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A Memorial service will be held on Friday, August 31, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Gridley Christian Church, 580 Washington Street, Gridley, California, for Lorraine Heidman, 85, of Gridley. Lorraine passed away on August 20, 2012 at Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital in Gridley.
She was born June 11, 1927 in Gridley, California to Clarence and Bessie Hinshaw.
Lorraine was a long time resident of Gridley. She enjoyed quilting. Loved her family very much, her three grandsons, especially her three granddaughters. She was a long time member of Christian Church, in Gridley.
Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Hans Heidman; three brothers: Elmer Hinshaw, Jimmy Hinshaw, Charles Fuller; and six sisters: Clarabell (Toodie) Campbell, Beryl Cowee, Opal Waters, Velma Graham, Ellen Cooks and Marie Fuller.
She is survived by one son Kris (Pat) Heidman, of Gridley, three grandsons: Eric (Lisa) Heidman, of Turlock, Brian Heidman, of Gridley, Jeff (Jessica), of San Jose; three great-granddaughters: Madeline, Jillian and Riley, of Turlock; and one sister Louise Keeling, of Citrus Heights.
Interment graveside service will be at the Chester Cemetery 1400 Highway 36, Chester, CA 96020, Saturday, September 1, 2012, at 1 p.m.
Family suggests donations can be made to the Gridley Christian Church.
Arrangements are entrusted to Gridley Block Funeral Chapel.
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- Oct 18:
- Bart Strike Raw Video: What commuters have to say about transit strike
- Jul 5:
- Mercury News editorial: BART strike isn't really over
- BART service resumes; August strike threat remains
- Jul 4:
- BART strike ends; trains to begin running Friday afternoon
- Director says his team must hold the line in BART negotiations
- BART negotiations 'not going well,' union rep says
- Jul 3:
- BART strike hits Day 3 as overnight negotiations yield no deal; talks to resume this afternoon
- Jul 2:
- BART strike: What can be done to get trains running?
- Oakland meter maid crosses picket line, tickets unsuspecting drivers
- Jul 1:
- BART strike leaves commuters weary, wiser for Day 2
- Herhold: Time and geography will shape the BART strike
- BART strike a moneymaker for ride-sharing services and taxi apps
- Mercury News editorial: BART union demands are outrageous
- The Great BART Strike Race of 2013: A recap
- BART strike: Guide to getting around the Bay Area during shutdown
- BART strike: Commute chaos rages on as strike begins with no end in sight
- Bay Area commuters scramble for alternatives on Day 1 of BART strike
- Jun 30:
- Roadshow: Getting ready for BART-ageddon
- Jun 26:
- Barnidge: If BART workers strike, they shouldn't expect much sympathy
SAN FRANCISCO — Parking in the City by the Bay has always been an expensive challenge, but the BART strike is making many drivers dig deeper into their wallets to find a spot.
Some drivers are reporting private garages are jacking up their rates to take advantage of the demand this week as the transit system shutdown entered its second day Tuesday.
"What do you want from me? It's money," snapped an attendant at a Howard Street lot who was asked why the fee to park there all day went up from $25 on Monday to $30 on Tuesday.
The city does not regulate the prices charged by private garages, but drivers who overstay their welcome at one of the city's coveted parking meters also will be stuck paying more. By complete coincidence, the city just added $2 Monday to what's now the highest-in-the-country fine -- $74 -- for expired parking meters downtown.
Thinking twice about driving to San Francisco now?
Around downtown Tuesday morning, parking prices at privately-owned facilities varied greatly. A garage on Brannan Street was offering $10 spots for the day while a Mission Street garage a few blocks away was charging $40. The rate at a lot on the Embarcadero was $6.50 an hour with a daily maximum charge of $50.
Despite the BART strike, the volume of cars in downtown was "fairly light" Tuesday morning, said Paul Rose, a spokesman for the Municipal Transportation Authority, which flooded streets leading from the Bay Bridge with workers in orange vests tweeting whistles to direct traffic.
Even Monday, when bridge traffic into the city surged, Rose said MTA-owned parking facilities peaked at about 80 percent of capacity. People unfamiliar with the city's parking meters, which take credit cards, may have caught a break if they ran out of time this week.
"Most of our parking patrol officers are being deployed to keep traffic moving," Rose said. There was no increase in the number of parking tickets issued, he added.
But don't get too comfortable.
Tuesday, some private parking facilities were charging more.
"It's supply and demand," reasoned Debbie Levitt, as she paid $30 to park at a lot near Second Street. "This guy usually charges $15 to $20." It was back to $25 in the afternoon.
Levitt said she'd tried to find parking at the Caltrain station in South San Francisco, where she lives, but there was nary an open space. So she drove in.
"I'm a BART rider," she said. "I hope they settle (the strike) so everyone there is happy." A round-trip ticket from South San Francisco to the nearby Montgomery Street station is $7.60.
But the $30 she forked over to park on Tuesday could have been worse. Inside the attendant's booth was a sign that read "$60 Flat Rate. All Day."
"That's a New Year's Eve price," Levitt said.
A worker at the lot said the daily fee had gone up $5 overnight. He declined to give his name or comment further.
From his sidewalk flower shop at Mission and Spear streets, Gary Thorn sees the bustling South of Market neighborhood every day. "They're jacking (prices)," he said of nearby parking lots. "They are sticking it to people. But people are coming in four to car."
At a garage near Mission and Main streets the rate was $40 to park all day, with the $40 portion of sign at the edge of the sidewalk taped over a $25 sign that was still underneath it.
"It's not good," said a man who walked out of the garage into the J.P. Morgan Chase building nearby.
An attendant at the garage declined to discuss its fees and referred questions to a company office where a phone message was not returned. Despite the price, the garage was filled before 10 a.m., with the attendant placing orange cones to block the entrance ramp which was filled with cars.
Contact Thomas Peele at email@example.com and follow him at Twitter.com/Thomas_Peele.

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President Barack Obama has selected a former Nebraska senator, Chuck Hagel, as his next defense secretary, a White House official said Sunday, turning to a prominent Republican to lead the Pentagon as it faces of the challenge of winding down the war in Afghanistan and possible reductions in military spending.
But the nomination, which the White House official said would occur on Monday, has already encountered stiff opposition from Republicans and Democrats alike because of Hagel's views on Israel and Iran and his comments about an ambassador who was gay.
Republicans, in particular, have raised objections to statements by Hagel that they have described as dismissive of Israel and soft on Iran. Hagel once described pro-Israel lobbying groups as the "Jewish lobby." He has insisted that he is a strong supporter of Israel.
Speaking on Sunday talk shows, several Republican senators indicated that a stormy confirmation process was all but inevitable.
"His views with regard to Israel, for example, and Iran and all the other positions that he's taken over the years will be very much a matter of discussion in the confirmation process," Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. and the Republican leader in the Senate, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
McConnell said he had not decided whether he would support Hagel. "I think there will be a lot of tough questions for Sen. Hagel, but he will be treated fairly by Republicans in the Senate," McConnell said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday that he personally liked Hagel, but that he was "out of the mainstream of thinking on most issues regarding foreign policy."
"This is an in-your-face nomination of the president to all of us who are supportive of Israel," Graham said on CNN. "I don't know what his management experience is regarding the Pentagon -- little if any -- so I think it's an extremely controversial choice."
Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, the newly elected Democratic senator from North Dakota, criticized the rancor surrounding Hagel's nomination, calling it symptomatic of Washington gridlock.
"This kind of fight is the fight that the people of this country get so frustrated about and with," Heitkamp said. "Let Chuck Hagel get nominated, if he's going to be nominated, and let's hear what the senator has to say."
Hagel's candidacy has also raised questions among some liberal groups because of a statement he made 14 years ago about President Bill Clinton's nominee for ambassador to Luxembourg, James C. Hormel. Hormel, he said, was not qualified because he was "openly, aggressively gay." Hagel has since apologized.
The president has praised Hagel, a decorated Vietnam veteran, as a "patriot," saying nothing in his record would prevent him from serving as defense secretary. He spent 12 years in the Senate, retiring in 2009 after serving on the Foreign Relations Committee.
Chuck Hagel
Age: 66, born Oct. 4, 1946.
Education: Graduate, Brown Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, 1966; bachelor's degree, history, University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1971.
Experience: Chairman of the Atlantic Council and the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration Advisory Committee; co-chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board and member of the Defense Policy Board. U.S. senator, 1997-2009.
Family: Wife, Lilibet; two children.


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February 10, 2006
City Administrator Fred Russell says it may have been a misunderstanding.
"Once again if I made a mistake, we need to correct that mistake," Russell said.
Thursday local radio host Ryan B. obtained financial documents he says show Mr. Russell used taxpayer money to give pay raises to certain elected officials without the commission's approval.
"Why would I do something like that when the intent and my total intent all along was to give it to everybody, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense," Russell said.
Russell says when commissioners approved a raise for all city employees, he assumed all elected officials got one, too. But News 12 obtained documents today that show only six elected employees were actually getting a raise. Russell says there must have been a hold up in the human resources department.
Brenda Byrd Pelaez is director of human resources. She says when Mr. Russell asked her to give raises to elected officials, she questioned if it was legal since their salaries are set by state law. Russell sent her an email saying, "Yes, do it." When she did not, she claims Mr. Russell got someone on her staff to sign off on the raises without her knowledge.
"As director I am held ultimately accountable on all things that are processed through the system, so I would like to be aware of all types of activities," Brenda said.
