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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - As part of the first-ever Mountain West All-Star Volleyball Team, junior middle blocker Maci Murdock left Tuesday to join her team to compete in several matches in Europe, including the European Global Challenge tournament.
The Turlock, Calif., native was selected as part of a 12-member squad that will travel and compete on Tuesday, July 8 through Saturday, July 19, 2014.
The squad first travels to Bologna, Italy for two days of training on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by three days of friendly matches in Slovenia and Croatia vs. a Mixed Slovenia National/Junior National Team on Thursday, the Croatia National Team on Friday and the Slovenia Junior National Team on Saturday.
Afterward, the team will compete in the European Global Challenge on Monday-Thursday, July 14-17 in Pula, Croatia. The event includes Junior National Teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary and Russia and club teams from Italy, Serbia, Austria and Romania.
Overall, the MW All-Star Team features two setters, one libero, four middle blockers and five outside hitters from eight of the 11 MW member institutions.
Murdock, the `Dogs' top returnee from 2013, led the team and ranked eighth in the MW and 69th nationally with her .350 hitting percentage (also the team's third-best season mark in school history). She also paced the team in blocks last year (0.90 per set average), and ranks top 10 career-wise for Fresno State in hitting (.329), block assists (eighth, 264) and total blocks (ninth, 291).
The squad features players from eight MW teams, including three All-MW selections from last year - New Mexico outside hitter Julia Warren, Colorado State middle blocker Kelsey Snider and San José State outside hitter Hanah Blume. San Diego State head coach and 2012 MW Coach of the Year Deitre Collins-Parker will lead the team and is joined by New Mexico assistant coach J.J. Glavan and SDSU director of operations Julie Parker.
The squad will be providing periodic updates throughout the trip on TheMW.com website and will be using the social media hashtag #MWVBAllStar14.
The tour is organized by Bring It Promotions and owner Tim Kelly who has run the Global Challenge tournament for 10 years, while BIP has been coordinating overseas university tours since 1997.
2014 Mountain West Global Challenge All-Star Volleyball Schedule
July 8 - Travel to Bologna, Italy
July 9 - Practice Day, Bologna, Italy
July 10 - Match vs. Mixed Slovenia National/Junior National Team, Bled, Slovenia
July 11 - Match vs. Croatia National Team, Maribor, Slovenia (*CLICK TO WATCH*)
July 12 - Match vs. Slovenia Junior National Team, Braslovce, Slovenia
July 13 - 2014 Global Challenge Opening Ceremonies, Pula, Croatia
July 14-17 - 2014 Global Challenge, Pula, Croatia
July 19 - Return to the United States
Mountain West All-Star Volleyball Team
Sarah Baugh - Boise State, 5-9, Jr., S
Marlee Reynolds - Colorado State, 6-2, Jr., OH
Kelsey Snider - Colorado State, 6-1, Jr., MB
Maci Murdock - Fresno State, 6-0, Sr., MB
Sam Willoughby - Nevada, 6-1, So., MB
Cassie House - New Mexico, 6-2, So., OH
Julia Warren - New Mexico, 6-1, So., OH/L
Johnna Fouch - San Diego State, 5-10, Gr., S
Baylee Little - San Diego State, 6-0, So., Opp
Alexa Saba - San Diego State, 5-5, R-Fr., L
Hanah Blume - San José State, 6-0, Gr., OH
Reese Plante - Wyoming, 6-2, Gr., MB/Opp
Head Coach: Deitre Collins-Parker, San Diego State
Assistant Coaches: JJ Glavan, New Mexico; Julie Parker, San Diego State
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Dear TCC Community,
On behalf of the Board of Regents, I am pleased to announce the next steps in the search for the next President of Tulsa Community College. The Board is committed to conducting an equitable, participatory, inclusive and fair search that will attract a strong pool of presidential candidates locally, regionally and nationally.
We are committed to undertaking a process that will allow us to keep the College community informed and involved. We will keep the College informed through the distribution of regular progress reports, the posting of information on the College's website, and through reports provided during the regular meetings of the Board.
Conducting a National Search
This is one of the most important decisions for all of us and it will decide the direction of the College for years to come. We are delighted to have selected the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) to assist us with the presidential search process. ACCT has conducted over 400 community college presidential searches and brings a wealth of information to our process. ACCT's mission is to strengthen community college governance through education, advocacy and service. Our search consultants are Narcisa Polonio, Ed.D., Executive Vice President for Education, Research and Board Leadership Services, John Steinecke, Search Services Specialist, and Laurie Savona, Ed.D., Operations Officer.
The Presidential Search Committee
The Presidential Search Committee is an integral part of the search process. The members of this committee will review application materials, interview candidates and make recommendations to the Board. We invited members of the college community, including faculty, staff, students, administrators, business leaders, and the community to join us as part of the Presidential Search Committee.
The members of the committee are:
- Ron Looney, TCC Board of Regents Chair
- Bill McKamey, TCC Regent
- Paul Cornell, TCC Regent
- Mary Cantrell, TCC Faculty Association President
- Pam Chew, TCC Associate Professor of Foreign Languages
- Terry Jacobs-Davis, College Staff Council Chair
- Dr. Jan Clayton, TCC Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
- Dr. Mike Limas, Academic & Campus Services Director
- Larry Mocha, Air Power Systems Co., Inc. President and TCC Foundation
- Karen Gilbert, Tulsa City Councilor
- Mary Shaw, TCC Foundation Chair
- Shane Fernandez, Executive Vice President, Crafton Tull Architects and TCC Foundation
- Serena Poteete, TCC Student.
Public Forums
We are holding College-wide open public forums on December 4th and 5th to ask both the College and the communities we serve for their thoughts and ideas on the development of the presidential profile to help our ACCT Search Consultants recruit the most qualified candidates from around the country. Faculty, administrators, staff and students will have an opportunity to provide feedback to our ACCT Search Consultants.
We want to encourage everyone to participate in the open public forums and provide input into the development of the presidential profile. This is an opportunity to learn more about the process, the timeline, recruitment procedures, and how you can become involved when we bring the final candidates to participate in open public forums.
College-wide Open Public Forums for the Presidential Search will convene on:
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For those unable to attend the open public forums on December 4th and 5th, please share your thoughts with our ACCT Search Consultants by sending your responses to the following questions to Laurie Savona at email@example.com by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 so that the foundation document can be prepared in time for the open public forums the following week.
1) What are Tulsa Community College's immediate priorities?
2) What are Tulsa Community College's longer-term priorities (five – ten years out)?
3) What are the ideal characteristics of our new president?
Our ACCT Search Consultants will compile your responses and the Board will prepare a draft Presidential Profile for the approval of the Board of Regents. We look forward to your active participation in this process.
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Should you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to our ACCT Search Consultants:
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Diabetics are at increased for many medical conditions including cardiovascular disease, loss of vision, and peripheral artery disease that results in amputations. A new study has found that diabetes-related complications have decreased significantly during the past two decades. The findings were published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 17 in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The study authors note that, in recent decades, preventive care for adults with diabetes has improved significantly. To clarify the degree of improvement, they reviewed trends in the incidence of diabetes-related complications in the US from 1990 through 2010. They accessed data from the National Health Interview Survey, the National Hospital Discharge Survey, the US Renal Data System, and the US National Vital Statistics System to compare the incidences of the following diabetic complications: lower-extremity amputation, end-stage renal (kidney) disease, acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), stroke, and death from hyperglycemic crisis (extremely high blood sugar). They reviewed data from 1990 through 2010 and standardized the data to the United States population in the year 2000.
The investigators found that the rates of all five complications decreased during the study period; the largest relative declines were found in acute myocardial infarction (−67.8% decrease) and death from hyperglycemic crisis (−64.4% decrease); stroke decreased by –52.7% and amputations decreased by −51.4%. (Relative decline is the percentage difference between 1990 and 2010.) The smallest relative decline was found with end-stage renal disease (−28.3%; 95% CI, −34.6 to −21.6). The largest absolute decline was found in the number of acute myocardial infarction cases (95.6 fewer cases per 10,000 persons); the smallest absolute decline was found in the number of deaths from hyperglycemic crisis (−2.7). (Absolute decline refers to the difference in actual number of cases.) The rate reductions were greater among adults with diabetes than among adults without diabetes; thus, resulting in a reduction in the relative risk of diabetes-related complications. When the data was expressed as rates for the overall population, in which a change in prevalence also affects complication rates, the investigators found a decrease in the rates of acute myocardial infarction and death from hyperglycemic crisis but not in rates of amputation, stroke, or end-stage renal disease.
The authors concluded that the rates of diabetes-related complications have declined significantly during the past two decades; however, a large burden of disease persists because of the continued increase in the prevalence of diabetes.
There are three types of diabetes: type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is thought to be an autoimmune disease that destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. It requires insulin injections for control. Type 2 diabetes is much more common in individuals who are overweight, do not exercise, and/or have an unhealthy diet. Gestational diabetes appears during pregnancy and usually resolves afterward; however, women have gestational diabetes are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes later in life.
The basic treatment for diabetes is to maintain blood sugar (glucose) in a healthy range. Emphasis is on control of blood sugar by monitoring the levels, regular physical activity, meal planning, and routine healthcare. Treatment of diabetes is an ongoing process of management and education that includes not only the person with diabetes, but also healthcare professionals and family members. Often, type 2 diabetes can be controlled through losing weight, improved nutrition, and exercise alone. However, over time, these measures are not enough and either oral or injected medications and/or insulin must be used. Treatment often includes: proper diet; weight control; an appropriate exercise program; and regular foot inspections.
Regular monitoring of the hemoglobin A1c levels is necessary for good diabetes control. The hemoglobin A1c test shows the average amount of sugar in the blood over the last three months. The result will indicate if the blood sugar level is under control. The frequency of HbA1c testing will be determined by your doctor. It is recommended that testing occur at least twice a year if the blood sugar level is in the target range and stable, and more frequently if the blood sugar level is unstable.


