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05-04-2009 12:21
Dear Friend,
Please check our previous posts in this section for your Nokia E51 Sip settings.
Free call sip server is sip.voiparound.com
Action voip - sip.actionvoip.com.
05-04-2009 12:25
Hello friends,
I recently got a E51 from a friend and i am trying to configure VOIP using the built-in SIP client. I followed the post in this forum and tried all the different combinations of settings but it just diesnt connect.
I use Callcentric to connect and it doesnt work. I also tried Nymgo that too doesnt work. After configuring the SIP details, I configure the profile in Menu->Tools->Settings->Connection->Internet tel. and then in Menu->Connectivity->Internet tel. i try to use that profile but then it gives me error "unable to connect to the connection network".
The same ITSP settings above works on a PC and a Linksys PAP that is connected to the same Wifi network. So it cant be a ISP problem. My phone has firmware of
Nokia E51 (08.1)
Any help from previous experience in finding out why this happens will be much appreciated. I bought this phone particularly for this reason to use VOIP.
06-04-2009 6:19
Dear Afthar,
I have done correct sip settings for Freecall and Action voip. But it is showing reg. both Reg. Failed. Then When I go to Internet Telephone its showing action voip only...According to me....I have done correct sip settings.
My Settings As follows:
For the impatient ones here are the settings right away:
Phone -> Settings -> Connection -> SIP settings
Password: XXXXX
This is my Settings for action voip and I added another profile for freecall my user name and password same but i change only proxy server and regs, server address: sip.voiparound.com. but both showing reg.failed
When Can I register for both?....How can I increase my Wlan Speed?. I am expecting your reply soon...
08-04-2009 14:34
Dear My friend,
Last Week I bought New nokia n 51.. I tried many times sip settings for Freecall and Action voip.... Still I couldnt registered...
My Sip settings shows your Regs..Failed....
I tried some other voip supporting softwares for make a sip call....But Talkonaut only is supported....Others Nimbuzz and Frings is not supporting ....Octrotalk free trail also expired....
According to my knowledge ..I have done correct sip settings......But I Couldnt......
I am only believe you....Please help me for this issue.... I want to make a call via sip settings.... I am expecting your possible results very sonn...one more thing I am From Sharjah (UAE)
10-04-2009 12:19
Dear Friend,
I think your settings are correct.
Realm server will be actionvoip.com
But maY BE YOUR TELECOM PROVIDERS (Du or Etisalat) preventing the registration.
Some of the middle east areas not getting registered through E51 and other SIP phones.
Please check with any friends that they can possible to make calls through this.
Have you tried with Fring. it is so easy to setup and you can make call through it with Actionvoip account.
go to www.fring.com and download latest dialler for your E51.
best regards
20-04-2009 13:24
On my company I have to walk around with my cellphone and my portable company phone. The last one is an VoIP phone on a local pbx system.
Now I think its possible to do the calls for the job on the VoIP system here with my Nokia E51.
I tryed different settings from these topic but I dont have a provider. I want to use the company server.
Do I use an IP (192.168.x.x) or a local domain adres (companyname.local) in the server settings?
somebody an idea how to solve this?
21-04-2009 9:26
Please explain your question.
Canyou access the WLan and web services?
Do you mean by a voip service provider?
Please explain ?
21-04-2009 9:30
Dear faizal,
Please try to change your Registrar server address settings as sip.voipbuster.com and it will work for Actionvoip and Smartvoip.
Please try and let us know?
I came to hear that in UAE Voip services are banned by Telecoms, In this case we can't do any thing.
Best Rgds
21-04-2009 12:37
I can access the local WLan here and go to internet. I don't know what to set in the registrar server adress. The settings in this topic are sip.voipdiscount.com where I have to replace voipdiscount by my VoIP provider. I think the VoIP provider gives me an account to make calls over internet when u are somewhere on the net. but I want to use these only when I am on the Wlan of the company so I don't need a VoIP provider...
Here on the company we use a Innovaphone telephone server for VoIP phones.
its also possible to access our phones on a portable pc with WLan.
there are some possebilities; The IP of the pbx server (192.168.2.5)
the IP of the local domain server here (192.168.2.10)
or the name (companyname.local)
21-04-2009 16:49
dear kuku
you are right. voip providers gives you an account to make calls over internet. There are many voip providers. You can go to their website such as freecall.com, smartvoip.com, actionvoip.com and so on. You need to create an account with them online through these websites. (check which provider provides cheaper calls in your area from the website). once you create an account either you can buy form thier site either logging into your account online or from the resellers in your area. These resellers sell credits of these voip provides at some premium normally. Once your account is credited with the required amount you can make calls from your sip phone by changing the sttings accordingly. remember to change the voip providers to your concerned voip provider as mentioned by others in the earlier posts. You can also make calls from your PC by dowloading the software from the website of these voip providers and installing in your pc. once installed you can login using your id and login.
21-04-2009 19:30
jalmahd, thanks for your explanation, but I m afraid this is not realy what I want.
The system i want is complete local. I will try to explain how the company telephone system works.
We have a building with a file and mail server. the server is connected with a hub to provide the internetconnectons to al the different rooms and desks in the building.
There is also a pbx telephone server connected to the internet and the hub. al the phones in the building are connected to the hub (wifi and lan)
so the software and the connection to the world wide web is in the telephone server (pbx) all the other phones are connected to the telephone server in the building.
I can also make calls with my portable computer. there i have to set a sip username, paswoord and the ip adress of the telephone server.
and now I want to use my e51 as an intern telephone. and onley wben I am connected to the local wifi at work. not from outside the local network.
23-04-2009 10:26
Dear Friend,
I understood that you are using your Laptop to make voip calls with using your copmany Voip settings.
And you want to use the same settings on your E51. isnt it?
There is some diffrence between voip providers settings and VPN settings.
Your company is using a special Voip software and you dont know its complete settings.
First you try with Install FRING from www.fring.com as it is simple to use.
It need only username, password and proxy server address or sip address.
I think these 3 settings You have already.
If this work well, you can try to complete the SIP settings for Nokia E51.
This need a registrar address, Port number, etc... which you have to obtain from your server administrator.
All the best..
24-04-2009 13:57
I ve installed Fring, he ask for a proxy server adres. I tryed the IP of te telephone server and the ip of the server here.
I'm affraid i have to log in to the domain, when I use my laptop for making calls then i am logged in on the company domain. so i guess i heve to do it when i use my E51.
