Authors Transatlantic Agency. Agent Samantha Haywood. Angie Abdou has published four books, including three novels The Bone Cage a CBC Canada Reads finalist in 2. The Canterbury Trail a Banff Mountain Book finalist in 2. Between 2. 01. 4, Arsenal Press. The latter has been reviewed favourably in The Globe and Mail, National Post, Winnipeg Review, Quill and Quire and Vancouver Sun. In the United States, New Yorks Library Journal listed Between as a Top 1. Indie Pick for Spring 2. For The Bone Cage, Angie won the 2. Mac. Ewan Book of the Year, and in doing so joined a prestigious group of authors, including Margaret Atwood and Yann Martel. Between was named a Best of 2. PRISM Magazine, 4. Shelf, and the Vancouver Sun. Angie is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Athabasca University. Her nonfiction has appeared in various magazines and newspapers, including National Post and Elle Magazine. Agent Sandra Bishop. Reeve Abraben is a nationally recognized custom gunmaker and a member of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild. A graduate of the Colorado School of Trades, a gunsmithing school, he is an avid collector of antiquarian sporting books, and has complied an extensive library of hunting, African hunting, fishing, gun, and shooting books dating back to the 1. Reeve is a contributing writer for the Journal of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild The Gunmaker, and has written technical gun articles for US Gun and Gun. German Body Composition Program Charles Poliquin Fat' title='German Body Composition Program Charles Poliquin Fat' />Pro magazines, and sporting columns for the Florida newspaper, The Boca Beacon. ONE EXTRAORDINARY RIFLE CHRONICLE OF A FINE CUSTOM GUN is Reeves nearly complete chronicle about the making of a one of a kind masterpiece African hunting rifle. Photos and essays detail the building of this collectors model rifle, valued at over 1. Australia where the wood was harvested for the stock to the checkering cradle in Montana from the steel mill in Michigan to the engravers vise in Arizona where it now sits waiting for final customization. The book includes photos by award winning firearms photographer Ron Toews and descriptive narrative from many of the contributing artisans. Reeve has also recently completed RIFT VALLEY a novel which takes place on safari during the 1. Mau Mau uprising in East Africa. Agent Amy Tompkins. Alison Achesons eighth book, 1. Things A Book Of Lists for Me, will be published in Fall 2. Her works are for all ages, from picture books to short fiction for adults. Build Your Own Home Darkroom Pdf Converter. Her novel, Mud Girl, was a Canadian Library Association finalist for Young Adult Book of the Year, and Grandpas Music is on the IBBY List of Books for Children Living With Disabilities. She lives and works in Ladner, in a houseful of boys, and is currently at work on a middle grade mystery novel set in one of the nearby floathome communities on the Fraser River. She teaches Writing For Children and Young Adults in the MFA program at the University of British Columbia. Learn more at www. Agent Samantha Haywood. Mariama Ahmed is a writer and freelance content marketer based in Toronto, Ontario. Her writings and interviews have been featured on CBCs Fresh Air and Life Rattle Press. What is the best circuit training workout Find out what other people from the message boards think. Agent Amy Tompkins. Alison Achesons eighth book, 19 Things A Book Of Lists for Me, will be published in Fall 2014. Her works are for all ages, from picture books. When shes not writing she attends Al Hikmah Islamic Centre for their full time program on the study of the Quran. She also co host of The Woman Up Podcast, an open discussion with women of all walks of life from almost every continent as they journey into self betterment, one conversation at a time. She is currently working on her first book, a memoir on her personal journey with the niqab as a woman that veils. Agent Marie Campbell. A former high school teacher, Don Aker has written nineteen books, among them several novels for teenagers. His young adult fiction has earned him numerous awards, among them the Canadian Library Associations Honour Book Award for The Space Between, the Ontario Library Associations White Pine Award for The First Stone, Atlantic Canadas Ann Connor Brimer Award for The First Stone and Of Things Not Seen, and the Canadian Authors Associations Lilla Stirling Award for Of Things Not Seen and One on One. The father of two daughters, Don lives with his wife on Nova Scotias Bay of Fundy shoreline. More information about Don Aker can be found on his website www. Fiction Delusion Road World Rights Available Ex Canada English Harper. Collins Canada. Film Rights AvailableRunning on Empty. A car of his own beckons, and Ethan Palmer sees a route to quick cash. But what will it cost himHarper. Collins Canada, 2. The Fifth Rule. Reef becomes the centre of controversy while he tries to rebuild his reputation and his relationship with Leeza, the only girl he has ever loved. Harper. Collins, 2. OLA Best Bet, Young Adult Fiction, 2. Pacing is fast and suspenseful throughout. Reef and Leezas frustrated love story and Reefs justifiable anger at the manipulative politician Decker are the emotional threads that propel readers through the plot. The climax involves Reefs going to confront Decker while Leeza races to stop him, and Aker uses short chapters alternating between the characters to keep readers on the edges of their seats. There is no need to have read The First Stone in order to enjoy The Fifth Rule it stands alone perfectly well, but anyone who has read the original book will definitely want to read this conclusion to Reef and Leezas story. This book will appeal to older readers looking for suspenseful realistic fiction. The Fifth Rule would make an excellent novel to study in the classroom, both for its composition and for its themes and issues. Highly Recommended, Canadian Materials. The Space Between. With his incredible high wire talent for balancing sensitive subjects with sardonic, teen friendly humour, Aker delivers another brilliant must read novel. Harper. Collins Canada, Fall 2. Highly Recommended, cm Magazine. Shortlist, 2. 