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USATF-NE Athlete Q&A: Jeff Veiga
Team RUN's Jeff Veiga was the winner of the third race in our Road Racing Grand Prix series, the An Ras Mor 5k on March 30 with a time of 14:39. The recent UMass Lowell graduate has been hitting some impressive times post-graduation, even after considering "hanging up the spikes" this past fall due to some nagging injuries. How has he managed to continue this success?
Learn about his strategy and international racing goals in our exclusive Q&A with Jeff.
Q: What was your strategy for the An Ras Mor 5k? Walk us through your race.
JV: Going into the race I didn't really know much about the course. I hadn't run it or even had a chance to look at a map. Strategy wise, I was just planning to go out with the lead group and hang on as long as I could because I hadn't really tested myself beforehand and didn't have the best idea where I was with my fitness. But once the race started, I felt good so I just tucked in behind the lead group and tried to stay as relaxed as possible.
From early on, the lead group of Nick, Ruben (both of the Whirlaway Racing Team) and myself separated from the rest of the field. I believe shortly after 1.5 miles, Ruben and I started to pull away from Nick. After that, the two of us just went back and forth a few times until right before the 3 mile mark, where I threw in a surge to pull slightly ahead and then kick it in towards the finish line.
Q: How did you feel about your race result? (We're impressed). How did it match up to your expectations?
JV: I didn't really expect much going into the race. I thought I would definitely come away with a top five finish and maybe crack the top three if I was lucky. So to come away with the win and a good time I was definitely happy and surprised.
Q: Why did you decide to compete in the An Ras Mor 5k and can we expect to see you at any of the other upcoming Grand Prix series races?
JV:I decided to run the An Ras Mor 5k because it was part of the USATF-NE Grand Prix series and I wanted to represent Team RUN, as we had a chance to place very well in the team standings – which we did with a third place finish.
I do plan to compete in more of the Grand Prix races as long as they fit into my racing schedule, which is mainly targeted at running a fast 5K and possibly a 10k on the track.
Q: What is your training like right now – and is there anything in particular you're training for?
JV: My training is going very well right now. I was hurt throughout the entire fall season and strongly considered hanging up the spikes if I couldn't get healthy by the end of January. But after a few visits with Dr. John Donovan of Advantage Chiropractic, I was healthy again and running pain-free. Since then, I have been steadily increasing my mileage, in hopes of continuing my career and competing at a high level. Right now I am running about 95 miles per week, with one long run, one long workout and a little bit of speed here and there.
Having recently received my Portuguese citizenship, I am currently training to hopefully compete in and place well at the Portuguese National Champions in Lisbon, Portugal on July 26 and 27.
Q: Lastly, we know you're a member of Team RUN. Tell us what it's like being on the team and what aspects of the team compelled you to join?
JV: I've been a member of Team RUN for almost a year now. It's really fun and we have a great group of guys, some which I actually train with on a regular basis – and we are all well supported by our sponsor Marx Running & Fitness in Acton, MA. I had been working with the team's coach Mark Coddaire, as he's also the owner of the Marx Running & Fitness store, so I knew about the team and everything associated with it. It just seemed like the best fit for me at the time, and I feel like I definitely made a good choice.
*Thanks to Jeff for taking the time to share his story with us. We wish him continued success on all levels – from local to international!
USATF-NE Announces All Terrain Runner Series
Today, USA Track & Field New England has announced All Terrain Runner (ATR), a new official series comprising races of varying distances, seasons and surfaces. The series kicks off just next month on May 4 with a 10k trail race, before competitors race on the track, mountains and roads, closing with a cross country event in the fall.
USATF-NE President Tom Derderian described the idea behind the series, explaining that "Some runners race best on the track, some on the roads, some up mountains and over trails, and others on broad cross country courses. You know how you rank in the discipline you race in, but how do you rank if you combine all of these? This is the running version of the decathlon."
The complete 2014 ATR series includes:
- May 4 – Trail: Sleepy Hollow 10k
- May 5-July 20 – Outdoor Track: 5000 meters *(USATF-NE members can submit their own result from any 5000 meter race run in a USATF sanctioned meet through our web form during this time frame. A competitor may complete several outdoor 5000 meter races; however only the fastest time will count in the final scoring.)
- July 6 – Mountain: Loon Mountain
- September 14 – Road: Lone Gull 10k
- November 9 – Cross Country: USATF-NE New England Championships
With the Sleepy Hollow 10k just a couple of weeks away, those interested in participating in the ATR series can register for the first race here. Competitors can register on race-day; however the entry fee increases from $15 to $25 after May 2, and registration will close when the maximum capacity of 250 racers is reached.
With no team scoring component, the series offers scoring and prizes for individuals only. There will be a total of $5,000 available in awards. The prize structure, awarding monetary rewards to the top five male and female finishers, is as follows:
- First – $1,000
- Second – $500
- Third – $250
- Fourth – $100
- Fifth – $50
Cash prizes will also be awarded to age group winners in the following age divisions: 40-49, 50-59 and 60-69. To be considered for a place in the final standings, competitors must complete four out of the five races, and participants who complete all five events will receive a special series t-shirt.
More details on the ATR series, including a formal landing page, are coming soon.
