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Death Before DNF: A First Timers account of IM Tahoe
aka: The 16 Hour battle versus the cold winds of winter
Robert Yates
So here it is, my race report. Ive never actually written one before, but this event was so much to process I decided that getting my thoughts down would help bring closure to an event that has been apart of my life for the better part of 12 months. (For the non Tri-geeks out there, DNF stands for DID NOT FINISH, a situation many triathletes consider worse than death.)
3AM. My body woke up like it never has before. The day was finally here; if I played my cards right at the end of the day I would hear Mike Reilly say, ROBERT YATES, you are an IRONMAN. There was no bit of tiredness in my body, only anxious energy.
I ate my normal pre race breakfast: a chocolate peanut butter pro bar (~400 calories), 20 ounces of coconut water (~100 calories), a banana and a mocha Clif shot. I washed everything down with about a cup of lemon-lime Scratch Labs.
I threw on some thermal running tights, and top, a sweatshirt over that and topped it off with a beanie. In my mind this was dressing warm, I would soon find out that wasnt the case.
I was out the door at 4AM with my gracious wife and father-in-law driving me to Kings Beach, the location of the swim start. Ash and her Dad with back to the hotel, for sleep and to prep Ali for the long day of watching Daddy face Tahoe and the elements. By 4:30AM I was waiting at the gates to get in, not all the volunteers had made it yet, so the race directors were not letting athletes into the transition area yet. During this downtime I was able to appreciate what real cold it. The temperature at that point was 32 35 degrees; my LA body was chilled down to the bone.
A little later I found Jason off of one of the first transport buses from Squaw Valley, the location of T2 and the finish line. The worse part (up to this point) was getting body marked. Everyone had to undress his or her layers in the freezing air to get marked. Once this over, it was time to go over to transition.
Once the volunteers let us into the transition area, everyone went to do the final prep and check of their bikes. The previous day it had rained and snowed, so most people had covered their bike handles and bike seats with trash bags to keep them dry. For some reason, only the pros were allowed to cover their drive trains. I pity anyone who did not cover their seats, because if the did not, the seats were FROSTED OVER. As it was, I put my bento box on my bike before I turned it in; all of my Clif Blocks were frozen solid. Thinking they would thaw out later I got in line with Jason to have a bike tech pump my tires. After getting my tires inflated and re-lubing my chain and derailleur with Jason, we were able to mercifully enter a heated rec center to stay warm.
If the rec center there wasnt much to do except hydrate, potty and talk to other athletes. Jason and I ended up talking to three first time Ironman triathletes from Minnesota. Besides the accents, a couple of things stood out about these three. First, they had completed in several triathlons but had NEVER SWAM IN THE OCEAN, only lakes. This blew my mind as they asked questions about stingrays and sharks. I take for granted sometimes the benefits of living in SoCal. Next, the two girls of the group had written on each of their hands in Sharpie, DEATH before DNF. This motto would stick with me for the rest of the day.
With about 15 minutes before the pros ran into the lack at 6:30AM, Jason and I suited up, dropped off our morning clothes and headed to the lake.
I had debated all of the previous day on whether to wear a full, or sleeveless wetsuit. I had practiced all season in a sleeveless suit with much success. Additionally, due to travel timing and a wind advisory on the Saturday before the race, I was unable to get into the lake before race morning. Not wanting to DNF due to cold before the race, I opted to wear the full suit. This turned out to be a great idea, because though the sun was beginning to come up, it was still FREEZING outside. It was so cold; everyone was EXCITED about running into the shallow part of the lake where the water was below 60. The only thing worse than the cold was the sand. The sand was arguably colder than the air temperature seeping precious heat out of your feet. I did some warm up of swimming and then sat on my bottom with only my head exposed waiting for the pros to take off.
Before I move to the race itself, I have to take a minute to describe the beauty of Lake Tahoe. The water is unbelievably crystal clear. The clarity of the water allowed you to see 70 plus feet.
At 6:30AM, with the sun rising over the snow-capped mountains, and with steam coming off the lake, the pros were off, first the men, then the women. The way IM Tahoe worked was age groupers seeded themselves near signs that predicted their swim times. At this point I had lost Jason, the warm up would be the last I saw of my friend until the run. I seeded myself at the back of the 1:21 1:30 finish sign. I saw no incentive to pushing myself on the swim and decided I would take it easy, hopefully leaving gas in the tank for the rest of the day.
As I the athletes in front of me started moving, Macklemore & Ryan Lewiss Cant Hold Us starting blasting on the loud speakers. Energy coursed through me, the cold stopped bothering me and I tried to visualize my race one final time as I entered the water at around 6:45AM.
The first 200 yards or of the beach are too shallow to dolphin dive, so everyone is reduced to wading until the water suddenly drops to waist level. Once the water hit my waist I dove and began to swim. The beauty of the swim roll out was I was able to start my swim without fighting, punching or kicking. I eased into my stroke, found someone to draft off of and started to eat away at the 2.4M swim.
Minus getting clobbered by a pro on their second loop around the course, my swim went flawless. I used all the skills I had been working on during the Pur Pak swims, sighting, drafting and controlled breathing. I know I was not trying to blow out the swim, but I found the effects of the altitude on the swim to be over stated. I never felt out of breath, actually, because the lake was so clear and I could see everyone around me, I was actually able to switch to a every 4 stroke breathing pattern instead of my normal every 2 strokes. Additionally, once you were maybe 300 yards from shore, the water was actually in the mid 60s, much like the water at Tower 26 this season. On the second loop I was actually afraid I was going to over heat in the full wetsuit.
I finished the second loop and ran towards to swim finish arch. I finished right on target.
Race time: 1:29:39
Pace: ~2:21 /100m
Little did I know that the swim would be the last time anything would go according to plan. I stepped out of the water and began my battle with the cold. Immediately upon exciting the water and hitting the sand the cold hit you, and it hit hard. By the time I make it up to hill to transition I was frozen. I was so cold I was disoriented. I wandered to the big bag pickup and a volunteer looked at my swim cap then pointed to my bag. I started hobbling towards the changing tent and 3 volunteer asked, wet suit strip? I nodded yes; I knew I was too cold to get the wetsuit off myself. The volunteers lifted me up, laid me out horizontally and within a few seconds had my wetsuit off and folded up for me. Wearing nothing but speedos I ran into the changing tent.
The changing tent looked like a Roman Bath house, except everyone looked frozen and disoriented. I waited for a seat to open up then sat down. Even though the tent was heated I still felt like a Popsicle and was still disoriented. Good bless the volunteers though. A volunteer dumped out my bike bag, placed the wetsuit in it and LITERALLY dressed me. The only thing the volunteer didnt do was put chamois butter on me, everything else you could think of, he did. This was a godsend as I was still out of it due to the shock of the cold. I exited the changing tent with chattering teeth even though I was wearing all of my winter gear: a thermal beanie, 2 pairs of cycling gloves, cold weather jersey, cold weather bib, thermal vest, thermal arm warmers and wool socks.
With my teeth chattering uncontrollably, I took off to attack the bike course.
I would like to think that the bike is a strength of mine, with all of the work I have put in during the past 12 months, but on race day this was not the case.
I was frozen and feared the start of hypothermia. I could not feel my feet, let alone my toes and the feeling in my hands ended where my fingers began. I knew what this meant. My body was diverting warm blood from my extremities back to my core. This was bad. I couldnt manipulate my fingers, meaning I couldnt eat, and could barely drink while riding. I looked at my bike computer and though my perceived rate of exertion was high, I was barely spinning at 14 mph. At least my teeth had stopped chattering. I pulled over and ate a Bonk Breaker and some shot bloks. My nutrition plan called for me to eat about 2200 calories on the bike, excluding liquid calories, this was a bad start. I got back on my bike and started to battle not only the course, but also the dark place in your mind that whispers to you to quit.
