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Yarn Profile: South West Trading Company Optimum
First Impressions
Instead of a plump, squeezable little dumpling of yarn, you have a relaxed, smooth, fluid skein. What began as a 19 micron merino fiber is thinned down to 16 microns, making it comparable to cashmere.
The stretching process—called Optim—was first introduced in Australia in 2002. It permanently alters the molecular structure of merino wool, giving it greater luster that, in turn, reflects dyed colors more brilliantly than the standard merino counterparts
I love soft yarns, but I also love the bounce and elasticity of merino. I also tend to mistrust processes that seek to improve upon an already perfect nature. With this bias lingering in the back of my mind, I began knitting up my swatches.
Knitting Up
From afar, the yarn seems perfectly smooth, fine, and even—almost too even. But as I worked with it, I began to notice variations in the thickness of the yarn.
In a few cases I even encountered variations in the thickness of the two plies that make up the yarn, one distinctly finer than the other.
These differences reflected in slightly irregular stitches and rows in the swatches, but nothing a simple ribbing, seed stitch, or lace pattern wouldn't hide.
Blocking / Washing
With each wash, they grew larger, thinner, and more relaxed. The thinner they became, the more evident were the previously mentioned thickness irregularities.
From a touch standpoint, Optimum is as soft as anything I've ever touched—cashmere included.
Optimum's fibers have a longer staple length than cashmere, both because they're merino and because the merino has been stretched. I was surprised to see how much abuse my swatches endured before showing any signs of pilling.
When they finally did surrender, it was in the form of tiny flecklike pills evenly distributed across the surface. From a reasonable distance, the yarn's natural luster helped conceal any signs of distress.
Its rich, silky sheen is even more vibrant when the yarn has been dyed. Although South West Trading Company currently offers Optimum in 10 colors, I recommend buying a white skein and dyeing it yourself for a truly one-of-a-kind skein.
An Optimum shawl would be divine, especially if you used any sort of stitch pattern that would conceal the faint irregularities in the yarn's thickness. The relaxed, elegant drape is almost unsurpassed.
Another reason to use Optimum for a shawl or scarf instead of a full-sized garment: price. Optimum currently sells for $26 per 144-yard skein.
A modest scarf alone would require two to three skeins, while a medium-sized women's pullover would use upwards of 12 skeins (or over $312). The yarn is as soft as cashmere, and it's also as pricey.
Yarn name
South West Trading Company
Fiber content
100% merino wool
4.5 stitches and 6 rows per inch on US 8 needles
Average retail price
Where to buy online
South West Trading Company can provide a list of vendors near you
Weight/yardage per skein
100 g / 144 yards
Country of origin
Manufacturer's suggested wash method
Hand wash, dry flat.
Review date
Color used in review


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Guide to In-Home Care Services
What Is In-Home Care?
In-home care refers to services that help you stay in your home. You may need in-home care if you:
There are three major categories of in-home care:
Home health care – services provided by nurses, physical therapists, and occupational and speech therapists.
Personal care – assistance with bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility, etc.
Support services – housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, etc.
Sometimes, one or more of these services are provided by the same agency. For instance, an aide from a home health care agency may provide personal care under a nurse's supervision.
In-home care providers are sometimes called companion aides, personal care aides, certified home health aides and nursing aides.
Who Provides In-Home Care?
Private home health care agencies, individual providers and the county provide in-home care.
Sometimes, nurses, private geriatric care managers, or county social workers coordinate and supervise in-home care services.
Who Pays for In-Home Care?
This depends on the care you need, the type of insurance you have, and whether you are eligible for certain government programs.
Private Pay and Insurance
People who use in-home care services often pay most of the cost themselves.
However, some private health insurance and long-term care insurance policies cover certain in-home care services. Policies vary in their coverage.
Read your policy carefully. Contact your insurance company if you have questions. If you have coverage, be sure to ask the in-home care agency if they accept your insurance. Other questions to ask include:
Government Programs
Fairfax County Department of Family Services/Adult and Aging Division provides in-home support services to people who meet eligibility requirements. To request an assessment by a county social worker, call 703-324-7948, TTY 711.
Medicare helps pay for home health care if you are a Medicare beneficiary only when a doctor certifies a plan that includes one or more of the following services:
Additional requirements include:
The Medicare & You Handbook, mailed every fall, discusses these benefits in detail. You can also go the Medicare website or call 1-800-633-4227, TTY 1-877-486-2048 for more information.
Medicaid helps pay the cost of in-home care for eligible low-income people. Sometimes services are paid by a combination of Medicare and Medicaid.
If you think you may qualify for Medicaid, call 703- 324-7948, TTY 711 to arrange for a pre-screening interview.
How Do I Find a Private In-Home Care Provider?
First, determine how you will pay for the service and then identify your service needs.
The In-Home Care Guide Checklist may be helpful.
Next, decide if you want to hire an in-home care agency or an individual provider (a provider who is not affiliated with an agency).
Finding In-Home Care Agencies
Good places to look for private in-home care agencies include:
Senior Navigator, a search engine of local services.
Web searches using the keywords: "Fairfax County" and "home care" or "home health care."
Phone book under "home care" or "home health care."
Home health care agencies are often chosen during a hospital stay with the assistance of a nurse or social worker. This is because many people need home health care services to recuperate.
Finding Individual In-Home Care Providers
To find an individual in-home care provider (not affiliated with an agency), check the Fairfax County Home Care Registry. You can also request a copy at 703-324-7948, TTY 711.
County staff interviews private independent providers, conducts reference and background checks and updates the list each month.
How Do I Choose an In-Home Care Provider?
Once you have a list of providers, contact them to determine if they can provide for your needs and meet your time requirements.
Find out their hourly rates and if they require a minimum number of hours to work. Then ask a few additional questions.
You may want to ask agencies:
If you are interested in doing a little more research, compare home health care agencies by service, type and quality.
You may want to ask individual providers:
Whether interviewing an individual provider or agency, be sure to request references and then check the references.

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This past spring, Japanese peripheral maker Hori said it would make a specialized Miku Hatsune rhythm game controller if enough people pre-ordered it. Enough people did, and Hori made the controller. And it's huge.
The controller is for the PS3 version of the Hatsune Miku arcade game.
Just look at it! The controller isn't exactly something you'd want to lug over to a friend's house. Heck, even carrying it from one room of your house to the next seems like a chore. The controller is actually around 2.2 feet by 1.4 feet and looks even more enormous when placed in a small Japanese apartment, next to a little electric fan.
The controller is officially called the "Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- Dreamy Theater 2nd Dedicated Controller". It costs the equivalent of around US$360. Big money for a big controller.
