Connections Magazine Summer June 2016 issue

CONNECTIONS 

The woman Issue 

This Summer I will visit places we 

like to return to see agian during our 

life time: 

Paseo Del Rio known as the River 

Walk. San Antonio TX. 

North Shores Hawaii 

Inside the excitement continue. 

Government intervention into the health 

hazards in our food chain: 

Check out the study about salt and 

sodium. 

Aging: Can we do it on food and 

exercise alone without the Magic pill. 

The untold short story of murder suicide 

on campus. 

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- Cover story: 

Crime on Campus 

UCLA murder-suicide: 

Slain wife found because of 

note about gunman's cat 

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The path to the 

campus shooting death of a UCLA 

professor began nearly 2,000 miles 

away in Minnesota. 

There, a former student with a grudge, 

Mainak Sarkar, killed his estranged wife. 

Sarkar then made the long drive to Los 

Angeles where he found his former mentor, 

engineering professor William Klug, and 

shot him before turning the gun on himself, 

authorities said Thursday. 

Both victims were on a "kill list" police 

found at Sarkar's Minnesota apartment. A 

third person on the list, another UCLA 

professor, was spared because he was not on 

campus Wednesday when Sarkar arrived 

with two semi-automatic pistols, police said. 

Authorities did not publicly identify the 

unharmed professor or the woman. A law 

enforcement official with knowledge of the 

investigation told The Associated Press the 

woman on the list was Ashley Hasti, who 

documents show married the gunman in 

2011. 

The investigation unfolded rapidly based on 

a note Sarkar left in the office where he 

killed Klug. It asked anyone who read it to 

check on Sarkar's cat in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

At Sarkar's apartment, authorities found his 

list of three planned targets. They checked 

the home of the woman in the nearby town 

of Brooklyn Park and found her body. 

The law enforcement official said Hasti was 

the name of the woman on Sarkar's list. 

Beck said the woman named on the list was 

the victim; and a neighbor told AP that Hasti 

lived in the home with her father. 

The official who said Hasti's name was 

on the list was not authorized to publicly 

discuss the case and spoke on condition 

of anonymity. 

Gordy Aune Jr., who lives three doors 

away and is the neighborhood watch 

commander, said Hasti and her father 

kept to themselves. 

Records in Hennepin County, 

Minnesota, show Hasti married Sarkar 

in 2011, though more recently they had 

different residences. 

Hasti's grandmother, Jean Johnson, 

said the two remained together for only 

about a year, but didn't get a divorce 

because Hasti couldn't afford one. 

Ashley Hasti and Mainak Sarkar in an undated photo 

(Facebook via AP) 

"They just didn't get along," Johnson 

told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "The 

only enemy she had was him, I guess. I 

never thought he would do something 

like that." 

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Hasti hadn't mentioned any recent 

animosity with Sarkar, she said. 

Sarkar had disparaged Klug online and 

the professor knew of his contempt, but 

police have not uncovered any death 

threats, Beck said. The writings 

contained "some harsh language, but 

certainly nothing that would be 

considered homicidal," he said. 

A blog post written in March by 

someone identifying himself as Sarkar 

asserted that Klug "cleverly stole all my 

code and gave it (to) another student" 

and "made me really sick." 

Beck said the investigation showed 

Sarkar's claims of stolen code are "a 

making of his own imagination." 

Sarkar, 38, and Klug, 39, once were 

close. In his 2013 dissertation about 

using engineering to understand the 

human heart, the student thanked the 

professor "for all his help and support. 

Thank you for being my mentor." 

Sarkar grew up in Durgapur, India, an 

industrial town where his father worked 

as a clerk in a cement manufacturing 

company. Residents there remembered 

Sarkar as a diligent student. 

A former classmate at Durgapur's 

Bidhan Institute -- where Sarkar studied 

for two years after high school before 

attending the Indian Institute of 

Technology in Kharagpur -- said he was 

"totally stupefied" by the news of the 

shooting. 

in touch with Sarkar after he left for a 

life in the United States. 

Sarkar's LinkedIn page shows he 

obtained a master's degree at Stanford 

University after graduating in 2000 

from the Indian Institute of Technology 

with a degree in aerospace engineering. 

He most recently was listed as an 

engineering analyst at a Findlay, Ohio, 

company called Endurica. Company 

president Will Mars said Sarkar left in 

August 2014. 

It's unclear what he had been doing 

since. 

Colleagues, family and friends described 

Klug as a kind, devoted father and 

teacher. He is survived by his wife and 

two children, a 9-year-old boy and 7- 

year-old girl. 