00. White Pine Award,Ontario Library Association Relayed in first person narrative, Jace reveals himself to be a complex and richly layered character whose attempts to fill in the spaces in his notebook reward him with something more valuable than what he initially expected to find in Mexico a sense of identity, and resolution. Immensely powerful, and ranging from comical to heartbreaking, the narration is intimate, detailed and profound, leaving readers with their own spaces to interpret and fill in from Jaces observations. This novel is a journey, and one which will reward and keep readers thinking about it long after theyve turned the last page. Highly Recommended. Canadian Materials. One on One Harper. Collins Canada, Fall 2. Nominee, 2. 00. 8 Stellar Book Award. British Columbia Teen Readers Choice. Lilla Sterling Award for excellence in childrens literature, 2. Canadian Authors Association. Nominee, 2. 00. 7 Rocky Mountain Book Award. Alberta Readers Choice. Nominee, 2. 00. 7 Hackmatack Award. Nominee, 2. 00. 7 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award MYRCAThe First Stone Harper. Collins Canada, 2. White Pine Award,Ontario Library Association. Ann Connor Brimer Book Award,Nova Scotia Library AssociationRead Canadas Best recommended booklist,Canadian Childrens Book Centre. Discussed, 2. 00. Young Canada Reads Series. CBC Radio Don Aker has created in The First Stone a gripping and unflinching story that envelops readers from the first page. This astounding and honest book will linger with readers long after they leave its final pages. Book Newsa page turning story that also has sensitivity and genuine characters to whom the reader becomes attached. Reef, in particular, is introduced as a person no one can like hes belligerent, unrepentant, and destructive. As the tale unfolds, however, the reader follows the changes he experiences and sees that he is worthwhile, worth the effort. Chris Crutchermove over. Leslie Koster, Toronto Public Library. Stranger at Bayyoung adult novelStoddart Publishing, Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1. Shortlisted, CNIB Torgi Award, 1. Shortlisted, Red Maple Award, 1. Ontario Library Association. Better Blood Glucose with Lower Meal Frequency. A new study called Effect of meal frequency on glucose and insulin excursions over the course of a day questions the all too popular recommendation of eating every so often to keep blood sugar in check. It actually shows that such advice can be counterproductive, as high meal frequency leads to higher blood sugar levels compared to low meal frequency. Yes, thats right eating every 2 3rd hour to manage blood sugar is nonsense and a myth thats just about to die. The World is Upside Down. Its funny how mainstream health advice in regards to diet and meal frequency gets turned upside down by new and more accurate research. In 2. 01. 0 we learned that three meals is better for appetite control. We also saw more hard evidence for the fact that a higher meal frequency does not stoke your metabolism or lead to better fat loss. Fortunately, some mainstream media outlets are starting to wake up and has enough sense to inform people as we saw when the New York Times debunked the myth about meal frequency and fat loss. Sad thing is that theyre more than a decade late. Thats OK though. Hell, even I was late to finding out but Ive been talking about this nonsense since 2. We also saw the New York Times cover the benefits of fasted training. Again, the NYT is late to the party I summarized that study back in September. Furthermore, Ive been training fasted, and have been using fasted training as part of diet regimens for myself and my clients since around 2. Check out the Fasted Training tag. We should be thankful that a big and influential newspaper like the NYT is relaying this information to its large audience. Indeed, as far as mainstream media outlets go you can say that theyre on the cutting edge as far as new diet research is concerned. But if you want to stay on the true cutting edge, you better have Leangains bookmarked D Or better yet, subscribe in a reader or by email. I remember way back in the days when I first started talking and writing about meal frequency, fasting and fasted training on blogs and forums. Everyone thought I was crazy. Guess whos laughing now. But I digress back to the topic. The Meal Frequency Myth. As you have probably heard and read many times over in the form of weight loss advices given by health enthusiasts and dietitians alike eating small meals every second to third hour is supposed to keep your blood sugar in check. Thats on top of other benefits that include boosting