HORIの「初音ミク -Project DIVA- ドリーミーシアター2nd専用コントローラ」ってかなりデカイらしいね [へちま速報]


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By Michaela Seika-Oracle on Aug 23, 2013
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September 16th, 2013 at 04:00 pm CET (03:00 PM GMT)
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Michael Swierczek (National Offensive)
|12 July 1991
|Letter P to Ewald Be1a Althans, stating that he would "glady" make himself available to "Mr Swarzscy (?)" for a meeting in Augsburg. As p does not know much about the topic he is to talk on (a former SS man Schwammberger, whose case the NO had decided to champion) P asks Althans to prepare a set of newspaper articles.
|Jan 1992
|Circular by p addressed amongst others to "Michael Schwierzek, Nationale Offensive", outlining his availability in Germany for the coming year and offering his speaking services.
|20 Jan 1992
|Letter Christian Worch to P, suggesting to p that Swierczek might be able to provide two dates in South Germany on P's tour.
|22 Jan 1992
|Letter Worch to P, assuring P that Swierczek can provide two dates outside Freiburg and in Augsburg.
|27 March
|Letter Swierczek to P, enclosing a police ordinance of the city of 1992 Augsburg and asking p if he could post a copy of the ordinance he himself received in Augsburg. Swierczek closes that he would see P on 16 May in Stuttgart "at the latest".
|16 May 1992
|Diary: P records speaking at a NO meeting outside Stuttgart "...arrived at Holiday Inn, Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart. Here the manager whose staff had told us last night there was no problem, we could set up at 3 p.m., announced the meeting would not take place; no, not banned by the hotel, so they would not refund the rent; nor allowed either. Klaus Ewald arrived, got nowhere with them either. So we headed for the alternative venbue [Sic.] at Herrenberg. 22km away. The Kripo [criminal police] arrived 5 minutes later, and in due course they banned the mee[ti]ng there. [...] I agreed 10 address a meeting of valiant remnants in a field 5km from Boblingen, and played 10 them the rape of my Schlupwort [plea] (which resulted in 13 sales immediately.)"
|22 May 1992
|Letter P to Ernst Zündel, complaining of organisational incompetence on his tour: "I don't think that I will talk for the Nat[ional] List,Nat[ional] Ofensive, or AVÖ again. "
|8 March 1995
|Fax,Swierczek to P,consisting of a single sheet from Swierczek's East German Stasi files,,naming himself,Michael Kuhnen,and a homosexual infiltrator from Munich who was close to both of them
|8 March 1993
|Fax Swierczek to P, consisting of a newspaper clipping concerning Althans's alledged work for the German authorities.
|11 Dec 1995
|Letter Swierczek to P enclosing an article "that will interest surely you."


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- Feb 12:
- Contra Costa Times editorial: Water districts should impose conservation measures now
- Oakland Tribune editorial: Water districts should impose conservation measures now
- Feb 7:
- California Drought: Desperately needed rain, courtesy of "Pineapple Express" slamming into California
- Feb 6:
- Drought doesn't mean doom for your plants
- Rain soaks Bay Area, another storm coming
- Feb 5:
- California drought: House water bill exposes deep partisan divide
- Feb 4:
- Fremont district urges conservation, offers water-saving program as drought persists
- Gov. Jerry Brown calls congressional Republican drought bill 'divisive'
- Roadshow: Caltrans watering less as drought continues
- Feb 3:
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- California drought: Biggest rainfall of 2014 soaks Bay Area
- Jan 31:
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- Gov. Brown says flush less as California struggles with drought
- Drought shakes off winter for perilous early spring
- Jan 30:
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- California wine industry reports robust 2013, but worries loom about drought
- Drizzle brings hope to thirsty California but does nothing to deter drought
- Jan 29:
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- Zone 7 Water Agency seeks 20 percent voluntary water reduction from customers
- Jan 28:
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- Jan 27:
- Water oak trees if needed, but not too much
- Rain expected this week won't put dent in the drought, forecasters say
- Gold prospectors take advantage of California drought
- California drought: Bay Area water districts start asking urban residents to conserve
- Jan 26:
- After decades of payments, EBMUD may finally use its emergency water supply
- Jan 25:
- California drought: Past dry periods have lasted more than 200 years, scientists say
- Jan 23:
- Around Dublin: Do your part now to get ahead of drought
- Jan 22:
- Drought: California is a red state, if you're talking weather
- Jan 21:
- California drought: Tips for conserving water
- Jan 18:
- Snow makers rescue big Sierra resorts as drought bakes smaller ones
- Jan 17:
- Brown declares California drought emergency
- California drought: Three more months of dry weather likely, National Weather Service announces
- Jan 16:
- Drought declared a natural disaster in California, 10 other states
- Jan 14:
- Drought imperils California salmon, steelhead
- California drought: What's causing it?
- Jan 10:
- Despite California drought, chances for water bond are evaporating
- Jan 8:
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- Jan 3:
- Barnidge: California droughts aren't nearly as scary as they used to be
- Dec 29:
- California drought deepens as another year's rains stay away
The driest winter on record will finally get a downpour of relief this weekend with a series of storms expected to deliver in four days double the amount of rainfall the Bay Area has seen all season.
In a state beset by drought, poor air quality and winter wildfires, the welcome weather forecast calls for 2 inches of rain on the valley floor and 4-to-5 inches in the mountains by Monday. Much more is needed, however, to alleviate a drought emergency gripping the Golden State.
"We need a lot more, several series of storms to catch up," said Marty Grimes, spokesman for the Santa Clara Valley Water District, where reservoirs are at extremely low levels and rainfall is at 21 percent of normal for the season.
A stubborn ridge of high pressure parked off the West Coast has been to blame for blocking normal weather patterns for months. It finally has started to move aside, allowing one weak weather system to break through last week and two stronger ones through this weekend.
Does that mean the door is wide open for storms to come?
"Will that ridge rebuild or will we be back to a more normal progressive pattern, where we have a ridge for a few days, then low pressure with rain?" asked Jan Null, meteorologist with the Golden Gate Weather Service. "The jury is still out with what's going to happen a week from now. But we're done with the ridge for a short period of time."
Rainfall that began Wednesday night across the East and South bay could drop a half inch at lower levels and an inch in the hills and mountains. A second, stronger system is forecast for Friday night through Sunday, bringing another inch to the valleys and twice that in the higher elevations.
This will get many Bay Area communities that have received only 20 percent of normal rainfall up to about 30 percent or so for the season.
The rain could get heavy at times, said Diana Henderson of the National Weather Service in Monterey, but no heavy winds or weather advisories are expected. Flash flooding is not expected. "The ground is pretty dry, so it should absorb quite a bit."
That dry ground and brush have been a menace for firefighters. In January alone, they battled nearly 500 wildfires across the state, which burned 11,000 acres. An average January sees closer to 80 wildfires that burn only about 150 acres total.
"The conditions we have been experiencing are equivalent to what we would see in August, as far as dry conditions," said Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berland.
The rain and light winds will also improve air quality, another welcome sign after a winter that has already tied a record at 30 "Spare the Air" alerts, days when wood-burning is banned because of poor air quality.
Rainfall totals across the Bay Area so far this season, which begins July 1, are abysmal.
Santa Rosa, with only 2.75 inches of rainfall so far this season, is at 12 percent of normal. San Francisco, with 2.42 inches of rain so far, is at 17 percent of normal. Oakland, which normally would have received 12 inches by now, has received just 2.45 inches, or 20 percent. Normal rainfall for San Jose by this time would be 8.42 inches, but only 1.76 have fallen so far. This weekend's storm could bring the San Jose area total closer to 5 inches.
