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okay i know i am been super thick, but what to make sure its right, sorry for been a pleb which one do i download? i am in UK
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Don't worry about "being thick" - we were all there at one point. That's why these forums exist, so that we can learn!
Do this one first: http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList...68m-s2p_f3.exe
Then turn the system on and make sure that it works normally.
Once you're convinced that it's working right (an hour or two at most), then do this one: http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList...68m-s2p_f5.exe
Follow the directions EXACTLY. If unsure, don't do anything until you review the documentation.
Good luck!
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Good Morning Jan 2, 2007 tues
Hello, I am still awake will be going to bed soon. Went to the ED tonight, dh had 14 sutures in his hand, He was using a screwdriver to pry something and the screwdriver shatter and then his hand went into the shattered screwdriver and gashed open his hand. On the meaty part of palm between thumb and forefinger. I am sure it will be fairly uncomfortable.Jan 2, '07Ouch!! I hope your dh will be ok. No washing dishes for him.
I worked in a restaurant in hs and was doing prep work. I had to cut cabbage and I had a butcher knife(scary) and went to slice it in half. When I did the knife slipped and about cut my finger off. So much blood. I cannot stand the sight of my own blood - it makes my head spin. Other people's blood doesn't bother me.
Ok, thinking about my blood is giving me the whirlies.
What a way to start off the new year - been watching football all day and eating. I'm not looking forward to school. Been enjoying myself too much. And then it hit me - I have 60 days before I leave on vacation and I don't have any spring clothes. I have summer and winter with nothing in between. Gotta go shopping. :spin:Jan 2, '07Quote from jmgrn65hi jmgrn65....i just read your post in yesterday's thread. how scary and painful that must've been!!! i hope it heals and he has no residual effects.hello, i am still awake will be going to bed soon. went to the ed tonight, dh had 14 sutures in his hand, he was using a screwdriver to pry something and the screwdriver shatter and then his hand went into the shattered screwdriver and gashed open his hand. on the meaty part of palm between thumb and forefinger. i am sure it will be fairly uncomfortable.Jan 2, '07thanks it should heal all right he will just have a nasty scar.
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Epilepsy is characterized by neuronal hyperexcitability and hypersynchronization. As discussed in Chapter 6 and Chapter 7, microtubules may play a crucial role in both excitability and synchronization through their interaction with the sodium channel Nav1.6 (SCN8A) and Ankyrin-G at the axon initial segment (AIS). Co-localization of Nav1.6 and Ankyrin-G has been implicated in epileptogenesis by regulating neuronal excitability (Chen et al., 2009; Feng et al., 2013). SCN8A mutations have also been discovered in patients with epilepsy (Veeramah et al., 2012; O'Brien and Meisler, 2013; Blanchard et al., 2015; Boerma et al., 2015). The importance of microtubules in epilepsy is further underscored by the microtubule-associated protein Tau.
The Role of Tau Protein in Epilepsy
According to the model proposed in Chapter 7, microtubules may regulate neuronal excitability through association with the membrane mediated by Ankyrin-G at AIS. Tau proteins may modulate excitability by interfering with the binding between microtubules and Ankyrin-G (see Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 in Alzheimer's Disease). Elevation of Tau proteins, especially 4-repeat Tau, increases the average distance between microtubules and the membrane, thereby enhancing excitability. This mechanism is supported by the following observations.
The Role of Tubulin in Preventing Seizures
A microtubule is composed of α and β tubulin heterodimers. The α tubulin has 65 acidic residues (Asp and Glu) and 40 basic residues (Lys and Arg) while in the β tubulin 62 residues are acidic and 37 residues are basic (Minoura and Muto, 2006). Therefore, at the physiological pH value, a tubulin dimer contains about 50 net negative residues. These negative charges may exert a hyperpolarizing field on the ion channels in the membrane. However, unlike microtubules which regulate excitability via association with the AIS membrane, tubulin may influence excitability through association with the synaptic membrane.
Tubulin is present in the postsynaptic density (PSD), a protein complex attached to the postsynaptic membrane of the dendritic spine. By using a Nano-Depth-Tagging method, the positions of various proteins in PSD have been determined (Yun-Hong et al., 2011, Figure 9). Tubulin is located just underneath the postsynaptic membrane which contains a number of ion channels such as NMDA receptor (NMDAR), AMPA receptor (AMPAR) and voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC) (Higley and Sabatini, 2012). The hyperpolarizing field from tubulin may reduce the open probability of VGCC, but has no effect on the ligand-gated AMPAR.
Although NMDAR is intrinsically ligand-gated (by glutamate), its open probability also depends on Mg2+ block (Mayer et al., 1984). A depolarizing field may repel the Mg2+ ion out of the pore to facilitate channel opening, whereas a hyperpolarizing field can strengthen the Mg2+ block. The Mg2+ block plays a critical role in preventing seizures. By removing Mg2+ ions from the medium, the rat hippocampal slice exhibited spontaneous seizure-like events (Anderson et al., 1986). Hence, the highly negatively charged tubulin may attenuate seizure activity by enhancing Mg2+ block on NMDAR and reducing the open probability of VGCC. In patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, significant reduction of α and β tubulin has been observed (Yang et al., 2006). More specifically, their expression at PSD is down-regulated (Conference Abstract, 2009). Furthermore, mutations in the β-tubulin gene TUBB2A cause infantile-onset epilepsy (Cushion et al., 2014).
CaMKII and Epilepsy
Localization of tubulin to PSD is regulated by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), which is the major target of Ca2+ ions that enter the spine through NMDA receptors. In the presence of calmodulin, the transient Ca2+ influx induces persistent activation of CaMKII (Figure 2). The activated CaMKII regulates synaptic strength and spine size by phosphorylating a wide variety of proteins in PSD (Pi et al., 2010), including tubulin (Yoshimura et al., 2000).
The activation (phosphorylation) of CaMKII also promotes its association with PSD. Inactivation will cause CaMKII to slowly exit PSD (Yoshimura and Yamauchi, 1997), together with the associated proteins such as tubulin. Hence, reduced CaMKII activity is linked to epileptogenesis (Churn et al., 2000; Singleton et al., 2005). The anti-epileptic drug, Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides, has been shown to stimulate the expression of CaMKII (Wang et al., 2014).
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By Lyndsey Layton
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The next transportation secretary will walk into an agency that oversees an outdated air traffic control system; congested roads, rails and skies; crumbling highways and bridges; and a financing system teetering on collapse.
Transportation experts, both parties in Congress and the current White House agree that the traditional ways of easing congestion and funding transportation are not working and that a fundamental overhaul is needed.
A key problem is the Highway Trust Fund, which generates about $50 billion annually for road, bridge and transit projects. The vast majority of this money -- about 82 percent -- goes to roads and bridges, while 15 percent goes to transit and 3 percent toward highway safety.
The fund dates from 1956 and relies on the federal gasoline tax, which has not been increased by Congress in 15 years. The tax is not indexed to inflation, so it remains steady at 18.4 cents per gallon, despite the rise in gas prices.
As the nation's transportation needs have grown, gas tax revenue has not kept up, largely because of two factors: Cars and trucks have become more fuel-efficient, and gas prices have soared, leading motorists to drive less.
