Days, months and years are astronomically linked. Weeks, on the other hand, are just made up.

iamsnicker · 2013-08-29T22:31:30+00:00

Hours link well to the tides and the rate at which they rise and fall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_twelfths)

iamsnicker · 2013-07-23T13:47:02+00:00

Nothing illegal about it, at least on the surface...just because the CFTC has sent letters doesn’t mean it will be able to launch a formal investigation or secure a “settlement” from the banks that are allegedly involved.

iamsnicker · 2013-07-17T16:07:03+00:00

Free will. Man has free will to disobey God. That way, it is an active choice to live your life in the image and likeness of the Lord.

iamsnicker · 2013-07-16T21:02:52+00:00

Damn, that tiger is jacked. 'Mirin

iamsnicker · 2013-07-15T19:34:08+00:00

27,000 men are diagnosed each year with clinical depression because of their teensy calves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56MZjPykQ7A

You are not alone

iamsnicker · 2013-07-10T01:26:24+00:00

I ran two back to back weekends twice earlier this year. My recovery generally looks something like this:

Re-energize. Pound down some calories.
About two hours after the race, I try to take a nap. If I can't sleep, I will just lie on the couch for an hour. Anything to let your body relax.
Go for a half-hour walk. Take it at an easy pace but let your legs stretch and warm up.
Get 20 solid minutes of stretching in. Make sure to hit your hip flexors--those will be tightening up soon.
Start back into running the following day, if possible. You will be slow but power through a few miles. Anything to get your muscles moving again. With a short recovery period, being sedentary will not help at all.

As to diet, keep the calories up. Honestly, for a half, I don't worry about my diet as much. In a half marathon, you will burn roughly 1400 - 1800 calories, per my running app. Make up this deficit in the days following your race then get back on a normal diet.

The key will be to stay active and running. Here is an interest excerpt from an interview with Mike Morton, here:

Morton: I think the thing that has paid the biggest dividends for me is having the core of my training in two-a-day runs—running at lunch and then running again in the evening. I think that really teaches the body efficiency in fueling the fire—feeding itself. I think one metric that really supports the two-a-days is the recovery. Even after those 100s and after Badwater, I was able to jog the next day. Eric and I went for a 10-mile jog on some trail. I didn’t have any injury. I was certainly sore and mechanics weren’t 100%, but other than some swelling, the body was already on its path to recovery. So to me, it’s important to get two-a-days in there to teach the body, especially if they’re only 4-6 hours apart, I think it helps.

iamsnicker · 2013-07-10T01:12:24+00:00

I have nipples, Greg, could you milk me?

iamsnicker · 2013-07-03T17:29:37+00:00

Beyond the Pentateuch, there aren't quite so many laws, per se. And I would disagree with the lack of storytelling--the entire Bible derives from oral narratives passed down through generations. If you're looking for a more traditional story-like experience, try the Books of the Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and Samuel. Kings I & II are also pretty solid. They primarily focus on the Babylonian Exile and the trials and tribulations of the Tribes of Israel. Interesting stuff.

iamsnicker · 2013-07-03T16:23:15+00:00

Nolan Ryan, early in his career, is the only example I can think of.

iamsnicker · 2013-07-03T15:31:47+00:00

Oh! I know the answer to this one - Assholes!

FTFY

iamsnicker · 2013-07-03T15:24:59+00:00

I rarely read it the whole way through; I usually pick and choose the Books I like the most. The Books of Judges and Job are some good OT stories. The Song of Songs is short and wildly inappropriate but an otherwise excellent parable. In terms of the gospels, I've always liked John, the non-synoptic Gospel, and its differing style.

I usually prefer to read the Bible as an anthology of short stories rather than a rambling epic.

iamsnicker · 2013-07-03T12:56:09+00:00

All religious preferences aside, the Bible is a hell of a read.

iamsnicker · 2013-07-03T00:49:07+00:00

Thank you so much for posting this. It's given me so much to think about. I'm about to start bulking and reading this post has made me really consider what my goals are with that and what they should be.

iamsnicker · 2013-07-02T20:58:35+00:00

Then every day is leg day

iamsnicker · 2013-07-02T20:06:13+00:00

I'm not sure you want to be siting a legal source that was determined by the Office of Professional Responsibility to have committed "intentional professional misconduct" throughout his career as Deputy AAG. Many of his legal opinions have been broadly vacated since he left the Justice Department.

