Keep in mind, I am no guru. We're all here to help each other. We're lifelong students, and constantly learning. That should be the goal, especially in this world of misinformation in which we find ourselves.
I want to thank all of you who have taken the time to ask things or admit to needing maybe a bit of support or help with certain areas of your health, because getting over that hump is really important.
Now, let's get this kicked off.
I hope you enjoy this one. Here we go.
Now, let's just get this kicked off because I have so many questions here.
Well, thank you Christa for asking that question. It's a very good one, and this is one that I certainly have some experience in, especially after being on that ABC TV show, working with a man named Kurt Morgan.
In case you didn't see it, he started off at 352 pounds and I worked with him over the course of the next three and a half months on the TV show to lose 87 pounds, which is remarkable.
But there are a lot of things at play when we're talking about weight loss. And weight loss, let me remind you, is less of a goal certainly than fat loss.
So, when you're talking about weight, there are a lot of things included in that.
Human beings are primarily water, so what happens at the beginning of eating wild and living wild, when you're turning down the processed carbs, the sugars, the junk foods, and all of the other man-made toxic processed foods, your body starts operating a little bit differently.
So, for marathon running, when I did that almost a decade ago, I learned a lot about glycogen stores, which is basically the stored sugar in the body—the body stores glycogen in the liver, as well as in the muscles.
And with sugar in the body comes added water, retained water.
So, if you're basically topped up with glycogen and topped up with sugar in your body, you're going to be carrying extra water.
Additionally, if you've been eating anything that is close to the standard American diet or anything that really includes restaurant foods, for most restaurants, there are rare exceptions like farm-to-table type places.
Or if you've been eating at basically any place that has pre-prepared, pre-packaged foods, your liver is going to be dealing with a lot of non-food products and a lot of times the liver can get overloaded.
So, at the beginning, especially the first week or two, almost without exception, most people lose the most weight in the first week or two.
Off the top of my head, Kurt Morgan, who is a tall guy, a large guy when we first started, he lost 16 pounds in the first week and we actually won the fitness competition on the ABC TV show.
The next week he lost 5 pounds, and then in the third week he lost 11 pounds. And those were some of the biggest weeks that we had, as the process continued over those three and a half months.
So, keep in mind that there's so much at play when we're talking about weight that the scale isn't the best measurement of your progress.
The best measurement is a combination of things, it's the way that you feel, the way that you look in the mirror.
Sometimes you can see your face lose inflammation, which is another thing that happens as you get away from the carbs and the processed foods.
The inflammation and the swelling goes down.
When I first started, I had a moon-shaped face for a while. Medications can do that.
So, any time you're turning down the amount of inputs that your liver and your body has to deal with, you get this big flush of mostly water from your system.
Now, there are ways to manipulate that, which are not necessarily good. Usually they're not.
So, in weight loss competitions, in competitive crew, in the Olympics, in body building circles, in fighting circles, shedding water weight to make weight is a really big thing.
That can be manipulated by how much water is in your body. It doesn't really have anything to do with how much progress you're making.
It's always really important to drink a lot of water, before you think you're thirsty. In fact, I'm getting a little parched right now.
Drink water. A lot of it, especially at the beginning.
And so, when it comes to losing weight and losing fat, your target is going to be more like a half pound or a pound of fat, maybe, a week. That would be really excellent progress.
Now, there's not really a great way for people at home to measure that.
So, I don't want to dwell on this one, but when it comes to progress, keep in mind, you want to measure it by the way that you feel, the way that you look in the mirror, but even more importantly, the way that your clothes fit, that will start to change.
Men might get a little bit more tapered. Women, a lot of times are surprised by the curves that sometimes come out when you lose fat from certain areas, or when you start to build muscle and your metabolism starts to change.
A lot of people are pleased with the shape that they have, which is closer to kind of like when you were at your high school weight maybe or when you were involved in athletics, or what have you.
It's more of an athletic, and I hope, capable built.
And I'm not really going to talk that much about fitness today, because if you want to get in the best shape of your life, you really have to have diet and nutrition nailed first. It's going to be 80% of your progress.
So, just quickly about fitness, if you're going to do it, make sure that you do enjoy what you're doing.
Focus on full body exercises, not like ab rollers, and isolated bicep curls, and a lot of work on machines.
It's best to do it the good old fashion way, getting out there, doing sprints.
Hill sprints, hikes, anything that's using your body in every direction, is going to be good for your body, and great for your brain.
Well, funny you should ask that, because it's been a really stressful day.
We were really looking forward to doing a live question and answer session as we've done many times before, although not always perfectly, certainly from here.
And our internet just completely crapped out.
That's happened many times and it always bums me out when we have this big build-up, and then I'm not able to be there for people who I really want to interact with.
But, we live up here in the Rocky Mountains at 8,000 feet of elevation, and we're basically snowed in right now. So, I am just thankful to be able to interact with you folks in any way.
And I have so many questions here that this is really going to be a blast.
But, right before I started recording this we had been fighting with the internet, trying our phones, different devices, trying different connections, and all sorts of things like that.
And I'm getting bummed out, because I'm not able to be there live, answering questions for people.
And so, for me, it's really important to take deep breaths. That's number one, really. You can do that any time, anywhere you are.
Just deep breaths, slow it down a little bit.
And I went out in the sun.
Fortunately, we live here in Colorado, and we get a heck of a lot of sun up here even when it is snowy out.
And so, even though it was pretty cold, I just rolled out there and probably spent just 2 – 3 minutes in the sunshine, and it completely transformed my mind.
So that's what I do if there are peak stress situations, which a lot of times can lead to binge eating. It shows up in a lot of behavior, especially when you're talking about foods.
So, it is important to keep your stress… I don't want to say keep it down, because stress will always go up and down.
What you want to be able to do is when it goes up, be able to handle that and ease it back down. Hold its hand and walk toward the sunset, back down.
You don't want to wrestle with stress. It doesn't quite work like that, at least for me.
So, another thing that is extremely important is to find your zero point.
Your point of rest, when you're not thinking about anything, you're not doing anything, and time doesn't exist anymore.
So, for some people, including me, you can get there through meditation, which is excellent for almost everybody.
But, also, what does that really mean?
Depending on how you define meditation—which is definitely trendy right now—to me, especially with some background and interest in Zen, the best way is just to do nothing for a while.
Being in nature really does help.
For me, I'm extremely sensitive to sound, so make sure that your soundscape is working with you, or working for you. And if it's not, there are easy ways around that.
A lot of people have earbuds these days, headphones work. You can put on nature sounds in the background. There are a lot of free apps that will do that.
Holding your stress internally really does affect the heart. And there have been a few shows I've done on the podcast that have talked about this specifically, where people in high stress jobs, like firefighters, police officers, the military, often times will have heart problems later in life.
So it really is important to learn how to manage stress and deal with it.
Deep breaths, meditation, art, music always helps me.
What brings you childlike glee to this day? Or what used to that you could do again, maybe?
Make sure that you get joy in your life.
Also just practical technological tips: Technology is so intertwined with our lives these days that it is definitely one of our biggest health issues.
Turn almost all of your notifications off if you can.
So, if you can, try to turn those notifications off.
For me, on my phone, the only notifications I get are when someone calls me or sends me a text, especially a family member.
I make sure that I don't miss those, but I also don't usually have my phone on me.
So, try to be away from your phone for at least a portion of the day, even if it's a small portion of the day. Try to do nothing.
Make sure your sleep is in order.
We can talk about different strategies of how to do that. But chi gong is something that I've been doing for a while, which is like a moving meditation or like a yoga, tai-chi type thing.
Moving meditations are wonderful. It wasn't at first, but after doing it for a while, and now for many years.
If I don't have just a few minutes a day of doing those exercises, which are mental and physical, and somewhat spiritual as well, I really miss them. I really do, and I notice it, too.
At the very least, it's a wonderful way to internally massage the organs, move the spine, get things warmed up. And I know for me that's important every day.
Every day before I record I have this whole warm-up thing that is meant to minimize stress and maximize meaning. But that sounded really prepared, I've never said that before, but it's not meant to be sales-y at all.
It's a very spiritual type thing, I think, being low stress, and it takes a lot of practice and a lot of consistency.
So, be nice to yourself. Understand that none of us are perfect, but progress is really what we're all after.
So, if you're making even a little bit of progress, and a stressful thing happens to you today, which it will, try to take that deep breath when it happens.
And when you catch yourself feeling stressed out, just notice that it's happening, and realize that you have a choice for how to react.
And as it relates to how you're going to be eating, I know how tempting it is to reach for the wrong thing, especially when you're stressed.
But when you're stressed, your hunger cravings are not honest anymore.
And also, when you're not sleeping well, those cravings aren't honest anymore. So, food isn't always the answer.
Challenge yourself to see what is wrong right now. What am I stressed about?
And how could I get back to my zero point, where time doesn't exist anymore?
There are no problems, because, who knows, a lot of people are saying that this is all a hologram anyway.
So, if you have the choice, then you might as well find a philosophy that works for you and your own life.
So that's a two-part question, as I see it.
Having an addictive personality and craving sugar. Once you start, you can't stop, does almost put you in a personality category.
There are people who are moderators, like me. I count myself among them, who can eat one square of chocolate.
And not that it was always like that for me in my life, but at this point, I can do that. My wife, Alyson, is less like that. Although she's getting better with time.
So, she tries to avoid trigger foods. And once you know what those are for you, it makes a massive difference in how much you're eating.
Because if you don't have those trigger foods around you, then you're not going to be eating a whole bag, or a whole can, or a whole pint, or a whole whatever of them.
So, what is a trigger food?
The way that I see it is that, any food that you eat where the second bite makes you want it more than the first bite, and when you're done you want it more and you wish that there were more, that's a trigger food.
Any food that makes you want to just keep eating and keep eating and keep eating is really, I hate to say it, a trigger food.
Now, you don't have to banish all of them from your life forever. And there are trigger foods that can be healthy for you, and good to be included in the diet.
Because if it is, the pleasure centers of your brain have been hijacked by food scientists. Most of the time. And that's by design.
In the same way that they want cigarettes to be addictive, or nowadays, JUULs and e-cigarettes to be addictive. They make sure that they keep you coming back for more.
So, in contrast, and I explain this in my book The Wild Diet, think about when you eat a big old juicy apple.
I've done this, we grew up with apple trees, we'd go to apple orchards and pick our own apples.
And man, when you eat one apple, even if it's really good, you don't really want another one. Or at least you don't want it as much as the first one.
So, try to find the foods that you see included in The Wild Diet. Which I see not as a diet, but more as self-defense and philosophies or principles to follow that will allow you to know whether a food is going to be good for you or not.
So, this is probably the number one thing. Does the food make you hungrier as you eat it?
If it does, try to put it down, re-evaluate if you even want to include it in your life. And if you do, that's cool, but realize how to moderate that in some way. Usually through environment.
So, don't keep it around you, or just keep a little bag of it some place.
Anything in moderation, but sometimes you have to trick your mind, the lower impulses of your mind, because if there's Ben & Jerry's in the freezer, your brain knows. And when you're stressed out it's going to crave it.
So, avoid those trigger foods. That's really, really important.
Now, the second part of that question. Will green smoothies help with this?
The real answer is, it depends.
But in my experience, green smoothies, depending on how you do them, have helped almost everybody.
Because what it is, is it's a stand-in for a salad, but it's more convenient for most people.
And oftentimes you'll have it in the morning, or earlier in the day. And that's great.
Just be careful with green smoothies, don't add too many carbs, sugar, and that sort of thing.
You can really go overboard, especially if you're getting green smoothies that are prepared from supermarkets, from stores, from green smoothie places.
Alyson and I can't get almost anything at those smoothie places, because there are outrageous amounts of sugar.
Even in the small sizes, you can find 50-100 grams of sugar, which is more than a lot of sodas out there.
Because they pump it up with a lot of tropical fruits, like, pineapple and mango. Anything that's like a tropical super sugary sweet fruit is best seen as something to take a bite at a time, really.
And if you're trying to avoid sugar, it's a great win to avoid those, at least for a little while, to see how you feel.
Grapes can also be really high in sugar. So be careful of even the natural products, like trail mixes with raisins, and some nuts that are sweetened, and stuff like that.
If you're just mowing through carob almonds from the Health Food store, or something else that's made with real food, that's like healthy junk food, just be careful with it.
Allow yourself a little bit, but even better, especially if you're trying to get results, don't let it be in your area.
Don't let it be in your room, don't let it be in the places that you're around, and try to minimize your interaction with the things that are hurting you.
Alright, so let's move on.
This is another really interesting question that came in.
So, let's talk about vitamin D and sun exposure for a little bit.
I was just reading an article that Trevor actually sent to me. I've looked at some of the statistics, but not in a while, and they're really outrageous.
Sun worshippers are actually eight times less likely to die of melanoma than those who stayed indoors.
Tanned people, those who work outdoors, and others, actually have lower rates of melanoma than those who are afraid of the Sun.
So, I caught wind of this quite a few years ago now, and I have been going out in the sun for at least 10 – 15 minutes as many days as I can. It's literally on my to-do list.
And we actually live in a sunny place out here in the west and the south west. We were living in Texas for a while, kind of because of that. Because we love the sun. It makes us feel better.
Now, you want to avoid getting sunburned. Sunburns are bad for us.
And one of the ways that you do that, especially for a pasty person from New Hampshire like me, you build up a base a little at a time.
It really helped chill me out before I started recording this.
In fact, I don't usually do this, but I left this window open, so the sunshine is on me right now.
Not necessarily exposed to all of my skin, but just a little bit does a lot for your body and your mind.
Now, I don't really see much reason to get more than 15-30 minutes of direct sun exposure a day.
In fact, like I said, we live up at 8000 feet up here in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. And so we get 30% more radiation, give or take, than at sea level, which means you can get a sunburn extremely quickly.
When Alyson and I were in Peru, we were staying up at around 11,000 or 12,000 feet of elevation, and got sun burned in 20 or 30 minutes.
And it was gnarly. It was a bad sunburn, too. And so we were covered up almost all day.
We were at these really cool ruins and stuff, outside of Machu Picchu, and just got totally baked by the sun, even though we did have hats, and we did have some sunscreen.
So you do want to be careful about getting too much sun. But try to get a little bit, even if you're not used to it.
Because there is a lot of data out there saying that sunscreen, in fact, can lead to cancer. And a lot of those cheap sun screens are especially full of toxins.
So one thing that I do is, especially up here at altitude, is put a natural or zinc-based sunscreen on my nose, ears, neck, and other sensitive areas.
Because I get sunburned easily, especially in those places, and it's important to avoid that.
But, even better, light colored clothing and hats work much better than sun screens.
I definitely prefer them unless you're swimming, of course. But, also, hats are fun, so have fun with it.
So the sun, vitamin D, these are totally health issues. They do relate to getting progress with fat loss and transforming your body in so many different ways.
Mostly because they make you feel better, getting your rays is good for the morale more than anything else.
The sun reduces blood pressure, which we all know intuitively, but science also backs that up.
Sun boosts vitamin D, nitric oxide, serotonin, and also endorphins.
So it's free, it's a great thing, we all deserve it.
It also encourages you to take breaks, which is really important for keeping the stress down.
Homo Sapiens have been around for over 200,000 years, at least. So how did we ever get through the neolithic era without all that toxic sunscreen?
But anyway, make sure that you don't get sunburned, but also try to get a little bit of sun.
It's going to be great for you as we progress here through the year.
And I do realize that we're in the dead of winter right now, but you'd be surprised, even in the winter, a little bit of sun hitting your eyes even.
If it's too cold to hit your actual body, even when it goes into your eyes, it affects the brain in a positive way. It can even help you sleep better.
So don't be afraid of the sun. The sun is definitely our friend.
Okay, so what is an -ose sweetener? If you don't recall, it's basically anything that ends in ose.
But more than that, you want to dial down the sweetness in quite a few foods.
So something like Swerve, which, off the top of my head, I believe is made with erythritol and sugar alcohols and that sort of thing. A little bit of sugar alcohols, I don't think is that big of a deal.
For Swerve, I don't know if it's made with a bunch of GMOs or junk. I don't think so, I'm not sure. But it can definitely be abused.
Xylitol is not good for dogs, that's another sugar alcohol. If it's accidentally eaten by your dog, it can be a big problem.
And for humans, when you're talking about sugar alcohol, it's like getting your sweetness with a little bit of something else.
Because a lot of people, including me, will get digestive discomfort, especially if you're not used to sugar alcohols.
You might get gas or you might be cramped.
The way that I see it is, you get this little quota. Maybe it's a couple of grams, maybe it's a few grams, you can build up a tolerance to it, too.
But you get this little quota where things are cool. A little bit is fine, it seems.
And then you pass that and it's kind of rough.
We've never bought Swerve. We're not huge fans. We tried using sugar alcohols for a while in our recipes. It can definitely work in some, but these days, we hardly use it at all.
Also, keep in mind, we don't know that much about the effects of sugar alcohols and sweeteners like that on the gut, and the gut bacteria, or microbiome.
All these things are extremely important to fat loss, to your health, your risk of disease later in life. And so it's important to see the body holistically.
And Swerve is one of those things where it seems like a lot of people are trying to have their cake and eat it, too.
So a little bit is probably fine, a dab will do ya. But we prefer a little bit of actual sweetness from dates that are ground up.
Fruits can do that, a little bit of stevia can do it, but we like to mix sometimes just a tablespoon or two of honey or maple syrup to get the flavor of the sweetness, and just a hint of sweetness.
And you'd be really surprised with how little you need, even if it's kind of a big recipe.
So, Swerve, probably a little bit is okay, but please don't over do it.
Yeah, that is definitely a big one. I don't even like the word "cheat" meal.
Words are close to my heart though, and easily abused.
But, the way that I like to think about it is more of a free meal. Eat freely and don't worry about it. Don't try to track it in your mind, give yourself a little break.
You can break any tiny little, I don't see these as rules, more as principles, but you know when you're doing yourself a solid and when you're not.
So for cheat meals, if you feel like you can't get back on track after a cheat meal, then do your best not to really do it.
Or if everyone's getting pizza, just have a slice instead of trying to fill up on pizza. There are other ways to fill up.
Fasting, also, is something that I do a lot, pretty much every day.
And I've told a lot of folks this, for the past seven plus years, I've been fasting most of the day. And not strictly fasting, because I'm drinking coffee with some fat in it, and that sort of thing.