30-04-2009 11:11
When I use my laptop, i am at the company domain, so i have to set only this in a softphone app.
username: 123
pasword: 456
proxy server: 192.168.2.234
I tryed to use my laptop on the company wifi bot not at the domain and it also works.
but when I use these settings in fring, "could not login to sip, please re-enter your user ID and pasword"
also tryed firstname.lastname@example.com ....
30-04-2009 11:50
Dear Kuku,
Please note that the proxy address you entered is not correct.
You entered is company's internal ip address.
Please contact your server administrator for your correct proxy address.
best regards
30-04-2009 20:26
Hi I want to buy this E51 phone to be able to call voip over wlan. Did anyone try this or is this issues is resolved?
04-05-2009 8:25
I know ist an internal IP adress, I also want to use the sip service when I am in the network on wifi. not when i am on gprs or at home...
when I use the laptop als sip phone then i use 192.168.x.x as proxy adress.
we have an external company as server adminisitrator so we have to pay them when they work for us. so its difficult to ask.
05-05-2009 12:19
Hi Milksonx,
Voip over WLan is the main feature of E51.
I am using the voip services for Smartvoip and Actionvoip from my E51.
It is according to the country where the proxy servers are not blocked by Telecom Regulatory Board.
For example some voip services like Free call is blocked some of the Middle East Countries.
Please look on our previous posts for configuration of a voip service with E51.
best regards
07-05-2009 22:17 - edited 07-05-2009 22:18
I am also looking for the exact configuration for Nokia E51 and Actionvoip. Could you please help me? I have been using their Voiparound before this. I already have the working profiles with Voiparound. WLAN is working fine.This my Voiparound settings which is working. Please, someone tell me what to change to make it work with Actionvoip. Please reply if you know the exact configuration. I have tried all possibilities from this site.
Phone -> Settings -> Connection -> SIP settings
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Community Counseling and Correctional Services, also known as C.C.C.S, in Butte will be the new primary provider of the county's chemical dependency program, and now a new facility is moving into the Mining City.
Community Counseling and Correctional Services in Butte hosts a variety of services.
The non-profit organization provides treatment to drug and alcohol users.
It is in charge of the pre-release facility in Butte, and it even holds and treats juveniles with criminal records.
Now, C.C.C.S. will add another service to the list.
"We took over the local chemical dependency services," said Mike Thatcher, an administrator with C.C.C.S. "We will be interviewing existing employees tomorrow. I think what's important is these are needed services in southwest Montana. That's why we elected to bid on providing that service. Last year they provided services for roughly 400 adolescents and adults."
Starting in June, C.C.C.S will be the primary funder for the chemical dependency service, originally provided by the county at the community health center, but a budget study found the county was losing money by funding those services.
With C.C.C.S stepping up, patients will see an increase in treatment.
"More exciting is we hope to expand and enhance those programs and services and offer a more broader menu of services," Thatcher said.
Along with taking over the community chemical dependency program, C.C.C.S is instrumental in the construction of a state chemical dependency facility in Butte.
A project that could have gone anywhere in Montana.
"In lieu of us getting involved in our community leadership to build that facility, there was a strong likelihood it would have been relocated somewhere else in the state," Thatcher said. "The tragedy would have been the loss of jobs."
Thatcher says Butte could have lost 57 high paying jobs if the facility was moved somewhere else, a facility that will soon house 32 beds and a three building campus.
C.C.C.S will take over the county's chemical dependency program in June.
Construction of the new state drug treatment center is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

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The Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 is a pocket sized digital camera. If its megapixels you are after then you will be impressed by the fact the Exilim EX-Z1000 is a ten megapixel model. On top of this it offers all the standard features you would expect this type of camera to offer. It is fairly straightforward and with its metal body it is a well made point and shoot digital camera. It could appeal to anyone looking for a pocket sized camera, but the extra megapixels are likely to be a big draw to many. The camera also offers anti shake.
Main Features
LCD Screen:
2.8 inches
92 x 58.4 x 22.4mm
HD Movies:
Manual Controls:
Memory Cards:
Lithium-ion Rechargeable
Image Quality
On the whole I was impressed by the quality of the photos I was able to take with the Exilim EX-Z1000. Running through the images starting with the outdoors scenic type shots I can see that the colours are strong and the images are also sharply focused. One downside is that some of the blues appear to have more than a hint of purple.
Using the first shot as an example the bricks and tiles on the roof of the building in the centre of the picture are in sharp focus. As you move away from the centre of the photo focusing levels are retained to a high degree. The sky and green foliage highlight the vivid colours the Exilim EX-Z1000 is capable of producing. As far as the purple tinting goes evidence of this can be seen in the colour of the dark blue boat. The camera copes with the glare of the sun well and is able to bring out plenty of detail in the lighter areas of each shot such as the boats themselves.
The second outdoor photo shows that when the zoom is not in use the Exilim EX-Z1000 finds focusing harder. This is something that can catch digital cameras out. At full zoom in outdoor photo three focusing is back on course. One other point worth making is that there are signs of purple fringing. Purple fringing is the addition of a thin purple line at the edge of an object. This is noticeable around the edges of one of the geese in the second outdoor shot and on the edge of a boat in outdoor shot three. It is rare to see this in a digital camera with only a three times optical zoom lens.
Looking at the outdoor portrait the colours are stronger than I am use to seeing. I quite like this effect as it adds extra warmth to the shot in my opinion. It also adds some life to the shot. Others may feel this is overdone.
The indoor portrait is a big success. The image is sharply focusing and the camera handles red eye far better than the majority of digital cameras I have tested. Likewise the indoor shot of beer bottles taken in more or less complete darkness is also well focused and quite bright considering the conditions.
The macro shot is about average in terms of sharpness and brightness. Again there is a hint of added purple in places.
In my test for higher ISO ratings I am used to seeing a level of deterioration in picture quality. With this camera it is very noticeable and one of the poorer efforts I have seen.
Shutter Lag and Recycling Times
I was able take a single photo in 0.37 seconds and five photos in 11.17 seconds. The time taken for a single photo is slightly above average. The time take for five photos is average.
I always run the test a number of times to make sure there are no freak results. The Exilim EX-Z1000 did seem to be more than a little inconsistent. The fastest time I managed to clock was 0.27 seconds and the slowest 1.71 seconds. There was also a mixture of other times. It is difficult to explain exactly why this is, but it could suggest the camera can find it difficult to focus quickly from time to time.
