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The Greenfield-Central girls track team won its second trophy in as many days Saturday, claiming the Greensburg Invitational.
Two days after winning the Pendleton Heights Invite, G-C recorded 129 points to outlast Shelbyville (118) and Oldenburg Academy (84).
Maddie Wise broke her own school record to win the 100 hurdles in 15.54 seconds. Savannah Girolami won the 400 in meet record time of 59.8. Girolami also prevailed in the long jump, and the 400 relay of Sammie McCoy, Amanda Flora, Ally Young and Shelby Bowmer won, too.
"I am proud of our team," G-C girls coach Jan Hacker said. "We were exhausted coming off of Thursday's meet, and it took all of us working together with many different people stepping into different roles to get this win."
On the boys side, the Cougars (85) were third behind Shelbyville (129.5) and Lawrence Central (113).
Austyn Tift (100, 200), Scott Prewitt (400) and Zach Phillips (discus) won blue ribbons for G-C.
MV girls 6th at Zionsville
Olivia Coleman was first in the 400 and second in the 200 as the Mt. Vernon girls took sixth at the Zionsville Invitational Friday.
Phylisia Donaldson was second in the 100 hurdles and third in the 300 hurdles.
Westfield won the meet with 111 points. Zionsville (110) and Brownsburg (101) were second and third. New Palestine was sixth.
"The princesses fared very well in this highly competitive Zionsville Invitational. There were eight state champions in 2013 that ran in this meet last year," MV girls coach Tim Leonard said. "This is the closest meet we can compete in that parallels the Ben Davis Regional."
The MV boys placed seventh out of 10 teams. Wyatt Gutierrez was first in the discus.
Girls tennis
G-C third at Madison-Grant
The Cougars were third out of four teams at the Madison-Grant Invitational Saturday.
Blanca Valcazar (No. 1 singles), Alli Frazier (No. 2 singles), Kendall Barr (No. 3 singles), Madeline Lee/Kylie Smith (No. 1 doubles) and Emma Vowell/Sara Hudson (No. 2 doubles) each won one out of two matches.
New Palestine 5, Greenfield-Central 0
The Dragons swept their county rivals Monday, taking all five matches in straight sets.
Nicole Beaty, Emily Kiefer and Maddie Smith won at singles, while Kara Miller/Kylar Litteral and Lauren Hardebeck/Alana Henry took home doubles victories.
Mt. Vernon 4, Frankton 1
Monday, Sarah Jones and Kendra Eberhard won at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively, for the Marauders. Maddie Walrod/Molly Laughlin and Addison Eads/Cassie York prevailed at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
"It was a great win over a solid team," MV coach Gabe Muterspaugh said. "Loved dubs setting the tone by getting quick wins. Monday was a fun day for MV tennis."
On Saturday, at the Warren Central JV Invite, the Marauders' doubles tandem of Lauren Virt and Emily Mott earned a championship by winning all three of their matches in straight sets and dropping only six total games.
Boys golf
NP 10th at Brownsburg
The Dragons shot a 393 to place 10th out of 15 teams at the Brownsburg Invitational Saturday.
Aric Kotarski (88), Grayden Martin (90), Matt Kreutzer (103) and Sam O'Dell (112) comprised NP's scoring.
"Extremely rough day to play golf with fast, gusty winds," NP coach Gregg Greene said. "The final scores for all teams were much higher than normal at this tournament. We got solid play out of all our guys and were within 10 strokes of a top half finish."
Yorktown 11, Mt. Vernon 7
Rachel Davis' three-run home run wasn't enough for the Marauders Saturday, as they dropped to 1-2 in Hoosier Heritage Conference play.
MV had 10 hits on offense, but also committed four errors defensively. Yorktown scored six runs in the second inning and four more in the third. The Tigers registered 15 hits.
Emily White had two hits and a run scored for MV. Kristen Connors was 3-for-4 with a run scored. Ambry Turpen was 2-for-4.
Mt. Vernon 7, Noblesville 6
Mikala Poe swatted two home runs to pace the Marauders (3-12) Monday.
Southport 12, Greenfield-Central 6
Morganne Denny was 2-for-4 with a home run for G-C Saturday. Deena Miller was 2-for-2 with a run scored. Makayla Durick was 3-for-3 with an RBI, two runs and two doubles.
New Castle 10, Greenfield-Central 6
The Cougars (11-7, 0-5 HHC) dropped their fifth straight Monday.
The visiting Trojans took a 7-0 lead before G-C crept within two by plating five in the bottom of the fourth. New Castle would score three more in the fifth.
Erika Knapp notched a home run and three RBI for the Cougars. Denny added a hit and two RBI.
New Castle improved to 13-2 overall and 2-0 in the HHC, trailing fellow undefeated New Palestine (4-0 HHC) in the conference.
New Palestine 8, Rushville 0
Elisha Barker pitched six shutout innings to lead the Class 4A No. 4 Dragons (14-2) Monday.
Barker allowed six hits and struck out three.
Brittany Duncan, Adie Lorsung and Markie Wood combined for six hits and two RBI. Lorsung and Issy Hoyt had home runs. Tara Morey had two RBI.


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X-rays on Ersan Ilyasova's right ankle were negative following Tuesday night's game.
The Mavericks are emerging as a frontrunner for unrestricted free agent Hassan Whiteside, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports.
Darrun Hilliard suffered a stress fracture of his lower back and will not participate in 2016 NBA Orlando Summer League.
The Raptors are reportedly trying to acquire Nerlens Noel.
There is reportedly "no chance" that Chandler Parsons will return to the Mavs as an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
The Nets will reportedly get a meeting with unrestricted free agent Rajon Rondo.
The Rockets are reportedly working towards getting a face-to-face meeting with unrestricted free agent Ryan Anderson.
Hassan Whiteside will reportedly meet with the Trail Blazers, Mavericks and Heat during free agency.
Joakim Noah is reportedly "99 percent sure" that he'll join the Knicks as an unrestricted free agent.
The Nets have officially waived Jarrett Jack.
Al Horford will reportedly meet with the Rockets on Friday.
The Rockets reportedly will not be granted a meeting with unrestricted free agent Mike Conley.

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"Game of Thrones" fans don't need to be at the Season 4 Premiere in New York City to see all the action when the show celebrates the next season. Thanks to Facebook and a special partnership with the HBO movie, the "Game of Thrones" premiere will have a live stream set up for fans around the world. According to Mania on Thursday, two dozen cast members will be walking the red carpet at the Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The moment has a special "Game of Thrones" Q & A that viewers of the show shouldn't miss.
One of the benefits of watching the "Game of Thrones" live stream event is fans can ask questions to the stars to find out more details about the upcoming season as the beloved characters continue on their scripted journey. The stars who should be on hand to ask questions include: Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Gwendoline Christie, Emilia Clarke, Liam Cunningham, Charles Dance, Peter Dinklage, Aidan Gillen, Jack Gleeson, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Kristofer Hivju, Sibel Kekilli, Rose Leslie, Rory McCann, Michael McElhatton, Pedro Pascal, Diana Rigg, Sophie Turner, Carice van Houten, Maisie Williams and Isaac Hempstead Wright.
While the excitement for a new look at the season is going to be delightful, the red carpet might not be as enthusiastic as the trailer set to be released about the season after the red carpet portion of the promotion is over. Offering clues to what the new season will entail, the fans are offered up an exclusive moment before the release is shared with the world.
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An international kidnapping attempt gone awry forces
undercover special forces operative Sandro Vellenti to
hustle free-spirited Miranda Carrington into a shadowy
world where lies skirt dangerously close to the truth, and
the truth could well get them killed. On the run through
the countryside of Portugalfrom crumbling castle
ruins to haunting standing stones, musty wineries to
walled citiesthey learn freedom comes in many shapes
and sizes. And sometimes, the greatest freedom of all
comes in the form of surrender.
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Long cold nights and frigid snowy days send us burrowing into our homes with warm comforting foods. Winter means hearty root vegetables, deep dark greens, in long slow braises, stews and roasts.
Discovering Stew: A Must-Make Beef Stew Recipe
Cuddle up to a modern take on beef stew and learn a little bit about the season's favorite one-pot meal.
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Butternut squash will satisfy your cravings for rich, hearty food to balance the crisp fall air.
The Season's Best White Bean Chili
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How to Make Rich Hot Chocolate
Make your party or family get together with this incredibly rich and delicious recipe.
Dried Beans: A Cheap Trick
Dried beans do a slow simmer with onions, herbs and stock for meals that are high on taste and low on cost.
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Usher in the New Year with stripped-down, honest dishes that celebrate earthy flavors.
Hanukkah Beef Brisket
Pay homage to the Festival of Lights with an update on traditional Hanukkah fare.
Make-Ahead Crock Pot Dinners
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A POPULAR teacher has retired after more than a decade at an East Lancashire school.