"We will get it all sorted out. There is some confusion and we have not resolved it yet, but I'm sure we will," said Mayor Deke Copenhaver.
Ms. Pelaez says she won't sign off on any more raises for elected officials until she gets a legal opinion.
"I have instructed my staff that if you now get a directive from administration, or from a commissioner, it would be nice if you would let me know about that directive," Brenda said.


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skip 1
verb (skips, skipping, skipped)
1 [no object, with adverbial of direction] Move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce: she began to skip down the path
More example sentences
- I yell at the frisky types skipping along the deep gold sand.
- He gestured towards a small antelope skipping along parallel to us.
- Mr Black bounced in, skipping like a four-year-old being taken to a party.
2 [no object] British Jump over a rope which is held at both ends by oneself or two other people and turned repeatedly over the head and under the feet, as a game or for exercise: (as noun skipping) training was centred on running and skipping
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- Except for the rope skipping, all exercises are the same, so read the form tips in the intermediate workout.
- Twenty minutes of skipping is hard work, so I like to intersperse skipping with endurance exercises.
- Other good bone-building exercises are skipping, aerobics and brisk walking.
2.1 [with object] North American Jump over (a rope that is being turned): the younger girls had been skipping rope
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- One girl executes cool maneuvers on her own; but she is also skipping a large rope held by two pairs of pals, one stacked on the other.
- She couldn't skip rope because it wasn't ladylike.
- The people in this school can't skip a rope even if it's lying on the floor.
2.2 [with object] Jump lightly over: the children used to skip the puddles
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- He skipped past two tackles to race into the area, but was foiled crucially at the last moment by Paddy Martin, the big Kilglass No.4.
- Of course they must be fit and able to run and skip a tackle but all that stands for nothing if they don't know what to do with ball.
3 [with object] Omit (part of a book that one is reading, or a stage in a sequence that one is following): the video manual allows the viewer to skip sections he's not interested in
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- In fact, he nearly skipped the whole book, but for two or three pages at the end.
- Some of the details presented of Jerry's career are skipped over.
- I got out my calculator and my math book and skipped over a song on my CD.
omit, leave out, miss out, dispense with, do without, pass over, bypass, skim over, steer clear of, disregard, ignore
informal give something a miss
3.1 [no object] Move quickly and in an unmethodical way from one point or subject to another: Marian skipped half-heartedly through the book
More example sentences
- But even as he skips over subjects and themes, Kureishi has always returned to his own life for inspiration.
- Today's post could be accused of being without focus and skipping from one subject to the next.
- Thus, what you get for your hard-earned then is an all too brief account, with highlights that skip too quickly from one sport to the next.
glance at, have a quick look at, flick through, flip through, leaf through, scan, run one's eye over
4 [with object] Fail to attend or deal with as appropriate; miss: I wanted to skip my English lesson to visit my mother try not to skip breakfast
More example sentences
- Teams of officers are hunting them after they skipped bail and failed to attend court.
- After all, some of them had to have skipped class to attend the sit-in.
- But with all of the food you guys provide us here, it's really no big deal to skip a meal or two.
fail to attend, play truant from, miss, absent oneself from, take French leave from;
North American cut
British informal skive off, wag
North American informal play hookey from, goof off
Australian/New Zealand informal play the wag from
4.1 [no object] (skip it) informal Abandon an undertaking, conversation, or activity: after several wrong turns in our journey, we almost decided to skip it
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- And this just kind of wipes out Congress' intent in law and just skips it.
- Besides, beating myself up isn't working and it doesn't feel good, so I'm skipping it for now.
- I've gotten tickets to SonicFest 2005 tonight but I am contemplating skipping it.
4.2 [no object] informal Run away; disappear: I'm not giving them a chance to skip off again
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- But as soon as he decides to skip off to another country to make a movie, everyone decides that they actually liked Woody Allen all along.
- So the vacuous Shoreditchers inevitably skip off into the sunset together with that Winkleman terror snapping at their heels.
- Are the Germans really going to skip off into the dusk, like the Italians did, and leave the Spanish to sweep up all the riches Europe has to offer?
informal beat it, clear off, vamoose, skedaddle, split, cut and run, fly the coop, do a fade
British informal do a runner, do a bunk, scarper
North American informal light out, cut out, take a powder
Australian informal go through, shoot through
vulgar slang bugger off
4.3 informal Depart quickly and secretly from: she skipped her home amid rumours of a romance
More example sentences
- It's not even that I secretly skip the horrid hair washing bath night.
- Well he did intend to but couldn't think how to so the thought quickly skipped his mind.
- Once out, he skipped town, missing his court appearance.
5 [with object] Throw (a stone) so that it ricochets off the surface of water: they skipped stones across the creek
More example sentences
- Elsa and I greedily drank from the stream while Rowen sat on a bank, and skipped stones across the water.
- The entire play is like skipping stones across the surface of a story - there's no substance.
- Vincent commented as he watched Pearl trying to skip rocks on the water.
1A light, bouncing step; a skipping movement: he moved with a strange, dancing skip
More example sentences
- It was as if everyone in the world had a skip to their step today, and it was contagious, as good moods often are.
- Spend time doing things that put a skip in your step, a grin on your face, some glory in your life story.
- Fall is the season when you come alive, and right now the equinox is putting a frisky skip in your step.
2 Computing An act of passing over part of a sequence of data or instructions.
Example sentences
- Recording is prone to skips if you use your computer heavily while it's recording.
- You might expect that a PCI-based tuner would deliver smoother video and recordings with fewer skips than an external device.
- You will, however, notice some animation jumps and skips based on certain commands.
Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin.
Words that rhyme with skipblip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip
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skip 2
1British A large transportable open-topped container for building and other refuse: I've salvaged a carpet from a skip
More example sentences
- The council may be able to assist those involved by providing skips, refuse sacks, gloves and litter pickers.
- Rubbish littered the site, along with burned-out cars and refuse skips, huge piles of Tarmac and garden rubbish and gas cylinders.
- The skip containers will be used mainly for garden refuse and rubbish which does not generally fit in the normal green drums.
2A cage or bucket in which men or materials are lowered and raised in mines and quarries.
Example sentences
- The excavator was sitting at the top of the hole, so it could lower a skip down for the mini digger to fill, when it toppled over.
- The excavator had been lowering a skip to the bottom of the hole when it tipped over the edge and tumbled down.
- A skip being lowered from a crane was seen to come close to the group of men laying tiles.
2.1 variant spelling of skep.
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skip 3
The captain or director of a side at bowls or curling.
Example sentences
- Desert Rats carried on their hundred percent winning streak by beating the Buriram Stompers captained by their new skip Phil.
- Teams of four players termed rinks are led by the skip, as in bowls.
- How often do you see a side holding four or five shots when the opposing skip, with his/her last bowl, draws the shot?
verb (skips, skipping, skipped)[with object]
Act as skip of (a side): they lost to another Stranraer team, skipped by Peter Wilson
More example sentences
- Ball's victory in the fours final earlier in the year was also against a side skipped by Lavelle.
- In a section four game yesterday afternoon former Springbok Judy Armist's St Andrew's team battled it out with the Strand team skipped by L Logan.
- Today the Scots play the Swiss Olympic team skipped by Luzia Erbrother.
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Hike2run - you are right, you can go just about anywhere with snowshoes (except on the XC ski trails). I went snowshoeing last winter for the first time. I have several friends who also shoe and we had so much fun. There are many nature centers and rec trails in our area, and I am looking forward to getting out to them as soon as we get a few more inches of snow (which could be as early as this weekend). Hopefully it will be a bit warmer by then (we had a wind chill of -5 F this morning when I went for my run). There are quite a few snowshoe races in our area of 5K and greater distances, but I am new to this activity, and I think I just want to enjoy it in a non-competitive way and enjoy the scenery.
Di2079 - Your love of the outdoors is definitely contagious. Good luck at your 25K this weekend.
Jo Ann - that is a lot of frost in your photo. It really does look like snow.
DiDi55 - about a week ago I had asked on the "50 and over...what are your challenges" forum if anyone had any experience with the YaKTraxx. Sounds like that might be the same or similar product that you are referring to. If you go to December 2, post #1405 from SteveBikeRun, he has had some experience with the YakTraxx. Also, a marathoner/Ironman friend of mine uses an old pair of running shoes to make "screw shoes" so she can keep training through the winter. She swears by them - http://www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm. A friend of my husband's who does adventure racing also uses the screw shoes and finds them very effective.
C25K Completed 05/05/10
2011 Races: 5K - 1/16/11 - 33:40; 5K - 1/30/11 - 32:02; 2/12/11 - 5 Mile - 58:07; 2/27/11 - 5K - 32:54; 3/19/11 - 5K - 32:29
2010 Races: 5K - 12/31/10 - 32:53; 5K - 11/28/10 - 32:19; 5K - 8/14/10 - 32:57; 4 Mile - 7/4/10 - 44:58; 5K - 6/23/10 - 33:28; 5K - 6/5/10 - 33:12
Hike2run - the 35,000 runners were so spread out that you couldn't even tell there were that many. The corrals left every 1-2 minutes so we weren't packed in like it's been in some 5K's that I've done. It was a really well organized race.
Jasmine - I always have a hard time enjoying my surroundings when I run, but I made myself look around and take it all in until I started having to push myself mentally. It was exciting. Not very many bands on our course, but we really didn't need them. I have a friend at work who did the San Jose Rock & Roll HM and she said it was very boring.