You can compare this camera to other models by taking a look at the Shutter Lag Comparison Table.
The three times optical zoom lens has a focal length equivalent to 38 to 114mm in 35mm format. This is supported by 4x digital zoom. The lens aperture works in a range of F2.8 Wide to F5.4 Tele.
For composing images there is a large 2.8" LCD screen. The screen has a number of options allowing you to tailor it to your own requirements. This includes changing the information displayed and increasing brightness levels. The screen is made up of around 230,400 pixels.
The built in flash unit has a maximum range of 3.6m. This falls to around 1.9m when the zoom lens is in use. The flash modes available are Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, High Power Flash, Soft Flash, Red Eye Reduction.
The Exilim EX-Z1000 offers one of the widest selections of scene modes available. The scenes are portrait, scenery, portrait with scenery, children, sports, candlelight portrait, party, pet, flower, natural green, autumn leaves, soft flowing water, splashing water, sundown, night scene, night scene portrait, fireworks, food, text, collection, auction, backlight, anti shake, high sensitivity, pastel, illustration, cross, monochrome, retro, twilight, id photo, old photo, business cards/documents and white board. In case this is not enough you can also create your own scenes. When you use a scene mode the camera understands the type of photo you are about to take. It can then use what it considers to be the optimum settings for the shot.
Other useful features include colour filters (black and white, sepia, red, green, blue, yellow, pink and purple) and controls for sharpness, contrast and saturation. A histogram is available too.
For when you would like to appear in the shot there is a self timer. The timer can be set to either a two or ten second delay. You can also make a selection where the camera fires off three quick shots at the end of a ten second delay.
Three different aspect ratios are on offer. These are the normal 4:3, plus 3:2 and 16:9. An aspect ratio of 3:2 means that the photo will fit perfectly on a 6 x 4" print and the image will not need to be trimmed at all to fit the paper. 16:9 is ideal for shots you plan to view on a wide screen television.
Focusing options include auto focus (selectable between spot, 9 point multi), infinity mode and manual focus. For close up shots the Exilim EX-Z1000 can focus from 6cm away in macro mode.
There are a number of more advanced features you can use to influence the way a photo will look. These include exposure metering (Multi-pattern, centre weighted, spot), exposure compensation (-2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)) and white balance (overcast, daylight, shade, tungsten, day white fluorescent, daylight fluorescent and manual). ISO sensitivity can be set to auto, 50, 100, 200 and 400. In anti shake mode this can be increased to ISO 800. With high sensitivity Best Shot mode this goes up even further to ISO 3200.
Shutter speeds are set automatically by the camera. They work in a range between ½ second to 1/2000 seconds. In night mode the camera can use a shutter speed of up to four seconds.
Four types of continuous shooting are available. The first allows you to take photos until the memory card is full. The next takes three high speed photos. The third takes three high speed photos with flash. The fourth is difficult to explain! It takes two pictures. One is a normal picture. The second is a small area of the scene blown up to twice its normal size by digital zoom. Therefore you get the full picture plus a selected area of the photo in a second, separate photo.
After a photo has been taken you can add up to 30 seconds of voice memo to it. Images can be trimmed and smaller copies can also be made.
Movies can be recorded with sound. Zoom can be used before a movie is recorded but not during the recording process. The maximum resolution is 640 x 480 pixels and the top speed of a movie is thirty frames per second. A rare feature that Casio has added is that the Exilim EX-Z1000 allows you to make a still print from a movie. Be aware that the quality of these prints is not that good.
Casio supplies all the cables and software necessary to connect the Exilim EX-Z1000 to a computer, PictBridge compatible printer and a television set.
The camera can also be used as a voice recorder without any pictures being taken.
Ease of Use
I have always felt that Casio digital cameras were straightforward and easy. With the Exilim EX-Z1000 I think Casio have in fact improved this area further. They have achieved this by adding a number of key menu options down the right hand side of the LCD screen. If you do not want them there it is possible to stop them from being displayed. This innovation makes it very easy to find and amend a setting. I like this idea. When you do need to dip into the menu system it is well presented and simple to use.
You can pick up a Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 for around £250. This compares to around £255 for a Sony DSC T30, £205 for a Olympus MJU 810 and £185 for a Pentax Optio A10.
There are no ten megapixel consumer digital cameras to compare against. Therefore I have gone for other pocket sized models with a high number of megapixels. Based on this I would say the Exilim EX-Z1000 is fairly priced.
There is not that much to report when it comes to style. The Exilim EX-Z1000 is a pretty typical pocket sized digital camera. It has a rectangular shape and the edges are rounded. It is available in silver and black.
Dimensions are 58.4 x 22.4mm and the camera weighs 139g.
Batteries and Memory Cards
A rechargeable battery (NP-40) is used to run the camera. Casio supplies both a battery and charger with the Exilim EX-Z1000 as standard. They estimate you should be able to take around 360 shots before the battery needs to be recharged.
8mb of memory are built into the camera. I was only able to take three shots before the memory was full. This is poor in my view as it does not even allow you to take a fair number of test shots. Before you can really use the camera you will need to pick up a high capacity memory card to go with the camera. It is compatible with SD cards.
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Points I like:
Indoor photos
Overall ease of use
Where it is not so hot:
Very small internal memory
I can see the Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 being a very popular camera. With ten megapixels, a pocket sized design and a host of features it is likely to turn a lot of heads. The picture quality is not quite top drawer, but is comfortably above average.
