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Canepa Report Card: Rivers barely passes, Turner fails
Chargers vs. Broncos
- Krasovic: Will Gruden help A.J. Smith keep his job?
- Acee: Chargers an offensive mess put together by A.J. Smith
- Chargers know AFC West title lost after falling to Denver
- Canepa Report Card: Rivers barely passes, Turner fails
- Broncos beat Chargers, quarter by quarter
- Canepa: Chargers douse the flame with bad breath
- Defense does what it can for anemic Bolts
- Second blocked punt in as many weeks stings Chargers
Quarterbacks, D- : Rivers had an awful first half (who on offense didn't?), but this whole offense is just a mess. He just can't be the same player in these conditions.
Running Backs, D : Basically wasted seats making the trip. If Mathews is capable of starting, Norv should start him.
Receivers, C- : Couldn't get open in the first half if they were playing by themselves. Alexander's a keeper.
Offensive Line, INC : Not fair to give these guys a grade. They were awful, but at one time Rivers had people trying to block for him he'd just met in the huddle.
Defensive Line, B- : Rookie Reyes had his first two sacks and with starting nose tackle Franklin out could have done much worse
Linebackers, C : Butler had another good game, eight tackles and a forced fumble, and Philips sacked Manning for a safety. But too many of these guys just aren't doing enough. Oh, and English hurt again.
Secondary, B : Gilchrist had the game of his life, swatting two Manning passes _ one returned for a score by Weddle. Overall the defense wasn't that bad and hasn't been the past two games.
Special Teams, F : Another blocked punt. Huge play led to a touchdown. These things are supposed to get fixed. This isn't 2010.
Coaching, F : Watching these guys play right now, you can see there's fight left, but there's just too many mistakes _ mental and physical _ going on to believe they're being coached right.
Next Opportunity, Baltimore, F : Maybe if the Ravens can't get out of Baltimore, the Chargers have a prayer. Probably won't happen.


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Published: Friday, October 25, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 7:16 p.m.
The inaugural Bama Brew and Que will be held Nov. 1-2 at the old farmers market site at end of Greensboro Avenue between the former Chevrolet lot and the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
The event, hosted by the Young Professionals of Tuscaloosa, will feature a barbecue cooking competition, along with live music and a play area for children. Vendors will sell food, beverages and festival merchandise.
Admission is $5 per person, with children younger than 12 admitted free. The event's hours will be 6-10 p.m. Nov. 1 and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Nov. 2.
Businesses, organizations and people can create a team and compete in the barbecue competition. Prize money and trophies will be awarded. Visit the Bama Brew and Que Facebook Page or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
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I've been poking around trying new recipes and it's finally time to share the power. If knowledge is power, then it's power I'm sharing. If you are or care for an endurance athlete, you need this kind of power. Thousands of dollars are squandered on terrible, engineered foods that cause gastric distress, and oddly enough, […]
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October 7, 2005
Columbia County Animal Control is cutting its adoption rates in half Friday and Saturday to encourage people to bring home a new pet.
About twenty animals sit in cages waiting to go home with a new family. Little Moonlight and Sunlight were found abandoned on the side of the road in Grovetown a week ago. That's just one of the 11,000 reports that Animal Control gets each year.
Former Richmond County Animal Control manager and current vetrinarian Bonnie Bragdon adopted an abandoned pet and saved the pit bull from almost certain death.
"I believe it had been used as a bait dog, it had been brought in and she was covered in wounds and she was emaciated and very thin, I thought she was going to die," Bragdon said.
She suspects the owners let bigger dogs attack the puppy. Her pet is doing well, but Columbia County Animal Control Manager Linda Fulmer says the 20 kennels fill up fast, so they have to choose who gets to stay.
"It depends on how healthy they are and how long they have been here, that is the main issue," Fulmer said.
They rescue about 5,000 animals each year, but only about 300 find homes. The 12 people on staff respond to about 40 calls a day, and this number will only grow as Columbia County's population increases.
Petsmart manager Ed Kohberger works with Columbia County to keep animals from being euthanized.
"It's inhumane, it's not their fault. So we try to get them with a family," Kohberger said.
That's what little Sunlight and Moonlight are hoping for, to get out of the kennel and into a home. The adoption continues Saturday from 8-12. Dogs are $10 and cats are $5. Animal Control is located at 6337 Columbia Road in Appling.
Lost and Adoptable Pets in Columbia County
Click on online services at the top of the page, and select "lost and adoptable pets." You will then be prompted to select the type of animal you want. Select "adoptable" along with your other preferences.


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At 8 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the 100 block of West First for a report of criminal damage and possible burglary. Between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7:55 a.m. Wednesday a rock was thrown through a business window. The window was valued at $800. A chair in the business with an estimated value of $25 was also damaged. There was no evidence of burglary.
At 11:31 p.m. Wednesday, officers in the 200 block of South Fisher arrested Tina M. Skupa, 32, on a charge of third offense driving while suspended. She was released from the McPherson County Jail after posting $596 bond.
At 10:38 Boyd W. Hatfield, 43, was interred into the McPherson County Jail after being arrested by a deputy on a McPherson District Court warrant for failure to appear. No bond.
For more information, see Friday's edition of The McPherson Sentinel or visit the E-edition of The McPherson Sentinel available on the website.
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International Jugglers Association team champion Brian Wendling tosses his juggling skills and audience antics into high-energy fun! Give Brian three or more objects, and he'll juggle them. Add three or more spectators, and you'll wonder if he's juggling the objects or the people!
