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Buffett's Buffet: An All-American Meal at Warren's Table
With Warren Buffett's dive into the Heinz Ketchup empire, his portfolio of food and drink investments gets another family of condiments, tater tots and frozen meals. But what would a meal from Warren's empire look like? Here's a taste of some of the dishes that would take pride of place at the Buffett Buffet:
Let's start, as any properly American meal would, with Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. Mr Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway was once one of the food giant's biggest shareholders, but he has sold down his stake since, and now owns about 1.7% each of US-focused Kraft Foods and Mondelez International, the global snack food company that was spun off from Kraft last year. Buffett had some issues with the way Kraft went about its $19.4 billion purchase of Cadbury, including the way it sold off its frozen pizza business to Nestle for what he thought was a cheap price in the frenzy of money-raising leading up to the big deal. So there's no pizza on the Buffett Buffet, but when the King of Foods is at the table, who's asking?
You will of course be washing down the Mac with a frosty Coca Cola (can it be washed down with anything else?). Berkshire Hathaway is the biggest shareholder in Coke, with 8.9% of the company.
At the business end of the meal, you'll be having one one of Dairy Queen's famous Blizzards for dessert. The company that invented and popularized soft serve ice cream was founded in 1940 and became a staple of life in the Midwest. There's now more than 6,000 Dairy Queen outlets in the U.S., Canada and 18 other countries around the world. Berkshire bought the company in 1998, and Buffett himself a fan of its product: he even took his grandchildren to Dairy Queen on the day he decided to invest $5 billion in Goldman Sachs. Another Dairy Queen fan? Hillary Clinton:
You'll be finishing the meal on a classy note with a selection of chocolate truffles from See's Candies, a Los Angeles chocolatier founded in 1921 by a migrant from Canada. An early mover into America's shopping malls as they first took off, the company now has more than 200 stores, primarily in the Western U.S. It was bought out by Berkshire in 1972.
With the feast concluding, Mr Buffett himself might even appear to greet the guests. In this case, he's likely to offer you a knowing smile and a stick of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. Take it — it helps digestion — and reflect on the gum that Americans have been chewing since 1893. In 2008, Mr Buffet helped the privately-held Mars candy company buy Wrigley in a $23 billion deal; Berkshire contributed about $6.5 billion of it and remains a shareholder.
And as you stagger away from Buffett's Buffet, well fed and flush with all-American cheer, you can take with you the knowledge that much of the processed food you eat in the coming weeks and months will also feature a little touch of Warren. In announcing the Heinz deal today, Berkshire also revealed it has taken a stake in agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland. ADM is one of the world's biggest producers of high-fructose corn syrup, a major ingredient in pretty much everything in your local grocery store.


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Thursday March 21, 2013
Augusta, Ga--During the course of the season, if you missed Frank Booker played basketball, you missed a lot. The westside senior could fill it up with the best of them. Thursday, Booker took the next step in saying he'll play college ball at Oklahoma.
With family, friends, and a good portion of the student body on hand, the Patriot senior let everyone in on his intentions. Certainly wasn't easy seeing programs like Georgia and Tennessee among the others. But when he took a trip to Oklahoma, everything seemed to fit.
"It was a real family oriented group" said Frank Booker "When I got down there, it felt like I was down there for a year, but it was only like two days. The coach, coach (Lon) Kruguer, is a very succesfull coach so he's going to give me a great future if I do go to the NBA or go overseas or anything like that"
The sooners will be getting a big time scorer who's range is out of this world. Literally, when he steps over mid court, he's not afraid to put up a shot and makes more then his fare share of them.


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Hi everybody,
I hope everybody has a great weekend and successful runs!
A short update from here... yesterday and today were the first two days without hip pain! Hooray! :-) Also last week I had increased my running to 2.5 miles and if my body doesn't complain too much about it (meaning pain will come back) then I am allowed to increase it to 3 miles :-) And then, I finally have my new bike!!!! I picked it up yesterday and the decision to buy it in a small store on the country was the right one. The owners of the store are great, superfriendly, and helpful. They recommended a trail where I could go on a first ride and told me, that if I come back before the store closes I should come back in to tell them how it was.. I even didn't get a chance to go in there as they came outside and asked me how it was ;-) That first ride was a gorgeous one, beautiful nature and great trails. The trails - in the flat, nothing hilly - were very narrow though with lots of rocks on them... as I haven't done mountain biking in 20 years and certainly not on a bike like this, this was a huge learning process. First to get to know the bike and to get used to it and then to lose that anxiety of riding over rocks ;-) But I improved by the minute.... and although neither the mileage was big nor it was strenuous it felt like a good workout as my body was so tense and I had to learn so much. It was a beautiful day on the countryside and I am all happy about my bike!! The only downside to my first bike ride was, that I already had some minor back pain in the morning and after riding my bike over those bumpy, rocky, and narrow trails plus after 1.5 hours sitting in the car my back pain was really bad. I hardly could bend down at all. I took a muscle relaxing bath in the evening, wore one of those heating pads overnight and today it was a bit better. Will do some back pain yoga later on and luckily I have an appointment with my PT tomorrow! I know it was stupid to go on the bike ride at all, but how could I not to, as I finally got to pick up my bike and was in beautiful nature? ;-)
Mary Kay, congrats on your 10k and personal record!
XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run 6k - 52:33.5
Redondo Beach Superbowl Run 10k - 01:05:49
Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay 11/18/2012
Mary Kay - Congrats on your 10k race be it 70 or 80, it is still a personal record. Amazing tune-up race for the big thing on May 6. By runner's world time/pace calculator, your predicted finish time for the HM is 2:34 for 70 or 2:56 for 80. Wow, you are such an inspiration and that is you running with knee discomfort. That HM is in the bag.
Britta - seem things are turning around for you. So happy for your recovery. Enjoy the bike rides. Will you be giving a name to your new bike like when one names their new car? It would really take a lot of focus to go mountain biking with the rocks and uneven terrain. Just do not forget your PT as it did real wonders for your recovery. Keep on getting better and stronger.
Yoly - welcome and have fun training for your 5k race. Give us updates.
Just logged in a 9-mile run and walked with 2 friends from college for an extra 2 miler. I think I got my nutrition on point with my long runs. I took a banana and half clif bar with water before the run. During the run, I was taking one piece of clif bloks every 2 miles with water. I was also taking in small sips of Gatorade in between. Then I finish the remaining half clif bar for the walk. No stomach issues and had extra energy to do some chores around the house. For extra precaution, I plan on carrying a clif gel Wirh caffeine for the actual HM and will take that around mile 11 for the final push. Taper starts now, hydrating, resting, cutting on mileage, and carbo loading.
Run safe and run fierce.
Mary, you'll find that on any given course different devices will not give the same measurement. Sometimes it's because the organizers follow the center of the path while others use one edge or just read their own gps. In the end it doesn't matter that much, you had a great run and are making lots of progress. Enjoy it and don't look back.
Britta, that's great news! Mountain biking does have some more technical aspects and requires more core strength and flexibility to avoid that lower back pain than road biking. Still, it's lots of fun so you'll get lots of enjoyment from your new bike.
For my part I ran my HM yesterday in 2:12, about 10 minutes faster than last year. I switched to power walking on the steep climbs and used the lower pacing for drinking and eating the shot blocks. I went for long strides on the downhills to make up some time and tried to hold about a 9:30 pace on the flats which worked for a while but I started to fade more about mile 11. At the aid station at mile 10 I decided to go all in and used the rest of my food and drink and took some water from the station to help wash it down. I know that I was giving it all I had because with less than a mile to go when I could hear the finish line music I got a bad stitch under my right ribs so had to walk some while it cleared so I could run across the finish line. The last 100 yards was amazing with the crowd cheering and giving us high fives as we ran under the archway. I'm certain all the hill work helped a lot because while I'm a little sore today, which is inevitable, overall I felt really strong and had no issues with muscle pain, joint pain, or cramps and my only limit was my cardio ability.
In the end I didn't make my goal time which was somewhat ambitious. It had to be to be a goal. But I know that I ran a good race and gave it all I had so I'm perfectly happy with the results and now have another event t-shirt, finisher's medal and pint glass to add to the collection. Now I'm going to focus on recovery for my 15.5 mile race in 2 weeks. It doesn't have nearly the climbing so I'll be interested to see the time difference when I'm allowed to just run. I just stick with my overall racing slogan: I'm not fast, I'm relentless and I never quit.
penny~Congrats on the 9+2 miler! Enjoy the next 2 weeks of decreased training intensity, and reflect on all you have done to prepare for your HM. You will run strong!
britta~Great to read your running and cycling has gone well. Take it easy on those rocky trails! When you finished PT, were you given any exercises to strengthen your back?
mary kay~Congratulations on the PR! I agree w/ everything Penny said. You have been an inspiration dealing with injury and set-backs. You have shown perseverance and you stayed focus through it all, and you are ready to take on your HM!
yoli~Welcome, and enjoy your first 5k! The best advice I was given for my first race was wear the race shirt after you have completed the race, place yourself near the back half at the start line, don't go out too fast(because you will!), and most important -- have fun!!
Last Monday my hip pain was evaluated by the trainer at the Runner's Clinic. The cause of the pain was determined to be caused by weak gluteus medius, piriformis, tensor fascia lata muscles, and a tight IT band. My legs were not ready for the increased mileage and hill workouts a few weeks back. The trainer suggested 16 stretches/excercises to do daily and increased time with the foam roller after each workout. The symptoms will only increase and begin to aggravate the sciatic nerve if I don't stretch and strengthen the muscles.
I dialed back the mileage to 18 miles this past week, and the increased stretching and rolling have helped relieve the pain. Hopefully, the excercises will help strengthen and prevent future problems. Building a strong core is important when increasing mileage for a HM. I didn't take this as seriously as I should have.
On Saturday enjoyed a slow,easy pace 11 miles with a friend. We'll both be running our HMs on May 5 along Lake Michigan, but in different areas of the state. My fueling is currently a 1/2 cup coffee, raspberry Nutri-grain bar and 1/2 banana two hours before running. Fifteen minutes before a long run I take a Hammer gel(huckleberry or raspberry) with water, and then a gel/water every 50 minutes. Sips of Endurolytes Fizz and water as needed during the run. Thankfully no GI issues!! Used Recoverite within 15 minues of the long run, and then home to soak in the ice bath for 15 minutes. Then stretch, stretch and foam rolling.
Sorry for the long post! On the home stretch to my May 5th HM, and I'm looking forward to it!
Run strong, friends!
