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In addition to the costs in time and money, there are other, less quantifiable costs of car ownership. These may be personal costs or costs to society at large.
Mental and Emotional Costs
- The car is one more thing you have to worry about, and it's a fairly big one. You have to worry that your car is operating properly, that it isn't being towed away or ticketed right now, that you are going to have enough money for the rising costs of gas, and that the place where some paint got scraped off your car isn't going to rust. You have to worry about whether or not you need to get a new car, when you are going to get the new car, and whether you can afford the car payments.
- The car is something that you have to feel guilty about. Especially when you become a parent and you upgrade to a larger car, you have to feel guilty about your carbon footprint. You have to feel guilty when you hop into the car to take a trip that you know you could get to on foot, but the weather is bad or the kids don't want to walk or you are just plain tired and need a break.
- You have the mental stress of being cooped up with your kids while you take them to daycare, on errands, or on a road trip. Babies scream in the car seat, older kids pester you incessantly about how much longer they'll have to be in the car, and siblings fight since they can't get away from each other.
- The obvious cost to all of us is the carbon emissions of a car. An average car emits 77 pounds of hydrocarbons per year. There are roughly 135 million passenger vehicles in the US. If we got rid of one out of every fifty of those, we'd reduce carbon emissions by 208 million pounds per year.
- There is also the cost of sprawl. Easy access to a car has enabled us to live far away from where we work and to shop far away from where we live and work. This has helped to create sprawling communities which are not walk-able or bike-able and which require us to drive even further.
- Automobile dependency and inadequate public transportation negatively impact the working poor who may have trouble affording car ownership or accessing reliable alternative transportation.
- Car use certainly has the potential of distancing us from our local communities. We don't get to know our neighbors because our real friends live across town. We don't shop at the neighborhood market because we can get better, cheaper food when we drive to a supermarket.
The good news is that going car-free will free you from these costs. The bad news is that there's no free ride. Giving up a car means giving up the many benefits of car ownership (and a car-free lifestyle comes with it's own costs as well). If you are considering going car free, you are going to have to determine whether the benefits you get from freeing yourself from your car outweigh the costs.
What do you see as being the biggest costs of car ownership and car driving? What are the benefits to car ownership that you can't imagine giving up? If you own a car, how do you minimize the costs?


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The 10 Most Important Things To Think About When Getting Ready For A New Season
Preparing the setup in an asphalt stock car for a new season involves very important processes. Over the winter and early spring, we have lots of time and little pressure so we can properly plan how we will set up our cars. With the right approach, we can have a car that will handle almost like a new one with a much greater chance of success.
The process for dirt and asphalt is similar in some ways and very different in others. That is why we divided the overall theme so that we could address each group separately. The division between the two genres is becoming both wider and narrower, depending on which aspect of chassis dynamics and tuning we are talking about.
I will note when a particular subject pertains to both types of stock car racing. So, all you dirt guys, just because you skipped this article and moved on to your labeled piece doesn't mean you won't have to come back here and take in some of this technology, and vice versa.
The very first step in the process of preparing for the new season is to consider all performance-related items and how they worked last season. Plan changes that could help improve performance or durability, both necessary components needed to win championships. Here are what we consider to be the 10 most important areas of chassis setup.
We always start with the front-end geometry on a stock car, or any race car with a double A-arm front suspension, be it dirt or asphalt. If this component is not set properly, then the whole car suffers, no matter what setup you have in the car.
The dynamics of the moment center and the effects of camber change are very important pieces of the setup puzzle. We have drilled this into you for a long time, and we'll continue to remind you, lest you forget.
The influence of the location of the front MC can be compared to a sliding volume control found on cheap stereos of the past. As you slide the knob to the right, the sound gets louder. Just like that, as you move the MC to the right, the chassis up front gets stiffer. The effect is huge.
Cars that won't turn are very likely to have poor MC designs. I can't tell you how many times I have refined the MC location in a car and had it totally change the way the car turned, for the better. I have had lots of feedback from teams who did the same and had the same results.
The rear geometry layout in your car must be evaluated and set correctly. The control arm angles affect the rear steer, and the third-link angle can redistribute load upon acceleration.
It is not advantageous to have the rear end steer to the right at any time on asphalt. A slight amount of rear steer to the left has been shown to help bite off the corners when needed. But the rear steer must only occur on acceleration and not at midturn.
Generally, you should have the front of your right-side control arm about a third higher than the total amount it will travel in the turns. With setups that use a very stiff right-rear spring, the angle of the right trailing arm will be less than when using a conventional softer spring.
The steering system must be evaluated and any negative characteristics must be eliminated. Negative aspects include excessive bumpsteer (over 0.030 bump in an inch of travel is considered negative by most designers), excess Ackermann (over 1/4 degree added steer in either wheel in 10 degrees of steering input is considered excessive), and incorrect steering quickness.
Eliminate most of your bumpsteer and Ackermann and install the correct steering ratio for your track that would suit the driver. If all of these issues are evaluated and corrected, then you can move on.
It has been found that alignment issues present serious drawbacks to a finely tuned chassis and setup. Alignment issues are defined as: a) rear end alignment, b) contact patch alignment, c) driveshaft to pinion/transmission alignment, and d) engine alignment.
The rear end does not need to be any different in alignment than at 90 degrees to the centerline of the chassis and/or to the right-side tire contact patches. Those patches also need to be in line.
The driveshaft alignment is also critical due to the generation of vibrations and harmonics that are damaging to the bearings and can be felt by the driver. The general rule is that the angles between the driveshaft and both the pinion shaft and the transmission output shaft need to be equal and in opposite directions.
The driveshaft doesn't "know" the view from which these angles are resulting, just that they are equal and opposite. If we have a top-view differential in alignment between the engine (crankshaft and transmission output shaft) and the pinion shaft and they are parallel, then the angle created by that misalignment may be sufficient to provide needed angular differentials.
A 1 1/2 -inch misalignment with a 44-inch driveshaft results in nearly a 2-degree angle at the tranny and pinion shafts. The engine should always be aligned perpendicular to the rear end and/or parallel to the centerline of the car.
The setup we choose for our car needs to be arranged so that the dynamics are balanced between the front and the rear suspensions. Each suspension system desires to do its own thing. Components that affect the desires are: the spring stiffness and spring split, the sprung weight it has to handle, and the moment center location.
Each end has its own moment arm length and resistance to roll as well as other factors. The bottom line is that at midturn, each end will want to roll to its own degree of angle. If those desired angles are different, then we term the setup unbalanced.
Unbalanced setups exhibit certain characteristics, such as an unusually high degree of wear and temperature on one tire versus the other tires. The car may or may not be neutral in handling, but the handling will not be consistent. Work to determine if your setup is balanced and then make the necessary changes to bring it into a balanced state.
Once you have evaluated the above and feel fairly confident that the car is set up correctly, you should then work to tune the transitions with the shocks. The overall work that a shock does is to resist the rebounding of the springs and control the rate of compression. Since the spring promotes rebound and resists compression as its properties, the shock's compression rate must be less than the rebound rate.
The amount of difference is directly related to the installed motion ratio of the spring and the spring's rate. A very soft spring would need more compression rate and less rebound rate, whereas a stiff spring would need a lot of rebound rate and much less compression rate.