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Immigrant Detention Justice Project allows students to hone their immigration law skills
New England Law | Boston Professor Dina Francesca Haynes testifies before state legislature
Booming field attracts alumni expertise, student interest
New England Law | Boston Professor Russell Engler tells lawmakers that more lawyers for tenants will make evictions fairer
The Center for Law and Social Responsibility will be awarding a small number of stipends for the 29th Robert M. Cover Public Interest Retreat, Feb. 26–28 in Peterborough, NH.
Expands hands-on, for-credit complement to classroom studies
Participants from 22 nations learn about the law school's programs
Professor Dina Francesca Haynes featured Monday, Oct. 19
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Scholarship honors commitment to underrepresented individuals, communities
Award recognizes and encourages the ethical practice of law
Brief raised due process, equal protection claims
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"Campus SaVE Act" alleged to undermine student rights
Independent legal research project makes the case for regional approach to renewable energy standards
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New England Law | Boston center files amicus brief
"Dorothea Advocacy Project" to fill need for services in New Hampshire
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Professor Russell Engler joins distinguished panel of civil right to counsel experts this Thursday at Boston Bar Association.
MIRA Coalition Seeks Citizenship Clinic Volunteers; Students Sponsor Trainings at Law School
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NEIP offers New England students a chance to work on cases of incarcerated persons who contend they were wrongfully convicted.
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Discussion of how to solve the Access to Justice crisis
New England Law initiates new program of funded student fellowship positions this summer
Help individuals in need seal their criminal records (CORIs) to allow for greater future opportunities!
Will assist public interest projects in New England and nationally
Excelled in handling cases in the areas of domestic relations
Protections strengthened for victims of human trafficking, prostitution
Naturalization the focus of "Citizenship Day" event
Sarah Hawkins '13 spent her summer with the New England Innocence Project
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Strom Thurmond, Foe of Integration, Dies at 100
By ADAM CLYMER
Published: June 27, 2003
Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a central figure in the political transformation of the South and the longest-serving senator in American history, died yesterday in Edgefield, S.C. He was 100.
He had been living in Edgefield, his hometown, since retiring from the Senate in January, after 48 years.
Mr. Thurmond first came to national attention in 1948 as the States' Rights candidate after Southerners walked out of the Democratic convention to protest the party's new commitment to civil rights. Mr. Thurmond finished a distant third to President Harry S. Truman that year, but his million votes cracked the once-solid Democratic South and helped set the stage for political realignment.
In 1964, Mr. Thurmond switched parties to back the Republican nominee for president, Senator Barry M. Goldwater. Four years later Mr. Thurmond held the South for Richard M. Nixon's nomination and election, after assuring Southerners that Mr. Nixon, as president, would go easy on civil rights.
Despite the role of civil rights in his political evolution and his record-breaking filibuster of 24 hours and 18 minutes against the civil rights bill of 1957, Mr. Thurmond always insisted he had never been a racist, but was merely opposed to excessive federal authority.
As governor of South Carolina, he led the effort to abolish the state poll tax, but in Congress he fought efforts to ban it nationally. Running for president in 1948 as what the press called a Dixiecrat, he said that ''on the question of social intermingling of the races, our people draw the line.'' And, he went on, ''all the laws of Washington and all the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.''
His opposition to integration, which he often attributed to Communism, was the hallmark of his career in Washington until the 1970's. In 1971, he was among the first Southern senators to hire a black aide -- in recognition of increased black voting resulting from the legislation he had fought. From then on, black South Carolinians, like all other residents, benefited from his skills as a pork-barrel politician who took care of the home folks.
''We've looked out for the state,'' he said in a 1999 interview, ''and everything that was honorable to get, we got it.''
Mr. Thurmond went to the Senate in 1954, the only senator ever elected by a write-in vote. His death was announced on the floor of the Senate last night by Senator Bill Frist, the majority leader. The Senate, at work on Medicare legislation, paused for a moment of silence. Mr. Frist said Mr. Thurmond had ''a life really unmatched in public service.''
Though his long career brought him national prominence, Mr. Thurmond was better known in the Senate for looking out for South Carolina and the United States Army than for any particular legislation he sponsored. As a lieutenant colonel in an Army civil affairs unit in 1944, he landed in France by glider on D-Day and captured German soldiers at pistol point. He was awarded the Bronze Star for valor and the French Croix de Guerre.
Until his last years, Mr. Thurmond was a man of uncommon energy and legendary fitness. He neither smoked nor drank, did more pushups and sit-ups than many men decades younger and fathered children into his mid-70's. He was also known for fondling women in Senate elevators, including a woman who turned out to be a fellow senator, much to his surprise.
But he became very hard of hearing and, unwilling to use a hearing aid, sometimes had trouble following debates. He collapsed on the Senate floor in October 2001, and moved into Walter Reed Army Medical Center in November. In those last years, he had to be helped on and off the Senate floor by aides, who also told him, in voices audible in the Senate gallery, how to vote.
The final political furor of his career involved him indirectly. At his 100th birthday party Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi, the Republican leader, paid tribute to Mr. Thurmond, saying the nation ''wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years'' had he won the presidency in 1948. The racially charged political firestorm over the next two weeks forced Mr. Lott to resign his leadership post.
James Strom Thurmond was born on Dec. 5, 1902, in Edgefield, a combative town that had produced several governors, among them Benjamin R. Tillman, a race-baiter whom Mr. Thurmond met at the age of 6 and from whom he learned the firm politician's handshake he would use all his life.
