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Saturday, 08/01/2009
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
Soundcheck: Sugar Shack
Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag, Curtain WithThe Curtain With, Mound, JibbooGotta Jibboo, Guyute, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Tube, Alaska, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope[1]
Set 2: R&RRock and Roll > DwDDown with Disease[2] > Free, Esther, Dirt, HoodHarry Hood
Encore: Sleeping Monkey, First Tube
[1] Lyrics changed to "Been you to have any slush?"
[2] Unfinished.
· L.A. Woman and Taste teases in Down with Disease
· Dirt and Free teases in Harry Hood
Noteworthy Jams: Tube, Run Like an Antelope, Rock and Roll, Down with Disease
Average Song Gap: 16.65
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Throughout the first set the band was using charades to communicate what song was coming next, prompting Trey to remark after Jibboo, "We do everything by hand signals now. There's no more talking." After PYITE, Trey again referenced the hand signals, joking "That could be one of two songs, so we'll see if he starts the right one." During Antelope, Trey changed the lyrics to "Been you to have any slush?" Disease contained an L.A. Woman tease from Trey, who also briefly teased Taste just before beginning Free, and was unfinished. Esther was played for the first time since September 30, 2000 (89 shows). Hood featured Dirt and Free teases from Trey.
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2 The White Tape
1 Party Time
1 The Story of the Ghost
1 Billy Breathes
1 Stash
1 Hoist
1 Rift
1 Lawn Boy
1 Junta
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Coupons likely save your family money every year, but for those of us who aren't extreme, coupon clipping can be a hassle and not worth the savings.
Cutting coupons is still a money saver for many families, but now fewer coupons are being used. Some of is because there are fewer coupons being issued, but shoppers are also finding different ways of saving money.
For some, clipping coupons isn't worth the time anymore. Now, it seems saving with coupons isn't as popular as it used to be.
"I know it saves you money, but I'm just not that organized to do it on a regular basis," resident Debbie Coltrinari said.
Two studies show coupon use decreased in 2012. NCH Marketing Services found it dropped 17 percent from 2011, while Inmar found coupon use went down more than 14 percent in the last year.
"I think couponing tends to really spike during hard times," Legacy Wealth Management partner Mike Berry said.
Berry says people may not be willing to take the time to cut coupons now the economy is turning around.
"If you're going to be efficient at it, you have to study it, you have to know what you're doing, and spend a lot of time at it," he said.
Since there are no coupons for saving time, getting out the scissors and searching for deals is at the bottom of most lists.
"I just think it takes a lot more time to organize them and keep track of them and the expiration dates," coupon user Stephanie Heald said. Heald says it's sometimes easier to use coupons for clothes and beauty products than food.
"Time is of the essence and life is short and I'd rather spend my time in other ways," resident Judy Orrell said of her decision not to clip coupons.
Some say they mostly steer clear of coupons because it encourages them to buy items they normally wouldn't, and others have noticed some stores are beginning to change their coupon policies.
"It's for stuff I normally don't buy so it felt like I was spending money I normally wouldn't," resident Beth Coombs said.
"I think some of the stores are limiting how much of that you can do," Heald said.
There's no question coupons still save some families big chunks of change each year, and just because coupons are on the decline doesn't mean they'll be gone for good.
"You know, I think it's a good way to save some pennies and nickels and dimes," Berry said.
"If I happen to get a really good coupon for something I do use, of course I'm going to save money on the item," Coombs added.
Berry also says people can save money without coupons by using their grocery store cards, buying in bulk or buying items on sale. He also says more people are picking up groceries at big box stores and saving money that way.
Local residents we talked to also say they save money by purchasing store brand rather than the name brand items.


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Hopeful sign A leading critic of raising Connecticut's minimum wage is House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden. The speaker says an increase in the midst of a poor economy is a bad idea. Speaker Sharkey is a business owner, and this is the natural line for him to take. What is noteworthy is how different his course is from that of his predecessor, Christopher Donovan. Mr. Donovan, D-Meriden, adamantly supported rate increases, even in tough times. The former speaker spent years as a union organizer, so it is not surprising he never grasped the realities of running a business. It's nice to have a speaker who brings a business owner's perspective to the Capitol. We hope Speaker Sharkey keeps running the House with the concerns of his fellow business owners in mind.
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North Port considers temporary waste disposal site within city
Published: Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 4:19 p.m.
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NORTH PORT - When a sanitation crew for the city of North Port finishes a route, they make the 48-mile round trip to the Sarasota County landfill or the 35-mile round trip to ReCommunity Recycling Co.'s South County transfer station — even if their truck is not carrying a full load.
The city of North Port is accepting comments about a proposed Solid Waste Transfer Station and Environmental Park at YourNorthPort.com/discussions.
Documents about the proposal are available with the City Commission agenda for Monday on cityofnorthport.com.
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WHAT: The North Port City Commission will discuss a proposed Solid Waste Transfer Station and Environmental Business Park.
WHEN: During the commission's 1 p.m. regular session on Monday.
WHERE: City Hall, 4970 City Hall Blvd.
To cut back on gas and vehicle maintenance expenses, the city is considering creating a temporary disposal site within the city limits.
The proposed Solid Waste Transfer Station and Environmental Business Park could also include a re-use store, a glass recycler and other "green" businesses.
If garbage stored overnight there is compacted, the city could conceivably reduce how often it has to send trucks on the more than hour-long trip to and from the landfill.
The city is already getting plenty of feedback from residents, especially those who dislike the idea of what they think would essentially be a dump within the city limits.
"Would you have one of these in your backyard?" resident Tony Treadwell, who is organizing opposition to the proposal, said. "We have yet to meet anyone who wants this."
The North Port City Commission will discuss the idea Monday and could either drop it or tell its solid waste division to keep exploring it.
"Is there some benefit, cost savings — if not now, then in the future?" said Branford Adumuah, the city's public works director — noting that as North Port's population continues to grow so will the number of garbage truck trips needed to serve them. "You've got to look at everything and plan for the future. This is going to be a community decision."
A study that is under way to determine the potential costs and regulatory requirements is expected to be ready in April.
A preliminary report indicates that the facility could shave 2 or 3 percent off the $10.6 million the city spends annually on its waste management system.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "transfer stations generally become economically viable when the hauling distance to the disposal facility is greater than 15 to 20 miles."
