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SHOW BITS: Projection, inspiration and awe
Published: Monday, February 11, 2013 at 9:50 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 11, 2013 at 9:50 a.m.
LOS ANGELES — Show Bits brings you the 55th annual Grammy Awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
"I just wanted it to be kind of artful and dramatic. There's so many big performances at the Grammys, and I just like to stand still and sing sometimes. This seemed like the best way to do that and kind of create something visually captivating and beautiful." Carrie Underwood, explaining the projection-covered dress she wore during her Grammy performance.
— Sandy Cohen — www.twitter.com/APSandy .
Colombian rocker Juanes has been so inspired by performing the songs of his idols at Grammy events this week that he plans to include a few English tracks on his new album.
"Now I can sing in English easier than before," he said backstage after performing a bilingual version of Elton John's "Your Song." "Probably I'm going to do some tracks. Maybe four."
Juanes also performed Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart" at Grammy's MusiCares event honoring The Boss over the weekend.
"It was such a great opportunity for me," he said. "I just met Elton John tonight. I met Bruce last year. ... They are an inspiration to me. I grew up listening to all this music when I was a teenager, and now I understand them a lot more so I love them even more."
— Sandy Cohen — www.twitter.com/APSandy .
"It's been like I've been hanging out with my entire CD collection." Grammy winner Zac Brown backstage on performing with legendary musicians during Grammy week.
— Sandy Cohen — www.twitter.com/APSandy .
CARRIE UNDERWOOD's PROJECTOR DRESS
Carrie Underwood used the huge skirt of her gray dress as a digital projector during her Grammy Awards performance.
As she sang "Blown Away" and " Two Black Cadillacs" various images flashed on her dress.
"They can do a lot of amazing things with projectors these days," she said backstage, holding her trophy for best country solo performance. "We had a dress especially made. I said I should take that home and we can watch movies on it."
Underwood said she had to stand in a specific spot on the Staples Center stage to make it work.
"It took a lot of precision," she said.
— Beth Harris — Twitter http://twitter.com/bethharrisap
Justin Bieber can't catch a break.
Not only was the superstar singer not nominated for a Grammy, but a Ustream session that Bieber launched at the same time as the ceremony Sunday to answer questions from fans crashed because it was overloaded. The technical snafu immediately began trending on Twitter, inspiring such popular hashtags as (hash)ThankYouForTryingJustin and (hash)JustinUseRedTube.
Bieber tweeted to fans that "livestream is over capacity it not letting me in the room." He apparently couldn't overcome the blunder and later promised to upload a video.
— Derrik J. Lang — Twitter: http://twitter.com/derrikjlang
"I was never even nominated in this category, and I have my own eyelash line." — Katy Perry presenting the Grammy Awards' best new artist category.
— Sandy Cohen — www.twitter.com/APSandy .
Rick Ross is a businessman as much as he is a rapper.
"There's a lot of networking to be done here," he said on the red carpet at Sunday's Grammy Awards, adding he had already done "three or four deals."
Ross likes how his genre has taken what he sees as its rightful place at the annual ceremony.
"I feel like hip hop is most definitely more present at the Grammys," he said, noting the presence of what he called such "underground legends" as Nas.
— Beth Harris — Twitter http://twitter.com/bethharrisap
Chris Brown clapped — but didn't stand —when Frank Ocean beat him for the urban contemporary album Grammy.
The standing ovation snub between the pair, who brawled last month over a parking space at a West Hollywood studio, was clearly captured in a screenshot posted on Twitter by the site BuzzFeed.
The image shows Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, Adele and several others on their feet while Brown remains seated.
BuzzFeed's photo of Brown's diss was retweeted hundreds of times just a few minutes after it was posted.
— Derrik J. Lang — Twitter: http://twitter.com/derrikjlang———
Kelly Rowland, in a revealing long black dress, says she just barely skirted this year's Grammy dress code. Sort of.
"I almost broke the code," the R&B singer joked backstage Sunday.
"If I turn to the side I might," she added to laughter.
Rowland was referring to the memo that CBS, the show's broadcaster, put out this week asking that participants make sure "buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered."
Rowland's Georges Chakra dress had portions that are see-through.
— Mesfin Fekadu — Twitter http://twitter.com/MusicMesfin
Adele says she's been so busy singing nursery rhymes to her new baby son that "I don't really remember what's cool and what's not."
Still, she was cool enough to add another Grammy to last year's six-award sweep when she won Sunday night for pop vocal performance for "Set Fire to the Rain (Live)."
That may have to hold her for a while.
She's set to perform her Golden Globe-winning song from the James Bond film "Skyfall" at the Oscars in a couple weeks, and says she's been so busy she's had little time to work on her new album.
"I'm not very far along at all," Adele confessed backstage at the Grammy Awards. "I've been out of the loop really."
— Sandy Cohen — www.twitter.com/APSandy
"I don't know what I was thinking writing the chorus for this song. If this is in HD, everybody can see our faces, and we are not very young." — fun. lead singer Nate Ruess as the band accepted the song of the year Grammy for "We Are Young."
— Sandy Cohen — http: www.twitter.com/APSandy
The Grammy Awards show started at 8 p.m. EST. Not at 8:05 or 8:07 or 8:10
The late-arriving celebrity crowd quickly learned that fact when they were kept in a vestibule with all the regular folks until the first commercial break. Only then were they allowed to take their seats.
That meant Drake, Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz had to cool their heels while Taylor Swift opened the show with her exuberant performance of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
The waiting continued as host LL Cool J greeted the audience and on through Ed Sheeran and Elton John's performance.
The stars' handlers did manage to move them to the front of the line that was waiting to get in.
— Nekesa Mumbi Moody — Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nekesamumbi .
Did Taylor Swift just launch World War III?
After Swift broke into a faux British accent during her Grammy-opening performance, several One Direction fans took to Twitter to voice their disdain at the apparent dig at one of the singer's former flames, One Direction member (and native Brit) Harry Styles.
The English-accented flourish came when Swift started speaking in the middle of an "Alice in Wonderland" -like performance of her Grammy-nominated song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
Reaction was swift.
"Did Taylor Swift just do an English accent?" director Judd Apatow tweeted immediately after it happened.
— Derrik J. Lang — Twitter: http://twitter.com/derrikjlang
"I was up against all these guys who had much bigger records and a bigger splash. It makes an old girl feel good." — 63-year-old singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, who earned her 10th career Grammy in the best Americana album category for "Slipstream," beating out a field that included Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers and The Avett Brothers.
— Beth Harris — Twitter http://twitter.com/bethharrisap
"So he calls me up and he's like, 'I still love you.' And I'm like, 'I'm sorry, I'm busy opening up the Grammys.'" — Taylor Swift, during her show-opening performance of her Grammy-nominated song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
— Anthony McCartney — http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP
After Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" won the Grammy for best pop duo/group performance, he revealed that Kimbra wasn't his first, or even his second, choice for the song.
He had already gone through two female singers for the track and was waiting on another vocalist when "she called out."
"I built so much expectation with that vocalist that I was feeling a little crushed," he said backstage after collecting the Grammy.
It came down to Kimbra to sing on the song that was recorded in her apartment. It was last year's biggest hit.
As for the unnamed singer, Gotye said she makes wonderful music on her own and "shouldn't be mad."
Gotye also won the Grammy for best alternative music album for "Making Mirrors."
— Mesfin Fekadu — Twitter http://twitter.com/MusicMesfin
"I have to perform tonight so the wheels are constantly spinning. You can't really just sit in your seat and take it all in." Frank Ocean on his expectations for the Grammy Awards.
