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The Half-and-Half Report: Part 11
Saturday, 1/6/07
6:15am Mile 1, Epcot Center Drive
The crowd started to thin and we began to run in earnest. NY Lady and I seemed to keep a similar pace, so we ran together and talked a bit as we went along. As was mentioned earlier this was the longest race I had ever attempted, so I planned to keep an easy pace and walk through the water stops. Along the course there would be nine water stops and two food stops, so they would give me several chances to rest.
I have to hand it to Disney, they did a really great job! All along the course there was music; sometimes it was a van with energetic tunes blasting from speakers, other times it might be a high school marching band and cheerleaders! I had brought my iPod along, but I never needed it. Groups of CMs were positioned all along the route, clapping and cheering for us. It was especially helpful while running along the road in the dark with nothing much to look at.
6:15am Somewhere on the road...
Goofy, Max, and I tried to remain optimistic while the taxi inched its way through the heavy traffic. The fact that the race had begun added to our concerns of not reaching the MK in time, but we reminded ourselves that it would take our runners a little while to even cross the starting line, so we passed the time by chatting about them.
Goofy's wife was an experienced runner, but his friend (who they called WildMan) was not. In fact, Goofy was surprised that WildMan was even attempting such a long race when he had never even completed a 5K; he just ran 2 or 3 miles from time to time for exercise. He hadn't really been training for this; he really just wanted a quick trip to WDW. (Sounds like somebody I know. )
I told them all about how Ed was doing his first half-marathon today and that normally he likes to bike or run 5Ks. Fortunately both Ed and Goofy's wife were in the same wave, so if we stuck together we might get to see them within reasonable distance of each other.
Eventually we arrived at the TTC and found several CMs directing people to the monorail station. We climbed the stairs with a lot of other spectators and waited on the platform for the next monorail. There were already runners passing through the TCC! That just shows you how bad the traffic was… the runners got there faster than we did! A number of spectators remained below in the viewing area and there was a lot of cheering. It was tempting to stop here, but we decided to stick to the plan and continue on toward the MK.
Because normal park transportation had not yet begun, there were special "marathon express" monorails that were only traveling between the TTC and the MK. (Another line carried monorails between the resorts and the MK and did not stop at the TTC.) Thankfully, our ride arrived quickly. We all piled on board and dutifully stood clear of the doors. It was standing room only as we glided out of the station.
We whooshed along in relative silence until someone in our car spotted runners below us. "There they are!" The entire car burst into whoops and cheers for the runners. It was actually pretty funny, considering that there was no way they could have possibly heard us! That's okay, we were now in a party mood!
6:45am Mile 3.5. Floridian Way, the WDW Speedway
I was feeling pretty good as we ran through the home of the Richard Petty Driving Experience. I knew we were getting closer to the MK. We ran past a row of stock cars and there were some characters there. Some people stopped for pictures, but my goal was to keep running until the next water stop. Soon we entered our 2nd or 3rd water station. They were set up really well with tents and long tables on each side of the road and lots of volunteers to help. Water and Powerade were provided, as well as ClifShots (carbohydrate gel). Florida Hospital had medical station set up along the course as well. I slowed to a walk and took a cup of water in one hand and a cup of Powerade in another. It was getting lighter out and a little humid; I drank some of the Powerade and dumped the water on my head. Then I grabbed another cup of water, thinking I might sip on it as I continued past the water station. I started to run again.
That's when I noticed NY Lady making a face and saying, "Uggghhh!" (We were still pacing each other.) "Did you just pour Powerade over yourself?" I asked her. She nodded; she had mistaken a cup of Powerade for water! She squinted and blinked as the liquid ran into her eyes as she ran. I handed her my water and she was able to rinse off her face, at least, but I felt bad for her. That was going to feel pretty sticky real soon! Another 3 miles to the MK…
7:00am the Magic Kingdom
We arrived at the MK and made our way down the ramp and toward the entrance. It was light out now, and the sky was gray and hazy; it already felt quite muggy. It felt more like September than January! All the spectators needed to go through security first to have their bags checked. I had a small backpack with me containing my wallet, a camera, and a towel and change of clothes for Ed. Judging from the humidity, he was going to be drenched with sweat after all this, so he would need a dry shirt to change into, at least.
"Do we need park tickets?" Goofy asked suddenly. "I didn't bring ours." Max looked stricken at the thought of not being able to get inside to see his mom. I didn't think so, but I had mine in my wallet, just in case.
The CMs waved us through the wheelchair entrances and, to our relief, we learned that spectators did not need tickets and did not have to go through the turnstiles. We passed through the tunnel and out the other side into Town Square. It was jam-packed!! Music was pumping through big speakers set up along the street and the whole place was going wild to the likes of "Born to Run", "Eye of the Tiger", and Pink's "I'm Comin' Up!" On the right, runners were entering the park through the alleyway between Tony's and the Main Street stores. The crowd cheered and waved their signs and banners.
Uh Oh! I was really dismayed to see that all the spectators were lined up along the left side of Main Street only. CMs only lined the right side, many waving with the big white Mickey Gloves. Ed usually likes to stay to the right during a race, so the night before I told him to look for me on the right side of Main Street! The crowd got thicker and thicker as we picked our way toward the Castle, looking for a viewing spot. It reminded me of parade time. Ah Ha! PARADE TIME!!
I turned to Goofy and Max. "Come with me!" I shouted over the music.
I led them past the Crystal Palace and over the bridge to Liberty Square. "But, they're going the other way", said Max, looking confused. "Trust me", I said. "Look at the map of the course." I took out the pocket-sized Event Guide and Schedule that I had picked up at the hotel desk at check in. "It goes through TomorrowLand, around through FantasyLand, through the Castle, and eventually into Liberty Square and FrontierLand. It won't be crowded back there."
Sure enough, we crossed over the bridge and the yellow traffic cones told us that the course was, indeed, passing through Liberty Square. It was very lightly populated with spectators and we had our choice of viewing spots on either side. Naturally, I suggested the right side, so we waited for a break in the runners and quickly ran across the course to the opposite side. We found ourselves a nice little spot under a tree near Sleepy Hollow. Perfect!!
Next up: Where is he??
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Hello and Happy Mother's Day to all my DisFriends!
MDF and blue: I have a confession to make. I could have gone to WDW with Ed on our honeymoon. I had never been before. Silly me... I thought we should wait until we had kids!
Jake & Crew: Romance is where you find it!
ASPEN37: Thanks for the cheers; I needed to get a move on!
Averill94: Thanks for your support; I really appreciate it!
Goofster: I'm really not an overachiever... WDW is my little hobby.
