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Highway 85 snakes its way through one of the most beautiful and desirable places in the world to live. The highway sprawls past expensive homes just beyond the landscape and in front of the green, sun-bathed hills of the West Valley.
As nice as that view of pristine Northern California is, it can quickly be tainted by the familiar snail's pace of a sea of cars in rush hour.
As traffic grinds to a halt, a glance to the left shows cars in the carpool lane zipping by.
It is in these moments that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has a question for you: How much would you pay to bypass this traffic?
The VTA is hoping residents and commuters in Santa Clara County are willing to pay as little as a few cents or as much as $5 to gain access to lanes previously restricted to carpool drivers during peak traffic hours on state Route 85.
VTA is proposing an express lane program that could convert existing carpool lanes along an approximately 24-mile stretch into express lanes that would allow single-occupancy vehicles to join carpool, clean-air vehicles, motorcyclists and transit buses in the relatively faster lane. Today, SR 85 has six lanes, including a carpool lane in each direction.
The project, which is in its environmental review phase, would span between where SR 85 and U.S. Highway 101 meet in Mountain View to Bailey Avenue on U.S. 101 in southern San Jose. The project is a joint venture between VTA and Caltrans.
"Congestion levels are really bad, but there are some particular [portions] that are really bad out here that this project is intended to alleviate," said John Ristow, VTA's director of planning and program development.
Traffic already snarls in the early morning and especially evening commute time, and VTA expects it to get far worse. A VTA 2010 study projected out to the year 2035 estimates a 1 percent traffic growth each year.
"All that is based on job growth, population growth, and all the cities' General Plans and in the county and counties to the north and south of us," Ristow said.
Approximately 65,000 to 140,000 vehicles per day travel along the planned project corridor, according to the 2010 report.
If the project went forward, then single-occupant vehicles would be able to begin using FasTrak, electronic technology that Bay Area motorists are using on the Bay Area toll bridges. Motorists would find overhead signs alerting drivers of the upcoming express lanes. Signs will also be constructed alerting drivers to the price to enter the approaching lane.
Lessons in traffic economics would then come into play. Express lane prices can and will change quickly during rush hour times, depending on traffic density and speeds. Pricing could be updated every three to six minutes to meet a minimum 45 mph threshold for the express lane. If congestion gets really bad, the express lane could even revert to being a traditional HOV-only lane open to those who already get a free ride in the lane. The toll lanes operate only during regular carpool lane times.
VTA estimates the average price will be somewhere around $1.60. If motorists likes the price as they approach the express lane, they can then enter the express lane's tolling area. This structure will support an antenna to enable communication with vehicle-mounted transponders, and a transaction indicator beacon to detect users.
State legislation that allows tolled express lanes requires that those funds be used to support operations and maintenance, enforcement and other transportation improvements within the corridor including transit, according to VTA.
The express lanes' exit will be situated to allow adequate distance to change lanes prior to reaching a particular interchange. A double white line would be painted alongside the express lane to prevent honest drivers from moving in and out of the lane and to prevent weaving issues.
The full cost of the project with a controversial second-lane component is approximately $170 million, according to Ristow.
Funding has already been allocated for environmental clearance and project development, but has not yet been allotted to the construction of the project.
The initial proposal did include a second HOV express lane between SR 87 and Interstate Highway 280; however, VTA is leaning toward scratching that portion of the project. In an internal VTA memo dated May 9, VTA staff indicated that in response to criticism expressed by many West Valley residents, they preferred to go with just the conversion of the existing single carpool lane into a toll lane.
Similar projects exist up and down the state. Bay Area motorists might be familiar with a similar system on Interstate 680 approaching the Sunol Grade in Alameda County. Those lanes are located on a 14-mile stretch of I-680 south between Highway 84 in Pleasanton on the north and Highway 237 in Milpitas on the south.
This is also not VTA's first foray into these sort of toll lane conversions. The express lanes along SR 237 have been open for two years with time-saving improvements that exceeded expectations, according to Ristow.
Public comment
Even though the project has been in the works since roughly 2007, VTA's plan was more or less officially unveiled to the public earlier this year as it went into its environmental review phase. The environmental review, Ristow said, meets both federal and state standards with a level of analysis on par with a more familiar CEQA environmental impact report.
Multiple workshops were held in the West Valley earlier this year, and city councils also took up VTA's offer for presentations. It was during this time that an initial study and environmental document were released for public review and comment. The public comment period ended in February.
Six public agencies and 301 individuals commented on the project, resulting in more than 800 separate comments received, and a final response to all of these comments is anticipated to be completed by VTA in the fall, according to the May 9 memo.
Not everyone is thrilled with the project; concerns have centered on noise, congestion points, air quality, potential health risks and public transportation's potential future role on SR 85. Los Gatos resident Lee Pennington compared VTA's project to "putting a finger on a faucet that is dripping."
"That's not a long-term solution," she said.
Residents, especially those living within earshot of the freeway, have called for a complete EIR and have pushed their elected officials to send letters to Caltrans and VTA.
"I'd like to see a full EIR," said Mary Robertson, a Saratoga resident who's been one of the more staunch opponents of the project. "There will be additional cars on the road, and certainly the noise will increase. Certainly the air quality will be an issue."
Richard D'Sa would argue that the evidence of the poor air quality is in his pool. The Saratoga resident said that 20 years ago he would clean his pool no more than once a week, but after noticing black oily spots, he now cleans his pool every day or every other day with whitening chemicals.
"I never used to use that, but seven or so years ago I started using that to keep the pool flow clear," D'Sa said.
He claims that the spots can't be from a leakage through the pool floor, because he had his pool resurfaced eight years ago. And, he said, dirt and soot has also settled on his patio furniture as well as on the side paneling of his house.
Los Gatos resident Mirela Radov said while she and her family have learned to live with the noise, she worries that more cars on SR 85 will lead to more pollution, putting the health of her children, and those of others, at greater risk.
"You have tools that you can deal with the noise: you can wear earplugs. But you can't really clean the air," she said. "That's my biggest concern."
VTA argues that the project could improve pollution by getting cars to move more quickly through the corridor, rather than sitting longer in traffic belching exhaust.
While VTA claims the SR 85 project will maximize space that has already been allotted to motorists in a dense urban corridor with little room for highway expansion, some residents and critics say the project, as of now, does not do enough to solve traffic issues in the long term.
"It seems to me that it's short-sighted. [Considering] the growth rates for this area, this is a short-term solution," said Paula Wallis, a Cupertino resident who lives within two miles of SR 85.
That sentiment was echoed by Robertson.
"Their claim is they're doing this to relieve congestion," Robertson said. "It's fiscally irresponsible that they are proposing something that will be obsolete by 2023 and won't solve the problem because of the choke points."
She and others say they want VTA to first address and mitigate the existing problems on SR 85, of which choke points and noise are a big part. One possible solution, offered Robertson, is dynamic ramp meters, a device that regulates the flow of traffic entering freeways according to current traffic conditions.
Public transit key?
But the answer to the existing issues on SR 85 is better public transportation, not more roadways, Robertson said.
Robertson pointed to a 2013 report, titled "A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America's Future," by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund, a federation of independent, state-based, citizen-funded organizations that advocate for the public interest. The report concludes that a "driving boom" that was fueled by cheap gas prices and lasted six decades is over and that Americans now are driving fewer miles than they were eight years ago.
The report states that the Millennials, born between 1983 and 2000, are now the largest generation in the U.S and by 2030, they will be the largest group in the peak driving age range of 35 to 54. This group, the report claims, is demanding solutions that are less dependent on driving.
