Thursday, August 12, 2010

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Twink Wars; Aug 13, 2010
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The Quickest Way to Build Lean Muscle
 
Working out should be about simplicity and efficiency. That's why strength training is so important: Slow, controlled movements – with a small number of reps – can help you build muscle faster. And remember, fatigue is the critical point your muscles have to get to in order to build new muscle tissue.

Using a method called controlled tension, you'll use a powerful combination of two resistance-training methods: slow cadence lifting and static contraction. It sounds complicated, but it's simple. This "chair crunch" (see diagram below) is the perfect example of a controlled-tension workout: All you need is 12-14 reps and up to 4-5 sets to create fatigue and see results.

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Prop 8 stay ends next week, setting stage for California gay marriage
The Prop 8 stay imposed by US District Judge Vaughn Walker, who ruled last week that the California gay-marriage ban was unconstitutional, is set to expire Aug. 18, clearing the way for same-sex marriage in California.
 
By Andrew Heining, Christian Science Monitor; August 12, 2010
 
Los Angeles --- US District Judge Vaughn Walker refused Thursday to extend a stay - placed on his ruling that declared California's gay-marriage ban unconstitutional - beyond next week.

The decision clears the way for same-sex marriages to begin again in California on Aug. 18, barring intervention from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Judge Walker did not immediately end the stay to give the appeals court time to weigh in on the matter.

While the judge's decision was greeted with much enthusiasm by opponents of Proposition 8, the voter-approved gay-marriage ban, there was certainly some disappointment among the many unmarried same-sex couples who were lining up at court houses and clerks' offices in anticipation of the stay being lifted Thursday afternoon.

"[Walker's] opinions make exceptionally clear why Proposition 8 fails Constitutional examination, and he has made even more clear how the [proponents of the ban] don't satisfy his requirements for staying his opinion of last week," says Elizabeth Cooper, a Fordham University law professor.

"It's excruciating to be ready to get married and be denied the right to, and I think Walker recognizes that in his initial opinion," she says. But rather than an acknowledgment of the merits of Proposition 8 supporters' case, she says the delay is meant as a procedural courtesy to the court of appeals.

Walker declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional in a broad Aug. 4 ruling that may eventually amount to a landmark court decision for gay rights, if it is allowed to stand by the appeals court or eventually the US Supreme Court, where many expect the case to eventually be decided.

The official proponents of Proposition 8 argued in favor of the extending the stay through the appeals process because, they said, not doing so would create legal confusion about the validity of same-sex marriages taking place before the appeals court rules.

Gay marriage supporters said that there are already 18,000 same-sex couples in the state that were married in the period when gay marriages became legal in California and when voters approved Proposition 8 in November 2008.

Proposition 8 backers were quick to criticize Walker's action Thursday.

"It is outrageous that Judge Walker refused to stay his ruling," said Matthew Staver, founder of the Liberty Counsel, a group that advocates for the traditional definition of marriage, in a statement.

"This is a classic example of radical individualism and judicial activism." He said the case had a high probability of being overturned on appeal, setting the stage for an "enormous" disruption. "Staying the effect of Judge Walker's ruling pending the appeal is the only logical thing to do in this case."

Another sticking point for the granting of a stay - and for the appeal - is the legal standing of those backing Proposition 8. Were the case to be appealed, Walker writes, the "proponents may have difficulty demonstrating ... standing" under the Constitution.

Legal standing, Ms. Cooper explains, dictates "you have to be directly affected by the outcome." According to Walker, the backers of Prop 8 - the "proponents" - have not demonstrated that.

"If anyone is going to be ordered to implement Prop 8, that would have to be the state of California, and the governor and attorney general have made it clear that they have no interest in enforcing Prop 8," says Cooper.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown issued separate statements this week calling for Walker's ruling to be put into effect immediately.

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