metabolism, improving appetite control, preventing muscle catabolism, and so forth. If you are a regular reader of this site, you know that this is utter nonsense and even in complete opposition to what actually happens. I thoroughly debunked these myths in Top Ten Fasting Myths Debunked a must read if you havent read it yet. Blood Glucose and Health. Maintaining blood sugar within a healthy range is important, as higher blood sugar levels may predispose people to insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. Thats on top of other diseases such as atherosclerosis and Alzheimers. Furthermore, it as long been hypothesized that high blood sugar blood glucose may accelerate the aging process. It should be noted that the aging hypothesis, and the link between blood glucose and Alzheimers, is based on animal and cell culture studies. As you can understand, it would be hard to establish a definitive link between blood glucose, aging and other diseases in free living humans. That said, it is not far fetched to assume that our bodies havent adapted to the modern diet with its high calorie intakes and highly refined carb sources. The abundance of junk food and highly concentrated carb sources provides endless opportunities for spiking blood glucose to heights that we are ill equipped to deal with. That there will be a backlash for those who continuously maintain higher blood glucose may not be a wild theory. In summary, maintaining blood sugar within a healthy range is very important for individuals with poor glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity prediabetes. However, it might also be of interest for just about anyone who wants to live a longer and disease free life. Blood Glucose and Meal Frequency. While debunking myths about meal frequency and metabolism is easy, the scientific literature on meal frequency and blood glucose BG is harder to explore and reach a conclusion on. For one thing, there is the issue of taking blood samples at the right time point in order to make a fair assessment on the result. Lets say we want to track average BG levels during a day of either 3 or 6 meals. We split meals equally in terms of calories i. BG at various time points. The first time point is one hour after the first meal. Needless to say, the first reading is going to show a higher value after the 8. On the other hand, the 3 meal group will have a lower BG reading in the third and fourth hour of the experiment just as the 6 meal group is eating or finishing the second meal. The above is an example but illustrates the problem. Proper timing of sampling is a huge confounder and this has been handled poorly in earlier studies on meal frequency, BG, and insulin. In order to make a fair assessment of the results, researchers need perfect timing in relation to meals or draw several blood samples throughout the day. Otherwise, the results will be highly misleading. Another monumental confounder has been using different nutrient compositions of meals. Not standardizing calorie and macronutrient composition in the above mentioned context makes any conclusion drawn from results worthless. Each nutrient has an independent effect on BG and insulin. Carbs raise BG and insulin the most, protein much less so, and fat the least. Feast your eyes upon this beauty. I ate a lot of cheesecake this Christmas. The events that transpired will not go unnoticed and I shall tell you more about it soon. Keep in mind that I dont recommend this practice for optimal blood glucose control. You might wonder what a picture of a cheesecake slice is doing in the middle of a diet study review. First of all, your brain needed a break from the science talk. Second of all, cheesecake is a hell of a lot better than lame graphs, a bodybuilder holding a dumbbell, or some chick doing yoga. The New Study Greater Accuracy. The new study seeks to improve on the lacking methodology used in past studies. From the paper In contrast to previous research, this study used frequent blood sampling to track glucose and insulin concentrations to three and six subsequent nutrient ingestions. OK, so lets look at how the study was conducted, what the results showed, and what we can take away from it all. Method. The participants arrived to the laboratory fasted, after which baseline blood samples were taken. On three separate occasion, each participant was then fed the following 1. CHO 6. 5 carbs, 1. CHO 6. 5 carbs, 1. PRO 3. 5 carbs, 4. Meals were taken in the form of liquids carbs in the form of sucrose and corn syrup, protein in the form of soy protein. Fat came with the protein supplement. Certainly not ideal but liquid meals are standard in these types of experiments. Meals were eaten every second hour starting at 7 A. M. for the 6 meal groups 6 CHO and 6 PRO and every fourth hour starting at 7 A. M. for the 3 meal experiment 3 CHO. Blood samples were drawn every 1. A. M. 7 P. M.  The results were added together and values for BG and insulin were then calculated to establish averages for each diet. Results. Baseline fasted glucose and insulin values were similar across the three study days. Lets look at the average BG values for each diet experiment. CHO 7. 10. 0 2. Lmin. CHO 5. 22. Lin. 6 PRO 4. Lin. The 6 CHO experiment exhibited significantly higher BG values than the other groups. Despite identical carb and calorie intakes, those who ate 6 meals had 3. Thats a rather striking difference considering the energy and nutrient matched condition.