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Much of Utah's charm is in its quirkiness, and so too it is with Josh Hanagarne: a 6'7" spiritually wandering Mormon librarian with severe Tourette's syndrome. He proclaims a passion for Stephen King's grisly novels while, at the same time, a love for Fern, the courageous 8-year-old at the center of Charlotte's Web. And, as the self-proclaimed World's Strongest Librarian, he can lift 600-pound boulders and bend nails. In his memoir, The World's Strongest Librarian, the reader comes face-to-face with Salt Lake City's new hometown hero—a witty, self-effacing, smart and strong author.
Great memoirs share some vital elements. Primarily, they feel authentic, and make you feel like you truly know the person. Second, they make you laugh, or at least smile—it would be dishonest to portray the human experience without a little levity, even in the darkest of tales. Third, you fall in love with (or furiously despise) the protagonist—there can be no lukewarm feelings for people whose lives deserve tomes.
Tourette's syndrome, a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics, plays a central role in Strongest Librarian. The constant tics that Hanagarne has experienced throughout his life provide the backdrop for more pedestrian challenges like dating and work matters, all of which illuminate his particular story in a way that is at times heart-wrenching and other times hilarious. As a self-imposed treatment for Tourette's, Hanagarne turned to strength training: lifting heavy objects, bending nails, ripping apart phone books with his bare hands, all of which only adds to his intimidatingly large physique and renders any further attempt at "blending in with the crowd" impossible.
The elements that make Hanagarne stand out in everyday situations are the same that make Strongest Librarian so successful. Having a disorder that manifests itself so visibly to the public, and a frame that provides no opportunity to shrink away, have nullified the need to hide behind his words and have freed him up to more openly tell his story. The constant and violent tics have paved the way for a brutal honesty in his writing about joy, pain, fear and hope.
There is certainly no shortage of memoirs on the market these days. That makes it hard to find the good ones, and even harder to find the great ones. Josh Hanagarne's The World's Strongest Librarian is one of the rare greats, and paints an intricate portrait of a Salt Lake City original.
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I am Suzanne Reese, Associate Dean of Allied Health and I am happy that you are interested in the many health education programs offered by Tulsa Community College through the Allied Health Division. I have been a physical therapist for over 30 years and I will tell you that being a health care provider is a very rewarding profession. Allied Health care professionals include respiratory therapists, phlebotomists, medical assistants, and other professionals who work to help others in a medical setting. Although there are different types of healthcare professionals they all require the same characteristics and traits. You will need the ability to manage stress, be service oriented, empathetic, and have great interpersonal skills in order to pursue a successful career. Other traits that are beneficial are high level of physical endurance, the ability to problem solve, and respect for others.
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Maria von Trapp, a member of the family who inspired the musical The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 99.PT1M48S http://www.smh.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-33b5s 620 349 February 23, 2014
Maria Agatha Franziska Gobertina von Trapp - the last of the real-life Von Trapp children whose flight from Nazi-occupied Austria with their parents was dramatised in the stage musical and film The Sound of Music - has died. She was 99.
Maria von Trapp was the third eldest of Captain Georg von Trapp's children. Ironically, she outlived her siblings despite poor health for much of her early life.
Original cast members from the movie The Sound of Music gather for a photo during the release of the 40th Anniversary special edition DVD release party in 2005 in New York. Clockwise from top left are, Charmain Carr (Liesl), Debbie Turner (Marta), Kym Karath (Gretl), Duane Chase (Kurt), Angela Cartwright (Brigitta), Julie Andrews (Maria von Trapp), Heather Menzies Urich (Louisa) and Nicholas Hammond (Freidrich). Photo: AP
A family friend said she died in her sleep at her home in Vermont, in the eastern United States. The Trapp family have been based in Vermont since their now famous emigration to the US on the eve of World War II.
In the stage musical and film versions of the Trapp family's story, Maria's name was changed to Louisa. She was played in the film adaptation by actress Heather Menzies Urich.
As the film depicted, Captain Georg von Trapp had seven children with his first wife, Agathe Whitehead. They were Rupert, Agathe, Maria, Werner, Hedwig, Johanna and Martina.
Maria von Trapp, daughter of Austrian Baron Georg von Trapp, at the Villa Trapp in Salzburg, Austria in 2008. She has died aged 99. Photo: AP
In the stage and film adaptations, their names were changed to Friederich, Liesl, Louisa, Curt, Brigitta, Marta and Gretl.
After Whitehead's death, Maria Kutschera (played in the film by Julie Andrews) was seconded from a nearby convent to tutor the children. She and von Trapp were later married and had three more children, Rosemarie, Eleonore and Johannes.
