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After a refitting and polish, the Oldenburg hat sculpture is returning to Salinas. And Claes Oldenburg himself is coming with them.
City officials received word this week that the $160,000 job to restore the weather beaten "Hat in Three Stages of Landing" art sculpture is nearly finished. The three-piece sculpture, known locally as "The Hats," is about ready to resume its place behind Sherwood Hall at the Salinas Community Center.
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The Eastern Washington University women's tennis team will enjoy home court advantage in four of its final five matches of the 2011 season. However, Eastern's first task back in Cheney is a daunting one, as the team hosts one of the top 50 squads in the nation in Sacramento State. The Eagles and Hornets will battle on Sunday (April 3) at 11 a.m. at the Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse.
Eastern currently owns a 5-13 overall record and 1-4 mark in conference. After winning five of its first nine matches to open the 2011 season, EWU has dropped nine in a row since Feb. 20. The Eagles have had to survive several injuries throughout the year, but the team hopes it can finish the season on a high note, as a majority of its matches are at home. Eastern will host Gonzaga (April 6), Portland State (April 16) and Idaho (April 19). The team also has one more road trip remaining to Northern Arizona on April 9.
Freshman Helon Ricks will look to keep her undefeated Big Sky record intact this weekend against Sac State. Ricks is atop the league's individual standings with a perfect 5-0 record. She has earned three wins at No. 5 singles and two at No. 6. Her overall season record stands at 10-6, which is just one win shy of the top 10 in EWU's single-season record book.
As a team, the Hornets are undefeated in conference this year at 4-0, while four different players on the roster boast flawless individual records as well. Sac State's Katharina Knoebl could be the likely opponent for Ricks, having played all her matches this year at No. 5 or 6 singles. Knoebl owns the best singles record on her team with a 10-3 mark.
The Hornets also rely heavily on Clarisse Baca and the reigning Big Sky Player of the Week, Tatsiana Kapshai, who plays in the top spot in both singles and doubles. According to the latest poll released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on March 22, Kapshai is ranks as the No. 15 player in the Northwest region and 124th in the nation.
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So you don't think Grant used the advantages in manpower and equipment to wear down his opponents in a war of attrition? I would say that is pretty close to what he did everywhere he went...To say that what Texas Defender wrote is "not even close" is simply ignoring historical fact.
No. Grant in the West repeatedly maneuvered his opponents into untenable positions. During the Vicksburg campaign in particular, there were several occasions where the Confederates had more people in the vicinity than the Federals, but Grant's mobility kept them on their heels, unable to combine against him. Contrary to what you assert, I think this is what the historical record shows.


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17 year old New Zealander up for awards at prestigious Japanese Film Festival
Seventeen year old New Zealander Natasha Bishop will be attending the Japan Wildlife Film Festival (JWFF) this week as the youngest film-maker ever to have a film selected in the most prestigious festival of its kind in the Asia Pacific region.
Natasha's film Arboraceous will compete at JWFF against films made by the likes of the BBC, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and other international broadcasting giants. The film is entirely written, directed and animated by Natasha and she also composed and performed the film's music.
Arboraceous is in line for awards including Best Animation, Special Jury Award, Best Educational, Best Asia-Oceania, Best Children's and Best Newcomer Award at the festival which takes place on 8-11 August in Toyama.
As the youngest ever nominee at JWFF, Natasha will be speaking to media in Tokyo in advance of the festival and during the festival in Toyama.
While at JWFF Natasha will run three seminars for the public and media in which she will talk about her film-making journey and present the animation work that she has been developing since she was ten years old.
Natasha made Arboraceous when she was just sixteen for The Outlook for Someday sustainability film challenge for young people in 2012 in New Zealand. It won the New Zealand Department of Conservation Big Picture Award and was also honoured as The Body Shop Standout Winner.
Natasha will be attending JWFF with The Outlook for Someday director David Jacobs, who will be co-presenting at the seminars. David will talk about the power of storytelling for sustainability and how our connections - to nature and to each other - are the key to sustainability.
"Arboraceous expresses our connection with nature, how it is the foundation for all life and the consequences of not looking after it," says David Jacobs.
"I'm really proud of what Natasha has achieved. And I'm excited to be going to Japan to support her and to represent New Zealand as a nation with an emerging generation of young people who tell stunning sustainability stories."
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Natasha will be blogging from Japan for the New Zealand Department of Conservation at http://blog.doc.govt.nz/
Read Natasha and David's first blog in advance of their arrival in Japan at http://blog.doc.govt.nz/2013/07/25/arboraceous-japan-film-festival/
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Arboraceous is a four minute animation that communicates a universal story with a uniquely New Zealand voice that is quirky and clever. It speaks to global audiences with a simple and profound message.
In Arboraceous Natasha consciously chose to make a film without dialogue to communicate to people whatever their language.
About Natasha Bishop
Natasha lives in Whitby in the Wellington region of New Zealand and goes to Samuel Marsden Collegiate School. This will be Natasha's first international film festival trip.
