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Slammin - What made you think that my comment was to be interpreted as me condemning the idea of going for a sub-3 by Elgunn? I tried and came up short. I also failed to tell him that 3 weeks after the 3:05 I ran a 3:06 so I ran 3:07, 3:05 and 3:06 in an 8 week span in 2010. I also ended up with Achilles tendinitis but that's a different story. In 2011 I ran 2:59:57 (PR) and 2:59:20 (PR) at the same races as the 3:07 3:05 a year before but could not repeat the triple feat because I ended up with a stress fracture. Then in the spring of 2012 I ran 3:02 and 2:54 (PR on Big Sur's windy and hilly race) on the Boston 2 Big Sur challenge (negative split on both Boston in the heat and on the hilly Big Sur course) on two week rest.
I actually condone the behavior and can't wait to see what Elgunn can do.
2013: Boston: ☑ | London: ☑ | Berlin: ☑ | Chicago: ☐ | NYC: ☐ | 2014: Tokyo: ☐Jogging some marathons, one WMM at a time...
PR's: 5K - 17:16, 10K - 37:06 (HM Split), HM - 1:18:14, M - 2:55:58
2014 Goals: Run 2600 3000 miles.
i agree with frank. if slammin disappears for his taper, we all lose. slammin has been especially random recently.
brock, that marathon is in august, so it will have been 2 years and 2 weeks after my debut at 3:10:13. looking to cut off 30+ minutes!
2014 Goals: 15:29 5000m 32:29 10000m in the spring
slammin you look 30 in the first pic and 45 in the second
Only Slammin could look cool in a pair of short shorts. Good luck Sunday.
Elgunn - The only time I raced 2 marathons in a month was back in 2009 which resulted in two 3:09's and a stress fracture. If it's an easier course than Boston and the weather is perfect then it might be worth the risk.
2013 Races: Half - 1:22:41 Full - 2:51:20 10k - 37:24
Slammin - did you remove your post with pics or did it get flagged as inappropriate? I hope you removed it, otherwise this place is getting too nuts.
And when I say "I hope you removed it", I don't mean I think it was something that should have been removed. I just mean I hope this thread isn't being censored.
Love the comments! Yeah, I know there's risk to running this marathon one month after my last one, but it's just too tempting. Miles 16-17 pass so close to my house. I just know the route so well, and the weather is so awesome right now...
Smitty - I'm kind of where you were when you gave it a go: I need to see for myself.
Mikkey - Point taken re the stress fracture. I need to be an adult and stop myself if I feel pain.
GregTR: thanks for the encouragement and the reality check!
Really appreciate the advice. I knew I'd find good comments on this thread. I doubt I'll be able to stop myself once i get rolling, but it's a good test. I always say I'm good at listening to my body, we'll see...
Thanks and I'll report back once the deed is done.
How do you guys warm up for marathons? HMs and shorter I warm up for 5-10 minutes with some strides included. For the FM I have read you don't want to burn through any of your glycogen stores. But going from 0 to 7 min pace with no warm up seems unwise.
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2014 Goals: FM-2:58:58, HM-PR, 10K-PR, 5K-PR, MPW- 50 avg More than Frank
I jog a little bit very slowly, but there really is no need to warm up for a marathon. The pace is so slow at the start that the first few miles are essentially a warmup. This article in RW is about elites, which is not always a good basis for us amateurs to design our marathon plans, but you could make the argument that if somebody is going to be racing a 5 minute pace and they're not warming up before the race - then guys like us running 6-7 minute pace probably don't need to warm up either.
PR's: 5K - 16:18, 10K - 35:12, HM - 1:18:39, M - 2:43:37
2013 Goals: 5K - 16:30 (7/28/2013), 10K - 35:00, HM - 1:15, M - 2:45 (4/15/13)
elgunn... i am from Lincoln RI! Good luck... I ran my first marathon in Chicago 10/10/10 it was 80 degrees at the start i believe.... ran 3:33..... ran detroit a week later in 3:12..... both were sub 3 attempts.. ha!
JP..thanks for the RR. sounds like you were quite emotional at the end.
elgunn....go for it!
swamp....congrats on the 10km PR. no slowing down for you! you'll have to change the name of your blog soon.
ran a HM on sunday in 1:26:50 which i also ran last year in 1:35:xx. those 375meters (bsaically 3 climbs) were tough on the legs and on the third climb they were pretty shot. The first 4.5 miles are flat and i averaged 6:08 with a HM of 161 compared to 6:49 the year before. climbing i held my HM at about 165 and about 158 downhill. Last year it was warmer and my HR averaged at 166 while this year it averaged only 162. my legs were just tired and although I tried to pick up speed towards the end i couldnt but i could hold my pace. definitely becoming a HR fan. the winner ran a 1:15 and there were 46 others ahead of me too. fast fbckers!
only managed 42 miles last week but planning on a few more this week. Really feel like i need more miles. got another flat trail/asphalt HM end of May and plan on averaging 60 mpw till then.
M: 2:58:57 (2012/11) HM: 1:26:44 (2009/10) 10k 36:43 (2013/04)
2013 Goals: sub 1:20 HM, sub 2:47 M and sub 36 10KM.
carlbrad: That's a nice improvement from 1:35; good run. Was that a PR?
timmah: Thanks for the warm up tips. I think I'll just go with Michelle Jenneke's pre-race routine.
So, I had a nice run on Monday (8 @ 6:29) and Tuesday (12 @ 6:50) and I've come down with a stress fracture-type thing. How sad. I'm spending the next two weeks in a boot and hoping for the best. Does anyone have any experience on the elliptical after a stress fracture. I'm going to see how the pain feels, but the plan right now is to start on the elliptical in a week and a half.
Sorry to hear about the injury.
PRs: Marathon: 2:58:30 (Chicago 2013); Half-Marathon: 1:22:48 (9/13); 10K: 37:18 (5/13); 5K: 17:57 (7/13)
Why do you continue to try and run all of your runs fast? This is what happens when you hammer all the time. When you get better, slow down and only do a couple of fast runs a week and not back to back either.
PR's 5k - TBD, 10K - 33:30 1980, HM - 1:19:22, MAR - 2:44:50
2014 Goals 5k - 16:45, 10k - 35:00, HM - Sub 1:16:30, MAR - 2:39:59
Jacob - "Stress facture-type thing"? You're in a f'in BOOT! That's not a "type" thing. Who diagnosed? Did they do a bone scan? Stress fractures don't show up on x-rays. Unless you're a 2:40 marathoner there is no reason for you running those kind of days back to back.
A stress fracture takes 6+ weeks to heal. Running on it sooner will just make it worse and prolong the healing process. When I had a stress fracture I did nothing for 2 weeks at all then walked 5 miles which were pain free but useless so I did another 2 weeks of absolutely nothing and finally ran a 3 mile run 4 weeks after doing nothing. Then off, 4,5,4 and I took 2 more weeks off because my leg wasn't 100%.
Then I finally started back up and ran 15 miles the first week, 25 the second, 35 the next and finally back to 56 by the third week back and it was OK after that.
I'd say forget the elliptical, maybe go for a swim, wait it out and let it heal.