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Every great business knows how to use Social Media and Email Marketing successfully. Join us for a Social Media and Email Marketing Bootcamp. First attend the free 30 minute Social Media Warm-Up session and then stay for the interactive hands-on 2-hour Bootcamp on Email Marketing that includes a $30 dollar credit towards Constant Contact email marketing. The Bootcamp is on 3/26/14 in Orinda from 2:00PM to 5:00PM. During the Bootcamp you will design an email marketing campaign, send it out, and see the results! The Bootcamp includes two months of PAID Constant Contact services ($30 value and more!) and the Bootcamp is only $97! The event starts at 2:00pm with a free 30 minute Social Media Warm-Up, which is then followed by the hands-on interactive Bootcamp session starting at 3pm for paid attendees.
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Paul Thorn is perhaps the "second most famous singer from Tupelo, Mississippi," as he likes to say (a man named Elvis is first). Thorn writes about his Southern upbringing on his autobiographical ninth album, Pimps & Preachers. On the album, he sings about lessons learned from his mentors, including his Pentecostal minister father and his uncle, who pursued more licentious means of employment.
Thorn performs songs from Pimps & Preachers in this, his sixth appearance on Mountain Stage since 1997. Memories of his mother inform "That's Life," while his drinking song "Tequila is Good for the Heart" contradicts his doctor's advice.
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I am currently working on language localization of Khan Academy, I have downloaded the source 8051 from Google Code . After survey information and viewing code online, the project is made using jinja2 as the templating language. I can use babel to accomplish my work.
With the following work, I can finally enable
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in webapp2_extra/jinja2.py:
from django.utils import translation
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"extensions": ['jinja2.ext.i18n']
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*.po (from pybabel) does not correctly translate tag within value in to destined language. I am thinking the babel integration should came from webapp2_extra.i18n.py, but I do not know how to enable it.
As few posts in Google mentioned that following code might work:
from webapp2_extras import i18n
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TEMPE, Ariz. - A group of Purple Heart Marines is attending the Arizona State vs. Utah Valley baseball game on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. (PT) at Packard Stadium, and a triple amputee is set to throw out the first pitch.
Corporal Nick Kimmel will represent these Marines in throwing out the first pitch before the game. In 2008, Cpl. Kimmel was an all-conference high school baseball player who was highly recruited out of Moses Lake, Wash. Despite being recruited by several colleges to play baseball, including ASU, Cpl. Kimmel decided to enlist in the Marine Corps on Sept. 7, 2008.
Following basic training, he became a Combat Engineer and was eventually deployed overseas to fight in the Middle East. On Dec. 1, 2011, while building a guard post in Afghanistan, he stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device and lost both his legs and an arm. He was airlifted to the United States and is now recovering at the Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego. Cpl. Kimmel is 21 years old.
For the fifth year in a row, the Marine Corps League has teamed up with Barry Zito of the Giants and his Strikeouts for Troops Foundation (http://www.strikeoutsfortroops.org) to invite battle-injured Marines to get out of the hospital and get some rest and relaxation. This year, the group is going to the ASU game on March 13, as well as several MLB Spring Training games.
Twenty-plus Purple Heart Marines attended a mid-week ASU baseball game on March 5, 2009.


