Healthy eating for the entire family: A chat with RD ... - Tri Fatherhood

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Dear Izzy, Max, and Kate,

I?m often asked about nutrition. I guess it?s because I?m a triathlete and that causes people to assume I also eat wisely. While I think I make good decisions more often than not, I?m also guilty of ?I earned it? eating. A lot of triathletes fall victim to that mindset: we figure we put in the miles, so what is it going to hurt to devour an entire pizza, or my personal favorite, an entire pan of hot chocolate chip cookies.

I want to do better. And because I?ve been asked by other parents who are involved in triathlon how to eat healthy, and also feed a family, I reached out to an expert.

Kim Schwabenbeuer is a Registered Dietician. She?s also a professional triathlete. As an amateur she won her age group at St. Croix 70.3 and then won the overall woman?s amateur titles at Ironman Cozumel in 2010 and Ironman Lake Placid in 2011. In 2012 she turned professional and was 10th place among the professional woman at Ironman Arizona, among a star-studded field.

She also coaches triathletes to blend proper training and sound nutrition to be their best. I had a chance to chat with her recently, so I asked her about the nutrition part of the endurance equation ? and how to manage that with a family. Enjoy my conversation with Kim Schwabenbeuer.

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Chad: All triathletes are busy, juggling work and training in most cases. Mix a marriage and kids into the equation and ?busy? doesn?t really cover it. We eat on the go too often running from home to work to training session and home. What are a few practical steps?athletes can take to eat healthy on the go?

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Kim: Planning, planning, planning (a little pre-preparation)!? Every one of us is pretty good about laying out the equipment we need to go on a long bike and making sure our goggles or running shoes are packed for a workout.? Why is it that we leave our nutrition out of this equation!

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FIVE MINUTES.? That?s all I?m asking?five little minutes of planning for the next day and ten minutes on the weekend.? Spend your ten minutes on the weekend making a list of three meals you can have during the week using the SAME main ingredients for each.? If you can buy a large package of chicken breasts (fresh or frozen) and then plan three dinner meals around that such as baked chicken, chicken tortillas and Chicken Marsala with a steamed vegetable side and salad is the way to go! ?Eating at home is much healthier than going out (for the most part) and you can lighten up saturated fat and keeping sodium down while you?re cooking makes it a healthier option.

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Another huge time saver is to do a make ahead breakfast with PROTEIN such as an egg frittata with lots of veggies.? One muffin pan tin can produce up to 24 muffins!? Freeze ??s and keep the rest in your fridge to microwave on high for 20 seconds right before you head out the door to eat in your car or bring it to your desk at work to chow down!??

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Use your 5 minutes the day before to go over what you?ll bring with you in terms of snacks, pre-bag veggies for snacks.

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Chad: I find that at our house it gets hectic at dinner time. We?re sometimes rushing from place to place. We have 3 kids, all of whom are very active and involved. That?s a pretty common scenario for the average triathlete. What are a few ways families like ours can slow down for a healthy meal that meets the needs of the triathlete in the house and satisfies everyone else too?

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Kim: Making the family dinner time somewhat sacred is so so important to not only forming good communication and connecting with our family members, but it?s also a perfect way for parents to demonstrate healthy eating behaviors for children.? Again, good planning before the week begins will allow you to identify which days will work to sit down between practices and training sessions and when.?

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Introducing healthy foods as early as possible also helps to show that the whole family will be eating the same thing (for the most part) and there will not be separate meals prepared for children vs. adults.? Children will need smaller portions than the adults depending on their age and activity requirements as they grow.? Offer about one tablespoon of food for each year of your child?s age.? For example, a 3-year-old needs only three tablespoons of sweet potatoes on his or her plate. If there is something new on the plate (such as a new recipe being tried or a new vegetable), a good idea is to tell them they must have three bites before they can refuse the item.?

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Chad: What are your suggestions for fueling for a long workout/race without leading your family down a path to a carb loading frenzy as well?

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Kim: Most of us are overdoing it by quite a bit in this area of grain based carbohydrates!? Your two hour bike tomorrow does not require 3 cups of cooked pasta to get prepared.? So, keep that in mind as you read my response!