On campus Thursday night, hundreds of 

students, staff and faculty gathered for a 

vigil for Klug, holding up their 

cellphones like candles to light up the 

night sky. 

"Bill was so much more than my soul 

mate," his wife, Mary Elise Klug, said in 

a statement. "I will miss him every day 

for the rest of my life." 

"Mainak was a very good student. In 

school, he looked so innocent and was 

well-behaved," said Mridul, who like 

many people in India uses only one 

name. But Mridul said Friday he was not 

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Fashion Designer Ralph 

Lauren Show More in his 

Show Down to be the best 

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The Count A Reverse: 10, 

9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 

And launch in progress 

Reverse aging and taking 

many years of the clock 

Med plus: This is to make 

it clear that belong to the 

Old World 

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According to Freud: 

Ego is top of the list of 

attitude and behavior 

Page 17 

What about the return in 

your travel. It is that one 

place you want to see 

again 

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Show Time for Ralph 

Lauren a comeback 

2016 

Mr. Larsson, 41, is expected to introduce a 

new corporate strategy on Tuesday at a 

meeting for analysts. Its settlement, the 

company has too many brands and retail 

outlets. It depends on the department stores, 

where customers are connected to the 

discounts. Its costs are bloated and inefficient 

inventory system. 

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In an interview, he said the company will 

focus on its main Ralph Lauren, and Lauren 

Polo labels. Fifty shops, roughly 10% of the 

retail footprint companies, especially high-end 

stores will be closed. And shipments to stores 

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will be reduced in the hope that the shortage is 

projected to increase sales of full-price. 

Larsson wants to slash six months of 

production time and eliminate three layers of 

management. 

sportswear in everyday life. 

“Athleisure and fast fashion created the dual 

headwinds for traditional polo shirt,” 

said John Kernan, retail analyst with 

investment firm Cowen & Co. “There was not 

much novelty in this brand. “ 

movements, he said, will result in 

disqualification 1,000 jobs, about 8% of full 

time. 

“Our performance has been disappointing over 

the past three years, and it does not match the 

strength of the brand,” said Mr. Larsson from 

his office paneled in mahogany New York 

headquarters. 

Such turmoil is painful for a company that was 

once considered the bluest of blue-chip 

fashion houses. Ralph Lauren faces a litany of 

woes whole field, including the strong dollar, 

which has scared off foreign buyers. Some of 

his problems are of his own creation. 

slow to react 

Industry executives say the company was slow 

to respond to changes reshaping the business. 

These include the rise of fast fashion retailers 

like H & M, whose short production cycles 

and low prices are under pressure, traditional 

clothing company, and a shift toward 

Pan. Lauren, who declined to be interviewed 

for this article, said in a written statement: “I 

am very pleased with Stefan vision and action 

to be taken to ensure that we continue to 

develop and prosper.” 

Mr. Lauren remains chairman of the 

company’s chief creative officer and largest 

shareholder. He and entities controlled by his 

family have voting power of more than 82% 

of the ordinary shares. He is one of the few 

designers of his generation, to continue to play 

an active role in his company. And his 

company is one of the few design houses that 

were gobbled conglomerate. 

Many fashion houses, including Calvin 

Klein Donna Karan and Yves Saint Laurent, 

for years paired strong business managers 

lighting design. At Ralph Lauren, Roger 

Farah, company’s longtime president and 

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chief operating officer, sometimes acted as a 

control business focused on Mr. Lauren loftier 

ambitions, according to several former 

managers. 

A spokesman said Mr. Lauren ambitions were 

not limited. He noticed Mr. Lauren was not 

only the company’s creative leader, but her 

business head. 

Sales at Ralph Lauren with separate flagship 

stores on New York’s Madison Avenue fell 

after Mr. Lauren mandated in 2014 that lowerend 

polo shirts, sweaters and sportswear to be 

moved up to make space for $ 4,100 watch 

and $ 2500 handbag, named for his wife, 

Ricky, the former executives said. 

company spokesman said Ralph Lauren retail 

stores closed in China because many were in 

subpar places, and scale back Polo, because 

the brand has been tarnished by counterfeiting. 

Regarding the decline in sales at the flagship 

stores of Madison Avenue, the spokesman 

quoted throughout the industry decline in foot 

traffic. 

Mr. Farah withdrew from daily operations to 

become deputy chairman in 2013. He left the 

company a year later, and now is co-CEO of 

Tory Burch LLC. 