Torunagn - I actually had bought mylar emergency blankets to wrap up in, but didn't use them because it didn't seem that cold until I stood around for a while. I had heard about having a throw away jacket, so I went to Target and purchased a cheap hoodie. I figured that I might as well donate something decent and it only cost $10 on sale. Under that I had my sleeveless shirt and Moen running sleeves on my arms that I could strip off if I got too hot. I also had cheap gloves from Target that had open fingers with a mitten top that folded over the top. I put hand warmers under them. On my legs I had my running tights (actually the coldest part of my body at the start). By Mile 5 I was down to my regular running wear. It was probably 10 degrees colder and rainy the week before. We hit lots of rain driving back to San Diego, but nothing during the race. I don't know if it could have been any more perfect running weather.
2010 Coronado Independence Day 5K - 40:12
2010 AFC 5K - August 15 - 37:32
2010 End of Summer Fire Run 4mi- August 29 - 49:55
2010 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Relay - October 2 - 57:12
2010 Shelter Island 5K - November 7 - 36:20 PR
2010 Silver Strand Half Marathon - November 14 - 3:14:05
2010 Las Vegas Rock & Roll Half Marathon - December 5 - 2:58:35
2010 Jingle Bell 5K for Arthritis - December 11 - 37:28
2011 Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 10K - February 13 - 1:25:46
2011 Lost Dutchman 10K - February 20 - 1:19:11
2011 Saint Patrick's Day 10K - March 12 - 1:13:48 PR
2011 Carlsbad 5000 - April 3 - 34:30 PR
2011 Rock & Roll San Diego HM - June 5 - 2:51:54 PR
2011 Coronado Independence Day 5K - July 4 - 35:34
2011 America's Finest City 5 K- August 21 - 34:40
2011 Rock & Roll Los Angeles - October 30
2012 Disneyland Tinkerbell Half - January 29
A small accomplishment----I ran my third 5K this past Saturday, the Rosy Cheeks 5K, in Mt. Airy, NC. I hadn't planned on running in this event until a friend invited me at the last minute. I had still been letting my ankle tendonitis heal and hadn't been training as actively as before because of it. I decided to go ahead and try it, even if I walked a good bit of it. It was a bitterly cold morning with an air temperature of 28 degrees at race time. I was bundled up though and when the race started, the adrenaline kicked in! The excitement in actually running in a race motivates me. Even with the cold temperatures, it was a fun race to run.........I think knowing that I wasn't expecting much out of myself helped me to relax and just enjoy the run itself. It was a basically flat course.....the first one I'd run that didn't have any major inclines (which I haven't trained myself well for quite yet) so that helped me to get into a fairly good rhythm that also included some mini breaks for walking. We left as soon as we finished, not sticking around for results, etc. (it wasn't a chip-timed race this time). Later that day, when results were posted on the website, I was very pleased to see that my time was my best so far........35:25! For me, a great accomplishment, especially since I hadn't been running as much lately. Then, I was even more pleased to find that I was the top finisher in my age category (50-59)! Since I didn't get to pick up my "award," they contacted me today and said they would be mailing it to me! Even if it's only a small token, it signifies an accomplishment for me.
(Attached is a picture of my friends and me dressed in our Christmas hats for the race! Fun!)
Oct. 16, 2010 Lexington Hawg Run 5K, Lexington, NC 37:07
Nov. 6, 2010 Hope Lung Cancer 5K , Clemmons, NC 36:59
Dec. 11, 2010 Rosy Cheeks 5K, Mt. Airy, NC 35:25
So, I finished a 25k trail race which is about 15.5 miles, in the Phoenix area, Saturday, Dec. 11th.
The day was absolutely perfect for running. The race event included a 5k, 10 mile, 25k, and a 50k!!
I drove down to Phoenix on Friday. On Saturday morning, the temps hovered around 45 degrees with predicted 75+ degrees later in the day, hazy though but no breeze.
I arrived at the starting station around 7:15 am to get my packet. My race started at 8 am.
The course was challenging in that there were more hills than I thought but I made most of them without stopping on the first loop.
It was all trail, very rocky especially on the steep hills, dirt/sand/pebbles, desert vegetation, etc. The views from the ridge were breathtaking!
I took a one minute walk break about every 3 miles and hydrated with Powerade drinks thoughout the whole race; there were REMOTE water stations which you had to get yourself ........ no volunteers to hand them out! I only had a cup of water around 12 mile marker.
For most of the course, after 8 miles, I seemed to be by myself as I begin to pass other runners who started ahead of me ........... It is easy to get lost on trails even with all the "markers" which can only be a colored tape tied to a bush/rock, etc. It's frustrating when you have to turn around because you went the wrong way. So I had to make sure that I have a runner ahead of me in sight at all times ........... which also challenged me to catch up to him or her.
I was amazed and invigorated at how well I was doing especially after 10 miles ........ 'only' 5 more to go!! I felt great, rested, and my leg muscles were loving the challenge of maneuvering over different terrain, hills, and 'climbing' over rocks. I carried on a self-dialogue to encourage myself and to give myself pep talks .......... "I can't believe I am doing this" "I can't believe my legs aren't tired .... yet" "You are more than halfway" "You are doing great!" etc....
The second loop had a LONG, STEADY, and ROCKY incline, about the 13 mile marker, which forced most of us to walk rather than run.
I saw runners ahead of me, walking ........ and running now and then .......... so I didn't feel so bad about my walking at the steepest portion ........... reaching the top was wonderful, saw the finish station tent, cars, etc. and I went into higher gear.
It was exhilarating once you reached the top ......... and it was downhill from there, amidst more rocks, sand, arroyos, ruts, etc. to about 50 yards from the finish line where you had to literally 'climb' and scramble a short hill that had nothing but sand and a couple of rocks to plant your feet. Although the last 1/2 mile seemed to take FOREVER, it was euphoric crossing the finish line!
My official time was 2:40 ........ 15.5 miles!! WOW!!
I came in 35th overall. 7th female overall. 1st in my age group, female.
I was elated!! I think I could have shaved off a couple of minutes if I didn't have to stop a few times to make sure I was on the right trail, to look for other 25k runners ............ as there were other colored markers for the 5k, 10 mile, and 50k runners. But I'll take it!!
A 62 yr old male came in 10th OVERALL!!!
Every muscle fiber in my legs and calves carried me through the race!! My training runs have really improved my overall performance. It's such an incredible sense of accomplishment!! kI relish in it even though I could feel the post-run stress on my drive home, stopping about every 50 miles to stretch, normally takes about 2 hours but I made it home in 3, haha! Had to get back for the parade of lights and a holiday party later that night!! Can you believe that! haha! crazy!
Trail runner
Fearlessrunner - Congrats on your time and award. I love the picture.
Di - Congrats to you too. I am so jealous...I long to be able to run and have my legs work properly. I know it will come with perseverance. So cool you were first in your age group. It sounds like you had an awesome run.
2010 Coronado Independence Day 5K - 40:12
2010 AFC 5K - August 15 - 37:32
2010 End of Summer Fire Run 4mi- August 29 - 49:55
2010 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Relay - October 2 - 57:12
2010 Shelter Island 5K - November 7 - 36:20 PR
2010 Silver Strand Half Marathon - November 14 - 3:14:05
2010 Las Vegas Rock & Roll Half Marathon - December 5 - 2:58:35
2010 Jingle Bell 5K for Arthritis - December 11 - 37:28
2011 Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 10K - February 13 - 1:25:46
2011 Lost Dutchman 10K - February 20 - 1:19:11
2011 Saint Patrick's Day 10K - March 12 - 1:13:48 PR
2011 Carlsbad 5000 - April 3 - 34:30 PR
2011 Rock & Roll San Diego HM - June 5 - 2:51:54 PR
2011 Coronado Independence Day 5K - July 4 - 35:34
2011 America's Finest City 5 K- August 21 - 34:40
2011 Rock & Roll Los Angeles - October 30
2012 Disneyland Tinkerbell Half - January 29
Nice racing guys! You are doing us proud!
PJ, I understand. I surely wish I could do as well as Di too, but she's a better athlete than me. Take care of those legs and get back to it when you're as healthy as you can get.
C25k dropout
Rock the Parkway 5k 3/27/10 37:40.6
Mother's Day 5k 5/9/10 33:19
Walk/Run for Isaiah 9/18/10 4.4k 37:26
Harvest Moon 10k 10/23/10 1:08.50
Great Santa 5k 12/5/10 33:22
Carlsbad half marathon 1/23/11
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." ~Albert Einstein
Congratulations, FR, that's awesome! You'll have that nice memento of your age-group win, whatever it is, to encourage and motivate you through the cold weather months. Nice photo, too.
Enjoyed your detailed race report, Di. I'm so happy for you to have such an amazing run and to also win your age-group. And green with envy!
Lost over 100 lbs. in 11 months in 2008-2009
Big Sur International Marathon Power Walk Division 10.6-Miler 2:40:30 April 2010
Run For Isaiah 4.4k 38:30 Sept. 2010
Eyes on Aids 10k 77:40 Oct. 2, 2010
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FearlessRunner - Congratulations on your age group win. Please do not down play your accomplishment and call it "small." It doesn't matter if a person has run their first mile ever, or finished a marathon. Both are significant accomplishments.
Di2079 - Congratulations to you as well on your age group win and nice placement in the overall rankingsl. Your description of the race makes me feel like I was there too.