Marion: You'll forgive me, won't you? I only kept you hanging for 8 hrs!
KidGoofy: The 5K was actually a lot of fun; I just didn't fully enjoy it because I wasn't feeling well. There were tons of families running and walking it... your family would have a really good time!
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I'll forgive you, but only because it is Mother's Day. You left us hanging again!
I do love the alternating points of view, great plot device guys!
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The Half-and-Half Report: Part 12
6:55am Mile 5: World Drive
One of my biggest concerns, originally, was the pacing requirement. The half marathon need to be completed in 3.5 hours, and all runners were required to reach specific locations along the course by a designated time. If not, they would be picked up by race officials and transported to the finish. I was determined not to become one of those people! When I saw the Contemporary Resort, I was able to relax a little. I knew that I was averaging about 9 min miles, and that was a lot faster than the 16 min mile required pace. Short of collapsing and having to crawl to the finish line, I felt that with each mile I was putting more and more time "in the bank."
By this hour, the regular WDW buses were starting to run. One of them passed us in the tunnel just before the CR and we all got gassed with exhaust fumes! Everybody coughed and choked as we ran up and out of the tunnel. Another thing I discovered was that those entrance/exit ramps feel a whole lot steeper when you are running them!
As we entered the MK parking lot, I called you to let you know I would soon be running up Main Street. There was no answer. I remember thinking, "I hope she didn't fall back to sleep!"
It was at this point that NY Lady's ankles were really starting to bother her. Since she still hoped to complete the full marathon the next day, she told me that she was going to slow down and walk a bit. We wished each other good luck as she fell back, and I continued on.
We passed mile 5 just as we entered the backstage area behind Main Street. I remembered it from the Keys to the Kingdom tour. We burst into the park and onto the Town Square. Wow, that's a lot of people! The cheering was a real boost. We made a right turn and ran up Main St. toward the Castle. I started looking for you, but I had planned to find you on the right. Everyone was on the left! We passed the hub and into TomorrowLand. Did I miss you? Grrrrr! I called again; finally you answered! Okay, you were at Liberty Square (I was kind of thinking you might try that area.) Hadn't missed you!
Running through FantasyLand was really strange…it was so quiet. None of the rides were open and it was deserted except for a few CMs who waved at us. The crowd (and the noise) picked up again at the Castle where a huge clump of CMs were cheering and posing for pictures with several of their own that were running. It was a really neat feeling to run right through the Castle and see all those people cheering!
7:10am Liberty Square
Max and I held out our "inspirational signs" and craned our necks to see all the runners passing by. I knew Ed was wearing a royal blue shirt and black shorts, and Max said his mom was wearing a white shirt and pink shorts. So, every time someone wearing those colors appeared in the distance we started waving our signs wildly and cheering our heads off! This wasn't too easy for me to do as my throat felt really dry from coughing all night.
Some of the nearby spectators had horns and were blowing them loudly. Drat! Why hadn't I thought of that? At home we had a whole box of noisemakers and horns from celebrating New Year's Eve last week. Those would have been perfect! Oh well, the home-made sign and my scratchy voice would have to do!
Other people seemed to enjoy my sign, though. Several runners yelled, "Go Ed!" or "All right, Ed, wherever you are!" and things like that. Some were very serious and focused on their running, but some of them really responded to our cheers and clapping. They waved their arms in the air and cheered right back at us! Occasionally a runner would even try to milk more cheers, calling out "Come on, people, I can't hear you!", to which he received an enthusiastic response!
Some runners were in costume, perhaps not as many as were at the 5K, but there were quite a few. I saw Wonder Woman and Super Girl running together, and there were lots of people wearing Mickey ears or pirate bandanas on their heads. I remember a few wearing Tinkerbell wings and a Minnie Mouse with red shorts and big white gloves! But, the most memorable was the man in the full Mr. Incredible costume, with muscles! Gosh, he must have been hot! My cotton tee shirt was beginning to stick to my back and I was just standing there! I don't know how he did it!
Somehow over all the noise and music, I heard my cell phone ringing. It was Ed, huffing and puffing that he was in the MK right now! I told him where to look for me and hung up quickly. He was practically around the corner! I held up my sign, cleared my throat, and got ready to scream...
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The Half-and-Half Report: Part 13
7:20am Liberty Square
My eyes strained to pick Ed out of the current wave of runners. There were more and more of them with each passing minute (and it seemed to me that practically every man in this group was wearing a royal blue shirt!). Where was he? Did he pass me and I didn't catch him? Where was he? The sign that I had been clutching tightly was beginning to wilt from all the handling and the humidity. I waved it over my head and shifted my weight from foot to foot in nervous anticipation. He just had to spot my sign!
Suddenly, I could see him! I jumped up and down and croaked out, "Eddie, over here!!" Goofy and Max cheered for him, too. I waved my banner of inspiration and he immediately caught sight of me and waved back. As he came nearer, I could see that he trying to tell me something. I bent forward to hear him over the cheering crowd and Vangelis' theme from Chariots of Fire that was blasting overhead. I shielded my eyes to read the words he was mouthing to me. Words of gratitude. Words of appreciation. Words of love.
"Where's the camera??" He shouted, holding his hands up as he blazed past.
And then he was gone. Gone west, into the sunset, into FrontierLand.
7:20am Miles 6.5-8: The Magic Kingdom
We passed through the Castle and turned right at the hub. We took the little bridge over to Liberty Square and suddenly you popped out along side, waving your sign and cheering. I was glad I hadn't missed you after all! It gave me a real boost and I continued on.
We ran through FrontierLand and out the back gate just past Splash Mountain. We were backstage again. When we got to the area behind AdventureLand, there was another water and food stop (orange slices and banana pieces.) We were passing mile six, and I was still feeling pretty good. I drank a little water and poured some more over my head. Then I started running again. We left the park, crossed over a bridge and back onto Floridian Way. Wow, those entrance/exit ramps felt steep. Overall, the entire course was very flat, except for those areas. Whew! It was really getting humid out.
I fell into step with another runner and we struck up a conversation. Her name was Mel, and she was from Toronto. Toronto Mel had run marathons before and we talked for a while; it helped to pass the time. We ran past the Grand Floridian and a large spectator area was there. Then we passed a huge parking lot. In between, there were more bands and groups of high school cheerleaders shouting cheers for us. It felt good.
I was still feeling good through mile eight; trying my best to keep hydrated. I was drenched with sweat. I took out a packet of GU (carb gel) and sucked it down. The real work was coming up soon.