The company created a chairman, consisting 

of Mr. Lauren and three other workers. Mr. 

Lauren began inserting himself into more of a 

business decision by the previous leadership. 

In China, the company is trying to revamp its 

image after buying back its license in 2010 

from a partner, former executives said. Mr. 

Lauren wanted to pull the lower-end brand 

Polo from China, and just selling luxury goods 

from Purple Label Company, which suits cost 

more than $ 5,000, they said. 

Ralph Lauren closed two-thirds of its Chinese 

retail distribution and opened a high-end 

stores that sell $ 85 polo customers come to 

associate with the brand. Then corruption 

crackdown the government reduced the 

demand for luxury goods in China’s 

burgeoning middle class has become the 

driving force of the economy. 

Earnings fell to $ 396 million in the fiscal year 

ended April 2 from $ 702 million in the 

previous year. Revenue fell to $ 7.41 billion 

from $ 7.62 billion. The shares, which closed 

at $ 96.33 on Monday fell nearly 30% more 

than last year. 

In an interview in September, Mr. Lauren said 

he was looking for several years for a manager 

who could help expand their business. 

Although Mr. Lauren 44-year-old son, David, 

is executive vice president and sits on the 

board of the company was not in operation, 

said one of the former managers. 

The company hired a search firm Spencer 

Stuart, who introduced Mr. Lauren Mr 

Larsson, who revived Old Navy by shortening 

delivery times and storage trendier fashions. 

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Mr. Larsson, who grew up in a small town in 

Sweden, joined H & M in 1998, when the 

brand was not as hip as it is today. “The most 

amazing of my friends, they called me and 

said:” After work, Stefan, do not bring about 

H & M bag, because you have the whole thing 

down, “he said. 

Mr. Larsson is not foreign to navigate familydominated 

companies. the Gap, founding 

Fisher family holds a large share and H & M, 

grandson of the founder’s CEO. 

After he was Ralph Lauren hired Mr. Lauren 

has made it clear he does not intend to resign. 

“as for me, I strengthen, not out, “he said in 

September. 

Mr. Lauren, born Ralph Lifshitz, rose from 

humble beginnings in the Bronx to become the 

arbiter of style. Starting in 1967 with a series 

of ties, built company, which now includes 

clothing, home furnishings, fragrances, 

accessories and restaurants. Its products are 

sold under a dozen labels on nearly 500 

company-owned retail stores and thousands of 

stores worldwide. 

People who have worked with Mr. Lauren 

says that he considers himself more like a 

movie director than a designer treated his old 

world, a privileged lifestyle. Although the 

highbrow image produces a halo for the brand, 

the company makes most of its money selling 

mesh polo shirts and moderately priced 

sportswear in factory outlets and department 

stores, the former executives said. 

The company does not break out sales label, 

but wholesale, mostly sales to department 

stores, accounted for 45% of sales last year, 

and nearly two-thirds of operating profit. On 

the retail side of the company’s 272 stores are 

493 Factory Stores. 

Mr. Lauren pioneered tiered strategy that 

competitors to copy. Even so, the luxury 

business remains the focus. 

Since 2013, the company increased the 

number of high-end stores from Ralph Lauren 

29. That drove costs without producing a 

sufficient amount of sales or profits, 

said Laurent Vasilescu analyst with the 

research arm of Macquarie Group. 

Expense problem 

Total costs were 45.8% of sales in the recently 

completed year, compared with 42.2% two 

years ago. U PVHCorp. PVH -0.06 % , which 

owns Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, costs 

decrease and amounted to 41.3% of sales in its 

last year. 

“The cost structure hasn ‘t been competitive,” 

acknowledged Larsson. He said that shops 

were opened in suboptimal locations were too 

big and too expensive to build due to sales and 

profits are generated. 

Another culprit was the bloated management 

structure, he said, which is one of the reasons 

for reducing the number of layers between 

entry-level employees and himself six out of 

nine. Reducing the executive ranks will return 

to roughly 2012 levels. 

The office of President was disbanded 

concentrate decision-making into the hands of 

masters. Larsson and Lauren. One of the top 

executive gave up his duties in November and 

the other left in May. The third 

memberValérie Hermann, , who oversees the 

company the luxury company now has more 

oversight of collections and accessories for 

women. 