But until around 2:00 or 3:00 PM, sometimes even later than that in the afternoon. And then my last meal will be around six or seven, maybe eight in the evening.
Not that it's useful to have a cheat meal, and then fast after that, I wouldn't really recommend it that way.
But when you do incorporate fasting even a little bit into your routine, which doesn't work for everybody, but does work for some, then you can color outside the lines a little bit with your evening meal.
And that's how Alyson and I both have been able to do it.
So, don't see it as having to force a free meal or force a cheat meal or anything like that, whatever you call it.
Really important. Alyson and I, especially Alyson, has come up with so many ways of getting those favorite foods.
Some of mine, like chicken parmesan, chocolate chip or choconut cookies, brownies, a lot of breads, pumpkin breads, and pies, and things like that.
There are ways to make almost all of these foods, including pizza and nachos, and all of the things that Americans typically eat.
There are ways to make those.
No, it won't taste the same as Taco Bell, and as a lot of the restaurant foods that are pumped up with almost everything imaginable that's bad for you.
But there are ways to reconnect with your body, reconnect with intuitive eating, and nourish yourself at the same time.
So what are your favorite foods? Make sure that you're finding a way to get into it.
And so I would challenge you, Jazzy, to find a way to incorporate maybe your free meal that you cook once a week, or once a month, or whatever.
That's a really fun way to, number one, know what you're eating, and learn a little bit about nutrition.
And number two, learning how to cook, and make foods, and concoct things in the kitchen, which is really becoming a lost art.
A lot of people don't know how to cook. And it's so easy, especially because you can do no-bake options for a lot of desserts, as well.
So make sure you're checking out the membership area on the website (try it free for 7 days here) for all of our recipes and that sort of thing, to look up some treats, and see how you might be able to make them with real food.
Okay, what do we got next?
That is a very good question, that I've answered before, but you could always talk about it in different ways.
I'll start with, we don't live in a perfect world, unfortunately.
If we did, then vegetables would have all the nutrients that they're supposed to have being grown in a natural world.
Unfortunately, even if we're talking organic farms, especially on a large scale, a lot of them will still use pesticides.
It only has to be 95% organic in a lot of cases, whatever that means. The soil, though, is one of the biggest problems.
Because even if we're talking the Whole Foods/Amazon or Health Food store vegetables, a lot of them are grown in a mono-crop type way.
Just this one thing and a heck of a lot of it, and it's regrown and regrown in the same soil. And the soil on Earth has many fewer nutrients and many fewer minerals in it than it did just a few generations ago.
With the population expansion, the reduction in the natural world, with the pollution that's coming down from the skies, there's a lot that plants have going against them, even though they are healthy foods.
In particular, magnesium is one that has really been stripped from a lot of the soils.
If you think about it, an intact natural soil is like your gut microbiome. It's very sensitive, and can be disrupted.
Especially if it's all rooted up, and all of these foreign substances and pesticides are in it. It can really mess with the natural things that are going on there.
One of the reasons a carrot is healthy for you is because of the probiotics that are naturally on a carrot that's grown in real soil.
So anyway, even if it says that it's organic, even if it says that it's perfect, the foods and vegetables and the fruits that we're eating today have many fewer nutrients in them than they used to.
So, there are also certain nutrients that the body does not make, or doesn't really get on a daily basis.
Certain nutrients, the body's cool with, just getting every once in a while. And then there are other nutrients, like, specifically, vitamin D3.
As I see it, Vitamin C, Magnesium, certainly Omegas, and a spectrum of Omegas, probiotics. These are all things that are important to get in your diet, almost any way that you can.
The problem is, it's really hard to get B12 from specific vegetables, even if they're supposed to have it.
Selenium is in Brazil nuts, for example. Except, when you look at Brazil nuts that are in the bulk bin, even at a health food store, a lot of them are rancid or moldy.
And the amounts of selenium that is in some Brazil nuts grown in one part of the world compared to Brazil nuts grown somewhere else, or at a different freshness level, or whether they were frozen or not, they'll have vastly different amounts of selenium and other nutrients in them.
So not every carrot is equal. Not every nut has the same amount of nutrients in it.
It's important to, as I see it, to make sure that we're topped up on the nutrients, the vitamins, the minerals, that science and experience has shown us are important.
And our understanding, and I'm talking about humankind here, is not perfect. Science does not have this nailed by any means.
But there are certain things that we know, or at least hope are true, about health. And we just have to do the best that we can.
So, I like keeping up on the vitamins and minerals that I told you about. And it is really important to get them from foods.
That's why I eat oysters and sardines. Sometimes the most helpful and nutritious sources of foods, like liver, aren't the most palatable. So keep that in mind, too.
And shameless plug, I guess, but we really do believe in this. Future Greens is a whole food supplement that we sell, that you can throw into water and such.
So, even if you're going to have a multivitamin (and that's another question that came in for recommendations of multivitamins), try to get them from whole food-based things.
I don't take a multivitamin, I haven't for a while.
I have done some genetic testing, and certain forms of vitamins that are commonly in multi-vitamins specifically don't work well with my body, from what we understand.
So, I don't necessarily have a good recommendation for multi-vitamins, but, I would say, if you're interested in it, make sure that you're not buying supplements from Amazon.
A lot of those have been scams. I can't tell you how many scams, even… Oh jeez, but anyway.
If you can, find a brand that you believe in, that has the ingredients in it that they say they have, that's a fair price, and order direct from them, if you can. From their own website or from their own store.
Just find a brand that you believe in and keep your ears open to the new developments that come out.
But, also, we know so much about the body right now. And so little at the same time.
It's important to always be learning, and be gentle with yourself. It's okay to not be right all of the time.
But, anyway, as a rambling answer to that question. Scurvy is a real thing. Not getting your vitamins can be a serious problem for people.
So, do make sure that you're eating and consuming a nutrient-dense diet in any way that you can.
Real food is always going to be better than supplements, especially if they're synthetic.
Because the human body doesn't really work like that. It doesn't really take one thing at a time. And then that one thing has an effect, it's much more complicated.
And a lot of times you can get great results just from kicking out all of the junk, because there are a ton of junk supplements and pharmaceuticals out there.
If you eliminate some of those, if you're able to, from your daily routine, then that can ease up on the liver, and then your body just starts working like it should be. And your hunger pangs might be a bit better.
I'm not sure exactly how it works, but there is this threshold that your body passes, where fasting feels better or more okay. You feel a little bit more hardy, you can go longer throughout the day, you feel a little bit sharper.
And so I do think an important part of that certainly is topping up the different vitamin and mineral needs.
And I don't really have time to get it into that, but certainly, any vitamin or mineral that you're interested in, go to fatburningman.com and just type it into the search bar.
I've recorded over 250 shows with various experts and doctors, practitioners, researchers, that you can listen to for free.
I talk about a lot of these vitamins and minerals in particular.
Alright, Elaine, honestly, I have not counted my own carbs in a very long time, in many years.
I've written a few books when I did do a lot of experiments, especially when I was running a lot and marathoning, tracking the various foods and nutrients I was getting in.
But at the same time, that can be a stressful way to think about it. So to answer your question, number one, net carbs is the most important thing.
You want to avoid sugar, certainly more than you want to avoid carbs.
Beans aren't just carbs, they're also protein, they are also fiber. And I would say that Alyson and I eat beans in various ways a few times a week.
So, don't be afraid of beans, but do be afraid of low quality beans, coming in a Taco Bell taco. Don't let that be your excuse to eat poor quality foods.
But beans, especially if you're not as into eating meats, then they can be a great source of protein. I find beans quite filling. There are a whole lot of different kinds of beans and legumes to fill up on.
So, don't worry about it, have fun. I would say, fewer than a 100 grams of carbs a day, somewhere around there, if you were really counting.
But more importantly, try to keep the sugar down.
It's like, I try to keep the sugar almost as low as possible. Lower than 10 or 20 grams a day. And that's easier said than done.
But it's like, if I'm eating tomato or carrots, which have sugar in them, I don't really worry about that ever. But it's important to know which foods are high in sugar, even if they're good ones.
So, have a little bit of it, enjoy it, and keep in mind, the different flavors from your foods, that whole spectrum, contains different polyphenols, bioflavonoids, different nutrients.
And you want that whole colorful spectrum of veggies and fruits. So don't be too concerned with counting. In the same way that you don't want to be too concerned with the scale.
It's really important to focus on healing your mind at the same time that you're healing your body. Because this is all about the long haul.
Well, Michelle, the short answer is, yes, I think you can still find her book, which is about herbal medicine and how to incorporate it into clinical practice.
You can find copies on Amazon. I have a copy here in the house. But I also have the digital copy. And I believe my mom has rights to it. So we've talked about maybe re-releasing it.
And if there's enough interest from folks like you, then we certainly will.
We're all seeing each other in a few weeks, we'll be playing a bunch of music together, and reminiscing. So I'll ask her. And also say that you're interested.
But you can probably find a used copy on some sort of used book website, just type it in and search for it. Her name is Angella Bascom.
Alright, time for one or two more here.
I would say, yes, it probably can.
Now, what are the mechanisms of that? No one is quite sure. But even stevia, obviously, is extremely sweet. That's why people use it.
And sweetness, it does something to your brain. It does something to your body, it does something to your brain that a lot of times can set off cravings.
So, for that reason, there are no really sweet drinks that are available—I'm thinking like Zevia and some of those other ones, that are sodas that are really high in sugar alcohols or some sort of other sweetener like stevia.
A little bit is fine, I think. But, yes, I would say you can have too much.
And especially when you're talking about drinks. If you can kick the sweetness out of your drinks, that is such a huge win.
Because, keep in mind, for hundreds of thousands of years humans were basically drinking only water, or some sort of tea with a plant in it.
And so we're drinking and eating a whole lot of things that are completely unprecedented.
Normally, if you had 50 or 100 pounds to lose, I'd say don't worry about it, just make yourself happy and make sure that you're eating healthful foods, even if you do have to use stevia.
But if you're talking about the last 10 pounds, that's when the little things really start to matter.
I had Gary Taubes on the Fat-Burning Man show many years ago now, but he said that all of a sudden he gained 10-20 pounds and he couldn't lose it again, and didn't know what to do.
And he tried taking the heavy cream out of his coffee in the morning, and just a few months later it pretty much all came off.
So if that dropper of stevia is kicking off cravings, then maybe that means you're eating an extra 100, 200, 300 calories that day of some other food a little later.
There's not a good way to measure it, but that totally could be happening. I know that I've intuitively thought it might be happening to me in certain cases.
So I would say, if you think that stevia may be a culprit, then try just dialing it down or even kicking it out for a while. And see if that makes it a bit easier to lose those last 10 pounds.
Okay, I think we got one more here. And this is a great question, especially to end with.
Yeah, that's something that happens all the time, Brian, no worries.
Everyone goes on 3-day trips from time to time where they really don't have much option than to eat commercial food, processed food, and that sort of thing.
Well, okay, there is something you can do to kick start the clean up, and that is, get prepared to go on your next trip.
Especially if you travel monthly or weekly or something like that, pack up your bag with foods that you'll be eating, and have them available.
It's not always the most palatable thing, but you can definitely eat well even if you're talking about foods that you don't have to cook.
When we go on road trips, we'll take crackers that are made out of real food. A lot of times they'll have some sort of a veggie base or flax or something real food. Not starchy or sugary or covered in MSG or too salty, or anything like that.
We'll bring some seaweed chips, which are fun. We'll bring some nuts, of course, we'll make a gorp or a trail mix.
Alyson is really the one who is wonderful at preparing so much food when we go on trips.
But whether you're flying or going in the car, there are so many different options. What else do I bring? Canned sardines, oysters, salmon, or even Greek dolmades, which are grape leaves in olive oil wrapping up some rice.
Just wonderful foods can be brought with you almost anywhere. Chocolate, of course.
So, bring those foods along the next time so that you're not cornered into eating a whole bunch of commercial food.
But, okay, so number one, what can you do to kick start to clean up? Go back to your healthy eating habits.
Don't worry about it. Don't think that you have to over-fast, fast for three days, or go on a treadmill and run for two hours. Chill, it's cool.
It happens to everybody, and our bodies adapt to whatever happens most of the time, not what happens every once in a while.
So, every once in a while, no big deal.
Worry about what's happening every day. Worry about your daily habits that are invisible, and make sure that if you really want to clean up, get your veg on first.
Make sure that 50% of your plate is basically a salad or the smoothie equivalent, where it's mostly green veg.
You got some protein, you got colorful vegetables all over the place. Maybe some nuts to add some bulk and fiber. Some healthy fats. Avocado is definitely one that we like getting in there.
Fill up on those real foods, get a high quality source of protein. And just, when you go shopping, make sure that you're that much cleaner.
It has to be a priority for you, it really does.
But always focus on those things that are happening automatically in the morning, whether you're adding sugar to your coffee, or having that Starbucks Latte. Or every time there's a birthday in the office, or whatever, you get to eat those treats.
It's like, examine those various things that are happening that might be that three-day trip to New York City in your real life, and try to see if you can dial those down in your daily habits.
Such that when you have that 3-day trip every once in a while, you can let loose a little bit, have some fun and not worry about it.
Because really, think about three days in a month, you're talking 10%. And even if you go hog wild for that 10%, if you're on point for that 90%, it'll barely even matter.
Think about it like a workout, or think about it like anything else in life. But be reasonable, work on your own intuition.
And, I'm just about out of time, but I want to thank you all once more for sending in all of your questions as we kick off this Wild30 Challenge.
I'll definitely be answering more questions throughout the next few weeks, and certainly months ahead. We're in this for the long haul.
This is another question that came up.
Yes, totally. When you buy any of our digital products, share it with your family, share it with your friends.
Now, be reasonable though, if you want other people to get involved with this and really join our community, and there are a lot of exciting announcements coming out about that soon.
Then share fatburningman.com with them, share the Wild30 Challenge, get them involved.
The Fat-Burning Tribe is our membership program, where we provide 24/7 support, all over the world.
We've been running that for 6 or 7 years now. And there are a lot of improvements coming soon.
So, make sure that you're doing what you can to help those who are interested in health around you, find their way to it. Because we're all part of this together, we need your help.
And that's why I really appreciate all these questions, and I appreciate you joining in the fun here.
This is how we pay the bills, and this is also what we choose to do because it provides so much meaning in our lives.
And Alyson and I very much thank you, and we look forward to hearing your other questions and feedback.
Don't be shy. Let me know how you're doing in the comments below, and we'll be in touch.
When someone drops 50 pounds in 6 weeks with The Wild Diet on National TV, there are a lot of questions.
Yes, you really can be happy and healthy at the same time.
You can get better fat loss results than you ever imagined. And I want to prove it to you.
That's why, when you join the Wild30 Challenge, you'll get 30 days of fat-burning videos, tips and tools sent straight to your inbox. Plus, track your progress in your members-only dashboard with check marks and progress bars that make burning fat more like a game.
Most people have greater success when they don't have to go at it alone. In the Wild30 Challenge, you'll have the option to team up with an accountability partner to help you stay on track and reach your goals.
Plus, when you join the Wild30 Challenge, you'll get immediate access to our 30-day meal plan, which is designed to help you drop fat with real food. The meal plans are Paleo-friendly, easy to make, and literally the meals that my wife Alyson and I eat just about every night to stay lean, fit, and happy.
Everything has been planned out for you. You'll get instant access to your member's only dashboard where you can download your Quick Start Guide, 30-Day Wild Meal Plan, and Motivation Journal. You'll get 30 days of fat-burning videos, tips and tools to help you start burning fat and feeling great.
Plus, for the next few days only you'll save $50 off the Wild30 Challenge.
But you have to hurry because we just kicked off the Wild30 Challenge and we'll be closing the door very soon.
We just kicked off our Vitamin D Stack sale, so you can load up on those important nutrients during these winter months.
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Fried chicken has always been a top favorite. I like fried chicken and I want to try the best fried chicken recipes around. My mission is to try all the fried chicken recipes that claim to be the best and share them with you, our loyal followers and friends. Of course, my goal won't be complete without featuring buttermilk fried chicken.
A good fried chicken should be juicy and tender in the inside while crispy in the outside, at least for me. This Buttermilk Fried Chicken recipe has all the three characteristics that I am looking for plus it is less greasy.
This recipe makes use of buttermilk which, in my opinion, does a great job in tenderizing the chicken and keeping its juices. Buttermilk is a low fat fermented dairy product made from cow's milk. This has a sour taste brought about by the lactic acid bacteria that it holds.
We all know that fried chicken is cooked by frying the chicken in oil (that's how it got its name in the first place). You might find this recipe a little unusual because the process also involves baking. You see, baking the chicken after frying for a short time makes it crispy in the outside and maintains all the juice inside while it cooks; it also lets excess oil drip.
Check out this Buttermilk Fried Chicken recipe and send me your feedback.
Combine chicken and buttermilk in a large mixing bowl then mix well.
Place the mixture inside the fridge and marinade overnight.
Combine flour, salt, and ground black pepper then mix well.
Dredge the marinated chicken in the flour mixture then set aside.
Heat a frying pan and pour-in olive oil.
When the oil is hot enough, pan fry the chicken for 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer the semi-fried chicken in a baking tray.
Bake the semi-fried chicken for 30 minutes then reduce the heat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and continue baking for 15 to 20 minutes.
Turn off the oven and transfer the chicken to a serving plate.
I've always wanted to try this recipe. The problem is finding buttermilk here in the Philippines is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Can you suggest a good alternative to buttermilk?
1 cup of fresh milk + 1 tbsp white vinegar or 1 tbsp lemon juice, you have to wait atleast 10 min before using it.
*mix everything together and stir til the lumps disappear. and that's your buttermilk.
you can substitute a cup of whole milk and 1 T of white vinegar. Add the white vinegar to the milk and let stand in room temp for 15 minutes. =) you can also use yogurt. i also find it hard to look for buttermilk so I made one myself.
I tried this one! Really tender and juicy! My kids prefer this rather than my own conventional pan-fried chicken. And best of all, it's a healthier method of coming up with FRIED CHICKEN! Cheers, kuya!
Hi! when pan frying, should i use maximum, medium or low heat? thanks!
Hello.. hope you can reply to me asap. Me and sis are trying your buttermilk. We have accepted a birthday pack foods service to be held in a school but the problem is because of the tropical storm a no class for today was declared. We have marinated already the chicken in buttermilk ( just fresh milk + vinegar , since buttermilk is not found here). Will the chicken's taste differ or masira if we put it in the freezer and to be cook tomorrow morning? It is our first time to try this recipe. Pls help and hoping for your soonest reply. Thanks a lot.
Dear I don't have an oven can I pan fry it instead? If yes, how long should I fry it in each side? Please response.


