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“Maybe you hit the gym for a couple of hard workouts AND made it to your sweat sessions at Ride Republic this week… and if so, that’s a job well done!

Here’s the bad news – if you spend most of your day sitting behind a desk, you may still be subject to the negative effects of gravity during long periods of inactivity. Sitting for long periods of time causes imbalances in the body; the head and neck drop forward and the hips and abdomen shorten and tighten.

What to do about it?

  • Set a timer to stand up every 15 minutes
  • Walk over to chat with a colleague instead of sending an email
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Happy Motivation Monday!

This is another installment in my series – Motivation Mondays – to help you get your week off to a good start with a tip, technique, or motivational workout you can use immediately.

Today’s video from UCanRow2. The objective with this drill is to engage your core muscles at the finish (also called the release), so you control your momentum into the bow as you complete the drive and begin to prepare for the recovery phase. By taking your feet out of the foot stretchers, you are forced to do the work with your core, not your toes.

Why is this important?

If your core is engaged, you can keep your head and shoulders elevated (not slumped into the bow) to capitalize on the “send” of the stroke for maximum flow and speed.

When the core is engaged, you can better control the shift of your weight forward as you pivot at the hips and allow the boat to flow under you as you come back up to the catch.

Bottom line…you won’t need to pull yourself up with your toes and shins!

The drill is demonstratds on an erg but this is an EXCELLENT drill to do in the boat – sweep or sculling!

Be careful on the first stroke as you adjust to not having the foot stretchers stopping you from pitching into the bow!

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I just finished holding what amounted to a Mr. Reynolds party.

We caught wind that Reynolds, our physics teacher, was planning to retire from teaching at Putnam soon, so we decided to bake him a cake. (By “we”, I mean “Matt and Michelle”. I joined in later.) It was decided that we would use my oven to do so, so after dinner, they both filed over to my house, and we mixed ourselves up a cake.

The mixing, in fact, was great fun. We (I) created a chocolate vortex in the bowl that threatened to consume all life on the planet. Luckily, we kept it in check. I can only imagine with horror what would have happened if I had switched it up to 5.

After dealing with the vortex, we slid the cakes into the oven— for there were two 8″ x 8″ pans’ worth of batter— and wondered what to do for the next 33 minutes. We quickly decided on a game of 1000 Blank White Cards. I invited Dan over, we sat down, and played. Dan made some really fun cards, as did everyone else, and, of course, everyone’s favorite card, Hormones, was passed to me, and then Regifted to Michelle. (Just play the game with me sometime. You’ll understand.) Some great new cards were created, such as “My MP3 Player Can Beat Up Your MP3 Player”, “NO”, and “Here Comes the… Sun?” Nobody had to play with their head glued to the table, though I did make a new friend named Olson, and Matt left with a pineapple drawn on his nose. It was a great game.

Then we decided to frost the cake. Of course, before doing so, we had to remove said cake from its multiple pans. This was easier said than done. The pans weren’t entirely greased, and the cakes were still warm, so we had an adventure trying to flip them out of their pans. (And yes, I did just refer to the same thing as cake and cakes. It makes sense in my head, dammit.) We actually managed to do so with minimal losses, which were fed to Matt. We frosted one cake, then, in an epic move witnessed never before by human eyes, Michelle and I fused the two cakes together into one MASTER CAKE. It was incredible. The MASTER CAKE was frosted on top, then iced, while we enjoyed graham cracker/frosting sandwiches.

It was finally time for the last part of the evening, the ritualistic Tissue Papering of the Gifts. Michelle, Matt and I stuffed tissue paper into Floof’s gift bag and around her gifts, resulting in what is undoubtedly the greatest birthday gift ever. Honestly. Shakespeare thought he had good gifts— he ain’t seen nothin’, son.

And then they left, leaving me with a cake, 40 new Blank White Cards, and less tissue paper.

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OUTER APPLY(SELECT TOP 1) pattern is widespread, even baked into some frameworks like Entity Framework. But is it a good practice? This demo will show. Based on a real-world optimization problem and solved with great success.

The demo shows it can produce a very bad performing queries, as it produces “nested loops” which is not optimal for bigger number of rows/iterations. For more rows much more efficient is merge or hash join. Also order of join is set in code, while much better is to give optimizer freedom to choose the order. Using outer apply top 1  “anti-pattern” everywhere is a bad practice. Alternatives like grouping and windowing functions often perform much much better, as optimizer can choose other join types, it is not limited to just “nested loops”, and can choose different join order. Demo shows how giving optimizer freedom and avoiding this anti-pattern can result in 100x or 1000x faster performance. Example is from real-life situation, where I optimized a long running query from 7h down to around 2minutes.

Entire code from the demo is here:

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  1. Thanks Vedran for this article.

    From my experience, I also encountered many situations where CROSS APPLY is not the best solution because as you said leads to nested loop (with outer references) which is not fit well for all scenarios.

    The second solution is also interesting with (dummy) CCI batch mode (in some degrees and depending on the version you’re using of course) with ROW_NUMBER() PARTITION BY and corresponding Windows Aggregate operator. Batch mode has good chance to be propagated from right to left of the execution plan as well.

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Suzuki Paarl Dealership inside BlogWhat do you want to find out from your car dealers? You asked and we got two Suzuki dealers to answer!

Is there a burning question you wish you could ask your car dealer?

We gathered questions from you - Suzuki drivers and fans - from our social media platforms, and took them to two of our dealers to get their answers.

QUESTION: I've missed a service, now what?

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DEALER BIO: Chris Jackson, Suzuki Dealer of the Year 2018, Dealer Principal for Suzuki Centurion.

I’ve been a car dealer for over 5 years, and have worked with Suzuki for three years. I love that Suzuki is reliable, with good styling, economy and pricing.

Missing a service can be a costly mistake, and might even void your warranty. Car services are the regular ‘doctor’s’ appointments your car needs to keep running smoothly, and are often included in your initial payment of the car. However, if you’ve missed your service I would suggest getting your vehicle into us as soon as possible! You can book online or call your dealer and we will prioritise your booking, and if it’s still in warranty and service plan we will do our level best that neither are affected. However, if is out of the service plan, we will quote and repair as soon as possible.

Suzuki would like to remind you to renew your licence disc and driver’s licence before the cops do. We’ll send you a reminder 30 days before your licence disc expires and 60 days before your driver’s licence expires, so that you can avoid any unnecessary penalties.

We know you’re busy, so let Suzuki remind you on time. You’ll have peace of mind, knowing that you’ll never get caught by surprise with an expired licence disc or driver’s licence.

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QUESTION: How do I find out about the latest Suzuki models?

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DEALER BIO: Clive van Kerckhoven, Dealer Principal for Suzuki Bramley.