An Ras Mor 5K (2014 GP Race #3)
An Ras Mor 5K – March 30, 2014 – Grand Prix Race #3
Plc Name ClubName BGunTime SAge DvPlPtsNEMChipTime AG % AGPl Bib Town 1 Jeffrey Veiga Team RUN 14:39 M23 1 10 Y 14:39 88.05% 13 3 LOWELL MA 2 Ruben Sanca Whirlaway Racing Team 14:40 M27 2 9 Y 14:40 87.96% 14 12 LOWELL MA 3 Nick Karwoski Whirlaway Racing Team 14:53 M25 3 8 Y 14:53 86.67% 18 943 DERRY NH 4 Andrea Sorgato NB Boston 15:12 M32 4 7 Y 15:12 85.82% 24 936 DORCHESTER CENTER MA 5 Brad Mish BAA 15:13 M26 5 6 Y 15:12 84.87% 34 839 DORCHESTER MA 6 Jonathan Charlesworth Greater Boston TC 15:14 M29 6 5 Y 15:13 84.92% 33 937 DORCHESTER MA 7 Nathaniel Jenkins Central Mass Striders 15:19 M33 7 4 Y 15:17 85.58% 26 971 NORTH ANDOVER MA 8 Ryan Irwin Greater Boston TC 15:21 M29 8 3 Y 15:20 84.33% 38 512 NEWTON MA 9 Christopher Kibler Greater Boston TC 15:23 M24 9 2 Y 15:23 83.86% 47 530 TOWNSEND MA 10 Ethan Brown Team RUN 15:24 M28 10 1 Y 15:23 83.92% 46 854 LOWELL MA 11 Ryan Gough Greater Lowell RR 15:25 M30 11 Y 15:24 84.01% 43 506 LOWELL MA 12 Jonathan Joyce Western Mass Dist Proj 15:25 M23 12 Y 15:23 83.86% 47 906 NORTHAMPTON MA 13 Justin Freeman Team RUN 15:28 M37 13 Y 15:28 86.53% 20 853 NEW HAMPTON NH 14 Scott McGrath Whirlaway Racing Team 15:29 M27 14 Y 15:27 83.50% 51 701 ANDOVER MA 15 Mike Galoob UNATTACHED 15:31 M40 1 10 Y 15:31 88.06% 12 598 PEACE DALE RI 16 David Wilson UNATTACHED 15:37 M23 15 Y 15:36 82.69% 61 590 BROOKLINE MA 17 Daniel Lewis Greater Boston TC 15:37 M22 16 Y 15:36 82.70% 59 487 CAMBRIDGE MA 18 David Metzger Greater Boston TC 15:38 M27 17 Y 15:36 82.70% 60 642 MEDFORD MA 19 Michael Carlone Greater Boston TC 15:42 M22 18 Y 15:41 82.27% 68 542 WALTHAM MA 20 Scott Vander Molen Western Mass Dist Proj 15:42 M25 19 Y 15:41 82.25% 69 795 MEDFORD MA 21 Eric Mendoza Greater Boston TC 15:43 M29 20 Y 15:41 82.43% 66 531 DORCHESTER MA 22 Morgan Kennedy Central Mass Striders 15:46 M26 21 Y 15:43 82.08% 71 477 GRAFTON MA 23 Christopher Magill BAA 15:48 M41 2 9 Y 15:48 87.24% 16 4 CUMBERLAND RI 24 Brandon Newbould Whirlaway Racing Team 15:49 M32 22 Y 15:47 82.54% 64 661 NOTTINGHAM NH 25 Teddy Farley UNATTACHED 15:50 M22 23 Y 15:48 81.66% 75 252 ACTON MA 26 Louis Saviano Millennium Running 15:52 M23 24 Y 15:51 81.39% 82 682 SANDOWN NH 27 Stephen Gendron Greater Lowell RR 15:53 M26 25 Y 15:51 81.39% 82 623 LOWELL MA 28 Caleb Evanter Greater Boston TC 15:54 M26 26 Y 15:52 81.30% 85 793 DORCHESTER CENTER MA 29 Jesse Regnier Western Mass Dist Proj 15:55 M26 27 Y 15:54 81.13% 88 907 NORTHAMPTON MA 30 Jason Ayr Western Mass Dist Proj 15:59 M26 28 Y 15:57 80.88% 92 903 NORTHAMPTON MA 31 Scott Leslie Central Mass Striders 15:59 M32 29 Y 15:58 81.66% 76 479 RUTLAND MA 32 Andrew Downey Greater Lowell RR 16:06 M29 30 Y 16:05 80.39% 98 455 LOWELL MA 33 Scott Burger Greater Boston TC 16:07 M23 31 Y 16:05 80.21% 104 222 WORCESTER MA 34 Kent Lemme Gr Springfield Harriers 16:08 M47 1 10 Y 16:06 89.73% 9 311 WILLIAMSTOWN MA 35 Sonny Gamble Western Mass Dist Proj 16:09 M26 32 Y 16:07 80.04% 111 970 Carlisle MA 36 Robert Espinosa Greater Boston TC 16:09 M29 33 Y 16:07 80.22% 103 514 BROOKLINE MA 37 Benjamin Coughlin Team RUN 16:09 M24 34 Y 16:07 80.04% 111 892 WORCESTER MA 38 Eric Williams Whirlaway Racing Team 16:11 M49 2 9 Y 16:09 90.87% 7 683 CONCORD NH 39 Greg Putnam Central Mass Striders 16:12 M44 3 8 Y 16:11 87.21% 17 481 STONEHAM MA 40 Gregory Picklesimer Somerville Road Runners 16:13 M47 3 8 Y 16:12 89.40% 10 8 NEWTON MA 41 Hombo Lucian Team RUN 16:18 M34 35 Y 16:18 80.48% 97 891 LOWELL MA 42 Brian Keefe Somerville Road Runners 16:19 M24 36 Y 16:16 79.30% 124 120 MEDFORD MA 43 Samuel Fazioli Whirlaway Racing Team 16:20 M22 37 Y 16:19 79.09% 128 670 SALEM NH 44 Bryan Mahoney Community Running Assoc 16:22 M31 38 Y 16:19 79.46% 121 28 SOMERVILLE MA 45 Kevin Alliette Whirlaway Racing Team 16:24 M32 39 Y 16:23 79.60% 118 739 METHUEN MA 46 Colby Chrusciel Central Mass Striders 16:25 M21 40 Y 16:21 79.01% 130 478 TEMPLETON MA 47 Peter Omae Team RUN 16:27 M35 41 Y 16:27 80.60% 95 890 LOWELL MA 48 Jason Garrity Greater Boston TC 16:28 M27 42 Y 16:26 78.50% 139 930 TOPSFIELD MA 49 Steve Dowsett Whirlaway Racing Team 16:29 M26 43 Y 16:28 78.34% 143 663 NEWBURYPORT MA 50 Alan Bernier Central Mass Striders 16:30 M39 44 Y 16:25 82.92% 58 578 BRAINTREE MA (more…)
An Ras Mor 5k Photos
Today marked the third race in our Grand Prix series. Photos of the rainy but very competitive An Ras Mor 5k in Cambridge, organized by the Somerville Road Runners, can be found in albums by Scott Mason and Thomas Cole.
Come across any other photos from the race? Feel free to link to them in the comments section on Facebook. Thanks!
A Grand Prix Update
With two of seven races behind us in the USATF-NE Grand Prix Road Racing series – the Jones 10 Miler and New Bedford Half Marathon – where do we stand?
Exclusive Interview: New Bedford's USATF-NE Champions
An update on our USATF-NE Grand Prix Road Racing series is coming soon. In the meantime, we caught up with the USATF-NE winners of our most recent Grand Prix race, the New Bedford Half Marathon: Ruben Sanca of the Whirlaway Racing Team and Andrea Walkonen, currently unattached.
Hear what they had to say about their latest wins, current training and what the future holds for each in the world of racing.