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Seeing the Strongman's Stars
June 1, 2021 | By Geoff Chester, USNO Public Affairs
Globular Clusters Messier 13 (top) and Messier 92 in Hercules
imaged 2020 July 27 from Mollusk, Virginia
with an Explore Scientific AR102 10.2-cm (4-inch) f/6.5 refractor and a Canon EOS Rebel T2i DSLR
The Moon wanes in the pre-dawn sky this week, climbing northward along the ecliptic as she passes through the rising constellations of the autumn sky. New Moon occurs on the 10th at 6:52 am Eastern Daylight Time. At that time much of the north polar regions and Atlantic Ocean will experience the first of the year's two solar eclipses. We'll discuss this event more next week.
The Moon's absence from the evening sky means that it is time for the June observing campaign for the Globe at Night citizen-science project. Regular readers will know that I tend to tout this program often during the course of the year, and I do so because it is a great way to demonstrate the problems astronomers face trying to find accessible dark skies to make their observations. Over the course of my forty-plus years of living in the shadow of the nation's capital I have seen first-hand how the rapid proliferation of nighttime lighting has affected my local skies and the biomes that depend on them. The once-pristine dark skies of Northern Virginia's Blue Ridge are becoming brighter, and searching for elusive deep-sky objects has become much more of a chore than a pleasure.
Globe at Night helps to chart the disappearance of dark skies as well as track places where the night can be seen in all of its glory. Participation is simple; just find the month's target constellation, observe it with the unaided eye, and report your findings to their website. This month's constellation is Hercules, a sprawling constellation that lies about two-thirds of the distance from the bright star Arcturus to the slightly dimmer star Vega, now rising in the east in the late evening. Hercules consists of mostly second- and third-magnitude stars which might make it a difficult sight for urban and suburban viewers. Its most prominent feature is a central trapezoid asterism known to amateur astronomers as "The Keystone" due to its resemblance to the main support stone in a Roman arch. Several "chains" of stars emanate from the corners of the Keystone to delineate the rest of the constellation. Even though Hercules figures more prominently in Greek and Roman mythology than Orion does, I have often wondered why he doesn't have as prominent a star pattern named for him.
Hercules offers a number of fine sights for owners of small telescopes. There are a number of colorful double stars within his bounds, as well as two of the northern sky's best globular star clusters. The first of these is Messier 13, the "Great Hercules Cluster", which lies just below the star that marks the northwest corner of the Keystone. It is visible in binoculars as a small round patch of diffuse light between a pair of stars, and from a very dark site it can be glimpsed with the naked eye. My four-inch telescope reveals its true nature as a concentrated ball of faint stars that crowd together to form a soft glow across the center, while my 8-inch reflector resolves it into a myriad of tiny stellar points. The cluster contains several hundred thousand stars and is located some 24,000 light-years away. About six degrees north of the northeastern star in the Keystone is another globular cluster, Messier 92. If it wasn't located as close as it is to M13 this object would be a "show stopper" in its own right. It is slightly smaller than M13, but its stars are easier to resolve in small telescopes. It is located about 2500 light years beyond M13.
Closer to home, Venus is gradually becoming more visible in evening twilight as she enters the constellation of Gemini. Her companion for the past several weeks, Mercury, is moving rapidly toward conjunction with the Sun. Venus is now hot on the trail of Mars, and will overtake the red planet next month.
Mars spends the week passing south of the Twin Stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux. By the end of the week he forms a straight line with the two stars, providing an interesting photo opportunity before he slides into the smaller dim constellation of Cancer, the Crab.
Saturn and Jupiter continue to dominate the early morning southern sky. By the week's end Saturn rises at local midnight, while Jupiter follows an hour later. Early risers should get some great telescopic views of the two giant planets since Earth's atmosphere tends to be very still in the hours before sunrise. While I am not a "morning person", I may have to start getting up early to see them for myself!
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The 5 Most Amazing World Snowboarding Destinations
Header courtesy of Norbert Aepli, Switzerland
Earlier in the season, we dropped a completely US-centric piece on some of the best early-season snowboarding destinations. But what about when you want to shred the gnar in some more exotic locations? Well, glad you asked! (Or we're glad that we asked on your behalf, at least). Below, we've got five of the finest world destinations for snowboarding, no matter the time of season.
1. Whistler Blackcomb, Canada
Widely hailed as the best-of-the-best for boarding in our northern neighbors' nation, Whistler Blackcomb can be reached in less than a two-hour drive from Vancouver. Nested among the Coast Mountains, it's one of the largest ski areas anywhere on Planet Earth and is comprised of two mountains, Whistler and Blackcomb. In fact, the latter was one of the first North American resorts to welcome snowboarders. All told, the five parks contained here offer 99 acres of terrain, 3,000 meters of vertical terrain, and roughly 450 inches of yearly snow
2. Chamonix, France
Chamonix is hallowed ski terrain. Situated beneath Europe's tallest mountain, it's dope as hell for freeride boarders thirsting for adventure. There's tons of backcountry terrain, including tree-runs and couloirs, glacial runs, and a half-pipe. And with its modern interlinked lift system and 1830-meter vertical drop, it's hard to go wrong here.
3. Verbier, Switzerland
A guide may be recommended because there is so much for expert riders to gain from the backcountry areas offered here. In fact, Verbier tends to top the lists of "best European freeride terrain," and accordingly, it hosts the last leg of the Freeride World Tour annually. The descents are treacherous but wild fun, and Val de Bagnes, La Tzoumaz, Nendaz, and Veysonnaz are all nearby. Often tabbed as "the Swiss version of Chamonix," a visit here should definitely be on your bucket list. Plus, even if you're not up for boarding each day, the après-ski (post-skiing entertainment/boozing) is world-renowned.
4. Hokkaido/Niseko United, Japan
Olympic snowboarder, Soko Yamaoko, considers Hokkaido tops in the world for fresh powder because there's simply so much available. It's constantly falling across the resorts in this area, making for super fluffy and dry terrain that's positively delightful. This potentially "most reliable of all ski seasons" is a product of the northernmost Japanese island's susceptibility to Siberian storm systems.
Be sure to check out Niseko United, which offers access to four resorts on one lift pass (Grand Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village and Annupuri). There's 55 meters of terrain across 61 runs here and annual snowfall averages around 15 meters
5. Wanaka, New Zealand
The open, treeless snowfields and grand vistas (this place hosted filming for The Lord of the Rings, after all) of Wanaka await! This town gives easy access to Treble Cone, Cardrona, and Snow Farm NZ. All told, you're getting the largest snowboard-able terrain in Australasia, ranging from wide-open trails to pipes and terrain parks.
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Two Inverness club members are part of Team GB which competes in the World Rowing Championships being held for the first time in South Korea on a completely new facility in Chungju.
Lining up to face the top international athletes from other nations will be 2011 World Champion quadruple sculler and World Cup medallist Imogen Walsh from Inverness and three times Henley Royal Regatta winner and World Cup medallist Alan Sinclair from Belmaduthy in Ross-shire.
Imogen will race in the women's lightweight double sculls event along with her crewmate and fellow world champion Kathryn Twyman, whilst Alan teams up with Scott Durant, Matthew Tarrant and Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell to race in the men's coxless fours event.
The GB Team have been in South Korea for the past week making final preparations at their training camp base prior to racing at Chungju. The World Rowing Championships start on Sunday 25th August and continue until the final day on Sunday 1st September.
Congratulations to both north athletes on their selection with best wishes for a successful championships - from all at Inverness Rowing Club.


