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As you can see from the options below, anything is everything is available in Jinan. Prices range as widely as the selection of goods.
Spring City Square was built in the early 21st century; at the center is the statue "Spring" which has become a symbol of Jinan. The square borders on the ancient city moat. It has a music fountain.
Locate in Spring City Road, the largest bookstore of the city
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Address:Corner of Baotuquan Bei Lu and Quancheng Lu, Lixia Dist.
Address:No. 69 Liyuan Da Jie.
Stepsin the middle of the square lead customers down into an underground wonderworld also known as Quan Cheng Square Shopping Center. Besides a deluxe supermarket that sells both local and foreign goods, many stores sell everything from pantyhose and makeup to basketballs and shuttlecocks.
Address:No. 80 Dikou Lu, Tianqiao District.
Da Run Fa, in addition to the supermarket downstairs, has a floor full of low-priced appliances, household products, bicycles, sports equipment, clothing, CDs, books, and watches. Bring your wallet and have fun! A piece of advice: be sure to avoid the crowds around four or five in the afternoon or on Sundays. Every deal hunter in Jinan adores Da Run Fa
Address:No. 6 Shanshi Dong Lu.
U-Mart offers all of the best Western food products from coffee and spirits to cheese, butter and pasta sauce.
Address:No. 34 Jingqi Lu.
UNI-Mart, Jinan's most expensive supermarket, offers a lush selection of imported and local goods. Next door to UNI-Mart is Kang Kang Fast Food, which features individual hot pot service. The Silver Plaza shopping center (upstairs) is worth checking out, but shop around at other
Hours:10 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week, Starbucks opens at 8am
Address:across from Quancheng
Jinan has a new contender for most high end mall: Parc 66 across from Quancheng Square. This massive, modern mall has most of the most elegant brands as well as some affordable shops, though the accent is on designer goods. Juicy Couture, St. Johns, DKNY, Teenie Weenie, Uniqlo, Max Mara Weekend, Swatch, Nike, Coach, Hermes, the list goes on and on.
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The Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE) designation, instituted in 1975, is the hallmark of professional credit union achievement. Designed for those aspiring to credit union leadership, the certification demonstrates knowledge in advanced credit union management and operations techniques.
CUNA has aligned the CCUE designation with CUNA Management School. Students can earn the designation upon graduation from the three-year program. See a list of our 2015 Certified Credit Union Executive (CCUE) designees.
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Lora's posting on how the Chimpanzee days may be limited, makes a very interesting point about the use of Tablet PCs:
People studying animals in the field are actually prime candidates for Tablet PCs. Depending on what type of survey they are doing, the probably have a set of checklists to access every few minutes, plus need to catalog photographs with those direct notes.
People studying animals in the field are actually prime candidates for Tablet PCs. Depending on what type of survey they are doing, the probably have a set of checklists to access every few minutes, plus need to catalog photographs with those direct notes.
When I was working on the Tablet PC, even in the early days, ethnographers (people who's job is to basically study how people use different products and tools) have been clamoring for Tablets. It was particularly interesting in that one such ethnographer at Microsoft kept pestering me over and over again since she thought it would save her a ton of time in capturing her notes and observations and the Tablet PC is the coolest thing to change how she would do her work! This may well be true, but at the time we didn't have any Tablets to loan to her and I also thought she was completely wrong in wanting to take a tablet on a site visit or an in-depth ethnography at least any time in the near future.
Let's introspect for a moment... If you are the proud owner of a Tablet PC, how many impromptu demonstrations have you had to give? How many times has someone asked you what you're doing? How often have you had to start a meeting 10 minutes late so that you could show everyone what you can do with this product? Even if you aren't a Tablet user, think about when you had your first PDA or your first cell phone or any new product or tool what-so-ever....
The main problem with trying to interview someone about technology or observe their habits is that you can't use technology in your pursuit of finding out what's really going on with the user. Even if you were to say spend that first 20 minutes explaining your new tablet to the user, they're going to be thinking about the technology for the rest of the session and color their desires and thoughts. Believe me, I've seen it happen. Product members would bring some technology either a new laptop or tablet or even a smart phone type device and somehow or another the demo would ensue. Later on the participant would say something like "you know that device that X had would really make a big difference for me... maybe I should really consider one".
The result has been that for all of the ethnography and site visit work that I've done, I've had to ban all forms of technology from the team members... paper and pencil for note-taking, that's it. Seems a little backwards particularly when we're developing solutions for taking notes :-)
As for the ethnographer, I'm sure that she has a tablet now, but I'm also sure that she's not yet actively using it on site visits. Once everyone knows what a tablet is and what it can do, then I'm sure she'll be safe in using it to observe the technology needs, use and usability of others.
All that said, I think the chimps are pretty safe if there observers are going to use tablets to track their habits and help improve their lives -- after all not too many are going to run down to the computer store and buy the latest technology.


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For the next two hours, she holds forth about immigration to about 50 men and women. The subjects she covers are serious—what to do if you're undocumented and you get arrested, how to track down a loved one who goes to work and doesn't return home, whether or not your child is eligible for the deferred action program. But Dominguez mostly keeps the mood light, displaying a playfulness that she tamps down during her radio and TV appearances. When a beefy assistant walks self--consciously to the lip of the stage to adjust the microphone, Dominguez shouts out, "Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a round of applause for George. He's single. No waiting!"
But before all this, she starts with a simple introduction. "Hello," she says in Spanish. "I am Jessica Dominguez. I'm here to share with you all a message that I think is really important. I'm an immigrant just like you, and I came to this country without documents, but I am here now as a professional." She pauses, then segues smoothly from hope to homework. "Each and every single one of us has a great opportunity to stay in this country as a family if only we take two steps. The first one is to know our rights, and the second is to know the laws of this country." Dominguez may love the spotlight, but she loves her work more. And she will do her heartfelt best—whether on Twitter, TV or YouTube—to help her clients find a lasting home.
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OOW Recap: Industrial Innovation with IoT, enabled by Oracle Fusion Middleware and JD Edwards
By Rui Dai-Oracle on Nov 06, 2014
Let us take a closer look at our customer, Superior Industries, who presented in this Open World session. Superior implemented an automatic equipment tracking and JDE process automation solution with an Oracle Gold Partner, EmeraldCube Solutions. A Minnesota manufacturing company selling material-handling equipment, Superior Industries is a JDE customer that faced a particular problem: they had no automated way to track machine usage and maintenance. Their manual tracking using paper, vocal communication, and manual work orders produced a number of issues: lack of accuracy, consistency, reliability and scalability. Machines were often either over-maintained or under-maintained.
sample of a hand-written maintenance schedule that could easily get lost
To address these problems, Superior reached out to EmeraldCube, an Oracle partner who provides an IoT solution including sensor technology and a Java-embedded platform for JDE users. Their EmeraldSensor was used to track Superior's equipment utilization and cycles via electric current monitoring; when machines need maintenance, the platform automatically creates work orders in JDE through the Assets & Maintenance module.
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All branches of Marin County Free Library will be closed on Monday, July 4 for Independence Day.
Visit the Fairfax Library this October to view historic photographs collected by Marin historian Dewey Livingston and Point Reyes National Seashore archivist, Carola DeRooy. These rare photographs tell the story of West Marin's first people, the Coast Miwok, followed by the Mexican rancho era, the development of a dairy empire during the gold rush, dramatic maritime history, and the distinctive towns that sprung up around them. Learn why the Point Reyes Peninsula, often called an "Island in Time", has retained its rural character in the populated Bay Area and why generations of people have sought out the beauty and diverse geography of the peninsula for recreation and inspiration.


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Valotte (Album) | 1984
Valotte was Julian's debut album produced by Phil Ramone.
The majority of the songs came from demos that were written during a 3 month stay at the remote Manor de Valotte, a French chateau near Nevers during the fall of 1983.
Valotte was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 9, 1985 and then Platinum by the RIAA on March 13th, 1985. Julian also received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist for his work on the album at the 28th Annual Grammy Awards.
The first US single, Valotte, made it's debut on the Billboard Top 40 on November 10th, 1984. It stayed in the top 40 for 12 weeks and spent a month in the top ten peaking at #9. The second single, Too Late For Goodbyes, was the album's second top ten hit on the national Adult Contemporary charts and stayed there for five weeks with two weeks as number 1!
When Valotte was released, Paul McCartney sent Julian a telegram saying "Good luck, old fruit" and after he heard it he called as told Julian "I love it." In an interview Paul said: "I think it's great! What surprised me is he's got a very good voice, 'cause I knew that I'd heard that he sounds like his dad, and I guessed that Phil (Ramone) was doing a sort of Lennon sound-a-like record. But I found it very surprising. His voice goes to some very pleasant places.
The album was recorded from February - August 1984 at several studios in America, Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Bear Tracks Recording Studio, Suffern, New York; A & R Recording Studios, New York City; Clinton Recording Studios, New York City; and The Hit Factory, New York City. Along with long-time mate Justin Clayton, Julian is joined by a group of top-ranked supporting players for the recordings. Incidentally, the album is finished and mixed at The Hit Factory on the same console used by John Lennon to record Double Fantasy. During work at The Hit Factory, Phil Ramone reportedly asks Julian, "Do you feel the ghosts?" Julian replies, "They feel good for me. The vibes feel good and I want to be here!" Recording was coordinated by Joseph D'Ambrosio... the album was Engineered by Bradshaw Leigh & Pete Greene.