BTW, last year out of 3,600 miles I ran 1,000 miles under 7 min/mile in 91 runs at an average pace of 6:36 including all my races and ran 2,600 miles over 7:00/mile at an average pace of 7:38. And I still ended up injured once again!
Jacob- I agree with the others. That sounds like a lot of fast running back to back. I have had 4 stress fractures in my past, but none in the last 10 years. I used to pound my runs day in and day out. Now I only push on the days intended for hard efforts, and keep it relaxed the rest of the time. No fractures since I started doing that. I always took 8 weeks to let it heal, but I did a ton of aqua jogging, elliptical and cycling. If you have any pain AT ALL while cross training, stop. When you do come back, take it easy.
Good luck, sorry that you have to deal with this. Stress fractures suck.
Marathon: 2:52:42 (2013) 10k: 37:40 (2013)
Bloody hell, Nils has stopped posting and now Slammin's pics are gone....this thread is starting to get a bit.......lame?
elgunn - If sub 3 isn't happening then jog it to the finish.
Jacob09 - I've never seen anyone at my gym on the elliptical machine wearing a f'n boot! You've got some good advice.
Try - No warm up for marathons - just walking to the start line is enough for me.
JP - fantastic RR, and congrats again on the sub-3!
carlbrad - that's a big improvement, nice.
Jacob - stress fracture, ugh. Try pool running maybe? The elliptical may put too much torsional stress on the fracture - where is it exactly?
Well I signed up for Gold Coast yesterday, so put me down for that on July 7 please frank. Goal is sub-2:55; I ran 2:54:54 there last year and I'd like to improve on that, but not thinking about sub-2:50 again, no way.
Last week I ran 67 miles. Got a HM this Sunday which is supposed to be fast and flat - we'll see if I can line up my HM PR a bit better with my full marathon one.
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Greg: They didn't want to do an X-ray because they didn't think it would show anything conclusive and that while it seemed to be either a small-stress fracture or some other stress-related injury in the area, the treatment would be basically the same. I'll definitely heed your advice. Is there anything I can do (aside from swimming, which I'm not very good at) to keep up my fitness? I was thinking of trying the elliptical in two weeks and seeing how that felt.
dkggpeters, Greg, runnerksmith: I think part of the problem is I don't know at what pace I should do my runs. This is the theme of the schedule I've been using:
Mon: Really-hard run ~ 9 miles (~6:30 pace)
Tues: hard run ~ 12 miles (~7:00 pace)
Wed: easy run ~ 8 miles (~8:00 pace)
Thu: medium-hard ~ 10 miles (7:00pace)
Fri: easy ~ 9 miles (~8:00 pace)
Sat: long ~ 16-18 miles (~7:10 pace)
Sun: rest
Clearly, this schedule, coupled with increased mileage has been a little too hard. Where would you suggest I make changes? I've heard comments about how I do my long runs too fast.
I have the SF marathon in 7 weeks. Should I just scrap that and focus on my Fall marathon?
Thanks for all the advice - I really appreciate it.
Jacob - Re SFX, I agree that regardless of diagnosis the treatment is no running. As to what you can do, water running is one thing maybe cycling but quite honestly the best thing you can do is just suck it up and not do anything. It sucks big time, I know but I came back way stronger and better after the rest. Had I tried to half ass the recovery it would have been an even more prolonged injury.
Based on your 2:59 marathon you probably should be running most of your medium long runs and long runs around 7:20 - 7:40/mile. The recovery runs should be in the 8:30 range. I think it was squirrel who said most people run their easy runs too hard and their hard runs too easy. And I think you're precisely in that category. You're running all your mileage at paces that are too hard to be considered easy runs but not hard enough to be considered quality runs.
Instead of running 9 miles at 6:30 how about running 3 miles at 7:30 then run 4 miles at 6:15 and run 2 more miles at 7:30? That would be a good LT workout and probably wouldn't beat you up as bad as a 9 miler at 6:30.
Another excellent point that I learned from A muse is to ask yourself before every run: "What is the purpose of this run?" If it's a recovery run then treat it as such and try not to PR it. 8 min/mile is not recovery pace for you and 8-9 miles of it is probably too much. Instead of running 8 on one day, 9 on the other, how about running 6 one day, then 6 in the AM and 4 in the PM on the other? This way the training load is almost the same but the beating is not as bad.
Looking at your week the three things that I see is
1) Too fast on every run
2) No real quality on quality day
3) No recovery when almost every run is a double digit run
You not only upped your mileage but you added a serious quality component to it. The training load just overwhelmed your system. Trust me, I've done the same. It is only human nature to try to push ourselves to the breaking point. If we don't we keep wondering whether we could have done more.
For marathoning at your volume level I think the quantity is what you should concentrate on. Give up the fast runs and build up the mileage. Take it easy and run slower until things feel good. And I'm saying it without knowing whether your marathon times align with your shorter races.
Again, this is my advice based on my limited and injury laden personal experience.
As for the SF marathon, I probably wouldn't do it. I gave up on two marathons in the fall/winter of 2011/2012 due to the SFX. I was going to run Dallas in December but I was 2 weeks into my SFX induced break then I gave up Houston in January as I was just coming back from the SFX and started running. I went to Houston, watched the Olympic Trials and ran 7 miles at 7:46/mile instead and this is what I wrote in my log:
"Well this is as close I got to running the Houston Marathon. Yesterday I watched the US Olympic Trials in person and today I ran 7+ miles from my hotel before we went to the Space Center. The run was uneventful and I kept thinking "perfect weather, perfect day, I wish I had run the marathon today". But I knew that my leg and my body is nowhere near 100% so completing another marathon would have been stupid. So instead I ran these awesome 7 miles then enjoyed the rest of the day with the family. There will be another Houston Marathon next year"
So the question is: What is your goal/purpose with the SF Marathon? You certainly won't PR it, it's a tough course and you're about to lose some fitness, no matter what. You might improve on last year's time but you might re-injure the SFX by running on it so hard so soon.
I skipped Houston and I ran a PR in April in Big Sur after running nothing but easy runs for 3+ months. I ran 849 miles and my average pace was 7:34/mile and I ran a 2:54 off of that which was a 5+ minute PR from November.
Best of luck!
Rachel, I added Gold Coast.
We've got 4 runners this weekend at different marathons. Brock (pacer at New Jersey), calbearsfan (Ave Of Giants), Counselor86 (Flying Pig), Piwi Kiwi (Rotorua). I think Piwi might be injured though
New spreadsheet rule. If you don't come back and report your time within a week of the race, you're getting a 4:20.
Frank - Love the new rule!
I basically agree with Greg's analysis of Jacob's running. Just as a general point, however, I think it's important to point out that the old-school 'hard/easy' approach that has dominated American running programs for generations has been challenged by the Kenyan/Italian 'mostly moderate/hard' one. Even Hansons, which is basically Lydiard light, have a fair amount of moderate running (mixed in with recovery). The thing about intensity is to know why you're doing it, what sort of recovery it will require, and when it's best to do a particular kind of workout. Templates are good, but there's no sense doing the same workouts week to week.
