X recovery drink, which, I'm told, is more addictive than crack (too sweet for me). The PB eating plan works perfectly with CrossFit, which is probably why we have so many supporters from that camp. All in all, there is definite kinship between the PB and the other two programs. There are many mutually shared interests, directions, and focuses. There's a lot of crossover. Both programs get people up and moving – and amidst our culture of sedentarism and sloth, I can't get upset with that.
P90X promises a beach-ready body: defined upper body, ripped abdominals, reduced body fat. For many people, it delivers on each. If you're interested in building muscular endurance (not necessarily raw strength), or if you're a former athlete with a good amount of muscle underneath a couple years' worth of flab, P90X might be right for you. If you want an ass-kicking workout that leaves you panting and heaving and sore all over the next day, P90X will provide it. You'll certainly be able to do more push-ups and pull-ups by the end of it.
CrossFit promises to forge hybrid gymnasts, powerlifters, and runners – all around athletes who can perform Olympic lifts, complex gymnastic moves, then get up and run a 10k (and make a respectable finish). CrossFit generally doesn't produce elite, specified athletes, but it produces guys and girls who are stronger, faster, and more powerful than almost everyone else. Some people think that's a criticism of CrossFit, while I think it's one of its strengths.
As I noted above, I get a ton of reader emails about both CrossFit and P90X; in the Primal world, they're probably the two most popular programs out there. Some people are pleased with their results. They get stronger, fitter, healthier, and better-looking by following them. But others aren't so happy. These other readers talk about being burnt out, overworked, overtrained [5], or even injured. As much as I admire both programs and their creators, I think both could be improved upon.
Now, is it the program, or is it the user? Who do we blame?
As usual, there's a little from column A, a little from column B. Assigning the totality of blame to either CrossFit/P90X or the trainee is silly. Acknowledging both the limitations of the programs and of the users is the far better option. CrossFit isn't a perfect fit for every possible trainee, nor is P90X guaranteed to work for absolutely everyone who tries it – and that's totally fine. But it also means that neither CrossFit nor P90X are ideal paths to fitness. In my book, remember, a fitness program should be lifelong and accessible to everyone. (Note that accessible doesn't mean one size fits all.)
It's commonplace for online discussions of fitness to descend into screaming matches laced with profanity and hyperbole, buttressed by rigid ideological stances that refuse to budge. This won't be that.
You've heard why I like CrossFit and P90X – and I do like them, believe me – but this is where we diverge:
A program you can't keep doing is hardly a program worth doing. Fitness should be a lifelong endeavor. It's not just for the young bucks with limber limbs and supple, indestructible ligaments. It's for the oldsters, the washed up athletes, the wide-eyed beginners, the moms, the dads. As it's actually practiced, I think P90X is probably too much to do as a lifelong program. It isn't even advertised as such, to Tony's credit; it's billed as a crash program designed to get you lean in 90 days (which it does well). To anyone currently doing P90X – do you expect to be repeating the cycles into your twilight years? Over an hour a day, six days a week? I just don't think I'd have the stomach for that for very long.
I harp on the overtraining [6] issue all the time. Next to inadequate or nonexistent training, overtraining is the biggest issue plaguing most trainees. If you don't give your body enough downtime to recuperate, you'll find it very difficult to get stronger/faster/quicker/more powerful. You may see some improvement over doing nothing at all, but you could just as easily undo any progress. Both CrossFit and P90X prescribe near daily high intensity training. Certain individuals relish the workload and even thrive on it. Some people can bounce back from a day's workout and be ready to demolish their body all over again the next day. I think the 3 on, 1 off CrossFit schedule and the 6-days-a-week P90X schedule have their place in a training regimen, but they can easily lead to overtraining – especially if you go 100%. Intensity is important in training, but I worry that six days a week of over an hour of daily high intensity training will venture into diminishing returns territory for many trainees.
Injury avoidance
I hate injuries [7]. I hate downtime [8]. I work out in order to fuel the fun stuff – the Ultimate Frisbee [9], the hikes [10], the paddleboarding [11]. As such, if my fitness efforts result in an injury that prevents me from playing, those fitness efforts are counterproductive. I love CrossFit, but people do get injured. Either they don't have their forms locked in, or they're going too hard for too long, but injuries do occur. CrossFitters will plainly admit that there is an inherent danger to going all out, day in and day out, and that's actually part of the appeal. But at my age, I'm not interested in pushing my limits. Judging from plenty of reader emails, there are other people that feel the same way. If you're a relative newbie and decide to do CrossFit, don't just launch into the complex Olympic lifts, especially at high reps. I've seen overeager beginners do this, and they often mess themselves up.