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"It won't get us through the year," said John Horsley, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
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The brand value can be determined by examining the following factors: revenue, margins, revenue per customer, advertising and marketing expenses. Ferrari does exceptionally well in major aspects like loyalty and brand affection but it can't really go up against larger multi-nationals when it comes to size. For the first ninth months of last year, Ferrari posted a 7.6% climb in net profits, increasing its profits to £131.4 million.
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The crowd roared its approval.
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He spent the rest of the game on the sideline.
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He came off the bench to throw three touchdown passes in the next game against Morgan State and gained the starting job two weeks later after Robinson injured his shoulder. Robinson is healthy now, but it's going to be difficult for anyone to displace O'Brien this season - or perhaps the next three years.
"I don't really look into that stuff," O'Brien said. "I just look at it as I'm starter this week, and I want to beat Miami."
O'Brien has thrown seven touchdown passes over the last two games and already been named ACC rookie of the week three times. He ranks third in conference in passing efficiency and fourth among freshman in the FBS.
"It's been a crazy ride so far," he said. "It's happened real quickly. Once the season's over, I'll look back on it."
O'Brien's success can be attributed in part to hard work. He usually watches two hours of game film each night and has mastered a complex playbook jammed with dozens of plays.
"Being a student-athlete is tough. I've surprised myself with how much work I can get done in a day," he said. "To me, winning football games is worth all the time it takes."
O'Brien's work ethic has not gone unnoticed by his teammates, who also appreciate his take-charge attitude.
"I think he's really matured for someone who hasn't been here that long," tackle Paul Pinegar said. "He's really developed into a great quarterback, a great leader. He spends hours by himself breaking down our opponents on film, and he's also a very good guy off the field.
"On the field, he's like a general," Pinegar said. "He comes in the huddle and demands our attention."
That, says Friedgen, is as important to the team as touchdown passes.
"He's been playing well, but his demeanor is productive for our team," Friedgen said. "They just have a lot of confidence in him, and he kind of instills confidence, even though he's a redshirt freshman. I've never seen him down yet. He always thinks he's going to be good."
Good enough to be featured on the video screen at a Terps home basketball game, an honor usually bestowed upon former standout players and visiting dignitaries such as Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh.
"I barely caught that," O'Brien said of his cameo. "It's meaningful to me just to know we, as a team, are kind of on the map now. It's an all-new thing, being up there on the board, but it's not going to change me."
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On a recent Sunday night, at the end of a news cycle that had seen the downfall of Eliot Spitzer, the government-brokered bailout of Bear Stearns and revelations of controversial remarks by allies of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Barack Obama, Ms. Winstead, the comedian and co-creator of "The Daily Show," was entertaining in her enviably roomy Astor Place apartment.
Dressed in a sweater, jeans and an apron, she was cooking a pasta dinner for the roughly 20 comedy writers and performers assembled there, while she simultaneously oversaw a writing session for "Shoot the Messenger," a live topical comedy show the group performs on Monday nights at the Green Room, a theater on Bleecker Street in the East Village.
At the moment the boisterous team was debating a joke about Christopher J. Ward, the former treasurer of the National Republican Congressional Committee, who is suspected of embezzling nearly $1 million from the committee. Could they say that Mr. Ward stole the money, or only that he was under investigation? Did Mr. Ward also embezzle from his political consulting firm, and would an audience understand the difference between that and the Republican Congressional Committee?
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Ms. Winstead corrected him: "No, we're not. We're here to respond."
The frenzied all-night gathering was a final step before the following evening's performance of "Shoot the Messenger," for which Ms. Winstead, 46, would don a garish wig and pantsuit to become Hope Jean Paul, the overbearing hostess of a fictitious television morning show called "Wake Up World."Continue reading the main story
Joined by her unctuous co-host, Davis Miles (portrayed by the comedian Baron Vaughn), the two characters are the a.m. emissaries of a nonexistent cable news channel called 24/7, a network with no shortage of fatuous, oblivious on-air personalities to populate a show that it bills as "six hours of the best info-news-ment around."
Ms. Winstead makes no secret of her hope that the show, which has enjoyed a below-the-radar status since it began in July, could be a "living pilot" for a future television series; or a dry run for a larger, Off Broadway production; or that it might someday break even on sales of $12.50 tickets.
In the meantime the show allows her to ridicule whom she wants how she wants — a rare freedom, even for someone of her comedic pedigree.
"This is a business that doesn't need you, so you always have to make an effort to have them want you, and want what you're doing," Ms. Winstead said. "I'm always trying to create an avenue to get something out there."
For the first act of "Shoot the Messenger" (which only runs about an hour) Ms. Winstead and Mr. Vaughn gab with other comedians playing equally oblivious guests, announce facetious topics ("Bulimia: how much is too much?" and "The dangers of a free Tibet") and introduce short, satirical news updates.
In the second act Ms. Winstead returns in her civilian garb to conduct a one-on-one interview with a different guest each week, ranging from Craig Unger, the author of "The Fall of the House of Bush," to Paul Rieckhoff, the executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
As performed by Ms. Winstead and an ever-expanding cast, "Shoot the Messenger" is both up-to-the-minute news-driven comedy and a sendup of morning talk shows, where discussions about breast-cancer survival might be followed by segments on Cajun cooking.
It is a format Ms. Winstead knows well. An unabashedly political performer, she emerged from her native Minneapolis and gained recognition in the early '90s, when stand-up comedy had particularly little room for women or politics. She wrote and performed for early Comedy Central shows like "Women Aloud," and produced the syndicated talk series "The Jon Stewart Show," starring the future "Daily Show" host. When that was canceled, in 1995, she and another producer, Madeleine Smithberg, were approached by Comedy Central to create a nightly series that would comment on events of the day; a year later "The Daily Show" made its debut.
During her time at "The Daily Show" Ms. Winstead helped staff the program with signature talents like Stephen Colbert and Lewis Black. But she left the series in 1998, after Craig Kilborn, who was the host at the time, made crude comments about her in an interview with Esquire magazine. At the time she realized she was walking away from her dream job. "I did the thing I had always dreamed of doing, first," she said. "So it's like, O.K., now what happens?"
In the years that followed, Ms. Winstead remained close to the talk-show genre, in projects that ranged from quirky to inexplicable. She starred in another talk-show parody, "O2Be," for the Oxygen network, was a co-host a show on the Air America radio network with the political commentator Rachel Maddow and the rapper Chuck D, and was executive producer of an ill-fated MSNBC program that starred Connie Chung and Maury Povich. But her ultimate aspiration, she said, was to create a show that would reproduce the mood of the Sunday dinners she held in her apartment, where friends would talk (loudly) about news and politics.
And if such a show allows Ms. Winstead to lampoon a certain strain of female television personalities, all the better. "They're palatable to hear," she said, "and they're sweet, self-important and a little funny. They let their co-host carry the weight while they can be the shiny object."
It is this focus, fans of "Shoot the Messenger" say, that clearly differentiates the show from late-night fare like "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report."
"It is a very left-of-center view that also has a feminist core, which no other news parody show has, and in fact abhors," the comedian Roseanne Barr wrote in an e-mail message. "Like myself, Lizz likes to comment directly on the arrogance of the elitist view of television as it attempts to 'communicate' with its female demographic."