Not only is local rainfall important, but so is snow in the Sierra, which could get more than 2 feet of fresh powder this weekend.
East Bay Municipal Utility District's 1.3 million customers rely primarily on the Pardee Reservoir in the Mokelumne River Watershed, which relies on snowmelt.
"We have a somewhat decent amount of water in reservoirs, but what is terrible is the amount of rain and snow we are not getting," said EBMUD spokeswoman Andrea Pook. "It is the driest water year ever on our watershed. We have a little bit of time left here, but it's not looking that great."
Most of Santa Clara Valley Water District's reservoirs, which are also low, are in the Santa Cruz Mountains and surrounding hills, which are expected to get some of the heaviest rainfall this weekend.
"The rain last week didn't really make a dent," Grimes said. "The ground has been too parched, so we haven't seen any significant runoff into our reservoirs."
When it comes to the drought, the rainfall this weekend is certainly good news. But if the ridge builds back up, all bets are off.
"It gives more hope for the next couple of weeks," said meteorologist Null. "But after that, there's no way of knowing."
Contact Julia Prodis Sulek at 408-278-3409. Follow her at Twitter.com/juliasulek.


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It's that time of year again: you know, the time of year where Hollywood takes a night to pat itself on the back and bombards our televisions with a lavish ceremony featuring red carpets, long speeches, and the most dramatic opening of an envelope since our holiday credit card bills showed up a couple weeks ago.
Next to the Super Bowl it's the biggest televised event in the U.S., yet you still get the feeling most people just watch in hopes of seeing another streaker.
As the self-appointed movie expert at the Enterprise however, I felt like I should take a moment to talk about the year in movies.
With George Clooney ("The Descendents") and Viola Davis ("The Help") as the front runners for both the major acting awards, the true story lies in the roughly 75 films nominated for "Best Picture." It's actually only nine, but it's still more than double what it used to be and takes a heck of a commitment to watch them all.
For those of you that are not caught up, let me give you a quick rundown from worst to best.I realize this is not the most objective overview and that these are only my opinions, but it is only a matter of time before everyone realizes that I am always right. If you see my parents or girlfriend walking around Eagle in the near future please remind them of this:
War Horse - Steven Spielberg's latest war story will most likely appeal to people who like horses ... and people who like bad movies. People who enjoy bad movies about horses will be especially pleased. It is a happy reminder that wars are bloodless, PG-13 rated and always end with a friendly handshake between both sides.
Tree of Life - A film filled mostly with whispering voiceovers for images that don't have anything to do with the movie. Yet the film eventually develops a weird poetic draw. Brad Pitt is great in the lead, and it seems like the type of family drama that would really appeal to someone who spent his or her childhood in the 1950s.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - A movie that may have been more appropriately titled "Extremely Long and Incredibly Depressing." Don't get me wrong, the movie is not bad, but hold to your heartstrings 'cause the film strives to be far more emotional than the Jonathan Safran Foer novel that it is based on.
The Artist - The silent film and current favorite for best picture still hasn't managed to find it's way to Capitol Theater, but be prepared. This film is very good and great for any child over the age of 6. But it is silent ... very silent. I tried to add as much sound as possible by eating a bag of Corn Nuts in the theater, but it only served to annoy everyone else in the aisles.
The Help - A simple, yet enjoyable story about race relations in the South in the early 1960s. Bryce Dallas Howard (Ron Howard's daughter) does such a great job in her role as the antagonist, it is hard to separate the actress and the despicable character she plays. It was so believable I feel like there's a chance I may punch her if I ever see her in person then shout "That's for not letting Viola Davis use the indoor bathroom!" This may actually be a real problem. I work on movie sets, have done a movie with her before, and there is a good chance we will cross paths again.
The Descendents - (currently playing in Eagle) - From the mind of Alexander Payne who created such films as "Sideways" and "About Schmidt" this film is a little more drama driven than his previous works, but still fills a theater with laughter for about 25 percent of the time. A strong side plot about the complexities of selling off family land to be developed should appeal to people though out the Eagle Valley.
Moneyball - An extremely well-made movie concerning a simple yet true story of the 2002 Oakland Athletics. Anyone unfamiliar with baseball and the last time Oakland won the World Series will find the end very suspenseful.
Hugo - If you've been itching to show your kids a Martin Scorsese movie, before you rent "Taxi Driver" or "Goodfellas," you should probably take them to go see this film. "Hugo" is a kids movieabout the history of film, and if seen in 3D, it gives you the kind of feeling you get when you walk into a really, really good toy store.
Midnight in Paris - I don't want to say anything about this film because I knew nothing about the plot of the film before I walked into the theater and it turns out that's the best way to see this movie. It is a Woody Allen film, it is a comedy with an amazing cast, and in my opinion (which is always right) was the best movie of 2011.
It is always good to end a column about an awards ceremony by mentioning the snubs. This year critics across the country cried afoul when the film "Cougar Hunting" received zero nominations. Although all three were perceived to be early favorites; locals Nancy Powell, Kathy Heicher and Janet Ewing were all snubbed of any sort of "Best Supporting Actress" nominations for their work on the film.
For anyone unfamiliar with the film "Cougar Hunting," it is the reason these three locals will never be able to run for public office in the future. It should appeal to the same sort of people who enjoyed "War Horse."


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Plea Deal: Mom Agrees To No More Children
Published: Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:57 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:57 p.m.
BARTOW | A 30-year-old Winter Haven woman facing child neglect charges accepted a plea deal Friday after a judge insisted on attaching some unique strings to the agreement.
Circuit Judge Ernest M. Jones Jr. wanted Kimberly Lightsey to not have any more children as a condition of her probation and house arrest.
"What's the matter?" the judge asked Lightsey. "You don't agree with that? You looked back at your boyfriend. Is that something you all have planned?"
"In a couple years, after we get everything settled, because he doesn't have any children," Lightsey replied.
"But you've got four of them," the judge said.
Lightsey was arrested in October 2011 after police say she left her four children alone at a hotel.
The children ranged in age from a 1-year-old to an 11-year-old. One child had significant medical conditions, including epilepsy, cerebral palsy and brain damage, reports state.
A guest called police after finding one child strapped into an overturned stroller in a hotel hallway.
At the time, Lightsey was serving four years of probation after pleading no contest to child abuse. She was charged with hitting her 6-year-old son in the face with a belt in 2009.
To settle her child neglect and violation of probation cases, Lightsey agreed Friday to the judge's unusual condition.
She pleaded no contest to two counts of child neglect.
She was sentenced to two years of house arrest, 13 years of probation and 100 hours of community service. She was ordered to not have unsupervised contact with minors.
In October 2011, the Department of Children and Families placed her children in the custody of relatives.
The judge agreed that Lightsey could have more children in the future if she is able to fulfill various conditions of her probation and successfully petitions the court to remove the "no unsupervised contact with minors" clause.
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Conceding two goals to them before half time one from Manchester n Persie helps us. " Unfortunately" as I'd still like to see "Them" slip up!Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
I know Miguel - I still remember the anguish of the Blackburn game all those years ago - fortunately they still went on to win the league.