7:40am Liberty Square
Now, we turned our attention to spotting Max's mom. We didn't have too long to wait. She came over the bridge and cried out for joy when she saw her little support team of two (well, three if you counted me!) She stopped to hug them and took a little drink of water. "Where's WildMan?" Goofy asked. "I lost him a little while back", she replied, "but he should be along soon." Goofy and Max introduced me and credited me for finding the great viewing spot. No time for chatter, though, she was soon on her way and the next question was whether the guys were going to wait to see WildMan or push on with me to the finish line at Epcot.
I felt that we had developed a bit of kinship, so I was happy to wait a bit more for them to see if their friend had made it so far. Goofy sounded doubtful. Max, however, was filled with the optimism of youth and took out the Sharpie sign he had made for WildMan. I felt such a sense of relief now that I knew that Ed had seen me (and I could finally put down that stupid sign!) I had no idea who we were looking for, so I just enjoyed watching all the runners. They really did come in all ages, shapes and sizes. A couple of wheelchair racers drew extra cheers of admiration from the crowd. I clapped my hands until they stung (now that my voice was practically useless.)
Then, along came the Wild Man, panting and sweating up a storm, but thrilled beyond belief to see Goofy and Max. With his long hair and beard, he reminded me of a slightly heavier version of the late Jim Henson. "Yeah! Yeah!" he shouted at his friends as he trotted past, arms held high and fists pumping. "I don't believe it", said Goofy, as we gathered up our things.
We had enjoyed a really prime viewing area, but now we were faced with a bit of a dilemma. We needed to cross back over the course in order to exit the area, and the volume of runners was thick and heavy now. It took a while for a break in the traffic to appear, and when it did, we sprinted across. We edged our way out along crowded Main Street, out the park exit, and over to the monorail station.
Next Up: The Big Finish at Epcot (w/Pics! Pics! Pics!)
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I can't wait! You are slowly talking me in to Marathon Weekend 08.
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The Half-and-Half Report: Part 14
7:45am: Miles 8.5-11: Floridian Way/World Drive
We made it past the huge MK parking lot and were now running past the WDW Speedway. I could see some runners/walkers in the distance to my left who were just entering the Speedway area on the opposite side. Toronto Mel and I were still pacing with each other. We had just passed mile eight and they were just reaching mile three! (The elite runners had already crossed the finish line by now.) Uh oh. There was Security, putting up barricades and closing down the course behind them. For some the race was over, right now.
We bore right onto World Drive and continued on our way back to Epcot. Positioned along the road were more parked vans with music blaring from huge speakers and small groups of people who cheered us on and encouraged us to " keep going", we were "almost there!" It felt as though that particular stretch of road went on forever.
Now we were approaching mile ten. There was a huge, curved exit ramp that circled around like a big jug handle. It was really steep and pitched to the right; I felt like I was going to fall in the ditch any minute! Then I began to feel a cramp starting up in my left calf. I took one of the Clif Shots that I had picked up along the way. It was "apple-pie" flavor and it wasn't what I was used to. I regretted it soon because now I was feeling queasy in the stomach. At mile eleven, the cramp really hit me and I was glad that a water stop gave me an excuse to slow down to a walk. I wished Toronto Mel good luck and she continued on while I hobbled along the edge of the road. This was not good.
7:50am: En Route to Epcot/the Finish Line
Goofy, Max, and I stood on the monorail platform with a large crowd and waited for the next monorail to the TTC. We were all still pumped up from seeing our runners and were anxious to make it over to the finish line. We had a crowded but uneventful ride to the TTC, a modest wait for our transfer, and then another unremarkable ride to Epcot. Once again, we all cheered as we spotted the runners weaving in and out of our sight below us.
We reached Epcot and everyone poured out and down to the bottom of the platform. Helpful CMs directed spectators toward the Imagine parking lot and park guests toward the entrance. We followed the crowd (and the sound of a live band) quite some distance to the bleachers surrounding the Finish Line. It was fenced off and it was mobbed. Most of this part was the VIP viewing area. A huge screen was set up and we could just catch sight of the very top of it. As runners crossed the line, their names were announced overhead and the VIPs cheered. Nothing much we could see here.
We moved further up the course and could see runners approaching the finish beyond the crowd, but the spectators were lined up along a fence about 3 or 4 thick, and the course was about 200 yards further from that, so we couldn't see much. I was sorry that I had missed the opportunity to purchase a VIP spot a few months ago. By the time I had thought about it, they were already sold out.
We walked all the way up the line until we hit a wall; it was the edge of the park. There was nowhere left to go. So, we backtracked a bit until we found the thinnest part of the crowd and we just took up position in the back. Not bad, really, only about a hundred yards from the finish. We checked the time. If they were keeping their paces our runners would be along shortly, so we all kept a sharp eye out.
After a time, people in the front would spot their runners, cheer wildly, then move away from the fence and walk toward the family reunion area. The next group would then move up to the fence, and so on, just like rows of sharks' teeth. We did our best to put Max where he could get the best view, but it was tough because of his height (or lack thereof). A family in front was kind enough to let him stand right at the fence with their kids, which was nice. Very Disney-like!
Now, Ed had no idea where to look for me, so I wanted to keep waving my sign. But he had also made a big deal about the fact that I didn't take a picture of him running through the MK, so I wanted to have my camera focused and ready. I was really thirsty, so I quickly guzzled down some water and stuffed the bottle back in my bag. I was afraid that if I moved from one spot that he would suddenly appear and I would miss the shot. With my sign in one hand and my camera in the other, I kept my eyes riveted on the bend in the road, watching and waiting for him to come down the stretch. Aaagghh! The tension! The suspense!!
8:05am: Miles 11-12: Epcot Center Drive
Spaceship Earth loomed closer, but it didn't help. The cramp in my leg was killing me and I limped along for about a mile. I was tired and hot and drenched with sweat. I got to the marker for mile twelve and could hear the music and cheering coming from Epcot. It meant that I was close to the end! I said, "_____this! I'll be_____ if I'm going to walk across that finish line", and I began to run again. Interestingly, even though my leg was sore, I didn't feel too bad now. If I could make it for 12 miles, then I could hang on for one more!
We turned onto the entrance ramp into Epcot…a man was down on the ground! Everyone stopped to help and some were calling for the race officials. Incredibly, the guy got up and waved us off, determined to finish the race. It was really inspiring. We all began running again and soon we were in the backstage area of FutureWorld.
8:17am: The Finish Line
Goofy and Max began to cheer wildly as Max's mom passed in front of us and waved before heading toward the finish line. Father and son gathered up their things and we all began to say our goodbyes. I felt so fortunate to have met up with such a nice family and to have been able to share the excitement of the race with them. I was starting to wonder about Ed, though. Hadn't he come through the MK ahead of Mrs.Goofy?