Unfortunately, for about the first 40 miles I was not able to force the darkness out of my mind. Dark thoughts filled my head. I imagined the disappointed looks of Ashley, her parents and of Jason. Visions of Ashley telling Alistair, Your Daddy quit because he got cold, hes a bigger baby than you. What would that make me? I prepared for a year then couldnt finish? The thought of not finishing physically pained my body. You would think such thoughts would ENCOURAGE you not to quit. That was not the case. I came close several times to quitting, but something in my heart wouldnt let me DNF. Those same thoughts, disappointed faces and visions of Ali began to become fuel. I told myself to keep swimming, and I did. If I was going to DNF, I was not going to be from quitting.
Next thing you know I am at the beginning of a long serious of climbs. These climbs were legit, long grueling climbs with spikes of 10-12% grades multiple times over the climb. A very Tour de France style course area, there are steep pitches and a ton of switchbacks scattered across the course. After making through the first series of climb of Martis Camp I was finally able to take my vest off for the first time but the cold had already taken its toll. The first 41 miles took me roughly three hours, doing the math it wasnt hard to see that I was already in a deep hole. To make matters worse, after descending from the first round of tough climbs from the Martis Camp, I was then treated to a grueling climb of Brockway Summit at an elevation of 7,179 feet. This climb on the first time around already looked like a death march. People were zig zagging up the hill and there were people that were already walking their bikes up the hill, ON THE FIRST OF TWO LAPS.
I put myself in my lowest gear and slowly made it up the hill. Under normal circumstances, an LA like temperature, not having swam before, etc., I dont believe the climbs would have been that challenging, scaling Brockway is not scaling MT. Baldy or Cloudburst Summit but these werent normal conditions. After getting to the top of the hill athletes were treated to a steep, fast downhill on a newly paved road. The first time round down the hill I exercised caution and keep my downhill speed around 39-40 mph. After reaching the bottom of the hill I returned to Kings Beach to start the loop all over again.
Better fed and much warmer, mentally and physically the second loop went much better for me; however, I never reached the groove I found on so many of the grueling training rides I did with Jason this past year, my second wind or extra gear never kicked in. Though I felt much better, I knew I was not riding like I trained. I quickly found myself back to scaling up Brockway. At this point I was just focusing on staying positive and wasnt paying attention to timing or cut-offs. At the top of Brockway I spoke to a volunteer director and she told me I beat the second cutoff by around 10 minutes. I started doing the math and realized that based on the pace I had averaged all day, to make the over bike cutoff I was going to have to pedal like my life depended on it. I thought of the three Minnesotans Jason and I met earlier in the day. Death before DNF, I get it now. I decided at that point that if I were to DNF on the bike it was because I was getting scrapped off the rode. I have never been a fearless descender like some of my training partners, who I am convinced would easily hit mid low 50s on the Brockway decent, but I decided I needed to make up as much time as possible to make the cutoff and I would kill myself if I missed it by a minute or two that could have been made up during the descent. I drank the last 5 Hour Energy I had on me, a double espresso Clif Shot, got on my drops, and flew down the hill. Unlike the previous trip downhill I didnt break and was right below 50 mph the entire time. I made it back to Kings Beach and pedaled back to Sqauw Valley like I was a triplet of Belleville.
Powered by a ton of caffeine and a healthy fear of failure, I made it back to Squaw Valley. This was the first time I would see Ali, Ash and my in-laws. Words cannot describe how uplifting it was to see them, in the cold, with smiling faces, cheering me on. I made the bike cutoff with roughly 4 minutes to spare. With the swim and bike done, only the marathon stood in my way.
TOTAL: 112 miles
PACE: 13.38 mph
Compared to T1, T2 was a breeze. I was mostly excited to be off the bike. Once I entered the changing tent I was shocked to see how many other athletes Run Bags were still waiting to be collected. It appeared I wasnt the only person having a bad day. After an uneventful T2 where I actually dressed myself, I popped my second to last 5 Hr energy and headed out onto the course.
T2: Bike To Run 14:26
My marathon training I used for the LA Marathon was the Hanson Method. In a nutshell a huge component of their training method is that you are always running, especially on your long and tempo runs, on fatigued legs. So, knowing how my body dealt with that, I knew if I kept my heart rate under 140, I would be good to go.
The run course consisted of one large loop of 18 miles and then the balance in the second, shorter loop. We would run along the Truckee River after a short steep climb and a longer, also decent climb, out to Truckee then back to town. On the second shorter loop I would still have to do both climbs. After such a hilly bike, I was fired up to have to do more climbing, really fired up.
Mile after mile the pace I was able to keep while staying under my target HR became worse and worse until I settled it in around 11:30 a mile. Factoring in the fact that I walked through aid stations to eat and walked up hills, my over pace would end up being much slower. I would never finish though if I had not drank coke and ate a handful of chips and pretzels at each aid station. At this point in the day, after 8 hours of gels and shot bloks, my body was not open to me eating them any more.
The sun began to set a few miles into my run dropping the temperature. I took my Brooks winter vest and running gloves out of my belt and continued a run that would only get colder. (If anyone is looking for a new belt, I got a Salomon Advanced Skin S-LAB belt that I am pretty obsessed with) When I was around mile 6 I finally saw Jason who was around mile 12. He looked a little worse for the wear but I was happy to know he was still trucking and hadnt DNFd. Historically, when I do longer races with Jason I tend to be a bad luck charm; the two previous 70.3s we did together Jason suffered a broken derailleur and on the other a busted spoke that forced him to DNF. So I was pretty happy to see him. We started triathlons together, learned to freestyle swim together, became cyclists together, after he broke his foot and I broke my ankle, re-learned to run together it would have crushed me if we could not become Ironmen together.
The run was uneventful outside that fact that the longer I ran the colder it was became. Even with my gloves, vest and thermal base layer, the cold was back trying to break me down. Around mile 10 shortly before the run special needs, the circulation in my hands was becoming compromised and it was becoming harder and harder to hold my running bottle. I stashed the bottle in my belt and made my way to special needs. My special needs bag contained only one thing, a red bull. Having killed all of my 5 hour energies and not being able to stomach any clif shots, the red bull was my last opportunity to supercharge myself. I would end up sipping on the can for the next 6 miles.
The end of mile 17 would bring me back through the Village where I was able to get my spirits raised by Ash and the family again. I would also here Mike Reilly telling others the words I so desperately wanted to hear. On the way out of town I would start to zone out, and not in a good way. My average pace was slowly starting to creep up and the dark places started expanding in my mind again. Though mathematically, I had enough time to power walk the remaining 8.2 miles, I periodically wondered if I could even manage that. Around this time I found my marathon angel, Russ Trice. I had never met Russ before; at the time I didnt even know he was LATri. I dont remember who said what to whom, if I asked or he invited me, but we decided to pace off one another. It may sound trivial, but Russ became the human metronome I needed to stay on beat. We decided to walk aid stations and walk up hills on this, the longest short loop in my running history.
Russ and I chit chatted, which helped take our minds off the now freezing air temps, the two final climbs we had to do and the fact that our bodies were utterly exhausted. However, slowly but surely we were chopping the remaining miles down until there will only three. WE WERE HEADED BACK TO TOWN. We could see the lights of the finish line through the night mists; I knew we were almost home.
On the way back Russ said something that stuck with me. He explained to me in my zoned out state, that being out all day was hard on the fans too, and that we owed it to the people in the village to finish strong, to run the final bit to the finish line. I agreed, I didnt know how I was going to get the energy to pick it up once we got back to the village but I would try.
We were finally at the village, and as Russ predicted, a wave of energy filled me and I ran faster than I had for several hours through the village. As I turned the corner and saw Jason and his wife, bundled up and cheering me on. As I made my way down the finisher chute something unexpected that I could not control happened, I started crying. I started crying tears of pure joy, pure satisfaction, of pure accomplishment. I walked across the finish line as I heard Mike Reilly say, Robert Yates from Beverly Hills, a first timer, YOU ARE AN IRONMAN.