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Four minutes. Leading 3-2, Stanford men's soccer was four minutes away from opening its 2013 campaign with an upset of second-ranked Maryland at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium. But the Terrapins headed home off of a corner kick four minutes to the death and the teams played to a stalemate in extra time to draw 3-3.
"It was an incredible, incredible game, the kind you hope to see at the end of the season in postseason knockout play," said Stanford head coach Jeremy Gunn. "Both teams were so attack-minded, so committed to the game that it was an absolute roller coaster. But we played some great attacking soccer, took some great chances. We kept Maryland fairly quiet in the run of play but gave up some set-piece goals. We could critique all the little things but that would be unfair to the players, they left everything out on the pitch tonight."
While the win eluded the team's collective grasp, the Cardinal still did well to earn the hard-fought draw and come away with a result against the nation's second-ranked team. Forward Zach Batteer netted a brace to continue the momentum from his six-goal campaign a year ago while Drew Hutchins came up with key saves in the late going to hold the line.
Stanford (0-0-1) now must look ahead to Sunday when it hosts No. 3 Georgetown at 4 p.m. Sunday's match will be televised on the Pac-12 Network with Rich Cellini and Brian Dunseth on the call.
The Cardinal took leads of 2-0 and 3-2 in the contest only to have the Terrapins fight their way back to even Friday night. Yet Stanford did well to keep its collective cool each time, holding firm and going toe-to-toe with the 2012 College Cup participants.
"The mental strength [of the team] is absolutely amazing. We were electrifying at the beginning of the game and Maryland was shell-shocked because we were asking all the questions, we had them on the back foot a lot," Gunn said. "But they got themselves back into the game, and at 2-2 it would've been easy for us to fold and say 'hey we gave it a good try and proved that we could have a bit of a go,' but we come back and score a third goal and then we're looking for a winner."
Stanford attacked right from the start against the Terrapins, earning a pair of corner kicks in the opening minutes with JJ Koval's header going high in the third minute. It would be five minutes later that the Cardinal pressure would pay off, as Batteer's blocked shot caromed out to Kovar whose own shot towards the goal caught the outstretched leg of Maryland defender Alex Crognale and was redirected into the net for an own goal.
Hutchins came up with a save of a shot from 2012 MAC Hermann Trophy winner Patrick Mullins in the 11 minute, but from there the Cardinal got back to pressuring, earning two more corner kicks in the next few minutes. The Stanford probing was finally rewarded in the 36th minute on a fine display of passing. Jimmy Callinan opened the sequence by fighting his way through the midfield and feeding a ball through to freshman Jordan Morris on the right flank. Callinan's effort sprung Morris on a 2-on-1 with Batteer and the Cardinal rookie rolled a perfect pass to the edge of the six-yard box where Batteer tapped home to double the Stanford lead.
The goal seemed to stir the Terrapins to action, and five minutes later they halved the lead on a well-executed free kick. Mikey Ambrose served to the far post where Mullins met the ball square on the forehead and deposited it past the near post. Mullins would get one more header towards net in the final seconds of the half but the Cardinal would maintain the 2-1 advantage after the opening 45 minutes.
Maryland should have leveled the score two minutes into the second half but a spectacular diving save from Cardinal goalkeeper Drew Hutchins stopped the ball just before the line. Stanford would see an opportunity of its own pass through its fingers six minutes later as Morris found himself on the break with only Maryland goalkeeper Zack Steffen to beat, but Steffen was equal to the task and managed to deny the freshman his first collegiate goal.
That missed chance would bite the Cardinal less than a minute later, as the Terrapins earned a Sunny Jane corner kick from which Tshuma Schillo would head home to the far post for the equalizer. But the Cardinal did anything but fold after squandering a two-goal lead. At the hour mark Zach Batteer latched onto a free ball in his own half and worked his way past four defenders along the right flank, putting the Cardinal back in front with a blast that clipped the hands of Steffens on its way into the net.
The goal set up a nervy final half-hour, as Maryland's Jake Pace headed into the crossbar and down off of a 65th-minute corner kick as Brandon Vincent cleared the ball out. Stanford would miss a golden opportunity to ice the match from the spot in the 85th minute, as JJ Koval, after being tripped in the box to earn the spot kick, got Steffens diving the wrong way but hit a piledriver into the crossbar and out.
As with the missed chance earlier in the half, the Terrapins would turn it right around and net the equalizer. This one also came from the corner, as Pace made the most of his second chance at goal and headed home to the near corner.
Each team had a corner kick go to naught in the first session of extra time but the match took a crucial turn in the 100th minute when Stanford freshman defender Brian Nana-Sinkam was sent off after a physical confrontation with Mullins. Playing the final session with just 10 men, the Cardinal was bailed out in the first minute of the frame when Hutchins went horizontal to stop a free kick from Tsubaba Endoh. Hutchins would again preserve the draw in the 110th minute, tipping Mullins' header over the bar and out to snuff out the Terrapins last chance of the match.
"I thought it was exciting stuff from us in every part of the field," Gunn noted. "We'll be disappointed in some ways from the tie, having thought we could win the game, but Maryland had good chances as well. You go away as a fan and say you know what, if that's the first game of the season then it should be an exciting year."


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Dave Brillhart's Blog Enjoying the Journey... Anticipating the Destination https://blogs.oracle.com/dcb/feed/entries/atom 2007-09-23T06:33:57+00:00 Apache Roller https://blogs.oracle.com/dcb/entry/weights_jogging Weights & Jogging dcb 2005-05-16T15:20:53+00:00 2005-05-16T22:29:27+00:00
I read Scott Jolly's post on the question of lifting weights before or after running...

I have to agree that Regular Squats and Peak Running Performance are simply not compatible. However, I'm not pursuing competitive weight lifting nor competitive track results. So, if I can accept slower 5K times, I believe that strength training and running are in fact complimentary. I alternate days... therefore I lift weights before and after running, depending on your frame of reference :-)

But the reason for this post is that I have just discovered a new challenge that Scott didn't ponder... Weights WHILE running. I started with a pair of neoprene coated 2lb cast iron hand weights. That doesn't sound like much at all! Heck, I used to weigh 35 lbs more than I do now... But those four extra pounds really cranked up the running effort. I'm going to make that a regular component of my running from now on...

Scott... give it a try. It'll make running without the hand weights feel like you're floating across the track :-)
 https://blogs.oracle.com/dcb/entry/80_mile_river_ride 80 Mile River Ride dcb 2005-04-14T05:35:07+00:00 2005-04-14T14:19:04+00:00
I visited one of our customers yesterday: Patrick Air Force Base. The drive over the causeway leading to the Atlantic Ocean reminded me of the regular weekend bike rides I use to enjoy years ago when I lived on the east coast of Florida. I had bought a Trek 1200 road bike and a group of us would meet at a friend's house in Indian Harbour Beach early on Saturday mornings near the southern tip of Merritt Island. We'd generally cross Mathers Bridge (a historic little scissors style bridge) and head up Merritt Island towards Satellite Beach and Cocoa. The ride offers stunning views of the Banana River and Indian River (part of the Intercoastal Waterway). We'd take various routes, but one time we made almost to the shadow of NASA's huge Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center. We'd sometimes head west across the river and begin the southern trek thru Rockledge and eventually we'd find our way back across one of the bridges to Merritt Island. Other times we'd head east to the ocean's edge and travel on A1A. We'd generally ride 60-80 miles. The route shown below was an 80 miler that took about 5 hours at an average rate of 17-20mph, along with a few short rest/hydration stops. That was my final prep ride before the "Sea Side Century" - a 100 mile bike ride/race event I completed one morning in 1990. Whew! That extra 20 miles was a killer. But all the rides were great fun and great exercise.

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I've really come to enjoy running on the StarTrac Pro Elite treadmills at LA Fitness. Their "Impact Absorption System" does seem to reduce shock to my knees and back (compared to running on the concrete golf cart paths in my neighborhood). Having a predictable climate (it doesn't get too hot, cold, wet, windy, etc) and extended hours of operation (5am until midnight) helps remove possible excuses. The treadmills even have built-in fans to keep me cool, and there are plenty of distractions to pass the time (TVs tuned to FM frequencies, a view of the racquetball courts, etc).

Over time I've settled on three different running programs to increase the variety and keep running challenging and interesting. As a side-effect, more serious runners tell me that these three types of running compliment each other in terms of achieving peak performance...

Heart Rate is a decent indicator of health and intensity. I've found three different HR metrics are useful to track. I wear a Polar HR Monitor chest strap while running - which the treadmill detects and displays.

Resting HR - just as you wake up in the morning [I'm about 47 bpm]

Peak HR - at the end of your run (or during the last intense interval) [I'm about 160 bpm]

Recovery HR - during the 2 minutes immediately following intense exercise (while walking @ 2.5 mph) [I'm about -50 bpm]

Here are my three treadmill programs:

1. 5K Road Race
This one is easy to setup... Just set the speed (eg: 6.8mph) and incline (I keep it level) and go. Run for 3.12 miles, followed by a 2.5 mph recovery walk.

2. Dynamic HR Intervals
This program automatically adapts to real-time bio-feedback... I tell the treadmill I'm 20 years old so that it'll let me use more aggressive settings. I cycle between 142 and 160 bpm (HR), with a maximum speed of 7 mph, for 30 minutes. I'll increase the intensity and duration over time. The treadmill detects my HR from the chest strap and slowly ramps up to max seepd (currently 7 mph) and then increases the incline (to about 5% for me, at this speed) to get my HR up to 160 bpm. Then it slowly ramps down to 0% incline and a slower speed until I recover to 142 bpm. This repeats several times. The time seems to go by more quickly than running at a set pace.

3. Sprint Intervals
By using the CUSTOM interval program, I can do moderate wind sprints. Not flat out like you might do on a track, but fast enough to get anaerobic . I'm just starting these, so I'm starting easy. This is my current sprint routine, which I'll increase over time. I'll probably alternate adjusting sprint duration and speed, and/or incline. Or I might tweak the recovery phase.