Five potential locations are under consideration:
• 37.5 acres at the northwest corner of Toledo Blade Boulevard and Cranberry Boulevard.
• 34.4 acres north of Price Boulevard bordering Toledo Blade Boulevard and Price Boulevard.
• 64.1 acres off Plantation and Panacea Boulevards bordering Interstate 75.
• 61.9 acres off Panacea Boulevard and bordering I-75.
• 13.8 and 8.44 acres bordering Price Boulevard and Citizen's Parkway.
The suggested locations are each too close to residential areas, Treadwell insists. "We couldn't be getting it more wrong."
Treadwell has given the City Commission petitions signed by 691 people who oppose the project. On Monday, he intends to present the commission with more signatures.
His concerns are myriad: "smell, trucks, dust, fumes, rodents."
If the city is determined to proceed with this project, Treadwell said, "it should do it where it would hurt people the least."
Yet Treadwell is unsure the project should be placed anywhere. He says the city and its residents may come up with a more suitable alternative, such as perhaps picking up recyclables every two weeks instead of weekly.
"Ask the people of the city to come up with ideas that could work and possibly save money," Treadwell said.
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The dawn of the age of the Orc has been postponed indefinitely as it emerged that if you just stand in front of them and pull them to the floor all day then they don't really have that much more to offer. Orc forces arrived in Cardiff on Saturday including scrum-mammoths, line-out trolls, siege-ram mutants and wide-out nazgul wing-beasts. The strategy was to find hobbits and run at them really hard on the strict understanding from the Generals that the hobbits would grow weary of this and eventually step aside, enabling crushing victory and celebratory drinking from captive skulls. Curiously, when Orctactic met with determined heroic hobbit defence, the thinking from the Orcmaster General seemed to conclude that the running head-down at the enemy was only failing because there wasn't enough of it. And so it went on. And a bit more, increasingly coupled with dropping the ball and allowing it to be stolen.
The Orcmaster General seemed to suggest that Orctactic didn't work for unspecified reasons but would work on all other days for another set of unspecified reasons, giving hope to many people around the world that despite the retirement of George Bush Jnr, the chances of future moments of blundering unintentional comedy were looking strong. He also seemed to suggest that the sado-masochistic torture bridles worn by two of his scrum-mammoths that forced them to veer off sideways instead of forwards somehow warranted penalty tries and yellow cards because the good-guys didn't have anywhere to put their heads. Everyone invited him to stand in a dark corner and think about it.
Meanwhile, hobbits were clearly delighted despite not being entirely sure how the hell that happened exactly. What was certain though was that they are in the kind of shape that mountains are made of, if said mountains could also run a marathon backwards whilst carrying another mountain, they also care to the extent that all the ale and cowgirls in Cardiff couldn't tempt them out on the lash, and that committed traffic calming measures are sufficient to persuade Orcball to erupt at high velocity from its own rectum.


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Caruso, R., (2006), A Trade Institution as a Peaceful Institution? A Contribution to Integrative Theory, Conflict Management and Peace Science, vol. 23, no.1, pp. 53-72.
Brauer J., Fischer D., (2003), Twenty Questions for Peace Economics: A research agenda, Defence and Peace Economics, vol. 14, no.3, pp. 223-236.
Isard, W., (1988), Arms Races, Arms Control, and Conflict Analysis, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Isard, W., Smith, C., (1982), Conflict Analysis and Pratical Conflict Management Procedures, Ballinger Publishing, Cambridge.
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Caruso, R., (ed.) (2011), Ethnic Conflict, Civil War and Cost of Conflict, Emerald, Bingley.
Anderton, C.H., Isard, W., (1992), A Survey of the Peace Economics Literature and Key Directions for Research, in Isard W., Anderton C.H., (eds.), Economics of Arms Reduction and the Peace Process, North-Holland, New York, pp. 1-55
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Caruso R., Schneider F., (2011), The (Hidden) Financial Flows of Terrorist and Transnational Crime Organizations: A Literature Review and Some Preliminary Empirical Results, DIW Berlin, Economics of Security Working Paper Series n. 52.
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Vincenzo Bove, University of Warwick
Tobias Böhmelt, University of Essex
Petros Sekeris, University of Portsmouth
Olga Shemyakina, Georgia Tech University
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Jean-Paul Azam, Toulouse School of Economics
Iwan Azis, Cornell University
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D. Marc Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier University
Esteban Klor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Urs Luterbacher, Graduate Institute of International Studies Geneva
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Marta Reynal-Querol, Univertitat Pompeu Fabra
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Anja Shortland, King's College London
Stergios Skaperdas, University of California, Irvine
Juan Fernando Vargas, Facultad de Economía, Universidad del Rosario
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How to Demo Chrome 11′s Speech Recognition Feature
Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 7 Comments
With Chrome 11 hitting the Beta Channel, a number of new improvements to the V8 JavaScript engine and GPU-accelerated 3D CSS have been added. But what sticks out the most in this release is a new API that allows for speech input. While there aren't many places on the web you can use this right now, there is a demo at the Google-hosted HTML5 Rocks site here.
You need to have Chrome 11 in order for this to work. Once you get to the HTML5 Rocks site, you'll notice a field with a little microphone. Just click the mic icon and speak whatever it is you wish. In a few moments you'll see that the word(s) appear in the text box.
This technology is similar to the Google Voice Search that the company has for smartphones. But instead of being trapped in a mobile app on a phone, the speech input API could be used for a number of things that creative developers will be able to come up with.
What uses could you see the speech input API being used for on the web?


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I've noticed this in a few videos... if you attempt to seek to a particular 'time' you're actually only moving to a percent of the video- that means the seek to time function only works if the video is exactly 100 minutes long. Let me explain:
Let's say the file is 120 minutes long. If you 'seek to' 00:20:00 you don't goto 20 minutes into the show, rather 24 minutes into the show (120*.2 = 24). Another way to test this is try to seek to more than 100 minutes- you cannot- only 99. Obviously, if the video is 100 minutes long (exactly) you are fine since you're not having to adjust by a multiplier.
I really only view mkvs, so I can't say if it happens on avis or others, but I can reproduce the problem easily.
Yes, you can get 'around' the problem by using the bookmarks function under Transcode... I just wanted to bring the problem to attention.