Speaking to the Austrian Times newspaper, family friend Marianne Dorfer confirmed the death.
"It was a surprise that she was the one in the family to live the longest because, ever since she was a child, she suffered from a weak heart," Dorfer said.
"It was the fact that she suffered from this that her father decided to hire Maria Kutschera to teach her and her brothers and sisters.
"That of course then led to one of the most remarkable musical partnerships of the last century."
At 99, the younger Maria von Trapp was the last surviving child of Captain von Trapp's children from his first marriage.
All three of his younger children, from his second marriage, are still alive.
Although the fictionalised account of their lives differed from actual history, it is true that the family performed as a musical group and toured. They left Austria in 1938 to tour and elected not to return.
In 1942 they settled on a farm in the US state of Vermont.


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There are two beliefs many of us hold as gospel: One, we should do all that we possibly can to develop medical treatments that prolong life, and, two, we should do all that we possibly can to care for our parents through their final years.
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Location: Perelman Building The Archives of the Philadelphia Museum of Art is comprised of corporate records, manuscripts, personal papers, ephemera, scrapbooks, photographs, and artifacts which chronicle the history of the institution since its founding in 1876. Some materials have been microfilmed by the Archives of American Art. Researchers are encouraged to use microfilmed copies or other surrogates if original copies are extremely fragile. Finding aids are available online for most collections. Please note: when accessing materials, certain types of information may be available because of restrictions that protect the privacy rights of individuals or organizations, legitimate proprietary rights of the Museum, or for other reasons. However, the bulk of the collection is unrestricted and will be made available to researchers on a fair and equitable basis.
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71 Comments
Trying to decide if this is
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Trying to decide if this is worth $40.
Anyone know if this will be the same course (more or less) as in 2010?
Is any cross race?
Submitted by Brian M (not verified) on
$43 for 40 minutes of racing is whacked. Next year, to hell with the Colo Cross Cup, it's the Boulder Racing series for me (thank you for keeping it reasonable, Lance & co). This $40+ for every race that scored the gold star seal of approval is crap.
Race costs
Submitted by Adam Rachubinski (not verified) on
I don't disagree that $40 is high. Too much? I'm on the fence. But I get where you're coming from.
I'll stand up proudly as the promoter of AlphaCross and the one that decided on the $40 entry fee. I'll give you the reasons and you can decide with your money, if its worth it.
First, being south of Denver in November we expect a smaller turnout to a point. So to compound this we bid for a "Gold" designation and offer bigger prize purses to hopefully draw racers. Along with a Gold designation comes extra amenities that must be offered. A top quality venue, orange fencing for start/finish/pit, full course taping, timing, multiple food vendors (some of which want you to guarantee $$$),etc,etc. We go beyond that and bring in lots of industry vendors with giveaways, a huge heated hospitality tent etc. Those things cost money and provide a race value.
We also had equal payout for men and women open categories. Cash money 10 deep! 1st was worth $220 each! Boulder Racing pays out 3 deep/Total $125 (per race).
When you combine all that, the costs add up. Because we expected 400 racers (which we were shy of) the price had to be $40 to cover costs. If we could expect the 550 like BR got on Saturday, the price would be $30. If we would have gotten 550 yesterday, I'd gladly roll that excess into next years race and its prizes. Or even better into our junior cycling program and growing the sport. As we do now and always have with 100% of race proceeds.
If anyone ever came to one of our races and didn't leave thinking the production value warranted the extra $5 or $10, I'll gladly refund that difference.
Hopefully we'll see you guys next year!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Well said, Adam.
For the record, I don't know you, but I like your style.
A point of consideration.
Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on
A point of consideration. Why are so many races in BFE? Bickering about an extra 3 dollars is ridiculous considering the races in BFE require the bulk of your racers to spend an extra 40-50 dollars on gas to drive there plus the time driving.
point of view
Submitted by Carl (not verified) on
Bear in mind that the location of BFE is relative to where you are. For the racers that live down south, Alpha, Parker, and Castle CX are all far more convenient than Boulder. On the other hand, there are guys that come in from Buena Vista or Wyoming for almost every race. Environmental issues aside, the amount of driving that is acceptable to reach a race is a personal decision that probably varies widely for all of us. Races should be held wherever someone wants to put one on and we can all decide whether to attend.
Personally, I like hitting different venues and seeing the field morph slightly for each race.
Having said that, I agree with you that complaining about $3 or even $10 seems a little petty given the amount of carbon I see rolling around at races these days!
I made the drive, paid the entry, and enjoyed the race.
What is BFE?
Submitted by Craig (not verified) on
What is BFE?
It's a whole nuther country.