From February the Suzuki naked range is extended with the arrival of the SV650X-TER. This is a Limited Edition developed on the basis of the SV650X.
Inspired by racing bikes of the past, the Suzuki SV650X-TER stands out, at first glance, for the exhaust system that presents two innovations: the first are the manifolds banded with thermal bandages, the other concerns the approved double trombone silencer by Fresco. The body, light and slender, helps to make the silhouette of the bike more athletic.
The driving setting reflects the character of the SV650X-TER. The dumbbell seeds define a slightly forward position. Available with a series of devices such as the Suzuki Easy Start System and the Low RPM Assist, which facilitates start-ups and starts, this bike is equipped with the Euro 4 twin-cylinder engine that unites all the Suzuki SV650s: its power is 56 kW (76 hp), and the reduced version to 35 kW is also available for A2 license holders. The Suzuki SV650X-TER is available in the same way as the SV650X. The two-tone Glass Sparkle Black-Metallic Oort Gray paint, black / gray, is combined with the white Suzuki lettering on the 14.5-liter tank and black footrests and levers, which underline a maniacal attention to detail.


Jon Curry, president of Curry Toolworks is an inventor from Chino Valley, Arizona. He has held a number of patents from original inventions and has brought several innovative products to market. Curry Toolworks was established to sell the Earth Talon shovel, which Jon conceived while digging in his own garden of tough Arizona soil. The innovative design of the Earth Talon comes from Jon's knowledge of physics, materials, and his desire to create and have the right tool for the job!


