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Hi all!
My name is Chris and this is not my first stab at trying a running program. I am 29 years old, female,5'6" and about 60lbs overweight. I start W3D1 on Monday Feb 14th, 2011. I have registered for a 5k in May, I am hoping this helps keep my motivation up. This is what I am following this time around:
wk1 run1/walk 4
wk2 r1:30/w3:30
wk3 r2/w3
wk4 r2:30/w2:30
wk5 r3/w2
wk6 r3:30/w1:30
wk7 r4/w1
wk8 r4:30/w:30s
wk9 r20 continuous
This is from the book "Getting Real about Running" by Gordon Bakoulis. I like that this has a good amount of walking, and its always in 5 minute cycles so its easy to keep track of. I had a hard time last week but that might be because I added alot of new elements like 1 pound ankle weights to my run sessions and Tae Bo during my rest days. Needless to say, My calves are killing me today from yesterdays workout. I am thinking about ditching the ankle weights and Tae Bo for right now, and doing something like yoga and some walking on my rest days. I am hoping this will keep me limber but not stressed. I have always wanted to a runner and feel like this is my chance to put everything together ( weight, eating habits, exercise) before my husband and I start our family. So, I will be at the 5/3 river bank run on May 14th doing the 5k. So far between the exercise and eating better I have lost 10lbs. I hope the trend continues. Also , I know it is a lofty goal, but I have been doing alot of reading and have decided to attempt a marathon in October. This is 5 months after my 5k. I am going off the book "The Non Runners Marathon Trainer" and is by(David Whitsett and others) a teacher from the University of Northern Iowa. He and another both taught the class and at the end of 16 weeks each student had to enter the marathon. All of them completed it. I don't know if they still teach the class ( the book was printed in 1998) but it seemed like they planned to. Anywho, I ordered it and also the book "Marathoning for Mortals" by John Bingham. I have read a couple of his other books and like them.
Why in the world do I want to complete a marathon??
Because, I need to know. I need to know how strong I am, This might be my last shot at doing something awesomely physical, that is 100% me. I have always been afraid of anything physical, afraid of being hurt and I don't want to be afraid anymore. I am afraid of child birth. I am afraid of being a parent. I am afriad of committment on this grand a scale. so, I haven't registered for the marathon yet. I want to finish my 5k race and go from there. Maybe after the race I will decide that was enough and I am ok with myself, But I don't think so. I have always wanted to run a marathon and if this is my last shot for awhile, then I had better go out and work for it. In reality the 5k is just a short term deadline to encourage me to tough it out. I will let all of you know how things progress and how everything goes. I should get my books Monday.
Night ya'll
Chris (CalicoGal)
Good Luck!
Welcome - this is a good spot to come from for support, advice and motivation. Keep us updated on your progress!
It sounds like you are making good progress. The marathon is absolutely a realistic goal if that's what you decide to do. By all means ditch the ankle weights while running. They just add too much stress to your already stressed legs to be worthwhile. Cross-training on your non-running days is a good idea, whatever activity you choose. You should try to take one (or more) complete rest day(s) each week.
Careful with those races though. You may find you can't do just one!
Thanks guys. I am glad I found this community. Its funny, I found an old training journal from the first time I tried this and I was right, I stopped at 2 weeks last time. Its great for now since I am on week 3 and its blank from then on, I was looking at the entries and first was December 20th ( no idea the year), last was February 4th. and that has only 7 entries total the whole time. I really feel like this is the time to strive and push myself to do more then I ever thought physically possible. Thanks for being here guys. I can't tell you how important your support is. See you Monday!
Good Luck with your training! Just know that you will face some mental roadblocks in the beginning of your training, and you will have to push yourself past them. Don't allow yourself to give in to that feeling of "maybe I'll just take tonight off, and catch up later." It never works. Practice strict self-discipline, stick to the schedule, and you will totally rock!
Happy Running!!
Good luck Chris!
I started running in 2007 to lose weight, I am currently training for my 4th full marathon. So far I have lost 60 pounds, lowered my bad cholesterol, raised my good cholesterol and lowered my blood pressure.
I have started a blog to document my journey from an overweight, out of shape, couch potato to a marathon runner.
I would appreciate any and all comments, critiques, suggestions, constructive criticisms, etc. because my goal is to make this a really good runner's blog.
Getting Fit at Fifty
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I am so very very grateful to everyone for your support. I am excited to run tomorrow just so I can come back and write to you all about it! What do you all think of running in the am vs pm? Right now I run In the Pm but i've heard that the am sessions give you more energy thoroughout the day. Which do you prefer?
Good for you Chris. Keep putting one foot in front of the
other and you will achieve your goals.
Marie from Tennessee
Training for Disney 2013 Goofy Challenge.....Yes, I'm certifiably CRAZY!
61 year olds must be out of their minds to run a half marathon followed by a full the next day!
Disney Half Marathon 1/7/2012 2:37:59
Bear Hunt 5K 9/24/11 28:28 pb
Trojan Trek Trail 5K 8/6/11 31:45
Expo 10K 5/28/11 1:01:28,
Expo 10K 5/26/12 1:05:39
Eastman 10K 9/8/2012 1:01:11 pb
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Hebrews 12:1
Way to go CalicoGal! What a great goat to have! Yes drop the ankle weights, your body will appreciate you for that. lol
I also dropped weight with this running passion of mine. People are motivated to run for many different reasons.
W3D1 Recap.
So I dropped the ankle weights. It was a good idea, those 2 minutes really pushed me. I got thru it, but I was proud of myself. I dropped the speed too. The earlier workouts I could do 3/5 ( on my treadmill walking/running speeds). Now I am doing 3/4. I warm up at 3 and leave it there for the walking portions. The 4 is pretty slow, barely running and sometimes I think that slower is harder, but I just can't keep the pace of 5 for the entire workout. *sigh* I am still proud of myself. This is the furthest i've ever gone in a running program. I am not sore today at all, but my calves were really sore that night. I was a tiny bit worried while I was running because my left knee felt odd. It didn't hurt at all, and doesn't hurt at all today either. I will keep tabs on it tho. I think I will keep running in the evening. I've never been very good at mornings anyway. I am nervous about having to redo a week if need be. Why? No idea, I made sure to put some extra weeks in as buffer before the race. But I don't want to be a failure anymore. One more reason reason to attempt this, I want to really keep this committment. anyway, I'll let you know about tomorrows workout. Night!
Just came back up from my W3D2 workout.I feel surprisingly good. I was a little nervous to start, even convinced myself my shin hurt, my foot was feeling funny.... ( I know these are bs because It only started happening AFTER I had changed my clothes and put on my running shoes)..Anywho, it was easier. 2 minutes wasn't a cakewalk, but it was easier then Monday. I suspect Friday will be too. I am constantly surprised by how adaptive our bodies are. My husband can already tell a difference. Yay. A little bit further with every step in the right direction. Night!
