As a dietitian, I'm often asked whether it's bad to eat late at night. I also frequently hear individuals say they eat well all day, but come evening have an urge to constantly pick and/or increased cravings for 'junk' foods. It can be quite distressing and often followed by self-shaming, 'if only I had better willpower.' The first step is to stop basing self-worth on this will-'super' power. More productively, focus on the understanding the root cause of your eating behaviours.
It's important to distinguish between common nighttime snacking and more serious eating conditions that may require support from a healthcare professional.
Nighttime eating syndrome entails limited or skipped meals during the day especially breakfast, with consumption of 25 per cent or more of the day's calories occurs after supper. This includes getting up through the night to eat (at least three times a week) in order to fall back asleep.
Binge eating disorder is characterized by excessive intake of food over a short time period that can occur at any time of the day. It is not the same as overeating, which most of us can relate to due to excessive hunger, good-tasting food or the temptation of food in front of us. During a binge, individuals feel a loss of control while eating. It's often done in secrecy, may be followed with feelings of shame and/or feeling unwell due to excessive fullness.
If you or a loved one is struggling with disordered eating, it's important to seek out support and guidance from a healthcare professional. More information can be found at the National Eating Disorder Information Centre website. The information in this article is better suited for nighttime snackers.
A small 'healthy' bedtime snack is not a concern. It's more 'the what and the how much' you choose that can pose a concern. There is some evidence showing that a small bedtime snack with protein may actually benefit in repairing muscles throughout the night. It may also help decrease excessive hunger the next day.
Certain conditions such as diabetes may require a snack before bed to keep your blood sugar level. Athletes may require larger meals/snacks in the evening in order to meet needs. What the heck is a balanced snack? Choosing healthier foods but also including variety with a protein source to help fill you up. Examples include small smoothies; hummus with whole grain crackers; fruit and yogurt; nut butter with banana; high-fibre cereal.
If you're going to have a treat, avoid eating directly from the package. Try pairing them up with something that will also help fill you up like a carrot stick for every chip or a cut up apple alongside your dish of ice cream.
We've all heard mixed messages regarding whether foods consumed before bed turns to fat, whereas your body burns it during the day. Research is lacking but calorie distribution may make a difference. Several studies have looked at balanced calorie-specified diets with heavier breakfast (ex. 700 cal) and heavy/moderate lunch (ex. 500 cal) and lighter supper (ex. 200 cal) vs. lighter day meals and heavier meals in the evening. The results showed all groups had some benefit but higher calories during the day was most beneficial for weight management, triglycerides (fat in blood), insulin sensitivity (related to blood sugar control) and reported decreased hunger in the evening. Skipping breakfast all together has shown to be most detrimental.
It's thought this is related to our circadian rhythm, a 24-hour sleep/wake cycle that works in accordance with light and darkness. It plays a role in regulating metabolism, processing and storage of fats and sugars and regulating hunger hormones. During the day it's working a peak capacity and slows as the day progresses to prepare for rest time. Its efficiency is thrown off when we don't eat and sleep according to our rhythm.
Until there's more evidence, we can't say if there's benefit to these particular eating patterns. Regardless of calories, there are several healthy messages that may help manage night eating: eating regular meals and incorporating healthier balanced options. Do some trial and error to determine what works best for you and your health.
What's driving your nighttime eating?
Poor sleep can be a factor. The average adult should sleep seven to nine hours a night with no less than six but not exceeding 10 hours. The impact of poor sleep goes beyond low energy and mood. It has multiple negative impacts on our overall health, including heart health, depression, diabetes, weight, and appetite. Obviously, the longer you're awake, the more opportunity to snack at night. Research shows there's also a physiological deregulation of hunger/fullness causing our body to seek out energy sources including cravings for empty calorie foods such as sugary and high-fat foods. It's suspected to be due to increased production of ghrelin, our hunger hormone, and suppressing leptin, our satiety hormone. As the day goes on, fatigue increases, leading to excessive hunger at night.
Figure out what's affecting your sleep. There are numerous possible factors including pain, stress, sleep apnea, habits, busy schedule, caffeine. Other times, you may be out of touch or ignoring those fatigue signals due to a habitual bedtime or losing track of time. Try to slowly retrain your bedtime by 15-minute increments each night, even when you're not feeling tired. Just the action of shutting down and getting into bed can help you reset.
Look beyond your supper and assess your entire day. Your bowl of cornflakes at breakfast may not be enough. If you're choosing low nutrient dense foods, missing meals, restricting/dieting or lacking balance, your nighttime eating and cravings may be related to true hunger. Try some trial and error with your eating patterns and food choices—try increasing/adding to your breakfast and lunch or adding healthier snacks throughout the day. Ensure variety and include protein at all meals and snacks (eggs, yogurt, meat, fish) along with fibre sources like fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
We can be impulsive eaters. Take a pause prior to making your choice: stop, non-judgmentally assess what you want and then make your decision. Whether you choose apple or chips, it's likely to be a mindful and enjoyed choice.
Instead of trying to restrict and saying you can't have something, give yourself 5-10 minutes to wait. Sometimes you may still proceed with your food choice and sometimes it may pass.
Start by checking in with your hunger/fullness before, during and after eating. It may be helpful to ask, "would an apple, or yogurt appeal to me right now?' Most foods appeal when we're hungry, otherwise there may be another driver.
Food can help to fill a void whether boredom, stress, anger, etc. Regardless of the reason, it's fulfilling a purpose. Instead of using avoidance strategies such as brushing your teeth, or putting yourself to bed early, think about replacing with another nourishing activity or behaviour; making something, playing an instrument, a cup of your favourite tea.
Do the chips in the cupboard call your name? Sometimes we crave certain foods, other times we reach for them because we see them. Know your habits: maybe it's best to keep those temptations out of the house or at least hide them away.
It can be very challenging if others in the household don't want to change their snacking. Have a conversation with them in hopes of gaining their support. Perhaps they can choose foods you can pass up. If not, maybe you need to switch up your activities together.
Why we do what we do runs deep in our wiring so be patient and open to trying different strategies. Night eating is about improving, not perfection; sometimes we eat cookies but other times we do choose the fruit.
Maureen Tilley, PDt. is a registered dietitian and author of Hold the Salt! & Hold that Hidden Salt!