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Game will be played with 15-minute quarters, Clock will only stop for injuries and timeouts
Clarity on the quarterback race
Offensive coordinator Bob Toledo has said that he won't name a backup quarterback to Adam Dingwell until fall camp. However, Dingwell and one other QB will take snaps from the first-string offensive line, while the other three quarterbacks will work with the second string line. So, the quarterback who ends up on Dingwell's team just might have an edge in the race to win the backup job.
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This will be the first opportunity for Aztecs fans to check out the new offensive system that Toledo installed this spring. Look for a more varied passing game. Toledo likes to stretch the field. He also likes to get his backs involved in the passing game – which is why Adam Muema has been working on his hands this spring.
Be proud of your new tight ends
This will be the first spring without future NFL draft pick Gavin Escobar at tight end, but the coaches have been very pleased with former defensive lineman Robert Craighead's transformation into the Aztecs' tight end-of-the-future. He's a big target who's more athletic than you might think, and he can get open and catch the ball well. Also look for offensive lineman Daniel Brunskill to work as the No. 2 tight end in some sets.
Best linebacking corps in the conference?
Maybe a little early to say, but from the way Jake Fely, Nick Tenhaeff and Derek Largent have been flying around this spring, they could well go into the fall as the most complete linebacking crew in the Mountain West. The scary part is that backups Vaness Harris, Josh Gavert and Micah Seau aren't far behind.
How tenuous is the cornerback situation?
J.J. Whittaker has looked serviceable. Pierre Romain and Mahbu Keels have battled, but Keels hurt his knee this week in practice. Damontae Kazee shows promise, but is inexperienced and has a long way to go. This will be a good opportunity to watch the cornerbacks react in a game situation. They're largely untested, and the coaches aren't sold on any one guy's ability to anchor a starting role yet. Their performance in the spring game could play a big part in how the CB battle plays out this fall.


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2013 CROSS COUNTRY (JUNIOR): Competed in five races during his junior campaign … Finished 3rd in the 8-mile (38:29) at the Rio Grande Valley Classic with partner Brandon Lacy.
2012 CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE): Finished third on the team with a time of 32:14 in the 10k at the Chile Pepper Festival (10/13) … recorded a season-best 23rd place finish and set a personal-best time of 25:18.3 in the 8k at the Southland Conference Championships (10/26).
2012 OUTDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Did not compete.
2012 INDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Finished second in the 3k with a time of 8:45.82 at the McNeese State Cowboy Indoor Meet (1/13) … qualified for the Southland Conference Championships in the 3k
2011 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN): Set a personal-best time of 26:15.9 in the men's 8k at the Southland Conference Championships (10/31) … finished second in the 10k with a time of 31:44.4 at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/15) … ran in a total of seven events
HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for Dider Conrad at Sportgymnasium Schwerin, in Schwerin, Germany … was the fastest U-20 in Germany in 2009 in the 5000-meter … started for Germany at the U-20 European Championships in the 5000-meter … placed third at the German Championships in the 3000-meter … also ran track.
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FX president John Landgraf announced on Monday that the cable network is going forward with a second installment of the quirky miniseries.
The new chapter of the "Fargo" story will feature an all-new cast of characters, a different time period and a new "true crime" story that will unfold over the course of 10 episodes. It will again be penned by executive producer and writer Noah Hawley.
The first edition of "Fargo," inspired by the 1996 Coen brothers classic, was a critical and ratings success. Earlier this month, the series racked up 18 Emmy nominations, an FX record.
"We could not be more proud of 'Fargo,'" said Landgraf. "Noah's audacious, bordering on hubristic, riff on my favorite Coen brothers film ... was nothing short of breathtaking and we look forward to the next installment."
Among the "Fargo" Emmy nominations were nods for best movie or miniseries, lead actors Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman and supporting actor and actress Colin Hanks and Allison Tolman.
No air date is set yet for Season 2 of "Fargo," but Landgraf said it wouldn't premiere until fall 2014, at the earliest.
In other FX news, the network ordered a fifth season of offbeat comedy "Louie," due next spring. The season will consist of seven episodes.
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Students posing as Vice President Joe Biden, and Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., shake hands during set up for Thursday's vice presidential debate, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Centre College in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
DANVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Centre College is buzzing with pre-debate activities.
Volunteers are the ones making sure it all goes smoothly.
Those volunteers include Centre students who are on their fall break.
They're doing everything from parking cars and helping with security to assisting national and international news agencies.
Many look at it not as work, but as an opportunity to break into an area of interest.
"I'm a government major with a minor in English. I love the idea of political journalism, politics from that side of it. And really just showing the truth to the public that might not be aware of it," says student volunteer Emmy Robichaud. "So it's been perfect, especially in senior year."
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There is a runners club for over 65. Check out their website. www.ne65plus.org
I've always been a slow runner. I've had arthritis since I was in my early 20s. I've been running consistently for two years, but had run off and on for decades. I started pretty slow and was timed out in my first half marathon (the Garry Bjorklund in Duluth) in 2011 because I didn't make the max 14 min mile pace. My pace currently is anywhere between 12 min miles and 10 minute miles on varied terrain and 16 minute miles to 11 minute miles on trails. I've gravitated more to trails because I love the terrain changes and the scenery. Trails are softer, too. I wear somewhat minimal shoes as well (Brooks Pure Flows and Grits). My farthest distance so far is 25K. I'm currently training for the Moose Mountain Marathon in Sept. it'll be 100% trail. I'm 48 years old, and my goal is to run a 50K next spring, then a 50 miler in 2014 when I turn 50. One thing I have discovered is that I run slow, but I run far. I log 25 + miles per week, but hope to begin running doubles soon. Oh! And I want to run Ragnar next summer! I have a friend who race walked 10 minute miles, then decided to run and ran 10 minute miles. Her goal is 8 minute miles (she's 51). I will never get that fast. That's okay. She swears she'll never go further than 25K. It's all good. :-)
love the Jeff Galloway program! Try the Lolo apps if you have an IPOD!
check out this website, http://running.about.com/od/racetraining/a/10Kbeginner.htm . You may also benefit from some strength training or circuit training.
Thanks for the pointer - I never looked logged off til you mentioned this...
races in 2013 - Always trying to keep moving
31 Dec 2012: Fairfax 4 miler: 49:34
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Sorry i missed this - I've been off boards for a bit - traveling, too lazy to log in, and general honey do list stuff.
