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Senior Housing Solutions provides shared housing for low-income seniors aged 60 and over. The affordable rents include…More utilities, phone, television, and laundry services. As a community housing for independent seniors, Senior Housing Solutions not only provides a safe and affordable place to live, but also provides social, psychological, and health support from peers and the program's staff. Currently, the facility has home locations throughout the South Bay, with the goal of opening a minimum of two houses annually.
1313 N Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035
This franchise is a subsidiary of Proficio Bank and offers financing options for residential homes. Housing and Urban…More Development approved home loans are available from this Florida-based lender. Proficio also offers refinancing and loan modification in addition to home purchasing loans. Proficio Mortgage is a direct lender, which circumvents some of the expenses and paperwork usually associated with mortgage brokers.
16 Corning Ave, Milpitas, CA 95035
Esposo Properties is a customer-oriented real estate business that helps customers assess their finances to find the…More right loan program to finance a new home.
President and real estate broker, Es Esposo Jr. will guide you every step of the way in the process of purchasing a new home as well as selling your house.
1250 Elkwood Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035
Optima Appraisal is a real estate appraisal company that works with real estate agents and banking companies to handle…More the appraisals for homes coming onto the market and homes in neighborhoods. This company can also work with the owner to inform them on ways, both small and large, to upgrade their house value for a sale.
995 Montague Expy Ste 113, Milpitas, CA 95035
Home Investment specializes in solutions for creating and managing wealth, including asset management, investment…More processing and investment operations. The company also provides services in development capital via equity, debt products, financing and loan funds. Anyone can stop by to speak with an agent about housing tax credits or just for advice or a consultation.
227 W Capitol Ave, Milpitas, CA 95035
Soriano Residential Care Home has a unique service to offer two age ranges: 18- 62 years old and 62+. With the help of…More in-house staff and outside counselors and medical professionals, Soriano Residential Care Home is able to meet their residents' special needs. Families are always welcome, however potential residents are asked to set an appointment before visiting the facility.
1263 Yosemite Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035
The firefighters at this station mostly respond to medical emergencies in homes and workplaces, east of Milpitas…More Blvd. and south of Jacklin Rd.
They also covers hillside fires, working with firefighters from Cal-Fire, the City of San Jose, and volunteers from Spring Valley. Station No. 2 houses an engine called the "Brush Patrol" to climb over hard-to-reach areas with its 4x4 capability.
American Medical Response (AMR), the paramedics that the county contracts with, has a unit housed here.
The city's Lend-A-Tool Shed is housed in the back, but is not operated by the fire station. Call 408-586-3074 for more information.
1180 Park Oak Ct, Milpitas, CA 95035
Ms Fix It All & Landscaping is a home improvement company in Milpitas. It specializes in general contracting,…More moving, house cleaning, and commercial contracting services for residential and business customers.
432 Gosser St, Milpitas, CA 95035
This assisted living facility operates out of a house that has apartment- like units. It's gated, private and…More within walking distance to Augustine Park and the Cesar Chavez Community Garden.
726 Great Mall Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035
In addition to the assortment of traditional and electronic pianos on display in this family-owned shop, there is a wall…More of guitars. Take one home or tune one up for an in-house lesson. The musical staff gives private lessons on every instrument the shop sells.


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Funeral arrangements have been set for fallen Nassau County Police officer Joseph P. Olivieri, who was struck and killed while responding to a crash on the Long Island Expressway early Thursday.
Olivieri, 43, of Middle Island, was a member of the force since 1998 and a 19-year law enforcement veteran. He is survived by his two children, Amanda, 21, and Daniel, 18, as well as his wife, Mary-Ann, father, Joseph Sr., and two brothers, Paul and Michael.
Visitation will be at the Ronkonkoma Fire Department Saturday from 7-9 p.m. and Sunday 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
A funeral mass will be held at St. Joseph Church at 45 Church Street in Ronkonkoma Monday at noon followed by interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram.

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By Cam Huffman
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Defending Class AAA state champion Greenbrier East was supposed to be down after losing two of its stars from last year's team — second-team all-state selection Anna Hammaker and all-state honorable mention pick Cheyenne Hooper — which finished the season 26-1 and beat Bridgeport in the championship game.
Shady Spring isn't buying that prediction.
The Lady Spartans (1-0) began their title defense with a convincing 65-38 home victory over the visiting Tigers (0-1) Tuesday night at Spartan Gymnasium as Chaunté McDowell scored 14 points and recorded eight steals and head coach Jim Justice got plenty of experience for the East reserves.
Using a smothering defense — mainly switching between a 2-3 zone and man-to-man — East forced turnovers for easy buckets and showed a hot hand from behind the 3-point arc in the early going, scoring 19 of the game's first 21 points to end any drama before the crowd really got settled in its seats.
"We're the defending state champs, so we've got kids that can play," said Justice, who coaches both the boys and girls teams at East. "Our kids feel like they have something to prove, and we're getting better. Overall, for the first night, I'd give them a B."
Without the clear size advantage and automatic offensive threats they had a year ago, the Spartans had to use defense and hustle to get the job done. East forced 39 Shady turnovers, including 32 steals, and won the rebounding battle 48-40. Thirty-three of those rebounds came on the offensive glass, as the Spartans cashed in on second and third opportunities.
"That's just them really working," said Justice. "They know they're behind the eight ball, and they know they don't have any size. So they really get after it."
Down 20-4 after the opening period, Shady, which had only two field goals midway through the second quarter, showed some fight, scoring 13 points in the second and 12 in the third to finally dent the scoreboard. Sophomore guard Morgan Hylton scored a game-high 19 points, including a 5-for-13 mark from 3-point range, pulling the trigger at the slightest defensive opening. Senior center Kaylee Dickenson added a double-double with 11 points and 18 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass.
"That first quarter was brutal," said second-year Shady Spring head coach Brandon Bennett. "I don't know if it was the nerves from our first game of being a AAA school playing a team like Greenbrier East or what. We struggled that first quarter, but we didn't quit. We hit some 3s and played better defense."
The bad news for the Tigers is that they found little offense from anywhere else. Shady played just seven players all evening, and, other than Hylton and Dickerson, nobody scored more than six points.
East, on the other hand, was able to play 11 girls, including nine who saw at least 12 minutes of action, as Justice attempted to work on what he considers one of his squad's weaknesses — depth.
First-team all-state selection Bianca André, nursing a tailbone injury, wasn't her normal self, scoring just six points and grabbing four rebounds, but she found plenty of help.
Elizabeth Romeo scored nine points and dished out four assists, and Chloe Honaker, the new starter at point guard, had seven points and four assists. The other starter, Maddee Carroll, an undersized center who thrives on pure hustle, ended the game with six points and four rebounds in the middle.
The Spartan bench, at times playing with all reserves on the floor at one time, accounted for 25 points, including six each from CeCe Grant and Caitland Boggs, who also had a big night on the boards with nine rebounds.
The Spartans shot 35 percent from the field in the opening half, including 4-of-8 from 3-point land, but struggled the rest of the way, shooting just 25 percent.
"It's hard to keep focused when you're ahead 20-4," said Justice. "But we missed too many layups. You'll see a different team when they really have to suck it up and play."
East, though, managed to outscore the visitors in every quarter, and a large opening night crowd never had to panic.
"They're definitely a tough team," said Bennett. "They're a high-pressure team, and their ability to shoot outside allows them to play typical Greenbrier East basketball."
The Spartans will play again Dec. 7 when they host Rockbridge (Va.) High School. There will be a special championship banner unveiling at that game, scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start.
Shady will host Liberty at 6 p.m. Thursday.