Casio EXILIM EX-Z1000 Front View
Casio EXILIM EX-Z1000 Back View
Casio EXILIM EX-Z1000 Top View
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New York Special Program Emphasis Private Schools
- School Location Students Grades
HancockAllynwood Academy
431 Chapel Hill Road
Hancock, NY, 13783
(607)637-8200Special Program Emphasis School80 students | Gr. 9-12
CorningAlternative School For Math & Science
Po Box 114 291 E 1st Street
Corning, NY, 14830
(607)962-0011Special Program Emphasis School86 students | Gr. 6-8
MonseyBais Shifra Miriam
Po Box 682
Monsey, NY, 10952
(845)356-0061All-girls| Special Program Emphasis School (Jewish)n/a students | Gr. PK-12
Cambria HeightsCambria Center For The Gifted Child
23310 Linden Blvd
Cambria Heights, NY, 11411
(718)341-1991Special Program Emphasis School255 students | Gr. K-6
ElmhurstCathedral Prep Seminary
5625 92nd St
Elmhurst, NY, 11373
(718)592-6800All-boys| Special Program Emphasis School (Roman Catholic)163 students | Gr. 9-12
New YorkDe La Salle Academy
202 W 97th St
New York, NY, 10025
(212)316-5840Special Program Emphasis School (Roman Catholic)150 students | Gr. 7-9
Mount VernonEmmanuel Children's Mission School
32 S 5th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY, 10550
(914)664-1810Special Program Emphasis School (Seventh-Day Adventist)245 students | Gr. K-9
CuddebackvilleFei Tian Academy Of The Arts
140 Galley Hill Rd
Cuddebackville, NY, 12729
(845)754-4226Special Program Emphasis School (Seventh-Day Adventist)169 students | Gr. 7-12
LarchmontFrench-American School of New York
111 Larchmont Ave
Larchmont, NY, 10538
(914)250-0408Special Program Emphasis School837 students | Gr. NS-12
BrooklynFriends Of Refugees Of Eastern Europe
1383 President Street
Brooklyn, NY, 11213
(718)467-0860Special Program Emphasis School (Jewish)n/a students | Gr. 5-8
West HempsteadHanc - West Hempstead
609 Hempstead Ave
West Hempstead, NY, 11552
(516)485-7786Special Program Emphasis School (Jewish)335 students | Gr. K-7
BrooklynInternational School Of Brooklyn
477 Court Street
Brooklyn, NY, 11231
(718)369-3023Special Program Emphasis School277 students | Gr. NS-8
BuffaloKadimah School Of Buffalo
1085 Eggert Road
Buffalo, NY, 14226
(716)836-6903Special Program Emphasis School (Jewish)142 students | Gr. PK-8
New YorkLa Scuola D Italia Guglielmo Marconi
12 E 96th St
New York, NY, 10128
(212)369-3290Special Program Emphasis School210 students | Gr. PK-12
SayvilleLeeway School - Special Education Preschool
335 Johnson Ave
Sayville, NY, 11782
(631)589-8060Special Program Emphasis School90 students | Gr. PK
Huntington StationLong Island School For The Gifted
165 Pidgeon Hill Rd
Huntington Station, NY, 11746
(631)423-3557Special Program Emphasis School290 students | Gr. PK-9
DelhiLotus School
80 Kemp Rd
Delhi, NY, 13753
(607)829-2199Special Program Emphasis School (Seventh-Day Adventist)6 students | Gr. 5-9
New YorkLoyola School
980 Park Avenue
New York, NY, 10028
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Johnjoe, thanks for stopping by. I just finished reading your first paper, will read the follow up paper shortly. Just a few questions to start off with,
- What is the conventional view of the EM field in the brain? Is this field generally considered a byproduct of the neurons' activity, or only something slightly more?
- I'd like to know if you're suggesting that the em field within the brain contains the information we use for conscious experience everywhere within the brain analogous to a television or radio em field, or if the information within the field is local to each neuron. Trying to understand your paper, it seems as if you're suggesting the em field, regardless of where it is within the brain, contains all the information we are consciously aware of, though I'm not sure I understand if you're also suggesting that it contains ONLY the information we're aware of. Can you please elaborate on what information the em field holds and if all information is contained at all points or if the information within the field is local to each neuron. If you can also point out what experimental evidence there is for your conclusion, that would be great!
- On page 33, you say: "Interestingly, in Freeman's studies the em field contour maps were shown to correlate, not only with the identity of a particular odour, but with its meaning to the animal."
Could you elaborate? When I think of contour maps I think of a 2 dimensional sheet but a map of the brain must be 3 dimensional. What are these contour maps a map of? And what did the maps say about the odour having meaning?
- Toward the end of page 39 you mention something which looks like the Libet's delay: "For instance, consciousness will be associated with only the later phases of evoked responses (+250 msec), when em field disturbances have reached sufficient amplitude to influence neuron firing." Are you suggesting something to do with the Libet's delay? Can you please expand?
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237 of 244 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A great story, and much more
Born to Run succeeds at three levels. First, it is a page turner. The build up to a fifty-mile foot race over some of the world's least hospitable terrain drives the narrative forward. Along the way McDougall introduces a cast of characters worthy of Dickens, including an almost superhuman ultramarathoner, Jenn and the Bonehead--a couple who down bottles of booze to warm...
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1.0 out of 5 stars Fictionalised and often disingenuous account
I realise I'm in minority here but I really didn't enjoy this book at all. As a result of all the rave reviews I bought a copy for both myself and a friend - we were both hugely disappointed.
The author, Christopher McDougall, is an American magazine correspondent and this perhaps goes someway to explain a lot of what I didn't like about the book. To begin...
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237 of 244 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A great story, and much more,
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Born to Run succeeds at three levels. First, it is a page turner. The build up to a fifty-mile foot race over some of the world's least hospitable terrain drives the narrative forward. Along the way McDougall introduces a cast of characters worthy of Dickens, including an almost superhuman ultramarathoner, Jenn and the Bonehead--a couple who down bottles of booze to warm up for a race, Barefoot Ted, Mexican drug dealers, a ghostly ex-boxer, a heartbroken father, and of course the Tarahumara, arguably the greatest runners in the world.
Born to Run is such a rip-roaring yarn, that it is easy to miss the book's deeper achievements. At a second level, McDougall introduces and explores a powerful thesis--that human beings are literally born to run. Recreational running did not begin with the 1966 publication of "Jogging" by the co-founder of Nike. Instead, McDougall argues, running is at the heart of what it means to be human. In the course of elaborating his thesis, McDougall answers some big questions: Why did our ancestors outlive the stronger, smarter Neanderthals? Why do expensive running shoes increase the odds of injury? The author's modesty keeps him from trumpeting the novelty and importance of this thesis, but it merits attention.
Finally, Born to Run presents a philosophy of exercise. The ethos that pervades recreational and competitive running--"no pain, no gain," is fundamentally flawed, McDougall argues. The essence of running should not be grim determination, but sheer joy. Many of the conventions of modern running--the thick-soled shoes, mechanical treadmills, take no prisoners competition, and heads-down powering through pain dull our appreciation of what running can be--a sociable activity, more game than chore, that can lead to adventure. McDougall's narrative moves the book forward, his thesis provides a solid intellectual support, but this philosophy of joy animates Born to Run. I hope this book finds the wide audience it deserves
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for ultra-runners and super-athletes...,
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The title of this book suggests it is a tale about ultra-distance runners and tales of heroic enterprise. That is partially true, but not the entire truth, and that is why this book deserves a wide audience.