St Augustine's RC High School's head of art, Graham Mansfield has left the Billington school after 21 years.
Mr Mansfield was inundated with letters of appreciation and thank you cards from past and present pupils, parents and colleagues.
And he was paid a visit by one of his former pupils, Isobel Peachey, now a successful artist who recently became the youngest woman to paint an official portrait of the Queen .
The former Marks and Spencer fashion designer joined St Augustine's in 1991 and earlier this year led his department through a successful Ofsted subject inspection.
Headteacher, Anthony McNamara, said: "Graham Mansfield has taught thousands of pupils over the years and many will remember him as the man who helped them to achieve a great result at GCSE.
"He has been a strong and constant presence in our school and we will miss him greatly.
"We wish him a long and happy retirement and we hope that he will keep in contact with us in the future."


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New head coach Adrian Myers leads the Huskies into the 2015 cross country season.
NIU cross country produces a school record number of honorees.
Duo earn first All-MAC honors in school history.
NIU hopes to improve on last year's 11th place finish.
Meghan Heuer leads NIU with 45th-place finish
Head cross country coach Greg Hipp gives tips on running in the summer heat
2014: Competed in three meets for the Huskies...Raced at the Forest Park Festival 5K (18:40) on Sept. 12 and the Bradley Classic 6K (23:09.6) on Nov. 1...also was the third-highest finishing Huskie at the MAC Championships (22:42) on Nov. 1, taking 57th place overall...Academic All-MAC honoree.
2013: Ran at six meets in the 2013 season... Took second place at the NIU Open with a time of 19:31.63... Placed 60th at the MAC Championships, crossing the finish line at 23:22.84... Ran a team-best time of 18:19.24 to place 16th at the Illinois State Invitational, a time that ranks as the fourth-fastest 5K mark in program history... Ran a season-best 6K time of 22:17.00 at the Bradley Classic.
2012: Competed in six meets during the year... Set the school's fifth-fastest 5K time at the NIU Open (9-7) with a 18:29.88 clip, finishing in 14th in the process... Took second place at the UIC Opener (9-1) behind teammate Courtney Oldenburg to help the Huskies win the team title... Set a 6K PR with a 22:22.00 run at the Bradley Classic (10-12), placing 60th... Placed second among all Huskie runners at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational (9-29).
High School: Named to the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association All-State, all-area and all-conference cross country teams in 2011... Placed eighth at the 2011 Wisconsin Division 2 Cross Country State Championships with a time of 14:50.00... Won the sectional championship in 2011 with a 4K time of 14:36.80... Earned three top five finishes at the 2011 Division 2 state meet to earn all-state recognition, including a third place finish as the anchor leg in the 4x800 relay with a time of 2:15.00... Also placed fourth in the 4x400 relay and fifth in the 800 meters in 2011... Holds seven school records at Bloomer and the Heart O' North Conference record in the 800 meters... Has won the track & field team MVP honor each of her previous three years with the Blackhawks... Earned all-conference and all-area honors with the BHS basketball team... Helped the BHS track & field team win the past two team conference championships... Member of the conference championship and sectional runner-up cross country team in 2011... Won the state reserve championship in barrel racing and competed at the world finals in 2011... Member of the National Honor Society.
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Ofcom sides with Sky in BT advertising spat
Rules that Sky doesn't have to show BT Sports adverts
UK TELECOM WATCHDOG Ofcom said on Thursday that Sky doesn't have to broadcast BT's Premier League advert campaign, ruling its refusal an acceptable commercial competitive practice.
In April it was revealed that Sky had refused to promote BT's Premier League football coverage, which caused BT to complain to Ofcom. At the time John Petter, MD of consumer for BT Retail said, "We are happy to take Sky's advertising but they seem afraid of taking ours. It's like a rottweiler running away from a newborn puppy."
However, it looks like complaining to Ofcom didn't do BT any favours, as the watchdog told The INQUIRER today that it has ruled that Sky doesn't have to air the adverts.
"We accept that a broadcaster may in principle have legitimate commercial reasons to refuse advertising from a direct competitor on its own service," Ofcom said in a statement.
"We also consider, given the limited extent of the effects on BT, that Sky's approach is proportionate to its aim. We therefore consider that Sky has not unduly discriminated against BT in that respect," it said, adding that Sky is not in breach of the code for the Prevention of Undue Discrimination between Broadcast Advertisers.
BT understandably isn't too pleased with today's ruling. In a statement a spokesperson for the company said, "With regulation, you win some and you lose some. Whilst this decision has gone against us, we are delighted that Ofcom is going to investigate Sky over their refusal to supply us with Sky Sports on Youview.
"That is a far bigger issue for us than their refusal to show our ads so this has been a good week for BT in terms of regulation."
Sky was pretty happy with the ruling, howvever. Graham McWilliam, group director of corporate affairs at Sky said, "We are pleased that Ofcom has confirmed that we are acting entirely reasonably in declining to advertise a direct competitor on Sky Sports. As we said at the time, BT's demands are a bit like Tesco expecting to advertise inside Sainsbury's." µ
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I have recently downgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 7 on my Laptop. I know it has 2 USB 3.0 ports (the blue sockets). I'm currently using the "Intel 7 Series C216" chipset .
The problem is, I tried installing the "Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller" driver, and it wouldn't let me. Opening setup.exe would give the "this system does not meet the minimum requirements..." message. I also tried manually updating the usb host controller by directing it to the inf files through Device Manager. However, it says it's incompatible and the device wouldn't start.
Any help would be appreciated.
I use an ASUS K55A laptop with i7 3630QM. The Chipset is Intel HM76.
Link to setupapi.dev.log: https://www.box.com/s/64jb6podzbjzxtq794yg
I have 2 USB 3.0 and 1 USB 2.0 sockets. Could the USB 2.0 controller be interfering with the USB 3.0?
This is what my Device Manager looks like


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I've always kept almost every technical book I've ever bought. I guess I wanted to keep a historical record of my career by being able to look at my bookshelves. I imagined being 60 years old, reminiscing to some kid fresh out of college, pointing over to my original copy of Don Box's classic Essential COM and saying, "See, son, back when I was your age, we had to program uphill... both ways."
But I decided it was time for some real-life refactoring. Time to throw out all that dead code -- er, books, that is. Here are many of the books I just took out to the curb (snif). This picture kind of represents my work life for the past 10 years in one glance (click to zoom in if you really want to read the titles):
Now for me, this was actually a hard thing to do. Those old books you see in the picture at the top (plus others that I didn't get into the picture) represent uncountable hours of work, fun, stress, and growth for me over the past 10 years or so. Sure, I don't really need them anymore - I do Ruby full-time now - but it's still hard to make such a big change without a little fear.
Getting these books out of my daily sight was one way for me to make my committment to Ruby more tangible than ever.
It's similar to how I feel when I refactor a big ugly function, or remove a lot of deadcode, and then I run the tests and they still pass - I feel so much better. So much better.
And now, here's the glorious picture of all that remains: books that represent my current career and interests:
(There's one cool book missing from this picture because I have the .pdf of it instead, and another life-changing book that's missing because the co-writer of this blog borrowed it about a year ago and still has yet to return it... but I digress...)
What books on your shelf today were once important but don't really represent your interests anymore? Or perhaps, what books have you acquired recently that you would recommend?


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Kogan Murphy was crowned Miss Gold Coast 2014 on Sunday, according to a report by the Northwest Herald.
The crowning qualifies her as a contestant for Miss Illinois 2014. If she wins the state pageant, she will represent Illinois in September at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City.
Murphy was graduated in 2012 from Crystal Lake South High School in Crystal Lake, according to her Facebook profile.
She is a part of the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, according to its website.
"The Joffrey Ballet's long list of 'firsts' includes being the first dance company to perform at the White House at Jacqueline Kennedy's invitation, the first to appear on television, the first classical dance company to go multimedia, the first to commission a rock 'n' roll ballet, the first and only dance company to appear on the cover of Time magazine, and the first company to have had a major motion picture based on it, Robert Altman's 'The Company,'" according to the ballet website.
Murphy was an unsuccessful contestant last year for Miss Illinois.
In 2011, the Chicago Tribune published a photo of her on stage and characterized her as a "figure of grace."
A luncheon honoring all Miss Illinois contestants is scheduled for May 18 at the State House Inn in Springfield.
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Results tagged ' Delmon Young '
Two Model Franchises (And Managers)
Tonight's marathon Twins-Rays game featured two of the most solid franchises in the American League duking it out deep into extra innings.
For "starters", David Price (7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 7 K) and Scott Baker (8 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 7 K) matched each other hurl for hurl, with only an early Jason Repko double (driving in Danny Valencia) lighting up the scoreboard whatsoever.