Any good races in chicago area weekend of 22 sept or 6 oct? I may be in town both weekend. My nephew is running Chi Marathon this year and I am hoping to provide support crew for him (mostly yell things like run faster ginger - while eating pizza and downing a brew)...
I've been working my way back from sore knee - its mostly pain free but every once in a while I'll twist it a little too much and get nice reminder.
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31 Dec 2012: Fairfax 4 miler: 49:34
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Love this thread! Thank you!! Most of all, I'm happy to have a name for myself, as I am DEFINITELY a true penguin!! I'm 47 and just ran my first official 5k last weekend. My finish time was 46:14 so a little more than 14mm. Out of 200-something participants, only 12 finished slower than me and most of them were walkers. But I honestly didn't care. As a first timer, I had no idea what to expect, and as a newbie runner, I was honestly just hoping I could finish in under an hour--so mission accomplished! My husband, despite being 6 years my senior, is retired US Army so he is no stranger at all to running and did great. I can't keep up with him, and right now I'm not even trying. I now have a first official time and that is the only time I am working to beat. If I can shave even a couple of seconds off with each race, I'll be happy. Right now, I'm just so enjoying the feeling of being active. My biggest victories to date are all the times I've gotten myself off the couch when I could have stayed put (like I did for years and years!)
More than anything, I think we should give ourselves a congratulatory pat on the back for getting out and moving at all, regardless of our speed (or lack thereof!)
collw65 - Congrats on your 5K accomplishment!!! I just checked in to this forum today after not being involved for a year or so and I'm disappointed that the last post before yours was in August. I'm also a 'slow' runner, always have been for the last 25 years....and proud of it! Being a long time runner for years I became very sporadic for the last ten years or so and the last two years rediscovered the joys of running...it's my 'zen' time and I just love it. I'm only doing 2 to 3 mi., still recovering from neck surgery 8 mo. ago.....so it's a little slow going right now but I'm working my way back. Again, congrats on your 5K...and for being a proud penguin. Here's to John Bingham and how he's made us 'slow' runners feel welcome.
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Awesome story. I am running my first 5k tomorrow and while I haven't had nightmares, I do hope that to make it over the finish line before everyone leaves. :-) Got 2 more 5ks on my calendar before end of year. Keep up the good work. Oh yeah, I'm 64 and just started running this year.
Love the title, Penguins. I call my run a "fast walk." But as they say in the group I run with my fast walk/run is faster than those still sitting on their counch or watching me from their window. Doing my first 5k tomorrow. Goal: to cross the finish line no matter what the time is. When I do the next 5k, my goal will be to improve on that time. Only competing against myself. Having a ball doing this. Other goal is to lose 100 pounds. Lost 20 already. Remember, the tortoise eventually won the race!!! Have fun.
I am a Penguin to the core!!! I have only been running since last year and I am still very slow. And I usually ware a white tank top and black yoga pants when I run, and with my physique, I have often thought I look like a Penguin. Now I know I truly am one!! Lol. I 'm 36 and over 200 ponds. I have oat 40 pounds so far running, so I maybe slow but at least I 'm loosing. I 'm so glad to see this and read other people's stories. I 've been feeling bad about being so slow and being passed by everyone on the running trail. But seeing how many miles you all run makes me feel much better. I jog 2 mil es a day on a flat trail and try to run 5 miles on the weekend around my very hilly neighborhood.
I'm feeling a little better about still being so slow. I've only been at it a few months, and I really enjoy getting out there and running but I'm really slow. My husband is also much faster than I am. I have lost some weight, and gained some real interest in being a fit person. Running has been good to me so far
How did your race go? I've been firmly in the penguin category since I have started running/walking/waddling. My last race was on the 14th - George Mason University family weekend 5K. I was quite surprised to finish in 37:04 (11:56/mile) - fastest i've been in a while considering I am walking -- mucked up knee in march and finally took the time off to let it heal...Actually feels funny to wake up with no pain.
I have long made peace with my speed - I enjoy walking fast - I hate running slow; I have also been working on eating habits and working my down towards the magic 200lb line.
I have found the vast majority of folks at races to be friendly and welcoming -- there are always a few who think its a Boston Marathon Qualifier and somehow I am keeping them from destiny.
This group was more active a while ago - it would be nice to revive it. I have never finished first in a race but I have always finished,
races in 2013 - Always trying to keep moving
31 Dec 2012: Fairfax 4 miler: 49:34
10 Feb 2013 Run your heart 2013 35:30
Please check out this site: http://www.exceptionalcomfort.blogspot.com/
Ogr44 I hear you on the race front... I have not raced because I knew I wouldnt finish. and per docters orders.. bruised foot.. but I am working on my first Marathon I am 17 days out from doing my first marathon. ( or the shortest Ultra Marthon) I am running in the Williams Route 66 Marathon here in Tulsa. http://route66marathon.com/. with a trip to the center of the Universe makes it an ultra. very excited about it... my goal is to finish standing up... this is a good site I think a lot of people left because there was so much issues with it trying to log on and not getting email messages of course I am still not getting the emails to let me know somthing has been posted.
I am super-slow! I plod along like a Clydesdale horse. I am not a natural athlete but years ago (in my mid-20s) i started jogging and got up to rountine 4-6-8 miles generally but had a work location change and my time/place to run got all goofed up and I quit for years. In the past couple years I started c25k and got up to week 6 both times (love week 6) and then our weather got weird (boiling hot) and I just couldn't take it.
Started c25k again 3 weeks ago, just started week 4 last night (hard week!) and mannnnnnnnn was I slow but I did it
I am going to focus on doing what my body can do, push myself mentally (the program does that naturally, I think), keep moving, keep eating healthy and rejoice in the fact that I am trying and improving as a Penguin!
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The summer of '95 was an amazing Phish tour, featuring fantastic runs at venues that we might never get a chance to see the band at again, due to their swelling popularity. Some of these include Great Woods, Sugarbush Summer Stage, Red Rocks, and one of my personal favorites, the Jones Beach Amphitheater. It's a summer shed that is unique because it has fantastic acoustics, no lawn seating, and is located right on Long Island Sound. Regarding the two nights Phish played at this venue in '95, all I ever hear about is how excruciatingly long the Tweezer on the 6/28 was. Maybe so, but 6/29 is a fabulous show, and perhaps one of the most criminally underrated shows of all time.