Total Distance: 4.0 miles

Segment #1: 0.2 miles @ 3.5 mph (warm up)

Segment #2: 0.4 miles @ 5.5 mph (warm up)

8 Repeats (for i=1 to 8)

Segment #2i+1: 0.2 miles @ 4.5 mph (interval recovery)

Segment #2i+2: 0.2 miles @ 8.5 mph (sprint)

Segment #19: 0.2 miles @ 2.5 mph (cooldown)

 https://blogs.oracle.com/dcb/entry/strength_workout Strength Workout dcb 2005-01-22T04:14:00+00:00 2005-01-22T18:29:52+00:00
In previous blog entries in my "Exercise" folder, I've talked about cardio/endurance exercise. In an overall fitness program you'll also want to work on flexibility (thru regular stretching) and speed (thru sprints, racquetball, etc). Nutrition and rest are also important. But today, I'm going to describe the strength routine that I do twice per week. I know that everyone likes a different routine, but this one might give you some ideas if you haven't really put any thought into it and want to get started.

I bring the following chart with me to the gym, on which I list my current weights and rep counts for each exercise, and make notes as I go. Here's the chart, followed by some comments.

1/2: Abs and Obliques
A strong core is vital to overall health and performance. The first two listed in the chart are Ab exercises to work this area. I use "machines" for these exercises, to supply enough resistance for 3 sets of 8-12 reps. This is better than, say, 50 body weight crunches. The Oblique Twist machine really helps the golf and racquetball swing. Strong abs are central to just about any sport, and good for your back.

3: Squats: All Around Lower Body [Gluts/Quads/etc]
Almost everyone says that a Squat exercise is one of the best full body exercises there is. I like to use free weights for this one to also improve stabilizer muscles. You'll really feel it in the quads. Use a safety rack or a spotter.

4: Pushups: Chest and Triceps
Now that your legs are rubber, here's a classic upper body "body weight" exercise. Once I can do 50, maybe I'll switch to a bench press. For now, this is a great workout for the chest and triceps and stablizers.

5: Calves
Having given your legs a little break, this is a good focus exercise. It also gives you a few minutes before the intense upper body work that comes next. The Calf Heel Raise machine is a great way to build up the calf muscles. No, running really doesn't build leg strength.

6/7: Pullups/Dips: All Around Upper Body [Shoulders/Back/Lats/Chest/Arms/etc]
The assisted pullup and dip machines are great for you! You can set the assist weight pretty high to start with... enough to just get in 3 sets of 10 reps each. Again, being body weight exercises, the stablizers come into play. Eventually, you'll work up to not needing an assist.

8: Hamstrings
Now that your upper body is spent, go head over to the Leg Curl machine to do a little work on the hamstrings.

9: Biceps
You've fatigued the biceps already, so this focus exercise will really do the job. Arm Curl machines just don't do it for me. I pick up one of the pre-loaded freeweight curl bars for this one.

10: Lower Back
Finally, to round out the workout, do Back Extensions on a "roman chair". This'll work the lower back and balance out the abs. A strong lower back is important to prevent injury in many day-to-day activities.
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How do you double your capability? You've surely seen this described in economic analysis. But this concept applies to any form of progress measured in terms of percentage based increments. Say you have a desire to run twice as far as you can today, or you'd like to double your savings, or maybe bench press twice as much weight, etc. There is an easy formula to figure out your strategy and milestone goals...

Let's take an example. Say you want to perform a strength-based exercise at twice as much weight, in a year. A standard rule of thumb is that you should only add about 5-7% to the weight you use, and only once you can perform the exercise at the current weight with "ease" (read: in control, with proper form, for all the reps). Another rule of thumb in strength training is to workout twice per week, to provide enough recovery time. Another is to perform 3 sets of 8-12 reps per exercise, to muscle overload (can't do another rep). Another is to take reach rep slowly (exhale during a 2 count up, hold for 1, and inhale during a 4 count back). There is more to it, such as mixing up the type, intensity, speed, etc, to overcome the adaptation effect. But you get the picture.

Okay, given these heuristics, let's see how much weight we'd have to add each month to double our capability. Using the formula below, it works out to just under 6% per month, which falls right into the sweet spot of the "best practice" for strength training. The challenge, of course, is to work hard enough so that you're ready to add 6% at the end of each month. Which means you've built back up to doing 3 sets of 12 reps with perfect form. That might not be feasible unless you are just starting and have started light. But it's a rate you'll want to track if you intend on 2x in a year.

Here are the equations, and a spreadsheet that illustrates the milestones assuming a starting baseline of 100 lbs. This Java Calculator will help you determine your own increment, or number of months, or expected weight gain. http://www.fpsmith.com/calculator.htm

This reminds me of the old tale about the farmer who could lift his 85 lb new born Holstein calf. He figured that if he lifted the calf every morning, that by the time that cow turned one, he'd be lifting over 800 lbs!! Applying the formula above, that works out to be a 21% increment every month. Not recommended, for obvious reasons!

Which also reminds me of the exercise of reseting sales goals every year. Hmmm. :-)

I guess there are natural limits to exponential increases! The key is to set a reasonable (but challenging) goal, understand the milestones needed to check your progress along the way, and "resolve" to do what it takes to get there. And don't be too proud to reset your goals if you realize they were not feasible. Baby steps go a long way when you apply the power of the exponential.
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Many of you have set a goal for 2005 to get back into shape! Unfortunately, most of you will conveniently forget your well intentioned desire by mid-Feb or so. In case this might help motivate you, I'll share part of the Exercise Program I created for myself. I originally created this a year ago, and actually stuck with it in 2004. I focused on cardio work last year (after spending the last 9 years traveling every week, doing little exercise, and eating out much of the time). I've updated it for 2005 and am adding strength training to the mix. I use body weight exercises where possible, many of which I can do in my garage or on the road (crunches, pushups, pullups, dumbbell work, etc). Anyway, here is a sampling.

This is my call to arms...

I've studied exercise physiology and believe this is a great strategy.... two days per week on Endurance, Power, and Speed based training. I'm not trying to win a race or get into body building... just tone up to a healthy state and then maintain. Here is my weekly routine:

Here are a few more details. If my Racquetball partners can't play, I'll Sprint or Spin on those days. I've listed my starting values, which will improve over time. The key is making small incremetnal gains. For example, if I just increase my 5K speed 0.2 mph per month, I'll reach my 2005 goal of a 23 minute 5K. Trying to build too quickly is a sure path to injury and frustration.

I also have some goals, and a graph that I'll use to motivate and chart progress over the year. You can tell I haven't focused on strength yet. I expect to make fast progress over the first few months, and then settle into a more sustainable progress mode. Be sure to understand the importance of "periodization": http://www.fitrex.com/periodization.shtml

If you're interested in a StarOffice copy of these images, to modify for your own use, please just ask. And keep with it.... You'll feel great after you \*slowly\* build up to your goals. Good luck.
 https://blogs.oracle.com/dcb/entry/treadmills_pdas Treadmills & PDAs dcb 2005-01-02T15:27:57+00:00 2005-01-15T11:42:29+00:00
Our local LA Fitness gym is stocked full of StarTrac cardio equip. The treadmills are the "Pro" model - $6000.00 units with many features. The staff at LA Fitness are pretty clueless about how to program these, so I downloaded the manual at http://support.startrac.com/documents/manual_protr.pdf. The 60-page manual explains how to enter "manager" and "maintenance" modes to set all kinds of parameters (which you probably shouldn't mess with). But it also explains how to use the "Personal Trainer Studio" to establish your own PIN number and save your custom programs. All the treadmills at my center are set to the factory Manager's PIN number.

But better yet, and not explained in the manual, is the ability of the Pro Treadmills to accept custom programs beamed from your Palm Pilot PDA!! StarTrac provides a free Palm Pilot app that you can download (see below) and create a library of custom programs. Just point your Palm Pilot at the left cup holder and you're all set. Here is the app: http://www.startrac.com/propartner/index.asp

Note that this only works on PalmOS 4.x devices. Meaning a Treo 600, for example, isn't compatible. I expect StarTrac will create a PalmOS 5.x version soon.