Under the tale of a 50 mile race through inhospitable terrain is a theme that running is fun, and that humans are uniquely adapted to running to such a degree that it is suggested that the trappings of civilisation have denied us our essential nature.
Using the story of a mystery runner in the canyons of Mexico as a thread, we are lead through a discussion of the mental and physical aspects of running, with a look at how tribes untouched by "civilisation" around the world demonstrate McDougall's thesis.
McDougall presents a convincing argument that biologically and mentally we are designed to be distance runners. He argues that it is external issues - the selling of running shoes, the limitations we put on ourselves and that society attempts to impose - that prove to be the limiting factor for many of us. If anything, the characters presented become not super-athletes (as some authors have portrayed ultra runners) but actually very ordinary people who have chosen to ignore the preconceptions about what we "ought" to be able to do.
Yes, the book does give a lot of insight into ultra running - but it also has as a lot in it for anyone who runs, be you someone who runs for pleasure and excercise, or a keen competitive athlete. Highly recommended.
188 of 209 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Fictionalised and often disingenuous account,
I realise I'm in minority here but I really didn't enjoy this book at all. As a result of all the rave reviews I bought a copy for both myself and a friend - we were both hugely disappointed.
The author, Christopher McDougall, is an American magazine correspondent and this perhaps goes someway to explain a lot of what I didn't like about the book. To begin with, it is written in a totally 'omniscient' manner, ie McDougall can see inside everyone's head. This is excessive, continuous, and extends right across the board from events to which he was privy, through events to which he was not, on to imagined `eureka moments' of various research scientists. In a similar manner, he describes events from the past, where he wasn't present, in a way he clearly feels will paint some sort of picture: eg "Then she wiped her greasy mouth on her sports bra, burped up some Dew, and bounded off". Maybe she did wipe her mouth on her sports bra, but I doubt it, and I feel quite sure she never gave him an account, years later, of her burp.
In a similar vein I confess that I didn't like the continuous use of words like `chomp' instead of `eat' and `chug' instead of `drink'. I imagine that is just a difference in usage when comparing opposite sides of the Atlantic but I did find myself wishing someone would just 'eat' something! And I do wonder if the use of block capitals as well as italics was really necessary. I am not talking about the start of each chapter but sentences like:
"...I remember thinking What in the HELL? How in the HELL is this possible? That was the first thing, the first CHINK IN THE WALL, that MAYYYBEE modern shoe companies don't have all the answers..." (nine of those lowercase words are in italics, which I can't format here).
So, we clearly have a very fictionalised account. But is any of it complete fiction? Well, yes it is. We are told on page 16 that the Tarahumara "barely eat any protein at all". Well, with a physiology degree to back it up, I can tell you that leads only one way... to wasting and eventual death. It comes as a bit of a surprise then to be told on page 209 that "the traditional Tarahumara diet exceeds the United Nations' recommended daily intake [for protein] by more than 50 percent". Perhaps by page 209 we are expected to have forgotten what he wrote earlier.
On page 157 we are told, in relation to qualifying for the Boston Marathon that "...99.9 percent of all runners never will...". Really? And how was that figure arrived at? For any average runner who puts in training, qualifying for Boston (like me!) is not difficult: 20,000 runners run it every year -- not qualify, which will be many, many times more -- actually run it. The implication behind his figure is that only 1 in 1000 marathoners who would specifically like to qualify do, ie 19,980,000 don't, which is clearly rubbish. His misuse of percentages crops up several times. It is patronising to the reader to assume that he doesn't understand what a percentage means. And it makes one more than doubt when we are told figures like "...70 to 80 percent..". A particular problem with this is that it sounds as if he is being authorative when, in fact, he's not.
His problem with Math(s) unfortunately isn't limited to the use of hyperbole with percentages. He unwittingly shows his problem, in typical journalistic style, in rather stark detail! On page 239, to work out how much older than 27 is an age that is equivalent to the increase in age from 19 to 27, he has to get out his notebook!!: "All righty. I flipped my notebook to a blank page and started jotting numbers. It takes....[I'll spare you the next four lines]..." He comes up with 36. Point made.
But it is the disingenuous nature of much of his writing that I really took exception to. I will give two examples:
One: who do you think ran the fastest?
(a) Page 15: "Lance Armstrong is one of the greatest endurance athletes of all time, and he could barely shuffle through his first marathon despite sucking down an energy gel nearly every mile."
(b) Page 157: "...Ted...transformed himself...into...a barefoot marathoner with such speed that he was able to accomplish something that 99.9 percent of all runners never will: he qualified for the Boston Marathon." [I've already talked about the 99.9 percent]
Answer: We don't know because we aren't told their times. Well, I can tell you: Lance Armstrong, by a long way. In 2006 his 'shuffle' resulted in a time of 2:59:36 and he came 868th out of 37,866 finishers; a brilliant result for a first marathon (and ten minutes under the very fastest age group Boston qualifying time)! And Barefoot Ted? In 2006 he completed the Boston Marathon in 3:20:16, coming in 3,848th out of 19,682 finishers. Not a shuffle either, but in a completely different, and slower, league. In fact, to refer to a result under three hours (faster than seven minutes a mile) as a shuffle is just gratuitiously insulting. McDougall seems to have a downer on Armstrong, as he slates him elsewhere in the book - the reason never becomes apparent.
Two: Why do you think "...Abele Bikila - the Ethiopian marathoner who ran barefoot over the cobblestones of Rome to win the 1960 Olympic marathon..." didn't wear shoes? - we are told this interesting fact in a paragraph about Barefoot Ted researching the benefits of barefoot running. Well, I can tell you, although the book doesn't, that it wasn't anything to do with the benefits of barefoot running. What we aren't told in the book is that Abele Bikila had an upset before the 1960 marathon and couldn't find a pair of shoes to fit and decided to chance running barefoot as he had trained that way; nor are we told that he chose to run in shoes at the subsequent 1964 Olympics.
On the subject of barefoot running, it's interesting that the photograph on the back of the hardback edition shows five runners, presumably principal characters from the book, all wearing running shoes.