Chris, good for you! Every step you take is a win.
My advice, though, is to listen a little more to your legs, feet, and heart. Sometimes, and I think you will know better when these are as you go along, it will be OK to step back, take a breather, and take it just a little easier on yourself. As much as getting your legs and respiratory system in shape, you're becoming a better steward of your body and your WHOLE self.
There's no need to try to impose hard deadlines. Your excercise and running will last all your life (which will be both longer and happier.)
Maybe, you'll find that a Half Marathon will work better for the fitness level you've achieved. Maybe a 10K. It's all good! Wonderful, even.
Barefoot / Minimalist Runner
...not maintaining this these days..
07/29/2012 Marsh Creek Raptor Run 10 Mile Trail Race
07/15/2012 Quadzilla 15K Trail Run, Trexlertown, PA 1:37 (2011, 1:49)
04/29/2012 Lehigh Valley / St. Luke's HM, 1:43:15 (2011, 1:54:20 )
03/19/2012 Kutztown Fool's Run 10 Miler, 1:18:15 (2011, 1:30:20)
02/26/2012 Ugly Mudder 7.2 Mile Trail Run, Reading, PA 1:20
11/27/2011 Dirty Bird 15K Trail Run, Birdsboro, PA 1:40
10/08/2011 Lehigh Gap Nature Center 10K Trail Run (6.38 miles), 59:20 (10/07/2012)
Started running (again) May 5, 2010
hi Chris...
I just turned 40, just had my 3rd child a year ago...I weigh 193 lbs and I"m 5'7. Pretty healthy but as a musician and avid TV fan..I sit..a lot.
Decided to do the Indy Mini in May...started with 1/2 marathons for dummies but couldn't do day 1. Now I am doing 2.5 miles in 39 minutes. I am running about 5.5 mph, walking at 3...trying to run 1/2 of each quarter mile...it is so hard. I haven't seen any weight loss which is frustrating. I also really only have time during the week to do 40 minutes when my baby is napping. Night time is too hard with dinner and homework with the other two. I do a cardio one day and at least one full rest day.
My neighbor was training with me but is so far ahead of me that she had to move on so I'm pretty much on my own.
I love your program but I just don't see how I can go another 30 seconds each week....
I just did this today. Was pleased to find I could jog for 3 straight minutes at 4.5 mph. Then I waked between 3-3.2. I know I have to get that walking speed up. I went for 2 miles, so it ended up being about 32 minutes and I didn't do all the warm up walk. Tomorrow is supposed to be my off day but I will have to take tuesday off so I think I will just keep going.
Does anyone do anything else on the other 4 days? I had been walking 5, off 2 and one of the walk days I also did an easy 30 minute cardio with a friend at night. I am hoping to complete a 5K on March 12th inside 45 minutes (that sounds silly to me knowing that everyone else will be done in 1/2 that) and a mini on May 7th.
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I see the movie title and then [mencoder subtitles found], but it wont show anything. I tried with some avis + srt or mkv+srt (just 1 srt per file). On my pc (with videolan or kmplayer) everything's ok.
The only thing maybe relevant on the debug is this:
[main] TRACE 19:40:10.479 !!! It seems VSFilter.dll is not installed into the AviSynth plugins dir ! It could be troublesome for playing subtitled videos with AviSynth !!!
But I don't use avisynth (mencoder worked just fine with 1.03).
here are my settings:
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navigation options -> only thumbnails generation is checked
common transcoding settings:
buffer: 550mb (is that correct? I have a pretty fast computer (core2duo E8400, winxp sp3) and I'm on ethernet.)
cores: 2
audio: stereo, 384kb
no limit for video bandwidth
quality: keyint=1:vqscale=1:vqmin=2
definitely disable subtitles -> obviously unchecked, next two fields are empty
mencoder settings:
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multicore support and A/V sync checked, the rest is unchecked (i'm talking about the upper side)
subtitles priority-> en (even if I delete it, it will appear again. I don't think it's relevant anyway, since my files are like movie.mkv -> movie.srt)
audio priority -> empty
codepage -> 1252 (I have 1252 on my ps3)
truetype -> empty
ass/ssa -> checked (even if i dont know what it means, subtitles wont show even if I uncheck it)
fontconfig -> checked (same as previous)
ASS default style -> unchecked
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autoload srt/sub -> obviously checked
And this is it I think... A full guide on how to enable subtitles would be really appreciated!
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June 21 was the first day of summer, and the heat index was already up to 104 degrees.
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Believe it or not, the asphalt on Broad Street makes the downtown strip even hotter.
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"You can drive from here out, say, to Hephzibah and McBean, and you can see the temperature drop in those areas out in the country," Chief Willis says.
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Augusta has ten heat shelters, or cooling centers, for folks needing relief from the sun. Here is a complete list of their locations:
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Georgia officials declared a statewide drought Wednesday, implementing tougher restrictions including a ban on outdoor water use between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The director of the state environmental protection division says cities and counties still may enact harsher water restrictions.
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And in South Carolina, the Department of Health and Environmental Control issued an ozone warning for our local counties.
Conditions are likely Thursday, June 22 for increased ground-level ozone concentrations in Aiken, McCormick, Edgefield and Barnwell counties.
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First Full Weekend Features 12 Games Against 5A and 3A Opponents
On opening week, 4A teams did better against 5A opposition, splitting six games, than they did against 3A teams, who took two of three contests. The trend could continue, as the 3A teams that step up are some of the tougher ones. I was 18-6, missing on a pair of two point games.
Coastal Collisions from Border to Border. Even with Siuslaw inland, when you add the game in
In addition to kicking a field goal, a skill that many teams lack, the Knights also demonstrated poise under pressure, as quarterback Ryan Anderson led a game winning drive over the final 1:20, connecting with James Hogg for a touchdown as time expired. Tony Norman added 121 rushing yards for NV as well.
Gold Beach pulled away with a 12-0 fourth quarter, as Travis Moore racked up 148 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries, while quarterback Jeff Knox added 85 more yards, and another touchdown, on 12 carries. Running back Garrett Wolford added another three touchdowns. But the Cowboys stayed in the game with an interception return for a touchdown, and a 64 yard Doug Hall to Zach Lea scoring completion.
So we have the
The Lions stopped the Wolverines in the red zone twice before halftime, but a nearly eight minute scoring drive that opened the third quarter finally wore the Lion defense down. Astoria doesn't have the quantity of athletes that WilHi has, but they have one of the best individual weapons in the state in Poyer, and confidence, having overcome a deficit in an inland game, something that the lacked, and were plagued by, last year.