This app is useful for exercise programs like interval training (eg: 8 repeats of 1/4 mile sprints followed by slower recovery jogs). It's a pain to key this in every time (100+ key presses).

However, the Pro model has a nice interval feature that is built-in. If you have a Polar Heart Rate Monitor chest strap, then you can tell the treadmill to vary the exercise intensity between two HR levels. I often set it for a 3 mile run between 160 and 140 beats-per-minute. It slowly increases intensity (speed and incline) over the first 3-4 minutes until my HR is up to 160 bpm. Then it decreases intensity until I'm down to 140. I get about 5-6 cycles over the 3 miles, at about 5 minutes per cycle (after the first one). It's a great workout.

I'm sure I'll see a bunch of new faces in January... New Year's Resolutions that will quickly get shelved. But for those who love to run, a PDA and/or the built-in HR interval programs will make it easy. Well, at least the setup part :-)
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So I recently played Racquetball, for the first time in 8 years! I have been jogging some, so my heart is in pretty good shape. But RB stresses muscles you probably forgot you had! At least for me, it was serious wind sprints :-)

Being the electronics gadget collector that I am, I wanted to plot my heart rate chart during the game, and compare it to a recent jog. So I wore my Polar HR monitor. Racquetball, it turns out, sustained an elevated HR that exceeds my jogging! And three games totaled 41 minutes, or almost twice my jogging time. So, from a cardio perspective, this is a really good exercise. But I knew that :-). I've included the chart from my Polar HR monitor below.

The following link is a 5-page scientific report on the statistics of Heart Rate Recovery and how it correlates to heart disease and death. It is pretty intense reading. But the bottom line is that it found that a HR recovery rate of less than 22 "beats per minute" during the 2 minutes following intense cardio exercise, is a bad thing. My 2 minute recovery was 34 bpm for racquetball, and closer to 50 for jogging.

http://www.cardiology.palo-alto.med.va.gov/recentpapers/AJCHRR.pdf

I'm guessing my jogging HR recovery is better than RB because my body is more acclimated to jogging (I've been doing that for a year now) than the wind sprints of racquetball. I stopped the watch before the 2 minute mark when I finished jogging, so I only show a 1-min recovery for jogging.

It is probably worth checking 2-minute HR Recovery every 6 months or so to see how the old ticker is doing.


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Link of the Day, Portland Edition
San Francisco's Paxton Gate Nursery has a Portland branch office, now, so it seems. This comes to us via words and pictures and links from Danger Garden who happens to be in Portland, so they are probably a reliable source for this.
Check out the fully dormant and named Desert Roses they have. I thought we were the only ones to put out leafless succulents.
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Good to know that I am considered a (probably) reliable source. I won't let it go to my head.


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For those of you looking for something to be happy about, here are 3:
1. Tiger Woods is back. After a long respite from injury, his new caddy is also a long-time friend.
Steve Williams's recent split from Tiger's camp came as a shock to many, including Williams. Tiger fired him. Some say it was a loyalty issue. Some say Tiger made Williams the richest man in New Zealand. Whatever the case is, he's back, but it was Williams who relished the win.
Williams was with Tiger for 12 years and all 14 of Tiger's majors, but in a post-tournament interview with David Feherty after Adam Scott won the WGC Bridgestone Invitational yesterday, Williams said, "This is the greatest victory in 33 years of caddying."
Byron Bell, Tiger's new man on the bag, is also the head of Tiger Woods Design. They've been friends for years and Tiger actually won the 1999 Buick Invitational with Bell.
2. PGA Tour chick magnet Adam Scott won on Sunday with Tiger's former caddy Steve Williams.
Adam Scott played like a champion, winning by 4 shots. His opening-round 62 gave him the lead on day 1. Other golfers like Jason Day, Ricky Fowler and Ryo Ishikawa battled for shares of that lead but Scott distanced himself from the pack Sunday and won stateside for the first time since 2004.
The WGC Bridgestone Invitational, held each year in Akron, Ohio, is the site of 7 wins by Tiger Woods and caddy Steve Williams. Now, Steve has one more than Tiger. And Adam Scott has one of the best loopers in the business.
3. 19-year-old Japanese golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa is donating 100% of his earnings this year to his country's Tsunami and earthquake victims.
Completely selfish acts like this are rare. But they do happen from time to time. John Daly donated a portion of his first-prize winnings to the families of victims who were struck and killed by lightning at Crooked Stick, the site of Daly's first major win, the 1991 PGA Championship. Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods each have their own foundations and contribute immensely to peoples' well-being. Tiger also helped out local economies by dating waitresses who worked at Applebee's. But Ryo Ishikawa's decision to give ALL his winnings from 2011 to victims of one of the greatest natural disasters to ever hit Japan is a gesture more grand than the Tsunami itself. And he's just 19!
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(Reuters) - A Cheesecake Factory pasta dish with more than 3,000 calories - or more than a day and a half of the recommended caloric intake for an average adult - is among the headliners on this year's Xtreme Eating list of the most unhealthy dishes at U.S. chain restaurants.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer-focused nonprofit group that promotes healthier eating, compiles an annual list of "food porn" to alert consumers to menu items with eye-popping levels of calories, saturated fat, sugar and/or sodium. "You'd think that the size of their profits depended on their increasing the size of your pants," CSPI Executive Director Michael Jacobson said of the industry's Xtreme Eating winners. The list was released on Wednesday. CSPI for years has used the "awards" to raise awareness and drum up support for calorie disclosure on restaurant menus - something that larger chains soon will be required to do under the U.S. health reform law. The Cheesecake Factory's Bistro Shrimp Pasta, made with a butter and cream sauce and topped with battered, fried shrimp, has 3,120 calories and 89 grams of saturated fat and 1,090 milligrams of sodium, said CSPI, which said it confirmed nutritional data with companies on the list. Cheesecake Factory said that dish has 3,020 calories, 79 grams of saturated fat and 1,076 milligrams of sodium. Typical adults are advised to consume no more than 20 grams of saturated fat and 1,500 milligrams of sodium per day. "It's like eating three orders of Olive Garden's Lasagna Classico plus an order of tiramisu for dinner," CSPI said. Some in the food and beverage industries have dubbed the Washington-based group the "food police." More than one-third of Americans are obese, and about 10 percent of the nation's healthcare bill is tied to obesity-related diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The nation's food and beverage industries are under increasing pressure from consumer, health and parents' groups to offer more healthy alternatives. Restaurant companies say it is their job to give consumers choices. Many, including Cheesecake Factory, have lower-calorie sections on their menus alongside the indulgent offerings. Cheesecake Factory is known for its ample portions and wide array of cheesecakes - many of which weigh in at around 1,000 calories per slice. It makes regular showings on the Xtreme Eating list, but since August 2011 has promoted its "SkinnyLicious" menu of entrees with 590 or fewer calories, including salmon rolls and a pear and endive salad. Jayne Hurley, CSPI's senior nutritionist and an author of this year's Xtreme Eating report, said such lower-calorie items should be recategorized as "normal" rather than "diet." "It's the steady stream of high-calorie foods that sabotage your diet not just for the day, but for the entire week," Hurley said. "The Cheesecake Factory has always been about choices. Many of our guests come in and want to celebrate and not be concerned with calories," Donald Evans, the company's chief marketing officer, said in a statement. Evans also said Cheesecake Factory diners often share their dishes or take home leftovers. Other Xtreme Eating winners for 2013 include:
- Johnny Rockets' Bacon Cheddar Double Hamburger with 1,770 calories, 50 grams of saturated fat and 2,380 milligrams of sodium. For comparison, three Quarter Pounders with Cheese from McDonald's have 1,570 calories.
- Cheesecake Factory's Crispy Chicken Costoletta with 2,610 calories, 89 grams of saturated fat and 2,720 milligrams of sodium. CSPI said an entire 12-piece bucket of KFC Original Recipe fried chicken has about the same number of calories but less than half the saturated fat. Cheesecake Factory told Reuters that dish has 2,560 calories, 86 grams of saturated fat and 2,767 milligrams of sodium.
- Smoothie King's Peanut Power Plus Grape Smoothie, which includes peanut butter, banana, sugar and grape juice. A 40-ounce, large size of that drink has 1,460 calories and 22 teaspoons of added sugar plus 29 teaspoons of naturally occurring sugar.
The U.S. government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that women consume no more than six teaspoons of added sugars per day and that men consume no more than nine.
- Chocolate Zuccotto Cake from Maggiano's Little Italy. One slice weighs nearly one pound and has 1,820 calories, 62 grams of saturated fat and 26 teaspoons of added sugar - or 15 Hostess Ho Hos, CSPI said.
COMMENT: With a real sense of irony Reuters reported at the end of the article the latest stock prices for the Cheesecake Factory; it went up by 1.23%! Ridicule is an excellent means of getting attention for an important, but inadequately addressed issue although to be honest CSPI folks are not especially known for their sense of humor. Ideas for dealing with the obesity epidemic abound. They include taxing foods based on caloric content (or fat or sugar or sodium), insurance rating based on BMI (and other lifestyle shortages) and outright banning of some foodstuffs such as big gulp beverages as in New York. In America where we cannot even ban assault weapons and 100 round magazines, I doubt seriously that any of this will fly nationwide. The two most promising strategies are information and more information about calories, nutritional content and sodium at the point of purchase and at restaurants (Americans eat 1/3 of their meals outside the home). The second is increasing food education and healthy food choices in our schools, essentially writing off our current adult generation. See my next post for details.