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Hallowed Secularism: What is History Like?
2/4/2009—One of the difficulties in developing Hallowed Secularism, both in thinking about it and in actually laying the foundation for a healthy secular civilization, is to understand the relationship of religion to history.
Many secularists can accept "spirituality" as a genuine aspect of the human condition. Hence the description often heard that a person is "spiritual, but not religious." But history as a category is not as easily accepted.
The monotheistic religions are intensely historically oriented. Justice triumphs in the end, though as with the Hebrew slavery in Egypt, it may take longer than an individual's lifespan for that to happen.
Our religions promise liberation. Some of our religions see that liberation in history. Materialism cannot make that claim. For it, history is just one thing after another. Even humanism has trouble with the category of history since everything depends on human beings.
Our religions teach that the slave will go free and that this is etched in the heart of reality. Thomas Jefferson, religious to his core in this regard, once called this the book of fate. Martin Luther King, Jr., called it the moral arc of the universe. We must be sure that our secular civilization does not lose this sense of justice in history. Religion is more than the spirituality of the individual.
The "arc of history" you speak of is a useful notion, provided one is aware that this telos is something we consciously create and embody and not an entity that exists "out there" as a phenomenon of objective reality.


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Onypterygia pseudangustata is een keversoort uit de familie van de loopkevers (Carabidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1997 door Whitehead & Ball.

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An attempt to use up some scrap yarn and make something girly resulted in these cute legwarmers. They coordinate with my Sweetheart Skirt that can be bought from my Ravelry store.
The pattern is written without considering any colour changes, however I encourage you to look through your scrap yarns and go nuts with colours. Use my photos as inspiration, I changed colour at the start of each different pattern section.
Size: One size fits most young girls, approximately 4-12 years old. Knit rib section longer for older girls.
Yarn: DK or light worsted yarn, amount depending on length of legwarmer. Assuming 20 cm (8 in) rib section gives yarn requirement of 155 m (170 yds).
Needles: 3.5 mm (US6) and 4 mm (US7) DPN's or long circular needles if using magic loop.
Gauge: 18 sts per 10 cm (4 in) in stockinette on larger needles.
Notions: stitch marker and darning needle.
M1 - make 1, recomend backward loop method or by picking up the yarn running between the stitch just knit and the one about to be knit, bringing the lefthand needle from front to back. Knit the picked up st through the back loop so that it twists.
With the smaller needles, CO 44 sts. PM and join to work in the round being careful not to twist the sts.
Work k1, p1 rib until piece measures 20 cm (8 in).
Note: If you would like longer leg warmers, add length now. Measure your child's leg from just above the ankle and upwards to where you want the leg warmer to stop, this will be the length of the ribbed section.
Change to larger needles. Next step is the first eyelet section.
Next is the stockinette section with increases to make it flare out.
Next is another eyelet section. Repeat rows 1 to 6 of eyelet section above, only difference is stitch count after row 3 should be 57 sts. BO after the last purl row.
Using cable cast on method, CO 2 sts. BO 4 st, move last st back onto left needle. CO 2 more sts, BO 4 sts etc. Continue in this manner until all stitches have been bound off and you'll have a nice picot edge.
Weave in loose ends, block lightly, wear and enjoy!
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This blog encourages nurses to mind the bedside: meaning to remain mindful and aware in the presence of the patients that are cared for.
Care for yourself, not just your patients.
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Many times my mind is so busy with words and thoughts. It bounces from one word or thought to another with all the rush and hustle of everyday life.
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I do know that a substantial portion of society's health care costs are spent on an incredibly small percentage of the population.
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The installation is simply my handwriting with a Sharpie. It was then scanned, enlarged, and CNC milled out HDPE plastic by a local manufacturer. With a simple bolt & washer system, we installed in on the public fence. While all work on the Greenway is temporary, this piece has an extended run of 9 months. After that, it will be relocated to a permanent location in the great Boston area.
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I was invited to create an installation within the Rose Kennedy Greenway, which is a public park that goes directly through the center of Boston, MA. I worked with Public Art Curator Lucas Cowan to create a 320' outdoor installation.


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Now what? City leaders react after Kansas City voters reject pre-K sales tax
By: Nick Starling
Kansas City, Missouri, residents handily voted down a sales-tax increase Tuesday, which would have funded high-quality pre-kindergarten education programs for every 4-year-old in the city. But the need remains, so what is next for school districts and city leaders?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, residents handily voted down a sales-tax increase Tuesday, which would have funded high-quality pre-kindergarten education programs for every 4-year-old in the city.
The final margin — 66% against it and 34% for it — was a landslide defeat for outgoing Mayor Sly James and its advocates, but it was a resounding win for area school districts, who aligned tin opposition.
The measure called for a 3/8-cent sales tax for 10 years, which was expected to generate $30 million a year.
"Certainly, we're disappointed today," Turn the Page KC Executive Director Mike English said.
But English stressed that the measure's defeat wasn't a complete loss.
"We'll keep fighting, find another way, because it's something we can not give up on because those 4-year-old kids need it," English said.
He believes one major positive came out of this campaign.
"Really, (it) raised the awareness city-wide about how important early childhood education is," English said.
For those who opposed James' pre-K plan, last night was cause for celebration.
"The outcome is what we wanted," Executive Director for the Cooperative School Districts of Greater Kansas City Gayden Carruth said.
All 14 school districts that serve part of KCMO opposed the plan — citing concerns over revenue, constitutionality, and how it would be governed.
According to Carruth, getting kids into pre-K is an issue they've been looking at for years.
"They have been providing early childhood education, they will continue to provide early childhood education, they plan to add a number as many as 700 seats for the next school year," Carruth said of local district's commitment to pre-K education.
Carruth points out that with 14 school districts a one-size-fits-all model doesn't work, so any future plans should be tailored to individual districts.
"Just because a plan is good in one school district doesn't make it workable in another school district," she said. "You have to flex it some."
No one knows what the future holds, but the debate about how to improve the city's pre-K education and ensure high-quality programs are available for every child is far from over.
"I think that it's unfortunate that we have to lose before we win, but if that's what it takes then that's what it takes," English said.

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The second Flexity 2 has now arrived nearly 3 months after Flexity 001, with deliveries originally expected to be every three weeks. This delivery is of 004, since 002 and 003 have been undergoing various tests before being delivered to Blackpool so have been delayed and are therefore not due to be delivered next. Hopefully there are more Flexity's awaiting delivery with deliveries currently behind schedule, the next in is scheduled to be 005.
With Blackpool Transport setting a deadline of November for all buyers having to remove their trams from the depot, many trams are starting to move to their new homes. On the 17th of November Jubilee 761 and Balloon 726 both departed for Fleetwood and are currently stored next to Balloon 710, which are all awaiting their future in the Fleetwood Transport Museum.
With the 2011 season seeing no Cleveleys or Fleetwood service, trams are once again a common sight over this stretch of track now that the tramway has closed! This is due to testing of the track in preparation for the 10 minute Fleetwood service in Easter 2012 with testing over this section so far including 001, 631 and 648. With the choice of 648 for testing and after being rejected by Crich, it now seems a slight possibility that 648 could stay in Blackpool to be used as a reserve car which is also the future role of 631.