— Beth Harris — Twitter http://twitter.com/bethharrisap
"I have to keep brushing mine down." — Florence Welch on the green sequins on her Grammy Awards dress.
— Anthony McCartney — http://twitter.com/mccartneyAP
Kelly Clarkson is in good company backstage at the Grammys.
The original "American Idol" champion, who's performing at Sunday's ceremony, posted a photo to Instagram of her dressing room door, which featured the names of her roommates: Alicia Keys and Miranda Lambert.
"Our dressing room rules!" wrote the "Stronger" singer.
Clarkson later uploaded photos of her glam squad curling her hair, as well as a close-up of her glittery custom nail polish.
"Should we call it 'Stronger'?" she asked.
— Derrik J. Lang — Twitter: http://twitter.com/derrikjlang
"It would mean my name changes in the press forever." — Frank Ocean, speaking on the red carpet about what winning a Grammy would mean to him.
— Nekesa Mumbi Moody —http://www.twitter.com
"I think it's appropriate that Taylor thanks us. We've been carrying her for a while and it's getting a little tiring," John Paul White of the Civil Wars, who won a Grammy for the song "Safe & Sound" from "The Hunger Games," which he co-wrote with Taylor Swift.
— Sandy Cohen — Twitter http://www twitter.com/apsandy
Last year's best new artist, Esperanza Spalding, is back winning Grammys again this year — with a little help from the music teacher who began training her when she was 8.
The jazz star and her teacher, Thara Memory, claimed the award for best instrumental arrangements accompanying vocalist(s) for "City of Roses" at Sunday's Grammy pre-telecast.
Spalding escorted Memory to the stage to accept the award and was moved when speaking about their student-teacher relationship. She also noted the "City of Roses" composition features some of Memory's 16-year-old students.
Spalding also won a Grammy Sunday for best jazz vocal album for "Radio Music Society."
— Mesfin Fekadu — Twitter http://twitter.com/MusicMesfin
For the Grammy Awards official after-party, celebrants went to India.
Actually, they just went to the Los Angeles Convention Center, right next door to the Staples Center where the 55th annual Grammy ceremony was held, but the space inside was transformed into a Bollywood party.
Belly dancers writhed rhythmically on various stages beneath lanterns and bright pink canopies, while aerial gymnasts dangled overhead. The massive ballroom was dotted with such stages and food stations boasting fare from Asia and America.
The B-52s and Estelle performed, drawing partygoers to the dance floor.
Multiple Grammy-winner Skrillex was among the celebrants, but he made an early exit — likely to attend one of many private post-Grammy parties planned for throughout the city.
— Sandy Cohen, www.twitter.com/APSandy.
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The Grinnell Disc golf Club is helping me put together a memorial tournament for my son Eli. We are going to donate all of the proceeds of the tournament to Joe O'Niel (Average on the boards, Average Joe to most of us discers) whose son has been diagnosed with leukemia.
The tournament will be held at Miller Park in Grinnell on September 7th.
Cost - $25 for all players which includes supper
We will have a round starting at 3pm, then break for supper, then we will play a glow round after dinner. We will make sure to have glow sticks on site for people for their discs.
There will be a raffle with tons of prizes in it, and all of the proceeds will go directly to the O'Niel family. We ALL know that disc golfers have huge hearts. I found that out last year with all the support that you guys showed me when I was going through everything with my son Eli.
There will be tons of discs for the raffle, and I am trying to set up a large list of ctps and other prizes for people as well. Serta has indicated that they will donate a new mattress to us, so we will probably have a silent auction on the side for that. I will update that as more information comes in. Monica Hudnut is the lady who is directly responsible for getting this ball rolling, and you will definitely see her at the tournament, so if you do please make sure to give her thanks because she is a great, selfless lady. Feel free to pm me with questions, I will add more information as it comes in.


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ST. LOUIS -- 49ers tight end Vernon Davis was an inviting target on and off the field Thursday night.
"Why does everybody want to talk to me?" Davis asked reporters as he flashed a wide grin. "I only caught two (passes) for 18 (yards)."
Indeed, Davis did catch only two balls in the 49ers' 35-11 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Thursday night. But it was more what the catches meant to a team that was unexpectedly 1-2 coming into this rival game.
"We had to win this game. We HAD to," Davis said. "We came out and played the kind of game we had to play. Smash-mouth running and play-action passes. That's us. That's what we are about."
The 49ers gave every indication that Davis' assessment was correct. Led by Frank Gore with 153 yards, the 49ers rolled up 219 yards rushing and totally dominated the game in every way.
Despite the fact that quarterback Colin Kaepernick passed for barely more yards (167) than Gore rushed for, his receivers came up with big plays when the game was tight. That was in stark contrast to what we saw the previous two weeks.
Wide receiver Anquan Boldin looked more like the dynamic playmaker he showed against the Green Bay Packers in the season opener after being virtually absent in Weeks 2 and 3. He caught five passes for 90 yards with a long of 42. He caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Kaepernick to give the 49ers their first lead, 7-3.
"We had a good matchup with him" on the touchdown pass, Kaepernick said. "He makes a lot of great plays for us. Any chance we can give him the opportunity to make a play, we're going to."
Boldin was happy to talk about the team's accomplishment. "The game plan was for us to come in and execute," he told reporters. "We came out aggressive. We played physical and we executed well for the most part."
Boldin gave Davis credit for an offense that looked much improved. Davis, who had a 12-yard TD catch Thursday, missed the Indianapolis Colts game because of a hamstring injury.
"Getting Vernon Davis back helped," Boldin said. "When he's not on the field with me a lot of teams are able to double team me. Having him back opened things up for me."
Both Boldin and Davis beat man-to-man coverage for their touchdown passes.
"When I saw the safety lined up on me, I licked my lips," Davis said. "Kap saw it too and he put the ball right there."
Boldin was particularly praiseworthy of Kaepernick.
"He did a great job. He was focused. He came in ready to play," Boldin said. "We all wanted to get that bad taste our of our mouths. We had lot two game straight. It's not fun losing. We were excited to have a short week. The best antidote for losing is to come back and win."
Davis agreed.
"We had to turn around after that last loss," he said. "It's hard to loose. It makes the place dark and gloomy. Kap was really locked in and focused all week, not just tonight. He was seeing the field and delivering the ball. It was great to see."
Kaepernick spread his completions around to nine receivers and the 49ers got some unexpected production. Rookie Quinton Patton caught one pass before leaving the game with an injured right foot on the final play of the first quarter. Former Kansas City receiver Jon Baldwin suited up for the first time and had two catches for 19 yards. His first reception resulted in a 14-yard, third-down conversion.
"It was good to see him get out there," coach Jim Harbaugh said. "I have a good feeling about him."


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In addition to its enticing natural beauty, Peru is enlivened by its indigenous and colonial history, which is evidenced in archeological gems, such as Machu Picchu and contrasted in its populous capital, Lima. As the capital city of Peru, Lima is the primary site for industry and education. Its idyllic location along the Pacific coast provides an exceptional site for students to improve their Spanish language and learn about Peruvian culture.
Due to the popularity of the Lima, Peru program, ISA added another study abroad destination in Peru in 2009 in the Andean city of Cusco, the capital of the Inca! Whether you are attending one of the prestigious universities in the capital or going to school high up in the Andes, Peru is an incredible Latin American destination for the immersion experience!
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Published: Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
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The first Artists' Guild Member Awards Show will be presented at the Chapman Cultural Center's Artists' Guild Gallery starting Feb. 1, and will continue throughout the month.
This is the Artists' Guild's first non-juried competition, allowing any member to submit a piece in the showcase. This exhibit ensures a variety of styles and media.