New Bedford Half Marathon (2014 GP Race #2)
New Bedford Half Marathon – March 16, 2014 – Grand Prix Race #2
Plc Name ClubName GunTime SAge DvPlNEMChipTime AG % AGPl Bib Town 1 Ruben Sanca Whirlaway Racing Team 1:05:52 M27 1 Y 1:05:50 89.95% 5 3322 2 Nick Karwoski Whirlaway Racing Team 1:06:10 M25 2 Y 1:06:09 89.52% 11 3313 3 Dan Vassallo Central Mass Striders 1:07:10 M28 3 Y 1:07:08 88.21% 16 2920 4 Robert Gibson Janji(non-renewed club) 1:07:14 M24 4 Y 1:07:13 88.10% 17 1767 Brookline, MA 5 Eric Ashe BAA 1:07:25 M25 5 Y 1:07:24 87.86% 19 2824 6 Nicolai Naranjo Western Mass Dist Proj 1:08:00 M25 6 Y 1:07:59 87.10% 28 2989 7 Brad Mish BAA 1:08:08 M26 7 Y 1:08:07 86.93% 29 2855 8 Wisley Ochoro Team RUN 1:08:26 M35 8 Y 1:08:25 87.50% 23 2656 9 Philip Shaw Millennium Running 1:08:43 M29 9 Y 1:08:43 86.18% 35 2116 10 Eric Blake Unattached 1:08:47 M35 10 Y 1:08:46 86.80% 31 2333 11 Chase Pizzonia 1:09:13 M28 1:09:12 85.57% 39 758 Bronx, NY 12 Jesse Regnier Western Mass Dist Proj 1:09:36 M26 11 Y 1:09:36 85.08% 46 2984 13 Sean Duncan Western Mass Dist Proj 1:09:36 M24 12 Y 1:09:36 85.08% 46 2986 14 Jonathan Joyce Western Mass Dist Proj 1:09:40 M23 13 Y 1:09:39 85.02% 48 3380 15 Eric Macknight Non-New England Club 1:09:49 M25 1:09:47 84.86% 51 952 Ballston Lake, NY 16 Jason Ayr Western Mass Dist Proj 1:09:59 M26 14 Y 1:09:59 84.62% 54 2988 17 Ryan Gough GLRR 1:10:21 M30 15 Y 1:10:20 84.19% 62 3020 18 Jeff Howley RMH of Providence RC 1:10:22 M34 16 Y 1:10:22 84.53% 55 855 19 Michael Burnstein 1:10:27 M24 1:10:26 84.07% 64 2296 Brookline, MA 20 Andrew Chalmers Greater Boston TC 1:10:31 M24 17 Y 1:10:29 84.02% 67 2819 21 David Johnson Western Mass Dist Proj 1:10:40 M25 18 Y 1:10:39 83.82% 69 3357 22 Francis Cusick Unattached 1:10:44 M27 19 Y 1:10:42 83.76% 70 1288 23 Mike Galoob 02-0099 1:10:45 M40 1 Y 1:10:44 87.29% 27 1996 Peace Dale, RI 24 Adam Goode Dirigo R.C. 1:10:45 M30 20 Y 1:10:42 83.76% 70 1176 25 Scott Mcgrath Whirlaway Racing Team 1:10:51 M27 21 Y 1:10:47 83.66% 74 3317 26 Andrew Messer Western Mass Dist Proj 1:11:00 M28 22 Y 1:11:00 83.40% 75 2987 27 Jonathan CharlesworthGreater Boston TC 1:11:02 M29 23 Y 1:11:02 83.36% 77 1968 28 Kim Smith TEAM NEW BALANCE 1:11:09 F32 1:11:08 92.77% 1 2651 29 Stephen Polito NB Boston 1:11:17 M24 24 Y 1:11:16 83.09% 81 1818 30 Christopher Magill BAA 1:11:17 M41 2 Y 1:11:15 87.45% 25 2850 31 Louis Saviano Millennium Running 1:11:22 M23 25 Y 1:11:17 83.07% 82 2115 32 Alexander Taylor BAA 1:11:24 M34 26 Y 1:11:23 83.35% 78 2871 33 Ryan Mccalmon BAA 1:11:24 M38 27 Y 1:11:24 85.25% 41 3388 34 Sean Hyland BAA 1:11:25 M29 28 Y 1:11:22 82.98% 85 2844 35 Adrian Macdonald Greater Boston TC 1:11:26 M25 29 Y 1:11:24 82.94% 86 2816 36 Ethan Brown Team RUN 1:11:28 M26 1:11:28 82.86% 87 3248 37 Chris Mahoney Central Mass Striders 1:11:30 M36 30 Y 1:11:28 84.06% 65 2919 38 Jonathan Baker BAA 1:11:32 M30 31 Y 1:11:29 82.84% 88 2825 39 Brian Mcnamara Greater Boston TC 1:11:37 M31 32 Y 1:11:36 82.71% 91 1520 40 Ian Nurse BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIA 1:11:37 M36 1:11:36 83.73% 72 2858 41 Gregory Picklesimer Somerville Road Runners 1:11:40 M47 1 Y 1:11:36 91.71% 2 1017 42 Jon Korhonen 1:11:42 M31 1:11:40 82.63% 92 791 Somerville, MA 43 Robert Espinosa Greater Boston TC 1:11:44 M29 33 Y 1:11:41 82.61% 93 2820 44 Manuel Gonzalez Greater Boston TC 1:11:47 M24 34 Y 1:11:45 82.53% 96 1762 45 Patrick Rich CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS 1:11:48 M37 1:11:46 84.03% 66 2923 46 Richie Spitsberg Millennium Running 1:11:50 M28 35 Y 1:11:48 82.47% 98 2114 47 Eric Mendoza Greater Boston TC 1:12:00 M29 36 Y 1:11:57 82.30% 102 2809 48 David Brooks BAA 1:12:15 M29 37 Y 1:12:12 82.02% 108 2830 49 Andreas Heilmann BOSTON ATHLETIC ASSOCIA 1:12:19 M29 1:12:19 81.89% 111 2880 50 Claton Conrad Dirigo R.C. 1:12:31 M31 38 Y 1:12:27 81.75% 112 1230 (more…)
New Bedford Half Marathon in Photos
More than 2,800 runners came out this past Sunday for the 37th Annual New Bedford Half Marathon, which is also the second race in our Road Racing Grand Prix series.
A few photographers were on-site to capture the race for us — check out the race photos by Thomas Cole, Krissy Kozlosky and Scott Mason.
If you come across any additional photo albums that we missed, feel free to link to them in the comments section on Facebook – thanks!
Your Grand Prix Leaders
As we approach the second race in our Road Racing Grand Prix series this weekend — the New Bedford Half Marathon — we have two individuals leading the overall series.
The first and only race so far, the Jones 10 Miler, took place late last month in Amherst, MA. The challenging, hilly course didn't stop Eric Ashe and Erica Jesseman from taking the top spots for the open male and female USATF-NE competitors. As your current Grand Prix leaders, we wanted to hear a little bit from these two local athletes about what it took to take the titles, and where we can expect to see them throughout the year.
Eric Ashe, B.A.A. — Male Open USATF-NE Grand Prix Leader
Eric chose to compete in the Jones 10 Miler because it's part of the Grand Prix series and he wanted to score points for his team, the B.A.A. He also knew there would be some solid competition, and it would serve as a good preparation for the upcoming Boston Marathon he's currently training for.
"I used the race as a good workout for Boston," Eric said, noting he did a longer warm-up than usual (6 miles) and went right into a 4 mile cool down to get his mileage in. "It was definitely a good indicator of how training is going, as my legs weren't too beat up after the race," he said.