The way I look at it is this: Sadly, we are no longer Man Utd's competitors. It is inevitable that they will win the league, and I don't care. They are only on our radar twice a year, and seeing as they finish nearly over 20 points ahead of us each year, those 6 points dont mean sh!t!!!
However, I really do think we are in the process of rising again and it wont be too long before we will be their competitors. In view of all the instability we've gone through in the last few years, we're well on that road.
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I agree with you guys, it's a very painful pill to swallow, especially today's match, where even a draw didn't help much.
But, for as good, or at least "consistent" as they've been, while riding the incredible form of RVP and now "him" after injury, City have been equally inconsistent, and imo, absolutely terrible considering what they have at their disposal.
Chelsea gave them a good match, and might do at OT, and Spurs really took it to them, as did Everton early on, but aside from that, I think our 2-1 losses, and Southampton have been the sides troubling "them" most this season, in addition to Spurs and Chelsea.
I don't care about the point gap personally when considering the rivalry, because we've played them in closely contested matches for the past 3 years regardless of who played/managed, and I felt we dropped at least 1 point at Anfield, and perhaps could have gained 1 late on at Old Toilet.
We're miles off on points, world wide name/value, and overall quality in starters and depth, but on the pitch, I don't think we're miles apart. Suarez is matching Rvp, and Gerrard is in form I can't remember since 08/09, with Sturridge really blossoming.
We need to see how this season plays out, and worry about our own "consistency", but IMO, with 3 good additions, and none or very few departures this summer, that gap could close very quickly.
They still have Arsenal, City, Chelsea and 1-2 other banana peels, so anything is possible, but it seems they could win by minimum of 6, max near 20, but what will ultimately do it for them, was their undoing last year. Goal differential. Even if City caught them, they are just not scoring enough. It's a shame Chelsea aren't closer..


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Lots of investors assume that the quiet in the stock market won't last long. But one noted bear on stocks is reiterating her two-year old call for a "super spike" up in volatility, the likes of which haven't been seen since the depths of the financial crisis.
Abigail Doolittle, founder of Peak Theories Research, wrote in a note to clients Friday that, like many technicians, she believes the CBOE Market Volatility Index, or VIX, could double off recent lows to within the 18-to-22 range, just like it has several times the last couple years.
The VIX was down 2.5% to 12.25 in recent trading, as the S&P 500 gained 0.2% to 1934. The market's so-called "fear gauge" has gained 14% since it closed at 10.73 a week ago, the lowest level seen since February 2007.
Ms. Doolittle noted that VIX bulls point to a "falling wedge" pattern that has been building in the short-term daily charts since early February, characterized by steadily lower highs and lower lows. They argue, she said, that the current pattern looks very much like the ones that preceded upward spikes in the VIX to around 18 to 22 and pullbacks in stocks in December 2012, June and October of 2013 and February 2014. Those VIX highs were seen around pullbacks in the S&P 500 ranging from 4.1% in October 2013 and 7.7% in November 2012.
"For many, a move to about 22 would qualify as a true spike up in the VIX and something that the daily chart…makes a strong case for, and probably this summer," Ms. Doolittle wrote.
But that's kid's stuff. Ms. Doolittle is much more bullish on the VIX, and bearish on stocks, for the long term.
She said a five-year "falling wedge" pattern in the weekly chart "continues to make the case that it has been making for more than 2 years now," for a surge not just to the "Flash Crash" high near 50 in 2010, but to the October 2008 high near 90. That would represent an eight-fold jump in the VIX off last week's low.
When the VIX peaked at an intraday high of 89.53 on Oct. 24, 2008, a little more than a month after Lehman Bros. blew up, the S&P 500 hit a low of 852.85, which is 56% below current levels.
She said the recent "calm before the storm" in stocks sets the stage for "an explosive unwind" of pent-up energy that has been building for five years.
"And that — 90 or higher — undoubtedly qualifies as a super spike higher in the VIX, and something that the long-term charts suggest may just be ahead, even though the precise timing is less clear on vagaries of the VIX's five-year 'falling wedge,'" Ms. Doolittle said.


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Old TV Spectrum Is New Internet Frontier
U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom published Thursday proposals for how so-called "white space" — frequency gaps opened up when old analog TV was switched off — will operate. It could herald the next phase of the Internet, a place where machines talk to machines.
The "Internet of Things" concept describes the prospect that in a decade or so, the number of Internet-connected devices could be as high as 50 billion, mostly comprising remote sensors monitoring a simple thing, such as stresses in a bridge, or how many cans of drink are left in a vending machine.
But how will all these devices relay back their information? Radio-frequency spectrum is scarce, valuable, and under a lot of pressure. Ways have to be found to make the maximum use of what there is.
As such, white space offers a way of fitting in the maximum number of devices. Think of your spectrum as a large pot into which you have to get as much as you can.
At the heart of Ofcom's plan is to allow a mix of two main groups in this spectrum: licensed and unlicensed devices. Most of the licensed users will be digital-TV broadcasters (known as multiplexes). In addition, Ofcom licenses what it calls program-making and special events, or PMSE, equipment, such as radio microphones and audio devices. Licensed devices operate on known, fixed, frequencies.
Think of these as large stones. Put them into your pot and it may well appear full; they are going to take up most of the space. But look closely and you see lots of gaps in between them. It is into those gaps — the white space — that the unlicensed devices must fit.
But how to stop them from interfering with each other, or with the licensed devices? You don't want your drink-machine sensor getting in the way of Celebrity Big Brother, after all.
This is where it starts to get clever. The unlicensed devices will be in a dynamic free-for-all to find clear frequencies so as to avoid each other, and avoid the existing big users. Think of them as fine grains of sand; pouring them in fills the gaps between the big rocks, flowing into every available space.
To do this, these low-power devices have to do what is known as dynamic frequency allocation; rather than sitting on one fixed frequency (like a radio station), they jump up and down finding new ones on which to broadcast as devices come and go.
The heart of such a system is a constantly updated database that keeps track, in real-time, of what devices are where, what frequencies are available, which ones are taken up by the big players, and then dividing up what is left. This database will be in constant communication with all of the base stations in its area.
"When a device first joins a network, it has to listen out for a base station to talk to," said William Webb, chief technology officer of Cambridge-based Neul, one of the companies that has already sprung up to exploit white space. "When it finds one, the base station will negotiate with the database as to what bands are available and then pass that on to the device."
Base stations check in for updates every 15 minutes.
While multiplexes are unlikely to change, PMSE devices may well come and go. Imagine a rock concert taking place over a weekend. Since the concert is a licensed user, it takes precedent and pushes anyone else off its frequencies.
Ofcom's proposals are out for consultation until the New Year. Still, Mr. Webb said, it isn't expected that many changes will be necessary. If the regulator's plans are accepted, then the first white-space devices could be operational as soon as the middle of next year.
It isn't just the Internet of Things that will use white-space frequencies. Ofcom's proposals talk of things like rural broadband (as the freed-up frequencies were occupied by TV stations, they have great reach and can easily pass through buildings) or in-home broadband.