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Abitibi Canyon est une localité canadienne située dans le territoire non organisé de Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part qui fait partie du district de Cochrane dans le Nord-Est de l'Ontario. Elle est située à  au nord-est de Fraserdale sur la rivière Abitibi.

Histoire

La construction d'une centrale hydroélectrique a Abitibi Canyon a débuté en 1930 pour Ontario Power Service Corporation, une compagnie subsidiaire de Abitibi Power and Paper Company devenue Abitibi-Consolidated. Les travaux ont été suspendus quelques années plus tard et le projet a été repris par la société d'état Ontario Hydro en 1933. La communauté d'Abitibi Canyon s'établit en 1930 afin de supporter la construction du barrage. Dans les premiers temps, les employés arrivaient par le chemin de fer par le biais de Fraserdale. Plus tard, ils utilisaient des chemins privés ou des hydravions. En 1966, une route fut construction pour relier Fraserdale à Smooth Rock Falls qui est l'actuelle autoroute 634.

Dans les années 1940, la population de la communauté pour Ontario Hydro était de 130. En 1982, la population était près de 300. Cependant, en 1980, Ontario Hydro a décidé de fermer la communauté pour des raisons financières.

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Localité en Ontario
District de Cochrane


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Dogs of Society spot-on ROCKS classic '70s ELTON JOHN
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Let The Dogs take you on a ride through one of the most epic rock catalogs of the 1970s with Elton John's smash hits like Bennie and the Jets, Tiny Dancer and Crocodile Rock to deeper cuts like Funeral for a Friend, Madman Across the Water, All the Girls Love Alice, Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters and many, many more. No tracks. No tricks. Just a killer rock band delivering a dynamic, ALL-LIVE performance every night (with that extra sauce that comes from an authentic, live show). Just like Elton and his band.
From the first time John Gore heard Elton John's Crocodile Rock on the radio, he was hooked. As a wee lad, Elton's incredible songs and musicianship inspired John to play the piano and sing. And he has rocked the piano and mic ever since, performing in bands since he was 10 years old… original, cover, touring and now tribute. Although he's often been told he looks and sounds like '70s-era Elton John, John Gore formed Dogs of Society with the idea that Elton's songs (not costumes) should be the star of the show. Featuring an incredible lineup of accomplished musicians including John Gore (aka Elton Juan), Steve Johnston (guitar), Louis Michael (keyboard, accordion, guitar), Curt Shaw (bass guitar) and Dave Johnson (drums), Dogs of Society will blow you away with their authentic rock 'n roll tribute to the one of the most celebrated musicians in rock history.
"What a great way to close out our Sounds of Summer Concert Series!
These guys put on an amazing show!"
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Korean clubs eye knockout stage
Published : Mar 14, 2011 - 19:00 Updated : Mar 14, 2011 - 19:00
Jeju United, FC Seoul open action
The season is just getting into stride but that doesn't mean there are not already some must-win, or at least, don't-lose games this week.
That doesn't apply to the K-League yet ― that season is just two games old. Four Korean teams are about to play their second match of the Asian Champions League and with just six games in total in the group stage, there is not much time to recover from mistakes.
The continent's flagship club competition consists of 32 teams split into eight groups of four. Each meets home and away with the top two progressing to the Round of 16, which marks the start of the knockout phase. The picture will be much clearer after the games on Tuesday and Wednesday evening have taken place. Another good result for those that succeeded in the opening round would give Korea's representatives a foot in the next stage. Another bad result for those that suffered a bad result in the opening outing would put them in serious danger of elimination.
Two of the four games involving K-League teams are at home. FC Seoul is in the best position after winning its opening match in the continental competition at the UAE home of Al Ain. Another victory on Tuesday evening over Hangzhou Greentown of China at Seoul World Cup Stadium would put the K-League team three points clear at the top of the group.
FC Seoul head coach Hwangbo Kwan takes part in a press conference on Monday. (Yonhap News)
That would give new coach Hwangbo Kwan breathing space to try and achieve success in the K-League as well as overseas. The early signs are not good. A 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Suwon Bluewings was followed by a 1-1 tie at Daejeon Citizen. Hwangbo is already promising that things will improve and is already complaining about things like the state of the field ― early indicators, perhaps, that he is feeling the strain a little. He needs a good result. It won't be easy. Hangzhou may be little-known outside China but has already defeated Japan champion Nagoya Grampus.
Suwon is the other club playing on home soil this week. The opposition is also Chinese and comes in the form of Shanghai Shenhua. Like Seoul, Suwon had a lengthy away trip in the opening match. The Bluewings returned from the home of Sydney FC with a satisfactory goalless tie. Ties away from home are only good if you also collect good results at home.
The club is on a high after two wins out of two in the K-League. Following the 2-0 triumph at Seoul, a first game of the season in front of the home fans started badly as Gwangju FC took the lead after just 25 seconds but two late goals from Croatian defender Mato Neretljak did the job.
"We made it difficult for ourselves by conceding such an early goal," said Suwon coach Yoon Sung-hyo. "But we stayed calm and came back for the win. We still need time on the training pitch. We have lots of new players and we will improve as we get more games."
Jeonbuk Motors has already defeated Chinese opposition in the competition with a 1-0 win over Shandong Luneng. The Jeonju club has a trip to Indonesia's Arema Malang. The Southeast Asian team is the underdog in the group and is highly unlikely to finish in the top two. At home however, for the first time in this edition, the club will be a tough proposition and taking the scalp of a Korean team, especially one that was crowned Asian champion in 2006, would be cause for celebration. Even so, the Jeolla club will be disappointed with anything other than three points.
The Greens at least recovered from their opening day defeat at home to Chunnam Dragons to win 1-0 on the road at the home of defending Asian champion Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. "We were under pressure after the loss last week," said coach Choi Kang-hee. "We bounced back well and need to continue this form in Indonesia."
Jeju United is in the most precarious position. The islanders committed the cardinal sin in this kind of competition ― they lost at home. That 1-0 defeat at the hands of Tianjin Teda of China means that another loss in the first away game will be a grievous blow.
It will all happen at the home of Melbourne Victory. The Australians lost their opening game too and have just changed coaches. Whichever team ends up with nothing could be saying goodbye to its Asian hopes for another year. Jeju boss Park Kyung-hoon knows how important it is. "After losing the game to Tianjin, we know that we have to come back from Australia with a good result," said Park after his team's goalless draw at Incheon United on Saturday, a convenient fixture given the location of a certain international airport.
Korea's four Asian ambassadors want to see a great deal more of the arrival and departure halls of Incheon over the next few months and the action this week will go a good deal of the way to determining whether they do so.
By John Duerden, Contributing writer (johnduerden@hotmail.com)