About The Outlook for Someday
Now in its seventh year, The Outlook for Someday project is an annual sustainability film challenge and a nationwide series of sustainability film-making workshops in New Zealand. At heart it is a youth empowerment project. The objective of The Outlook for Someday is to help grow a generation of sustainability storytellers.
The project encourages participants to interpret sustainability in a way that makes sense to them. Project director David Jacobs says "It's about having an awareness of environmental and health issues, social and economic development, culture and heritage, human rights and peace. Our relationships with each other and our planet are at the forefront of this project."
DOC Partnership
The Outlook for Someday works in partnership with New Zealand's Department of Conservation. Working in partnership with the community is central to the Department's leadership role in conservation – and empowering young people is a vital part of that partnership.
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Air New Zealand is supporting Natasha to attend the festival.
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Okay so we all know there are no excuses in football.. A win is a win is a win. But it frustrates me when the Steelers are 1-2 and lose 2 very close games when they should have easily been 3-0. First off the Bears Game. You know I'm Okay with that loss. Any Time a kicker misses 2 field goals in the 4th quarter you deserve to lose. But seriously, Im sick of the field goals already. Lets get a little more creative with play calling in the redzone and put some TD's on the board. Hats off to the Bears Defense and The Bengals Defense For Holding us to Field Goal Attempts. Fact is I think Bruce Arians needs to be a little more creative with the play calling and find a way for us to put 7 on the board.
The Bengals Loss was just Terrible for me to watch. Why is it that when the Steelers Get a lead we have to rush the first two downs and than throw on third and long. Newsflash: YOUR NOT FOOLING ANYONE. It makes me sick I know you want to run the clock out, but obviously thats not working is it. I want to see a nice mix like in the first half with some Play action Passes to start a series, or even just shotgun formations. Not Strong or I formations Where you know whats coming. The Coordinator Needs to get his head out of his arse and Play to win not to lose. Oh and i'm all for Benching Limas Sweed for the season. Time after time your given the opportunity to come up with a big play and you drop the football. YOU lost us the game.
Where is my DE-FENSE. I seriously just hope that this is early season rust for our linebackers. We have to find ways to get to the QB. There is no pressure at all and it is killing our secondary especially late in the game. We are still one of the top rush defenses in the league. But there is no pass rush at all. I think that really shows how much we depend on troy polumalu.
People can say our crappy our O-line is, But honestly i think they have done a SUBURB job so far this season. A few Sacks, which a few were coverage sacks. And definitly improving on run blocking. Overall Great job.
So if not for a couple of early Season Miscues and mishaps we could easily be 3-0 but instead im here ranting about our 1-2 team. But I have no worries. We are so close to being the complete team that come playoff time we'll be set to make the run for 7.
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Why The Steelers are 1-2 but should be 3-0
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Why The Steelers are 1-2 but should be 3-0
First of all, I hate the steelers. Well for the obvious reason I live in Cincy and good or terrible I love the Bnegals. If Holmes runs the right route on joseph's pick 6, we don't win that game. We should all agree the AFC North is the tops of the NFL. Minus the Browns, but who knows they could whip our asses today and then it gets really interesting, especially for the Bengals and steelers.
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Why The Steelers are 1-2 but should be 3-0
Sour grapes!
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Posted on: October 4, 2009 10:55 am
Why The Steelers are 1-2 but should be 3-0
Sounds like you're blaming Tomlin for your losses.
What happened to all those Big Ben 4th QTR heroics?
Your O-line can't block.
The Steelers are lucky they're not 0-3.
How about this, it's time to give other NFL franchises a little credit; they can play the game, too.
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Why The Steelers are 1-2 but should be 3-0
Its Time you get knocked off your high horse the steelers are a football team with injuries just like the others ,limas sweed isnt the only reciever on that team ,face it you got beat by cincy ,and you dont score enough points to beat san diego so today you will be 1 and 3 ,,so welcome back down to earth pittsburgh ill bet you guys really miss palumolu hes half your defense


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|Lever pulling of male tobacco smokers was maintained by a variable interval 20sec schedule (VI 20) of point presentation. In experiment 1 the rate of lever pulling was suppressed by a punishment contingency which stipulated that lever pulls would produce point subtractions on a variable ratio 30 schedule (VR 30). In experiment 2 the punishment contingency was omitted. Each subject participated in eight sessions each day (Mon. through Fri.). Each block of two 20-min sessions was separated by a period during which tobacco smoke containing varying amounts of nicotine was administered by the spirometry method, which ensured a constant puff volume and deep inhalation. The tobacco smoke conditions were: (1) 0.3mg nicotine yield cigarettes (baseline condition), (2) 1.2mg nicotine yield cigarettes, (3) 2.7mg nicotine yield cigarettes and (4) a condition in which room-temperature air was administered. Subjects remained at baseline conditions until responding stabilized and were then exposed to higher nicotine yield smoke or air for an entire day. Subjects were then returned to baseline conditions before administration of higher nicotine yield smoke or air. In experiment 1 (punishment contingency) lever pulling decreased as a function of increasing nicotine content in tobacco smoke. This effect upon responding was similar to the effects of CNS stimulants on punished responding in non-human subjects. In experiment 2 (no punishment contingency), no consistent effect of tobacco smoke or non-punished responding was observed.