I crossed the finish and a volunteer gave me a moon blanket and my medal, I turned, waited for Russ to cross and gave him a huge hug.
I did it, I was an IRONMAN.
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I will be speaking at the Silverlight 1.0 Fire Starter event on November 29th along with a bunch of my colleagues. My two sessions are "Media, Markers and More" and "What will Silverlight look like in future versions? WPF". The first session goes into the gory details of working with Media in Silverlight 1.0. How you can use dynamic and static markers to bring a media experience some spice. And some of the pitfalls to avoid. The second session is an introduction to programming with WPF and how what we see in WPF today will be reflected in Silverlight tomorrow. If your interested in attending the check out the invite below!
On November 29, 2007 Microsoft will be hosting Silverlight 1.0 Fire Starter on the Redmond, Washington campus. This daylong event is free to anyone who wants to learn about designing and developing with Microsoft Silverlight 1.0. Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 is a cross platform browser plug-in that enables for easy development of media rich web sites. For more information, visit http://silverlight.net.
November 29, 2007 Microsoft Redmond Campus 1 Microsoft Way Redmond, WA Building 33, Kodiak Room ** Please have a photo ID with you to register onsite and park Check-in: 8:00 am Event: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Register: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032359153&Culture=en-US or by calling 1-877-673-8368 and referencing Event ID 1032359153


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Asian and Italian eggplants. / LAURA SORKIN, for the Free Press
Admit it, you are done with your garden for the year.
You cant stand to go another round of weeding and are taking the blind eye approach. The heat has made watering a real drag and so you adopt the Brown is Beautiful aesthetic. And as for insects, you have given up the fight; let them have it. We all hit this wall around September, both gardeners and farmers alike. School starts, activities away from home pick up and the garden gets left behind. Even harvesting the vegetables that you labored so hard to grow can become a chore. (Why did I plant all these cucumbers?!) Dont give up. I am here to rally you! Just one more round of garden love and you can have homegrown produce for another couple months.
First, I would recommend choosing one area and pulling out anything that is dead or unproductive. Dont overwhelm yourself by tackling all of the areas you let go, just pick a choice spot with good soil and exposure. You will feel better about the space, and the weeds and leftover vegetables wont have a chance to go to seed and cause problems next year. Then add a bit of compost or some granular fertilizer to replace nutrients that the last crop took. After your soil is replenished you can choose any number of crops that have a relatively short growing season and are frost tolerant.
The first and most popular crop that comes to mind is spinach. On average, it takes about 40 days to mature and is remarkably frost tolerant. The key to managing frost, if it should come to that, is to wait until the temperature returns to above freezing to harvest. If you harvest frozen spinach it will wilt and become slimy. If you wait until the temperature goes above 32, the spinach will return to a healthy state and you can harvest at will. Just think how nice a warm spinach salad with bacon and orange slices is in October and you may find that motivation to put the gloves back on.
Another good crop for late summer is turnips. There isnt time for big ones to grow, but there is certainly enough time to grow a round of lovely baby turnips. Hakurei and Scarlet Queen take from 38 to 43 days and are supposed to be harvested when they are small. These varieties are so sweet they are known as salad turnips because many people like to eat them raw. (Jonnys Seed catalog, www.johnnyseeds.com). You can also use the more common purple top variety and harvest them when they are only 2-3 inches. Personally, I prefer turnips young anyway they have less bite. Turnips can handle light frosts with little consequences.
The fall salad bowl is another option to consider. You can plant radishes, arugula, tat soi, mizuna and lettuce greens. These items are less frost tolerant than the above mentioned, but at a roughly 25-day growing period you probably have ample time for them to grow to harvest size. Furthermore, they grow very well in the upcoming cooler weather. If you want to extend their season, you can invest in some row cover, which can protect greens down to about 28 degrees. Otherwise sow the seed and take a chance.
If you truly are fed up with the garden, dont beat yourself up, you are in good company. That is why we are so lucky to have farmers who are willing to get out there until that final killing frost. If you can muster one last surge of horticultural energy, however, you will thank yourself in mid-fall if you plant now.
Baba Ganouj
Given the hot conditions this summer it should have been an excellent year for eggplant. Eggplant has many obstacles to face in our region, however, and this summer they were in the form of the tarnished plant bug. TPBs have piercing, sucking mouth-parts and feed on flower buds, causing the blossoms to drop off. No flowers, no fruit. Bug pressure must have let off long enough in mid-summer for some flowers to mature and pollinate because we are now finally seeing some nice fruit on the otherwise healthy plants.
Baba Ganouj is a nice, filling dip to put out while you are grilling your Labor Day barbecue. Pita chips go especially well with it.
2 medium eggplants
Juice from one lemon
One half cup tahini
3 garlic cloves, crushed
One half cup finely chopped parsley
1 teaspoon salt
One quarter cup minced scallion or onion
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
Cut off the green stem of the eggplants and cut them in half. Place on a oiled cookie sheet face down and put them in a 375 degree oven for about one half hour or until soft. Remove from the oven and let cool. Scoop insides and mash or puree. Combine with all other ingredients except the olive oil and chill. Drizzle olive oil on top just before serving.
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|Shadowland Obedience
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
7:00 PM 1.5 hour session the first night.
No Dogs the First Night.
There may be a skipped week this session due to weather
cancellations and also a previous engagement.
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|Next Beginner Obedience Class
Want to get started before that?
K-9 Basics Seminar Tuesday August 25th at 7:00 PM
Come to a K-9 Basics Seminar Next Basics is TBA. Cost is $25.00 or
is FREE with the pre-payment of Beginners class.
Basics is demo and lecture. No dogs.
All the stuff you need to know to get started now!
Biting, chewing, jumping, housetraining...
Make a connection with your dog!
Learn how to make them want to listen!
Shadowland offers a range of obedience and agility
classes. We have been instructing obedience classes in
Oskaloosa since 1993.
Our Beginner Obedience classes have evolved over the
years to develop a comprehensive and challenging class
that sets the owner and dog up for success each step of
the way. Through positive leadership, 'Marking' and
Rewarding Behavior the dog becomes secure in his place
in the home while building the human/canine bond.
Helping to keep dogs in their homes forever is one of our
primary goals.
Julie McVay heads the Instruction of classes with Lead
Instructor: Shannon De Penning. Julie is an APTD
Member where she gets continuing education in training
methods and new techniques. We also have an
experienced core of Assistants who help with classes or
teach additional classes. Shadowland Kennels is also
home to Shadowmyst Labradors. Shadowmyst Labradors
compete in several performance events including
Obedience, Agility, Hunt Tests and Conformation.
Our Beginners class is an 7 week course designed to meet 4
primary goals by the end of the 7 weeks. Walking on a loose lead (not
pulling), coming when called, staying when told to stay and
leadership. These are the four basic tools an owner needs to have a
well behaved dog. Our class uses many exercises, motivational
concepts and rewards to help attain these goals. We include hand
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and heel commands. Leadership, rewards, behavior marking and
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exercises to go into Intermediate. Figure 8's, finishes, turns
in place, off leash stays and recalls are some of the exercises
covered. We also teach TRICKS in this class as a way to
reward and motivate the dog. This is a good class to attend
if you are interested in competition obedience or just
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thrive on training and/or need a continuation of routine
This class is usually a 5 week session and the cost is $60.00.
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The class is a step by step, positive, motivational approach and each week lays the
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owner since they are gradual and the owner can always go back a step if necessary.
Marker words, food or toy rewards, games, praise and release are used to help the
dog quickly grasp new exercises. Because exercises are broken into sequences and
small steps, the dog and handler are put in a position to succeed. Confidence, respect
and trust grow mutually between dog and handler each week as we emphasize the
human/dog connection. The end result is a dog that respects and trusts his owner,
understands the exercises and an owner who knows what to do if the dog ignores a
Class packet is given at first session and added to each week. Training Leash
provided. Dogs should come to class on a flat buckle collar.