It's the first time Eric is really focusing on the marathon and he reports that his training is going very well. He says he's in the best aerobic shape he's ever been, which clearly showed in his last race, where he completed the 10 mile course in 50:43 — that's 5:04 per mile pace, and overall 7 seconds faster than second place finisher Ruben Sanca of the Whirlaway Racing Team.
We can expect to see Eric on the starting line at the New Bedford Half Marathon, where he plans to approach the race in the same manner as the first Grand Prix race, which is to go for the win but also use it as a workout for Boston. Looking ahead to April, Eric says: "I'm excited for what is to come at Boston as long as I can teach my body to hold up for 26.2 miles, and if I can stay healthy and consistent."
For more on Eric's training and racing, check out his NPR blog and this recent feature article on him at the same media outlet. Considering his early Grand Prix lead, it appears Eric may be the one to beat in the 2014 series.
Erica Jesseman, Dirigo Running Club — Female Open USATF-NE Grand Prix Leader
Erica joined the Dirigo Running Club in the summer of 2011 after graduating from the University of New Hampshire, attracted to the club's fun and laid back environment — and living in Maine, it was most convenient for her too. For the Jones 10 Miler race, Erica had a similar approach as Eric, envisioning it as a great workout. She was most excited to compete with her Dirigo teammates Sheri Piers and Kristin Barry, who are Erica's main training partners and mentors. Also training for Boston, she knew this race would serve as a nice preparation.
Her approach was to go out comfortably and controlled. "I knew I needed to run my own race; I didn't focus on anyone but myself and my paces," she said. Her approach obviously was the right one, as she came into the finish at 59:33, which is 5:58 per mile pace.
Leading up to the race, Erica had been training through a tough winter like many of us, after suffering from IT Band Syndrome in the fall. Despite the conditions and bouncing back from the injury, she's managed to hit 80-90 miles per week, many of them on the treadmill and hilly long runs outside on the weekends. "I haven't been hitting my highest mileage during this marathon training cycle," Erica noted, "it's been more quality over quantity."
Where else can we expect to see Erica in race results? Next on the calendar is the New Bedford Half Marathon, and in April she'll be lining up for the Boston Marathon.
Congratulations to both Eric and Erica on their early leads in the USATF-NE Grand Prix series. Stay tuned for Sunday's race results in New Bedford, to see how they fare as they look to continue their winning streaks while training for the Boston Marathon.
Sarah's Streak – Going for her 100th Consecutive Grand Prix Race
The 37th Annual New Bedford Half Marathon on March 16th marks the second race in the USATF-NE Road Racing Grand Prix series. But for Whirlaway's Sarah Prescott, the race signifies much more. In fact, once she crosses the finish line, she will have completed her 100th consecutive USATF-NE Grand Prix race.
A runner since 1978, Sarah started entering Grand Prix races in 2000 when the club team she was a member of participated in the team competition. Motivated by seeing her name in the standings, she never looked back. Throughout this time, not only has she been a consistent name in our race standings, but she's even found her way to the top of the results page many times too. She placed sixth last year in the series for the women's 45-49 year old age group, and finished fourth the year prior.
Showcasing her range, in 2013, Sarah ran 36:11 for the 5 miler, 1:36:14 for the half marathon and 3:53:49 for the marathon. Considering the variety of distances included in the Grand Prix, Sarah's training must prepare her for all sorts of races. This is why she has tailored her training based on the Grand Prix race schedule each year.
In addition to the series typically offering some races in her neck of the woods in New Hampshire, Sarah also says the Grand Prix boasts a good combination of distances and locations, while fostering camaraderie and team competition, which she enjoys with the Whirlaway Racing team. While there are no official rankings for her streak, she says "Looking at available stats, next behind me is Christopher Chetsas (a fellow Goon Squad founder) with his streak of 6 consecutive Ironrunner years. My streak has been 14 consecutive Ironrunner years, plus one race in 2014."
So what's next for Sarah? "Just keep running!" she says. "I've done more than I ever imagined being able to do and feel incredibly fortunate for all the wonderful people I've become friends with… how could I ask for anything more?"
Reflecting on her favorite Grand Prix moments, Sarah adds: "There are so many wonderful memories, it would take a story itself! Cape Cod Marathon was always extra special, first time I qualified for Boston Marathon and some really fun post-race parties."
We would like to extend our congratulations to Sarah for her dedication to and successes in the USATF-NE Grand Prix series, and wish her continued success, especially at the upcoming New Bedford Half Marathon!


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Psalm 119:37-40 (NLT)
Turn my eyes from worthless things and give me life through your word. Reassure me of your promise, made to those who fear you. Help me abandon my shameful ways; for your regulations are good. I long to obey your commandments! Renew my life with your goodness.
The rocky road of the past few years have been a struggle at times. One of the biggest challenges is overcoming loneliness. We are surrounded by family, friends and even acquaintances that have been a source of endless comfort and support. But there are still days when the journey that we are travelling leaves you feeling empty and alone. How do you take the next breath when the one after that is not promised? It is the reality of the life that we live but seldom considered until the unthinkable happens and the brevity of our existence is exposed. You may find it hard to believe but there are those days when like Peter I cannot help but wonder what in the world I was thinking when I jumped out of the boat. Other days, I feel like Joseph in prison wondering if the pit wasn't any better. The race of faith is not one in a big arena filled with people or even other competitors. It is a personal and unique experience for everyone who chooses to engage in it. Like a cross-country marathon, some days there are a "great cloud of witnesses" and other times it is a long and lonely road but you still keep running in hope of reaching the finish line and claiming victory. I am on the last leg of the race. I know it in my head. I feel it in my body. Physically and emotionally I am drained from the process. But spiritually I am overcome with overflowing joy and peace. It's crazy how endurance works our patience to make us strong which in turn produces faith that becomes confident hope. They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger – I believe that. The Word of God says, "When I am weak than I am strong."
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NLT)
Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That's why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Today we begin what I believe to be the last leg of this very long race of faith. The insurance company who denied us for five long months has now agreed to move forward with the evaluation for a bone marrow transplant for our son. Driving to the gym, I could feel my insides quivering a bit. I shared with my husband my trepidation over what is ahead of us. He said, "I thought this is what you wanted?" It is. But just because we want something doesn't mean that it comes easy. The best things in life are not free. Jesus Christ has given us the Gift of Salvation but overcoming our flesh to fully accept it is another matter entirely. As I could feel my chest tighten looking down the road ahead, I forced back the hot tears that threatened to never end if allowed to flow. I want this to be over. More than that, I want my son with me in the end. In that moment of desperation, I felt completely alone even with my sweet partner, lover and friend right beside me. Then I felt Him move inside me, allowing me to feel that Presence of God that lives deep inside of me working on my behalf, "My grace is all you need." I know that when I am weak that I become strong but it usually takes a pretty good beat down to get me to give in. Sweet is the surrender that comes when by His Grace that I discover that He is worthy.
