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As Many Rounds As Possible (AMRAP) has been growing in popularity as fitness evolves into a competition. Here is a combination of three different AMRAP workouts limiting your effort to 30 minutes each section. The sections include upper body calisthenics, running intervals, and swimming PT workouts. There are many types of AMRAPs you can do from weights and other cardio events to even obstacle course runs and other events.
The following, with transitions, will likely be just less than 2 hours or you can break them up into 2 or 3 workouts through the day.
This AMRAP is a simple PT circuit of the most classic upper body exercises in calisthenics. You can change things up each round with different types of pushups, pullup grips, and add a variety of core exercises like: flutter kicks, leg levers, swimmers, scissors, sit-ups, crunches (variety).
- PT Circuit: 30 Min AMRAP
- Pushups 20
- Dips 20
- Pullups max
- Abs of choice 20
- Stair crawls up/down a flight of stairs or bear crawl 25m
This AMRAP is a run fast and jog easy interval where you can challenge yourself to sprint the half mile or run at goal mile pace for timed runs. You can also scale it back to walk/jog intervals if just started out with running again. Also if running is too difficult, replace with non-impact cardio options like bike, elliptical, row, stair stepper, etc for fast / slow intervals for 4-5 minute sets for a total of 30 minutes.
- Run Intervals: 30 min AMRAP
- 1/2 mile run fast
- 1/2 mile jog easy
The swim PT is always optional and if you prefer to replace with another cycle of non-impact cardio, try adding in some upper body PT in between distance or timed sets of cardio for a total of 30 minutes.
- SWIM PT 30 min AMRAP
- Swim 100m free fast
- Swim 100m CSS
- pullouts 10 (pull body out of water like a muscle up on the pool edge)
- pushups 20
(Optional) Workout #2: If you complete the above in a single session and want to add another section of workouts to an afternoon workout try the Classic PT Pyramid BUT with a twist (Speed Pyramid). But limit yourself to going up and down the pyramid as fast as you can. Can you get under 20-25 minutes? Speed Pyramid - 20 minute limit - can you do whole thing? Pyramid 1-10-1 Pullup x 1 Pushups or dips x 2 Abs of choice x 3
After you sprint through this workout without much rest as all, mix in a cardio cooldown of your choice. If you are progressing your running, try an easy run of 2-3 miles. Or, if you need a break, try a non-impact option of bike, elliptical, rowing, or an easy swim as a cardio cooldown.
This obviously is an advanced level workout, but it is pretty easy to scale back by just decreasing the amount of rounds you are able to repeat, add more rest into each event, or change run/jog to jog / walk intervals even.
Stew Smith works as a presenter / editorial board with the Tactical Strength and Conditioning program of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). There are also over 800 articles onMilitary.com Fitness Forum focusing on a variety of fitness, nutritional, and tactical issues military members face throughout their career.
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01 January 2015 by John Ryan, Thenappan Thenappan, Stuart Rich, Stephen Archer
43-year-old female with idiopathic PAH
Images obtained in a 43-year-old female with idiopathic PAH. (A) S1Q3T3 pattern noted consistent with right ventricle strain. T-wave inversion on anterior leads and ST depression is also suggestive of RVH with strain (note early R wave predominance in V1-V2 consistent with RVH). (B) Chest X-ray showing enlarged pulmonary artery and pruning of the distal pulmonary vasculature. (C) Lateral chest X-ray showing filling of the retrosternal space by an enlarged RV. (D) Parasternal long axis echocardiography view showing dilated RV. (E) Parasternal short axis echocardiography view showing flatted interventricular septum (thin white arrow), severely dilated RV and pericardial effusion (thick white arrow). (F) Tricuspid regurgitation velocity (represented by *) is proportional to right ventricular systolic pressure and estimated by Bernoulli's equation. (G) Measurement of PAAT (time from onset of flow to peak velocity) (thin white arrow). Note the notching of the PA Doppler envelope, suggestive of pulmonary vascular hypertension (thick white arrow). (H) "Moth eaten" appearance of ventilation/ perfusion scan in idiopathic PAH with patchy perfusion defects, in this case predominantly in the left lower lobe. (I, J) Histopathology from a different patient with Category 1 PAH showing medial hypertrophy and intimal fibrosis of small (<200 m) PAs
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Crowdfunding payment service Flattr is no longer welcome when it comes to Twitter, the startup announced this morning.
Flattr enables people to donate money to the content that's freely available online. You set a monthly allowance on Flattr for how much you want to spend per month (say, $20), and it can split it up among the various creators you donate to. Last month the service switched from requiring content creators or services to embed a Flattr button on their sites to a model in which you reward those same creators just by using many of the social networks you're already plugged into. Perhaps the best example was of the new model was the process of making a Flattr payment when clicking the "favorite" star/button on Twitter.
But as of today, you can no longer do this.
Twitter correctly pointed out that Flattr's use of favorite button data was in violation of the Twitter API terms of service. Specifically, the clause in violation states that third-party companies cannot receive compensation for tweet actions, which prevents spammy promotional services from selling retweets to people and limits the amount of fake Twitter user activity. But Flattr isn't trying to sell retweets or inflate activity, yet it does take a cut from the overall transaction. This means Twitter had a big problem with it.
"The idea of not letting people use their favorites in the way they want is in no way is mentioned in the API terms. We feel that Twitter is reading things into their terms that is not there," said Flattr co-founder Linus Olsson in a blog post.