Watch for the Fish to find a way to break the game open in their home opener, and pull out the win in a physical battle the Lions have the advantage in for a while.
Golly, the Cubs are tough when they have their defense working. It allows their preferred offensive style to control the game. The Brown Bulldogs' defense isn't up to recent standards yet, and it would need to be, with the offensive losses they suffered, losing three thousand yard rushers from last year. The Cubs made JC pay for mistakes, and they will do it again in the bay. Cubs reverse last year's 32-22 loss, and break a two year Bulldog win streak against them.
5A Marshall Minutemen (0-1) at Tillamook Cheesemakers (1-0). The Minutemen were only in it for about a minute in their 43-8 loss to the Franklin Quakers, who are not exactly one of the PIL powers. The Cheesemakers jumped to a 16-0 lead against MacHi, and held on to win 16-7, in a game where all the scoring was done in the first half. This despite being completely one dimensional, with no passing yardage.
The Cheesemakers have won 2 of their last 3 games, and that trend will run to 3 for 4, due to their schedule. Tilly better use the scrimmage to work on a passing game if they want to be competitive during the meat of their schedule. But against
Hidden Valley Mustangs (1-0) at Brookings-Harbor Bruins. It's the Bruins opener. The Mustangs stampeded past a hapless
It may or may not get any tougher as the Mustangs trot over to the coast. The Bruins missed the post season last year after four straight appearances, and they lost most of the talent off that team. And they don't have any game experience yet either. Not a good sign with the Mustangs, who have an intact 4 year playoff run, ride into town.
The Bruins have been picked by some to finish as low as last in the
Beyond the coast games, a couple of the top games involve teams visiting the Capital Conference, and the states best team, the Central Panthers, who visit Molalla. The Capital conference rundown also details Siuslaw vs. La Salle, which will be played at Jesuit, a matchup of the defending champions of the Far West and Capital conferences, and also Scappoose's visit to
The Pirates were mired in an exchange of penalties and turnovers (10 total between the teams) until the fourth quarter, up only 12-9.
The Spartans answered any questions about their passing game under new coach Frank Geske, as Tevin Cheever completed 19 of 26 attempts, for 5 touchdowns, and 385 yards, against Central. The verdict on the Marist defense will have to wait, though. Despite piling up nearly 500 yards of offense, Central still overcame a first quarter 14-0 Spartan lead, and pulled away to a 56-42 win.
The Panthers gashed thru the Spartans for over 560 yards, and QB Grant Hedrick shredded the Marist secondary for 6 touchdown throws. Add three interceptions, and eleven penalties, and Marist just couldn't keep up with the torrid pace.
The Spartans won't face such a powerful offense from the Pirates, or many other teams, for that matter, and will have some time to work out the kinks. Remember how they were chewed up by Sisters last year, but by the time the playoffs rolled around, the Spartans had cleaned things up.
Philomath Warriors (1-0) at Yamhill-Carlton Tigers (0-1). The Warriors' Keith Fakhoury scored on a three yard run with just over four minutes left in the first quarter, and Philomath never lost that lead, in defeating Stayton 13-6. Holding the Eagles to two first downs, it was the middle of the fourth quarter before Stayton pulled within a point. But the Warriors stopped the two point conversion, and Fakhoury came back from a bout of cramps to key a time consuming drive that Trevor Motter's six yard touchdown carry capped to seal the deal.
The Tigers, playing several freshmen, competed with, but couldn't keep up with
The Warriors aren't nearly as explosive offensively as the Gladiators though, so the young Tigers that got their fur singed in the trial by fire opener should bounce back with the win on Alumni night in their home opener.
For a long time, this was a regular Cowapa contest, which has survived redistricting. Last year,
Suthrelin Blue Bulldogs (0-1) vs. 3A Cascade Christian Challegers. (Saturday at
It's Cascade Christian's opener, but a lack of game experience won't be enough of a handicap. The Challengers have developed into one of the more solid teams in any class in football crazy southern
The Trojans were shut out in
3A Myrtle Point Bobcats (1-0) at
The Lancers 33-7 loss in Murphy also saw
Jake Hill scored the Lancer's only points on a 65 yard run in the second period, and led the team with nine carries for 78 yards on the night. Triton Crane added 38 rushing yards. But with a banged up quarterback corps, and a porous defense, look for the Bobcats to have another air show. MP goes to 2-0 against 4A opponents.
Cody Bagwell scored on 28 and 6 yards runs in the second quarter to build a 14-0 lead for the Billies.
The win won't become a win streak though, as the rebuilding Cougars have enough offense to outscore the Billies.
Eagle Point got three touchdowns apiece from Garrett Davis and Anthony Jose on their way to a 55-0 romp over
Henley will give the Eagles much more of a battle than
Don't look for La Pine to keep
3A Burns Hilanders (0-1) at Sisters Outlaws (1-0). The Hilanders have only 28 players, and three seniors, so their lack of depth and experience could be expected to produce their loss to La Pine. Sisters pulled out a 21-18 win when Chase Klient found John Connley for a 15 yard touchdown catch with 19 seconds left.
Both teams are not as strong as they were last year. But the Outlaws have a lot more players, and a lot more experience. This one won't be as nerve wracking for the Outlaw faithful.
It's the Prospectors' opener, in a year many think that Grant Union will go to the playoffs, and some suspect they could even challenge for the
Weiser, ID, Wolverines (0-1) at Baker Bulldogs (1-0). The Wolverines lost 18-14 to Emmett, despite the efforts of Gavin Eisenbarth, who rushed for a pair of touchdowns, and threw for 170 yards. Trent Winegar added 78 yards on the ground for the Wolverines.
The Purple Bulldogs used three touchdown passes to pass the Parma Panthers 20-12. Baker appears to have benefited from all the battering they absorbed last year. And in their home opener, the passionate Baker fans will emotionally lift the Bulldogs, who will match last seasons win total in the second week. Dogs woof it up.
3A Vale Vikings (1-0) at La Grande Tigers (0-1). The Vikings are looking for a second straight win against their neighbors from a class above. Pride in football runs very deep on the east side, and Vale is again making their case as the premier program on the eastern border. A 28-0 opening win over
Fruitland scored on their first six possessions in La Grande, as they easily defeated the Tigers 39-7. The Tigers will come closer against the Vikings, but not close enough. Vale gets a second consecutive win over the blue Tigers.
The Pioneers won the turnover and penalty margin, and shut the Cheesemakers out thru the air, but couldn't come up with any second half points.