Last summer Ms. Winstead and the comedians Sean Crespo and Carol Hartsell began staging a rudimentary version of "Shoot the Messenger" at the Ace of Clubs, a performance space on Great Jones Street; in February, they moved to the Green Room.
In a given week all the writing for the show is conducted at Ms. Winstead's apartment, while most video segments are recorded in her living room, usually in front of a green screen held in place by "Harry Potter" novels and a copy of "Spy: The Funny Years."
Everyone who participates in the show — the writers, actors, directors, assistants, even Ms. Winstead herself — does so as a volunteer. "None of us are getting paid," said Hank Gallo, the producer of "Shoot the Messenger," and a former producer of "Politically Incorrect" and "The Daily Show." "As a matter of fact, Lizz and I have both made financial contributions to keep this show going. I'm willing to put a little incentive behind it. Much to my accountant's chagrin, nothing is coming back in yet."
For unpaid contributors like Ms. Hartsell, who has worked day jobs as a graphic designer and art director, "Shoot the Messenger" is a chance to learn from a veteran performer like Ms. Winstead, and possibly to graduate to more ambitious projects. "I want to become a better writer and performer, and feel like I've done something with my fine arts degree," Ms. Hartsell said. "If I never have to work for a marketing manager again, I'll be very happy."
For Ms. Winstead, who said she hopes to bring "Shoot the Messenger" to Minneapolis during the Republican National Convention, the show is a vehicle for her to move beyond "The Daily Show," which she readily acknowledges has become a formidable cultural force with Jon Stewart at its helm. "It's like I had a baby and then I gave it up for adoption," she said. "Then Jon Stewart was the adoptive parent, and he raised it and it went to Harvard."
It is also an opportunity for her to help cultivate a new generation of comedic talent, even if sometimes she feels more like a den mother than a mentor. "It's a constant corralling, telling people, 'Shut up about that and focus on the screen right here,' " she said. "It's a cacophony of insanity, and then I have to go make dinner."
For now, Ms. Winstead said, her protégés don't seem to mind when she reluctantly asserts her authority. "They keep coming back," she said, "so that leads me to believe they're O.K. with it. Let's be honest, I'm not that good a cook."Continue reading the main story


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Aryn married her high school sweetheart, but she's had doubts about the relationship for a while. When her husband's boss confirms Alan has been cheating, she turns to him for comfort. When Cole makes it clear he wants to do more than comfort her, and he wants to keep her forever, will she surrender to the temptation of being completely loved? Two wrongs don't make a right, but being held in Cole's arms doesn't feel wrong. It feels righter than anything has for years. Has she been cheated out of her true love for the past four years of her marriage, and will she be cheating both herself and Cole if she walks away?
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Benjamin hooks. Standing for Truth.
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Lancashire's Two Most Distinguished Men
I'm up for debate, did I get it right? If not, comment. Just make sure you know what you're talking about!
Lancashire's Messiah
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) distinguished himself as an orator, although he never shed his "Lancashire" accent. He was born in Liverpool to a wealthy tradesman and was Eton educated. He vacillated his entire career between the clergy and politics. In truth, he was a true classical scholar which showed in his "Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age" in 1858.
Originally, he defended the single state religion but abandoned these ideas in "The State in its Relations with the Church" (1838) and "Bulgarian Horrors and the Question of the East" (1876).
"The Gladstone Diaries" which were published in 1968 revealed his complex personality, focusing on his interest in saving prostitiutes and was given to reading Tennyson's The Princess and Guinevere to his rescue cases.
His journalistic nickname G.O.M. (Grand Old Man) current from 1882, is said to have been coined by Lord Roseberry.
England's Best Known Poet
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Dejection: An Ode described his fit of dejection on April 4, 1802.
Contrary to popular belief this was not written to "a lady" but to W. Wordsworth. Here's the second stanza:
A grief without a pang, void, dark, and drear,
A stifled, drowsy, unimpassioned grief,
Which finds no natural outlet, no relief,
In word, or sigh, or tear-
O Lady! in this wan and heartless mood,
To other thoughts by yonder throstle wooed,
All this long eve, so balmy and serene,
Have I been gazing on the western sky,
And its peculiar tint of yellow green:
And still I gaze- and with how blank an eye!
And those thin clouds above, in flakes and bars,
That give away their motion to the stars;
Those stars, that glide behind them or between,
Now sparkling, now bedimmed, but always seen:
Yon crescent Moon, as fixed as if it grew
In its own cloudless, starless lake of blue;
I see them all so excellently fair,
I see, not feel, how beautiful they are!
Four Lake Poets dominated the scene in the nineteenth century, Coleridge, Southey, Wordsworth and DeQuincey, who all lived in the Lakelands . The expression 'Lake School' first appeared in the Edinburgh Review in August of 1817. Byron played with the term and referred to it in the Dedication of his Don Juan . DeQuincey denied the existance of a 'school'.
The Castle Lady
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Proverbe du Jour: "We seldom stop to think how many peoples' lives are entwined with our own.
It is a form of selfishness to imagine that every individual can operate on his own or can pull out of the general stream
and not be missed.
– Ivy Baker Priest (1905-1975)
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Remembering Fellow Lomographer lakandulawritten by plasticpopsicle on 2013-09-18
For anyone who has known, met, and worked with communtiy member lakandula, today truly is a sad day. Friends have confirmed that he passed away in his 30s from Stage 4 brain cancer.75 78 Share Tweet
My Friend Lakandulawritten by panelomo on 2011-05-28
"I never thought someone would find interest in interviewing me about Lomography. Considering myself as a newbie in comparison to many experienced lomographers, I feel privileged to share my private thoughts on the subject." - @lakandula8 27 Share Tweet
Lakandula's LomoDiary: Documenting Life One Lomograph A Timewritten by mayeemayee on 2012-10-05
Lakan left me a quote with this interview -- "Because Lomographs May Last Longer Than Memory," a line that he most probably believes in when it comes to the Lomography life he lives.9 22 Share Tweet
Crack The Code with lakandulawritten by webo29 on 2012-10-03 #gear #tutorials
You've surely noticed lakandula's absolutely breathtaking SuperSampler doubles. There pretty hard to miss they're so impressive. How he does it? Find out after the jump.4 18 Share Tweet
My 2013 Analogue Bucket List: Get the Lubitel 166+ Into My Handswritten by lakandula on 2013-01-22
I do not want to make a long inventory of things that may just be too unrealistic for me to achieve in a year. I have already written my analogue resolution and I am determined to honor my commitment. I still have a life outside Lomography and would not want to spread myself too thinly with this additional target. Okay, I know you will argue that lomography is not an interference in life but a part of it. What lomo rule number is that? Okay, you're right, it's number 3 and I agree. Suspend your judgment on me but I just have to keep my feet on the ground. For my 2013 bucket list, my eyes will be set solely on finally having a Lubitel 166+, a dream camera that has long been in my wishlist.2 7 Share Tweet
My Analogue Resolution for 2013: Keep The Analogue Fire Alivewritten by lakandula on 2013-01-17
After surviving the feared end of the world according to the Mayan calendar I am resolved to push further the envelope of my analogue creativity for the next 365 days.2 5 Share Tweet
Interview with lakandula; Seoul Kitchen Competition Winnerwritten by mainjune on 2012-01-22
You have followed the three stages of the competition, and now we are ready to introduce you to the winner of the 2nd stage, lakandula. "There is no better way to improve one's shots other than shooting and shooting (well, you have worry about the cost of film and developing). Discover your unique vision of the world around you. Follow your bliss. Embrace your fears and commit to learning from mistakes. Shoot as if you are preparing to capture your masterpiece shot. "1 3 Share Tweet


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Shraddha Kapoor, the daughter of Shakti Kapoor, is a famous Indian actress. She is one of the popular newbies of/in the B-town. She debuted in the movie Aashiqui 2, which was a grand success.