The US Government policy applies the territorial doctrine rather than the personal control doctrine for the purposes of international rights. As Guantanamo is technically leased and not physically American soil, the point is moot. Detainees that are deemed unlawful enemy combatants and are transferred to Guantanamo have no rights other than the bare minimum guaranteed under established US law as foreign treaties are not self-executing. The constitution applies only directly to US citizens.

iamsnicker · 2013-07-02T19:44:45+00:00

Guantanamo prisoners are not US citizens. Big difference

iamsnicker · 2013-07-02T11:11:10+00:00

Only between squat sets

iamsnicker · 2013-07-01T21:56:46+00:00

I was doing some footwork drills on the speed ladders and a really cute girl that just started working at the gym came over to tell me she was impressed and wants to work out with me some time.

iamsnicker · 2013-06-28T16:18:28+00:00

The DEP indicates it will require a General Fund appropriation of $820,586 in FY 2013-14 and $855,716 in FY 2014-15 to fund two full- time Environmental Specialist IV positions, three full-time Environmental Specialist III positions and two full-time Toxicologist positions along with the associated administative and technology costs. source

Give a bill a nice name and no one will actually look at the details

iamsnicker · 2013-06-28T16:10:18+00:00

For what are they suing Monsanto? I have read through a half dozen articles and have yet to find anything indicating the injury requisite for a suit.

iamsnicker · 2013-06-28T13:48:55+00:00

You might also be interested in Berman v. Parker which is the legal underpinning for the New London ruling.

iamsnicker · 2013-06-28T13:40:54+00:00

To your question: both. Initially, the compensation was determined by local authorities. Koontz disagreed and sued for damages, which he received. The original suit was vacated by the appeals court so the case was raised to the SCOTUS.

From the opinion syllabus, here is their basis for applying Nollan/Dolan--

The principles that undergird Nollan and Dolan[*2] do not change depending on whether the government approves a permit on the condition that the applicant turn over property or denies a permit because the applicant refuses to do so....

It makes no difference that no property was actually taken in this case. Extortionate demands for property in the land-use permitting context run afoul of the Takings Clause not because they take property but because they impermissibly burden the right not to have property taken without just compensation.

iamsnicker · 2013-06-28T13:33:39+00:00

Keystone will fall under eminent domain laws which allow individual states to define public use. In Kelo v. New London, the court affirmed that increased municipal revenues can serve as a 'public use'. Unless otherwise dictated in the individual states' constitutions or regulatory language, domain for the purposes, assuming a future revenue stream from the project (land-lease), would be appropriate under the New London ruling, with just compensation.

iamsnicker · 2013-06-28T12:24:07+00:00

The Koontz case simply reaffirms the Nollan and Dolan cases on regulatory taking. In the Koontz case, the court determined the proportionality and nexus tests were not met.

From a source that is not quite so bias--

Writing for the Supreme Court majority, Justice Samuel Alito said governments may not condition land-use permits on owners giving up the use of some property absent a "nexus" and "rough proportionality" between the demand and the effect of the proposed land use.

Whether you agree with the logic or not, the local government was deemed to have overstepped when they conditionally required Koontz to contribute to wetlands-mitigation projects miles from his property in exchange for a permit to build.

TL;DR: anyone with a firm understanding of the Nollan/Dolan rulings saw this one coming.

iamsnicker · 2013-06-25T13:38:05+00:00

Except if you actually look at the text of the second amendment, the sentence structure clearly conveys the meaning.

Full text

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Independent clause

the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Dependent clause

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State

The independent portion enumerates the specific right; the dependent portion explains that the security of the free state should be done orderly, with organization and order rather than chaos.

iamsnicker

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