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• Recognize the role of vCenter Configuration Manager in enterprise configuration and change and compliance management.
• Use the vCenter Configuration Manager console to configure vCenter Configuration Manager for management of VMware® vSphere® systems.
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• Discuss some of the common challenges that customers face in IT configuration, compliance, and change management
• Describe the key features of vCenter Configuration Managerand how they benefit IT departments managing configuration, compliance, and change
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4 Configuration for Virtual Infrastructure Systems
• Identify and use vCenter Configuration Manageruser interface components
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• License vSphere systems
• Collect data from vSphere systems
• Manage certificates
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5 Using the Upper Console
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• Change management in the virtual infrastructure
• Use the Virtual Infrastructure node
6 VMware vSphere System Compliance Management
• Describe compliance analysis
• Create a rule group
• Create a rule group filter
• Create a rule group compliance condition
• Create and run a compliance template
7 Working with Reports
• List vSphere system–related reports available in vCenter Configuration Manager
• Generate custom reports with the Report wizard
• Manage reports
8 Basic Settings and Configuration
• Work with general settings
• Configure settings for integration with vCenter Operations Manager and the vCenter Configuration Manager plug-in in VMware vSphere® Client™
• Configure virtualization settings
9 Creating Collection Filters
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• Create collection filters
• Create collection filter sets and collection filter set groups
10 User and Role Management
• Discuss how vCenter Configuration Manager access is controlled by access rules and roles
• Create access rules and use them in a role
• Manage access rules and roles
• Add and manage vCenter Configuration Manager logins
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13 Using the Content Wizard
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14 Using the Import/Export Utility
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15 Using the Debug Event Viewer
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• Learn about improvements in the internationalization of vCenter Configuration Manager
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In Greenberg, the new drama by writer/director Noah Baumbach, Ben Stiller plays a guy spending a couple of weeks doing nothing in his brother's house after a stint in a mental hospital. He fills his time alternately wooing and scolding his brother's personal assistant (Greta Gerwig) and they both tend to his brother's sick dog. While not heavy on the plot, emotionally Greenberg doesn't hit many false notes.
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Senator pushes delay of flood insurance increases
Published: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 11:34 a.m.
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Efforts to delay flood insurance cost increases tried to federal reforms gained momentum Tuesday.
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said her Homeland Security Appropriations Bill will block some of the flood insurance cost increases. Her proposal parallels a recent effort by U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, who represents northern Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes.
Landrieu's measure would stop FEMA from raising grandfathered flood-insurance prices for at least a year.
Historically, people who built their homes to the existing elevation codes have been allowed to keep their low flood insurance costs even after elevation codes are updated. Reforms to the flood insurance program phase out such grandfathered rates starting next year.
Advocates for the reforms — contained in last year's Biggert-Waters Act — say they are necessary to put the National Flood Insurance Program, which is an estimated $27 billion in debt, on solid financial footing.
With the Federal Emergency Management Agency rolling out new flood maps across the country over the coming years, local officials fear the removal of grandfathering will cause some who built to the existing specifications to see massive increases to their insurance costs.
It's one of multiple issues tied to flood insurance reform that officials say could damage the local economy.
"These home and business owners played by the rules, purchased properties that were up to code and are now facing exorbitant rate hikes," Landrieu said. "My legislation will prevent FEMA from raising these rates.
"Biggert-Waters makes the NFIP self-sustainable, but it does it on the backs of people who live and work along the coast," Landrieu said in a news release.
Landreiu seeks to block this through her homeland security bill, which includes FEMA's budget. The proposal will be taken up by the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday. It will ultimately head to the full Senate and then to a House-Senate conference committee to split wide differences between the two versions.
A similar effort was included by Cassidy in the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill passed by the House.
Landrieu's push also includes $10 million more than allotted in President Barack Obama's budget for the development of new flood maps. The thought, according to Landrieu's news release, is that the money would be used to fully reflect local levees that are not certified by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Reform supporters argue that it is unfair for taxpayers and flood-insurance customers in low-risk areas to continue subsidizing insurance costs for people who live in high-risk areas.
"Delaying risk-based flood insurance rates doesn't delay homeowners' vulnerability or delay the insolvency of the program," Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a Washington-based watchdog group, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "Lower-risk homeowners will see their rates increase disproportionately to offset the revenue lost from delayed rate increases on higher risk properties."
Last week, FEMA unveiled its new mapping process for including such levees like those in south Lafourche and those going up in lower Terrebonne Parish. FEMA said the new process would be initially incorporated into 25 communities including Lafourche and Terrebonne. It will be incorporated into more locations as money becomes available.
It was also announced Tuesday that FEMA's Associate Administrator David Miller, who oversees the flood insurance program will visit the Gulf Coast on Aug. 8 to tour areas affected by the insurance reforms. It was uncertain whether that trip will include a tour of Terrebonne and Lafourche.
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This is the New York that Onondaga alumnus and filmmaker Sean Cunningham '05 wanted to portray. And out of the nearly 1,000 entries, it was his film that resonated with the judges of the "I Love New York Short Film Contest" – among them actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and Saturday Night Live comedienne Tina Fey. They, and several well-known New York City movie critics, were searching for a film that broadened the popular campaign from city-based to one that showcased the entire state. They chose Cunningham's film as the Grand Prize Winner.
Cunningham grew up in the Town of Onondaga and says he's always loved upstate New York. "There are so many beautiful places in this region," says Cunningham. "In my film, I wanted to help people really see its beauty. I thinkit was eye-opening for many who have yet to discover the splendor of upstate New York."
In 2005, Cunningham graduated from Onondaga Community College with a degree in graphic design. He transferred to Binghamton University to study film and in his senior year he says he entered the contest on a whim.
The grand prize was a high definition camera and tickets to attend a filmmaking workshop in New York City. Also, his short film was shown nationally during the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 2009, his film will be shown at all New York State film festivals.
"Most of my family is from the Syracuse area. They're really proud of the commercial and on Thanksgiving Day they all gathered at my home to watch my national debut."
He says his time at Onondaga provided just the right foundation for a career in film. "I've always wanted to use my creativity, and graphic design was a huge interest of mine," he says. "Art Professor Deb Haylor-McDowell was one of my favorite professors. She let me integrate my passion for film into my final art project for one of her classes. She appreciated my enthusiasm enough to let me take a risk and do what I love to do."
Cunningham will always love upstate New York, but right now he's packing his bags and moving to the Hudson Valley area. "I'll be working for a small production company in a nice town along the river. The big city is nice but it's too crazy to live in. I love visiting there, but I'm partial to this end of the state."
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Discussion in 'Writing' started by juzzza, Aug 16, 2006.
And how has that impacted your book sales?
Fascinating discussion
I just spent all afternoon reading this discussion, which surely gives me the right to tell you all about my book--
Nah, just kidding. Actually I want to give some props to the mods here who must be fabulously weary of the drive-by promoters. Also interesting and educational to see the opinions, in the early years of the thread, by those who are, ahem, no longer with us.
I'm working on finishing a first novel, started during last year's Nanowrimo, which was an exciting thing to be part of. If you started a book during Nanowrimo, it seems to me, that you could get a certain amount of cred and perhaps promotional mileage out of that community.