Here's further explanation from Olsson:
With Flattr you can not of course pay people to retweet, follow or favorite you. Flattr is the opposite, a way to voluntary reward someone for something that they have created. It's not possible to use Flattr to pay creators to get a certain result.
Well, the reality is that this was not how Twitter read it. After mailing with Twitter's "Platform Operations" about this Twitter replied to us that, "If your service compensates content creators … in a manner that is not attached to Tweet Actions, this would be in compliance with our API Terms of Service." To favorite somebody is considered a Tweet Action.
We have tried to suggest different solutions asking for an exception to the terms, even forgoing our cut, etc, without any result. But, this does not mean that we will give up negotiating with them over this on behalf our users and also their users.
Flattr contacted Twitter to see if it would make an exception to the clause, and it offered to forgo its 10 percent cut of all transactions initiated by a user, but the company won't budge. Olsson previously told me that his company hadn't reached out to Twitter prior to launching the new Flattr functionality, but my guess is had he tried they would have told him the same thing.
Twitter's decision to block Flattr from using the API for its payment platform mimics an earlier decision by the company to shut down in-stream payment service Ribbon a mere 90 minutes after launching. And while Twitter doesn't appear like it'll make a return anytime soon, the Flattr team did say its working on a way that people can compensate artists through its payment platform on Twitter that doesn't violate the TOS.
The one bright spot in this situation is that Flattr did manage to add support for YouTube videos. And, of course, the service is still integrated within Instagram, Soundcloud, Github, Flickr, Vimeo, 500px, and App.net — with Facebook is still noticeably absent from that list.
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How to Make a Hot Box for Gardening
Growing warm season crops in cool weather, forcing bulbs and overwintering plants requires an artificial, protected environment like a greenhouse. Backyard gardeners, however, can prolong the growing season for warm season varieties and improve crop production on all plants with a simple hot box. Similar to cold frames, which magnify sunlight and insulate plants from the weather, hot boxes are powered by an outside heat source, typically plastic heating cables controlled by a remote thermostat. Place hot boxes near areas with electrical and water access as well as wind protection, such as the south-facing side of a house, to extend the growing season, harden young plants or even root cuttings.
Plan out a ground area the size of a window sash near a protected area, like the side of a house or shed. Mark each corner of the area with a temporary wooden stake.
Excavate the area between the wooden stakes with a shovel, digging 26 inches down on all sides to create the hot box bed.
Stack bricks along the back and front sides of the bed. Go 12 inches higher than ground level in the back and 9 inches higher than ground level in the front so that the window sash will sit at an angle.
Stack the sides of the hot box with bricks, leaving a large enough gap in one side for a ground wire. Build up sloping soil around the outside of the bricks for insulation and drainage.
Lay down a drainage layer of gravel, 4 inches deep, at the bottom of the bed. Top it off with a sheet of burlap and 2 inches of sand.
Spread soil heating cables over the bed in loops, staying 3 inches from the bricks. Pass the cable wire through the side gap to plug it in.
Spread hardware mesh over the cable, then 4 inches of soil. Place the cable's thermostat bulb in the middle, under 1 inch of soil.
Balance the window sash on top of the bricks to finish the hot box.
Things Needed
- Window sash
- Measuring tape
- Wooden stakes
- Hammer
- Shovel
- Bricks
- Gravel
- Sand
- Burlap fabric
- Soil heating cable
- Hardware mesh
- Soil
- Keep hot box temperatures at 75 degrees Fahrenheit for warm season crops and 65 degrees Fahrenheit for cool season crops.


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Mobile Legends Hack Without Driving Yourself Crazy
Written by Chadmanemoj on 16. May 2018 15:56 o'clock
There are lots of mobile games in the app stores. App stores of both iOS and Android devices are filled with different types of games. Boys and girls of all ages can easily find a fun game. You get to try racing games, puzzle games, war games, and other games. There are games in which collecting coins or leveling up can be difficult. The result of a game being too complicated could be loss of interest.
Apps provide extra coins along with other game currencies for gamers who need them. Nevertheless, they need to spend real cash to do it. Because so many people don't like spending their own money for games, hacks were made. One of the hacks that gamers use is Mobile Legends generator. A few hacks can let you progress in the game easily while others could generate coins and gold in your profile.
Rooted hacks and unrooted hacks may show up during your search. Commonly, the rooted Mobile Legends Hack will need you to perform tasks correctly. After a successful installation of the hack apk, it is important to modify a few codes in the operating system. In iOS devices, this is termed jailbreaking. Nonetheless, you can skip the code writing when you find an unrooted hack. This kind of hack is ready to use after its installation.
Hacking may take time, but the instructions can help you make it simpler. When you get the best source of a working hack, the next step is installation. The hack may not work effectively if some parts of the directions were skipped. Whether you choose a different hack or the usual hack for your game, you need to consider the following general guidelines.
{The hack tool should have good reviews}
Read reviews and select the Mobile Legends Hack with great feedback. Visit forums or chat rooms where gamers can communicate with one another. By reading users' posts and reviews about certain hacks, you'll be able to find out which one will work efficiently.