If you come from a track background that's workout heavy, it's probable that you can handle 3 workouts a week, plus a long run. At least for part of the season. If you're ancient and fragile (like me) you need to be cautious. rbbmoose, maestro of the Moose Mug, ran several low-2:40s marathons even in his 50s. He did one workout and one long run a week, and the workout was never really fast -- usually HM-MP. His long runs were fairly fast. All the rest of his running was really slow -- 8:30ish. Volume averaged about 80 mpw.
There are lots of ways to do this.
Now, as for when and why: let's consider tempos, for example. Pfitz would say do a 5-7 mile tempo almost weekly, at 15k-HMP. I suggest developing a chain of workouts that expands your fitness in a variety of directions, but which puts a premium on endurance. Consider the following as an example of a 5-week cycle, just tempos:
12 miles w/20x1 min. on/off with 'on' at 10k-15k pace, 'off' at about a minute slower, so still not slow.
14 miles w/3x15 min. at paces starting between MP and HMP, cutting down each time, arriving somewhere between HMP-15k with 3 min. jog recoveries
11 w/6-7 miles at HMP
15 miles w/3 miles HMP + 5 miles easy + 3 miles HMP
14-16 miles w/ 1 hour to 10 miles at MP
Presumably, this would take someone with a bit of speed and work on their strength over time. A sequence like this leads somewhere, it has a rationale, and it introduces a variety of stimuli that nevertheless build on previous workouts so the body isn't just taking isolated workouts out of the blue.
Other dimensions of training can and should be viewed similarly.
Getting back to Jacob, it would be good to see some prior results in order to suggest specific training approaches once the sfx is healed (I haven't paid attention to this board in quite some time so I have missed a lot).
btw, Pfitz has a very good return to running from sfx program available online. Just google it.
jacob, you said that you suck at swimming. it seems that most runners share that sentiment. why not do something about it? swim every day until you are completely healed. you will get WAY better in probably one week, and after a few you will feel like a pro. just make sure you focus on quality, not quantity. doing long swims with poor form is much worse than short swims with good form. get a lesson or two, or watch some youtube videos. it will be a fun, exciting new experience and you can get distracted from running for a bit.
and if you don't like it, suck it up and keep doing it. nobody likes running at first either, and now look at us.
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Jacob, when I was in the last 8 to 12 weeks prior to the marathon I was doing 2 quality sessions a week and the rest was easy running. I combined my quality sessions with my MLR and LR so that gave me 5 true days of easy running as I was running everyday. In my opinion, 2 quality sessions a week is all that you need in order to improve and run a good marathon. It is about being consistent and getting those 2 sessions in week after week.
I used to hammer all the time and as a result I was injured constantly. The body can only take so much abuse and needs time to recover otherwise you start to dig a hole which catches up to you at some point.
Another thing to consider is to get to your next marathon scheduled at 95% rather then trying to be at 100%. It is better to toe the line then be a spectator.
When I mentioned the racers this weekend, somehow I left Slammin off. Go Slammin! How's the taper madness treating you?
PiwiKiwi - I deleted you. Good luck in the half. You going to do a full this year? Also, looks like you're still appearing on the spreadsheet for now because of a bug in my system - image is only updated when I add or edit someone, not when I delete.
Dkggpeters - Do you use tinman as a coach, or just follow his philosophies?
A Muse - Great analysis as always. Those sound like Daniels style tempos. I pulled out my "Daniels Running Formula" book to compare Jacob's tempo paces with what he prescribes and I'd forgotten how awesome his tempo runs are. The Pfitz ones are so monotonous in comparison. I also love that he embeds tempo work into his long runs (similar to tinman dkggpeters?).
Jacob - You've got some awesome speed. I'm jealous of some of those workouts you're doing. If you can put together some consistent training you are going to fly. While you've got downtime over the next few weeks, you should read up on the training philosophies of some of the more respected coaches\ physiologists. I recommend Daniels Running Formula, but there are so many ways of doing this. Like A Muse said, Hansons might be closer to what you are already doing (they might tell you to back off the speed a bit, and keep the long run shorter if you are running it so hard).
frank, I just use Tinman's philosophies and he is not coaching me. May happen at some point.
Yes, his training uses 2 big workouts a week in which I do an MLR (13 to 15 miles) during the week and incorporate a longer tempo (6 or more miles) or 6/7 x 1k at 8k to 10k pace with 1:15 jog recoveries. On the weekends long run I would do a lot of MP work start with 5 miles at MP and build up to 14 miles a couple of weeks before the race. I start to incorporate big workouts into my schedule starting 13 weeks from the race. Prior to that I just keep a good base going and build up my long runs and through in some quality here and there once a week.
jacob, you said that you suck at swimming. it seems that most runners share that sentiment.
I used to wonder why this was, but then somebody pointed out that runners are so lean they don't have the body fat to float. I guess that's why triathletes wear wetsuits to aid buoyancy??
Not to pile on Jacob too much,but adding my $0.02. Based on other's comments, my recovery pace is even more pedestrian. I try not to go under 9:00 pace on recovery runs and will slow it down even more (or even take a complete rest day) if I'm feeling particularly worn down. Why would I be so worn down? Because I'm hammering the tempo/interval/MP workouts. A recovery/moderate pace day or two in between and I'm ready to hammer the next. Ego is a tough thing to overcome, but on recovery days, I tell myself that if I'm not getting passed by pregnant women and old lady's with walkers, I'm running too fast (slight exaggeration with apologies to pregnant women and old ladies).
Totally true on the body fat. As one who typically gains/loses as much as 15 lbs. during/after training cycles, I have certainly felt that the fitter I get with my running, the more work it takes just to swim recreationally cuz I'm leaner. But the buoyancy of wetsuits is not what makes triathletes faster. It's the fact that they keep them from freezing that makes them faster!
You also don't need to hammer your quality workouts. They can be ran hard but you can have reserves and should be able to do more. It works for me as I tend to control my efforts. Not saying that truely hammering them is wrong. I look for consistency and it is hard to stay consistent if you race your workouts.
Haven't been around here for a while. I'll have to read back over the previous pages to read all the race reports from Boston but it looks like you guys all posted some pretty good times.
Frank I'm running the Green River Marathon on June 1st rather than the planned May 19 Cap City Marathon. My goal is the same.
10k: 37:22 half: 1:23:03 m: 3:05:56
next up: Baker Lake 50k
I agee with this. I did a tailored Hansons plan for the marathon I did last Saturday. There were two workouts a week (in addition to the long run and three easy runs) -- an interval session and a marathon pace "tempo" type run. At first, I couldn't understand why I was instructed to run 400, 800, 1200, and 1600 intervals at 10K pace -- it seemed too easy. And as the intervals got longer (for example, 2x3 miles), the pace slowed even further to half-marathon pace. But looking back, I understand that running those intervals at 3K pace would have broke me down.
Jacob -- in addition to the books recommended above, all of which are great, I also recommend Luke Humphrey's Hansons Marathon Method book (it was released last fall). Full disclosure: I use Luke as a coach through Hansons Coaching Services. The book does a nice job explaining why running too fast too often can be harmful and why easy running days are important. The book also includes suggested paces for all types of runs, which may be helpful.