Submitted by Forrest, Forres... (not verified) on
It's a whole nuther country.
Golf is getting so damn expensive
Submitted by Andy Harmon (not verified) on
Wait, am I on the right forum?
Is there a forum for Front Range golfers (who own thousands of dollars in clubs and practice tools, have a weekly golf pro lesson, and pay for 2 rounds every weekend) to complain about one course costing $50 per round, when another costs $42?
I agree with Carl, some courses are too expensive or too far to travel for my taste, but to each his own. Choose the ones you choose and have fun!
See you all at Bandimere Sunday!
Open prize money from cat 4 entry?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
That is just wrong...
Just the way it is...
Submitted by Way of the world... (not verified) on
Don't like your entry going to someone else's prize list? Two choices: cat up or pick another sport.
That's how it should be
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
That's how it should be
I enjoyed the course and plan
Submitted by an anonymous coward (not verified) on
I enjoyed the course and plan on coming back to race again next year. And kudos to you for coming on here to state your case for why you had a $40 entry fee to the horde of anonymous cowards ;)
I get that you have to cover your costs, but I am curious as to why there wasn't a discount offered for pre-registered riders? BRAC cross-cup policy encourages a pre-registration discount and as a side-benefit, maybe more come out to race.
Something seems a bit broken when "gold" level designation is used to justify higher race fees, where from a racer perspective (I don't race SM/SW Open -- deeper payouts don't matter to me), it's hard to see much of a difference between some of the silver and gold events.
alphacross pre reg call up BS.
Submitted by JC (not verified) on
what's the deal with the whole call ups based on pre registration BS? they want you to pre reg... then it costs and extra $3 for a processing fee w usa cycling...????? I think its lame.. half the time us guys with wives and kids can't figure out if we "get to race" that day until the day of or the night before..
and if anyone says call ups don't matter at cross, ill trade you a front row start for the back row and see how you like it.
More to Pre-Reg?
Submitted by Racer (not verified) on
Very odd with online fees, that they don't list on their race flyer, the pre-reg cost more than the race day reg. Very Odd...
More to Pre-Reg
Submitted by Dan (not verified) on
I couldn't agree more. I get that pre-reg was probably necessary for the big Boulder Cup weekend with extra racer field size in order to get an accurate start list. Seriously, I am often working out family and kid logistics until the night before, or morning of, and sometimes it just doesn't work out that I can race. I am a fairly dedicated CX racer but willfully flushing $25-$45 down the toilet in advance of the unknown is just idiotic.
Why is this all of a sudden an issue this year when call-ups more/less went fine in years past? How much more complicated could it have gotten from last year? I've put in my hard work and have earned the call-up, even if not front row, and there has to be a better solution to this BRAC, such that I am not prevented from utilizing that call-up if I cant pay in advance.
What you are promoting is unnecessary agro, elbow-throwing and unclean racing tactics from legit riders with call-ups forced to the back of the field trying to pole position back up to their respective place. I appreciate all you do to make CO racing quality but this is frustrating and really JV. Please come up with a solution.
Pre-Reg for call-up issue b/c jv promoter and/or officials
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
This whole pre-reg for a call-up policy is either because promoters are newbies and aren't organized enough to give an official a list of who is racing by their ranking or the officials get a little too stressed trying to get it organized (of course race day is going to be a little stressful).
Why not have a clipboard at reg with the current ranking for each category listed and as a person registers, they check off their name or the promoter does it. Simple. Then the official can just take the list to the start and read off the names with check marks. Done.
I love how the ACA enacts policy that lessen the racing experience b/c otherwise it would be 'too much' work for the official. Are you here for the racer or the official ?
I tried to do that in the
Submitted by Tim Madden (not verified) on
I tried to do that in the first 3 races with people checking their names off. It ended up with 10 minutes worth of people running up trying to find their name (35+ field to get a top 40 is running about 200 riders in Colorado right now). Even after 3 races we were running about 15% of people doing it prior to staging. I am not looking for less work, but getting the race going. Though several times I have not done callups for fields of less than 20 (2 rows) I had many people say they would have rather had callups and done one less lap.
The computer program that can generate them from registration does work great, but requires computers at registration and all the data to be entered correctly and then someone that knows how to run the program create the list. It is not a trivial thing as we saw at the Boulder Cup race. The Boulder Cup was the only race this year I did not spend an hour before the weekend getting different lists put together and ready for any situation, and I regret not doing that.
We went with the USAC rankings that used the same algorithm as the cross-results.com one did. Reasons because we had many vocal people that wanted the people that races nationally to get callups when they did race in Colorado, and because many people race different categories on different weeks and did not feel it was fair that their results in one category did not get reflected when doing others. For the master categories the list of riders that could race in that category is very long in this state.