I'm in South Australia and we're at the end of a bad heatwave of several consecutive days above 40 degrees Celcius (104 degrees Farenheit). I was lazy and didn't shade my young vegetables like I have previously, and some are terribly singed from the weather, in particular my Kentucky Wonder climbing bean plants which are about a foot high and my rocket (I managed to save a few ready leaves for a salad but some were lost). The zucchini (leaves only) and broccoli plants are also somewhat damaged. Surprisingly my tomato plants, including a seedling less than 10cm tall and a rocket seedling of a different variety, also very small have barely any damage. All the plants are in raised beds except the tomato and zucchini, which are in large containers.
I was just wondering if there was anything (organic) that you suggest that could help these plants recover? With time I anticipate they'll heal themselves but if there is anything additional you can think of that might help them I'd love to hear it.
Wow!! As I sit here in 25 degrees with snow on the ground, 104 is difficult to imagine.
For your plants to get them through the heat stress, just be sure they are getting enough water (which may be a lot in that heat, but don't drown them) and some shade. Do not feed them (nitrogen fertilizer) while they are stressed, that would be just another stressor right now. Just let them rest and recover. But do keep adding compost to your soil, helps hold the moisture.
Oh wow, thanks, that's really helpful! We had a great rainy day today and I was brave enough to go outside and inspect the damage more thoroughly. The cucumber and bean plants seem to be worst hit. A young tomato plant has its first tiny fruit emerging. Some of the developing fruit on the zucchinis have gone slightly yellow. I'll quit giving them aquarium water and rabbit manure until they recover, and I'll enrich the soil with more compost (they're in need of some anyway). Thanks again!
Heatwave and VERY windy..Help with my vegetables..


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Orson Welles' flashy direction and flashing eyes cannot save his attempted adaptation of Macbeth in 1948.
Fewer mainstream cinematic productions have been made of Macbeth than some of Shakespeare's other great plays, perhaps because it's been felt the unrelenting darkness of Macbeth would discourage movie audiences.
When Orson Welles proposed directing such a film in the 1940s, he faced this skepticism from producers, as well as a reluctance to engage him due to his reputation for being difficult and for running over budget. He was turned down repeatedly by studios, who called the shots in those days, until finally Republic took a chance, on the condition that he would complete the film in three weeks for under $700,000—a very small budget even in those days.
Orson Welles' Macbeth (1948) turned out even darker than the original play. It was shot entirely in black and white, and used many of the same dramatic camera angles, characters moving in and out of shadows, and extreme close-ups that Welles had employed to such great effect in his previous black-and-white film, Citizen Kane.
The interpretation of Macbeth is blacker yet. Every sentence of dialogue is plumbed for its horrific possibilities, and delivered intensely as the camera moves in on terrified eyes and sweating brow. Welles is himself a constantly brooding Macbeth. Whether spoken aloud or voiced over, his words are always despairing products of a mortified soul. This is a man who never feels a moment of peace or triumph, even when he is raised to the monarchy and appears to have conquered all his enemies.
The evil ambition of Lady Macbeth is chillingly played in the early scenes by Jeanette Nolan (later the uncredited voice of Norman Bates's mother in Hitchcock's Psycho) and she is pathetically guilt-ridden in the second half of the film. But what's missing from this archetypal femme fatale is the seductiveness—whatever it is that twists her husband around her finger to get him to do the awful the deeds she wills.
Another weak spot is the performance of the beloved Roddy MacDowall (Lassie Come Home, How Green Was My Valley, Planet of the Apes). The child star just barely out of his teens obviously has no idea how to play Shakespeare and his Malcolm is a syrupy-voiced youth who seems most unlikely to avenge the murder of his father and depose Macbeth.
Dan O'Herlihy (Robinson Crusoe, Kidnapped, The Dead) makes his American screen debut as Macduff, but despite being both a dashing leading man and a talented actor, he fails to portray the depth of the character whose family is slaughtered and leads a rebel army. Only when he gets to wreak his vengeance in the final sword duel with Macbeth does he come alive.
These are failings that may be attributed to the lack of preparation time for the actors in this rushed film. On the plus side, the decision to play the characters with Scottish accents, which is less common that you might think and has been derided by some, does work to add a gritty verisimilitude. "Gritty" also describes the sets, as does "sparse". Dunsinane Castle seems nothing more than a collection of caves and landings hewn out of a mountain top. When armies venture outside the castle, the rough landscape is shrouded in mist. The three witches appear as hazy visions upon rocky crags.
Welles is quite faithful to Shakespeare's dialogue, refusing to dumb down, but he does rearrange scenes drastically for dramatic effect. It's hopeless though. Whether the hurried production, the low budget, or the darkness of the vision are to blame, the best combined efforts of Welles the director, Welles the screenwriter and Welles the actor cannot save this from being one dreary movie.
Several cuts of this film are available on video, ranging from an hour and a half long to nearly two hours. Even the shortest is difficult to sit through.
Paul Douglas and Ruth Roman bring Shakespeare's power couple to life and death in 1955 update Joe MacBeth.
Much better, somewhat surprisingly, is Hollywood's next take on the Scottish play, Joe MacBeth, which puts the characters in modern dress and sets them in the criminal underworld complete with backstabbing and machine guns. Burly American film actor Paul Douglas, better known for his comedy roles, is the Joe of the title who murders his way to the top. He's egged on by his ambitious moll of a wife, Lily MacBeth (Ruth Roman, best known for Strangers on a Train). The dialogue is mid-twentieth century gangster but it follows Shakespeare's plot quite closely.
It sounds like a hopeless premise but it's amazing how well it works. The leads and all the supporting actors brilliantly bring it to life. Especially effective is British stalwart Sid James, more sedate and serious than usual as MacBeth's ally, victim and haunter Banky (think Banquo).
The movie is mainly forgotten today though it deserves to be remembered as one of the better updates on Shakespearean classics that became all the rage later. For a taste of it, at this time of writing you can find most of Joe MacBeth available on video sites like YouTube.
Jon Finch and Francesca Annis are Roman Polanski's beautiful and deadly couple in 1971's The Tragedy of Macbeth.
In a more conventional vein, Roman Polanski remade the play as The Tragedy of Macbeth in 1971 to even greater length than Welles' version. However, he updated the dialogue and revised the action somewhat, to make it less brooding and more violent. His biggest innovation was casting attractive young actors in the lead roles, and emphasizing eroticism in the play. Using a cast of relative unknowns, he produced a film that's been hailed by some as a masterpiece and dismissed by others as sensationalistically bloody.
You may also be interested in seeing Akira Kurosawa's Kumonosu jô (Throne of Blood, 1961), also called Macbeth in North America, in which Shakespeare's story is transposed to feudal Japan. That too has been called a masterwork.