The Cardinals have flown under the radar recently, so it is the wildest of guess to figure what the Pioneers might face in their home opener. Last year, the Cardinals did defeat MacHi 32-13, yet fell to 2A Pilot Rock 29-13, and 3A Umatilla 18-6. The Tillamook trip gives the Pioneers an advantage, but their offensive numbers against a struggling 'Mook squad suggests it won't be enough. Cardinals get the hunch pick.


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Topic: Thanks Rick
Hi, rick,
I almost missed what a great job you have done to revise the experience forum today.
A big thanks indeed.
and I cannot wait for the polling ability that you had mentioned earlier for this new version of update.
Lately so many new members appeared on this board and many of our old member passed away. If we can have that ability of polling and doing survey
among patients as well as caregivers. It will be of tremendous value not only to the people who view our web site but it will provide more useful information to future research too.
BTW, can we have the ability,let say,put in a month like November in, and find out how many(the number of) new registered people that month?
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The last time these two teams played was back in 2009, which was also in the second round, but despite the three year gap between meetings, Pulaski coach John Hines says his team knows the Colonels, and what they will bring to Somerset come Friday night.
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AIKEN, S.C. – The nationally 10th-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken baseball team completed its season-opening three-game sweep of Lincoln Memorial with a 2-0 shutout victory over the Railsplitters on Sunday afternoon at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.
The Pacers have now swept the Railsplitters in each of the past two seasons. USC Aiken (3-0) and Lincoln Memorial (0-3) have now played their first three-game series of the year against one another for the past nine seasons. USC Aiken owns a 28-13 all-time series advantage over Lincoln Memorial.
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A great interview and pre-show story in the Providence Phoenix:
Cranston native and Strange Famous Records rhyme rep Prolyphic digs even deeper into his personal journals on his new album Working Man, the long-awaited follow-up to his 2008 SFR debut The Ugly Truth. Add SFR in-house beat conductor Buddy Peace into the mix and the result is a booming platter of introspective anthems for us blue-collar brethren. To celebrate, some major players from the Strange Famous stable will be corralled under one roof next Saturday (the 25th) when Pro will be joined by Metermaids, B. Dolan (with new live band in tow!), "surprise special guests," and, of course, SFR bossman Sage Francis. Visit strangefamousrecords.com and scoop Working Man on disc or download ($9.99) right now or snag a copy at Fête.
"This album is not so much political, but personal," Prolyphic noted when I caught up with him earlier this week following a show in Duluth, Minnesota. The subject matter delivered by the Cranston West High grad hits home on many levels as he peels back the scabs of numerous life-altering moments across Working Man, including our state's (ongoing) recession, the nightmarish flood of 2010, and his mother's battle with leukemia.
"I didn't set out to make a blue-collar concept album, but that's eventually what it turned into," Pro acknowledged. My wife and I both experienced job losses during the recession my wife was laid off twice in one year by two different companies," he said.
"It was fucking crazy.We couldn't find full-time work and we were both college grads, so the feelings of failure, anger, and hopelessness started to set in for me and began to shape the overall theme of the album," he continued. "All of these socio-economic issues started to make their way into my writing how could it not?
"I couldn't write happy songs when all of this shit was going on."
A few days following the hometown show at Fête, Prolyphic and his wife will officially relocate to Washington, DC, where he landed a full-time video production job at Georgetown University.
"In a lot of ways this new album is a dedication to Rhode Island, and now I'm leaving it's crazy," Prolyphic said.
"This show is going to be an emotional one for me," he noted. "It's like my going away party."
Prolyphic has been in the public eye for nearly a decade. His demo hustle eventually landed him a deal with SFR in 2005.
"Prolyphic and his friends would visit my radio show at 90.3 WRIU back in the day," Sage Francis recalled. "They were just kids at the time, 14 or 15 years old, and they wanted to freestyle on the radio.
"He was so shy and unassuming so I didn't take note right away, but when I heard his demo tape I was pleasantly surprised by his skill and wit," he continued. "It was interesting to discover he had so much going on in his big ol' alien head."
Francis also noted Pro's continual development in "shaping songs. He is speaking about a lot of difficult things that he's been dealing with, but he does it in a way that includes the listener rather than it just being all about him.
"That's really important and not many songwriters can freak that angle."
Francis paired Pro with SFR house producer The Reanimator for the acclaimed The Ugly Truth; this time around UK-based producer Buddy Peace gets the call from the SFR bullpen. Prolyphic's personal journals are custom-fitted with Buddy's lively woofer-shredders (he also crafted beats for B. Dolan's House of Bees mixtape series), and the result is nothing short of must-hear material.
Working Man is bookended with "Stale Bread Winner" parts 1 and 2, but the somber subject matter in between is complemented by a barrage of unique beats, as Pro comes out swinging in double time on the bouncy leadoff single "Business As Usual." Prolyphic documents his mother's battle with leukemia and her pill-pushing doctors on "Drug Dealer" (the video features Storm Davis as a street corner pharmaceutical rep): "My mother said 'fuck you,' honest how it happened/Walked out his office, hasn't been back since/Took her life back in her hands and turned, said she gonna live and die on her own terms."
"Six Feet High" will resonate with all of us locals, as Pro recalls the horrific flood of 2010 and how it nearly crippled the family business built by his great-grandfather more than 60 years ago. His father persevered and rebuilt with the help of friends, family, and his employees.
"I hope this song inspires people we're in this shit together and if we work together we can accomplish a lot as a community," he said.
White-collar thieves who charge overdraft fees while "holding paychecks ransom" face Pro's wrath on "Fuck Banks," while the fickle rap game is served notice on "UnPopular Demand" and the killer "Death of the Boombox," with guests Francis and Metermaids.
"Sage is one of the best hip-hop performers I've ever seen, so being able to learn from him has made me a better all-around artist," Pro said.
Francis offered valuable advice awhile back regarding Pro's onstage nervousness and anxiety and "transforming it into something I can use in a positive way to give back to the crowd.
"No gimmicks, just me rapping my ass off," Prolyphic declared. "That's a guarantee."
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The Free Computer is not a dream but it is a reality waiting to happen. All the elements are there we just need to gather them together. There has never been a better time to talk about the idea of the Free Computer than now. Last week I wrote a blog entry about the idea of the Free Computer and where we stand today. I think it's time to clarify my position and set out exactly what I mean, and where we go from here.
I was really astonished to see how many people were energised by the idea of the free computer. It seems to me that perhaps it's time to do something about it. Tony Mobily this week in his blog GNU/Linux and its closing window of opportunity with OEMs speaks about how GNU/Linux seems to be missing out on potential opportunities because OEM's are reluctant to sell or support GNU/Linux on their products. I agree with Tony when he says it's because the conditions seem to be stacked against GNU/Linux (and by extension other free software) and to be honest I don't hold out any hope for an OEM change of heart anytime soon. Unfortunately these companies are very conservative and not very courageous by nature. Their businesses are built on cost reduction not innovation. This is probably one of the reasons that so much computer hardware is so poor.