He did not go straight into politics. After graduating from Clemson College in 1923, he became a teacher and quickly rose to the job of county school superintendent. He studied law with his father, a Tillman protégé and former United States attorney, and in 1930, while still an educator, he was admitted to the bar.
Three years later, he was elected a state senator. In 1938, he campaigned hard among his fellow legislators, and they elected him a circuit judge, which provided an opportunity for him to become known statewide and broaden his political contacts. In 1940, he called on the grand jury in Greenville to be ready to take action against the Ku Klux Klan, which, he said, represented ''the most abominable type of lawlessness.'' Years later, as a United States senator, he insisted that the four death sentences he had imposed as a judge had deterred crime.
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Shirley H. Deitz, 76, Carthage, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 in Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
Shirley H. Wardlow was born Dec. 2, 1936 in Barton County, Mo., the daughter of Hubert Vern Wardlow and Gertrude Mae Salt Wardlow. She attended Carthage Public Schools and was a 1954 graduate of Carthage Senior High School. She attended Pittsburg State University for one year. She married James Allen Deitz on May 6, 1956 in Carthage; he survives. Shirley worked at Central National Bank, Carthage, Carthage Water and Electric, Century 21, Homefolk and Charles Burt Real Estate companies.
She and her husband, Jim, owned and operated Deitz's Electronics and Service till their retirement.
Additional survivors include a daughter, Amy Lynn Smith, Joplin and a son, Matthew Allen Deitz, New Orleans, LA; one sister, Flora Wardlow Hardesty, Palm Desert, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hubert and Gertrude Wardlow.
Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Knell Mortuary, Carthage, MO.
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Looking for your next good book to read? Not sure where to start? Want to hear about the latest and greatest new and upcoming titles?
Join Amy Gornikiewicz and me for a fun and informative evening, "Book Buzz with Amy and Robyn," at Eagle Public Library - 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11. We will be talking about favorite recent books we've read.
Amy is Eagle Valley Library District's Adult Collections Librarian. She orders all adult fiction and nonfiction titles for the district's three libraries in Eagle, Avon and Gypsum. Amy is well versed on the best new reads, what's currently popular, and even those books yet to hit the stands.
After many years as Children's Librarian, I am newer to the adult fiction world. I have watched these books check in and out at the library for decades, but am now enjoying adult literature as a new specialty. After talking up books to youth over the years, it's time for me to share literature with the grown-ups.
Here are a few blogs from our library website (www.evld.org). These are just a handful of the many novels we will discuss:
'Flight Behavior' by Barbara Kingsolver
Set in present day rural Tennessee, the novel opens as the protagonist, Dellarobia Turnbow is about to make a life-altering change. Pregnant and married at 17, Dellarobia, her husband, Cub, and her two children live on a portion of her overbearing in-laws' farm. After 10 years of marriage, motherhood, and living in poverty, she is hiking into the woods behind her home to meet a man and perhaps abandon everything when she witnesses what she believes to be a miracle, an entire valley that seems to be alight in an orange flame.
'Casual Vacancy' by J.K. Rowling
News of a local councilman's untimely death results in various reactions from those who knew him in the small and pretty town of Pagford, England. Several citizens step forward in an election to claim his spot on the parish council, since there are local and controversial issues at hand. Many characters are introduced in this story, and their personal lives are intertwined and sometimes displayed in an unsatisfactory light as the campaign unfolds.
'Orchardist' by Amanda Coplin
Set at the turn of the 20th century in a rural section of Washington State, the novel relates the story of the orchardist, William Talmadge, now entering middle age, who has lived a difficult and solitary life on his orchard until one day when two pregnant teenagers appear on his land. They are somewhat feral and will not speak to Talmadge, are definitely stealing from him, and are most likely in some sort of trouble, yet they are still very young and in need of help, so Talmadge feels compelled to assist them in any way he can.
'Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend' by Matthew Dicks
This is an unusual book whose narrator is just what the title implies. Budo has been friends with young Max for five years - which is a long lifespan for the imaginary species. Max is an autistic 8-year-old boy who attends school at the Learning Center, where he has the best and the worst of teachers. When one of the teachers does the unthinkable, Budo must step in and save the day. But how is an imaginary friend to do that?
Amy and I will offer "previews" of fiction and nonfiction titles that were published in 2012 and 2013. This free event is open to the public. Hope you can join us!


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December 17, 2008
EIA: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased by 1.4% in 2007
The total emission of greenhouse gases in the United States increased by 1.4% in 2007, according to DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA). An EIA report released on December 3 found that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions reached the equivalent of 7.282 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2007, with the increase mainly attributed to greater weather extremes and a decrease in hydropower production. While carbon dioxide emissions increase by 1.3% in 2007, other greenhouse gases increased at a faster rate, including a 3.3% increase in emissions of the most powerful greenhouse gases, such as refrigerants. Since 1990, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have risen by nearly 17%. See the EIA press release and the full report.


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You've probably seen both damage and repair work along many Vermont rivers after Hurricane Irene swept through the region. Gravel and sediment washed up in fields, river banks eroded and people trying to reclaim their property from swollen waterways. This week ECHO's Bridget Butler talked with DEC Deputy Director Justin Johnson about the need to understand the dynamic nature of rivers when trying to recover from an event like Irene.
Links For More Information:
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OAKLAND -- The Independence Day trade between the A's and Chicago Cubs received good reviews from scouts at the Coliseum Monday for the A's-Giants game.
"I think it was good on both ends," one American League scout said. "The A's are getting help right now with (Jeff) Samardzija and (Jason) Hammel, and they have Samardzija for next year, too. And the Cubs are getting help for the future.''