"We can definitely build off (the loss)," said Bennett. "We've got some work to do, there's no doubt. But we feel like we're going to have a pretty good team this year."
Greenbrier East 65, Shady Spring 38
Shady Spring (0-1)
Kelsea Collins 0 1-4 1, Morgan Hylton 5 3-4 18, McKenzie Severt 1 0-0 2, Kaylee Dickenson 3 5-6 11, Brooklyn Meador 0 0-0 0, Rebeccoa Rhudy 1 4-6 6, Keyra Chitwood 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 13-20 38.
Greenbrier East (1-0)
Elizabeth Romeo 3 2-4 9, Bianca Andre 3 0-0 6, Maddee Carroll 2 0-0 4, Chloe Honaker 3 0-0 7, Chaunte McDowell 6 0-0 14, Kristen Talbott 0 0-0 0, Victoria Krystynak 3 0-0 7, Kat Walton 1 0-0 2, Lexi Tincher 2 0-0 4, Caitland Boggs 2 2-2 6, CeCe Grant 3 0-0 6. Totals 28 4-7 65.
Three-point goals — SS: 5 (Hylton 5); GE: 5 (McDowell 2, Romeo, Honaker, Krystynak); Fouled out — none.


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Damned. I hope his back heals up, multiple back surgeries is no picnic. :/
Damned. I hope his back heals up, multiple back surgeries is no picnic. :/
Very disappointed for poor Adrian. I hope he makes it back.
Such a shame, I was hoping he'd be able to make it back. But, good for him for prioritizing the rest of his life over "right now". Poor guy, he was fantastically fun to watch. Wishing him the best of luck in his future endeavors.
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Advance Fee Fraud
If you are a victim of Advance fee fraud (AFF), also known as a 419 scam, it will usually involve you or your company receiving an email purporting to be from a government official of a foreign country, often from Africa or Asia. You will be asked in this email to give small sums of money or bank details in exchange for huge returns.
Lagos, Nigeria.Attention: The President/CEO
Dear Sir,
Confidential Business Proposal
Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (forty seven million, five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in a suspense account at The Central Bank Of Nigeria Apex Bank.
We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is where you come in. It is important to inform you that as civil servants, we are forbidden to operate a foreign account; that is why we require your assistance. The total sum will be shared as follows: 70% for us, 25% for you and 5% for local and international expenses incidental to the transfer.
The transfer is risk free on both sides. I am an accountant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the following documents:
(a) your banker's name, telephone, account and fax numbers.
(b) your private telephone and fax numbers —for confidentiality and easy communication.
(c) your letter-headed paper stamped and signed.
Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The business will take us thirty (30) working days to accomplish.
Please reply urgently.
Best regards
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How does it affect me? You may end up giving away personal information, including name, address, telephone number and bank details which can later be used against your company or be used as part of another crime. It will most likely result in you giving away huge sums of money. It's what criminals call the "confidence trick," and if you fall for it, it can get your business into all kinds of trouble.
Top tips:
- The best way to deal with AFF is to delete the email immediately. Even a reply refusing to accept the offer may encourage further contact. Request staff to do the same.
- Also enabling a good email filter will block many of these types of messages.
- If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.


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Smyrna Police have arrested a 37-year old teacher and charged him with multiple counts of sexual abuse of a child by a person of trust 1st degree and one count of sexual solicitation of a child under the age of 18 to engage in prohibited act.
Donovan J. Garvin is a Smyrna High School teacher. He is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15 year-old female student.
He was taken into custody at his home and was formally charged. He was presented at Justice of the
Peace Court # 2 via video phone and committed to the James T. Vaughn Jr.
Correctional center in default of a $780,000.00 secured bond.
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James Washington
Special to the Times
The defending GISA Class 3-AA State Champion Valwood Valiants opened the 2013 GISA Playoffs in a dominant fashion by defeating the Knights of Community Christian by a score of 46-7 Friday night.
Valwood's defensive effort was stellar, only allowing 34 yards of offense from the Knights. Their amazing night was capped with a defensive touchdown and two safeties.
"It's a continuation of what (the defense) has been doing all year," Valwood Head Coach Ashley Henderson said. "Our defense has been playing 'lights-out'. We're really excited about our defense and our team as a whole."
The tremendous defensive night was spearheaded with a particularly exceptional showing by senior lineman George LaHood.
Making a statement early, on the Knights' first possession, a fumble by senior running back Antonio McCurdy was recovered by LaHood and returned 49 yards for a touchdown.
It wasn't long before LaHood made his presence known once more. Later in the first quarter, he was able to take advantage of the poor field position of the Knights by recording the Valiants' first safety.
"It's all about doing what we practice all week," LaHood said. "We've got a great head coach. He makes sure that we've got our heads on straight and never underestimate our opponent."
The Valiants' offense was equally impressive, led by an outstanding performance from senior quarterback Seth Carlo.
Carlo connected on 15 of 21 passing attempts totaling 212 yards and two touchdowns, including a 34-yard score on a screen to junior running back Zane Edmondson.
"Overall, we played a great game," Carlo said. "Our linemen did an excellent job and gave me perfect coverage to drop back and make plays."
The strong exhibition by the defending champions led to a 37-0 lead for the Valiants at the half and a running clock for the remainder of the game.
In the second half, the Valiants went deeper into their roster. The offensive efforts for the remainder of the game were commanded by sophomore quarterback Peyton Trancygier.
Trancygier put on a show as well, completing six of ten passing attempts for 39 yards.
"It was a total team effort tonight," Trancygier said. "It always feels good when the younger guys can come in and get reps. We just have to continue to play as a team and have each other's backs and we'll be good."
Trancygier's efforts did not go unnoticed.
"Peyton did an awesome job tonight," Carlo said. "I was talking to him, trying to help him out between possessions on the sideline. I was definitely proud of what he did tonight."
The younger players on the roster had ample opportunity to leave their mark on the field, and they did so in impressive fashion. Key standouts include sophomore running backs Jack Helms and Ben Browning, who combined for two rushing touchdowns.
A safety by junior defensive lineman Jacob Chandler gave Valwood a 46-0 lead with just under six minutes remaining in the game. The Knights were able to capitalize on a late Valwood fumble, turning it into a touchdown, but by then it was too late to mount a comeback.
"We did what we wanted to do this week," Coach Henderson said. "We were able to come in and handle our business, and we're moving on to the next round."
Valiant junior Zach Edmondson contributed 38 yards on four carries. Junior tight end Anthony Folkerts added 47 yards on two receptions and senior wide receiver Char Merine finished with four receptions for 41 yards. Merine also added a rushing touchdown on his only attempt of the game.
Friday's victory extends Valwood's win streak to 24 games and brings them one step closer to their ultimate goal of capturing back-to-back state titles. The Valiants will resume playoff action against the Gators of Gatewood High School (Eatonton, Ga.) on Nov. 15.


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When people think of sharks, the image of the great white is what often comes to mind. However, great whites are not very common in the waters off San Diego and northern Baja California.
Impressive by any standard, the great white shark is the world's largest predatory fish. It ranges worldwide in temperate and subtropical seas, but is considered uncommon. They grow to an average size of 15 feet; the largest recorded specimen was 21 feet.
While the movies may have given us the impression that great whites hunt humans, their diet really consists of seals, sea lions, dolphins, and fishes including other sharks. Attacks on humans are extremely rare, and probably cases of mistaken identity -- a human floating on a surfboard looks surprisingly like a sea lion or seal from below.
The great white shark is also called the white pointer and white death.