"If that's the case, then we have a real problem with the way that transportation is actually being looked at and planned for, and I don't want to see money wasted on a facility and added road that's not going to alleviate the problem, that is not going to carry a larger group of people, and it's not what the Millennials are looking for," Robertson said.
Wallis said she, too, is a strong supporter of mass transportation, because it not only meets the demands of Millennials and students, but it's also a safer and more efficient mode of traveling for the elderly as well as the thousands of people who work for tech companies up and down the SR 85 corridor and rely on buses to commute to and from work.
"I think it's going to come eventually. It has to," she said. "We're running out of space and we're growing, and in order to keep Silicon Valley economically viable and growing and booming, we're going to have to address the transportation issues."
Both Wallis and Pennington said VTA and Caltrans should look to the mass transit systems of New York City, Chicago and Europe as a model. Pennington suggested that VTA offer a financial incentive or tax break to boost ridership on public transportation.
"I don't think any city has regretted putting up a subway," said Wallis, adding that the time for such a project is ripe with the economy starting to pick up again.
"I think all these projects need champions, visionaries, politicians who can see the future and are willing to take on these projects now rather than pushing them to our future generations," she said. "If we had built light rail 25 years ago, how much better off would we be today?"
Muncipalities respond
Critics are not just limited to residents. City leaders have also chimed in.
Saratoga city officials sent a comment letter to Caltrans in February outlining concerns about the project's initial study and requested a more in-depth study on possible impacts.
Referring to VTA's claim in the environmental review that the project will have no significant adverse effects on the environment, Saratoga Mayor Emily Lo and the city council responded that the study "does not contain sufficient information to assure the city and concerned members of the public that this will be the case."
The letter cites potential noise, traffic, visual and air quality impacts associated with potentially widening the highway. In response to the pleas of residents, Saratoga city officials in May agreed to send another letter, this time addressed to VTA.
Upon Saratoga Councilman Howard Miller's suggestion, the letter also reiterates that VTA continue to look for ways to fix the freeway's soundwalls. The councilman said he sees the project as an opportunity to press VTA on reducing noise issues that have resulted from choices that were made in the original design of SR 85.
The city of Cupertino also filed a letter with Caltrans in February citing similar concerns, as well as worries that the project could discourage carpooling and the use of electric vehicles. Cupertino also described the notion of some motorists paying a fee to bypass traffic as "socially inequitable."
The letter further stated that the initial study "fails to adequately evaluate the project's environmental impacts" and does not consider alternatives to the toll lane.
A common concern Cupertino pointed out was that federal funding for the project could also require the existing truck weight limit on Highway 85 to be removed, which would create an environmental effect that would need to be analyzed. Trucks weighing in at more than 4.5 tons are not allowed on most of SR 85, a decree that Ristow definitively said will remain in place.
"This project does not change that, nor does the fact that there might be federal money used on this [project] change that. This project and no project in the future that we are involved with will change the truck ban on route 85," he said.
Noise issues
Noise is high on the list of concerns for many residents residing near the highway. Robertson is one of several residents who have spoken at council meetings about what she sees as a discrepancy in noise studies conducted by the city and VTA. She and her neighbors say they feel strongly that the studies should be done during peak commute hours.
D'Sa moved into his house in 1995. He said he was drawn to the house because it is in a relatively quiet neighborhood and has a creek behind the back yard. That same back yard backs onto the wall just before the SR 85 exit to Prospect Road to De Anza Boulevard. Still, that hasn't always been an issue, he said, and up until 10 years ago the noise was something he and his family could tolerate.
"I checked into it," he said. "I said, 'OK, it's going to be three lanes. I looked at all the contractual agreements and said, 'OK, as long as there are no more changes, I can live with that.' And they said no trucks. They were putting in noise barriers, and they were going to do something on the road to cut down on the noise."
Despite measures taken by VTA to mitigate the noise, D'Sa said it is still there and louder than ever.
Noise is also an issue in neighboring Los Gatos, where some residents, such as Pennington, who lives less than two blocks away from the freeway, have found their own ways to mitigate the noise.
"I sleep with earplugs every night," said Pennington. "I have double-pane windows, and I can still hear the freeway. During rush hour it's a roar, a roar that hardly ever stops even when it's not rush hour."
Radov lives in a small complex in the Rinconada Corners area with her husband and two daughters. Because their unit was built just four years ago, it can absorb external noise better than older buildings, she said.
Still, she described the noise level as "significantly high" when they leave their windows open.
"When our windows are closed, the noise level is acceptable," she said. "When the windows are open then, yes, the level of noise is very different."
In April, VTA sent the noise analysis results of its 2012 study to each of the three cities. The report contains the locations where the measurements were conducted in those cities, as well as a comparison of existing noise levels with predicted future noise levels from the 1987 final environmental impact statement that was done ahead of the construction of SR 85.
Revenue gathered from the planned toll project would be required to be reinvested into the SR 85 corridor, and Ristow said that if the express lanes project goes forward, then net revenue collected from tolls could be used to better mitigate noise in the form of things like new landscaping, different paving and improved soundwalls.
Performance agreements
An ongoing issue with cities and residents has centered on late 1980s and early 1990s Traffic Authority performance agreements with cities in the corridor that guided the original SR 85 construction. The contracts are worded differently, but many contain language about keeping the highway at six lanes and guide highway design in the median so as not to preclude mass transportation, which some cities and residents have contended was meant for a light rail system.
"The agreement all along is that there would be light rail installed in the middle," said Los Gatos resident Nicholas Radov. "It would only be a six-lane highway, and they'd put light rail down the middle. But they seem to have just sort of dropped that and gone back on their original commitment they have in writing to do that. The VTA doesn't think it's relevant anymore."
In April, the Los Gatos Town Council held a public hearing on the SR 85 issue and voted unanimously to send a strongly worded letter to VTA reminding the transit agency of the performance agreement.
VTA and Ristow say that those agreements were intended for use while the highway corridor was under construction, not for the future.
"Unfortunately, some people are still taking that as it is supposed to guide future things, when it really was just intended to make sure the Traffic Authority and Caltrans built this thing the way they wanted and everybody agreed," he said.
On the issue of mass transit and light rail being reserved for the median, VTA counters that since the 1984 sales tax and the establishment of the Traffic Authority, there have been six county and Valley Transportation Plans, 10 Regional Transportation Plans and more than 13 Transportation Improvement Plans. In addition, there have been five transportation sales tax measures in the county, none of which included light rail in the SR 85 median north of SR 87.
VTA states that it has no record of any requests by any of the cities in the SR 85 corridor asking to include or implement light rail along SR 85 north of SR 87. Because light rail was never a part of any official scoping study or countywide or Bay Area plan, VTA and Caltrans were unable to consider light rail as an alternative in the environmental review.
"No city that we can ever find has asked for [light rail] to happen," Ristow said, who added that the cost to bring light rail to 20 miles of SR 85 at a cost of roughly $100 million a mile would likely be a $2 billion investment.
Even with such a high price tag, Ristow and VTA also say that the proposed SR 85 project does not change the ability to bring light rail to the highway.
"This project does not preclude anything like that in the future, because you can still do something like that even if we implement this whole thing. But light rail or any other mass transportation is not in any long-range plan," Ristow said. "We could not have even considered light rail as an alternative in the environmental document because light rail has never been studied since the original [mid-1980s] decision to build a freeway or light rail."
Ristow also said all SR 85 corridor cities would need to update their zoning and General Plans in preparation for the significant density and intensity needed to support hypothetical stations and light rail ridership.
"We build a transportation system based off of where the cities' plans are and if they are not planning intensity and development there in that area, there is just no way it would pencil out. Ridership wouldn't be there, investment wouldn't make sense," he said.