Deuteronomy 10:20-21 (NLT)
You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone. He alone is your God, the only one who is worthy of your praise, the one who has done these mighty miracles that you have seen with your own eyes.
I used to fear God in the sense that I was quite frightened that He was everywhere all of the time. I hated the fact that He could read my thoughts. I wanted to hide from His Intense Glare under the microscope of judgment. I tried to "do" all the right things and become a "religious" person which led to constant disappointment and failure until I was quite certain that God wanted nothing to do with me and that I had completely missed "His Best" for my life. I was just lucky He let me live in my sin. Could it be that in our desperation of feeling the least worthy of His Love that we discover its true potential? "You must fear the Lord your God" is misunderstood by many people. We have every reason to fear the Lord in our sinful state, but thanks to Jesus Christ who allows us to become righteous God has no reason to be mad at us any longer so we have no reason to be scared of Him. Fear and worship are impossible if fear is associated with fright. Fear linked to worship is the moment that we realize that He alone is worthy. God's Grace demonstrated through Jesus Christ allows us to come close enough to Him to discover how awesome He really is and worthy to be our one and only God!
Psalm 96:3-10 (NLT)
Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise! He is to be feared above all gods. The gods of other nations are mere idols, but the LORD made the heavens! Honor and majesty surround him; strength and beauty fill his sanctuary. O nations of the world, recognize the LORD; recognize that the LORD is glorious and strong. Give to the LORD the glory he deserves! Bring your offering and come into his courts. Worship the LORD in all his holy splendor. Let all the earth tremble before him. Tell all the nations, "The LORD reigns!" The world stands firm and cannot be shaken. He will judge all peoples fairly.
My mind is filled with so many thoughts. There are things to do. Things that I am trying to worry about and get ready for that haven't even happened yet. I am overwhelmed in the activity surrounding the coming days which is how I compartmentalize stress I guess. If I can build a big enough list to keep my mind occupied, then maybe I will not consider the risk of the coming days. I need more faith now than ever before. The confident hope that I hang on to must be stronger than ever before. I am bracing for the storm yet everything in me screams no not again. Nothing has changed from a couple weeks ago, other than receiving the go-ahead for treatment. The world is filled with meaningless things that we give our lives to every single day. We invest precious time wondering, worrying and stressing about each moment. Even though there is nothing really worthwhile here (Ecclesiastes 2:10-11), we invest all our energy in trying to build a better life. As I gather my thoughts, I challenge you to do the same today and wrap them around this one thing – "Great is the Lord!"
The enormity of God including His Omniscience, Omnipresence and Omnipotence makes Him worthy of all our praise and thoughtful consideration but this is not the kind of relationship that He desires of us. He could make us love Him but is that really love. The Lord could make us serve Him but that is nothing more than slavery. He could judge us harshly in our present state but that is not His Will. God loves our praise but it is our worship that He is after. Praise shouts the glory of His Great Name based on who He is – the Great I AM. In Revelation 5, you will see a clear picture of the kind of praise that there will be in all of Heaven when Jesus stands up to open the scroll. The millions of angels will shout honor, glory and blessings to His Name. It will bless His Heart I know but not nearly as much as the whisper of worship with your last breath that says, "You are worthy!" It is the very thing that causes us to breathe again, never give up and keep pressing to know Him more. Worship is demonstrated in that final moment just before you think you have given your all when He comes to fill you up and despite your situation or circumstances you feel the peace and joy of godly satisfaction overflow from just knowing Him. Those who believe personally that He is worthy melt the heart of the Father.
Mark 8:36-38 (NLT)
"And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
Our oldest son is an American soldier. He decided that freedom is worth fighting for and has agreed to lay down his life for his country if necessary. Jesus Christ decided that you were worth dying for. He fought every power in darkness and hell because He believes you are worth it. Do you believe that He is worthy? Grace is not enough to change the course of your life if you never find the Lord worthy of giving your life to. The greatest faith in all the Bible is noted to be that of a Roman officer. (Matthew 8:5-10) He understood the worthiness of Jesus Christ based on His Power and Authority alone. Jesus offered to come to his house and heal his servant. The officer declined based on his own unworthiness. Did this officer miss a blessing? Faith in Jesus Christ is what allows us to be made right with God. Faith solidifies confident hope. But that isn't all that the Lord wants from you. The Holy Spirit comes to live in us to consummate our relationship with Jesus Christ and partners us with God. Grace affords this to us. In His Unfailing Love and Faithfulness, we find out that He is worthy which will empower your worship and make it worthwhile. God wants a personal and intimate relationship with you. He wants you to know that even you feel all alone that He never left your side. He is working in you and through your life to make sure every detail goes according to His Plan which is perfect for you. When Jesus visited Mary and Martha, one sister busied herself to prepare a wonderful meal for the Lord, but Mary sat at His Feet and fellowshipped with Jesus face-to-face. When you decide that He is worthy rather than racing off to do "good things" for the Lord all the time, you will commit your life to worshipping Him face-to-face and in His Presence every single day. When Jesus becomes worthwhile to you and worthy of your praise, the priorities of our life quickly assume the right order. (Matthew 10:37-39) You will never reprioritize your life until you find that which is more worthwhile than the current number one on your list. It may take a struggle or two for you to recognize God's Purpose in your life. He wants to be close to you. He wants you to spend time with Him. God loves you! He wants you! "What would it benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?" It seems ridiculous to even consider losing our soul as a believer, but if you do not find Christ worthy of your love and time it might to time to reconsider.
Ephesians 4:1-6 (NLT)
Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.
To live a life worthy of one's calling requires true revelation of just how worthy Jesus is! There is no reason to lay me down when He is unfamiliar. I will not trust someone I do not know no matter how many times I say that I do. My life is worth nothing unless I use it to fulfill God's Plan and Purpose. (Acts 20:24) What is it? That I will find the Lord worthy of my worship and full investment of my life. Living true to our calling is a struggle sometimes oh how well I know, but so worthwhile. (Philippians 1:27-30) Jesus has called us to share in His Kingdom and His Glory. (I Thessalonians 2:12) You will not share something left undiscovered. I leave you with this…when the prodigal son left home the young man was given his inheritance. He had everything that he needed to prosper but wasted it in the world. When he was feasting with pigs eating out of their disgusting trough (have you ever smelled a hog pen), he decided that it would be better to be a servant in his father's house rather than his son in the world. He came back to his dad humbled by his mistakes and willing to serve him the rest of his life. What did the father do? "So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. '"But his father said to the servants, 'Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.' So the party began." (Luke 15:20-24) You are a Child of God. Yes, you were born in sin and I daresay have wandered in the darkness of this world. But when you decide that God is worthy, you will come home. He will greet you in the same manner as the father welcomed his lost son. All of Heaven will rejoice when you make it back home. You will never decide to go home until you find Him worthy of your love and are willing to serve Him in His Presence. You are the lost son or daughter of the Living God if you abide anywhere other than the Presence of God. His Spirit lives in side of you as proof that you belong to Him to guide you where He is. Freedom in Christ allows us to live any way that we choose, but not everything we "do" is beneficial. (I Corinthians 10:23) When you decide that He is worthy, you will change the way you live to come closer to where the Lord is.