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Tue, 22 Jul 2014 16:45:02 GMT
The Federal Aviation Administration suspended U.S. flights Tuesday to Israel's main airport in Tel Aviv after a missile fell within a mile of the airport. The agency will decide by noon Wednesday whether to extend the 24-hour prohibition against U.S .US Airways cancels Philly to Israel flights over rocket fearsPhiladelphia Business JournalThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for 24 hours banned U.S. airlines .Business Travel NewsThe importance of Ben Gurion airport to Israel (+video)Christian Science MonitorBusiness Traveller -SunHerald.com -dunyanews.tvall 1,640 news articles .
Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:13:56 GMT
Regional conglomerate GraceKennedy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary GraceKennedy Foods (USA) LLC, has entered into an agreement to purchase the operating assets and business of La Fe Foods Inc, including its brand. âLa Fe is the top Hispanic .
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College Factual recently provided - a list of the top 10 U.S. business schools to help you narrow down your college search â the first step to possibly becoming the next Warren Buffett (who studied at the University of Pennsylvania, among others).
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âLimited actions like those announced today make U.S. threats look hollow,â said Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, adding that Mr. Obama was âcontinuing to avoid decisive action.â American business groups have objected to unilateral sanctions .US Sanctions Strike Russia's Top FirmsVoice of AmericaNew US sanctions hit top Russian firms; Kiev says Russia shoots down its jetReutersUkraine crisis: Putin lashes out at new round of US, EU sanctionsCBC.caWHBL Sheboygan -Business Insiderall 2,926 news articles .
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GraceKennedy Limited has entered into an agreement to purchase the operating assets and business of La Fe Foods Inc for US$26 million. The transaction is being executed through GK's wholly owned and new subsidiary GraceKennedy Foods (USA) LLC, .
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Honduran President Juan Hernandez blamed U.S. drug policy for sparking violence in Central American countries and driving a surge of migration to the United States, according to an interview published on Monday. Hernandez . .
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The United States said it was weighing its options. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said the decision to reject many of China's challenges was a victory for American businesses and workers. "With respect to the other findings in the panel .China-US solar issue: WTO directive could have impact in IndiaHindu Business LineUS loses multi-billion dollar court cases against China and IndiaRTUS says weighing options after WTO ruling on India steel subsidies - IndiaNew Zealand Heraldall 219 news articles .
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It's a hot summer morning and the campers trundle through the gates of a Pasadena grade school, then fall in with their age groups: the Seeds, the Dates, the Coconuts and the Trees.
A day of typical camp activities awaits: scavenger hunts, a "pirates and princesses" dress-up play and water-balloon tosses. But there is a difference here: Those activities are sandwiched between Koran recital, the Dzhur afternoon prayer and story time that includes tales about Mecca and Muhammad.


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When the couplet came to Medford in 1958, stressed-out auto drivers thought it was really great — sort of.
Now, if the word couplet makes you think of your favorite Shakespeare sonnet, think again. We're talking here in the jargon of the traffic engineer — you know, like the people at ODOT.
Because the State Highway Department considered Main Street in Medford a part of their Highway 238 to Jacksonville, they not only contributed some money, they also did some of the work. One year after the Eighth and Main streets couplet opened, the department restriped Main Street from Riverside Avenue to Oakdale Avenue. The four existing 9-foot-wide lanes were considered unsafe. The result was the three 12-foot lanes we drive on today.
The Eighth Street Bridge was completed in 1960, and the 10th Street Bridge opened just more than a year later.
— Bill Miller
They define a couplet as "the two roadways of a divided highway, named differently, approximately parallel with traffic flow in opposite directions and separated by accessible land uses."
Let us translate. Think Eighth and Main streets in Medford. Main runs one-way west, Eighth moves one-way east, and in between them are plenty of accessible buildings.
Of course, it wasn't always like that. In the early Medford years, two-way traffic, auto or horse, was the rule. But not long after World War II, traffic began to get a bit congested, especially when a long railroad train running through the middle of downtown clogged streets with blocks-long traffic snarls in both directions. Worst of all, traffic was predicted to at least double in a decade.
In 1954, the State Highway Commission (today's ODOT) conducted a traffic study in Medford and recommended a $10.8 million project to improve traffic flow throughout the entire city. It included a railroad underpass for automobiles on 10th Street between Grape Street and Riverside Avenue, but because the city's share of the cost was $4.1 million, the project never got rolling.
In 1956, with the blessing and cooperation of the highway commission, city officials presented voters with a 10-year alternate plan. For $1.6 million, taxpayers would eventually get bridges across Bear Creek at Eighth and 10th streets and a promise that other major streets would be widened, repaved, and upgraded with curbs and gutters.
As the years passed and costs rose, not everything could be completed. The plan for a one-way couplet between 10th and 11th streets was one of the first items to go.
Nevertheless, the first element of the street plan, the couplet for Eighth and Main streets, opened up to the total bewilderment of drivers on Friday, Aug. 8, 1958. For a few days, the town was tangled in some of the biggest traffic jams it had ever seen.
"We still have a few bugs to work out," said Medford City Manager Robert Duff.
One of the biggest "bugs" was Eighth Street eastbound traffic merging with Riverside Avenue's one-way northbound traffic. During a normal Friday-evening rush hour, traffic would back up for four blocks south of Main Street. On opening day of the couplet, the jam stretched more than 10 blocks and stayed that way for almost an hour. On Eighth Street, the line of cars stretched back to the Jackson County Courthouse.
"There is bound to be temporary confusion," Mayor John Snider said, "but the traffic engineers assure us that it will be worked out satisfactorily."
Mail Tribune Editor Eric Allen saw things with an optimistic eye.
"Minor jamming at peak hours will be eliminated by next spring with a new bridge across Bear Creek," he said. "Progress on other segments of the program is coming right along.
"In a world where news is too often gloomy or chilling," he said, "it is a pleasure to note the good things. They DO happen — occasionally."
Writer Bill Miller lives in Shady Cove. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 3:30 pm
I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Film goers will remember Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels for his provocative 2009 drama "Precious," which was based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire. It was an often grim, but also inspiring, story of an obese, illiterate, abused black teenaged mother who eventually finds a way to overcome her many challenges.
Every high-school show deals with the same problem — even if with Beverly Hills, 90210-like leisure — if it lasts long enough: What now?
Most often, as on 90210, everyone mysteriously goes off to the same college that doesn't exist. Sometimes, as on Friday Night Lights, the show follows some of the kids further but also toughens up and freshens the cast.
Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 8:48 am
It's been a big year — well, a big few years — for young adult fiction, which I'm not going to complain about in the slightest; nothing beats a good YA novel for pure storytelling punch. But I might complain, just a little, about the overwhelming sameness of some of the plots. Dystopian futures, quiet-yet-spunky teenage girls, doomed love triangles — sound familiar? Suzanne Collins has a lot to answer for. Luckily, you can crack open The Last Dragonslayer and spend time with a protagonist who has a refreshingly different set of priorities.
Originally published on Thu October 4, 2012 10:19 am
At a back alley in Washington, D.C., an innocent bike rider came upon a Prius driving right at him head-on. The Prius, in turn, was being chased by a 10-foot boulder.
The bike rider had accidentally stumbled into "The Alley of Doom."
For one day, anyone who showed up to this alley in the U Street neighborhood of Washington, D.C., could take a free turn at playing Indiana Jones — donning a fedora and whip and fleeing from a gigantic, rolling boulder.
James Bond — the film franchise, that is — is turning 50. But if 007 is getting up there in years, his gadgets will never get old.
Throughout the series, the creators have always come up with wild gear for Bond to bring along on his missions — while often taking a lot more creative license than they might have needed. They've come up with pieces that were inventive and prescient at best, impossible in the real world at worst, as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tells NPR's David Greene.