Whenever we talk about Shraddha Kapoor,flaunting her cute smile and pretty eyes, we think about fashion. And, it's not just plain fashion, it's airport style.
We get to see Shraddha traveling a lot, and while she is at the airport our paparazzi never leave a chance to snap her sexy airport looks. She rocks the airport looks, and looks gorgeous, too. She is often seen in denims while traveling, mostly rip and repair. Sometimes, she also likes to opt for maxi dresses. From the pictures, we also get to see her donning shoes almost everywhere. All these attires are highly fashionable, isn't it?
But wait, the secret of her sexy airport look is something else. Other than wearing jeans, tops, and maxi gowns while traveling, Shraddha Kapoor loves to don sunglasses and bags. Whoot! She looks hot! We do not know if she fetishes sunglasses and bags, but we adorn her looks. Whether she wears denims, tees, or gowns, she never fails to shade her eyes and carry an over-sized bag. Also, recently when she was on her way to Shillong for the shoot of her upcoming film Rock On 2, she sported a rock chick look. She added a bit of Bohemian feeling to the outfitwith a Bandana.
In whole, we love to love Shraddha Kapoor's adorning airport looks, what's your call on this?


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For the Red Sox, it's more of the same
TORONTO — Wednesday's 3-1 loss against the Toronto Blue Jays left the Sox at 1-5, one game better than they were after six games last year. The spring training goal of getting off to a good start has not been met.
The Red Sox were tied for first place by May 26 last season, so it's silly to issue any dire predictions. But here's the difference: Going back to September, the Red Sox have lost 25 of their last 33 games.
Right now, this is a franchise in disarray. But nobody is getting fired, or retiring, or fleeing to Chicago. It's up to the people who remained behind to figure this out.
"It's kind of hard to believe," Dustin Pedroia said. "But that's what it is."
The Red Sox have lost two one-run games and are playing more competitively than they were at this juncture last season. But that means little. The Sox are a team built to win, not try hard.
"You have stretches where you play six games and things don't go your way. Then you have stretches where you play six games and everything goes your way," manager Bobby Valentine said. "Six games is a ridiculously small sample size."
The offense was the problem Wednesday. The Sox had only three hits, all in the third inning. Toronto starter Ricky Romero retired 17 in a row after giving up a run in the third. The Sox were one swing away from taking the lead in the ninth before Sergio Santos slammed the door.
Jon Lester pitched well enough to win most days, giving up three runs on three hits. But as was the case in the season opener against Detroit ace Justin Verlander, the other guy was better.
"It's the nature of the beast when you go against guys like that. I got outpitched again, plain and simple," Lester said.
The Sox are off on Thursday and open at home on Friday against the Rays.
What kind of reception does their new manager expect?
"I think we have the greatest fans in the world," Valentine said. "We'll find out."


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There is something to be said for those who live with a chronic illness like fibromyalgia. We possess a great amount of strength within us. Even so, sometimes we need extra support, a place where we can hear from others and learn how they cope. There are plenty of benefits to fibromyalgia support groups, such as making new friends, sharing experiences, swapping stories and more.
Illness and Isolation
According to the Mayo Clinic, fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder primarily characterized by body-wide muscle pain. It is often accompanied by other symptoms, such as memory (sometimes coined "fibro fog" by patients), fatigue and mood issues.
On some days, it feels incredibly isolating to live with a chronic illness like fibromyalgia. There are times when I feel like I am completely alone in this battle. Being only 23 years old, I feel like I have been robbed of many of life's experiences ??? like college and a job. It's easy to blame the constant pain and unrelenting fatigue.
When I was first diagnosed at age 14, I felt incredibly down on myself. What was I going to do? Many friends shunned me, and my closest friends told me that I was just "making it up" and trying to avoid them. It hurt, but as much as I explained myself, I knew that I couldn't change their minds.
Waking up with pain every day can surely make anyone feel blue, and, as a teenager, this feeling was especially prominent. I was ready to give up until I discovered an online community.
Sign Up for Support!
The Internet is an invaluable tool for many things. This also includes virtual support groups for nearly every illness, disease and affliction.
Locating fibromyalgia support groups is easy. Many advocacy organizations include a directory of support groups by state.
There are many websites dedicated to fibromyalgia awareness, advocacy and support. A lot of them offer forums, chat rooms, radio shows, blog posts and so many other resources dedicated to helping those suffering with chronic illnesses live a happy and fulfilled life in spite of the pain. Some great websites that I found include the following:
Ask your friends, family and even your doctor if they know of any support groups that are in or around your area. Alternately, you can go to your favorite search engine and see what you find there.
Social media has taken the world by storm. Many organizations have set up fan pages on Facebook, and most have an official Twitter account, too. Some great places to start looking for support groups on a local level are the National Fibromyalgia Association's community page.
In addition to that, many hospitals usually offer in-person support groups. To find out if your local hospital offers one, try logging on to their website or giving them a call.
My Story
As someone living with a chronic illness, I created my very own support group.
In 2007, a few years after I was diagnosed, I was feeling very alone. I hadn't known of any support groups in my area. I got to the point where I was in bed every day, wishing and waiting for something to happen. The idea for my virtual fibromyalgia support group came to me when I was lying in bed one day.
In its humble beginnings, my group Fibro Fighterz began on the social networking website MySpace. Of course, due to the unpredictability of living with fibromyalgia, it has seen its share of ups and downs. But today we have grown to over 15,000 fans on our Facebook page and are adding more each day.
The website and the other pages that have spawned from it have given me a renewed sense of purpose in life. It has become a crusade for me to educate others about chronic illness and pain.
Don't be afraid to start your own, either! If you do not find one on your favorite website, become a pioneer and begin one yourself. You'll not only be helping yourself but so many others as well.
What Are the Benefits of a Support Group?
The benefits of attending fibromyalgia support groups, virtual or physical, are plentiful. You may find that you are presented with new and exciting opportunities and experiences that you would not have otherwise.
In addition, you can share your experience living with a chronic illness, how you treat it, tips and tricks that you have found useful and so much more. What you say may even help another person in the group. Who knows?
There are even "niche" groups: a music lover's fibromyalgia support group, for example, and a meet-up group for men and moms living with fibromyalgia.
If you are looking to find a new doctor, pharmacy or other health care professional, ask the members of your support group what the best choice is.
A support group is also a safe place to vent your frustrations about living with a chronic illness. Everyone there understands how you feel, and vice versa.
Remember, though, that before trying any new treatment or exercise regimen you should speak with your doctor or health care professional.
Hope, Compassion and Love
There is really nothing like being able to share your own experience and hear about others' experiences. By finding and attending fibromyalgia support groups, all this is possible. You can find hope, inspiration and so much more.