Unsettlingly, though, Matt Capps came in for the save situation and promptly blew it, allowing the tying run to score on a Dan Johnson single.
From that point on, it was a battle of the bullpens, with the Twins holding the slight edge and thus the 2-1 victory:
Tampa: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER (all from Lance Cormier)
Minnesota: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER (Crain, Mijares, Guerrier)
In a game featuring such quality managers as Joe Maddon and Ron Gardenhire, what can you expect?!
-It was nice to see Guerrier redeem himself after last night. This is a guy who doesn't have the most talent in the world, but relies instead on location and pitch movement. Really strong performance tonight.
-Capps had better buy Baker a nice dinner sometime this week.
-Delmon Young finally got the big hit against his former club! Hopefully that will break him out of his little mini-funk.
Preview (60-48, 2nd, 1.5 GB CWS): Kevin Slowey (10-5, 4.44) vs. Wade Davis (9-9, 4.21).
When Delmon Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy
One of the startling (but in a good way) characteristics of the 2009 Minnesota Twins has been their ability to overcome injury adversity and play on despite extended DL trips for three starters (Orlando Hudson, Nick Punto, and Justin Morneau) and a beat-up Joe Mauer. Guys like Delmon Young, Michael Cuddyer, Alexi Casilla, Drew Butera, and Danny Valencia have found their niches over the past few months.
However, if the first two games dropped in Tropicana tell us anything (besides the fact that the Rays are fast and shouldn't be walked, respectively), it is that Delmon Young is the key to everything right now (at least with Morneau still on the sidelines). So far against Rays pitching, Delmon is 1-9. Without him spraying the ball everywhere, the Twins just don't have enough lineup depth to keep mounting rallies when needed.
Thus, against good teams that we can't just clobber, we all too often send a bullpen full of late-inning collapsers (Guerrier, Crain, Mijares) into the game at the most pressure-filled situations. Unless the splits/matchups go exactly our way, bad things are almost bound to happen.
I'm not saying that the pen is altogether rotten, but put it this way…right now I have as much confidence in Jesse Crain as in anyone else that comes out of those swinging doors, and anybody who has read my blog in the past knows how difficult it is for me to even CONSIDER that statement.
-Another good start for Duensing (just one mistake that happened to be hammered by Sean Rodriguez), but still too many walks, which only serve to raise the pitch count and tack on runs that shouldn't ever materialize.
-Woke up this morning, heard Brett Favre had texted his retirement to the Vikings, and thought "Well, the Twins had better be the bread-winners this sports season". Of course, that would mean I actually BELIEVE #4…
Preview (59-48, 2nd, 1.5 GB CWS): Scott Baker (9-9, 5.00) vs. David Price (14-5, 2.90).
Delmon (And Co.) Demolish The Royals
Wow…my first post since the All-Star break. I guess the trips up north (with no Internet access) are severely affecting this blog (yet also severely improving my summer, so it all evens out!).
Remember all those unanswered questions at the break? Unfortunately, many are still lingering. However, the Twins have been able to take care of business against the downtrodden of the AL East (Baltimore) and Central (Kansas City) to jump right back into the AL Central race.
Today, powered by home runs from Delmon Young…excuse me, the Unstoppable Delmon Young (!)…and Jason Repko in the first two innings, the Twins finished off a sweep of the KC Royals. Duensing pitched another decent game out of the starting rotation, and (besides Jose Mijares) the pen did a nice job of closing the door on a 6-4 victory.
During the series, the Twins outscored the Royals 36-7. Of course, guys like Butera, Repko, and Valencia won't have three/four-hit games against the good teams in the league, but series like this serve as a good confidence-builder going forward.
-No imminent trade rumors coming out of TwinCo. Haren (Anaheim) and Lee (Texas) have already been dealt, and Oswalt is likely much too expensive. Thus, any improvement will likely come from middle-of-the-road talent this weekend, or some waiver-wire guys in September (like Pavano last year).
Preview (56-46, 2nd, 0.5 GB CWS): TBA vs. Scott Baker (8-9, 5.00). After an off-day Thursday, the Twins have a "quickie" three-game home series against Seattle before embarking on another road trip (this time much more potentially menacing).
Whew…That Was Close
Whew…the Twins managed to avoid a sweep today at the hands of the Tigers thanks to another solid outing from Carl Pavano and some much-needed clutch hitting (that didn't produce too many double plays).
With pretty much the entire rotation struggling at this point, Pavano took the rotation on his back and turned in 7.2 IP while allowing just three earned runs. Heck, he even managed to keep Miguel Cabrera from completely destroying us!
Multi-hit games from Young, Cuddyer (who is finally starting to hit the ball again), and Kubel allowed the M&M-less offense to come out on top.
This was a big win for the Twins, as heading into the break three games back is much better (if only psychologically) than five.
-Justin Morneau, due to his lingering concussion symptoms, will not start in the All-Star game (or play whatsoever) on Tuesday night. Cabrera will start the game, while Paul Konerko of the White Sox has been added to the roster.
-Sad news today in hearing that longtime Yankees PA announcer Bob Sheppard passed away today. I know that he hadn't been doing the PA for a few years now, but his recorded broadcast still introduces Derek Jeter to this day. Younger fans may not remember the name, but the voice will likely be familiar.
Preview: Home-Run Derby! Here are this year's participants:
National League: Chris Young (Diamondbacks), Corey Hart (Brewers), Matt Holliday (Cardinals), Hanley Ramirez (Marlins)
American League: David Ortiz (Red Sox), Nick Swisher (Yankees), Miguel Cabrera (Tigers), Vernon Wells (Blue Jays)
Man, since when did Rogers Centre turn into Coors Field? Once again tonight, the home of the Toronto Blue Jays turned into something akin to a pinball machine, with the Jays bashing enough long fly balls (both in and out of the park) to beat the Twins 6-5.
Both Alex Gonzalez and Jose Bautista hit moonshots for the blue birdies, while John Buck, Vernon Wells, and that pesky Fred "my batting stance looks exactly like Fred McGriff" Lewis also added big hits.
Of course, both Orlando Hudson and the unstoppable Delmon Young added dingers of their own, but it wasn't enough to push Kevin Slowey (6.1 IP, 5 ER) and Matt Guerrier (blown hold) out on top.
Like I said yesterday, the Twins hitters will come around (even if it is at the frenetically-charged Rogers Centre), but it is the pitching that needs to turn in a few more quality starts. It doesn't help that our staff's biggest weakness (the gopher ball) plays right into the Jays' greatest strength.
-Just heard tonight that Jake Peavy of the White Sox will likely miss the rest of the season. This is a huge blow to the ChiSox, because they really folded down the stretch without him last season.
-Hopefully Morneau is okay after taking a knee to the head sliding into second base (he left the game as a precautionary measure). Wouldn't surprise me to see him take a day off tomorrow.
Preview (44-38, 1.5 GB DET): Scott Baker (7-7, 4.72) vs. Brett Cecil (7-5, 4.19). It's halfway through the season and Baker has an ERA near 5.00? Perhaps this is why we are so strongly in the running for Cliff Lee?!
Making 'Em Sweat
Last night, the Minnesota Twins look for all the world to be headed to another disappointing loss on the road. Down 5-2 after five innings, Carl Pavano was getting beat by the long ball and the bats weren't doing much of anything (besides grounding to Lyle Overbay, that is).
However, that is when the bats started to heat up:
Not only did it take back-to-back jacks from Morneau and Kubel to jump back into the game, but big hits were also needed from Mauer (dinger), and doubles by Thome and Delmon Young (who finished the game 3-3) since the pen kept serving up the meatballs.
As much as everyone is worried about the Twins right now, I think that our hitting is what it is and we aren't going to change anything. If we continue to trot out a Span-O-Dawg-Mauer-Morneau-Cuddy-Kubes-Big D-Big Jim-JJ lineup, we'll score runs:
If it doesn't, then we probably just don't deserve to make the playoffs anyway, so why worry? Thus, are biggest area of improvement will be pitching. Cliff Lee would be huge, but enough so to mortage away guys like Wilson Ramos and Aaron Hicks? At this point, I would have to say yes. With that kind of potent lineup day in and day out, we may actually have a chance to take on the mighty Yanks in the playoffs this year (one always has to assume that the AL road to the World Series runs through the Big Apple), but not without a few pitchers to hold back their firepower. Sending Lee, Liriano, and Pavano/Slowey/Baker/Blackie to the mound would give as at least a fair shake against their big bats, I think, though of course nothing is guaranteed.
Another key…more pictures like this:
-Too bad Delmon Young won't win the Final Vote balloting, but Kevin Youkilis probably deserves it. Just as long as Swish doesn't make it…man I hate that guy!