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Fruits and vegetables are also primarily carbohydrate-based so they are wonderful ways to make sure your liver is stored up with glycogen (the storage form of carbohydrate) and ready to go for a long bike ride the next day.? In a race situation, you do want to keep things lighter with less fiber / less vegetables starting at noon the day prior.? With this said, doing your own thing and explaining the ?why? portion to your family is totally acceptable and you can use the opportunity to teach a little nutrition science and physiology while trying to convince your kids you ARE in fact cool and you DO in fact know what you are doing!

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Chad: Do you have suggestions for teaching kids benefits of healthy eating without being overbearing or strict? I want my kids to enjoy childhood, but?I would also like for them to learn the benefits of healthy nutrition.

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Kim: We?ve all heard the saying, like Mother like daughter or like Father like son.? This is our first line of attack!? If they see you doing it (eating fruits and vegetables, preparing food in a healthy way), and liking it, they will try more healthy items and like them. That?s your first line of offense!?

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Your second is ?making it fun?.? Does it take a bit of time, YES!? After awhile you won?t even notice that you are putting a bit more effort into making healthy choices fun because it will be the staple in your household.? For example, dried fruits and nuts and seeds are great for lunches, as well as yogurt and cubes of cheese with different chopped vegetables. Use a cookie cutter to make fun shapes out of sandwiches.? Kids like anything they can handle and dip!? Make that a priority to have those things on hand and available for the usual ?MOOMMMM/DAADDDDD, I?m hungry!??

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Involve your children in the preparation, removing the kale leaves from the stalk with their hands or peeling an orange.? You can talk about the benefits of the vitamins and minerals in that food, while you?re teaching them life-long cooking skills!

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Finally, explore different taste sensations as a family.? One idea is to buy a new spice and try it out.? What is the consensus?? Love it or not so much?? Allow your children to explore the sweet, savory, bitter, and sour tastes of different foods.? Introducing new tastes and smells will encourage food exploration.? Before you know it, healthy food choices will be a part of all of your lives!

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Chad: It?s expensive for families to eat healthy, right?

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Kim: Actually, it can be cheaper and less complicated than preparing food out of a box!? Keeping your pantry and refrigerator stocked with healthy, inexpensive items is key!? What we really have to look at is being smart, prepping food, and taking a bit of time to plan.? After the Holidays an entire turkey may be on sale.? It would be a great idea to prepare, slice it, freeze some of it and have some on hand.? It?s cheaper AND doesn?t have the preservatives / nitrates of the store bought sliced type, but the key is time!?

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Some things to have around at all times if you can that are basic AND inexpensive: 1% milk, butter, eggs, apples, bananas, lemons, corn, green beans, potatoes, lettuce, garlic, onions, flour, honey, salt, oats, dried beans, nuts, a block of cheese, a whole chicken or turkey, etc.

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Chad: Favorite quick breakfast?

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Kim: Egg Frittatas ? Make these babies ahead and eat them with fruit for breakfast all week!? Love them!

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Chad: Brown bag lunch at the office?

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Kim: Make ahead salad ( reference: http://www.wish-bone.com/recipes), Banana with almond butter & a piece of dark chocolate for dessert!

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Chad: Dinner with limited prep time?
Kim: Quinoa and Black Beans

Chad: Shake recipe?

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  • Frozen berries 1 cup
  • ? cup greek yogurt (plain, lowfat)
  • Scoop of protein powder
  • Tsp. tart cherry juice
  • 3 oz. orange juice
  • 3 oz. organic 1% milk

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BLEND IT!? YUM! Smoothie packed with great micronutrients and protein / fiber!

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I hope you enjoyed meeting Kim. I think we?re going to hear more from her on the professional triathlon scene? in the next few years. You can follow her on her blog, on twitter, and on Facebook.

I love you,

- Daddy

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'Vampire Diaries' death in midseason finale | Inside TV | EW.com

On Thursday?s midseason finale of The Vampire Diaries (The CW, 8 p.m. ET), death will again come to Mystic Falls. One of these six will die. Who will it be? First a refresher, then a vote!