"Don't worry. Maybe he just got tired and quit", offered Max. "Maybe he's hanging out with WildMan! They both laughed. I could see they held little hope of seeing their friend cross the line.
I shook my head.
"You don't know my husband," I said. ::cop: "He won't quit. He'll cross that finish line even if he has to crawl the last mile to do it." And I wasn't exaggerating; I knew that it was true. (I was just hoping that he didn't have to!)
The guys took off for the family reunion area and I trained my eyes once more on that bend in the road.
8:13am: Miles 12-13.1: Epcot/the Finish Line
We entered a side gate into FW and came out somewhere on the west side of the plaza under Spaceship Earth. We turned right and ran past the Fountain of Nations. There were CMs everywhere, clapping and cheering for us.
We ran under the archway toward the World Showcase Lagoon, made a U-turn around the Christmas tree at Showcase Plaza, then back around once more toward FW. We bore right at the fountain and ran past Spaceship Earth again. The course turned out a side gate into a wooded area and then into the parking lot. The end was near!
8:25am: The Finish Line
Is that…..is that him?? Ed! Ed! Eddie!! Over Here!!
Only a hundred more yards to go. I could see the Finish!!
And then, I saw you!
I was just dying to hit that mark!!
There were actually two sets of timing pads that worked with the chip system. The first was right in front of the grandstand. When I hit it, my name and number popped up and the announcer announced my name and where I was from! It was an awesome feeling to hear that in front of all those people, and it made me want to sprint to the finish line!
And I did! Time for my first half marathon: 2:23:55
A live band was playing and Lilo and Stitch were there to give us all high-fives. There may have been other characters, but I don't remember. Everyone slowed to a walk as we made our way down into various corrals. We were given a mylar blanket and then the time chips were removed from our shoes. There were racks on either side of us with poles jutting out and hundreds of Donald medals were hanging from the poles. At the end of each pole was a CM. We each waited for a turn and stepped up to have the medal hung over our head and to be given a hearty "Congratulations!"
They kept us moving through the food and beverage areas and then onward to stand on one of several lines to get our pictures taken. I munched on a bagel and drank Powerade while I waited.
8:30am: Family Reunion Area
As soon as Ed ran past, I headed left and over a small canal via a little footbridge. I made my way along the plastic fencing and into the family reunion area. Several tents seemed to be marked alphabetically, so I waited anxiously by the tent with the first initial of our last name. And I waited. Lots of runners were filtering out in single file carrying their plastic bags; some met with family and friends, some just walked off alone. I was glad that Ed would find me waiting for him.
And waiting…..
Someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around. It was Ed, wearing his medal! "How did you get past me?" I asked. "Because the bag retrieval tents are grouped by the first initial of our first names!" he said. We both laughed, and I gave him a hug. Yuck! Sweaty! Let me take a picture and then you can change your shirt!
Ed phoned Tricia in NJ, then Eddie in NC to tell them the good news.
We walked around for a bit. There was a tent set up where you could get your medal engraved with your name and your time (for $25). It was a little steep, but since it was his first half marathon, Ed decided he wanted to do it. So we stood on another line!
After that, we slowly walked out and around through the parking lot and over to the bus stops. We saw Disney buses, but not the charter marathon buses, so we found a CM and inquired about them. Much to our dismay, we discovered that now that the event was over and the park was open, we were expected to use regular Disney transportation.
"So what?" you might ask. "Sounds like the Disney buses were better, anyway." Well, that I definitely would give you, except, we were staying at the Swan, an Epcot area resort. And Epcot area resorts only had boat transportation to and from…. the International Gateway! And here we were at the entrance to Future World!
I asked Ed if he just wanted to grab a cab, but he said no. He was feeling okay; the cramp in his leg was long gone and he wanted to walk off the lactic acid or whatever, so we strolled over to the park entrance. We went through bag check and, since we both had annual passes, we just got on line and went through the turnstiles. The CMs at security and at the turnstiles all said, "Congratulations!" to Ed when they saw his medal.
The congratulations continued as we took a slow stroll through FW. From time to time we would pass other runners wearing their medals and they would exchange acknowledgements with Ed: "Congratulations!", or a nod, or a thumb's up. It was really nice. WDW always feels happy and friendly to me, but there was a community spirit there among the runners that made it seem even friendlier than usual.
There were still runners/walkers who were finishing up the course, which was marked off with cones and policed by security agents. Ed shouted out words of encouragement to his comrades who were still struggling toward the finish. At one point we needed to cross the course and security guards were stationed at the "intersection" to help park guests cross over quickly and safely for the runners. It was amazing to see some people so oblivious to the race… we saw several people just meandering across, taking their own sweet time.
"You need to move quickly, now", the CMs would say, but some just didn't seem to realize the danger of a collision. It was as though they expected the CMs to stop the runners so they could cross, much like a traffic cop would stop cars! It really annoyed Ed to see it. Luckily, the race would be wrapping up soon.
We meandered our way over to World Showcase and turned right toward the International Gateway. WS was not yet open, but it was a pleasant stroll, nevertheless. I must have asked Ed a dozen times if he felt okay; I felt so bad that he had to walk all this way after his run. But he kept telling me that he was fine and that it was probably good for him to cool down slowly anyway.
After a quick restroom break at the IG, we exited the park and caught a Frienship back to the Swan. "Aaahhh!" he sighed as he sat down on the boat's hard bench seating. "That feels so good!"
Next Up: We're not done yet; there's a whole lot more!! Food, sleep, not one but two spas, Cirque, and Raglan Road. And that's just the rest of this day! You don't want to miss it!
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I somehow lost my subscription to this thread and completely forgot about it. Sorry Kat. Good thing you said something.
Ok, I have a lot of reading to do and I think WORK is the right place to do it. Will catch up tomorrow.
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Woohoo! Greats updates! Congratulations on your first half marathon Ed!
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Wow. It took me a while but I got through the entire thing. That was really well written. I liked having the different perspectives. Nice touch.
That is a LONG way to run. The longest I've ever run is around 7 miles. I wouldn't want to attempt 13 miles.
Kudos to Ed for making it. I'll bet the music and cheering really helped him and others. Disney does it right.
I can't believe you guys had to WALK back when it was all over. What a pain. The busses were a mess though that morning so maybe it was a blessing besides it was probably good for Ed to walk off that run.
Good job Kathy. Great report so far.
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Go Ed, Go Ed, It's Your Birthday...Go Ed!
Wow! Congratulations to Ed for running the marathon and congrats to you for braving the mob!
Another great installment!