In order for the GNU/Linux or *BSD community to be more visible to the public it needs an OEM or Computer company to manufacture a product that works flawlessly, one that does more, does it better and does it with less than any other computer on the market. Such an OEM or company does not yet exist.
Perhaps we need to create one.
The OpenOEM (if you will) would be responsible for defining the specification for a laptop and/or desktop system. They would source the parts and certify them for use on GNU/Linux distributions or *BSD systems. By virtue of being able to order more parts at a time this OEM would be able to encourage component manufacturers to release specifications for their devices enabling the free-software community to write drivers and in this instance the driver code would pass into the free software world. With Open Hardware; if a person wanted to add some new function or fix something that was broken in the driver it would be a trivial exercise and the whole community would benefit as a result.
The GNU/Linux and *BSD community needs an OEM to manufacture a product that works flawlessly. Such an OEM or company does not yet exist.
However, the biggest need right now is, as Tony says, the $950 (or less) Laptop that just works. Until we build it ourselves I cannot see any other manufacturer supplying one. Right now there is no market for a product that does not exist, it's demand is unregistered and therefore it does not feature in the OEM's plans.
In my previous blog, I cited Apple as an example of how to ensure the quality of the user experience and they do this by controlling the 'Whole Widget' This allows them to optimise the OS and applications for the hardware in question. This means they can guarantee performance and behaviour by limiting it to the hardware they have certified to run correctly. This gives them a huge advantage when it comes to a solid and well engineered product. They really do 'just work'.
We have to do the same ourselves. We **must** do the same.
So how are we going to do this?
I would like to propose that a forum be set up with a wiki where discussions can take place as to the best way to achieve these objectives. I have already received feedback from some people who are interested in making something happen along these lines but we need more people to help and many questions will have to be asked and answered.
What type of architecture would be the best choice? What components are open already that that we can use. How will we design things like power control? Should we build on a distribution like Ubuntu as Tony suggests or build our own distro? Will we create groups within the forum to work on hardware integration, software integration, aesthetics and ergonomics? How will we agree on the final specifications and how will we organise manufacturing. If the OpenOEM is to be successful at all I believe that issues such as these would have to be addressed as early as possible.
How should such an entity be organised; as a trust, as a corporation (as in the traditional definition) as a company or as a Co-Op? How should it be administered and where should it be based?
As a community of software and hardware users, I am convinced that the expertise exists here in order to do this thing. Of course, it will not be easy, but then the important things never are. And I truly believe that this is something worth doing.
I think it can be done and I think it should.
Consider this as a call to arms and a statement of intent, but without the community's participation it will be as nothing so please let me hear your opinions and suggestions.
Dale O'Gorman
P.S. There are many noteworthy projects out there right now such as The Open Bios Project or The Open Graphics Project and even The OpenCores Project, which highlight how much can be done independently.We need to be able to provide a framework to bring these kinds of projects together and maybe the OpenOEM could help to do that. There is a great resource on the Free Software Foundation website which lists hardware already deemed to be open at Hardware Devices that Support GNU/Linux
Would it be possible to work with a vendor of parts like newegg to put together an "it just works" kit for a Linux PC? I mean, most people build Linux machines from parts, anyway, because they don't want to pay the MS tax. Make an official list of parts known to work with Linux and make a PC out of them. If people don't know how to plug the parts together to make a PC, a local PC repair shop probably could. This way, instead of trying to guess which of the 10,000 mobos, processors, etc work with each other, you could click one of five or so Linux configurations (cheap, gamer, server, programmer, etc) and your cart would be filled with the right parts. Real OEMs would either wise up or be sidelined.
You are aware of power.org, are you?
It has open hardware specs, it has open firmware specs, it has open scope specs. It has industry backing it. It has small end product builders. What it doesn't have is a laptop and a big scale end product production facility.
Good luck
It's an ambitious project and definitely a worthwhile goal. But, it is going to cost a LOT of money to do this! The reason that the OEM's are able to pump out $450 laptops is because they are doing them on a very large scale. One thing I have noticed about the open source community is that they love anything that is free but, when you ask them to fork out money or bust their ass to do something, suddenly there are only a small handful of volunteers. My prediction is that you'll have 10,000,000 people tell you they are interested in a free computer. You'll have 200,000 who sign up for your mailing list. You'll have 10,000 who participate in your forums and mailing lists. You'll have 2,000 hard core dedicated fans. You'll end up with 500 people willing to put down cold hard cash for a product. And, you'll get 10 guys willing to actually do what it takes to write software drivers and make it happen. I started cracking up when I saw your comment: "I was really astonished to see how many people were energised by the idea of the free computer." If you gave away free cars or TV's they'd be energised about that too. I hate to be so negative about all this but, I've worked with the FOSS community too long and realise that there are a lot of freeloaders about. But, good luck with your project -- I hope it works out for you.
Sounds like it will work.
Finding capital is going to be key. Try getting in touch with people that have mounds of money and vested interest in desktop linux; Mark Shuttleworth sounds like just the right guy. He also influences Ubuntu; a great distro.
Regarding distros; don't roll your own; that just adds to the complexity and most people that would get a machine from here already have their distro of choice. Make it so existing distros can certify against the hardware and make support deals with the distribution. If someone orders an Ubuntu machine, they are directed to Canonical support; RedHat machines are routed to RedHat support, etc.
Regarding hardware; I've had really great experience with Areca RAID cards. Not laptop hardware, but someone out there will be in the market for a workstation/server; these cards are awesome! Areca has their drivers in the kernel too, even better.
Anyway, just some ideas.
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You are aware that there is something like that already in existence? power.org. It has industry backing and all the open specs for hardware and firmware. And there are companies putting out products for it, namely genesi with their pegasus line. They don't have a laptop though.
That's not quite it. Certainly not what I was thinking, OpenOEM would actually do reselling in my mind, would partner with other resellers.
I'd vote for a co-op, partially because that would be with the spirit of the community, and to reduce the likelihood of a first-to-market hijacking the project. It may also keep the prices lower.
Also, a distribution designed to really showcase the hardware would be nice, but it would probably be best to stick to an established one to start (so as to not be distracted).
The other day, I asked a friend if he'd be willing to buy something like this, even if it cost more. His answer was an enthusiastic 'yes!' I agree.
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My God yes this has been in the back of my mind for a year or so and must be in many others.
I won't start it but I will buy it!
why not just run a certification program?
Yearly Models
The never ending increment seems to just confuse the consumer.