Preview (45-38, 2nd, 0.5 GB DET): Kevin Slowey (8-5, 4.57) vs. Marc Rzepczynski (0-0, 0.00). The Tigers needed some late-inning heroics to preserve their division lead last night, so let's keep the pressure on. I don't want to be two games back heading into Comerica this weekend.
Don't Be Distracted (or One Pressing Need)
Just recently here in Minnesota, the guy pictured above (Cliff Lee, for those living under a brick of Target Field limestone) has been on the brains of all Twins fans (and for good reason, as he could be a great addition to our ballclub).
However, games like tonight only go to show that another need is just as pressing…a true closer.
When Mr. Joe Nathan used to come into games (to the fans urging others to "Stand up and Shout!"), you got the feeling that everything would be okay, and most of the time (if not the ALDS against the Yanks…grrr) it was.
With Jon Rauch, though, the exact opposite is true. He is basically just your average middle reliever who challenges hitters and lives by the law of averages (that which states that a pitcher should be able to pitch one inning without giving up a run). However, come October or even a steamy September, and I can see Rauch losing too many key games for us. Past demons aside, I would (if given the option…booo) send Nathan out to the mound every time against, say, the Yanks again over Rauch any day of the week.
Tonight was just another example. Two great teams, the Twins and Rays, played a hard-fought game into the eighth inning (featuring more heroics from Delmon Young both at the plate and in the field), when the Twins finally edged out in front. However, Rauch then blew the save that led to Matty Guerrier's eventually loss.
So, with all the pandering over Cliff Lee, let's not forget another pressing need…that "last guy" spot in the ninth. Rauch isn't preposterously bad, but also probably not good enough to make it through the playoffs, either.
-Carl Crawford may just be the best player in baseball. Blazing speed, incredible defense, and hits for power/average. If I'm building a major league baseball team right now, he's A-1 on my short list.
Preview (43-36, 1st, 1.0 GA DET): David Price (11-3, 2.44) vs. Scott Baker (6-7, 4.97).
A Solid Nine
This afternoon, the Twins rapped out 9 hits (two apiece from Morneau, Kubel, & Cuddyer) against the Tigers, while Kevin Slowey followed Blackie's example and turned in his first quality start in ages, beating the Tigres 5-1 and pushing them just a bit further back in the AL Central standings.
The thing I wanted to comment on today, though, is the kind of lineup the Twins will be able to put on the field everyday once JJ Hardy gets back from his injury (likely this weekend):
1. Denard Span, CF
2. Orlando Hudson, 2B
3. Joe Mauer, C
4. Justin Morneau, 1B
5. Michael Cuddyer, 3B
6. Jason Kubel, RF
7. Delmon Young, LF
8. Jim Thome, DH
9. JJ Hardy, SS
Wow…Thome batting eigth?! Of course, the two concerns are Cuddy's defense at third and Thome's status as everyday player (even at DH), but if those things pan out, that lineup could be as deadly as any order this side of the Yankees in the American League. Plus, Gardy could (and would) bring Nick Punto off the bench as a defensive sub at practically any infield position late in the game.
I know that the Twins have always been a streaky bunch of hitters the last few years, with Young, Cuddyer, and Morneau (although perhaps not his '10 form) prone to terrible dry spells, but that is where the depth comes in. When guys 1-9 can provide big hits, it would take every single one of them in a slump to slow production.
-It was nice to see Slowey strike a few guys out today. Whereas Blackburn needs the ball to dive to get outs, Slowey needs to have his perfect control, which will lead to some K's in big spots.
Preview (43-35, 1st, 1.5 GA DET): Jeff Niemann (6-2, 2.72) vs. Carl Pavano (9-6, 3.33). Man, if Pavano was any shorter, he'd be the spitting image of this guy:
Heading into the top of the ninth inning of Saturday's game against the the Phillies, it looked as if the Twins were headed for a sweep at the hands of the defending NL champs. But then, less than 24 hours later, the Twins had taken two of three from the Phils and salvaged what looked to be a disaster.
Thome, Mauer, Butera, and Young provided the late-inning offense in the thrilling Saturday comeback (featuring a blown save by Jon Rauch that prolonged the game even further), while Carl Pavano out-pitched Roy Halladay (Yankee fans, I bet you never thought you'd read that sentence!) on Sunday.
Now, on to the city of Brats & Beer!
Preview (40-29, 1st, 1.5 GA DET): Scott Baker (6-5, 4.41) vs. Chris Narveson (5-4, 5.79).
Two Good Teams
This past weekend, the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves (both leaders of their respective divisions) played some hard-fought games that brought to mind another series between each club that you might remember:
On Friday night, Francisco Liriano and Tim Hudson locked horns in an epic pitchers duel (I was at this one in person!). Frankie struck out seven batters in a row at one point (tying a club record), and the Twins did Hudson in with one productive inning in the seventh.
For Saturday's game, another pitching lockup commenced, this time with Nick Blackburn taking the hard-luck loss to Derek Lowe.
In the finale, Kevin Slowey came back down to earth after a series of outstanding starts, and the Twins effectively lost after the second inning (down 5-0). Delmon Young did continue his hot hitting with a three-run bomb, though.
-It was nice to see the Twins organization recognize Bobby Cox before the opening game of the series (Cox has announced his retirement from managing effective at the end of this season). He truly is a class act who will be sorely missed by Atlanta and all MLB.
-Boy, is Delmon ever on a tear! Of course, he is also prone to those bone-dry stretches as well, so is it really necessary to re-hash the Garza/Bartlett for Young/Harris trade every time he goes on a streak?!
-We need to get healthy. We may be able to beat some NL clubs (like the incoming Rockies) with the likes of Danny Valencia and Trevor Plouffe in the lineup, but we need O-Dawg and JJ back to compete with the big boys offensively.
Preview (36-27, 1st, 2.5 GA DET): Aaron Cook (2-3, 4.76) vs. Carl Pavano (6-6, 3.92). Does Pavano ever get a no-decision? I'm kidding…that's actually a positive thing, as it means he's pitching deep into games.


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With Brazil beating Portugal by the odd goal in nine and Italy squeezing past Spain on penalties, the semi-finals at Marseille 2008 certainly lived up to expectations. FIFA.com looks back on the exciting events of Saturday 26 July.
Portugal 4-5 Brazil
Goals - Madjer, Belchior, Torres, Alan for Portugal; Andre (3), Benjamin, Bruno for Brazil
Portugal will look back at this match for a long time to come and think, 'what if?' Ze Miguel's men played some excellent beach soccer but came up against a Brazilian team that knew how to take their chances. Despite being below their best, partly due to Buru being suspended, the Seleção made it into the final for the third time in four FIFA Beach Soccer World Cups. Having been pushed all the way in the first round by Spain, then by Russia in the last eight, Alexandre Soares' men were also stretched to the limit today by Portugal but once again drew on their incredible reserves of talent to see them through. Are they invincible? Final opponents Italy certainly hope to prove otherwise.
The player
Playmaker Andre notched three goals and was instrumental in sending his country through to the Marseille 2008 final. He had previously been more of a squad player and had only managed one goal in the tournament to date.
The stat
4'39 - The amount of time that Brazil spent in the lead during the entire match - obviously including the moment when the final whistle blew.
What they said
"What a match! Portugal are getting better every day and Belchior is turning into one of the best players in the world. We knew that it would be difficult, particularly without Buru, but we showed our strength today," Alexandre Soares, Brazil coach
Italy 4-4 Spain aet (Italy win 1-0 on penalties)
Goals - Massimiliano Esposito, Simone Feudi, Roberto Pasquali (2) for Italy; Amarelle (2), Javi Alvarez, Javier Torres for Spain
Team sports can often be cruel, as Spain stars Amarelle and Roberto Valeiro found out today. Amarelle scored twice in normal time, the latter giving his team a 4-3 lead with 90 seconds to go, before missing his crucial penalty in the shootout. Keeper Valeiro pulled off some incredible saves throughout the three periods of normal time, but Massimiliano Esposito had the last word, scoring the winner from the spot past Valeiro and sending Italy into the final. The way they are playing at the moment, the Squadra Azzurra look certain to give Brazil a big test in the Stade du Prado on Sunday.
The player
Italy captain Roberto Pasquali brought his team level at 3-3 and again at 4-4. He will no doubt be hoping to play another crucial role against Brazil.
The stat
3 - The number of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup semi-finals that have been decided on penalties, including today's. Portugal squeezed past Brazil in 2005, while Uruguay ousted France in a shoot-out in 2006.
What they said
"Penalties are quite simply a lottery. We're very disappointed but we played well throughout the tournament. I want to thank my team-mates for the way they played. We're very sad, but we'll be back," Amarelle, Spain captain


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FOC Home 15.Jun.2010
FOC staff just got back from our exhibition at DMY-Berlin. At DMY we mingled with the upcoming generation of designers and artists. We almost felt old and established…there were little traders, lots of journalists and from artistic point of view it was the best fair we have seen in a while.