Another AL scout said that even though the A's were talking with Tampa Bay about acquiring ace left-hander David Price, he understood why general manager Billy Beane pulled the trigger on this deal, which sent shortstop Addison Russell, outfielder Billy McKinney and pitcher Dan Straily to Chicago.
"Tampa wasn't ready to pull the trigger," he said. "Billy was. And the A's have these guys for almost another full month than if they'd waited until the trade deadline.''
He's called Coors Field, Wrigley Field and Camden Yards home. So what does he make of his new home -- the pitcher-friendly Coliseum?
"I welcome the challenge," he said, breaking into a wide grin. "I want to bring what I can here and not screw up.''
Hammel joined the A's before Monday's game with the Giants. The A's, who made room for Hammel by designating left-hander Brad Mills for assignment, will have Hammel start against the Giants Wednesday in AT&T Park.
"It's fun to be thrown right into the fire with the Battle of the Bay," Hammel said. "I have faced the Giants quite a few times."
He has faced the Giants nine times, eight of them starts, and is 0-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 502/3 innings. He's 0-1 in games at AT&T with a 2.35 ERA in 302/3 innings.
As for Mills, the A's have 10 days to trade him, release him or, if he isn't claimed on waivers, sign him to a minor league contract. The A's like Mills and would like to keep him in the organization, but for the moment it's out of their hands.
He was anxious to test the knee, which has put him on the DL twice already this season.
"It feels good,'' Reddick said. "I'm looking forward to this.''
Oakland also added a minor league pitcher, Rodolfo Fernandez, by trading International Slot 57 to Milwaukee to get him. That slot is worth $339,000. This is the second year that baseball has allowed teams to trade portions of their international bonus pool allotments.


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- May 4:
- Warriors, Clippers game ends with hallway altercation
- May 3:
- Thompson: Warriors offense comes alive, but defense takes step back with season on the line
- Warriors fall to Clippers in Game 7
- Warriors facing major personnel decisions this offseason
- Warriors' Jermaine O'Neal says he plans to play in Game 7
LOS ANGELES -- In the moments after the Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Stephen Curry wouldn't go so far as to call the Warriors' season a success.
But Curry, whose All-Star year lifted the Warriors to 51 wins during the regular season, was clear in saying that he believed Mark Jackson "deserves to be our coach" and return next season.
"I love Coach more than anybody, and I think for him to be in a situation where his job is under scrutiny and under question is totally unfair," Curry said. "And it would definitely be a shock to me if anything like that were to happen.
"I'm going to voice my support for Coach."
And so began what could be an offseason of change for the Warriors, who have a decision to make on Jackson as he enters the final year of his contract.
Co-owner Joe Lacob last month declined to assess the job Jackson has done, pointing to a vote of confidence from general manager Bob Myers that was offered in the wake of a second assistant coach departing late in the season.
Lacob told this newspaper's Tim Kawakami in February that Jackson had done a "good job."
"But some things are a little disturbing -- the lack of being up for some of these games at home, that's a concern to me," Lacob said.
Jackson addressed questions about his job status throughout the season and postseason even as the Warriors racked up their most regular-season wins since 1991-92.
"What Coach has gone through this year has been unlike anything I've seen -- just the amount of distractions and the circus that's been around him and decisions he's had to make," Curry said. "We came into the season thinking this was a long-term situation, but obviously he's been having to answer these questions all year."
Curry's teammates, who have developed a chemistry that Jackson has said has them "tied together," also voiced support for their coach.
"I love him," guard Klay Thompson said. "I love playing for Coach Jackson. I hope he's back. He makes it so fun to go to work every day. I got so much better under his tutelage in three years. I don't know where I'd be if I didn't have him the last three years.
"We went from 47 wins to 51 wins. Hopefully, we go to 55, 60 next year and just keep getting better. I think we've got the group to do it."
Under Jackson, the Warriors became one of the NBA's top defensive teams. Even when the team lost injured center Andrew Bogut for the postseason, players fought hard -- some said it was for Jackson -- in the series against the No. 3-seeded Clippers.
"That's definitely what Coach has built, guys who are going to give max effort," forward Draymond Green said. "That's what he preaches every single day. And you fall in line, everybody. You just fall in line. If you have a great leader, you fall in line."
Jackson said he was confident his future would be fine even if that meant spending time as a full-time pastor, which isn't what his players want.
"His presence affects the entire team just from a respect level, from a spiritual level, making every guy a better man," forward Andre Iguodala said. "And those are the things you'll remember looking back on your career, not only how you grew as a basketball player but how you grew as a man. It's a very rare trait in a basketball coach."
For more on the Warriors, see the Inside the Warriors blog at ibabuzz.com/warriors. Follow Diamond Leung on Twitter at twitter.com/diamond83.


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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
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|Phylum: Magnoliophyta
|Class: Liliopsida
|Subclass: Commelinidae
|Order: Cyperales
|Family: Poaceae
|Genus: Cynosurus
|Subject: Cynosurus echinatus L.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation's biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting an otherwise electric, back-and-forth game that ended with Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens as NFL champions thanks to a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Flacco, voted the MVP, threw three first-half touchdown passes to cap an 11-TD, zero-interception postseason. Jacoby Jones returned the second-half kickoff 108 yards, a Super Bowl record, to give Baltimore a 28-6 lead.
Moments later, lights lining the indoor arena faded, making it difficult to see. When action resumed, Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers scored 17 consecutive points, getting as close as 31-29.
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Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones, center, crosses the goal line to score a 56-yard touchdown against San Francisco 49ers defensive back Chris Culliver, left, and cornerback Carlos Rogers in the second quarter of the Super Bowl XLVII Sunday.