Most consumers think there computer is slow because they have too many songs on the hard drive.
There should be yearly models, this way each model becomes a platform to tune software to.
And new technologies can be evaluated before being introduced.
The community could evaluate hardware for the year and pick the best products that will fit the needs of the year to come.
Releasing end of august to catch both back to school, Black Friday and the Christmas rush.
It would be easy to say of you have an openOEM 2006.. yeah it's time to upgrade.. or perhaps trade in?
Maybe subdividing into General User, Content Creator, Gamer would be a good idea.
I agree with the co-op. Get allotments of interested buyers.. no unsold systems. Make the whole co-op open.
We pay our employees this much which factors down to being this much per unit on this allotment.. the parts cost this much.. shipping this much.. the works.
This idea should be abandoned and forgotten
As someone who has run a small computer company, I am painfully aware of the challenges involved in assembling, selling, and servicing hardware. The market is so utterly saturated that in order to get any notice you have to do something that is 10x better than what other people are doing. The $100 laptop is an example of an idea that was powerful enough to get real support, but of course it only works because of considerable funding from outside sources. I believe that if you told this idea to anyone who has been successful in the computer hardware business they would tell you that it would be a tremendous amount of work with a low probability of success and very limited benefits. If you believe that you can achieve enough volume to be able to influence hardware OEM's then you should just make a few calls and see what volumes would be necessary.
I am not trying to be critical for the sake of being critical; I just don't like to see people waste their time trying to create a revolution in an area in which they have absolutely no understanding.
If you want to make Linux more compatible with existing hardware then you should support projects that certify particular configurations for Linux. You can then either build the configuration yourself or pay someone a modest amount to build it for you. Hardware OEM's will continue to make their drivers more widely available if more people are using Linux in general, but not because some relatively small manufacturer is asking them to.
I believe that you would find the number of people who would be willing to pay more for a Linux box is extremely, extremely small. I have sold Linux machines to people before and it is almost always the case that they are looking for the lowest price possible.
It is good to dream, but it is important to know what you are talking about before you try to turn a dream into reality.
not ready
linux is not ready for the desktop market.
oh shut up. for mom and pop
oh shut up. for mom and pop who go around checking email and websurfing it's perfect. My mom does that, listens to her music and uses the "other version of word" on.
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Yes, an independent OEM is one of the few things standing in the way of widespread adoption of Linux on the desktop.
Any solution we come up with is going to require capital to execute. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols puts it in the range of 50-150 million dollars [1].
[1] http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2572482759.html
The FOSS community has thus far focused on creating good software. With OpenOEM, our challenges will be those that are traditionally faced by businesses e.g: procurement, operations, costing, distribution, etc. i.e unless we come up with a simple, sustainable operation-model (not business model).
I suggest we solve the harder problem first. i.e, figure out how we're going to raise 100 million dollars. Donations/grants from organizations, micro-donations from individuals, voluntary effort, etc.
That's about 400,000 people donating $250 each. Achievable? Unquestionably!
This is the approximate amount we will ultimately require. Let us recognize that upfront and work towards it. Or else this will end up being a theoretical exercise.
Let's go for it.
Pandu Rao
Mark Shuttleworth?
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of the Ubuntu distribution, has a _large_ amount of capital, which he may be convinced to put towards this. After all, it would be a great way for him to get Ubuntu onto new machines with the guarantee that it will work flawlessly.
Come to think of it, I'll email him about it.
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The easy way
Maybe the easiest way to achieve this goal is to work within the system at first. A co-op that is a HP channel partner could leverage existing economies of scale to produce a product that is close to achieving our ideal, out of the starting gate.
Without stockholders siphoning off profits, the co-op would have the working capital to eventually become an OEM. Meanwhile, if this venture is truly viable, the importance of the co-op as a business partner would allow us to influence HP and its component suppliers to open whatever remains proprietary.
This approach represents the lowest barrier to entry for the OpenPC that I can imagine. With headquarters in Grenoble (Is HP's PC unit still headquartered there?) and distribution units in Europe and the US, to start, the venture could eventually be expanded worldwide.
Everyone seems to agree that any OEM that ships Linux should just pick a distro and run with it. So, load Ubuntu with the KDE libraries, so the widest possible market is served.
Start with a rock-solid foundation and build on that. Don't try to do it all at once. Expand as you go. Keep customers happy.
Time is wasting.
Free as in beer, or as in freedom?
There seems to be some confusion -- are you proposing a free-beer laptop, or just a laptop that is certified to run free software?
The OLPC is already a laptop that uses nothing but free software. See laptop.org. They are in the middle of heavy hardware and software development, so their laptops are not yet available in the market -- and their first priority is to get them into the hands of third world kids. After that's done next summer, there will be a way to buy these laptops in the First World.
While the OLPC is not for everybody (it's slow, no disk, small screen), I think that some of its concepts will migrate into high end laptops. These include: much improved screens, turning the CPU off invisibly many times a second, use of free BIOS to enable innovative hardware/software collaboration, operation without disks or with disks spun down most of the time, mesh wireless.
Start with what exists and who already does something
I just ordered a new PC without OS. Did that at a shop that could guarantee me that all parts would be linux compatible (I don't follow the hardware scene much). If a OpenOEM would have existed, i would probably have bought it from there.
Now I think a project like this is possible, but should not aim too high at first. Maybe a real OpenOEM is a bit too high. I think though that there are other ways to accomplish already a lot. What I would propose is:
1. Start by working with an existing local PC vendor that already has some knowledge on PC's with linux. Collect information on HW openness and together with that local PC vendor create a specification for a few models that are as open as possible. Market these models via an "OpenHW.org" website. Do that with HW that is on the market and as open as possible (best in class pieces). Publish the configurations and openness of each component (full open HW specs as the ideal, but just HW with 100% feature support through OSS drivers OK for a start) on OpenHW.org, so that other local vendors can reuse the OpenHW.org specs.
2. List on OpenHW.org all vendors that sell PC's with OpenHW specs. Distribute stickers to these vendors with a OpenHW certified logo.
3. Contact existing linux distributors (or their communities) and ask them to make their next version to work out of the box with the components chosen by OpenHW.org, and full configurations.
4. List on OpenHW.org all distributions that are certified to work well (per configuration).
5. Organize yearly elections of most open HW manufacturors (in different areas)
6. Once something is running and there is a basis, you can try to confront existing OEMs and request them to contribute or at least create PCs build with OpenHW certified components. In case they comply, give them the right as well to use the OpenHW certified logo.
This way you can start with low costs, local initiatives can hook in (e.g. the shop where I will get my PC this afternoon here in Belgium) and it becomes a real community initiative. Even in locations where there is no vendor that has adopted the OpenHW configurations yet, a user can print out the specs for a given configuration and request it to be custom made by any local PC vendor.