Shocks affect the motion of the corners of the car and the placement of loads during transitional periods. If one corner of the car is shocked stiff, then, as that corner desires to move in compression, more load will be retained by that corner as well as the opposite diagonal corner of the car. This will happen during the compression cycle only.
If the same stiffly shocked corner is in rebound, less load will be retained by that corner, as well as its diagonal corner, during the rebound cycle only. That is the essence of shock technology related to handling influences. Plan your shock layout by comparing the shock stiffness to the other corners and to the spring stiffness at the corner you are trying to control.
Once the setup has been balanced and the shocks are chosen, we need to evaluate our turn-entry characteristics. Brake bias is a very important influence at this segment of the track. We do not want to try to solve turn-entry problems with the brake bias. We just need to make sure the car stays neutral in handling when the brakes are applied.
Brake bias influence can be easily determined by entering the corner with medium to heavy braking first and then entering with light braking to see if there is a difference. If there is, try to adjust the brake bias to eliminate the condition.
Once you have made the entry good, check to see if the adjuster is centered. If it is too far to one side, then changes to the brake master cylinder sizes and/or the pad compounds may need to be made in order to solve the problem while maintaining a centered bias adjuster. Off-centered adjusters can be very inconsistent.
In situations where the exit portion of the track provides less traction and/or the corner is more flat, we may have the need to develop more rear traction upon acceleration. Just giving the car more rear traction does not help us if the car becomes too tight in the middle of the turns.
We must develop ways to create more rear traction on acceleration only. There are ways to do that without changing the handling at other points around the racetrack. One way is to have a rear-spring split, where the right-rear (RR) spring has less spring rate than the LR spring. This creates more crossweight as the car squats on acceleration.
Another way to gain bite, which we have described in the past, involves the use of a spring-loaded pullbar that allows a certain amount of rear-end rotation to steer a car equipped with different-length rear control arms. As the rear end rotates on acceleration, the left wheel moves rearward more than the right wheel, creating a slight amount of rear steer to the left.
Antidive and antisquat are mechanical influences that can help our transitional phases of entry and exit. Antidive helps prevent sudden nosedive on entry by mechanically resisting the downward motion of the suspension using the rotational forces created through braking.
As the brakes are applied, the caliper grabs the rotor and the motion of the wheel/rotor tries to rotate the spindle. This force is resisted by the ball joints (BJ). The upper BJ is being forced in a forward direction, and the lower BJ is being forced in a rearward direction.
If, from a side view, we arrange our arm angles correctly, then the upper BJ would need to move to the rear and the bottom BJ would need to move to the front as the car dives. Since the antidive forces are in the opposite directions, there is a serious resistant force to dive preventing the front suspension from moving quickly.
The amount of resistance is directly related to the degree of sideview angle we put in our control arms. The left-side suspension usually is designed with about half the angle of the right side in a conventional design. For the big bar, soft spring setups, teams often introduce prodive into the left-front suspension to encourage rapid dive on entry to get the left front down quickly.
Antisquat results from the third link trying to straighten out, or become more horizontal, as the car accelerates and the rear end desires to rotate. The more third-link angle you have, the more antisquat there is. Lateral movement of the third link can change the placement of added load among the two rear tires that results from acceleration.
The very last thing you need to worry about is your aero package. I'm not saying this is not important at some level, but on short tracks, I would stress that aero downforce is overrated in most cases.
I say that with confidence because I have gone up against more aero-efficient cars with setups and body configurations that were aero-deficient and still outran them. Still, teams want the most they can get out of their cars. If all of the above nine items are in order, then go ahead with aero tweaking.
Try to understand how aero downforce is created and then configure your car so that you take advantage of every area where you could produce more downforce.
If you've been diligent in maximizing the above 10 areas of most concern, then you are well on your way to a successful season. Remember that success comes in all forms. Advancing your finishes over last season is a good step. Don't think that just your setup will lead quickly to Victory Lane. Improve your finish, learn how to win, and then, at the right moment, you'll find yourself holding the checkered flag.


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MIDDLEBURY — If Middlebury College students are familiar with that oft-repeated idiom, "as easy as falling off a log," they didn't let on Sunday morning as they gamely took their marks on a Western Red Cedar log bobbing placidly in the warm waters of the college Natatorium.
By ANDY KIRKALDY
MIDDLEBURY — In a first-round Division II boys' basketball playoff game that was not decided until the buzzer, No. 12 Mount Abraham survived a furious late rally by No. 5 Middlebury Union High School to win, 53-50. The game, which also served as a 2008-2009 rubber match between local rivals, was played in an electric postseason atmosphere.
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ADDISON COUNTY — In both 1990 and 2000, Charlotte resident Sky Thurber knocked on doors, many of them belonging to his neighbors, saying that he was from the government, and he was there to help — by counting.
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ORWELL — Outside of the Orwell Village School last week, a dull gray sky and patchy spots of February slush and snow signaled midwinter doldrums.
MIDDLEBURY — Prominent — and controversial — civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton addressed a crowd of roughly 700 at Middlebury College's Mead Chapel last Wednesday, urging students at the college to remain activists even in the wake of January's political sea change.
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MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury voters on April 8 will field a proposed 2009-2010 Mary Hogan Elementary School spending plan of $5,685,814, which represents a $61,029, or 1.09-percent, increase compared to the current year's spending plan of $5,624,785.
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Since it opened in 1934, the Washington Park Arboretum has hosted thousands of plant collections and species, each with a meticulously kept record and history. Until recently, many of those details from 1934 through the 1980s—when the database became digital—have been preserved solely on paper, scribbled on grid maps or filed in countless handwritten notes.
This past August, though, the University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG) received a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to begin digitizing those records and create an interactive Geographic Information Systems (GIS) map for the entire park. In the end, planners and visitors will be able to go online and pinpoint specific plants and collections within the arboretum, and access all sorts of historical details—a prospect that has everyone at UWBG and the arboretum buzzing.
"People will be able to find an area in the Arboretum, then zoom down and see which plants are there," says Tracy Mehlin, project manager and information technology librarian at the Center for Urban Horticulture. "It will be really fascinating and educational to have all of that history linked to the plant records, and accessible online to everyone."
One of the first tasks of the project was to begin surveying and verifying the geospatial coordinates of the 230-acre park, which decades ago was originally divided into 595 grid squares, each 100 feet by 100 feet. When those grid markers and coordinates are confirmed, they will be used to create a map that supports the geo-referenced database. Two- and three-person teams of students and staff have already been out surveying for the past couple months.
It's a multi-tiered project, and Mehlin has been working closely with other partners at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS).
Sarah Reichard, director of UWBG, is the principal investigator on the grant along with Soo-Hyung Kim, a professor of plant ecophysiology. Jim Lutz, a research scientist and engineer with the College of the Environment, has been helping coordinate the student survey crews and GIS mapping, and David Campbell is working on the searchable database and Web interface. Others involved are helping with various projects, including digitizing the existing maps, as well as handwritten notes and histories attached to each of the park's 10,000 accessions (plants specifically added and catalogued as part of the arboretum's collections).When completed, the searchable database will be a boon for environmental research and park management. It will also expand interpretative opportunities for visitors.