The first set is above average with definite highlights. Runaway Jim isn't one of the most common openers for nothing, and Taste is gorgeous even in its fledgling form. We also get one of the greatest Divided Skys I've had the pleasure to hear in person. The closing jams are gorgeous and nearly flawless. At this point in the show, the fog was just beginning to lift over Long Island Sound, adding to the beauty of the jam. Cavern, Rift, and Simple were played one after another with no pauses, creating a momentum which made this series much more than the sum of its parts. Then a fiery Split, and Carolina to close.
I'll never know why the second set is nary to be found on the common favorite sets of all time lists that seem to crop up everywhere. At the time, I had never heard Free before, and it worked wonders in the opening slot, combining with the fog and bright yellow lights for an incredible experience. The Bowie that follows is out of this world twenty-five minutes long, and proof that Phish can be spacey without being boring. Strange Design was another first-timer for me, and the placement for this mellow ballad, after the barn-burner Bowie, was perfect. Summer '95 was a watershed time for YEMs, and the YEM played on this night was no exception, with an insane bass and drums section. Mike is on fire. Acoustic Army, and then Day in the Life to close, which was a treat before it got overplayed. I've seen thirteen shows since the 6/29, which was my second. This isn't mere nostalgia talking; it was a fantastic and underrated show with one of the best second sets I've seen. In addition to the two sets, Theme from the Bottom was an excellent encore, which was gorgeous even in '95. I rarely see this one on tape lists, but it is well worth seeking out.


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Intarcia Therapeutics said it has raised a $210 million financing that values the company at $635 million with a goal of showing that its Type 2 diabetes drug is superior to top-selling medicines like Merck's Januvia. Intarcia's product is implanted under the skin and releases the diabetes medicine exenatide over the course of a year. The financing includes $160 million in Series CC equity from new hedge fund and public-market investors and return venture backers, plus $50 million in debt from Farallon Capital Management and another, undisclosed institutional investor.
Zulily has raised $85 million at a $1 billion valuation, vaulting the childrens' accoutrements flash-sales site into the billion-dollar club of privately held companies amid mixed success in the online flash sales industry. The Seattle-based company, which was founded in 2009, last raised money in August 2011 at a more than $700 million valuation. Zulily said it currently has 10 million members, up from five million in October 2011, and added that it's approaching annual revenue of $500 million based on its most recent monthly sales figure.
Also in today's VentureWire, Dublin-based credit-card security provider Sysnet Global Solutions has acquired U.S. competitor Panoptic Security, based in Salt Lake City…Quietly recapitalized in February, InboundWriter is now having its coming out party and the enterprise is invited. It has now closed a $2.5 million Series AA round from new investor Crosslink Capital and all existing ones: Castile Ventures, Rho Canada Ventures, Formative Ventures and the Entrepreneurs' Fund III…and Quanterix, a molecular diagnostics company, has raised an $18.5 million Series C funding round led by the company's newest business partner BioMerieux, a French diagnostics company.
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HEPHZIBAH, Ga. -- It's been more than a year and a half since two teenagers were killed crossing the street in Hephzibah. After months of waiting, that driver is now being indicted.
The accident happened in March of 2011 on McCombs Road. Just last month the roadside memorials for Sarah Riffe and Michael Perry were also set on fire.
It's been 19 months, but for these families, it still feels like it was yesterday. The pain is fresh, but now they're just hoping for justice.
"It's just so hard to imagine a life where he's not here," said Sabrina Herndon.
No matter how much time passes, it's still painful for Herndon to come back to the scene of the accident.
"You just really miss his presence," she said.
Herndon's nephew, 17-year-old Michael Perry, and 13-year-old Sarah Riffe were crossing the road with friends when they were hit by a car coming around this curve. They both died at the scene.
"The children have already paid with their lives," Herndon said.
For the last 19 months, the families have waited while officers investigated.
"It's been horrible, it's really been horrible. I really felt like nothing was going to be done, honestly," Herndon said.
But last week a grand jury indicted the driver, 22-year-old William Anthony Shores, with two counts of homicide by vehicle in the second degree, both misdemeanors. The indictment lists "speeding" as a factor in the wreck.
'"We just want him to accept responsibility for what he's done. It did make us feel better to know that he was speeding," Herndon said.
News 12 is also learning Shores was on probation at the time of the accident. He'd been arrested for trafficking methamphetamine three months before the wreck. A judge ordered him to be on house arrest with an ankle monitor, but a bond revocation after the accident shows he was not following his curfew or reporting in.
"What's the purpose of having an ankle monitor? I mean, I understand you can go out, you can work, you can have a job, you're allowed to do this that and the other, but if there's a curfew, what is the purpose of that curfew if nothing is done when you're not there at curfew? That's the whole purpose of that ankle monitor," Herndon said.
Herndon said she hopes Shores learns from this tragedy, "And realize the gift that he has, life every single day."
Shores is set to go before a judge Friday for an arraignment.


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text: 03 July 2012 archive See all show photos KARL LAGERFELD returned to the roots of Coco Chanel this morning with a relaxed and modern couture collection that was underpinned by elegant and casual tweed suits, all topped off with sweet woollen beanie hats. "They were couture beanies," pointed out Vogue fashion director Lucinda Chambers. Trust Karl to be able to turn something so simple into something so covetable. But, then, that is the secret of his – and Chanel's - success. "It was a real homage to what Coco did – especially the trouser suits. The Chanel customer will be very happy," elaborated Chambers, referring to the tweeds that opened the show (in a patchwork of lilac and pink, grey and black), and continued throughout – one oversized jacket, teamed with a silver evening dress, finally ending up on Stella Tennant. The combination of the two garments together made for a modern twist. Lurex, too, was added to the mix to bring sparkle and shine to the otherwise very prim and pretty ensembles and you know that come autumn, a pair of sparkly silver tights – as worn with almost every look on the Chanel catwalk - is going to be high on everyone's list of seasonal must-haves. For eveningwear, Karl took kaftan shapes and cut off their sleeves to turn them into lounge coats to accompany sinuous floor-length gowns beneath. Or kaftans themselves were transformed into shimmering dresses in pink and purple. He then took it up a notch with cream and pastel pink blooms smothering the fronts of dresses that were light, delicate and beautiful. For the more adventurous Chanel customer, there was a pink pompom-clad column gown – certainly a fun addition to the line-up. It was modern yet playful - just the way Karl likes it. SEE THE CHANEL SHOW ARCHIVE SEE WHO WAS ON THE FRONT ROW AT THE COUTURE SHOWS Jessica Bumpus Continue reading Back to top


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July 29, 2013
WEF's former Executive Director Jeff Eger was committed to the development and implementation of a new strategic direction for our organization. Jeff was instrumental in ensuring that we laid the groundwork for WEF to move forward in a way that will help water professionals around the world do their most important job of protecting and sustaining the world's water resources. It's a job that grows more challenging every year, with burgeoning population growth, an expanding list of pollutants, and concerns related to climate change and wet weather issues.