The Need for Glycogen Replacement
Because my business background is in supplement design, I was brought on the P90X team (7+ years ago) to create a recovery drink that fit their demographic and the recovery requirements to allow someone to go hard nearly every day for 90 days. Simply put, if you're doing P90X as prescribed, your body is going to need to replenish depleted glycogen. I am no longer associated with the company that markets P90X (although my likeness is shown on all the in-home products talking about replenishing glycogen) and, of course, my own ideas about how much we ought to be working out are different from P90X. If you work according to the PB, you don't need to replenish glycogen with post-workout [12] feedings of sugar. And you shouldn't.
So, what makes my upcoming Primal Blueprint Fitness program better?
I suppose the honest answer is that we'll have to wait and see. I announced my plans to launch Primal Blueprint Fitness [13] later this year just this Wednesday. It won't be until the program is in the hands of users and they've had a chance to incorporate it into their lifestyle that we'll be able to make a fair assessment. That said, PBF is being designed to be a comprehensive, full-body fitness program that focuses on brevity without skimping on intensity. Primal Blueprint Fitness is CrossFit for the rest of us; it's P90X without the massive time commitment. It's about getting the best results with the least amount of input. See, I'm interested in helping as many people as I can, so I've designed it with everyone in mind. I'm sick of watching people hobble around with canes or old injuries. I want to see seniors bounding up stairs. I want to see people get six packs without actively trying to. More than anything, I want people to get stronger, fitter, and healthier. The athletes can scale things up and increase weights or reps, while the less advanced can just use bodyweight, but everyone will be doing the same movements that our bodies are designed to perform. Best of all, you'll be able to follow this program for life, under any circumstance fortune throws at you. You get injured? There are workarounds. Growing older? You can simply scale things down. Out of town and away from equipment? Use your bodyweight. Beginners can instantly jump in. You get plenty of rest, coupled with plenty of intensity, for the best results with no overtraining. You get plenty of instruction on the more complex movements, to avoid injury. And, of course, it's designed specifically with the PB eating plan in mind [14].
While you await the release of PBF follow the Primal Blueprint Fitness principles [15], use the specific workouts [16] listed here on MDA as a guide, and if you're looking to make your P90X and CrossFit workouts more Primal break things up with more rest [17], more play [18], and more low-level aerobic activity [19].
I greatly admire CrossFit and P90X, and they've produced some excellent athletes. If you're a CrossFitter or P90Xer and it's working for you, keep at it! I just think that a lot of people could benefit from a slightly different approach – a fitness program geared toward sustainability, functionality, and overall health. Fitness based on Primal movements, on the precise activities that comprised Grok [20]'s day-to-day existence, distilled down to maximize effectiveness and minimize time commitment. Stay tuned!
Let me know what you think. What are your experiences with P90X and CrossFit? Are you ready to give Primal Blueprint Fitness a try? Thanks for reading and Grok on! [21]


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Goldman Sachs Execution & Trading has been fined $800,000 by FINRA on trade-through failures, and FINRA also took action against ETF prospectus delivery failures by Investors Capital and supervisory failures related to the maintenance of private wealth management customer accounts maintained at a Swiss bank affiliate rather than in house at Morgan Stanley.
FINRA Fines Goldman Sachs Execution & Trading $800,000
Failure to prevent trade-throughs in its alternative trading system have gotten Goldman Sachs Execution & Trading a FINRA fine of $800,000.
According to FINRA, the firm, which neither admitted nor denied the charges, failed to have reasonably designed written policies and procedures in place to prevent trade-throughs of protected quotations in NMS stocks from November 2008 through August 2011 in connection with trading in its proprietary alternative trading system, SIGMA-X.
While the Order Protection Rule generally requires trading centers to trade at the best-quoted prices or route orders to the trading centers quoting the best prices, FINRA found that Goldman did neither. According to the agency, from July 29, 2011, through Aug. 9, 2011, there were more than 395,000 transactions executed in SIGMA-X where the execution traded through a protected quotation at a price inferior to the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO).
During those eight days of trading, Goldman Sachs was unaware that in these instances it was trading through a protected quotation. The trade-throughs were caused by market data latencies at SIGMA-X and were not detected in a timely manner.
Goldman Sachs, said FINRA, failed to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent trade-throughs of protected quotations in NMS stocks. The firm also failed to regularly surveil to be sure its policies and procedures were effective in that manner.
In connection with the approximately 395,000 trade-throughs, Goldman Sachs has returned $1.67 million to disadvantaged customers.
FINRA Fines, Censures Investors Capital for ETF Prospectus Delivery Failures
Investors Capital Corp. was censured by FINRA and fined $100,000 for failure to ensure the delivery of prospectuses to customers of ETFs.