Download from a safe site
Practice caution each time you find a Mobile Legends Hack in a website. As there are several service providers of hack tools, finding the best is difficult. Several sites will promise that you'll be able to download the hacking tool after you finish a set of tasks, but it's not actually true. If you feel like the site cannot be trusted, find another one that looks more profession while still being cautious.
The hack tool must be updated
Games tend to get buggy over time so developer update them on a regular basis. Be mindful when searching for a hack tool since you could download one that's only compatible with the old versions of the game. A hack will only work if it is synced with the new edition of the game. Pick a hack that automatically updates, so your coins or the upgrades do not get lost when the application gets updated.


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Kieron Freeman played over 70 minutes, as United's U23s made it three matches unbeaten with a draw against ten-man Leeds on Monday afternoon.
Jake Wright's second-half goal made sure the Blades got a share of the spoils and the home side dominated after cancelling out Sam Dalby's opener.
The game's first opportunity came eight minutes in and it went the way of Leeds as Dalby won an aerial battle and got in behind the defence to square for Machuca who blazed over the bar from two yards out.
Just a few minutes later the Blades came close as Hallam's corner evaded everyone and flew just past the post and the slightest touch would have seen the ball find the back of the net.
Very shortly afterwards it would be Hallam in the action as he was played in by a superb ball from Graham and the forward took the came within inches of netting.
But it was Leeds, who opened the scoring, as Hosannah got the better of Norrington-Davies on the right hand side and fired the ball across goal for DALBY to turn home and give the visitors the lead on 18 minutes.
United would respond soon after with Doherty sending Smith through on goal and he took his touch brilliantly but his shot was well saved by Huffer.
On the 34 minute mark the Blades missed a golden chance to go level as Smith put his effort wide, after Semple had freed Hallam.
After the interval United came out on the front front and had another great chance as Heneghan sent Hallam through with a great knock over the top. The initial effort hit the post, with Smith adjudged offside on the rebound.
Leeds goalkeeper Huffer would make to superb saves either side of the hour pushing shots from both Wright and Smith behind in an effort to maintain his side's advantage.
During this Blades onslaught Hallam would work his way into the box and curl an effort goal-wards but it was cleared off of the line.
With 17 minutes to go Leeds found themselves down to 10 men as Hosannah dived after beating Warhurst to the ball and picked himself up a second yellow card.
The Blades would finally find their equaliser on 79 minutes as Graham fizzed a great low cross in for WRIGHT to sweep home at the near post.
United continued to press in the search of a winner but Leeds were compact and hard to break down but a chance did arrive in the final three minutes as Semple headed just wide from a Hallam corner.
As the clock ticked over 90 a free kick was partially cleared and fell for Doherty who struck well but his effort agonisingly bounced off the post, as the Blades had to settle for a point.
Blades: Warhurst, Freeman (Portman 71), Norrington-Davies, Graham, Heneghan, Semple, Gilmour, Doherty, Wright, Hallam, Smith.
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text: Proton hosted a group of the Y's Men of Westport/Weston. Proton's Applications department gave a 2-hour factory tour to the group. The Y's Men of Westport/Weston frequently tours business, and there was a lot of interesting discussions during our refreshment break. Proton had a great time hosting them and we hope they enjoyed their time with us!


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A senior vice president and general counsel with the NBA strolled into a conference room in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 11, 1992, to meet with the NHL's Board of Governors to discuss the newly created position of commissioner.
Gary Bettman is still firmly entrenched as the only commissioner in NHL history 21 years later.
For all the criticism of Bettman during his tenure, he has been the steward for a league that has never been stronger financially, with revenues growing to the point the salary cap will top out at $71 million next season.
Metro New York spoke with Bettman on the eve of the Stadium Series games to discuss the state of the league.
Metro: Heading into the Stadium Series games, how would you characterize the state of the league over the last 18 months?
Bettman: We are having a terrific season. Last season was extraordinarily strong under the circumstances, and [I] couldn't be more bullish or optimistic about the future.
Where do you envision the league heading in the next year to five years?
We're going to continue to grow our fanbase. We're going to continue to take advantage of the opportunities presented by digital media platforms. We're going to continue to grow the game from the grass roots and internationally, and we're going to make sure the game is as strong, as exciting and as safe on the ice as it can be.
You mentioned digital. Obviously you signed the deal Rogers, and have GameCenter. Do you foresee a time when the league is a digital-only product and does not need a traditional television broadcast partner?
No. We're grateful to have such terrific media partners. Whether or not it's NBC in the United States at the national level plus all of the [regional sports networks] or whether or not it's our new partnership with Rogers [Communications in Canada] going forward that will continue to include the CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]—and we're grateful for the treatment that we've gotten from Bell [Canada, a telecommunications corporation] over the years—so we think our media partners have been not only cooperative and supportive, they've been instrumental in helping to grow the game.
You mentioned your media partners. Obviously you have the national deal in the United States with NBC and now Rogers in Canada. It certainly appears the league is very comfortable having two networks with national broadcast rights in each country. What is the benefit for the league in one network in each country holding broadcast rights instead of multiple broadcast partners?
We have multiple broadcast partners. We have NBC and the NBC Sports [Network] nationally; they just happen to be owned by the same [corporate] entity [Comcast]. When it comes to production and promotion and scheduling, having a commonality of interest which NBC and NBC Sports Net clearly have, is really good for us as we try to increase our presence.
Is there an overriding accomplishment over these last 18 months that you take the most satisfaction from?