I am not looking for less work, but I want to keep the race day moving, and to give everyone the most racing for their money. I would hope racing your bike is more fun than listen to me read off names or spend time figuring out who is here.
Appreciate the job you do for us Tim
Submitted by Old_guy_racer (not verified) on
Your out there for us week after week, so I appreciate the work you do for us every week. If that is what it takes to make your job easier, then I'll adapt, even if it means paying for a race or too I can not make. I agree it is only fair to include the races we all do, not just the BRAC. As always it is just learning the rules. I first started racing cross in the Chicago area in the late 80. Back then there was no call up, we sometimes had a front row of 20+ riders. The hole shot was a battle. We did the same course 10+ times a year. The amenities were a cold outhouse, and an occasional crockpot of hot cider. To Adam and the other promoters, thanks for your work. I remember where we used to be and am happy to see how far we have come.
Call-up Issues
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Tim, thanks for answering in on the situation from your perspective as an official. I know you are extremely dedicated so your words are heard, however, is there not another way than to force those who cant pre-register to forfeit their call-up? Make registration cutoff an hour before start perhaps? Even that would be better than getting chopped off at the knees.
I know you truly are concerned about putting on a quality event for all the racers but I've been racing CX in CO for 10 years and why is this all of a sudden an insurmountable problem that cant be handled in any other way? I, like many working Dads dont know if best laid plans will allow for racing from week to week, let alone until the night before. This new policy honestly curtails my desire to even show up because any hard earned position from prior results potentially doesnt count for anything. We're not doing it for the prizes/medals, but the call-up is earned and free and a lot of us are out there week after week trying to improve our position, that is the external motivator and reward.
Yeah, there's racing for the pure love of racing but I dont know of anyone in the top 20 in any category who isnt concerned about whether they get their call up or not. Will it make me quit, probably not. will it halve my races and squelch my enthusiasm? Most likely. Please continue to explore other solutions/ideas on behalf of the racers.
As long as the courses are
Submitted by Can you hear me now? (not verified) on
As long as the courses are designed well (wide enough for passing and a long enough start area before the first 'choke point') call ups shouldn't be an issue.
Pre-Reg for Call-up
Submitted by Dan (not verified) on
Seriously, I couldn't agree more with the new call-up protocol. I get that pre-reg was probably necessary for the big Boulder Cup weekend with extra racer field size in order to get an accurate start list. But like the last person said, I am often working out family and kid logistics until the night before, or morning of, and sometimes it just doesn't work out that I can race. I am dedicated to CX racing but willfully flushing $25-$45 down the toilet in advance of the unknown is just idiotic.
Why is that all of a sudden an issue this year when it seemed to go fine in years past? How much more complicated could it have gotten from last year? I have earned a call-up and there has to be a better solution to this BRAC such that I am not prevented from using that call-up if I cant pay in advance. I appreciate all you do to make CO racing quality but this is frustrating and really JV.
Pre Reg BS?
Submitted by Adam Rachubinski (not verified) on
As the AlphaCross promoter, I should state that the callup procedure now instated at all races is that of BRAC, not the promoter. That was statement was sent out to all BRAC members not too long ago.
As for the extra $3, if you or anyone else has an issue with that, you should take it up with USA Cycling. It's their fee not ours. And if the extra $3 bucks is going to break the bank, let me (or any other promoter worth a damn)know and I'll gladly give you your $3 back instead of putting it back into jr cycling and growing the sport.
No one will tell you callups dont make a difference, but its not the end all. I've won races, BCR competitions, and competed at Nats. Some with callups, some with out. The end result is usually the same. On a quality course with proper passing opportunities you can easily ride through a group of 50 racers. I competed with a racer that started back row of 140+ racers and finished 2nd!
you guys put on a great
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
you guys put on a great racebut just because BRAc decided to do it doesn't mean its a good idea..... but the whole idea that there is too much info to go through.. is ridiculous... if only there was some sort of handheld device that could connect us with information....oh there is...... I just looked up the standings on my phone it took about 30 seconds.. to go to the aca site then colorado cross cup racer competition-racer standings-select category.. voila there's your call up list..
I agree that there should be
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I agree that there should be a way to get the listings the morning of the race, however, you're referencing cross cup points, not USAC rankings, which is what callups are supposed to be based on this year. From what I've seen, USAC doesn't expose an easy way to provide a USAC license # and get the racer's points. If they would provide that, this is a trivial solution to implement.
I don't really care what callups are based on or if they're limited to pre-reg only or not, as long as the policy is clear and consistent so that we all know what the deal is and what to expect when we're waiting to be staged.