WEF and its members already have defined exciting new initiatives and hit impressive milestones inspired by our new strategic direction. And, as Jeff departs, WEF is well positioned to work with the sector and its members, not just to meet clean water challenges, but to seize new opportunities through innovative practices and approaches. I am honored to be appointed Interim Executive Director, working with our talented volunteers and staff alike, to ensure that this momentum continues.
I first got to know WEF through our research journal when I was a graduate student in Scotland more years ago than I would care to admit. As a longtime member as well as a member of staff in various capacities for more than 20 years, I know enough about this organization to say that when goals are set, goals are met, because my colleagues are devoted to this organization, its mission, and its members. We are passionate about water and want to be part of helping water quality professionals be successful, and the strategic direction shows us how. Moreover, our Board of Trustees recently approved the 2013–2014 budget and business plan, defining priorities and initiatives to support our strategic direction.
Partnerships continue to be essential in working toward achieving strategic objectives such as increasing awareness of the value of water. And they are essential in driving innovation and helping to position wastewater treatment facilities as water resource recovery facilities, a more accurate reference given the critical role of utilities in sustainable water resources, renewable energy, and more. Partnerships also are crucial to enriching the expertise of water professionals; for example, WEF is working closely with the Water Environment Research Foundation (Alexandria, Va.) to implement the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology initiative that will accelerate use of innovations in water treatment and water reclamation facilities while reducing risk and conserving resources.
WEFTEC® 2013 will be a showcase for many initiatives that further advance our strategic direction, and the Stormwater Congress is just one great example. This inaugural WEFTEC event will maximize networking opportunities for stormwater professionals and facilitate participation in the kind of high-quality technical program WEFTEC is known for worldwide.
In short, WEF has much to be proud of, and even more to look forward to. As WEF President Cordell Samuels said, "The Board joins the staff, and some 36,000 WEF members, in thanking Jeff for his leadership and commitment to clean water over the past two and a half years."
On behalf of the WEF staff, we wish Jeff all the very best for the future and offer our thanks for his leadership on behalf of water quality professionals everywhere.
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Posted by:Eileen O'Neill, Ph.D.Executive Director, Water Environment Federation
Eileen O'Neill is the Executive Director of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of more than 36,000 water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va.
Most recently WEF's deputy executive director, Dr. O'Neill has worked with the Federation for just over 20 years in a variety of positions including with responsibility for oversight of WEF's technical, international, and communications programs and served as the organization's chief technical officer before becoming deputy executive director in late 2011.
Before joining WEF she worked as an academic and in environmental consulting in the US and in Europe. She has a B.S. in Soil Science from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK) and a Ph.D. in Soil Science from the University of Aberdeen (U.K.) and undertook a postdoctoral traineeship in Environmental Toxicology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.


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There were 80 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, there were 1,471 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Robbery: A 28-year-old woman was getting into her car in the Sherwood Mall parking lot in the 5300 block of Pacific Avenue about 5:45 p.m. Monday when a man snatched her purse and fled on foot toward West Robinhood Drive, police reported. The thief was described as a man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.
Weapon arrest: Police conducted a traffic stop at 8:54 a.m. Tuesday near Chelsea Way and Nantucket Drive. An officer located a loaded rifle on the floor in the back of the vehicle. The driver, 24-year-old Marcelino Almarez, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and other crimes.
The California Highway Patrol did not submit an incident report Tuesday.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 95 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday, including six vehicle accidents, 69 medical calls and three structure fires.
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Published: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.
Nicholls State women's basketball coach DoBee Plaisance announced the signing of three players to its 2013-14 recruiting class.
Joining the Colonels are forward Elexus Allen (John Paul Stevens in San Antonio), center Marina Lilly (Skyline High School in Dallas) and guard Taylor Morrison (St. Michael the Archangel in Baton Rouge).
"Our 2013 class is an extremely versatile group and addresses several needs," Plaisance said. "We are elated about these three talented players. All they are going to do is mesh right into what we already have going on here at Nicholls."
Allen (6-foot-1) is a three-year letterwinner and earned second-team all-district the last two years. Allen, who is ranked No. 10 in the San Antonio area 2013 class by River City Hoop Scoop, led her team to a district runner-up in 2011-12 as they finished with a 28-7 record. In the AAU circuit, she played for Sophia Young Elite under head coach Mike Ekanem. Allen is also a member of the track team at Stevens, earning an all-district championship while qualifying for regionals and state.
"Elexus is an Alisha Allen-type player," Plaisance said. "We won't be replacing Alisha, but Elexus brings the same type of versatility. She's a tough matchup who can put it on the floor but yet shoot from outside."
A 6-3 center, Lilly has lettered the last three years, starting in her junior and senior years. As a junior, Lilly averaged 10 points and nine rebounds, making first-team all-district. Lilly, who earned Rebounder of the Year and the Character Award at Skyline, played AAU for the Texas Lady Tigers, winning a national championship in 2009. In addition, the Lady Tigers claimed third place in 2010 and her team won the Slammin' on the River Championship in Arkansas in 2012.
"Marina's a legit 6-3 post player, which is something we have not seen since I've been here," Plaisance said. "She can play the high-low game better than anyone I've seen in a long time."
Morrison, a 5-8 combination guard, will be the third former St. Michael Lady Warrior to be signed by Plaisance, joining KK Babin and Jasmine Scott. Morrison has earned Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association All-State honors twice, and received Louisiana Sports Writers Association Second-Team All-State as a sophomore and honorable mention last season. A two-time All-Metro and three-time first-team All-District honoree, Morrison, who plays AAU with the Louisiana Heat, eclipsed 1,000 points for her career last season.