Julian Lennon: Lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, Simmons drums & percussion
Guitars: Justin Clayton & Carlton Morales
Keyboards: Barry Beckett, David Lebolt & Peter Wood
Drums: Roger Hawkins & Steve Holly
Bass Guitars: David Hood, Marcus Miller & Carmine Rojas
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald & Steve Holly
Background Vocals: Rory Dodd, Eric Troyer & Julian Lennon
Trumpets: Jon Faddis & Joe Shepley
Saxophones: Michael Brecker, George Young, Lawrence Feldman & Ron Cuber
Cameo Appearances:
Michael Brecker: Saxophone solo on Lonely
Jean "Toots" Thielemans: Harmonica on Too Late For Goodbyes
Martin Briley: Guitar on Too Late For Goodbyes
Dennis Herring: Guitar on Jesse
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The cover photo was taken by David Michael Kennedy, Sleeve Design by Bob Defrin & Julian Lennon.


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Yes it is that time again for the city of St. Louis to officially geek out. It's the return of Wizard World which means it's time to get out your cosplay costumes and favorite Walking Dead memorabilia for three straight days of pure fantasy bliss. Wizard World St. Louis takes place on April 4-5-6th at the America's Center. Yours truly will be in attendance just like last time giving you full day recaps, pictures, live tweeting and interviews!
This year's special guests include but not limited to Matt Smith and Karen Gillan (Doctor Who), William Shatner (really? like we need to tell you what he has been in!), Bruce Campbell (same for this guy), WWE's Chris Jericho, DMC (Run -DMC), Eliza Dushku (Dollhouse), Ralph Macchio (Karate Kid), and tons more.
The basis of the convention is comics so of course we have the return of standouts in the comic world such as Neal Adams (Batman,etc), David Mack (DareDevil), Arthur Suydam (Walking Dead/Marvel Zombies), Cullen Bunn (Wolverine/The Sixth Gun) and more. There will be tons of artist and vendors on display but we are curious to the new addition to this years panel the phenoms of social media.
There will be VIP parties, costume contest, game rooms and a nice amount of Q&A panels to provide another solid weekend of entertaining events. We have also been told their will be some films showing during the festival but you will have to check back with us on what those films are.
It should be another stellar event and it's amazing to see people like Tech 9 and others that are going to be there as well providing interesting panel discussions. We will try and provide the best coverage that we can so make sure you follow my twitter page for all the updates!
St. Louis Comic Con 2014
Wizard World Convention
America's Center
701 Convention Plaza
St. Louis, MO 63101
Show Hours:
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 3pm - 8pm
Saturday, April 5, 2014 - 10am - 7pm
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Kinloss to Lossiemouth Half Marathon 8 February 2015
Well done to the 10 NRR who took part in the race today, a good turn out some great PB's with Rachel McCuaig picking up the prize for first female V40 category. Iain Blackburn 83:27, Graeme Macleod 85:17, Jamie McLaren 87:46, Rachel McCuig 93:08, Tom Feakins102:38, Carol Stewart 115:07, Norma Breathet 128:02, Anita Nicol 128:33, Janet Bromham 128:33. John Rushforth.
Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and 10k 28 September 2014
Well done to all who ran today and a big thanks to the support crew who were out along the course. We had 7 runners complete the marathon and 13 take part in the 10k. Sarah Riddle and her daughter Lucy age 6 took part in the 5k as Did Peter Ralph and his family. Greg Riddle and son Angus aged just 3 took part in the wee nessie.
Warmest congratulations to those who ran PB's today, and a huge well done to the guys that ran their distances for the first time. We are all so proud of you.
Marathon - Iain Blackburn 3:28:29, Alan Dallas 3:31:53, Alan Johnstone 3:42:52, Anni Johnstone 4:17:13, Anita Nicol 4:40:20, Tony Lister 5:20:57, David Nicoll 5:39:36.
10K - Stephen Fraser 40:37, Graeme Macleod 40:39, Colin Macgregor 41:16, Jenny Saunders 49:55, Jim Graham 51:51, Mark Abenheimer 53:20, Normal Breathet 55:27, Elaine Ross 55:36, Marion MacLennan 56:51, Alison Fraser 58:05, Lynsey Easton 1:02:11, Theresa James 1:13:35, Amy Mccruden 1:16:23.
Callanish stones marathon and 10k 2 August 2014
The Callanish Stones Marathon and 10k took place on the Isle of Lewis on the Western Isles. The standing stones at Callanish provided a stunning location for the one-off event which was organised by Stornoway Running Club to celebrate Homecoming year. Both the marathon and the 10k routes proved to be challenging with warm windy conditions also testing runners. In the marathon NRR Kirstin Grant finished in 3.57.32 and Maureen Mackie in 4.02.27. First back for the team in the 10k was Ailene Cameron clocking 60.00 and Katie Hanson in a time of 61.52.
Ben Rinnes Hill race 26 July 2014
The Ben Rinnes 5 Tops Hill Race took place recently as part of the Dufftown Highland Games. The Category A hill event offers a 14 mile out and back route passing the summits of Little Conval, Meikle Conval and onto Ben Rinnes itself. The route is challenging with rough heathery sections and a 1520m total ascent. Conditions on the day were tough with runners facing high temperatures. Three Nairn Road Runners took part in the event. Ian Blackburn was first back for the team in a time of 2.49.06. Kirstin Grant was the only NRR female to run the race, clocking 3.10.17. Gordon Main finished in a time of 3.25.05 and placed 2nd in the M60 category.
Brora 10k 20 July 2014
Lynsey Easton was the only Nairn Road Runner to take part in the race, she completed the race in a time of 59 minutes.
Harris Half Marathon 5 July 2014
Maureen Mackie was the only NRR at the Harris Half Marathon. The event was the last race in the Heb 3 Series where runners are encouraged to run three out of the five Western Isles half marathons. The race also formed the Scottish Athletics North District Half Marathon Championships. Maureen finished in a time of 1h 42 min placing her first within the series for the F45 category. As part of the Championship race Mackie's performance also earned her a Gold medal in the Masters Category and a Silver medal for 2nd female overall.
Glamaig Hill race 5 July 2014
Two Nairn Road Runners took part in the Glamaig Hill Race in Skye on Saturday. The 7km race is a straight up and down route boasting a 775m ascent. Conditions on the day were perfect, sunny with a good breeze which allowed fantastic views from the top. The descent on Glamaig is tough with scree and large boulders making for a technical descent, it is described as the roughest and toughest descent in the hill racing calendar. Iain Blackburn finished 27th in a time of 1h 11mins and Stephen Fraser placed 86th clocking 1h 35mins.
Forres Highland games 10k 5 July 2014
Several members of the Nairn Road Runners took part in the Forres 10k. The scenic and undulating race starts and finishes at Grant Park as a feature within the Forres Highland Games. NRR Results: Rich Allan (32) 44.36, Gordon Main (62) 51.42, Norma Breathet (79) 58.24, Marion MacLennan (81) 60.10, Jackie Clark (84) 66.45
Portsoy 10k 29 June 2014
Maureen Mackie was the only NRR to take part in the Portsoy 10k. Finishing in a time of 45.41.
Roseisle Forest Run 25 June 2014
This was the final race of the Moray Forest Run Series. The well organised family event was attended by almost 200 runners, offering an under 11 race, an under 16 race and an adult race. The course is a particular favourite in the series as it starts out along Roseisle Beach with the beautiful backdrop of the Sutherland Mountains. Five Nairn Road Runners took part in the event, Maureen Mackie was first back for the team in a time of 33.50. NRR results: Maureen Mackie (57) 33.50, Jenny Saunders (61) 34.28, Jim Graham (78) 37.09, Norma Breathet (80) 37.21, Lynsey Easton (93) 40.41
Highland Cross 21 June 2014
Four members of the Nairn Road Runner team took part in the Highland Cross 2014 duathlon on Saturday. The challenging 50 mile race takes a coast to coast route through the Scottish Highlands from Kintail through Glen Affric and Strathglass. It involves a 20 mile foot section from Morvich to Cannich passing the five sisters of Kintail before a 1000ft climb to enter Glen Affric and a welcome descent towards Cannich and the bike change over. The 30 mile bike section starts with a speedy downhill section passing Faskilly Dam and onwards through Struy, finishing at Beauly Square. The race was won by Joe Symonds from East Dumbartonshire in a time of 3.19.17. NRR's Iain Blackburn was first home for the team finishing in 4.25.10. NRR results: Iain Blackburn 4.25.10, Ian McIntyre 4.39.47, Greg Riddle 5.45.33, Stephen Fraser 5.45.33
Dochfour Dash 18 June 2014
Two members of the Nairn Road Runners took part in the recent Dochfour Dash in Inverness. The popular 5 mile fixture takes place mainly on the banks of the Caledonian Canal. Marion MacLennan finished in a time of 51.39 and Lynsey Easton not far behind in 51.56.
Pinto 3k 18th June 2014
The first race in the Pinto Memorial 3k series was held on Wednesday 18 June at Cooper Park in Elgin. The series is held in memory of Moray Road Runner Alistair Sim, who inspired and motivated so many people to run. There was a great turn out with 137 runners taking part overall. Two members from the Nairn Road Runners took part in the adult race, Jenny Saunders placed 39th in a time of 14.21 and Lynsey Easton in 50th place clocking 16.57.