Originally published on Wed October 3, 2012 6:40 pm
If buying a local wine just isn't local enough for you, then you might consider joining the growing ranks of people making homemade wine this fall.
Some home winemakers make wine with friends for fun, some make wine with family for tradition; some make it "old school," adding nothing, and drink it by Christmas; others do it "new school," adding preservatives, and wait a year or more to bottle.
On a farm in Waitsfield, Vt., in 1945, a Merchant Marine cook named Ralph Ellison was resting after his tour of duty.
"One morning scribbling, I wrote the first sentence of what later became The Invisible Man: 'I am an invisible man,' " Ellison recalled in an interview for National Educational Television.
He wrote that his protagonist — a Negro, as Ellison always put it — was young, powerless and ambitious for the role of leadership, a role at which he was doomed to fail.
Originally published on Tue October 9, 2012 10:37 am
If you saw Stephen Tobolowsky on the street, you might think you know him from somewhere. The character actor has appeared in over 100 films and TV shows, with recurring roles in Heroes, Deadwood, Glee and now The Mindy Project.
In his memoir, The Dangerous Animals Club, Toboloswky charts the highs and lows of life as a character actor. Some of his roles have been so small, he says, his characters didn't even have names — as, for example, with his turn as "Buttcrack Plumber."
Originally published on Wed October 3, 2012 3:10 pm
I have a quibble with the title of David Skinner's new book, The Story of Ain't. In fact, that pariah contraction plays only a supporting role in the story. The book is really an account of one of the oddest episodes in American cultural history, the brouhaha over the appearance of Merriam-Webster's Third International Dictionary in 1961.


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Every presidential election brings noise, strife, passion and energy. Those who ride herd over the process, the candidates, face Election Day with a frizzled, manic fatigue. And they are the lucky ones.
The most insufferable moment for campaign strategists is Election Day. Not because they fear the verdict. Oftentimes, they know the verdict. But even then, the campaign headquarters is a tomb of twitchy, incoherent idleness. Nothing can be done. All the switches have been flipped. The machine is in control. The voters are rendering their verdict and strategists are no longer in control.
If they ever were.
At a weekend stop in Bristow, Va., President Obama sheepishly referred to himself as little more than a "prop" in the campaign's dying hours. He knows that's baloney. Props cannot launch nuclear missiles or send C-130s to hurricane-damaged New York and New Jersey. But Obama struck a chord of truth when he said his senior White House adviser David Plouffe, who has no equal in the Obama reelection hierarchy (excepting first lady Michelle Obama), is also little more than a bauble. "He's just bothering a bunch of folks," Obama said of Plouffe. "Calling [and] asking, 'What's going on?' "
Indeed. This is the rendering. This is the sickeningly lonely task left for top-flight political masters.
After nearly two years and hundreds of millions spent, tens of thousands of words spoken, hundreds of polls and focus groups taken, dozens upon dozens of conference calls yawned through and untold snarling arguments over travel, messaging, ideology, and ad scripts, the vast, ego-soaked behemoth of a presidential campaign offers its top strategists the task of calling other people asking about what it is they cannot control.
This is why strategists are a lower form of political life than candidates. Strategists struggle with the illusion of control and are made manic walking its knife's edge. On the night in 2006 when Democrats regained control of the House and only the magnitude of its victory was in doubt, the central force behind the strategy, then-Rep. Rahm Emanuel, stalked about Democratic headquarters, a frayed, sparking wire of doubt, vulgarity and anxiety.
Candidates know they aren't in control. In fact, one of the cruelties of success in American politics is that the farther you rise, the less of yourself you control, the less of your original self you recognize. The best candidates and the best leaders retain an irreducible core of ideas and beliefs that strategists and stratagems cannot touch or dislodge. It is a place where character resides—the character to accept victory and defeat; to remain steady when few others can; to summon strength when every fiber of your being feels weak.
Every politician on a ballot knows something about summoning these strengths or finding them unreachable. That is the discovery that comes with the "arena" Teddy Roosevelt talked about.
This Election Day is no different. Except it looks and feels too damn close to call. At such times, those of us who fancy ourselves educated about politics like to fall back on what we call The Fundamentals.
It's not a rock band or a group of superheroes—though, honestly, I could use the diversionary entertainment of both.
The Fundamentals are a set of loosely understood truths that have predictive power ... until they don't. A classic example is The Fundamental that a president seeking a second term would not be reelected if his favorability rating dropped below 50 percent. George W. Bush defied that when he beat John Kerry in 2000 with a preelection Gallup favorability rating of 48 percent—the new bleeding edge of endangered incumbency.
The Fundamental that no president has been reelected since the Great Depression with an unemployment rate higher than 7.2 percent (Ronald Reagan's in 1984) is in obvious jeopardy now because Obama is—according to Stan Greenberg and James Carville—on the cusp of victory with a jobless rate of 7.9 percent.
I don't know if Obama will win. But I know he's turned one of the The Fundamentals on its ear by being this damn close to victory.
So, which of The Fundamentals matter and how much?
This is the sanity-lacerating game that's gone on in Chicago and Boston since Sunday.
For the Romney campaign, these Fundamentals stand out:
1. In six of the last 10 national polls, Mitt Romney is tied with Obama or ahead by 1 percentage point. As a practical matter, all 10 polls are tied because they are within the margin of error. Romney advisers don't see how they can lose running this close to an incumbent president in times of economic distress.
2. Romney is running ahead of where Kerry was as Bush's challenger. Romney's RealClearPolitics.com average is 48.1 percent to Obama's 48.5 percent. When Bush beat Kerry in 2000, his election-eve RCP average was 48.9 percent to Kerry's 47.4 percent. Bush won 50.7 percent to 48.3 percent. In victory, Bush added roughly 10 million voters to his 2000 total. No one expects Obama to add 10 million vote to his 69.4 million total in 2008. In a smaller universe with less space between the challenger and incumbent, Team Romney smells victory.
3. GOP voters are consistently more enthusiastic than Democrats. No national poll suggests otherwise and Democratic anxiety is currently confined to this variable. If GOP voters and GOP-leaning independents swamp current Democratic turnout/modeling, Romney could prevail. Enthusiasm is fundamental to victory and defeat. Plenty of savvy GOP operatives, namely Karl Rove in 2006, predicted that ground-game superiority would blunt voter enthusiasm. It didn't. The GOP got rolled and lost the House and the Senate. Presidential campaigns are different, but enthusiasm is the most treasured commodity down the stretch.
4. Independents appear to be leaning to Romney. The latest CNN/ORC poll showed Romney ahead 59 percent to 37 percent. Romney led by 4 points (46 percent to 42 percent) in the most recent Pew survey. One cautionary note for Romney: Gallup's last preelection survey had him effectively tied with Obama among independents. A close race with what appears to be a sustained preference among independents for the challenger is a Fundamental that Team Romney not only clings to but believes in.
In Chicago, The Fundamentals are these:
1. State polls favor Obama and always have. Team Obama said it in 2008 and repeats it like a mantra now: Don't ask about national polls, ask about state polls. Romney's electoral vote path to 270 would never be determined by national polls, but by state-by-state vote tallies. Obama's persistent lead in Ohio gives Chicago confidence that it can hold those 18 electoral votes and, similarly, ward off a late Romney charge in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The predictive power of state polls is telling, as can be seen here.
2. Women will vote in large and geographically significant numbers for Obama. He runs 8 points ahead of Romney in the CNN/ORC poll and he's running 11 points ahead in Gallup's most recent data set. The proportion of women voting has exceeded the proportion of men voting in every election since 1980, and since 1996, that trend has been systematically widening—rising to a gap of nearly 5 points in 2008.