Mr. Larsson tapped former H & M executives 

to run global sourcing and business 

development. The new head of online business 

came from eBay Inc. EBAY 0.04 % 

could take 15 months for a product to go from 

design to disposal, the window in which Mr 

Larsson hopes to narrow to nine months by 

design, merchandising, sourcing and 

marketing teams they work together. It plans 

to test small batches of products that can be 

produced in eight weeks, and then quickly 

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change the order-best selling strategy used at 

Old Navy. 

what is in the” 

Rather than scattering resources across brands, 

will focus on high-end line of Ralph Lauren 

and lower-end Polo and Lauren brands that are 

the foundation of a home business. Smaller 

brands such as RRL, named for the Colorado 

ranch that Mr. Lauren own with his wife, who 

sells edge denim, vintage clothing and other 

equipment will have to prove that they are 

viable. 

wants goods companies focus on pieces such 

as navy jackets, military jackets and polo 

shirts, which sees it as timeless, but updated 

for today’s styles. For example, Ralph Lauren 

double-breasted women’s jacket was modified 

to make it more fitted silhouette and make it 

narrower shoulders and arms. After the 

changes, it has become one of the best selling 

jackets companies. 

He also sees an opportunity to sell more 

handbags and accessories, which carry higher 

margins. This is an area where the company 

has struggled, and that sets it apart from 

European luxury homes, which make up most 

of their money on bags and shoes. At Ralph 

Lauren, handbags and small leather goods 

account for about 8% of its revenues, 

according to Mr. Vasilescu. That compared 

with 57% in Kering SA KER 2.23 % ‘s Gucci 

brand. 

New CEO is even considering testing some 

ideas pioneered online startups, such as 

creating a subscription service for shirts and 

ties and allows shoppers to rent high-end 

tuxedos. 

Mr. Larsson said he speaks every day to Mr. 

Lauren, and they decided together. 

“I took a partner,” Mr. Lauren said in 

September, and then he joked. “He knows 

Health and diet 

Staying Young and 

the invisible fountain 

of youth 

About Anti-Aging: The pressure to 

embody youthfulness — particularly 

when it comes to our appearances 

— is an increasingly prominent part 

of our everyday lives. Whether it’s 

your mother coloring her grays 

away or a reality star getting Botox, 

everyone seems to be trying harder 

and harder to turn back the clock. 

So how far are we willing to 

go? Allure took a good, hard look at 

Americans’ attitudes 

towards aging in a new study, 

published in the April 2013 issue in 

partnership with Penn Schoen 

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Berland. The magazine’s first-ever 

anti-aging surveycollected 

information from 2,000 men and 

women, asking questions about 

beauty, sex appeal and celebrities. 

Some of the findings come as no 

shock, such as: Both men and 

women agree there’s more 

pressure on women to look young 

than on men. But there are some 

responses that did suprise us: 

63 percent of men color their hair to look 

younger, versus 36 percent of women. 

1 percent of men and women have 

actually gotten cosmetic surgery, 

injections and/or laser treatments... but 30 

percent who haven’t yet say they’d 

consider doing so in the future. 

42 percent of women would consider antiaging 

injections or surgery, versus only 18 

percent of men. 

So women are the ones 

contemplating Botox, facelifts and 

the like... but men are the ones 

grabbing the hair dye and banishing 

those grays. 

Even more intriguing than that is 

how we judge each other for the 

anti-aging actions we take. Allure 

found that respondents ages 18-29 

had a much more negative 

opinion of celebs or politicians 

who’ve had work done than older 

respondents. These younger 

respondents also felt more strongly 

that those celebs and politicians 

should reveal what they’ve had 

done (like this gal). 

While Millennials might protest 

being painted as harsh and critical, 

the contrast makes sense. It’s easy 

for a taut 25-year-old to forswear 

Botox or judge someone else’s 

tummy tuck. But a 50-year-old 

woman who is actually experiencing 

aging firsthand may be less quick to 

judge — in fact, she might 

empathize with her older peers for 

making the decisions they have. 

As 28-year-old Mila Kunis once put 

it, “I will not put a needle in my body 

unless I have a medical reason... 

but ask me in 10 years. Right now, 

I’m like, ‘I’m going to embrace it,’ 

but... I’m probably going to want to 

have something done. I have no 

doubt.” 

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including findings on sex appeal 

and Americans’ “ideal age” for men 

and women. 

Myth vs. Reality on Anti-Aging Vitamins 

Paying extra for exotic vitamins in skin creams 

that promise to erase fine lines and 

prevent wrinkles will get you little more than an 

empty wallet, according to dermatologists. 

Although many face creams 

containvitamins known as antioxidants, very few 

are actually effective in preventing or reversing 

skin damage. 