I'd also like to point out, to you published e-authors, the existence of @kindle_promo and http://kindlepromo.com/
There are some good ideas in the historical portion of this thread, and I'm ever so grateful to find it at this early stage in my writing career, when I can work on being a good community member before I have the temptation to pitch anything to all y'all.
It's hard to say, since the book is free, so that skews numbers a bit. Also, I didn't release my first self-published eBook until after the contest was finished, so I don't have any data from before the contest to compare it to.
I've written a lot, but this was my first venture into self-publishing, so I didn't really go into it with a lot of expectations. I'm not a well-known or anything, by any means.
The first eBook is available at a bunch of places, distributed through Smashwords and then put up on Amazon separately. I mention this because Amazon doesn't let you set your book as a free eBook, so I can use that to compare a little bit(maybe sort of).
Amazon has sold... nothing. The eBook is $0.99, so not outrageous or anything, but still nothing.
The others have done pretty well, though. Granted, it's free, so easier to "convince" people to check it out, but since 5/7/12 I've gotten 153 Smashwords downloads. The other sites report to Smashwords, which then reports to me, so I can't give specifics there, but my sales rank on B&N is 125,909 and rising, which as far as I know is pretty decent.
Basically, I can't say for -sure- but the stuff I mentioned before has worked well for me. I don't really do any traditional marketing as of yet, I just try to interact with people and add in the book if it's relevant(or just as a thing, like an icebreaker "Hey, this is me, I like to do this. Also I've written this. You can check it out here: <site>." And then the contest, which is also a part of interacting(to enter the contest, they had to go to my site, read one of the stories, and leave a comment of relevance and substance on that website page, otherwise the "entry" didn't count and was deleted). Another thing to note is that I told people they were welcome to leave "negative" comments as long as they were also of substance and relevant, so it wasn't just "praise me" kind of stuff going on. I think people like it when you tell them they can be critical of something and still benefit from it(in this case, by way of possibly winning a prize).
I really do think contests and things like that are a good way to go about it if you have the time and inclination for one, though. It's great marketing to begin with(since everyone likes contests, especially if the prizes are more general so they can use it for a lot of purposes), and it's not intrusive. By saying "Hey! Read my book. I'll give it to you for free," it's still kind of a thing that not everyone will be interested in. But offering a prize for doing something somewhat meaningful, but not too difficult, you're giving incentive and making it interesting, which sets you apart from all the other "free samples" out there.
The prizes don't even have to be that big, either. I had a "tier" system(meaning more entrants meant more prizes, so more incentive for people to tell their friends about it) and only ended up giving away $20 worth of gift card stuff while still getting some good marketing out of the whole thing. I had to actively promote the contest to people who would be interested in it, but it was still a whole lot more fun than trying to market my writing to people who had no reason to want to read any of it.
Step 1: Give away free samples of your writing at Wattpad and here at sffworld's story section.
Step 2: Include at the conclusion of the story a link to a website or purchasable book, then post the links to the free stuff EVERYWHERE, like I just did here.
That is my advice on the thread topic.
Make them want to read more by letting them read free. I dont mean FREE novels. I mean FREE Flash and Short Stories. I didn't peruse the thread. This is just MHO.
So you've published the book... how do you market? I need ideas
So you've published the book. What do you do next? I'm still learning and need new ideas, note that I'm not sure whether this should go in the promotions bit, but I think it might be a nice thread for writers in general (self-publishers especially), and as well as helping me, might help others. This is a list of what I've done so far. Can anyone else add?
1) Submitted book for reviews on all the major review sites and blogs that will review independent books including the bookbag / sfbook.com / fantasybookcritic / booklore / lovereading / fantasy cookie / fantasy book review / speculative book review. Got some, didn't get others.
Useful link noting blogs that review self-published books as follows:
2) Doodledbooks.com - have sent them 'doodled' books - admittedly acceptance was on the back of a certain review.
3) Sent free copies to schools books clubs (11 so far) - advertised via Amazon / Facebook / contacted directly.
4) Gone round 'local' (50 mile radius) independent bookshops and given away copies in return for shelf space.
5) Given away copies to Oxfam Bookshops (not the normal Oxfam charity shops) - they are really good-looking shops and popular.
6) Approached local Waterstones (Hull, Lincoln, York) about an author event -as far as I can see Waterstones are really proactive and open to local authors. And contacted head office about gaining a full listing. See following link for details of how to apply:
7) Gone to local arts centres, sold books at work, my partner has sold way more than me at her place of work - they're all scientists, though
8) Giveaways on Goodreads (including a limited time free ebook), via review sites, facebook.
9) Promoting posts (£4 a go) on facebook to generate interest.
10) Got in touch with the bookseller (industry publication) about advertising in the magazine - prices are prohibitive. See link for details:
11) Have produced flyers, posters (pre-author event), business cards etc.
12) Also gone to local pubs, cafes, hairdressers, hospitals and given a free copy along with flyers.
13) Started to get involved on forums like sffworld.
A bit of money has been spent, all in all around £300-£400 so far (inc postage, free books, general advertising), but have sold books covering costs in the process, so partly self-funding.
Am flagging now, I'm sure there's more... it's been a long day, nearly bedtime.
Can anyone give me and others any more ideas? The more 'out of the box' the better.
Have a good night.
Great list, Wattlespalf. Thanks for posting. I hope to use it in the near future!
(I merged your thread with this old one just to keep things tidy.)
I don't directly promote my books in any forum unless that forum is specifically for promotion - and then I do it sparingly. Such forums tend to become amateur hour very quickly, and I'm not keen to be associated with such things.
I'll simply re-enforce what most folks have already said - in writer's forums you stay on topic. Don't kid yourself in that this is not promotion - it still is. People will check you out if you spark their curiosity, but keep in mind that you won't be getting the bulk of your readers this way. That is what author websites, conventions, Facebook, and as many reviews as you can muster are for.
A quick check list to go over what's already been said (just to pound it in).
1. Author's website.
2. Facebook.
3. Scribd, Goodreads, and other reader sites.
4. Conventions.
5. Distributors (Amazon, Smashwords, a publisher, etc)
6. A book that's a great read.
Number Six is usually the most important part of the whole mess (grin). Put out crap and people will avoid you regardless of how good your promotion is. That's why learning the basics before sending something out (or getting an editor) is SO important.
Let's not lose the forest for the trees and that it all starts with a quality product that means:
An attractive cover
The marketing "blurb" - found on the back of the book or the product page.
The importance of the book's opening
Just about every book these days will go through a "sampling process" whether it's reading the first few pages while standing in a bookstore, downloading a sample to your ereader, or using Amazon's Search inside the book feature.
If you have a weak or boring opening...you can do all the marketing you want but you'll not "close the deal."
Social media awareness
It seems to me that posting on forums should be like using any other form of social media to sell something. You have to have something interesting to say or people will move quickly on to someone who does. The selling has to be secondary, even though everyone recognizes it's happening (?) But what do I know. Very new at this.