The awesome location, airport Tempelhof, left a lasting impression.
Check this video to get an impression of DMY 2010.
Our exhibition stand was shared with Droog, Frederik Roije, Goods, Ibride, all brands distributed by our German agent 'Now Is Here'. Check the pictures of this Fair in our Press section.


text: Acknowledging that they hadn't done a satisfactory job of finding and developing interior O-line talent over the past few seasons, the Tennessee Titans struck early and often in free agency and the draft in securing players to beef up that part of the roster. As a result, there could be three new faces in those positions in the starting lineup by Week 1: FA signing Andy Levitre and first-round pick Chance Warmack are almost certain shoo-ins at LG and RG, respectively, and some believe that Brian Schwenke should be the man at center. All of this was done in part to help Chris Johnson re-establish himself as a top-flight RB, but it should also benefit Jake Locker as he attempts to prove that he can be a franchise QB. Some believe that his job is already in jeopardy as the start of camp awaits.


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By Paul
Copyright 2005 The Dance Insider
PARIS -- For all the
shows which don't quite achieve their intentions, for all the shows
whose intentions don't quite reach the audience, for all the shows
founded on sand or grounded in mud, there will always be Maguy Marin.
Maguy Marin, creating not just dances but self-contained worlds,
dreamscapes believable even as they are fantastic, universes so
mesmerizing that even as you realize, ten minutes into her 2004
"Umwelt" (Tour of the World), which opened last night at the Theatre
de la Ville - Sarah Bernhardt, that the preface of performers threading
in and out of at least three rows of mirrors situated upstage in
various colorful costumes and with a cornucopia of props taken from
our daily detritus is not a preface but will constitute the whole
65-minute show, you enter into it deliciously, slowly shaking your
head all the while at the marvel Marin has managed to produce.
But before we get to
that, if you're reading this over there (in the States), you should
know that there are two things we see at dance concerts here in
Europe which I believe are much more rare there. The first is called
"cherche une place," and it appears on tiny placards held up by
forlorn-looking would-be spectators who don't have tickets and so
show up as much as an hour before curtain hoping you'll sell them
yours. In the States, you might see this before a Pina Bausch concert.
I've seen it at at least the last three dance engagements at the
Theatre de la Ville, and I'll probably see it again next week when
Wim Vandekeybus and Ultima Vez come to town. Dance -- modern dance
-- not only sells out here, it sells out routinely. That's a function
of price, and a function of culture.
The second phenomenon
is that spectators, or some anyway, feel no compunction about walking
as early as ten minutes after the show has begun. In fact, my companion
of last night and I were joking that if those unable to get places
before the show had waited until a few minutes after it began, there
would have been a steady trickle of people leaving the theater who
would have willingly surrendered their places. (I'd say between
50 and 75 ultimately left without waiting for the finish. At the
finish, a duel between the 'boo's and 'bravo's broke out. We won.)
The two phenomena are
related. Unlike even New York, many dance shows here have a pre-show
buzz which extends beyond the dance world and even beyond the culturati
into the general air. So what you get -- my theory, anyway -- is
a certain sector of the audience who wants to get in because they've
heard it's cool, but who, unable to understand what commences without
any frame of reference, particularly when it's accompanied by astringent
music and doesn't meet a narrow definition of 'pretty dance,' can't
be bothered to stay, even for such a relatively short duration as
the one hour five minutes at which "Umwalt" clocks in.
Context is sometimes
everything. I am thinking back -- as I find myself doing more and
more these days -- to Tere O'Connor's cutting (leveling?) response
to Joan Acocella's recent New Yorker review of his work, which the
Dance Insider published as an open letter last month. O'Connor wrote
of Acocella, in part:
"Through her lack of
understanding and her inability to reach out and get information
from artists, she joins a group of critics whom I will call 'the
literalists.' These critics do not know how to read dances created
outside the restricted confines of the narrative or musical frameworks
from past centuries. What's more, they don't do the work of finding
out what is actually going on in the minds of artists or what are
the contexts in which these works are created. They havereduced
dance criticism to an explanatory, superficial, retelling of events
steering the documentation of contemporary dance into an impenetrable
forest, dark and mistaken.... Her bloated, oracular tone is classic.
It is born out of a reluctance to say: 'I don't know what this is.'"
Well, as you might have
guessed by my stalling, I am here to tell you that as regards Maguy
Marin's "Umwalt," I don't know what this is. (I can also report
that when I tried in 2001 to find out what was going on in the mind
of the artist, she stiffed me, not showing up for the interview.)
I do believe, however, that if those who walked before the
curtain fell last night had the opportunity to read a critic who
suggested, "You might not understand this, just enter into it,"
and perhaps explained how the astringent music was not just there
to annoy them but an essential element to the Marinian expedition,
more of them might have stayed.
For example, I know,
from seeing the choreographer's 1993 "Waterzooi," that each Marin dance
seems to find its own appropriate musical implements. For "Umwelt,"
this took the form of three electric guitars, layed out flat near
the lip of the stage, 'strummed' by twine unrolling from a spool
at one end of the stage to one at the other, the rope crossing over
the (apparently) miked guitars on the way. Musically (and perhaps
with some distortion added) this came out as a sort of loud, at
times cacophonous -- like many airplanes constantly revving up before
take-off, perhaps -- white noise which, once you adjusted to its
astringency, could be received as a drone, a hypnotic musical foundation
for the action.
That action spun out
upstage, the performers threading between what are most simply described
as one row of upright slats, with interstices big enough to fit
one body, behind which stands a similarly-sized row of slightly
distorting, seemingly shaking fun-house-style mirrors, in which
we can partially see the reflections of the side of the performers
not facing us, and yet another row behind these, into which the
performers really disappear.
There's also a wind
machine. Indeed, propulsion wise, when they're not facing us, the
performers' dynamic reference points -- from which they're being
blown or at which they're looking fixedly, as if to understand an
event taking place a block away -- are offstage right and left.
Because they don't emerge more than (occasionally) a few inches
beyond the front row of slats, they're mostly moving laterally between
the first two rows or pausing in the interstices to conduct their
business before retreating into the third row of mirrors. They move
in a constant cavalcade, appearing sometimes singly, sometimes in
pairs or trios.
Okay, but WHAT ARE THEY
DOING?, you ask. Well, I must confess that in terms of my notetaking
and perception, for the first half hour at least I played the literalist,
and here's some of what I saw: As with most of the Marin shows I've
seen, if she (and in this case, designer Cathy Ray) takes her costumes
from the world of the pedestrian, it's not the drably attired pedestrian
of post-mod New York (or Europe for that matter). Rather, civilians
-- whether in household or street scenes -- are usually garbed in
pastels. Where they wear skirts and blouses, they're typically of
a '50s vintage. In "Umwalt," those civilians appear holding aloft
and shaking babies so obviously fake, it's funny; eating apples
and spitting out the pits onto the terrain beyond the mirrors, towards
us; with the women naked and embracing the men as they remove their
shirts and disappear between the mirrors for the heavy stuff; with
the men pulling their pants up over naked butts; yelling; shaving;
reading the paper and drinking their coffee. When they don 'work'
outfits, they are doctors in white gowns worriedly pacing; scientists
in green overcoats tiredly removing their glasses and stroking their
hair back; pimps or drug dealers in tan trenchcoats and sunglasses
counting their money; secret agents in the same shining searchlights
over the stage; dirty old men in grey trenchcoats masturbating (this
happens once). Oh and there are soldiers, too, sometimes donning
pith helmets to drag off women discarded on the stage by their partners.
On this same theme (perhaps), there are naked unconscious (or perhaps
dead) women, held across the shoulder blades of men, both with their
backs to us. Towards the end, there are civilians or workers who
toss rubble and stones onto the stage. If there's one recurrent
visual theme, it involves the actor-dancers, usually turned slightly
and diagonally away from us, donning and removing silvery or gold
paper crowns.
After simply scrawling
some of this down for the first half of the spectacle, I realized
I wasn't looking for the big -- choreographic and theatrical --
picture. I think it would be cheeky for me to pretend to know this
less than 24 hours after one viewing of a work that no doubt took
much longer to create. So what I'll instead qualify as my educated
'guess' would be that, in addition to her ongoing interest in creating
self-contained worlds -- which dates back some 25 years to the signature
"May B" -- here Marin reveals the rhythm in normal, mundane, dare
I say pedestrian situations.
I'd love to prattle
on significantly more, but I gotta go use the bathroom. Lights,
camera, action!
Maguy Marin's "Umwalt" is performed through Saturday by the Compagnie
Maguy Marin at the Theatre de la Ville - Sarah Bernhardt. Click here to read a review of Maguy Marin's ""Pour ainsi
dire"; here to read about her "Points de Fuite"; and here for "Cendrillon." For some insight into Maguy Marin's
creative process from her own mouth, please click here.