I agree with what you said. Perhaps I should clarify. By "hammer" I didn't mean race the quality workouts but rather that, because one is not running hard every day, one is able to complete the quality miles at the prescribed pace, getting both the intended physiological benefit as well as the psychological benefit of not having to bail on the workout because one was too worn out.


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Job applicants
The following list shows the 16 applicants by Friday seeking the Rutherford County Election Commission administrator job:
Lance Jenkins of Murfreesboro, a Rutherford County Property Assessors Office employee who earned a bachelors degree in agri-business from Middle Tennessee State University
Christine Barrett of Murfreesboro, a lawyer who earned a degree from Nashville School of Law
Justin Burriss of Murfreesboro, an assistant vice president of Regions Financial Corp. whose resume says he earned a master of business administration from MTSU
Benjamin Carl Brown of Murfreesboro, a claims representative with Medical Reimbursements of America who earned a bachelors degree in pre-law from MTSU
Eric Matthew Gilley of Murfreesboro, a part-time employee of both the Rutherford County GIS Department and Target whose resume reports him having earned a bachelors degree in geographic techniques from MTSU
Bradley James Turner of Smyrna, a member of the Rutherford County Commission and a manager of content operations for HealthStream who earned a bachelors degree in political science from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville
Thomas Taylor Davis of Murfreesboro worked as a property manager for SAIA Motor Freight in Georgia and earned bachelors degree in petroleum engineering from Texas Tech University
Willard Dale Caster of Murfreesboro, a teacher at the Juvenile Detention Center in Nashville who earned a masters degree in education from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee
Laura Bohling of Christiana, the Rutherford County Circuit Court clerk until the end of August who is a junior working on a bachelors degree in business administration from Western Governors University
Julie B. Wilson of Murfreesboro, a law firm administrator for Mitchell & Mitchell Attorneys at Law who earned a bachelors degree of social work at MTSU
James Porter McKnight Jr. of Murfreesboro, a yard manager for Contech Engineering Solutions who earned a bachelors degree in agribusiness from MTSU
Ethan Forrest Campbell of Christiana, a former sales representative for Quikrete Cement & Concrete Products in Georgia who earned a bachelors degree in finance from MTSU
Tiffany Renè Johnson of Murfreesboro, a Tennessee General Assembly legislative assistant who earned a bachelors degree in political science from MTSU and is working on a masters degree in public administration from Tennessee State University in Nashville
Kevin Thomas Raque of Murfreesboro, a staff accountant for Inspiris Care Management of Brentwood who earned a bachelors degree in finance from MTSU and is pursuing a masters degree in business administration from the university
Charles Robert Tilton of Murfreesboro, commander of the Tennessee Army National Guard 117th Regional Training Institute who earned a masters of strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College and a bachelors degree in political science from MTSU
Catherine Ashley Bowers of Murfreesboro, an assistant state librarian for administration at Tennessee State Library and Archives who earned a masters degree in library science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge
Source: Rutherford County Human Resources Director Sonya Stephenson
Whats next
The Rutherford County Election Commission will consider appointing an interim administrator and discuss applicants interested in the administrator job during a meeting that starts at 5 p.m. Monday at the commission office on the south side of the Public Square in Murfreesboro.
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Those interested in applying for the Rutherford County election administrator job can see a job description on the Rutherford County Human Resource Department website: http://www.rutherfordcountytn.gov/hr/jobs.htm
The department is at 303 N. Church St., Suite 200, Murfreesboro, TN 37130.
Those emailing or faxing or mailing applications should call the human resources staff to ensure their documents arrived by the deadline of noon Monday, department Director Sonya Stevenson said.
Applicants should also make sure the human resource staff have a copy of the top college degree earned, Stephenson said.
MURFREESBORO — Rutherford County Circuit Court Clerk Laura Bohling and County Commissioner Brad Turner have joined the group competing to be the next county election administrator.
I dont look at it as a competition, Bohling said. This is a selection the Election Commission is making. I hope this is not a competition between people. That is not my goal in this.
Bohling and Turner were among the 16 to have applied with the county Human Resource Department by Friday four days after the county Election Commission fired former administrator Nicole Lester after accusing her of not working long enough hours or being present enough at the office.
Others interested in the job that pays an annual salary of $92,640 have until noon Monday to apply with the county Human Resources Department, its director, Sonya Stephenson, said.
The full-time administrator reports to the Election Commission Chairman Ransom Jones. The five-member election commission will discuss the job applicants during a meeting that starts at 5 p.m. Monday at its office on the south side of the Public Square near South Church Street in Murfreesboro.
The election commissioners are looking for applicants with a bachelors degree in political science, business or a related field, as well as at least two years of management experience with a proven record of progressive managerial and leadership abilities.
We are looking for somebody who first of all demonstrated a successful background in managing and leading staff, Jones said. That will be a premium qualification. That and the ability to get along with folks is very, very important.
Jones also expects the election commission to appoint Rhonda McFerrin as the interim administrator while the election commissioners are examining the applicants.
McFerrin had previously said she did not want to apply for the interim administrator job, but Jones said shes the best qualified to serve in that role and expects that she will accept the position.
McFerrin is the coordinator of elections for the full-time staff of seven when all positions are filled. Shes had to serve as interim before for the final four months in 2010 after the election commission fired former administrator Hooper Penuel and for a couple more months after former administrator Tom Walker resigned in early 2011.
She did it for a pretty good period of time, said Jones, who is one of three Republicans on the election commission that includes two Democrats.
The party in the majority of the Tennessee General Assembly gets to appoint three members to all election commissions in the state and the minority party gets two.
Jones also noted that Velton Jordan has returned to the staff at least on a part-time basis after the election commission decision to fire Lester. Jordan had competed against Lester for the election administrator job in 2011.
He came back to work with a smile on his face, said Jones, adding that firing Lester was a difficult process. There were no winners. I take no joy in it.
The goal, Jones said, will be to appoint a successor before August.
We may not get there, said Jones, noting its possible the applicant the election commission wants to hire wont be available that soon.
The election commissioners also could decide to extend the deadline to apply if theyre not satisfied with the group of applicants, Jones said, but he expects the next administrator will be among those who apply by the Monday deadline.
For the money we are paying, there are probably several people who would like the job, Jones said.
The chairman confirmed that he had talked to Alan Farley, Middle Tennessee State University associate athletic director, about the job.
Ive encouraged him to apply, said Jones, noting how Farley previously worked as a Republican election commissioner for 10 years. He is uniquely qualified.
Farley, as of Friday, had not applied.
Hes got a good job, Jones said. Theres no reason for him to change jobs.
The chairman said he wants to avoid a long drawn-out process like the previous time when the election commissioners hired Lester May 2011.
People got to hurling insults at each other, said Jones, who recalled complaints about applicants having conflicts of interest even though the state Election Commission staff determined that not to be the case. That was not nice.
GOP applicants
Bohling will be finishing a four-year term at the end of August. She joins fellow Republican Lance Jenkins in competing for the election administrator job after each lost in the GOP primary last May for Circuit Court clerk to Melissa Harrell, who is running against Democrat Avent Lane in the Aug. 7 election.