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A day in the life of Ivan Ergich
A Galatasaray Supporter
Date: Nov/Dec 2009
Bursapor
Ivan Ergich
Turkish Premier League
A Marxist footballer in Turkey? A player who is as comfortable reeling off critical theorists of the Frankfurt School as he is of his favourite footballing colleagues, such as Messi, Ronaldinho and Zidane? This is particularly anomalous given Turkey's history of political and ideological repression for most of the twentieth century. Adopting Mussolini's Penal Code wholesale during the founding decades of the new republic, the Turkish ruling classes systematically persecuted socialist ideas and where necessary unleashed the armed forces to crush revolutionary youth and trade-union movements. These draconian laws have been camouflaged over the past decade in attempts to be seen to be complying with measures required to become a full member of the European Union. Yet the structures and legislation embedded by the military junta of 1980–83 still permeate the Turkish polity.
Bursaspor's Ivan Ergich (right)
A recent interview in the left-liberal Istanbul daily newspaper Radikal (15 September 2009) with Turkish Premiership team Bursaspor's newly acquired Serbian player Ivan Ergich makes interesting reading in this regard. Readers are informed that Ivan Ergich, who captained the Swiss side FC Basel, before moving over to the giants of Serie A, Juventus, will now be playing in the Turkish Premier League. Ergich says:
Professional football is a pitiless job. Almost all managers encourage cheating and aggression against opponent, so that by the time you are on the field you are primed like a bomb, ready to go off. …
He stated in a previous interview that the corruption charges which had been brought against his former side Juventus, resulting in the team being demoted to a lower league, brought about a clinical depression which took him out of the game for four months. For Ergich all these negatives are linked to the role money plays in professional football, which he sees as a direct consequence of the 'capitalist system':
One of my greatest sources of inspiration is Karl Marx. I grew up in what was then Yugoslavia, where my father was an orthodox Communist Party member. He taught me how to be human. Marx had unravelled the contradictions of capitalism some 150 years earlier and showed how the cash nexus corrupted the world. Money also corrupts football. I don't want to be a conformist footballer. I need inspiration beyond football.
And what were these sources of inspiration?
I am inspired by the Frankfurt School of Adorno and Horkheimer. I also read a lot of Sartre. That is how I can maintain my principles, put my principles ahead of the pressures that demand that in football we succeed at any cost. Marx showed us that the contradictions of capitalism would negate the human essence and lead to alienation. I want to avoid this.
Ivan Ergich no longer plays for the Serbian national side because of what he considers to be chauvinist sentiments and elements in the team. He sometimes upsets Bursaspor supporters by challenging refereeing decisions in his favour, if he thinks these are not correct or warranted, even in crucial fixtures for this struggling side.
Given the obscenity of the astronomical transfer fees alongside the crippling indebtedness and impending bankruptcy of some leading football teams during the current period of capitalist financial crisis, and the cult of the galactico cultivated across Europe, Ergich emerges as a voice of sanity, maintaining a semblance of humanistic standards in the beautiful game.


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Greenland's home-rule government has decided to support efforts to ban sailings on heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters, which is a part of the IMO's agenda.
The Greenlandic-owned carrier, which these years is going through a comprehensive overhaul, booked a DKK 41.5 million operating deficit in the first half of the year.
Investments totaling hundreds of millions of dollars will be needed over years to come in order to ensure the new strategy for Royal Arctic Line and the sailing to and from Greenland, according to an internal brief to employees.
Politicians in Greenland will this week assess whether the entire maritime political area can be brought back to Greenland instead of falling under the Danish Maritime Authority. The idea falls in line with Royal Arctic Line's plans to flag more of the carrier's vessels locally.
The carrier will "be rooted in the fact that it's a Greenlandic business," and as such, a bigger part of the carrier's fleet will be flagged in Greenland going forward, says CEO Verner Hammeken in an interview with ShippingWatch.
Fewer employees on board the vessels and better educational opportunities in Greenland are some of the consequences of the partnership with Icelandic Eimskip and the upgrade of the cabotage fleet, writes Royal Arctic Line in a statement.
The chairman of carrier Royal Arctic is ready to open talks with its owner, the Greenlandic Government, and discuss breaking from its current monopoly on Greenlandic salings. The historical concession is expensive for Greenland, chairman Kuno Fencker tells ShippingWatch.
Royal Arctic Line's monopoly on seafreight to and from Greenland is at play when the carrier begins its new partnership with Iceland's Eimskip. "One might ask if it's necessary to have a concession," Royal Arctic Line CEO Verner Hammeken tells ShippingWatch.


Unlike most modeling tools, the UA model, an excel spreadsheet-based tool, was very easy for all members of the team to use. The tool helped the team prioritize energy retrofit strategies.
Using the existing conditions as a starting point, several parametric analyses were completed to examine the impacts of different enclosure strategies. The tool helped answer questions. For example, does it make more sense to use more insulation in the walls or use higher R-value windows?
The UA tool incorporates current enclosure and ventilation loads into its calculations and then derives energy savings from various energy efficiency measures. It also includes a feature to evaluate savings per dollar spent on a given measure, to ensure that the most cost effective measures are followed.
Gas-Related Savings Calculations Building Science Corporation conducted an analysis of the current enclosure conductance and infiltration loads on the buildings at Castle Square. In addition to the enclosure loads, ventilation was also included due to it being a significant portion of the space conditioning load on the buildings. Using the existing conditions as a starting point, several parametric analyses were completed to examine the impacts of different enclosure and ventilation strategies.
In this analysis, the area of enclosure components and estimated conductance of the components were used to estimate the heating load under winter design heating conditions for the midrise building. The cooling load analysis added peak solar radiation and window solar heat gain coefficients to these factors to project the cooling load under summer design conditions.
Elton + Hampton Architects supplied building and component area take-offs as well as assembly descriptions for use in this analysis. Existing building conductance performance was based on reported construction assemblies and estimated U-Values from ASHRAE Fundamentals 2005 Chapter 25 Table 1 and Table 4. Windows currently installed in the building are aluminum framed double glazed slider type windows. The assumed U-Values and Solar Heat Gain Coefficients (SHGC) are based off ASHRAE Fundamentals 2005 Chapter 31 Table 4 and Table 13. Air infiltration estimates used in the analysis are derived from air infiltration testing performed by BSC on April 16, and April 17, 2009. With contribution from Petersen Engineering, once the heating load and hot water calculations were performed to estimate annual energy use for the existing and proposed building conditions, the calculated equipment-based efficiency percentages was then applied to gas consumption data to provide an estimate for predicted gas savings.
Electrical-Related Savings Calculations Refrigerator savings were calculated utilizing the Energy Star program's refrigerator savings calculator, updated with actual product specifications. Cooling-attributed electrical savings were calculated by Petersen Engineering utilizing cooling loads derived from the analysis described above, with equipment electrical efficiencies derived by comparing the average Castle Square air conditioner today to the specified air conditioner. Run times were based on Energy Star recommendations for Massachusetts.