According to FINRA, the firm failed to supervise the sale of ETFs and the firm's obligations to provide ETF prospectuses to customers. It also had no procedures directly concerning the sale of ETFs or prospectus delivery obligations, and even allowed its representatives to sell ETFs before completing any firm-mandated training.
The firm neither admitted nor denied FINRA's findings. Morgan Stanley Fined $100,000 on Private Wealth Management Failures
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC was censured by FINRA and fined $100,000 after the agency's findings revealed that the firm failed to supervise the firm's private wealth management (PWM) investment representatives on their servicing of bank accounts maintained at a nonmember affiliate.
According to FINRA, non-U.S. individuals and entities opened accounts that were maintained at a Swiss affiliate bank of the firm and serviced by the firm's PWM investment representatives in the U.S. All bank account holders signed portfolio management agreements that explicitly permitted the bank to delegate asset management to the firm.
The PWM investment representatives' conduct and supervision was governed by the firm's policies and procedures applicable to PWM offices. However, there were differences between how those bank accounts were supervised compared with accounts maintained at the firm. No separate supervisory system or procedures were in place to specifically govern the supervision of investment representatives' servicing of the bank accounts.
While neither admitting nor denying the findings, the firm ended the arrangement that had allowed PWM investment representatives to service the bank accounts.
FINRA Bars Former Equity Trader for Insider Trading in Japanese Securities
FINRA recently barred Kenneth Ronald Allen, a former equity trader at First New York Securities LLC, from the securities industry for trading Japanese securities on the basis of material, nonpublic information that he received from a corporate insider.
Cameron K. Funkhouser, EVP of FINRA's Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence, said in a statement, "Individuals who are registered with FINRA are expected to observe high ethical standards and conduct themselves in accordance with just and equitable principles of trade regardless of where securities are listed."
FINRA's investigation found that in September 2010, Allen placed orders using a firm proprietary trading account from New York City to short sell shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc. (TEPCO), which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Allen created a short position in TEPCO shares while he was in possession of material, nonpublic information that TEPCO was close to announcing a secondary public offering of its securities. Allen obtained the information from a consultant whose source was a Tokyo-based employee of Nomura Securities Co. Ltd., a large Japanese broker-dealer, which underwrote the TEPCO offering.
After receiving the inside information, Allen traded in TEPCO shares between Sept. 15, 2010, and Sept. 28, 2010. TEPCO publicly announced the secondary offering on Sept. 29, 2010, and the market price for its shares declined. Allen covered the short position after the announcement, realizing a profit of approximately $206,000.
FINRA found that Allen's conduct violated FINRA rules to observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade.
In settling the matter, Allen neither admitted nor denied the charges, but consented to the entry of FINRA's findings.


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70.23 - University International Travel
A. Definitions.
A-1. Authorized Third Party. Any person not a University faculty, staff, or student, who is authorized to travel for University business, programs or other purposes, including, without limitation, volunteers, contractors, alumni, community members, guests, or public officials.
A-2. Faculty/Staff-Led University International Travel (FSIT). University International Travel led by a UI employee involving UI undergraduate or graduate students, faculty, staff, authorized third parties, alumni, or the public. This may include but is not limited to travel for study, research, field work, service, internship, or volunteer work.
A-3. Non-University International Travel. Travel outside the United States that is not related to University business, programs, or other purposes or that is not within the course and scope of University employment or responsibilities of a faculty or staff member or Authorized Third Party, for which the University assumes no control or responsibility, and provides no credit or funding. Individuals are not entitled to any international travel-related benefits during Non-University Travel. The following are some examples of Non-University International Travel: personal travel, such as spring break or vacation travel and travel that is not approved by the University. For purposes of this definition, travel to United States territories and associated states is considered "travel outside the United States."
A-4. University International Travel. Travel outside the United States that: 1) is related to University business, programs, or other purposes, or that is within the course and scope of University employment or responsibilities of a faculty or staff member or Authorized Third Party, and 2) meets the conditions and has been reviewed and approved consistent with the requirements set forth in this procedure. For purposes of this definition, travel to United States territories and associated states is considered "travel outside the United States."
A-5. Travel Warning. Issued by the U.S. Department of State to describe conditions that make a country dangerous or unstable. A travel warning is also issued when the U.S. government's ability to assist American citizens is constrained due to the closure of an embassy or consulate or because of a drawdown of its staff. A current list of countries with a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning can be found through the International Programs website at: http://www.uidaho.edu/international/ui-faculty-staff-opportunities/international-travel.