Beginner sessions are held 4 times per year. Normally we have classes
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In pictures: AJ Sketch contest winners' party
See the partygoers, judges and entrants celebrate the winners of this year's AJ/Saint-Gobain Sketch competition
Last night a raft of architects and guests joined the Architects' Journal for drinks at Saint-Gobain's Innovation Centre in Great Portland Street.
The top prize was won by landscape architect Felicity Steers for her depictions of the streets of Glasgow.
All eight shortlisted sketches were on show at the centre. From 4 March they will be exhibited at Saint-Gobain's stand at Ecobuild.
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Robert Mickel was among the early voters Saturday at the Rapides Parish Courthouse in Alexandria.
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Early voting for the Oct. 19 elections began Saturday and continues through Oct. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in parish registrars of voters' offices.
Seven Cenla parishes are in the 5th Congressional District, and a special election is being held to determine the successor to Rodney Alexander, who resigned from his congressional office. The area parishes in the 5th District are Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides and Winn.
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President's Cabinet Meeting
May 31, 2005
: President Ivory V. Nelson, Vice President Michael B. Hill, Vice President Grant D. Venerable, Vice President Howard E. Merlin, Vice President William B. Bynum, and Ms. Diane M. Brown.
Attending for portion of meeting:
Ms. Thelma Ross
Cabinet approved minutes of May 24, 2005 meeting.
2004-2005 Operating Budget Preparations
President Nelson asked the vice presidents to make additional reductions in expenses, including the deletion of one vacant position from each division, in order to attain a balanced operating budget for 2005-2006. In addition, President Nelson identified several other line items for reduction.
Student Housing Inventory
An inventory of all student housing facilities was recently conducted by Physical Plant and Residence Life to assess the condition of doors, locks, lights, windows, screens, shades/blinds, electric outlets, closets, mirrors, towel bars, floor tiles, ceiling tiles and furniture in every room in the residence halls. The process, which was completed over a three-week period, identified items requiring repair, and will enable the Physical plant to determine where best to concentrate resources and efforts to address areas of greatest need and impact.
Human Resources
The revised draft "Employee Grievance Procedure" for non-bargaining Union employees, submitted by Human Resources, was approved.
Space Planning
Vice President Bynum presented an updated plan for building/space use, which included proposed moves to be complete by Fall 2005. Cabinet approved the space plan submitted by the Space Planning Committee.
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
Recruitment Statistics for Fall 2005 (as of May 31, 2005)
# Undergraduate applications received for Fall 2005……………………….. 5396
# Undergraduate applications received for Fall 2004……………………….. 4073
# Undergraduate students admitted for Fall 2005…………………………… 1676
# Undergraduate students admitted for Fall 2004…………………………… 1367
There being no further business, President Nelson adjourned the meeting at 1:00 PM.
Diane M. Brown
Assistant to the President
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The Factory, formerly the Old Bar, is a textbook case of old-meets-new vibe. Brand new adornments and a contemporary menu complement nostalgic ice cream factory elements, which was the original function of the building. This reinvented restaurant boasts a full service bar and extensive food menu that are sure to please. Located directly beneath the Goodnights showroom, casual American fare paired with a broad selection of brewery and craft beers is the name of the game. Check us out before or after the show, or visit The Factory for Open Mic Night, featuring up-and-coming local talent.
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St. Petersburg, Florida -- The summer heat is here and it can be deadly, especially to young athletes. The National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Center shows since 1995, 42 high school football players died from heat stroke.
St. Petersburg High School's football team is like most high school teams. It avoids practicing between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., which is considered to be the hottest part of the day, and chooses instead late afternoons.
Pinellas County assigns a team trainer to keep an eye on each player, still, if not careful, the heat can wear you down.
With temperatures in the 90's and under the Florida summer sun football practice can be grueling.
"It's been really hot this year," says Hunter Matirne, an 11th grader at St. Petersburg High School.
Put these St Petersburg High school football players in pads and the heat is on.
Matirne describes it as like "a steam room, really hot and humid".
Players say they've been conditioning all summer and practice kicked in this month.
St. Petersburg High School's head football coach Joe Fabrizio says his players are staying acclimated to the heat because they do it all summer. He says football has become a 12-month sport.
The Florida High School Athletic Association's new policy, adopted last year, requires schools to acclimate athletes to the heat.
According to the policy, practice is limited to 18 hours the first week with one 3½-hour-long practice each day. The second week, a 2-1 rule is used each day -- with two practices one day followed by one practice the next day.
Eleventh grader Sean Kennedy says, "Every practice they tell us to hydrate drink water or Gatorade."
"We have three or four water breaks built into practice. The boys get drinks at the end of each drill," says Fabrizio.
"If you are feeling it, it's almost too late. Stop, cool down and get in a shaded place," says Dr. Richard Kuehne from Doctors Express in Clearwater.
Kuehne says he sees most heat-related illnesses in August and September.
"If you're out in the heat sweating and start feeling symptoms like headaches, excessive fatigue and feeling off -- that's a sign you're losing too much fluid getting dehydrated overheating," he says.
Kuehne says those are signs of heat exhaustion, ignore it, and you may have a life threatening heat stroke. He recommends one-wear, loose-fitting and light-colored clothing. To wear a hat that covers your ears and neck and avoid the outdoors between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Players know the number one rule to beating the heat.
"Lots of water. Water, water, water everyday," Matirne says.
Coach Fabrizio says he tells his players to drink more than you need, even if you're not thirsty.
Dr. Kuehne recommends drinking a cup of water every 15 minutes -- that's one 16-oz bottle of water every half hour.
The number one heat-related illness Kuehne says he sees at the clinic is a sunburn. He suggests you lather up with sunscreen before heading outdoors and reapply every few hours.
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So excited that the Fashion's Night Out is finally out!
I'll be in NYC for FNO this season and I am over the moon. It's looking like Piperlime (with Rachel Zoe), DVF (Solange is DJing!) & Michael Kors ( MK himself & karaoke) are the move. I can hardly wait.
Then my friends over at Rent the Runway made FNO even sweeter. They created what's called "Retail Rewards". Basically, anytime you buy any item from a designer you've previously rented from, you email [email protected] your receipt and receive a $20 credit!
Here's the better part, if you buy from any of the 160 Rent the Runway designers on Fashion's Night Out, you'll receive the credit regardless of your rental history. A win-win? Getting money for shopping? I'm in.
Hey, I thought I'd share. If you're going to be shopping during FNO anyways, you might as well reap additional benefits.
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Join us on Monday at 11 a.m. where reporter Tad Sooter will be fielding questions about his story on Kitsap brewers staying sustainable during a craft beer boom.
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Bandsaw Throat Plates for Most 10" Saws
You can make bandsaw cuts that are virtually tearout-free on the exit side of your work, thanks to these UHMW plastic zero-clearance throat plates. Simply saw a narrow kerf partway through the plate, slide it around the blade into your saw's throat opening, and go to work. Your blades' flexibility means that zero-clearance plates will eventually get chewed up, so the plates are sold in packs of four for ready replacement when needed.
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by Cora Zillich
Australian Sailing Squad's Jake Lilley (QLD) wrapped up the 2014 Junior European Finn Championship (22-25 September 2014) in La Rochelle, France with a win, and fifteenth position in the senior open fleet.
Jake Lilley
The Junior European title went to the 20 year old Lilley after a great week of sailing in unseasonal weather. 'I'm really pleased with this result after some tough racing with all the world's best. It was interesting sailing in the cappuccino-coloured waters of La Rochelle, but I managed to stay warm and have some good races. It's really cool to finally get a win. It was pretty frustrating that we finished second in major junior events three times last year. Thanks to the 25 other juniors here. It's awesome that we can help to build the class and compete in the open Europeans.'