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Shadow Games (Mass Market Paperbound)
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Javul Charn is the most famous pop star in the galaxy and the runaway bride of a violent lieutenant in Black Sun, the crime syndicate commanded by Prince Xizor. Or so Javul says. Soon after Dash Rendar, broke and desperate, agrees to be Javul's bodyguard, he realizes that openness is not her strong suit and that murder is stalking her tour. Between the discovery of dead bodies in a cargo hold and an attack by an unidentified warship, Dash and co-pilot Eaden Vrill desperately try to understand who is terrorizing Javul's tour and why. When Han Solo suddenly joins Javul's road show, the stakes are raised even higher. Now Dash, who has a history with Han and an even worse history with Prince Xizor, follows his instincts, his discoveries, and Javul herself straight into a world that may be too dangerous to survive.
About the Author
Michael Reaves is an Emmy Award-winning television writer and screenwriter who has written, story edited, or produced nearly four hundred teleplays for various series, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Twilight Zone, Sliders, and Monsters. He has published many books, including the New York Times bestseller Star Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter. He's also written short fiction, comic books, and the dialogue for a Megadeth video. He lives in California.
Hope Schenk-de Michele and Paul Marquez have been best friends for more than four decades. They both grew up in Los Angeles, California, and share a passion for mystery and science fiction. This passion led them to create the forever young and beautiful daughter of darkness, Lucinda. While creating Lucinda's Pawnshop, they co-produced such titles as Bloody Proof and El Grito, a dual language, straight-to-video detective film shot in English and in Spanish. They also produced the 2001 Imagine Awards, 200 episodes of the syndicated home improvement television show Home Magazine, Humphrey the Bear for Galavision, and others. Paul and Hope have also created an exceptionally fun board game called SPIN, SKIN and WIN for the young adult market, and are currently developing it into a television show. To assist in bringing Lucinda's story into the literary world, Hope and Paul enlisted the help of Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff as a collaborator. Maya is a New York Times best-selling author of science fiction, fantasy, and alternate history, as well as a performing and recording artist with her husband, Jeff. She is the author of more than a dozen novels, including The Last Jedi: Star Wars (Star Wars: Coruscant Nights-Legends) with Michael Reaves (Lucas Books, 2013). Her short fiction has appeared in such magazines as Analog, Interzone, Baen's Universe and Amazing Stories. Maya was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Best First Novel Award in 1990 and is a founding member of Book View Cafe-a publishing collective of professional authors established in 2008 on the theory that you can never have too many books. All three authors reside in California: Marquez in West Hollywood, Schenk-de Michele in Toluca Lake with her husband of twenty-two years, and Bohnhoff with her family in San Jose.


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GPS Hiking Tracks: Grassi Lakes hike
We got out hiking to the Grassi Lakes hike and set down a GPS Hiking Tracks. This hike is from page 53 in Lina Pianosi's book. Grassi Lakes is by Canmore, past the Nordic Centre.
Here is the Grassi Lakes GPS Hiking Tracks for the 'easy' option of the trail to the first lake.
3.4 km with 270 m elevation gain. We spent just over an hour on the trail, there and back, but it could be a much longer hike with little ones walking and exploring.
It was an easy enjoyable hike – very short. At least short compared to the trails I did before Hiking Baby arrived. I'll have to get use to the shorter hikes to accommodate feeding / napping routines.
I was carrying Hiking Baby with a front carrier, but there were many families on the trail with small children walking. It is quite a popular hike for families with small children.
The water in the lake was superbly clear and we could see fish swimming around.
There are even a few benches around the lake for resting and sitting down for a snack.
This is also a popular place for rock climbing. We saw two climber scaling the rock face.
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12 bird tracking has the been the csounmer-grade standard for Garmin for many years. No reason to back-track now. If there's any logic to Garmin's model numbering scheme, it's internal to the company. They've never used year designators before, and I doubt they'd start now. An individual model has a multi-year lifespan, so why make it seem obsolete after a few months?They did use incremental numbering with the old GPS line. The GPS-II was followed by the GPS-II+, eventually leading to the GPS-V (but I don't think there was ever a GPS-IV). But they haven't done that sort of thing for years now.


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text: Sharlet: Daschle defeater John Thune cites spiritual influence of a man who cites spiritual model of Osama Bin Laden. In this Q&A Christianity Today conducted with Senator Thune (R, SD), he says that the "C Street ministry" of Doug Coe helped keep him on the Christian path when he was a Representative. As it happens, I've witnessed that "ministry"; here's what I wrote about it in Harper's: "The day I worked at C Street I ran into Doug Coe, who was tutoring Todd Tiahrt, a Republican congressman from Kansas…. 'We gotta take Jesus out of the religious wrapping,' [Coe said.] 'All right, how do we do that?' Tiahrt asked. 'A covenant,' Doug answered…. 'Like the Mafia,' Doug clarified. 'Look at the strength of their bonds." He made a fist and held it before Tiahrt's face…. Coe listed other men who had changed the world through the strength of the covenants they had forged with their 'brothers': 'Look at Hitler,' he said. 'Lenin, Ho Chi Minh, Bin Laden.'"