The public will vote for its favorite pieces of art, and prizes will be awarded in four categories. The winner of each category will receive a prize of $250.
The exhibit is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays, 1 to 5 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the ArtWalk from 5 to 9 p.m. Feb. 21 to see the works and cast votes.
Winners of the competition will be announced Feb. 28.
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The European-inspired Breckenridge boutique, French Kiss, hosts a book signing and trunk show today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Two Telluride-based women will present at the event, hosted by shop owner Anita Halpern. Author and blogger Maribeth Clemente will sign copies of her new book, "A Tour of the Heart: A Seductive Cycling Trip Through France." Part memoir and part love story, the romantic ode to France is told by "a proudly feminine and sophisticated travel writer" who is on the hunt for love and harmony with her cyclist boyfriend. The book centers on France, cycling, food and wine, the Tour de France and the life of a travel writer. "Maribeth is a first-rate tour guide," wrote The Associated Press.Clemente is joined by Mary Dawn DeBraie, who will present alpine goods from her European-style boutique, Alpen Schatz. La Franaise French Bakery of Breckenridge joins too, bringing treats. French Kiss is located at 226 S. Main St. For more info on Clemente and "A Tour of the Heart," read excerpts on her blog at www.bonjourcolorado.com. To preview DeBraie's alpine treasures, which include items for both people and pets, visit www.alpenschatz.com.
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Tim Grosel swings a loud aluminum bat.
The right-handed-swinging Marietta Tiger senior center fielder usually knows that he's made good contact with a pitch when he hears what can only be described as a "sonic ping."
"What was that?" said Athens High skipper Fred Gibson, from the Legion Field first-base dugout, after Grosel slugged a first-inning, two run homer to stake Marietta to a 2-0 advantage on March 29.
"I've never heard an alumnium bat sound like that before."
Me neither.
It's almost as if Grosel has a volume control on his bat - which of course he doesn't - and it's turned up high.
It's very audible.
Like, how audible?
Well, it's so loud that the horses often rear and neigh in the barn behind the right field fence.
And, the horses aren't the only animals sensitive to the sonic ping.
Dogs can be heard howling and cats meowing on the Washington County Fairgrounds premises.
Yes, folks, it's so loud that people at the Andy Elliott Bantam League Baseball Complex behind the left field fence often point to the sky, and parked cars honk nearby.
Sometimes, it's so loud that Paige Grosel, Tim's twin, has reportedly perked up an ear before attempting a pole vault on the other side of town at the Don Drumm Stadium track.
(OK, OK., maybe, it wasn't that loud.)
Long ago, prep baseball players used to take their cuts at the plate with lumber, and it was the sweet spot and the crack of the bat that mattered. Now, it's the ping of the aluminum stick that batters listen for and strive to hear.
Of course, as far as MHS co-skippers' Jim Thrash and Larry Burke are concerned the louder the ping, as when Grosel connects, the better it is for the Tigers.
To the coaches, there isn't a sweeter sound at Legion Field.
Only opposing coaches and players should consider wearing ear plugs when Grosel steps into the batter's box.
Why, you could almost even say that the sonic ping sound is music to the ears of the Tigers.
Danceable, too, like doing the home run trot, or shuffling around the bases boogie-style.
Against Coshocton in an East Central Ohio League game at Legion Field last Friday, Grosel hit a solo shot to left in the sixth inning. The homer helped ignite a comeback in a contest the Tigers ended up winning 4-3 in nine innings.
Ah, there's nothing like a big swing and sonic ping in that order to get things started on the ball diamond.
Ron Johnston is the Marietta Times sports editor and can be reached at 376-5441 or at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Disclaimer: I am not a professional photographer. I love photography and enjoy doing it as a hobby, and sometimes if im lucky get payed to do it. I never took a photography class except for in high school and that was 20 year ago (don't tell anyone). All my tips and tricks are things I've tried and worked for me, someone else may have a better and easier way. Most of my photography education comes from YouTube im embarrassed to say.
These are MyShtub reader questions...
Q. What kind of camera and lens do you use.
Q.How do you get your great shots, mine always look so posed?
A great shot often surprises me,usually for every great shot i post there was 50 bad ones. I set my camera to allow rapid shutter release and when my kids are playing i start snapping, and snapping fast. I usually catch them when they look up at me and that is when the money shot happens. I never say look at me guys, say cheese, or smile. All i would get is bad preschooler smiles that usually look more like a growl. A simple trick i learned was to ask your subject to speak about their favorite thing, food or place. It is instinctual to smile when speaking about something we love. Same goes for kids.
It also takes work, getting to their level makes all the difference in the world. It can be embarrassing to lay on the sidewalk at times, but it is worth it.
I was laying in the sand on my stomach to get this shot, so she copied me
Q. I love all your feet shots, what is your obsession?
Trust me I'm not obsessed with feet i just like to document. I want to remember all the little shoes and little hands. These details we forget, so sometime stepping out of the photography box and just photographing the hands or the feet makes the most beautiful picture. Those pics are often my favorite.
Q. I love the color in your pics is it the camera the lens or the post editing?
All of the above. I'm obsessed with light especially that deep heavy sun when it is setting and reflects of everything. I set my camera to adapt to different lighting situations, and i try to never ever use my flash. I learned a lot about that here on this site. After that is all said and done and i have a great shot it is the editing that takes it over the edge causing the picture, in my opinion, to pop.
Q. How do you edit your pics what are your tricks.
I use Photoshop.... I know that stung you wanted me to say i used a simple program anyone can use, but Photoshop and i have a long standing relationship. I learned Photoshop in college and Ive been obsessed ever since. It has been the most useful thing to learn in so many ways. I make my editing simple as possible, because it can consume your time. I usually adjust my curves first that in itself does wonders for a pic.
Then i run an action. An action is a program you purchase to supplement Photoshop with one click it does all the adjustments for you. Then you can adjust individually from there. If you don't know Photoshop this probably sounds like Greek, sorry. I would recommend trying Photoshop elements if you are serious about photography i hear it is an easier simplified Photoshop. If you are serious about photography then i highly recommend a Photoshop class.
Adjusted Curves
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Q. Do you think photography editing is cheating, any photo can look good if you know your way around a computer?
First of all its a total package. Good camera, Great lens, Amazing shot, Awesome editing. Editing is just part of photography, when i took it 20 years ago in High School all the editing was done in the dark room, burn more here, lighten more here. Now its all done on the computer.
This pics were taken within seconds of each other
Q. Do you really shlep that huge SLR with you everywhere?
Yes and no. It really is big and in the way. I have knocked my kids on the head with it more times then i care to admit, and broke a lens dropping it. I really need to invest in a camera bag, but the thought of carrying around one more bag is mind boggling. So for now i don't have an answer, sometimes when I'm just not in the mood to lug the thing i use my iPhone. It has amazing apps like Instagram that satisfy my photography needs when lugging is not the stars.
Q. Can you recommend a point and shoot that takes great pics.
Honestly i have no idea i really don't know much about photography, but when i was in California my cousin had this great point and shoot, the Canon Power Shot G12 that took amazing close ups and had a tilt-shift setting that was so cool it made everything look like it was in the beginning scenes of Mr.Rodgers neighborhood. Here is a quote from my cousin: "The nice thing is that it shoots in RAW, has auto bracketing, HDRI, and a built-in tilt shift feature. It's used by most professionals as their secondary when they don't feel like lugging around the SLR. You can also fit it with full-size lenses if you get the adapter."
I hope this answered most of your question. Happy Picture taking!