With light rail being a distant solution, VTA staff is looking to congestion-busting measures in the present.
"The policy decision is, light rail is not a viable alternative right now. What else do you want to do? This [SR 85] project proposes travel benefits to the public out there," Ristow said.
Still, some residents would just as soon VTA either put the project on hold, or along with that plan, put forth another proposal that considers light rail.
Said Wallis, "I think if they put forward two proposals, one for express lanes and one for light rail, I think more people would support light rail."
She proposed a plan that puts a slight twist to VTA's proposed project: convert the carpool lanes into express lanes for the sole purpose of building a mass transit system with money that would be generated through the express lanes project.
"We're allowing traffic to move faster, at the same time we are raising money by people that use the express lanes," Wallis said. "Now, that plan I can get behind."
Even with all the letters sent by local cities, councils like Los Gatos' have not yet taken formal stands on the project.
Councilman Joe Pirzynski, who also sits on the VTA board of directors, noted that the proposal "is a work in progress, not a work completed. There is not a plan that's locked and loaded at this time."
The VTA board could get a look at the project for a vote late this year.
For more information about the SR 85 express lane project similar projects, visit vta.org/projects-and-programs/highway/silicon-valley-express-lanes.


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Published: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 6:18 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 6:18 p.m.
A girlfriend is accused of stabbing her boyfriend in the back then in the chest as he turned around, the Assumption Parish sheriff said.
The man is hospitalized in stable condition, Sheriff Mike Waguespack said.
Deputies got the call about 3:45 p.m. Monday. They arrived at a home in the 160 block of Virginia Street in Belle Rose and found a 21-year-old man with stab wounds, Waguespack said.
The man told deputies he and his girlfriend, Gwendolyn Simon, 26, 168 Virginia St., were arguing, Waguespack said. As the man was leaving the home, Simon stabbed him in the back, and as he turned around, she stabbed him in the chest. Then she ran out of the house.
Acadian Air Med took him to a hospital in Baton Rouge, Waguespack said.
Simon is charged with aggravated second-degree battery.
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The spike in violence is likely to put pressure on Shiite opposition groups as they engage in talks to ease the crisis with Bahrain's Sunni-led government, despite objections from hard-line factions who want to topple the Western-backed monarchy.
In another sign of escalating tensions, police said they found a bomb wearing 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) on the causeway connecting Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, which closely backs Bahrain's monarchy. Police said bomb disposal teams defused the device, which officials said contained "highly explosive material."
On Thursday, a 16-year-old male and a policeman were killed on the second anniversary of the Shiite-led uprising that seeks a greater political voice in the affairs of the kingdom, which is home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.
Bahrain's Shiites comprise about 70 percent of Bahrain's more than 550,000 native-born population, but claim they face widespread discrimination and are blocked from key political and military roles. Nearly 60 people have died in the unrest. Some activist groups place the toll higher.
The protesters joined a peaceful march along a main highway linking the capital, Manama, with Shiite areas to the west.
Main Shiite political groups opened talks this month with government and Sunni envoys to try to ease the crisis. Washington and other Western allies of Bahrain's rulers have applauded the effort. But some Shiite factions oppose the dialogue, claiming it will not weaken the Sunni dynasty's power.
Officials said policeman Mohammed Asif was fatally wounded from a "projectile" after attacks from demonstrators. An earlier statement blamed Asif's death late Thursday on a "domestic terror act."
Meanwhile, a separate investigation is under way into the death of the teenager. Activists said he was killed on Thursday by police birdshot fire.


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It's a pretty loaded question, asking state public education officials for their thoughts on increasing technology in the schools...digital, wireless advances that in some instances appear to be revolutionizing the way kids are taught and the way kids process information and, subsequently, display that they've learned a thing or two.
Although the answers can run the gamut and get quite lengthy and meandering, maybe Darin King, director of the North Dakota Educational Technology Council at the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, summed up the views of many in positions similar to his when posed with the question, is all this new technology a good thing?
"Yes," he said. "It's a good thing."
In Minnesota, at the Minnesota Department of Education, increased technology in the schools is also looked upon in generally favorable fashion, with some caveats. For one, said Keith Hovis, deputy communications director at the MDE, there are still state mandated educational requirements that students must meet, no matter how instructors disseminate knowledge to them. And for another thing, he added, while some more populated areas of the state don't give Internet speed a second thought any longer because they simply assume it's always going to be super-fast at all times, some rural areas of the state still struggle with speed and bandwidth issues. "This can impact a district's ability to utilize new technologies," Hovis said. "I know this is something being looked at on a federal level, but it is a definite challenge for schools looking to incorporate new technologies."
Both King and Hovis stressed that while the state educational governing bodies they work for are very much interested in various technologies being implemented across their neighboring states, neither agency is particularly hands-on or overly involved in what are meant to be local debates and local decisions.
King, who spent 15 years as technology director in the Grand Forks, N.D. schools before taking his current job in Bismarck, said the issue countless school districts are wrestling with in this region and all over the country involves the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) model versus a model that has a school district providing a wireless device, such as an iPad, for every student.
Getting a sufficient wireless network up and running is job one, he said, and countless districts have done that. But where they go from there is another matter entirely.
"There's a lot of BYOD happening all over the country, and I would say it's grown even faster over the past couple years because of the economic downturn; districts are wondering how they can ever afford to provide devices for the kids," King said. Although he doesn't relate it to the booming North Dakota economy thanks to the oil patch, King said that across North Dakota school districts are, especially in the past year or so, moving toward providing devices for their students.
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I am the most hopeful (though realistic) person and I thought I should pass on some quotes on hope to help spread the goodness.
Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles. ~ Samuel Smiles
Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what is still possible for you to do. ~ Pope John XXIII
If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream. ~ Martin Luther King, jr.
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment. ~ Napoleon I
He who does not hope to win has already lost. ~ Jose' Joaquin Olmedo
Hope is the last thing ever lost. ~ Italian Proverb
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Greenville symphony to present 'Romantic Nights'
Published: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 1:07 p.m.
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GREENVILLE – Maestro Edvard Tchivzhel will lead the Greenville Symphony Orchestra with three pieces in "Romantic Nights" at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 and at 3 p.m. Feb. 10.
"Romantic Nights" is the fourth concert in the GSO's 2012-13 Masterworks Series. The evening begins with the ballet music of Charles Gounod's Faust "Walpurgis Night." It continues with Franz Liszt's "Festklange (Festive Sounds)," S. 101 (Symphonic Poem No. 7) and concludes with Antonin Dvorak's Bohemian Eighth Symphony, Op. 88.
Tickets to the Greenville Symphony Orchestra's "Romantic Nights" concert range from $15 to $49 and can be purchased through The Peace Center Box Office at 864-467-3000 or 800-888-7768 or online at www.peacecenter.org.
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@525... so when you are getting your miles in on the road you have been running in NB? I know each person differs with which shoes, I've just been looking for feedback about different ones. I started out running in NB - they were a couple years old so I went with new Nikes.. they've done pretty well but it seems on my longer runs - like 8 and above, my feet really start to hurt around then. I'm not sure if it's because I'm just not used to the miles or the shoes.. maybe both.
EXCUSES!!! Yes, I can always find one and justify anything - including the food I eat. Which is probably why I don't drop any lbs. I have even thought before, well I walked around the mall a lot so do I really need to run? HAHA...
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Hey I just started a thread with problems I'm having from a new pair Nike's. I'm hoping the pain I'm getting is due to the shoes slightly correcting the way my foot was stiking before. They fitted me for a 1/2 size bigger than what I have been wearing for several years. I was told that you want the extra 1/2 for a running shoe. I find my toes move around more with the new shoes and will take some breaking in before all the pain is gone.