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Monday, December 3, 2012
Deck The Halls?
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I love the light in the little lounge area Penny! It looks like a beautiful sunny spot to relax. I am so anxious to see everything you do:>)ReplyDelete
nice Penny! Rachael xoReplyDelete
Penny, I can't wait to see your finished room. The settee is perfect. I can just imagine sitting there with a cup of tea and a book. Have a great week. BonnieReplyDelete
Very sweet of your mover! Can't wait to see more of what your doing! Have fun!ReplyDelete
Looking forward to seeing more! I will actually be painting a little this week. After I had my floor grout cleaned, I noticed how badly my baseboards needed to be painted! Always something!ReplyDelete
So busy! Yes, your mover was a sweetheart. Very nice gesture. Can't wait to see what you've got cooking.ReplyDelete
Love that little sneak peek! So glad that you're getting your lounge area that you wanted so much. I can tell it is going to look gorgeous! I know it's exciting sprucing up your new home for the holidays.ReplyDelete
Painting- I should be doing the same thing but it's not happening here this season! 2 parties this next weekend so just trying to make things look presentable even though the diningroom and hall still needs painted!ReplyDelete
good lord penny...you make everything look so lovely. I'm sure the paint job will be spectacular! I have missed you.....xoReplyDelete
I'm getting good vibes already. :)ReplyDelete
That looks lovely already. I can't wait to follow you along as you create your magic.ReplyDelete
Love the little sneak peek, can't wait to see more!ReplyDelete
All I can say is that if your mover brought you a poinsettia you must be a STELLAR customer. Your lounge area is beautiful.ReplyDelete
I just know it's going to be gorgeous - looking forward to the big picture!ReplyDelete
Hi Penny! What a pretty spot and how nice of your mover to bring you the poinsettia! This is a busy time of year to move, I know. In my married life, we've moved a couple of times a couple of weeks before Christmas and I had two kids! Can't wait to see your decorating!ReplyDelete
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
I know how busy you must be, Penny. This is a lovely picture and it was very sweet of the mover to give you the poinsettia. Can't wait to see some of what you've done!ReplyDelete
I envy your beautiful light filled rooms. Good luck with all of the painting. Your settee is perfect.ReplyDelete
Hugs, Penny
What a nice mover! Looks like a cozy spot.ReplyDelete
I know you are performing "Penny" magic. And, I know it will be lovely.ReplyDelete
Hi Penny, Busy is an understatement. I do all the painting in our homes. The lounge is looking wonderful. what a nice mover. A bit of Christmas to cheer you is a good thing.ReplyDelete
Happy decorating.
Hugs, Jeanne
Very nice, Penny. Looking forward to seeing more!ReplyDelete
Lovely seating area...anxious to see more! ;)ReplyDelete
I love the idea of a lounge area in the kitchen. Can't wait to see it, Penny!ReplyDelete
I am imagining you painting while Christmas music plays in the background :-)ReplyDelete
What a thoughtful gift from your mover.
How exciting! I can't wait to see your house decor unfold. Good luck with the painting ~ I've done plenty of that myself this year. I went through 18 gallons of paint redoing my house ~ shudder. :)ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see more Penny! Settee is delightful for that space. Be careful on the ladders!ReplyDelete
Do you still have your booth?
Hugs - Mary X
Isn't this month all about anticipation? I can't wait to see your new place. Take some time to rest (and photo and blog)!ReplyDelete
Stopping by to say Hi. I know you are busy, busy. Have fun fluffing your new abode.ReplyDelete
That was a sweet thing for your mover to do! I bought a small pointsettia plant recently just to add a little Christmas cheer to my undecorated home. Be careful not to overdo, and hurt your shoulder again Penny!ReplyDelete


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A Quote by Mrs. Delany on books, country, imagination, and variety
. . . a hermitage, which is about an acre of ground - an island, planted with all variety of trees, shrubs and flowers that will grow in this country, abundance of little winding walks, differently embellished with little seats and banks; in the midst is place a hermit's cell, made of the roots of trees, the floor is paved with pebbles, there is a couch made of matting, and little wooden stools, a table with a manuscript on it, a pair of spectacles, a leathern bottle; and hung up in different parts, an hourglass, a weatherglass and several mathematical instruments, a shelf of books, another of wood platters and bowls, another of earthen ones, in short everything that you might imagine necessary for a recluse.
Source: Caroline Gearey, Royal Friendships; The Story of Two Royal Friendships . . . London, 1898
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Amy Adams
Aviano, Italy
"I don't intentionally try to find the scripts with unattractive characters, but I think that if a character is described in a script as heart-stoppingly beautiful, and there's nothing else said about her, it just doesn't hold a lot of interest for me."
- Amy Adams
Ever since her acclaimed performance in Junebug -- for which the previously unknown Amy Adams was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar -- and her star-making turn in Enchanted, the bubbly ginger has been Hollywood's go-to nice girl, a role she's embraced wholeheartedly (until now). After Leap Year flopped at the box office, Adams role in The Fighter, David O. Russell's boxing-movie-slash-awards-magnet, couldn't have come at a more crucial time. As Mark Wahlberg's rough-around-the-edges girlfriend, the role was Adams' most searing, grittiest performance to date, and it earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Adams followed that performance up with another Oscar nominated role in 2012's The Master and kicked off 2013 playing Superman's leading lady, Lois Lane in Man Of Steel. Her most recent departure from the "good girl" image in American Hustle, has everyone, including the Academy, buzzing. She's already won the Golden Globe for Best Actress and is up for the Academy Award in the same category -- her fifth Oscar nomination to date. We're thinking this might be the year she bags it.
In 2014, she won her second Golden Globe for her role in Big Eyes as Margaret Keane, the woman responsible for Walter Keane's successful art career. And while she's playing Lois Lane to Henry Cavill's Superman in summer 2015, she'll get her own chance to save the world in 2016 as the lead in alien-encounter drama Story of Your Life. With all of Amy Adams' success, it's no surprise she ranked #30 in AskMen's list of Top 99 Outstanding Women of 2015.


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Bunnell woman killed in Daytona crash involving stolen vehicle
Published: Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 3:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 8:59 p.m.
DAYTONA BEACH -- A 25-year-old Bunnell woman was killed Saturday night when a stolen Toyota struck the Nissan she was a passenger in at the intersection of White Street and Madison Avenue, police said.
Laguadia Jameace Terry was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred at 11:48 p.m., police said.
Sterling Slaton, 26, of Daytona Beach, the driver of the Nissan, suffered multiple injuries to his head and chest. He was transported to Halifax Medical Center, and listed in critical condition Sunday.
The occupants of the stolen Toyota fled the scene on foot before police and emergency personnel arrived. It is unknown exactly how many passengers there may have been, or what kind of injuries they may have suffered.
Two males "may have been seen running" away from of the crash site, according to a release from the Daytona Beach Police Department.
Police are continuing to investigate the accident.
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Three Food Companies That Might Want to Rethink Their Social-Media Strategies
"We meant no disrespect to the area or artists. The tweet has been deleted."
If you thought SpaghettiOs' sudden bout of extreme patriotism last month was the last word in misplaced corporate Twitter sentiment, you clearly haven't been eating enough riblets.
Maybe it was the blizzard, but it seems like three companies lost their way, if temporarily, over the weekend on social media. The spinach-artichoke dip at Applebee's is apparently on a mission to show the world how gangster it really is, super-bleachy chips riding shotgun and all:
Chip yo self before you dip yo self pic.twitter.com/OPali8pv8B— Applebee's (@Applebees) January 4, 2014
IHOP also appropriated from Mystikal. (The rapper seems okay with this.)
Stack ya pancakes, but watch ya self. Stack ya pancakes, show us what ya workin' with.— IHOP (@IHOP) January 4, 2014
Finally, Jolly Rancher, for whatever reason, boldly positioned itself as an unlikely high-fructose-corn-syrup-laden champion of Long Island City's embattled graffiti mecca 5 Pointz, tweeting "5 Pointz Untamed" with a photo of the candy refracting an image of the now-whitewashed street art through its hard-candy interior, like a prism. Needless to say, that one was quickly taken down and replaced with an apology:
We apologize for our tweet re: @5PointzNYC. We meant no disrespect to the area or artists. The tweet has been deleted.— JOLLY RANCHER (@Jolly_Rancher) January 6, 2014
What a weekend. Of course, however random or misguided these tweets may be, they're lightning rods for attracting new followers — look what happened to Burger King when its account was hacked by an ardent Big Mac and Gucci Mane fan. All of this is to say, basically, it's your move, Tootsie Roll. You may have marked the anniversary of September 11 like any good candy company might, but you still only have 200-something followers. It may be about time for everyone to really see your product move to the left, the right, the front, and the back.
[Applebee's/Twitter via Rembert Browne, IHOP/Twitter, Save 5 Pointz/Facebook via Gothamist]