Skye Half Marathon 14 June 2014
Stephen Fraser and Maureen Mackie travelled to Skye to take part in the Skye Half Marathon which is part of the Heb 3 Series. The event is a single loop road race, very undulating with a steady climb from the 8-11 mile marks and then dropping back into Portree for the finish. The race was well attended with 450 entries from as far as Ireland, Preston and Nairn. Conditions were hot sunny and no wind. The race was described as a tough and undulating course 1685ft of up and down, but a great event well supported with about 5 water stops with water and lucozade sport. Great medal and t-shirt for all finishers and after the race a swim and a sauna then a choice of 6 soups loads of sandwiches fruit, tea cakes. Thanks to Stephen Fraser for the report.
Stephen Fraser 1:34:23, Maureen Mackie 1:46:08
Quarrelwood Forest run 11 June 2014
Five Road Runners travelled to Elgin to take part in the 3rd race in the 2014 Moray forest runs. Stephen Fraser 30:38, Gordon Main 32:17, Jenny Saunders 33:30, Maureen Mackie 35:40, Norma Breathet 36:19.
Lowe Alpine Mountain Marathon 7 & 8 June 2014
Iain Blackburn was the only Nairn Road Runner to take part in the 2014 Lowe Apline Mountain Marathon which took place on 7 & 8 June. The unique challenge involves a two day mountain orienteering competition through the Scottish Highlands with an overnight stay in a remote location. The terrain is extremely mountainous and rough and is dominated by lots of rock and covered in Lochans, over the two days competitors cover around 35 miles. The climbs on day one of the race include Maol Chean-dearg and Sgorr Ruadh, both of Munro status with heights of 933m and 962m respectively. Day two of the race begins early with a slightly less climb between Bealach of Sgorr Ruadh and Fuar Tholl and over An Ruadh-stac but would no doubt prove to be tough on tired legs. Blackburn and his team mate completed day one in a time of 7h 21 minutes placing 35th out of 72 teams. The duo finished day two in a time of 5h 28 minutes finishing 31st placing them 32nd overall.
Benbecula Half Marathon 7 June 2014
Maureen Mackie was the only NRR to take part in the Benbecula Half finishing in a time of 1:42:59 . Maureen also picked up the age category prize for F45.
Grantown 10k 7 June 2014
There was an excellent turn out of Nairn Road Runners at the recent Grantown 10k. Eight members completed the race, which included a trail section and for some it was a first 10k experience. First NRR to finish was Rich Allan clocking 46.50 and first NRR female was Lynsey Easton who finished in 1.02.26. NRR results: Rich Allan 46.50, James Graham 54.35, Lynsey Easton 1.02.26, Andrew Paterson 1.03.06, Alison Fraser 1.05.07, Kirsty Grieve 1.06.17, Marion Maclennan 1.10.04, Jackie Clark 1.10.04
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Nairn 10 Mile Road Race and 5k Fun Run 1 June 2014
Well done to all who ran today. Report to follow.
10 Mile results & 5k Fun Run
Fyrish 3 Tops Hill Race 31 May 2014
Two members from the Nairn Road Runners took part in the Fyrish 3 Tops Hill Race at Evanton on Saturday. The nine mile race boasts a 630m brutal climb to the Fyrish Monument and onto a further two climbs through marshland and spongy heather clad ground before the descent back to the finish line. Iain Blackburn was first NRR home in a time of 1h 32 mins, Kirstin Grant finished in 1h 56 mins.
Culbin forest run 28 May 2014
The second race in the Moray Forest Run series took place at Culbin Forest near Kintessack on Wednesday with over 250 runners taking part in the event. Several members of the Nairn Road Runners took part in the five mile senior race which involved two laps of Hill 99. NRR Results: Stephen Fraser (35) 34.29, Gordon Main (55) 37.56, Greg Riddle (61) 38.29, Jenny Saunders (70) 40.15, Donald Ross (78) 40.01, Jim Graham (102) 44.19, Norma Breathit (104) 44.47, Aileen Mackintosh (118) 48.55, Lyndsey Easton (123) 49.50, John Rushforth (143) 51.05, Alan Bulcraig NTG Full results on race results page.
Edinburgh Marathon and Half Marathon 25 May 2014.
Well done to the 10 Nairn road runners who travelled to Edinburgh. We had seven members taking on the marathon and three in the half. In the half marathon first home was David Nicoll who set a new personal best time taking 9 minutes off his previous time finishing in 1:41:52. Margaret Smith and John Rushforth also completed the half running together they finished in 2:17:00. Alan Dallas was the first Nairn Road Runner home in the marathon race, completing the race in 3:29:22. First NRR female was Sarah Riddle setting a new personal best in a time of 3:53:45. Ailene Cameron also set a new personal best taking a massive 15 minutes off her previous time. Well done Ailene. NRR Results Half Marathon: David Nicoll 1.41.52 (PB), Margaret Smith 2.17.00, John Rushforth 2.17.00 Marathon: Alan Dallas 3.29.22, Sarah Riddle 3.53.45 (PB), Steven MacKay 4.28.55, Ailene Cameron 4.54.55 (PB), Vicky Pottinger 4.59, Anita Nicol 5.05.24, Tony Lister 6.01.54
Alan Dallas first NRR home in the Edinburgh Marathon.
Stornoway Half Marathon 24 May 2014
Maureen Mackie was the only Nairn Road Runner to take part in the Stornoway Half. The event took place around the wooded grounds of Lews Castle with the second half of the route offering an off road experience. Maureen completed the race in 1h 42 minutes.
Triathlon Scottish National Championships Glasgow Sunday 18 May 2014
Stuart Thompson was the only NRR to take part in the Standard Triathlon at Strathclyde Park, Glasgow. The multi sport event involved a continuous swim, cycle and run with distances of 1500m, 39km and 10k respectively. He completed the race in a time of 2.32.02 finishing 126th overall and 48th in his category.
A number of Nairn Road Runners were also out and about taking part in other events this weekend. Andrew Paterson travelled to Aberdeen to take part in the Baker Hughes 10k and finished in a time of 62:50 and we had 5 NRR Fiona McLachlan, Nicola Williamson, Anita Nicol, Grace Main and Julie Green in Aviemore who took part in the Race the Steam Train which is a 4.5 mile trail race from Boat of Garten to Aviemore. Thanks to the support team Kellie McLachlan and Lachlan who were out supporting the ladies in Aviemore. - Results to follow. Well done to you all.
Team Nairn at the finish of Race the Train pictured with Nairns number 1 supporter Lachlan
Monaughty Forest Run Wednesday 14 May 2014
8 Nairn road runners made their way to Monaughty to take part in the the first of the forest runs. It was a tough hilly route covering just over 4 miles through the woods. A well organised family event, with all proceeds going to the 1st Forres Guides who provided an excellent post race spread. The next event in the series takes place on Wednesday 28th May 2014 at Culbin Forest. Remember to hold on to your race number for the whole series. Stephen Fraser 30:02, Gordon Main 33:16, David Nicoll 33:29, Jenny Saunders 34:27, Donald Ross 35:55, Norma Breathet 38:20, Jim Graham 39:53, Lindsay Easton 43:48.
Team Nairn at Monaughty (Picture taken by Kirsten Grant) More Photos courtesy of Kenny Macleod here
Road Runners on Wheels - Etape Caledonia Sunday 11 May 2014
Four members of the Nairn Road Runners took on a double cycling challenge by completing the Etape Caledonia Cycling Sportive on Sunday. The 81 mile race begins in Pitlochry passing Loch Tummel and continues around Loch Rannoch. The route then begins its King of the Mountain section over Schiehallion which involves a climb of just over 3000ft. Riders complete their race finishing back in the heart of Pitlochry. Despite helping an unfortunate rider with serious collision injury David Nicol and Stephen Fraser still managed to complete their race in a respectable time. Local Veterinary Surgeon John Donald also took part in the race. Results: John Donald 4.19, Kirstin Grant 4.43, David Nicol 5.17, Stephen Fraser 5.17, Ailene Cameron 5.19
Benromach 10k Saturday 10 May 2014
An excellent turn out for the club today in Forres with 20 Nairn Road runners completing the 10k and as always fantastic support for team Nairn out on the course. Lots of PB's achieved and some completed their first 10k. Well done to Aileen and anybody else who managed to run the whole way without stopping . Full results on results page, Pictures to follow. Well done Team Nairn. NRR results Stephen Fraser 40:44, Danny Bow 42:02 Gordon Main 45:37, Ricky Allen 46:28, David Nicoll 47:39, Jenny Saunders 49:02, Peter Ralph 49:15, Donald Ross 50:06, Jim Graham 54:20, Marion MacLennan 56:45, Lynsey Easton 60:29, Aileen Paterson 60:55, Margaret Smith 60:57, John Rushforth 60:58, Andrew Paterson 61:33, Alison Fraser 62:58, Amy McCruden 74:09, Kellie Mclachlan 75:45, Susan Smith 75:47, Wendy Arnott 76:51.