Andy~Congratulations on your HM! 10 minutes faster than last year is huge and an awesome accomplishment. It sounded like a great race, and the motivation from the spectators always makes a big difference at the finish line. Best wishes getting ready for the 15.5 race, and love your slogan!
Penny, so funny that you are asking... yes, I gave my bike a name ;-) As it is a Kona Kahuna... I named it Baby Kahuna :-) Congratulations on your 9+2 mile workout! Awesome, must have felt so good!! :-)
Andy, I will have to learn a lot about my bike and certainly will stay on safe and easy trails for a long time, but yes, I will enjoy my bike, that's for sure :-) Congratulations on your HM! Sounds like a wonderful race and how great that you were 10min faster than last year. That's awesome!
Debra, I will stay away from rocky trails for a long time. ;-) Saturday was quite a workout and learning process. ;-) I am glad you got your hip pain checked out and evaluated! Sorry to hear though that you have quite something going on. But it is good you are still able and allowed to run! I hope you will heal soon! Running 11 miles is great and I am happy for you!
Today I had another appointment at PT... well, it turned out that the other hip now went out and had to be realigned. I am glad though that I am already in PT and they just could take care of it. The PT worked pretty hard on me and I am so sore right now, I don't think I have been that sore ever before. (he warned me about it though). But it was amazing to see how much PT helped today, when he examined me in the beginning I was in a lot of pain and afterwards it was so much less! Well, I am not allowed to run until Thursday (my next appointment). I also very likely will have to wear a brace for running and mountain biking. They also plan to thoroughly examine and evaluate my running style. So things are happening :-)
Regarding nutrition and hydrating while running... during my long runs so far (with 9 miles being the most) I always only drank about 22oz of Gatorade during the run (and a bit more afterwards) and ate maybe two little bites of a Laerabar after mile 7 or so. Am I not eating/drinking enough? For breakfast I would eat 2 slices of bread with almond butter and banana.
Happy runs to everybody!
XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run 6k - 52:33.5
Redondo Beach Superbowl Run 10k - 01:05:49
Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay 11/18/2012
Britta, such good news about your fun with Baby Kahuna but so sad to hear about all your stiffness and pain!! I hope you can keep with it and get comfortable. You make trail riding sounds like such fun I may have to rethink my preference for a street bike.
Penny, thanks for your appreciation and good wishes. You sound more than ready for your HM!! You got me thinking I had to get one more long run in. Well, honestly, it's been bugging me for weeks but your reminder that I would be running probably 3 hrs. pushed the issue. I've been balancing PT with gym workouts and short run for weeks itching to prove to myself that I still can run long before it's time to taper and I was running out of time, good weather and flexible work days. So I called in sick this morning and tried to run 12 mi. but my route ran out of real estate too soon and I was too slow. At 2:50, I had done just over 10 mi. and my legs felt like jelly but I did it without feeling winded at all and if I had to walk three more miles I could have so now I can taper in peace, if the body lets me. I'm at work and the muscles (after an ice bath) aren't bad. The knee is the same.
Congratulations, Andy, on your HM and a great time!!! Ten minutes better than last year? You are such a master marathoner! So glad you are happy with that because it sounds like you executed a well-planned run and really enjoyed yourself. Good luck with your 15.5. BTW, I am totally following your advice and working on my 5 and 10k races this summer, putting the FM off until next year. There is a 14k beer run I will be joining and I maybe may push for one or two more HMs before December. As for my 10k, the event folks emailed and said there was a mistake in the course; it was a mile short. I had a great time adjusting my attitude and not getting all spun up about the competition and the unlimited Sam Adams at the end wasn't bad either so I can't be too annoyed about losing the opportunity at this year's 10k PR. It will haunt me until I get it, though.
Debra, you were able to run 11 miles!! You are ready and will run fierce!! The PT will make you that much more ready and you will have this HM so under control! So glad it is working for you. it does take time and persistance but I know you will give it your all. The thought of putting all the excitement and training on hold is just too scary to not give it all the effort you can, at least that's how I saw it. Ugh.
As for how much to eat for long runs in the morning, I LOVE the details about what everyone is eating and when because I still don't have a good plan. What I do know is to avoid oatmeal and maybe toast with coffee. Whenever I've eaten those, I've had to find a bathroom. During a run isn't as much trouble as during a trail race, my first experience. Blaugh. I've tried a half banana, half of a Clif bar and a couple Gu Chomps before a 5k. That worked ok but it's not enough after 45 min. So that's when I have my first gel (w/caffeinne) and water. Then I have one an hour later. Hammer advises to take some form of protein after 2 hrs. but I hate them all and I run slow. If I were really running, I'd force it but gels are getting me through right now or maybe not.
So today's run was a switch because breathing wasn't a problem as much as my legs. I was jogging really slowly so there's that and I've incorporated Tabata intervals at the gym as cross training with the knee and pollen being problems. It may be too early to claim a benefit but they may be shaking my metabolism out of its deep sleep. That would be so nice if it happened. Anyone have any experience with them?
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Andy - congrats on the great time on the HM, 10 minutes faster, just amazing. Good luck on the next race in 2 weeks.
Mary Kay - it is just 11 days until our HM, so I really think it is time to taper the mileage down. Try to rest and recover. You got your long runs in, so it is better to just take it easy these coming days. As Debra advised, try to reflect on the things you have done to prepare for the race. I think it is the best advice ever. Thanks Debra.