"The really fun part of it starts when it's done," says Reichard. "The idea is that eventually you'd be able to get the coordinates of a particular collection, like our magnolias, and locate them on your cell phone or GPS unit. We can start putting together virtual tours, and visitors can go from plant to plant."
The grant covers two years and is expected to run through August 2014. By then, anyone with a Web-connected device will have unprecedented access to most of the living collections—barring a few rare species—at the arboretum. And for the rest, you'll just have to come out and explore the park on foot!
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Acclaimed author Stephen Rea returns to lead spring Writing Institute
March 9, 2012
Acclaimed author Stephen Rea returns to Loyola University New Orleans this spring to host the Writing Institute, presented by the Walker Percy Center for Writing and Publishing. The writing course, "Writing Well-Crafted Fiction," will take place on Tuesday evenings, March 20 – May 8, from 7 – 9 p.m. The cost is $250 and the class is open to the public and will be held in Bobet Hall, Room 341.
The course, designed to help aspiring authors improve their fiction writing, will help students with a range of goals, from mastering the basics and perfecting short stories, to getting their novels onto bookstore shelves.
All students will have their work read, edited, discussed and critiqued by the other writers in the class. The program will be flexible, informal and tailored to the interests of the students, no matter their age, writing ability or experience.
According to Rea, who also taught the Writing Institute in the fall, the course is great because it appeals to such a wide variety of people. "There was such a disparate group of people last semester, from girls in their 20s to men in their 70s, and they were from all walks of life—from cooks to lawyers to burlesque dancers," Rea said. "No genre was off limits, and the students were so willing to take the time to get involved and read and critique each other's work."
A native of Northern Ireland who currently resides in New Orleans, Rea was a national newspaper journalist in the United Kingdom. He has covered a range of news stories, from the Gulf War and terrorist attacks in London to the resignation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
After relocating to New Orleans in 2004, Rea discovered Finn McCool's, a Mid-City Irish bar with a club soccer team playing in a local league. While displaced to Houston during Hurricane Katrina, he authored "Finn McCool's Football Club," which follows Rea's and his team's struggles during that time.
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Maybe there is something in the water. Maybe it's all of those long, cold winter nights. Maybe it's the etheric splendor of the flashing light parade of the aurora borealis. Whatever it is, there must be something in Stockholm, Sweden that has Youngteam devoting so much talent and time thinking about, writing about and playing about dreaming. Lost in a world of thought, Youngteam have decided to so aptly name their latest release Daydreamer.
Daydreamer, due out for official release in March of 2011 on Northern Star Records, is a delightful and ethereal mesmerizing exploration along a cerebral landscape of lush jangly guitars awash in reverb set to an array of harmonious melodies and enchanting rhythms. Every track, from beginning to end, are well placed, with one song as good as the next. Daydreamer will send you on your own sonic daydreams replete with all of the effects laden soundscapes of your dreams. As the band's debut full length, it is amazing to discover that most of these tracks were recorded from live shows, thanks to the expert production skills of Mattias Glava. Mattias Glava is a top Swedish producer better know for his work with Dungen, Håkan Hellström and The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
Youngteam are; depending on whenever you catch them as they've had a number of personnel changes; Fredrik Liljequist, Peter Eriksson, Johan Angantyr, Mattias Hägerstrand (helping hands from time to time), Christian Rockström, Jesper Klein, Tobias Eidewald, Andrev Bergström, Matilda Johansson, Matilda Niang and Anna Järvinen.
When Youngteam put out their first release in 2007 as an EP called Missnobandjet, they chose to work as a collective and feature different lead singers. One of them was the much acclaimed Anna Järvinen who took to the mic for the often favored "Your Love". Previously, Anna had established a bit of a reputation for her contributions with Granada and Dungen. Since her work with Youngteam, Anna Järvinen, on her own, went on to achieve a top ten album in Finland and Sweden.
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"Retirement Readiness Ratings and Retirement Savings Shortfalls for Gen Xers: The Impact of Eligibility for Participation in a 401(k) Plan"
EBRI Notes, Vol. 33, No. 6 (June 2012)
JACK VANDERHEI, Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
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Measuring retirement security -- or retirement income adequacy -- is an extremely important topic. The May 2012 EBRI Notes article provided updates for the previously published EBRI Retirement Readiness Ratings™ as well as the average Retirement Savings Shortfalls (RSS). This paper provides sensitivity analysis on the Retirement Readiness Ratings™ by giving additional information on the percentage of the at-risk population that is relatively close to having adequate financial resources for retirement income adequacy. It also provides more detailed analysis on the distribution of the RSS. Unlike previous analyses, this paper focuses on the Gen Xer cohort (born between 1965-1974) in an attempt to assess the impact that eligibility for participation in a 401(k) plan has on these values. The dollar value of retirement savings shortfalls for Gen Xers varies considerably with the number of future years of eligibility for 401(k) plans, particularly for those in the highest severity category (simulated to have a shortfall of $200,000 or more): 13 percent of those with no future years of 401(k) eligibility have shortfalls in this range vs. only 3 percent for those with 20 or more years. Future eligibility for 401(k) plans makes a significant difference in reducing the percentage of households with shortfalls of $200,000 or more for all gender/family status combinations, but single females experience the largest absolute reduction in the percentage of those with shortfalls in this range. This paper also provides a comparative analysis of the importance of nursing home and home health care costs on retirement income adequacy. Figures 1-6 in the paper are based on the EBRI Retirement Security Projection Model® (RSPM) which simulates 1,000 alternative retirement paths for each household to explicitly model investment, longevity, and stochastic health care risks (i.e., nursing home and home health care costs). Figure 7 modifies RSPM by completely eliminating the nursing home and home health care risks to illustrate the extent of the errors introduced in models that ignore these risks.
The PDF for the above title, published in the June 2012 issue of EBRI Notes, also contains the fulltext of another June 2012 EBRI Notes article abstracted on SSRN: "Use of Health Care Services and Access Issues by Type of Health Plan: Findings from the EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey."
"The Effect of Pension Reform on Pension-Benefit Expectations and Savings Decisions in Japan"
EMIKO USUI, Nagoya University, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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TSUNAO OKUMURA, Yokohama National University - International School of Social Sciences, Northwestern University - Department of Economics
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Using the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement (JSTAR), a new Japanese panel survey of people age 50 or older, we find that many Japanese in their early 50s - compared with those in their late 50s and early 60s - expect their level of public pension benefits to decline. We find that recent pension reform, which raised the pensionable age, affected people by increasing the age when they expect to claim their benefits by almost the exact same amount for all. The reform decreases their expectations for public pension benefits, although this effect is not necessarily significant. We also find evidence that individuals' anxiety about the public pension program's future induces an increase in their private savings.
"Retiree Health Benefits as Deferred Compensation: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study"
JAMES MARTON, Georgia State University - Andrew Young School - Department of Economics
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STEPHEN WOODBURY, Michigan State University, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Are early retiree health benefits (RHBs) a form of deferred compensation that binds workers to an employer? Most employers who offer RHBs offer them only to workers who have 10 or more years of tenure with the firm and have reached age 55. Accordingly, workers in firms offering RHBs have an incentive to stay with a firm in the years before they attain eligibility for RHBs, and a greater incentive than otherwise to retire thereafter. We test for the existence of such a pattern of incentives by examining the age-specific relationship between workers' eligibility for RHBs and retirement. The findings suggest that workers in RHB-offering firms are less likely to retire at ages 50 and 51 than similar workers in firms that do not offer RHBs. Also, RHB-eligible workers aged 60 and 61 are more likely to retire than similar RHB-ineligible workers. Such a pattern is consistent with RHBs acting as part of a delayed-payment contract of the kind described by Lazear (1979, 1981).
