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I get my email through Cyberus. I used to get about 10 SPAMs a day through them. I know that's technically not that many compared to many other people, but still, it's a hassle.

A few months ago, they implemented an in-house filtering system they call Clearmail. Anyways, it's pretty slick. I get about 1 SPAM per month that somehow slips by. As an added benefit, they send me one email per week with a list of all the SPAM they think they caught, so I can skim it to make sure no real ones got through. So far, it hasn't caught a single real email, but a couple hundred SPAMs. They also include a Criteria chart for each message so you can see why they thought it was SPAM.

Anyways, this seems like an ad, but i just think its pretty slick. . . I wish my other email accounts had similar services.

I get my email through Cyberus. I used to get about 10 SPAMs a day through them. I know that's technically not that many compared to many other people, but still, it's a hassle.

A few months ago, they implemented an in-house filtering system they call Clearmail. Anyways, it's pretty slick. I get about 1 SPAM per month that somehow slips by. As an added benefit, they send me one email per week with a list of all the SPAM they think they caught, so I can skim it to make sure no real ones got through. So far, it hasn't caught a single real email, but a couple hundred SPAMs. They also include a Criteria chart for each message so you can see why they thought it was SPAM.

Anyways, this seems like an ad, but i just think its pretty slick. . . I wish my other email accounts had similar services.

Probably should thow in the cluster of urban fantasy writers such as Charles DeLint, Will Shetterly, Emma Bull and Jan Siegel.

It Gaiman in many ways seems to be pulling into novel format a theology that seems to be at the core of a lot of British fantasy including many of the DC vertigo line which is that god exists, he is a major wanker, but fortunately he is not the only game in town. Probably the best books in this genre is the His Dark Materials trilogy.

And of course Ursula le Guin is still out there publishing the good stuff. One of the problems with fantasy is that for every author like le Guin who asks a different question every novel you have at least five hacks like Lackey and Salvatore.

Oil combusts in my engine, as it should.

But he doesn't use any magical diets, just common sense. You have to consume less calories than you burn to lose weight. High intensity training does not burn fat, only long duration, low intensity training (such as power walking) will do the trick. High intensity training is only useful for increasing performance.

The diet is the key (and by diet I mean nutrition plan, not food intake reduction). Here's the deal:

Reduce carb intake A lot of people have mentioned reducing carb intake, and they're right. Unused carbohydrates are almost as bad as fats; they're metabolized and stored as fats if unused. I'm at 200 lbs, and I have the equivalent of 3 bagels a day, that's it.

Eliminate gratuitous fats and refined sugar Fat is essential to any diet, since several vitamins are fat soluble, but you have more than enough fat in your protein if you eat meat. Refined sugar is quickly metabolised into fat, something you want to avoid to lose weight.

Reduce protein Unless you're weight lifting 5 times a week, you don't need that much protein. 12 oz a day is more than enough, which is about two small chicken breasts.

Reduce fruits Fruits are loaded with simple carbohydrates, which the body can easily metabolise into fats (almost to the extent of refined sugar), but they're also high in vitamins and minerals. You want to have your fruits in the morning, to give you quick energy, but avoid them like the plague later in the day, unless you have a particularly tough workout that night.

Eats vegetables. Lots of them They fill you up, give you lots of vitamins and minerals, and balance your diet out. They're essential to losing fat, since they're required to break down fat cells. Exercising without eating vegetables is about as useful as not exercising at all.

I know the above looks like you're not eating much. But I normally can't eat all the food I'm supposed to. And it isn't bland either. You can eat pretty much anything you want, since fat is usually introduced during food preparation (cooking everything in butter or oil, etc).

Of course, you should speak to a professional trainer. Doctors can give decent advice, but they're no where near as efficient and as motivated as a personal trainer to help you lose weight or increase performance.

The coach also does Internet training:
Technosport

(Note: His main page is down right now, which is why I'm including a deep link).

Nat

check out the latest tya at ftp://gonzalez.cyberus.ca/pub/Linux/java/ it isn't exactly a stelar performer, but it holds up reasonable well, and is OSS.