Tyler (Michael Trevino): After breaking his own hybrid sire bond to Klaus, Tyler has teamed up with werewolf Hayley to help 12 other hybrids do the same. We know from the promo, Tyler has his mind set on ?taking out Klaus? in this hour, which is worrisome because ? no offense, Tyler ? we think Klaus can definitely outsmart him. Also working against Tyler: Stefan doesn?t approve of his plan. And, Hayley has promised Professor Shane 12 unsired hybrids, which he presumably wants to sacrifice so he (through Bonnie) can access the dark magic witches refer to as Expression. Hayley wants to spare Tyler; Shane has made no promises.

Carol Lockwood (Susan Walters): Should Klaus want to punish Tyler for leading an uprising against him, Tyler?s mother would seem a good target, no? And with the town hosting a ?Winter Wonderland-themed party,? the mayor should be out and about?

Liz Forbes (Marguerite MacIntyre): If trouble ends up going down at a town event, Sheriff Forbes would be there, right? We wouldn?t want Caroline to be an orphan, but it?s been a while since Candice Accola made us cry (which she does so well)?

Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen): His ring should save him if one of those vampires he?s got the urge to hunt gets the better of him (unless someone chops his hand off with the axe tank-topped Jeremy is wielding in a clip, of course). But he?ll be at the Gilbert family lake house with Damon, Elena, Bonnie, and Professor Shane, who can?t be trusted ? and is presumably human, which means the ring wouldn?t work if he were to sacrifice Jeremy naturally. Remember, back in New Orleans 1942, the witch tricked Damon into killing ?12 souls,? which means a human theoretically counts toward the tally. That could also spell trouble for?

Matt (Zach Roerig): We haven?t seen him in any promos or clips, so he could either be safe offscreen working overtime at the Grill, or find himself caught up in a deadly situation that?s too much of a spoiler to tease?

Bonnie (Kat Graham): The show seems to need its resident witch (though not in every episode), so you think she?d make it to 2013. Then again, we?ve seen that powerful spells can kill a witch, and there?s always the chance that someone will have to take her out (even Bonnie herself) if they realize Shane?s been using her for evil.

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Space spider dies in D.C. after surviving 55 days in space

Space spider dies in D.C.: Neffi survived 55 days aboard the International Space Station. But the famous spider died after four days in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C.

By Staff,?Associated Press / December 6, 2012

A jumping red-backed spider spent 55 days on the International Space Station. But his trip to Washington was less successful.

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Nefertiti, a spider that traveled 42 million miles through space before returning to Earth in October, died after being sent to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

The experiment was designed to determine if a spider dependent on gravity for catching its meals would be able to adapt and eat in micro gravity.

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According to the Boulder Daily Camera , the spider was able to hunt down fruit flies in her sealed space environment on the International Space Station. The spider managed to survive despite a miscalculation on the amount of food needed for the mission.

The Johnson jumping spider (species Phidippus johnsoni). arrived at the Smithsonian's Insect Zoo this past Thursday. By, Monday it had expired.

The Boulder Daily Camera reported:

"Neffi, of a species that typically enjoys a lifespan of about one year, was 10 months old. Monday's passing of the so-called "spidernaut," according to the Smithsonian, was due to natural causes. However, the Smithsonian conceded that no necropsy was performed on the deceased arachnid.

The experiment that made Neffi famous was conceived as part of the NASA-sponsored YouTube Space Lab contest in which two student-proposed studies were selected from thousands submitted worldwide by video. Amr Mohamed, 18, of Egypt, suggested examining whether a spider normally dependent on gravity for catching its meals would be able to adapt, and eat, in a micro-gravity environment."

According to NASA, Mohamed's project was designed to look at whether jumping spiders, like the zebra and red-backed species, can adapt their hunting abilities to microgravity. Jumping spiders do not build webs for catching their food. These particular spiders hunt using their excellent vision to track and stalk prey, jumping and striking with a lethal bite -- similar to cats hunting mice.
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?"I have always been fascinated by science because with a handful of equations, I can explain the world around me," said Mohamed in his Meet the Winner YouTube video. "The idea of sending an experiment to space is the most exciting thing that I have ever heard in my life."

Eventually, Mohamed's experiment was designed by Colorado University. It demonstrated that a spider was able to hunt down fruit flies in her sealed space environment on the International Space Station just fine -- until her food supply ran out, explained Stefanie Countryman, the projects manager for K-12 Educational Projects at CU's BioServe Space Technologies.