"The Retrenchment of Second‐Tier Pensions in Hungary and Poland: A Precautionary Tale"
International Social Security Review, Vol. 65, Issue 3, pp. 1-25, 2012
ELAINE FULTZ, International Labour Organization (ILO) - Subregional Office (SRO) Budapest
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In 1997, Hungary and Poland led Central Europe in partially privatizing their national pension systems, diverting a portion of public pension contributions to privately‐managed individual investment accounts. In the aftermath of the global economic crisis, both governments retrenched these second‐tier schemes: Hungary (December 2010), by ceasing to fund the accounts and recouping most workers' existing balances; and Poland (April 2011), by reducing the diversion of contributions to the second tier. The factors that drove these retrenchments are traced to the original 1997 second‐tier designs, which omitted key specifications related to financing the accounts, private benefit design, and the regulation of private management fees. While both governments tried to compensate for the missing design specifications during implementation, the results were limited. By reducing investment returns and raising borrowing costs, the global economic crisis brought the problems to a head. The conclusion highlights some outstanding issues whose resolution will shape the retrenchments' long‐term impacts.Read more!


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Once thought of as the "window shaker" of the commercial air-conditioner market, rooftop package units have evolved (or have been created, depending on your point of view) and are making high-end-chiller stalwarts sit up and take notice. Using the latest control technology, you can ensure that units are set up properly, meet a full range of comfort needs, and maintain efficiency ratings for years.
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Winter has arrived. This week has been cold everywhere — experienced the first subzero wind chills in Chicago in what feels like two years, how about you? Everything is just so dry. I have stepped up my moisturizer game in a big way. I mean business. My hair wants in on the moisture blast action, too. Last night, I took myself to George the Salon in Chicago to experience The Vegetarian Miracle Conditioning Treatment. In short, it's everything for dry ends. I woke up with the softest tresses this a.m. And my blowout is completely intact — I plan to ride it out for as many days as I can manage.
A bit of background on George. The man behind the salon, George Gonzales, worked for Oprah and the Harpo team for more than a decade and opened his own salon about five years ago. One of the lines he's been carrying since opening is from eco-friendly Davines, and the Vegetarian Treatment is the newest addition. Part one is an intense conditioning treatment featuring nourishing ingredients like rice, red algae and avocado. The final touch is the Living Enzyme Infusion Spray which targets brittle hair with wheat proteins, olive oil, cotton bloom and a special enzyme that fights free radicals (yeah, they attack your hair just as they do skin!)
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The House Appropriations Committee has released the fiscal year 2012 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, which will be considered by the House Interior Environment Subcommittee Thursday. The legislation includes funding for the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency among other independent and related agencies. Altogether the bill would provide $27.5 billion, an 8% cut, in discretionary spending. The EPA budget would be cut by 18% and the Interior Department's cut 7%.
The Appropriations Committee boasts a 22% cut to climate change programs, a reduction of the land acquisition budget to one-fifth its current size and a tightening of the purse strings to choke off money for several regulatory efforts. House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., said he believes Americans are sick to death of excessive government spending and regulation that is pushing us further and further away from economic recovery.
Meanwhile, in the Senate, Budget Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., wants to present a budget plan to the public this week. Democratic members of the Committee believe their plan could provide ideas and an alternative vision for future bipartisan deficit talks although several aides question the move and say it doesn't mean anything. But Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., says fellow Democrats and the President should get behind a strong alternative to Republican proposals that would cut various government programs for the middle class and the poor. Sanders believes the American people want to hear an alternative.
In a letter, Sanders told President Obama he should not yield to the GOP. Sanders says the President needs to stand tall and tell the wealthiest people in this country that they must be part of deficit reduction. He went on to say, "We're not going to throw millions of kids off Medicaid health insurance and not have you contribute a nickel."
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A man claimed he was knocked unconscious during a confrontation along Main Street in early morning hours on Tuesday, the Park City Police Department said.
The police received the report at 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, hours after the incident. Phil Kirk, a police captain, said the confrontation occurred sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 1:30 a.m.
Kirk said the man was with a male friend at a restaurant-bar and encountered a woman who was a friend of the man's ex-wife. The man and the woman started to argue before the man and his friend left, Kirk said.
The man, though, returned and continued the argument on the Main Street sidewalk outside the restaurant-bar, Kirk said, describing that a shouting match ensued. The man told the police the people with the woman attacked him. Three men assaulted him, the police were told. They "rushed him," Kirk said.
They punched the man an undetermined number of times, Kirk said. He told the police he lost consciousness during the attack.
The man, who is 30 years old and lives in Park Meadows, went to the Park Avenue police station later in the day to report the confrontation. He told the police he might have suffered a concussion. An ambulance was called to the police station for him. Kirk said the man declined to be transported to a hospital.
The man identified the other people involved and wants to press charges, Kirk said. The Police Department has spoken to the friend of the man's ex-wife, he said. The investigation is continuing.
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Camp Confidential.....08/11/04...
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Temperature: 90 degrees.
Heat index: 98 degrees.
Attendance: 150.
In the spotlight: Left defensive end.
Depth chart
No. player | Ht. | Wt. | Exp. |
94 Charles Grant | 6-3 | 290 | 3 |
96 Melvin Williams | 6-2 | 278 | 2 |
92 Tony Bryant | 6-6 | 282 | 5 |
Charles Grant led the Saints with 10 sacks last season and has enjoyed a strong offseason. He has responded well to new line coach John Pease's mentorship. Melvin Williams is a good pass rusher but lacks the size to play the run effectively as a starter. He'll be part of the rotation, but he'll probably fall behind rookie Will Smith in the pecking order. Tony Bryant has the talent to play in the NFL but might be caught in a numbers game. He's a long shot to make the final roster.
Position: Running back
Height, weight: 5-11, 199
Experience: 5
Age: 27
College: Northern Arizona
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Did you know: As a rookie with the San Diego Chargers in 2000, Jenkins returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown in a 28-27 loss to the Saints, Jim Haslett's first win as coach. . . . He led the NFL and set a Chargers season record with 1,541 kick return yards in 2001. . . . He was a parks and recreation major at Northern Arizona. . . . He lettered in football, basketball and track and field at Hueneme High School in Oxnard, Calif. . . . He ranks with Michael Lewis, Donte' Stallworth, Devery Henderson and Fred Thomas among the fastest players on the roster.
WHO'S HOT: Cornerback Fakhir Brown continues to shine in passing drills. He's playing with confidence and has emerged as arguably the best cover corner on the roster. Veteran Ashley Ambrose still has the inside track for the starting spot opposite Fred Thomas, but Brown is pushing him daily.
WHO'S NOT: Wide receiver Germane Crowell missed his eighth consecutive practice because of recurring problems with his left knee. Crowell, who sat out last season rehabilitating the injured leg, could be in jeopardy of being released if the injury doesn't improve.