What if the Hokey Pokey really is what its all about?
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Great Update, Thanks
It appears like you and Ed are telling the same story
I wonder why Buzz and Linnie have such a problem doing that.
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Salt Lake Bees: Bees produce back-to-back-to-back triples in win over Colorado Springs
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SALT LAKE CITY — All season long, Andrew Romine had struggled at the plate.
Sunday afternoon, the Salt Lake Bees shortstop turned the tide — and ignited a mid-game rally that propelled the home team to its fourth-consecutive victory with a 10-1 decision over visiting Colorado Springs at Spring Mobile Ballpark.
"I don't know if there's one specific thing," said Romine, who went into the game with a .176 PCL average and walked off the field 3 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
"(It's) getting pitches I can hit and not trying to do too much, because a lot of times I'll get caught up in trying to do more than I have to," Romine continued. "Really, all you've gotta do is put the big part of the barrel on the ball and a lot of good things will happen."
Good things started for the Bees in the fourth inning when Matt Long and Kole Calhoun reached base with a walk and a single, respectively. Two outs later, Brad Hawpe hit an RBI single and Romine followed with a two-RBI single to deep right field.
The Bees batted back around to Calhoun and scored six runs before the Sky Sox could end the inning.
"Once (the hitting) gets a little bit contagious, it goes," said interim manager Bill Richardson, who is filling in while Keith Johnson is away for his daughter's high school graduation.
"I don't think anybody was doing anything really different — just trying to stay back up the middle and hit the ball hard and put together a lot of good at-bats," added Romine.
The hitting continued into the fifth inning, where the Bees added three more runs to take a 9-1 lead.
"I haven't done that before," said Romine, who was part of a string of back-to-back-to-back triples along with Trent Oeltjen and Roberto Lopez.
"I've been in two, but three, that's the first time," he said. "It's pretty exciting. It's fun to throw something like that in the middle of the game, get you all excited."
Every player in the lineup reached base and all except for Long recorded a hit. Calhoun finished 2 for 4 with two runs and Lopez was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker earned his fourth win of the season, striking out 10 batters in seven innings of work.
"We're baseball fans, too, and that was fun to watch," Romine said of the pitching performance. "It's fun to see that and happy for him. He had a great day. He finally got some run support from us, so that helps and made it a little easier for him."
The Bees improved to 28-30 on the season and 4-2 against Colorado Springs while the Sky Sox managed just three total hits in the game and dropped to 31-24 on the season.
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The invention concerns a method for interacting between a handheld device and a machine. The handheld device has an Internet browser for interacting with a physical element that is part of the machine. The physical element is a smart card web server for establishing a near-field wireless connection with the handheld device when the handheld device is in proximity of the machine. The physical element communicates over the air with at least a distant server, the server being able to update the content of the physical element.
1. A system for interacting between a handheld device and a machine, the system comprising:
the handheld device;
the machine;
a smart device linked to the machine, the smart device comprising a smart card web server, wherein the smart device is a SIM, USIM or RUIM card;
the handheld device comprising a web browser for interacting with the smart card web server;
wherein the smart device is able to open a wireless connection with the handheld device in response to determining that the handheld device is close to the machine; and
wherein the smart card web server is able to deliver, through the open wireless connection, to the browser at least one page.
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10. A method for interacting between a handheld device and a machine, the method comprising:
providing a smart device to the machine, the smart device comprising a smart card web server, wherein the smart device is a SIM, USIM or RUIM card;
wherein the handheld device comprises a web browser for interacting with the smart card web server;
opening, by the smart device, a wireless connection with the handheld device in response to determining that the handheld device is close to the machine; and
delivering, by the smart card web server, via the wireless connection, at least one page to the browser.
The invention relates to interactions with physical elements forming the content of a machine. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and a device to allow an end-user to have an efficient and interactive interface with a machine.
In such a context, a machine is for example a boiler, also called a heating apparatus, or any other home automation device like a wash machine. It can also be any machine with dedicated hardware, such as vending machine delivering drinks or junk food, ticket delivering machine to acquire tickets for train, plane, and boat, cash dispenser to obtain cash as example in the street, a complete car or part of the car itself. Such machines need some interaction with an end-user asking for a service (soft drink purchase as example) or with a maintenance worker performing a maintenance operation onto at least part of the machine.
Indeed, there is a need for easing the end-user experience when interfacing with machines. Currently, as a matter of an example, there are already hard coded dedicated man-to-machine interfaces on vending machines, but they are currently providing low level services LED—light emitting diode—screen with one or two rows, with limited set of characters, no colour, or even only dedicated mechanical buttons or even sometimes no interface at all.
Some machines today offer the possibility, in order to access internal parameters of the machine, and to build a diagnostic, to plug a dedicated test tool on it or even a personal computer with embedded dedicated software.
Nevertheless, the end-user has to deal with small MMI (man to machine interface) and cannot use for example the last version of a technical manual available for the machine he's working on but only a manual user's guide made of paper or the very first version of the rudimentary notice stored into the machine when it was build.
User guides today mostly exist on a book format and can be lost and updated versions may not be available except after printing a new maintenance book.
More generally, such above already disclosed solutions provide a way to have a maintenance guide but they are expensive and not very upgradeable.
And last but not least, mobility is missing in such solutions, taking into account the fact that maintenance workers are traveling a lot in order to work on sites where machines are implemented.
So there is still a need for an end-user of a machine and for a maintenance worker as well to be able to have an efficient, interactive and flexible man to machine interface. A need exists for a solution that would be compliant with available machines, flexible and as cheap as possible, mainly based on existing infrastructures.
It is thus desirable to provide a method of interaction with physical elements forming the content of a machine on which would fulfill such needs. This purpose is achieved by way of the invention as recited in the appended claims.
In the presently described method, an end-user uses his classical mobile phone 20, 30, 10 equipped with a web-browser (as example a WAP for Wireless Application Protocol or xHTML for Extensible HTML, HTML being HyperText Markup Language like) providing him, thanks to the disclosed invention, an easy access to a set of services broadcasted by a machine 60, 61 equipped with a communicating system 70, 71. The disclosed method comprises at least an interactive page display on the screen of the end-user's handheld device 20, 30, said interactive page displaying a state of the physical elements forming the content of the machine. This interactive page display on the screen of the handheld device comprises a near-field wireless connection establishment step 300, 400 between the machine and the handheld device for displaying the interactive page displaying the state of the physical elements forming the content of the machine on the handheld device. Thanks to this display, the end-user is then able to make a physical interaction with at least one of the physical elements forming the content of a machine.