Britta - how is baby kahuna? Sure she is being taken cared of and going out for rides. Wishing that thursday's appointment reveals positive results. I think the brace will definitely be a supportive aid in keeping the bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments aligned to prevent any future problems. Maybe when your body becomes stronger, maybe you can run and bike w/o the brace but get your doctor's approval first.
Debra - You are so right about having a strong core that most people forget it and just concentrate on having strong running legs. I try to do some core strengthening exercises once a week on non-running days. Maybe I'll try to get to try a foam roller too.
I tried to do 3 miles this morning but had to cut it short due to a sudden lower abdominal cramping. I thought it was a side stitch but it did not go away, so I decided to just go straight home and walked the rest of the way. This got me worried being so near the race the entire morning. By lunch time, it was just
menstrual cramps after all. Maybe I am just getting so paranoid and neurotic about tapering that I forgot it was the time of the month and that every ache and pain is something serious like a fracture or dislocation. I also am doubling up on the vitamin C, hydrating as much as possible, and looking around for the next event or race to train for. Also looking forward to get my new road bike by the end of May.
So ladies, Mary Kay and Debra, let's finish this HM with a smile in our faces because we know deep inside we prepared for our races. We did not throw in the towel despite pain, setbacks, or crazy work schedules.
Run safe, run strong, and run fierce. Let's rock and roll and can I have my cupcake afterwards.
Penny, have that cupcake now and after!! Thanks to you and Debra for the wisdom and excellent advice! As it turned out, the long run was a piece of cake the day after so I'm feeling rather confident.
Well, folks I'm excited. I cannot wait!! I haven't been this excited since I graduated law school 23 yrs. ago. That doesn't include, of course, events of the intimate kind. It's a great feeling to know I planned it, prepared for it, and pushed through some setbacks to get here. Hopefully there will be no last minute drama. I may have found someone to bring me a coat for afterward. We'll probably end up about a mile from my car unless they open the stadiums for parking. Carb loading??? Love it!! Had a nice breakfast this morning at Perkins and this could only be better if I drank alcohol. Gotta remember to trim the toenails, preset the Garmin, take warm-up clothes to discard, lay out everything the night before, plan breakfast.... oh, this could be so much fun! Is everybody happy???
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Wow you all impress me. I am sorry that I haven't been active here on the thread, or the pavement for the last 2 months. I bought of bronchitis turned pneumonia wiped me out. But I am so very proud of every one of you. The adversity you faced, the perserverance you've showed, your focus, humor and dediction to your plan and yourselves is inspiring. I'm not sure what will come of my June 9th goal for the Hatfield McCoy Marathon. My husband is encouraging me to ditch it and rebuild slowly. Maybe I'll look at a fall half before returning to my original goal- the Pig next May (and maybe it will be the full). I don't know, I'm a bit frustrated to not be standing at the starting line with all of you.
Good luck to everyone. And a special shout out to Marykay, hang tough heading up gilbert ave and eden park. Enjoy a walk break or two there (your quads will appreciate it), If you remember as you approach mile 5 on 7th street, look to your right at the cornor of 7th and Plum and check out Plum Street Temple -built by my great, great, great Uncle Isaac. Between mile 11 and 12 on reading road look to your right at the Graeters store/factory. That is the place where all that fabulous Ice Cream is made - and which you totally deserve to eat, after you cross the Finish Swine.
Have fun!
Started C25K 3/29/11 for the third time - Graduated 7/1/11 - some of us take longer
Completed Races
Webster Co. Woodchopping Festival 5K (5/28/11) 38:03 "Holy crap! Did he just say 38 something? I was hopinig for 45 minutes"
Never underestimate yourself!
That Dam Race 5K 7/23/11 44:46 - a challenging route & a hot day- but I will do better next year!
"Run for the Ta-Ta's 5K 10/29/11 39:54 in the snow!
Woodchoppers 5K 5/26/12 36:08 My 5 year old was 5 minutes behind me. Way to go Liat!
Fly By 10k 6/16/12 1:24:12
And the dream race...
"Flying Pig Half Marathon" Cincinnati, OH (May 2013)
It has been ages! Talk about perserverence! I am surprised you are thinking of running again after such an ordeal. So sorry you were so sick. Pneumonia is so draining. Glad to hear you are feeling better and hope you are almost 100%. You will be at the starting line soon enough once you get started. Btw, I didn't run the Ault Park race either because of my knee and I would have won my division, being the only one over 60 there. Meh. It was a good decision. I was just worried I was missing the chance to meet up with you.
Thanks so much for your good wishes going into the race! I can't wait to see the temple up close; it is quite beautiful! How wonderful to have such a rich family history and name, Wise!! I will definitely check it out. I hope to be able to actually run the Pig next year so if you're up for it, we may still try to meet. By the time I get to Mile 11 and 12 I expect my only thoughts will be "Left, right, left, right" but if anything can get my attention, it's ice cream.
Good running and take care not to push too hard. There's a whole summer ahead to enjoy and one week less won't matter so much a couple months from now. So glad you're feeling better!!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
My last run was 10 miles on Sunday, with only walking to rest my hip the last few days. I had my nerves under control until I began packing today! YIKES!!! Stretching and foam rolling daily to keep everything loose. Decided to walk the hill at mile 4.5 to 5.5 so my hip doesn't tighten up for the remaining 8 miles. The weather prediction has flip-flopped several times this week with thunderstorms coming in waves across the mid-west. This area of the state jets out into Lake Michigan, and weather can be unpredictable. I'm packing every piece of running gear I own so I'm prepared for anything, including snow! Looking forward to a wonderful weekend with my husband and sons, running in my favorite state park. Thank you all for your training advice and most of all, your encouragement!