PLAY OF THE DAY: Johnathan Sullivan showed the kind of run-stuffing ability that made him the No. 6 overall pick in the 2003 draft during goal-line drills. On second-and-goal at the 2, he fought off a pair of blockers, slid parallel to the line of scrimmage to his left, filled the hole and stood up Ronney Jenkins for no gain.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Just a little R and R." -- Saints running back Deuce McAllister, when reporters inquired about his absence at practice.
WR | Nathan Black | groin
QB | Todd Bouman | abdominal strain
QB | Aaron Brooks | quadriceps
CB | Keyuo Craver | sprained left ankle
WR | Germane Crowell | left knee
LB | Cie Grant | left knee
S | Steve Gleason | broken left thumb
TE | Lamont Hall | knee
TE | Zach Hilton | groin
S | Tebucky Jones | groin
LB | Roger Knight | knee
WR | Derrick Lewis | hamstring
RB | Deuce McAllister | knee
FB | Nate Schurman | sprained left toe
CB | Maurice Tucker | groin
DL | Willie Whitehead | right knee
TODAY'S SCHEDULE: Practice, walk-though, no pads, 9 to 11 a.m.; practice, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Superdome, open to season-ticket holders.
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It is sure nice not to see Donte Stallworth name...NOT on the injury report. This could get interesting.
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I like the fact that we keep hearing good things about Brown, maybe Haz was right not to sell his soul for a CB.
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Microsoft recently released a CTP of Power View on SSAS Multidimensional, (and yes, I know I'm a bit late writing about this, but I still wanted to give my two cents on it). So we're edging closer towards the point where Power View and Excel will be able to cover all of your viewer needs (or at least most of them :)). Years ago when I wrote about Report Builder on a cube and all the problems that that relationship created, I wondered when that would be fixed. Now that we have Power View, I'm glad that Microsoft is...
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Indiana State University student Kayla Holscher pondered what sort of creation she would invent as part of her semester long simulated business class when her professor discussed some troubles previous students had encountered with adhesives.
That was when an unexpected image hopped into Holscher's mind: her children's rabbit.
The pet died last summer, and Holscher's children wanted to create a memorial from a huge stone that they would decorate.
"They saved fancy marbles and gems, and they thought they would put her name in it," Holscher said, "but they didn't know how to attach them."
Holscher took the opportunity to solve the duo of dilemmas befallen her children and Alister McLeod, assistant professor of applied engineering technology management. Rather than creating and marketing a project as most students do in the simulated company (SIMCO) course, she devoted her efforts to researching adhesives and determining the glues that work best on different construction materials, such as wood and plastics.
In the SIMCO course, technology students work in groups to create and pitch a product to McLeod, who acts as the project's financier. Once he approves a product, the student teams then design, troubleshoot, market and ultimately sell the product to make a profit.
"The SIMCO lab is neat because it pulls all aspects of real life together, your product development, your marketing, the business aspect and quality," Holscher said. "My job is that I'm troubleshooting a quality issue that had come forth previously, and that's part of real business. You have to deal with things happening, such as customer complaints."
Several groups created different products. One group created and sold more than a half-dozen plexiglass clocks illuminated by LED lights, while another group created sold protective iPhone covers featuring custom designs group members created.
The SIMCO class also branched out this year, McLeod said, by having several students including Holscher analyze previous projects with the goal of improving future creations. On one project created in the last few years, a large piece of wood had fallen off of its frame, which prompted the analysis of the adhesive that was used to join the wood to the frame.
"We have products that have been built over the past year, and now we're in a position to review some of those products and see what maybe some of the flaws associated with these products," McLeod said.
Some projects also advanced on some innovations from previous semesters. A SIMCO team last year created several LED signs that sold quickly. The new team utilized a similar design to create clocks out of plexiglass. The LED lights illuminate the Indiana State logos and clock faces etched on the clocks.
After conceiving the idea, the group worked its way through several prototypes before deciding on the final version. The group did not have to work nearly as hard to sell the creation.
"It was very easy. We just went to people and said 'this is what we're making' and showed them our prototype, and they liked it," said junior Mary Jones, a technology management major from Clinton. "We sold them pretty quickly. We sold three of them in the first day."
The group ultimately sold seven clocks, the most they were permitted to make given the class schedule for the semester. The team also donated $150 of the profits to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
"It was the breast cancer awareness month, October, when we were doing this," said Jones, who said that it inspired the group to determine the organization where they would donate the money.
Another project also included a new development in a SIMCO initiative after a group of students created custom designs on iPhone covers.
"Nearly everybody you talk to has some form of Apple product," said sophomore Travis Clymer, an advanced manufacturing major from Terre Haute, "so we just thought we would jump into that market."
Their idea caught on - and quickly. They initially created iPhone covers that featured an Indiana State logo, though they also received orders from different fraternities and sororities on campus.
The team forged a partnership to sell the iPhone covers. One of the group members had a friend in the Scott College of Business who helps run the Executive Express Café in Federal Hall. The group running the café was considering adding retail items to the café, said David Robinson, co-director of Sycamore Student Ventures and professor of the group that operates Executive Express.
Robinson talked with McLeod and learned more about the SIMCO class. Robinson's group worked with the SIMCO students, putting the iPhone covers for sale in the café.
"There's a gap in what our students know about manufacturing, and there's a gap in the manufacturing students' not knowing enough about business or retail," Robinson said, "and I thought that was a recipe for collaboration, and Professor McLeod was thinking that same way too."
The collaboration worked well, with Executive Express selling about 10 iPhone cases. In all, nearly 50 iPhone covers were sold during the semester, far exceeding the SIMCO group's expectations, Clymer said.
The project was not without trial and error. Group members had to experiment with the etching equipment to properly be able to create a design on the iPhone cases from one of their suppliers.
The troubleshooting is just one intended aspect that students encounter in the SIMCO course.
"We've had to play multiple roles due to the class size, so I'm the quality manager, as well as the safety manager," Clymer said, "With the quality management, you get to see many of the problems that go on with every job within the company."
Most SIMCO groups typically make and sell less than 10 products to ensure that the course does not lose money on excessive materials if the products do not sell, McLeod said. He does not spend much time teaching SIMCO students about marketing, which is more in line with the Scott College team that partnered with the iPhone case group.
"We're not savvy about customer requirements, and that's why some of our projects have been hit and miss," McLeod said. "It would be nice if in the future we could work with this class to look at product design. During our design phase, we could get some feedback on what they think this product would mean to them, and what they could use it for."
Photo: http://isuphoto.smugmug.com/Other/ISUphotoservices/SIMCO-lab/i-jkZLMb5/0/L/SIMCO_lab-7485-L.jpg (ISU/Rachel Keyes)LED clocks that were created and sold as part of a project in the simulated company (SIMCO) class this fall at Indiana State University. The group of students that created and sold the clocks donated half of the profits to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Photo: http://isuphoto.smugmug.com/Other/ISUphotoservices/SIMCO-lab/i-XLQ6WNL/0/L/SIMCO_lab-7454-L.jpg (ISU/Rachel Keyes)Indiana State University student Kayla Holscher tests an adhesive in the simulated company (SIMCO) course. She researched and tested different adhesives to help determine which ones work best on different products. The information can be used by future classes when they create different products.