Whether you choose to create your own support group or to locate an existing one, my experience has shown that they are a step toward a healthy and positive life.


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By the end of the CrossFit Open you are where you belong, mostly
April 1, 2016
ou've read the story. I quit 81.5% through 16.5 because pain was too intense. Wisely I did not go back and try, so I took a no-score. Yes, I was thinking seriously about going back on Sunday, taking a couple Oxycontin to dull the pain, and work my way through it but reason prevailed. Yes, I was seriously considering it, and yes it would have been a serious dose. Not logical but honest.
Coulda, shoulda, woulda is always tough to bear though.
So I looked at the math. I take solace in math. I was sitting in the Top-20% in my age group after 16.4. I was in the Top-19.7% to be precise. My question, the obvious question, is where would I have been if I'd just finished 16.5 when I was almost done. After several breaks mid-WOD to try and alleviate the pain, I stopped 5 reps into the round of 9 thrusters at 18 minutes.
There wasn't that much left to do. Would it have taken me 2 minutes to finish? 4 minutes? 6 minutes?
If so, where would that have put me on the leaderboard? Luckily, the leaderboard can tell us exactly those answers.
Just take my points going into 16.5 which were 10,250 and from there figure out how many points one would get for finishing at the listed times: 20:00, 22:00, and 24:00. Sum it up and compare overall results to get an overall place.
Going into 16.5 I was at 80.3% overall (i.e. top-20%). Given any of the above scenarios I probably would have finished right about the same place. Maybe I would have been 1% higher. Maybe I would have been 1% lower. In the end, over the course of 4 weeks I was right where I should be and 16.5 wouldn't have changed that much.
To look at the other side of the question I also asked – what would I have needed to do to finish solidly higher? What about Top 15%?
As you can see, that was easy to calculate as well, and it was eye opening. I would have needed a 14:46 in order to bump up into the Top-15%.
And that was NOT going to happen.
I'm not happy with a no-score on 16.5, but now I can rest a bit easier knowing how things may have turned out. I entered 16.5 in the place I had earned, and I would have left 16.5 right in the same band.
How the CrossFit Open is Scored: Win, Place or Show
January 18, 2016
I did an article last year on how the CrossFit Open is scored, and it was surprisingly popular. It turns out that mathnerds immediately grok the Open, but we are only a small subset of the population. While I have tried to streamline this down to a single paragraph it just did not work. To make this most effective it will be in at least 3 parts.
This week, let's start with 3 terms: Score, Place, and Points
this is how many reps you do in a WOD, or your time.
It's an absolute number. It doesn't change, and it's all about you. Nobody else matters when it comes to Score.
Let's say the WOD is a 10 minute AMRAP of 30 double unders and 15 ground to overhead (i.e. 11.1 and 14.1). If you finish 6 rounds at 45 reps per round then your Score is 270. By 5pm Pacific Time on Monday you need to enter "270" on the games website.
Easy-peasy. You did 270 reps in 10 minutes, so your Score is 270.
Now we start comparing ourselves to other people.
Your Score is absolute. 270 reps is 270 reps is 270 reps.
However, your Place is relative to other people. To keep it simple let's compare only to the 100 other people in your box. Let's say your Score of 270 is the most in your box. That means you came in first place for this WOD. Alternately, if your Score of 270 is the least in your box then you came in 100th place.
What if your Score of 270 is neither the most nor the least? It's not quite linear, but remember that we are comparing ourselves to other people. That makes things a bit messy at times.
Suppose, in your box, 10 people Scored 271 reps on the WOD. That means you had the 11th best Score. There would be 10 people in First place with a score of 271, and you would be in 11th Place with your Score of 270.
Remember, this is your Place, and it is relative to the Scores of other people. NOTE: you must enter your Scores before 5pm PT Monday, but don't even look at your Place until Wednesday. Why? As more Scores hit the database the rankings change. It's really common to watch your Place drop by 10,000 or more on Tuesday or Wednesday.
But what if I Scale the WOD?
Complication #1 ….. if you scale, you will Place below every other person who did the WOD Rx. If you have the best Scaled score in your box, and 50 people did Rx, then you will be in 51st place.
One rep of Rx is Placed higher than 1,000 reps of Scaled. That's not a judgment. It's the way the Open is done.
The Points that you receive each week are based on your Place in the WOD.
First place is 1 point, 2nd place is 2 points, 50th place is 50 points, and 5,000th place is 5,000 points. For a lot of us, when looking at the overall rankings, 250,000th place is 250,000 points.
Let's take it back to basics. We are in the first Open WOD. You scored 270 reps which was good for 11th Place in your Box. That means you get 11 points for the WOD.
Anyone who did 271 reps, and tied for First place, got 1 point for the WOD. Sticking with our story, 10 people tied for first place, so 10 people receive 1 point.
Each week the Points accumulate. You take the Points you get for week 1 and add those to the Points you get for week 2 and then week 3 to get your combined total.
Your overall Place is the sum of your weekly Points.
Next time we will take a look at how Points are distributed, and what that means.
CrossFit Open Scoring Part 5 – What about people who drop out of the Open? How does that affect my score?
March 22, 2015
Follow-up to Part 4 of my series on how the CrossFit Open is scored. In Part 4 I think that I proved that each WOD is basically equivalent to every other WOD when it comes to your Overall Ranking.
Question 2 was, "Is it more important to do good in earlier WODs than the later ones because people drop out?"
To that I say, "Yes, absolutely yes."
First off, how does HQ rank dropouts in the Overall standings?
Once a person does not submit a score for a WOD they are no longer considered in the Overall rankings; however, their previous scores DO still count in point totals. Explanation: Dave does 15.1 and 15.2, but he does not submit a score for 15.3. His scores for 15.1 and 15.2 remain in effect. They are not deleted.
Dave receives a 0 for 15.3 and is no longer considered in the Overall Leaderboard.
Suppose Dave comes back and submits a score on 15.4. Can he do that? Yes. His score will be accepted. You can even sort by "Open Week 4" and see how Dave stacks up compared to his peer group, but Dave will receive 0 points for 15.4, and he will not be factored into the overall Leaderboard. i.e. He is out of the Open.
But how do Dave's earlier scores affect other people?
The best way I can think of to explain is to create a scenario.
Steve and Phil are mortal enemies in their box. Actually, they are buddies who love to compete against each other. Normally they are within 1 rep of each other on WODs. For 15.1 Steve recruits 1,000 people to compete. He also pays their entry fee. Don't worry, Steve was pre-IPO at Facebook, so he's loaded.
Phil hits 200 reps in 15.1. In their box they have a custom leaderboard. Steve gets 201 reps. He has 1 more rep than Phil. Normally this would put Steve one place ahead of Phil. Steve would get 100 points for 15.1, and Phil would get 101 points. (assuming there are 100 people in their box who did better than 201 reps…)
But Steve set it up to win. His 1,000 recruits also got 201 reps. Now Steve and his recruits each have 100 points, and Phil, one rep lower, receives 1,101 points. This is because 1,001 people tied in 100th place at 201 reps.
Then Steve's 1,000 recruits drop out of the Open and do not log a score for 15.2. Guess what? Their scores still count for 15.1, and Steve and Phil are still 1,001 points apart on the Leaderboard. Yep, Steve is clearly an asshole.