I don't operate by doing that.
Is expansion something you would consider right now or are you comfortable at 30 teams?
We're comfortable at 30 teams although we have been getting a tremendous amount of interest from places all over North America. We are not, at this point, focused at doing anything other than maintaining the 30 teams that we have although we are gratified by all of the expressions of interest.
Florida, Phoenix and New Jersey were sold to new ownership groups in the last six months. Is there a commonality with those ownership groups as far as their relationship with their markets?
The commonality is all three franchises were put by the media on the endangered species list and none of them were endangered. We have strong, new ownership in each of those markets; committed to those franchises in [those] markets and they bring increased resources to the operation of the club which is good news for the fans of all three teams.
A recent report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel regarding the Panthers asking Broward County to rewrite its agreement in order for the franchise to be financially viable in the market. Are you confident that Broward County and the Panthers will be able come to an agreement?
You would have to ask the people down in South Florida about that. Is it unusual for a building arrangement to be adjusted for the benefit of hindsight? [No], and it's happened in many places.
From your vantage point is there a difference between the Panthers relationship with Broward County compared to that of the Islanders with Nassau County?
The fact is Broward County has built a state-of-the-art arena, and it's one of the nicest arenas in North America. Nassau County doesn't have the same thing.
This year the NHL is holding six outdoor games. What was the process the league used to settle upon six games?
It is not one that is susceptible to an algorithm. We knew there was tremendous interest by lots of our teams and lots of markets in which our teams play, lots of our fans to have more of these games and we're trying to respond to the interest. We've tried to be somewhat creative in the way we've approached it and we thought the juxtaposition of having a game in Dodger Stadium and then Yankee Stadium within 18 hours of each other, in addition to being interesting, is going to be a lot of fun.
What are your expectations for the Stadium Series games, outside of being fun and revenue generators?
What they're about is fun in terms of how our fans get new, exciting and interesting ways to connect with our game. When you think to the Winter Classic in Ann Arbor, [Mich.] a couple weeks ago, there were over a 100,000 people who had the experience of a lifetime connecting to our game.
One of the host venues is Yankee Stadium, which already hosts the Pinstripe Bowl. Could you envision a scenario in which Citi Field or MetLife Stadium could host a Winter Classic?
We never rule anything in or anything out. We try to be sensible in terms of the decisions we make at the time.
Could you envision Yankee Stadium ever hosting a Winter Classic?
Not as long as they have the Pinstripe Bowl. It doesn't work logistically. But as it relates to Citi Field or MetLife Stadium, they are both magnificent facilities.
One of the Stadium Series host cities, Los Angeles, you can call it a non-traditional market. Do you think if the Ducks-Kings Stadium Series game goes smoothly it could allow other non-traditional markets to host a Winter Classic or Stadium Series?
Based on how long the Kings have been in Los Angeles, check the term non-traditional. Is it a little warmer than some of our markets? The answer is yes. But if you look at recent history there are two recent Stanley Cups in southern California. We have players who are born and raised in southern California drafted into the league in the first round. If you look at how all three California teams are playing this year, it's nothing short of spectacular. There are lots of passionate hockey fans at all levels of the game in California who are very excited about NHL hockey, about the teams they root for and about the game at Dodger Stadium.
Finally, you are about to begin your 21st year as commissioner. When you accepted the position, did you envision being commissioner for 21 years?
Well, you make it sound like I'm done. The fact is, as I was growing up I never envisioned being a commissioner. I don't focus on any particular timeline. I do this job because I'm passionate about the game and what I do.
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Five Things: Missing McGary And Hancock Saves Cardinals...AgainThe preseason No. 2 team finishes 35-5 and wins 16 in a row to close the season, culminating with a national championship. No dominant team in college basketball this year?
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Rothstein Files: Five Quick Hits On College HoopsTuesday night's showdown with the Golden Gophers is the beginning of a pivotal nine-day stretch for Florida State. The Seminoles also host Florida next Wednesday, December 5, in Tallahassee.
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Winner: Portal 2
We know that all the Portal 2 love is getting tiresome for the less-enthused, but bear with us for another moment, because we feel that the praise is not only well-deserved, it's important. Valve has released yet-another game that's innovative, well-written, well-paced, bug-free, beautiful, charming, and refined. What are our primary complaints about modern games? They're repetitive, poorly-written, buggy, contain unnecessary fluff, and pander to made-up bags of testosterone. Valve makes showing the rest of the industry how it's done look effortless.
Above: Like Portal 2's puzzles, Valve's work only seems effortless in hindsight
We're not saying that Portal 2 objectively eclipses every other modern game, or that Valve never falters and is the only company doing great work, but it's surely a shining star. Even its promotional efforts are respectable - not everyone liked the Portal 2 ARG, which challenged PC players to speed up the game's launch by playing indie titles, but in the end, who has a problem with Valve promoting good indie games, even if it profits (from the very digital distribution system giving those indie games a place to flourish) as a result? It's great when Valve profits, because it reaffirms that making quality games and respecting customers is the way to achieve success.
Above: Also, CAVE JOHNSON
Haters gonna hate and say that Portal 2 is too short to be worth $60, but to that we say: either don't insist on being an early adopter and wait for the damn price to drop, or accept that $60 is the current going price for four years of development from some of the industry's top creative minds. Quality over quantity! Not to mention, the game's first DLC expansion will be out this summer for free, even on the 360, which, given Microsoft's historical distaste for allowing its network to be used for anything that doesn't involve a credit card transaction, is a bloody miracle.