"Despite advertising claims, almost all available 

topical formulations contain very low 

concentrations of antioxidants that are not well 

absorbed by the skin," said Karen E. Burke, MD, 

in a presentation to the American Academy of 

Dermatology's annual meeting this week in New 

Orleans. "There are three antioxidants that have 

been proven to decrease the effect of the sun on 

the skin and actually prevent further 

damage:selenium, vitamin E, and vitamin C." 

Antioxidants are known to prevent agents called 

free radicals from damaging cells in the body 

and the skin. Free radicals are a result of normal 

body processes, but they can also be created by 

exposure to various environmental factors such 

as smoking or ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the 

sun and can speed up the aging process. 

Burke says the problem with applying 

antioxidants to the skin to fight aging is that they 

aren't very well absorbed or only have shortterm 

effects. But new research presented at the 

dermatology conference suggests more effective 

formulations to deliver two of these antioxidants 

directly to the skin that needs it may soon be 

available. 

Selenium 

The mineral selenium helps protect the body 

from cancers, including skin cancer caused by 

sun exposure. It also preserves tissue elasticity 

and slows down the aging and hardening of 

tissues associated with oxidation. Dietary 

sources of the mineral include whole grain 

cereals, seafood, garlic, and eggs. 

Recent animal studies have found that when 

selenium is taken orally or through the skin in 

the form of L-selenomethionine, it provided 

protection against both everyday and excessive 

UV damage. A study also showed selenium also 

delayed the development of skin cancer in the 

animals. 

Burke says those results are promising, but 

studies are still needed in humans. 

Vitamin E 

Experts consider vitamin E to be the most 

important antioxidant because it protects cell 

membranes and prevents damages to enzymes 

associated with them. Natural sources of vitamin 

E include vegetable oils such as sunflower oil, 

grains, oats, nuts, and dairy products. 

New laboratory studies suggest vitamin E helps 

inactivate free radicals, making them less likely 

to cause damage. Several other studies have 

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shown applying vitamin E to the skin can reduce 

damage caused by sun exposure and limit the 

production of cancer-causing cells. 

"For additional sun protection, individuals may 

consider taking vitamin E supplements," said 

Burke, in a release. "Supplementation with 

vitamin E in 400 milligrams a day has been 

noted to reduce photodamage,wrinkles and 

improve skin texture." 

Vitamin C 

Vitamin C is the most common antioxidant found 

in the skin. It's also found in vegetables and 

citrus fruits. Like vitamin E, vitamin C is 

considered important in repairing free radicals 

and preventing them from becoming cancerous 

or accelerating the aging process. 

Since vitamin C is most prevalent in the skin, the 

skin is the organ that suffers most from 

environmental stressors. Smoking, sun 

exposure, and pollution rob the nutrient from our 

bodies, says Burke. 

"Even minimal UV exposure can decrease the 

vitamin C levels in the skin by 30 percent, while 

exposure from the ozone of city pollution can 

decrease the level by 55 percent," said Burke in 

a release.Creating a skin cream that carries a 

useful dose of vitamin C is difficult because it 

reacts immediately when exposed to oxygen. 

Several clinical trials examining more stable, 

effective formulations are currently under way. 

The 15-Minute Anti- 

Aging Workout 

In just a few minutes a week, 

these six research-backed 

exercises will tighten and tone 

your trouble spots: Grab a set 

of dumbbells (beginners can use 

three- to five-pound ones) and 

complete six to 15 repetitions of 

each exercise unless the 

instructions indicate otherwise. 

Do two or three sets of each move, 

but if you’re really pressed for 

time, one set is OK. Follow the 

entire routine two or three times a 

week on nonconsecutive dayHave 

your upper arms, stomach and 

butt all started drifting south? 

Chalk up that droopiness to the 

loss of muscle mass that can begin 

in sedentary women as young as 

25. “The muscle you lose is 

replaced with fat,” says Caroline 

Apovian, MD, associate professor 

of medicine at Boston University 

School of Medicine and director of 

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the Nutrition and Weight 

Management Center at Boston 

Medical Center. And because fat is 

not supported by muscle, it hangs 

off your body. Another sag 

promoter is the declining elasticity 

of your skin. Sounds hopeless—but 

there’s an easy way to turn back 

the clock: strength-training 

exercises. By building up your 

muscles, you can regain your 

youthful tone, says Brad 

Schoenfeld, lecturer 

in exercise science at Lehman 

College in the Bronx, New York, 

and author of Women’s Home 

Workout Bible. 