Nairn Road Runners on Wheels! Etape Loch Ness
Several members of the Nairn Road Runners transferred their running abilities to the bike at the Etape Loch Ness Cycle Sportive on Sunday 4th May 14. The inaugural event took place in Inverness with over 1000 participants taking on the 360 route around Loch Ness. The closed road race followed the A82 to Fort Augustus, passing through Drumnadrochit and Invermoriston, arriving in Fort Augustus where it crossed the historic Caledonian Canal. Just out of Fort Augustus cyclists were faced with the King of the Mountains section which involved a climb over 5 miles and just under 3,000ft ascent. The route then starts its return journey to Inverness via South Loch Ness. NRR results: Ian McIntyre 3:35:02, Stephen Fraser 3:47:00, David Nicol 3:58:24, Kirstin Grant 4:09:22, Jenny Bryce 4:24:24, Sarah Riddle 4:30:48, Greg Riddle 4:30:50, Mary Ann Thompson 4:38:48, Ailene Cameron 4:40:19, Janet Bromham 4:42:45
London Marathon 13 April 2014
Well done to both Peter Ralph and Carol Stewart for completing the London Marathon today. We hope you both enjoyed the day and are looking forward to hearing all about it at the club on Thurday.
Also taking place this weekend was the Cioch Mhor Hill race on Saturday 12th April and The Glenlivet 10k on Sunday 13th. Well done to Kirsten Grant the only NRR to tackle Cioch Mhor battling needle hail stones and gales finishing in 1:49:58 and Maureen Mackie was the sole NRR at Glenlivet finishing in 49:10.
MRR 10K 30th March 2014
Well done to the 9 Nairn Road Runners who took part in the 10k in Elgin. A big well done to Marion Maclennan who completed her first 10k today in under the hour. Marion only a few weeks ago joined our beginners group. Well done Marion.
Stephen Fraser 41:54, Gordon Main 47:02, Will Leitch 48:21, Donald Ross 50:27, Norma Breathet 55:08, Marion Maclennan 59:49, Margaret Smith 59:51, John Rushforth 60:03, Andrew Paterson 65:03. Full results on the race results page.
NEWTONMORE 10 MILE ROAD RACE 22nd MARCH 2014Well done to the 4 Nairn Road Runners who made the journey to Newtonmore to take part in the 10 mile road race. The race was an out and back course starting in Newtonmore heading to Kingussie and back. The weather was good with no snow but there was a slight head wind on the way back. It was an enjoyable day and a very scenic run with Beer and Whisky for all the finishers and plenty of prizes. Team Nairn won 3 prizes in the race number raffle. An excellent well organized event with great hospitality one for next years calendar. Jenny Saunders 80:54pb Stephen Fraser 80:55Margaret Smith 100:40John Rushforth 100:4 CRAIG DUNAIN HILL RACE 22nd MARCH 2014Well done to Iain Blackburn and Ian McIntyre the only two Nairn Road Runners to take part in the 9km 270m climb hill race in Inverness today. Results to follow.Photos taken by Andy Shepherd here
Summer Venue Change - 3rd April We will hopefully be returning to our Summer venue at The Maggot Athletics Hut on the above date. Yes, it's British Summer Time at last!! AlistairNairn Road Runners
NAIRN 10 Mile Road Race and 5k Fun Run ENTRY FORM HERE
INVERNESS HALF MARATHON 9 MARCH 2014Well done to the 9 Nairn Road Runners who braved the wind and the rain today to take part in the Inveness Half. Plenty of PB's again. Maureen Mackie 1:40:41Peter Ralph 1:46:17Greg Riddle 1:46:45Sarah Riddle 1:47:17Donna Bisset 1:53:42Julie Bhatti 1:58:22Ailene Cameron 2:00:23Anita Nicol 2:22:55Tony Lister 2:24:40
Nairn 10k and Fun Run 2nd March 2014Well done to all who who either ran or helped out today. A total of 34 Nairn Road runners took part in the 10k today with many running at PB. First Male Nairn Road Runner was Stephen Fraser 40:39 and First Female Nairn Road Runner was Maureen Mackie 45:57.The 10k was won by John Newsome Central AC in a time of 32:29. Second Male was Graham Bee IH 33:06 and third male was Gordon Lennox Forres Harriers 33:27.The first lady home was Jenny Bannerman IH in a time of 36:39, second female was Gemma Cormack Aberdeen Ac 37:58 and third lady home was Catriona Fraser IH 40:21. First male vet was Paul Miller 34:38, SV Stan Mackenzie Forres Harriers 34:44. First female vet was Maureen Mackie Nairn Road Runners 45:57, SV Sarah Houston MRR 46:59. Pictures from the event part 1 here part 2 here part 3 here part 4 here Thank you to Kenny Macleod (Cutter Photography) for the above pictures
Stephen Fraser and Maureen Mackie first male and female runners for Nairn
MORAY MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON Sunday September 1st 2013
Well done to the 7 NRR who travelled to Elgin and congratulations to Nicola Williamson for completing her first ever Half Marathon. Race report provided by Andy Green on reports page
Alan Dallas - 3:38:27 Gordon Main - 3:40:02
James Graham- 2:01:51Andy Green -2:06:36 Linda Taylor- 2:14:03Nicola Williamson- 2:26:36 & Anita Nicol- 2:26:36
Missing from picture Andy Green.
ABERNETHY 10 MILE RACE Saturday 10th August 2013
Well done to the 8 NRR, Alistair, Carol, Debbie, Corrine, Kirsten, Iain B, Donald R and Maureen, who travelled to Abernethy today to take part in the 10 mile race. A great day out for all culminating in the Team prize. What a fantastic result. Congratulations to you all. Results to follow.
Missing from Picture Iain B, Donald R and Maureen.
Nairn 10mile RR 9th June 2013 photos here
Roseisle Forest Run 26th June 2013
Well done to the 15 Nairn road runners who took part in the last race in the series. An enjoyable night had by all despite a number of runners going the wrong way at mile 3. A massive well done to the 3 road runners Jenny, Norma and Donald who went the wrong way and added an extra mile to their race.
Graham Mcleod 27:23, Steven Fraser 29:20, Kirsten Grant 33:40, Jim Graham 38:01, Andrew Paterson 38:24, Carol Stewart 39:19, Alistair Stewart 39:20, Corinne Ferguson 40:26, Debbie Halliday 41:07, Gordon Main 41:09, Jenny Saunders 46:23, Norma Breathet 46:24, Grace Main 47:55, John Ferrie 51:13, Donald Ross 53:25
Culbin Forest Run 29th May 2013
A record entry with over 360 runners taking part. An excellent turn out for Nairn with 30 NRR taking part, including a number of beginners well done to you all.
Results adults U16 U12
Benromach 10k 11 April 2013
Well done to the 7 NRR who ran in the Benromach 10k. Stephen Fraser 41:48, Gordon Main 43:39, Danny Bow 43:44, Donald Ross 51:11, Norma Breathet 54:31, Margaret Smith 63:21, John Rushforth 63:21. Full results can be found on Race Results.
London Marathon 21 April 2013
Well done to both Fiona McLachlan and Alistair Stewart for completing the London Marathon today. Fiona Finished in a time of 5:14:01 and Alistair 4:42:20.Congratulations go to you both from all at the club, and we hope you had a wonderful day in the London sunshine. Enjoy your well deserved rest and see you both back at the club on Thursday.
Alistair Fiona
Inverness Half Marathon Sunday 17 March 2013
A total of 1560 runners finished the Inverness Half today. The race was won by Hailu Million in a time of 1:06:22. First female back was Gillian Carr from Corstorphine AAA in 1:26:08. Well done to the 11 Nairn road runners who took part. First home and taking 2 minutes 30 seconds off his PB was Graeme Macleod finishing in 63rd position overall in a time of 1:24:22 . Other NRR were Iain Mcintyre 1:30:53 chip position 150, Stephen Fraser 1:32:01 chip position 159 , Maureen Mackie 1:38:24 chip position 291, Greg Riddle 1:51:38 chip position 675, Sarah Riddle 1:51:38 chip position 676, Andy Green 2:11:31 chip position 1230, Clare Rhind 2:12:31 chip position 1250, Julie Green 2:14:33 chip position 1255, Tony Lister 2:21:03 chip position 1357, Anita Nicol 2:26:31 chip position 1433.
Full results on webpage.
Nairn 10k and 5k Fun run Sunday 3rd March 2013
Well done to all who took part in either the 10K or 5k fun run today. Perfect conditions and a record number of 391 runners crossed the finish line for the 10K. First place went to Gordon Lennox in a time of 32:53. First female back was Nicola Gauld from Aberdeen AAC in a time of 35:28.
A total of 28 Nairn Road Runners represented the club today, with a few running PB's. First Male NRR was Graeme Macleod finishing in 36:49 17th place overall, and first Female NRR was Maureen Mackie who finished in 44:34. Maureen also picked up the prize for first female senior vet.
Other NRR were Geoff Main, Iain Blackburn, Stephen Fraser, Iain Macintyre, Danny Bow, Gordon Main, David Webster, Ian Wilson, Donald Ross, Chris Rankin, Norma Breathet, Andy Green, Jenny Saunders, Louise Macdonald, John Rushforth, Aileen Paterson, Andrew Paterson, Julie Green, Grace Main, Ailie Macleod, Fiona Crothall, Susan Wilson, Tracey Patterson, Ashlee Carins, Nicola Williamson, Wendy Arnott.