"Taylor is a sharp-shooting combo guard and just a great all-around player," Plaisance said. "She'll bring added strength to our backcourt and will fit perfectly into our system. And she's a local flavor which I love."
The Colonels, who are currently 6-2 and receiving votes in the Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, have only four upperclassmen on the roster this season. The lone senior, Alisha Allen, leads the squad in scoring at 14.3 points per game.
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Rich started writing for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin as music critic for the symphony and opera seasons. Originally from Granite City, IL, he graduated from Simpson College with a degree in music education. In 1984 he received his MA in Music Education from Truman State. Now retired, Rich enjoyed reading, writing music and short essays. He is the director of Kirksville Community Chorus.
Generally I avoid all political issues, but last week, our city council voted against equality. Some people will argue with that assessment of what occurred, but the failure to take a stand for non-discrimination is clear.
I read the articles and the excuses those who voted against the anti-discrimination ordinance. I use the word excuses like a teacher would use it when a student moans, "My dog ate my homework." To me, they made no sense. I'm proud to live in Kirksville, but I am not proud of this decision. This week I also watched "Nine for IX." This was a documentary regarding equal rewards for women who compete in athletic tournaments. Venus Williams served as the focus of this first segment of the film series on ESPN. I believe they arrived at the name of the series because nine individuals will offer their perspective on the significance of Title IX, which has been in effect for over forty years, and we still haven't gotten it right.
What I don't understand is what is so difficult about equality. Likewise, I don't understand how anyone in a position of authority could actually voice opinions against equality. It's an adult form of bullying. We fret about bullying in our schools and what a terrible thing it is for students to have to face, but let's remember where they see this modeled.
Since I've been in Kirksville I have often heard that we need more industry, and it's just too bad that we can't attract more businesses. Do you really think anyone wants to bring a business into a community that supports inequality? We need to be able to announce the good things we stand for, not what we're against.
One doesn't need to be psychic to see the writing on the wall, which is that finally, at long last, our country is beginning to realize that we are all created equally, and will soon set legal precedents that will, once and for all, outlaw the discrimination that lingers in our culture. There will probably always be bigots in our country, but eventually the legal system will realize that this is simply not in keeping with the documents that were drawn up to support the establishment of our government.
We are getting there. We will learn these lessons eventually. Will our community sit on the sidelines until we are forced to react? I prefer to be proactive and ban discrimination before it occurs. By voting down the anti-discrimination ordinance it seems like the city council prefers to turn a blind eye to such injustice. That, in my opinion, is not leadership.


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It's difficult to call what the Ashland city Council engaged in on the evening of Feb. 3, 2014, a "study" session of the proposed gun ordinance. While the city attorney and the police chief provided their respective expert advice, only Councilman Greg Lemhouse and Mayor John Stromberg asked thoughtful questions while probing for facts and information. The rest of the council seemed to have either little interest in this area or to have a predetermined agenda driven by emotion.
As a longtime resident of Ashland, it was disappointing to see one of the council, Carol Voisin, display complete lack of knowledge on many relevant issues. She did not know the meaning of a court of record in legal proceedings, and she seemed totally surprised and disappointed to hear that Oregon does not use police check points, which could be used to justify her implied desire to have citizens searched and their property seized without probable cause, thus betraying a lack of knowledge and/or concern for the Fourth Amendment. Further, by voicing the opinion of a foreign citizen in a local matter, she seemed to have forgotten that she is a local representative and not a representative of a party living 3,000 miles away. Local citizens had no way to rebut a nonresident's opinion about Newtown, with the view that a) Newtown had nothing to do with "open carry" laws, and b) many lives could have been saved if only one school administrator had been a trained carrier of a firearm. We now know that these types of incidents have more to do with overprescribed drugs and an unhealthy addiction to violent video games.
Citizens of Ashland should be concerned about the following as it relates to the local, proposed firearms ordinance:
1. The probability that the city will have to spend hundreds of thousands of local taxpayer dollars in legal fees to defend an unnecessary and ineffective ordinance.
2. The extra pressure it will put on the limited resources of the local police department, and the many unresolved issues of enforcement.
3. If not one reported police incident has involved a person with an openly carried, loaded firearm, why is the council spending so much time, money and energy on a nonexistent problem, and in the process provoking emotions and division in the community?
4. The ordinance will do absolutely nothing to prevent crime. It's unlikely that criminals will openly carry a loaded firearm. You usually find out too late that they have a gun.
5. FBI statistics for 2011-2012 report that the states with the most lenient gun laws have the lowest percentage of gun-related violent crimes.
Last summer, as I was out for a walk, in a town where there had recently been two attempted rapes by transients and an unsolved murder (not with a gun), I saw what appeared to be a college girl, riding by on a bicycle. She had a pistol strapped to her side. I thought to myself, especially since I'm raising daughters to be self-reliant and responsible: Here is a free, empowered woman. She is making a statement: Don't mess with me. I won't be a victim. I will defend myself, and if necessary, may even defend you.
While we will never go back to the wild west, we need to see such sights every once in a while to remind us that we don't live in oppressive, totalitarian state, where this young woman may very well have been harassed and stripped searched by police who, if the council votes in this ordinance, will need no probable cause to detain and harass responsible citizens.
If the proposed ordinance is passed it will do nothing to provide security, but it will continue the process of depriving us of freedoms under the Second and most importantly the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.
Rod Petrone lives in Ashland.
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EAGLE - To say Peter Runyon was a political novice when he first took office as an Eagle County Commissioner is a bit of an understatement.
When he was elected to the post eight years ago, it marked the first time he had ever run for anything. But what he lacked in election experience, he made up for in his abiding love for Eagle County and its environs. That commitment to this place earned him his first four-year term in 2004 and re-election in 2008.
Runyon will leave office on Jan. 8, when newly elected Commissioner Jill Ryan has her swearing-in ceremony. But Runyon isn't going far, because his heart has always been in Eagle County, even though he wasn't born and raised here and has ventured away from the Colorado high country during his lifetime.
Runyon is an East Coaster by birth, but after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1970, he decided to take a detour before getting on with his life.