A-6. University International Emergency Management Team ("UIEMT"). An ad hoc group consisting of University administrators who support and assist faculty, staff and students who are participating in University travel or are otherwise on University business abroad to address emergencies, such as outbreaks of violence, political unrest, or medical emergencies. The UIEMT also considers requests for exceptions to this policy prior to international travel. The UIEMT is composed of the Director of the International Programs Office, the Study Abroad Director, the Vice Provost for Student Affairs or representative, Office of Risk Management (Risk) representative(s), Legal Counsel (as needed), and other faculty/administrators as needed.
Note: Other University support services are available to support travelers when they return or to support the UIEMT, as necessary. These services include but are not limited to the Counseling and Testing Center, Student Health, and the Student Health Insurance Program.
B. International Travel Approval Procedure.
B-1. In keeping with its commitment to compliance with federal law and to the safety of its employees and students, the University of Idaho will not authorize international travel by faculty, staff, authorized third parties, or students on behalf of or under the auspices of the University, unless that travel has been reviewed and approved consistent with the procedures set forth herein and procedures supplemented by this section, including the University Administrative Procedures Manual ("APM") Section 45.19, U.S. Export Controls; APM Chapter 70, Travel Management; and APM Chapter 05, Risk Management.
a. In order for international travel by University faculty, staff, or authorized third parties to be considered University International Travel, such travel must, prior to departure, be:
(i) Registered with the International Programs Office ("IPO") through its online international travel registration system available at: http://www.uidaho.edu/international/ui-faculty-staff-opportunities/international-travel/international-travel-registration ;
(ii) Reviewed by IPO and Risk for insurance or waivers that may be required under University policy and/or by UIEMT for travel to Travel Warning countries (see APM 05.05 and Section B-4, below.)
(iii) Approved in advance through the use of a travel authorization (see APM 70.05);
(iv) Reviewed for any applicable export control and trade sanction restrictions or prohibitions by the University export control analyst, Office of Research and Economic Development ("ORED") (see Section B-3 below; APM 45.19).
To ensure adequate time for any review or approval required under Section B-1(a), all required information and materials should be submitted not later than thirty (30) days prior to departure. Responsible units may be unable to timely complete the necessary reviews and approvals when information or materials is supplied less than thirty (30) days prior to departure; the University does not, in these circumstances, guarantee completion of such approvals or reviews.
Responsible units receiving timely submitted materials for review under Section B-1(a) should complete review and/or provide approval or should communicate the reason for the denial or delay within twenty-one (21) days from receipt of the materials.
b. In order for faculty and/or staff-led international travel to be considered FSIT (see definition in A-2 above), such travel must be:
(i) Approved by IPO by the deadlines listed below. Faculty/Staff leaders can submit a proposal for such travel through its online international travel system available at: http://www.uidaho.edu/international/ui-faculty-staff-opportunities/taking-students-abroad.
|Term Abroad
|Fall, Fall Break Winter Intersession
|December 1 of prior year
|Spring, Spring Break, Summer
|August 1 of prior year
(ii) Reviewed by IPO and Risk for insurance or waivers that may be required under University policy and/or by UIEMT for travel to Travel Warning countries (see APM 05.05 and Section B-4 below.)
(iii) Reviewed by IPO for adherence to University policies regarding risk management, FSIT program budget, student fee creation, and contracts.
(iv) Approved in advance through the use of a travel authorization (see APM 70.05);
(v) Reviewed for any applicable export control and trade sanction restrictions or prohibitions by the University export control analyst, ORED (see Section B-3 below; APM 45.19).
c. In order for international travel by University students to be considered University International Travel, such travel must be:
(i) Approved by IPO by the deadlines listed below. Students can apply through its online international travel system available at: http://www.uidaho.edu/international/study-abroad/steps-to-studying-abroad/step-2-apply.
|Term Abroad
|April 1
|Fall Break
|May 1
|Academic Year
|April 1
|Winter Intersession
|October 15
|October 15
|Spring Break
|January 31
|April 1
|Non-Study Abroad Travel
|30 Days Prior to Departure
|(Ex. Conferences, meetings, short-term research activities)
(ii) Reviewed by IPO and Risk for insurance or waivers that may be required under University policy and/or by UIEMT for travel to Travel Warning countries (see APM 05.05 and Section B-4 below).
(iii) Reviewed for any applicable export control and trade sanction restrictions or prohibitions by the University export control analyst, ORED (see Section B-3 below; APM 45.19).
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B-3. Role of the International Programs Office in University International Travel. IPO provides reasonable services to assist in University International Travel, including, but not limited to, securing necessary insurance coverage for students, advising regarding insurance coverage for staff, faculty, and affiliate participants, providing and collecting necessary University waivers, student disciplinary and medical histories, and the monitoring of government and international sources for the latest information affecting the safety and security of regions where the travel is to take place. IPO also facilitates communications and acts as liaison between the University and all foreign centers and affiliated foreign universities. IPO services include:
a. Student Travel. Programmatic, pre-departure, and risk management oversight.