@run4choclt, I'm a pretty big advocate for guttin through the pain and making it happen. The only down side to that is you're likely to get unnecessary injuries. When I first started looking for a shoe that worked for me I tried about every brand. I did run in Nike Pegasus. They were my 10th pair of shoes, so they were free. I was glad I didn't spend any money on them. Being the cheap a** I am I still got all my miles out of them and I regretted it. They might be great shoes for some, but they weren't my cup of tea. I need a shoe that I can do a 5k or a 50k. Obviously everyone is designed differently, but neither I nor my friends, have had any issues with NB. 890's. I'd dust those bad boys off and take them around the block a few dozen times. If they feel right, give the updated model a shot. I've read they have a new minimal trail shoe... maybe Santa (aka, my wife) will hook me up?
@gvicknair. Some pain is normal. If it was pain free everyone would do it. I think we are all a little disturbed and need that pain. However you have to know the difference between necessary pain and shoes that just don't work. I've noticed that some brands run a little larger or smaller than others. Some are only in European sizes so the salesman usually takes an educated guess on what will work for you. Typically I do buy a 1/2 size larger, but I don't have issues with foot pain. My NB 890's are a 1/2 bigger. My trail shoes are smaller. I kinda like a comfort fit. If the toenails start falling off... go bigger. If you stash extra gu's in your shoes... probably need to go smaller. Good luck, don't let it keep you inside.
@525...I hear you about getting thru the pain. I'm the same way when I'm nearing a goal. I make myself just do it. So far, I have been lucky on not getting an injury...which makes me think maybe I'm just being a wuss and it's okay to push myself a little!
I have heard as well to go up a half size. Mine aren't quite a half size bigger so maybe that is it.
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9/17/11 - Morton, IL Pumpkin Classic 10k - 1:06:22
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10/22/11 - Peoria, IL Boo Run 5k - 32:50
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I have never sone such a run, but I would think that your body would play all sorts of tricks on you to discourage you from subjecting it to more punishment after all the stress of a 100 mile race. It's another whole strength you need to develop, this returning to training. Good for you, though, to keep on despite.
As for shoes...wow, what a drag - not only do you have to run so bloody far, but you have to carry those great, heavy SHOES all that way, too. You're a lot tougher than I am, for sure!
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Human Rights Awareness Week: In recognition of Human Rights Day on December 10, Human Rights Awareness week is a series of events designed to raise awareness about different human rights issues nationally and globally.
Golden Roses Recognition Ceremony: A ceremony recognizing Marquette Women (employees and students) who positively contribute to the experiences of underrepresented students on Marquette's campus.
Opportunities to develop students as culturally competent leaders and empower them to promote inclusion at Marquette.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Throughout the summer of 2013, GoIslanders.com will look back at the best moments and athletic performances from the 2012-13 school year.
Every Thursday, we will bring you one of the top 10 individual performances, with Tuesdays bringing the year's top 10 moments. Be sure to keep tabs on GoIslanders.com throughout the summer to celebrate all the great moments.
Top Performance #1: Trevor Belicek Flirts With Perfection
After struggling to develop as a two-way player during his freshman season, Trevor Belicek flourished as a sophomore by focusing solely on his pitching. He finished with a 9-2 record — placing him one win shy of the school record — and a 3.12 ERA.
However, one outing stood out among all the others, as on April 20, Belicek put on a show in front of his home crowd by tossing a near no-hitter against Central Arkansas, throwing a complete-game, one-hit shutout. For good measure, the lefty struck out a career-high 10 batters along the way.
The Uvalde, Texas, native had it going early on setting down four out of the first seven batters via strikeouts. It was not until the top of the third, when a pitch hit the eighth-hole hitter, that Central Arkansas registered its first base runner of the game. There were not many other Bears on the basepaths though, as Belicek compiled five 1-2-3 innings, allowing just five total base runners the entire game.
Heading into the ninth, the visitor's hit column still had a zero in it, but the leadoff man would break up perfection with a single up the middle. The southpaw would not be denied the complete-game shutout though, as he retired three out of the next four hitters to secure the 3-0 victory for the Islanders.
It was a common occurrence for Belicek to dominate Southland Conference opponents, as he picked up seven wins without a loss to go along with a 2.58 ERA in conference play. He was also named a semifinalist for the Gregg Olson award, which was created to recognize the "Breakout Player of the Year."
For all the latest on Islanders Athletics throughout the summer, be sure to follow us on Facebook (GoIslanders), Twitter (@Go_Islanders) and Instagram (@go_islanders).
Top Performances:
June 6 – #10: Jasmine Boutte Shines at SLC Indoor and Outdoor Championships
June 13 – #9: Johnathan Jordan's Double-Double at Lamar
June 20 – #8: Vanessa Johnson at Southland Championship
June 27 – #7: Brandi Huff's Second-Half Outburst vs. McNeese State
July 4 – #6: Logen Bourque Posts Second Triple-Double in Islanders History
July 11 – #5: Trevor Foss Mows Down UT-Pan American
July 18 – #4: Jonathan Gonzales Goes Off at Texas State
July 25 – #3: Nagy Leads Men's Tennis to HEB Tournament of Champions Title
Aug. 1 – #2: Roger De La Cruz Wins SLC Indoor High Jump Title
Aug. 8 –#1: Trevor Belicek Flirts With Perfection
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June 11 – #10: Dance Places 11th at NDA Collegiate Championships
June 18 – #9: Men's Basketball Shoots Lights Out vs. Southeastern La.
June 25 – #8: Islanders Softball Walk-off Win Over SHSU
July 2 – #7: Women's Golf Takes Second at Harold Funston Invitational
July 9 – #6: Men's Cross Country Clocks School Best at Chile Pepper Festival
July 16 – #5: Women's Tennis Starts 8-0 to Enter Rankings
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What Amazon's Fire Phone Means for Apple
The short answer: not much.
At least that's the takeaway from perennial Apple bull Brian White, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, who commented immediately after Amazon.com unveiled its long-awaited smartphone.
"Although we expect the Fire Phone to receive plenty of media coverage, we do not anticipate any impact to Apple's iPhone franchise," Mr. White wrote in a note to clients. "With a long history in computing, we believe Apple is unique in its ability to develop hardware, software and services that work together seamlessly."
The Fire Phone boasts a 4.7-inch screen, a 13 megapixel camera and earphones that resists tangling, among other features, CEO Jeff Bezos said at an event at Amazon's headquarters. But Amazon has a long road ahead as it forges its way into the highly competitive handset market, long dominated by Apple and Samsung Electronics
As Mr. White notes, Google generated plenty of buzz when it launched Nexus One in early 2010 as well as new products from Motorola Mobility more recently.
"History has proven that entering the mobile device market is tough," Mr. White says. "In our view, today's announcement represents another attempt by Internet-related players to compete in the mobile device world. These initiatives have left Apple unscathed in recent years."
Apple shares were roughly flat at $92.14. The stock is up about 15% this year. Mr. White, who rates the stock a buy, has a $111 price target on Apple.
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Tallahassee, FL - Tameka McKelton dreamed of playing basketball overseas one day. That was going to be her plan once she graduated from Florida A&M. But that all changed in December 2010.
McKelton learned she was pregnant.
Five months after the basketball season ended, McKelton gave birth to her daughter, Auria. The date was August 20, 2011.
Now, she doubles as a student-athlete and a mother.
"It's pretty challenging as far as being able to keep track with everything," she said.