Which exercises do the job most 

quickly? Click next for our picks— 

six that have been found effective 

by the nonprofit American Council 

on Exercise and several 

universities. The result: an 

efficient routine that in less than 

15 minutes targets the most 

important muscles. 

How to do it: Stand with left 

leg forward, knee bent, right leg 

back a foot or two. Place left hand 

on left thigh for support. 

Grasp dumbbell in right hand with 

palm facing body; let arm hang by 

side. Keeping elbow close to body, 

pull dumbbell upward and back 

until it touches your hip. Return to 

start and repeat; switch sides. 

Best move: Kickback 

How to do it: Stand with left leg 

forward, slightly bent, right foot 

back a foot or two. Place left hand 

on left thigh and lean forward, 

transferring most of upper-body 

weight to left side. 

Holddumbbell in right hand. 

Position right upper arm close to 

torso. Bend elbow 90 degrees. 

Keeping upper arm still, straighten 

elbow until arm is fully extended. 

Release to start position and 

repeat; switch sides. 

Front plank 

How to do it: Get on floor on 

elbows and knees, elbows directly 

under shoulders. Contracting your 

core, lift knees so body forms one 

long line from head to toe. (If this 

is too difficult, stay on knees.) 

Keep neck in line with spine and 

hold 10 seconds. Release and 

repeat five times. 

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Saggy Breasts 

Target muscles: Chest 

How to do it: Stand with feet 

shoulder width apart. Holding 

weights, let arms hang in front of 

body, palms facing body. Keeping 

knees straight and back neutral, 

slowly bend forward at hips and 

lower dumbbells until you feel a 

hamstring stretch. As you lower, 

push butt back; keep gaze on wall 

in front of you. Release to start, 

contracting glute muscles, and 

repeat. Floppy Thighs 

Target muscles: Quadriceps 

Best move: Goblet squat 

Best move: Dumbbell chest press 

How to do it: Lie face up on 

floor, knees bent, feet flat on floor. 

Holddumbbell in each hand, and 

with palms facing away from face, 

bend elbows to 90-degree angles 

and place them even with 

shoulders. Press both weights 

directly over chest, moving them 

toward each other so sides of 

weights gently touch. Release to 

start and repeat. 

Droopy Butt 

Target muscles: Glutes, the big 

muscles in the derriere 

How to do it: Stand with feet 

shoulder width apart, toes turned 

out. Using both hands, 

hold dumbbellvertically in front of 

you at chest level, close to body. 

Keeping knees aligned over ankles, 

lower body toward floor until 

thighs are parallel to floor. 

Then rise back up to the start 

position. 

Best move: Stiff-legged dead lift 

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Med Plus: about the confusion 

with Mediterranean Diet, 

Mediterranean Food, and just Middle 

Eastern Food: WHAT IS 

THE 

MEDITERRAN 

EAN DIET? 

The Mediterranean Diet is a way of 

eating based on the traditional foods 

(and drinks) of the countries surrounding 

the Mediterranean Sea. The 

Mediterranean Diet is not a diet, as in 

“go on a diet,” even though it is a great 

way to lose weight or improve your 

health. Rather, it is a lifestyle – including 

foods, activities, meals with friends and 

family, and wine in moderation with 

meals. It has been studied and noted by 

scores of leading scientists as one of 

the healthiest in the world. Just as 

important, the Mediterranean Diet is full 

of wonderfully delicious, flavor-filled 

dishes and meals. It’s easy to 

understand what it is by thinking 

about Mediterranean dishes or “plates.” 

For instance, think about these simple, 

yet healthy and delicious dishes: 

L to R: Whole Grain Pasta with 

Vegetables, Fragrant Couscous, Greek 

Salad, Creamy Hummus with Warm 

Pita, Sautéed Spinach with Lemon. 

What Is Mediterranean 

Food? 

When you think of Mediterranean food, you 

may picture pitas and hummus, and little else. 

The cuisine of the countries surrounding the 

Mediterranean Sea, however, is extremely 

diverse. So just what is Mediterranean 

food? It includes staple dishes from European 

countries such as Greece, Italy and Spain; 

North African countries, such as Algeria, Libya 

and Morocco; and Middle Eastern countries, 

such as Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. This region 

is rich in a wide variety of ingredients and 

spices that make ordinary food pop with flavor. 

What's more, the food of the Mediterranean 

region is prepared with fresh, healthy 

ingredients that are actually good for you. In 

fact, it is this perfect marriage of taste and 

nutrition that has made Mediterranean food so 

popular throughout the world – and Pita Jungle 

so popular here in the Southwest. 