Portal 2 kicks ass. If you don't want to throw $60 at it, wait for a price drop or rent it, but do play it. We don't gush about it because we're "Valve fanboys." We really, truly think it's worth it.
Runner up: Mortal Kombat
In a strange twist of fate, both of our top picks released on the exact same day – April 19. But while Portal 2 offered cerebral exercises and a cleverly unfolding story, Mortal Kombat went the other direction and gave us gloriously violent fighting game. Developer NetherRealm took the best aspects of MK's brightest days (aka the first three games) and successfully updated them for today, then added new features like combo breakers, X-ray combos and a brand new tag-team mode. It all added up to a fun, frenetic fighter that is undoubtedly the most playable, tournament-friendly MK to date. And then there's the five-hour story mode, which is such a surprisingly robust addition we'd be surprised if future competition doesn't steal the idea.
We had a our share of minor complaints (and still stand by every one of them), but let us make it clear: the new MK is great fun and tremendously accessible, so if you haven't bothered with a fighting game in years or are tiring of Street Fighter's approach to the genre, absolutely give this a shot.
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How to make drip coffee
The coffee shop where I used to work (Peet's) trained us pretty thoroughly on how to make coffee, and I've learned some techniques that I don't think are widely known and that result in very, very good coffee, so I thought I'd share them.
Here's the short version of what I've learned:
- Use fresh beans (roasted less than 30 days ago).
- Use a Melitta filter cone set on a coffee pot or mug, not a drip coffee machine. (2012 update: We prefer ceramic filter cones these days.)
- Use fresh, filtered water 30 seconds off the boil.
- Rinse your paper filter before putting the coffee grounds in it.
- Grind your beans for about 15 seconds.
- Use 6 oz. of water for every 2 rounded tablespoons of ground coffee.
- Stir the grounds while the water is dripping through them.
And here's the long version:
1. Use fresh beans.
Once they've been roasted, coffee beans have a shelf life of one month. Ground coffee has a shelf life of one week, so it's better to buy coffee whole bean if you can. Roasting (and grinding) coffee beans releases the gases and oil that make coffee so good. Eventually the gases all escape and the oil can turn rancid, so buy beans as soon after they've been roasted as you are able to, and store them in an air-tight, moisture-proof container like this one in a cupboard away from light and heat.
I use Peet's coffee beans. Peet's stores will not sell beans more than ten days after they've been roasted, and if you order beans online, they are shipped the day after they are roasted. Peet's beans make transcendently good cups of coffee. (And they are roasted by hand by six real live people who sample taste the coffee they roast every day. The roasters apprentice for several years, they sign ten-year contracts, and they can't fly on the same airplane together.)
2. Use a filter cone over a coffee pot or mug. Don't use one of these:
Don't use a drip coffee making machine. The machine doesn't heat the water enough, and the coffee is underextracted. The hot plate under the pot heats the coffee after it has brewed and cooks it which changes the way it tastes.
Instead, use a filter cone (pictures below) on top of a coffee pot, thermos or mug.
3. Use fresh, filtered water 30 seconds off the boil.
Boil a kettle of water and let it sit for 30 seconds (about the amount of time it takes to recite a sonnet) before pouring it over your ground coffee. If you use the water while it is still boiling, the coffee will be overextracted and will taste bitter.
Use filtered water that tastes good. Water taste affects coffee taste, so if you don't like the taste of your tap water, don't use it for your coffee.
Also, use fresh water. Don't use water that you've boiled before; it will taste flat and it will make the coffee taste flat.
Usually, I put the kettle on the stove and then follow the rest of the steps below while the water is heating up.
4. Rinse your paper filter.
I like to use paper filters rather than goldtone reusable filters, because the goldtone filters let through more grounds and oil, and I don't like the way that tastes. If you use a paper filter, though, be sure to rinse it and let water drain through it before you brew coffee in it. Otherwise your coffee will have a slight papery taste. If this sounds a little extreme (like it did to me at first), you might try tasting hot water 30 seconds off the boil that has run through an unwashed paper filter. We tried it in our training at the coffee shop, and it tasted and smelled more like paper than water should.
5. Grind and measure your beans.
I use one of these little coffee grinders.
Measure 2 rounded tablespoons of beans for every cup of coffee you want to make. (I usually measure 6 rounded tablespoons into my grinder.)
Grind your beans for about 15 seconds (about the amount of time it takes to recite a limerick) or until they look like this:
If the grind is too fine, the coffee won't drain well, and if the grind is too coarse, the water will drain too quickly and the coffee will be weak. (If you are grinding fewer beans, you might need to shake the grinder quite a bit while grinding to make sure the grounds go through the blades enough; I always shake the grinder a little bit to mix things up.)
Measure the ground coffee into the filter. This is one of the most important steps; you can't just measure the whole beans and be done with it. You want two rounded tablespoons of ground coffee for every six ounces of water. What I do is measure all my ground coffee, and then do the math to figure out how much water to add. (I usually get about seven rounded tablespoons of ground coffee for every six rounded tablespoons of beans, so I end up adding 21 ounces of hot water.)