I have been in the motor business matching cars to owners for the last 40 years. For the last ten years I have run and operated Suzuki Bramley, which I own and founded in 2008. Suzuki Bramley is a family business that is not only about family ties, it is a nurturing environment. My most favourite thing about Suzuki is they are honest, straight forward, you get what’s written on the box, be it sporty, adventurous, or the most economical means from A to B with a little fun mixed in.

I am often asked about the latest Suzuki vehicles that are available in other markets. One of the most asked questions I get is people asking when we are getting the turbo engines available in other markets. I’m not a fan of the less than 1000 cc turbo engines - I believe they are overstressed and edgy to drive with little or no advantage for fuel efficiency over well designed non-turbo engine. The turbo engine cars I would like to see from a performance point of view would be in the new Swift Sport, Baleno and Vitara with the BoosterJet motors. The best way to find out what’s coming to your market is to subscribe to the Suzuki blog and follow us on social media for all the juicy tidbits as we find them out.

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Nicole Niebisch  has worked in the wine industry for the past decade. She started in New York restaurants as a sommelier and, prior to joining Lot18, spent five years working for Folio Fine Wine Partners, an importer and producer of wines from several of the world's top regions. Nicole has formally studied wine for 10 years and holds certificates from the Society of Wine Educators, the American Sommelier Association and the Diploma in Wine and Spirits from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust.

Q: How would you describe your wine personality?

NN: If there was a Myers Briggs for wine types I suppose I would be an  A.B.I.O.:

Acidity - This has to be dialed up in a wine for me to really like it. And that's why my favorite wine producing country is ...

Italy - A land that considers food and wine one in the same.

Barbera -  it's very hard to commit, but if I had to pick my favorite red grape variety of the moment it would be Barbera from Northern Italy. It has so much ripe fruit charm for everyday versatility and gives me the acidity I crave!

Often - Wine is a central part of my life so I constantly taste and consume it to discover and evolve my education and palate.

Q: What are your favorite foods?

NN: I could happily live solely on bread, cheese and wine. But if I have to pick one type of cuisine or food it would have to be Mediterranean fare. I love olives, particularly the green Castelvetranos from Sicily – they have an incredible creamy texture and mild, meaty flavor. I'm also happiest with an array of vegetable antipasto and grilled whole branzino drizzled in olive oil and lemon juice.

Q: What are your favorite wines to drink?

It definitely depends on my mood. But for white wine I love white Burgundy, particularly Chablis because they are racy and mineral driven. For red I love Tuscans and, of course, Barolo and Barbera from Piedmont.

Q: What’s the most epic wine you’ve ever tasted?

In 2006 I tasted the complete 20-vintage vertical of the iconic Super Tuscan wine, Ornellaia. That was pretty epic. It was fascinating to see the style evolve as the age of the vines increased along with the different blends of Bordeaux grape varieties. The 1998 vintage was killer.

Q: What’s your favorite wine region to travel to?

Alsace in France is gorgeous  and has such an interesting history that resonates with my German and French heritage. I also am in love with Sicily – the wines, the landscape, the food!

Q: What region is next on your travel radar?

NN: I am itching to get to South Africa and also Jerez in southern Spain where Sherry is made.

Q: If you could have dinner with one winemaker who would it be?

NN: Angelo Gaja. I'd expect him to uncork several of his majestic Cru Barolos from the '70s and we'd sip and compare them over fettuccine in a white truffle cream sauce. Heaven. I guess I should get cracking and try to set that up!

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Congratulations! The following UTC Faculty and Staff have attracted $465,484 in external grant and contract awards: Dr. Chris Cunningham (Psychology), in partnership with Dr. Mukta Panda at the UT College of Medicine – Chattanooga, has received $99,484 from the Yium Family Foundation for the project entitled, “Finding and sustaining motivation and a sense of meaning in medicine.” Dr. Anthony Skjellum (SIMCenter) has received supplemental REU funding of $16,000 from


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VIFF Insider’s Blog: Salutation

Insider’s Blog: Salutation
By Adam Cook

I’m currently the Membership Giving Coordinator for VIFF (which means I’m in charge of this), but my relationship with the festival stretches back eight years when my cinephilia first blossomed in the historic and dearly missed Granville 7 theatre (R.I.P.). After years of typical teenage movie love directed towards the usual suspects (Tarantino, Kubrick, Scorsese), the Vancouver International Film Festival all of a sudden introduced me to an array of films that spanned the globe. My world opened up, and hasn’t been the same since. Whether it was encountering entirely new approaches to cinematic language, or discovering cultures and perspectives that were theretofore unbeknownst to me, the festival became a gateway to a better understanding of life, to my vocation (I soon after began working professionally as a film critic, and later as a programmer), and, ultimately to my adulthood. So, my link to VIFF is deeply personal, and it is with great pleasure that I embark on a series of entries for the festival’s official blog.

It was a serendipitous encounter that lead to a more interactive relationship with VIFF. In 2009, after a screening of Jacques Audiard’s A Prophet in which one of the film’s actors was in attendance, my friends and I approached him on Granville while he smoked a cigarette. Little did I know that Program Manager PoChu AuYeung was within earshot, and after overhearing our cinephilic pow-wow, invited me and another friend to join the International Screening Committee to review film submissions on a volunteer basis—which I would go on to do for three years before being enlisted to write program notes, and, eventually to serve on the Dragons & Tigers jury in 2013 for the now discontinued Award for Young Cinema.

Now I’m on board in a new capacity, and VIFF represents something different for me. It used to be where I got my annual fix of contemporary world cinema, but now I have the privilege of seeing many of the films we bring to Vancouver beforehand, through my independent ventures at other festivals I attend as a critic, such as the Berlinale and the Cannes Film Festival. This puts me in a position where I have the scoop on much of the exciting titles at this year’s festival (and frees up my schedule to enjoy some of the more obscure—and rewarding—films in the margins of the program!). I’ll be using this series of blog posts to highlight some of the films I’ve been lucky enough to see and fall in love with throughout the year, as well as to share my own excitement for what VIFF has in store for us this fall.

In the meantime, I’ll see you at the movies,

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Another way to stay happy

I’ve come across many instances where friends or acquaintances try to challenge every statement you make based on what they learned from videos on facebook.

Depending on the severity of what was being challenged, which most of the time is menial, instead of arguing back, I think it’s better to just ignore it and carry on with our lives.


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Properties Training – Tips in order to Begin a Blog and Publication to get additional Listings

If only David Dodson did some true estate training. But he / she never observed it arriving. Immobilien Franchise Heidelberg was a established real estate realtor and he was doing well. But slowly the new skilled and independent real estate agent, that worked from home, eroded their income. The new real estate agent concentrated all their energy to some specific suburb and commenced building interactions with the folks will certainly list their homes together with him.

The new broker was patient, he routinely enroll in relevant real house training, they provided useful details on a regular basis to help people in his position area, he realized the way to blog; he understood the task to integrate technology having the ability to build trust.