But Baltimore stopped San Francisco on fourth-and-goal from the 5 with under 2 minutes left when Kaepernick's pass sailed beyond Michael Crabtree in the end zone.
The biggest deficit a team has ever overcome to win a Super Bowl is 10 points, and there were moments were it appeared San Francisco had a chance to better that mark. Instead, the 49ers lost for the first time in six trips to the Super Bowl.
The AFC champion Ravens (14-6), a franchise that moved from Cleveland to Baltimore 17 years ago, improved to 2-0 in the big game. They also won the championship in 2001, when linebacker Ray Lewis was voted the game's MVP. Lewis was not a major factor this time, but he was a center of attention, playing in the final game of his 17-year career before retiring.
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Wild-card Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 5
Houston 19, Cincinnati 13
Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10
Sunday, Jan. 6
Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 9
Seattle 24, Washington 14
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 12
Baltimore 38, Denver 35, 2OT
San Francisco 45, Green Bay 31
Sunday, Jan. 13
Atlanta 30, Seattle 28
New England 41, Houston 28
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 20
San Francisco 28, Atlanta 24
Baltimore 28, New England 13
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 27
At Honolulu
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 3
At New Orleans
Baltimore 34, San Francisco 31
Ravens 34, 49ers 31
San Francisco33178-31
First Quarter
Bal-Boldin 13 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 10:36.
SF-FG Akers 36, 3:58.
Second Quarter
Bal-Pitta 1 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 7:10.
Bal-J.Jones 56 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 1:45.
SF-FG Akers 27, :00.
Third Quarter
Bal-J.Jones 108 kickoff return (Tucker kick), 14:49.
SF-Crabtree 31 pass from Kaepernick (Akers kick), 7:20.
SF-Gore 6 run (Akers kick), 4:59.
SF-FG Akers 34, 3:10.
Fourth Quarter
Bal-FG Tucker 19, 12:54.
SF-Kaepernick 15 run (pass failed), 9:57.
Bal-FG Tucker 38, 4:19.
SF-Culliver safety, :04.
First downs2123
Total Net Yards367468
Punt Returns2-281-32
Kickoff Returns5-2064-106
Interceptions Ret.1-60-0
Sacked-Yards Lost2-133-16
Time of Possession32:2327:37
RUSHING-Baltimore, Rice 20-59, Pierce 12-33, Tucker 1-8, Leach 1-1, Koch 1-(minus 8). San Francisco, Gore 19-110, Kaepernick 7-62, James 3-10.
PASSING-Baltimore, Flacco 22-33-0-287. San Francisco, Kaepernick 16-28-1-302.
RECEIVING-Baltimore, Boldin 6-104, Pitta 4-26, Rice 4-19, Leach 3-10, Dickson 2-37, T.Smith 2-35, J.Jones 1-56. San Francisco, V.Davis 6-104, Crabtree 5-109, Walker 3-48, Moss 2-41.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.
The 49ers struggled early in the first Super Bowl coaching matchup between brothers: Baltimore's John Harbaugh is 15 months older than San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh.
Baltimore led 28-6 after Jones opened the second half with the longest kickoff return in a Super Bowl, his eyes glancing up at the videoboard, presumably to watch himself sprint to the end zone. The 49ers showed they were capable of a comeback in their previous game: They trailed by 17 against the Atlanta Falcons before winning the NFC championship game.
Shortly following Jones' return, the sudden, odd power outage arrived. Escalators weren't working. Officials stopped play about 1 minutes into the third quarter, and the bizarre delay lasted 34 minutes in real time before action resumed. Some players sat. Others stretched. Some fans chanted, "Let's go, Ravens!" Others passed time by doing the wave.
This was the 10th time New Orleans hosted the big game - tying Miami for most in a city - and first since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Big Easy in August 2005.
When play resumed, NFC champion San Francisco (13-5-1) began making things more interesting, scoring 17 points in less than 4 minutes.
First, Kaepernick threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Crabtree, pulling them within 15 points midway through the third quarter. Ravens defensive backs Cary Williams and Bernard Pollard missed tackles on the play. Then, with 5 minutes left in the third quarter, Frank Gore swept around right end for a 6-yard TD run, making it 28-20, before Ravens running back Ray Rice's fumble gave the ball right back to the 49ers.
San Francisco tacked on David Akers' 34-yard field goal to get within 28-23 after he missed from a longer distance but the Ravens were whistled for running into the kicker. It was his third successful kick of the game after hitting from 36 and 27 yards in the first half.
How close was it heading into the fourth quarter? Each team had exactly 17 first downs. Total yardage was nearly the same, with the 49ers slightly ahead, 317-315. Time of possession was nearly split down the middle, too.
About 2 minutes into the fourth quarter, rookie kicker Justin Tucker made a 19-yard field goal to stretch the Ravens' lead to 31-23. Not long later, Kaepernick's 15-yard run around the left side - the longest TD run by a quarterback in Super Bowl history - made it 31-29. His 2-point conversion pass intended for Randy Moss was incomplete.
A 38-yarder by Tucker made it 34-29 with 4:19 left in regulation. Baltimore purposely gave up a safety in the closing seconds to run time off the clock, setting the final score.