Results are on the Race results and Nairn 10k pages.
Photos can be viewed by clicking HERE
Pics part 2 HERE
Pics part 3 HERE
Pics part 4 HERE
Kinloss to Lossiemouth Half Marathon Sunday 17th Feb 2013
Well done to the 7 Nairn Road runners who took part in the Kinloss to Lossie Half Marathon. Perfect condtions today 10c and the sun was shining. Hope you all enjoyed! Congratulations to Graeme Macleod, Iain Blackburn, Margaret Smith and John Rushforth who all ran a PB today. A fantastic result for John taking 15 minutes off his PB.
Graeme Macleod 86:52PB, Iain Blackburn 87:23PB, Iain Mcintyre 92:23, Maureen Mackie 99:10, Chris Rankin 110:58, John Rushforth 134:35 PB, Margaret Smith 134:36PB. Full results on Race results page.
Pictures can be viewed by clicking on HERE
I avoided the crowds at Balmoral by entering the 15 mile race on the Sunday instead of the more popular 10K race held on the Saturday. The weather was ideal, cool & blue skies, the views were fantastic, and the route was challenging ! This years race had been extended to 15 miles from last years half marathon, the first 8 miles were undulating along the river Dee with a superb view of snow covered Lochnagar at one point. Then it was up hill, firstly on a rough woodland track then onto a very rough road with loose stones which I found difficult, at least I was able to enjoy the views on a downhill section. After about 13 miles we hit a section of hard core which was sore for tired legs, then just when I was thinking the end was insight we were directed into a wet forest section that reminded me of cross country at Evanton and a fairly steep downhill section before back on the road for the last few hundred meters at Balmoral Castle. (My time 2hr 10:52)The winners Robbie Simpson (Deeside Runners)(1hr 21:11) and Morgan Windram-Geddes (Fife AC)(1hr 37:46) earned a trip to EthiopiaDave Webster tells me that this off road stuff makes your legs stronger for road races. (I hope he's right !) Maureen Mackie
London Marathon
We had 4 runners taking part in this years London marathon, Chris Rankin 3:38:32 Alan Dallas 3:47:34, Carol Stewart 4:48:08 and Alistair Stewart 5:05:07.
If you were inspired enough to want to take part in next years London Marathon, the online applications open on Monday 30th April 2012. The club were lucky enough to receive 2 places this year but you must have been unsuccessful in the ballot to apply for a club place.
Lochaber Marathon
Gordon Main was our sole representitive at this years Lochaber Marathon which had a wee twist to it this year with the start/finish having had to be moved so adding a few 100 metres to the usual 26.2 miles, but as usual Gordon took itr on the chin and finished in a great time of 3:29:41.
Lochaber Marathon RESULTS
Edinburgh rock n roll half Marathon
Well done to Andy Le Brocq for taking for flying the flag for the club at this new event. Andy completed the course in 02:02:33
Full Edinburgh half marathon RESULTS
Glenlivet 10k
No fewer than 10 club members braved the wintery weather last Sunday when the took part in the 3rd Glenlivet 10k.
Maureen Mackie 47:46,Kenny Macleod 51:30,Morag Macleod 55:28,Jenny Saunders 57:01,Norma Breathet 58:50,Andrew Paterson 60:34,Fiona Mclachlan 69:05,Angela Wilson 77:18 and Julie Atherton 77:31
Full Glenlivet 10k RESULTS
Moray 10k
7 club members made their way along the A96 on a glorious sunny Sunday afternoon to take part in the 2nd in the Northern Scot 10k series. Nearly 200 runners lined up in Cooper park as the mercury touched the 20c mark. The race was won by Simon Pride in a time of 35 mins,Sarah Liebnitz(Inverness Harriers) winning the lady's race in 40:35. First home for NRR was Peter Widlof in 40:09. For the 2nd year in a row Morag Macleod came home with a prize, last year she claimed 3rd spot FSV but this year she went home a winner in the category. well done to all that took part in such a hot afternoon.
Times - Peter Widlof 40:09, Maureen Mackie 48:33, Kenny Macleod 52:14, Morag Macleod 53:37, Donna Dallas 71:27, Alan Dallas 71:27, John Ferrie 75:23
Full results HERE
Peter's venture down under.
Well what a trip that was, New Zealand is a truly wonderful country with a new adventure around every corner. I thought I would share with you one memorable run I did on the North Island. It is a day walk called the Tongariro Crossing, lying a little South of Taupo in the Tongariro National Park. I decided to run just for the hell of it only the day before. Maggie my partner was to walk the direct route while I was to take one or two diversions so that we would arrive at the end around the same time. We had to be up at 4.30am as we had arranged transport for 5.40am. We awoke to a beautiful starry sky which boded well for the day ahead. We arrived at the start in the dark at 6am, with the full moon lighting up the world around us in a beautiful silvery light. The temperature was a very cold crisp 2deg C. There were sixteen people in our party altogether and only me daft enough to be running!I decided to wait a while for the light to improve before setting off so I let the walkers disappear up the track and out of sight. On one hand this was a good idea as I would be able to see the footing more easily but on the other hand it was so cold my hands began to go numb.As the first light began to lift the gloom I set off, almost tripping over two people in sleeping bags who had spent the night there in anticipation of an early start (not early enough for us though).The first part of the track was easy going on a good stony track with some boarded sections to protect the delicate habitat but a steady uphill gradient all the time. Steady running was to be the order of the day though as the track became more technical and this was no race but a day to be enjoyed.Suddenly as I passed by the Soda Springs the track went skywards by way of a series of wooden steps on and on they went climbing so steeply I confess to walking some of them but keeping a good pace all the time. The steps it turns out are a necessary evil to protect the trail from erosion as it is so popular and rated as one of N.Z's best one day walks.My first diversion approached and I veered of the track to the right and began the assent of Ngauruho a beautiful conical shaped volcano 2290m 7513ft high devoid of any plant life at all. Traditionally Ngauruhoe has erupted every nine years although it last erupted in 1975, was this to be the day! I found myself in a scree field of volcanic pumice, awful stuff, two steps up and one step back, so steep and loose underfoot that it was impossible to run! This was the mountain they used in the Lord of the Rings as Mt. Doom and I was beginning to see why. About two thirds of the way up the sun split the sky and I could see shadows melting away as the sun began its climb. Once at the top the views were spectacular all around and down into the depths of the crater itself. Running around the rim of the crater I was besieged by tiny flies so just kept going until I had completed the circuit and was able to begin the decent. Tremendous fun scree running at its best, shoes filling up with pumice but too much fun to stop! Then a stumble and a fall at speed and OW! That pumice cuts skin very nicely thank you.On joining the main track again I emptied my shoes of the extra baggage and carried on towards my next diversion to the Tongariro summit. Cloud had come in to envelop the mountain so visibility was down to around fifty meters, I was in two minds, should I climb Tongariro or stay on the main track for safety. Two seconds later I was on the track to the summit of Tongariro, I'm not coming all this way to be defeated by a bit of cloud I thought. Foolish maybe I agree but it's a long way back for a second crack at the top!As I climbed up I broke through the cloud and it revealed some spellbinding views with the cloud inversion making a silky bridge back across to Ngauruhoe. I was the only person up there and wished that I could have shared it with Maggie but it was not to be, she was on the main track some way bellow. This summit was a little lower at 1968m 6457ft.I could hear voices, it turned out that the people were over half a mile away from me, the air was so still and clear that the sound carried and made it sound like they were only ten feet away. I passed them on my way down from the summit plunging back into the cloud once again.Back at the main track fifty or so people were stopped, resting, taking on fluids, eating, all enveloped in cloud. I just pressed on through as I had seen from the top that the cloud would soon thin and give way to sunshine once again, and that proved to be the case. As I dropped down a scree ridge the Emerald Lakes came into view. Wow! What a colour, no need to wonder how they got their name. I had to stop to take in the view before pressing on down the slope. Leaning back into the hill and taking giant sliding strides was great fun but all too soon I had reached the base of the slope and entered the Central Crater.The Central Crater was like a vast flat plain surrounded by mountains, no wonder it was used as the Plains of Gorgoroth in Lord of the Rings. Wonderful! It was an easy run across the crater but the climb out was steep and rocky. However once over the top a long descent began that would take me to the finish.Starting the descent in the barren volcanic landscape it gradually gave way to small ground hugging alpine plants. Maggie later asked me if I had noticed how all the alpine flowers were all white and I had to admit that I hadn't.The track was washed out in parts, torrential rain earlier in the season had seen to that, I just had to watch where my feet landed and all would be well.The lower I got the more ground cover there was and the better the track became. I passed a hut run by the Department of Conservation for backpackers, a similar idea to our Scottish bothies but a little more organised. Passing this hut I was still at 1454m 4770ft and over to my left there were some magnificent hot springs throwing steam out of the mountainside. They were on restricted ground so I couldn't get up close but never the less it was an amazing sight.Pressing on the vegetation became lush as grasses started to take hold along with Hebe and a few hardy trees. I could see the track way below me as it weaved its way down the mountain; it seemed as if it went on for ever. My quads were taking a pounding from all the down hill running, so when a short uphill section came along it was almost a relief. Down again went the track, now disappearing into a semi tropical rain forest the smells and sounds now so totally different from those higher up. The humidity was a shock to the system and the heat increased what a contrast to only a few minutes before. The track was wet in parts which posed a different problem under foot and the odd stream had decided to burst its banks just to make things a little more interesting. I passed Maggie taking photo's, she had made good time on her walk, don't stop I'll see you at the finish!One last mossy rock covered scramble and finally the car park and the end of my run. No cheer not even anyone there to greet me but none of that mattered, I had just completed the best run of my life!In all I had completed around 17miles in a little under 5 hours over the hardest terrain I have ever run on and enjoyed every minute.Would I do it again? You bet!The down side was that my quads were smashed for three days afterwards but hey that's a small price to pay.