The Internet is Nifty
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Aah, only thing is...call-ups are not nor should they ever be generated based on ACA Colo. Cross Cup standings. Do you think Allen Krughoff gets his call-up in Kentucky or Iowa based on the Local Association's "points race"?
So, what you're saying is
Submitted by Confused (not verified) on
So, what you're saying is that all this call up fiasco is driven by the use of a point system that takes into account USAC points instead of just CO points? Aside from a few racers in the elite category, do we see enough racers from out of state coming to race in CO that we need a point-based call up system that's geared to fairness for them instead of being simple and easily workable for us??
each system has drawbacks
Submitted by Glen (not verified) on
The USAC system uses an algorithm that weights races based on quality of the field, and captures riders not only in different states/regions, but different categories. You can get 10th in a high quality field and score better than you would getting 4th in a race that had a poor quality field. Riders can not only be ranked in different regions, but different categories. For example a strong Cat 3 or masters racer can test the waters in the open field, and will probably have a good enough point rating to not be the last call-up, thus providing a disincentive to sandbag.
The old "cross cup points" for call-up was not geared to fairness. It turned into an attendance contest, and forced riders focused on call-ups to choose races based on points rather than quality or convenience. I think the choice is actually one of fairness and less convenient over less fair and more convenient. As someone who drives 3 hours through the mountains for each race, it is really hard to pre-register not knowing what the drive/weather will be like or what my family plans will be for the weekend. So, I'm not a fan of forced pre-registration. That being said, I'm even less of a fan of attendance based points systems. For example, people who raced in Frisco AND Buena Vista scored a lot of points in the cup, when most people can't really make 2 races on the same weekend in the mountains work.
Finally, I think races like Alpha are learning the new lesson for this year. Cross-cup races and points only matter to about 3 people per category at this point in the season since call-ups are no longer tied to cup points. Previous years with cup points based call-ups, that "status" guaranteed a certain amount of attendance, and we are seeing now that is no longer the case. Riders are now free to choose the races that best suit their personal situation based on drive time, quality of event, and any other factors that the rider may place high value on.
What I'm Sayin' Is...
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
This is the 21st century, the year 2013. Colorado is a developmental hotbox and amateur competitive cycling operates within a national framework.
The grassroots identity still exists within all Local Associations of USAC but the consistency of a system of across the board checks and balances is what maintains a level of true quality sporting fairness and equity.
What a load of carp... If
Submitted by Confused (not verified) on
What a load of carp...
If using a national point system is causing all this hassle, and using a simpler state-based point system won't lead to similar hassles, it's downright stupid to insist on the national point system. Stupid.
Until such time as our races have significant out-of-state participation, there is nothing the national point system provides that a state-wide system can't provide as well.
That Pile Of Carp
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
you have to step through on your way to the start grid was left there by the promoters who have not invested the time and physical resources necessary to provide officials with the tools needed to cull the data from USAC. Onsite registration must occur utilizing laptops and not handwritten triplicate carbon copies from the 1970's. Athletes, also must bear the responsibility of registering on-site no later than one hour prior to their start time.
Without these two measures in place it is pre-reg or no call-up. Otherwise, I predict next year call-ups will go 20 deep max. After that it's a free for all.
Call ups are for sissies!!!
Submitted by Maximus (not verified) on
I vote that all courses have a start line at least 30 meters wide and at least a 100 meter stretch before the first point on the course less than 9 meters wide. All races will have a LeMans-style start with at least a 30 meter dash to the bikes.
All you haters...
Submitted by Enough, already! (not verified) on
Okay, we get it, some folks hate all things AlphaCross.
To their credit, they put a lot of effort into Jr. cycling and are dedicating 100% of the proceeds to support Jrs. So it's a few extra dollars to register. It's not like they're spending it on hookers.
Show up, don't show up. But please, shut up.
I don't
Submitted by anon (not verified) on
I don't hate Alpha Cross. Did it once before, enjoyed it. I hate that every race which received a 'gold' designation this year upped their price to $40 (+ fees).
ACA CX States Schedule , SM 35+ discussion
Submitted by Brian Hludzinski (not verified) on
Rather have a discussion here then start any bashing. In regards to the ACA recommended 2 day schedule for CX States, as a SM 35+ racer I have concerns about the SM 35+ Cat 3s starting 30 seconds behind us. Inevitably we will lap the SM 35+ Cat3s, we do so on a consistent basis this year and believe we even did so at States last year (?). There are a few other other categories that have their own course, SW 35+ and Singlespeed which have consistently less racers than SM 35+.