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Community News: Former Masuk coach to be inducted into Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame
By Bill Bittar | February 14, 2020
Save Our Stepney Task Force decked out the gazebo on Stepney Green for Valentine's Day. This photo is from the organization's Facebook page.
Former Masuk High School coach Margaret "Peg" Moyer is being inducted into the Washington Metropolitan Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 21, in Bowie, Md.
Masuk High School Softball Coach Margaret "Peg" Moyer gives a pep talk to her players during a past season. Photo by Karen Coffey
Moyer, a longtime Monroe resident, now lives in Alexandria, Va. While at Masuk, she was an assistant girls basketball coach and part of three state championship teams. She was also head coach of the girls tennis, field hockey and volleyball teams, as well as an assistant softball coach.
Moyer's tennis teams won four division titles and she was the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year in Girls Tennis in 1996.
Since moving to Alexandria, she has been active in softball as the player/manager of the 60-and-older team that won the Senior Softball United States of America Winter Nationals from 2008 to 2011.
Moyer was a member of the Women's National Championship team in 2010 , won a gold medal in the Huntsman World Senior Games in 2009 and was named Coach of the Year at the SPA Women's World Championships in 2019.
She has been a Senior Softball All-American numerous times and has held many
administrative offices in the Golden Girls Softball Organization, including president.
Town offices to close Presidents' Day
Monroe Town Hall, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, the Highway Department, Food Pantry and Senior Center will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of Presidents' Day. Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
Spring Hill Road Transfer Station in Trumbull will remain open on Presidents' Day. There will be no change in the recycling pickup schedule.
Pool-lake manager wanted
The Monroe Parks and Recreation Department will be accepting applications for the seasonal pool-lake manager position until Tuesday, March 31.
Applicants must be 21 years of age or older to be eligible for employment and hold current — or be willing to obtain — certifications in first aid-CPR and lifeguarding, WSI, AED or other equivalents.
The job description is available in the Parks and Recreation Department office at Town Hall, 7 Fan Hill Road. Applications can be obtained at the office Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or be downloaded from the website www.monroerec.org.
Camping, pavilion reservations
Parks and Recreation Director Missy Orosz says her department will start taking reservations on Feb. 18 to book camping sites and pavilions on the Great Hollow Lake side of Wolfe Park.
The phone number for the Monroe Parks and Recreation Department is 203-452-2806.
Parks and Rec. programs
For information on Monroe Parks and Recreation programs and registration, visit the website at www.MonroeRec.org.
ArtSmart! Studio – Friday Night Art Escape (ages 10-14): This workshop series provides a great opportunity to socialize in a nurturing setting with other creative minds and offers sophisticated projects.
It meets Friday, March 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. for Earth Abstractions (acrylic, sand and sea glass on canvas); and April 3 for Spring Garden Mixed Media (paper, textiles and dimensional accents on canvas).
Fees per workshop are $42 for residents and $52 for nonresidents. All ArtSmart classes held at ArtSmart! Studio, 152 Lynn Drive, Monroe. For information, email Kathy Vincent at [email protected].
Youth Swim Lessons (age 4 and older): The American Red Cross offers a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate swimming and water safety program that teaches you, your child or other family members how to swim skillfully and safely, and think and act safely in, on and around the water.
The prerequisite for each level is the successful demonstration of skills from the preceding level, except for Level 1, which has no prerequisites. A swim placement level guide can be found on the Parks and Recreation website.
Session 4 will be held Mondays, March 16 through April 20 (no class on April 13). The registration deadline is March 9.
Times: Level 1 and 2, 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. or 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. Level 3: 7:15-8 p.m. Level 4 and 5: 8 to 8:45 p.m.
Fees: Level 1 and 2 $60 per resident and $70 for nonresidents. Level 3 and higher: $70 for residents and $80 for nonresidents.
Location: Masuk Pool, 1014 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe.
Adult Swim Lessons: Adult swim lessons are offered on Monday nights at Masuk Pool. Parks and Recreation's swim instructors will help adults develop valuable skills and a lifetime love of the water, while instilling responsibility and safety instruction.
Classes will meet for 60 minutes per lesson, once a week for five weeks from 7 to 8 p.m. Session 4: Mondays, March 16 through April 20 (no class on April 13). The registration deadline is March 8. Fees are $70 for residents and $80 for nonresidents.
Aquacise: Water Aerobics offers a flood of benefits including cardio endurance, strength, flexibility, and increased circulation. This is a low impact workout that can reduce stress and add focus to your mind. Aqua aerobics is great for beginners and will challenge athletes.
Open to all fitness levels. No equipment required. This is a fun fast-paced workout with great music.
Classes are at Masuk Pool, 1014 Monroe Turnpike. Session 3: Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., March 11 through May 6 (no class on April 15). Fees: $80 for residents and $90 for nonresidents.
For information on all of Monroe Parks and Recreation programs, visit the department's website, call the office at 203-452-2806 or send an email to [email protected]. For updates on daily programs, call the information line at 203-339-6106.
Masuk track coach to be inducted into Connecticut Coaches Hall of Fame
Ed Butler's coaching career began at Bunnell High School when he led the cross country team in 1972. Now 47 years later, Butler is a retired Masuk High School art teacher, who still pulls on his sneakers to coach girls track and boys and girls indoor track at the age of 85.