1 - Average net price is generated by subtracting the average amount of federal, state/local government, or institutional grant or scholarship aid from the total cost of attendance. Total cost of attendance is the sum of published tuition and required fees, books and supplies, and the weighted average for room and board and other expenses.
2 - Number of players who play in at last 75% of the games.


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Share this Story: Oilers should be paying close attention to how Blues go about winning
Oilers should be paying close attention to how Blues go about winning
Jim Matheson • Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid handles the puck as St. Louis Blues' Vince Dunn defends on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Jeff Roberson /The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — Losing hurts but sometimes there's gain with pain, especially when you're playing the St. Louis Blues in the Show-Me state of Missouri.
So while Edmonton lost to the Stanley Cup champions Wednesday, it was a tutorial maybe more lasting than anything coach Dave Tippett tells them about how to play and win. Fact is, the Oilers should be wanting more games against the Blues, like six not the three on the schedule.
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The other day in Dallas, Andrew Cogliano was talking of the Blues, and how he admires them.
"If you want to play your game against them, you'll lose … but if you're willing to engage in the fight from the first face-off until the last you have a chance to win," said the Stars' winger.
Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid handles the puck as St. Louis Blues' Vince Dunn defends on Dec. 18, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Jeff Roberson /The Associated Press
The Oilers were willing Wednesday but not as able as the Blues, who have way more forward depth and play like the dirt road more than the highway.
Taking the body, working the corners, give-and-goes, quick passes into the slot, major support for the guy with the puck.
It helps that they have the best group of top-four defencemen in the NHL, big and mobile. It helps that they have the NHL's top two-way forward in Ryan O'Reilly, who played half his shifts against Connor McDavid Wednesday, and does it with guile. He does get away with stuff but not with the greasiness of Ryan Kesler. It also helps that they are a veteran group.
"You can learn a lot from a team like that … they wear you down, they're good with the puck, they cycle, they win every battle, they stop on pucks," said Oiler winger Zack Kassian.
"They know to play and how to play with the lead, the right way. They lock it down and you have to really work for your chances. They do the things you have to do to win."
While the Oilers hung in because of some marvellous work from goalie Mikko Koskinen and the best road penalty-kill in the league, which has only given up five goals in 20 games, before putting heat on Blues goalie Jake Allen in the third, this was one of those learning losses.
"What I take from playing the Blues is how they play for the full 60 minutes," said Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. "They have the same mindset, every single line and they have it for the full 60. That's something we want to get better at. We're working on it but that's a championship team for a reason."
There's no short-cuts playing the Blues. The Oilers didn't go away, though.
"With all the penalties we had to kill, that's hard. You use up your D a lot when you do that. For those guys it's tough to get the juice late in the game," said Nugent-Hopkins.
"I thought we had them in their zone the last 10 minutes but found the net too late and we ran out of time on the second one," said defenceman Adam Larsson, who blocked one sure PP goal by Justin Faulk in the second, stopping the open-net shot with his foot.
"They're an extremely hard team to play against. Big D-men too," said Larsson.
Tippett liked his team's push, but thought his players struggled to create much until the third.
Zack Kassian
"Give St. Louis credit but we needed to make more plays with speed, get up the ice cleaner," said Tippett, who figures the Blues are a teaching tool, for sure.
"You learn how hard they compete for pucks. If you're not willing to engage in the battles and make hard plays in those battles, you'll be chasing the game and that's what we were doing."
It's difficult playing that style, but …
"You play that style, you win more than you lose," said Tippett.
When the Blues have the puck, it's textbook support.
"They play in the offensive zone like (Pavel) Datsyuk and (Henrik) Zetterberg did in Detroit, lots of 10-foot passes," said former Wings GM Ken Holland, now running the Oilers.
Blues coach Craig Berube put his fan's hat on Tuesday, saying it's fun to watch Connor McDavid and Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon. "We need them in our game," said Berube, who is paid to win, not be entertained. However, that's what he was looking for Wednesday.
McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who were on for the winning Mackenzie MacEachern goal, had 11 shots on Jake Allen but they were held without a point and when that happens, the Oilers have lost 25 straight games.
"The guys on the ice against Connor and (Leon) Draisaitl are all focused on shutting them down, with and without the puck. When we've got the puck against them, we do a good job of hanging onto it, being patient, slowing them down," said Berube. "And when we don't have it, we're being cautious, back-tracking on them, trying not give them time. You need buy-in from your team."
McDavid and Draisaitl made mistakes on the winner, for sure, but before we castigate them, their defensive work could be better. But so could three-quarters of their forward teammates' offence.
"We score by committee," said Berube.
The Oilers, who need two to three more forwards, could use more of that.


Charlotte Holmes is a personal trainer, yoga-lover, and model. She's currently on a TV Show on MTV called Ex on the Beach Body SOS.
The concept of the show is not just a body transformation show but a body and mind transformation. It's all about incorporating good nutrition and movement into the lives of these individuals so that they're happier and healthier. It's actually a really good programme to have on at this time of year because it's uplifting, positive and motivating. Catch it on MTV at 8pm on Wednesday's, FYI.
Yoga is amazing for slowing down the mind and body as well as so many other benefits. However, you won't notice any of these benefits until they're regularly implemented into your routine, so don't expect to feel completely Zen after just one session!
Don't just sit around and wait to go again, do something! Stretch, walk around or even do some yoga! There's no point in being completely stationary.
Nutrition is key, but also very daunting. Go and see someone to help explain what you should be eating because it will help you so much with recovery. As well as eating the right things, make sure you're staying hydrated and getting enough sleep - your muscles need time to relax too!
You don't have to have a gym membership to be able to work out. Just be active! Get outside and do something fun. You're going to be more willing to exercise if you enjoy it. Or do it the old-school way and pick yourself up a fitness DVD to do in the comfort of your own home!
We also asked Charlotte for one piece of advice to help you guys and she suggests to make sure that your goals are realistic. In other words, don't expect a 6-pack in 2 weeks and then give up because it hasn't happened.
It was such a pleasure having Charlotte on the show, keep an eye out for her workouts!