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His Current Conditions Index registered 67 in August, down from a revised 83 in July and 75 in June.
The report is based on 12 economic indicators. When the index registers above 50, the economy is expanding; when it is below, the economy is contracting.
The index has been above 50 for each month this year.
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|Penile strangulation: two case reports and review of the literature.
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|INTRODUCTION: Entrapment or strangulation of the penis is a rare emergency situation that can lead to a wide range of vascular and mechanical injuries. AIM: The aim of this article is to present our experience dealing with penile strangulation. A review of the literature is also summarized in this report. Current treatment options and outcomes are also evaluated. METHODS: We performed a computerized MEDLINE search followed by a manual bibliographic review of cross-references. These reports were analyzed and the important findings summarized. RESULTS: Penile strangulation has been first time reported in 1755. Since that time, sporadic reports have appeared in the literature describing a variety of foreign bodies on the penis that have in common only the property of circularity. We noted motives, types of objects, types of strangulation, symptomatology, trauma grades, diagnoses, including psychological involvement, as well as possible treatment options. Furthermore, two cases of penile strangulation from our clinical practice are presented involving different degrees of vascular insult leading to different pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and surgical approach. CONCLUSION: Penile strangulation is an unusual clinical condition and the consequences can be severe. Penile strangulation could lead to different degrees of vascular obstruction. Consequently, several clinical syndromes can occur: from mild nonsignificant vascular obstruction that resolves after decompression to severe gangrene of the penis accompanied with impaired renal function. The most common motive associated with foreign bodies on the penis is sexual or erotic in nature. The choice of method for removal depends upon type, size, incarceration time, trauma grade, and availability of the equipment. Prompt diagnosis and early treatment are essential to avoid the potential complications of ischemic necrosis and autoamputation.
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Jayden Sampson remembers the exact moment he said goodbye to the woman he once was. It was a bright, sunny day in May 2002, and the then-35-year-old was riding in the funeral procession for her grandfather, who was a firefighter and World War II veteran. Sampson recalls the tear she shed as the car passed by a local firehouse and every fireman stood at attention. At the memorial service, she listened to family members' stories of her grandfather's wartime heroism—none of which she had heard before.
Sampson says he decided to transition from female to male "at the point they released the doves. I remember thinking, 'my grandfather lived a very courageous life. I wonder if I'm living as courageous and authentic a life.'"
There were only two things standing in the way of his transition. The first was the fear of no longer being able to sing with the Anna Crusis Women's Choir, where she had been a member for seven years. The second had much more serious implications. "I was now aware that I might be perceived as dangerous and threatening," Sampson says. "I was going to present to the world as an African-American man."
But Sampson knew what he had to do. "I always felt a more masculine energy in my life," he says. So he began taking testosterone. His voice became deeper and he started to grow facial hair. A few years later he underwent "top surgery"—a total mastectomy. He describes the process of transitioning as both exhilarating and sobering. "There was an inner smile and confidence in being able to present as a man, which matched what I had always wanted. It was sobering because I was not socialized as a man and now had the challenge of defining what it meant to be a man."
There was also another critical challenge facing Sampson, who identifies as bisexual: whether or not to have "bottom surgery."
Phalloplasty, one of the bottom surgery options, involves constructing a penis. Most phalloplasty procedures require multiple surgeries and can leave large areas of scarring. Erotic sensation may be diminished, and problems with urination—like leakage—can occur. It's also costly, running anywhere between $50,000 and $150,000, and is typically not covered by health insurance.
Metoidioplasty, a less expensive option—roughly $2,000 to $20,000, depending on the surgeon and how many surgical procedures are performed—involves creating a small phallus from the clitoris. The operating time for a metoidioplasty is about three to five hours, but the procedure may include additional surgeries, such as a vaginectomy, testicular implants or a hysterectomy. The resulting penis is very small, not even large enough for sexual penetration, and the risks are similar to phalloplasty.
Sampson chose not to have either procedure. "How a person identifies doesn't have a whole lot to do with the physical equipment they're working with," says the now 43-year-old. "For some people, the choice is transition or die. They are not going to make it until they present as their chosen gender. I transitioned because I wanted to bring together my male and female energies."
Growing up in Evanston, Ill., Sampson was a self-described nerdy kid who excelled in debate. He says "homophobia came into play" early in his life. "Everyone on the basketball team was a lesbian. You did not want to have that label in high school." Even though the label was appropriate, Sampson "didn't want to deal with the high school angst," and thus shied away from the sport.
Sampson, who had come out of the closet the first week of college, attended the University of Chicago where he got involved in LGBT issues and joined an African-American sorority. He then earned a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Sampson moved to Philadelphia in 1992 to work as a public defender. After four years of feeling like he wasn't making a difference, he left the job. Over time, he got involved in local LGBT causes, serving on the boards of the Attic Youth Center and Mazzoni Center, the city's LGBT health center. At the Attic, he focuses on mentoring LGBT youth. "They all need my help, but I'm especially interested in trans youth because they are the most at risk."