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Teknoids at LSAC's 2009 Electronic Services Conference
I know a bunch of you are going to be in New Orleans this week for
this LSAC conference. A number of the sessions look interesting and I
hope that those in attendance will take a few minutes to pass
interesting bits along to the list for those of us stuck at our desks
this week. I also hope that the gathered IT heads will have an
opportunity to get together and discuss some of the disaster recovery
and business continuity issues that were raised on the list earlier
this month. And perhaps add to the wiki at
BTW, John Mayer will be there, so do track him down and say hi.


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The Feb. 15, 2014, running of the Holiday Lake 50K saw 281 finishers, despite the toughest conditions in the 19 runnings of the event, according to Liberty University Professor David Horton, who started the race in 1996.
The Holiday Lake 50K is the first race of The Beast Series, which also includes Terrapin Mountain 50K & 1/2 Marathon on March 22, Promise Land 50K on April 26, Grindstone 100 on Oct. 3-5, Mountain Masochist Trail Run on Nov. 1 and Hellgate 100K on Dec. 13.
The Holiday Lake 50K is also the first race of the Lynchburg Ultra Series. You will find results from the Holiday Lake 50K at ExtremeUltraRunning.com. The finishing times for the event don't really do justice to the race or the endurance of the runners.
Brian Robinson and other runners shared photos from Holiday Lake for this article. We spoke with seven of the finishers of this year's Holiday Lake 50K to learn how they stayed motivated under difficult conditions which included cold, ice, snow and mud.
Here's what Jamie Swyers, Grattan Garbee, Mike Mitchell, Andrew Charron, Lesley McPhatter, Jordan Miller and Melissa Caruso-Early shared with us about trail running, motivation and advice for new runners.
Jamie Swyers started running in fall 2009 during Dr. Horton's Advanced Running class. Swyers met her future husband in that class, who proposed to her at the Promise Land 50K in 2011.
This year was Jamie Swyers' third Holiday Lake 50K. Swyers told us, "Usually Holiday Lake is an awesome first ultra but this year it was brutal and took a lot of inner toughness. Everyone who finished fought through some intensely difficult conditions and showed some real perseverance!"
Swyers' biggest challenge during this year's event was the condition of the course. Snow, ice and mud made it a struggle to stay upright and keep her feet under her.
Despite the challenge, Swyers said, "I knew I had to finish this event. Dropping out meant waiting at an aid station for possibly hours in your soaking wet clothes and shoes until someone could drive you back to the start. I kept reminding myself that everyone else is feeling the same way and hurting just as bad as I was. The final aid station I was suffering badly and a member of the crew told me I couldn't stop and yelled at me to 'get out of here!' It was the final push I needed and I put my head down to grind out the last four miles."
Swyers offers this advice to new runners, "Find friends to train with and run in beautiful places. Listen to your body and pay attention to pain. Figure out what's normal training aches and what's early signs of injures. When in doubt, play it smart. Set goals but have fun with your running and don't take it too seriously. You'll have great days and tough days and they both make you better. Always remember, this is a hobby, if it's not fun… what's the point?"
Grattan Garbee, vice-president of the Lynchburg Road Runners Club, began running at Brookville High School, continued at Lynchburg College, then took a break of about 10 years before starting back about 15 years ago.
In addition to running trail runs up to 100K, Garbee runs road races. This was Garbee's ninth finish of the Holiday Lake 50K.
Garbee said, "The first step is always the hardest, especially when you know it's going to be cold and nasty." Garbee said this year's event added additional challenges and coined the term 'slogging' to describe how participants powered through the cold, icy, muddy slush.
Garbee, along with fellow runners Dr. Mike Dunlop, Mike Mitchell, David Snipes, Sam Price, John Cooper, Dr. Kelly Golden and others stopped to assist runner Amy Albu, who slipped on an icy patch about seven miles into the race, breaking her leg.
After emergency splinting of her leg on the trail by Dunlop, about a dozen runners took turns carrying Albu, a trauma nurse at UVA Medical Center, to the nearest aid station more than a mile away.
Amy Albu was transported to UVA for treatment, which included surgery the next day to insert plates to her tibia and fibula. Amy's fall motivated many runners, including Garbee, to finish the race, no matter how painful and difficult it got.
Garbee's advice for new runners is, "Set a goal (like a specific race), but even more important have a training plan - the daily steps needed to achieve the long term goal - find running partners to help make you accountable and also know that running can be as much social as physical."
Mike Mitchell started distance running as a 7th grader, running cross country and track through high school, took a break from running while raising a family, then returned to running about 10 years ago.
Mitchell also runs road races, often pushing son Aaron in a wheelchair. Aaron is one of many assisted athletes who enjoy the thrill of running while being powered by local athletes.
Although he enjoys all kinds of races, trail runs are Mitchell's favorite. Mitchell said, "The folks are more laid back and it seems to be more of an adventure and an experience of enduring and overcoming the trail and the conditions, whatever the weather brings, than just a 5k in town."
Mitchell's first ultramarathon trail race was the Holiday Lake 50K in 2007, but he's also run the Mountain Masochist, which is advertised as a 50-mile race but is actually about 52 miles long.
Like many of the runners we spoke with, Mitchell said the second half of this year's Holiday Lake 50K was the most challenging. Mitchell said, "It was like running in an ice cold muddy creek the whole second 16 miles."
When Mitchell saw Amy Albu on the ground, he thought she had tripped and fallen. When he noticed Dr. Dunlop checking her leg, Mitchell used his Boy Scout training to find sturdy sticks in the woods for making a wilderness splint.
Mitchell helped form a 'human litter' to carry Amy to the aid station. Mitchell said," It wasn't a good experience for Amy but it was good to see many people putting their own race plans on hold for 30 or 40 minutes while tending to a greater need of a fellow runner who was injured and in need of evacuation and medical attention."
Mitchell said, "My motivation to continue and finish in the conditions comes from a deep place. I'm not sure how to communicate this adequately but I have strong adverse feelings when it comes to those three letters 'DNF' (Did Not Finish). Once I commit to a race I have always, with one exception out of hundreds, finished it. No matter if I was injured, ill, or under-trained, or adverse course conditions, I am pretty determined to finish."
Mitchell's advice to beginners is, "Start slow and easy and make it fun. Don't try to do too much at once. Be patient, be consistent and over time your body can accomplish amazing things. Get out and jog a few yards then walk a few yards, 30 to 40 minutes 3 to 4 times a week. In two months you will be able to run the whole 30 minutes. Then find a 5k (that is 3.1 miles) race to enter and go have fun with a bunch of other people who have or are doing the same thing. You will meet new friends and open a whole different horizon in your life! You don't have to be fast...just have fun!"
Andrew Charron, known to Dr. Horton as "Best Blood", was challenged by his friend, Todd Foster, to run 10 miles in November 2011. Foster told Charron, "Distance running doesn't make sense to you because you think you can't do it." Charron ran 10 miles that night and has been hooked on distance running ever since.
This is Charron's third time running Holiday Lake. The biggest challenge this year was the snow, which Charron said "felt like trying to run on a floor covered in marbles."
Charron's fiancée, Kati, was his motivation for finishing. Kati woke up early to be at the race's start and was waiting at the finish line with a hug and kiss.
Charron told us, "I grew up hiking and outside all the time outside Worcester, MA, also known as 'City of Seven Hills', as Lynchburg is, so I love being out in nature and enjoying what God has created. Nature is expansive and unique, which is the real reason that I love trails more than roads."
Charron's advice to new runners is, "Do however much you can, but start somewhere! The running community is incredibly encouraging. This year around 10 people helped carry a woman who broke her leg during the race to safety. Runners want to help and encourage. They will be proud if you start at 2 miles and that's all you can do. Don't be ashamed if you're not fast or if you can't do it. Try, try, try, try, try again. When you get sick of trying, try some more! My first ultra was HL50k 2011. I lacerated my shin at mile 15 and was forced to drop out, go to the hospital and get stitches. Two years later you can still see the scar. Life will throw challenges at you. Life will knock you down and your determination to get back up and face your monsters is an irreplaceable quality. Sometimes we have to get beat up for God to show us we CAN do something."
Lesley McPhatter is the oldest of four children in a running family. Her dad, Frank McPhatter, ran the first 30 Virginia 10 Milers before his death in May 2013. Lesley ran her first 10 Miler in 1992 after breaking her foot training the previous year.
Lesley ran her first marathon in 1996 and her first ultra, Holiday Lake, in 1999. Lesley shared, "My goal was to run a marathon within one year of the birth of my first child - there wasn't one close by, so 50K sounded good. She was 10 months old. I loved it and ran the next three - all within one minute of each other - 5:56, 5:55, 5:57. I have run 6 more and never touched under 6 hours since!"