I am new at this too. Outside of close friends and family I have not sold anything worth bragging about. But I already got decent reviews for my debut novel so my expectations have been exceeded in that regard. So at least now I know that my material is not bad, but I still want to improve as a writer before my second volume is ready to be published.
Anyway as to what is considered exciting or boring writing really depends on the individual reader IMO. I myself get bored to tears reading anything similar to Twilight or Harry Potter, yet there are many that do not share that same sentiment. As a reader, I am more tolerant if there is some buildup for the first 10-20 pages before things get "interesting" or what not. Then maybe I will be compelled to finish reading the whole book. If the book has a bang beginning paragraph but the next 50 pages of the book is boring, I won't be able to force myself to finish the book as opposed to the former. If the overall body of work is good and interesting enough then I would have no problem finishing reading the entire thing.
Wattlespalf - how about a book teaser? I don't have a major budget - so thought I'd have a crack at it myself. (you can follow links on my blog or head to my website to check them out).
I've mentioned that they're home made and though I can't really meausre if they've made much of a difference, but they're a bit of fun and it's another avenue to get your work out there.
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I've been doing the whole self promotion thing for about 4 days now and mostly I just seems to annoy people. It's a sharp learning curve when your new.
Somebody should write a dummies book on how to do this without annoying people. e.g.
Chapter 1: If you want to promote something, go to the area in the forum specifically for that.
Chapter 2: If your friends what to help by writing a review for you, that's nice but tell them to at least read the damn thing first.
It should be more about promoting yourself and not the specific work in question. People don't want to be flooded with buy my book buy my book I have a book out buy my book. That can get old very quickly.
Small doses are fine, but spend more time getting involved in conversations on social media, posting in forums, getting interviewed on podcasts and blogs. People want to hear about you and be able to discover your work rather than have your book shoved down their throat.
I'll try, it's really difficult though. It looks like there's a massive self publishing wave so you just get lost.
I've vowed to start being more patient and try to learn more.
There is no quick path to getting discovered. It's a long, slow path. The best way is to get one piece out there and start working in the next. The more work you have out there the easier it is for people to find you.
And every once in a while say....hey, I wrote a book.
Sounds good in theory. Just wish I had more spare time.
My theory is if I could make enough money to take 1 day a week of work then I could easily write more.
Finding time to write is never easy. We have a thread for that too
Ha! You guys are pros. I'll go have a read.
Tell me about it. I myself plunged into the self publishing world just this year. So far my fan base is just close friends and family that actually understand my literary concept and sense of humor. Still, I am pleased that I got decently fair reviews for my work so far.
Even if they are PAID reviews, I still believe my manuscript was just as legitimately judged as it would be with any trade published reviewing house, or any random book blogger on the internet that can't be bothered by self published authors who write within a non commercial genre like myself.
Not that it has happened here yet, but I have been met with negatively rude criticism on other forums over this. The notion that I purchased a paid review because I wanted a 5 star review without the reviewer actually reading the book/manuscript is insulting. Anyway, the self publishing route for me is both rewarding yet frustrating at the same time.
Here's the problem - when someone bothers to read the review and then check out the reviewer. At that moment, you probably lost a reader as your review's credibility just went out the door. What you do want is those Amazon reviews - if you see them, they should be first and forward in your promo.
I do understand the frustration that sends you to these sharks (and yes, as far as I'm concerned these are parasites preying on new authors), because getting any review is hard as hell even when you are with a publisher. Especially one without a NY address.
Have you thought about approaching blogs? Networked at conventions for a review? Yeah, it's work, and not often going to get you a review, but boy when you do hit pay dirt, you got a keeper. Not something you might want to brush back into a corner.
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Hi everyone, I ran my first 5k this past november ( my time was 32 minutes) and LOVED it!!! The run recently sent me an email telling me if i register again i can knock off $10. The $ is definitely not my main motivation, but it is definitely something to help push me to register. I have googled a few 1/2 marathon training schedules, but i am just curious as to if you guys think it was something that is possible? I work out around 4 days a week, and would love to cross this off my bucket list. I have signed up for a 4.2 mile run in the middle of april and i am pretty confident that i will be able to train to get up to 4.2 miles by april. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated
you should easily be able to train for a 1/2 marathon in 10 mths -- just increase your running times and distance slowly - but you have time to do it - find a plan that you like on the web - there are tons at active.com runnersworld.com and others -- GO FOR IT and GOOD LUCK!
10 Months is plenty of time to train for a half!! Last year I trained for my first half marathon, started the first week of January and the race was the first weekend in April. My plan allowed me to slowly increase the mileage and I was completely ready for the race. There are a lot of plans out there ranging from 12 to 18 weeks, I've not seen too many more than that. It would be great if you slowly work your way up, after your 4.2 mile run you should sign up for a 10k (6.2 miles). Once you complete that you will be ready to start a training plan for a half marathon and be all set to run it 3 months later (or sooner!).
Good luck!!
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5K - Apr 2009: 39:00
5K - Jun 2009: 36:55
5K - Sep 2009: 34:06
10K - Oct 2009: 1:13:45
5K - Nov 2009: 34:23
5K - Feb 2010: 32:28
Half Marathon - Apr 2010: 2:39:06
5K - May 2010: 29:49
10K - Jun 2010: 1:01:48
5K - Aug 2010: 27:57
Half Marathon - Oct 2010: 2:12:18
10K - Nov 2010: 52:44 (PR)
5K - Feb 2011: 23:45
Half Marathon - Apr 2011: 1:49:18
Marathon - May 2011: 3:56:05
Half Marathon - Oct 2011: 1:49:14 (PR)
5K - Nov 2011: 22:20 (PR)
Marathon - Dec 2011: 3:41:42 (PR)
You shouldnt have a problem running a half if you stick to those schedules and stay injury free! My one bit of advice would be to use on of the days allocated fro cross training in those schedules as a gym day where you do things like squats, lunges and abdominal work. Not only will this make you a better runner as you will be stonger and better able to hold a propper running form, but you will also have a fighting change of steering clear of injury. I started training for a marathon a few years ago and not doing that kind of strenght work in the gym was my downfall and put me out of action for the best part of half a year.
Hope that helps
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You can do it if you get a good plan, stick to it and take care of your body. In the last year I went from not being able to run 30 minutes without stopping to running a half-marathon in less than 2 hours (still not fast). While I have been a runner for a long time, I'm also old(er) and big (a Clydesdale).
Halhigdon.com, runnersworld.com and this site (active.com) all have good half-marathon training programs that you should look at.
Remember to LISTEN to your body and take time off from running -- and cross train -- if your legs are hurting.
Good luck!
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Definitely! I say go for it. Nothing is a better motivator than having a goal to work towards. Good Luck.
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You can totally do it! I started training in Jan 2010 and ran my first half in mid-September. I wasn't fast, but I finished and then I ran another one in November because I enjoyed the first one so much. I plan to run 3 more this year. Watch out...they are addictive!
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Oh, how I wish that was always the case.
Unfortunately, the band Imagine Dragons has managed to escape Sin City and is busy inflicting its brand of watered-down, cliché-rich rock 'n' roll on the rest of the world.
And people are eating it up.