It was a difficult decision for me because I really do regard Nicole Lester very highly, Bohling said. But I have enjoyed my opportunity serving the county, and I would like an opportunity to continue.
Bohling also applied to be the city manager of Eagleville but was not one of the finalists.
Given the work of running elections, Commissioner Turner said hell resign from his elected office if given the chance to be the next administrator. At this time, he faces no opposition in the Aug. 7 election after winning the Republican primary this past May.
Im excited about that opportunity, said Turner, who resides in Smyrna. I have been fortunate enough to be elected as an official in Rutherford County, so I understand the process behind free and fair elections and how important that is to a community.
Turner said people called to urge him to look at the election administrator job opening.
I did look at the position and recognized that I met all of the qualifications they were looking for in the next election administrator, so I decided to apply and, hopefully, will be fortunate enough to be considered for the position, said Turner, who works as a manager of content operations for HealthStream Inc. and earned a bachelors degree in political science from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.
Ive got not only leadership experience in the county, but I also am a leader and manager in the corporate world, Turner said, so I think I would bring the best to both in that position.
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Members of the Clinton City Council will discuss adding a $2.77 million laboratory to what is already the largest capital project in Clinton history.
David Dechant with HDR Engineering during the City Services Committee on Wednesday presented the details of the new lab proposed to be added to the $62 million waste water reclamation facility.
Dechant has discussed the lab with the council members before, but at the time did not have the specific details of the project.
According to Dechant, the lab would be 1,850 square feet, double the space of the currently used lab at the old wastewater treatment plant. The management/combined area of the facility, which would house reception, restrooms, locker rooms and other areas, would be 2,470 square feet, more than 1,200 square feet less than the same area in the current lab.
The cost includes the cost of all the equipment and furnishings. Dechant suggested the city budget for $3 million for the project.
Committee members stated the lab should have been part of the treatment facility construction originally.
The city has looked at how to cover the cost of the lab. When the council last week approved a proposal to pursue a $20 million general obligation bond through the 1 cent sales tax, the lab was included but with a $4.6 million price tag because the specifics of the project had not yet been presented.
At-Large Councilman John Rowland suggested the city should use the lab at the old wastewater facility until the city is on better financial footing or consider funding other projects such as relocating the police department instead.
"They have a lab they can use and I know what a company would do that faced this dilemma. They would some how use the existing lab until their finances got in better shape," Rowland said.


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Could you run it? Would you have the stamina and the persistance to put one foot in front of the other until you got the job done?
Now, could you do it Uphill? Carrying a 20lb pack on your back, wearing a utility belt full of ammo , a holsterd pistol and a knife in its scabbard? Plus the 12 lb rifle with bayonette attachment? In heavy army boots? Fighting a heavy battle against your country's enemy?
560 feet.
To the TOP
With teamwork and determination, you can succeed against seemingly unsurmountable odds.
You will never know, unless you try.
This is what these CHALLENGES are all about.
Teamwork and trying to overcome the odds and beat our own enemies, Obesity and Ill Health.
Because you can't win if you don't try.
We are all trying and that will ,eventually ,make us winners if we persist. But it won't happen without a battle.
Don't kid yourself. It is a life and death situation which will require extreme effort, but it can be done.
YOU can do it.
I believe in all of us, together and individually. We have strength and spirit. We have intent and focus.
I believe in you. I want you to succeed. To overcome your obesity and to be the strongest , healthiest you, you can be.
One day left.... TO THE TOP , Ladies!
If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution.---author anonymous
Stupid Is as Stupid Does---Forrest's Mom
No I don;t think under those conditions that I could do that But I would try hard anyway
todays weigh in 151 again that's encouraging
1/2 C bran flakes
1/3 C heart to heart
1/2 C ff milk
3.3 oz strawberries
1 c black coffee
will be walking today
Dinner plans are boneless skinless chicken breast mushrooms
brown rice Broccoli side salad
will update later
I got hungry at 9pm last night and did eat
cantaloupe 1 C 2 prunes and a hard boiled egg I am thinking it was real hunger My cut off time was breached
Hugs Judy
Remember the Gold is not in the prize it's in the Journey
life may not be the Party we expected but while we are here we may as well dance
tweety 'keet'
Ok, gotta get ahold of myself here.
Weigh-In 187
Breakfast: 1 banana and 1 cup of joe
sniff, sniff, I hate when programs end. I have learned to love you all and now some of you will probably drop out and I will gain 10 more pounds. sniff
Don't live life comparing yourself to everyone else.
God has created you to be you and you are free to be you.
Greedily she ingorg'd without restraint,
And knew not eating Death
Milton, Paradise Lost
Hugs Judy
Remember the Gold is not in the prize it's in the Journey
life may not be the Party we expected but while we are here we may as well dance
Not sleeping well and retaining water
AM weight 211 !!!! 3 pound regain
I had too much salt the past several days.I will be vigilant today and hope to correct.
oats and blackberries and cinnamon
apple and almonds
salad and chicken
apple and almond
dinner not planned
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.-Philippians 4:13
Greedily she ingorg'd without restraint,
And knew not eating Death
Milton, Paradise Lost
Breakfast - 1 c dry Barbara's original puffins cereal
Feeling good today. Checked some things off my list.
Greedily she ingorg'd without restraint,
And knew not eating Death
Milton, Paradise Lost
Greedily she ingorg'd without restraint,
And knew not eating Death
Milton, Paradise Lost
Sharon, I admire your stick to itness!!!! I think of you and many here. I bet if you skip over the salt shaker today etc you will loose the 2 lbs.
God bless all. I'm having a tuff day and am struggling as I fell really hard out from my garage door to the floor of the garage a huge step out there. I'm going to pay for this for a while. I wacked my already badleft knee, hip and back, and my shoulder with upper arm. sigh
I don't even want to eat! just stay hydraed and of all things have this birthday party. GREAT! GRUMBLE
tweety 'keet'
weigh in: 152 - going the right way!
Breakfast: 1 egg scrambled in 1/2 tsp butter, 1 piece whole wheat toast
Lunch: Huge romaine and baby spinach salad with cucumber, red cabbage and carrots, 2 tbsp. balsamic vinaigrette
Dinner: chicken, baked fries in olive oil (1 med white potato) broccoli
Snack: apple and wedge of cheese
Ran this morning almost the whole 3. MapMyRun is a funky app. I ran the indoor track because it was raining, so I know I ran exactly 3 miles, however, the app said it was 1.89. Outdoors or indoors, I run the same routes and the distance on the app is never the same. I'm going to try to find one that might be more accurate. For now, I'm blaming 7 IOS!!!