Although Lesley always runs the Virginia 10 Miler, she also loves the camaraderie on trail runs. Just as she first ran the 10 Miler because of her dad's influence, Lesley began marathon running with her dad running with her, mentoring and encouraging her along the way.
"I have so many good memories for those times with him that I never would have had if I hadn't picked up running," Lesley shared. At this year's Virginia 10 Miler, the entire McPhatter family ran in Frank's memory.
Lesley said, "I did not become a 'real' trail runner till 2008. I trained on the Promise Land course with friends and thought they were all crazy. Holiday Lake is a runner's trail run - you can run the whole thing, no mountains to climb, no technical trail to maneveur. That year, I decided to the Lynchburg Ultra Series and to prepare for Promise Land, I did the Terrapin 1/2 marathon. It was the first year for that race and it wasn't part of the LUS. I will never forget people FLYING down the backside of that mountain as I tiptoed....It was amazing. And I was hooked."
About this year's Holiday Lake 50K, Lesley told us, "The first lap, I was doubting my ability to stay out there and do it. Then I came upon the guys carrying Amy Albu from the creek almost to the next aide station. I stayed with them for a while and I can't tell you the impact she had on all of us - she was so brave and I am sure in such pain. But she never complained and was so appreciative - I mean there are 10 guys, spelling each other, carrying a girl in a foot of snow, always with one guy walking backwards to hold her splinted leg just so. Everyone who ran by offered a jacket or pain meds or anything they had. After that, I knew I would finish this race in the time limit. And I enjoyed it. It's a privilege to be able to do these things and I like to focus on how blessed I am to do this, especially during the rough spots. It took two hours longer than usual, my feet were wet and frozen most of the time, I was hungry and covered in mud I couldn't escape. But I felt good. And my dear friend Jamie Martin caught me with about 3 miles to go and we did the last stretch together - always easier with someone to talk to."
Lesley's advice to new runners is, "Find a friend or three and go have fun. With social media, there is always a run, or someone looking to run. Pick a reasonable goal, start slow, get fitted for the right shoe for you and go running. And enjoy it. A endocrinologist I worked with years ago once said 'Exercise is not a luxury. It's part of the prescription for a healthy, full life.' Don't find excuses (not enough time) to miss exercise. Maybe running is the most selfish thing you do, but do it. You benefit, your kids and/or significant other benefit because you are happier and you have something that is all yours."
Trail running is easier on the body, more relaxing and more enjoyable to Lesley than road running. When her kids were younger, Lesley says that running ultras was cheaper than shopping and the only way to get eight hours alone with no one yelling "MOM!"
Lesley loves running and says she can talk about running for days. "It's my sanity and part of who I am. All three of my girls run and love it. I started coaching Girls on the Run when my 10th grader was in the 4th grade. My youngest is now doing GOTR as a 4th grader. Teach your kids to love exercise and they will. And teaching by example is always best."
Jordan Miller's dad was a marathoner before he was born. Miller's first race was a kids' mile fun run as a 6-year-old in 1993. Although he struggled with the mile run, his dad helped and encouraged him, and Miller's been a runner ever since.
Miller runs both road and trail races, but does most of his training runs on the trails with Pearl, his 2-year-old lab/collie mix, who knows her way around Candler's Mountain.
Miller ran the Holiday Lake 50K the first time in 2011, finishing in 11th place. In 2012, Miller had to pull out of the race at the 26-mile mark due to nutritional issues. Miller looks forward to running the Mountain Masochist Trail Run-50 Miler in November.
"The biggest challenge this year was not letting my head get to me, which it inevitably did anyways and there are places I remember asking myself why I do this to myself," Miller told us. "No one makes another individual run an ultra, they choose it for themselves based on their own personal goals and the other obvious one this year were the conditions which were atrocious to say the least. Also making sure I stayed on top of my hydration and nutrition was going to be a battle because I do not usually use too much in training."
Miller told us that finishing wasn't his only motivation. "Redeeming myself from a terrible experience in 2012 was my main motivational factor. The fact that the conditions were beyond awful was another obstacle to be tackled, and it was a burden, and I couldn't wait to get to the halfway point to change my shoes and socks, which I believe helped because I finished blister free and much less soreness than expected. But that obstacle was lower on the priority list then redemption from a personal bad experience two years prior."
Miller's advice to new runners is, "Start slow, build gradually, and don't be afraid of a little pain and heartache along the way. With distance running, so many factors come into play and we start analyzing those factors and lose sense of why we run to begin with. Some may start to lose weight, or get in shape for another sport, but running at it's core is fun, whether it's to the other base, or not getting caught in hide and seek, it's hard to not see the joy in running no matter what the distance is."
Miller adds, "Humans have this need and desire to accomplish things we think we cannot. Exploring the stars comes to mind for our current generation. It is this evolutionary instinct that I beckon on when running. I want what I know I cannot have, but yet continue to drive forward to something that may or may not happen. It is irrational to believe that we can always get what we want, but when we push ourselves to our limits, we may find that what we want is not what we need."
Melissa Caruso-Early is a newcomer to running. Melissa began running as part of a fitness ministry at Blue Ridge Community Church about two years ago. This year's Holiday Lake 50K was Melissa's inaugural distance run.
Like many trail runners, Melissa enjoys the hiking, running, climbing aspects of trail running. Melissa said her biggest challenge at the Holiday Lake 50K was, "The single track snud trail. Since the course was covered in snow I guess runners just stayed behind one another so the wide trail sections were still single track unless you wanted to create your own. Which for the second half my pacer did because it was actually easier to run there than through the mud."
Melissa found her motivation in family and friends waiting for her. "I just kept thinking 'keep moving, don't stop,' and then I thought of my husband, children, and friends waiting for me at the finish. At one point in the second loop, I actually felt bad because I knew they all would finish an hour or more ahead of me. The course was more difficult after the sun came out and temperatures warmed the snow turned to mud. My friend Kat ran with me and would NOT let me stop. She ran ahead and grabbed what I needed from aid stations so that I would not have to stop.I hurt my knee about a month ago in the down pour training run which caused my hip flexor to work overtime and that was my fear for this race. I thought I was prepared with anti-inflammatory cream and Aleve, but that did not prevent it from hurting from mile 12 on. Needless to say I had many thoughts going through my head especially Dr. Horton's words to not be in the 10 percent that don't finish and that pain is temporary."
Melissa's advice to other new runners is, "Get with a group of people that LOVE to run and will hold you accountable, but NOT PRESSURE you. I run with two amazing groups: Blue Ridge Trail Runners and The No Pressure Running Club."
Melissa added, "This definitely was not the ideal first ultra like Dr. Horton advertises due to the trail conditions. The weather did not bother me, but the conditions were unbelievable. After finishing with only five minutes left to learn the front runners were an hour to an hour and a half behind their normal times was comforting. However, my goal was to not race the clock and that is exactly what I did. Oh and the two watches that we brought for the race did not work so I had no concept of time except when coming into aid stations. I was on God's time out there for sure."
In the week since the Holiday Lake 50K, these runners have kept busy with training runs for upcoming events, including the Terrapin Mountain 50K and the Promise Land 50K. For most trail runners, nothing can beat a day on the trails.


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January 20, 2006: Hearing Held in ACLU-TN Challenge to Proposed Constitutional Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage
On Friday, January 20, 2006, Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle heard arguments in ACLU of Tennessee, et. al. v. Darnell, et. al., ACLU-TN's challenge to the proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Chancellor Lyle indicated that she will issue a written opinion by February 20. Because this unconstitutional amendment is slated to be on the state-wide ballot next November for ratification, time is of the essence in this case. Everyone involved agrees that the Tennessee Supreme Court may have to make the ultimate decision, and must do it rather quickly. A decision can be expected by mid-2006.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee filed the lawsuit in April 2005, challenging a proposed amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that would ban same-sex couples from being able to marry in the state. The lawsuit was filed in the Chancery Court for Davidson County and charges that the state failed to meet notification requirements as outlined in the State Constitution.
"The drafters of our State Constitution put in place very specific safeguards to protect the Constitution from being amended at the whim of politicians. Unfortunately, in their haste to write discrimination into the Tennessee Constitution, the sponsors of this amendment are attempting to undermine the democratic principles guaranteed by the Constitution," said Hedy Weinberg, ACLU-TN executive director. "It's shameful that the politicians who are so eager to prevent gay people from securing the protections of marriage have so little respect for our State Constitution that they are willing to ignore these procedural safeguards."
The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of ACLU members; the Tennessee Equality Project (TEP), a statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lobbying organization; State Representatives Larry Turner, Beverly Robison Marrero and Tommie Brown; as well as a number of private citizens. The suit names a number of government officials, including the state Secretary of State, Riley C. Darnell, Coordinator of Elections, Brook K. Thompson, and Attorney General, Paul G. Summers.