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SANTA CLARA -- The quarterback situation for Monday's 49ers-Bears game became somewhat more clear Friday.
With Jay Cutler ruled out because of a concussion, Jason Campbell will start at quarterback for Chicago. Meanwhile, Alex Smith's recovery from his own Sunday concussion appeared to keep him on course to play Monday night.
Smith practiced in a noncontact capacity for a third consecutive day after receiving clearance from an independent neurologist. Smith is progressing well, coach Jim Harbaugh said, and doctors will monitor him further this week before potentially clearing him to play.
"It's in the doctor's hands," Harbaugh said.
Opposing the former Raiders quarterback Campbell will be a familiar cornerback: Carlos Rogers.
Campbell and Rogers went to Auburn University together and were teammates for their first five NFL seasons with the Washington Redskins, who made them 2005 first-round draft picks.
That longtime kinship resulted in phone calls this week between Campbell and Rogers, the latter of whom noted: "Of course I joked with him and said, 'Don't be scared when you see us out there.' "
Whereas Campbell was traded to the Raiders before the 2010 season, Rogers didn't break free from Washington until last year, when he signed with the 49ers and earned his first Pro Bowl berth.
Campbell signed a one-year deal this past offseason to be Cutler's backup, a role that pressed Campbell into service Sunday night during the Bears' 13-6 loss to the Houston Texans. He completed 11 of 19 passes for 94 yards, including a 45-yarder to Brandon Marshall.
It will be Campbell's first start since he broke his collarbone last season in the Raiders' Oct. 16 win over Cleveland.
"It feels good to have an opportunity to get back in there and play," Campbell told Chicago reporters Friday.
Said Rogers of facing Campbell: "If he sees me one-on-one, I know he's coming at me, and I'm looking forward to the challenge."
The Bears signed veteran Josh McCown this week, giving them a backup behind Campbell.
Smith is seeking his first sack of the season but leads the 49ers with 34 quarterback hits and 51 pressures.
No fine was issued to Rams linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar for an inadvertent helmet-to-helmet hit on Alex Smith in the first quarter at the start of a series in which Smith suffered a concussion. Although 49ers safety Dashon Goldson drew an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty for removing his helmet, he wasn't fined for it.
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Emerging designer contestant in our 2012 Seamless in Seattle competition
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Designer Name: Gwen Stubbs
Line: Lekkerlife Clothing
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Lekkerlife Clothing was launched in 2006 with the intention of providing a line of good quality, hand-made garments that are easy and fun to wear. All garments are designed and created in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA. The name "Lekkerlife" pays homage to my Dutch background. "Lekker" is a popular phrase in Holland meaning good, or yummy.
I started sewing at a young age on my Mom's Pfaff 1209, the same machine I use today! I use to sew my own purses, and even attempted to make my own pair of bondage pants in high school. I've always loved playing with clothing and have been shopping at thrift and vintage stores most of my life. It wasn't until going to fashion school at New York Fashion Academy did my love for pattern making and design flourish. I've been obsessed with creating clothing since.
My current goal is to open a public studio where I will offer my ready-to-wear line, and custom garments. My new project is to launch a line of casual wedding dresses (something I didn't have time to do before the Seamless in Seattle deadline). Although I will continue to run my small ready-to-wear line, I would like to specialize in short/casual "non-traditional" wedding and bridesmaid dresses.
I sell to women of all ages and backgrounds and my price point is around $80-$180 for my ready-to-wear line.
I currently sell at Velouria in the Ballard neighborhood, but would like to sell at other boutiques like Horse Shoe, Totokaelo or Pirkko. Eventually when I get my bridal line up and running, I would like to sell at Calla Bridal, and at my own showroom.
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Villagers Confirm US Tour
Conor O'Brien signs up to East Coast tour
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 29 Apr 2010
Hot on the heels of his announcement that Villagers' debut long player 'Becoming A Jackal' will be released in the US, frontman Conor O'Brien has confirmed that he will be playing a solo tour to support the launch.
The five date tour, which which will take in the US East coast, will begin on Union Hall, Brooklyn (June 17) and continue with dates in Armory Cafe, Boston (19); DC9, Washington DC (21); First Unitarian Church,, Philadelphia (22) and Joe's Pub, New York on June 23.
After this it will be straight on a plane for Conor who is playing the Marquee, Cork with Midlake, Camera Obscura and Grizzly Bear on June 25.
It's a busy time for the Villagers frontman who also appeared on Jools Holland recently and here are those performances.
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REVIEW: 04 Jul 2016
Conor O'Brien tells Olaf Tyaransen about his surprise at winning a second Ivor Novello award, the challenges of playing festival shows, and trying to figure out where his next album will take him.
Interview: 22 Jun 2016
Villagers, Iain Archer & David Holmes are all feeling the love!
News: 20 May 2016
Johnny McDaid & Iain Archer will also be getting tux-ed up for the UK songwriting Oscars
News: 19 Apr 2016
Perhaps it's the residual joy of Christmas - or maybe the Choice Music Prize nomination - but something has Conor O'Brien in a giving mood, as we have a full live album for your enjoyment
News: 08 Jan 2016
Conor O'Brien's sublime take of Glen Campbell's country music hit will be released next Friday.
05 Jan 2016 - News
In anticipation of Other Voices annual jaunt to Dingle, the organisers have released their second podcast featuring Colm O'Brien talking to Philip King at this year's Electric Picnic.
23 Nov 2015 - News
Part of National Concert Hall's Perspective series for 2015, musical director David Coulter brings together a host of artists to delve into the songs and music of David Lynch.
18 Nov 2015 - News
Conor J. O'Brien is planning a busy start to 2016!
19 Oct 2015 - News
Villagers and Lisa Hannigan among those to suggest ways in which people can help
03 Sep 2015 - News
'Hot Scary Summer' gets animated.
02 Sep 2015 - News
Details for Electric Arena, Cosby Stage, Little Big Tent and more...
02 Sep 2015 - News
Villagers performing at the Olympia Theatre on the 21st of May 2015.
22 May 2015 - Gallery
The Villagers star feels optimistic ahead of the Marriage Referendum.
20 May 2015 - News
The Villagers man will be at Stephen's Green Centre helping out later today.
20 May 2015 - News
'Everything I Am Is Yours' gets a promo.
14 May 2015 - News
All change this week...
17 Apr 2015 - News
The wonderful Darling Arithmetic is in with a golden bullet.
17 Apr 2015 - News
Gorgeous French showing from Mr O'Brien
14 Apr 2015 - News
'Everything I Am Is Yours' gets the promo treatment
13 Apr 2015 - News
Predictably much hilarity ensues!
01 Apr 2015 - News
'The Soul Serene' is the latest taster from the Darling Arithmetic LP
25 Mar 2015 - News
Conor O'Brien gets as intimate as a love letter
25 Mar 2015 - REVIEW
The latest Darling Arithmetic taster doesn't disappoint...
10 Mar 2015 - News
Villagers have announced a quick May sprint round Ireland, which includes the Olympia, Dublin (May 20); Opera House, Cork (23); Big Top, Limerick (24) and Mandela Hall, Belfast (25).
09 Feb 2015 - News
Conor J. O'Brien's Darling Arithmetic will be with us in April!
02 Feb 2015 - News
Conor J. O'Brien has announced two intimate shows to road test material from the new Villagers album which we understand is in the can and sounding rather splendid.
20 Jan 2015 - News
'Songs I Wish I'd Written', in aid of cystic fibrosis, takes place this Thursday, June 5.
04 Jun 2014 - News
Record Store Day 2014
23 Apr 2014 - Gallery
Conor J O'Brien and Co scoop the jackpot.