In a preferred embodiment, such pages are distributed by a SCWS (Smart Card Web Server) embedded in a smart device part of the communicating system, being part of the machine itself. In a preferred embodiment, this smart part of the communicating system is a personal token, such as a Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module), RUIM (Removable User Identity Module), depending on the telecommunication network used by the machine. The communicating system is indeed preferably equipped with a personal token in order to communicate with external world (allowing data provisioning Over The Air (OTA) for as example maintenance purposes: stocks, status, failure or for end-user's services provided by the vending machine such as advertising, loyalty programs).
The communicating system is also able to open a wireless connection (preferably in a peer to peer mode) with any handheld device entering in a communication field of the communication system. The said personal token of the communicating system of the machine is in one embodiment equipped with a smart card web server SCWS and is pre-loaded with the interactive pages which describe the service to be delivered. Such interactive pages can also be updated online on demand or even in a batch mode.
The end-user's handheld device then establishes the dedicated link to the communicating system through a wireless connection such as WiFi, bluetooth . . . , on the demand of a machine, as soon as the handheld device enters in the near field of the machine. The dedicated interactive pages will indeed then be exchanged on such a link. Some pages are stored into the machine, some others are broadcasted on the telecommunication network, from a server to the machine and then from the machine to the handled device of the end-user.
Those interactive pages could be of several types, such as, depending on the machine type:
Other purposes, benefits and aspects of the invention will appear through the following description, which is made in reference to the appended figures, among which:
The system disclosed on
The third part of the system is made of any machine available 60, 61, associated with a dedicated personal token 70, 71 usually physically linked to the said machine. The machine can be any machine such as vending machine delivering drinks or junk food, ticket delivering machine to acquire tickets for train, plane, and boat, cash dispenser to obtain cash as example in the street, a complete car or part of the car itself. The personal token 70, 71 needs only to be plugged to the machine. The machine can be any machine in the street, in a factory, or it can be part of the end-user material.
As disclosed in
The functional links between those entities are in one preferred embodiment based on several protocols bricks: the radio telecommunication network 1 and 2 between the personal token 70, 71 associated to the machine 60, 61 and the content manager server 50. A local wireless network 3,4 exists as well between the personal token 10 associated to a mobile phone 20,30, preferably a smart phone 30 and the personal token 70, 71 of the machine 60, 61. This local High Speed Protocol 3, 4 is in a preferred embodiment based on TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). It's a local link using any protocol like as example IrDA (Infrared Digital Access), bluetooth, WiFi.
The communicating system 60, 70 and/or 61, 71 is here equipped with a personal token 70, 71 (as example a multimedia SIM card equipped with USB (Universal Serial Bus) capability and TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) capability to communicate with external world (data provided for maintenance purposes: stocks, status, failures, . . . ). The personal token 70, 71 is able to open a wireless connection in a peer to peer mode with any device entering in the communication field. The personal token 70, 71 is in a preferred embodiment equipped with a SCWS (smart card web server) and it could be in a preferred embodiment also pre-loaded with the first level of xHTML pages which describe the service to be delivered.
The end-user's device 20, 30, 10 is preferably equipped with a rich media (xHTML compatible) browser able to read and display the pages received from the communicating system 60, 70 and/or 61, 71. The personal token 10 is not a mandatory feature but as it already usually exists, linked to the device 20, 30, it can be used to authenticate the end-user (for loyalty services as example) or the maintenance worker (proving the fact he made the asked intervention on the said machine 61).
More particularly, concerning the home automation use case, such data exchanges taking the form of interactive pages can deal as example about embedded maintenance and/or man to machine interface personalization or control. Thanks to the disclosed invention, personalized user interface (as example one for maintenance, one for repairs) are very easy to build.
Concerning the vending machine use case, exchanges 200, 300 can be related to available products and associated prices download for example.
Another advantage provided by the invention concerns the fact that there is no more dedicated screen needed on the machine as the screen of the end-user's mobile system 10, 20, 30 is used.
It is the same for the keyboard as the end-user's mobile system 10, 20, 30 has got a complete interface due to its classical usage. The machine maintenance is then eased thanks to this invention.
New services are available as well without any changes needed on the machine itself such as for example contactless payment solutions. Only the addition of dedicated new interactive pages is needed into the server 50.
As this solution provides online services to the vendor, OTA (Over The Air) updates are available.
Concerning particularly the user's guide example, a more home automation oriented application, the disclosed invention provides an easy way to always have updated embedded user guide/maintenance guide as well as embedded maintenance/control user interface in the memory of the personal token 70, 71. For the same reasons than in the previous use case, personalized user interface is available as well through the mobile phone, no dedicated screen and/or keyboard being needed anymore on the machine, such parts of a machine being very sensitive ones to physical damages.
In those embodiments, the invention allows:
The personal token 10 can be, depending of the network used by the end-user for its telecommunication service, a standardized card like USIM, SIM, and RUIM . . . .
The mobile handheld device 20 or 30 is as example a 2G or 3G mobile equipment, a PDA, a Windows CE™ handheld device.
The Wireless High Speed protocol Links 3 and 4 are preferably compliant with one of the following protocols: bluetooth, IrDA, WiMax 802.16m, WiBro, WiFi 802.11n, but it can be any other compatible local wireless Link.
The invention involves as well in one embodiment a dedicated application to provide an automatic management of the end-user's man to machine interface in his mobile phone, i.e. with the machine he's coming close to, and to automatically instruct the multimedia content transfer to the end-user's mobile system from the machine via interactive pages exchanges. According to one aspect of the invention, this application is an applet stored in the personal token 10 of the end-user's handheld system.
In a preferred embodiment, the application is a standalone application stored in the personal token which manages the end-user exchanges with the machine, dedicated to such a service. The application displays all the necessary information (such as advertisements, technical notice with diagrams, machine set up, interactive tests steps list, prices of available soft drinks, loyalty counter-value, promotional offers) on the screen of the end-user's mobile phone 20 or 30.
In one embodiment, referring to
There are several ways by which the said application can manage the service for the end-user such as using a mobile oriented web browser, using a smart card web server SCWS, using SMS exchanges with the server 50 . . . .
Another step can be added to the previously described process, i.e. an end-user authentication step and/or data encryption step in particular when dealing with some sensible machines being in a public area.
These different possible additional steps include, but are not limited to, usage of usual man to machine interface but used on the mobile terminal screen. They can be as well based on bitmap or icons usage, or even audio messages for blind people.
Hereafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described wherein the end-user is using a mobile handset, associated to a subscriber identity module, and connected via a mobile radio communication network such as GSM or 3G telecommunication network.