Photo: http://isuphoto.smugmug.com/Other/ISUphotoservices/SIMCO-lab/i-4d3xtxX/0/L/SIMCO_lab-7550-L.jpg (ISU/Rachel Keyes)A close-up of one of the iPhone cases with a design added in the SIMCO class. The group of students creating different designs for the iPhone cases partnered with a group of students in the Scott College of Business to market the products. They sold nearly 50 iPhone cases.
Photo: http://isuphoto.smugmug.com/Other/ISUphotoservices/SIMCO-lab/i-wJB2DMp/0/L/SIMCO_lab-7489-L.jpg (ISU/Rachel Keyes)Indiana State University professor Alister McLeod, second from right, talks to several students in the simulated company (SIMCO) class. Students in the class create and market their creations as if in a business setting.
Contact: Alister McLeod, assistant professor of applied engineering technology management, College of Technology, Indiana State University, 812-237-3455 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Writer: Austin Arceo, assistant director of media relations, Office of Communications and Marketing, Indiana State University, 812-237-3790 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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A fire captain with the Dularge Fire Department, accused of firing guns earlier this month at his apartment complex and shooting at a neighbor and his children, has quit his job, the fire chief said.
A fire captain with the Dularge Fire Department, accused of firing guns earlier this month at his apartment complex and shooting at a neighbor and his children, has quit his job, the fire chief said.
No one was hurt in the incident, Terrebonne sheriff's detectives said.
Daniel Paul Lirette, 35, 481 Belmere Luxury Court, asked his wife to bring the paperwork to resign to the Terrebonne Parish jail, Fire Chief Quint Liner said. Lirette remains in the jail on a $500,000 bond.
The position of fire captain is protected under Civil Service law, which requires those accused of crimes to be placed on administrative leave and investigated before their supervisors determine if they should keep them on staff or fire them.
Since Lirette resigned April 8, the department won't go through that process, Liner said. If convicted, the fire department will not rehire him — people found guilty of felonies cannot work for the department.
Lirette's family no longer lives in that apartment complex.
Neighbor Travis White said he and his wife arrived back from a trip to New Orleans to find sheriff's deputies combing the lawn and Lirette's apartment.
White said he spoke to a boy who said a bullet had barely missed him and his father.
However, Lirette is not charged with attempted murder.
Lirette, armed with nine guns, fired three rounds the evening of April 6 — two shots inside his apartment and one at a father and his two children, Terrebonne sheriff's detectives said at the time.
Deputies got reports that Lirette was suicidal. They were also told Lirette's wife was in the apartment when he fired a revolver, the Sheriff's Office said.
White said he and his wife heard Lirette and a woman fighting outside their apartment the weekend before the shooting.
Another apartment resident, who declined to be named, said he had just met Lirette the afternoon before the shooting, drinking and barbecuing outside.
"He was a real nice guy," he said. "Very nice and very pleasant."
Lirette is charged with a few counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm, records show.
The former carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison, and the latter carries up to two years.
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Smash Bros for Wii U & 3DS won't include a story mode
We understand when characters don't necessarily return in fighting game sequels. The roster does have to stay fluid, after all. However, here's a rather surprising feature being cut for the upcoming Smash Bros game for Wii U and 3DS: cutscenes.
Game director Masahiro Sakurai told Japanese magazine Famitsu that the upcoming game will not include a story mode or cutscenes. And the reason is quite surprising.
"Unfortunately, the movie scenes we worked hard to create were uploaded onto the internet," Sakurai wrote to the magazine (transcribed by Kotaku). "You can only truly wow a player the first time he sees [a cutscene]. I felt if players saw the cutscenes outside of the game, they would no longer serve as rewards for playing the game, so I've decided against having them."
Nintendo really has a grudge against this "YouTube" thing that all the kids are doing nowadays. Especially when it comes to Smash Bros, it seems.
The CG movie team at Nintendo isn't going to be completely unused, however. Instead of having a story mode, Sakurai promises to have intro video sequences for every character. At E3, Nintendo introduced the Wii Fit Trainer with a movie--and because they released it to the internet, it's totally okay.
Still, for fans of the franchise, the news must come as a step backwards. Subspace Emissary for Wii was special not only for bringing together so many different franchises in one narrative--but for being penned by Final Fantasy 7's Kazushige Nojima.


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"Homeland," which received the 2012 Golden Globe for best television series--drama is an addictive show that should be on the top of your list to catch up on. There has only been one season thus far of this CIA/POW drama. It is the easiest to show to catch up on because every episode keeps you wanting more. And lucky for you, since the first season is over, you can watch one episode after the without having to wait a week to see the next episode. The first season is available on demand, on showtimeanytime.com, and is available on DVD. Season 2 premiers at 10p.m. on Sunday, September 30 on Showtime.
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This course has been running since 1997, with the exception of 2001, when Gernot was on sabbatical leave and Kevin was not yet at UNSW. The purple line in the graph below shows actual enrolment over the years, while the green line shows enrolment as a fraction of the total size of Year-3 enrolments at CSE (third-year students form the vast majority of COMP9242 enrolments).
The first two years were special, the course had not yet earned its reputation. Also, in 1998 we introduced a prerequisite of a Credit grade in Operating Systems. From 1999 to 2002 the course had a weighting of 12UoC, all other years it was 6UoC.
Ignoring the first two years, we can see that enrolment was generally in the 15–20 range, with only a slight post-dot-com-bust dip, unlike what was experienced my most. In COMP9242 this dip should have started to show in 2003. (Although the 12UoC rating probably depressed enrolments in the 1999–2002 period somewhat.)If there was tech-crash dip, it reverted within a few years. Also, the OS prerequisite was toughened to a Distinction grade in 2005 (which might explain the dip that year, the only time besides 2010 that enrolment fell below 10).
This is clearly reflected in the green line in the above graph, which shows COMP9242 enrolments as a fraction of the overall size of Year-3 at CSE. Quite stable at around 2% from 1999 to 2005, the course's share of students has since grown dramatically to 5–6%, or about three times its previous long-term average, and has essentially stayed there, although it dipped to a lower level in 2010. (Note that the 2005–13 figures were revised in 2014 based on an improved treatment of double-degree enrolments, creating some inconsistencies with earlier versions of this graph.)
Another interesting statistics is the grade breakdown in the graph below. It is clearly evident that we do not mark to a bell curve! Instead we try to maintain uniform standards across years (and if anything, our expectations on students' performance have increased over the last ten years). There is a clear upwards trend in the proportion of HDs and Ds, most likely because we're geting more students seriously interested in OS hacking, and probably also getting a higher share of the top of the student population.
Failure rates are very low. This doesn't mean that the course is easy (as anyone who has taken it will attest, and so do the surveys), but that we take steps to ensure only students who can cope take the course (by prerequisites as well as the reputation of the course) and know they have to work hard (which they generally do).
The graph also shows that we are not afraid to hand out high marks if we think it is justified, with 100% of 2005 and over 75% of 2007–9 students getting at least a Distinction. The smallest class of 2005 had half the students ending up with High Distinction. But years like 2003 and 2006 show that we do not hand out top marks if we think they are not deserved.