3. Middle class/middle income connectivity. This might be The Fundamental that Chicago cares about most. It has assiduously gauged voter sentiment on Obama's attachment to middle-class values and sought to preemptively disqualify Romney as a putative friend of middle-class families. The ABC News/Washington Post poll showed Obama leading Romney 50 percent to 44 percent on the question of who best understands the nation's economic problems. That gap is larger in some polls, but no Romney adviser can or will contend that Romney has ever led or even been remotely competitive on this question.
4. Hispanics. Team Obama got very wobbly-kneed about Florida two weeks ago. The campaign wasn't going to pull out, but Democrats close to the effort suggested sending staff and money elsewhere—like Ohio. Nevertheless, Obama stayed, and Hispanic voters in Dade County are a microcosm of the Hispanic influence that may prove vital. Florida Democratic hands now openly wonder if Dade and neighboring Broward County could produce a net Obama gain of between 450,000 and 500,000 votes (he won both counties by 394,191 in '08). If that happens, Obama could carry Florida narrowly even if GOP turnout, as expected, surges in Jacksonville, Panama City and Pensacola and even if Romney edges ahead with independents. In Monday's ABC News/Washington Post poll, Obama led Romney 66 percent to 31 percent among Hispanics.
5. Proximity. This is the only intangible that Chicago relies upon, one rooted in Obama's misty-eyed remembrances of his time as a community organizer. Campaign manager Jim Messina never tires of reminding reporters that the Obama campaign never left battleground Iowa or battleground New Hampshire or Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Virginia. The campaign is centralized locally first and grows back toward Chicago. The central metaphor is a snowflake—a core team leader surrounded by layers of attending volunteers who have, in many cases, been working Obama reelection tasks for years. Some of them for five years. Yes, collective Obama enthusiasm is down. But Team Obama enthusiasm has remained stout and immovable. If Obama wins reelection, this devotion to bottom-up organizing and grassroots autonomy (local team leaders can and do tell Chicago what to do) will become the new standard for presidential politics. Successful presidential politics.
Those are The Fundamentals.
Voters will decide which matter most. And strategists will go on pretending they control more than they do. Because, in the end, voters always matter more than fundamentals.
CORRECTED: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said when Bush beat Kerry in the presidential race, it was in 2000.
Could It All Come Down to Florida, Again?
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We have been watching the reports coming from the Gulf Coast area and just confirmed a partnership with John Tesh helping the families of fishermen in the area when we began to hear reports of an oil spill near our local community in West Michigan.
It's shocking to hear these stories so close together. Are there other smaller spills that happen and we just don't notice?
While there is not a lot Amway is able to offer in either situation, we are providing support where we can.
In Calhoun County (Western Michigan, about an hour drive from Amway headquarters), we will be sending just over 1,000 bottles of cleaning supplies - our Dish Drops and L.O.C. products. Both are mild detergents that are ph neutral with degreasing qualities. We plan to double that donation if there continues to be a need.
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...For me, it is the only way I can fit in the yoga, strength training, walks for the dogs, plyometrics, swimming, and bike rides that I want to do. Only so many hours in a day, and I don't want them all on my feet pounding the pavement.
this is the best reason for using FIRST.
65 years old, not as fast as I once was, but less slow than I used to be.
Hello, all.
Many of the responses bear out an important truth about marathon training; the plan for this race is important but the number of training cycles under your belt may be more important as far reaching one's potential.
The best results usually require at least a few years, not months, of consistent training and racing.
A runner who runs well, compared to the average weekend warrior, on relatively low mileage(say, 25 to 40 mpw) will always do better on an average of at least 50 to 60 miles per week over years and many races, assuming he has found his best mix of volume, long runs, tempo and speed work and that experimentation requires trial and error over time.
It's not unusual to learn that sub three hour marathoners have run a dozen or more marathons before breaking that barrier.
Please explain to me how this is true? I would argue that your chance for injury goes up on this type of plan.
Running more is not a waste of effort. If you want to improve it is the most efficient way to get faster. Injuries come about because people try and increase their mileage to fast and/or run the easy runs way to fast.
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
ALMOST WELL really drank the KoolAde.
I wonder what the 10 fastest marathon times are with the FIRST program.
I would also like to know on the 10 fastest times how many are from individuals whom came from proper marathon training and just switched over to FIRST.
If I did first for my September marathon I would still run a really decent time as I know my current fitness would carry for a while.
I remember Brian Mackenzie tried his first stab at an Ultra with his run-less approach. The outcome, DNF.
Tim Ferriss whom wrote 4 hour body whom preached that mileage is a waste of time had an even better outcome, DNS.
1.) The folks whom created it did not run sub 2:40 using FIRST.
2.) I would have had no problem running a 3:45 marathon off of 3 easy days a week with no hard training at 45 with no previous running before hand. Wait, I did do that right after quitting smoking. This says nothing that FIRST works.
3.) There is no proof that a day of recovery between runs reduces injuries.
4.) I like how you say if you want to get faster the you have to train to get faster. Guess what, more miles for the marathon is the best recipe for success here. Go to Corral 1 at Boston next year and you will not find anyone using FIRST and the mileage will be pretty consistently high across the board. Hmmmm, I wonder why?
I actually kind of enjoy having a specific pace/distance goal for every run; it seems to keep me interested & motivated (although my wife defintely agrees with you on it sucking the enjoyment out of running).
I'm confused about the tone of many of the responses. If you haven't tried this program, why respond to this thread? Why be so ticked off about it? Just don't do the program if you don't think it is worth anything and let the people who want to do it talk among themselves.
We all enjoy running or we wouldn't be in this forum. I'd help you off the ground, share my extra gel, stop my race to help you if you fell. I thought runners supported each other.
We all enjoy running or we wouldn't be in this forum.
If we all enjoyed running then why not just run?
I don't really have a dog in this fight (I confess to buying the book, reading it, and then ignoring it) but here's my attempt at explaining it to you:
Many here think that it's a sure-fire way to get injured.
So if you'd help other runners off the ground, shouldn't it be OK if other runners tried to do everything they can to make sure you don't fall on the ground in the first place?
FIRST is an excellent marketing gimmick, but it makes a claim that rubs a lot of people the wrong way, i.e.: Run Less, Run Faster. In other words, there is no need to run a lot to perform well at the marathon -- those who do are simply running junk miles. Fine for those who simply like to slog away, but slogging away is not the way to success.
So the marketing of the program is built on an explicit critique of conventional training modes.
As has been mentioned many times before, there are good reasons to do a program such as FIRST in which one runs infrequently: i.e. one wishes to maintain another discipline (like biking or swimming) because the discipline gives them bliss or they are competitive at it. However, the claims regarding injury prevention or getting faster don't have enough support.
The FIRST ideas are similar to the ones that took over in American distance running in the 90s, which led to disastrous results: the US didn't have any marathoners in the Sydney Olympics because none had a qualifying time. Since that time, the benefit of high volume training has been re-acknowledged.
Of course, this is at the elite level, but this stuff trickles down. The performances of elite runners and the observations of coaches with a scientific background regarding their training and physiologic changes are instructive.
Again, FIRST is a marketing campaign -- a highly successful one at that. Its program is aggressively counter to the idea of the love of running: Run Less! What a relief, to those who don't love running.
If you get injured and would love to run more then find the root cause of the injuries. Believe me, I have had my fair share of injuries and wasn't able to run a lot until I determined the rood cause and fixed the issues. Yes, it took a lot of work on my part. Yes, maybe no matter what you do maybe you can't run 100 miles a week but I bet you could run a lot more then you do now. If you enjoy doing the other cross training and don't want to give it up the do what you are doing. I have no problem with that.