On the said personal token 10, in a dedicated memory such as a flash memory or EEPROM memory, the previously described dedicated application is stored. The application can be installed into the memory of the card during personalization step, before putting it on the market or installed using Over the Air (OTA) infrastructure. This dedicated application can be stored into the mobile terminal memory in another embodiment.
However, those skilled in the art should recognize that the method is applicable to other types of communication sessions between two devices operable either on the same network or different networks.
As described in
As soon as the end-user is near the machine 60, a wireless local connection 300 is established between the communicating system 60, 70 and the end-user's mobile system. Some interactive pages are then sent from the communicating system 60, 70 to the end-user's mobile system 10, 20, 30. Such pages are then displayed on the said mobile system. In this case some advertising profiled content can be added to the displayed interactive pages 200. The profiles content is, in this embodiment, a content which is adapted depending on some profile data stored in the personal token. The profile data define some specificities of the profile of the end-user, such as age, profession, family status, personal particular tastes. Upon end-user's actions, scrolling on pages and selecting menus options, some updates can be downloaded Over The Air (OTA) from the server 50 to the communicating system 60, 70. Such data can be downloaded as well during the night as example when OTA network is idle as example in order to update the drinks prices, or data can be uploaded to the server 50 from the communicating system 60, 70 (stocks updates, maintenance parameters backup, . . . ).
In reference to
Once the end-user is near from the machine 60, 70 (or 61, 71 for
The end-user is then able to navigate through the pages and the several presented menus.
This personal token 10 is associated and/or inserted in a compatible smartphone 20, 30. The smartphones 20, 30 are any mobile terminals connected to mobile telecommunication standardised network and allow emission and reception of data such as Short Messages Services (SMS) that can carry either text or binary data. Such data messages are intended to the personal token 10, called Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) on GSM network.
The personal token 10 is in an embodiment previously loaded with a dedicated Java Application in a mobile handheld device 20, 30. This dedicated application allows the end-user, by comprehensive menus, to manage his multimedia Library and it'll be used as well in the next step to command to play the owned Multimedia items.
Obviously, an enrolment to the service is made before, using over the air data exchanges or when the end-user visits a point of sale offering such service.
Advantageously, in a preferred embodiment, the implementation of this invention is based on SCWS, which will be stored into the communicating device in the machine, so that the pages will be delivered and displayed to the end-user device.
According to some embodiments of the method, all the exchanges can be displayed to the end-user or, in a preferred embodiment, only relevant views are displayed to the end-user.
The dedicated application (not shown) is preferably stored on the personal token, more specifically in the subscriber identity module memory.
According to one embodiment, the subscriber identity module can also be a piece of software, the dedicated said application being in this case also a piece of software.
According to another embodiment, a new dedicated SIM toolkit application is stored in the subscriber identity module memory for implementing the method that is above described and the display of content is made using the MMI (Man Machine Interface) of the mobile terminal. Such an application is also known as an applet, or more specifically a cardlet, when implemented on a Java™ card type of subscriber identity module. Hereafter, this application will be referred to as an agent application. The subscriber identity module processor executes this agent application.
As another example, although the mobile terminal 20 or 30 and the personal token 10 are shown and described to be linked devices, it should not be construed to be limited as such. They can be as example two separate devices communicating using contactless channels such as infrared IrDA or ISO 14443.
The mobile terminal 20 or 30 and the personal token 10 may operate on networks including a public switched telephone network (PSTN), a mobile communication network, an Internet protocol (IP) network, etc. The described communication sessions may be voice or data communication sessions. Examples of data communication sessions include, but are not limited to, audio streaming, video streaming, video conferencing, Voice over IP (VoIP) etc.
The disclosed invention allows having a very easy to use and convenient way to display updated content on the interface without the need to explicitly ask for a new version of the said content.
The present embodiment of the invention can be implemented on all the mobile systems available on the market in the same way, with the same end-user experience. It is indeed portable and can be used on all handsets, whatever its brand and model, due to the fact that the application is preferably implemented inside the personal token associated with any mobile terminal.
The disclosed embodiment is basically well adapted to multimedia content but it can also be applied to other kinds of data such as advertisement, user's guides, music, photos, video or any kind of multimedia data.
With the proposed solution, it is not necessary to provide any user interface on the machine, as it is provided directly on the handset so there is no heavy interface maintenance cost.
A personalized welcome view for the end-user through a hand check protocol between the mobile and communicating machine is advantageously provided as well. The welcome screen can be customized depending as an example on the time of the day, on a local weather forecast, or even on end-user profile data as stored in the personal token 10 of the said end-user.
Stored pages can be easily updated Over the Air (OTA) and personalised depending on the end-user preferences.
Concerning the end-user interfaces, with the disclosed invention, there is no more a need for:
One other important point is the language, pages being deployed directly and only in the relevant language adapted to the end-user preferences. Concerning more particularly the user's guide classically printed in several languages, thanks to the disclosed invention, only the version of the preferred language is available, saving consequently lots of paper.
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Frequently overrated dump.
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2: "Is it a Ford?"
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a synonym used to describe something that looks good in the parking lot, but doesn't run.
Man, that ford looks so nice parked in the driveway. Too bad the darn thing won't turn over...
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Ford is a company that makes junky cars.
F.O.R.D stands for Fix Or Repair Daily.
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I have drawing with assembly parts c/w assigned position (ie, beam with shear plate on one end and double angle on the other). I generated the engineering drawing, it doesn't show the assembly call out. Just the profile of the components call out. why and how do I fix this?
On the ribbon go to "ASD - Drawings", then under the "Drawings Edition" section you'll find a button that says "Insert assembly label". Hopefully this is what you're looking for.
This is what I did and it still does not show the position of the assembly.
Please see attachments. C8x11.5 is an assembly consisting of shear plates at each end. when Insert Assembly Label, I'm presented with a dialog box and I selected what I want but at last, no position (E13020 B 102).
What and where did I go wrong?
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MORRISON — Saturday was a twice-as-nice day for Poteau Youth Wrestling Club member Luke Brooks.
Brooks was champion at the heavyweight class and runner-up at the Division I 66-pound class.
Three other members, Kadin Repass, Landon Thornburg and Colby Thornburg also participated but did not place.
The Poteau Youth Wrestling Club will have its own tournament Saturday at Sherman Floyd Fieldhouse.
The 2011 Poteau Pirate Football Banquet will be at 6 p.m. Friday at the Bob Lee Kidd Civic Center.
Tickets cost $20 per person and can be purchased at Sanders and Sullivan Law Office (323 Dewey Avenue), Warehouse Willy's (300 Dewey Avenue), J-N-B Tire and Lube (2201 North Broadway) and First National Bank in Poteau.