Mary Kay and Penny~Ladies, we have put in the miles, perservered through pain and injuries and all of it has shown us what we are capable of! Thank you for the positive and inspiring advice. Travel safely to and from your respective races, savor every emotion from warm-up to finish line, run strong and wear your medal proudly! You have earned it!
Run strong, friends!
Hey everyone! Its been awhile since I've been on, I have been dealing with the dreaded knee issues. Doing the P.T., and getting back into the swing of things. I registered for the St. Judes Half Marathon in December. I am so excited!!!!
Stephanie, I am so glad you are doing better. Pneumonia is draining all around. Keep your head up, and know that we're all behind you.
Debra, sounds like you're ready. Good Luck and run happy.
Andy, awesome time on the HM. I just hope I can finish my first one, not only for myself, but for the kids at St. Jude's. If that's not inspiring, I don't need to be running.
If I have missed anyone, which I probably have, I didn't mean to. Good luck to everyone gearing up to run. Be safe, Be smart, and run happy.
God Bless ya'll
Debra, Thank YOU for your encouraging words. I'm going to try to take you all in my head to drum out the nasty voices that are already starting. So wish I could run right now. Going to spend some time on the elliptical at the gym just to clear my nerves. THE WEATHER! grrrrr. High pollen, high humidity, chance of thundershowers and a high of 91? It won't be that bad and there are drugs but last race I ran with Sudafed was a disaster - too jittery. So I'm going to try to avoid it if I can. I wear Victoria Secret and wondered why I sometimes have blisters after a long run. So glad you brought that up! It's an easy fix.
Well, enjoy as many moments as you can because you've worked hard to get them. Happy runs and races!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Hi everybody!
I am finally back in this forum I tried to reply to your posts for a week but nothing happened once I hit the reply button. It seems that I had some technical problems with Internet Explorer, now as I am using Firefox it works... anyway, I am back!
I am still at 2.5 miles, but I am happy to say that I was able to improve my time by 3minutes this past week. I ran a time of 25.57min yesterday and was more than happy. I am still going to PT, last time I also learned that my running style is not good... I was landing on my heels and this of course has too much inpact on my legs and knees. So I learned a technique of how to land on the front of my foot. I tried it out yesterday and although it felt weird it turned out that running felt easier and I sure was faster :-) Maybe coincidence, maybe not. So I guess I will be increasing to 3 miles soon. Two things I noticed on my runs... it is really hard to be patient when it comes to increasing mileage.. I still feel "bad" about running "only 2.5 miles"... also I think I am really scared and nervous of reinjury.... I am really afraid that my PR of running 9 miles in February was all I will ever achieve, that I will never be able to get that far/become that good and that I never will reach my goal of running a HM.... has anyone of you who has been injured before had this kind of "anxiety"?
I haven't had a chance for another ride with Baby Kahuna as I live in the city and don't have time during the week. This weekend I will take her out to the local mounains and am already excited for a nice ride! :-))))
Penny and Mary Kay, good luck for your upcoming HMs!!!! I am so excited for you and can't wait to hear about it!!! I will be thinking of you for sure!!!!!!!
Penny, sorry to hear about the cramps... I feel for you! For me it is the worst to run during that specific time of the month... I have less energy and feel weaker and usually can only run short runs at the best.. When I read your post I figured out that my HM in November will fall exactly in that time :-( if you ladies have any advice how to master that specific time of the month and still feel energetic and peform well, please let me know!
STephanie, so sorry to hear that you were so sick!! I hope you recovered well. I so understand how you must feel. Having your goal set up and not being sure if you should go through or not. I got injured in February, at that time I was able to run 9 miles nonstop... I felt really close to a HM and had planned to run one in May or June .... well, I did not run for 5 weeks and lost lots of endurance and mileage. I am currently in PT, learning a lot about running I should have known before. I am at 2.5 miles now, and I feel so frustrated that I cannot run the HM.... I will run one hopefully in November of this year (that's the one I had initially planned anyway). But it is frustrating to give up a goal.... so I totally feel for you! Good luck for whatever you will choose as your goal!!!
Debra, good luck for your HM as well and hopefully your hip won't bother you!
kris0511, congrats on registering for the HM in December! I registered for my first HM in November and am really excited!
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I've installed OpenSuse using this. It was headache free.
I spoke too soon. VirtualBox does indeed feature automatic mouse capture, as well as seamless folder sharing. No drag and drop from the finder, but moving files back and fourth is generally not too difficult. This software works fine!
It seems to work well enough. Maybe a bit slower than parallels or VMware, but usable. Also doesn't have all the features of the other two, (e.g., mouse capture and release has to be done manually, no drag and drop from host to guest). But it works, and you can't beat the price.
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Set 1: Intro, Ants Marching, Grace Is Gone, Bartender, Crush, Dancing Nancies
Set 2: Intro, Dodo, Trouble, Up and Away, Solsbury Hill, Stay or Leave, Gravedigger, Up On Cripple Creek, Oh, American Tune, Oh, Sister, Some Devil, So Damn Lucky, Hey Bulldog, Save Me, Will It Go Round in Circles?, Sweet Up and Down, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Encore: Waste[1], Three Little Birds[1], Fool In the Rain
[1] Trey and Dave acoustic.