Inverness Half Marathon
Dean Cunningham 1:22:08,Denise Main 1:41:38,Maureen Mackie 1:42:14, Morag Macleod 1:54:37 and Mags Smith 2:27:16
Nairn 10k and Fun run
An incredible 567 runners took part in this years event which was once again blessed with near ideal conditions. The 10k race which is the first in the Northern Scot 10k series was won by Forrers Harrier Mark Mitchell who smashed the course record prevously held by Alan Reid by no less than 36secs, with a time of 30:33, and was well ahead of 2nd placed Stuart Campbell of Arbroath and District (33:40). Mitchells clubmate Simon Pride claimed 3rd place in 33:59. First male NRR runner was Dean Cunningham with superb time of 36:33.
The womans race was won by Inverness harrie Jenny Bannerman in a time of 37:54, local lady Lynn Burnet took second place in 39:12 just pipping Sarah Liebnitz (Inverness Harriers) by 2 seconds ! First female NRR was Jenny Henderson who smashed her pb with time of 44:08.
The Forres mens team of Mark Mitchell,Simon Pride and Kevin Schenk went home ith the mens team prize and the womens team award went to Inverness harriers team of Jenny Bannerman Sarah Liebnitz and Roma Shepherd.
The 5k fun run again proved to be a popular event and it was so pleasing to see it so well supported by the "Curves" people, aslo pleasing was the amount of members of our "Beginners" group that took part (also in the 10k!!) well done . First male home in the 5k event was Jack Rawlinson 20:04 2nd Craig Wilson 21:25 and 3rd Grant Fraser 22:25, first female was Mhairi Maclennan 20:45 2nd Rachel Maclennan 22;45 and 3rd Katie Scott 23:35
Once again many thanks to the NRR committee for a well organised day and ofcourse special thank to all the volunteers that gave their time before,during and after the race, without you guys there would be no race.
Over 1000 pics of the day can be view on the Gurn website, many thanks to the Gurn team .
NRR times - Dean Cunningham 36:33,Stuart Thomson 38:54, Peter Widlof 39:38, Jamie Maclaren 40:20, Danny Bow 42:24,Andy Hodge 42;28,Chris Rankin 43:30,Jenny Henderson 44:08,Will Leitch 45:37,Maureen Mackie 46:02,Marsaili Maclaren 50:29,Robert Macpherson 50:29,Kenny Macleod 50:29,Morag Macleod 50:40,Donald Ross 50:57,Helen Laking 51:58,Jessica Toroil 51:58,Andy Le Brocq 52:28,Jim Graham 52:37,Gordon Cruickshank 53:02,Gordon Main 53:22,Jenny Saunders 54:06,Andy Green 54:21,Andy Paterson 57:36,Lorna Fraser 58:11,Norma Breathet 58:19,Laura Hannah 59:27,Sharon Mackenzie 61:08,Frances Hannah 61:08,Clare Rhind 62:25,Nicola Williamson 62:11 Gordon Mackay 71:26
Nairn cross country report by Jenny Henderson
The last race in the North District Cross Country Series was held on Saturday at Nairn East beach. The Nairn course proved a challenge as always, with an abundance of energy-draining loose sand, two water crossings and a strong headwind on the return leg for runners to contend with. Our boys really pulled out all the stops for the last race of the season, with no fewer than 7 turning up to represent their club. Nice one boys! First timer Dean took the 'sprawling fall' honours this time, but had the last laugh by running a blistering time to come in first for Nairn in 18th place overall. Our hard-working girls team put in reliably consistent performances, despite the trauma of having an extra 1 mile loop through the sands added to the women's course this year (the previous years course having been deemed 'too short'). Overall winners for the series were Forres Harriers (men's team) and Inverness Harriers (women's team), with Kyle Greig (Forres) and Melissa Whyte (Inverness) taking the individual honours.
RESULTS (Men's Race) 18)Dean Cunningham 42.12, 25)Stuart Thompson 43.23, 30)Iain Blackburn 43.59, 33)Jamie MaClaren 45.47, 41)Danny Bow 49.01, 43)Gordie Main 50.35, 46)Dave Webster 52.15(Women's Race) 10)Jenny Henderson 32.43, 23)Maureen Mackie 37.54, 24)Jenny Saunders 38.38
Kinloss - Lossiemouth half marathon
Nrr times - Jamie Maclaren 89:32, Maureen Mackie 99:08, Denise Main 105:24 and Morag Macleod 114:29.
Full results click HERE


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David Michael Letterman has been a fixture on American late night television since 1982, and recently announced he would retire in 2015. Below we take a look back at Bob Dylan's appearances on Letterman's talk shows, collecting, updating, and expanding articles I wrote a few years back.
Dylan performed on Letterman's show three times -NBC's Late Night with David Letterman on March 22, 1984, a 10th anniversary special on January 18, 1992 , and CBS's Late Show with David Letterman on November 18, 1993 . Dylan also made a cameo appearance on October 20, 1994 while rehearsing for a gig at Roseland.
For his Letterman debut, Dylan was backed by J.J. Holliday (a.k.a. Justin Poskin and Justin Jesting) on guitar, Tony Marsico on bass, and Charlie Quintana (a.k.a. Chalo Quintana) on drums. Marsico and Quintana were in the band The Plugz, which later morphed into the Cruzados. In late 1983 and early 1984, Dylan reportedly rehearsed with Marsico, future Cruzado Steve Hufsteter, and, at later sessions, Holliday, among others. Quintana was recruited by Dylan about a week before the Letterman appearance. Future Dylan guitarist Charlie Sexton also briefly participated around this time.
According to Olof Bjorner, the quartet practiced at Dylan's Malibu home on March 21, 1984, although Clinton Heylin stated that the rehearsals occurred in New York, which would make more sense. Maybe Dylan reheased in Malibu on an earlier date? Quintana was quoted as saying that the quartet loosely rehearsed dozens of songs the band didn't know, and did not work out any endings. Attempted songs included Hank Williams' "Lost On The River," "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me)," a hit for Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, "Jokerman," "Don't Start Me Talkin'" by Sonny Boy Williamson II, "Saved," and a couple of unidentified songs. Other possible titles rehearsed include "My Guy," "Just One Look," "Who Loves You More," "Lonely Dreamer," "Back in My Arms Again," "Johnny Too Bad," "A Woman Will Give You The Blues," "Shake," "Baby I Do," and "Mary Lou." Backup vocal duties were probably handled by Clydie King.
The following day, Dylan and his backing band arrived at NBC Studios, in Rockefeller Center, New York City. The afternoon rehearsal was videotaped. The songs performed were:
- 1. I Once Knew A Man
- 2. Jokerman
- 3. License To Kill
- 4. Treat Her Right (by Roy Head)
- 5. My Guy (by Smokey Robinson)
Late Night with David Letterman had only been on the air a couple of years when Dylan was booked as a musical guest in 1984, so it was quite a coup to get him to appear. The show aired following The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, in the early hours of March 23, but the actual show was taped around dinner time on March 22. The other guest that evening was the flamboyant pianist Liberace, there for a cooking demonstration.
Letterman and his sidekick and bandleader Paul Shaffer were almost giddy with excitement. Shaffer in particular was hysterical in his faux showbiz mode, exclaiming, "What a night! Liberace cooking? In my book, that cat always cooks. And Dylan—I'm shocked. I was listening to him in rehearsal . . .(pause) . . . Did you know he went electric?" Shaffer also mentioned he had secretly been playing along with the band during rehearsals. Letterman chided him not to screw things up. Soon after this appearance, Shaffer and members of his band would accompany just about every act that appeared.
Shaffer wrote about Dylan's appearance in his memoir, We'll Be Here for the Rest of Our Lives (Doubleday). After the show, Shaffer went to see Dylan, who was unresponsive at first. From the book:
"When you sang Roy Head's 'Treat Her Right' in rehearsal today, Bob, it sounded just great. I wish you'd record it."
Finally Bob looked me in the eyes. I'd obviously made a connection.
"Paul, do you think you could introduce me to Larry 'Bud' Melman?" he asked, referring to the lovable nerd who was a running character on our show.
I thought Dylan was kidding.
But he wasn't.
This television appearance is often cited as one of Dylan's best. It certainly was one of his most exciting. The report before the show was that Dylan would perform two, or possibly three, songs, depending on how things went. He started with a blistering, animated version of "Don't Start Me Talkin'." Afterward, Letterman gingerly said, "Bob Dylan .... Very impressive ... Mr. Dylan and the band ... you will be back ... perhaps two more songs?" Dylan paused a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay." Letterman joked, "I'm almost sure it's gonna happen." Dylan returned to sing "Licence to Kill," and then "Jokerman." You can tell Letterman was apprehensive, but by the end it was obvious Dylan was pleased, even if he picked the wrong harmonica for "Jokerman." Letterman asked if Dylan could appear every Thursday, to which Dylan kiddingly agreed.