If you keep getting injured and want to run more then start asking questions about what others have done to correct the problem. I have found out through a lot of trial and error and head banging that the root cause of the injury may start much further up or down the kinetic chain then where the injury resides.
Where I do have a problem is that FIRST is the answer to all which is completely false. I have no beef with you as I don't even know you. I did a lot of chain yanking and I apologize if that offended you.
Your friends who ran 2:54 on it....may have been able to run a 2:44 by running 60 miles a week instead of 30 with FIRST.As long as you and your friends don't get injured with more miles per week, there's no doubt you and your friends would be in better running-specific form with more miles per week than with fewer miles per week. FIRST/"Run Less Run Faster" is great for those who find they get injured or burnt out on higher miles, because they would otherwise not be able to run at all; but the book doesn't say that, of course, and instead tries to argue that fewer miles is a better way to go even if you're not injury-prone.
I have read "Run Less Run Faster" and liked its specific paces geared toward a specific marathon goal time, and thought it was the greatest thing....until I read Pfitzinger and Hansons and realized they ALL have specific paces for all the runs geared toward goal marathon times. The only nice thing about FIRST in that regard is the "Run Less" book writes it out for you based on all the different BQ goal times, and the other books say "Easy = 1-2 min. slower than goal pace, Interval = 5K pace..." and you look up the different times on a chart.
FM 3:11:59, 2013 Chicago Marathon
i'm with you. i laugh frequently reading comments from folks who haven't tried it - i especially get a giggle out of some of the folks who are so righteously positive that there is only one way to improve/run fast/meet goals....
I set my 5K,10K, 10mile, and HM PR's over 20 years ago, while training for triathlons, and running 30-40 mpw. After dropping the biking and swimming, and upping my mileage to 70 mpw, the only PR I was able to improve on was the marathon, and only by two minutes. I've recently revived my cycling after all these years, and am seriously thinking about cutting my running miles back to 40mpw + cycling. I may have to check out this program. I never even heard of it before.
Next Marathon: Prairie Fire- Wichita, Ks. 10/12/14
In fairness, there are several of us with enough experience and education in the sport to make accurate assessments of the training programs without requiring firsthand experience with them. The criticism many of us have of RLRF and FIRST isn't that they're terrible for everyone, but the fallacious justifications used to promote them as the answer to the masses.
Did you experience/like their relative training speeds for tempo and track work? I've found myself following those, but doing a couple additional 2-3 mile recovery or form-work runs as well. I'm having trouble fitting in longer sessions with my swims and other obligations.
I've found in a few months of working with it, the tempos and intervals are manageable especially forcing a warmup and cooldown mile, but my long runs suffer. My schedule puts intervals 2 days before a long run, which is most likely compromising the longs, but I don't feel overtrained or completely winded from the week runs.
I'm exactly the opposite. I couldn't come anywhere near the FIRST paces for the speedwork (I actually quit trying and just substituted running hills for the speed work). The tempo runs are pretty challenging for me - and sometimes I can't hit the listed paces. On the other hand, I've had no trouble at all hitting the long run paces - and I usually wind up finishing those runs at a pace that's :30 to :45 seconds faster than the ones listed. I'm sure that's not ideal, but I guess that's the way I'm wired.
Do they still use a fixed number of seconds to determine training paces? The 3x1600 workout, for example, was prescribed at 10k pace -25-30 seconds, which is pretty impossible for a faster runner and one of the reasons I often looked at the workouts with a lot of skepticism.
amuse, I pulled up the write-up on the internet last night and they had 10k pace -45 seconds. If I could run 3 x 1 at 5:00 pace I would wouldn't be running a 10k in only 36.
Jeebus. My 10k pace is 5:29, so I need to run mile reps at 4:44? That's a stupid, impossible workout design that will only get you injured or hurt your confidence because of your inability to complete it. Paces need to be proportional, based on percentages. Anyway, I'm sure there's a sweet spot for the sort of runner who actually thrives on these paces.
I seem to handle speedwork better than distance I suppose. Not that that's a good thing, my distance can sometimes be terrible.
If I recall, the book scaled down a bit for faster speeds, and it more or less said it did not handle what it called elite speeds. My guess is it scales against what you can physically accomplish if you can manage a 16 minute 5k. For me (21:40) the speeds are fine, except long runs.
Was just curious, the Jack Daniels vdot calc put my interval paces above what I would consider taxing
That's interesting. Not having seen how they accommodate for faster runners I can't comment other than to say I'm glad they made an adjustment!
As for the italicized part, I'm not sure what you're getting at. Do you mean to say the paces are harder or easier for you?
I have the 2nd edition of the book and looked it up for you. The paces are based off a recent 5k finish time. If your 10k pace is 5:29 (34:05), is it safe to assume your 5k time is about a 16:20? If so, the 400m track repeat goal is 1:09, and a 1 mile repeat is 4:59. Short tempo pace 5:32, mid tempo pace 5:47, long tempo pace 6:02. The long run paces change based on the distance you are training for.
I can generally hit my paces now (I've been following these plans for about 6 months), knowing I have some good days and some not so good days - normal, and sometimes weather-related. It doesn't bother me when I can't hit the pace. (I had trouble with that in other plans too.) I get better at hitting the pace the longer I'm in the plan. The plans are 16 weeks for the half and full marathon - by week 12 I'm hitting the paces. Harder in the beginning.
Thanks for looking that up, Carolyn. The mile repeat still stands out among the various distances/paces as being unusually aggressive.
For what it's worth, about a year ago I traded emails with the guys who designed the FIRST program (and wrote the book). I explained that I couldn't come anywhere close to hitting the paces for the speed sessions; had mixed results hitting the paces for the tempo runs; but had no trouble at all hitting the long run paces. They said, in a nutshell, that it's important to try and hit all the paces (of course), but that the longs runs were the best predictor of marathon performance.
I've used the FIRST plan for 2 marathons, and experienced a 9-minute PR with both of them. I have run 4 marathons, but never used a high mileage plan (I usually top out around 45 mpw). This is because I simply do not have time to run more miles than that. I have also have had injuries in the past and so the cross training appealed to me. I have to say, I grew to dislike the cross training (so boring and cumbersome), but persisted with it the first time through. For my second go-around with FIRST, I took out one of the cross training sessions and added an easy run. I also did two days a week of strength training, either on a rest day or a cross-training day. I have found that I really benefit from some rest in training, too, so the 5-day per week workouts in FIRST were good for me.
What I think was the biggest benefit of FIRST for me is that my base speed really increased. The pace I consider comfortable and the pace I consider fast are now much faster than before I started using FIRST. I really think it was the close attention to pace throughout all the workouts in FIRST that helped me achieve this. Some people find this joyless, others of us love the challenge and the tweaking involved with knowing your "numbers".
I never bonked in my races. In fact, I negative split through all of them. I read similar scary feedback about FIRST when I was about 12 weeks into the 16-week plan on my first try with the plan, and panicked about the marathon. But I felt awesome. It just depends on the person. I think if you want to try it, try it. If you have success, stick with it because there are at least some of us who feel that if a big PR can be achieved on fewer miles per week, that is beneficial. The bottom line is that FIRST is not a bad plan, it's just not for everyone (just like everything else). There is a lot of confidence that comes with hitting your goal pace week after week.
Just wanted to post some success I had with FIRST, because I always feel like one of the only proponents of (relatively) low mileage marathon training. I would LOVE to amp-up my mileage, and will probably try to for my next marathon, but with job and family commitments, I have to let some things go.
Good luck!