Had some bear creek tortilla soup for lunch. Went to get frozen yogurt with my sister, DH, and dogs after we went to the park and played. They do puppy cones for the dogs for free. Had 4 ounces of chocolate frozen yogurt. Going to the county fair with DH later today
Starting weight: 198 Current weight: 191
mid morning snack hard boiled egg
5.5 Oz boneless skinless chicken breast
1/3 C brown rice
1/4 c cooked mushrooms
1 C broccoli steamed
side salad
1 C mixed greens
1 radish
1 thin slice red onion
1/4 bell pepper yellow
2 small tomatoes
1 T wish bone robusto
1 T red wine vinegar
2 hot Italian peppers
2 C green tea with lemon
after dinener snack 7.9 oz pear
3.7 oz apple
1 1/4 T peanut butter
2 oz pistachios
1/2 C yogurt ff
2/3 c strawberries
1/2 t honey
1/8 c gg crunchy pecan
1/10 oz chia seeds
1/4 serving dark 85% chocolate
Did take a 1 hour walk 3.5 miles
did 22 minutes circuit training that weight lifting with zero rest between moves
Hugs Judy
Remember the Gold is not in the prize it's in the Journey
life may not be the Party we expected but while we are here we may as well dance
It was actually a joke that I've been telling people since I moved South. I literally and really have never seen a live armadillo in the almost 4 years I've been down here. and to make matters worse, I have only seen the dead roadkill ones about once a year, twice if I travel up into Arkansas or over into Mississippi.
So , my feeling is that there are really no live armadillos, they are extinct or they never actually existed and to keep the fallicy going, the DNR has approved x amount of money for this tri state area to share ONE stuffed roadkill armadillo. That's why I've never seen a live one. You see? It's simple logic.
Anyhooooo.... so today Michael asks where I'd like him to take me for our Saturday drive into "anywhere" and I said I wanted to see an armadillo ... they are mostly nocternal from how the story goes, but they are sometimes seen along roadsides close to the wooded areas (Like Bigfoot )
We drove some 150 country miles total and I never even saw our roadkill armadillo... I'm thinking it was Mississippi's month to have it....
I'm back now, and am trying to catch up with you guys on todays post...
AM weigh in 176.8
Breakfast was a quickie, and NOT in that sense, unfortunately...
A vanilla protein shake blended with a half a frozen banana
Lunch and dinner were out
We had a BBQ turkey leg somewhere up in Arkansas from a roadside grill, I had a small bowl of coleslaw on the side , not the creamy type , but the one with sweetened vinegar and oil .
Dinner was a Broasted Chicken breast, I took the skin off
1 med baked potato with 1 tblsp sour cream
1 serving green beans
I kinda like these travels into the unknown with Michael. It gives me a chance to see some other parts of this and neighboring states and it is nice not having anyplace to go and no time limit to get there.
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October Is Lacking In Scary Movies This Month
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The Hartford's executive who was promised a bonus of as much as $2 million if he stayed through the end of February 2013 — even if the company cut him loose sooner — has been given notice of his last day of work, and he will get three-fourths of that money.
The Asylum Hill-based insurer "notified named executive officer David N. Levenson that his employment with the company would terminate on Sept. 28, 2012," the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday.
As a result, he will get $1.5 million of the possible $2 million, according to federal filings.
"With the company's continued progress in executing the sharper-focus strategy, it is an appropriate time for Dave to pursue his next opportunity," said company spokesman Thomas Hambrick. "We thank Dave for his leadership these past several months as well as his significant contributions and service throughout his 17 years at the company."
When The Hartford Financial Services Group announced in March that it would break apart its life insurance operations, Levenson, the head of that division, was offered up to $2 million in a bonus to stay through February 2013. His "retention pay" allowed him a bonus of $500,000 to stay through June 30, an additional $1 million to stay through the end of September, and the remaining $500,000 if he stayed through February.
As executive vice president and president of the company's Wealth Management division, which includes life insurance, Levenson was charged with selling off parts of The Hartford's business as it focuses on more profitable segments with the hope of improving shareholder value.
The Hartford is focusing on property-casualty, group benefits and mutual funds, all of which are more profitable segments and less volatile lines of business.
Retention bonuses are not uncommon for companies that want to hold onto executives during a transitional period, such as dismantling a business or bankruptcy.
Levenson's departure may be a signal that his departing tasks are nearly complete.
For example, The Hartford announced earlier this summer the sale of its Woodbury Financial Services brokerage to American International Group for $115 million. The Hartford promoted Beth Bombara to oversee the discontinuation over time of its legacy annuity business. And speculative articles have been published in the past week and a half about the sale of other businesses: the trade publication 401kWire.com cited "industry sources" in saying The Hartford's defined-contribution record keeping business is in the final stages of a sale; and, Reuters reported last week that Prudential Financial Inc. is a top bidder for The Hartford's individual life insurance business worth about $1 billion.
Levenson has been with The Hartford since 1995, joining the company from Fidelity Investments. He headed the development of the company's mutual fund operations and ran the business of retirement plans before heading up retail products. In 2005, he became managing director of sales and marketing for Hartford Investment Management Company, HIMCO.
The bonus is separate from Levenson's annual pay. In 2010, Levenson was compensated $3.2 million, not including $1.3 million in stock awards that vest later based on the company's financial performance.
Between 2006 and 2009, Levenson was with Hartford Life Insurance K.K., the company's Japan subsidiary. He started there as head of product and distribution, then became president and CEO. He came back from Japan in the summer of 2009 to become executive vice president of the company's "in-force domestic" variable annuity business — which suffered dramatically during the recession — and its international and institutional business segments.
The Hartford's CEO Liam E. McGee restructured the company in April 2010, creating three divisions: Wealth Management, Consumer Markets and Commercial Markets. Levenson was appointed to head Wealth Management in July 2010 when the former president of Hartford Life, John C. Walters, left to "pursue other opportunities."
Levenson holds a bachelor's degree in business from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a master's in business administration from Columbia University.


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Obama Is Emphasizing Ronald Reagan-like Optimism
What President Obama can learn from "Dutch."
On Feb. 6, 1911, a son was born to Jack and Nelle Reagan in the small town of Tampico, Ill. The parents called their newborn "Ronald," but his father affectionately nicknamed him "Dutch" because he said the infant looked like "a fat Dutchman." Not the most flattering description by Dad, but it was given with affection, a sense of humor, and a down-to-earth candor. These qualities reflected the way Ronald Reagan was raised. [See photos from Ronald Reagan's life.]
His was an average middle-class household where he had no special advantages. No family fortune. No insider connections. No shortcuts. But through hard work, seizing the opportunities at hand, and some luck, "Dutch" would rise from his relatively humble beginnings to achieve remarkable success, first as an actor in Hollywood and then in politics as governor of California, then as a leader of America's conservative movement, and for eight years starting in January 1981, as president of the United States.
As the nation prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, the question arises: Why has Ronald Reagan retained a hold on the popular imagination? Polls of historians often rate him in the top tier of presidents, and everyday Americans tend to agree.
Of course, Reagan did have some failures. His policies allowed the deficit to grow exponentially, and he seemed insensitive at times to the poor and others who relied on Washington for help. And he was more than a bit disengaged from the details of governing and sometimes delegated too much authority to his aides, which led to the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages scandal.
But most Americans felt that the pluses outweighed the minuses. One of Reagan's strong points is that he never forgot his roots in Middle America. He seemed to intuitively understand what everyday people valued and what they wanted from their leaders. On election night in 1980, as the early returns made clear that he had won a smashing victory over Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter, Reagan was asked what Americans saw in him, and he replied, "Would you laugh if I told you that I think, maybe, they see themselves, and that I'm one of them? I've never been able to detach myself or think that I, somehow, am apart from them."