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Education Sine Me Up! An Explanation of Polarity & Phase
Sine Me Up! An Explanation of Polarity & Phase
Creating Continuity in Sound
So far, the tour is progressing nicely. Aside from cramped accommodations, lack of sleep, greasy food, and an occasional miscommunication with a club owner over the amount and timeliness of your pay (Fred makes sure that you don't get stiffed), life on the road is a happy series of wacky misadventures.
On a side trip to Mobile, Fred the sound man picks up an assortment of new mics, cables and effects units. "It's all in the name of show business," he swears, but you suspect he's loading up on cool new toys for his personal amusement.
At Friday night's gig at Luke the Drifter's Highway 84 Inn, between Opp and Dothan, Fred (without the benefit of a pre-show sound check) adds the new gear to the mix.
As an astute judge of sound quality Fred is able to discern subtle problems that might, to less discriminating ears, go unnoticed. Early in the first set, he hears sonic irregularities in the front-of-house system. He leaps into action, but the problems are difficult to pinpoint. Fred knows that his PA gear is in good shape; still, the bass response sounds muddy. The highs lack the crispness he's come to demand. In some areas of the room, the music seems to disappear into some sort of sonic fog. You get through the show, but the experience has been a sobering one. Fred is mostly silent on the overnight drive to the next stop. Early the next day, he makes a call to Galaxy Audio.
"Fred," Brock says, "You've got a polarity problem."
Having been around the block a time or two, Fred shoots back, "Oh, I get it. The speakers are out of phase."
"Could be," says Brock, "But phase and polarity are two different things. And from your description of the problem, I'd say this is about polarity."
Fred says. "What the heck is polarity?"
"Its root is the word 'pole,' which should give you some idea about its meaning," says Brock. "Think of phrases like 'polar opposites' and 'bipolar.' They have to do with properties that are in complete opposition, like the north and south poles of the earth. Unlike phase, polarity at all distances and times is either in or out. It's absolute."
"Cool. Now I know," says Fred.
"Not so fast," Brock adds. "Polarity is a condition. It affects the quality of sound produced by a transducer. Keep in mind that transducers convert one form of energy into another. Mics and pickups turn acoustical energy into electrical energy. Speakers turn electrical energy into acoustical energy. All are transducers. A commonly used example of polarity refers to the relationship between the voltage at a mic's connector and the pressure of the sound wave that, by acting on the mic's diaphragm, gets turned into that voltage. And it's not just some theoretical conceit. Polarity, should it become reversed, can play havoc with your sound system. If two sources are emitting the same electrical or acoustical tone (frequency), and one of those sources is in a state of inverted polarity, those tones when combined at a given point will cancel each other. While cancellation does not always indicate a complete loss of all sound, it does result in diminished sound quality."
Fred is frantically taking notes.
Brock continues, "Major mic manufacturers have been known to build mics which are out of polarity. Many mixers invert polarity in their effects, auxiliary and monitor sections. Amplifier inputs are also notorious offenders. When combining amps from different manufacturers, or sometimes from the same manufacturer, you may encounter polarity problems.
"Speakers are rife with opportunities for polarity inversion. Cancellation can occur between monitor speakers and the front-of-house system. One well-known company marks their positive terminals black rather than red like the rest of the industry. Different cabinets within a single stack, or even different drivers in the same enclosure, can be out of polarity."
Fred asks, "What about phase?"
"Polarity and phase are terms that often and erroneously, are used interchangeably," Brock replies. "Phase— and this is important— is frequency dependent. It can be defined as 'the relationship of an audio signal or sound wave to a specific time reference.' You see, the phase of a signal varies (with distance as well as frequency), from 0 to 360 degrees (which represents a return to 0)."
"There are infinitely varying states of phase (Figure 9: below). A 56 Hz tone has a wavelength of approximately 20 feet," Brock says. "So if you're standing 20 feet away from a speaker that's producing a 56 Hz tone, the phase at your location (17.8 milliseconds [ms] from the source) is 360 (or 0) degrees. At 10 feet it would be 180 degrees," Brock says.
"If you double the frequency, to 112 Hz, the wavelength will be 10 feet. Similarly, if you stand 10 feet away, and wait 9 ms, you experience 360 degrees of phase shift, measured from the time the sound left the speaker, but 0 degrees of phase shift relative to the wave's cycle. At 20 feet (and 18 ms) the absolute phase shift is 720 degrees, which represents a return to 0 degrees of relative phase. At the speaker both tones have 0 distance, 0 time, and 0 degrees of phase shift."
"And since phase is all over the map, I should concentrate on polarity, which I can control," Fred notes.
"You bet your tweeter," Brock says.
"So," Fred asks, "how do I know if my system is out of polarity?"
"That's easy," replies Brock, "just get yourself a Cricket."
"A cricket? Here I think we're having a serious discussion and you tell me to go out and get a bug. What am I supposed to do, rub its legs together? Cricket indeed."
Brock explains, "The Cricket® is Galaxy Audio's polarity/continuity test set. In even the simplest sound systems there are all sorts of ways for polarity to become reversed. The more complex the system, the greater the potential for problems. The Cricket® can test the polarity of microphones, mixers, effects, amps, cables, speakers and all sorts of devices. It can eliminate hours of troubleshooting. That's why a lot of manufacturers— including some of Galaxy's competitors— are Cricket® users: JBL®, Klipsch®, RCA®, Peavey®... you get the picture. Sound men (and sound women) for everybody from Garth Brooks to Little Feat rely on their Crickets®."
"If you'd kindly send one by overnight express to General Delivery in Euphaula, Georgia, I'd be obliged," Fred says. "I'll just put it on the ol' card."
A quick check with the Cricket® and the next night's show goes off without a hitch.
You decide to make Fred a full partner.