27 Feb 2014 - News
You can join in the awards ceremony fun live on Thursday February 27 and catch the highlights that Sunday.
13 Feb 2014 - News
Conor J. O'Brien goes all T-Rex boogie stomp on 'Occupy Your Mind', a song written for "you, your mother, your father and your gay brothers and sisters in Russia."
07 Feb 2014 - News
The singer-songwriter also reveals plans for a new non-album single in the New Year.
18 Dec 2013 - News
Conor J O'Brien and co will be joined by the classical trained group s t a r g a z e for their final gig of 2013.
26 Nov 2013 - News
You can now catch them on December 18.
21 Oct 2013 - News
There's more good news for Villagers with Conor J. O'Brien and the gang tied with Jake Bugg and Palma Violets as the most booked act among the 80 festival members of the European Talent Exchange Programme.
18 Oct 2013 - News
Five chances to catch them around the country this winter.
18 Sep 2013 - News
They become the first Irish act to be nominated twice for the prestigious award.
11 Sep 2013 - News
Sligo Live kicks off tonight...
10 Sep 2013 - News
Villagers treat fans to an early Christmas present on December 17 when they play Dublin's Vicar St. Tickets priced €25 go on sale on Friday August 23.
19 Aug 2013 - News
Villagers have conjured up a well nifty video for their 'Earthly Pleasures' single. The hero of the piece gets to time travel through history wearing nowt but a pair of Persil white apple-catcher underpants.
01 Aug 2013 - News
Watch the trailer now....
06 Jun 2013 - News
They'll appear alongside Laura Mvula, John Grant and Matthew E. White as part of an Other Voices special on Wednesday, May 1...
25 Apr 2013 - News
The Dublin indie act perform in London for Other Voices 2013...
17 Apr 2013 - News
Other Voices London will be streamed live this weekend...
04 Apr 2013 - News
Conor O'Brien & Co. make a triumphant return home...
02 Apr 2013 - REVIEW
Villagers Soundcheck, Olympia
22 Mar 2013 - Gallery
Mmoths remix of 'The Waves' has a brand new video...
20 Mar 2013 - News
07 Mar 2013 - REVIEW
Villagers to star in an hour-long Other Voices special...
26 Feb 2013 - News
'The Bell' is out in April...
18 Feb 2013 - News
Villagers look to have a breakthrough hit on their hands with {Awayland}, a record of rare grace and beauty. Mainman Conor O'Brien talks about getting the nod from rock legends Paul Weller and Radiohead, and also offers his opinions on U2, Obama, Savita, Michael D. Higgins, Official Ireland and the legalisation of drugs. Oh, and reflects on spending time in a Mexican jail cell!
29 Jan 2013 - Interview
The Villagers frontman lends his guitar playing skills to former bandmate's new song...
28 Jan 2013 - News
As artful, poetic, inventive and thought-provoking an album as we're likely to hear in 2013...
22 Jan 2013 - REVIEW
Conor J. O'Brien called in on a cold January morn to play a few tunes...
18 Jan 2013 - Video
Not a bad start to 2013 for Conor J. O'Brien & co then...
18 Jan 2013 - News
You and a friend could sit in on Conor & Co. as they prepare for their upcoming Olympia show...
17 Jan 2013 - News
Conor gets close to the flame for our Hot For 2013 cover
16 Jan 2013 - Gallery
Conor was literally playing with fire...!
16 Jan 2013 - News
You can also catch them on the telly this Sunday.
30 Nov 2012 - News
Check out 'Nothing Arrived' here...
20 Nov 2012 - News
Intense and exhilarating performance from Conor & Co...
14 Nov 2012 - REVIEW
Villagers have just announced details of a headline tour for March 2013.
12 Nov 2012 - News
They join the likes of Little Green Cars and Kodaline
06 Nov 2012 - News
As well as its annual musical showcase in Dingle, Other Voices will travel to Derry and London.
05 Nov 2012 - News
Check out 'Passing A Message' here...
30 Oct 2012 - News
They play their biggest Irish show in the spring.
22 Oct 2012 - News
Richie Egan has given 'The Waves' a sonic make-over.
16 Oct 2012 - News
Conor & Co. have released the tracklisting and cover art for {Awayland}...
25 Sep 2012 - News
Conor & Co. will play Dubin and Belfast...
14 Sep 2012 - News
Your first chance to check out new single 'The Waves'.
30 Aug 2012 - News
Electric Picnic-bound Villagers mainman Conor O'Brien gives Edwin McFee the scoop on his near-death experience, his new album and why he cant wait to return to Stradbally.
28 Aug 2012 - Interview
"I've worked even more on this one than the last one... and I've got the grey hairs to prove it!"
17 Aug 2012 - News
Yet Villagers seem assured and deeply confident in the new material, and so they should.
02 Jul 2012 - REVIEW
The boys are back in town...
20 Jun 2012 - REVIEW
Villagers, Mik Pyro, and Jape feature on the release.
11 Jun 2012 - News
The band are in Dolan's for a Body & Soul warm-up.
22 May 2012 - News
All-star cast for this year's project...
29 Mar 2012 - News
We've been inundated with some fantastic new Irish music...
21 Sep 2011 - News
A stunning mix of audio and animation...
19 Sep 2011 - News
PIAS Managing Director updates Hot Press on the aftermath.
23 Aug 2011 - News
@ The Park, Marlay Park, Dublin
22 Aug 2011 - REVIEW
PIAS stock has been torched during the London riots
09 Aug 2011 - News
The indie music company released a brief statement on the fire which destroyed the Sony warehouse in North London last night during the ongoing riots.
09 Aug 2011 - News
We took time out to visit Conor & co in Marlay Park for one of their last Irish gigs this year
27 Jul 2011 - Gallery
Conor J. O'Brien and his band will play Live At The Big Top in Limerick on Wednesday September 21.
25 Jul 2011 - News
We are loving the sound of 'Beatitudes'!
27 Jun 2011 - News
Conor J. O'Brien to treat listeners to his favourite tunes
20 Jun 2011 - News
'Becoming A Jackal' declared Best Song Musically and Lyrically
19 May 2011 - News
Conor and co will play the Brighton festival this weekend
11 May 2011 - News
04 May 2011 - REVIEW
He may have topped the album chart in Ireland and received a Mercury Music Prize nod, but Conor J. O'Brien has never really talked about the intense personal experiences that shaped his brilliant Becoming A Jackal debut – until now that is. Before a sell-out gig in Paris, the 28-year-old tells Hot Press about the emotional struggles he went through as a teenager, his continued social anxiety and why he's most comfortable expressing himself through song.
26 Apr 2011 - Interview
Check out the Villagers frontman in the new Hot Press issue!
21 Apr 2011 - News
'Becoming A Jackal' up for Best Song- Musically and Lyrically
19 Apr 2011 - News
4th annual Bundoran surf, skate and music festival gets better and better!
18 Apr 2011 - News
Listen to Arctic Monkeys, Wild Beasts, Villagers, QOSTA + more here!
13 Apr 2011 - News
We can confirm it's a belter!
06 Apr 2011 - News
They're bringing a big tent with them!
31 Mar 2011 - News
From Jools to jackals, Mercury to magazine lists, 2010 has left Conor O'Brien's Villagers in very good shape.
14 Jan 2011 - REVIEW
The names in the running for Album Of The Year 2010 have just been released
12 Jan 2011 - News
The indie show is back for a ten-part weekly series
11 Jan 2011 - News
Villagers' Becoming A Jackal just missed out on the top spot in the irish indie charts, released on Friday, climbing back to No.2, just behind Tommy Fleming's big selling Going Back.