On the final race, where Lilley held a pre-race lead of 125 point over the current Open and Junior World Champion Jorge Zarif (BRA), he said: 'We had a good plan today to just have a solid race and not do anything crazy, and also keep an eye on where Jorge was. I also wanted to finish the regatta strongly and keep at least in the top 15. So I just tried to have an OK race and not go upside down.'
After mixed results in the last two World Cup events, progress for the young Finn sailors on the Australian Sailing Squad was watched with interest. At the last World Cup in Hyères Lilley started the regatta by winning the first day, was in medal race contention until near the end but faded to finish 16th, while fellow squad member Oliver Tweddell gradually improved through the regatta to finish 19th overall.
Over the last 18 months Tweddell and Lilley have been working hard with U.S. 1984 Olympic silver medallist coach John Bertrand.
In a recent interview with Sail-World.com John Bertrand summed up 'Right now our Australian Finn squad is still on the path of learning as much as we can and soaking it all in. We are showing we can be competitive. We just have to be able to pull it altogether. This year is not necessarily about doing that right now. Maybe by the end of the year the expectation is going to be different. Right now I am really, really pleased.'
Though still a junior, Lilley is sailing and talking like a senior, confirming his coach's direction. 'We worked really hard over Australian summer. We came to the event with no expectations, but with a bunch of objectives that we were able to successfully tick this week. As for the junior title, it wasn't our focus for this week. Going into the event we knew we would have a good shot at winning if we did all the right things, but it would be hard as we were up against the likes of Jorge Zarif from Brazil. 15th overall is a really pleasing outcome and to be so close to cracking the top 10 at such a young age is quite an achievement.'
Looking to the future, 'We feel we are in a good position leading into the Worlds in September and know we have plenty more to work on and even more to give in terms of results. Our main focus is on the worlds and the Olympics from now. I'm really happy that all the juniors were here and we're racing with the big boys, so that's the big one for this year.'
While the Junior European title is a nice success, Lilley remains realistic about the bigger picture and the steps ahead:
'We have a whole list of both process and execution orientated objectives that we are constantly trying to work through, and this extends to the results as well. The Junior Europeans title is just the start of what we hope is to come on the road to becoming a World and Olympic Champion.'
This week all the best Finn Sailors in the world were in attendance at the European Championship in La Rochelle, France and for the Finn Class, it was the last big hit out before the ISAF World Championship in Santander (8-21 September 2014), which also be a qualifying event for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Over the next few months the Australian Sailing Finn squad will ramp up their preparation for the World Championship with events in the Netherlands (Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, 20-24 May 2014) and Germany (Kiel Week, 21-25 June 2014) as well as training for Santander.
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Knicks guard Jeremy Lin / Anthony Gruppuso/U.S. PRESSWIRE
Maybe the spell is already broken. Maybe Jeremy Lin's glass slipper is turning back to a more standard shoe, Nike or Converse or something like that. His New York Knicks on Friday night finally lost a game with him as starting point guard -- lost, at home, to New Orleans, one of the worst teams in the league -- and Lin had nine turnovers.
But before the fire dims on the hottest story in the NBA, let's be clear about a couple of things:
First, the fuss over Lin isn't because he's Asian American, because he went to Harvard, because he was undrafted, because he'd been cut from two other teams or because he was a benchwarmer who, until very recently, was sleeping on his brother's couch.
No. The fuss over Lin is because of ALL of that. It's because beating those odds is a story in itself. And when it happens in the biggest media capital in the world, it's bound to be huge.
So when critics like boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. make a comment about Lin like: "All the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise." Well. Sorry.
But that's not the point.
Numbers never lie
First, almost nobody does every night what Lin did over his first five games as a starter. He averaged 27 points. Only two players in the league currently average more: Kobe Bryant at 28.9 and LeBron James at 28.0 -- and I think we agree both get plenty of praise.
Second, Lin got no more attention for being Asian in the NBA than, say, a Brazilian player who scored six consecutive hat tricks would get in the NHL. It is silly to deny that Lin stands out in a league that is 78% African American and 1% Asian. Of course he's going to draw eyeballs. But praising a kid who has never before scored in double figures yet suddenly leads his team to seven straight wins is not disrespect to anyone.
In fact, the "respect" word should be dismissed from this discussion.
Lin's freakish streak of success comes from many things: his desire, his confidence, a sudden huge increase in minutes and opponents still unfamiliar with how to defend him. The longer he plays, the more teams will scheme for him, and the more his production might decrease. He is not big, nor super-quick, and in time, that will be exploited.
Also, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire -- both out of the lineup for much of Linsanity -- will demand the ball more as they resume their starring roles, thus giving Lin less scoring opportunities.
So while Lin has done the seemingly impossible -- made outsiders actually root for the Knicks -- it is likely he will fade to less dazzling numbers.
What about his story?
A Lingering effect
Well, there is no reason for that to fade. Lin can be an inspiration to kids black or white, foreign-born or American citizen, no matter what his statistics.
At 23, he is an NBA starter who stayed in college to earn his degree -- an Ivy League degree to boot -- and he didn't let going undrafted dissuade him from his dream. He seems humble. He credits teammates. He never had a big contract, makes the league minimum salary for a second-year player and hung in through three different teams until opportunity presented itself.
That's a good lesson right there, isn't it?
If Lin is particularly inspiring to Asian Americans, that should be celebrated, not criticized. But I think most of the Lindulation comes from people happy to see a fresh new face, on a famous franchise, doing amazing things in a concentrated period of time. Don't expect the hype to still be there in two months: Our country and media don't have that long an attention span.
But for a few weeks in February, this has been a fine, fun, surprisingly engaging story -- and it doesn't come at anyone's expense, and it shouldn't be turned into jealousy, cynicism or comparison. Sometimes, when a flash shoots across the sky, the smartest thing to do is just watch and enjoy.
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I'm a proud Filipino from Philippines.
By confusing looks,
People think I'm a Chinese,
Indonesian, Korean, and Japanese.
People have different impressions on me.
Some say I'm a bad person
While others believe I'm a good person.
Yet, they don't know about me.
In a moment of silence,
Friends called me a loner and weird.
They can never understand
For being all alone means a crime.
I'm a man of many faces.
Within these masks,
There's only one that shows
A man with a golden heart for others.
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Freedom Rising
(I am still only 21, my hair is short, my teeth are straight, and my acne, CP, shunt, tube, and scars are all still long-gone!! Marc is still very powerful, but he now exists only in my nightmares, and no longer as a physical person, because that aspect of him God had helped me to block, although he does have the power to make the nightmares real, using the same power that Maury Parkman could, which was to manipulate a person's perceptions of reality, to create the nightmares, based on their deepest fears. I still have Matt Parkman's telepathy, however. My friends and family have all been free for about ten years now)
This story was inspired by Azakir Devaris' story 'But then there was Hope', and also encompasses elements from the TV series 'Heroes', such as Peter Petrelli's electric manipulation & telekinesis, Matt's telepathy, and his father Maury's reality manipulation, and also Gambit's power from 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'.
Moral: God will always be there for those who truly s
Xenomorph- The RisingXenomorph- The Rising1 year ago in Horror More Like This
(this is when I lived in Stony. I am still only 21, my hair is short, my teeth are straight, and my acne is gone, but I still have my CP, shunt, tube, and scars. Marc and his friends are back, but are now only normal humans. In this story, they have captured me, and taken me to a secret island for imprisonment, and experimentation)
I woke up, slowly. The first thing I noticed was that I couldn't move at all, except to blink. I was paralyzed!
'MAN, my head hurts!' I thought. It felt like someone was trying to pound a hole in either side of my skull from the inside, with a sledgehammer. Gradually, my seized muscles relaxed, as I very slowly sat up. I was shocked to find myself in a prison cell, carved into solid rock; thick iron bars on either end, about twenty feet apart!! The bars, only wide enough to slip a hand through, looked too thick for me to try and bend.