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(i) Students, authorized third parties, staff, and faculty participants will be notified prior to departure of any known issues, alerts, or warnings which may affect their destination. If the travelers have already departed, the University will use reasonable measures to communicate any known necessary and relevant travel alerts/warnings to program participants.
(ii) Severe security and safety concerns may result in the non-approval of travel, the suspension of international travel and withdrawal of all travelers from the region, and/or the amendment of the program curriculum (if applicable), with assistance provided by IPO, Risk, and other departments as necessary (see Section B-4 below).
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Students who express the intent to travel to or remain in regions subject to Travel Warnings must sign a separate University Acknowledgement of Risk and Waiver of Liability form, recognizing such voluntary intent to travel to/remain in the region against the University's advice and releasing the University from any additional liability or return arrangements. This release will be kept on file with IPO.
University units are prohibited from financially supporting student travel to Travel Warning countries through travel grants or any other means, except in the case that the travel has been preapproved by UIEMT. Every unit should discourage any travel to Travel Warning countries.
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The traveler's unit must consult with IPO and Risk prior to departure to a Travel Warning country to ensure appropriate insurance coverage for medical evacuation, security evacuation, and repatriation, the cost of which the units of the employee traveling must bear.
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Phone: (208) 885-7870
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I know I haven't written in a while. Either I must be having TOO MUCH FUN, and too busy to write, or else I have nothing worthwhile to mention.
Well, today I have something of note to say. I have finally hit the two year mark of being in Japan!
The time has gone fairly quickly. While I have no regrets being here, at times it feels like I'm dragging my feet and every day is exactly the same. I know this might sound strange, but sometimes I forget I'm living in Tokyo.
With my ears blown away from a too loud iPod, I fail to notice I am the only foreigner on the train. I have assimilated so well, that I think that there are too many gaijin in this country. Can't be good for we Japanese, can it?
The other day drinking, one of the other teachers cottoned onto the realization that I am THE "Jimmy In Japan". Made me feel special for a few seconds while downing my Long Island Iced Tea. First time I've had one of these. They pack a nice punch. A "happy hour" indeed. Can't wait for the next outing.
So I raise my glass to you Japan. Thanks for the good times and eye candy. Little by little may I learn a bit more Japanese as every day passes. Another year rolls on to better and "funner" things!
Oh. Thanks for all the enquiries about my black guitar. SOLD! The only way is up.
Sunday, 31 May 2009
Two Years In Japan
I know I haven't written in a while. Either I must be having TOO MUCH FUN, and too busy to write, or else I have nothing worthwhile to mention.
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 10:52 pm 0 comments
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Assemble Dissemble
Like I hinted at a few posts back, I decided today to swap the necks on my JEMs.
I've been thinking about doing it for days now, but I wanted to have plenty of time to slowly pull them both apart. I didn't want anything bad to happen from lack of concentration.
About 10:15 I started the delicate operation and finished around 12:45.
First I had to figure out what to put behind the floating tremolo bridges to stop them from getting pulled into the cavity. It's not that large so I stuffed a bathroom hand towel in both guitars propping up the bridge.
Then I took the strings off both guitars.
After that, off came the necks! Surprisingly the neck screws were quite easy to loosen from the neck with a screwdriver. The BRMR neck dropped out easily, while the Vine neck was a little more snug in the pocket. Some very careful movements allowed me to prize them apart.
Each part is stamped for identifying. The vine neck didn't though. I took pictures for when I sell, I can prove where each part came from.
From there I assembled everything back into position.
I decided to take the mirror plate off one headstock to put it on the vine neck. It was a little tricky to remove it. The double sided tape was stuck hard. After many small movements I finally set it free. It was still sticky enough to put directly on the other guitar.
The truss rod plate screws and string retainers were more difficult to unscrew than the necks! I managed to put the necks and strings on. Thankfully there wasn't any problem with the action or buzzing, and more importantly, I didn't cause any damage to either guitar. Bringing both guitars back into tune, there weren't any problems.
I think it was a success!
The BRMR looks fantastic with a vine. I have all the soft toys around my guitar, not to make it Kawaii cute, but to hide the mess on the couch.
The black guitar looks better than I expected. Even without the vine it still exudes an understated classiness.
Both the body and neck look clean without dents or scratches. There are just some light pick scratches on the scratchplate that are hardly noticeable.
Like I said before, I'm willing to sell this guitar. Please message me if you're interested!