C25K Completed 05/05/10
2011 Races: 5K - 1/16/11 - 33:40; 5K - 1/30/11 - 32:02; 2/12/11 - 5 Mile - 58:07; 2/27/11 - 5K - 32:54; 3/19/11 - 5K - 32:29
2010 Races: 5K - 12/31/10 - 32:53; 5K - 11/28/10 - 32:19; 5K - 8/14/10 - 32:57; 4 Mile - 7/4/10 - 44:58; 5K - 6/23/10 - 33:28; 5K - 6/5/10 - 33:12
It has been a while since I have posted - been too busy. So I have to report on two races (in the less than a week).
Last Saturday was the Tacoma Santa Runs. I talked one of my 4-H members into teaming with me on the 10K Relay, where each runner runs 5K. Carly is 17, a star in high school wrestling and very competitive. She has not been running that long but wanted to run the anchor leg, I guess to make up for the slowness of this old man. The course was along the beautiful waterfront of Tacoma, Washington. The weather was in the low 40's and fortunately between major rain storms. As I was driving down to the race start (about 6 miles from my house), it was pouring buckets of rain and snow mixed. But by start time the sun was out, although the wind was blowing a bit. There were almost 2,000 runners in the combined 5K, 10K and 10K Relay, all starting at once. The course was an out and back and started up and over a long highway overpass and then downhill for quite a ways to the flats along the waterfront. Of course that meant that the return leg finished with a LONG climb and then up and over the overpass again. While I did not burn up the road, I finished my leg in 30:13:57, below my goal of 10 minute miles. Carly took off and was really disappointed that this old man beat her time of 31:21! Gotta keep these youngsters on their toes! We came in 27th out of 38 teams.
Today (Christmas Eve Day) I ran a fun 5K called the Jingle Bell Run. This was the first time that the Parks department of the city had put this on and was not sure if 20 or200 would come out on Christmas Eve Day. There were about 300 runners and walkers. The course was three circuits around a local city park with some hills involved. By the third circuit, the path was quite muddy! No official time but by my GPS watch (that trust more than their digital display, I ran the course in 29:16, a personal best for 5K.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good run!
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Demolay 5K - 10/16/10 - 29:39! (broke 10mm)
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Turn Back The Clock 10K - 11/07/2010 - 1:05:22 (first 10K!)
Turkey Trot 5K - 11/25/10 - 32:58
Santa Run 10K Relay - 12/18/10 - 1:01:34 / my leg: 30:13:57
Jingle Bell 5K Fun Run - 12/24/10 - 29:16:34
Run For the Heroes 10K - 1/1/11 - 1:05:13
Geoduck Gallop 10K - 1/30/11 - 59:27:47 (Personal Best)
Titlow Park Mud Run 5K - 3/30/11 - 30:38:00
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Hello everyone,
I see that there has not been much activity in this thread lately.
But I will post my results anyway.
Another check off my bucket list: finished my FIRST MARATHON!! P.F.Chang Rock 'n Roll series event in Phoenix, AZ Sunday, Jan. 16th. Perfect weather, overcast clouds kept the temps in the 50s/60s for most of my run, it was great! Flat course, scenic in some areas with very energic crowds and upbeat bands, aid stations were located in appropriate mile markers with plenty of volunteers.
My goal was to try to finish close to 4 hours but definitely under 5 hours. I really had to stay close to a 9 min/mile which I felt comfortable sustaining for most of the distance, not sure about how I would feel the last few miles. My strategy which I have been doing in my training runs was to take walk breaks. I did take a one minute walk break every mile except for mile 6 - 8, mile 14 - 16, and mile 24 - 26. There was a mile now and then that I calculated I ran around 8:30 min/mile, I had to slow down just to make sure I would have enough to finish strong. That was difficult to do but I stuck to it. I did stop long enough at my walk breaks to take some photos with my phone camera too! I made it to the halfway mark, 13.1 at 2:06 which is seared in my brain, haha! I knew I was doing very well!!
I was really cruising from mile 16 - 22, I felt good. Endurance was there the whole distance!! I did not feel out of breath/tired but after mile 22, my groin area begin to feel the stress/fatigue. I made it every mile after that on sheer determination; the walk breaks at mile 22, 23 and 24 seemed too short, haha, but I continued on.
A friend of mine, Kim, who just finished her first marathon (in Tucson, AZ) met me on her 10 speed bike at mile 22 to encourage me. She understood the mental challenge of running a marathon from her experience but she is use to running/racing on paved roads versus my running/racing on trail roads. Her mom (now in her 60s and still runs 5ks) had helped her by running her in the last 3 miles in the Tucson marathon. Kim was amazing! She talked to me on my walk breaks, to change my form to lift the burden off my groin, which she also experienced herself.
I made up my mind to zone out the pain and go for it the last two miles.
Actually, running faster seem to ease the pain/discomfort in my groin area. But, I was also counting on my ability to finish strong and I picked up my pace, setting my sight on a runner ahead of me and passing him/her ............ I couldn't believe the number of runners I passed the last two miles. That was so invigorating that I began to run even faster the last 1/2 mile. I don't know how many runners I passed even in that last 1/2 mile but seeing the finish line was glorious!!!
My official chip time was 4:10:30 !!!!
Pretty close to my goal!! I'll take it!! WOOHOO!!
For the rest of the day, my groin area was the only 'soreness' and fatigue I could feel walking back to my vehicle. I made sure I was walking/stretching for at least 30 minutes after finishing. Drank my chocolate soymilk and plenty of water. My left achilles tendons which I have been nursing for most of the summer but strengthening it did not affect me at all. I really can't believe how well I am recovering. It is better than I anticipated.
Today, I still feel soreness, mild though, in the groin area, no pain; it's like how I feel after my long training runs in the mountains. But, really, overall, I have been training and recovering smarter the whole year just so I can do recover well after my first marathon. It was well worth it!
So, I am actually looking forward to another marathon ........... and try to finish under 4 hours!! INSANE, I know!!
I am registering for some 1/2 marathons, 25k and 30k trail races for the next few months which I prefer. I am planning on them to train for my next marathon which I am thinking of: Country Music Rock 'n Roll event in Nashville. I'm not a country music person at all but never been to Nashville ........... or I might end up in San Diego or Seattle (June).
Hope everyone had an awesome weekend, and if you had a race, hope you are elated as I was!!
I'm still celebrating!! LOL!!! I have a massage today ............ wonderful!!
Trail runner
Way to go Di!!! The best part is that it sounds like you had a blast. Good for you! The planned walk breakssound like they worked a treat to extend your freshness and resiliance. Probably improved your recovery rate, too. I love trail running, too!
There's been plenty of activity on the thread lately. Somehow the cleanup crew seems to have dropped about 100 pages of posts - back to Dec. 28. I don't know, but it appears so.
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
Trail runner
Wait a second! I think you've mis-posted here- this thread is for "50 and over" folks, not 20 somethings.
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
That was hilarious ........ and made my day ......... thanks!
To tell you the truth, I was asked for my ID for a couple of races earlier in the year when I told them my age division!
Taking care of yourself sure has its perks ...... later in life! LOL!
That was funny, Joseph.
Trail runner
Cross-posted from the Marathon trainers race report board.
Carlsbad Half Marathon, Jan 23, 2011
Well all, here's what I have worked towards for the past 4 months. I figured I was as ready as I was going to be, having had some trouble with tight calf muscles two weeks prior and not running at all the week prior to the race. It turned out to be a good strategy for me, as I was well rested and very eager to get running that Sunday morning. I had two goals. 1 - to finish, and 2 - to have fun.
I gave myself plenty of time to get in and acclimated to the area, flying in on Friday. I met up with my friend whose bright idea it was to run this, and another friend who came in to cheer us on all the way from Tucson. Gun time was 7:30 for the half marathon, and 6 am for the full marathon. We made it to the start point in time to see the marathoners get started. It was chilly, right about 50 degrees and the sun hadn't come up yet.
I had a bowl of cereal and some milk at around 4:30 am, and a cup and a half of coffee. That gave me plenty of time for my stomach to empty and take multiple bathroom trips needed before I started running. I had some cheap throwaway knit gloves to wear at the start of the race, but ended up taking them off just before the race began. I knew my hands would warm up fairly quickly, so I stuffed them in the pockets of my zip up warm up jacket. I tied the jacket around my waist, and that left me with a short sleeved tech shirt, capris, and a ball-type cap. The temps were supposed to warm up to mid-70s by mid-day, and I figured they would be mid 60s by the time I finished. I was plenty warm. About 30 minutes before gun time, I ate a pack of jelly beans for energy, and had been drinking a power ade since leaving the house.
I took pictures throughout the race with my iPhone, in keeping with my number 2 goal to have fun. Additionally I took voice notes throughout because I knew I wouldn't be able to remember things after the fact.
Voice memo #1 - "Ok, we are getting ready to start and I have to pee. I can't believe this. I will probably just go and stop at the first porta potty or do whatever I have to do."
I'm really wondering now what I meant by "do whatever I have to do." I planned to run with my friend, butI started in wave 6 and she in wave 7 and I told her I would look for her at the first porta potty. Problem was, I decided not to stop because there were maybe a dozen or so people waiting, and I didn't want to wait that long. I never saw her in the entire race, she passed me apparently when I was inside at the second group. I waited for her for a minute or two, and then decided she must have gone on ahead. It didn't really matter much, she ended up going faster than I would have wanted to go, but she ended up walking the last 3 miles. She finished about a minute ahead of me.
But back to the race. The next voice memo was at Mile 1, I am drinking some water and waiting for my friend. I'm feeling good, feeling strong. Clock was ticking but I said I didn't care. I lied. My race plan was to run, and walk the water stops.