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Multi-touch iPod nano stripped bare
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Photos Apple new sixth-generation iPod nano "is more like a Shuffle with a screen than a Nano with true multi-touch" says Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit, the parts-and-repairs website that glories in dissecting electronic devices to discover what makes them tick.
iFixit's teardown of the purportedly multi-touch iPod nano led Wiens to the conclusion that: "Apple is seriously reaching by calling the Nano 'multi-touch'."
The sixth-generation kindasorta multi-touch iPod nano (source: Apple)
Wiens has a point. Apple's support page for the iPod nano indicates that the device supports only one multi-touch gesture: a two-finger screen-rotation.
He also notes, however, that "reliable sources" have informed him that Apple's internal docs suggest that the device has support for a pinch-to-zoom gesture. "Was this feature cut at the last minute?" he asks. "Could it be added back in with a software update?"
Despite the iPod nano's limited multi-touch capability, iFixit's teardown found a lot to like about the nano — and a few aspects less likable. The following are just a few images from their dissection, but you can find the entire 28-photo dismemberment here.
The nano's 1.54-inch, 240-by-240 pixel TFT display is glued onto the case
Removing the display from the case requires a heat gun to melt the glue which attaches it — a process that iFixit describes as being similar to how they opened up Apple's new fourth-generation iPod shuffle.
Interestingly, the display sticks out about 0.3mm above the case. Why? Weins speculates that Apple installed it thusly to make room for the nano's headphone jack. "Apple wanted to keep the device as thin as possible," he hypothesizes, "and the curvature of the edges would have forced the case to be thicker for a completely flush glass panel."
The tininess of the iPod nano's display may be why Apple omitted video playback from this model
iFixit notes that the display, like that of the iPhone 4 and the iPod touch, is a single unit with the touchscreen, TFT LCD, and protective front glass all "inseparably bonded."
The teardown also revealed that the display is exceptionally thin: 2.27mm, compared with the new iPod touch's 2.93mm display and the iPhone 4's 3.05mm unit.
The nano's battery is one component that's unfortunately soldered to the logic board
A number of internal nano-component ribbon cables — the display and headphone jack-power/volume-button cables, for example — aren't soldered on, but are instead attached by pop-off connectors. Connecting them this way makes the nano easier to repair — "Thank you Apple," say the device fixers at iFixit.
The nano's lithium-ion battery — the yellow item in the image above — is rated at 105 milliampere-hours, more than double the shuffle's 51mAh. iFixit surmises that the boost is needed to power the display — a reasonable assumption.
Not included in this group shot are the eleven screws that hold together various components
On a scale of one to ten, iFixit rates the sixth-generation iPod nano as a five when it comes to repairability. By comparison, they rated the new iPod shuffle a two and the new iPod touch a four.
Repairing something rather than simply tossing it away and buying a new shiny-shiny is iFixit's raison d'être. If you want to fix your stuff or contribute your own "fix-it-don't-toss-it" expertise, check out the company's crowd-sourced repair-guide collection. ®


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by Katie Riley
Switching up your usual routine can jumpstart your fitness. Our personal trainer shares a few of her favorite classes
When it comes to getting fit, there are two things I believe in: taking classes and trying new things. This was exactly the approach I took to get -- and stay -- in white-dress shape for my wedding. In the six months leading up to my big day, I tried as many different classes as I could. I had so much fun and it kept me incredibly active.
What about you? Need a time out from the treadmill? Are you burnt out on that spin bike?
Introducing a new type of exercise to your usual routine can kick-start your resolve and results. If you're in a fitness rut, consider the following classes, which are taking studios and gyms by storm. One of these types of exercise may be just what you need to get excited to sweat again!
1. If you like … competition
Try … CrossFit
Try … CrossFit
What it is:
In a word: Intense! CrossFit workouts are fast-paced, as you continuously move from one high-intensity exercise to the next. The exercises mostly involve fundamental actions, like running (more like sprinting!), throwing, jumping, squatting, pushing, pulling and swinging. There's a variety of equipment, including barbells, kettlebells and sandbags. The goal is to complete a certain number of reps of each exercise within a given amount of time. In many classes, participants compete against one another. Because of its high intensity, you're sure to torch tons of calories!
One warning: Because of the explosive nature of many CrossFit exercises, it's crucial to have good form before ramping up the intensity to avoid injury. If you're just starting to get in shape, jumping right in may not be your best option. Consider working with a personal trainer to learn the basics first.
Check it out:
Watch these videos for demos of CrossFit exercises and click here to find CrossFit facilities in your area.
2. If you like … bodyweight exercises
Try … TRX
Try … TRX
What it is:
This "suspension-training system" contains two long straps that attach to a stable surface, like a doorframe, weight rack or tree. Using your own body weight and gravity as resistance, you can do hundreds of different exercises by holding the handles or placing your feet in the foot cradles.
Instead of isolating a specific area, these exercises work your entire body. It's great for building strength (particularly the core) and improving balance and flexibility.
Check it out:
Find a trainer or a facility in your area that offers TRX training. You can also purchase your own suspension training system to use at home.
3. If you like … dance parties
Try … Zumba
Try … Zumba
What it is:
Here's what the Zumba brand calls itself: "a calorie-burning dance-fitness party." I'd say that's about right. This high-energy workout incorporates dance moves and fun music. Make sure to bring along a pack of Puffs tissues -- you'll work up a sweat while shaking parts of your body you didn't even know where shake-able.
In addition to the standard Zumba Fitness classes, there are also several other formats you may see offered, including Zumba Toning, which incorporates resistance training using special toning sticks, and Aqua Zumba (a pool party workout!).
Check it out:
Click here to find a class near you or consider a workout DVD to do at home.
4. If you like … ballet
Try … The Bar Method
What it is:
Try … The Bar Method
What it is:
This "non-impact" workout is dance conditioning with a variety of exercises -- some done with free weights, some at the bar and some on a mat -- to tighten and tone your entire body.
It also involves lots of stretching to help elongate muscles and improve posture. Many of the exercises are isometric, which involves holding a position and making small range-of-motion movements (say, pulsing up and down in a squat).
Check it out:
Find a studio location near you, see examples of exercises, or check out these DVDs you can do at home. Pure Barre and Fluidity are different but similar brands of ballet-inspired fitness you could also check out.
5. If you like … high-intensity classes
Try … boot camp
Try … boot camp
What it is:
Boot camp workouts aren't brand-new type of exercise, but their growing popularity has lead to more options and offerings.
Inspired by military workouts (hard core!), these high-intensity classes involve both cardio conditioning and strength training. They often move quickly, without a lot of rest, and often incorporate interval training and explosive plyometric moves (like burpees).
Check it out: Depending on the season, you may be able to find outdoor classes offered in your area. (I think the fresh-air ramps up those endorphins even more!) You can also check out local gyms for boot-camp-style classes. Barry's Bootcamp is a popular chain with only has facilities in select cities. They also have DVDs you can do at home.
6. If you like … yoga
Try … aerial yoga
Try … aerial yoga
What it is:
Want to kick your yoga up a notch? In an aerial yoga class, you do many traditional poses … but in a special fabric hammock that hangs a few feet off of the floor.
Depending on the pose, the hammock supports some or all of your weight. This may help you achieve more advanced poses and deepen your stretches.