6. Measure the water, pour it over the ground coffee and stir.
Use six ounces of hot water (30 seconds off the boil) for every two rounded tablespoons of ground coffee. Make sure you use a measuring cup; you can't necessarily rely on the markings on the sides of coffee pots, and getting the proportions right makes a big difference in the taste of your coffee.
Stir the water and the ground coffee; get the grounds that stick to the sides of the filter and the bottom of the filter and that float on the surface of the water all mixed in. This exposes all the grounds evenly to the hot water and makes a big difference in the taste of the coffee.
Let all the hot water drip through the filter. Don't drink it until it's all done; you need the flavors from the beginning and the end of the brewing process to make a good cup of coffee. Put a lid on it to keep it warm (so you won't be tempted to do anything crazy like microwaving your second cup of coffee*), and start drinking it. It's good for 30 minutes. (After that, it's better to throw it away and start over.) Enjoy!
*Disclaimer: I don't know for sure if microwaving coffee that's only a few minutes old makes it taste worse, but it seems wrong to me.
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FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – The suspected gunman in a deadly attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport "lost his mind" after coming back home from a one-year tour in Iraq, family members told the media.
Investigators are now looking into what may have set off 26-year-old Esteban Santiago Ruiz into a shooting rampage that left five dead and six others wounded.
"Only thing I could tell you was when he came out of Iraq, he wasn't feeling too good," his uncle, Hernan Rivera, told the Bergen Record newspaper, as reported by The Associated Press.
Bryan Santiago, the suspect's brother, said Esteban's girlfriend had recently called the family to alert them to his treatment. Though, she didn't provide many details.
"We have not talked for the past three weeks," Bryan Santiago said. "That's a bit unusual… I'm in shock. He was a serious person… he was a normal person."
On Friday, Esteban Santiago took a flight from Alaska to Florida with a lay over stop in Minnesota. Somewhere along the way, he got into an argument with someone, officials said.
According to Broward Commissioner Chip LaMarca, Santiago arrived in Fort Lauderdale with a gun that he checked in.
"He claimed his bag and took the gun from baggage and went into the bathroom to load it. Came out shooting people in baggage claim," LaMarca said.
Passengers are legally allowed to travel with guns and ammunition as long as the firearms are unloaded, secured in a lock box and not brought on board the plane as a carry-on. They must be declared to the airline at check-in.
Earlier reports claimed Santiago came in on a flight from Canada. On the company's Twitter account, Air Canada confirmed that no one by that name was on their flight.
Air Canada flights arrive to Terminal 2, where the shooting took place.
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It was later determined that Santiago-Ruiz was on a Delta Air Lines flight.
Santiago was born to Puerto Rican parents in New Jersey and recently became a father of a baby boy.
His aunt, according to nj.com, said after a tour of duty in Iraq, he "lost his mind" and was hospitalized at one point for mental health issues.
The Pentagon said he went AWOL several times as a specialist during a stint with the Alaska National Guard and was demoted to private first class, the Associated Press reported. He was given a general discharge, which is lower than an honorable discharge.
The FBI said they were trying to confirm where he served.
In November 2016, he walked into an FBI office in Anchorage claiming that he was being forced to fight for ISIS and was sent to a psychiatric hospital.
FBI spokesman George Piro confirmed he was evaluated by the FBI while living in Alaska.
"He did go to our office in Anchorage, but he did not want to commit harm," the agent said. "He voluntarily entered our office and was interviewed by agents of the office. He was turned over to local custody and then taken to a local hospital."
So far, Santiago has no known connection to terrorism, with the exception of this photo showing him wearing an Arabic keffiyeh and pointing a finger in the air – a symbol ISIL militants use.
However, the FBI has not ruled out anything.
"We have begun the difficult task of processing the crime scene," said the FBI's George Piro. "We have not ruled out terrorism and we will be perusing every angle to try to determine a motive behind this attack."
About five years ago, he was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations for child porn. Three weapons and a computer were seized, but there was not enough evidence to prosecute, according to law enforcement sources.
Santiago also has a record for minor traffic violations and was evicted in 2015 for not paying rent.
He had been living in a modest apartment in Anchorage. His neighbor was in disbelief.
"He was always pleasant. Didn't show any signs of no threats. Just always pleasant," said Perette Carter. "He used to play with my niece and nephews. My brother talked to him. Always pleasant."
Police were able to apprehend the alleged gunman without having to fire their own weapons when he apparently ran out of bullets. Witnesses said he threw down his firearm and laid on the floor with his hands and feet spread out wide.
He wasn't hurt in the incident and no one else was taken into custody.
Written by James Amalino, CBSMiami.
Well, let's see. Is he a Mulsim or is this a CIA false flag?
Other media has a picture of him making the Muslin salute.
Another example of obama putting and keeping our country in harms way…
The fact that he is"fighting for isis" will never see the light of day in msm.
Another hyphenated last name….they are always trouble!
Why wasn't he placed on the No Fly List?
My thoughts exactly – when he was put in a nut house because he said he was being forced to fight for ISIS why wasn't he put on a no-fly list? What is the point of a no fly list if this guy wasn't on it????
My question as well….the FBI didn't think is admission to them was important enough to at least put the nutbag on the No Fly list? Incompetence reigns! 5 DEAD
Perfect – CIA – MKL Ultra indoctrinated ex military psycho killing innocent vacation travelers at EXACTLY the moment (1:00PM) that all the big bad boys of the Alphabet soup agencies are telling pres-elect Trump how bad Putin acted…… really sheeple!… let's step back from all the coincidences today!!!!