Thanks for your FIRST experience. It's true that FIRST can work, and can be the best approach to still train for a marathon, for those who cannot run almost everyday for reasons of time or injuries.The workouts for FIRST, speed/interval, tempo, long run, are classic workouts and are staples of other types of training plans such as Higdon, Pfitzinger, and Hansons. If one has to reluctantly give up some of the days, it would obviously NOT be those workouts, so the "easy" days are the ones that FIRST eliminate. Those "easy" runs do matter; it's just that FIRST advocates one can cross train to get the same benefits.I do also think all of the plans out there do specify paces for the specific workouts. FIRST does the best job in writing it all out for you according to your goal times.
I used the F.I.R.S.T. program the first time I tried to BQ.
- Improved as a swimmer
- Became good at pacing
- Really bad case of ITBS, likely from doing all those track workouts.
- Not enough running = not prepared for a fast race
- Worst. Marathon. Ever.
After that particular marathon I started running every day, up to 70 MPW and got a LOT faster, didn't get injured and BQ'd. There just isn't any substitute for running.
10K: 43:30 Half: 1:35 Full: 3:34
Given the ubiquitous precedence for anecdotal evidence, I would like to share my experience with the FIRST (RL/RF) program. I completed my first marathon in 3:40, and my second—with consultation from RL/RF—in 2:45. Shall I attribute this 55-minute PR to the RL/RF program? Perhaps, but anecdotal evidence does not, and indeed should not, merit such grand generalizations. There are a host of possible confounding variables. This is why attention may be more prudently focused on scientific studies that have been designed to control a number of important variables in order to test the benefits and detriments of singular variables—for example, training volume. RL/RF has compiled exactly this.
My esteem for the program does not come from my impressive improvement between marathons, but my subsequent dis-ease (try also: disease) with training programs that venerate high mileage and denigrate recovery. After an 11-month build-up to my third marathon (where I elevated my mileage from 55mpw to 80mpw) I PR-ed by less than one minute. Again, take anecdotal evidence with a substantial seasoning of salt. Consider, instead, what the research behind RL/RF has demonstrated:
First and foremost, the largely agreed-upon stricture that high-mileage=better performance has precious little evidence to support it. (Might it not simply be the case that Lydiard was a tremendously influential coach?) Moreover, there are a host of studies that suggest the deleterious effects of training-for-the-sake-of-high-mileage. There is, however, plenty of evidence to suggest that certain workouts (e.g., vO2-max and LT) significantly increase aerobic capacity. Furthermore, the dubiousness of the belief that speed is what injures has also been demonstrated. (See these and more at trainingscience.net, an impressively impartial review of said studies).
RL/RF has merely attempted to design a program that capitalizes exclusively on scientific evidence. In so doing, a greater privilege has been given to recovery and intensity, not emulating the top .01%.
Finally, RL/RF is not (and certainly should never be) advertised as an easy way to kick-butt. The program has me running 65-second 400s. Were I to do so today, I would most certainly get injured… after all, I'm so tired from the 80 miles I had to get last week….


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Today we continue a series begun last week on death, dying, and grief.
There is no easy way to write about death that doesn't risk trivializing it or being overwhelmed by it. Fortunately I have never suffered tragedy, such as the loss of a child or spouse or family member before their natural time.
But I have spent a lot of time personally and professionally with people who have had to grapple with the questions none of us have answers to: Why did this happen? Why me? What did I do wrong? How can I make this pain go away? If I could only have....
With all the pain of loss and grief, I do like one aspect of what death does to those of us left behind: it pushes out all the extraneous noise of our lives and forces us to deal with only that which really matters. Most often, someone who has been shattered by a loss is very, very real. It's almost like you're speaking to someone on a drug, when what comes out is pure and true and undefended.
I find such experience deeply grounding and I enjoy being in an atmosphere of such truth. It is at such times that I understand what might draw someone to work in hospice care. The opportunity to work in an atmosphere where everything is on the line, where there is no point in pretense, where life is stripped down to the bare essentials: it seems to me it's like a spiritual backpack trip. You have only what you really need to survive; everything else is extra baggage you don't want to carry. You are reminded both of how little you really need, and how simple and pure life can be.
Sometimes when I'm working with a couple and they're sniping at each other over the "he said/she said" of married life, I cut through the static with the following intervention: I have them sit across from each other and fill in the blank to the sentence: "If I knew I was going to die tomorrow, what I would want you to know today is...." That gets their attention. They immediately drop out of the argument and say things like "that I love you" or "that I'm sorry I wasn't a better husband/wife." Why do you think that happens?
I think most of the time, most of the day, our ego is running the show. We are concerned first and foremost with the survival of the "I" of the ego. This can take countless forms, but just a few examples to help you know what I mean would include: worrying about what I get out of this situation, or how I look to others, or wanting to hurt someone who hurt me, or feeling slighted by perceived disrespect, or wanting to fend off possible criticism, or feeling embarrassed by something I've done, or needing to be right. All of these are about the importance of my ego.
None of us know what happens when we die, though most of us have beliefs about it. Here's one of the things I feel relatively secure about: the ego dies with the body. If any part of us survives our physical death, I cannot believe it is that aspect of us which worries how we look, if only because I see how that drops away in those who have just lost someone.
Letting death be our teacher, through making us aware of what really matters, is one of the best ways I know to be truly alive.
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Bought the car last week, paid 60,069.00 got them to tint the windows, but not willing to budge on price. The car is awesome, its fast, quite and has all the new gadgets. The car is so quite you are doing 80 and feel like your barely doing 60. The fact that this is a Hybrid is a plus, but if your looking for a top notch performance sedan this has got the 540 and audi 4.2 and all of the Mercedes except the S550 beat. I have gotten around 26 mpg and i commute 80+ miles a day. I have placed my order for a LS 600h L.
mevande Posts: 190
I began looking at the Lexus LS and thought sure I wanted to buy the new model when it comes out this fall. Then I began to see the GS 450h advertised and researched the car... It is all about the hybrid technology and the ecological responsibility of driving a luxury performance vehicle that is making an attempt to be green as well. Once I began to understand that the hybrid technology is about more than gas savings, with its low emissions, I no longer considered a conventional model... still waiting for my color to come in and can't wait to drive it!
I have been driving the car for 3 weeks. I paid 60K flat but in the form of a 3 year lease. I was a bit worried about resale and how the value would hold so I figured I would remove that risk from the equation. The 60K covered the premium stuff plus tinting, mats, and pin striping. I bought the dealers only car (it was also their tester but I bought it about 5 days after it arrived so it only had 200 miles on it). My experience was that with the exception of little stuff like mats and tinting, there was no dealing whatsoever, and I tried. I was also seriously considering the Mercedes CLS 500, but I just couldn't pass up this new Lexus/Toyota technology. I find the drive to be amazing and the power is endless. It is fast off the line, but even better, it is fast when you are already going fast. I have been impressed that Lexus can get great sports car performance/handling, but the car is still really quiet inside, cruises great and keeps the road noise out.
Was it expensive for a Lexus? Sure, but I love the "G-Whiz" factor of the hybrid and I have been getting about 22-24 mpg which is somewhat better than the Infiniti I had. I find the hybrid to be totally seamless. Unless you are sitting still you cannot tell when the combustion motor kicks on.
Some complain that the trunk is small, but I knew that going in. The only real negative I see so far is that at 6' 2" I frequently have to stoop my head to see the stop light when I am sitting up close the light. The back seat is also a little short for taller folks, but only my kids ever sit back there.