03 Jan 2011 - News
17 Dec 2010 - REVIEW
17 Dec 2010 - REVIEW
Conor J O'Brien's Becoming a Jackal has topped our poll - printed in full in our Annual, out today!
16 Dec 2010 - News
There's a host of Irish festivals and acts up for awards
24 Nov 2010 - News
He's also denied that he was an aspiring professional footballer!
15 Oct 2010 - News
The band will now play a show on December 22
13 Oct 2010 - News
After 21 weeks on the chart, Becoming A Jackal is still No. 1
08 Oct 2010 - News
06 Oct 2010 - REVIEW
The massive success of Becoming A Jackal continues
01 Oct 2010 - News
See what you missed at Villagers intimate invite only gig last night in The Workman's Club
17 Sep 2010 - Gallery
Imelda May the biggest winner of all though.
10 Sep 2010 - News
Answer our simple question to be in with a chance to win.
10 Sep 2010 - News
They're some of Conor O'Brien's biggest headlining dates yet.
06 Sep 2010 - News
The very fine 'That Day' has the luscious promo clip it deserves!
02 Sep 2010 - News
12 Aug 2010 - REVIEW
Frontman Conor O'Brien gives Hot Press a private performance.
20 Jul 2010 - Video
Villagers in the Hot Press Signing Tent
14 Jul 2010 - Gallery
Another otherworldly gem from the stunning debut record that just keeps on giving, 'Ship Of Promises' is a plundering, primal folk fable that suggests there's a darker side to Conor O'Brien. Driven along by a furious drum beat, it crescendos with the howls of a choir of pained spooks and spectres. Ghostly stuff, but gorgeous nonetheless.
01 Jul 2010 - REVIEW
The meeting of these four acts proves to be a daring and innovative experiment
01 Jul 2010 - REVIEW
Conor O'Brien has reclaimed his top spot crown, as last week's No. 1, Gaslight Anthem, drop to No. 7
25 Jun 2010 - News
Like all great bands, they create a world of their own, a world the Button Factory, packed with friends, family and fans, is only too eager to get lost in.
15 Jun 2010 - REVIEW
With Becoming A Jackal riding high in the Irish charts, Conor O'Brien continues to make magic all over our little planet, this time in Abbesses, Paris with a nomadic, acoustic version of album track 'Home'. Beautifully shot and even more beautifully performed in the cobbled streets of the city, this is a clip to watch again and again. If you're still standing when his heartfelt lyrics sync up with the surroundings ("The flames wander throught the city... and out of the blaze appears a face") or when he hits those money notes while climbing to the top of a set of unidentified steps, you simply aren't human.
14 Jun 2010 - REVIEW
Cathy Davey reclaims her No. 2 spot behind Villagers, and while there are no new entries, we see re-entries from the Prodigy and The XX...
11 Jun 2010 - News
While Conor O'Brien maintains his spot at the top for the third week running, there are new Irish entries in the form of The Divine Comedy and The Rags
04 Jun 2010 - News
Cathy Davey has held on to the number two spot, and there's new entries from Katie Melua, Stornoway and Navan man Simon Fagan
28 May 2010 - News
The Idaho troubadour has invited the Villagers mainman to perform with him when he plays Dublin's Iveagh Gardens on July 18.
27 May 2010 - News
Villagers hit The Button Factory on their last date of their whistle stop tour across the country
25 May 2010 - Gallery
Becoming A Jackal is number one on both the mainstream and Indie album chart.
21 May 2010 - News
They're the most hyped Irish band since, er, The Thrills. But Villagers are no flash in the pan outfit. Signed to prestigious Domino Records, frontman Conor O'Brien has already been lauded by the New York Times, courted by Jools Holland and handpicked by Richard Thompson to play at his festival. Here, the ex-Immediate singer talks about his extraordinary journey from obscurity to the brink of the big time.
19 May 2010 - Interview
Astonishing new album from ex-Immediate wunderkind
19 May 2010 - REVIEW
As Becoming A Jackal hits the racks, Villagers' frontman Conor O'Brien talks to Hot Press about his extraordinary journey from obscurity to the big time..
05 May 2010 - News
Conor O'Brien and company added to Pavement bill
30 Apr 2010 - News
To get appetites whetted for his long-awaited debut album, Conor J. O'Brien presents the Home Sessions, a trio of songs filmed in various nooks of the Dubliner's own dwelling; namely 'The Pact (I'll Be Your Fever)', 'Pieces' and current single 'Becoming A Jackal'. For newcomers to camp Villagers, this is a nice little taster for his upcoming stunner of a debut, while hardcore fans will be pleased to find out what type of washing up liquid graces the O'Brien platters.
20 Apr 2010 - REVIEW
It's all shaping up really well for his/their Becoming A Jackal album release!
07 Apr 2010 - News
It's the world's biggest independent music festival, a place where bands can emerge overnight and become genuine contenders. Taking South By South West by storm in 2010 were Dublin buzz-band Villagers. Frontman Conor O'Brien brings us these exclusive extracts from his diary as the group spent five rollercoaster days in Austin, Texas
31 Mar 2010 - Report
Conor O'Brien has also been getting some rave American reviews.
30 Mar 2010 - News
Becoming A Jackal is out on May 14.
12 Mar 2010 - News
There's also a lovely video to gawp at!
02 Mar 2010 - News
News and gossip from the domestic front with Roisin Dwyer
10 Feb 2010 - News
Villagers first single 'On a Sunlit Stage' released following their headlining performance for Hard Working Class Heroes festival in Temple Bar on Friday October 16.
21 Sep 2009 - News
Backstage craziness with Bell X1. Gratuitous (prescription) drug-taking. Cucumbers down the pants (sort of). It's all in a day's work for über-buzzy indie rock newcomers Villagers.
04 Jun 2009 - Interview
Villagers are a such a fully-formed, unaffected and epic proposition and they don't so much hint at genius as come with all the verified documentation from the Department of Genius.
08 Mar 2009 - REVIEW
You'll be able to get a live earful of their Hollow Kind EP.
12 Feb 2009 - News
As previously announced on hotpress.com, Conor O'Brien (ex-The Immediate) brings his new Villagers group on tour next month, with new dates just added...
05 Jan 2009 - News
Former Immediate vocalist Conor O'Brien goes on tour in February with his new 'Villagers' project.
16 Dec 2008 - News
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Ran a Half Nov 18th, was essentially under trained. An injury, most likely tendonitis on my right knee, derailed my training. (had run 8 two months earlier, didn't really do anything more than 5 til)
So I was doubting I'd finish but I did. General knee soreness (both knees) started in Mile 6. Was not the injury so I ran/walked through it, really only finally stopped me to a complete walk on mile 12. Finished in 2:36.
Now it is hanging out. Stopped me on Mile 3 during a follow up run since. Took a week off and tried 3 on the Treadmill, barely made it to 2.2. The same general soreness kicks in.
So I get my mistake, I was unconditioned. My question is: does anyone have any thoughts/experience with such a knee soreness? Mostly curious on how much rest is required before getting back out there? 2 weeks? A month? 3 months?
It's hard to tell without knowing more specifics - details on where it hurts, for instance. Behind the kneecap, below, to one side. Does it hurt as soon as you start running or does it take some time to start - half-mile, mile? The next thing is to try to figure out the cause. Not necessarily what is injured, but why it happened - shoes are a possibility, as well as gait (footplant & stride). If you don't figure out why it happened, it will just start again after you rest. There are a couple people who post on the Med Tent who can offer a lot of help. You might want to go through older posts to try to find one similar to your problem and see what solutions were offered.