Notes: Emmylou Harris & Spyboy opened. The first set was performed acoustic by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds (no Trey). "Waste" and "Three Little Birds" were performed acoustic by Trey and Dave Matthews. Before "Three Little Birds" Trey mentioned that "it has been six years or so since we played this song together." "Three Little Birds" was actually performed most recently by this duo when Dave Matthews sat in with Trey's band on February 28, 2001 in Richmond, VA.
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"What would you like to drink?" asked my husband on a recent night out.
"Oh, a glass of white wine please," I replied coolly.
"Wine?" He asked with an eyebrow raised. "I thought you weren't supposed to drink alcohol when you're pregnant?"
"Ah s***," was my reply. "I forgot I'm pregnant."
And so goes the story. This wasn't the first time in the past five months that it's slipped my mind that I'm expecting our second baby, and I'm sure it won't be the last.
I was warned from all second time moms. "It's so different with your second pregnancy because you're so busy with your first child," they all echoed.
I used to wonder how that could be true. With our now 10-month old son I was acutely aware every single moment of every single day that I was expecting a baby (and so was everyone around me!).
I knew how many weeks and days I was, at what development stage the baby was at and what fruit he compared to in size at any given moment.
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When people ask me now how far gone I am I'm never sure. If I'm being honest as I write this I'm not sure if I'm 21 or 22 weeks, or maybe I'm 23 since Saturday!
All I can tell you is that I'm due a baby sometime between February 25 and March 3 (we've already been given three different due dates) and there is definitely someone little one doing summer-salts inside my belly.
During her visit last month my mother pointed out that through the whole week she only ever heard me mention the second baby twice or three times, mainly speculating what the sex will be. (For what it's worth I'm thinking we're having another boy but watch this space -- and no, we're not finding out. We like surprises.)
Granted, during my first trimester I couldn't but be aware of my pregnancy. There were 13 weeks of morning sickness and exhaustion -- a not so friendly reminder -- but when that went away life resumed to normal, and aside from a visibly pregnant belly I keep forgetting.
I've done many silly things that I probably shouldn't have while pregnant. I won't list them all, but here is one stupid example.
A few weeks ago my husband was at work, my son in bed and I was alone with a cup of tea watching the new Irish guy, Tristan MacManus, on Dancing With the Stars.
All was well with the world until out of the corner of my eye I could see something shoot across the living room floor. It could have been a mouse but it was probably a monster of a centipede – you know those hairy creatures that run faster than a speedway car and have a million legs.
A mouse I could handle, but this little fella froze me to the sofa. I called John (my husband) and got a cold response.
"And what do you want me to do about it, I'm working," was all I got.
Some help he was. As I sat in terror on the sofa for another five or so minutes I considered calling my very friendly landlord but opted for my good friend and neighbor Gerry (Geraldine).
Explaining the emergency and asking her to wear boots for the kill, she immediately came to my rescue.
After spending a few minutes searching the floor there was no sign of him. (I'm assuming he was a male).
I began to think maybe I imagined it. Was it a shadow from the television?
However, one quick shake of our second sofa did the trick and out flew the terror that zipped right across the floor in front of me, causing my heart to race extremely fast.
"Stand on him, quick, kill him," I shouted from my corner of the sofa curling my legs up as far as I could just on the off chance that he grew wings and flew in my direction.
"No, I'll guide him out the door, I hate the crunch sound of killing them," Gerry said way too kindly.
And here comes the moment where I forgot I was pregnant -- a quick glance of my living room alerted me to several books behind me on a table.
Within a second I jumped over the back of the sofa like a Charlie's Angel and landed down on my ankle. I still managed to grab a book, throw it to Gerry and she in turn squashed the centipede. (I hope the Irish Voice doesn't get any letters from PETA for this action.)
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Herbert, Alex, and Sammi were pretty sure their adventures in the future were over—until they discover that their old nemesis, GOR-DON, has come back to present-day Merwinsville to mess with things. And he's not alone. He is working for an evil genius, perhaps the greatest villain our heroes have yet faced—Sammi's future self, a.k.a. Aerostar, a power-mad, vengeance-fueled tyrant with twisted delusions of superheroism. This 111-year-old was the president of ClemCorp, the company responsible for trashing the Earth, the company the G'Daliens destroyed to save it, and now she wants revenge. And it's going to be up to our heroes to once again don the mantle of the AlienSlayers and somehow try to save the past, present, and future from total annihilation.
This is the greatest adventure yet for the world's most famous 11-year-old time-traveling AlienSlayers! A mysterious foe name AeroStar has destroyed the future and is in danger of coming through the wormhole to the present! She's a power-hungry, mega-evil, super nasty villainess bent on revenge against he three meddling kids who disrupted her diabolical plans to control Future Merwinsville: Alex, Herbert, and me, Sammi! The weirdest thing is no one knows how this horrible old lady is or where she came from! Do we, guys? . . . Guys?
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LA GUARDIA AIRPORT, NEW YORK (July 9, 2007) FlightSafety International announced today that it will manufacture a fourth Gulfstream G200 aircraft simulator. This new advanced technology training device will enter service at the companys Learning Center in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, during the 4th quarter of 2008.