Why does this work? With every WOD it's the point differential that matters. Normally Steve and Phil are equal or 1 rep apart. If Phil beats Steve by 1 rep for 15.2, 15.3, and 15.4 then Phil will net 3 points in his life-or-death battle with Phil. That is 1 point for each WOD that he beats Steve. In his chase to beat Steve, Phil will end the Open 998 points behind Steve. Phil's ploy worked as he created an insurmountable lead with his minions.
How does this affect you? Clearly the example above is crazy, but it's illustrative. There is normally a 10%-15% weekly dropout rate. People who were ahead of you in 15.1 or 15.2 and dropped out still count against your total point count.
If HQ removed these people entirely from the Leaderboard your 15.1 and 15.2 scores would improve possibly by up to 5%. In Steve and Phil's case, after the minions drop out Phil would get 1,000 points back and once again be neck-and-neck with Phil. People who perform better in earlier WODs benefit from having a padding of dropouts between them and other people who are lower down on the Leaderboard.
Let's make this applicable to a mid-pack athlete. If 10,000 people drop out of the Open every week, and generally speaking, 50% of them are above you on the Leaderboard would this impact your Overall standing? People on the higher end of the Leaderboard will see less impact. People on the lower end of the Leaderboard will see a larger impact.
Should HQ zero out an athlete's earlier placement when they drop out of the Open?
Yes, I think they should. Keeping scores from early WODs inflates the importance of the earlier WODs and makes it tougher to march up the Leaderboard. As I mentioned in Part 4 of this series for people who continue to post scores each WOD has about the same level of importance. However, there is an influence from people who drop out of the Open.
That said, I will add that I think it's great that HQ allows you to enter scores even after you dropout. You can see where you would have placed if you had continuous scores.
CrossFit Open Scoring Part 4: Does 15.1 Count More than 15.4 because of… ???
March 22, 2015
I received a great question, "Do the earlier Open WODs have more of an impact on your standing than the later WODs?" I really struggled to make a cogent argument here because the answer that I figured out runs counter to my assumptions.
For my other explanations on CrossFit Open Scoring you can look here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
There was also a second part, "If someone drops out of the Open how does that affect my current ranking?" which I will address later.
Usual disclaimer – I don't work for HQ. I have no relationship with HQ other than that I paid my $20 and entered the Open and I live closer to HQ than most people in the Open. My answers are based on looking at the math of the Leaderboard.
Let's start with Question 1 – do different WODs count for more or less for a person's ranking in the Open?
Mathematically speaking all of the WODs count the same for your final ranking. For each WOD:
- the winner gets 1 point
- the person who finishes in 1,000th place gets 1,000 points
- the person who finished in 100,000th place gets 100,000 points
OK. That's a simple answer, "All WODs count equally." We're done here.
It is true that each WOD (15.1, 15.1A, 15.2, etc) count equally, but it is actually a bit more complicated than that. My gut reaction was that the early WODs had a larger impact on Overall ranking because of the decay in participation over the course of the Open.
In total, about 150,000 men registered for the Open. About 130,000 submitted scores for 15.1 and 15.1A. If you do not submit a score for a given WOD you are no longer counted in the Overall rankings. About 115,000 Men submitted scores for 15.2. For 15.3 the total number of active participants dropped to almost 96,000. That's almost a 25% drop in participation from Open Week 1 to Open Week 3. My gut told me that fewer participants meant there would be fewer people tied at certain scores.
Let's look at my score in 15.1 where I had 115 reps. Toes-to-bar, why didst thou depart me?
that 115 reps ranked me in 72,990th place overall. One more rep (116 reps) would have bumped me up to 70,682nd place – a point differential of 2,308. One fewer rep would have dropped me in the standings down to 75,269th place – a point differential of 2,279 points.
15.1 (AMRAP, total time)
116 reps place: 70,682
115 reps place: 72,990 (+2,308 points)
114 reps place: 75,269 (+2,279 points)
My initial reaction to the question was simple – fewer participants means fewer people submitting tie scores therefore lower point differentials. Then I took a look at 15.3 and saw that my initial reaction may not be correct. Somehow I found that mythical beast called "muscle up" and was able to complete one round in 15.3 for 157 points.
But there was a BIG difference between 15.1 and 15.3 – besides the muscle ups. In 15.3 there was a tiebreak (the elapsed time when you completed the round). In 15.1 there was no tiebreak, so everyone who got 115 reps received the exact same score. In 15.3 there was a gradation of scores for everyone who got 157 reps. If you look at the Leaderboard a little closer and ignore the tie-break the point spreads for "1 rep more" and "1 rep less" are almost the same as in 15.1.
15.3 (AMRAP, with time based tie-break)
158 reps starts at: 53,005
157 reps starts at: 54,575 (+1,570 points)
156 reps starts at: 57,264 (+2,689 points)
One rep more in 15.1 was worth 2,308 spots on the Leaderboard.
One rep more in 15.3 was worth 1,570 spots on the Leaderboard – for me.
One rep less in 15.1 was worth 2,279 spots on the leaderboard.
One rep less in 15.3 was worth 2,689 spots on the Leaderboard – for me.
I'd call that almost equal, so what is going on?
Since my personal scores are not indicative of the whole, I looked at this for a few people (10 total), but I don't have either the data or the time required for a truly exhaustive analysis.
Here's my story – we are not dealing with a simple system.
If this were a 100 question test that 150,000 people took we would see a normal distribution. But what we are dealing with is a semi-continuous system. In the Open there are clear breaking points. In 15.3 for example that break point was 157. i.e. 1 full round. In 15.1 there were three break points – at 15, 10 and 5. Sure, people score all over the place, but there will be some groupings due to human nature.
Another thing that changes is how HQ scores the WODs. If 15.1 had a tie-break there would not be the large groupings of points that we see clustered around certain scores. 15.3 is a great example of that. There were 2,689 men who tied, based on reps, at 157. Because of the tiebreak (time to finish complete round) there was a distribution of scores instead of 2,689 of people grouped up at one score.
Simple answer – each WOD does count equally, but there are factors that can affect your ranking. Tie-breaks are one of those factors. Your buddy who did one less rep than you in 15.1 was 2,000+ points behind you on the leaderboard. If the same buddy tied you on 15.3 he may actually be in better shape on the leaderboard depending on your tiebreak time. If he scored 1 less rep than you in 15.3 then he is probably 2,000+ points behind you for 15.3 just like he was in 15.1.
I'm a bit surprised, but it looks like 15.1 does not receiver a heavier weighting due to having more people compete and log scores.
Of course this will vary depending on your personal scores in each WOD, but it holds pretty much true. How HQ scores each WOD has more of an impact than which WOD it is.
I will say it again – this is not exhaustive. I checked scores for 10 people and found similar phenomena between 15.1 and 15.3. For some people the scores varied slightly more for 15.3 than for 15.1, and for others the scores for 15.1 varied more than for 15.3.
If you have other data that contradicts my information please share it.
Check back in a day or two for the answer to, "If someone drops out of the Open how does that affect my current ranking?"
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CrossFit Open Scoring Part 3 – Do Scaled WODs affect the Masters Qualifier?