But nobody - her coaches, her friends, her family - knew about her pregnancy until the end of her junior season.
"Roughly, I played about two or three months pregnant," McKelton admitted.
The West Palm Beach native feared she would get kicked off the basketball team. So she hid her secret from everyone except for her boyfriend and one of her teammates.
Senior Forward Qiana Donald played with McKelton since their freshman seasons. McKelton felt like she could trust her.
"That was real tough seeing her going through that and you couldn't say nothing," Donald said. "But, at the end of the day, I just pulled her to the side and said are you okay and just make sure she's all right."
"I basically just gritted my teeth, went to practice every morning even though I was sick, flew on the planes and just played as hard as I could, but carefully, because I knew what was going on inside," McKelton said.
The NCAA handbooks states that a pregnant athlete can still participate in their sport as long as the doctor has cleared them to do so. It reads as follows: "Our athletics department will allow a pregnant student-athlete to continue to participate in a limited manner on the team, including all team-related activities, unless the student-athlete's physician or other medical caregiver certifies that partial participation is not medically safe."
However, McKelton said she got around it.
"I asked the doctor if it was okay to still be active and the doctor said yes, exercise is always good. But I kind of took it and ran with it," she said.
Doctor A.J. Brickler has worked as an Obstetrician for 30 years. He's dealt with various athletes over this time and said McKelton was clearly putting herself at risk.
"Contact where a potential fall on the abdomen could disrupt the placenta, the afterbirth, and separate it from the wall of the uterus and there could be a sheering effect, almost like a car crash," he said.
But McKelton, who's school's the all-time three point leader, kept playing.
"I fine-tuned my game to where I could help but not have to do all the dirty work,' she said.
FAMU Head Coach LeDawn Gibson said she had been in a similar situation before when she coached at the high school level. One of her athletes had also gotten pregnant. So Gibson knows if she had any knowledge that McKelton was pregnant, she would've benched her.
"Shocked. I had no idea," Gibson said. "I Knew her game had changed a little. I asked her why she didn't tell me and she said she didn't want to quit playing. She didn't want to give up on her team. That meant a lot for me."
McKelton's not alone in taking care of her child. She confesses she's lucky to have her boyfriend, Patrick Franck, help out.
"He keeps the baby when I'm on the road and when he has to go to class he usually takes her with him," she said.
"We have our little moments where it can get tough at times, but we always figure out a way to pull through," Franck said.
There have been many challenges for McKelton along the way, but she has only managed to miss one game her senior year. The biggest result of all is that she will graduate with a Criminal Justice degree this semester.
"The past year has really put life into perspective for me as far as knowing what's important. God, family, school, everything. It's helped me mature," she said.


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Kentucky Tea Party Groups Deride McConnell
Despite Mitch McConnell's best efforts to court tea-party activists in Kentucky, the top Senate Republican is still getting some heat from the right.
Matt Bevin, a Louisville investment adviser, has scheduled a Wednesday press conference to announce whether he'll challenge Mr. McConnell in the Republican primary. Activists in the state expect him to run.
In addition, a dozen or so tea-party groups in the state released a letter Monday questioning other conservatives for endorsing the Senate minority leader, blasting what they deem Mr. McConnell's "progressive liberal voting record."
It's unclear whether this conservative dissent will present a real impediment for the top Senate Republican as he gears up for what most people expect to be an expensive general election fight against Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes. But it comes after he and his campaign spent months reaching out to the conservative activists who helped propel Republican Rand Paul to the Senate in 2010 over the opposition of Mr. McConnell and other more established Republicans.
McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton said Mr. Bevin "is not a Kentucky conservative, he is merely a traveling con man. While it is sad to see someone who claims to be a Republican doing Barack Obama's bidding, his campaign is nothing more than a nuisance." He also said that Mr. McConnell "has the Republican base squarely behind him … and remains well positioned to win in November 2014."
In an open letter released Monday, the United Kentucky Tea Party criticized Mr. McConnell for supporting every increase in the debt ceiling under former President George W. Bush, the 2008 Wall Street rescue, a pair of controversial free-trade agreements and the last immigration overhaul in 1986. They even blasted his support for a tax bill he helped negotiate that froze Bush-era tax rates for everyone who makes less than $400,000.
"Sen. McConnell's Progressive Liberal voting record, his absolute iron-fisted rule over the Republican Party in Kentucky and his willingness to roll over and cede power to President Obama and the liberals in Washington prove that he is no friend to the American people or the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky," the tea party groups said in their letter.
The missive and an accompanying rundown of Mr. McConnell's votes was aimed at other tea party groups that had already endorsed the Kentucky senator. The dissenters, whose total membership comprises no more than 1,000 Kentuckians, asked the other groups to withdraw those endorsements.


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Clarification He was Hispanic and when things quieted down, I am not Catholic but we both said our Hail Mary"s if that is the correct term.
There were 2 of us in manning a bunker on a taxi way at a small air base in Nam when crap happened I did not ask the guy if he was legal or not.
Has it occurred to any that the vetted immigrants will now have to wait even longer than before? It is manifestly unfair to bypass the legislature this way. He has done it repetitively.In doing so he wrests the votes right out of some people's hands. Obama is very desperate about his chances of continuing in office. Since he cannot run on his record, this man has decided to collect any number of diverse groups into a coalition of sorts to try and wrest a victory. Those relatives of illegals has become one such group. The public sector union members is another. The anti-Catholics another; those on the dole is another; anti-2nd amendment folks another; pro-gays another; OWS folks another. Those blacks so blind to his damage to the country and so transfixed as to have the presidency in the hands of one of their own is another. Those who through parental example or party loyalty (they for example need this party to stay in the white house for one reason or another) are another. I wonder what he'll try when he sees this too is failing?
I have issues with the Immigration Law as well. When INS makes a mistake on your application guess who pays the cost, you got it the illegal trying to get legal. So the reform they need to make is to rectify/correct all of the mistakes they have mad so far.
I have been waiting for the US government to allow my brother-in-law and sister-in-law to come and live in the USA now for 10 years! I paid $175 each per application and yet I am still waiting now for the Dept. of State after the Dept. of Immigration too6 6 years and now waiting 4 years so far for the Dept. of State to make the next move? Here I am doing things LEGALLY and Obama wants to give these illegals a free meal ticket!!! I am outraged!!!


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Dana wrote:few years back if you planned on playing in IL, you needed to pre-reg or show up real early. now....
hope someday to make it back to hamilton, love that place. wish it wasn't the same day as northwoods. good luck this weekend!
Ive never been denied entry to an Illinois event. Ever. Just saying. Thanks Dana.
Ledgestone Insurance wrote:Ive never been denied entry to an Illinois event. Ever. Just saying. Thanks Dana.
We had to turn people away at our big event last year at Morton where we had 105 people pre-registered 10 days before the event. They weren't happy but you can't do six-somes!
I hope the event goes well.....Hamilton is an awesome course.
Of course you did. Seems like your turning people away every weekend according to your posts. Although I can believe it for the big Peoria event, and thats the way it should be. Its the biggest event in the state.
I guess I should have been more clear.. I was reminded that I turned people away years ago in Geneseo because I ran out of temp baskets and couldnt make more holes.
If I had 105 people preregister 10 days ahead of the event, I woulve used better planning and brought on a second course, so it wouldnt have filled. Most everyone else in Illinois splits thier fields on Saturday and Sunday so its hard to fill an event. And there really wasnt multiple events in the past on the same weekend. People used to respect other peoples efforts. I run events on Sundays, which doesnt seem to conflict. In this case its different, but Wildcat was a tourney before we got involved with it, and Roger likes doing it on Saturday.