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"Adding a fourth G200 simulator is another example of the outstanding support FlightSafety provides Gulfstream and our customers. FlightSafety's high-quality training programs and extensive fleet of simulators helps to reinforce Gulfstream's position as the top rated customer support organization in business aviation. With more than 150 G200 aircraft in service around the world, the addition of this fourth simulator reflects the popularity and acceptance of this highly reliable, super mid-size business jet," said Larry Flynn, President, Product Support, Gulfstream.
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Tahoe Arts Project will kick off its 26th season with Presidio Brass Friday, Oct. 5, at the South Tahoe High School Theater.
Presidio Brass is a brass chamber music ensemble from San Diego, Calif., that came together to promote music educaion and appreciation in the next generation. It plays a repertoire written specifically for the ensemble and has performed in more than 30 states. Since Monday, it has performed for students as part of Tahoe Arts Project's annual performing arts in the schools program.
Members of Presidio Brass have performed with major symphony orchestras, including the London Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonicand can be heard on soundtracks ranging from video games to major motion pictures. To date, Presidio Brass has released three recordings: "Stolen Moments," a collection of popular classical and jazz selections; "Christmas Day," an assortment of well-known holiday favorites; and their newest recording of popular film music, "Sounds of the Cinema."
The performance will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for children and can be purchased in advance at the California and Nevada Visitors Center. To charge tickets by phone, call 530-542-3632. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information, call TAP at 530-542-3632.


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When I try to import the gpo module I'm getting the error "Import-Module : Mixed mode assembly is built against version 'v2.0.50727' of the runtime and cannot be loaded in the 4.0 runtime without additional configuration information."
I'm running Windows 7x64 Enterprise, PowerShell 2/3, .Net 3.5/4, MS Visual C++ 2005/2008/2010. I'm really not certain what params are need or how to pass the params to the PowerShell command.
Any help much appreciated.
Well, don't try and use PowerShell v3 (which is a beta product) in production ;). You need to load the module into PowerShell v2. If you've installed v3 side-by-side with v2 (which it will do if v2 was already installed), from the Start menu run "powershell.exe -version 2.0" (without quotes) to launch the 2.0 engine. Then try your command again.
None of the currently available production modules from Microsoft are guaranteed to work in PowerShell v3. That's one reason v3 installs side-by-side with v2 - so that you can revert to 2.0 as needed for compatibility.
That particular module is telling you that you're running .NET 4 (which is what PowerShell v3 is built against), and it wants to run .NET 2 (which is present in .NET 3.51, and is what PowerShell v2 is built against).
Thank you!
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Wednesday, 13th February, 2002, 09:55 PM #1
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Cheap DM/Player tips
Hi guys!
Im starting this thread to get a discussion going about cheap shortcuts you take for things like miniatures, terrain, etc.
What tricks to you have, other than saying, "OK, Fred...umm...this 4-sider is your fighter, and this one is the orc..."
Ill start it off by saying that I went to a toy store and bought bags of those little plastic soldiers, farm animals, dinosaurs--whatever! I even got lucky and scored a set of armored knights at about the same scale--perfect for the player characters since I have so few of them as compared to the others.
These little plastic soldiers or what have you are perfect for cheapy miniatures. The ubiquitous green plastic soldiers are my orcs, goblins, or whatever monsters I might need a lot of in a given game.
You can get things like horses and wagons from "cowboys and indians" sets...but snatch these up quickly becuase I think they are being phased out due to a conflict with political correctness.
Anyone got any other tips-n-tricks they care to share?--------------------------------------------------
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Wednesday, 13th February, 2002, 10:05 PM #2
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On the back of computer paper I drew out two different inn plans.
So all by inns are type a or b.
Castle walls were from castle toy of my brother.
Catpults and ballista came from another floor war game.
Had about 20 orc firgures which I use for any man size group of enemy.
Reuse maps from modules for new adventurers.Bad players ruin any game. No gaming is better than bad gaming.
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Re: Cheap DM/Player tipsOriginally posted by DnDChick
Hi guys!
Im starting this thread to get a discussion going about cheap shortcuts you take for things like miniatures, terrain, etc.
What tricks to you have, other than saying, "OK, Fred...umm...this 4-sider is your fighter, and this one is the orc..."
Sorry, just couldn't resist.
I have a game called Jenga which is basically a pile of wood blocks. I plan on using them to represent trees, walls, buildings etc.
I have about 3000 miniatures so I don't have any good subs for those
Of course Counter Collection is pretty cheap when you consider how much stuff you get."Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel." - Samuel Johnson 18th century English author.
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Wednesday, 13th February, 2002, 10:16 PM #4
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I pull out my lego collection from when I was 10. I have a bunch of the castle series and it works well.
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I am a big fan of Jackson Games' Cardboard Heroes. I go to Kinko's and color photocopy them and there we go...bing bam boom.
Other cheap tricks?
There are very few castle scenes one cannot make a 3-D scene for with two 2 liter bottles of soda and two empty bags of Doritos. If you've got dip...heck, then you have a well. Go to town.
In Deadlands I was a fan of the plastic cowboys and injuns but then I had to put dinosaurs in my campaign, must so I could have an excuse to go out and buy a dollar bag of plastic dinosaurs.
Got a really keen horse drawn carriage out of Toys R Us.
Legos anyone?
Play-do (anyone remember the old Play-Do wars thing in the old Dragon Magazine?) is cool and easy and non-toxic for those extra hungry gamers.
In the old days I'd throw white paper in tubs of tea-water to approximate scroll paper, then burn the edges to make it look ancient.
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Cheap tips?