Turning to the so called `scientific research' that McDougall is fond of reporting, again we must doubt a lot of what we are told. Why? Because it is presented in a way we can't trust. Yes, some of it may be true, but how much? And how much are we being presented with information that is propounded as fact or we are led to believe shows one thing, but may show something else? Just one set of examples will make the general point:
Page 170: "...no matter how much you run, your odds of getting hurt are the same." This is utter rubbish and is clearly so, using reductio ad absurdum, apart from all the evidence to the contrary.
Page 171: "Is any shoe manufacturer prepared to claim that wearing their distance running shoes will decrease your risk of...injuries...[or]...improve your distance running performance?" No shoe manufacturer followed up the [Dr Richard's] challenge. The conclusion is drawn that "running shoes don't make you go faster and don't stop you from getting hurt.." This is absolute twaddle and I won't insult anyone's intelligence by explaining why.
Page 172: The conclusion that McDougall draws from a study that found that "Wearers of expensive running shoes...are injured significantly more frequently than runners wearing expensive shoes..." is the following: "What a cruel joke: for double the price, you get double the pain." Possibly, possibly. Could it just be that the buyers of more expensive shoes are those runners who push the boundaries of their training more aggressively?
Unfortunately, the whole book is stuffed with this sort of biased writing dressed up as 'scientific fact'; we are used to it in the popular press -- we get a bookful here.
For those of you interested in the 'science', I recommend reading this: [...] -- you'll have to copy and paste; Amazon doesn't allow direct links.
I could go on, about the very dubious anthropological details, nutrition and hydration anomalies etc, but I have written too much already.
The book is just an adventure story, fiction based on fact; enjoy it if you can stomach the style; just take everything with a very big pinch of salt!
[For anyone considering it, at the very least don't purchase the Kindle edition: there is a spelling mistake on the first page that doesn't bode well for the rest of the book (the spelling mistake is not there in the print edition).]
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars More fiction than non-fiction,
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This review is from: Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Paperback)
I am an ultra-runner and was interested to have this book recommended to me by another ultra running friend. However I ended up despising the book and the author. As others have mentioned the author has a magazine style of writing. This was too much for me in a book.
The story about the Tarahumara is interesting, but deserves better treatment than it gets here. Also I totally lost the plot when the author related a chess anecdote and got it completely wrong. I can only imagine how inaccurate the rest of the anecdotes were.
However the claim that barefoot running is the cure to all running ills cannot be made without any references to back it up (this is supposed to be non-fiction after all). Then the author criticises the running shoe companies for making money but goes on to push the Vibram Five Fingers running "shoes". What McDougall fails to mention is that he is in the pay of Vibram and hosts events for them. What a shill.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down,
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Being interested in pushing my running further I looked at a number of ultra distance books and picked this one because of the numerous and unanimous good reviews it had. Once started, I couldn't put it down. A fantastic read, not just for runners but sporty people generally. The author doesn't try and say 'look how good I am, I'm better than you' but rather says 'look, I was struggling, kept having problems and couldn't progress further - much like everyone else out there and wanted to see if I could change that'. It was that attitude that I liked. With a healthy portion of story interwoven with scientific study, the history of ultra running and the coming of the running shoe, the book was a perfect length, very well written and I've recommended it to anyone I know who's into any sort of sport.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read,
This review is from: Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen (Kindle Edition)
A well-informed read. I have just found that reading about all of these extraordinary people, and tribes, and their capabilities has been so motivating. Why not just run? Why not try natural running? And Chia seeds - ok, I'm just catching onto these, but I'm willing to try any superfood; especially as my body gets older and threatens further ageing! Lol
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome,
This review is from: Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen (Kindle Edition)
A great story about life (and running). An inspiration to anyone, and a must read for any runner, sports person, or armchair athlete !!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book,
This review is from: Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen (Kindle Edition)
Read this book in a few days, not the longest. Great story, you don't have to be a too into running to read it. If you do run it is a must!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Non-Fiction Book I've Read So Far in 2009,
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"If you have run with footmen and they have tired you out,
Then how can you compete with horses?" -- Jeremiah 12:5
Born to Run is an exceptional book -- intriguing, surprising, and continually compelling. The writing exceeds what most of the best fiction thriller and suspense writers ever achieve. Run, don't walk, to get your copy!
From little things, large things sometimes emerge. Author Christopher McDougall couldn't find out why his feet hurt after running. His search for the answer took him way beyond the doctor's office and the usual cortisone shots into a world of people who run for days at a time in dangerous conditions without injury. I won't spoil the story by telling you what he learned, but he's a master storyteller who will keep you spellbound by his stories about running, runners, and those who train and "help" them.
I didn't know what to expect when I started this book, but I was satisfied more then ten times over with what I received. I had been an avid runner as a teenager but hadn't done much in a long time due to shin splints. Recently, I discovered that soft ground and spongy tracks allowed me to run again without shin-splint pain. I was quite surprised to see that after over 40 years without running I was running as well or better than I ever had. What was that all about? This book contained the answer . . . one that may surprise you.
If you love great stories about the indomitable spirit that lives in some people, enjoy dreaming about doing the seemingly impossible, or just want to be thrilled by mind-blowing accomplishment, this book is for you. If speculating about anthropology and evolution fascinate you, you have a treat here as well.
And don't be surprised if you develop an urge to run . . . without stopping.
19 of 24 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Great story, let down by tabloid writting style.,
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This review is from: Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Paperback)
First about me: I enjoy reading but I'm not a literature critic. I work as a scientist, with a keen interest in evolutionary science and human performance. I also regularly run, as part of my training regime (I study MMA), but mainly because I enjoy it and find it very de-stressing. I have never ran more than 13 miles (21kms) so I don't think I could describe myself as an endurance runner.
Now the book: overall I don't enjoy Christopher McDougall writing style, he writes a lot for men's "magazines" and it shows. According to Christopher every character and every situation in the book is the most extreme and greatest ever encountered at any stage in human history - EVER!!!! The book is so full of superlatives that it's difficult to follow and makes for poor reading. Which is a shame as the story and the insight and the "message" of the book is brilliant.
A lot of the science in this book is misrepresented. As a scientist I know only too well what happens to scientific facts when they fall into the hands of a journalist. However as a runner I know that running is largely physiological, and therefore I applaud his message of enjoying running and the wonderful health benefits it gives.
The overall message of the book is that humans are designed to run, not at great speed but for great distances. Indeed no other creature on the planet can match our running endurance. Despite this lots of modern day runners get lots of injuries. The reason for this the book alleges is that our feet aren't designed to run in overly supported runners. Ditch the 150 euro runners and ditch the injuries.