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Are Motorcycles the Last Refuge from Robot Transporters?

The TerminatorWhen you hear the word, robot, what springs to mind? It?s often some movie robot with a semi humanoid appearance or it could be one of the movie androids that look just like a human, the Terminator or Data from Star Trek, but in reality, robots don?t need any humanoid appearance, no arms and legs or verbal communication, a robot is just a complex machine, performing certain tasks, repetitively and precisely, without a break, a vacation or health benefits.

Robots have been on my mind a lot lately because I?ve come across all kinds of fascinating stories about the new jobs they?re performing, jobs you might think require a human, but in reality, require no such thing, they just need someone or something to follow a simple set of rules. If this, then that, no higher level skills involved. It?s amazing how many seemingly complex tasks can be simplified into a series of logical and very simple decisions, if you?re a programmer you already know this, but for a lot of folks, it can come as a shock.

Komatsu dump truck similar to the type being turned into a robot

Komatsu dump truck similar to the type being turned into a robot

The other day, I wrote elsewhere about a couple of big mines in Australia, buying a number of those enormous dump trucks, you know, the big ones, 2 stories tall, 500 tons loaded, REALLY big trucks, $6 million each, but as big as they are, all they do is wait for a load of ore to be shoveled into the bed then drive a known route, dump it, get another load, dump it, and they do this 24 hours a day. The drivers are well paid, comfortably into six figures, and you need at least three drivers to cover three shifts, plus vacations and benefits, if you add up the cost, how long does it take to pay for one of those trucks if you don?t need a driver ? Well, they don?t. The new trucks are robots. I?ll bet you didn?t think of a dump truck when you heard the word ?robot.?

Most of you know about Google?s autonomous cars, they can do far more complex tasks than those dump trucks, the cars drive through city traffic from any point to anywhere else. Accident free except for when a human took control, think about that.

X-47b drone

X-47b drone

Drones, those robot planes and helicopters, are being used by everyone these days, the military loves them and the Navy?s X-47B, a stealth, jet fighter sized drone is almost ready for its first test where it will take off from and land on an aircraft carrier early next year, much to the dismay of fighter pilots everywhere. If a drone with a fighter plane?s capabilities but no need to carry, sustain and protect a pilot, no need to restrict its maneuvering because of how many G?s a pilot can withstand, think of the possibilities, unmanned super fighters and attack aircraft.

Robots can drive anything ? and probably will

Round out the transportation field and how many vehicle operators can be replaced by robots? Over the road truck drivers? Just think, no limit to the hours driven on any single day and no need to sleep. Engineers on trains? Airports already have those robot shuttle trains carrying passengers to remote terminals, why do they still have engineers on the big freight trains? Trains run on rails, you don?t even need to steer. The caboose disappeared years ago. What does an engineer do these days? Cargo ship captains and crews? Crews are already dramatically shrinking. Airline pilots? If passengers knew how much of their flight is already controlled by software, they would be shocked. Once in the air, planes fly themselves, a 747 can land itself. The pilot and copilot today may make the passengers feel better, but once passengers get over the creepy feeling of knowing their pilot is really a computer and not some square jawed fellow with thousands of hours in the air, flying may become even safer than it already is. Add to that list, bus drivers, taxi drivers, delivery truck drivers; if all the driver, engineer, captain or pilot does is move a big cargo carrying vehicle from one place to another, robots are pretty much a certainty. Never tired, always vigilant, never gets lost, an all knowing expert under every circumstance, how can a human compete?

When the truck, train, plane or cargo ship arrives at its destination, the unloading and reloading can be highly automated. All of those standardized cargo containers are perfect for robots to pick, stack and transfer, continuing the delivery until it gets to the end of the trip, wherever that may be. Some international ports are already well along in this process. Even commercial airliners could land, pull up to the terminal and discharge passengers without human intervention. Remote control from a central location could start any of these processes until it could be fully automated.

The machine is the robot

Another point to keep in mind is that this idea of a separate robot doing the driving is wrong, the only reason we think of that function as separate is because it always has been, there was a vehicle and a driver, we had the brain, the vehicle was the muscle. The interface was the seat and steering wheel. With a robot, the control system is integral to the vehicle itself, it?s not a truck with a robot driver, it?s a robot truck. The whole vehicle is the robot. You don?t have a robot train engineer, you have a very long, segmented, articulated, robot train. Humans aren?t a body and a brain, our brains are integral to the system, we?re human beings. Same idea. Forget the humanoid form, a robot is any self controlled machine, no matter the shape or function, no matter how big or small.