I would say let the artistic guy paint his fav miniatures,a nd when game time starts, borrow a couple...
i happen to be the guy alwyas paintin mini's so thegame is held at my place- and all the minis are mine- including the dragon mini which represents everythign from a ankheg, to a scorpion, to a horse...
I also built a couple small houses and use legos for walls.
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Bardolph's handy-dandy DM tricks
I bought several packs of "toy" poker chips. These chips are exactly one inch in diameter, and come in packs of six different colors.
I went to STAPLES, and bought a sheet of tiny sticky-labels and a thin permanent marker.
For PC's, I use the WHITE poker chips, with a little sticky-label, on which is written the PC's name.
For friendly NPC's (henchmen, hirelings, etc), I use BLUE poker chips, also with little sticky-labels, if necessary.
I use the other colored chips for everything else. DM: "Orange chips are zombies, yellow chips are skeletons, and that red one is a tall robed elf."
Alternatively, you can also use 1-inch diameter miniature bases, and cut up mailing labels and write on each one what it is. Again, for large numbers of similar creatures, don't bother labelling them. Just pile them on the map and say "these are all orcs."
The Dungeons and Dragons: the Adventure Begins boxed set comes with plenty of cardboard counters to represent many of the basic monsters, and Dungeon and Dragon magazine regularly publish sheets of counters.
Personally, I prefer the colored poker chips method the most.
Sometimes I used dice to represent light sources (yellow chips would do well, too). This made it really easy to tell who could see what.
For maps, I have a giant plastic map with one-inch squares (bought from my local hobby store), and a pack of colored wet-erase markers. Seems to do the trick, but the mat set me back thirty bucks.
Alternatively, you can use a small whiteboard to draw maps on. I use a whiteboard to track initiative and spell durations (VERY nice).
Before I used either of these methods, I just used blank printer paper and a black permanent marker, and drew all map areas to the 1-inch=5-feet scale. Of course, my drawings were approximate instead of exact, but it worked out really well. This was cool, since I could re-use the same sheet of paper any time the PC's went back to the same area. To be honest, this method is the favorite among my players. The only drawback is that an 8.5 X 11 sheet of paper can't represent any outdoor area very well. For this, I bought one of those GIANT sketch pads, and made the scale 1"=15 feet. Seemed to work pretty well.
The 3x5 index card is my FRIEND. My players and I use them to pass secret notes to each other. Every time a player picks up some loot, I write the loot down on an index card and hand it to the player. I also write the room number or original owner on the card, too, so when the player casts identify or uses Appraise or some such, I can remember where they found it. At that time, I simply write any additional information they learn on the same index card.
If I'm feeling particularly creative, I will bundle a group of "loot" index cards, and stick them in an envelope, then label the envelope "OAKEN TREASURE CHEST," or "ORC's BACKPACK," or some such. The player can then have that warm, fuzzy feeling of opening up the envelope and finding a stack of treasure inside!!
Another boon with the 3x5 index card: if the player loses the card, then the character lost the item. If the players are arguing over which character actually picked up the item first, I simply ask them who has the card. Ownership is nine-tenths of the law. If the player sells an item, I require the player to give me the card back, at which time I rip it up and throw it away, and give them a card with "250 gp" written on it, or some such.
When characters see strange symbols, glyphs, tapestries, or whatever, I can grab a card and draw a crude illustration with a black permanent marker, and the PC's can pass it around. Almost as good as those "ImageQuest" modules published for Kalamar.
A couple of times, I even took a card, folded it up in a little impromptu origami, and created a 3D model of an overturned cart! These are small touches, but players REALLY appreciate this kind of stuff.
I use 4x6 index cards as NPC character sheets, and keep them in a little index-card file.
Hope this stuff helps!
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My Craptastic list...
- *Legos are your freind...They are even customizable, sand down longs swords and you gots yourself a shortsword/dagger.
*Counters are your freind...They come in differing sizes for those big enanies, and you can color code them for battles
*Hand held lights are your friend...You can use them to help visualize your sight radius by holding them over your character and having it extend the 20-60ft or so for a torch, or lay it down if you have an adjustable light (like the little maglites...) for a cone effect (also good with area effect spells)
*I am your friend...Give my money
*Hero quest is your somtimes freind, who will lieave on the the side of a road for some hot girl...They have good accesories like skeletonbs and book shelves and alchemist tables...
*Dice are always your freind... make wondeful counters, and to simulate flying, just put creatures on d6's with the hieght in feet on the top, like 1=10,2=20...when you get to seventy, you use two, or a d 12(but harder to balance)
*spills are NOT your freind...they make an icky mess
*String just Wants to be friends... ... also good for measuring radii and also good for cones and the like...
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index cards are a DMs best friends.
I have used them once or twice. Now i just wing NPCs. He dies when i feel necessary, and if he is an integral part of the story, don't matter if you unlad on him- he will just smile and keep on comin
I have like 10 sets of dice (varios colors) and use them to denote trees, animals, and campfire (based on color)
And a white boards is cool too... I plan on buying think black tape and makin the lines. I used to use use permanant markere, but found it wasnt so permanent...
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If you have played in any of the Living campaigns, you are familiar with item certificates, little slips of paper with items and abilities on them. You can make these in powerpoint pretty quickly, and do a pretty good job. The players love them and all they cost is time. The players like to look at the certs and trade them or argue over them in ways they never do over a simple list.Waiting there
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