Reagan had some special insights into leadership that have stood the test of time. "The job of the president is not to build consensus in Washington, but to build consensus in America, and then Washington will follow," says Ken Duberstein, Reagan's last White House chief of staff.
Other presidents have lost sight of this Reagan principle, including Barack Obama, who critics say has tried too often to make deals in Washington but hasn't paid enough attention to generating support outside the beltway. Obama may be learning the error of his ways, because he has started a campaign of outreach to everyday citizens by traveling outside D.C. and meeting more frequently with adversaries in Congress, just as Reagan did three decades ago.
Obama also is emphasizing the Reaganesque theme of optimism. His goal, similar to Reagan's, is to make Americans feel good about themselves, about their ability to control their fate, and about the country's future. This was evident in Obama's State of the Union address when he said, "The future is ours to win. But to get there, we can't just stand still. As Robert Kennedy told us, 'The future is not a gift. It is an achievement.' ...From the earliest days of our founding, America has been the story of ordinary people who dare to dream. That's how we win the future." [See Obama's 5 best speeches of all time.]
Another Reagan approach was to set a clear direction for the country, such as standing up to communism, slowing the growth of government, and cutting taxes. He made compromises, but there was no doubt where he was headed, and Americans liked that. Historians say this is an area, clarity of direction, where Obama could show substantial improvement.
Finally, Reagan was a believer in American exceptionalism, the notion that the United States is a "shining city upon a hill," serving as a global model in its values of liberty and the protection of individual rights, its commitment to democracy, and its use of capitalism as the engine of prosperity. Overall, Reagan was able to bolster the country's faith in itself during some tough times. And that might have been his greatest contribution of all.


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Most Wake County school board candidates can agree to support the $810 million school construction bond issue that voters will decide during the next three weeks.
On Oct. 8, Wake County voters will select both the fate of the school bond issue and four of the nine school board seats. But what's making two of the eight school board hopefuls stand out – Don McIntyre and Matt Scruggs – is they're the only candidates opposing the bond issue.
Both men – who until recently were officers in the Wake County Republican Party – question Wake's construction costs and the Democratic school board majority's ability to oversee the bond spending. It mirrors the arguments made by the leadership of the Wake Republican Party – which opposes the bond issue – but puts them at odds with their fellow GOP school board candidates and several GOP elected officials and business leaders who back the bonds.
"I'm in favor of the bond if we have fiscal restraint to make sure the planning and spending is done properly," said McIntyre, running for the District 1 seat. "If the current school board is in place, I'm against it."
McIntyre's opponent, school board member Tom Benton, said he's "shocked" by his challenger's position.
"I'm surprised that anybody running for school board who has done the research would be opposed to the bonds," said Benton, a Democrat.
The leadership of the Wake County Democratic Party and the Wake County Republican Party have taken opposite sides on the school bond issue. Both the bond referendum and the school board races are officially nonpartisan.
All three candidates backed by the Wake Democrats are endorsing the school bond issue.
School board candidate Zora Felton, a Democrat, says the community can't afford to fall behind keeping up with the 20,000 new students that planners project will arrive by 2018. The retired teacher also points to how the bonds would pay for renovations, such as fixing the heating and cooling system at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, where she taught for 15 years.
"I know people don't want to raise their taxes," she said. "I don't like to pay more. But we've got to pay for the resources that Wake County will need."
Split within GOP
Felton's opponent in District 7, school board member Deborah Prickett, also backs the bond issue. Prickett, a Republican, had unsuccessfully spoken to the executive committee of the Wake County Republican Party on Aug. 19 to persuade the members to not oppose the bonds.
The Wake GOP executive committee voted 17-16 to oppose the bond issue, citing their skepticism of the Democratic school board majority.
While McIntyre and Scruggs oppose the bond issue, the two other school board candidates endorsed by the Wake GOP – Prickett and Nancy Caggia – back the bonds. So do Republican elected officials such as state House Speaker Pro Tem Paul Stam, school board member John Tedesco and the four Republicans on the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
"Our children and our teachers need adequate safe space to learn, and we also need the technology and the safety factor, so I do hope we support the bond," Caggia said at a candidate forum for District 9 last week.
Caggia's opponent, school board member Bill Fletcher, was also vocal at the forum in backing the bonds.
"We need to pass the bond," said Fletcher, a Republican. "That is the best way to meet the needs of the county."
But in the other two school board races, voters will have a clear choice to make between candidates with differing opinions on the bonds.
The District 2 standoff
District 2 includes Garner, most of Fuquay-Varina and part of Southeast Raleigh and Knightdale. The seat became open when Tedesco decided not to run for re-election.
Scruggs said Wake should be looking for less expensive ways to pay for renovations and new schools than asking for an $810 million school bond issue. Scruggs noted that a number of schools have empty seats and that schools in neighboring Johnston County are built less expensively than in Wake.
Scruggs also disputes Wake's student growth projections. He points to how planners overestimated Wake's enrollment growth by more than 20,000 students when developing the $970 million bond issue approved by voters in 2006.
"I realize there is a need," he said. "I'm not convinced that we need it this school year. Growth has slowed down the past few years. I just don't think it's correct that we need the money right now."
The school system released figures Friday showing that Wake has 153,152 – 468 students more than expected this year. Wake, which is the state's largest school system and the nation's 16th largest, has grown by 3,644 students from last year.
But Monika Johnson Hostler, Scruggs' Democratic opponent, notes that the bonds would pay for more than $180 million in new schools and renovation projects in Garner.
"I am absolutely supporting the bond," she said. "They really need up-to-date new schools and what the parents want is Garner High School to be renovated."
Less to gain in District 1
The bond issue wouldn't pay for many projects in District 1, which includes Wake Forest, Rolesville and most of Eastern Wake. But Benton, the board member running for office, says the district benefitted from new schools in the last bond issue and now needs to support construction in other areas.
"You can't just look at one bond issue, but where the overall plan is going," Benton said. "You've got to look at where the projected capacity is needed and build there."
McIntyre, his opponent, says he sees no problem with the bond issue itself, but says he'll vote against it because he doesn't think the Democratic majority will follow through on their promises or spend the money wisely.
"I support school bonds, but not this one," he said. "I do agree that this bond is properly structured to supply the needs of schools."
David McLennan, a political science professor at William Peace University, said their opposition to the bond issue might help McIntyre and Scruggs with "Wake County Taxpayer Association types." But he said the fact that the bond issue has support from both Republicans and Democrats means it doesn't have as much spark as student assignment issues had on prior school board races.
"I don't think it will be a lightning-rod issue," he said.
Staff writer Paul A. Specht contributed to this report.
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Inbee Park's pursuit of history, is the overwhelming narrative of the LPGA's British Open as Park seeks to become the first golfer, male or female, to win four majors in a calendar year. However, between Park and tournament leader, Na Yeon Choi, sits Valdosta native, Dori Carter.
Carter, 26, is a Valdosta High School graduate that, despite only playing in 14 events as a professional, is tied for 13 after two rounds at the British Open.
Two strokes ahead of Park.