Remaining tickets will also be made available at the door Friday night. Seating is limited.
Former Oklahoma Sooner quarterback Paul Thompson will be the keynote speaker.
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The Poteau Chip-In Club will have a golf benefit at 11 a.m. Saturday at Choctaw Country Club.
Four local chapters of LeFlore County Special Olympians competed in the Area 10 Special Olympics Bowling Competition Oct. 27 at Strike-A-Lot Lanes.
The majority of them were from the Poteau KiBois Chapter, several of whom had scores of higher than 100.
Last week, LeFlore County saw the first of hundreds of basketball games get tipped off to begin the 2011-12 season. What caught my eyes?
The Leflore Savages took perennial Class B power Red Oak to the limit Thursday night before losing to the Eagles after the Savages won their season opener.
The Howe High School teams both had to overcome deficits against Smithville to each post road victories Friday night to get the season off on the right foot.
Shelby Trozzi had the hot hand with 35 points for the Carl Albert State College Lady Vikings in their 82-74 win over Jacksonville, Texas, Saturday afternoon in the Panola (Texas) Classic.
The Lady Vikings lost their season opener 86-56 to host Panola on Friday night.
Howard, Texas, which is ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA Preseason Poll turned a six-point halftime lead into a 12-point lead with 16 minutes remaining in the second half as they downed the Carl Albert State College Vikings 70-57 in the Oklahoma-Texas Shootout Sunday afternoon at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.
The Vikings (0-2) went winless in the event as they lost their season opener on Saturday 79-75 to Clarendon, Texas, despite getting 20 points from Myron Williams.
SMITHVILLE — Although things didn't look good at times, there was a bunch of happy Howe hoopsters by the end of the night on Friday.
The Lions rallied from a third-quarter deficit to win 65-58 over the Smithville Braves, while the Lady Lions bounced back from a slow start in the opening period to end up handling the Lady Braves 54-34.
McCURTAIN — The Cameron High School basketball teams opened their seasons Friday night by splitting against McCurtain.
The Yellowjackets rallied from a 25-8 deficit in the opening period to knock off the Bulldogs 70-64.
In the girls' game, the Lady 'Jackets suffered a 53-26 in the first game for new coach Sheila Jones.
PRESTON — The seasons did not get started on the right foot for the Wister High School basketball teams last weekend at the Preston Festival.
The Wildcats suffered a 70-56 loss to the Haworth Lions on Saturday, while losing 91-46 to the host Preston Pirates on Friday night.
The same misfortunate came upon the Lady 'Cats as they lost 66-40 to the Lady Lions on Saturday after falling 76-27 to the host Lady Pirates on Friday night.
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I wrote this for the Huffington Post last year at the request of Arianna Huffington in reply to an email I sent her responding to a new discussion she is holding on how to redefine success for women. Make sense? :)The current definition of success, in which we drive ourselves into the ground, if not the grave, and in which working to the point of exhaustion and burnout is considered a badge of honor, was created by men. It's a model of success that's not working for women, and it's not wor … [Read more...]
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Fifty-one-year-old Luis Escobar of Weston was killed Wednesday night while riding his bicycle during a group ride. A media release from the Broward Sheriff's Office says "he swerved into another lane of traffic, hitting a vehicle passing by." The traffic homicide department is investigating, as is ... More >>
Memorial Day is here, and there are currently thousands of South Floridians making their way to the beach. It's a Sunshine State tradition as old as meth and guns. But just because you don't have to wear a shirt doesn't mean you can treat the beach like your own personal property. There are other p ... More >>
In a controversial decision to allow advertising along trails and greenways in the state parks system, the Department of Environmental Protection on April 3 inked a deal with Bikepath Country Florida, a Fort Myers company whose managing partners include two powerful Tallahassee insiders. See also: ... More >>
A lot of people in South Florida's biking community were upset to see that Ray Strack, a leader of the monthly Critical Mass bike rides in Fort Lauderdale, got hit by a car while riding to get a loaf of bread on January 2. He is currently home recovering from a broken vertebrae and head gashes, bu ... More >>
The 54th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show kicked off Thursday, and will run through the weekend. It's a time for people to head on out to take a look at all kinds of boats, from small vessels to super yachts. The event is expected to bring in about half a billion dollars for the city ... More >>
The 53rd Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show kicks off today and runs through Monday, but Hurricane Sandy is threatening to make a mess of it.C'mon, Sandy!Buckets of rain and forecasted winds of up to 35 to 40 mph are looking to screw up plans. But organizers say that the event is built to withs ... More >>
It's getting to be that time of year. The weather is slowly starting to cool down. Restaurant staff are anxiously awaiting the return of the long-lost 'season'. And locals with a hankering for accents are getting psyched as their long-lost objects of desire prepare to return. The Fort Lauderdale Int ... More >>
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Buffalo, New York is blooming and you will not want to miss it!
Although the city offers weeks of summer open gardens for you to explore...there is an event that brings it all together for garden lovers, those just wanting to explore the neighborhoods of Buffalo or would enjoy walking around and taking in the beauty of summer.
There are even more gardens to visit in the unique neighborhoods of the city. Whether you visit the
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is the largest garden tour in the U.S. and is a very anticipated event. It is, as they say, "Buffalo style gardens".
Garden Walk is a free self-guided tour, no tickets required. The walk is about 350 gardens strong and always growing! The urban gardens are located in many of Buffalo's historic neighborhoods. The tour covers more than a five mile area.
Besides the FREE tours, FREE shuttles are also available to help you "neighborhood or garden" hop.In total, over 1,000 gardens can be seen throughout the city's homes, churches, businesses and government buildings.
The neighborhoods of this New York city are loaded with beautiful homes, shops and restaurants and plenty of green space. Buffalo neighbors open their gardens to offer you a beautiful experience.
This garden event is open to anyone in the community, with no prior judging. The Garden Walk also takes in the Frederick Law Olmsted designed Delaware Park in downtown Buffalo. You will find it by the art deco City Hall. Most of the gardens are private ones, however as the popularity of the event increased so did the amount and kinds of gardens. The popular walk has seen an increase of community spaces, corporate gardens and church gardens.
Garden Walk has given back to the community by providing grants for more than 75 garden beautification projects.Garden Walk Buffalo rejuvenates streets, re-energizes neighborhoods and increases property values.
Begin your adventure at the Garden Walk Headquarters. Information and location is available on the website
. Maps are available. Gardens are open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Gardens of all kinds are shown including, Japanese, Russian, English and many interesting styles.
Check this post
Garden Walk
for more info on the beauty of Buffalo.
You will leave entertained and inspired.
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