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 9:50 pm 0 comments
Sunday, 10 May 2009
Aisu Creamu
Out of character for a Sunday we got up early. Why?
Marusho, a supermarket in Yotsuya Sanchome has a 30% discount of icecream on Sundays. The last time we went they were sold out of what we wanted. So.. we got our 7 pack Morinaga chocolate ice bars!
Because we got up so early I thought it'd be a good idea to have a mini picnic in Yoyogi Park. Unlike Shinjuku Goen, this place is free, popular and you might get to see some cosplayers on the Harajuku bridge. We brought some bakery food to snack on and watch the passing parade.
It was so hot today. About 27 degrees celsius! It feels like summer is on it's way. I wore shorts for the first time this year.
When we got home I thought I'd get another box of el-cheapo ice blocks. This time we got Meiji's Strawberry bars instead.
To my surprise the Morinaga bars were smaller than the ones you get at the combinis. Still they were a good little bargain on a hot day.
Actually I prefered the Meiji icecreams. To me it tasted like the icecream we get when we go to a nearby Shabu Shabu restaurant.
One icecream that I'm really getting a taste for is Haagan Daaz green tea Icecream. I never knew this stuff existed! It's becoming a close favourite to their Azuki Milk.
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 9:22 pm 0 comments
Saturday, 9 May 2009
A Tale Of Two Jems
Today I slept through my alarm and had twenty minutes to catch my train to not be late for work. Somehow I actually made it. But what makes me even more happy is I've got another one..
I kept it secret 'til now. I held back until I actually had it in my arms.
Last Monday, the same day I went to the aquarium I put a bid on an Ibanez JEM "bad horsie" BRMR mirror guitar that was on Yahoo Auctions before leaving house.
This is the same one that got me started to buying a JEM in the first place. I missed out on the one from America and when I saw the beat up one in Akihabara, I knew this is the one I REALLY wanted.
At the aquarium I checked the auction and I was shocked no-one tried to bid over me. I was debating whether I really needed it, and at the eleventh hour I was getting cold feet and was considering bailing out on it. It didn't help that the gf was giving me dirty looks.
So fast forward to today. This one's come from Hokkaido and I can't believe how fast I got it. Just two days! Nice.
It was packed really well. Lots of bubblewrap to play with.
Upon opening the case I was in awe. It looks great.
On closer inspection I found a few imperfections.
In a lot of ways the black mirror JEM is in better condition than this, apart from the neck, which I think looks newer on this baby.
In person that mirror looks like a million bucks. Pictures don't do it justice at all. To top it off (literally), the guy had put a mirror plate on the headstock to match the body. Nice touch.
The only thing that I'm thinking of doing is swapping the neck for the vine neck on my BK.
I'd really have to sell the 77VBK as there's no point in keeping them both, right?
So, I'll put it out there.
If anyone is interested in my black mirror JEM, send me a private message on that little box on your right. Preferably someone in Japan, or possibly in Australia where it'd be easier to arrange a direct deposit into my home account.
They both are sweet looking and sounding guitars. Can we keep them? Pllleeeeze..
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 10:19 pm 0 comments
Monday, 4 May 2009
Tokyo Sea Life Park
Sometimes I have selective hearing.
I hear what I want to hear, and everything else can just switch.. off.
And so it was when I heard "zoo, aquarium", I missed that word "free" until today.
Today is "Greenery Day". No, not Green Day, unfortunately.
Some would say it's a day to be one with nature, but more importantly it means free admission to a few zoos and the aquarium.
Even though it was getting late from my sleeping in, we made a late exit to give us a few hours at Tokyo Sea Park.
As we should have known, it was pretty busy. We had a half hour to enter, and a lot of the aquarium windows were covered in people making it a little hard to see the little fishies.
Compared to the Osaka aquarium, I thought it was better there, but still I think we got our money's worth :)
I guess the particular highlight of this place were the giant tuna swimming pretty fast. In the low light it was hard to take an unblurry pic of these guys. I wasted a lot of my low battery to get a good picture. I will have my sushi revenge!
Because of that I missed out on taking good photos of the outdoor penguins. I had to settle for iPhone snaps.
To get to Tokyo Sea Life Park you catch the Keiyo (NOT Keio) line to Kasai Rinkai Koen station. (On the same line it'll take you to Tokyo Disneyland).
Not a bad day out.
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 10:08 pm 0 comments
Friday, 1 May 2009
Campingu Part II
Golden Week has started well with perfect weather for camping.
Along with a few other guys (sadly not too many Japanese girls want to "rough it"), on Wednesday we made our way towards Shizuoka prefecture to strike camp in the Kawanishi, Yamakita area for three days.