I hope the event goes well also, Roger is a great sponsor of disc golf and really shouldnt have to worry about filling a tourney using Wildcat. He gives away everything and pays all the non PDGA fees so people can come play his events at a reasonable price. All just to promote Wildcat/ Rand Park... And thanks, I hope your unsanctioned last minute event at McNaughton does well, sounds like its going to fill!
papparoc wrote:Roger just ordered blizard disc for the players pack.
There will be a basket throw off and rings of fire as usual after the 2nd round.
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papparoc wrote:Great job again Iron LIon , Roger and Connie. Looking forward to next years 10th annaversery event. I almost had a basket. Loved the $225 ace cash.
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Royal Gorge, the country's largest cross-country ski resort, was in dire condition this past winter. The resort, atop Donner Summit, was closed on many days, many trails were not opened and there was little trail grooming. The resort owners defaulted on a loan, and the lender took over the property this past summer.
Last month, three conservation groups agreed in principle to buy the sprawling resort for $11 million and signed an operating agreement with the adjoining Sugar Bowl ski resort under which Sugar Bowl will lease and operate Royal Gorge. The three organizations are the Truckee Donner Land Trust, the Trust for Public Land and the Northern Sierra Partnership. All parties expect the purchase to be finalized Dec. 20.
Anne Chadwick of the Land Trust was quoted in the Sierra Sun as saying that $8 million of the purchase price has been raised.
"Royal Gorge has incredible potential, and we're excited about the opportunity to return such an iconic resort to its once and former glory," Sugar Bowl CEO Rob Kautz said.
Sugar Bowl plans to immediately invest $500,000 in Royal Gorge to upgrade and improve the resort for this season. The resort includes the Summit Station main lodge and eight warming huts that dot the expansive trail system.
"It is clear to us that grooming is critical to our success," said John Monson, director of sales and marketing at Sugar Bowl. "We will have the 6,000 acres of trails at Royal Gorge open seven days a week and will groom the 200 kilometers of trails."
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Bruce Bochy was headed back from a game against the Cleveland Indians when Sergio Romo made his World Baseball Classic debut Thursday, but Bochy was still well aware of what was going on. The Giants manager was getting text message updates with every pitch, and he wasn't thrilled as that count kept rising.
Romo ended up throwing 26 pitches in Mexico's loss to Italy, giving up two runs and getting charged with the loss. With Mexico scheduled to play a must-have game Friday night, Bochy felt the need to check in with his closer.
"He's doing fine -- he says his arm feels fine," Bochy said. "His pride has been hurt a little bit. He's a competitor and is pitching for his country, so that bothered him."
Bochy said the phone call ended with a promise from Romo to call another team official later Friday. Romo will play catch when he arrives at Chase Field and will call team trainer Dave Groeschner to update the Giants on how his arm feels.
"If he doesn't feel right, we'll call (Mexico's coaches)," Bochy said. "We'll step in."
The Giants would prefer that Romo doesn't pitch tonight, and they're trusting Romo to give a full report on how he feels.
"You've got to hopefully trust that they can be honest," Bochy said, "And remember that they have a responsibility here, too. You don't know if they're going to be 100 percent honest. I don't think anybody wants to see anybody get hurt."
Bochy said he understands why Mexico would want Romo to throw so much, and he knows the team's manager, Rick Renteria, well. Renteria happens to be the Padres bench coach, but Bochy said that shouldn't play into any decisions.
"There's a lot at stake," he said. "They're going to do all they can not to go home. And they care about these players."
Jason Grilli threw 31 pitches for Italy in the same game and wasn't available Friday because he hit the limit of 30. Would Bochy have liked to see Romo reach 30, just so he couldn't pitch Friday night?
"To be honest, yeah," he said. "I wouldn't have minded him throwing four more. You go that many, you're better off with him throwing four more."
"We can control his pitches and everything, and keep things under control," Bochy said of the simulated game.
Lincecum is now scheduled to start Tuesday night's game.
Reliever Javier Lopez (bruised hand) had originally been slated to make his spring debut Friday, but the Giants' game against the Los Angeles Dodgers was canceled because of steady rain. Lopez is expected to take the mound Saturday.
"My timing was off a little bit," he said. "I was just missing out over the plate a little bit. They were all kind of small misses. (The Dodgers) capitalized, they were swinging the bat aggressively."
The second delay, lasting 26 minutes, was the strangest. After Hunter Pence's double in the bottom of the first inning, players sprinted to the dugouts to avoid a driving hailstorm. The umpires stood still for a moment, and Bochy joked that the decision to bring the tarp out was made by Buster Posey, who was digging into the batter's box when the hail started.
"Buster was the one that left," Bochy said, smiling. "He said, 'I'm done.' He didn't give them a choice."


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CRYSTAL BAY, Nev. — As Father's Day nears, Tahoe Comedy North will present a lineup at Tahoe which includes Will C., who has three children.
A veteran and a member of the cast of 15 GIs of Comedy, Will C.'s youngest child was born on Sept. 11, 2002.
"They are all class clowns," he said. "At least they're class clowns with good grades. I was just a class clown."
Will C. is a self-deprecating, full-sized comedian who doesn't mind poking fun at others as well.
"My 17-year-old looks just like me," he said. "Her beard's a little thicker but otherwise she looks just like me: all gut and no butt."
Will C. will appear Tuesday, June 12, at a Tahoe Comedy North event in the Crystal Bay Casino Crown Room with headliner Tony D'Andrea, Jose Sarduy and Reno's Lizzie Keith.
Since moving from Kansas City to Hollywood, Will C.'s career has ascended. He appeared in the movies "Seven Pounds" with Will Smith, "Yes Man" with Jim Carey, as well as numerous commercials. Will C. is a regular on Spike TV's hit show "MANswers" and has a recurring role on Gene Simmons' "Family Jewels." He also appears on truTV's "Storage Hunters," whose second season begins June 10.
Will C. is the writer, director and star of "Buffet Busters," which is being considered by the Travel Channel.
"I've always been a fan of Adam Richman's 'Man vs. Food Nation' and things of that nature," he said. "What better way to show America where it can eat affordably with the family? These are places not getting the notoriety they deserve. My cohost is a little Chinese guy. I am twice his size but he eats twice as much as me."
Sarduy also is a member of the GIs of comedy, which will make 15 appearances at military bases summer and fall.
"He's a major, a pilot and a very, very funny comic," Will C. said.
Sarduy can find humor out of adversity.
"If you can't laugh at a hard time in your life, you ain't over it yet," he said in a press statement.
D'Andrea's act is a whirlwind tour of thoughts and impressions with stops at unexpected platforms. He's from the old school where material comes from creativity and talent, not requiring shock value to sustain it. Borrowing from masters like Jack Benny, D'Andrea can, when he feels it's needed, make people laugh without saying a word. But don't worry, he has plenty.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show and are available at the Crystal Bay Casino, Incline Cleaners, Noah's Video and New Moon Natural Foods. For a complete Tahoe Comedy North schedule, go to www.tahoecomedynorth.com.
Where else: Downtown Reno's Pioneer Underground June 15-16


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AUSTIN (October 16, 2012)—Democratic State Sen. Mario Gallegos, Jr., a veteran Texas lawmaker, has died in a Houston hospital from liver disease at the age of 62.
Gallegos' political consultant, Harold Cook, released a statement Tuesday saying Gallegos passed away surrounded by his family.
The staunch Democrat had represented Senate District 6 in Harris County since 1995 and served in the Texas House for four years before that.
He developed a reputation for toughness in 2007 when he showed up in the Senate chamber shortly after a liver transplant to vote against a voter ID law.