The next memo was at 2.6 miles. I had just tried running/jogging slowly and drinking at that water stop, and sucked water up my nose. I, of course, burst out laughing, while I coughed and tried to blow the water out of my nose. Definitely decided to stick to the plan of walking the water stops! I realized by then that my friend was definitely in front of me and just kept going. The elite marathoners had just passed us going the other way, they looked strong and fast! I was about to get my first look at the ocean, definitely the highlight of the race!
At 3 miles my right ankle started to hurt, posterior tibial tendon, I think. I pretty consistently started feeling it at three miles in my long runs. I had hurt it in training from running on crowned roads to the left. I just took note of it, but it went away eventually.
The hills up to the steep one at mile 6 hadn't bothered me at all, I was able to run them and recover pretty easily. When I got to mile 6, I knew I needed to conserve my energy because I was almost 1/2 way into the race and I knew if I made myself run it I risked burning out too soon. I walked the hill, for a 1/2 mile. Many others did the same thing. I got a cool picture looking down the hill. We were close to the turnaround point! Woo hoo! I texted my Tucson friend at the 1/2 way point, and ate another pack of jelly beans.
The race up til now had been facing into the sun, with no wind to speak of coming off the water. I was quite warm. Once we started heading the other way, there was the breeze!!! Ahhhhh...I took off my sweaty ball cap and ran for a bit without a cover, letting the breeze try to cool me down a bit. It was like heaven!
The next memo was at the 8 mile mark. I was on a slow, consistent uphill, but was starting to feel sensation in my side so I decided to walk to try to recover. I was starting to burp the jelly beans, so I decided I wasn't going to try to eat any thing else, just keep drinking the water, and sometimes alternating with the Ultima replenisher.
Somewhere around the 9 mile mark, they started handing out cut up oranges. I wasn't sure i wanted to have any because of my stomach not really liking the jelly beans, but I thought what the heck! I'm in Califormia for crying out loud! They would be sweet and yummy, so I took one from one of the volunteers and chomped down on it. I saw the cutest little girls standing in the line wearing oversized gloves for their little hands, clutching a piece of orange. I wanted to make their day so I slowed down and took one from one of them and told her thank you! As I glance down to look at the orange, I notice it looks like the girl had taken a bite right out of the middle of it. That cracked me up, I guess she couldn't resist it, and nobody noticed her doing that.
The next memo was at the 10 mile mark. I realize at that point I have a 5k to go, and said I can do this. At mile 11 I texted the picture I took of the marker to my friend and whined to her how hard this was getting. She told me to "quit whining and keep penguining."
At the race, they had bands and singers throughout the course. My last voice memo was me sarcastically commenting that it wasn't funny to be coming up to mile 12 to the band singing "Knocking on Heaven's Door". Then I said "Gotta keep a sense of humor, we're almost done." I had some muscles in my left calf start to tighten up periodically and I just kept trying to keep my stride normal, keep the calves loose, and hope I didn't cramp.
I had planned on running the entire last mile (and the .1) but there was another uphill over the freeway and I just didn't have it. I ran and walked and ran and walked until I turned the corner about .3 miles from the finish. I saw my Tucson friend and she got some pics of me, and found out I wasn't too far behind my race friend. Unfortunately there was one more turn before you could see the finish line. I wish we could have seen it a lot sooner, it would have (I think) given me more of a spurt of energy to get to the finish line. Not knowing exactly where it was, or how much farther was a bit of a downer.
But I ran over the mat and my race time was 2:51:52, 168 out of 243 in my age group. I finished, and I had fun.
My legs were pretty well shot, and even today, three days later, I feel soreness in my quads. My shoulder muscles were also very sore, even though I concentrated during the race on trying to keep them relaxed. I can take stairs now though and I don't look like I'm walking on pebbles when I first get started walking.
I've pretty much decided I'm not going to do another one, I think it just beats me up too much. This might seem like blasphemy to some, but I also now do not consider myself a runner. I am, instead, a woman who runs. My goal is not to go farther or keep trying to go faster. My goal is to run for enjoyment and fitness. I may change my mind, but I don't think I will. I think I'll be happy doing 3-4 miles for my routine runs, and on the days I'm stronger or want to try to push it, maybe go for 6. I really like running intervals, so I think I will continue with those. Otherwise I will be continuing to do yoga and some exercise bike riding on alternate days. When it warms up, I might try my hand at trail running.
For me it's about balance. But I can say I've checked off a bucket list item many will never attempt. Yay me!
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cgkdisc wrote:Nope. Had to wait until the NT schedule was confirmed and posted. Hoping to post the announcement on Monday now.
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cgkdisc wrote:Have to wait until Wed AM to post. BG & DG want the Board to see the plan first at their teleconference meeting tomorrow night so they are up to speed.
cgkdisc wrote:Sorry, more delays. They didn't have time to discuss the event at the Board meeting last night. But they are going to discuss it by email so hopefully I can post the announcement by Friday.
cgkdisc wrote:Yep. I asked Brian today if I could post the story that's been ready since last week. He said the Board still hadn't all read up on it yet so it's now going to be next week. I'm champing at the bit as much as those waiting to hear about it.
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IT'S A COMMON belief -- and not just in science fiction novels -- that technology is to blame for many of society's ills. Web surfing makes us more sedentary, cell phones promote rudeness in public, and in general, technology is isolating us even if we have 500 Facebook friends.
"It's (technology) torn us apart," says 30-year-old Joseph Seibel of Oakland as he relaxes near a Piedmont Avenue cafe. "It's compartmentalized us. For the most part, it's been a disadvantage because people get too introverted, too into their computers and phones."
Eurydice Manning, 29, a food server in Oakland, agrees. She frequently sees families come into her restaurant totally disengaged from their dining partners, tapping away at their smart phones.
"Phones interfere with face-to-face relationships," Manning says. "People are really unfocused."
Both might be surprised to learn that experts say that technology actually appears to be building relationships. But it's not unusual for people to think otherwise.
Since 1998, when one of the first studies on the Internet and social isolation came out, people have been repeating its conclusions that technology, specifically the Internet, is increasing our sense of loneliness. A 2003 study confirmed this and in 2007, when a 40-year-old London woman was found dead in her apartment two years after she passed, the buzz these studies created turned into a media uproar.
Yet the inference that technology and the Internet is making us feel more lonesome may simply be incorrect, researchers say today. Yes, loneliness does affect a broad spectrum of people, but technology cannot be the only scapegoat.
In fact, a Pew Internet & American Life Project study released last year says the opposite of what previous studies assert: People who use technology have notable social advantages. They stay in touch and share information in ways that keep them socially active and connected to their communities. This is especially true with online social networking, which wasn't around in 1998 or 2003. And for senior citizens, using technology can keep the brain healthy.
"Technology does not seem to be the cause of isolation and loneliness," says Lee Rainie, director of Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. "The people who use technology have bigger networks and more diverse networks than people who don't. People who are social networkers are, in all cases, at least engaged with their communities more than people who don't use social networking sites."
The Pew study lays out some interesting conclusions: Frequent Internet users, and those who maintain a blog, are more likely to confide in someone who is of another race. And those who share photos online are more likely to report they discuss important matters with someone who is a member of another political party.
The study says people use the Internet and cell phones to supplement, complement and add to their contacts with others, so many relationships, even if online, are still high quality.
"People who use the Internet in certain ways and people who use a mobile phone tend to have larger core networks, people with whom they discuss important matters," says Keith N. Hampton, a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication and co-author of the study. "They are the people you rely on in an emergency. They are the people who provide most of your companionship and everyday support."
It also says that cell phone users, those who use the Internet frequently at work, and bloggers are more likely to belong to a local voluntary association like a youth group or a charitable organization. Finally, it says that using the Internet doesn't pull people away from public places, as evidenced in coffee houses across the Bay Area.
But are those people at Starbucks, laptops open and headphones on, lonesome?
Loneliness is a subjective state, says Louise Hawkley, associate director of the Social Neuroscience Laboratory and a senior research scientist with the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience and the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago.
"It's not just the absence of people," she says. "There are people we know who live solitary lives and can be happy with that. There are other people who have a lot of friends who still feel lonely. Their needs aren't satisfied."
People who suffer from loneliness are at increased risk for depression, Hawkley says, and some tend to be more hostile, may believe they don't have social support and may be less optimistic. Loneliness also is associated with high blood pressure and a greater increase in blood pressure over time.
For seniors, loneliness can bring on a more rapid cognitive decline.
Tobey Dichter, CEO of Generations Online which has been working with 40,000 seniors over 10 years, says technology and the Internet increase feelings of connectedness for seniors, even in ways you might not imagine.
Unlike most generations who use the computer one-on-one, seniors tend to surf the Internet together with one person at the keyboard and three others reading, observing or driving the use, she says.
"What I see is there is a lot of helping one another, a lot more socialization and peer coaching," she adds. While some seniors are afraid of using computers because they are afraid of "breaking something," the ones who do can break through loneliness and depression, even build new neurons because they are learning new skills, she says
"(Computers and the Internet) are a wonderful life enhancer," says Jim Bradley, an 81-year-old Rossmoor resident who urges seniors to take computer classes in his Rossmoor News column. Bradley joined a computer club in the mid-'90s and says he uses the Internet to search out business news and connect with family and friends.
"People who are intimidated by it are missing a lot."
So if technology isn't to blame for modern loneliness and isolation, what is?
"That's a pretty hot topic in the world of sociology right now," Pew's Rainie says. He suggests the car culture, suburban living, the recession and more distant relationships could be factors.