Unfortunately there aren't any detailed satellite maps, but you can find where our exact location was from these co-ordinates :
Our rendezvous at Kanazawa Bunko station was to be around 11:30. I arrived 20 minutes late, and the other one arrived an hour later! From there we went to Costco to get some food, and more importantly alcohol supplies.
It's my first time there. By the looks of things, it's quite popular with the Japanese, even though there's a hefty 4,000 yen membership fee to shop there. Basically it's a huge warehouse with just about everything you'd be looking for, from tents and watches, to clothing and food.
There were a few sample stations where Sampleman got his fix. I had to wait a while getting some Ferrero Rocher chocolate, because some kids were hogging the chocolate. I got lost from the others as I was waiting but thankfully it didn't take too long to rejoin them.
We spent around 21,000 yen here. On the way out we also got tasty pizza slices and sickly sweet guava smoothies.
The first spot we scouted out looked a bit too residential, and we couldn't find an access road to get us close to the river. I wasn't too keen about here anyway. It reminded me of the homeless people living along the river near Kawasaki.
The second place was much better. There was an official camping area but there was no one in the office so we didn't want what happened last time on the Kujukuri-hama, Chiba trip, so we camped out closer (which I liked better) to the river.
I'll let the pictures do most of the talking..
On the first night we grilled some beef stir-fry, which took no time to cook. The steaks on the second night took much longer to cook and didn't taste as good to me.
We didn't have too much trouble getting a fire started with the help of lots of wood and some lighter fluid.
This one looks like a dog leaping out!
It was so cold at night. The fire really helped to keep us warm. The temperature changed quite a bit. It was about 10 degrees(C) at night and 18-20 during the day. The tents were like saunas in the morning.
I'm glad I brought my SLR. The photos came out great, like the 'fireworks" from my slow shutter speed.
This is the river behind our camping area. I'm glad the pictures lined up well to do this panorama shot. Click the picture to see the detail.
I went swimming twice.
The water was so freezing that I couldn't stay in too long. I was feeling numb in my legs and arms.
It was very invigorating! A nice way to wake up.
On the Friday we packed up, but before driving home we went to Gotemba near Mt Fuji.
Here, we went to the Gotemba Outlet shops where they had a lot of boutique brands selling at discounted prices. We didn't check out any of the stores. Instead we bought ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery. I had a green tea one with cake.
Finally I've gotten to see Mt Fuji.
The sun was going down, but it helped me capture some moody shots like this one.
I'm really hoping that this year I'll get to climb to the top this year. One of those things I HAVE to cross off my list.
As we made our way home we stopped for refreshments at the biggest rest stop area I've ever been to at Ebina.
I got a more satisfying icecream, as well as bakery pastries and some Tokyo banana creme cakes. I heard they were famous in Japan so I decided it would be good to try them.
That night we planned to go to AgeHa, but instead ended up at Camelot in Shibuya. I've been really wanting to check out Ageha so it was a little disappointing at this quite ordinary hip-hop club. They didn't ever play songs the whole way through! The girls weren't too bad. Maybe a little too young, but still some eye candy.
Blurry-eyed I caught one of the first trains home at 5:30.
Although quite sunburnt, it's been a nice start to my holidays. A "golden" week indeed.
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LONDON - Celebrities, starlets and fashion's elite packed the front row at London Fashion Week on Saturday, as the style event swung into its second day.
London's weather cleared up to everyone's relief, though at least two shows made the wet outdoors their theme. Hunter, the maker of the fashionable set's preferred rubber rain boots, pulled out all the stops with an impressively staged debut show that drew singer Jessie J, Anna Wintour and Stella McCartney to its front row. Across town, "Les Miserables" actress Samantha Barks joined singer Eliza Doolittle and other starlets at Julien Macdonald's glamorous showcase.
Here are the highlights from Saturday:
Watch out: The humble rubber rain boot has arrived with a big splash at the London fashion scene.
Hunter, best known for those sturdy, no-nonsense wellies seen on trendy young attendees of music festivals like Glastonbury, debuted its clothing range in a basement space set up to look like a dark forest, complete with a watery runway and realistic looking birch trees.
Models - both male and female - splashed down the catwalk in colorful raincoats and capes, shorts and miniskirts, belted trench coats and puffy winter jackets. Everyone, of course, sported Hunter boots that came in a range of colours and styles, including a heeled ankle-length version.
Hunter had drummed up considerable publicity for the event, and its front row VIPs included Vogue editor Anna Wintour, singer Jessie J, as well as designer Stella McCartney. McCartney's husband, Alasdhair Willis, was creative director of the show.
Just to make sure it leaves an impression on guests, the brand closed with a little magic performance and a shower of playing cards. It was a cool touch, and entertaining to boot.