Just out of curiosity... what color did you get? I am waiting for black and wonder if any color other than white, silver and black are available. Thanks for your report. I have been surprised by the lack of postings on this discussion board. Regarding gas mileage, could the epa estimates be that far off? What kind of driving do your do and what is the terrain. Although I am not getting this vehicle for gas mileage (per my earlier posting I am drawn to the emission quality), I hoped for something within the 28/25 range published. During my test drive I fooled with the seat adjustments quite a bit. I too am 6'2" and was trying to get real comfortable...other than the stop light issue, are you finding the seat/cockpit area as comfortable as a 60k car should be?
The more I researched this vehicle the more convinced I became that I had to have it... good to hear satisfied feedback from the real world experience of owning and driving it.
Been a while since I've posted (my earlier comments about the car can be seen under the "2007 Lexus GS450h" discussion title).
I received my car at beginning of May, the 1st one out of the dealer. Silver/Black, the only colors that initially came in I believe. Paid same price everyone else has been noting.
Drive it mostly 25-50mph range while commuting. My frequent average is 23.8mpg. Best I've done on a 200 mile round trip to upstate NY (up and down a lot of big hills) was 27.1mpg. That was about 26mpg going up and 28mpg coming back -- makes sense heading up to the mountains, and coming back down. I drive around 70-75mph, but I was still surprised I didn't do better with the highway mileage. You can't beat the car's top end accereration though.
My latest thinking about the GSh is this: it's a technologically spectacular and has a stellar performance/economy balance, but the car lacks soul. I often think of a comment in one of the auto magazine reviews of the Camry Hybrid: "...under acceleration, the car sounds like a Cuisinart on high speed..." or something to that effect. The CVT is cool, efficient and gets the optimal performance, but it doesn't make you feel as good as a good automatic revving through the gears (or of course a manual, but that's not what we're driving in these cars). Yes, you can use the simulated gears, but it's not the same.
From the interior lighting style (looks like a 1980's era Ian Schrager hotel) to the rev tones to the muted dashboard lines, the car is somewhat cold and lifeless. It's just a feel thing.
Maybe this goes a bit beyond comments specific to the hybrid as well. The feeling of (most) german luxury cars is unmistakable: rich, solid, sporting, ready to attack the road, etc. The feeling of the Lexus to me is more dressed up Toyota -- not a criticism since these are the best cars built in the world, but just a different feel. It's as tight and well put together as any BMW I've owned (actually more so), but it just lacks the X-factor you feel when you get behind the wheel.
Don't take my comments wrong -- I do in fact love the car and am constantly recommending it. It's just been an adjustment coming from the BMW's (2 previous gen 5 series and 2 3 series prior to that). I bought the GS for the hybrid technology/economy, performance and exterior styling. It has delivered on all of my key requirements. Now if only Lexus can figure out how to add some life to these cars...
Seat Comfort: Good not great. I would love to have an extension for underneath my legs or if the seat front would tilt up a little more; however, I have never been uncomfortable. I also love the vented seats. My infinti did not have this and in Houston I am starting to think it is a must in a high-end car. As for view out the front window, it definitely is a bit more restricted b/c of slope of window plust the mirror is right in your sight line being tall. My wife did not have a problem with it. Do note that I have yet to take a long trip in the car so to some extent the jury is still out.
Color: I got silver with black interior. Dealer told me that all they have seen is silver, black and white, and they have only had 1 silver (I bought it) and when I went back to get my tags they had a new black with black interior. (Lexus Houston North)
Mileage: Most of my miles are short trips in communities. I get no better than 22-23 in this environment which is a bit funny since you would think that the stop and go would be where the hybrid would really provide a mileage benefit. On the highway the mileage quickly goes up to 25-28. I have yet to have a tank average better than 23. As you know, however, as a ulta low emissions vehichle you get this mileage in a very clean way.
Driving experience: I really love this car. From the incredibly high quality back up cameral to the stealth speed, I am really impressed with lexus. The ride really is incredible.
Is it worth 60K? I think so. I am really glad Lexus hasn't gone toward gimmicks like I-Drive and keeps the basics simple while providing all the other luxury one would expect.
Hope this helps
Hi All,
I bought my car in June and are returning to let you know I love it, especially the performance, it is fast and like you have read so many times before the acceleration when your going 60 is QUICK.
Only negative is it makes a noise when you put it reverse, which always makes me look at the back-up camera to make sure im not backing over a curb!!
They could also make the interior a little nicer since it is a 60k car, maybe add some real wood rather then the shinny plastic that scratches easily.... Anyone notice the plastic like film on the bottom rim of the arm rest when you have it open peeling, it looks like contact paper. (driving me crazy CHEAP!)
In Florida if you have a Hybrid you get a pass to use HOV durning rush hour with only one person.
Again this thing is so nice to drive, I can definitely see this as the future of cars. AS Ferris Said,"If you have the means I definitely recommend picking one up"
Cant Wait for my LS600h
I would have your dealer check out that noise going into reverse. Mine doesn't do anything like that.
I agree with your comments on the interior. Readers of these boards have probably seen my complaints about the thing I dislike most -- the interior lighting. I have complained to Lexus and given the most negative scores on the various surveys I've received about this.
I've never had air conditioned seats before. Is it normal to be barely able to feel it? It is better than nothing though. I can tell the back rest doesn't have it, because that part of the seat (and my back) are noticably hotter.
Another small criticism is that you can't open the trunk without the key fob, even if the car is unlocked. Lexus says this is by design. I find it inconvenient.
Otherwise, love the car...
Are you serious about the plastic? I thought this car had real wood interior trim.
Regarding the HOV lane use in Florida (which is where I will be driving this vehicle)... do you have to do anything to get the "pass" or just do it in good faith that the polic will know it is a hybrid?
ptpro3 Posts: 5Don't know if anyone is following this thread anymore...
We were #3 on our dealer's waitlist for the GS450h. One came late April, 2nd came late May...and not a word since. Does anyone have any insight at all on the complete lack of supply? I thought we'd at least get it before the September 30th Tax Credit deadline, but not looking so good!
bushsux1 Posts: 6I've read the complaints about the interior lighting and I totally disagree. I love the fact that the interior lights are not overwhelming. I rarely read in the car, the reading of maps no longer being a necessity given the Navigation system.
The lighting is sufficient for anyone to see anything they might sit on, and where to place or pickup any drinks or objects they might need.
I equate the lighting option to that of restaurants. Bright lights are what I expect in family style or inexpensive resturants. Lower, but adequate lighting indicates a more refined, comforting atmosphere conducive to relaxation.
Its also very cool at night when you walk up to the car and it just subtly glows, as opposed to becoming a beacon.
All in all, after 3K miles I love the car.
Ed in ATL
idele Posts: 200The limited supply was expected. Checking AutoTrader.com there are very few new ones around the USA. There are somewhat more with low mileage.
If you've kept track of the price of nickel, used in the batteries, this car is costly to produce.
I got the first one at my dealer and now have 2300 miles on it. There is a display which, if not reset, gives you the average fuel mileage since inception. Mine stands at 27.7 mpg. Given the performance, it's an excellent figure
I was also #3 on my dealer's reservation list, with deposit in place since May. I took delivery of my vehicle last Thursday (black on black). I know my dealer had 7 waiting when my car came in early August. As far as I know this is a very limited production vehicle by intent and will remain so at this time.
Unfortunately, I am gone for the summer and won't see the car for a couple of weeks. Once I do get a chance to drive it I will post the experience in this discussion forum.
sidvicious1 Posts: 1I have found an offer for 2007 gs450h, black on black with power active vehicle stabilization, run flat tires,mark lev. audio, nav, pre-collision, spoiler etc msrp $65,919.00 $5,917 off for a price of $59,995.00
what do you guys think? I currently have a Infinti 2003m45 which the lease is up....p.s. I will lease and the money factor I'm getting is .00285 which seems a little high to me....55%residual...
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