This will link existing OSS communities (via the linux distributors) with the local hardware vendors. Local HW vendors will get to know linux. More people will be asking for HW components that rank best in terms of openness, which will put openness in the picture of HW manufacturers. Any existing OEM can build upon the OpenHW specs and receive OpenHW certification. This might be a project with very low funding requirements (cost of a website and the community effort) but with a much higher chance on success compared to trying to start of a new OEM yourself.
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OpenHW vs OpenOS
It seems to nme we are either talking about and Open OS that runs on any platform or an Open Hardware where any OS runs on it. Either way its a tough Job. MS Windows won't operate on Apple hardware, and Apple OS won't work on Windows hardware, the same for Linux.
But with OpenHW, any OS should work on the platform, including MS Windows if necessary.
I just would like to see a list of components that the Hardware contains so I can make a good judgement when I want to install my OS.
Another idea would be to make a spec. of OS components required to make the Hardware work.
I know that these exist in one form or another on the internet, but some organisation to pull these together would be great.


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Seahawks 24, Broncos 21.
Thinking back to when the good-defense Patriots were underdogs to the great-offense Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI -- and New England stymied Kurt Warner. Not quite the same thing this time, but close enough. (And of course, the Spygate thing was a factor in Patriots-Rams, but I never thought it mattered that much.) So I'm going with the Seahawks, with the idea that Marshawn Lynch will control the clock and that the Seattle defense will contain Peyton Manning. If the weather is cold enough and windy enough, the final result might not even be that close.
MARCUS THOMPSON II, columnist
Broncos 27, Seahawks 23.
My heart wants Marshawn Lynch to get a ring -- it's the Oakland (Tech) in me -- but I don't like the matchup for the Seahawks. Despite three fourth-quarter turnovers by the 49ers, Seattle still almost lost that game. At home. Denver's offense is notably superior to the 49ers'. More important, the way Peyton Manning attacks -- getting the ball out quickly, feasting on underneath routes, throwing receivers open -- is the way to attack Seattle. I've got Manning doing what Drew Brees and Colin Kaepernick couldn't.
JERRY McDONALD, NFL writer
Broncos 27, Seahawks 17.
When playing at CenturyLink Field, the Seahawks are the best team in football. At home, Seattle can weather an early deficit as it did against the 49ers in the NFC Championship game and have the confidence to come back and win. At MetLife Stadium, against Peyton Manning, it's a different story. With the weather cooperating, even Seattle's defensive backs will find negotiating an endless series of picks and screens to be difficult as the Broncos control the clock and the game.
STEVE CORKRAN, NFL writer
Broncos 31, Seahawks 20.
Conventional wisdom says take the team with the top-ranked defense (Seattle) over the team with the top-ranked offense (Denver). In this case, the difference comes down to experience. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has been in this position before, as has Broncos coach John Fox. Meanwhile, none of the Seahawks players has played in a Super Bowl. The Broncos just might have the game in hand by the time the Seahawks settle in and realize that the Super Bowl is just another game. By then, it will be too late, and Manning will be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at game's end once again.
CAM INMAN, NFL writer
Broncos 34, Seahawks 17.
Peyton Manning will deliver the signature game of his career. He'll chip away at Seattle's brash-and-smash defense, finding receivers underneath coverage and in the space where Colin Kaepernick ran the ball. Four TD passes and 300-plus yards get Manning his second ring. Seahawks hunches: Golden Tate will have a big return, Marshawn Lynch won't rush for 80 yards, Russell Wilson will elude a couple sacks but end up throwing a couple interceptions in catch-up mode. NFC West champs are making a habit of becoming Super Bowl runners-up (sorry 49ers fans, too soon?). The NFL gets what it wants: a New York-area Super Bowl won by a pass-happy QB.


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Sun Fire X4150 server has been selected as the "Best 1U Server." Author Doug Dineley noted that the server provided great performance for its price, "stuffing 2U of capabilities into the thinner form factor."
Sun StorageTek 5800 (aka Honeycomb) took home the honors of "Best Fixed Content Storage Archiving Solution." It earned the honor because it's "a storage solution that's harder to kill than Steven Seagal."
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David Giles, 52, and his 26-year-old nephew, Shirone Giles, are charged with one count each of theft of property in Sumter County.
The charges stem from a case where tin was stolen from an abandoned house in the Bellamy Community.
'Basically they sold it to the iron, tin manufacturer locally in Demopolis, Alabama,' says Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark.
Clark says the investigation into the tin theft led to information connecting the two men to other crimes dating back to at least 2008.
'There are perhaps 9, 10 or even more cases they could be connected to in Bellamy. They were just terrorizing the Bellamy Community really.'
Along with the additional charges for the two men from Bellamy, Clark says more arrests are also likely.
'Six or seven right now. It could be more.'
As for the two men now charged with theft, at least one of them is disputing the claim.
'I'm innocent! Yes,' says David Giles.
'They all say that and he is innocent until proven guilty when he goes before the judge and the court, but I have facts and evidence and what else do you need,' says Clark.
For now David and Shirone Giles remain here at the Sumter County jail. As for the other crimes they could be charged with, the sheriff says that will likely happen soon.
Sheriff Clark says the two arrests so far resulted from an anonymous tip. The number for the Sumter County tip line is (205) 652-7984. Officials say all they want is your information, not your name.


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Back in the 1990s, Ed Manuel was known as "The Singing Mayor of Contra Costa County" because of his affinity for composing impromptu lyrics and persuading everyone to bellow out a song with him on the spot.
His passion for song may be matched only by his passion for the San Francisco 49ers, so it's no surprise the two intersected. In honor of the 49ers' second Super Bowl championship in January 1985, Manuel composed a tune titled "49ers All the Way."
Now, decades later, Manuel wants to share his musical tribute on a grander scale. A video of Manuel crooning was uploaded to YouTube last week in preparation of the 49ers' latest Super Bowl run.
But Manuel is not content to share his musical talents with web surfers alone. If the 49ers prevail over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Manuel is offering his singing services to San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, seeking the opportunity to perform on the steps of City Hall during a 49ers victory celebration.
And Manuel has every reason to believe that Lee will have the chance to take him up on the offer. Though neither a numerologist nor an oddsmaker, the 49ers fanatic says his team has a better than 2-1 chance of winning Super Bowl XLVII.
"History is on the side of the Niners against the (Baltimore) Ravens," says Manuel, who served on the Hercules council from 1991 to 1996 and now lives in Concord.