Gallegos was running against Republican R.W. Bray in the November general election.
It's too late to remove his name from the ballot and if Gallegos wins in November the governor will need to schedule a special election.


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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Dozens of Richmond County deputies were stopping cars and going door to door to stop a string of break-ins on Thursday.
"Jewelry is really the targeted items of preference in this area," said Maj. Scott Peebles of the Richmond County Sheriff's Department.
And by this area, Peebles means 1,500 or so homes off West Wheeler Parkway.
"The worst thing was feeling violated. You know, like somebody had been in your home. Especially with just me and my little boy here, it's really nerve racking," said Jaimie Pate, one of the victims of those break-ins.
Four months ago, someone stole more than just her grandmother's jewelry -- the crook took her sense of security, too.
"We called the cops and they came and over and told us that they think it's starting to become a trend around here," Pate said.
Authorities say there have been about 100 break-ins in this area in the last 15 months.
That's why about 60 deputies came together to canvass the entire area -- handing out fliers, going door to door -- trying to raise awareness and trying to catch a break in all these break-ins.
"We have found some of the stolen items, but we haven't been successful in actually tracing those back to people," Peebles said.
Deputies are using all types of means to try and find information on these burglaries, such as a checkpoint where they stopped cars as they went in and out of the complex.
"We're offering at $2,000 reward for anybody that has information that leads to an arrest," Peebles said. "We hope somebody will call us and provide that information."
This push to crack down on these burglaries means a lot to folks like Pate.
"I'm nervous to go and bring the trash out at night after I get home from work, just because I don't know who's behind the buildings," Pate said.
Now, she's just grateful others in her neighborhood will be on alert.
"I love that they're out here passing out fliers, just to let people who didn't know, so they can protect themselves," she said.


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Several people were treated overnight for carbon monoxide poisoning in University Heights.
Emergency crews were called shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday to an apartment building in the 100 block of Parker Street.
Crews found about eight residents standing outside the building with varying symptoms associated with carbon monoxide poisoning.
Authorities said carbon monoxide levels inside the building were 400 parts-per-million, which is high enough to cause headaches.
All gas appliances were sealed, firefighters said, and the building was ventilated.
Three residents were taken to University Hospital for evaluation and treatment.
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Started all 28 games that he appeared in … averaged 8.6 points and led the team with 7.2 rebounds per game … led the squad with 33 steals and finished second with 22 blocks … shot 47.9 percent from the field … had three double-doubles and finished with double-figure scoring 11 times … netted 10 points and five boards against Incarnate Word (10/5) in the exhibition game … scored four points and grabbed five rebounds in the game against Oklahoma State (11/11) … scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Denver (11/14) … had a double-double with 16 points and a career-high 15 boards against Utah State (11/22) … netted 14 points and eight boards at Texas A&M (11/26), adding a career-best three steals … swatted three shot attempts against South Alabama (12/15) … grabbed 11 rebounds against Bethune-Cookman (12/22) … scored 20 and grabbed 10 boards against Kennesaw State (12/23) … had 14 points and career-best four steals at Rice (12/28) … grabbed 10 boards against Lamar (1/4) … had 10 more caroms against McNeese State (1/7) … delivered eight points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals at UTSA (1/11) … had 12 points and six boards at Southeastern Louisiana (1/14) … went 6-for-11 with 12 points and eight rebounds against Texas State (1/25) … delivered a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards at Savannah State (2/6) … went 5-for-10 from the field to finish with 12 and nine at Texas State (2/15) … missed the last two games of the year with a foot injury.
AT REDLANDS: Helped Yaphit King and the Cougars to the JuCo National Tournament … averaged 15 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for the team … was stellar for the squad down the stretch, leading the team to a 19-2 mark over its final 21 games.
AT CEDAR VALLEY COLLEGE: Played one year for CVC in the Dallas County Community College District … helped the Suns assemble a 20-7 mark while serving as the team's sixth man … averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds … had season highs of 33 points, 15 boards and four blocks … shot over 50 percent for the season … was named to the athletic honors team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years for Boca Ciega High School in St. Petersburg under Randy Shuman … averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds in his senior season for the Pirates … finished his high school career with a 3.0 GPA.
PERSONAL: Myron Donterrell Dempsey was born Aug. 4, 1991, in St. Petersburg, Fla. … son of Gladys and Nehemiah Dempsey … has five siblings, Antonio, Nehemiah, Lavanda, Latavia and Lateisha … is planning on majoring in psychology at Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.


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Boy finds NC grandfather's missing wedding ring
Published: Friday, July 19, 2013 at 7:35 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, July 19, 2013 at 7:35 a.m.
NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — Jerry Eubanks has his old wedding band because his grandson likes playing in the mud.
The Sun Journal of New Bern reports (http://bit.ly/12LhCSP) that 7-year-old Liam Eubanks was staying with his grandparents and was playing with his toys in the mud behind their house when he stepped on something. Liam said he told Shirley Eubanks he thought he'd found some treasure.
Actually, it was the 14-karat band Jerry Eubanks lost in 1982. Eubanks remembered he had been painting the workshop behind his house. Several days later when the family was going to the beach his wife noticed the ring missing.
Jerry Eubanks said he may wear the old ring again, but also said he would leave it with his grandson as something he could treasure the rest of his life.
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Minnesota state climatologists say 2012 will tie 1931 as the warmest year on record in the Twin Cities.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press (http://bit.ly/WbRQix) reports it had long appeared that 2012 would be the warmest year on record in the Twin Cities. But wintry weather since Dec. 21 has meant that temperatures have been mostly below normal.
On Monday, the state climatology office said that as a result, the average 2012 temperature in the Twin Cities will be 50.8 degrees — the same as the 50.8 degrees recorded in 1931 during the Dust Bowl era.
The average annual temperature during the most recent 30-year period from 1981-2010 is 46.3 degrees, so 2012 will finish 4.5 degrees above that normal.
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An Oakland couple on a South American biking trip who hadn't been heard from in weeks has been located, U.S. and Peruvian government officials said Tuesday, but some family say they won't rest until they hear from their loved ones directly.
"We have received phone calls from the U.S. Embassy and Peruvian government that my son Garrett Hand and his girlfriend, Jamie Neal, have been spotted in a remote village in Peru," Hand's mother, Francine Fitzgerald, posted on a Facebook page dedicated to finding the couple.
She added in a follow-up post, "Let me reiterate, until we have PROOF OF LIFE, we cannot celebrate these rumors and sightings. Proof of life is my son's voice on the phone and a picture of him holding the missing poster."
She declined to speak with reporters at her Concord home, saying she expected more information Wednesday and would speak then.
Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism José Luis Silva Martinot said the couple is safe and in the midst of an "extraordinary experience," and was surprised to hear that they were considered missing persons at all.
"I think they don't even know what is happening outside in the U.S., or how the TV channels are talking about them," Martinot said. "There has been a lot of information around these two Americans on a trip to Peru, saying they've been kidnapped. Truth is, they are more than happy, and are having the best trip of their life. They are going around by plane, boat, bicycle, and they haven't any problems."
Peruvian police say they made contact Tuesday with Neal, 27, and Hand, 25, about five hours from Iquitos, Peru, at a place called Angoteros on the Napo River, a tributary of the Amazon. The two were reportedly traveling with an unidentified Italian man, who is also a tourist, in a small, wooden boat called a "peque-peque," driven by a Peruvian boat driver named Reynaldo Vega.
The couple is now on their way to Cabo Pantoja, the boundary between Peru and Ecuador, where they will be able to contact their families, Martinot said.