Philippians 3:8 (NLT)
Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ…
I am never alone. But I believe that the Lord allows me to experience loneliness at times so I will move closer to Him. The revelation that He is worthy changes our life. When everything else is worthless when compared to the infinite value of knowing Jesus Christ, this is the moment that changes our life. We move from the world to His Presence. We have all that we need. In the darkest hour, He is the Light of our Salvation constantly drawing us near. His Unfailing Love and Kindness embrace us as fear tries to set in. He is all that we need. He is more than enough. He is worthy!
Philippians 3:12 (NLT)
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'11-year-old boy from the village did not succumb to dengue'
Deputy Commissioner Rame Gowda, on Sunday, appealed to the residents of Dodda Salundi village near Mysore not to panic over the outbreak of dengue as the district administration had taken measures to control its spread. There have been no fresh cases of dengue from the village, he said.
While clarifying that the 11-year-old boy from D. Salundi, Beere Gowda, did not succumb to dengue on Saturday, Mr. Gowda said the boy's platelet count was in the normal range and he reportedly had breathing problems.
Speaking to presspersons after chairing a meeting of officials from the Department of Health and Family Welfare and the representatives from private hospitals and nursing homes at his office here, the Deputy Commissioner said the residents of D. Salundi need not worry as the epidemic was under control following steps taken since the outbreak.
Four children from D. Salundi had died of suspected dengue recently. Water crisis reportedly triggered dengue outbreak at the village. A few other children from the village had also been treated for dengue at the government and private hospitals here.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Health Minister U.T. Khader had visited D. Salundi and reviewed the steps taken to control dengue.
Mr. Gowda said a new pipeline had been laid from Udbur village to supply tap water to D. Salundi, since mosquito breeding in water stored in containers during water crisis last month led to the outbreak. He said the authorities have launched an awareness drive at the village to educate people and take preventive steps. Signatures of residents had been taken after distributing pamphlets in each household. In addition, a documentary on dengue had been screened.
The Deputy Commissioner clarified that the school at D. Salundi had not been closed but shifted to the anganwadi building since the school building had been converted into a temporary hospital.
He appealed to the people to take suspected dengue cases immediately to hospitals here in early stages to ensure treatment and cure.
District Health Officer (DHO) Male Gowda, who was present, said a task force had been constituted in each village comprising ASHA and anganwadi workers, gram panchayat officers and the officers from primary health centres. In each gram panchayat, there would be a nodal officer to monitor the situation.
Earlier, Cheluvamba Hospital Superintendent Krishnamurthy urged the DHO to make arrangements for the treatment of suspected dengue patients even in taluk hospitals instead of sending all of them to K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba hospitals here.
"We have cases other than dengue to attend to and as there are no cases that need platelet transfusion, the cases can be treated even in taluk hospitals. We are facing shortage of beds and staff," he said.
K.R. Hospital Superintendent B.G. Sagar said suspected dengue cases were being referred to K.R. Hospital from neighbouring districts.
District Surveillance Officer Nagaraj asked private hospitals and nursing homes to send blood samples in suspected cases drawing blood only on the fifth day of the fever to get accurate results. As the test is expensive and is being done free of cost at the district laboratory, at least 96 samples are required to conduct the ELISA test in one session.
After the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner asked private hospital managements not to declare fever cases as dengue until the ELISA test was done. He also asked them to nominate spokespersons to share information on dengue cases with the DHO and the media.
To tackle dengue and other vector-borne diseases, mosquito nets were being distributed to anganwadi centres in Mysore district. There are about 2,227 anganwadi centres in the district and all of them would get nets in a phased manner, Mr. Gowda added.
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On the 13th day of a standoff with Chinese vessels off Zambales province, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) sent a craft to join a Philippine Coast Guard search and rescue ship at Panatag Shoal.
"It's the showing of the flag," President Benigno Aquino III told reporters on Monday. "We believe these are our waters. Therefore, our vessel has the right to be in our waters."
But Mr. Aquino stressed that his government was seeking a diplomatic solution to the impasse and that he had appealed to partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to take a stand on the territorial dispute.
"The dispute has to be settled. It can't be left hanging forever," the President said.
Lt. Gen. Anthony Alcantara, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Northern Luzon Command, said the BFAR ship hooked up with BRP Pampanga on Monday afternoon in the cluster of reefs and islands known internationally as Scarborough Shoal. China claims the area as part of its territory and calls it Huangyan Island.
Pampanga relieved BRP Edsa, which returned to base on Monday to replenish provisions and refuel.
Alcantara told reporters at Camp Aguinaldo in a phone interview that the fisheries craft would "check on our marine resources there."
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He said the lone Coast Guard vessel was keeping watch as Chinese fishing ships and a gunboat appeared intermittently in that pocket of the West Philippine Sea, known to the rest of the world as the South China Sea.
"We saw two Chinese fishing boats but these were outside the shoal. Our Coast Guard ship saw the CMS 71 but they had no visual contact of the other, the FLEC, 310 (gunboat)… but we assume it's still there," he said.
"Everything is normal," he said, describing the situation as "stable."
He said the BFAR ship had no intention of boarding the Chinese fishing vessels.
"That's not their job. Their only job is just to check our fisheries resources and our marine resources," Alcantara said.
In an interview on ANC television, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Monday the Coast Guard was staying in the shoal 220 kilometers west of Zambales.
"We will leave when we're ready to leave, not when we're told to leave," Del Rosario said, referring to Beijing's demand last week that the Philippines withdraw vessels from Panatag.
He warned that the Chinese moves were threatening freedom of navigation in the vital sea lane. "I think the current standoff is a manifestation of a larger threat to many nations," he said. "They should be concerned if they're interested in maintaining the freedom of navigation and unimpeded commerce."
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Del Rosario expressed concern over "very incomplete and even misleading information" relayed to Beijing by Chinese Ambassador to Manila Ma Keqing, who had held two rounds of talks with DFA officials over the impasse.
DFA spokesperson Raul Hernandez said Del Rosario referred to a report by Ma that the two panels had agreed to withdraw from Panatag. "There's no such agreement yet because it's still being discussed."
"Also, there's no agreement yet about the fishing boats that were poaching and which have actually collected a big amount of endangered species," said Hernandez.
Del Rosario also announced that he planned to recommend the appointment of a career diplomat as ambassador to China after the Commission on Appointments turned down the nomination by Mr. Aquino of businessman Domingo Lee for a third time last week.
Del Rosario joined Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin in a meeting in Malacañang on Monday with Mr. Aquino.