The actual odds of a 49ers win Feb. 3 are 18-7, "better than the Vegas odds," Manuel says. That's the won-loss record in Super Bowls pitting "human teams" against "animal teams," he explains. That's assuming the Jets, winners over the Baltimore Colts in 1969, are humans, not machines.
It's gotten more lopsided recently. The New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in 2010; the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals in 2009 and the Seattle Seahawks in 2006.
The New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers and St. Louis Rams in 2005, 2004 and 2002, respectively. The only exceptions since the turn of the millennium were the Ravens over the New York Giants in 2001 and the Rams over the Tennessee Titans in 2000 -- assuming Giants and Titans are human.
Animal teams held their own in the Super Bowl's first decade.
"The (Miami) Dolphins spoiled my thing because they won twice in the 1970s," against the Washington Redskins in 1973 and Minnesota Vikings in 1974. "The only animal team to beat a human team twice," he adds.
Manuel has spent the last few days refining his technique of predicting Super Bowl winners, and on Tuesday he said he was close to "cracking the Super Bowl Code."
One component is "The Magic Four." When teams from the same conference win three Super Bowls in a row, the winner in the fourth year usually will be from the same conference, Manuel found. In the fifth year it could go either way.
The last three Super Bowl winners -- New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints -- are NFC teams. Guess who's going to win on Sunday.
The pattern has held true all but once since the merger of the AFL and NFL in 1970, Manuel said. AFC teams won in 1973-1976 and 2004-2007; NFC teams in 1985-1988, 1989-1992 and 1993-1996. The exception to the Magic Four rule was 1982, when an NFC team won following three consecutive AFC wins.
Guess who the 1982 team was. (the 49ers, who beat the Cincinnati Bengals that year in Super Bowl XVI).
That brought on a discussion about luck and the importance of auspicious patterns within your division. For that, Manuel takes a page from Feng shui, the ancient Chinese practice of configuring structures in harmony with spiritual forces.
He calls it "Super Bowl Feng shui."
His studies so far suggest that, "When you are an 'animal team' surrounded by three 'human teams,' then you are the most unlucky, your Feng Shui is negative."
He cites the NFC East, with three human teams -- New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins -- and one animal team, the Philadelphia Eagles.
"The Eagles have been there (to the Super Bowl) twice and lost twice," Manuel said.
Somewhat messing up his theory of the unluckiest, he concedes, are the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings -- human teams that have each been to the Super Bowl four times and lost each time -- the Bills four in a row, 1991-1994.
Manuel has fewer doubts about applying Feng shui to pick the luckiest team.
"I think it's a human team surrounded by three animal teams," he says.
The NFC West is composed of the Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and ... the 49ers -- who also are 5-0 in the Super Bowl.
"So who's Lady Luck?" Manuel said.
Manuel has some advice for the team the 49ers beat in the NFC championship game: "If I were the Atlanta Falcons, the first thing I would do is change the team name."
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A video showing what seemed to be a young woman accidentally setting herself on fire while twerking, which has been going around the Internet like -- wildfire -- was a prank engineered by Jimmy Kimmel.
The viral video titled "Worst Twerk Fail Ever," which got more than 9 million views and endless media attention, was a fake, Kimmel revealed on Monday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
Kimmel opened the show by speaking with the supposed twerking woman, a Kansas City native named Caitlin Heller, via Skype. He asked a few questions, she seemed appropriately embarrassed, then Kimmel asked why the video ended so abruptly. So Heller offered to show him the rest, at which point Kimmel walked over to a curtained area of the stage and sat down next to the young woman, who clearly wasn't in Kansas (City) anymore
In the video, Heller -- wearing yoga pants and a pink shirt -- was twerking upside down against a door when her roommate walked in, causing her to topple over onto a table with lit candles. She catches fire, starts screaming, her roommate screams, etc.
But in the extended version, Kimmel then walks in -- wearing an identical pink shirt -- and uses a fire extinguisher to put her out.
"The conspiracy theorists on the Internet who thought the video was fake, you were right, we made it up," Kimmel said.
Apparently, they made the video two months ago, simply put it on YouTube, and "let the magic happen."
The woman's real name is Daphne Avalon, and she's a stuntwoman.
Kimmel then showed clips from news outlet after news outlet, some of which not only fell for the prank, but blamed Miley Cyrus' twerking performance at the MTV video Music Awards.
"Thank you for helping us deceive the world and hopefully put an end to twerking forever," Kimmel told Avalon.
Don't count on it.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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Published: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
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FLAT ROCK - Grace Justus Thompson age 80 of Flat Rock died Monday, December 31, 2012 at her home. She was born March 18, 1932 in Flat Rock to the late Burgin McKinnley Justus and Mattie Stepp. She was the wife of the late Rev. George F. Thompson.
She was a Pastor's wife for 35 years, worked at Autumn Care in Saluda for 13 years. She enjoyed sewing, crafts and friends.
She is survived by a daughter Wanda Thompson Mortensen and husband Marc of Miami, Fl., a son George Franklin Thompson, Jr and wife Cathy of Lancaster, PA, a brother Sonny Justus of Saluda, a sister-in-law Mildred Thompson Skelton of Saluda, grandchildren; Lance Robert Thompson and wife Heidi of Albuquerque, NM, Michelle Mortensen Havron and husband Will of Oklahoma City, OK, Marcus Mortensen and wife Lydia of Miami, FL., Micah Mortensen of Miami, FL., David Thompson, Jr. and Jessica Perez both of Port St. Lucie, FL. and Matthew Leonard and Erik Leonard both of Lancaster, PA., great- grandchildren; Harper Grace Havron, Julia Addyson Mortensen and Alden Thompson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son David Ray Thompson, sisters. Lillian Levi, Ruby Hinson, Inez Young, Ruanne Gordon, Frances Step, Katherine Goforth, brothers, Bud Justus, Eugene Justus ans James (Toby) Justus.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 9:30 AM in Saluda City Cemetery. A Memorial service will be held Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Grace Baptist Church . Rev. Jeff Hawkey, Rev. Henry Vegter, Rev. Marc Mortensen and Rev. Marcus Mortensen will officiate.
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Mouthwatering chocolate will be the high point of the ninth annual Ashland festival. The event will kick off with the Chocolate Makers dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Larks Home Kitchen Cuisine in the Ashland Springs Hotel, 212 E. Main St. Chef Damon Jones will create a four-course dinner with chocolate in each dish. The dinner will be accompanied by a presentation from a chocolatier. The cost is $62.
A chocolate sculpture created by chef Darrell Folck, along with art, vendors and local wines, will be featured in the hotel's lobby from 5 to 8 p.m. during Ashland's First Friday art walk.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 2-3, more than 50 Oregon chocolatiers and specialty-food vendors will present their products at the hotel.
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