University of Chicago's Hawkley says it could be because people are choosing to marry and have children later in life and because society promotes autonomy and individualism.
"Very rarely is there going to be one cause for anything," she says. "Nothing is clear yet."
Yet if you ask Mike Garcia of Milpitas what about technology makes us lonely, he'll paint a picture of a lonesome guy in his mother's basement playing online games and never seeing the sun. Challenge him on the point that studies are now suggesting those people are rare, Garcia looks doubtful.
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November 6, 2006
It's five years old and one of the hottest pieces of technology: the iPod.
Teens and adults love them.
It's easy to adjust the volume...just run your finger over a wheel.
But it gets loud, and that's a problem. It can be a serious strain on young ears, and even cause permanent damage.
So in a Special Assignment, News 12 is On Your Side with how parents are taking back control.
For about 5 years, the maker of the iPod, Apple, has been perfecting the portable music player.
The latest can hold up to 20,000 songs.
If you ask Robert Robertson and Cody Shafer, it is something almost every teen has to have.
The boys hang out together. Both have dreams of playing in the Masters, and they listen to much of the same music.
Sometimes they turn their iPods all the way up.
Cody admits he listens to loud music a lot more than Robert.
That's not music to audiologist Katy Oliver's ears.
"You can have temporary loss with the volume up loud, permanent damage," she told News 12. "It's definitely important."
And it's evident in some of today's adults.
Loud music is nothing new.
"There's certainly, back in the 80's, people have hearing loss because bands were loud, so iPod can certainly create a problem for hearing loss," said Oliver.
And that's where some parents are jumping in. They're downloading software on the Internet, putting a stop to turning the volume all the way up.
A free download is available at Apple's website. It gives mom or dad the authority to set a maximum volume.
"It says the iPod can produce up to 120 decibels, which is like a police siren," said Oliver.
Parents are doing their part because they realize they might really know just a little more than the kids.
"Obviously kids probably don't understand loud music can destroy hearing," Oliver said.
If you'd like to get the free volume download, click here.
Some audiologists offer attachments on the earphones that block out background noise. The theory is that if you can't hear that background noise, you won't turn the volume up so loud.
Here are some good signs your music is too loud:


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Enjoy weekly live performances in the outdoor amphitheater on Library Plaza. Don't miss local bands and musicians every Wednesday night in July and August.
Vision begins with the eyes, but it truly takes place in the brain.Fei-Fei Li
Become inspired and informed at a series of events featuring TED Talk videos and conversations with your community. Each month, the Marmalade Branch invites all to experience dynamic talks centered around a central theme at TEDxMarmaladeLibrary.
The Salt Lake City Library hosts art exibits throughout the year. We also lists citywide exhibits here and in our events calendar. If you are a local artist, click on "Call for Entries" to get involved.
Exhibits are chosen by a staff committee according to the needs and interests of the community, the variety of shows, the artistic quality of the works, and the suitability of format for each library's physical space. Submissions are accepted twice annually: during the two-week periods prior to April 10 and October 10.
Teen artists and art instructors, submit your or your student's portfolio to be featured at The City Library! We are always on the lookout for original art exhibitions for the Main Library's Canteena Space on Level 2, and welcome submissions year-round.


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By guest blogger Sophie Howe
Sophie is a freshman at Des Moines Area Community College, currently majoring in Liberal Arts, and then transferring to a four year school to get a degree in Environmental Studies. Guerilla environmentalist, blogger and avid reader. In her free time she enjoys working out, finding ways to put a healthy twist on foods she loves, and going on adventures. She hopes to travel the world and experience as many cultures and traditions as possible.
After a long year of school, who doesn't want a bit of a vacation? Of course everyone loves to travel, but between summer jobs that pay minimum wage and paying off student loans, most of us students don't really have the money to take a trip. I've combined four of my most pocket-friendly vacation tips that will give you the trip you want, without breaking into your "for college" reserves.
1. Visit family and friends
Families are a lot more spread out than they used to be. Use this to your advantage, and enjoy it too. Most of the time, family and close friends are happy to accommodate guests (and they generally feed you a few meals too!). Now, I'm not saying you should overstay your welcome or run them dry, but in my experience they love having the chance to spend some time with you. You're in college, you've changed, and more likely than not, family members and friends don't all live near you. Visiting them can be fun because you get to meet their friends, explore their town, and meet extended family you've heard so much about during the school year.
2. Group trips
It's true: the more the merrier. Pooling money for food, gas, and lodging is another great way to go on vacation while saving some money. You can road trip, rent a cabin at a lake, or even just go to a nearby city and explore it for a few days. The possibilities are endless, and you'll end up making some great memories with friends. Websites like Student Universe and Airbnb make group (and student) travel much more affordable.
3. Camping
I was always that outdoorsy kid that was getting in the dirt, and finding some sort of trouble to get into. When I was growing up, my family would have campfires, make s'mores, and go hiking. Who says that you can't do it now when you're all grown up? Getting a group of friends, a fairly large tent and reserving a campsite is tons cheaper than renting a hotel, and you get to experience the great outdoors!
4. Staycation
Last, but definitely not least, is a staycation. Honestly, as well as you may know your hometown, things are constantly changing! You never know what great things you will find when you pick a weekend, set a budget, and just have some fun. There's nothing wrong with being a bit touristy in your own town sometimes. A staycation could be as simple as trying some type of food you've never heard of, or going on a relaxing walk to take in the sights from a different perspective. And if done right, it is just as much fun as going on a traditional vacation.
Now I know this isn't the Ritz, and it may not be that destination vacation you've always dreamed of, but they're definitely getaways worth pursuing.


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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- What started out as a sunny Saturday afternoon ended with one woman dead and her 2-year-old son left without a mother.
Lukisha Nicole Thomas, 29, died while in surgery from multiple body trauma Saturday afternoon.
Ray Charles Wooden Jr. was injured in the accident and is said to be in critical condition.
Karl Odenthal of Aiken Public Safety says he doesn't see this too often.
"This type is relatively rare, it's maybe one or two times a year," Odenthal said.
An accident reconstruction team was also called to the scene.
"What they'll do is take the physical evidence on the scene, for example, articles of clothing, where the pedestrians' bodies were positioned and take measurements from where the cars point of impact occurred," Odenthal said.
That reconstruction team uses tools like a weighted tire to determine exactly how fast the driver was going and even where those pedestrians were hit.
Authorities say the investigation has revealed that Thomas, her son and Wooden were walking on the sidewalk near the corner of York and Eastern Place when the driver jumped the curb and hit both Thomas and Wooden.
Public Safety spoke to the driver when they arrived at the scene.
"He's obviously shaken up, he's very upset with himself," Odenthal said.
But officials say it might take as long as two years to get this case to trial.
For now, they're doing what they can to put all of the pieces of this puzzle together.


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U.K. Banks Await the Carney Impact
The appointment of Mark Carney as the new governor of the Bank of England certainly came as a surprise Monday and there has been a great deal of scrambling today to try and work out what this will mean for the U.K. banking industry—without a great deal of uniformity.
What is beyond dispute are his credentials. Mr. Carney is currently governor of the Bank of Canada and chair of the global Financial Stability Board (FSB). He was described Monday by U.K. Finance Minister George Osborne as "the outstanding central banker of his generation." This praise stems from his presiding over an economy in Canada that outperformed most of its G-7 peers as it weathered the global financial and economic crisis.
And now he is set to arrive into a country with major economic problems just as its central bank has been handed an expanded mandate to include banking supervision. And it's this supervisory role which is attracting the most attention, particularly given his role as the FSB chair.
"He strikes us as a 'hardliner' when it comes to banking reform and regulation," said Gerard Lane at Shore Capital, which suggests "banking shares and those sectors dependent on leveraging of the consumer may suffer in the light of the new appointment."
Forcing banks to hold more capital and reduce leverage is one of Mr. Carney's themes, agreed Paul Mylchreest at Seymour Pierce, who also noted that he is prepared to stand up to the banks, which few regulators are prepared to do. This may mean that his appointment might be seen as slightly negative for the banks, Mr. Mylchreest added.
UBS disagrees. The Swiss banking giant thinks Mr. Carney's appointment provides the opportunity for the U.K. regulatory environment to be recast with a more conciliatory tone. The end destination may be the same in that Mr. Carney has acknowledged that banks need to be robustly capitalised with equity, noted UBS, "but we think the speed of travel and the economic impact of delivering that result are likely to be more broadly balanced under Carney's governorship than we suspect would have been the case under the current trajectory."
In fact, UBS has upgraded Royal Bank of Scotland–which had to be bailed out by the U.K. government–to a "buy" rating, as this move has helped to reduce the risk associated with investing in U.K. banks.
It will be interesting to see which view holds, but so far Tuesday the Royal Bank of Scotland is trading 2.9% higher Lloyds Banking Group is up 2.4%, and Barclays has gained 0.9%.


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Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has laughed at the latest criticism to come his way and promised fans: "We can still make the World Cup finals in Brazil next year."
Pundits Eamon Dunphy and Niall Quinn have called for Trapattoni to resign after a 1-1 draw in Sweden was followed by a 2-2 scoreline at home to Austria last Tuesday in vital World Cup qualifiers.
Austria only leveled through a David Alaba goal two minutes into injury time at the Aviva Stadium, but the critics have had a field day.
Trapattoni, with six months left in his current deal with the FAI, is refusing to budge and insists he can still lead his team to the World Cup finals.