State Representatives Turner, Marrero, and Brown explained their reason for joining in the lawsuit: "When we took office, we swore that we would uphold the Tennessee Constitution. The Tennessee Constitution is what keeps us honest. When we no longer follow the rules, democracy is sacrificed. We are joining in this lawsuit because it's our duty to make sure that when we consider proposals to amend the State Constitution, we follow the rules. That didn't happen here."
The lawsuit charges that the text of the amendment was not published six months prior to the General Assembly election as required by the State Constitution. Article XI, Section 3 of the Tennessee Constitution sets forth rules for amending the Constitution. Before an amendment can be placed on the ballot for a general election, it must first be agreed upon by a majority of both the Senate and House of Representatives. Then the text of the amendment must be published in Tennessee newspapers at least six months before the next election of the General Assembly. When the next General Assembly convenes, a second vote is taken, and the amendment must be approved by two-thirds of the members of both the Senate and House. The amendment is put to the citizens for a vote only if it meets all of these requirements.
According to the complaint filed by the ACLU, the proposed amendment received the necessary votes to pass the first vote in the House on May 6, 2004 and in the Senate on May 19, 2004. However, the Secretary of State failed to publish the text of the amendment until June 20, 2004 – only four months and 12 days prior to the General Assembly elections that took place on November 2, 2004.
"By requiring the state to publish proposed amendments to the constitution six months before the elections, the citizens are given the opportunity to properly debate an issue of such fundamental importance and decide if they want to reelect the legislators who proposed it or choose to elect someone else instead. Failure to meet the six month publication requirement renders the proposal unconstitutional and invalidates the amending process," said Melody Fowler-Green, ACLU-TN staff attorney.
Shortly after the case was filed, the Alliance Defense Fund filed a motion to intervene on behalf of 91 state legislators. The Alliance Defense Fund, a right-wing legal organization founded by such groups as Focus on the Family, has attempted to insert itself in nearly every marriage equality case in the country. While their efforts have been unsuccessful in most places, ADF and the 91 legislators were granted a permissive intervention and are parties in the pending case. However, the addition of these new parties does not change the substance of the case in any way.
Attorneys in the case are Melody Fowler-Green, ACLU-TN staff attorney, and ACLU-TN Cooperating Attorneys Abby Rubenfeld of Rubenfeld Law Office, and Anne C. Martin of Bone McAllester Norton PLLC.
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Garden Plants Enhance Your Life and Landscape
Having a garden is a great way to enhance your life and your landscape, but first you need to decide what type of garden suits you best. Whether an ornamental/flowering garden or a vegetable or herb garden, the first step is determining where the garden will be located and what types of plants you would like to fill it with.
Information is Power
As with most aspects of life, information is power when it comes to garden plants. Talk to specialists in your local area to see which plants do well in your region. Most cities or counties have a Department of Agriculture staffed with knowledgeable people who can help you decide what plants you'll likely have the most success with. Neighbors with green thumbs and nursery employees are also good sources of information.
What Catches Your Eye
You will probably find that there is an overwhelming choice of which plants grow well in your area but don't let yourself get bogged down in the decision process. Start with selections that immediately caught your eye or that interested you most. If you're planting a vegetable or herb garden start with the plants that will provide what you'll use the most. For example, if you love making salads, go for tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and lettuce rather than corn, squash, and beans.
Plants Complement Each Other
If you're planting an ornamental or flower garden, try to choose plants that will complement each other in color and size for a more pleasing effect. Instead of having three plants that each bloom in small pink flowers, try selecting a few varieties that grow knee-high and bloom in blue behind a row of shorter red and white flowering plants.
Be sure to give each plant the amount of spacing they need to ensure they grow properly.
Don't forget that different plants will mature or bloom at different times, so it might be helpful to start a garden chart to help you understand when each plant you are considering will be in its glory.
While it may be tempting to choose all plants that bear vegetables or flowers at the same time, it can be even more gratifying to select plants that stagger in maturity - to give you an even longer portion of the year to appreciate your hard work.
Alternating by Row or Season
In the case of flower gardens consider alternating rows of plants that bloom in early summer with rows of plants that bloom in the fall, or border the garden with small plants that pop in the winter. For vegetable gardens, while many varieties offer food late in the summer and into the fall, there are still several plants you can sow in the summer to fall that will provide you with a fresh supply of greens into early winter.
Also, keep in mind that the easiest garden to keep up with is the one that comes back on its own each year, so, if possible, select at least a few plants that are perennial to make life a little easier in future years.
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RØNNE, Denmark — Queen Margrethe II of Denmark usually rounds off the summer with a cruise on the Royal private yacht Dannebrog to meet and greet her kingdom's citizens. On Sept. 5-6, the Royal escort paid an official visit to the island of Bornholm, home of industrial laundry equipment maker JENSEN-GROUP.
Welcoming the Queen were CEO Jesper Munch Jensen; his mother, Lise Munch Jensen (widow of the late Jørn Munch Jensen); and Steen Nielsen, managing director of JENSEN Denmark and executive director for JENSEN's Finishing Technology business unit.
Lise Munch Jensen presented the Queen with a bouquet of acorns; the acorns came from an oak tree planted on the JENSEN grounds 22 years earlier in honor of the Queen's 50th birthday.
Nielsen gave a short presentation of JENSEN-GROUP's activities, detailing the industry and the type of customers that JENSEN-GROUP serves. Some of JENSEN's customers also supply to other Royal households, so Queen Margrethe and Prince Consort Henrik have certainly already been in touch with linen that has been processed on JENSEN equipment, the company says.
Jesper Munch Jensen personally guided the Royal visit. The Queen accepted an invitation to try the Jenfeed Logic Plus feeder herself, becoming the company's first Royal machine operator.
The table linen that was fed into a test finishing line bore the official monogram of H.M. Queen Margrethe II. After successful operation, the company offered the linen to the Royal family as a souvenir.
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Hennepin Theatre Trust's Spark Committee is a group of young professionals and artists dedicated to building engagement between Hennepin Theatre Trust and those in their 20's and 30's to ensure the future vitality of the Trust and Hennepin Avenue. This group works closely with The Scene, Hennepin Theatre Trust's new group for young arts enthusiasts.
|Sasha Andreev
Originally from St. Petersburg, Russia, Sasha Andreev is proud to be a member of the Twin Cities arts community. For the last 7 years, he has been working professionally on stage and on camera, having been named Outstanding New Face in Theater by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
|Nicole Donnelly
Nicole Donnelly has been with The Scene from the beginning, as one of the original board members, and is looking forward to many more great years with this fantastic program. While persuing her professional career in sales and marketing, she been fortunate to stay heavily involved with the arts community through her contributions to several local organizations including Yellow Tree Theatre, Arena Dance, and the Blue Lake Dance Program.
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Noelle Heaslip is a public strategist for Minnesota Public Radio who has been a part of Hennepin Theatre Trust in different capacities since 2004. She is grateful to be a part of The Scene and is dedicated to bringing so much of what Hennepin Theatre Trust does to the next generation.
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Dr. Tyler Ketterl is from Lincoln, NE and studied biology at Creighton University in Omaha, NE then attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center for medical school. Tyler moved to Minneapolis in June 2011 and is currently completing a combined residency at the University of Minnesota in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He has been involved in music and the arts since high school, studied piano throughout college, and shares the healing benefits of the arts with his colleagues and patients.
|Ben Meents
Ben Meents is a native of the Twin Cities and has been volunteering with the Hennepin Theater Trust since 2011. Ben studied Japanese and International relations in undergrad, but has worked in the field of marketing, branding and communications on everything from healthcare reform to investment securities. Ben's favorite part of being involved in the Spark Committee is helping get more young professionals involved in advancing the Trust's vision of advancing a thriving Hennepin Avenue cultural district in downtown.
|Richard Oknick
Richard Oknick is a native of Chisago Lakes and studied marketing at St. Cloud State University. He now calls Minneapolis home. Like a few of his fellow Spark Committee members, Richard has been with The Scene from the beginning. He is also the General Manager of the Birchwood Cafe, and Director of Events for the Film Society of Minneapolis – St. Paul. In his free time, Richard enjoys cycling, running and eating.
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Karin Ourada joined The Scene in 2011 and is excited to be a part of the Spark Committee. She brings over 10 years of experience in marketing and brand management as a Director at EFFECT Partners, a Minneapolis-based marketing firm where she works with musicians and brands to develop campaigns that integrate sustainability and create positive social change. Karin is passionate about musical theatre and has enjoyed volunteering with Hennepin Theatre Trust since 2009. She looks forward to being a continued ambassador for the Trust through the Spark Committee.