The Panatag standoff was not discussed, according to presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, who said the talks centered on the visit by Del Rosario and Gazmin to Washington and their meeting on April 30 with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
Del Rosario sprained an ankle before the Malacañang meeting and failed to attend a press briefing at DFA.
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In a radio interview Monday, Gazmin declared that "the Philippines has an absolute and indisputable sovereignty over Panatag island." He said the standoff ensued because of illegal activities by Chinese fishermen.
"If you're in the area, I'm sure you will feel the tension because you're outnumbered and their ships are bigger than your ships," he said.
The standoff at Panatag began on April 10 when two Chinese surveillance ships stopped the Philippine Navy flagship, BRP Gregorio del Pilar, from investigating eight Chinese fishing boats for poaching marine life. With a report from Jerry E. Esplanada
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Monday, 3/26/01: Dr. Martin A. Koschat, Vice President, Research and Analysis, Time Inc. - Retail Sales and Marketing, AOL Time Warner, "News Vendors Tackle the News Vendor Problem"
Friday, 5/4/01: Professor Ka Sing Man, Syracuse University School of Management, "Long Memory Time Series and Short Term Forecasts"
Friday, 5/11/01: Professor Padmal Vitharana, Syracuse University School of Management, "Requirements Identification in Component-based Software Development: An Assessment Model"
Summary: The presentation will cover practical and strategic consideration in the distribution of consumer magazines. It will address the question of optimizing distribution under the established compensation arrangements in the channel, and it will address the question of how these compensation arrangements should be structured.
Regarding the practical aspect of the problem, in 1998 the Retail Sales and Marketing division of Time Inc. conducted a comprehensive review of the newsstand distribution principles and procedures for its portfolio of leading consumer magazines. This review resulted in changes in three major areas of distribution, including the evaluation of each magazines national print order, the wholesaler allotment procedure, and the store distribution process. This revised process, referred to as Time Inc.s Draw Management Program, has resulted in budgeted annual savings in excess of $3.5 mill.
Regarding the strategic aspects of compensation within the channel, it will be shown that the current system where each channel member receives a fixed fraction of gross revenue is, in general, sub-optimal, and an alternative revenue share arrangement between the channel members that Pareto-dominates the current arrangement will be presented.
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Friday, 5/4/01, 3:30-5:00, room 003 in the School of Management: Professor Ka Sing Man, Syracuse University School of Management, "Long Memory Time Series and Short Term Forecasts", refreshments provided
Summary: This talk begins with an introduction to time series with long memory behavior. Various examples including river-flow data, high frequency return and exchange rate data will be used for illustration. The idea of fractional differencing is popular in modeling the long memory characteristic. Linear model like ARIMA is extended to ARFIMA where the degree of differencing d is non-integer value, see for example Granger & Joyeux (1980), Hosking (1981). For modeling variance changes, FIGARCH, FISV and etc have been introduced, see for example Baillie et. al. (1996) and Bollerslev & Wright (2000).
In this talk, we will focus on studying the usefulness of low order ARMA model in the prediction of long memory time series with ARFIMA structure, where -0.5 < d < 0.5. In practice, Crato & Ray (1996) pointed out that the low success rate in the selection of the right ARFIMA model, along with the large variance in the estimation of the parameters, make the use of simple ARMA model appealing for forecasting purpose. We argue that if interest is in short term prediction, a suitably adapted ARMA(2,2) model can produce competitive forecasts. Theoretical results concerning the choice of the adapted parameters will be presented. Numerically, we find that its efficiency loss in predicting one step ahead is at most 0.6%, and at most 3% up to predicting 10 step ahead. However, caution needs to be taken when using the adapted ARMA model for long term prediction of strongly persistent time series. The predictability memory content of the adapted ARMA(2,2) model is also studied. For illustration, we forecast the US consumer price index for food. If time allowed, some related issues of estimating an ARMA(1,1) model with nearly cancelled parameters, and the relationship between ARFIMA process and Fractional Gaussian Noise will be discussed.
Friday, 5/11/01, 3:30-5:00, room 103 in the School of Management: Professor Padmal Vitharana, Syracuse University School of Management, "Requirements Identification in Component-based Software Development: An Assessment Model", refreshments provided
Summary: Requirements Analysis (RA) is the process of identifying users requirements or needs in determining what to build in a computer system. Software development literature is replete with studies that demonstrate how ineffective RA has led to failed applications. Some of the difficulties encountered in RA however are due to inherent limitations in traditional approach to software development. On the other hand, component-based software development (CBSD) presents a unique approach to developing software. Components advertise the services they offer and could be organized in a knowledge-base (i.e., repository). CBSD paradigm provides an effective communication vehicle for users and analysts by enabling them to uncover requirements as they navigate through the component knowledge-base.
In this paper, we draw from the information processing theory (IPT)
on problem solving to develop an assessment model for evaluating the impact
of CBSD on requirements identification, arguing that the access to components
in a knowledge-base facilitates the requirements identification.
The key elements of the IPT on problem solving are information processing
system of the problem solver, task environment, and internal representation
of the problem space. We propose that access to a component knowledge-base
enhances information processing system of the problem solver and simplifies
the task environment. This in turn clarifies users internal representation
of the problem space and would result in generation of quality user requirements.
This theoretical framework makes it possible to empirically test the impact
of CBSD on requirements identification process.


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BOSTON (AP) -- An 8-year-old child was one of three casualties when bombs tore into the Boston Marathon today, a law enforcement source told ABC News.
Area hospitals were flooded with at least 99 people, including several children with severe trauma, who were injured when bombs ripped through the crowded Boston Marathon on a day that was supposed to be one of celebration.
Within hours of the explosions, law enforcement officials, including those with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, were questioning a potential person of interest at Brigham and Women's Hospital, where many of the injured were taken, sources told ABC News. Officials cautioned that it was too soon to say whether the person was an important witness or a person of interest.
The casualties were caused by two bombs that exploded almost simultaneously near the race finish line on Boylston Street before 3 p.m. The area was crowded with runners and spectators, and thousands of runners were still completing the race at the time of the first explosion.
Police said that two people were killed. At least 99 were taken to hospitals with injuries, including some which have been described as amputations and severe burns.
Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 in a terrifying scene of shattered glass, billowing smoke, bloodstained pavement and severed limbs, authorities said.
A senior U.S. intelligence official said two other explosive devices were found near the end of the 26.2-mile course.
At the White House, President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible will 'feel the full weight of justice.'
There was no word on the motive or who may have launched the attack, and police said no suspect was in custody. Authorities in Washington said there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
'They just started bringing people in with no limbs,' said runner Tim Davey, of Richmond, Va. He said he and his wife, Lisa, tried to keep their children's eyes shielded from the gruesome scene inside a medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners, but 'they saw a lot.'
'They just kept filling up with more and more casualties,' Lisa Davey said. 'Most everybody was conscious. They were very dazed.'
The twin blasts at the race took place almost simultaneously and about 100 yards apart, tearing limbs off numerous people, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending smoke rising over the street.