According to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) and the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), 59 percent of transgender youth report being harassed and bullied in school, and 23 percent were victims of physical assault. "The Attic is the safe haven," Sampson says.
Health care for trans adults is also a major concern for Sampson. Trans people can be denied health care due to anti-transgender bias. Some simply can't afford treatment or don't know the best ways to navigate the health-care system. Sampson also serves on the planning committee for the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference (PTHC), which addresses physical, mental and spiritual health needs of transgender people and how to develop grassroots organizations to support their community.
"People are thirsty for knowledge about what they're doing to their bodies," Sampson says about PTHC. "Let's face it. We are willing and voluntary guinea pigs. We have no information about the long-term effects of taking testosterone or estrogen."
Besides training health-care providers how to treat transgender patients, PTHC helps educate religious leaders about welcoming trans members to their congregations. "Just like many churches struggled to welcome gays and lesbians, many churches reject trans men and trans women," Sampson explains. "Many trans people who were involved in their spiritual communities before they transitioned find they're not welcomed as a trans person and lose their spiritual connection."
Another challenge within the trans community is the two distinct and polar opposite factions. There are those who prefer to "go stealth" or "pass" as their chosen gender, never acknowledging their past life. And there are those who are out and trans fighting for equal rights. "Being stealth isn't going to lead to better health care or help end discrimination against trans people," Sampson insists.
Statistics from another survey by NGLTF and NCTE reveal a startling picture of transgender discrimination. Ninety-seven percent of trans people experience harassment or mistreatment on the job. Nineteen percent have experienced homelessness. Eleven percent have faced eviction and 26 percent were forced to seek temporary shelter.
"Discrimination within the trans community is multilayered," says Sampson, adding that he is thankful for the love and support of his family. "Unlike some of my trans sisters and brothers, my family has been very supportive." But, he says, "people of color who are trans may experience a double dose of discrimination. I made my choice to live an authentic life and at times that's not easy to do. We live in a society in which people make assumptions based on what they see."
Which is exactly why he stresses the importance of not being defined by sexual orientation. "Judge me by my work ethic. Judge me by what I do. Pay attention to people's character because at the end of the day, that's what matters."
"Thanks for this story featuring this beautiful transgendered man's life. I strive to survive as an FTM that is older and may not be perceived of as male yet at this point in my transition, it's essential to me and scary to keep trying to be myself with my male and female self. being super short. old fat and worried about losing a job doesn't help, but still I move on and it's nice to keep the momentum by feeling some courage from a good news story like this.
Sonam Ben"
"I too love this article! Not only because it is about an inspiring FTM, who's activism and dedication to this community is without a doubt amazing, but also because he is one of my best friends. I am honored to have known Jayden for the past 8 years, and to have the chance to speak with him almost everyday about all kinds of issues: life, love, politics, transgender issues, etc.,"
"Sonam Ben, I am really happy that you found this article supportive for you as you strive to survive as an FTM. Perhaps you will join us at the philly trans health conference where you can feel free to be yourself and be surrounded by other FTMs who share your struggle."
"Thanks so much for sharing Jayden and increasing trans visibility in the media (in an authentic, meaningful, and helpful way) - awesome article!!!! :)"
"great article. would have been even better without the 3 paragraphs focusing on genital surgery. can people please just get over always wanting to announce to the world what's in our pants?!"
"Jason, thank you for your support and please know that it was my choice to discuss the surgical options. I wanted to educate cis folks and reach out to some trans folks who may be far away from a major city and just not know much about these options. Cis folks may not understand our challenges and at the same time I also do not want to contribute toward the objectification of our community but that balance is at times hard to strike."
"Jayden is an special person--known him for 20 years and the thing that has always stood out in my mind and heart is his honesty and courage to be and become the best person, friend and professional that he could be. He is an inspiration for anyone who cares to take the time to see!"
"Thank you going into detail about the genital surgery. This is a necesssary part of reporting. And yes, people do want to know everything, it helps them to understand!"
"Rarely is it mentioned in print that a small group of Doctors declassified this nonsense as a "mental illness" in the mid 1970's .Fast forward to the future ,and "health Professionals,"are giving out drugs and cutting off healthy body parts. Even Sampson admits, that they are being used as" guinea pigs." It is sad that drug companies ,and health professionals are taking advantage of these sad people ,who hate the person that they were born as. Even after all of the drugs and surgery , Sampson continues to be confused sexually. Nothing natural about !!
No disrespect,but I feel sad that our whole society is expected to go around calling mutilated women, men,and vice versa. We live in a sick society !!"
"Jamillah, I think you would feel disrespected if people did not refer to you as Mrs. or Ms. With regard to your reference to the "mental illness" the DSM IV TR refers to it as "Gender Identity Disorder" but because most trans people are not slackers and do not want to take adavantage of the system, we do not go around asking to be considered "mental ill" so we can get disability. As to my statement regarding "guinea pigs," you took that out of context. What I stated was that we do not know/nor are there enough studies to know what the long term effects of taking hormones will be on our bodies. With regard to the drug companies and health profressionals taking advantage of trans people, this is not the case at all. There is simply not enough profit for this to occur and there is a lack of research. With regard to sexual orientation there is no confusion at all. The sickness of our society comes from those who are intolerant, greedy, self rightous, and lack critical thinking skills."