"I had planned to be a full-time commercial photographer," he said. But some good fortune related to the Vietnam lottery - he received a medial deferment - combined with a desire to take a break found him living a cliche.
"Like so many people at that time, we drove our Volkswagen van out west singing 'Rocky Mountain High,'" he said. "Actually, that song didn't come out until 1973 and I moved here in 1970, but the sentiment was definitely the same."
Aspen was Runyon's original Colorado destination, but on the way he stopped in Vail for a night. "Everyone seemed so friendly here," he said. He did trek on to Aspen, but decided he liked the energy in Vail better, so he returned to see if he could find work. "Before I got a job bussing tables, I thought I would see if there was any photography jobs available," he said.
Runyon heard that Vail Associates was looking for a staff photographer, and when he approached the personnel department secretary to inquire about the position, she told him she was authorized to ask two questions: Do you know how to do your own darkroom work and do you ski? Runyon answered "yes" to the darkroom question but admits he fudged on his skiing abilities. Eventually, he met with Bob Parker to discuss the position.
He got the job and stayed with Vail Associates for 10 years.
"Many of the iconic photos I did are ones they still use today," he said.
As a side project, Runyon launched a postcard business in the mid-1970s with partner Margie Chapman. Ultimately, his position with Vail ended up financing the next phase of his life. As a company manager, Runyon was offered a special price on a lot in the Potato Patch area. He held onto the property for a number of years and then sold it for a tidy profit. By this time, he was ready to try something new.
"After being the staff photographer of a major ski resort, what could I do to top that? So I decided to go sailing," said Runyon.
During his decade on the high seas, Runyon figures he racked up 50,000 or so miles offshore sailing. But while he was out sailing, that postcard company he established kept chugging along. When he returned from his travels in 1991, Runyon started a company called Mountain Sights, which produced an array of items such as shot glasses and coffee mugs with Vail images emblazoned on them. Runyon also was one of the first local shooters to embrace the potential of a new computer tool called Photoshop.
"I created a unique line of postcards - kittens skiing in deep powder and images like that," said Runyon.
Twenty years ago marked a heyday for Runyon's commercial ventures. Between Peter Runyon Postcards and Mountain Sights, he was selling about 2 million pieces per year. But even as he enjoyed that commercial success, Runyon was becoming increasingly concerned about what was happening in the valley. The decade away from the place he called home provided Runyon with a unique perspective on the valley's growth. Because he wasn't around to see the increments, the impact of the local building boom hit him full force.
"Basically, that's the primary reason I decided to run for county commissioner," Runyon said.
"The reason I wanted to become a county commissioner is I saw how the valley grew from 1970 to 2003," said Runyon. "There was a mindset at that time that all growth was good and I was afraid that we could end up killing the goose that laid the golden egg."
Runyon said his real "a-ha" moment happened when he attended a presentation by the Colorado State Demographer. The meeting was chock-full of facts and figures, but the one that stood out in Runyon's mind was that if growth trends in Eagle County continued, the area's population would hit 90,000 people by 2030.
"But after he said that, the state demographer turned around and said, 'But that's up to you.' It was like he was talking directly to me," said Runyon.
Runyon shared a statistic he often quotes: Currently, Eagle County has approximately 26,000 dwelling units - homes, duplexes, apartments, condos - built. However, there are an additional 15,000 dwelling units approved for construction in the valley. "That's always something that's in the back of my mind," he said.
Runyon is quick to note that the economic landscape in Eagle County today is far different from when he first took office in 2004. After the housing bubble burst in 2008, the county followed the rest of the nation and new construction ground to a halt. But even though many local residents have urged him to be more proactive in approving new development, Runyon remains cautious.
"The reason why we don't have construction jobs isn't because of a lack of places to build. It's because of the national economy," he said.
As he reflected on his early days as an Eagle County commissioner, Runyon said he often acted as the board's referee. During his first two years in office, Runyon served with often argumentative commissioners Tom Stone and Arn Menconi.
"Those first years in office were why good people don't run for office," he said.
Eventually, both Stone and Menconi came up against the same two-term limit that is now forcing Runyon from office. For the past four years, Runyon has served with Sara Fisher and Jon Stavney.
But Runyon noted that while the past four years have seen improvements in professionalism for county leaders, they have also seen lots of hard decisions. With the national economy tanking in 2008, the county was faced with drastically dwindling dollars. The county had to cut its budget and that meant people lost their jobs.
Runyon said 75 people are gone today who worked for the county back in 2008. "We gave a number of people early retirement," he said. "We also tried mightily to get people transferred within the organization."
Those were difficult days on the job, Runyon said. "When your are talking about 75 people, you are also typically talking about 75 spouses and 100 or so kids that you are affecting," he said.
However, Runyon also noted those tough decisions simply had to be made for the county to remain in business. Today, he said, the county's financial position is both stable and ready to weather additional tax revenue declines. That is one of the legacies Runyon is proud of. Better countywide communication is another.
Runyon said his proudest accomplishment during the past eight years was the institution of quarterly Mayors and Managers forums. Every four months, the mayors and managers of all Eagle County communities gather with the commissioners and other county officials to discuss issues of mutual concern.
"I hope that will carry on forever," said Runyon.
He is also proud of the county's tightened land use regulations and the collaborative work the county has done with other entities, including the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Runyon cited open space acquisition as another boon the county has seen over the past eight years.
A conversation about accomplishments inevitably leads to talk about regrets. Runyon is very forthcoming about the decision he would like to take back.
"We didn't ask enough hard questions on the jail issue," he said.
Two years ago, the county approved and built a large addition to its jail on the basis of reports showing the current facility could not meet the long-term need. But shortly after it opened, the addition was shut down when the inmate numbers were too small to support the additional jail beds.
"We took the advice we received as fact. If we had delayed a couple of years, we would have realized we didn't need it immediately," said Runyon.
As he prepares to hand over his duties to Ryan, Runyon's best advice to the new commissioner is to "be reasonable.
"You can argue passionately, but you need to understand that every decision has both pluses and minuses," he said. "I think Jill is going to be a very good commissioner because she has experience working here at the county."
As he leaves, Runyon said he will miss the people he has worked with for the past eight years, but he knows the organization will do just fine without him.
"I would put the staff of Eagle County up against any private corporation," said Runyon. "I think they are great and that we have come a long way."