It was the Russians!
Is it strange of me to believe that, caught in a situation such as this, the only thing I am going to be dragging behind are my family, not my freaking bag…
From his blank look, he appears to be another disgruntled dem who can't handle queen Hillary losing.
And yet again…. ANOTHER mass shooter with "Mental Health Problems".
When are Leftists going to get it, it's not the gun that needs fixing, it's the Mental Health System and the elimination of "gun free zones". What are we up to now, 95% of mass shooters having mental health issues?
Wait what? You dont truly believe that the mentally ill should be allowed to possess guns do you? This was a crime of opportunity because he HAD easy access to a gun, not because he is some criminal mastermind who illegally got the gun. There is no reason the mentally ill should be armed, period.
Of course no one else in the baggage area was armed because they were law abiding citizens and they could get into trouble. So much for gun free zones.
The better question is why are the proven mentally ill allowed to legally own weapons. This is not some criminal mastermind who preplanned this by all accounts; it was a crime of opportunity. He happened to have the gun and got riled up or in an argument and used it. But for the mentally ill allowed to own guns this likely would not have happened; at the most been a fist fight.
And the common rebuttal that oh they just would have gotten the gun illegally doesn't work here as the mentally ill generally dont have the mental capacity to think that way, and it certainly would have stopped this target at least. It could have easily have happened in Alaska on his corner where there are more armed citizens; someone still would have gotten shot at the end of the day.
The mentally ill should not own guns and once committed forfeit them. Period
Gun free zones are killing zones where people are like ducks at a carnival shooting gallery…the left will never, ever figure it out…never.
Hey geniuses
Just look up flights from MSP to FLL landing just before 1.
Delta 2182
Why is this idiot still alive? he should have been killed in place. This is a war what do you not understand?
How could he have an "active military ID," if he had been in a psychiatric hospital, in Nov. and was investigated by Homeland Security? He said he was forced into fighting for ISIS, and they let him out of the hospital unsupervised?
He went into a FBI office and said he was being forced to fight for ISIS, they sent him to a psychiatric hospital. How the hell was he able to check-in to an airport with a gun?
Could just be rage at treatment in aircraft … tight seats, grumpy passengers, no leg room ….. 😀
That happens when you have clueless blacks encharged.
Pretty much a sociopath.
Good enough for the Army and Natl Guard.
We need to take his comment about being forced to fight for ISIS very seriously.
There needs to be a thorough investigation of what's going on in the middle east.
Another patsey in a government psyop. Find a wackjob, use a CI to program him into an act and use it to increase your budget at a time when youmare under scrutiny by the new boss. Coincidence it happened during the Trump intel briefing? There are no coincidences.
I get it that people want more info, but is it not time for journalists to be journalists and reporting facts as they know them minus the potential for political 3 pointers?
The article stated that "Santiago also has a record for minor traffic violations and was evicted in 2015 for not paying rent."
The article also mentioned that he was investigated for child porn, and I have to ask… other than tarring and feather the guy, why would a "real news" outlet bring up petty, unrelated facts when they already have severe credibility issues? My request for journalists is simple… disconnect your personal axes to grind, vett your facts, keep it relevant, and make it your goal to present information without any consideration to the potential political fallout.
If they can't do that they are in fact making "fake news", and we the people should hold their feet to the fire and demand more from those who have access to the megaphone of TV, radio and internet in the U.S., and take it away it from those who are bent on using their power to advance political causes rather than reporting the facts, unbiased and with the goal of informing the public; rather than trying to "steer" it to an outcome they would like.
There is almost always a warning sign before one of these events, but, they are always ignored, usually by a government employee.,
in other words our "vaunted security" agencies failed AGAIN!!!!. and we are supposed believe the Russians are coming?
He has ISIS on his feeble mind, The FBI confirmed it.
If he walked into an FBI building in Nov 2016 and told them he was being forced to work for ISIS, hows does he check in a firearm 2 months later?
Well, you KNOW what this means now, don't you?
Instead of going after nuts like this, now, you won't even be able to pack your weapon in your suitcase.
Well . . . if he walked into an FBI office and told them he was "being forced to fight for ISIS" why wasn't he sent straight to Guantanamo?
And with the name of Santiago, why didn't they issue a "Code Red"?
Because they "Can't Handle the Truth!"
January 20th 2017:
The People of the USA will become stock holders in this great country again and say good bye to being subjects.
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Sadly we don't take care of our Veterans as much as we should. There is a shortage of mental health facilities in many states and the VA has long lines and questionable care. Not pointing fingers or wanting to play Politics, but I do hope that Trump follows through on his promise to improve how we treat out Veterans. This could have easily been prevented
Yet another criminal the Obama Regime approves. No vetting, no investigations, no law enforcement.
Although a psycho… He is technically correct in saying that he was fighting for Obama's military who in turn is fighting for ISIS.
If you need an example of this… Look at how many bombs we dropped this year in the middle east and consider that we didn't destroy a single ISIS controlled oil reserve.
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She married Jack Willis Everett Edmonson on Nov. 17, 1951, in Kingsville, Texas.
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Set a few years before the events of Episode IV A New Hope, Empire at War lets players rewrite history as well as experience the aftermath of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the creation of the Rebel Alliance, and Darth Vader's rise to power.