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Good morning everyone,This QOTD is stolen from the Boston forum daily - what is the coldest temp you can remember you did a race in? If you can't remember the exact temperature, but if you remember the date, you can track back the temperature here:
And what's on your schedule today?
Still chasing 2:xx:xx..
QOTD: I think the coldest start was the Oceanside Turkey Trot. It was about 37 degrees and my feet were numb. I prefer 55 degrees at the start and I will choose races based on what the starting temperature is. It is highly unlikely that I would ever run CIM since I always hear how cold it is.
WOTD: 6.2 easy miles
QOTD: I think CIM 2011 where it was 28 at the start. At least, I think it was 28 at the start. WU says 26 was the low. So maybe it was even colder.
WOTD: 5.93 @ 8:43 - ran with the Redlands Runegades this morning. Great group of folks! Will start doing more with them.
QOTD - 12/95 in Austin Texas. Decker Challenge (11.2mile race) and it was about 16 deg the entire race. Side note - that was a great race that had a lot of tradition to it and then this marathon and half marathon craze took over. I see now they changed the distance from 11.2 to 1/2 marathon - I guess it's all about attracting the largest number of people. BOOOOO!
WOTD - 10 easy at lunch
50-54: 5K-17:54 10K-37:24 1/2-1:23:12 Mar-2:54:07
All-Time: 5K-17:54 10K-37:24 1/2-1:22:48 Mar-2:54:07
QOTD - the coldest I can remember are the Santa Barbara Marathon 2009 and the 13.1 LA Half 2013. When i checked the temps, both were at 39°F. It's not that cold for many places in the country, but I can still remember freezing off my a$$ waiting for the start of both races.
WOTD - 5.7@8:57 on flat grass/dirt.
QOTD: Chicago Marathon 2009 30-32 degrees.
WOTD: 6mi with hillsprints
QOTD - 2011 CIM, like brdrski mentioned, was around 28 degrees at the start.
WOTD - something. I still have some lingering issues from a bronchial infection. If it's not one thing, it's another.
QOTD: The Daytona Beach Half Marathon - just this past February. It was 33 degrees and windy at the start. The "feels like" temp was 29. I LOVED racing in the cold temps! It did get up to 39 by the finish, but the wind was much more intense by then.
WOTD: 3 miles and an abs workout
QOTD:I haven't done anything hellishly cold (if that isn't an oxymoron). I remember a 5K in San Francisco when I didn't dress warmly enough before the start - my hands were freezing and never really warmer up even after 5 hard-run miles
WOTD: 4 miles along the Embarcadero. Knee is still not right but I felt like a runner again for the first time in months.
QOTD: All the races I've ever run (except for 1) have been in Southern California and I don't recall any of them being extraordinarily cold.
WOTD: 6 miles after work.
QOTD: It was probably this year's Lockport Y10, when we had temperatures ranging between 17-19 degrees. But at least there wasn't much wind that day, and the city highway workers did a fantastic job of clearing the course of several inches of snow that fell the previous day in blizzard-like conditions.
I don't mind racing in sub-freezing conditions, provided I am prepared for it and dress accordingly. I find it a little tougher to get out and train in those conditions, though.
WOTD: I had a good swim lesson today. We used the flippers again, and with them I finally managed to do the crawl down the length of the pool without stopping. For once, my breathing was relaxed enough and I felt myself moving easily through the water. If I can do that a few times in succession next time out, I think the rest will be easy.
Track workout later today might prove to be a little more taxing. It will feature 2-3 sets of 2 x 400 meters with 1 minute rest in between repeats, and a five minute jog between sets.
11/26 - YMCA Turkey Trot (8K) - Buffalo, NY
12/13 - Freezer 5K - Buffalo, NY
04/03/2016 - Syracuse Half Marathon - Syracuse, NY
QOTD - Most of my races have been local, so that generally means start temps in the high 50's or 60's. About three years or so back, I did Vegas and it was in the high 40's at the start.
WOTD - weights and two miles
PR - Marathon (3:35:32 Canyon City Marathon 11/7/15)
Next: Surf City Marathon - February 7 OC Marathon - May 8
Speaking of weather, It has been in the 80s here, I have a sunburn from this weekend, and is supposed to snow 4-6 inches tonight and tomorrow, so looks like I will be back on the t-mill tomorrow morning. This spring's weather has been so bizarre!
Now onto the QOTD, I ran a 5k last winter and it was 18 degrees at the start. However, I found the weather at CIM 2009 to be more miserable, as the wind made the 28 degrees temperature feel colder, I was out on the course much longer than during the 5k, was feeling terrible b/c of my other health issues, which happen to cause cold intolerance, and had been living in San Francisco, so was not acclimated to anything other than very moderate conditions.
I will either 1) run 4-5 easy miles this evening or 2) go to BodyPump class or 3) will do both.