On the particular other hand Dodson is usually the traditional real real estate agent that will both adapt as well as get sidelined by all these new skilled estate providers. Because the new real estate agent’s training and use of technological innovation will ensure that will the new real estate agent develops trust with many probable sellers and buyers having very little effort.

All these innovative trained real real estate agents need just the laptop, an internet link, existing free communications-, blog page tools and the courage to build relationships that will make an impact on their listing location.

The chance is perfect for those who would like to penetrate industry earlier. Google indicates there exists more than 20 million “real house blog” pages in the world but in South Africa, for example, you can find simply 219 pages. The look for for “Real Estate Newsletter” indicates that there are nearly one million pages that cover the topic, although only 139 pages protecting this in South Photography equipment. This indicates that a business the idea to carry out a true estate blog is more successful although with a geographical area the opportunity begs to be taken.

Nevertheless in advance of you attend any real estate training for you to come to be a community doodlekit be mindful; I think that there’ll be merely one news letter every suburb or listing spot and the realtor who also gets established initial providing quality information will lead the suburb in the foreseeable future.

Inside addition to the offered opportunity this different excellent news is that almost all of the real estate blog engineering can be free, even often the integrated news letter technology, of which will broadcast the news to their readers, is no cost.

Real-estate-training and blog tips:

1) The suburb’s persons (listing area) will certainly not join the blog for the reason that it exists. The running a blog estate agent must phone and invite property or home owners to subscribe to typically the blog. 2) A new blog page without an included transmitting tool is not valued at the effort. 3) Give you the blog readers with limited, regular and important news on home issues in connection with the listing area. 4) Blog site regularly but certainly not overwhelms the readers along with news. 5) Start a new blog-newsletter before the resistance starts one. 6) Concentrate on pre-selling. Therefore focus on making relationships and not about selling. You’ll promote every time they trust you.

Numerous conventional real property brokers are usually trained to spend money on essays asking for listings. Regrettably hardly any homeowners are in typically the market to market their residence today, being the pamphlet drop day.

The original genuine estate marketing is aimed on the selling. Often the new idea is to help instead focus attention with getting homeowners to register towards your real estate e-newsletter. And after that use it in order to build trust with time. This particular will make the real estate agent the professional in the suburb and the particular first choice when some sort of home is listed. Begin communications today.

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When wallpapering, you always encounter difficult obstacles: doors, passageways, windows, wall sockets, heaters, or the entire stairwell. Do not worry: we have a solution for every problem zone and a difficult place in your house.

Paper windows

Measure out the last runway at the window at the reveal or at the frame plus a small safety allowance. Stick the wallpaper up to the frame and press the wallpaper gently on the frame and around the corner of the reveal. This makes the contours of the frame, the windowsill, reveal, etc. visible. With small scissors or a cutter knife, you cut all corners and edges neatly, after which you fold them inwards. You do the window niche in the same way: you cut the strips plus an allowance for the depth of the reveal. Cut off the excess wallpaper by the frame neatly according to the usual method.

Paper doors

Wallpapering always involves working from one side to a door. You cut the last track for the door frame to size, leaving a small overlap. When applying this strip, press this overlap against the frame, mark it with the back of a pair of scissors, pull it off again, and cut it exactly on the fold. Cut the wallpaper slightly at the top edge of the door frame, so that the wrap adapts to the angle – after all, the wallpaper is exactly the piece of the wrap above the door frame. Do not try to connect decor wallpaper on both sides of the door frames – this will never lead to a beautiful connection of the decor. Therefore, never start at a door if you are going to wallpaper.

Paper stairwell

Start building a work platform – after all, you should be able to get to all the corners. Place a ladder on one of the bottom steps of the stairs and lean it against the opposite wall, while placing a fold-out ladder on a higher step. With a scaffolding board, you connect one of the top rungs of the bottom ladder to one of the bottom rungs of the top ladder. If the gap to be bridged is larger than 1.5 meters, place two planks on top of each other. Tie the boards tightly so that it does not totter. Have two people hold the ladders. Move the construction while working on getting anywhere near the wall. A real jetty is, of course, safer. Start with the longest job and work your way up and down from there.

Wall light switches and sockets

Before you start working here, switch off the power in the meter cupboard. Then unscrew the cover plates of the light switches and sockets. Now you can easily wallpaper over this. Make sure that the contours of the socket penetrate into the wallpaper. Once the glue has dried, you can cut the wallpaper along the contours. You do this by making a cut in the shape of an x, but make sure that the hole is no larger than the cover plate itself. Cutaway the triangular pieces of wallpaper and replace the cover plate. Now you have a neat, smooth transition!

Wall lamp connection to the ceiling

With fixed lamp connections and other obstacles, you wallpaper until you get to the connection. Then cut the wallpaper from the point of the connection to the end so that you get two strips. Then stick the two strips to the ceiling in the usual way. If the obstacle is reasonably close to the edge of the track, you can also cut the track in the side and stick it around the obstacle. Neatly trim the edge of the wallpaper around the obstacle. This is best done with wallpaper scissors. If you still have to smear the wallpaper with glue, first cut the wallpaper to size.

Wallpaper radiator

The radiator must, of course, be switched off and cold before you start wallpapering. Wall-hanging behind a radiator can be tricky, especially when it’s close to the wall. Measure exactly where the holder and the tubes enter the wall. In these places, you have to cut the wallpaper vertically and wallpaper it further in strips. It is best to wallpaper behind radiators by hanging small weights (for example, for tablecloths) on the wallpaper and drop it behind the radiator. Press the wallpaper gently and straight with a long-handled roller against the wall behind the radiator.

Wallpapering the fuse box

You can’t just unscrew a fuse box. So he has to be saved. Measure its exact position and cut the wallpaper X-shaped in the relevant place, make the hole 1-2 mm larger than the case. This way, you minimize the danger of the wallpaper tearing when fitting. When applying the appropriate lane, carefully fold the cut spot over the cabinet. Then the triangular pieces are cut out, and the edges around the cabinet pressed with a seam roller.

Paper edges

If no corner protector has been bricked in during construction, you can protect corners with an angle profile. Such protective rails are available in different colors and materials. The most inconspicuous is a thin PVC corner. Glue this to the wall with wallpaper glue and tightly remove the transitions to the wall. Then you can go wallpaper.

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The Governor of Texas Panders Shamelessly...

...by uttering perhaps the single stupidest thing any politician has said all year. During the opening of the new home of Houston's Lakewood Church in the Compaq Center (the former home of the Houston Rockets), Perry said the following:
As lawmakers we do a lot of things, but only the church can teach people to love.
I don't think that I've ever heard such unmitigated, offensive crap! Well...OK...maybe not this last week.

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TV is still a tough slog for older women

Here’s a story you’ll never see covered on TV news: TV news is unfair territory for women.

A couple of stories in the news this week provide testimonials to the fact.