What do you think, should SM 35+ have its own race? Since the usual one-day schedule is broken up into two days, you would think they could find a solution, ie. have SM 35+ cat 3s race with SS or even with Cat 3s.
What we need here is a solution. Take a look at the ACA schedule (page down to pg 11) - http://tinyurl.com/cb5s4po and what should the minor change be?
I believe we are hands down the 2nd fastest group on race day and think we should should be afforded the respect of having our own course or at least be combined with a category of our same ability (SM 35+ is all cat 1 & 2). Maybe lapping another category is acceptable at a State Championships and I'm alone in my thinking.
ps - The current response has been "we have an 8min lap no lapping will occur". CX is not about 8-9min laps and if its wet, there will be lapping.
Thanks, Brian
45+ will also; Change in 2013 to 40+ 1,2; 3; 4.
Submitted by Racer (not verified) on
It's more likely that the lead 45+ 1-2-3s will lap the 45+ 4s in their race. There isn't enough time in a day to give all separate course time.
For 2013 change up the Masters to a 40+ 1-2, 40+ 3, 40+ 4 from 35+ 1-2, 35+ 3, 35+ 4, 45+ 1-2-3, 45+ 4. Then they all can have a separate race.
Not enough time ?
Submitted by Brian Hludzinski (not verified) on
Its spread over two days, how can their be not enough time in a day ?
Combings groups always causes
Submitted by John Mansell (not verified) on
Combings groups always causes conflicts. In the 45+ races we start lapping the 45+4s in the 2nd lap. Bottom line it ends up playing a role in the placement of the front riders. I use lap riders to make gaps on the people behind me. And last week on the last lap a lapped rider caused me a chance to battle for the top step on the podium. I don't have a solution for the problem but State held over two day shouldn't have this problem.
Submitted by anonymous (not verified) on
As a 35+3, I agree with Brian. 35+3 is getting huge, some days it's the second biggest race. Sometimes the start gap is 2 minutes, given the size of 35+3s and if the course is short or muddy, lapping is inevitable. This is bad for both groups. 35+ have to deal with lapped riders which isn't optimal and takes away their race experience, 1/3 of 35+3 get pulled and don't get a full race and their money's worth. Looking below, yesterday had 88 finishers combined, probably another 5 didn't finish.
Because any good argument needs data, here's some from yesterday.
SW Open 25 25
Single Speed 26 26
SM Open 42 42
These numbers don't exactly make a case for 35+ having their own race, but do suggest substituting another category for 35+3.
My suggestion is going back to the old upgrade criteria (and pay attention) to get more folks up into 35+, that category should have 40+ racers. Give 35+ their own time slot. Combine 35+3 with the 3s, give SS their own slot and run it A/B/women. This probably causes other headaches but it could work.
Masters Categories
Submitted by Anon Cat 3 Alwa... (not verified) on
The real question is why we have 35+3 and 45+4. The normal senior field sizes are relatively small right now and separate master fields aren't completely justified.
It seems smart to make the switch to 40+, 40+3 and 40+4 as another poster suggested (eliminating 35+, 35+3, 35+4, 45+, 45+4) -- each of those new fields could have the course exclusively without sharing, and the fast 35-39 guys could be racing SM Open.
the whole 35+3 35+4 thing is
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
the whole 35+3 35+4 thing is an anachronism and I heartily wish it would just die already (I'm a 44yo Cat 3, in case it matters).
Switch to 40+ Masters, and do like every other large region in the nation (SoCal, etc.). Run Masters A/B/C, done and done. Split fields strictly on merit rather than age which as we all know is pretty much meaningless. There are teenaged boys and their fortysomething dads who are both able to race competitively in senior fields, why not do that instead?
for anyone complaining about racing with "the young guys" let me tell you, the 35+ 4 is a travesty. They are the sketchiest most dangerous field out there. I guess there's no Cat 5 in 'cross so they seem to have assimilated that function. I've seen more pileups in that field this year than in all of the other fields put together.
This is a breath of fresh
Submitted by Bob b. (not verified) on
This is a breath of fresh air, I totally agree on killing the endless age categories and doing Masters A/B/C. The top 45+ guys have no problem racing with the top 35+ guys, and a 35+_3 is probably going to race just fine with the 45s. I don't know when the whole 1-2-3 for every freakin age group started, but it is overkill and going down a ugly road where everyone complains becayse they might get lapped... omg imagine the horror of getting lapped or lapping someone!
I think some consideration
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I think some consideration should be given to creating a SW 3's category before any more SM categories are implemented!
35+4 Barcam
Submitted by Brian M (not verified) on
Here's my barcam from yesterday. I'm glad some people have been enjoying them.