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March in Thonburi by MPY
March in Thonburi is an experimental short, created over two years by Michael Paul Young. After relocating from Baltimore to Bangkok, Thailand, in 2007, Young sought to expose how the many sensory influences of his adopted country have affected him. The result, March in Thonburi, embodies a richsensory journey through an urban cultural atmosphere from… Read More
Washed Out – Belong
Here is an 'interesting' video to start your work week with. A music video directed by Blake Salzman.
Eiger North Face – (Ivory Font)
One of our very talented customers just let us know they used the font Ivory (by Facetype) for a recent project. The result is a very nice example of Ivory's beauty when combined with such beautiful filming. Have you use one of our fonts/stock in a project? Share it with us!
Agostina makes appearance in Crank: High Voltage
Our font release of 2009, Agostina, recently made an appearance in this years hollywood action film Crank: High Voltage. Used during two different sequences in the film, Agostina puts on its dancing shoes and shines. Much thanks to the designers who used our font for this project, and great execution with the sequences! Thanks to… Read More
In February of 2009 we got a call from Catherine Owens, the long time super creative director for the uber-famous band U2. Catherine came across our work and knew she found the team who could help with U2's 2009 world tour (titled 360). After a quick stint of meetings in New York, we came back to the Bangkok studio and begin work for the following two months on numerous ideas.
The Interpretation – Chapter 4 (Sample)
I just posted started to post a few high definition (HD1080) videos on Vimeo of our newest dvd release, The Interpretation. I will continue to post a few more chapters from the dvd (minus the audio) in which you get to see a rare level of the detail in our motion work, you can also… Read More
U2 – We found some video!
As mentioned in a previous post, me and the crew of YouWorkForThem Bangkok recently rocked over 300 videos for U2's new tour. Finally today, we found some evidence of our contribution on the mega-screen! Not the best quality video (earthquake cam), but at least its a start for now. We hope we they decide to… Read More
U2 hires YouWorkForThem for live concert visuals…
Back in February we got a nice call from Catherine Owens, long time super creative director for the uber-famous band U2. Catherine came across our video This is Agostina and knew she found the team who could help rock some video/visuals for this years U2 360 world tour. For the past few months we went to… Read More


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Sports Leagues
One of the greatest causes of water pollution in Contra Costa County is litter generated by residents. To reduce the amount of litter in our community, we are encouraging sports teams in Contra Costa to assign a parent/child to Litter Pick-Up Duty each week.
These are some of the sports leagues that are working to adopt Litter Pick-Up Duty Policies for their teams:
The Delta Baseball & Softball League
Liga Latina De Concord
We are also encouraging parents to be mindful when selecting treats for game-day—little pieces of litter such as juice box straws and plastic wrappers do add up over time. Here are some tips to reduce litter at snack time:
- Bring a jug of water or Gatorade and reusable plastic cups with each players name instead of juice boxes
- Apples, oranges and bananas are a great alternative to granola bars and other snacks with plastic wrappers
- Bake rice crispy treats, cookies or cupcakes and bring them in a tray from home to share


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TEMPE – The Arizona State University track and field and cross country programs have welcomed back two of their own to the 2013-14 coaching and support staff in the form of alumni Jeremy Rasmussen and Jessica Navarro, director of track and field/cross country Greg Kraft has announced.
Rasmussen will assume the newly created role as Director of Operations, while Navarro (formerly Jessica Pressley) will serve as a graduate assistant coach.
Rasmussen will oversee the administrative and day-to-day operational functions involving equipment distribution, high school and alumni relations, travel and other duties. Rasmussen joins the staff after spending the past six seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois.
"I want to thank Greg Kraft and Don Bocchi for this great opportunity. I am excited to be back at my alma mater and to help this program continue to win championships," Rasmussen said. "I am also really looking forward to bring back more alumni support and getting our program out serving the surrounding communities."
Rasmussen starred for the Sun Devils in both cross country and track and field prior to a productive coaching career. The 2000 Pac-10 champion in the 3,000m steeplechase and runner-up in both 2001 and 2002, Rasmussen helped the 2001 ASU men break the 100-point barrier at the conference competition for the first time in program history. In cross country, Rasmussen assisted the men's team in making history as the 1999 squad advanced to its first NCAA Championships appearance, placing 14th.
While at Illinois, Rasmussen coached three-time Dike Eddleman Female Athlete of the Year, 2010 Big Ten Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, 2009 USTFCCCA National Cross Country Athlete of the Year, 2009 Honda Sports Award Winner for Cross Country and 2009 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Angella Bizzarri – one of just eight female distance athletes to ever win a national title in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.
He coached the women to a sixth-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships and his athletes scored in all four distance events at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in 2010 and 2011.
Navarro assumes the role of graduate assistant for the Sun Devils where she will help with administrative duties while also working with throws coach David Dumble and the team's throwers.
"I am more than thrilled to be able to be a part of the ASU track and field team again. Being a Graduate Assistant and being able to work with the student-athletes really seals the deal on what I hope to do as a career," Navarro said. "I hope that I can give back as much as I learned from being a part of this amazing team and staff."
As a student-athlete at ASU, Navarro was a 10-time All-American – tied for second all-time among ASU women – and a two-time NCAA Champion in the shot put in 2007 and 2008.
Navarro was a key component in the three ASU team championships in 2007 and 2008 and scored an incredible 52 points during her NCAA Championship career as a Sun Devil.
She was the 2008 Pac-10 champion in both the shot put and the discus, the only two Pac-12 titles of her career.
The Sun Devil track and field team is slated to begin action in 2014 beginning with the Lumberjack Invitational on Friday, January 17 in Flagstaff, Ariz.


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Over the weekend, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) gave Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes an M for Mature rating due to some disturbing content like sexual violence.
According to the ESRB, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes earned an M rating due to strong language, intense violence, sexual violence, blood and gore. This would be the second game to receive an M rating for sexual violence by the ESRB, the first being Animamundi.
Many in the video game community expected Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes to receive an M rating but many were shocked that intense violence and sexual violence were among the reasons. Previous games in the series had always received an M rating but it was only for violence and blood.
The ESRB had stated that, One cutscene includes a depiction of blood and gore (e.g., a character's intestines exposed during a dramatic procedure to remove an object). The game includes an audio file in which a female character is sexually assaulted by male characters; while there is no visual depiction, sounds of ripped clothing and struggle can be heard.
The scene in question regards Snake surgically removing a bomb from the abdomen of Paz. The other questionable moment features an audio track of a women being allegedly raped.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes will be the tenth game in the official canonical and will be acting as the prologue for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. The game will be released on March 18 for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One but gamers can pre-order it now.
The game is set 10 days after the events of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and follows Snake (a.k.a. Big Boss) as he attempts to infiltrate Camp Omega (an undisclosed US military base in Cuba). He has to rescue Chico and extract Paz before she reveals damaging information about Militaires Sans Frontières (French for Soldiers Without Borders).


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Kurt Masur leads the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Israeli Opera Chorus in a live recording from the orchestra's extensive archive. Featured works are Schoenberg's searing A Survivor from Warsaw, narrated by Friedhelm Eberle, and Bruckner's seventh symphony, in the Hass edition. A fascinating pairing, recorded in 1995(Bruckner) and 2006 (Schoenberg).Notes & Reviews:
Recording information: Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv.
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Works DetailsSchoenberg, Arnold : A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46
- Conductor: Kurt Masur
- Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- Notes: Composition written: 1947.
- Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1947
- Studio/Live: Live
Bruckner, Anton : Symphony no 7 in E major, WAB 107
- Conductor: Kurt Masur
- Running Time: 63 min. sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Orchestral
- Written: 1881-1883
- Studio/Live: Live