I was told it was 7 degrees when we got to the golf course for a home meet at UND in November. The high for that day says it was 25, so for a 10AM race that may be about right. Not much warmer than 7 degrees I guess. Cool gadget, r2th, thanks for the link.
AM - 5M with Dog.
QOTD:It was 28 degrees at the start of this year's Running From An Angel 50 Miler. I ignored conventional advice of lots of layers and wore a long sleeve compression shirt underneath a tech shirt. By about 5.5 hours in, the temperature got as warm as it would get, about 40 degrees but sunny and I ditched the tech shirt and was ok in just a long sleeve tech shirt.DAILY:I need 9 miles later to hit 260 miles for the month, my high for 2013 so far but with one measly hour of crosstraining compared to January with 245 miles and 17.5 hours of crosstraining (that's like 125 more miles, right there). Definitely need to figure out how to fit in more crosstraining in May but for first time parenthood, I cannot complain too much about the month of April.I'll shoot for 7 miles @ 8:30/mile (goal marathon pace at OC Marathon this Sunday) and add in a 2 mile dogwalk/run.WOYD:9.40 miles including 7.02 miles @ 7:33/mile and 2.38 mile dogwalk/run.
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QOTD: I raced in the low 20s when I was in 8th or 9th grade at the XC Champs that year -- it was November, Massachusetts, the ground was frozen solid, and there were flurries. I wore a long sleeved shirt under my uniform, but my bare legs were bright red and fairly numb by the end. Just a 5k, though.
WOTD: 6.2 slow
Radi: I never warmed up during CIM 2009.
That's a step in the right direction.
QOTD: 29 degrees at the start of Las Vegas half in 2009.
PRs 5K 21:30, 10K 44:48, 1/2 1:39:19, full 3:26:22, 50K trails 5:34, 50 miler trails 9:28, 100 miler 27:33. IM 13:13.
Upcoming: 12/6/15 CIM, 2/14/16 LA, 4/18/16 Boston, 5/7/16 Canyons 100K.
QOTD: +1 to Obtuse, LV half 2009. It was cold!
WOTD: Track workout this morning at CCSF; 2 mile in 11:09 (5:37, 5:32) 800 jog, 1 mile (5:38). Decided to shut it down when I started feeling some left achilles irritation during jog. I was scheduled to do another mile repeat. Gotta be smart!
Good to see you running again, Carpe!
Master's PRs: 1 mile: 4:51 (7/2012), 5K 16:56 (track,6/2013), 10K: 35:11 (5/2013),
10 mile 58:26 (4/2013), 1/2 marathon 1:17:45 (6/2013)
QOTD: Haven't raced in anything colder than the 40s, but have ran long runs in single digits.
WOTD: 7@7:41 am, 9mtb at lunch
QOTD: low 30s probably. Sure I'll break that record when I move to Boulder in the fall.
WOTD: am: 7.5 w/4x200m spiked-up strides. pm: 5 steady
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QOTD: About 31 degrees for the inaugural Walnut Creek Half Marathon. Shivering cold....was chilled to the bone for the entire rest of the day. Tried taking my gloves of mid race when I felt warm and they turned into popsicles.
WOTD: unscheduled rest due to long out of town meeting.


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Is Short-Term Beauty Worth The Long-Term Health Risks?
Rose-Marie Swift has been a prominent authority in the beauty industry for over 20 year with work featured in publications such as Vogue, W, Harper's Bazaar, Elle and ads with clients such as Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren. After a health issue indicated she had a high level of heavy metals in her system from working in the beauty industry, she embarked on a path to create the organic beauty line, RMS Beauty.
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In 2004 Stephen Hawking famously conceded that black holes do not devour all information when they swallow matter — seemingly resolving the black hole information paradox that had perplexed physicists for decades. But some argue that the paradox remains open and we must abandon our simple picture of spacetime to unravel it.
Could the world be simpler than our senses suggest?
By the 1970s physicists had successfully tamed three of the fundamental forces using a sophisticated construct called quantum field theory. The trouble was that the framework seemed to fall apart when you looked at very high or very low energy scales. So how could these be thought of as valid theories? It's a question physicists are still grappling with today.
Something called quantum field theory has been hugely successful in describing the fundamental forces and particles. But what exactly is it? This series of accessible articles traces the history of quantum field theory, from its inception at the beginning of the twentieth century to the tantalising questions that are still open today. It's a story of pain and triumph, hardship and success.
The early 1950s were an experimental gold mine for physicists, with new particles produced in accelerators almost every week. Yet the strong nuclear force that acted between them defied theoretical description, sending physicists on a long and arduous journey that culminated in several Nobel prizes and the exotic concept of "asymptotic freedom".
In February this year we were lucky enough to interview Freeman Dyson at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, USA. Dyson is now 89 and still does physics every day in his first floor office at the Institute. Here is an edited version of our interview that we hope conveys his generous nature, wit and intellect.
The Strong Fields, Integrability and Strings programme, which took place at the Isaac Newton Institute in 2007, explored an area that would have been close to Isaac Newton's heart: how to unify Einstein's theory of gravity, a continuation of Newton's own work on gravitation, with quantum field theory, which describes the atomic and sub-atomic world, but cannot account for the force of gravity.