March 17, 2015
Update, March 19th: Athletes in all Masters categories who choose to perform the scaled version of Workout 15.4, or previously chose to scale Workout 15.3, will still be eligible to advance to the Masters Qualifier. They will be ranked below all athletes who performed the Rx'd versions, but will not be ineligible for the next stage of competition.
Short answer – Scaled WODs do not affect the Masters Qualifier because you have to Rx all WODs and finish in the Top 200 Worldwide of your age group in order to advance.
But here's the longer answer that I wrote up before that confirmation was available.
In Part 1 we covered how the Open is scored.
In Part 2 we covered how scores from Scaled WODs are calculated for the Overall Leaderboard.
For this edition, Part 3, let's look at how (if) Scaled WODs affects the Master's Qualifier (MQ).
The rules on games.crossfit.com are pretty clear on the Master's Qualifier. The top 200 finisher's in each age group will be invited to perform 4 additional WODs starting on April 23rd for the purpose of determining the Top 20 who go to the Games.
So that gives us 2 phases that are really important to people. Getting into the Masters Qualifier and then getting from there to the Games. Let's face it, only about the Top 40 in each Age Group have a shot at getting to the Games. That said, I, and man other people, would be hellaciously stoked just to make it to the Top 200. Most folks would love to make into the Masters Qualifier and get to those additional 4 WODs. Seeing as how I'm sitting just south of 2,000th place, it's not really an issue for me…. this year (gotta have goals).
But enough about me. Each athlete in the Masters Qualifier will have 5 scores for Games selection. They have a score based on their finishing position in the Open and a score for each MQ WOD.
So where is the confusion?
What happens if a Masters athlete does 1 or more Scaled WODs in the Open and still finishes in the Top 200 of their age group?
The rulebook is very clear on this:
"Section 9.d.: Athletes who select a scaled workout in the Open will not be eligible for advancement to the next stage of the competition as Individual competitors."
But what if an athlete places very high in their Masters age-group and Scales only one WOD? For example, what if an athlete ranks 35th Overall, and their only Scale was due to the muscle ups in 15.3 but they kicked ass in the other WODs?
More importantly, is this a useless hypothetical question that math nerds like to argue but doesn't really impact a single person?
Good news and bad news.
It's a real question that does impact some people. If you are Male it is unlikely to affect you. If you are Male and aged 40-44 it definitely does NOT affect you. There are already 1,400 people who have Rx'd every WOD and will likely Rx the next 2 WODs.
If you are Female and looking at a slot in the Top 200 then it probably does affect you.
I scanned through the Leaderboard (Overall) to find out where the first person with a Scaled WOD score appears in the Overall rankings. This chart shows their Overall position (all WODs not just 15.3). In Women 45-49, a person with a Scaled WOD (15.3) is in 35th place Overall.
Note: This is as of Tuesday afternoon. There is still time for Affiliates to validate more scores. Though this 35th place will change it is not likely to fall below 200th place.
What does this mean for the Masters Qualifier?
Will people with Scaled scores be allowed to advance?
I don't know.
Update: from HQ "In order to advance to the Masters Qualifier you must submit a valid Rx score for all of the Open workouts and place in the top 200 overall of your division. Submitting a Scaled score or not submitting a score at all will disqualify you from the Masters Qualifier. Let me know if you have any further questions and good luck!"
I know that the rules are very clear. The answer is they "will not be eligible for advancement." That said, there are 2 weeks left in the Open. That is 2 opportunities for The Dave Castro to throw some shakeups into the CrossFit World. Maybe there will be another special WOD that requires a critical movement like muscle-ups that puts more people into the Scaled WOD and knocks them out of the Top 200.
A person in the CF Masters FaceBook group emailed HQ and asked about what will happen if someone has a Scaled WOD and finishes in the Top 200 of their Masters Age Group – HQ replied to her email with "we will evaluate after the Open."
If you are currently in 201st place and have done all WODs Rx that may mean you have hope that HQ will remove anyone who Scaled and advance the Top 200 who Rx'd.
If you are currently in the Top 200 and you did a Scaled WOD that may mean you have hope that HQ will keep you in the mix. But I wouldn't count on it especially given that Sam Briggs didn't even make it to the Games last year.
However, it is their competition, and they have the right to adapt the rules if they find it necessary to do so. That's not a complaint. I think HQ does a great job. It's just a statement.
As always – on the one hand it sucks to get old. On the other hand, at least us silverbacks have Age Groups to compare ourselves to. If you are 32 years old you get to compare your scores to….some dude named Rich Froning…. Good luck with that.
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I have 1 goal for Open WOD 15.2….
March 5, 2015
that goal is …
……to get an answer to one of life's MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS!!!!
"If someone Scaled 15.1 and Rx's 15.2 how will their Overall score be calculated?
don't tell me you aren't thinking about it too.
Why do I LOVE the CrossFit Open? It's probably the math
March 2, 2015
It should come as no surprise that I really enjoy the CrossFit Open. It's cheap, it's accessible, it gives me a competitive outlet, and it's got a ton of cool math for analysis…
Some of it's real math – like analyzing what it took to qualify as a Masters Athlete in 2014.
Some of it is less meaningful like how each of my WODs ranked, in terms of percentile, against my age-group, within my region based not only on how many people registered for the Open in NorCal 45-49, but also based on how many submitted scores for each WOD. i.e. a "per WOD" tracker in addition to calculating my place based on how many total people registered in the first place. Here's a sample of what my tracking spreadsheet looks like.
I love, love, love looking at the results for each workout and how my results varied over time. It was interesting to see my overall position creep slowly upward every week though there were specific WODs where I did not perform well compared to my peers.
Hello 14.5 – in case you were wondering….
Because the Leaderboard allows you to look at so many variables, it's really fun to grab the data and spin it any way you like.
Did any of this change my training?
Well, yes. After the 2014 Open I looked at how I stacked up, and it was clear that I had a good engine, but I lacked overall strength. To fix that I did a squat cycle. It would have paid off, but the labrum in my right hip chose a point mid-cycle to finally give out. That led to a few months of medical exploration and finally hip surgery. That sucked, but the numbers were quite clear on what I need to work on.
Have some fun with it. Check out the leaderboard. Don't just look at how you rank compared to the elite. Look at how you rank compared to the people around you – the people in your box – or the people you'd see if you did a local competition.
Want a copy of the spreadsheet so you can do your own tracking? Send me an email or post a comment, and I'll get it to you.
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CrossFit Open Scoring – Demystified…. or maybe presented in a completely confusing manner.
February 28, 2015
Lot of discussion about " how is the CrossFit Open scored " and how the rankings are done. Here's an attempt to explain.
First off – don't put any serious thought into your scores and ranking until Tuesday or Wednesday. Scores are due by 5pm Pacific time, and then the affiliate has time to validate. Thus many scores "appear" Tuesday throughout the day. Until all of the scores are in things will be tremendously in flux. Look at the Leaderboard all you want, but be prepared to find that things change often until scores are finalized.
There are two terms that are applicable: Score and Place.
"Score" is an absolute number. It's how many reps you got on 15.1 or the max weight you Clean and Jerked on 15.1A. Your Score does not change.