Soon after the appearance, I bumped into Eddie Gorodetsky in a Greenwich Village record store called It's Only Rock and Roll. I knew of him from his days as a DJ in Boston. He had been a writer for Saturday Night Live, and was working for Letterman at the time. I asked him what Dylan was like. "He's a very private man," was his reply.
Gorodetsky was soon in Dylan's inner circle. He wrote the liner notes for the 1991 Rhino compilation, I Shall Be Unreleased: The Songs Of Bob Dylan. Dylan was responsible for releasing one of Gorodetsky's legendary Christmas CDs in the early 1990s. Dylan made a cameo appearance on the sitcom, Dharma & Greg, in 1999, when Gorodetsky was a writer for the show. Gorodetsky then appeared with Dylan in the "Love & Theft" TV commercial and the movie Masked & Anonymous. Gorodetsky was also thanked in the credits for No Direction Home. Gorodetsky not only produced Theme Time Radio Hour with Your Host Bob Dylan, appearing (allegedly) on-air as "Pierre Mancini", but is often cited to have at least as much input into the series as Dylan, if not more.
The next time Bob Dylan appeared on television with David Letterman, it was in prime time. The occasion was a 10th anniversary special edition of Late Night, broadcast February 6, 1992, on NBC.
The show was taped a few weeks earlier on Saturday, January 18, at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Dylan appeared with an eclectic, all-star ensemble. Here's the line-up: Chrissie Hynde (guitar), Steve Vai (guitar), Carole King (keyboards), Jim Keltner (drums), Edgar Winter (saxophone), Jim Horn (baritone saxophone), Roseanne Cash, Nancy Griffith, Emmylou Harris, Michelle Shocked, Mavis Staples (backup vocals), Doc Severinson from The Tonight Show (trumpet) and Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis from James Brown's horn section, plus "The World's Most Dangerous Band" from Letterman's show - Shaffer (keyboards), Sid McGinnis (guitar), Will Lee (bass), and Anton Fig (drums). Many of these artists were associated with Dylan in some way, while others had no previous association whatsoever.
Shaffer also wrote about this Dylan appearance in his memoir. According to the book, Letterman first suggested Dylan sing "Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again." Shaffer wanted "One Of Us Must Know". However, it was obvious they needed a more famous song. They wanted Dylan to perform "Like A Rolling Stone."
It was Shaffer's job to speak with Bob. "Dylan loves me," Shaffer wrote. After tracking him down, Dylan acted lukewarm to Shaffer's request for "Rolling Stone." "That's a little obvious," he said. "There's gotta be something else … It's a big catalogue, Paul." After some convincing, Dylan invited Shaffer to a rehearsal in New York, and tried a version of Dylan's greatest hit, with Shaffer's piano playing augmenting Dylan's regular band. "It was on," Shaffer wrote.
When Dylan arrived for the rehearsal on the Friday before the taping, he was not happy. He would not sing with the all-star band, and barely strummed his guitar: "I don't need this band to play my music. Me, I got four pieces. That's all I need. All this other stuff don't make no sense." Jeff Kramer, Dylan's manager at the time, assured Shaffer that all was OK, and to just continue. The band went through the song a third time, but Dylan still wouldn't sing. Then Dylan left early to observe the Sabbath.
Shaffer then stood where Dylan was, to hear what Dylan was hearing. It turns out that Dylan's monitor had no sound. Shaffer did his best to improve it.
When he arrived for the dress rehearsal, Shaffer said Dylan gave about 30 per cent. By show time, he estimated that Dylan gave about 70 per cent. After the taping, Shaffer asked Dylan how it went:
"Lemme be honest with you, Paul. When I'm in the hotel room at night, I flip on the show only to catch a glimpse of Larry 'Bud' (Melman). I've never really keyed in on you. But tonight, man, I saw that you know what you're doing. If I had realized this could have been something, I would have given more."
Noel Redding, bassist for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was in the audience. On January 29, eleven days after the taping, he appeared on Howard Stern's radio show, and talked about Dylan's appearance:
HOWARD STERN: Have you rapped with David Letterman yet?
NOEL REDDING: I saw him last week. I went to their tenth anniversary thing last week.
HS: A party? I never get invited to anything.
NR: It was nice. You should have come along, mate, because Bob Dylan came and sat at me table, and asked me to play on a tune on his new album or something.
HS: You're gonna play with Bob Dylan on his new album?
NR: Well, he asked.
HS: Let me translate, Noel . . .
The interview was interrupted by a call from Al Hendrix, Jimi's father. Afterward, Redding continued:
HS: So what happened, you went to the tenth anniversary taping?
NR: Yeah, that was good, actually, it was a good show, it was at Radio City or something ... I went to a party afterwards ... I was sitting with Anton (Fig) the drummer (who played on "Empire Burlesque" and "Knocked Out Loaded") and his wife, right, and Dylan comes in and sits at our table, and we start talking . . .
HS: Dylan was at the party? . . . .
NR:... and he's like a hero to me . . .
HS: And why is Dylan there? Was he on the show?
NR: Yeah, he sang one song.
HS: No wonder. Was it bad?
NR: No, it was good ... ... and he's like a hero to me . . . so I got an autograph for me mum, and he asked me to play on a track on his new album or something.
HS: So when are you gonna do that?
Co-host Robin Quivers: Did he give you a (phone) number?
NR: I got a couple of numbers. I'll find him at some point.
HS: Let's call him up. Why are we speaking to Al Hendrix?
Side Note: Dylan recorded "Hey Joe," a song the Jimi Hendrix Experience covered as their debut single, and "Dignity" in a New York studio around this time, according to Bjorner. Could one of the "unidentified musicians" Dylan used be Noel Redding? Maybe Dylan warmed up with "Hey Joe," then tried "Dignity," a unreleased song at the time, a leftover from his 1989 album, "Oh Mercy." Since these recordings are not in circulation, one can only speculate. Noel Redding died on May 11, 2003.
Dylan performed on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman on November 18, 1993. Dylan had just played his legendary Supper Club shows on November 16 and 17. It may have been Dylan's first time in the venue, now known as the Ed Sullivan Theater, since May 12, 1963, when Bob got word that he would not be allowed to perform his song, "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues," on Sullivan's Sunday night variety show. For this Letterman episode, Dylan performed an acoustic, full-band version of "Forever Young."
For his most recent Late Show appearance, Dylan was featured as part of a comedy skit. On October 20, 1994, after a commercial break, Letterman noticed Shaffer was not in the television studio. Dave rushed out the door, only to find Shaffer jamming with Dylan and his band across the street at Roseland, during a soundcheck. At first, it was unclear who the musicians were, until Letterman stopped by to apologize to Dylan on the way out.
At the Roseland concert that night, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young joined Dylan for the encore.
Will Dylan make one more appearance before Letterman retires? Well, we can always hope.
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Determining the Emissivity of Roofing Samples: Asphalt, Ceramic and Coated Cedar
Date: December 2015
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Description: The goal is to perform heat measurements examine of selected roofing material samples. Those roofing materials are asphalt shingles, ceramics, and cedar. It's important to understand the concept of heat transfer, which consists of conduction, convection, and radiation. Research work was reviewed on different infrared devices to see which one would be suitable for conducting my experiment. In this experiment, the main focus was on a specific property of radiation. That property is the emissivity, which is the amount of heat a material is able to radiate compared to a blackbody. An infrared measuring device, such as the infrared camera was used to determine the emissivity of each sample by using a measurement formula consisting of certain equations. These equations account for the emissivity, transmittance of heat through the atmosphere and temperatures of the samples, atmosphere and background. The experiment verifies how reasonable the data is compared to values in the emissivity table. A blackbody method such as electrical black tape was applied to help generate the correct data. With this data obtained, the emissivity was examined to understand what factors and parameters affect this property of the materials. This experiment was conducted using a suitable heat source to heat ...
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Description: Conventional liquid lubricants are faced with limitations under extreme cyclic operating conditions, such as in applications that require lubrication when changing from atmospheric pressure to ultrahigh vacuum and ambient air to dry nitrogen (e.g., satellite components), and room to elevated (>500°C) temperatures (e.g., aerospace bearings). Alternatively, solid lubricant coatings can be used in conditions where synthetic liquid lubricants and greases are not applicable; however, individual solid lubricant phases usually perform best only for a limited range of operating conditions. Therefore, solid lubricants that can adequately perform over a wider range of environmental conditions are needed, especially during thermal cycling with temperatures exceeding 500°C. One potential material class investigated in this dissertation is lubricious oxides, because unlike other solid lubricant coatings they are typically thermodynamically stable in air and at elevated temperatures. While past studies have been focused on binary metal oxide coatings, such as ZnO, there have been very few ternary oxide and no reported quaternary oxide investigations. The premise behind the addition of the third and fourth refractory metals Ti and Zr is to increase the number of hard and wear resistant phases while maintaining solid lubrication with ZnO. Therefore, the major focus of this dissertation is to investigate ...