There was the cot I now sat on, a steel sink-toilet, and a small steel chair and table.
'How on earth di
Sasha II: 2. A 'Full'filling Beach Trip"How's this one?", Sasha said as she held up a green swimsuit to her body. She and Alex had gone to the mall to shop due to the beach trip the tennis team was having the next day. However, due to Sasha's recent 'growing' she didn't have as much acceptable swimwear for the public. Not that Alex would mind, but it was mainly for Sasha's peace of mind.Sasha II: 2. A 'Full'filling Beach Trip2 years ago in Profiles More Like This
"Hmm... maybe. Ooh! How about this blue one!", Alex said chipper handing it to her along with the others she had picked out. "Just try 'em on and we'll see how they look."
Sasha entered the room and proceeded to undress. As she stripped down she caught herself in the mirror seeing how her recent eating habits was affecting her. Her thighs had gotten wider and so had her upper arms. She had never really noticed the pudge building up on her limbs. Also her breasts had plumped up a bit. They were starting to get bigger than Alex's bust who naturally had a generous one. In the end though all the credit went t
Sasha 7: Mall Fun"40-Love!" Daniel smiled as he held the little green fuzzy sphere in his hand as he was about to serve. The current match he was in consisted of a mixed doubles match from the coach, with much of Daniel's encouragement, pairing him up with Sasha against Alex and Kevin, who was another boy on the tennis team. The match had been a struggle throughout, but the Sasha/Daniel team had seemed to pull ahead just a slight bit towards the end. Both parties on the each side of the court were sweating profusely from the exertion of the match under the hot glow of the sun which laid overhead as well.Sasha 7: Mall Fun4 years ago in Profiles More Like This
Over the past few weeks Sasha had seemed to fatten up even just a tiny bit more. Her thighs had thickened around by at least two inches and rubbed together a lot as she walked. Her upper arms had also developed a bit of pudge as well, causing it to bulge slightly over some of her tighter shirts. Even her face had put on a more round shape, with a double chin showing if her head was low enough. However,
XenomorphXenomorph2 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
(this is when I lived in Stony. I am still only 21, my hair is short, my teeth are straight, and my acne is gone, but I still have my CP, shunt, tube, and scars. Marc and his friends are back, but are now only normal humans. In this story, they have captured me, and taken me to a secret island for imprisonment, and experimentation)
I woke up, slowly. The first thing I noticed was that I couldn't move at all, except to blink. I was paralyzed!
'MAN, my head hurts!' I thought. It felt like someone was trying to pound a hole in either side of my skull from the inside, with a sledgehammer. Gradually, my seized muscles relaxed, as I very slowly sat up. I was shocked to find myself in a prison cell, carved into solid rock; thick iron bars on either end, about twenty feet apart!! The bars, only wide enough to slip a hand through, looked too thick for me to try and bend.
There was the cot I now sat on, a steel sink-toilet, and a small steel chair and table.
'How on earth did I e
Sasha 4: Double Burgers"Just...a...little...more" she thought as she filled her mouth with one giant gulp of water. She moaned loudly as her cheeks filled up with water and she got ready to swallow. Her belly quivered in response to the water that was about to be shoved in it next. But before she could finish her mouthful, she heard someone say something.Sasha 4: Double Burgers4 years ago in Profiles More Like This
"Uhhh...Sasha?" came a faint voice from behind Sasha.
"PFFFFFTTTTTT!!!" was the noise Sasha made as she comically spat out the giant amount of water that she was storing in her mouth in surprise from someone appearing behind her. After unleashing the impressive wave of water, Sasha instantly spun around and came face to face with her friend Alex's shocked face. While turning, Sasha held her pull over tightly across her bloated tummy on the off chance that Alex wouldn't notice her distended abdomen.
"...y...yeah...what...is...i...it?" The words stumbled out clumsily. She didn't know what to do. Her mind was rac
Sasha II: 3. Feeding Between FriendsSasha's blue eyes darted from tree to tree as the car she was being driven alongside the highway. College life was approaching quickly and she wanted to get to her apartment and get used to living on her own for a few days before it started. While college seemed exciting it was also a little nerve racking. Sasha's major was in the arts although she really didn't know what she wanted to do in it. Either writing or photography would be careers that she'd enjoy, but she wasn't sure on the job opportunity for it. Alex, who was currently driving from them taking turns, was majoring in Chemistry although her overall goal was to be a pharmacist. It was a little shocking that she knew exactly what she wanted to do compared to Sasha herself who was pretty much in the dark about it all.Sasha II: 3. Feeding Between Friends2 years ago in Profiles More Like This
After a few hours of driving between the two girls, they finally pulled into the parking garage of the apartment complex. Sasha shuffled her feet to the side and knocked against the many fast food containers and
Sasha 6: The First DateAlex sat on Sasha's bed comfortably, all the while contemplating how to tell Sasha what she wanted. Sasha wasn't in the room at the moment however. After Alex drove Sasha home and Sasha had explained the whole lunch date scenario, they had both gone inside Sasha's house to talk. Sasha though went straight to the kitchen, a habit that she had formed from her recent state of mind about eating, while Alex said that she would meet her in her room. So now Alex was in her best friend's room, debating on how to reveal her secret of her sexuality to her. Alex knew Sasha was her friend, but she still wanted to do it in the best way possibly.Sasha 6: The First Date4 years ago in Profiles More Like This
Back in the kitchen Sasha was munching on a chocolate bar while standing on her tiptoes trying to reach a box of strawberry pastries lying on the top shelf. "Ca' mon...dammit mom, can't you put this stuff lower..." While she was reaching her shirt slowly crept up her bulging midsection as her fingers made contact with the pastries. At the same time her litt
Sasha II: 4. Buffet Bellies"Sashaa...? Wut the heck are you doin...?", suddenly came a quiet slurred voice from behind Sasha as she was playing with her belly.Sasha II: 4. Buffet Bellies2 years ago in Profiles More Like This
"AHH!", Sasha yelped as she lurched forward and pulled her shirt down from the voice. Spinning around she saw the pink haired Lily standing behind her in the dim light from the porch lights outside the apartments nearby. Sasha sat frozen as she watched Lily swaying a bit from how she had managed to get behind her without her noticing. Her heart was beating at an incredibly fast rate as well from the adrenaline. She tried her best to speak through her fear as she mumbled a jumble of words. "L...lily... what are uh... you doing here...?", Sasha managed to mumble.
"Huh...? Ohhhhh right, yea so I was comin from dis litwle party. Although dere was like nooooooo one there hahaha...hic!", Lily hiccuped as she walked around the bench and sat down next to Sasha. "Ohhhh well haha, more beer fwore me right? Hehehehehe"
Sasha 10: A Mother's Breakfast"DING DING", blared Sasha's cell as it awoke her with a start. Sasha rubbed her eyes slowly as she awoke the next morning from the food induced slumber of the last night. As she was rubbing her eyes she looked down to see Alex was still asleep and was using her belly as a pillow. Sasha blushed a little from the cuteness of the scene before her, as Alex looked so content cuddling up to the ball of flesh next to her.Sasha 10: A Mother's Breakfast3 years ago in Profiles More Like This
However, realizing her phone had received a text she skillfully rolled off the couch and Alex leaving her to snuggle up against one of the pillows instead. Sasha was amazed at how dead asleep her friend was, although it wasn't too much of a surprise since she probably stayed up late watching her movie. Sasha's attention then turned back to her phone as she looked at the text and froze at the name.
"Daniel: Are you awake?"
She uneasily texted back. "Yes."