In the corner of the garden between the Centre of Mathematical Sciences and the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge, sits a reminder of our ongoing quest to understand gravity: an apple tree that was taken as a cutting from the tree at Newton's birthplace, the tree that is said to have inspired his theory of gravity. Newton's theory was extended to the cosmological scales by Einstein's theory of general relativity – but can supergravity explain how gravity works in the quantum world?


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Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theater's programs help kids connect
"Out of your seats and onto the stage" might well be the rallying cry for a diverse selection of theater-education programs available to area youngsters.
Unlike traditional classes in acting, singing and dance, these programs have goals that extend far beyond creating the next Broadway star or American Idol.
"We are looking to connect with students and to give them an educational experience in the arts that they don't have the opportunity to do in school," says Sam Turich, the teaching artist for Quantum Theatre. "We want to make sure … that kids will see the arts are an integral part of their lives."
"Cultivating the audience of the future is about introducing them to theater and giving them a safe, creative foundation to explore social issues and their own identities," says Kristen Link, director of education and outreach at City Theatre Company.
Contemporary children aren't interested in traditional programs that expect kids to sit down and listen up while teachers or artists fill their brains with information. So, local producers of professional live theater have created programs that encourage kids to get involved, expand their horizons and create their own theater experiences.
Some are one-day adventures, such as the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's annual Theatre Arts Workshop that offers hands-on experiences in set design, directing, staged combat, costumes, hair and makeup. Students spend a full day gaining insight into how lighting can alter mood or how to make it look like you landed a punch without harming the other actor.
Others continue over weeks or months.
Each semester, Quantum Theatre engages in a four-to-eight-week residency with kids at four inner-city high schools. Using an upcoming Quantum Theatre production as the focus, Turich works with the students to create a 10-minute work based on the play's themes and characters as seen from their own perspectives. The residency ends in a joint event where students and Quantum cast members perform for each other, then discuss their respective works.
"We give them so much good background that they are able to engage with the production," Turich says. "Actors say (the students) get the play more than most audiences."
Pittsburgh Public Theater's semester-long Creative Dramatics Program pairs fourth- and fifth-grade students from an inner-city school and a suburban school, who work together to create a play.
The finished production, says education director Rob Zellers, is based loosely on one of the company's upcoming plays. This semester's pupils used the musical "1776" for what became a "Night in the Museum" experience where kids trapped overnight inside Independence Hall meet the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
"Only in name only does it resemble the (original musical)," Zellers says. But creating great, lasting drama was never the point.
"I really feel that when kids are working on theater, it is one of these things that make you feel good about yourself, helps you with schoolwork and breaks down barriers," Zellers says.
The benefits of theses programs include improved focus and concentration, which were definitely present when sixth-grade students at Falk School in Oakland took part in a two-hour workshop facilitated by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The workshop, led by three puppeteers from the North American tour of "War Horse," was the culmination of a long-term, multidisciplinary project that began earlier this fall.
Cheryl Capezzuti, a local puppeteer and a member of the visual-arts faculty at the Falk School, proposed the project soon after she learned "War Horse" would be presented here as part of the PNC Broadway Across America — Pittsburgh series.
As part of their classwork, students read the original novel, learned period-appropriate World War I songs and history and, under Capezzuti's guidance, designed and constructed three pony-sized cardboard horse puppets. During their visit to the school, the "War Horse" puppeteers critiqued the kids' creations ,then taught them to bring life and personality to their cardboard steeds.
Sticks became horses' legs and hooves and balloons transformed into horse heads as students clicked across the floor in pairs — alternately counting off the 1,2,3,4 sequence of leg movements to create one horse's gait — or concentrated on the taste and texture of the imaginary grass their horse was munching.
"I thought they were going to show us a demo. But it was nice to see a critique of horses by the pros," says Santiago Barratt-Boyes, 12.
Creating a connection between students and artists is an essential part of programs like this, Capezzuti says.
"To have professional puppeteers come in and see their work is valuable to them. ... I think (this workshop) will live on as they collaborate with each other on other projects," Capezzuti says.
Other programs create long-term mentorships between professionals and students.
Every one of the 250 students in grades 6 thru 12 who submit an original one-act play to the annual City Theatre Company Young Playwrights Contest has his or her work read by at least two of the 50 theater professionals on the literary committee and receives a full page of constructive criticism and suggestions for revising their work.
"I believe what Young Playwrights is about helping youth find their voice and playwrighting does that," Link says. "Seeing what young people were capable of and what they could accomplish was formative in allowing them to think big."
Six finalists get a full immersion in the production process. After being paired with a dramaturge who helps them revise and rewrite, the student playwrights participate in workshop readings, auditions, design meetings, rehearsals and post-performance talk-backs.
"This contest was so great. It wasn't just 'You win,' it was 'Here's an experience,' " says Lara Meyer, 16, a senior at Carlynton High School and a two-time finalist. "The most important thing I learned was to keep an open mind. When you write a story or a poem, you have complete control. … With a play, you have all these other people to consider and look at how it's going to work."