Carter began playing golf at the age of eight in her hometown of Valdosta, she credits her father Lin Carter, and mother Melissa Carter for influencing her career the most.
The Valdosta Country Club is where Carter was able to hone her skills while working along side club pro Cary Brown.
While attending Valdosta High, Carter played for the Wildcats golf team; the Wildcats captured the region championship each of the four years Carter played for the team.
After graduating, Carter attended college at the University of Mississippi where she was a two-time All-SEC First Team selection in 2008-2009.
Carter was also recognized as a NCAA 2008 All-American as well as the 2009 Golfweek All-American during her career with the Rebels.
Carter continued her dominant run in 2009 by winning both the individual and team championship at the USGA State Team Championship.
That would mark Carter's final year as an amateur player, she earned her pro card in 2010.
Since turning pro, Carter has struggled a bit.
In 14 career events, Carter's best finish was when she tied for 32 at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.
Finishing strong at the British Open (she was six shots off the lead when play was suspended Saturday) is critical in Carter's quest to keep her pro card this year.
"They take the 100 Top money winners for cards," Walt Carter, Dori's grandfather said. "She made enough last year to keep her card this year, if she doesn't make enough this year, she has to go back to what is called 'Q' school."
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If Carter can hold her place, or advance in the rankings, she would hold onto her pro card.
At this point, qualifying through a play-in shouldn't worry Carter in the least.
Carter was not given an invite to compete at the British Open. In able to play in the British Open, Carter was forced to travel to Scotland early last week to play in a qualifying tournament.
Ten out of the tournaments 120 players would qualify for the British Open, Carter finished tied for sixth.
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Registration is now open for BlackBerry Jam Asia 2012 (previously known as DevCon Asia) and this time around the tour will be heading for Bangkok, Thailand, There's a joke there somewhere but I shall keep things professional. The event will take place on 29-30 November 2012 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre and if previous Jam dates are anything to go by this one will be jam packed!
For developers the reasons for attending BlackBerry Jam Asia are pretty straight forward:
But as well as the above I have some important news for the CrackBerry Nation. We all know that in Europe - Mobile World Congress is the biggest industry related show - where everybody gets together to show off their new hardware. Well, I *think* I can exclusively reveal that attendees to the show will NOT find a BlackBerry booth there. Nobody panic - I shall explain why.
We all know that BlackBerry 10 was due to be released late in 2012 but we had the setback to Q1 2013. Partly due to this factor RIM has had no plans to attend MWC 2013 for a long time. There are many factors involved in the decision and although I probably don't know them all I do know quite a few.
Reason 1: Unless you have been blind for 2012 you may have noticed that RIM is doing everything possible to motivate and provide developers with the tools they need to get apps submitted for the BlackBerry 10 launch next year. We have seen the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour cover North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America and now with further dates announced today for Thailand. With the added bonus of the new Tech Centre Porting Labs the support that RIM are giving developers really is 100%.
Reason 2: Out of the 5000 Dev Alpha devices handed out to attendees of the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour, over 20% of devs have already submitted applications for the BB10 App Store. Considering we are still a few months away from the new OS being released this strikes me as awesome news.
Reason 3: Thorsten Heins and the management team are working their butts off to close the gap between the company and the consumer, as well as developers. They have travelled the world promoting the upcoming new OS and even today Thorsten met with the leader of a developer group in Jakarta - If that's not dedication I don't know what is!
Reason 4: Cost - (although more than likely not a major factor) the type of money involved in attending MWC in full force is extortionate, and bearing in mind RIM's financial challenges over the last year to two who can blame them. If I was Thorsten Heins I could think of dozens of better reasons to spend the hundreds of thousands of dollars it probably costs to attend MWC and I fully respect his decision.
So the way I see it is that rather than RIM being at Mobile World Congress next February they are instead focusing on getting out on the road, meeting with customers and developers to ensure the future of RIM is positive. And it will be - I have 100% faith in Research In Motion. The success of BlackBerry 10 may not happen overnight but give it time and I foresee a change in the smartphone trend. You only have to visit our CrackBerry forums to see how interested Android and iOS users are about the new OS. Those users may not switch straight away but I suspect there will be many that do. And remember - RIM has shown us quite a lot of what BlackBerry 10 has to offer but there is still a tonne of other features that remain under wraps at the moment. And clearly I can't discuss what I know as i am in the *Circle of Trust*.
No MWC for RIM - No big deal. BlackBerry 10 will rock and that's final. (If you don't believe me, just ask Kevin's hair)
dbarz Oct 11, 2012 at 10:30 am
I believe!!!
Darlaten Oct 11, 2012 at 10:42 am
If MWC occurs in February '13 and RIM plans to launch its phones shortly thereafter, and MWC is the place to show the what's up and coming in terms of technology, wouldn't it be the perfect place to actually attend given the timelines and use MWC has the place to officially announce the release date of BB10 phones?
I would think that the from a pure optics stand point with the public - not developers - RIM should be attending MWC; I can already imagine that the general media will be spinning this news as a negative, i.e., "RIM fails to show up at MWC as BB10 is nowhere to be seen"
green_ember Oct 11, 2012 at 12:40 pm
That's what I was thinking. If they launch before that, there's really no point. Also, if you ask the average consume what Mobile World Congress is, they won't have a clue, meaning MWC is for the industry people and not for the people who need convincing.
BBPandy Oct 11, 2012 at 12:48 pm
No MWC would not be the perfect place to reveal BB10. If they were to introduce BB10 at MWC it would get lost with the noise. That is why you may have noticed over the last few years that the big boys have started shying away from making big anouncments / releases @ MWC & have instead began follwing Apple's model of having their own events.
I have been wondering amout MWC 2013 for a while. The problem is that it's right around the time RIM is releasing BB10. If it's B4 they release BB10 people will critisize them for not having much to show off & no BB10. If it's right after, once again they will have nothing new to show off. When you think about it, it just makes sense that they don't attend
texazzpete Oct 11, 2012 at 11:00 am
I'm sorry but the reasons you've given are just not very very good.
The ultimate aim is to get the phones in the hands of consumers, not dev units in the hands of developers. MWC is a MASSIVE event with loads of press coverage. That's basically guaranteed massive advertisement since every single tech blog and the big news services like CNN, Fox, BBC et al will be covering it.
This is a really really big missed opportunity..especially if BB10 doesn't launch before the MWC date. Consumers already on the fence will be treated to awesome new hardware running Android and WP8 and you can be sure many undecideds will be watching with keen interest.
I suspect a good deal of the apps submitted for BB10 are retooled PlayBook apps, so it's good news, but we'll see about AWESOME.
PS: You keep talking about 'bridging the gap between RIM and consumers' but 90% of your article talks about 'meeting with developers'...
simu31 Oct 11, 2012 at 11:08 am
Sorry, can't hear the word "Bangkok" without thinking of a specific greetings card... type "despite eric's best efforts no one guessed bangkok" into Google Image search and you'll see what I mean ;)
If I was Thor, I would crash Google's party by demoing BB10's true power.
Rootbrian Oct 12, 2012 at 9:17 am
This is good. Forget MWC, the money spent isn't worth it. Makes allot of sense.


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