Some 23,000 runners took part in the race, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious marathons. One of Boston's biggest annual events, the race winds up near Copley Square, not far from the landmark Prudential Center and the Boston Public Library. It is held on Patriots Day, which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution, at Concord and Lexington in 1775.
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis asked people to stay indoors or go back to their hotel rooms and avoid crowds as bomb squads methodically checked parcels and bags left along the race route. He said investigators didn't know whether the bombs were planted in mailboxes or trash cans.
He said authorities had received 'no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen' at the race.
The Federal Aviation Administration barred low-flying aircraft from within 3.5 miles of the site.
Obama was briefed on the explosions by Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco. Obama also told Mayor Tom Menino and Gov. Deval Patrick that his administration would provide whatever support was needed, the White House said.
'We still don't know who did this or why,' Obama said, adding, 'Make no mistake: We will get to the bottom of this.'
A few miles away from the finish line and around the same time, a fire broke out at the John F. Kennedy Library. The police commissioner said it may have been caused by an incendiary device but didn't appear to be related to the bombings.
'There are people who are really, really bloody,' said Laura McLean, a runner from Toronto, who was in the medical tent being treated for dehydration when she was pulled out to make room for victims.
About four hours into the race and two hours after the men's winner crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another explosion could be heard a few seconds later.
By that point, more than 17,000 of the runners had finished the race, but thousands of others were farther back along the course.
The Boston Police Department said two people were killed. Hospitals reported at least 82 injured, at least eight of them critically.
A senior U.S. intelligence official said the two other explosive devices found nearby were being dismantled. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the findings publicly.
A woman who was a few feet from the second bomb, Brighid Wall, 35, of Duxbury, said that when it exploded, runners and spectators froze, unsure of what to do. Her husband threw their children to the ground, lay on top of them and another man lay on top of them and said, 'Don't get up, don't get up.'
After a minute or so without another explosion, Wall said, she and her family headed to a Starbucks and out the back door through an alley. Around them, the windows off the bars and restaurants were blown out.
She said she saw six to eight people bleeding profusely, including one man who was kneeling, dazed, with blood coming down his head. Another person was on the ground covered in blood and not moving.
'My ears are zinging. Their ears are zinging. It was so forceful. It knocked us to the ground.'
Competitors and race volunteers were crying as they fled the chaos. Authorities went onto the course to carry away the injured while race stragglers were rerouted away from the smoking site.
Roupen Bastajian, a 35-year-old state trooper from Smithfield, R.I., had just finished the race when they put the heat blanket wrap on him and he heard the blasts.
'I started running toward the blast. And there were people all over the floor,' he said. 'We started grabbing tourniquets and started tying legs. A lot of people amputated. ... At least 25 to 30 people have at least one leg missing, or an ankle missing, or two legs missing.'
Smoke rose from the blasts, fluttering through the national flags lining the route. Blood stained the pavement in the popular shopping and tourist area known as the Back Bay.
Cherie Falgoust was waiting for her husband, who was running the race.
'I was expecting my husband any minute,' she said. 'I don't know what this building is ... it just blew. Just a big bomb, a loud boom, and then glass everywhere. Something hit my head. I don't know what it was. I just ducked.'
Runners who had not finished the race were diverted straight down Commonwealth Avenue and into a family meeting area, according to an emergency plan that had been in place.
The Boston Marathon honored the victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting with a special mile marker in Monday's race.
Boston Athletic Association president Joanne Flaminio previously said there was 'special significance' to the fact that the race is 26.2 miles long and 26 people died at Sandy Hook Elementary school.
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* Create a new reading plan starting on any day of the year
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* Track your reading either to the classic schedule created by M'Cheyne or D.A. Carson's variation.
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* Handles leap years. :-)
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Sunset Yoga
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6:45 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Practice yoga with a variety of certified local yoga instructors while overlooking the beautiful Hudson River and basking in the glow of the setting sun.
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Summer on the Hudson Picture Show: Jurassic Park
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8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
This year's theme:. Lawns, Parks, Estates & Forests – So many glorious green spaces Pack a picnic, bring a friend and settle in for a night of premier movies on the…
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Shakespeare in the Park: The Tempest
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8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Academy Award nominee Sam Waterston (Newsroom, Law & Order, The Public's King Lear) returns in THE TEMPEST, Shakespeare's classic about…
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Thursday, July 2, 2015
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7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
Take free fitness classes outside this summer, brought to you by the staff of the new Ocean Breeze Track & Field Athletic Complex!
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Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park
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7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Come to Fort Tryon Park and try something new. Join us on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings for one hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises.
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Bryant Park Tai Chi
at Fountain Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Free classes for all ages and experience levels, provided by the CK Tai Chi Chuan Center.
Category: Fitness
Tai Chi for Beginners
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Learn basic movements and Tai Chi moves that will improve your balance.
Category: Fitness
Art in the Garden: Nature & Science in Dialogue
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8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Emily Barnett's exhibit of recent collages and installations integrates themes of nature and science using a vocabulary of forms including quantum corrals, snake skeletons, and more.
Category: Education, Nature, Art
Yoga Class
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8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
This yoga class is led by Yoga Vida and is suitable for all levels. Drop-ins are welcome. Join us!
Category: Accessible, Sports, Outdoor Fitness, Seniors
Fitness Walk
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9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Join this free fitness walking program along the beautiful Joe Michaels Mile, adjacent to Little Neck Bay.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness, Seniors
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Players can compete in local wireless matches or online over a broadband Internet connection.< li>The game supports both SpotPass and StreetPass features.< li>Players can show their own style by customizing their vehicles with accessories that give them a competitive advantage. For instance giant tires help a kart drive off-road while smaller tires work best on city courses.< li>People can choose to race as one of their favorite Mushroom Kingdom characters or even as their Mii character.< li>The Mario Kart franchise continues to evolve. New kart abilities add to the wild fun that the games are known for. On big jumps a kart deploys a wing to let it glide over a track shortcut. When under water a propeller pops out to help the kart cruise across the sea floor.< li>< ul>
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harshal patala
Aug 9, 2012
3rd best 3ds game everi dont have this game but my friend has the game i played the multiplayer it is soooooooo cool. guys who are playing single player are missing some of the fun you can play multiplayer on the the ds download play and of course!you can play online with wi-fi.if you have an 3ds you must buy this game.score is 9.5/10


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GREENFIELD — The 2013 Hancock County Girls Golf Championship was not Cassie Rooks' finest moment.
A nine-hole 54 put her 19 shots behind the leader, tied for 17th overall out of 20 competitors.
It was a performance out of whack with the New Palestine junior's natural talent. Tuesday, Rooks – and her squad – flashed their potential to capture first-place honors at the 2014 county tourney at Arrowhead Golf Course.
Rooks' even-par 36 was good enough to edge teammate and two-time defending champ Abby Poole (37) for the individual crown.
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