First, ESPN reporter Kris Budden writes on her blog that she had to hide her pregnancy when working for a local Fox sports outfit. She wasn’t told to. She just felt she had to.

Here’s my reasoning behind it. In tv, especially as a woman in sports, you feel that you have to be pretty, skinny, best-dressed, ageless. Yes, I know my job is so much more than that, but you do feel pressure to look a certain way.

When you are pregnant, you feel anything but those qualities. At least I did. I was not one of those women who have a certain “glow” about them. I called that sweat. I also felt like there was a certain perception about female sideline reporters.

I thought that if people knew I was a mom, the viewers would look at me differently. They would look at me like…. like I did. Like I was old.

Old. That’s death for women in TV and not since former TV news anchor Christine Craft was fired from her job because a focus group said she was “too old, too unattractive and not deferential to men,” has there been any real substantive discussion about the reality of TV for women.

It died with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to hear her case after a lower court overturned a jury award to her. Twice.

So people like Budden and Boston TV anchor Heather Unruh — that is, women — have to put up with the realities of television.

Unruh abruptly resigned from Boston’s WCVB — once considered the finest local TV news operation in the nation — last October after her role at the station was diminished.

Last month, she told an interviewer that “women are ‘encouraged’ to dress more provocatively than I feel is appropriate for delivering news.”

Television women around the country provided a collective, knowing nod.

The Boston Globe reports today that another woman in the business locally told it she and other women need to wear “tighter, smaller, shorter, more revealing clothes.”

She didn’t want her name used, the Globe said, because she didn’t want to lose her job.

But she did provide one little TV secret.

“What you don’t see on TV is that many times women have clothespins in the back to make [their clothes] tighter,” she said.

But off the record, current and former female broadcasters in Boston tell stories about wardrobe consultants hired by station management pushing clothing that some on-air talent don’t want to wear; women crying in the makeup room because they feel pressured to dress a certain way; a modestly dressed anchor being asked to dress like a sexier new colleague who wore her skirts short and her tops unbuttoned.

One former local on-air personality told the Globe she was once called into her news director’s office and told the blazer she had worn the day before wasn’t shapely enough. “He said it was ‘too boxy,’ ” she said.

The journalist said she shot back, letting him know his critique was inappropriate and offensive but didn’t report the incident.

“Honestly, I didn’t feel the culture would support me complaining, so I didn’t go beyond him,” she said.

“Until we have women in the position to hire, you will get men who want to hire women they couldn’t get dates with in high school,” said Andrea Kremerm who’s left the business and now teaches a course on interviewing at Boston University.

As for Buddin, she says she now realizes she was “stupid and naive” for hiding her pregnancy from viewers.

To all the other women in my industry that want or are about to start a family: don’t hold off on it because you’re afraid of how it will affect your career. I can tell you now, it doesn’t matter.

The majority of viewers and bosses in this industry will not judge you based on your age and the number of children you have. And don’t concern yourself with the ones that do. They don’t hold a cup or tea in comparison to the love you’ll have for your family.

  • Gary F

    Who was the woman for Fox Sports a five or so years ago during the baseball playoffs that was still working while 8-9 months pregnant?

  • AL287

    And we wonder why we have so many problems with racists and bigots in this country?

    Hiding your pregnancy went out with the Edwardian era. Pregnancy is a miracle in itself for a lot of couples who try for years without success.

    It proves the point that news for the last 50 years has been about viewership, ad sales and ratings, not about the news at all.

    I wonder what would happen to local news ratings if the stations only had male anchors for a month. Would the station require them to wear their shirt unbuttoned to their navel? What kind of news consumers only tune into the news to see the latest sexy outfit the female anchor has on? The undesirable kind. The paternalistic, woman’s-place-is-in-the-home kind.

    As these ladies and hundreds more like them attest, misogyny and sexism is alive and well in the news industry.

    Sad. Really, really sad.

    • Veronica

      And unsurprising given what we know about Roger Ailes and Fox News.

    • Barton

      Hiding your pregnancy obviously did NOT go out with the Edwardian age, as my mom did it in the 60s and professional friends are still doing it today. It absolutely impacts your ability to get promotions in the business world.

      It absolutely should not, but it does.

      • AL287

        I was referring to disappearing for your “confinement.”

        It is rather hard to look and feel fashionable when this little person inside you has totally taken over your body and your life but women do the best they can within their wardrobe budget.

        Maternity clothes are anywhere from 10-25% more than regular women’s fashions.

        While the fashion world has accepted the awesome beauty and curves of the full-figured woman, it hasn’t been so fashion forward for pregnant women.

        If a pregnant woman wears anything that shows her growing belly, she’s looked at askance by the general public. This generally goes along with nursing your baby in public, two conditions that are as natural as rain but that people in America still don’t want to see on public display.. A tent top with elastic pants or a tent-styled dress are just about your only options past the second trimester.

        Women must work these days even if their husbands are working full-time also so the male chauvinists of the world need to get over it and cut them some slack.

        Any unmarried men out there that think a maternity leave is a vacation aren’t living in the real world. Awakening 3-4 times a night is no woman’s idea of a vacation despite getting up for the best of reasons to feed her newborn.

        Sadly most things have not changed for working women despite them proving they are just as capable as men in engineering, medicine, jurisprudence and a host of other previously all male professions.

        • Barton

          So true. And add to that the annual cost of menstruation products. And the fact that there is a luxury tax on tampons in many places around the world (“a pad is all that is required, anything else is a luxury”).

  • Kassie

    Alternate title “Life is still a tough slog for older women.” Or, “Life is still a tough slog for women.”

    Hiding pregnancy? Women of all professions do it. Fear of being fired, fear of being seen as a “slut” if not married, fear of not getting promotions, fear of being treated differently are just some of the reasons women hide pregnancy.

    Being criticized for what they wear? Once again, that’s all professions. I dress pretty casually at work and have a very forgiving workplace, but I still think of everything I wear every day and how it will be perceived. The men I work with mostly do not.

    • Barton

      the most recent comment I received was about my hair. Because I don’t straighten it – it isn’t naturally straight – it is perceived (by who actually, I don’t know) as “scatter-brained” and like I’m “not in control.” I was told to tame my hair. I called HR instead.

    • ec99

      “Hiding pregnancy?”

      Lawrence Welk was famous for hiding the pregnancies of his performers.

  • KariBemidji

    A few weeks ago, Laura Betker, the weekend meteorologist at KARE, was attacked online for how she dresses. I cannot imagine sending this to a complete stranger.

    • People are awful.

    • RBHolb

      I cannot imagine sending this to anyone, stranger or not.

    • AL287

      I watch Laura Betker frequently at the 4 and 5 news hours. There is absolutely nothing wrong with her attire.

      She is a very sweet and lovely woman, pregnant or not.

      Some people are pigs.