Kaepernick was making only his 10th start the NFL, having taken over the job after Alex Smith got a concussion during a game. After his touchdown run, Kaepernick kissed his tattooed right biceps, his celebration move.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Here is how the 49ers graded in their 23-10 divisional playoff win over the host Carolina Panthers:
Pass offense
Anquan Boldin dominated, with his eight catches for 136 yards and also with a fiery demeanor that defined this team's growing confidence. Colin Kaepernick got the comeback going with a 20-yard completion to Michael Crabtree. Kaepernick had no passes intercepted for the 11th game this season, though he again had a potential pick-six dropped by a defensive back. The offensive line started off shaky but collectively recovered (see: no sacks for Greg Hardy vs. Joe Staley). Vernon Davis has one catch for one yard, for one game-changing touchdown. Grade: A-
Run offense
Frank Gore cut behind Alex Boone's power block (and Anthony Dixon's, too), dashed 39 yards and put this win on ice in the fourth quarter. On Kaepernick's 4-yard touchdown run, he faked a handoff to Gore and showed amazing burst to the goal line. Will Tukuafu's first-series exit because of a sprained knee threw the rushing attack off kilter. The 49ers better be ready to again compensate for his (and Bruce Miller's) loss when they get to Seattle. Grade: A-
Pass defense
Cam Newton wilted against a consistent pass rush that produced five sacks, including 2 1/2 from Ahmad Brooks, who had two sacks last game in Green Bay. Aldon Smith, Justin Smith and Ray McDonald also had their moments. Patrick Willis looked as if he might have a long day against Greg Olsen, but then Willis intercepted a tipped pass. Donte Whitner also picked off Newton, ruining the Panthers' comeback bid. Tarell Brown and Perrish Cox gave up long passes. It will be interesting to see if the secondary will get Carlos Rogers back from a two-game hiatus. Grade: A-
Run defense
Two goal-line stands before halftime? Sure, and kudos to Brooks (and Glenn Dorsey) for a fourth-down stop at the 1. NaVorro Bowman came up big on the second goal-line stand. The Panthers' starting running back, DeAngelo Williams, had only five carries for 13 yards. Newton was their leading rusher with 54 yards. The Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch will pose a much tougher challenge next Sunday. Grade: A
Special teams
Phil Dawson was perfect again, making all three field-goal attempts (none as time expired for the first time in three weeks). Former 49er Ted Ginn Jr. got loose on a couple of returns. LaMichael James, he's on a roll, and that's good news when a Super Bowl berth is on the line (see: 2011 season). Grade: A-
Jim Harbaugh apologized for going overboard while trying stopping the clock on Davis' eventual touchdown catch. It made for quite a visual but ultimately was irrelevant. Three conference finals in a coach's first three years: that's a first. Nobody has a problem with Greg Roman and Jim Tomsula interviewing on the eve of a playoff game now, huh? The 49ers have committed only four turnovers in their eight-game winning streak, so that vital message has gotten across well. Grade: A-


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PHOENIX -- I'm not sure what it says about Vanderbilt University as a steppingstone to stage and screen, but A's starter Sonny Gray, who took drama there for three years when not playing baseball, perhaps lost out in the early Best Actor Oscar nominations in the batch of A's TV commercials to be released Thursday via social media.
Gray was fine, it should be pointed out, in doing his parts in five (of an eventual total of eight) commercials screened for the media Saturday (Raw footage of some of the other three bits also were shown). But first baseman Brandon Moss was flat-out hilarious in his spots, although some of the best bits, seen in outtakes and bloopers, may be left on the cutting room floor.
Put together by Hub Media and shot over the course of three days, the ads follow the path of "Green Collar Baseball'' that the A's have used as a general backdrop to their promotions the last few seasons, winning major awards in the sports advertising world the last three years.
Moss was seen in two bits, one where he chatters to runners at first base to distract them during pickoff throws and the other in which he crashes a group of his teammates doing ``I've got a Secret'' and veers the conversation from baseball secrets to improvised personal ones like ``I've got three nipples.''
If the bits survive the editing process, a star will be born.
Also getting good camera time was manager Bob Melvin, who has been mostly a straight man in the past. This time around, as part of a group taking social media classes from Twitter maven Sean Doolittle, he offers the best blooper, changing ``Can I blog from my Blackberry?'' to ``Can I blog from by Blueberry?''
The first one is in the script, but it's the second, loaded with laughs, that should make the final cut.
Other bits: Josh Donaldson and the tarp the third baseman vaulted over to make a highlight-reel catch last year enter therapy; Coaches Curt Young and Mike Gallego, both members of the 1989 World Series champs, go back a quarter-century to a different time, including doing a selfie with a Polaroid camera; and the A's Home Run Tunnel gains some new uses, including getting Derek Norris into his catching gear, getting Jarrod Parker mustard and ketchup on his hot dog and blow-drying Doolittle's beard.
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
If you've seen the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical Assassins, you've heard of Sam Byck, but other than that, his name has not been much remembered by history, even to the extent that John Hinckley (who tried to kill Reagan) is remembered. In Assassins, Byck doesn't have a song of his own, but he gets a couple of monologues that are some of the best non-musical writing in any play Sondheim has been involved with. (In the script, Weidman even gets to quote his collaborator in an odd and morbid way: Byck sent audio taped confessions to, among others, Leonard Bernstein, for whom Sondheim wrote the lyrics for West Side Story. Thus, in his monologues, Byck sings a bit of the song "America".) In Assassins Byck is boorish and even funny, but that's not the case here.