"Place" is a relative number, and it can change. If you did the most reps on 15.1 then you are in 1st "place." If you did the 2nd most reps on 15.1 then you are in 2nd "place." Your Place changes frequently until all of the Scores have been posted.
Looking only at 15.1, let's say you are a 45-49 year old male and got a score of 115 reps 15.1. At the time of this writing that would put you in in 669th place for the age group. Anyone else who scored 115 reps would also be in 669th place.
If you scored 114 reps, one less than 115, would you be one back in 670th place? No. You would be in 715th place. Because 46 other people also scored 115 reps. Because 46 people tied at 115 reps that means that 46 people were in 669th place.
669 + 46 = 715, so that one rep cost you 46 points in 15.1.
Oh yeah. Points.
Points are equal to your place in the WOD. If you finish in 1st place you get 1 point.
If you did 115 reps and finished in 669th place you get 669 Points.
So if you did 114 reps (just one less than your buddy) you are in 715th Place. This is where the big point spreads come in. It's really easy to see situations where 200 people have the same score, so a person with one less rep will see a 200 point differential for the WOD.
If you look at the leaderboard and sort by "Open Week 1" you will see a Score and a Place in the "Workout 01" column. It will read "669 (115)" which means you are in 669th place, and your score was 115.
OK, that was for an individual WOD.
How is the score calculated for Overall place?
For this we use your Points (or per WOD Place).
For 15.1 you scored 115 reps, and your Place was 669. So you have 669 points. Then we look at your Place for 15.1A. The current leader in 15.1A lifted 295#'s in 15.1A. His "score" is 295, and his Place is 1. We combine his points for 15.1, 669 points, with his points for 15.1A, 1 point.
669 + 1 = 670. His "Overall" points were 670.
Take that 670 and compare it to everyone else's Overall points put him in 259th Place Overall. Look on the far left column of the Leaderboard, and you would see that numbers like "259 (670)" – where 259 is his overall place, and 670 is his running total of points.
So, for each specific WOD, your Score determines your Place, and your Place determines your Points.
It may seem odd that a person will do less reps than you in a WOD and then lift only a little bit heavier and be many places ahead of you overall. That's because the Points and Placing can swing greatly depending on where you Place.
In the end it's all about adding your Place for each WOD. If a bunch of people have tie scores, there can be huge gaps in your points and big swings in the Leaderboard.
Wondering how you might place in the Open? Here's how the 2014 Master's Qualifier played out.
If you are looking for reasons to DO to the Open – here are 10 Reasons to do the Open that I posted previously.
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Early inactives led by Kyle Williams, Sean Lee
A couple of underrated defensive names lead the list of inactives for Sunday's early games. Buffalo's Kyle Williams, one of the best defensive linemen in the game, will be out for the Bills against the Jets, putting more on the shoulders of excellent rookie Marcell Dareus.
And in Dallas, speed linebacker Sean Lee will be out against the Seahawks. Seattle may not have the run game to take advantage of that absence -- and the Seahawks will be loading up to keep Tarvaris Jackson safe from DeMarcus Ware — but it's worth remembering that Dallas' defense fell apart when Lee suffered a wrist injury against the Eagles last week and the middle was manned by the more experienced but slower Keith Brooking and Bradie James.
As always, thanks to Brian McIntyre at Mac's Football Blog for the quick work!
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
NY Jets: QB Kevin O'Connell, RB Bilal Powell, WR Eron Riley, TE Shawn Nelson, DT Kenrick Ellis, DT Mike DeVito, CB Isaiah Trufant
Buffalo: T Demetrius Bell, T Sam Young, DT Kyle Williams, LB Chris Kelsay, CB Terrence Wheatley, CB Aaron Williams, CB Reggie Corner
Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys
Seattle: QB Josh Portis, WR Kris Durham, TE Cameron Morrah, T Jarriel King, DT Al Woods, CB Ron Parker, S Jeron Johnson
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Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans
Cleveland: QB Thaddeus Lewis, RB Montario Hardesty, RB Peyton Hillis, C/G Steve Vallos, DE Auston English, CB Dimitri Patterson, S Ray Ventrone
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Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts
Atlanta: RB Antone Smith, T Sam Baker, C Brett Romberg, DT Carlton Powell, DE Cliff Matthews, LB Spencer Adkins, CB Darrin Walls
Indianapolis: QB Peyton Manning, WR Blair White, T Joe Reitz, G Seth Olsen, DT Drake Nevis, CB Terrence Johnson, CB Prince Miller
Miami Dolphins at Kansas City Chiefs
Miami: RB Steve Slaton, TE Will Yeatman, T Will Barker, G John Jerry, DE Phillip Merling, LB Ikaika Alama-Francis, CB Vontae Davis
Kansas City: QB Ricky Stanzi, WR Jerheme Urban, T Steve Maneri, DT Jerrell Powe, DE Brandon Bair, CB Javier Arenas, S Jon McGraw
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay: WR Sammie Stroughter, T James Lee, G Jeremy Zuttah, DT Frank Okam, DE Tim Crowder, LB Zac Diles, CB Myron Lewis
New Orleans: RB Mark Ingram, FB Korey Hall, WR Adrian Arrington, T Ray Willis, DE Jeff Charleston, LB Jonathan Vilma, CB Johnny Patrick
San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins
San Francisco: QB Scott Tolzien, FB Moran Norris, WR Brett Swain, OL Michael Person, OL Daniel Kilgore, DE Ray McDonald, CB Shawntae Spencer
Washington: RB Tashard Choice, WR Santana Moss, WR Donte Stallworth, OL Willie Smith, DL Darrion Scott, LB Markus White, S Oshiomogho Atogwe


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Firing up India
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History of Nando's in India
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Hey this is snipescopeful and this is my first ever mobafire build. Tryndamere isn't my best champ nor is he one i have a lot of experience as. This build easily focuses on damage and being that champ that the whole team is afraid to see show up in the lanes. NOTE; YOU SHOULD KEEP BESERKERS GREAVES INSTEAD OF A DORANS BLADE, i just have no idea on how to fix it.
Not much on the runes for any reason feel free to change it more to a personal liking and your own style.
I put so many points into attack because it helps you get the early damage to get kills as well as helps you become an even bigger steam roller.
these ITems are obviously very spendy so you should try to rack up gold early on, if your not getting fed then try to farm as much as possible obviously. early game i like to build up the attack speed needed to decimate people in the mid game, and right after the zeal you can build black cleaver or inf edge based off what you can afford. I like getting more attack speed and damage because its a nice item to transfer from speed into damage. late game i like getting warmog armor because it give so much survivablity paired with your R. Ill alos build trinity force after my inf edge sometimes based of money aswell
Skill Sequence
for the skills i prefer getting my E levels as well as some of my Q for those heals after and during close fights. your w is fine being somewhat lower because for my purpose it mostly to stop people from escaping, and making sure you get your kill.
Summoner Spells
Now summoners spells, you may ask "why no flash?" and the answer is simple, your E can be subbed for a low CD Flash if needed. and ignite is just another thing i like for securing those kills you arn't so sure about, especially early game.
and in a short summary, this is not my main champ nor is he my best, as stated earlier, but i find its a very great and strong build. if used properly Tryndamere becomes a horrid powerhouse of death and steamrolling for the triples and quadras. thank you for your time and i hope you all enjoy this build!