  • Al

    I thank God on the daily that my office is directed by compassionate, collaborative, supportive women (because let’s be honest, there are a lot of anti-women women out there, right?). I know it’s not the norm that I’ve never been criticized, shamed, or shunned for my clothing, hair, etc. It’s a major factor in why I stay where I am when other opportunities arise.

  • JamieHX

    I get so annoyed watching women deliver the news in what we formerly might have called cocktail dresses that I change the channel or turn off the tv. I should have a more generous attitude towards those women, I guess, because I know that they get pressure from the powers that be to dress that way, but I forget about that sometimes and feel disgusted with the women.

    One of the reasons that I sometimes blame the women is that I’ve read and heard a lot of women saying they “shouldn’t have to hide their femininity” or their sexuality in the workplace, or that they feel they have great bodies to show off and that sort of thing, as if any of that has anything to do with the quality of their work. So I often attribute those motivations to the women I see on news programs. I remember when I noticed that Julie Nelson on KARE 11 was wearing “cocktail dresses” and I thought, why would she feel she needs to dress like that? She’s beautiful by conventional standards and even if she were wearing a gunny sack, nobody would think she’s not “feminine.” But maybe that’s not why she does it. I regard KARE-11 as the local station with the most journalistic integrity but I suppose they might put that kind of pressure on their female talent, too.


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Wayne Hayer, a student at Morehouse College, a black college in Atlanta, couldn’t find child care for his daughter last week and he’s prepping for finals this week. So he apologized when he showed up for Nathan Alexander’s algebra class on Friday.

Alexander noticed Hayer having difficulty taking notes and watching his daughter at the same time, so he stepped in.

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Alexander rocked the child with his left hand, and rocked the lecture with his right.

“Teachers do this in their own way every day,” he tells the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “This is what they do.”


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******************* UPDATE 03-24-15 ***********

In a surprise decision the trial court judge in the case denied Morel’s application for attorneys’ fees for his trial lawyers but granted the motion by his prior lawyer for her charging lien. “Briefly stated, Morel fought a fair fight and won. The fact that this was a close case on the merits, involving novel legal issues, persuades the Court that the purposes of the Copyright Act are not furthered by awarding fees and costs pursuant to § 505.”  Read decision AFP v Morel – attorneys fees 03-23-15

*************** UPDATE 10-05-14 ***************

On October 3, 2014, Morel’s lawyers filed a Memorandum of Law in Support of Daniel Morel’s Motion for an Award of Attorneys Fees and Costs against. Attorney Joseph T. Baio argued that as the prevailing party where the Court had already affirmed the damages that the jury had awarded, Mr. Morel is entitled to more than $2.3 million in fees and another approximately $200 in expenses. Additionally Mr. Morel’s previous attorney, Barbara Hoffman is seeking more than $700K in fees for her part of the case.  orm of a new trial on all issues.”

*************** UPDATE 01-29-14 ***************

On January 24, 2014 Morel’s lawyers filed a Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for a Judgment as a Matter of Law. Attorney Joseph T. Baio argued that the court should stop AFP/Getty’s “continuing four-year war of attrition against Mr. Morel” and  deny their request “to eradicate the jury’s findings across the board, slash the amounts they must pay Mr. Morel, or order a ‘do-over’ in the form of a new trial on all issues.”

Getty Images and Agency France-Presse have filed documents requesting a landmark copyright infringement verdict rendered against the media giants be overturned.

In the motion challenging the verdict, AFP and Getty’s lawyers claim, among other things, that no reasonable jury could have found that their clients willfully committed infringement.  The motion also disputes the jury’s allocation of actual damages (damages directly traceable to the copyright infringement) claiming the $275,000 was excessive and not supported by sufficient evidence.  AFP and Getty are seeking a reduction in damages or a new trial so the issue can be reheard.

Last November a jury essentially threw the book at Getty and AFP, awarding photographer Daniel Morel $1.22 million in damages on a claim arising from the media groups’ unauthorized use of Morel’s photos of the aftermath of the 2010 Haitian earthquake.

The case arose after Getty and AFP used images Morel posted to Twitter.  The groups falsely credited another user who had reposted the photos and claimed to own them. The damages awarded are the maximum allowed, increasing the impact of a case that had already captured the public’s attention as a test of the law’s treatment of intellectual property shared on social media.

Getty and AFP claimed that Twitter’s terms of service allowed supported their use of Morel’s photographs.  AFP went as far as to file suit against Morel, arguing that he was interfering with their business practices.

In 2011 a federal district court judge dismissed AFP’s claim and ruled that it, as well as Getty, had infringed on Morel’s copyright by publishing the photos without his permission, and the decision was heralded as a major victory for photographers who share content on the Internet. It was then up to a jury to decide the appropriate damages, that determination in part being premised on whether or not the group’s copyright infringement had been “willful”.

Posted in AFP, AFP v Morel, Agence France-Presse, Daniel Morel, Digital Millenium Copyright Act, Getty, Getty Images, Lawsuit, Legal, National Press Photographers Association, News Photography, NPPA, photographers, Photographers' Rights, photojournalism, Twitpic, Twitter | No Comments »

AFP and Getty Seek To Limit Damages in Photographer Copyright Suit

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****** UPDATE 8/8/13

According to reports the Washington Post Company, one of the last remaining defendants in the AFP v Morel copyright infringement case, is close to reaching a settlement agreement with Daniel More, who claims that the publisher used his photos of the 2010 Haiti earthquake without his permission. It also appaears that the other defendants, Agence France-Presse and Getty Images, Inc., cannot reach agreement and are expected to go to trial on Septmeber 16, 2013 in front of U.S. District Court Judge Alison J. Nathan.

****** UPDATE  5/22/13

A federal trial court judge limited Mr. Morel’s damage claims against AFP & Getty finding that they are jointly but not individually liable because Getty’s alleged infringement stemmed from that of AFP.  Therefore they should not be held liable to pay separate penalties. This is a clear rejection by Morel that Getty should be held separately liable because it continued to use the photos after AFP’s”kill notice” to take them taken down.

The decision reduces Morel’s damage claims to eight — with a possible award for each one of those claims rather than the multiplier factor Morel had proposed.

“As with individually liable infringers, the statute authorizes a single statutory award per work for all infringements in an action against jointly and severally liable infringers, regardless of temporal or casual breaks in the course of those parties’ infringement of a given work,” said U.S. District (SDNY) Judge Alison Nathan.

Morel’s attorney, Joe Baio, said that while he was disappointed in the ruling, he was please that the court “reaffirmed” the liability of the defendants and that Getty’s continued use of his clients photos despite the kill order may also support willful infringement finding.

The defendants in the copyright lawsuit brought by photojournalist Daniel Morel are seeking a ruling from the federal trial court judge limiting their damages in the case. Attorneys for Agence France-Presse AFP) and Getty Images Inc. were in court on May 7, 2013, arguing that it is unfair that they should have to pay separate penalties for infringing upon Morel’s copyright by using the photos he had posted from his Twitter account.