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Description: The present research seeks to characterization of an additively manufactured and heat-treated Ti-xMn gradient alloy, a binary system that has largely been unexplored. In order to rapidly assess this binary system, compositionally graded Ti-xMn (0<x<15 wt%) specimens were fabricated using the LENS (Laser Engineered Net Shaping) and were subsequently heat-treated and characterized using a wide range of techniques. Microstructural changes with respect to the change in thermal treatments, hardness and chemical composition were observed and will be presented. These include assessments of both continuous cooling, leading to observations of both equilibrium and metastable phases, including the titanium martensites, and to direct aging studies looking for composition regimes that produce highly refined alpha precipitates – a subject of great interest given recent understandings of non-classical nucleation and growth mechanisms. The samples were characterized using SEM, EDS, TEM, and XRD and the properties probed using a Vickers Microhardness tester.
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Effect of Alloy Composition, Free Volume and Glass Formability on the Corrosion Behavior of Bulk Metallic Glasses
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Description: Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have received significant research interest due to their completely amorphous structure which results in unique structural and functional properties. Absence of grain boundaries and secondary phases in BMGs results in high corrosion resistance in many different environments. Understanding and tailoring the corrosion behavior can be significant for various structural applications in bulk form as well as coatings. In this study, the corrosion behavior of several Zr-based and Fe-Co based BMGs was evaluated to understand the effect of chemistry as well as quenched in free volume on corrosion behavior and mechanisms. Presence of Nb in Zr-based alloys was found to significantly improve corrosion resistance due to the formation of a stable passive oxide. Relaxed glasses showed lower rates compared to the as-cast alloys. This was attributed to lowering of chemical potential from the reduced fraction of free volume. Potentiodynamic polarization and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) techniques helped in quantifying the corrosion rate and polarization resistance. The effect of alloy composition was quantified by extensive surface analysis using Raman spectroscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy and auger spectroscopy. Pitting intensity was higher in the as-cast glasses than the relaxed glasses. The electrochemical behavior of a Zr-Ti-Cu-Ni-Be bulk metallic glass ...
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Description: Metastable b-Ti alloys are titanium alloys with sufficient b stabilizer alloying additions such that it's possible to retain single b phase at room temperature. These alloys are of great advantage compared to a/b alloys since they are easily cold rolled, strip produced and can attain excellent mechanical properties upon age hardening. Beta 21S, a relatively new b titanium alloy in addition to these general advantages is known to possess excellent oxidation and corrosion resistance at elevated temperatures. A homogeneous distribution of fine sized a precipitates in the parent b matrix is known to provide good combination of strength, ductility and fracture toughness. The current work focuses on a study of different mechanisms to engineer homogeneously distributed fine sized a precipitates in the b matrix. The precipitation of metastable phases upon low temperature aging and their influence on a precipitation is studied in detail. The precipitation sequence on direct aging above the w solvus temperature is also assessed. The structural and compositional evolution of precipitate phase is determined using multiple characterization tools. The possibility of occurrence of other non-classical precipitation mechanisms that do not require heterogeneous nucleation sites are also analyzed. Lastly, the influence of interstitial element, oxygen on a precipitation ...
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Description: Polymer nanocomposites are a going part of Materials Science and Engineering. These new composite materials exhibit dimensional and thermal stability of inorganic materials and toughness and dielectric properties of polymers. Development of nanocomposites become an important approach to create high-performance composite materials. In this study silica, fly ash, silica nanotubes and carbon black particles have been added to modify polyurethane foam and thermoplastic polyurethanes. It has been found that the addition of silica can diminish the size of foam bubbles, resulting in an increased stiffness of the material, increase of the compressive strength, and greater resistance to deformation. However, the uniformity of bubbles is reduced, resulting in increased friction of the material. Fly ash added to the foam can make bubbles smaller and improve uniformity of cells. Therefore, the material stiffness and compressive strength, resistance to deformation, and has little impact on the dynamic friction of the material. Adding nanotubes make bubble size unequal, and the arrangement of the bubble uneven, resulting in decreased strength of the material, while the friction increases. After the addition of carbon black to the polyurethane foam, due to the special surface structure of the carbon black, the foam generates more bubbles during the foaming ...
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An Assessment of Uncommon Titanium Binary Systems: Ti-Zn, Ti-Cu, and Ti-Sb
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My army has about 70 Nord infantry, 5 archers, and 20 cavlary (including Companions). In battle, I usually find a hilltop or a tree, hold that position, and then wait for the enemy to come to me. Let's say I'm fighting Rhodoks...
If I order my cavalry to charge before my infantry meets theirs, then the enemy battle line will break a little, and it stops their crossbowmen from firing, but my cavalry just get crushed by the mob.
If I order my cavalry to charge after my infantry meets theirs, then they just ride their horses up to the melee and try to fight alongside my infantry. But their horses get in the way, they don't have the right weapons or armor for melee fighting, and they're just too expensive.
I've also tried ordering my cavalry to follow me while I ride circles around the enemy, but they inevitably drift into the melee and die.
It seems like cavalry are only good for mopping up the runners (assuming they didn't lose their horses or die during the main battle). Am I missing something here? I'd like to use a more complicated strategy, but nothing seems as effective as the Nord Steamroller.


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Milwaukee Brewer fans stood up and cheered for Ryan Braun's first at-bat of the 2014 season. Braun is coming off a steroid suspension that had him out for most of 2013. He lied to his best bud Green Bay Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and to Brewer fans everywhere about his steroid use. Braun even ruined the career of a veteran urine sample collector to escape suspension. Yet, Brewer fans welcomed Braun back to the line-up with a standing ovation and are cheering on the team during a hot start.
Meanwhile in another part of Milwaukee, if you play so-called "professional" basketball, you would be playing games in an empty arena (which in the NBA is known as an inflated 13,000 fans per game). The Bucks are last in the league in attendance and are dead-last in the NBA standings. Even the Philadelphia 76ers had a better record this season and they had one of the league's longest losing streaks.
The NBA recently suspended Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders after he failed a third drug test. He tested positive for THC. Sanders was already out of the lineup due to injury. Miraculously, Sanders recovered and was placed on the active roster, that way he could serve the suspension this year. He did not apologize to the media about his marijuana use, but he did apologize to the fans for his suspension.
The Journal-Sentinel:
"The stigma is that it's illegal. I hate that. Once this becomes legal, this all will go away. But I understand for my work it's a banned substance. I will deal with the consequences and I apologize again to my fans for that."
Sanders accepted the rules, but he does not accept the stigma. His quote will be the most memorable one out of a Bucks' press room all season. Sanders felt no need to lie about his drug use as Braun did.
Fans can only speculate about his reasons for using marijuana: He may very well have needed some pain relief from a torn ligament in his hand suffered at the beginning of the year. He may have smoked a joint to ease the headaches of his shattered orbital bone, an injury suffered this February. Who can blame the guy for wanting to self-medicate? He may have just needed to de-stress because he plays for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Today in Brewers bars throughout Milwaukee, fans toast their steins to an early lead in MLB's Central Division race. The Brewers are currently 11th in the league in attendance and Braun continues to hear applause from the home crowd. On the road, Braun bats to an echo of boos from baseball fans against steroids.
Basketball Buck fans haven't had much to cheer about. They hope to win first pick in the draft lottery this summer, allowing them to crawl out of their 40-year funk. How will they react when Larry Sanders is announced in the starting lineup on opening night next season? How will fans around the league welcome back Sanders? They probably won't care or even know about his suspension. Just as his statement to the media explains, "Once this becomes legal, this all will go away." You can't say that about steroids.


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Have you found a funny video on YouTube and you would like to share it on Facebook with some friends? If you've tried directly from YouTube, clicking on the sharing button for Facebook but you didn't manage to accomplish the task, don't worry, it's normal.
YouTube doesn't allow to tag videos to share on Facebook but this limitation can be easly dodged. All you have to do is read the indications in this guide that I'm about to write and put them in practice. In less than a minute, you will learn how to tag from YouTube any video before posting it on your Facebook profile. Are you ready to start?
If you want to know how to tag from YouTube a video that you want to share on Facebook, the first step you need to take is visit the homepage of YouTube and look for the video that you want to share, afterwards click on the voice Share located under the video and copy the address link showed in the box Share this video. (eg: http://youtu.be/hRk-roK8SWQ).
Now, visit Facebook, paste the link of YouTube just copied into the box that you use to write your statuses and wait for the preview of the video. At this point, delete the URL address and replace it with the message that you want to publish along with the video itself. Use this message to tag your friends by simply putting the @ symbol before their names.
While you're typing in, you will be showed some suggestions to auto-complete the names: click on the names of the friends that you want to tag and you're done. This way, once you've posted the video on your profile (clicking on Post) the friends that you've tagged will receive a notification informing them about it.
Do you want to tag from YouTube some videos that you've uploaded on your channel to increase their visibility and get more views? In this case, you've to try and optimize as much as possible their titles and the related tags following the research trends of the website. It sounds like a hard task, but it's easly achievable.
To know more about research trends, take a look at Google Trends: it is a free service offered by Google that allows you to find out the most recently searched keywords on YouTube. Take some hints from that list to name your videos and add the right tags.
Obviously, that alone won't bring you billions of views, but it is a good starting point that can get you a good result a in relatively short matter of time.


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