I don't usually like biographical movies, not because they're usually inaccurate and selective about details, but because they are usually less interested in the complexities of the character portrayed than in What The Story Stands For. I didn't have much use for Ray, for instance, because the "lessons" the filmmakers wanted us to see the character learn were so numbingly obvious and cliched. That's not the case with The Assassination of Richard Nixon. Mueller and his co-writer Kevin Kennedy changed the spelling of Byck's name to Bicke and changed many of the details of his life story, but they didn't change them to make Byck's life fit into an easy-to-recognize pattern that would appeal to the popcorn eaters in the multiplexes. Despite the fictionalizations, the story feels uncomfortably real, because Bicke is a kind of man who is all too common: out of place in the world, but determined to succeed, and with this determination he only succeeds in making everything worse. Many reviewers have compared Bicke to Willy Loman, but the character type goes back to Raskolnikov, too, and even MacBeth and Oedipus. Sam Bicke isn't any sort of tragic hero, though -- he's a pathetic anti-villain, a creature that is loathsome and ridiculous at the same time. There's a creepy intensity to Sean Penn's performance that removes every shred of human nobility from the character and yet still makes him compelling, a sad and hapless monster. It's a better performance than ones Penn has won awards for.
Both Sams, Byck and Bicke, latched on to vague leftist ideas, an aspect of the character particularly well portrayed in The Assassination of Richard Nixon. It would be easy to make Bicke's desperate attempt to find meaning in his failures into a parody or a cynical morality play, but the film is more complex than that, and one of the most wrenching scenes (in a film composed of wrenching scenes) involves Bicke's visit to the local Black Panther office to offer his support, ideas, and criticisms. Here is a man who has tried to put into practice the mantras of managerial self-help books -- How to Win Friends and Influence People and The Power of Positive Thinking, those Boy Scout manuals for minor capitalists -- and, having failed and been rejected, now decides he's on the side of anybody fighting "the system". All along, though, it's clear that whatever problems there are with the system and whatever fights it deserves, Bicke is latching on to anything outside of himself for blame. When even the Black Panthers can't solve his problems, he lashes out at the enemy who seems to be following him everywhere on the TV screen: Richard Nixon. The film becomes a remarkably subtle study of the tectonic plates of race, class, and personal psychology.
The structure of the scenes is narrowly subjective: we view the world of the movie through Sam's perception. The wonder of film as an art, though, is that a certain distance can be conveyed at the same time as an intense subjectivity -- the events are the ones that Sam is a part of, but we the viewers are separate from them and able to see with more clarity. We don't know what caused his separation and divorce from his wife, and so in the scenes where he tries to rebuild a relationship with her, we don't understand why she is so cold to him and why his children will barely speak to him (just as he apparently doesn't understand), but we can feel how deeply broken the relationship is far more than he is able to. The tension in those scenes becomes nauseating.
Bicke's last hour, that horrible, desperate lashing out at a world that had no use for him, manages to be both clear to explain and impossible to understand. It was premeditated, carefully planned, deliberate, and amazingly stupid. The line between tense sanity and obsessive insanity is no more clear in the movie than in life. The world is filled with people whose lives are like Sam Bicke's, but they don't end up killing anyone or hatching grand schemes to bring justice to the universe through their own apocalypse. One of the many good choices the creators of The Assassination of Richard Nixon made was not to try to slap some easy moral on the story, not to reduce the horror, not to manipulate the audience's feelings. Like so many others, the story of Sam Bicke (and Byck) is simple enough, but far too complex for any formula to explain. The artistic solution in such cases is to portray the character with as much integrity to the portrayal as possible, to allow representation to speak for itself, and to let viewers interpret how they will.
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If you're going to put spoilers in a film review (as I believe from the bottom of my soul you should not), do at least put a spoiler warning at the top.ReplyDelete
That way people who might want to see the film can make the Solomonian judgment for themselves whether they'd rather benefit immediately from your insights or see the film unspoiled.
They can always come back and read your review afterwards.
Sorry, but I'm entirely against even the concept of spoiler warnings. Any discussion of any element of a narrative of any sort is likely to "spoil" something, and people who want to maintain their innocence before reading or viewing a particular book or movie shouldn't read any commentary on it. Spoiler warnings privilege plot over anything else, and I'm not willing to do that.ReplyDelete
Hmm, I grant you points for purism, but I do think that's a bit extreme.ReplyDelete
I mean, trying to navigate the flood of cultural products on offer at any given moment, it's at least helpful (I'd argue necessary) to have some kind of evaluative guideposts to go by, e.g., commentators you trust, brief roundups of the latest fiction releases, &c. Otherwise you're more or less shutting your eyes and picking a book or film at random.
I don't think that means you should be penalized by having your experience of the basic narrative arc ruined. Yes, of course in an ideal universe we would approach every cultural experience completely virgin, but I think it is reasonable in practice to differentiate between, say, major plot points ('ENDING') and other issues like characterization, political themes, &c.
There's something disingenuous about your claim that spoiler warnings privilege plot above everything else. I think most people seeing a film or reading a book would generally rate plot high in their list of priorities. If your audience feel an investment in that status, isn't it a bit condescending to forcibly unprivilege it by springing spoilers on them?
Also I see you gave a spoiler warning before your review of _Iron Council_. Mm?ReplyDelete
Good points. I may, indeed, be a victim of my own purism on this issue, but it's one I feel a visceral attachment to. You're absolutely right that I included a warning on the Iron Council piece, and actually, to be honest, I forget my exact reasons for doing so, but I thought about it a lot when I did. I think a lot of it had to do with conversations that were happening where various people wanted to know a few things about the book but were very clear in saying they didn't want the plot points of the last third or so revealed to them because they were in the midst of reading it at the time.ReplyDelete
Yes, I suppose my position is an extreme tilt in another direction away from plot, or at least away from putting plot above other literary elements. Plot is fun, I tend to prefer both books and movies with plots rather than without, but because so much of what I write about is within the SF/fantasy world, a place where plot has been given more prestige than it deserves, and at the expense of many of the other great things that good SF/fantasy has to offer.