Morel alleges that AFP used eight (8) of his aftermath photos from the 2010 Haiti earthquake without permission and then licensed them to Getty.  In response to a declaratory action brought by the defendants, U.S. District (SDNY) Judge Alison Nathan previously found that the terms of service set forth on the social media website did not grant the defendants the rights to such use.

Lawyers for AFP and Getty claim that since they are accused of participating in the infringement together – they should only have to pay a single penalty for each infringed work – where Getty’s alleged infringement came as a result of AFP’s improper use of the photos.

“If AFP and Getty are jointly and severally liable, there can only be one damages award against them under the plain language of the statute,” said James Rosenfeld, one of Getty’s lawyers. Morel’s attorneys countered that because Getty continued to use the photos even after AFP issued a “kill notice” to take them down, that Getty should be liable to pay separate damages. “What did Getty do? They persisted,” said Joseph Baio, adding “the jury should be able to determine if that was a separate act.”

The judge reserved her decision for a later date. The trial is scheduled to begin on Sept. 16,  2103 and will resolve the question of damages and other claims and defenses not already decided.

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Inside Higher Ed: A Historic Union?

A month after completing its first foray into online higher education by acquiring the distance education provider Penn Foster, the Princeton Review has set its next goal: to help create the largest online college ever. And it thinks it can do it in five years.

The company announced yesterday that it is entering into a joint venture with the National Labor College — an accredited institution that offers blended-learning programs to 200 students, most of whom are adults — to establish what would be called the College for Working Families. The college would offer courses tailored to the needs of union members and their families, beginning this fall.


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Hello…and goodbye.

Tonight I had the opportunity to Skype with Marialise BFX Curran’s class at St. Joesph’s University. It was made more special by the fact that one of my ex-students, Leanna Verch,  helped facilitate the conversation.

When I saw Leanna come onto the screen what I thought was interesting was that I did not remember a single thing that she did in my class–not one big thing.  But I have very distinct memories of how she interacted with her friends, how she walked in the hallway, and her interactions with me asking questions after class.  My memory of her was full of all the little things she did,and she did them great.

During the discussion it came up that I had spent some time waiting for my daughter at the airport, and Marialice BFX Curran mentioned that she had also spent a lot of time at airports watching people say hello, and goodbye.  It made me think…

I place an awful lot of importance on hellos and goodbyes with the students.  My first day is very special, my last day even more so.  I stand in the hallway to say good morning, how are you, and listen to more One Direction stories that anyone should have to.  At the end of class there is always a have a great day, see you tomorrow, what are your plans for the weekend.  Hellos and good byes are important.

I recently sat for three hours at the airport waiting for my daughter to arrive home.  I witnessed many hellos, and many goodbyes.  Some full of smiles, some full of tears, all of them important enough to be cherished. I also sat there long enough to watch all of the time in between, before, and after the hellos and goodbyes.  Many families arrived with flowers, presents, and bags of snacks to be given a gift to send some one off, or to be given as a present upon someones arrival.  At those precious moments, everyone was perfect.

After about an hour, it was the time before the hellos and goodbyes that I started to watch more closely.  The business man yelling at a co-worker over the phone, the mother threatening her kids one more time, the family who arrived early and sat down in all separate rows, the child endlessly begging for more, and more, and more. This was not airport stress, the airport stress helped reveal their true character. When it was their turn to say hello, or tell someone goodbye, everyone went back, just for a moment, to being perfect.  A moment which lasted briefly, before their true character was once again revealed.

“What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.”
— Karl Menninger

In teaching, we tend to focus on the big things, the fancy things we do, the big ideas we have, the new strategies we put in place. They are the things we do that make us feel like perfect teachers.  In reality they are just as brief and meaningful in our relationship with our kids as all those hellos and goodbyes that I witnessed. It is all the other time we spend with kids when we are not paying attention to being perfect that matters the most, They are the moments that leave the biggest impression upon the kids we spend so much time with.  They are the moments in which we truly show the students who we are.  They will always become who we are during those times, and never who we want them to be when we are trying to be perfect. When we have a great year, it is almost never because we have done all the big things great, it is because we were great at doing all of the little things.  Whenever I have students visit they always re-tell stories from class that I never knew happened or have no memory of.  It’s always the little things that leave the biggest impressions, it’s always the things we do between the hellos, and the goodbyes that matter most.

When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you laugh with Cindy who no one else laughs with, and I wanted to laugh too.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you ask  Mark who always sits in the corner to sit a little closer,
and I thought it was good to be kind and include everyone.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you give a compliment to Keisha who never receives one,
and I knew that kind words make a difference.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you pat Eddie on the back as he walked out of class,
and I knew that little things are special things.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I heard you ask Billy why he was absent yesterday,
and I knew that you missed us when we were not in class.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw your tear when I presented, and I felt loved.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw that you cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I LOOKED….
and wanted to say thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn’t looking.

Above poem is a rendition of When I thought You Weren’t Looking which is often attributed to Connie Black

Thanks for Megan Roux for showing me this video and making the connection between it’s message, and our skype conversation.

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The World’s Most Famous Train, Channel 4

Kimaathi Spence and Jason Bowes have been at Rize TV editing this one-off film following the stories of the staff and passengers on the Venice Simplon – Orient – Express for Channel 4.

During its nine-month-long season, the Orient Express makes over 60 journeys, covering 150,000 kilometres, with the majority of trips between London and Venice. The train is comprised of 17 unique 1920’s carriages that have transported a host of elite individuals across Italy, Switzerland and Turkey for over a century.

Editors: Jason Bowes & Kimaathi Spence

Production Company: Rize TV

Broadcaster: Channel 4

Ching’s Amazing Asia, Food Network UK

Jason Bowes and Simon Abrahams have been working on this culinary-travel series staring celebrity chef Ching He-Huang. The series has been Co-produced by Ching and her husband, Jamie Cho.

‘Ching’s Amazing Asia’ will follow the British food writer and chef to China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Japan where she meets with chefs and learns what goes into local dishes.

Editors: Jason Bowes & Simon Abrahams

Production Company: Sentient Films

Broadcaster: Food Network UK

Tim Kirkby – compositor, post-production / VFX artist

In the spotlight this week is long time Blueberry favourite, Tim Kirkby.

Tim has been involved in animation and post-production for over 15 years. He is self-taught, having started out working on pop music promos for the likes of Gorillaz, REM and Doves. He has made the move onto longer form short film post-production, and has so far finished all the post-production work on two short films. The first being ‘The Barber’s Cut’, which has been entered into over 35 film festivals worldwide. Including the Golden Door Film Festival in New York which had over 150 film entries, the film was nominated in all top 5 categories.  and was shown on over three days in September 2015. Tim attended the screening in NY with the director Mark Brocking. ‘The Barber’s Cut’ has won 11 awards so far, as well as garnering 28 nominations. These include an award for Tim for Best CGI at the Fright Night Film Festival 2015 Louisville, U.S.A, and a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival 2015, Oklahoma City, U.S.A.