The process taught skills that extend beyond the theater world, Link says: "We taught them to collaborate and to think creatively. (Those are) skills that are important in the working world."
But, sometimes, contact with professionals does inspire students to create a new work on their own.
That's what happened when fifth-grade students in a gifted class at West View Elementary School attended a foley workshop created by Bricolage Production Company last year.
Instructor Martin Richter was looking for out of the ordinary field trip experiences for his students when he learned about Bricolage Productions' Midnight Radio series — a series of live stage shows focused around vintage radio dramas. He immediately signed his students up for a foley workshop that demonstrated how to produce live sound effects.
The students had studied the history and science of radio and were already building radios. But Richter, a long-time fan of vintage radio shows, hoped to add another element to their education.
"I wanted them to experience the techniques of radio drama because they are unique," Richter says.
At the Bricolage workshop, they learned how to crunch shoes on gravel to simulate a character's footsteps or create the sound of a galloping horse without pulling a sound bite from a CD.
"They got to see a range of effects and how to paint pictures with sound and extend their expressive capabilities," Richter says.
Back at school, the students followed up by creating their own radio script and sound effects for a radio play about the last days of Pompeii. They not only drew on what they had learned from Bricolage, but went on to invent their own sounds, such as shaking tables to create the sound of the moving earth.
The experience encouraged Richter to ask Bricolage to create a full-day workshop for this year's students.
It also encouraged Bricolage to explore additional opportunities for student workshops. The first were offered this fall as a post-show companion for an episode of Midnight Radio aimed at kids in middle school and older, plus their parents.
"It was a big hit," says Jeffrey Carpenter, artistic director at Bricolage. "You get kids creating stuff and the kids go crazy over it.
He and the Bricolage staff are working to create a media kit that will allow them to visit schools and introduce kids to the possibilities of using their imaginations to create sound effects.
Carpenter and others acknowledge that building future audiences and donors is part of the mission.
"We believe that children are our future and if we can't connect (with) and inspire them, then we have lost them forever," Carpenter says. "Our job is to inspire them and open their minds to what's possible. Eventually, they become doctors and lawyers and have money to support the arts."
But that's not the entire story, he adds: "The reward is obviously evident when you are watching the kids."
Alice T. Carter is the theater critic for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-320-7808 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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This is a story about Arthur, the greatest king, and his journey of Holy Grail. Arthur walks all over all the fantastic realms to find the Holy Grail. He goes across great plains and deserts, he explores ruins and temples of ancient civilization, he goes far into the northernmost ice world and the harshest searing gorge, he even gets to the mysterious east world. He defeats numberless monsters —— Slime, goblin, troll, giant, werewolf, devil... even dragons! The journey is still going on....
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The God-Awful Clothing This Political Season Hath Wrought
Tomorrow, South Carolinians will get to cast their votes for who they think should be America's Next Top Millionaire. But just because all eyes are on The Palmetto State doesn't mean that non-Carolinians should feel left out of the political process! Here's some of the boldest, tackiest, and WTF-iest political wear to… »


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Here's another list to annoy everybody. I managed to sneak Percee-P, Lord Finesse, RA The Rugged Man, Big L, Ras Kass, Pharoahe Monch and Kool G Rap in to the chart to offset the expected Lil' Wayne, Jay-Z and Kanye content, which is a victory of sorts.
Complex Presents: The 50 Best Guest Verses Of All Time
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'Complex' lists are pretty much useless unless you've contributed. Are they even still doing physical copies anymore?Comment by Fosterakahunter 01.07.13 @
Yeah I wrote all the blurbs on this one and contributed ideas for which tracks to include. It's a group effort though.Comment by Robbie 01.07.13 @
Once in a blue moon Complex lists is not 100 % useless. When Robbie blessed them.Comment by andrewfrumrusha 01.08.13 @
Uncommon Valor was based on R.A.'s father's experiences in 'Nam, not his uncle's.Comment by Al Fresco 01.08.13 @
Total bullshit. Inspektah Deck is in the 40s for Above the Clouds, but Nicki Minaj is top 20???? Get the fuck out of here.Comment by BIGSPICE 01.09.13 @
Signs that a shift of real hip hop can prevail in this music industry!!Comment by @TheRealPerceeP 01.09.13 @
i think they had a list for guest verses for the year, and it was 100% g.o.o.d. music, young money, keef chief's gang, or black hippy (who aren't so bad at least). i can't fuck with that site, it's like hot 97 daytime…no, mtv daytime, for yuppies, but with more adverts. but i am really bored at work so…Comment by TED 01.10.13 @
Robbie, they really need cats like you on their staff full time. BTW, how in the world Snoop edges out Nas for best guest verse? Snoop wasn't a "guest", he was all over "The Chronic" but whatever. A good one that got missed was Extra P's verse on Tribe's "Keep It Rollin'". "Queens represent, buy the album when I drop it…" Too bad that particular album dropped over a decade after the fact.Comment by oskamadison 01.10.13 @
@oskamadison: Yeah I hear you on the Snoop thing.Comment by Robbie 01.10.13 @
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