Sasha held her breath, not knowing what was going to happen until her ringtone blared
Sasha 9: Comfort FoodSasha ate furiously at the dinner table. It was stacked full with a gigantic amount of various food items and she wasted no time consuming as much as she possibly could. Her outfit at this point consisted of a straining white T-shirt and shorts which were receiving the brunt force of her expanding body underneath them. They cried out in creaks and groans as Sasha's indulgence forced her extra fat to press the fabric apart. However once again Sasha's hand shot out for more to stuff inside her even at the mercy of her constricting clothes.Sasha 9: Comfort Food3 years ago in Profiles More Like This
Turkey, rice, potatoes, and rice flew down her throat and into her stomach. She leaned back in her chair as she swallowed giving her tummy more room to grow and patted it as well. Her belly just kept growing until it was absolutely massive. It jutted out onto her lap and sank into her knees a bit. She didn't even know how much she had eaten or how long she was at the table at this point but she honestly couldn't care less from the amount of food that s
Sasha II: 1. Triple Stuffing"1... 2... 3!!!", yelled the giant mass of teenagers throwing up their graduation hats into the air. After a seemingly short school year, the senior class that Sasha and Alex were in finally graduated. It hadn't been that far since Sasha and Alex's confrontation that rainy afternoon, but they definitely did not mind due to school being out. This way they could finally get the pressure of school of their back for a little while before it was time for college. Also it allowed them to have fun over their summer, especially knowing that one "activity" that gave them both so much gratification.Sasha II: 1. Triple Stuffing3 years ago in Profiles More Like This
"Alex we're finally done with high school! WHOOO!!!", Sasha exclaimed bouncing up and down when she managed to sort through the crowd of the eager students to find Alex.
"Aha, yeah! This school year went by really fast it seemed.", Alex laughed out from Sasha's eager hopping up and down. Sasha's weight had been slowly creeping up a bit more since that rainy day from a while back as well. Although not
Sasha 5: The Sleepover"Yeah mom, I'm just gonna stay over at Alex's for the night. URP!!!...oh...uh sorry...that was nothing. Well you took the car this morning remember? It'll be fine, Alex'll drop me off in the morning kay? Okay, thanks mom! Love you!" Sasha said hanging up her cell phone. "'Kay Alex, it's official! We are officially having a sleepover!" Sasha giggled.Sasha 5: The Sleepover4 years ago in Profiles More Like This
"Sweet!" Alex said in response. "This is gonna be awesome! We haven't done something like this since like middle school!" Alex walked over to her bed where her bloated friend was lying, digesting her massive meal of three massive hamburgers an hour before. "So how's your...uh...belly doing?" Alex said sitting next to Sasha on the bed making Sasha's belly wobble in the process.
...It had been about 30 minutes since Alex had pulled into the driveway. The majority of that time had been spent trying to drag Sasha, along her bloated beach ball gut, out if the car and up the stairs to Alex's room. Sasha's moaning and groaning didn't really help a
Sasha 2: Two Pizzas, Too MuchSasha sat on the edge of her bed early one Saturday morning. She didn't usually wake up that early, but something was bothering her. Flashbacks of two weeks ago of gorging herself on food and her giant swollen midsection kept replaying in her mind. She didn't have any desire to be fat. At least she didn't think so. Although she knew for some reason having a big belly fueled some thrilling desire deep within her. The thought of having such a heavy bloated belly gave her comfort. She sighed gently as she tiredly felt her stomach area.Sasha 2: Two Pizzas, Too Much4 years ago in Profiles More Like This
"Oh boy, I have definitely gotten bigger from when I was at school." Sasha said as she pinched and squeezed her newly formed weight. "I better see how bad it is." After she was done shaking off her tiredness and pondering her thoughts she tiptoed into the bathroom and locked the door behind her.
Sasha looked in the mirror and saw herself, although something was a bit off. She did seem to be bit larger than she remembered. Although she still looke
Sasha 11: More Than FriendsThe desk chair creaked as Sasha leaned her generous chubby frame into it. She was trying to patiently wait until a worthwhile and exciting stuffing appeared. Meanwhile Alex was still browsing the belly site trying to find an interesting way to have "fun". She was trying to sort though the plain suggestions people had that just involved eating the traditional things that Sasha had already eaten before. She was looking for something really unique.Sasha 11: More Than Friends3 years ago in Profiles More Like This
"Lets see this one has pizza...", she mumbled.
"Well I've kinda done that, not that I wouldn't mind haha.", Sasha giggled spinning around in her desk chair.
"Yeah I know...hmmm there's gotta be something worthwhile...OH!", Alex suddenly yelped as she started to read a certain post.
"Huh? What is it?", Sasha inquired, hovering above Alex's shoulder. Her heavy frame slowly swaying from the dizziness inflicted by her chair spinning.
Alex continued to skim with her eyes rather quickly befo
DragonheartDragonheart5 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
(this is when I lived in Stony. I am still only 21, my hair is short, my teeth are straight, and my acne, CP, shunt, tube, and scars are all still long-gone, and Mike and I are still very good friends, and everyone is good friends with my friend Merrick. Marc, Judas, Moloch, Curtis, and Dallas are all still normal humans!!)
One warm summer afternoon, while all alone at home, I was quietly sitting on the front step. I wore my old, weathered black steel-toed boots, my old gray camo pants, and a plain black t-shirt. I wore my black leather belt with Cinthorc, the Sword of Justice, at my right side, in its scabbard. I went inside, up to my room, and grabbed my sharpening stone, then headed back outside to sharpen my sword. After about four minutes, I stored the stone in my belt pouch, sheathed my sword in it's scabbard, and headed down to the school. My friends and Mike hung out by the doors.
We all exchanged greetings, then I looked up to see Katherine walking toward me. I smiled, as we e
Sasha 3: WaterloggedSasha yawned a giant yawn as drove to school. She was still used to her summer schedule, so waking up at 6:30 was a giant challenge for her to say the least. She took one more right turn and ended up in the drive way to her high school. She pulled into a parking space and turned the ignition off. She always had a few minutes to burn before heading to her first class, so she usually relaxed in her car. However, she had a lot more on her mind today than any other.Sasha 3: Waterlogged4 years ago in Profiles More Like This
As she snacked on her pop tart breakfast in the car, her recent weight gain was heavy on her mind. That day with the pizzas was a over week ago, but now she had to go back to school. Which meant going back to the place where appearance was held in high esteem. She looked down to see her belly plopped out underneath her pink shirt and resting on her lap. She had wished that those 27 pounds she had gained was still the same amount, but she had inspected her body the day before and found that after her bad eating habits that conti
Sasha 8: Over-stuffing Party"Sasha...what's going on? You're putting on a lot of weight.", her mom stated bluntly as the two women were now in the living room. Sasha was in her biggest shirt which contrasted the darkness of the room with its white color. However her belly was still noticeable bulging against it and pushed out onto her lap as she sat down. Her mother was in her bedtime clothes, and stood in front of her with a worried face as her father also stood behind her, but with a softer look.Sasha 8: Over-stuffing Party4 years ago in Profiles More Like This
"N...nothing...I just...haven't noticed is all..." Sasha said glumly as she looked down at her lap, or belly since it was blocking part of it. It was a good thing it was night so her parents couldn't see the sheer embarrassment on her face.
"There's no way you haven't been aware of this." Her mother started again. "Look at you Sasha! You need to take care of yourself better!" Her mother then let out a sigh. "I'm not trying to be cruel. I just want you to be healthy. So can we figure out why this has been happening?"
Sasha II: 5. College PartyingSasha awoke with a big yawn and slowly opened her eyes. It was the weekend so she had decided to sleep in a bit as she was starting to stay up later into the night then she probably should be due to school. Looking to her side she noticed Alex wasn't sleeping next to her either. The two girls had pushed their small beds together a few days ago in order to sleep together so they wouldn't fall off and could still enjoy each other's body next to their own. Sasha slipped out from under her covers and wandered around the house while rubbing her sleepy eyes. Coming into the living room, a small piece of paper caught her eye on the coffee table and she went over to pick it up.Sasha II: 5. College Partying2 years ago in Profiles More Like This
"Hey Sash! Went out for a run and didn't want to wake you!" the note read.