Motorcycles are different

Interestingly enough, there seems to be one curiosity among motor vehicles far less likely to be roboticized, and that?s the motorcycle. The main reason for a motorcycle in most countries of the world isn?t some utilitarian function, it?s for the sheer pleasure of riding, the excitement, the development of skills; what do you gain if you turn it into a robot? Nothing. There?s no economic incentive to remove the rider from the motorcycle so it can do its job more efficiently. If you remove the rider, what?s left?

Of course, Lit Motors is building a gyro stabilized, fully enclosed two seater and once the balance factor is handled, everything you can do with a car can be applied to the bike, too. As an engineering exercise you can have that robot motorcycle after all, you could even teach it to robotically split lanes between the robot cars and trucks. Maybe robot motorcycle races would gain a following, hmm, ?

In a way, it may provide some comfort to the riders here, knowing you?re not on the way out immediately, soon to be replaced by sensors and servo motors, but it also provides perspective, emphasizing the non utilitarian, purely human appeal that motorcycles provide. Other vehicles have that appeal, too, but motorcycles have little else. In a world where everything is reduced to utilitarian function, it?s nice to know something exists for its own sake, to provide a pleasurable experience.

Now, think about what you do every day. How many ?If/Then/Else? decision trees would it take to remove a lot of those tasks from your hands and allow a machine with the proper algorithm to do what you do, ? only better? Something to think about and a strong incentive to learn a lot of new skills, wouldn?t you say?


Source: http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2012/12/06/are-motorcycles-the-last-refuge-from-robot-transporters/

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Te'o and Manziel hit Manhattan with Heisman hopes

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, a Heisman Trophy finalist, speaks to reporters during a media availability, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, a Heisman Trophy finalist, speaks to reporters during a media availability, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Heisman Trophy finalist Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel speaks to reporters during media availability, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, left, and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, two of the three Heisman Trophy finalists, pose with the Heisman Trophy during a media availability, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was looking forward to a break. It's been a long week for most decorated football player in the country.

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel seemed to have more energy when he arrived at a midtown Manhattan hotel with his fellow Heisman Trophy finalist.

The two players spent about 30 minutes getting grilled by dozens of reporters before being whisked away to more interviews.

Manziel, Te'o or Collin Klein, the other finalist ? who could not make it to town Friday ? each has a chance to be a Heisman first Saturday night.

Manziel is trying to be the first freshman to win the award. Te'o would be the first winner to play only defense. Klein would be Kansas State's first Heisman winner.

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PFT: Suggs can play with injury; Lewis practices

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With Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman fighting his four-game suspension for violation of the league?s policy against steroids and related substances, the team?s other starter at the position has opted to take his medicine for allegedly taking medicine that he shouldn?t have taken.? Allegedly.

A source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that Brandon Browner decided that he couldn?t win the appeal, given the procedures to which the league and the NFLPA have agreed regarding drug testing.? Despite concerns regarding the collection process, the rules that apply to internal appeals make it difficult if not impossible to prevail.

So even if Browner didn?t knowingly or unknowingly ingest a substance contain amphetamines ? or even if he didn?t actually consume a substance containing amphetamines ? he produced a sample that generated a positive result for amphetamines.? Even if it was a false positive or a bad sample or any other irregularity, Browner will miss four games, eventually.

Of course, it would have been somewhat cheaper for Browner to fight.? With a base salary of $465,000, he?ll lose $27,352 per week for each of the final four games of the 2012 regular season.? Sherman, who earns the same base salary, will lose only $20,000 if he misses a wild-card game ? and only $22,000 if he misses the division round.

If any of Sherman?s suspension extends into 2013, when Browner and Sherman will each be earning $555,000 in base pay, the suspension will cost $32,647 per week.

The other reality is that, with Browner?s suspension starting now, he?ll be back for the first playoff game.? Sherman, barring an unlikely victory on appeal, will miss at least one playoff game.? But the good news is that the team won?t be without both players for any postseason game.