Save money when you buy all four of these books. This series explores religious stories, celebrations, how people worship and what it is like to belong to each religion. Age guide: 3 years+. Includes ZX610 Christian Festivals, ZX9611 Hindu Festivals, ZX612 Jewish Festivals, ZX613 Muslim Festivals.


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Elke Fank, geb. Hinnrichs, (* 15. August 1934 in Hamburg) ist eine Hamburger Politikerin der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands (SPD) und ehemaliges Mitglied der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft.

Leben
Elke Fank ist studierte Diplom-Betriebswirtin. Sie war als Geschäftsführerin eines Trägers für Behinderteneinrichtungen tätig. Von 1974 bis 1979 war sie Deputierte der Gesundheitsbehörde. Nach ihrer parlamentarischen Karriere wurde sie stellvertretende Vorsitzende des Reichsbundes. Sie ist Witwe von Gerhard Fank, dem Sohn von Max Fank und hat eine Tochter Kirsten (* 1964).

Politik
Als 18-Jährige trat Fank in die SPD ein. Sie war unter anderem Kassiererin, Beisitzerin im Distrikts- und Kreisvorstand, stellvertretende Vorsitzende des Kreises Hamburg-Bergedorf. Sie war Vorsitzende der "Arbeitsgemeinschaft sozialdemokratischer Frauen" (AsF) in Bergedorf und Mitglied im Landesvorstand der AsF.

Fank gehörte der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft seit dem 1. Oktober 1979, als sie als nächstberufene Bewerberin das ruhende Bürgerschaftsmandat eines Senators ausübte, an. Auch nach der Juniwahl 1982 war sie nächstberufene Bewerberin für einen Senator, ehe sie bei der Dezemberwahl 1982 einen regulären Sitz erringen konnte. In der Bürgerschaft saß sie für ihre Fraktion im Gesundheitsausschuss sowie im Frauen-, Schul- und Gesundheitsausschuss. Außerdem saß sie in der Enquetekommission "Drogen und Sucht". Sie kandidierte 1993 ganz bewusst nicht ein weiteres Mal für die Bürgerschaft, weil sie der Meinung war, dass man so einen Posten nicht zu lange ausüben sollte. Von 1996 bis 1999 war sie ehrenamtliche Behindertenbeauftragte des Senats der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg.

Quellen
 Hinnerk Fock (Red.): Bürgerschaft der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg Hamburg. 14. Wahlperiode. Hamburg 1992.
 Inge Grolle und Rita Bake: "Ich habe Jonglieren mit drei Bällen geübt." Frauen in der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft von 1946 bis 1993. Verlag Dölling & Galitz, Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-930802-01-5 (im Auftrag der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Hamburg).

Einzelnachweise

Politiker (20. Jahrhundert)
SPD-Mitglied
Deutscher
Mitglied der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft
Geboren 1934
Frau


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Frome Area Community Land Trust Interview with Roger Saunders – chair of FACLT
Roger Saunders is chair of the Frome Area Community Land Trust, he's also a development worker for Fair Housing for Frome and has a background in improving housing estates and neighbourhoods, empowering residents and helping social landlords improve services.
Why did you get involved with the Frome Area Community Land Trust?
Many people with connections to Frome – who live or work here, or have grown up here – are finding it very hard to find suitable accommodation they can afford. Although there has been plenty of new housing built in recent years, the private developers and landowners are principally motivated by maximizing profits, and the new homes are beyond the means of many local people. I'm involved in the CLT because I see it as a practical way of bucking this trend. We will aim to provide homes that are genuinely affordable, remain affordable in perpetuity, designed with community in mind, and are earmarked for local people in housing need.
What are the key objectives of the CLT in 2020?
To acquire land suitable for developing around 15 homes, plan the development with the support of architects and other technical experts, and enter into a partnership with a housing association that shares our vision and that we can trust.
Ideally what kind of properties would you like to see built?
In our first development, we would like all, or at least most, of the homes to be for social rent (i.e. approx. 60% of rent levels in the private sector). We would like them to be designed with community in mind, and to be highly energy-efficient.
Tell us about the search for suitable land, how is it going?
More difficult than I'd expected! The CLT can't access a level of funding or borrowing that would enable us to compete directly with established private developers. This means we need to find land that would not be permissible for private development (known as 'exception sites'), or that is donated or sold at beneficial rates. Many CLTs are gifted land by supportive local authorities, but it remains to be seen whether Mendip DC will be willing or able to help in this way. Nevertheless, we have now identified a few possible sites, so we're hopeful that at least one of them will prove viable. And we have accessed some government funding to help us pay for all the pre-development investigation work – so long as we make progress in time.
How much land do you need to get things started?
About half an acre (20k sq. ft.).
How do prospective tenants get selected?
Prospective tenants will need to be on Somerset CC's waiting-list for social housing (known as 'Somerset Homefinder') and must be in housing need. We hope to establish a local lettings arrangement, whereby people and families with a local connection (live or work in Frome or have family and a support network here) are given priority.
Is there a finite number of properties that the CLT wishes to build or is this an ongoing project?
It's very much an ongoing project. Our ambitions are huge, but we are also realistic. We know it will take several years before we make much of an impact, and we're nervous about raising expectations to a level we can't fulfil. But once we get our first homes built, we'll have more experience, credibility and contacts, which in turn should make it easier for us to expand. Wouldn't it be wonderful if, in the future, most – or even all – of the new housing in Frome was community-led?
What can people do to help make genuinely affordable homes a reality in Frome?
Anyone with a local connection can become a member of the CLT, by simply completing an application form on our website www.fromeareaclt.org and paying a £1 share. Members can come to our general meetings and share ideas; but we are also developing ways for members who are interested to contribute their skills more fully, for example by joining one of our working groups.
And if there are any landowners out there who are committed to our lovely town and would consider offering their land at beneficial rates, we'd love to hear from them!


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Tongi (beng. টঙ্গী) – miasto w południowym Bangladeszu, w prowincji Dhaka. Według danych szacunkowych na rok 2007 liczy 368 914 mieszkańców. Ośrodek przemysłowy.

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As you have probably figured out by now, the whole misguided "Red Sox Chatter" hoax was just that: a hoax. As I hinted a few weeks ago, I had planned a trip up to Boston and New York for late May (right after school got out) to attend a few ballgames and such. My roomie and I thought it would be sorta funny to play a little trick on the readers, so we concocted the new logo and alternate persona. You may not have thought it was super funny (and I didn't do my part by only posting twice as my alter ego, "Hacker T. Daniels") but we still got a few chuckles out of it :). Plus, the new logo did look pretty sweet.
So I was in attendance at Saturday's 17-1 romp of the BoSox over the hated Yanks, which many of you probably saw on national TV. It was a fun game to be at for sure, as all the Yankee fans got disgusted and left by the sixth inning. It allowed us to move down for some great seats!
Anyway, today marks the end of "Red Sox Chatter". Twins Chatter returns in all its Lew Ford-inspired glory tomorrow, and since school is now out, I'll have plenty of time to provide some much-needed commentary on the Hometown Nine.
Until then, I have just one piece of advice for you: enjoy the season!
And just who is this fellow with the historic (and beautiful) ballpark in the background?
The view from our seats at Fenway (they put ANY Dome seat to shame).


Built by men who have lived the post‒war period and the great industrialization of the 1960s thanks to their hard work, today the company operates at global level while still maintaining the values it was built on. Like a tree blossoming and stretching its branches while still keeping its roots firmly planted in the earth from which it grew, so IFI has always been intensely aware of the beauty and significance of belonging to these places made up of people, crafts, culture, passions and landscapes between the sea and the hills. A heritage that IFI have always felt it their responsibility to safeguard and valorize with gratitude and affection.
The volume "IFI. Fifty years with our territory", born from the collaboration between ISIA Institute (Istituto Superiore Industrie Artistiche) of Urbino, collects principles and values which inspired the company since 1962. Shown below, some extracts.
BROWSE "IFI. Fifty years with our territory"
On the morning of Sunday 22 May 2011, in the presence of the mayor of Pesaro, Luca Ceriscioli, the president of the province, Matteo Ricci and councillors Andrea Biancani and Rito Briglia, the cycling and pedestrian track donated by IFI to Pesaro and dedicated to Umberto Cardinali, was opened. It had been announced during the celebrations for the centenary of Cardinali's birth on 4 December 2008.
"Cardinali has been living in a symbiotic way with the bicycle for almost a century. He took part in two editions of the Giro d'Italia (the Tour of Italy), founded the Clicli Adriatica, a firm that "educated" our area in the idea of using the bicycle, and went on riding his bike almost until he was 100. His great dream was to create a track linking Pesaro and Gabicce along the coastline. Cardinali represents a positive message, an example of how business can be close to a community. This new path, in particular, has been greeted very favourably, so much so that it was being used long before it was inaugurated, when the tarmac was still to be laid on."
BROWSE "Umberto Cardinali bicycle-pedestrian path"
"IFI: an italian history. Italian design is renowned around the world for its flair for challenges that unites the worlds of planning and business in the pursuit of quality, beauty and innovation. […] The making of industrial products is then a technical and liberal answer at the same time, a sort of learned revelation on the world that surrounds us and a way of expressing our joy in working with our hands, minds and hearts. This is much more than just meeting commercial needs, it is almost an urge to provide our identity with a tool for expressing itself. This is the reason why to narrate the life of a company or of a particular product means always to tell the stories of the men who have first imagined and carried on the real challenges to conventions. Fine doing and manufacturing turned into a trade but remained a pleasure and this to the credit of workers, designers and entrepreneurs. There is a love of making things accurately and a care about details that go beyond the necessity of manufacturing and faithfully represent our best features.