For centuries, the residents of countries 

surrounding the Mediterranean Sea have 

enjoyed a lower risk of certain cancers, 

reduced risk of developing heart disease and 

increased longevity overall. 

(Source: http://www.webmd.com/foodrecipes/guide/the-mediterranean-diet). 

One of the reasons for this is daily exercise. 

But another, equally important, reason is a 

healthy, balanced diet. What is Mediterranean 

food's secret to better health? The 

Mediterranean diet is rich in lean proteins, like 

chicken, fish and legumes; fresh fruits and 

vegetables; whole, unprocessed grains; seeds 

and nuts; healthy fats like olive oil; and a 

limited intake of dairy and red meats. It all 

adds up to a nutritionally balanced diet that 

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promotes improved overall health and wellbeing. 

Personal Behavior a 

social trend: 

The impact of 

achievement and 

the attitude of 

hierarchy 

propel forward motion. The rider represents 

the ego, the guiding force that directs the 

power of the id toward a goal. 

Freud noted, however, that this relationship 

did not always go as planned. 

In less ideal situations, a rider may find 

himself simply along for the ride as he allows 

his horse to go in the direction the animal 

wants to go. Just as with the horse and rider, 

the id's primal urges may sometimes be too 

powerful for the ego to keep in check. 

In her own 1936 book The Ego and the 

Mechanisms of Defense, Anna Freud that all 

of the ego's defenses against the id were 

carried out behind the scenes. 

What Is the 

Ego? 

Freud's Observations on the 

Ego 

In his 1933 book New Introductory Lectures 

on Psychoanalysis, Freud compared the 

relationship between the id and the ego to that 

of a horse and rider. The horse represents the 

id, a powerful force that offers the energy to 

These measures against the id are known as 

the defense mechanisms, which are carried out 

silently and invisibly by the ego. 

While we cannot observe the defenses in 

action, Anna Freud suggested that they could 

be observed in retrospect. Repression is one 

example. When something is repressed from 

awareness, the ego is not aware that the 

information is missing. It is only later, when it 

become obvious that some piece of 

information or a memory is gone, that the 

actions of the ego become apparent. 

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Travel Try to choose well in your 

travel from the first time so it turn everyone 

on to look forward to revisit at least once 

again in our life time. Summer is about 

vacation time, relaxing, and what else on top 

of the list but at least one place to visit or 

revisit. You must admit that it is in our 

bones, as we grew up going to places with 

our parents, school trips, and Boy Scouts. 

Must visit also 

activities and places 

around this 

Amazing Place 

(THE NORTH 

SHORES). 

Attractions & Activities 

Major 

Attractions | Activities | Farmers’ 

Markets | Lessons | Tours | Services 

Many of the beach and nature parks 

that line the North Shore offer stunning 

views of the Pacific Ocean and O’ahu’s 

natural beauty. Two such places are 

Pu’u O Mahuka Heiau above Waimea, 

O’ahu’s oldest and largest ancient 

Hawaiian religious site, and Ka’ena 

Point to the west. In season, catch a 

glimpse of whales frolicking in the sea, 

pack a picnic lunch and watch surfers 

brave the winter swells, or go 

beachcombing and discover turtles and 

monk seals. Better yet, take a glider 

ride and see breathtaking views of the 

North Shore as well as the whales 

below. 

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Skydiving and glider rides at Dillingham 

Airfield, horseback riding, and golfing 

at Turtle Bay Resort’s championship 

golf course are some of the many 

activities that await you. Three camps 

with conference centers offer 

numerous activities for thousands of 

campers each year. Waimea Valley 

offers a world class botanical garden 

and cultural activities, where you can 

also visit ancient Hawaiian cultural 

sites. 

 

KAʻENA POINT STATE PARK 

 

NEW 2016 KA‘ENA VEHICLE PERMIT 

APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE 

Natural and Cultural Resource 

Management Efforts Continue at Ka‘ena 

Point 

Major Attractions 

Dillingham Airfield: (glider soaring, 

hang gliding, parachuting, and 

recreational small aircraft) 

Ka’ena Point State Park: (Reserve to 

protect endangered birds, animals, 

vegetation; open to hikers only) 

Hale’iwa Town: (historic town with 

quaint shops; commercial center of 

North Shore) 

Waimea Valley: (nature walk, botanical 

garden with endangered, exotic and 

endemic plants) 

Pupukea Marine Life Conservation 

District: (swimming, snorkeling and 

scuba diving) 

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View a video tutorial of the permit 

process HERE. 