As usual, it's got the full first lap + highlights, although given my recent habit of starting fast and fading late, I probably should begin referring to them as lowlights. I'll need to switch to a seat cam to catch the passes.
I do want to follow up on some of the comments below, including one I made the mistake of posting when I was freshly irritated from checking out the flyers for the rest of the season.
This is the second time I've raced Alpha Cross at this venue, and I like it. I enjoy racing on grass, and we don't get a lot of that in Colorado. As someone who doesn't live in Boulder County, I also try to make several races that aren't in "the bubble."
I also think $40 is too much for any 'cross race I can think of that isn't paying a UCI prize list. Numbers should have been up this year because of the "gold" designation. The fact that they are down instead suggests I'm not alone in thinking that. I would have skipped the race if I hadn't decided before the season to focus on the Cross Cup, and if it's $40 next year when I'm struggling in the 3s and not pursuing points, I will skip it.
I appreciate the comments of the promoter below. Through talking with a teammate over the past few weeks, I've gotten a better sense of just what a PITA it can be to put on a race, and I appreciate everyone who's making that effort. I will respectfully suggest a prize list is not the way to drive attendance at cross races. It's not like a crit where anyone can dream of glory; the great majority of riders you're hoping to attract have no real shot at the prizes (I include myself in that group), and it's not why they're picking races.
If the ACA is requiring things of any of its races (gold or not) that are driving up costs to this extent, they are on the wrong track. For numbers to be down at a gold race pretty much proves it; they should have the biggest numbers of the year. I don't think many of us really care about vendors. We want a good course that's well marked and relatively safe, efficient registration and results, and we want it to be kind of affordable to race a full season. Having an announcer is certainly a nice touch. Having to charge more because the ACA requires vendors, and the vendors require guarantees? If this is true, please, ACA, take a poll of your members and figure out if this is what they actually want. If I'm wrong and most do, so be it, but I'll be surprised.
Sorry for the long post, and my thanks to all the promoters for all their efforts.
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One thing your videos (and others' too) bring to the fore is that with the exception of the BIG (aka UCI) races, CO has squat for spectator interest for 'cross. Anything that ACA is mandating for Gold races geared to supporting the spectators is a wasted expense. Why in the world would you mandate multiple food vendors to feed 7 people?
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And as much as I love 'cross, it's a bit unrealistic to expect people to turn out to watch a bunch of amateurs race around the local park. If there are a couple food trucks on hand it may convince some racers to hang around longer after their race watching later events, so I think it's a fine idea to try and recruit some vendors to show. That's very different than making a promoter pay to secure vendors, when there aren't going to be enough people buying to make it worth the vendors' time and trouble.
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Agreed that it is nice to have food trucks at the events, but mandating them is almost as crazy as making athletes purchase a timing chip for a system that is rarely used and doesn't deliver as promised(when is the last time we saw published lap times from a race that used the ACA chip system!?!). Plus, tailgating with your teammates is half the fun of a CX race anyway.
Course was great...
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but I am not sure it was worthy of a Gold level designation and a $40 fee. Did the Gold level requirements end up driving the costs higher? because if that is the case ACA has the wrong idea. So there was extra fencing, a fancy 'gated' start grid, and a more Euro type(wide and passable everywhere)of course. I'm sure the fencing is more expensive than cones, stakes and tape, but when the course ends up being pretty much the same and the cost to the racer is 33% more I think you have to ask "was the cost worth it?" Just my opinion but I don't think so. Costs to stay in this sport are getting absurd. Especially just to end up pack fodder like yours truly. Race fees are important and it is getting out of hand. We need more races with reasonable entry fees - $25 to $30. I did not go to Boulder Cup for this very reason.
I completely agree. Between
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I completely agree. Between having to buy two different licenses and no longer being able to register on race day, cross is not what it used to be. The officials and organizers have taken the fun out of it.
I completely agree. Between
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I completely agree. Between having to buy two different licenses and no longer being able to register on race day, cross is not what it used to be. The officials and organizers have taken the fun out of it.


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Both teams won two of the four races, though the second-ranked Crimson retained the Compton Cup with a close victory over the fifth-ranked Tigers. Harvard finished in 6:03.3, while Princeton was less than four seconds off the pace and finished in 6:06.7. The win was Harvard's seventh straight in this series.
The Crimson 2V has won nine of the last 11 in the series, but the undefeated Princeton second varsity came through with a big win. The Tigers won in 6:13.2, 3.3 seconds faster than a Harvard crew that already owned wins over Brown and Cornell this season.
"Harvard's a great crew and it was a hard-fought win for us," Schwarzenbach said. "Our focus for every race has been to find our base speed as early as we can in the piece. As soon as we came off the start, the whole boat did a great job of finding that rhythm, and we managed to execute our race plan in a way we haven't been able to so far this season.