"Tomorrow we will send an airplane to meet them and tell them 'Please go home now' so the family can know they're OK," Martinot said. "The problem is right now they are in the middle of the jungle, in the middle of nowhere, and are going against the river."
U.S. officials are also tracking the case.
"We have seen (media) reports that the missing U.S. citizens in Peru have been located," said U.S. State Department spokesman Peter Velasco. "We are working with (Peruvian) authorities to confirm these reports."
The couple departed from Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November on a six-month "dream trip" bike tour that was to take them through many parts of South America, according to family members. The couple bicycled through Argentina into Chile and then Peru, charting their progress daily online.
On Jan. 25, the couple's frequent Facebook reports and photos stopped while they were en route to Lima. Pictures taken from a surveillance video on a bus headed for Lima were aired on Peruvian TV last weekend along with a story about the couple's disappearance. But, still no word from them.
When asked about the couple's abrupt loss of contact, Martinot said that until a few days ago, it was not for any lack of connectivity.
"I have personally talked to the mother of Garrett Hand, and she expressed to me that she was worried that her son hadn't communicated with her in almost one month," Martinot said. "I don't know why he hasn't called home, but he had the opportunities to talk to them in Lima and Iquitos."
Although the couple are both avid cyclists and familiar with the outdoors, friends and family were concerned because the U.S. Embassy in Peru had warned Americans to beware of kidnapping threats in the Cusco area, which is near Machu Picchu, and a popular destination for tourists.
On Feb. 13, the U.S. Embassy posted online warnings, saying that a "criminal organization may be planning to kidnap U.S. citizen tourists in the Cusco and Machu Picchu area. Possible targets and methods are not known and the threat is credible at least through the end of February 2013."
To add to their anxiety, the family began tracking Hand's bank account, and saw that $400 had been transferred from one account into another on Jan. 25, but the money was never withdrawn.
About the same time, Fitzgerald said the family started seeing messages on Facebook from friends the couple made in South America, inquiring about the pair's whereabouts.
Jeff Jerge, the owner of The Pedaler Bike Shop in El Sobrante, where Neal worked for more than two years, was "walking on clouds" Tuesday afternoon, elated after hearing from reporters that his employee had been found safe.
Jerge, 55, said that customers have inquired daily, looking for glimmers of hope since Neal and Hand's apparent disappearance. Jerge helped pull together a $4,000 reward for their safe return.
"It's been such a whirlwind," he said. "We've all been so stressed."
Reach Kristin J. Bender at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her at Twitter.com/kjbender. Follow Erin Ivie at Twitter.com/erin_ivie. Staff writers Katie Nelson, Robert Rogers and Rick Hurd contributed to this report.


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Webinar: Meeting Customer Expectations in the New Age of Retail
By Sanjeev Sharma on Oct 31, 2012
|Webcast Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012
Time: 10am PT/ 1pm ET
The retail market has expanded into the online, mobile, and social worlds. But the key to success hasn't changed since the days of traditional, brick-and-mortar business. It's still about service. A successful retailer today in omni-channel customer engagement must be able to deliver quality service that meets customer expectations.
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Come to think of it, I think they can do this with a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Instant use, and we can worry about scaling _later_, when they're used to an electronic system.
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CompSAt, MISA, The Department of Information Systems and Computer Science and The Ateneo Art Gallery present An IT Forum and Digital ArtSpeak on THE NEW NEW THING : INTERACTIVE MEDIA, INTERACTION DESIGN and PHYSICAL INTERFACES A FREE and PUBLIC Lecture by JAMES CLAR of EYEBEAM ATELIER Straight from New York, USA! on Friday 30 January 2004 4:30-6:00PM CTC 313, Convergent Technologies Center Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Heights, Quezon City James Clar is an American born Filipino raised in Wisconsin, living in New York City for the past 6 years. James Clar received his undergraduate degree from NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, studying film with a concentration in 3D animation, and graduated as a honors scholar. Freelancing, he taught corporate web design classes at United Digital Artists. He continued his studies at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY'S INTERACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM. James Clar's physical installation work has focused on using light to display information in a physical space, and to create dynamic light sculptures. Recently, his 3D animation "The Kut Kut Special" was selected to be screened at Siggraph MetroCAF, he was a finals judge for the 6th Annual Philippine Web Awards (www.philippinewebawards.com), and his "3D Display Cube" was chosen to be shown at the New Museum of Contemporary Arts' "Fresh" exhibition. Graduated from ITP, James Clar has recently started a yearlong residency at Eyebeam's Moving Image Division (www.eyebeam.org). Among the things found in his portfolio are Information Design for NikeRunning, 3D animation work for NTT DoCoMo, modelling and animation for the television channel ABC Sports, among others. Further, he is one of the few who hold a certification in Alias|Wavefront Maya. We would like to invite you to take this unique opportunity to listen and participate in this lecture that promises to open your mind to further possibilities and future media technologies. The IT Forum as well as ArtSpeak are a continuing series of lectures given by invited leaders in their field. THE LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. If you need further information, please contact Martin Gomez / martin at decode.ateneo.edu Cha Gascon / cha at compsat.org Ramon E.S. Lerma / rlerma at ateneo.edu
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Zak B. Elep from Daet reported that Ragnarok seems to run on Debian testing's WINE. Happy adventuring!
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'The Good Wife' Recap, Season 5, Episode 7, 'The Next Week'
The two firms are battling it out on tonight's "The Good Wife." Hang on because there are more storylines going on than we can count.
Will is taking Alicia's phone calls and stealing her clients. At the same time, Lockhart/Gardner is fighting a malpractice suit regarding an adoption case.
At the same time, the web cam in Alicia's apartment keeps going on. They think another firm is spying on them. And Alicia's being subpoenaed as a witness in the L/G malpractice suit. She says she'll testify if she gets her $150k back that she gave in as partner.
The client – Jeffrey Grant – who Will stole is suddenly under arrest for murdering another student. Kalinda thinks the student did it.
Money at Florrick/Agos is pretty tight. They are thinking of outsourcing document review to India.
Will is chasing down the student's professor, who was originally charged with the murder. Then Will runs into Alicia's brother, who doesn't know anything about her leaving the firm. So her brother blabs about the professor/dead student relationship, that they may have been more than just professor and student.
Kalinda is talking to Grant's uncle. Ooops, his uncle used to be a woman, and tells Kalinda that Jeffrey has a half-brother. She tracks him down, of course. And grabs a piece of gum he spits out.
It appears that Alicia became partner in the middle of the adoption malpractice suit, so her firm says she'll be personally liable. For $6 million. But the bankruptcy trustee shows up and says that's not true.
Then the attorney in the Florrick/Agos firm who has been complaining endlessly about bonuses turns out to be the one responsible for the mess in the L/G malpractice case. He testifies that Alicia told him to do it although she had nothing to do with it.
Alicia's brother shows up and tells Alicia that she left Lockhart/Gardner because she didn't get close to Will and was afraid for her marriage. Then her brother goes to Will and tells him that she left because of her feelings for him and that Alicia and Peter aren't set in stone. Will shakes his head and says "it's over. Goodbye." And walks out. Harsh.
The web cam spying turns out that it has nothing to do with Alicia, but a creepy spycam that's taking naked pictures of Grace. Zack tracks down the guy who has been doing the creeping and beats him up.
Will's client says he didn't kill the girl but his DNA is under her fingernails.
The bankruptcy trustee (Nathan Lane) wants Florrick/Agos to hire him as an attorney. He says he'll get them on their feet. Alicia says they'll think about it. Whew.
Next week: There is high fiving at a new office space. And Eli runs into America Ferrera again!