I became a "barefoot" convert 16 months ago and I agree with the above. Since my "conversion" I run faster, longer and with fewer injuries.
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Since moving back to Glasgow in 2007, after living in London for four years, I worked on a feature length video project called 'Come Closer' about everyday lives in the city which was shown at the GFT, have been part of exhibitions 'RAFT' at the Old Hairdressers in Glasgow and 'My Glasgow' at St. Mungo's, and the RGI annual exhibition at McLelland Galleries in Glasgow.
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Yes, yes, y'all, it's a post about jokbal (족발), pigs' feet! If pigs' feet make you squirm, get over it. It's delicious. Fatty and gelatinous, it's good eaten alone, wrapped up in a ssam, or eaten as a bar snack (anju, 안주) with some refreshing soju. Jokbal is made by boiling pigs' feet in a stock of soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and rice wine. It's then sliced off the bone and served, along with the smaller joint pieces for the brave few to gnaw on. It's quite a long and tedious process, and many people don't make jokbal at home. In the US, it's usually sold at Hmart or Korean butcher shops. When I was little, I remember Ellie's mom was one of the few who used to make jokbal. Not only would she make it, she would remove all the meat and roll it up and chill it, which we would then slice, dip in sehwoojut (tiny shrimp brine, 새우젓), and devour after school. No milk and cookies for us! It was good without the hassle of all the bones. Thanks Mrs. P for the tasty memories!
This weekend, I went to visit my parents in New Jersey, and I finally had some jokbal from Hankuk Jungyuk (한국 정육). (Hankuk Jungyuk is a butcher shop on Broad Avenue with lots of prepared foods. The space it's in also houses Kyedong Chicken (계동치킨), which is similar, but according to my brother, inferior to Bon Chon Chicken. The front of the store actually has two signs in Korean, Kyedong Chicken on the left and Hankuk Jungyuk on the right. Since the same owner seems to own both, for all intents and purposes I'll be referring to the place as Hankuk Jungyuk.) My mom has been talking about the jokbal there ever since they moved to Palisades Park four years ago, but I'd always been too full gorging on one thing or another to ever try it. This time though, I was ready. Bring on the feet!
We ordered the minimum which was pretty huge ($20). My mom was annoyed the shop no longer carries the smaller $17 portion, but considering my family didn't have any leftovers, it's a good thing we got the larger portion. The jokbal from Hankuk Jungyuk is slighter more intense in color than the ones sold at other places. According to the man behind the counter, they add hanyak (한약, Korean herbal medicine) to the stock the jokbal is cooked in. It's supposed to make the jokbal healthier, but considering the disproportionate amount of fat, skin, muscle, and tendon to actual meat, jokbal is probably a lost cause. In addtion, my mom claims the gelatinous part of jokbal is good for women because of the collagen, but I would hardly call jokbal a beauty product. Quite simply, it's moist sticky slices of pork with a wonderful mix of all the delicious parts of the animal, not just the lean meat. It's nature's head cheese, heavy on the meat. The jokbal from Hankuk Jungyuk was especially tender, fresh, and well-prepared (no little hairs to freak out Hannah, my sister-in-law).
The jokbal also came with ssamjang (쌈장, spicy bean paste), raw garlic slivers, sliced green peppers, moo cheh (무채, a thick spicy radish slaw similar to kimchi but barely fermented), sehwoojut, and some sweet and tangy radish kimchi that normally comes with your order of Korean fried chicken. Besides the lettuce, all the makings of a good ssam were included.
Everyone made ssams as they ate, adding whatever that wanted at that moment. I like my jokbal dipped in sehwoojut and wrapped in a perilla leaf with ssamjang and moo cheh. No rice for me, it gets in the way. Initially, my family had planned to eat the jokbal as a pre-dinner snack, but then we realized we couldn't stop and just decided to segue into dinner. It was a gloriously good meal. Afterwards, I didn't feel healthier, I didn't look younger, but I was full and content.
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« How Pride Destroys Leadership, Part 2 | Main | Making the Most of Your Role »September 27, 2012
Bossy Older Sisters in the Church
Cultivating and wielding female strength
Not long ago, when I was pregnant with my now-infant son, I must admit that it came as quite a shock to me when I found out I was having a boy. I was sure that I was having a girl. There wasn't a doubt in my mind. And because I was so certain of my child's gender, I had already begun to think about how to raise a faithful Christian woman.
As I thought about my future with a daughter, there was one fear that weighed heavily on my heart, as well as my husband's. In fact, it weighed so heavily on my husband that he secretly wanted to have a boy!
Although it is probably sheer coincidence, my husband and I both had negative experiences with "bossy older sisters." Within our own families and others, we observed a recurring family hierarchy in which the first child, a daughter, reigned over her siblings like a queen. And to be perfectly honest, I was that sister. I have one sibling—a younger brother—and for reasons I cannot explain to you now, I was bossy. Really bossy. In fact, I think my 30-year-old brother still has flashbacks whenever I raise my voice too loud.
Again, our experiences could be pure coincidence. I am quite sure that not every older sister is a nightmare. I am certain that many female first children are magnificent and caring and responsible and good. But the pattern in our own lives led me to wonder if there was anything behind the trend. As a mother, how could I prevent my daughter from becoming a bossy little girl?
As I mulled over this question, I formulated a hypothesis, and I would be interested to hear your own thoughts on it. So here goes:
When I was growing up, adults were very intentional about teaching boys to harness their strength. This emphasis manifested itself in many different ways, but it was especially apparent in the commandment that under no circumstances should a boy ever, ever hit a girl.
I am grateful that adults took the time to convey this message to boys. It's an important one. But the funny thing is that adults spent less time teaching girls how to harness their strength. Perhaps this is because girls are, in general, smaller and less physically threatening, but that is not the only way to measure strength. Girls and women are very strong, and one of the ways females exercise their strength is through verbal communication—the abuse of which is sometimes bossiness.
That said, I can't help but wonder if these different approaches to raising boys and girls are the reason some girls misuse their power. If girls are not taught that they can hurt people with their strength in the same way boys can, they are probably more likely to abuse their power. And sometimes they do.
Moving beyond my "hypothesis," we see plenty of examples of female power in Scripture. The Bible provides us with countless examples of both the good uses and horrible abuses of female strength: Rebekah cunningly manipulated her sons and deceived her husband to acquire Jacob's blessing; Esther courageously used her influence to save the Jewish people; Delilah exploited her marriage to bring about the downfall of Samson and his people; and Joanna, manager of Herod's household, financially supported Jesus and the disciples.