"Considering that this was my last chance to race Harvard in a dual, this race meant a lot to me personally," Schwarzenbach added. "It really was exciting to see the way the whole boat really stepped up in practice this week to rise to the occasion. We're all really happy with the win today."
"The 2V has been performing well so far this season," head coach Greg Hughes said. "Today, they were able to establish the lead in some tough conditions and they raced hard to win against a good crew."
The Harvard first freshman eight (6:26.4) topped the Princeton third varsity (6:31.2) by less than five seconds, but the Tiger fourth varsity had an impressive showing in the opening race of the dual. The Tiger 4V won in 6:35.3, which was more than eight seconds faster than the Harvard 3V, and more than 16 seconds faster than the Crimson 4V.
"I think that the results of the 2V and 4V today are a product of the hard work that the entire team did this year," Hughes said. "Everyone has been stepping up and it's rewarding to see those two boats earn some results because of it. That said, it was just one day in a long season and we still have work to do."
Princeton will head to the Housatonic River next weekend to take on No. 8 Yale and No. 12 Cornell for the Carnegie Cup. The Tigers will be looking to break a seven-year trend on Saturday; since 2006, the home team has won the first varsity race and reclaimed the Carnegie Cup.
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The coding standards should provide accurate docblocks that can be cut and pasted into code by framework developers:
The current examples do not reflect de facto standards in the framework code base.
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I'm feeling a bit confused. Here you suggest to use a block with a license that is no longer the right one (see ZF-507).
Here ZF-703 Bill agree to include SVN $Id$ keyword in files but I can't find many files using it in the latest ZF release.
Many files have different copyright string with basically the same information
{quote} Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com) Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com) Copyright (c) 2005-2007 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com/) Copyright (c) 2007 Jordan Raub firstname.lastname@example.com and Felix Jendrusch email@example.com {quote}
A definitive standard would be more than welcome. :)
This issue should have been fixed for the 1.5 release.
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Thomas, aren't you working on this now? If so, please close this when you are finished. Otherwise, feel free to unassign it from yourself.
I'm working on the coding standard testbed which will then also close this issue.
Actually I've already fixed this issue for the existing files, but as new files are added we will for now have the problem also for them. See r9245 where darby added the header for a new file afterwards.
I will keep this issue opened until I have finished the testbed. Ralph and me are working on closing the whole bunch of issues related to this.
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Womens Basketball Wins Third Straight, Tops Cornell 71-56
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Led by a trio of double figure scorers the Princeton women's basketball team picked up its third straight victory in a 71-56 win at Cornell Saturday night in Ithaca, N.Y.
Blake Dietrick paced the effort with a game-high 19 points, going 7-of-10 from the field and 3-for-3 from the stripe. Over her 40-minute complete game performance she also had a game-high seven assists and added six defensive boards and two steals.
Off the bench Taylor Williams made 12 points, tying her career best, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in only 17 minutes of work.
Rounding out Princeton's top scorers was Michelle Miller who had her first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, 11 of which coming on the defensive glass. Miller also had three steals in her 37 minutes of action.
Complacency was definitely not the name of the game for the Tigers, as Cornell worked to threaten their advantage throughout the 40-minute battle. Despite holding the lead for all but the opening three minutes of the game, the Big Red did everything they could to make things interesting and close in on Princeton's lead.
Cornell would only trail by a couple possessions over the early run of the first, but a layin by Alex Wheatley at 6:01 provided the Tigers with their first 10-point advantage, 26-16. From there Princeton expanded its lead to as high as 15 and eventually went into halftime up 38-26.
The Big Red continued to pressure the Tigers throughout the second half and closed in to make it a seven-point game, 44-37 at 16:16.
Cornell would stay within 10 points until Princeton picked things up and went on a critical 6-0 run to reestablish its 15-point lead, 60-45 at 9:29.
With momentum secured, Cornell could never close in further on Princeton's lead than 13 points.
Princeton led the Big Red 43-29 in rebounding, headlined by senior Kristen Helmstetter's team-high eight. The forward also had eight points and four assists in the contest.
Princeton shot over 50 percent for the third straight game, going 29-for-56 from the field (51.8 percent), and held Cornell to 33.9 percent (20-for-59).
Following their weekend sweep on the road, the Tigers will now return home for a Friday meeting with Brown and Saturday contest versus Yale.
Postgame Notes: Princeton has now won the last 11 meetings versus Cornell and owns the all-time series record, 43-16 … Michelle Miller tallied her first career double-double and is Princeton's fourth player to reach the feat this season.


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