The Vegas band had a dominant 2013, pulling off the rare feat of scoring both the top-selling rock album ("Night Visions") and rock single ("Radioactive") of the year. It's also off to a quick start in 2014, having already nabbed a Grammy Award for best rock performance ("Radioactive") and appeared in the blockbuster CBS TV special "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America -- A Grammy Salute."
Along the way, Imagine Dragons has moved up from the club and theater circuit to packing major sports arenas.
The group's concert on Thursday night drew a capacity crowd of 14,000-plus fans to the SAP Center in San Jose, which is a ridiculously impressive accomplishment for an act with just one full-length studio album to its credit.
Yes, make no mistake, Imagine Dragons now ranks as one of the world's most popular bands.
This is not surprising. In fact, it made perfect sense as I watched the group in concert.
Imagine Dragons fulfills a need, which is to deliver mainstream rock in an era dominated by indie this and alternative that. It's the rebuttal to all the hipster bands out there, unabashedly churning out U2-style stadium anthems, classic-rock guitar solos and moves like Jagger. The group is so middle of the road that it should consider renaming itself Median Strip.
It's also very good at what it does, sanding down the rough edges of rock and making it safe for mass consumption. The group's roughly 100-minute performance was full of sanitary songs that sounded like they'd originally been written for "American Idol." All the ingredients are there, yet the result feels a little less than authentic. Imagine Dragons is to rock what Taco Bell is to Mexican food.
The show opened in notable fashion, with a flurry of lights beaming about the relatively bare-bones stage and the Dragons roaring through "Fallen," "Tiptoe" and "Hear Me." The musicianship was solid -- highlighted by Daniel Platzman's booming drums and Wayne "Wing" Sermon's cutting electric guitar -- and the set was well-paced. The whole thing felt very orderly and professional, as if we were watching a Broadway musical about a band playing a concert.
Continuing through cuts like "Amsterdam" and "The River," the group stirred thoughts of such mainstream rock champions as Maroon 5, Matchbox Twenty and Kings of Leon. The strongest comparison is to Coldplay, especially since vocalist Dan Reynolds prances about the stage -- slapping his chest, pumping his fist, working the crowd, etc. -- as if he was the valedictorian of some Chris Martin School of Rock.
Reynolds favors easy-to-get behind messages and proud proclamations, delivered in strong, straightforward fashion. He sells such lines as "I'm never changing who I am" (from "It's Time") and "I'm only a man with a candle to guide me" (from "Monster") like a used-car salesman desperate to make quota.
The group closed the main set with its greatest triumph -- "Radioactive" -- and then returned for an encore of "Nothing Left to Say." Imagine Dragons had earned the victory lap, having spent the night making the world safe once more for mainstream rock.
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The No. 1 Cal men's golf team has a two-shot lead over second-place and host No. 3 UCLA at 6 over par after three rounds of the Pac-12 Championship. Stanford (42 over) is fifth.
Cal's Max Homa will take a five-stroke advantage into Wednesday's final round at the par-70, 7,236-yard North Course at Los Angeles Country Club. Homa shot a 71 Tuesday and is at 8-under 202. He broke the course record in the opening round with a 61.
UCLA's Jonathan Garrick (71-207) is second, and Cal's Michael Weaver (74-208) dropped into a five-way tie for fourth.
The 18th-ranked Cal men will make their 14th straight postseason appearance when they face No. 34 Florida State on May 10 in the first round of the men's championships held at the University of Florida.
Stanford's men and women also qualified for the NCAA tournament, with the women hosting first- and second-round action May 10-11 and the men opening postseason play on the road for the first time since 2008.
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Deanna Lee Childers, 56, of St. Marys, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 29, 2012.
She was born July 4, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of the late Burton Damron and Eva Mae Miracle Robertson.
She had attended the Good Hope Baptist Church near Willow Island and was a homemaker. She had formerly worked as a glass engraver.
She enjoyed flower gardening, crafts, cooking, spending time with family and friends, reading and also enjoyed the family pets as well.
Surviving is one son, Wylie Dean (Michelle Huff) Childers; three daughters, Lisa Dawn (David) McCartney, Erin Marie (Gale) Meyer and Katlynn Michelle (Nick Whytsell) Childers all of St. Marys; six grandchildren, Austin McCartney, Alex McCartney, Cyle West, Elyssa West, Rylee Childers and Skylyn Childers; one brother, Burton "Butch" (Connie Simmons) of St. Marys; and one sister, Penny E. (Bill) Bird of Friendly; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Billy D. Childers and a sister, Deborah Jean Smith.
There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. Sunday at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in St. Marys, Pastor Darrell Mayfield will officiate.
There will be a gathering of friends and relatives to celebrate Deanna's Life immediately following the service at Cytec Pond at Belmont.
Flowers and cards may be sent to her residence or donations may be directed to the Pleasant's County Dog Shelter. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.kimesfh.com
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Published: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 6:46 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 6:46 p.m.
USC Upstate at Florida Gulf Coast
When: 5:15 p.m. Saturday
Where: Fort Myers, Fla.
Records: USC Upstate (13-12, 7-5 Atlantic Sun); Florida Gulf Coast (17-8, 9-3)
Radio: 1400 AM, 97.1 FM
Top scorers: USC Upstate — Jr. F Torrey Craig (16.8 ppg., 6.7 rpg.); So. G Ty Greene (12.6 ppg.); Jr. F Ricardo Glenn (10.0 ppg., 8.2 rpg.). Florida Gulf Coast — Sr. G Sherwood Brown (15.8 ppg., 6.2 rpg.); So. G Bernard Thompson (13.6 ppg.); Jr. F Chase Fieler (11.9 ppg., 5.3 rpg.)
Notes: Florida Gulf Coast leads the Atlantic Sun Conference by a half-game ahead of Mercer. USC Upstate is two games behind FGC, tied with Jacksonville and Stetson. Top two teams receive byes in the league tournament. … Florida Gulf Coast has won five straight games by an average of 18 points. The only close one was 81-78 at Jacksonville. … FGC beat USC Upstate, 72-71, in overtime on Jan. 10. … The Spartans have lost two straight after winning four straight. USC Upstate finished a five-game home stand with a 70-65 loss against Northern Kentucky and then dropped a 73-66 decision Thursday at Stetson. … The Spartans shot 38 percent against Stetson, while the Hatters shot 50 percent and won despite 21 turnovers. … Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate are the top two scoring teams in the A-Sun. FGC averages 73.9 per game and USC Upstate 71.3. … USC Upstate is the best 3-point shooting team (35 percent), while Florida Gulf Coast has the best 3-point defense (.310). ... Craig is third in the league in scoring, behind Markeith Cummings of Kennesaw State (17.0 ppg.) and Parker Smith of North Florida (16.9 ppg.). … Glenn is second in rebounding, behind Aaron Anderson of Kennesaw State (8.4). … Jodd Maxey of USC Upstate leads the league in blocked shots with 41.
Next: USC Upstate has back-to-back home games. The Spartans play Thursday night in the Hodge Center against league favorite Mercer and two nights later against Kennesaw State before heading back to Florida to square off against Jacksonville and North Florida.
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