Tim’s next film The Double Cross, is a silent black and white comedy, and will be screened in London with a pianist playing the soundtrack live.

Tim is an all-rounder, with a skillset that stretches from compositing to post production to CGI.

View his full portfolio here

Janka Troeber – editor

This week Blueberry’s spotlight is on the wonderful, Janka Troeber.

Janka is a passionate, talented and creatively minded editor who has recently worked her way up from junior editor to fully-fledged editor with a flair for fashion projects, live performances and vast experience in commercials, music videos, trailers, short films and documentary.  Janka has a versatile skill set that includes FCP7, FCPX, AFX and Avid.

As well as language skills, Janka has a fantastic ability to generate ideas and deliver a creative approach to all aspects of work. She has completed work for clients such as O2, Beats, Vodafone and RBS.

View her portfolio here

Ashley Kilminster – editor/self-shooter/director

This week the spotlight is on the super talented editor/self-shooter/diector, Ashley Kilminster.

With over 10 years experience working in production Ashley started out on shows like ‘Wogan: Now and Then’ and ‘The Alan Titchmarsh Show’, before moving into the more creative side of the industry. Ash’s foray into entertainment has served him well with his work being laced with strong and creative ideas. Ashley transitioned into corporate films working in Dubai, building a strong portfolio of work in London and yet still finding time to go back to his roots, working on Eurovision. Traveling around Europe for a month documenting ‘The Road to Eurovision’.

His career has gone on to grow organically from an editor and cameraman into a director, who has a handle on all elements of production. Working heavily in advertising and short form content Ash has delivered projects including corporate promos, branded content, TVC’s, teasers, trailers, sizzle reels and charity films. He has also completed his first directing job for broadcast; Balcony TV, ‘Music Sessions’ on London Live.

Ashley relishes the challenge in the wide range of subject matter and companies he has worked with. He’s a punchy and intuitive editor who loves to work with passionate people and get to grips with complex ideas.

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Listening Heart

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Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people? (1 Kings 3:9 ESV).

In Hebrew thought the heart and mind were NOT separate, they were one entity. For example: In the Shema, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might” (Deut 6:4-5). Loving God with one’s mind was implied in the meaning and context of heart. By the time Jesus spoke the Great Commandment the Gnostics and Hellenistic culture separated the heart and mind. Hence why Jesus says, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength (Mark 12:29–30). This is not a contradiction, Jesus is not adding anything to the Shema. He is speaking to His audience in the language and thought of His audience’s day.

All this background is to say, I am in desperate need of a listening heart and an obedient heart as Solomon is requesting in 1 Kings 3:9. The NIV renders this discerning heart. In Hebrew this understanding literally means listen or obey. What is significant about Solomon’s usage of understanding is that it is a participle. Solomon is continuously asking God for a listening heart. This is NOT a one time request. This is a repeated request.

Why does Solomon ask for this? So that he can govern the people discerning between good and evil. Discern is a hiphil verb, which in Hebrew is a verb of causation. Solomon is asking God to cause him to discern between good and evil. True wisdom, understanding and discernment are only found in an ongoing, continuous relationship with the Lord. As House says, “Only knowledge of what God considers fair and unfair can guide the king to act justly with any consistency” (House, 1, 2 Kings, 1995, p. 111).

God was obviously pleased that Solomon asked for a listening heart; otherwise, He would not have said, “Because you have asked this, and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern what is right, behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you” (1 Kings 3:11-12). Discerning here is also a participle. It is in God’s nature and character to continuously give wisdom and discernment to those who are in relationship with Him and asking Him in faith.

The Lord is pleased when we ask for a listening heart and understanding mind . My prayer request whenever anyone asks is always for “wisdom and discernment.” We are encouraged by Solomon and admonished by James (esp chapters 1 and 3) to seek wisdom. May we have obedient, listening, understanding hearts so that we can live in a way that pleases and glorifies God in this ever darkening and evil world.

Father God, I ask that You will continuously give us a desire to seek wisdom. Cause us to understand Your will and way. May we have obedient, listening hearts that are set to do good, administer justice and love others in a way that pleases, honors and glorifies You. Lord God, now more than ever we are seeing how Your wisdom is foolish to those who do not know You. Lord, cause those who  are Yours to continuously seek Your mind, to seek Your heart, will and way. Lord God, thank You that You are Wisdom in nature and essence. Praise You for who You are even when we do not understand. Lord God, fill this reader with wisdom. Fill this reader with a desire to obey You and do Your will more than temporarily satisfying their earthly desires. Lord God, wise people seek out wise people, may that be said of us! Lord, may we rather be filled and motivated with a heart bent toward You, even if it makes us standout and foolish, than crave and partake in what this world has to offer. Lord, I ask for wisdom for all people in leadership. Lord God, give us a desire for wisdom, holiness, righteousness and justice by the power of the Holy Spirit, in Jesus’s Name to the glory of God the Father, Amen.

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My name is Mandy Sweigart-Quinn, I live in Lancaster, PA and I am a “Blue Collar Theologian.” I love Jesus! I am passionate about His Word (The Holy Bible)! I come alive when I can encourage others in their walk with Jesus (whether by writing or speaking). As a “Blue Collar Theologian” it is my aim to live/practice/work out my Christian hope with sincerity, authenticity and genuineness. As a “Blue Collar Theologian,” I strive to meet people right where they are (“Incarnational Theology”). I graduated in May 2019 from Capital Seminary and Graduate School with a Master's in Biblical Studies. I am a passionate, excited and enthusiastic person! I love flowers, sports and sunsets. Since January 2, 2018 I have had the privilege of being married to Nathan.

19 thoughts on “Listening Heart”

  1. Excellent post, Mandy. When I first read Jesus’ “rendering” of the Shema, I noticed that He added the word “mind.” But as you correctly explain, though the word was added, a new thought was not. Jesus was simply clarifying and fortifying what the the Hebrew text was already teaching. Great job!

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  2. Great post! We are in an on-going relationship with God every moment of our lives. We continuously need His guidance and wisdom. We are so blessed to have His listening ear at all times. We render our hearts to His loving kindness and our lives are transformed in incredible ways. Faith in God is the only path to wisdom; He opens our eyes to see the way we should go, and without Him, there is no discernment whatsoever.

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Old 01-31-2007, 03:17 PM   #1
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I've been reading a lot about carb manipulation. One thing that's mentioned over and over again is that low carbs bring about flat muscles, due to depleted glycogen. Have any low carbers here experienced this? What was your approximate carb intake per day?