The Italian said after the Austria game, "There is a long way to go and we have the same possibility we had. This team can grow more in confidence and personality.
"Obviously I am not satisfied with this draw, but I have got to accept that we were missing a bit of experience.
"But we hit the post through Shane Long and the last goal was a deflection, so I can say we have been a little bit unlucky -- a little bit, but not much.
Trapattoni had targeted four points from the two games but had to settle for just two.
He still insists he will be in charge when Ireland resumes World Cup action against the Faroe Islands in June.
Asked about his future, he said, "Why not? We are the same in the table. It has not changed."
The Irish players conceded an early goal at home to Austria but fought back to lead through two Jonathan Walters goals, one from the penalty spot, before the late leveler.
Everton defender Seamus Coleman admitted, "It's very disappointing. We tried to hold out and get all three points, but it was a sucker goal at the end.
"We're still a bit bitter at the minute. It's hard to take. I thought we got the win, but we move on to the next game."
Striker Shane Long was devastated by Austria's late equalizer.
"It's fairly devastating, it would have been a big three points for us. But we can't let it get us down too much. We will be disappointed but we will have to push on and get over it," he said.
"After we got the second I thought we would go on and get a third and kick on. We had a few chances where we needed a bit of luck."
Striker Conor Sammon also refused to accept that Ireland's World Cup bid is over after making his competitive debut in the draw with Austria when he came into the starting team for captain Robbie Keane, injured in the away draw with Sweden.
"It's definitely disappointing to come away with just a point, and two points from the two big games," Sammon said.
"Obviously, the league is very tight. We know we still have to play Austria away and Sweden here as well, so there are still lots of points to play for.
"As a group, we just need to try to be positive and just take it one game at a time and try to move forward.
"I definitely think we can still qualify. There's no reason why we can't.
"It didn't go to plan when they scored so early on, but credit to the lads for going in at halftime 2-1 up.
"It's just disappointing and hard to swallow just now that it is only two points instead of four."
Lennon's Fury at Celtic Draw
MANAGER Neil Lennon was left fuming with the referee after Celtic's controversial draw at St. Mirren on Sunday – a result that saw their lead cut to 13 points at the top of the Scottish league table.
Midfielder Victor Wanyama received a red card, and Lennon described referee Bobby Madden's performance as "appalling" after St. Mirren cancelled out an early Kris Commons goal with a Paul McGowan equalizer from a disputed penalty 10 minutes from full-time.
An angry Lennon said, "That was the most appalling refereeing performance I have seen for a long, long time. I mean, you can't get so many big decisions so wrong, it is incredible.
"For me St. Mirren should have had a penalty in the first half. It is a clear handball. You don't get many more as clean-cut as that so we dodged a bullet there.
"Then I see Kayal getting wrestled into the advertising hoardings right in front of the linesman and he doesn't give a free-kick and two seconds later, I've got a man sent-off for nothing and the penalty that St. Mirren did get was outside the box and there is no contact.
"So I am delighted that we got a point out of it, but there is no doubt that the referee's decisions ruined what could have been potentially a good game."
Celtic will appeal against Wanyama's red card.
"I am concerned now about the standard of refereeing," said Lennon.
"I have kept my counsel on it for a couple of months but there have been some really bizarre decisions, not just against my team, which have baffled me.
"Today is by far the most blatant performance I have seen. It was really poor."


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Giants outfielder Gregor Blanco was just 16 when a group of armed men kidnapped him, holding him at gunpoint for four hours while demanding $1,000 from his mother. For 21-year-old pitching prospect Edwin Escobar, the nightmare scenario played out just a month ago. Escobar's parents were robbed in their own home, and his father needed 15 stitches after being clubbed on the head.
Experiences like those have led the 12 Venezuelan players in Giants camp to join stars from around Major League Baseball in showing their support for protesters in Venezuela. On Sunday, the group held signs in a photo that was posted on Twitter and Instagram; the A's followed suit Monday with a photo that included Americans A.J. Griffin and Dan Otero. The Venezuelans in the Giants clubhouse were also planning a video shoot, hoping to produce a taped message of support.
"What is happening there with the government is not OK, and we don't have to be used to it," Blanco said. "What's happening there, it shouldn't happen. The security is terrible; a robbery there is nothing, everyone has been robbed. There's not enough food or medicine, and the hospitals have gotten really bad. We have to progress and get better as a country.
"The message we're sending is that the Venezuelan people have to be united. We're trying to let the citizens there know that we're with them. Hopefully this gives the people more power."
Venezuelan players around baseball have the same goal. The Detroit Tigers, led by two-time reigning American League MVP Miguel Cabrera, posed for a photo Friday morning, followed shortly by Venezuelan contingents from teams such as the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins. The trend has swept big league clubhouses, and A's right-hander Fernando Nieve got teammates, including fellow Venezuelans Alberto Callaspo, Jose Flores and Jose Martinez, to join in Monday.
"We know what's happening back home," said Nieve, whose parents still live in the country. "This is a way to stand up with Venezuela."
In their photo, the Giants held up white pieces of paper with varying messages, from "Far but not absent" to "Pray for Venezuela."
"When we come in every morning, that's the only thing we're talking about," catcher Hector Sanchez said. "We update each other on the latest news, watch the latest videos and look at Twitter. It's crazy, and incredibly sad."
Sanchez calls his parents after every workout at Scottsdale Stadium. Blanco races to check in with his 8-year-old son, who lives in Caracas, and has encouraged him not to attend school and stay out of the streets.
Escobar is one of the top left-handed prospects in baseball and might make his MLB debut sometime this season, but he's having a difficult time fully enjoying big league camp. When he returns to the team hotel every afternoon, Escobar checks in with his wife and 3-year-old son in Barquisimeto.
"I'm here trying my best and trying to make the club, but of course you're always worried," he said. "It's a really bad situation. Security there gets worse every day."
Reports out of Venezuela have at least 12 dead during weeks of antigovernment protests. Despite the potential danger for their families, Venezuelan players have shown little reticence while showing their support. Escobar has been active in retweeting videos, and Pablo Sandoval has sent messages to his nearly 100,000 followers.
"I see it this way: When we play here, (the people in Venezuela) give us a lot of support," Cabrera told MLB.com. "Right now, a lot of players give a lot of support to the people of Venezuela."
Several Venezuelans in the Giants clubhouse said the big leaguers are hoping to build a coalition of support throughout MLB. Cabrera, the country's biggest star, is said to be seeking a discussion with embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
"We're with the people," Escobar said. "We're here, but we're with them."
Staff writer John Hickey contributed to this report.


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Ed.D. with a focus on school administration, Widener University
B.S., Kutztown University
Certified as a superintendent, principal, curriculum and instruction supervisor, and elementary education supervisor
McGrath has 29 years of experience in education, with 15 years of experience as an elementary school principal in Radnor Township and Eastern Lancaster School Districts. She was nominated for the 2011 National Distinguished Principal Award.
She has served as a district strategic planning team member, an instructional support team leader, a district elementary math coordinator, an Act 48 committee member, and a district public relations coordinator. She also has experience working in special education and instructional support, and she has taught a variety of subjects at the elementary and middle school levels.
McGrath is a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary School Principals; Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society focused on education; Phi Delta Kappa Professional Education Association, and the International Reading Association.
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- Improved plugin dialog:
- Nicer layout
- Added possibility to include clickable links in plugin long description
- Implemented new plugin system:
- Most of the existing plugins should still work. Some might cause problems as the initialization process has changed
- Moved plugins from general configuration tab to its own plugin tab
- Localized all plugins (en, fr, de)
- Hide unavailable plugins in tree context menu
- Show unavailable plugins as grayed out (unusable) in plugin tab (e.g. iPhoto on windows)
- Play count watcher
- Fixed play length calculation
- IMDB file import:
- Fixed import
- TMDB file import:
- Use APIv3 (thanks, christopher!)
- iTunes:
- Use the same implementation as in the current pms
- iPhoto:
- Use the same implementation as in the current pms
- Shutdown:
- Added plugin allowing to shutdown/restart OS (thanks, Raptor399!)
- Fix UI refresh issue when selecting a single plugin in the file import template panel.
- Use the global save button to save the media library properties.
- Show wait cursor when applying filter in library view (as the operation can be lengthy if many files have to loaded).
- Hide image and pictures actions as they aren't supported yet.
- Update all GUI when library is being reset
- Hide image and pictures actions as they haven't been implemented
- Save configuration when application of prefixes to omit for filtering sorting changes
- Use the global save button to save the media library properties
- Initialize managed folder with subfolders and scan video enabled
- Trim overview if it is greater than DB field size (2056)
- Performance improvement when loading videos having external subtitles from DB
- Guarantee correct insert/update/delete operations in the database by making the entire operation transactional
- Added internally used notification center
- Fixed ArrayIndexOutOfBounds exception related to the help and the addition of the media library tab
- Updated plugins:
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- maven-dependency-plugin 2.4 -> 2.8
- maven-surefire-plugin: 2.11 -> 2.16
- git-commit-id-plugin: 1.9 -> 2.15
- maven-eclipse-plugin: 2.5.1 -> 2.9
- maven-idea-plugin: 2.1 -> 2.2.1
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- maven-surefire-plugin: 2.15 -> 2.16
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chach wrote:Hi taconaut, almost everything works fine but i have a problem with the tmdb plugin he can not import with a german language.
The hole Media Library is only in english , i have set it to german in the configuration but nothing happens.