Just make sure to listen to your body during your first class. Most of us aren't used to being upside down very often (or for any length of time), so you may need to take more breaks. I know I did!
How to check it out:
Unnata Aerial Yoga has studio locations around the country, but not in all states. You may also be able to find a class in your area at a facility that offers acrobatics classes.
Katie Riley is certified as a personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and specializes in small group training, indoor cycling and gravity training instruction. She is also a health writer and editor and has written for Prevention, RealAge.com and the University of California, San Diego Health Sciences. She lives in San Diego and is an instructor at Evolve Health and Fitness.
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the riddler wrote:Sports Sync Radio will work if the radio call is ahead of the TV. You can delay the radio call for up to 10 seconds I believe. I have directv at home and listen to the game on a radio. The radio call is usually behind the TV by 4 or 5 seconds. So I just pause the game until the radio catches up. Does anyone know why the radio stations don't try to sync up the call with the game?
I'm pretty sure it's impossible for the radio station to match what the TV is putting out. Has to do with satellite feeds bouncing from the arena to the satellite to the network and thus to the cable companies. For example, when the ROOT studio hosts toss out to Steigy during the pregame show, they can hear each other via headset thanks to phone lines and there's often no lag (now if they were throwing it from Pittsburgh to say, Kabul, it would be a bit of a delay...watch CNN sometimes and you'll notice this more). However, if Steigy and Errey are describing video and they roll it from the studio, there will be a small delay so it'll sound like Errey's behind in his analysis.
Radio signals work similarly but since it's more over the air, there isn't as much lag involved in what goes on at the arena to when you're actually hearing it.
If you can find someone willing to do it, next time there's a game, call a friend who is at the game and just have them count the clock down for you as they see it and you follow it on your TV. Your feed will be a second or two behind.


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Kristi Noem Doing Well for South Dakota, Earns Seat at Table for Farm Bill Negotiations [OPINION]
Recent events in Washington have produced all sorts of political chatter as parties and individuals do what they've always done, as they never let a crisis go to waste, and attempt to point fingers and blame to gain advantage of their own.
Examples include pronouncements by the Democrat Party chastising the Rapid City Journal for not blaming Republicans enough. I suppose because they'd rather not have the finger of blame pointed at them.
Another includes Facebook postings from the "People for Steve Jarding" pronouncing that "Steve Jarding may be the only South Dakotan who can help take the U.S. House back from the Tea Party Shut-Downers" as they admonish people to "tell (Kristi Noem) if Steve Jarding decides to run against her, she'll be taken behind the woodshed and sent back to her farm."
Boastful & inappropriate threats of taking our Congresswoman "behind the woodshed" aside, it appears that the truth isn't the version being written by the far right or the far left. While those who want to promote themselves as able to run against Noem try to paint the Congresswoman as a fervent member of "the Tea Party," that couldn't be farther from the truth.
As is usually the case, the truth is somewhere in the middle.
The national group "Heritage Action" has been scoring candidates for several years with their Scorecard measuring "votes, co-sponsorships, and other legislative activity to show how conservative Members of Congress are."
Where did Congresswoman Noem end up on this group's scorecard? The Heritage Action Fund's ranking put Noem at right leaning, but decidedly middle of the road 56%.
Why would she be ranking so lowly on the scorecard, despite Democrat's admonishments to the media that she's to the right of Michelle Bachmann?
Because these self-appointed bastions of conservatism in Washington don't like the fact that Congresswoman Noem (and Senator Thune as well) don't always vote the way they like on things that are important to many South Dakotans. If these groups had their way, our delegation would:
- Eliminate essential air service which serves many SD Communities.
- Vote against the farm bill in all instances.
- Cut funding for ethanol research.
- Raise the price (or eliminate) crop insurance for South Dakota farmers.
- Force main street businesses to pay taxes that internet vendors escape.
It all leaves me asking – which of those would we want to do without in South Dakota?
If Congresswoman Noem was as "Tea Party," as those who want her job oppose her claim, I sincerely doubt that special interest groups wouldn't be chiding her for supporting ethanol, essential air service, and the farm bill.
Speaking of the Farm Bill & Congresswoman Noem; this past week marked the first time in 17 years that a Congressman from South Dakota has a seat at the table in conference committee hearings that are taking place on the Farm Bill. That's a position of importance at least a couple of her immediate predecessors didn't have.
But we don't see cheers from her detractors for that.
In recent months, there were several reports that she fought her leadership and admonished them on the importance of the Farm Bill, demanding to know how the Majority Leader "was going to mop up the mess," when a vote for the farm bill failed in June.
Yet, no Democrat said "way to stand up for South Dakota" when that took place.
The fact of the matter is that going into her third election, the only focus Democrats have is to try to marginalize the Congresswoman.
After her second election, it was evident that Congresswoman Noem took notes in that election and made a concerted effort to be better. In her second term, she tightened up her organization in South Dakota, and found a strong footing to move forward on.
She's not focused on being who other groups & people want her to be, including Republican Leadership. What she is focused on is doing a good job for South Dakota. Her tenacity has been rewarded by having a seat at the table at the discussions on the Farm Bill.
And despite the puffery of political hacks who have yet to enter the race, I suspect it will also be rewarded at the ballot box come November 2014.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Pat Powers and do not reflect Results Radio, Townsquare Media, its sponsors or subsidiaries.


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The New York Lottery has announced a new campaign reminding players of the lottery's core mission: providing aid for education across New York state. As part of this program, the lottery and its advertising agency, DDB New York, created a new television commercial featuring students singing "Thank You For Being A Friend," written by Andrew Gold and made popular as the theme to "The Golden Girls," to unsuspecting people who buy lottery tickets in a convenience store.
To further promote its mission for education, the lottery has launched a statewide contest to provide students with an opportunity to win $10,000, $5,000 or $2,500 to benefit their school's music education program. Named "New York Sings" the contest offers students the opportunity to film themselves singing their own interpretation of "Thank You For Being A Friend."
The top five finalists from all submissions received will have their videos posted on the New York Lottery's Facebook page. The lottery's Facebook fans will select the prizewinners, thus ensuring everyone has the chance to participate through submission or by voting for their favorites.
"We wanted to spread the word of the New York's Lottery's commitment to our mission for education, and what better way to do that than with students thanking New Yorkers who help support their education through the purchase of lottery tickets. The contest is just another way the New York Lottery can give back to schools in our state," said Gardner Gurney, acting director of the division of the lottery.
Since its inception in 1967, the New York Lottery has contributed more than $48 billion in aid to education in New York. In fiscal year 2012-13, the lottery contributed $3.04 billion to local school districts. The lottery's contribution represents 15 percent of total state education aid to local school districts. Still, some New Yorkers are not aware New York Lottery revenue benefits K-12 public schools in the state.
The new initiative will build awareness of New York Lottery's mission by expressing appreciation for the role everyday New Yorkers play in helping to provide billions of dollars each year in lottery aid to education through the purchase of lottery tickets.


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Manny Pacquiao was on TSN's Off The Record this afternoon, and was surprised mid-interview with the sound of Dan Hill's voice—the same Dan Hill who wrote "Sometimes When We Touch," which is a Pacquiao standard by now. Naturally, the two men sang a duet to close the interview.
Consider this your moment of zen after a week of no zen whatsoever.