Also, has anyone experienced the "rebound" effect of carbs? That is, gone very low carb for a while, then gained fat after reintroducing carbs? Does anyone know how low and how long carb reduction would need to be for this to take place?

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I don't think most people here do "low carb" nor have I seen it suggested that I can remember.

Zone or Paleo are the methods of eating suggested. Neither is low carb. Zone gives you more carbs than either fat or protein. It is not however high carb.

If you eat zone you will not "flatten out", except for your stomach
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what do you mean, flat muscles? if you mean shape, then that's wrong: genetics and specific anthropometry decide the shape of your muscles.
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I personally don't know what they look like. I've only read about it. Basically, since the glycogen in the muscles contributes greatly to their volume, when the glycogen becomes depleted (due to restricted carbs), the muscle volume decreases.
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"Flat muscles" is more troublesome with bodybuilders who literally change their diets with the season (on and off season ha!), drastically manipulate their macronutrient intake, and run elaborate cycles that throw off hormonal balances. As a result, water weight rises and falls making the muscles appear full or flat.

Strict paleo for over a year now and never experienced any such problem. Actually quite the opposite. Muscles look rock hard and don't have to worry about a full belly around the clock anymore (the look most guys in the gym sport nowadays).

Also keep in mind majority of crossfitters follow paleo/zone protocols for health and performance goals. Body comp changes is the added bonus. Not the other way around.
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Zone is low carb in comparison to the USDA plan. Read the protein power lifeplan (someone here recommended it, forget who), it is Paleo oriented and refutes assumptions like flat muscles. Pretty does not necessarily mean functional!
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Fair Trade and Federal Regulations of Trade Imports: An Update

Thanks to the world wide web and international shipping, the world is our marketplace and our shopping mall. You can buy products from anywhere in the world at any time. However, that does not always mean it is a good idea. What quality are the products you are getting, and how are they produced? Was child or forced labor involved?

This is where shopping ethically comes in, as well as Federal regulations on trade imports. However, the debate over fair trade, Federal law, and how we deal with other countries when it comes to goods have changed over the last decade, but even more over the last couple of years.

The current administration is pushing for not only fair trade but treaties and tariffs that seek to even the playing field internationally. So where are we as a nation when it comes to fair trade and imports? Here is a quick update.

What Does Fair Trade Mean?

First of all, we need to understand that fair trade has different meanings depending on who is using the term and the context. Quite simply, it means one of two things: Either it refers to fair trade labeling of products or to the idea that trade deals between nations should be “fair.” This last definition creates its own issues, and we will talk about that in a moment.

First, fair trade labels have both a vague and specific meaning. Why? Because there are several non-profits who are engaged in fair trade labeling, essentially certifying products as fair trade. This is good news in that consciousness of not just price but where a product came from and who might have suffered to produce it is on the rise. The downside is that depending on the label, “fair trade” might mean something a little different.

fairConsumer demand is largely driving this definition of “fair trade” as they demand that the products they purchase benefit those in the countries where they originate. Essentially all of the fair trade labels mean the same thing: They are business practices “that prioritize the health, economic stability, and independence of disadvantaged producers all over the world.”

The second aspect of fair trade refers to whether or not a trade deal between two nations or entities is “fair.” The only problem with this definition of trade, in the news and all over Twitter recently, is that “fair” can be defined differently by those two entities. By definition, if the agreement mutually benefits both parties, it is fair.

However, one country may have more or better exports in one area while the other country specializes in a different area. Looking at things item by item may not seem “fair,” but when looked at as a whole, most deals are well negotiated. Still, there are exceptions, and fixing those has become one priority of the current administration. As a result, people are discussing this second aspect of fair trade, which in some ways is related to the first.

When it comes to fair trade and Federal regulations, there have been significant changes, and for good reason. The North American Fair Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, was controversial even at the time it was negotiated and was blamed for many companies moving production of some of their goods to Mexico.

This was in part due to the cheaper labor there, and to the fact that in the United States, companies were dealing with strong unions who negotiated higher wages and better benefits for those who worked in the manufacturing industry. This had a good and bad side: It meant workers in the U.S. were paid well and taken care of, but it also meant making things in the U.S. became more expensive.

There were also deals made with Canada that some thought were unfair, and so this term, President Trump sought to renegotiate the deal, now known as the USMCA. The essential changes to the deal go like this:

  • Changes for Automakers and Auto Parts Makers: New rules about wages and the percentage of car parts that must be made in North America to avoid tariffs have changed.
  • The Dairy Market: Canada opened up its dairy market to U.S. Farmers. This is good news to an industry that deals with everything from exacting FDA pallet regulations to higher shipping regulations that increase costs and eat into profits. A new, neighboring market.
  • Chapter 19 Stays: The special dispute process between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico stays in place.
  • Assurances on Auto Tariffs: Canada and Mexico got assurances that the U.S. would not raise tariffs on cars or auto parts.
  • Improved Labor and Environmental Rights: These especially apply to Mexico — transports that enter the U.S. must meet higher safety standards and labors must be better able to organize and form Unions. In conjunction with the Mexican elections and the victory of AMLO, who promises to eliminate corruption, these are good steps, although difficult to achieve and enforce.
  • Increased Intellectual Property Protections: Copyrights and other protections extend across borders.
  • Drug Companies Get More Footing: Drug companies will be able to sell prescriptions for 10 years in Canada before facing generic competition.

One of the more interesting terms is that the deal must be reviewed in six years to see how it is working and if it needs revision. It seems likely at this point that the U.S. at least will be under different leadership at that point, so things like the controversial steel tariffs of 25 percent may be negotiated differently.

Trade Wars, Tariffs, and What They Actually Mean

What do tariffs actually do, and what do they mean? The new trade war with China brings with it one simple fact: It will impact the budget of most Americans. How do these tariffs work, and what do they actually mean to you?

Tariffs are designed to raise the price of goods coming from other countries in an attempt to do two things: eat into their profits and encourage U.S. buyers to purchase goods made domestically. Does it work?

Well, sort of. As we mentioned above, sometimes countries have an excess of products they export, and the U.S. is no exception. Because much of our grain is shipped to China, retaliatory tariffs have hit farmers hard. And while the price of U.S. Steel is up, as is consumption, companies like Harley Davidson and GM, who often buy steel from overseas because of price, are seeing the tariffs hit their bottom line.

Typically companies do not stockpile huge quantities of goods or raw materials they import, as this impacts inventory management and increases storage costs. So when prices rise, they almost immediately pay more for those materials. Those companies passing on those additional costs to consumers. Between those cost increases and government regulations they must often deal with, company profits and their stock prices are down. This has an effect on both pension funds and investment portfolios.

The big question becomes “What is next?” We don’t know, but as long as trade wars continue, the price of some goods will rise. In the end, the hope is that it all balances out to something resembling fair trade and reasonable regulation of imports.

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