State Parks is now accepting applications 

for the 2016 Kaena Point vehicle access 

permits at its new online special use permit 

website (see link above or below). 

Applicants will need to create a login 

account before accessing the application 

page. This same account and password will 

also be used to obtain the weekly gate 

combination as needed. Combinations will 

not be distributed by mass email or text 

after December 30, 2015. Once submitted, 

applicants will receive an email confirming 

approval of their permit and should receive



the permit and 2016 vehicle decal by mail 

within 5 working days. Permits can also be 

obtained at the State Park office during 

working business hours. 

In 2014, the Division of State Parks 

designated a portion of Kaʻena Point State 

Park Reserve, Mokule’ia Section, a 

controlled vehicle access area. This action 

was taken after years of uncontrolled offroad 

vehicle use and other prohibited 

actions continued to negatively impact the 

park’s natural and cultural resources and 

disturb park users. Anyone wanting to drive 

a vehicle into the controlled section (beyond 

the paved parking lot and locked gate) 

needs to obtain a free permit. This does not 

apply to users who hike or bike on the dirt 

road behind the locked gate. Permits must 

be renewed annually and, among other 

conditions, require drivers to stay on the 

major upper road and designated shoreline 

access roads. Signs and colored survey 

markers help identify the designated routes. 

Users issued a permit have access to the 

combination on the gate lock which changes 

once a week each Wednesday morning 

before 9am. Permit holders can now access 

the weekly gate combination online using 

their Ka‘ena Point special use permit login 

account. Permit holders without internet 

access can call State Parks at 587-0300 for 

the weekly combination. Please have permit 

number available. 

San Antonio Tx The 

Riverwalk At Night 

Paseo Del Rio 

Postcard 

Once a frontier settlement in the Wild 

West, San Antonio has become a 

modern city full of modern amenities. As 

one of the top shopping destinations in 

the nation, San Antonio offers upscale 

boutiques, multiple shopping malls and 

the largest Mexican market in the United 

States. The city is also famous for its 

scenic River Walk, which makes getting 

around downtown a breeze. Stretching 

15 miles from start to finish, the River 

Walk’s shaded pathways connect 

hundreds of shops, restaurants, hotels, 

historic landmarks, museums and 

attractions. It’s also the setting for many 

of the city’s annual festivals and events 

featuring food, wine, live music and 

more. With a unique culture stemming from 

Spanish, German and American roots, San 

Antonio offers an abundance of history, arts and 

exciting cuisine. Take the River Walk to the 

north and you’ll find museums filled with 

everything from Picassos to Western 

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memorabilia and the Pearl, an exciting culinary 

and shopping destination. To the south, the 

River Walk leads to four Spanish missions that 

once provided shelter for frontier settlers, and 

still provide some of the best bird watching 

around. Perhaps most notable of all San 

Antonio’s missions is the Alamo, located in the 

heart of downtown. The Missions and the Alamo 

have been named a World Heritage Site by the 

United Nations Educational, Scientific and 

Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 

newsusjournal.com 

The San Antonio River 

Walk 

Just a short way outside of downtown, you’ll find 

five different theme parks, more than 50 golf 

courses, one of the largest zoos in America, the 

largest caverns in Texas and miles of hike and 

bike trails stretching into the Texas Hill Country, 

a region quickly gaining recognition for its 

wineries. All in all, San Antonio is one 

unforgettable city where you’ll never run out of 

things to do. And if you ever need a suggestion, 

just ask one of the friendly locals. 

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Beginning at the city’s center, the San Antonio 

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into the Gulf of Mexico. While in 1921 this river 

brought disaster to the city in the form of a 

flood, today it brings liveliness through the San 

Antonio River Walk. 

Nestled one story beneath downtown, the San 

Antonio River Walk is a system of walkways 

along the banks of the San Antonio River. 

Stretching across eight kilometers of 

downtown, the River Walk combines the 

tranquility of water with the bustle of urban 

life. 

Lined with shops, restaurants and bars, the 

River Walk provides access to daily amenities 

as well as tourist attractions like the Alamo, 

the San Antonio Museum of Art and the 

Arneson River Theater. 

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The River Walk also hosts more than 20 events 

annually. These festivities range from the Ford 

Canoe Challenge and the River Walk Lucky 

Duck Race to Futbol & Fireworks and the Fiesta 

de las Luminarias. 

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