I agree with Len, a trip to a good PT would also be wise. If you have a pain that you have to alter your gait/stride you need to stop! Good luck
Thanks for the reply, Len.
Yeah, I kinda know that I am not very good at describing it. Suppose I was hoping that this general knee sore was a common overuse thing that is fixed by.......something.
I will take closer note if and when it happens again. I can say that as I trained for my HM I had no issues leading up to my 8 mile run so I sorta thought shoes and gait where OK. I have double checked at the running store as far as what I'm wearing. I will triple check and get more opinions on my gait.
Thanks again for the feedback, Good Sir.
Just a quick note on shoes they need to be replaced about every 300-500 miles.
I agree with the other comments regarding determining the source of the knee pain. It may be that a simple brace or compression support sleeve would work great to stabilize the patella. If that is the case, then you should not have very much down time. It is a very common problem, so hopefully it is nothing too serious.
Wishing you all the best.
As injuries go, knees are right up there. But the sources are many, as there are a number of tendons and ligaments that could be causing the problem, in addition to cartilage issues. For instance, if it hurts toward the bottom of the knee cap near the knob at the top of the lower leg, it could be the patellar tendon. At the top of the kneecap, leading into the quads is the quadriceps tendon. If it hurts "behind" the kneecap it could be cartilage - one of the more common knee problems. This last is more likely since you are having problems with both knees. Just for starters make sure you are not "over-striding". Don't reach out with your feet to get a longer stride, and don't plant with a straight knee. Your feet should plant as nearly under your hips as possible, and your knees should be slightly flexed. Shoes can also play a part in this, particularly if they are old and getting worn out.
greetings. First post on active ever.
Wanted to chime in as i have had similar issue and working through it with doctor visit and physical therapist- third session last week.
Agree with everything posted so far.
THe one thing that has surprised me, though, is what can help you, i bet, a lot.
You have to stretch like your life depended on it.
Then consider a foam roller may help. Ice the area may alo help. Then consider strengthening with a regimine of squats, lunges, calf rasies, etc. And don't forget to stretch in conjunction with all of them.
I got some of this info from phys. therapist, but i got even more off of the net and even a cycling messageboard.
Here's a link explaining "Runner's Knee" or Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome" (PPS), which you may or may not have, but even if you don't, the prescrbed stretching and strengthening will probably be of good use: http://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/Images/Patellofemoral%20Pain%20Syndrome_tcm28-180773.pdf
Hope this helps.
For me, the pain hasn't gone away but it does seem to be working in that i can do more and more with less pain. Never did take any time off, and by all appearances, by getting strengthening it and managing through stretching, icing, foam rollering, etc., i won't have to miss any training time (and i train a real lot). Good luck.
I've worked through numerous knee issues over the past 10 years and I can say that the human body is a very capable machine and will adapt if you let it. Pain is your signal that you are doing something wrong. I would start looking for new ways to run through trial and error and by reading and talking to other runners.
I used to run heal strike style and have switched to a "barefoot" running style where I land mostly on the ball/toe of the foot. Barefoot does not mean you can't wear shoe's, it just means that you stride the way you would if you were barefoot (like we did when we were kids). You have to build up new muscles and make sure to stretch the new muscles. You also have to try not to over stride or try to run too fast until you've developed the new style. Here are some links to some additional information:
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So how are you doing now?
Just to add to the fine posts above, there is a lot between the lines to learn. Perhaps the most important, is the reason why conditioning, PT, and other interventions excluding surgery work so well. It's because the knee joint itself is not being changed, if at all, by these strategies. Properly used, the joint isn't going to change much over the course of a runner's life. However, the muscles controlling that joint will change. A lot. As you suspected, insufficient conditioning of those muscles will often be felt at the knee, even when there is no damage to the knee joint per se. In the case of such apparent injuries, it is very common for x-rays and other scans to reveal nothing that wasn't there to begin with. In many cases, apparent structural flaws don't matter as much as how we adapt to them.
I hope in your down time, you are finding ways to strengthen the muscles that support and operate your knee. I did lots of exercises before I ever attempted any amount of running, and I'm sure that is why I experienced mostly progress with few setbacks in the early days. Preparation is rarely as effective after the fact, but better late than never. When injuries do occur, they are an opportunity to find what's lacking in your support structure, and to build it up. Rest from exercise alone, as any medical specialist would tell you, will likely lead to atrophy of the very support structure you need. Use it or lose it is the rule, so this means you ran that Half with less than what you had months earlier. That does explain what you learned the hard way.
As you have seen, mechanisms built into your muscles act as circuit breakers when fitness and conditioning are not up to the challenges of your training or sport. Even a well-conditioned muscle is susceptible to shutting down when it's not up to your demands. The best-conditioned professionals encounter this phenomenon all the time as they press themselves to the edge of the envelope of their potential. We admire elite athletes for their ability to bounce back from these problems so quickly because, as they know, there is not always a fundamental problem with their structure at all, just their bodies' ability to manage wear-and-tear with pain. They know this, and just continue to train, but in a different way.
You are wise to look for faults in form as others noted above. Start with a treadmill analysis of your running form when you are not in pain. Good shoes in good condition often help, but they alone cannot compensate for all structural peculiarities of the foot, leg, or hip. It follows that if your structure is atypical in some way, you may need atypical footwear that has been modified to match. This is one reason why some runners love shoes others hate, and why running barefoot may actually accentuate the problems you have rather than help. True, muscular adaptation is key to any anatomical anomaly, but it does not always deliver results within the timeframe we desire. A lot of Kenyans learn to run barefoot, yet you will rarely see any competing that way. You want to spend some of your training time preparing for challenges, and the rest of the time eliminating them, especially in racing distance events.
Above all, you must have patience, which is the runner's greatest ally. Impatience leads to the kind of problems you have just seen. This doesn't mean to be slow about changes to your program. Learn to quickly cancel or reschedule running goals to match your fitness at any given time. Sometimes this is the part that hurts the most, but it is better to react swiftly to warning pains than to spend years suffering from real injuries that could have easily been avoided. Learn to be less patient with these early pains so you don't have to be as patient during recovery. The net effect is that you will save time overall, just like the pros.
Meanwhile, it is helpful to learn how to handle inconvenient muscle pains when they occur, in order to minimize injuries resulting from muscular compensation, or counter-productive changes in form. Learn how to scan your muscles for knots and spasms that lead to improper function and joint pain. You will not always feel muscular problems where they are, unless you look for them. Often times the pain is felt elsewhere. If we always felt pain where there was the most stress, running would be miserable. For example, your outer and inner quads typically contribute to knee pain. The outer tends to tighten with stress, and the inner quad tends to reduce contraction force. While pain will often attend these problems, real injury to the knee joint can eventually occur if you ignore this potential imbalance in the major muscles controlling the stability of your knee joint. Even well-exercise muscles can become imbalanced, so learn to use pressure in the right spots to restore balanced contraction.
As with any physical interventions, avoid overdoing them. Something good in the proper doses can easily irritate and exacerbate the original problem, becoming another problem itself. This applies to stretching, strengthening, ice, massage, foam-rolling.. you get the picture. More is not always better. The key to rehabbing tissue is to ask, what will increase healthy circulation and immune system activity in the target area, without breaking it down faster than it can rebuild? Learn to move between things that help, before they are no longer helping, but harming your recovery.
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OAKLAND -- For almost any other coach, this would be a time to deny, duck, dodge and deflect any discussion of a potentially imminent dismissal.
No distractions, all laser focus, it's playoff time!
But for Mark Jackson? That's his late-series motivational ace in the hole, of course.