And it would be naive to think that the team had no role in suggesting this approach or encouraging it.? Without both starting corners, the Seahawks? chances of winning their first playoff game would have been significantly lower.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/john-harbaugh-suggs-can-play-through-injury-lewis-practicing-wednesday/related/

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SKorea to reroute flights on NKorean rocket path

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? South Korea said Monday that it plans to reroute passenger flights over the Yellow Sea to avoid possible collisions with debris from a long-range rocket that North Korea plans to launch this month.

The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said it made the decision after learning that North Korea had informed China and Singapore of the flight path and other details of the launch.

North Korea told those nations the rocket would be launched in the morning and its debris would fall into the Yellow Sea and in waters east of the Philippines.

The International Maritime Organization said Monday that North Korea had informed it that it planned to launch a satellite between Dec. 10-22 during the hours of 7 a.m and noon. The North provided a list of dangerous coordinates where debris could fall.

South Korean officials said they will reroute six Korean Air flights. They also are considering whether to reroute or change the departure times of several Korean Air and Asiana Airlines flights to Manila.

In a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile and nuclear programs, the North announced Saturday that it would launch a rocket mounted with a polar-orbiting Earth observation satellite this month.

The United States considers North Korea's rocket launches to be veiled covers for tests of technology for long-range missiles designed to strike the United States. Such tests are banned by the U.N. Security Council which has imposed two rounds of sanctions on the North following its nuclear tests.

It would be North Korea's second launch attempt under leader Kim Jong Un, who took power following his father Kim Jong Il's death nearly a year ago. The embarrassing misfire of its last rocket eight months ago earned the country widespread international condemnation.

The Korean Committee for Space Technology said the launch was a request of late leader Kim Jong Il. He died on Dec. 17, 2011, and North Koreans are expected to mark that date this year with some fanfare.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged North Korea "not to take any further provocative actions that will heighten tension in the region" after the failed launch in April, and U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said Monday "his view has not changed on the matter."

Ban called the failed launch "deplorable" because it defied international opinion, violated a U.N. Security Council ban, "and was a threat to international stability," Nesirky told reporters at U.N. headquarters in New York.

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When Hamas launches a rocket, Israeli iPhones buzz

Thanks to Color Red, a new app thought up by a 13-year-old, Israelis all over the country know exactly when and where each rocket from Gaza is headed.

By Christa Case Bryant,?Staff writer / November 20, 2012

Rockets launched by Palestinian militants towards Israel make their way from the central Gaza Strip, seen from the Israel Gaza border, Monday. Thanks to an app thought up by an Israeli teenager, Israelis all over the country know exactly when and where each rocket from Gaza is headed.

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Adi Pito and his friend Avi Genasia were checking out the damage from the first ? and so far only ? fatal rocket attack of the past week when there was a deep rumble on the horizon.

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There was also a buzz from Mr. Genasia?s iPhone. A rocket had been fired from Gaza.

Thanks to Color Red, a new app thought up by a 13-year-old, Israelis all over the country know exactly when and where each rocket is headed.

The geeky solution for Israel?s more than 3 million residents threatened by rocket fire isn?t the first time Israel?s high-tech prowess has been applied to its security threats. In fact, much of Israel?s innovation economy ? which is considered second only to Silicon Valley ? is spurred by the demands of its military and related security industries.

Perhaps adversity whets Israel?s competitive edge, as suggested by the 2009 best-seller Start-Up Nation. According to Israeli press reports, the young teenager behind Color Red is from Beersheva, one of the cities that bears the brunt of Gaza rocket fire ? and thus pops up most frequently on the app.

You can choose to have all alerts sent to your phone, or just those for areas you select from a long list ? all in Hebrew. The system efficiently delivers its notifications based off the government's public warning alerts.

Depending on where Israelis live, they have between 15 and 90 seconds to reach a bomb shelter once the sirens begin to wail. Lately, the sirens have been followed by a large BOOM as Israel?s Iron Dome system kicks in.

Then, if you also have the app from daily newspaper Haaretz, you see an alert pop up while sipping your latte on the Mediterranean coast: Iron Dome intercepts rocket over Tel Aviv.

Apps may not blunt the rockets, but it?s nice to know where they?re falling ??and where they?re not.

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