Sasha tossed the note back down after reading and sat on the couch. "Hmm, what to do...", Sasha pondered as she flipped the television on. She knew that Alex has been taking up running since they got to college as a
Manaphy ReportManaphy (the Seafaring Pokémon) is a legendary Water-type Pokémon found among warm coastal seas across the world. Renowned for their astounding compassion and ability to communicate with even the most stubborn sea-dwellers, Manaphy are true guardians of the ocean that do whatever they can to make everything and everyone happy. Granted, they might not have much in the way of move diversity, but after seeing one of these small creatures take control of an entire fleet of Sharpedo, you'll likely be impressed regardless!Manaphy Report5 years ago in Profiles More Like This
Manaphy are still poorly understood in the context of their purpose in the wild, but from what can be seen, it seems that they might not actually have a biological purpose aside from maintaining relative peace in the water. Although they are decently powerful all-around and are more than qualified as legendaries from their stats alone, Manaphy are kind-hearted creatures that care only about making others happy and ensuring peace wherever they go. Naturally, one w
The Dragon's GiftThe Dragon's Gift2 years ago in Profiles More Like This
(this is when I lived in Stony. I am still only 21, my hair is short, my teeth are straight, and my acne is gone, but in this story, I still have my CP, shunt, tube, and scars. However, Marc also has somehow used his powers to drain my own healing powers, alongside my empathic mimicry, meaning that while I still have all of my other abilities, I have completely lost all access to them, thus rendering me mortal, which I have been for almost five and a half years now)
Inspired by the story, 'The Crystal Chalice', from 'Ben300'.
Chapter I - Gabriel's Request
I lay in my bed, wide awake. Countless nights of being cast into the Nightmare's dark, cold netherworld, were slowly starting to take a toll on me.
I didn't know just how much longer my sanity could resist against Marc's diabolical torture. I tossed and turned, trying to get some peaceful rest.
But each time I drifted off, the inevitable darkness would yield the unmistakeable glow of the Nightmare's blood-red sky.
I knew that,
Latias ReportLatias (the Eon Pokémon) is a legendary Dragon/Psychic-type Pokémon found in places all around the world, though only on rare occasions. Traveling in small herds and staying hidden from humans most of the time, Latias are beautiful creatures that are always willing to lend a help to Pokémon in need, even at the risk of their lives. Few trainers are ever lucky enough to see a Latias in their lifetime, but if you have a good heart and a kind spirit you have no need to worry, as you're almost guaranteed to see one before your time is done!Latias Report5 years ago in Profiles More Like This
Latias possess a special type of down that naturally refracts light, in turn allowing them to stay hidden from sight almost 100% of the time. Although their movements can still be detected by radar, this is rarely ever an issue because they almost never appear near humans or even other Pokémon; unfortunately, this has in turn essentially made any studying of their social patterns extremely difficult if not entirely impossible. Howeve
Latios ReportLatios (the Eon Pokémon) is a legendary Dragon/Psychic-type Pokémon found all around the world, though only on rare occasions. Traveling in small herds and staying out of human sight most of the time, Latios are strong-willed creatures that dislike fighting but are nonetheless protective of the ones that they hold dear to their hearts. Seeing a Latios is a big enough honor, but there's nothing quite like looking into their minds, and if you're a compassionate enough person, you might someday be honored with such a treat!Latios Report5 years ago in Profiles More Like This
Although Latios do not possess the special down that allows Latias to reflect light and thus do not possess any of the 'shape-shifting' abilities Latias have, they do have their own special set of abilities. For one thing, Latios possess incredible speed while in flight; by folding their wings back while in flight, Latios can effectively reduce the air resistance on their bodies to the point where they can fly faster than most jet planes (a feat truly remarka
Phione ReportPhione (the Sea Drifter Pokémon) is an exceptionally rare Water-type Pokémon found among warm coastal seas across the world, though only in exceptionally limited numbers. Though their sightings might be rare and their combat abilities lacking overall, Phione are fascinating beasts that clearly demonstrate that there is a lot left to understand about the mysterious Pokémon Manaphy. If anything else, though, at least these creatures are friendly; plus, if you find yourself riddled with an incurable disease, finding one of these strange beasts could be your only key to salvation!Phione Report5 years ago in Profiles More Like This
Little is physically known about Phione as a result of their rarity, but from what can be told, these creatures are fairly simple and truly do very little with their lives. Phione and Manaphy are both related to cliones but are far more advanced in terms of their ability to fight back against predators and their overall intelligence, though Phione are still somewhat lacking in that regard. Phione g
Dragonheart: Life from the HeartDragonheart: Life from the Heart1 year ago in Short Stories More Like This
(In this story, a decade has passed since Marc and his friends have been stripped of all the power first given to them by Marc's father Satan, leaving them mortal, but Marc, through his absorption ability, has also drained me of both my empathic mimicry, and of all the powers I had gained through it, leaving me mortal as well, but Marc and his friends have long-since been killed, and have been gone for over five years now. I am still good friends with Lexi, a young girl who lives in my neighbourhood of Stony Mountain.)
I lay on my bed, enjoying the warm afternoon sun through my open window alongside the summer breeze. I wore my dark blue capris and my plain blue muscle shirt. My dad and Barb were both away at work, and Brandon had just left about half an hour ago to stay overnight at a friend's house, so I was alone.
Getting up, I stretched, yawning, then went downstairs to grab a sandwich, before going downstairs to the basement to work out on my Bowflex Revolution XP mach
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David Buehler has seen nothing but success with the Cowboys. He was drafted in the fifth round in 2009 and brought into town after Dallas failed to record a touchback the season prior. The result: Buehler, as the team's kickoff specialist, led the league with 29 touchbacks last year.
Now, he's being given the chance to fix the place-kicking problems. Last season, Nick Folk went 18 of 28. The result: Buehler will take over Folk's old job.
So far this offseason, he's been consistent with his kicks and has improved his technique. That is, until today when Buehler – who last place-kicked at USC, where he connected on 78.8 percent of his field goal tries during his career – went 3 for 7.
The Cowboys, though, aren't worried.
"The wind was blowing out here, and we kicked more long ones today," Cowboys coach Wade Phillips told reporters, including the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . "He was upset that he missed them, and we were too. He's been pretty consistent, and we've just got to stay with it. You've got to stay with what he's been doing well."
Buehler, it should be noted, had made 11 of 12 with the team training in Oxnard, Calif., and he's 5 for 6 in preseason games.
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The Rdio Fall 2013 Hack Day Tour has been going in full force. Last weekend, we were in Bologna for Italy's first Music Hack Day, and just a couple of days ago, we participated in our first college hackathon, HackRU at Rutgers University.
We'll have a post with the summary from Rutgers shortly, but in the meantime, here were the Rdio hacks from Bologna:
Songs-nado is a Google Now inspired hack that uses your current location, local weather, and a few other parameters to automatically curate music suited towards your circumstances. Winner, best use of the Rdio API
Tune Runner
TuneRunner is an iPhone app that tracks your running pace and serves you up tunes based on your current cadence. It also tracks when you're speeding up or slowing down, and if you get too far off-beat, it'll pick a new track for you. Runner up, best use of Rdio API
Rdio on TechnoGym
There wasn't much coding for this hack, but we did a little experiment with some help from TechnoGym, and we were able to get the Rdio app installed on one of their stationary bikes.
There were a couple of other apps at the hackathon that were planning to integrate Rdio, like MusiXmap, but didn't quite get there for the final presentations. Still, we commend their efforts!
The full list of hacks are up on Hacker League.


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Extra sweet and so mild, cutting Candy leaves you less teary-eyed. Flat globes 3-4" with tight, light yellow skin. Well adapted from northern Texas to the Maine, it's a day neutral variety. 75 onion plants per bunch.
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