Jackson's point of emphasis to his players as their playoff lives have been pushed to the brink: Enjoy what's happening now because this group won't be kept together when the playoffs are over.
That's how Jackson prepped his team to successfully charge into their Game 6 elimination moment on Thursday, and that's the rhetorical drumbeat for Saturday's titanic decisive Game 7 against the Clippers in Los Angeles.
Just keep this thing going for as long as you can because when it ends it will be all over.
"This team will never be together again," forward Draymond Green said at team headquarters before the Warriors flew to L.A. "Even if it's one or two guys, teams are always looking to make improvements. ...
"We have to continue to fight so we can spend as much time together as we can."
Now it should be pointed out that Warriors management has not commented about Jackson's future, and I've reported several times that no decision has been made on it.
At the end of the season, Jackson could stay, he could go or he could be asked to make changes on his staff that would nudge him to want to go.
It's all up in the air, that's the point, and most coaches would want that chatter as far away from his players as possible.
But Jackson is never one to pass up a chance to super-charge the emotions of his locker room, and he is broadcasting it all now from every loudspeaker he can find.
"I'm fighting for my life," Jackson said after Game 6 on Thursday. "My guys are fighting for their basketball lives this year.
"One thing I told the guys this morning, this group will never be together again, our group. So we've got to do whatever it takes to find a way to prolong this thing, to find a way to advance. Don't rob ourselves."
Through six tumultuous games, this series has already taken six hard turns and maybe Jackson's rhetorical summons is enough to turn it one last time all the way to the Game 7 finish line.
This series took a turn even before it started, when Andrew Bogut suffered a cracked rib near the end of the regular season, removing the Warriors' fiercest inside defender.
Then it turned when the Warriors rose up to shock the Clippers in Game 1 at Staples Center.
It turned again when the Clippers stomped the Warriors in Game 2 and took control of the series by winning Game 3 at Oracle Arena.
It turned again -- the whole league turned -- when an audio tape of Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist statements was released not long before Game 4, which the Clippers lost miserably.
It turned again after NBA commissioner Adam Silver suspended Sterling for life and took steps towards ending his ownership, and the Clippers responded hours later by winning Game 5.
And it turned again when the Clippers' Chris Paul couldn't get to top speed Thursday, and the Warriors gritted out a slugfest victory in Game 6.
Jackson is betting his team will keep the momentum and keep fighting for him and to keep this going -- that the last turn will be the one that decides this incredible series.
"It's a fact -- this team won't be the same team next year," Jackson said. "Meaning, there will be a draft choice. There will be a guy that signs somewhere else.
"We'll add coaches. Something is going to take place where this group will not be together."
Realistically, if Jackson is brought back, he will be asked to change his staff. Which he may or may not agree to do.
Also, there could and probably will be trades, signings and player releases, as there are every offseason.
No team is ever exactly the same as it was the season before; and few teams are as bonded as this current Warriors team, mostly thanks to their belief in Jackson.
So, obviously, the biggest wild card is the decision on Jackson himself.
"Just like everyone else that hears Coach Jackson is on the hot seat and everything, we hear the same thing," Green said. "We're not away from the world. We see everything everyone else hears. Until that happens, we'll continue to battle for him."
Jackson knows that, is counting on that, and is using it as his greatest motivational weapon, aimed right at the Clippers and at whoever else wants to line up against him right now.
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It's February, the month of Valentine's Day, Heart Health, and warm muffins. Living on the South Shore this year feels odd without the workout of shoveling piles of snow. But that doesn't mean it isn't still time for romance, staying physical for the heart's sake, and savoring healthy, homemade muffins chockfull of nature's heart healthy foods.
Several years ago, one afternoon I was working as a ghostwriter in my study. My client was high maintenance with a capital "M" and we got into a heated argument. I was creatively unsatisfied. After the agonizing phone conversation, I noticed a strange pain in my lower right chest. While I'm sensitive and a hypochondriac I ended up running not walking to our local hospital. I got myself so worked up that the staff did work on me STAT. Within an hour, I was hooked up to machines like the alien in the film "E.T." No, I wasn't dying of loneliness or a heart attack. But upon doctor's orders, I did follow up with a Stress Test. I learned that I (the health author) was uh, um - out-of-shape. And that was the day that I got back into an exercising regime year round -snow or no snow.
So, while there isn't the white stuff on the ground to move, I'm still bringing in firewood, tending to the Brittany duo, and swimming. Instead of buying supersize ready-made muffins stuffed with stuff I can't pronounce, I baked up a batch of sweet muffins that are perfect for Valentine's Day (red berries in pink muffin papers) and they're super heart healthy, especially if eaten in moderation and teamed with a cup of hot herbal tea, Joe, hot chocolate or glass of milk.
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1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup 2 percent organic reduced fat milk
1/3 cup organic low-fat all natural plain yogurt
1 brown egg
3 tablespoons European style butter
1/2 - 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cup cranberries, dried
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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In a bowl, cream sugar and beaten egg. Set aside. In another bowl combine dry ingredients. Add sugar-egg mixture, dairy products, and flavorings. Fold in berries and nuts. Use a 1/3 cup ice cream scoop to fill batter evenly into a lined cupcake tin pan. Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar. Makes 12-14 medium-small muffins. (These freeze nicely.)
These muffins are simple to make. The first bite of a muffin straight out of the oven is comforting. A muffin heated up in the microwave is nice too. The berries give these muffins a natural sweetness and nuts provide texture. The sugar on top is a nice touch. No sugary frosting needed.
Sure, I admit that I miss an oncoming snowstorm like other regions are getting, but we can't whip up the weather. On Wednesday I did swim (third day in a row), made a picture-perfect fire, and am enjoying a two dog and one dog-like cat night (good for blood pressure like exercise). In between watching "Food Network" and movies I tune into dozens of psychic network callers who grill me (the solo advisor) about unrequited love. The best part, I'm writing my own books, and like a happy alien am keeping out of the human hospital. Muffin?
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Paine College's new top cop is shaking things up, making a lot of changes when it comes to safety and security.
"We are going to take extreme measures to ensure the safety and well-being of our faculty, students and anybody that comes onto our campus in good standing," said Joseph Nelson, Paine College's new chief of Campus Safety.
Nelson has worked in law enforcement for more than 20 years.
"I have worked everything from walking the beat to patrol to investigations, all the way to the executive ranks of chief of police," he explained.
In his first week, a sexual assault on campus brought the college into the spotlight.
"We would like to surely serve notice to criminals and would-be criminals that Paine College, if you come here to do anything other than learn, then you are probably in the wrong place," he said.
Since his first day a little more than a week ago, Nelson's been adding new security measures, including more cameras, additional officers, alarms and ID checks.
"We will do random checks," Nelson said. "If we see you on campus, and we don't recognize you being a student -- even if we recognize you as being a student -- we're gonna challenge you. We wanna make sure that you are where you are supposed to be, and of course, if you're not, we're gonna escort you off this campus."
He says officers, including himself, will be on patrol 24/7 in cars and on bikes, but for those left with any questions following last week's assault, he sends this message: "We are here and we are here 24/7. If there's anyone on the Paine College campus in fear or harm, I will not, I cannot sleep until that person or the perpetrator is brought to justice."
He says they will be adding key card locking mechanisms to the doors of every dorm on campus. Every student at Paine College will now have an ID card that unlocks those doors, and if you don't, there will be a sign-in and sign-out process at a reception in every building to make sure they know who is there at all times.
They are also working to establish Paine College's first police department that will give them more authority and jurisdiction on campus. Right now, they have to call an outside agency for anything criminal. They say this will give them the ability to better enforce the law.