Is there such a thing as too many sequins? Julien Macdonald will tell you: Never.
The flamboyant designer's creations are almost always sparkly and ultra glamorous, and Saturday's collection, staged at London's imposing Royal Courts of Justice, was no different.
Models wore skintight cocktail dresses and floor-length fishtail gowns in silver foil, gold lame, iridescent peacock and snake skin, all heavily encrusted in beading and sequins or intricately embroidered. The sparkly bits were often strategically placed, leaving swathes of flesh down the back and on the sides of the body covered only in the sheerest nude mesh.
Starlets Samantha Barks, best known as Eponine in the movie "Les Miserables," joined singer Eliza Doolittle and British model Abbey Clancy at the show's front row.
Mcdonald's designs can be a little aging and a bit Las Vegas, especially the barely-there feathered numbers. But he knows his target client, and no one else at London Fashion Week can be counted on to deliver such show-stopping gowns.
The wet weather at London Fashion Week may be driving fashionistas crazy, but Orla Kiely is here to remind us that a little indoor rain effect can be cute and romantic. Especially when it comes with a few cats and dogs.
The Dublin-born designer, best known for her popular 60s-ish prints of leaves and vines, ditched a traditional runway and went for a square show space set up to look like a corner in the park for her Saturday show at London Fashion Week.
That set the scene for a show inspired by "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," the classic musical and movie starring Catherine Deneuve. Models wearing sweet polka dot dresses, retro floral print tunics, preppy trouser suits and clunky mary-jane shoes wandered dreamily around as if in a living storybook, at times looking up at imagination rainclouds in the distance or daydreaming on the bench.
Clear plastic umbrellas came out as the soundtrack and light effects simulated a rainstorm, interspersed whimsically with meows and barks. It was irresistibly fun, and the pet animal theme continued on printed sweaters and little cat and dog clutch bags. One model even hugged a sleepy black pooch.
The show wrapped up as models paraded in shiny PVC printed trench coats to a closing song. What else? "Singin' in the Rain," of course.
As romantic destinations go, Iceland probably ranks pretty low down most lists.
But John Rocha said his experiences of the North Atlantic island nation's ever-changing light and natural wonders were the inspiration behind his latest womenswear collection,
"There's a certain part of the year when it's all dark, and then it's all bright. I love the transition and all the different textures there," he said after the show.
Rocha opened his showcase with a series of all-black outfits adorned with huge billowing clouds of ruffles, both worn as sculptural hats and as collars. The collection had many of Rocha's trademarks: oversized ruffle flowers, voluminous layers of light chiffon and tulle, and lace or crochet fabrics so intricate they are more works of art than wardrobe items.
The atmosphere was dark and dramatic, but there were lighter pieces too. A few of the see-through black organza ballgowns were embroidered with a sprinkling with colorful 3D flowers, as if the model had just rolled around in a flower bed and the petals had stuck to her dress.
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Barnum, P. T.
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor Barnum) fĭn´ēəs, bär´nəm [key], 1810–91, American showman, b. Bethel, Conn. As a youth Barnum worked at diverse sales jobs and managed a boardinghouse. He made his first sensation in 1835 when he bought and exhibited Joice Heth, a slave who claimed she was 161 years old (she was about 80) and had been the nurse of George Washington. In 1842 he opened the American Museum in New York City and immediately became famous for his extravagant advertising and his exhibits of freaks. Among his great attractions were the Fiji Mermaid (formed by joining the upper half of a monkey to the stuffed lower half of a fish),
General Tom Thumb ,who was viewed by over 20 million people, and the original Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng (see conjoined twins ). In 1850, Barnum managed the American tour of the Swedish singer Jenny Lind and, with his talent for publicity, made it a huge financial success for her and for himself. In 1855 he retired from show business; he served as mayor of Bridgeport, Conn., and in the Connecticut legislature. Driven into bankruptcy by unwise business ventures, he reopened the American Museum and then organized his famous circus,
The Greatest Show on Earth,which opened in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1871. In 1881 he merged with his most successful competitor, James A. Bailey, and under the name Barnum and Bailey the circus continued for a generation after Barnum's death. The stellar attraction of the circus was Jumbo, the 6 1⁄2 -ton African elephant that Barnum purchased from the London Zoo despite the furious protests of English elephant fanciers, including Queen Victoria. His autobiography was published in 1855 and went through many editions. He also wrote Humbugs of the World (1865), Struggles and Triumphs (1869), and Money Getting (1883).
See his autobiography, ed. by W. R. Browne (1927, repr. 1961); biography by C. Fleming (2009); N. Harris, Humbug: The Art of P. T. Barnum (1981); A. Tompert, The Greatest Show on Earth (1987).
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