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What is ParkScore?
What city has the best parks?
What city in the U.S. has the most trees?
What is the most beautiful park in the world?
Trust for Public Land's ParkScore® index is the national gold-standard comparison of park systems across the 100 most populated cities in the United States. Published annually, the index measures park systems according to five categories: access, investment, amenities, acreage, equity.
What US city has the best park system?
Washington, D.C., topped the list of big cities with the best park systems in the U.S. for the second consecutive year, according to the Trust For Public Land's 2022 ParkScore index released Wednesday. About 24% of land in Washington, D.C. is reserved for parks, among the highest in the U.S, the report says.
What city in the US has the most parks?
2020 ParkScore Ranks Minneapolis at the Top The need for access to parks and open space has never been as obvious, or as pressing.
These cities made the top 10:
Chicago. Median park size: 2.2 acres.
New York. Median park size: 1.1 acres.
Cincinnati. Median park size: 4.4 acres.
San Francisco. Median park size: 1.3 acres.
Irvine, California. Median park size: 6.1 acres.
Arlington, Virginia.
What is the largest park system in the United States?
The uncontested heavyweight champion of the National Park System is Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. At 13.2 million acres, it's larger than Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Switzerland combined.
Is there a state without a national park?
Delaware is the only state in the country that does not have anational park, national monument, national historic site or anyother unit of the National Park Service.
But the U.S. Forest Service, which is using satellite imagery to calculate the sizes of urban canopies, found that New York City has the most trees with more than 39 percent.
What is the least green city?
2021's Greenest Cities in America – WalletHub Study
Greenest Cities in America
Least Green Cities in America
1. San Diego, CA 91. Louisville, KY
2. San Francisco, CA 92. Detroit, MI
3. Portland, OR 93. Houston, TX
4. Irvine, CA 94. Hialeah, FL
What US city has the most trees?
Today: Top 10 most beautiful National Parks in the world
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, USA.
FIORDLAND NATIONAL PARK, NEW ZEALAND.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, USA.
SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA.
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, USA.
NAMIB-NAUKLUFT NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA.
TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK, CHILE.
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I'm Carbon Neutral for 2007 - Thankfulness!
where is this land i wander in between joy and heartbreak. i've left the land of brokenness yet have not yet found that place i recognize. i wander to distant shores, hike mountains, ford rivers, sweat in the amazon jungle, sail aboard ships, swim in the sea, free, so free with the aquatic. i feel home floating swimming kicking and enveloped in quietude surrounded by diamond bubbles and bejeweled fish. i hike i walk i run and i stop and sleep breast to the ground, breathing, breath. i look i always look up dizzy to the stars. a billion trillion white lights. where is my casseiopeia? i can not orient. i am not home. even when i am. these paved streets and shops and stores and houses i do not recognize. i am content and free but i have not yet found. i am following the path, i have reached down and picked the crumbs left, the signs they lead me home but i do not know where they lead. i follow, i lose my way but i always find the stars and the earth and the fire leading me on, ever on to home. ever on.
This is an absolutely stunning piece of writing. Wow. Gorgeous.


I like food. I like to eat food, I like to photograph food, I like to talk about food, & I especially like to recommend my favorite food places to other people. Did I mention that I can't cook? So I have a lot of favorite food places.
If you're based in the CLE or if you're visiting soon (get at me), the recs in this post are for you. This isn't a sponsored post in any way, but I am partnering up with the SoFab blogger community. Bloggers in other cities are sharing their favorite local restaurant meals, too, in the hopes that wherever you are - or go! - we can help you find something delicious to enjoy.
Without further ado, here are a few of my favorites meals in the 216.
I live verrrry close to this spot, & one of my greatest achievements is not ordering this dish every day of my life. It's tempting, though: This creamy curry dish, loaded with crunchy cashews, is warm & cozy & filling over jasmine rice & eaten with plain naan. Sometimes I order ahead on Skip the Dishes, & sometimes I head over there to get it fresh, with a mango lassi on the side.
This spot is brand new, so it shouldn't really have had enough time to make it onto a favorites list - but hey, maybe I believe in love at first site. I'm so excited to have a healthy lunch spot right here in my neighborhood, & my poke bowl of choice is so delicious & fresh: shrimp on greens, topped with avocado, mango, cucumber, & shredded carrots with tom yum sauce, sesame, & crispy wonton strips. I'm really hoping this place succeeds because I could eat here every day, so help my wallet.
Call me gross if you must, but this hot dog combo, inspired by the Cleveland Indians' wacky & colorful mascot, Slider, is actually really tasty. It's an all-beef hot dog smothered pimento mac & cheese with real bacon bits... & Froot Loops. Yes, it looks & sounds like an absolute monstrosity, but if you try it, I think you'll agree: It's a deliciously genius combo, especially eaten at the ballpark on game days.
This recently opened brewery specializes in thin, New Haven-style "apizza," & all the versions I've tried are delicious. My favorite, though, & one of their most unusual, is this brunch version topped with boursin smoked cheese, chicken, sriracha, walnut brittle, & OYO bourbon maple syrup. It's both sweet & spicy, & while it admittedly doesn't taste like chicken & waffles, it does taste divine.
Right before I left D.C., I discovered my love of Vietnamese food - & was devastated to think that I might not be able to find it in Cleveland. How wrong I was! Number One Pho & nearby Superior Pho are both out of this world - & authentic, owned by Vietnamese families. Number One Pho gets my business mostly because they deliver via Skip the Dishes, which means I can get my beloved beef vermicelli bowl (extra peanuts, please) sent right to my desk while I work.
This is another spot close to my apartment, & while I stop in regularly for lattes, I have to resist eating there all the time. Luckily, they only serve my favorite meal on the weekends, which helps me resist temptation. This brunch meal is much more than a burrito; it's actually a breakfast casserole, or American enchiladas, or something, two thin egg-&-veggie burritos cooked in a casserole dish & covered in hot, bubbly mole sauce. It's my ideal breakfast food, which is saying a lot.
I'm not typically a big soup person, but I'll make an exception for this spicy dish from a new noodle joint downtown. Roast pork in tonkotsu soup with ramen noodles, scallions, kikurage, seaweed, & corn... yum. It's a huge bowl of food, but I never leave with leftovers. I am also very upset that the new downtown location doesn't deliver to my address. Pleeeeeeease, Otani Noodle?!? I'm begging.
And there you have it. I can think of at least a dozen other meals I love in the CLE - this is a great city for food - but these are my favorites, my go-tos, my "I want to eat something I know I'm going to love" meals.
What's your favorite meal in your city? Or, if your city is the same city as mine, share your local recommendations!