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VIDEO: James Harden Could 'Barely See,' Still Struggling After Rockets' Game 2 Defeat, Team Is 'Optimistic'
SLiC Staff
In the first quarter of Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors, James Harden suffered a blow to his eye. After making contact with Draymond Green, which resulted in what USA Today is calling an "accidental poke," Harden fell to the ground clutching his face and eye region.
James Harden has left the game after getting hit in the eye by Draymond Green.
As he was leaving the court both Green and Kevin Durant went over to check in on him. pic.twitter.com/yxBQDe5s4j
— Sam Hustis (@SamHustis) May 1, 2019
It was so bad that Harden had to leave the court, but was able to return in the second quarter.
D'Antoni says Harden was bleeding from the eye.
He's back in the game. pic.twitter.com/ATaSIdkNGF
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 1, 2019
Even with the blow to his eye, he was able to pull out 29 points, but it would prove to not be enough to clinch the win. Houston succumbed to the Warriors with a 115 – 110 defeat.
The Rockets' head coach Mike D'Antoni had this to say about the incident and Harden's overall performance:
"He got raked pretty good in the eyes but he came back. I didn't have a doubt that he wasn't coming back unless it was something catastrophic. That's him. He would have loved to play better, but given the circumstances, he played great."
Harden explained what happened after the blow to his eye:
"I couldn't see nothing. I barely could see. They put a couple of drops in to help it and numb it a little bit. All the lights were blurry."
After the incident in the first quarter, as Harden was on his way off the floor, it was evident that Green and Kevin Durant tried to check on him. When asked about it, here's what Harden said about the encounters:
"What do you want me to say? He asked me if I was alright. I said, 'yeah.'"
A look at James Harden's eyes following Game Two's loss to the Warriors. The Rockets star suffered from blurry vision and the bright lights of the press conference were noticeably bothering him. pic.twitter.com/gcL04fBslJ
— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) May 1, 2019
Green was also asked about the incident, saying,
"I made a mistake and hit him in his eye." It's not about hurting anybody out here. So many times, people forget that when a guy has an injury, you live with that every day, every second of every day. It is not just about the game."
After the Rockets landed in Houston, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Harden was taken directly to the optometrist to get a specialist to look at his eye injury. They are "optimistic" that he will be able to play in Game 3 as well as have no further issues moving forward.
James Harden went straight to an eye doctor after Rockets' plane landed in Houston this afternoon. Team is optimistic he won't have issues with vision in Game 3 and beyond. His left eye, where he has a contusion and cut inside eyelid, especially bothered him in Game 2.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) May 1, 2019
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Chris Paul May Start Year in OKC With No Trade Imminent
Ryan Finkelstein
When Chris Paul become a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade for Russell Westbrook last week, it was assumed that it would only be a pit stop for Paul.
As soon as the deal was done, reports were that Paul was already being shopped by Thunder GM Sam Presti, as he tried to shed payroll in preparation for a rebuild.
Unfortunately this is the worst time to try to move a significant contract, as it is near the end of the free agency and other teams have very little financial flexibility. Because of his limited market, it looks like Paul may stay in OKC for the near future.
Story filed to ESPN: Oklahoma City's discussions to move nine-time All-Star guard Chris Paul onto a new destination are parked and an increasing expectation exists that he will start the season with the Thunder.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 17, 2019
The only team that seemed to have interest in Paul was the Miami Heat, as they look to pair a second star alongside their newest addition, Jimmy Butler.
Paul had mutual interest in playing for Miami, where his good friend Dwyane Wade called home for all those years.
Trade talks stalled though when Miami asked for their two first round picks back from the Thunder, which they acquired as part of the deal that sent Paul George to the Clippers.
Report: Miami Heat Want Both of Their First-Round Picks Back in Any Chris Paul Deal – Heat Nation https://t.co/s2wHBlVht7
— Scott Podvin (@VISAAMERICAUS) July 16, 2019
Because of the Stepien Rule, which states that team's can't trade their first-round picks in consecutive years, the Heat can't trade another first-rounder until 2024 at the earliest.
The Thunder own Miami's 2021 and 2023 first-round picks, the latter of which is heavily protected. Because of those protections, the Heat also won't be able to move another pick until that one is used by the Thunder.
So the motivation to get those picks back is obvious for Miami, as they are staring at the possibility of not being able to trade another first-round pick until 2026 when that pick becomes unprotected.
Chris Paul is now expected to start the season with OKC as the trade talks with Miami stalls. Thunder once again are playing hard ball and are not willing to give Miami back any draft picks. Heat continue interest in Bradley Beal and gain interest in John Wall. #NBA
— Danny Cristiano (@KingTorres1st) July 18, 2019
For the Thunder, trading two first-round picks would be tough to swallow as they got two first-rounders along with Paul, so in some regards using picks to get off that contract equates to them trading Westbrook for nothing.
If Paul does in fact start the season with the Thunder, you have to wonder how bad they will really be. Last year, the Thunder went 49-33 and made the playoffs.
While they lost Westbrook and Paul George, they have added Paul, Danilo Gallinari and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander giving them a surprisingly solid roster to compete in the Western Conference.
Enes Kanter Already Becoming a Fan-Favorite in Boston After Taking Shot at Kyrie
The Boston Celtics announced their newest two members in a press conference today, as Kemba Walker and Enes Kanter were introduced to the media.
We have arrived 😏 pic.twitter.com/FVpMYl4Vdj
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) July 17, 2019
Walker may be the headliner, but Kanter is the type of player that offers the media great headlines, as he has always spoken his mind and is a great quote.
Well, Kanter got the whole room laughing at the press conference when he was asked why he chose to wear the No. 11.
Enes Kanter really used Kyrie's line when explaining why he snagged No. 11 😅 pic.twitter.com/2gWkKDgu7a
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 17, 2019
When Kanter says that, "He wants to be the last guy to wear it," he is referring to a quote from Kyrie Irving when he was introduced to the media a few short years ago.
At the time, Irving was still loyal to Boston and was at least articulating the notion that he would be so good that his number would one day be hanging in the rafters.
Now Kanter is wearing the No. 11 for the Celtics, while Irving is hoping to get his number up in the rafters of the Barclays Center for the Brooklyn Nets.
"My Dad is the reason why I wear #11. I wanna be the reason no one else will." – Kyrie Irving in 2018
"It's my old jersey number. I wanna be the reason no one else will." – Enes Kanter in 2019 pic.twitter.com/6CeXf3C3MK
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 17, 2019
With Kanter's sense of humor and hard-nosed intensity on the floor, is is sure to become a fan-favorite in Boston. If he isn't one already.
Klutch Sports' to Become Part of United Talent Agency's Sports Division
Klutch Sports is the sports agency run by LeBron James' close friend and agent Rich Paul. Klutch represents many of the best basketball players in the NBA, namely LeBron's newest teammate Antony Davis.
Paul has been building out an impressive client list ever since leaving CAA to form his own agency back in 2012. Now his work is paying off in a big way, as Klutch is set to become part of one of the biggest talent agencies in the world.
JUST IN: Rich Paul has parlayed his success and has sold some of his business to United Talent Agency, which has acting & music divisions, but not sports. Paul will head up UTA sports, while continuing to operate under Klutch, which has done almost $1B in deals in 2 years. pic.twitter.com/KENlWBaweW
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 17, 2019
United Talent Agency is a major player in Hollywood, representing big-name movie stars such as Kevin Hart and Angelina Jolie.
Up to this point, United Talent did not have their own sports division, so they are essentially making Klutch that division. As part of the deal, Paul will still operate Klutch under that name, but will also be the head of UTA sports.
United Talent Agency is taking 'significant ownership' stake in Rich Paul's Klutch Sports, a move that signals a major expansion for both parties and cements Paul as an agent who's about much more than LeBron @TheAthleticNBA https://t.co/66ijcfJf13
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) July 17, 2019
For years the narrative around Klutch is that it was a somewhat puppet agency for LeBron, where the NBA superstar could represent his friends and wield massive power in the league, with Paul just being the face.
While it is clear that Klutch's motives align with LeBron's at times, such as when Davis forced his way to the Lakers, this deal is more about Paul than it is about LeBron.
One of the biggest talent agencies in the world is looking at Paul and saying they want him to be the face and voice of their sports division. Having LeBron as a client surely helps that image, but it is still one that Paul has earned on his own.
"LeBron empowered his young brothers. That's what we need to do more of in our community."@ShannonSharpe on LeBron James, Rich Paul and Maverick Carter pic.twitter.com/YS4uJxeZJp
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) July 13, 2019
Three years ago, Phil Jackson came under fire when he referred to LeBron James' close friends and business associates as his posse.
James argued in behalf of his friend and all the hard work they have done to become the best at what they do in their respective fields.
As we see the massive success of Paul as an agent and Maverick Carter as a producer, it is about time we give these men the credit for the success that they have earned, rather than just giving all of that to LeBron.
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I imported certificate and then downloaded the ISO file and its signature and when I tried to decrypt/verify its giving me this error... "not enough information to check signature validity... signed on 2014-06-08 11:32 by tails@boum.org (Key ID: 0xBE2CD9C1). The validity of the signature can not be verified." Tails default forum is also closed now, I dont know what's going on ... anybody can help me with this???
Have you tried their website for help? Have you Googled it to see if others have the same or similar bproblem?
Yes I did.. I set it on full trust.
there forum is closed and I tried to google it also but not much success. I found some one was asking Q about tails here so I thought anyone can help me.
is set up for you to get help - use it.
Did you look at Official Documentation, Frequently Asked Questions, List of Known Issues and Report an Error ?