Although journalists like Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn have shed light on the powerlessness of many women throughout the world, and we must continue to advocate for those women loudly, it is also worth remembering that women are strong. God has granted us unique strengths that we can use either to build up God's Kingdom or in selfish rebellion.
Whether or not my hypothesis about little girls is true, women undoubtedly have strengths that need to be cultivated correctly. The more common conversation among women in the church concerns hardship and overcoming struggle, but that narrative needs to be supplemented. In addition to helping women overcome, the church should also help women identify their gifts and their strengths. If we fail to do this, the strengths of Christian women are not only likely to go unused, but might even be misused.
Sharon Hodde Miller is a blogger, freelance writer, and PhD candidate who lives in the Chicago area. You can find her at her blog, She Worships.
Ah! You've identified a really important missing piece for me. That I am strong. Sometimes I try so hard to fit into the stereotypical "submissive" role that I don't realize my own power & strength. And when we don't get a chance to own that part of ourselves, to explore its characteristics, we don't know how to use it well. Thank you for the call for us Christian women to use our strengths, and to use them well.
Im also the eldest, at sometimes being very bossy towards my brother. In my case, it was definitely for the best that I've been the stronger on. My brother, although 51, just never grown up. He got deaf when he was 18mnths old and attended a special school for deaf children. My mother absolutely spoiled him and gave him everything he wanted. Now, today, he still expect everybody to spoil him. He cannot work with finances, always in dept, etc. If it was not for my bossy attitude towards him, I think he would have been without a house or job today. Sometimes I feel bad to be like that, but.....what can I do?
Sharon -- I like your hypothesis. A lot. It makes sense that if our strength was seen as a character quality that needed to be cultivated and honed, perhaps it would have manifested itself as refined leadership skills, given to helping people discover their own qualities instead of just bossing them around.


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Brain injury from a stroke can make it difficult for patients to walk like they are used to. Now scientists are testing a unique way to re-train the brain and get stroke victims back on their feet. It's a treadmill like no other at Baltimore's Kennedy Krieger Institute. First, it allows you to walk in a normal fashion. Then, the treadmill switches gears so that one leg is walking three times faster than the other.
"By putting them in this unusual situation, we can actually force the brain to learn a new pattern between the two legs," says Amy Bastian, PhD., at Baltimore's Kennedy Krieger Institute.
A healthy brain stores the new walking pattern quickly, but after a few minutes the machine causes both legs to return to the same speed.
"You end up limping on the other leg. And it again feels like, it feels like the tracks are moving at different speeds, but they're not," says Dallas Kingsbury, a brain injury patient.
Researchers are hoping they can use this therapy someday to re-train patients with brain injury or cerebral palsy to create and learn a new, normal walking pattern.
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Luke Freeman struck two spectacular goals as relegation-threatened Stevenage grabbed a 3-2 win at Bradford for their second win in four days.
Bradford led after only 11 minutes. James Hanson nodded down Carl McHugh's high ball from the left and winger Adam Reach volleyed past Chris Day from 15 yards for his first goal since joining on loan from Middlesbrough in January.Stevenage hit back in the 23rd minute when Francois Zoko was allowed time to switch the ball on to his left foot and score from 12 yards for his 17th goal of the season.Bradford regained the lead three minutes before half-time. Day parried Reach's low shot at full stretch, but Hanson was on hand to fire into the top right corner for his 11th goal of the campaign.French defender Bira Dembele headed against Bradford's crossbar before Stevenage equalised for the second time, Freeman's powerful shot beating goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin from 25 yards in the 64th minute.Freeman then hit the 87th-minute winner when Jimmy Smith tapped a free-kick to him on the edge of the box.
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A new season begins this weekend at the Fort Buford State Historic Site west of Williston tomorrow.
A flag raising will officially open the historic area at 1pm.
After that, a new addition adjacent to Fort Buford will hold a formal dedication.
The Yellowstone Lodge Interpretive Center will be christened with a special program.
The center commemorates the state's first Masonic Lodge, established by 50 members of the 7th Infantry in 1871 on this exact site.
An inscribed rock marks the spot today - and nearby, volunteers are putting the finishing touches on the newly-built interpretive center that contains a replica of the first Masonic Hall in the state.
(Jim Savaloja, Historian, Masons of North Dakota) "We're starting to set it up like the old Masonic Lodge would have been back in 1871 and all of the furniture is to date, it's all that old date, chairs and all - the chairs came from South Dakota, some came out of the old lodge in Fargo. So we're kind of setting it up like it was back then."
The Masonic Hall center is a new addition to the hhistoricalregion that encompasses the Confluence Interpretive Center, Fort Buford, and Fort Union.
The supervisor of the Fort Buford State Historic Site says while the Masonic Hall was not actually on Fort Buford, it played a big role.
(Steven Reidburn, Fort Buford State Historic Site Supervisor) "This little piece was adjacent but seperate from the fort. It's important to us to have that history brought back to life for this area along with the field officers' quarters and the barracks over at Fort Buford. The main is the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center which was built in 2003 for the bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark expedition."
The new season opens tomorrow at 1pm at Fort Buford with a flag raising and continues with the 2pm ceremony to dedicate the Yellowstone Lodge Interpretive Center right next door.????


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Officials followed the driver about two miles west toward Nashville before the suspect pulled over.
Authorities said they found stolen IDs and stolen goods in the car. He was taken into custody.
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The marquee matchup in Maryland Saturday features undefeated North Point versus Patterson of Baltimore. Patterson is led by diminutive sophomore point guard Aquille Carr, whose 25-points in the semifinal paced the Clippers.
Carr averaged 25.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.3 steals in 2009-2010 earning the MaxPrep's National Freshman of the Year Award. This season, he's averaging about 32 points per game and is quickly becoming a legend in Baltimore high school hoops.
North Point, located near Washington, D.C., is making its first state championship appearance in style. With a 26-0 record, they look to top off a perfect season behind leading scorer Devonte Thomas who has not been held to single-digit points in a game since January.
Featuring a balanced offense, North Point sports a quartet of players averaging ten-plus points per game.
In other action, Milford Mill, located less than a half hour from Baltimore, looks to defend its Class 3A state championship versus Centennial.
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