What you should know before you buy treadmill?
So you are ready to buy treadmill and start getting fitter and healthier, buying fitness equipment like treadmill is a big investment and requires research.
The benefit of research is that a good treadmill will provide you with many years of great aerobic exercise making it one of the best home fitness investments.
Buying a treadmill is not different then buying cloth, common sense on your part should allow you to select safe, effective equipment that meets both your fitness needs and your budget.
Evaluate what you need out of your treadmill, do you plan to walk on it? If yes then maybe you don't need a powerful treadmill that designed for sprinters and marathon runners.
Before you buy a treadmill ensure that you haven't shortchanged yourself by purchasing a treadmill that isn't adequate for both your need and your safety. You might not be a sprinter but you require an unfailingly smooth track as much as any track star.
Regardless your training level of how long or how fast you run, bottom-line everybody from beginner to experienced trainer needs to find a treadmill that is reliable and comfortable.
Whenever possible, try out any new equipment and preview any videos before you make a purchase. If you remain confused, consult an expert.
We would like to recommend Sole Treadmills and ProForm Treadmills as reputable online treadmill stores which both have a great range and someting to suit every budget.
Once you have decided to buy treadmill, the choices may seem overwhelming. To help narrow your options, first identify the features that are most important to you. The answers to the following question will help determine the type or class of treadmill you will need.
How much money do you have to spend and can I afford it?
How much floor space is available for the treadmill?
Do you want a computer that accurately calculates calories burned, power output and heart rate.
Does the treadmill come with warranty?
If the treadmill breaks where can I get the treadmill serviced or maintained?
Are there controls that allow me to adjust the workout and is it comfortable enough that I could use it for 30 minutes or more?
Does the treadmill come with safety features?
What is the speed range of the treadmill?
What is the incline range of the treadmill?
What type of motor does the treadmill have and is it powerful enough for my workouts?
Buying treadmill is big investing and can be confusing, there's so much varieties and information out there. First decide what type of fitness equipment you need and how much you willing to pay.
Know what to look for when buying a treadmill e.g. motor, cost, incline, warranty, folding options, belt and console. Before you buy treadmill do your homework properly and evaluate the overall quality of the machine.


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Vote for Best/Worst Music in NME Awards
Have you been aching to vote for Justin Bieber or Mumford & Sons as 2012's "Worst Band"? How about One Direction's Harry Styles or Psy as "Villain of the Year"?
The cheekiest awards in music returned this week as British music magazine NME (New Music Express) unveiled its candidates for the NME Awards 2013, spotlighting the best and worst in music, movies, concert festivals, and pop culture.
The rad part: You can vote in every category online here until Feb. 20. (Winners will be announced at The Troxy in east London on February 27.)
Although British music fans will likely be familiar with all the NME nominees, we invite everyone to search MyMusicCloud's music store to discover and hear lesser-known "Best" nominees like M.I.A. (female rapper from the movie Slumdog Millionaire) and Tame Impala (Australian rock band).
Yanks will recognize rockers like The Black Keys, The Killers, and the Foo Fighters among the honorees. They landed nominations for Best International Band alongside Crystal Castles, Odd Future, and Tame Impala. Cult favorite Alabama Shakes and a young folksy sister trio from Los Angeles with a Fleetwood Mac-like sound, Haim, are also nominated for Best New Band.
But The Rolling Stones dominated with four categories, including Best Live Band, Best Book, Music Moment of the Year, and Best Music Film. Arctic Monkeys makes a strong showing for Best British Band and Best Music Video, while former British Band winner Muse takes a licking – it's now nominated for Worst Band. Ouch!
We at MyMusicCloud congratulate all the nominees (even you, Justin Bieber), and encourage you to upload and make your own music mixes using our cloud-based music delivery service. It shares your collection across mobile phones, Macs, PCs, tablets and almost any portable device.
Here are some more highlights from the NME Awards 2013:
BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND
– The Killers; Tame Impala; The Black Keys; Odd Future; Crystal Castles; Foo Fighters
BEST NEW BAND
– Alt-J; Peace; Palma Violets; Django Django; Alabama Shakes; Haim
WORST BAND
-Alt-J.; Justin Bieber; Ed Sheeran; Muse; Mumford & Sons; One Direction
VILLAIN OF THE YEAR
-Prime Minister David Cameron; Harry Styles (One Direction); DJ Skrillex; Psy ("Gangnam Style"); Fred Macpherson (Spector); N.Y. rapper Azealia Banks
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Q: Using Beta.Select function in R (prior estimate) I am trying to formulate the priors by using total counts and beta distribution.
I have following written:
quantile(df$row, probs=c(0.00001, 0.5, 0.99999))

quantile1 <- list(p=0.5, x=8)
quantile2 <- list(p=0.99999, x=10)
quantile3 <- list(p=0.00001, x=1)

library("LearnBayes")
findBeta <- function(quantile1,quantile2,quantile3)

quantile1_p <- quantile1[[1]]; quantile1_q <- quantile1[[2]]
quantile2_p <- quantile2[[1]]; quantile2_q <- quantile2[[2]]
quantile3_p <- quantile3[[1]]; quantile3_q <- quantile3[[2]]

priorA <- beta.select(list(p=0.5, x=8), list(p=0.99999, x=10))

and once I am trying to calculate priorA using beta.select function I get following error:
Error in if (p0 < p) m.hi = m0 else m.lo = m0 :
  missing value where TRUE/FALSE needed
In addition: Warning message:
In pbeta(x, K * m0, K * (1 - m0)) : NaNs produced

I just can't get rid of the error and do not know how to approach it any more. Urgently need help.

A: I am guessing (completely out of thin air) that you are dealing with percentages.  In which case you want to use x/100
beta.select(list(p=0.5, x=.08), list(p=0.9, x=.10))
#  [1]  28.02 318.74

Either way, while it would be nice of beta.select to throw a more appropriate error message (or rather, to have an error check in there), the root of the issue is that your x's are out of bounds.  (As @Didzis noted, the interval for a beta dist is [0, 1])

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