Our API supports translations just be aware that we no longer fall back to English in the event that a field hasn't been translated. If you make a request for the German translation and the overview hasn't been translated, the field will be empty. There's a few reasons for this but the main one is that in an effort to encourage users to add data to TMDb, it's important for them to see when the data is missing.
The Server cannot determine my Hostname hmm do i something wrong?
I Think also the renderer file for the Sony Bravia HX-855 was incompatible he produces only pixels not a video on my tv i will test it and then i sent the compatible render File
This is not a problem but can you create a button in the Media Library tap on Manage Servers a scan button for all Drives ?
in the Tree view and show folder content is there a chance to create a button and i can click on it when i watched a movie or tv show? maybe with a right click?
PS: there is a fantastic DLNA Server with a many many great features Thank you Thank you TACONAUT!!!!!!!!!!
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About the Book
From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Boyle's popular Rhymes with Love series, comes And the Miss Ran Away with the Rake, a fast-paced, sensual historical romance.
Miss Daphne Dale isn't looking for love, but when she reads an advertisement looking for a "sensible lady," she can't resist. The tender dialogue with the mysterious "Mr. Dishforth" is a welcome respite from the time she must spend with Lord Henry Seldon, an infuriating rogue she can't stop thinking about. Which one will capture her heart?
RITA Award–winning author Elizabeth Boyle offers up another magical story filled with sensuality, passion, and wit. A sexy page turner, And the Miss Ran Away with the Rake is a lively and clever romance that you won't want to put down.
Sensible gentleman of means seeks a sensiblelady of good breeding for correspondence, and indue consideration, matrimony.
Which is exactly the sort of advertisement that makespractical-to-a-fault Daphne Dale's heart flutter. A sensiblegentleman, in her estimation, is the perfect match,and she's even more convinced once she's exchanging sensiblyromantic letters with her very appropriate suitor. That is,until Lord Henry Seldon strays into her path. He's everythingshe's vowed to avoid—a rakish charmer whose verytouch seduces her practical sensibilities and her resolve.
Lord Henry Seldon was not amused when his nephewplaced an advertisement to find him a wife. Yet he couldn'tresist replying to the note from "Miss Spooner." And oncehe discovers he's corresponding with none other thanthe disarming Daphne Dale, he finds it's too late to disavowhis heart. Now it is up to Henry to prove to Daphne just howinsensible—and powerfully passionate—true love can be . . .
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"Henry and Daphne are willfully blind to how perfect they are for each other, so every encounter is entertaining and slightly manic. They clash constantly, but their kisses are sizzling. Their eventual mutual epiphany, complete with a madcap race to Scotland, is the perfect finishing touch to this delightful Regency." — Publishers Weekly on AND THE MISS RAN AWAY WITH THE RAKE
"In order to concoct a great family feud you need three elements: two passionate families and a trifling incident that might have brushed over with an apology - save for one thing - did I mention the passion part?" — Romantic Times on AND THE MISS RAN AWAY WITH THE RAKE
"The book charms and entertains, and the hook is unique and fun, earning a few extra points for originality: a good bet for historical romance fans." — Kirkus Reviews on AND THE MISS RAN AWAY WITH THE RAKE
"Ms. Boyle's writing is always a pleasure to read. She has a knack for creating engaging and entertaining stories with just the right amount of romance. Her characters are always likable." — Fresh Fiction on AND THE MISS RAN AWAY WITH THE RAKE
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- Imprint: Avon
- On Sale: 03/26/2013
- Pages: 384
- List Price: 5.99 USD
- BISAC1: FICTION / Romance / Historical / General


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SAN JOSE -- In an unusual move, the San Jose Unified School District has named the president of its teachers union as its next chief business officer. Stephen McMahon will start in January, taking over from Ann Jones, who is retiring.
"I appreciate the trust the San Jose Unified community has placed in me," McMahon said. "I will do everything I can to validate that trust."
He acknowledged that he's taking an unorthodox path to the job directing the district's $350 million budget. "I have a lot of confidence in being a good steward of taxpayers' funds," McMahon said.
He "brings creativity and innovation" to the job, Superintendent Vincent Matthews said.
The board of education approved McMahon's appointment Nov. 20 and is scheduled to consider his contract Dec. 13.
McMahon is a product of San Jose Unified schools. He attended the University of San Francisco and earned a teaching credential and master's in math education at UC Berkeley in 2003. He taught at Hoover Middle School and Pioneer High before taking the helm of the San Jose Teachers Association 2½ years ago.


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"Thank you, thank you, I have cancer, thank you, I have cancer, really, thank you."
Thus began Tig Notaro's now-legendary 30-minute stand-up set at Largo back in August.
The comedienne, who was already enduring a slew of physical ailments as well as the loss of her mother, had just been informed that she had breast cancer. But being in the business of making people laugh, Notaro had no time to be sad — so instead she transformed her sadness into jokes for the benefit of others.
Since then, the gig has gone on to become one of the most talked-about anythings anywhere ever — even though no one outside the people in attendance that night had heard even a snippet of the act.
Until today.
Louis C.K., who raved that Notaro's set was one of "a handful of truly great, masterful standup sets" he's seen "in 27 years of doing this," has made the entire show available for download through his website at $5 a pop, with $4 from each download going to Notaro, "of which a portion will be donated to charities associated with fighting breast cancer."
Worth it? "Absolutely," says Entertainment Weekly. "If anything, it manages to surpass the already-huge expectations attached to the performance."
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Location: Sustainable Biofuels and Co-Products
Project Number: 8072-41000-095-11
Start Date: Oct 01, 2012
End Date: Jul 31, 2017
Will focus on three feedstocks that are important to U.S. agriculture including switchgrass, horse manure and woody biomass. The primary conversion platform will be catalytic and non-catalytic fast pyrolysis for production of stable fuel intermediates. Because barriers to utilization of such intermediates are high we will develop more robust multi-functional heterogeneous catalysts to balance deoxygenation pathways to minimize oxygenate production while increasing carbon efficiency for the selected feedstock pool. Bifunctional catalysts will be developed to upgrade and optimize carbon distribution in the condensed phase pyrolysate to achieve C6-C14 hydrocarbons and target entry to gasoline, diesel and jet range fuels markets. We will develop and optimize homogeneous catalysts to break C-O bonds of the lignin fraction of lignocellulosic pyrolysate to produce specialty chemicals. Pyrolysis process improvements will be integrated at on- the-farm scale using an existing patent-pending dual fluidized bed, combustion-reduction integrated pyrolysis, unit (CRIPS) designed to mimic the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process. Using real process data from this scale up and optimized upgrading, an exergetic LCA will be performed to describe not only economics and greenhouse gas emissions but also resource depletion and loss of quality for distributed on-farm thermolysis; this will be the first complete economic, environmental, and social sustainability analysis for on-farm pyrolysis.


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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
June 21, 2006
DOE Welcomes Your Digital Photos for Energy Star Mosaic Poster
Have you ever wanted a photo of yours to be featured on a poster? Well, here's your chance: as DOE prepares for Energy Awareness Month in October, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is asking you to provide digital photos of people who save energy. Whether it's a candid shot of someone in the act of saving energy, or just a photo of an energy champion, DOE wants your digital images. The photos will be computer-processed to produce a mosaic image of a compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb, which will be part of a special poster. Upload your digital images on the Energy Star Light Bulb Web site.
Lacking a photo? Perhaps this would be a good time to buy and install an Energy Star-qualified CFL. They use only one-third the energy of an incandescent bulb and last 10 times longer. Although CFLs cost more initially, replacing a 100-watt incandescent with a 32-watt CFL can save you at least $30 in energy costs over the life of the bulb. For more information, see the Energy Star Web site.


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Back Pain Health Center
Pain Management and Spinal Stenosis
In this article
Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of spaces in the spine (backbone) which causes pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. About 75% of cases of spinal stenosis occur in the low back (lumbar spine). In most cases, the narrowing of the spine associated with stenosis compresses the nerve root, which can cause pain along the back of the leg.
What Causes Spinal Stenosis?
There are many potential causes for spinal stenosis, including:
- Aging: With age, the body's ligaments (tough connective tissues between the bones in the spine) can thicken. Spurs (small growths) may develop on the bones and into the spinal canal. The cushioning disks between the vertebrae may begin to deteriorate. The facet joints (flat surfaces on each vertebra that form the spinal column) also may begin to break down. All of these factors can cause the spaces in the spine to narrow.
- Arthritis: Two forms of arthritis that may affect the spine are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Heredity: If the spinal canal is too small at birth, symptoms of spinal stenosis may show up in a relatively young person. Structural deformities of the involved vertebrae can cause narrowing of the spinal canal.
- Instability of the spine, or spondylolisthesis: When one vertebra slips forward on another, that can narrow the spinal canal.
- Tumors of the spine: Abnormal growths of soft tissue may affect the spinal canal directly by causing inflammation or by growth of tissue into the canal. Tissue growth may lead to bone resorption (bone loss due to overactivity of certain bone cells) or displacement of bone and the eventual collapse of the supporting framework of the spinal column.
- Trauma: Accidents and injuries may either dislocate the spine and the spinal canal or cause burst fractures that produce fragments of bone that penetrate the canal.
What Are the Symptoms of Spinal Stenosis?
Spinal stenosis may result in low back pain as well as pain in the legs. Stenosis may pinch the nerves that control muscle power and sensation in the legs. Additional symptoms may include:
- Frequent falling, clumsiness
- Pain and difficulty when walking
- Numbness, tingling, hot or cold feelings in the legs
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