Great game!
Star Wars: Empire at War is a rather entertaining game with a lot of replay value. The graphics for the game are very well done with lots of sounds that you would hear from the Star Wars movies. The game itself has an entertaining campaign mode for both fractions in the game. The other single player modes such as skirmish battles have some maps that are rather uneven. Taking control of certain points as soon as you can for its resources or power ups can easily turn the tide of battle for you or your opponents. Even though the game itself is tailored to a certain crowd, people that are unfamiliar with the Star Wars Universe can also enjoy the game.
There are two different fractions in the game. The Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. Players can also control familiar heroes and villains such as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Both sides have advantages and disadvantages. Each fraction seems to specialize in opposite battlegrounds. Empire in space and the Rebels on the ground. I'll break down each sides ground and space units starting with my personal favorite, The Empire.
The Empire's space units compose mostly of heavy ships like the Star Destroyers and frigates. They are lean and they are mean and can stand up to lots of punishment. Even with only 20 points worth of ships can appear on the map (assuming the player's aren't running any mods)they prove that quality beats quantity. The only problems the Empire have in space, their ships cost a little bit more than the Rebels and takes a little longer to build a fleet. But it is worth the wait for the awesome fire power the Empire delivers in space.
The ground units for the Empire seems to lack diversity. You have your Stormtroopers, light tanks and heavy tanks. Not much to really
The game is a fairly nice game, not too hard in any way. I think its kinda fun controlling your troops rather than playing as one man. It's not a new game, so it doesn't have that good of graphics, but i think you should get it if your into real-time strategy games.
One of the greatest RTS games(at least in space) of all time.
This game is great. it deserves a 10 because the game is still being tailored to by fans even though its been almost 6 years. i have been playing this game for 3 of those years, and i enjoy the game still. the amount of mods there are for the game, the community support, its awesome.
The space battles, best ive ever seen. Skirmish battles, usually i auto resolve unless its a major battle, theyre generally not fun.
This is a pure joy to play. The strategy of ground and space in one package, who else has ever done that? With the open coding to allow mods keeps this game alive as well. It would be really nice to see a Babylon 5 mod at some point...
Pretty Good Game!
I love the fact you can choose Empire! Finally, game where Star Destroyers and Stormtroopers are on MY side! Well, I know Battlefront 1 and 2 also have it, but you can't control an entire fleet of Star Destroyers! 1st Strategy game ever played actually!
Indeed, Fascinating.
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The game is a fairly nice game, not too hard in any way. I think its kinda fun controlling your troops rather than playing as one man. It's not a new game, so it doesn't have that good of graphics, but i think you should get it if your into real-time strategy games.
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I don't know. There's still some stuff in the basement.
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The question is are you going to pick yourself and keep going. Moving forward is, as Rocky said,
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I've had a few rough weeks in my business.
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Journalists in Hong Kong say freedom of the press is evaporating as they face more official obstruction than ever before. The WSJ's Te-Ping Chen tells Isabella Steger why this is.
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... the ... it felt that the Hawks media attention the past few weeks ... I'm trying to think and or what it with us in Hong Kong to paint it led to a lot about history then is coming under attack in Hong Kong and a new study has just now showing just how bad Jana stated ... what the findings of the study ... said the survey's findings are frankly pretty dramatic of the Hong Kong journalists Association found that in the past five years ... fully eighty seven percent of local reporters polled said that ... press freedoms of ended period ... and was the biggest complaints the with some of the biggest reason that they get for ... meeting ... that's all censorship is that that the scenes stories being told for example ... some of the reasons um for the government is finding our I'm ... itching to the governments of the number of often ... on record briefings they say has been on the rise ... as well and in the sense of high profile visits by Chinese officials ... local security has been set of ... especially vigilant and in some cases prevented have access to such government officials ... um as well some of the respondents the survey ... um when to themselves as the reason I saying that there have actually seen ... of benefits such that they themselves or their supervisors have been practicing self censorship ... um and sons seventy nine percent of them said that this trend is on the rise in the past five years ... I'm part of this because that that that has a sore ... concern about the company's owners aam but as well ... many reporters did say that increasing pressure from Beijing with offices in the Yusen K ... and let some of the focus is ... on the story a little bit on the South China morning post I this is Hong Kong English might wish to state that ... of its well regarded that come and if I have to be said that found an edge that perhaps ... he presented itself that some Chinese new stories to tell us ... what's going on and and and ensure that this latest incident was regarding the paper's coverage of ... the death of the Tiananmen dissidents um ... shortly after the anniversary of June fourth ... of May in in in a widely circulated email exchange one of the sub editors at the pier president criticized what he described as the paper's decision to downplay covers the first after the story broke ... the papers of sleep did well with quick aggressive reporting on the story ... of but there have been a number of concerns inside the music room that that was has overall been sort of ... of pulling back from its more aggressive coverage of Chinese issues ... of uncertainty this this this weekend we decided to once again bring those concerns to hadn't so here we saw ... but Third over thirty has thousands of paper signed a petition ... to voice his ... concerns as well a number of local legislators and activists staged protests outside the offices must be burning some papers ... okay very interesting times in Viet that the central Hong Kong media which remains a vibrant with ... many when you think that that many other countries would even dream of having ... thank you that with the King Center reported us here in Hong Kong


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