I hope it's not condescending, but I see what you mean about there being that possibility. I'm not trying to surprise anyone, and I'm not going out of my way to reveal twist endings or anything, but I very much am trying to show that we can discuss books and movies as a whole, and what the effect of doing that is. To take this particular example here where I've disappointed and annoyed you, I think that a viewer is going to have a powerful experience regardless of whether they know what happens to Sam Bicke, and so, really, it never occurred to me that there was any sort of spoiling going on here, and I wouldn't have known what was or wasn't spoiling.
I've actually thought of putting up a note at the top of the site saying "If you don't like to know the endings of stories, don't continue reading anything here," and I may eventually do that. For now it doesn't feel right, and I can't entirely articulate why (feelings being notoriously impervious to reason). But I'll keep thinking about it.
You're stick-bending, and I can understand and sympathize with that. Problems come when the stick bends so far or in such a direction that it meets up with another stick bending in from somewhere else (I'm losing control of this analogy fast), in this case the widespread practice of film and novel reviewers, both professional and amateur, of scattering spoilers hither and yon. I think it's fairly safe to assume that most reviewers in the mainstream press don't share your principled reluctance to privilege plot, especially given that plot is generally all they can fucking talk about. Which means they are people who privilege plot *and also* aren't bothered by spoiling the experience of same for their readers. Unforfuckinggivable.ReplyDelete
So my 'disappointment and annoyance' with you (which may be putting it strongly, let's just say 'mild pique') are conditioned by literally *years* of raging against this inexplicably shoddy and heedless practice among reviewers at large. I honestly don't know why it's tolerated.
In any case, apologies for you getting the blunt end. I do think it would help a lot if you posted a tiny manifesto up front that explained your nihilist philosophy o' spoiling. So the tinderboxes among us know that at least you do what you do on purpose, as opposed to just being unwittingly cack.


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Ever dreamed of having your own private paintball battlefield? Having the ability to host your own paintball games without having to deal with wait times or extra costs to use a field are definitely some major perks to creating your own field. Here we will list some fast and easy steps that you can take to fashion your own paintball field.
Find a Location
How many times have you heard the phrase, "Location, location, location?" Well creating your own paintball field is no different. Your paintball field will be most efficient if you have a spacious backyard, own a piece of private land, or have been given prior permission on a plot to use. Do not go out and assume you can occupy any random space that you have found for your own use. Be wary of your intended field's surroundings and be smart about your location; make sure that it is in an area that is safe and secure. Remember to check with local laws and be 100% sure that you are complying with all regulations; the last thing you want is to get fined for disregarding something so easily avoidable.
Create Obstacles
Aside from actually playing; building structures and fortifications for your field is probably going to be the most creative part of crafting your own playing ground. If you want to speed up the process, you can use any available items such as old furniture, mattresses, cardboard boxes, and scrap wood to use as small bunkers for your field. If it is big enough for you to hide behind and you don't care about getting some paint on it, it will likely be a perfect fit. If they are accessible to you: empty barrels, wooden planks, camouflage netting, and sandbags also make for some amazing makeshift cover. If you are feeling a bit more inspired and you have the resources, you can build some bunkers out of raw materials such as creating small pillbox style fortifications out of cement and concrete bricks or even dig some trenches for people to lay in for cover. This step allows for imagination as it is all about giving your field that special touch. Be sure to double check your work for anything that could be hazardous to the players on your field, such as rusty metal edges, exposed nails, etc.
Get your Gear Ready
If you have not purchased all of your gear yet, then now is the time. Paintball guns, modifications, safety gear, C02 tanks, and paintballs are all essential items needed to play a quality game of paintball. The importance of the use of safety gear on your paintball field cannot be stressed enough and it is highly encouraged to take the necessary precautions to purchase what you need in order to have an awesome, yet safe time.
Invite your Friends
Of course; no paintball games on your newly created field would be complete without players. Send out those texts, emails, phone calls, and online messages to your friends and rally the troops for battle. You and your friends can plan tournaments, create game scenarios like capture the flag, or duke it out with whichever competitions appeal to you.


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5 Surprising Uses for Botox
Much more than simply a wrinkle freezer, these days, the injectable is being used for a bunch of shocking things. (Breast lift, anyone?)
The product is simply injected -- using an ultra-fine needle -- just under the skin where the sweat glands rest. (Note: Botox injections don't cure the condition, they just treat it for up to seven months.)
Details: While some health insurers cover the cost of these medical treatments, when you're paying out of pocket you can expect underarms to cost up to $1,000 and palms to be about $2,000.
Scoop: Many patients have said that while it works like a charm, getting injections into the palms is extremely painful. As a result, many physicians offer nerve blocks, ice, pressure and topical anesthetics to help alleviate most of the discomfort.
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Really nice post. Its must satisfy the real experts.
by nyilmaz Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 02:02PM Report as inappropriate
Nice info
by EricaF123 Friday, December 28, 2012 at 05:07PM Report as inappropriate
I just want to make clear that Botox is 100% natural. Natural is not necessarily good for you as this poison it the most fatal we have on earth. Actually out of the 10 most deadly poisons there are, 8 come from mother nature herself.
by SpiritSings Friday, December 28, 2012 at 02:15PM Report as inappropriate
Okay I totally thought that girl was getting scalp botox...
by schien Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 03:12PM Report as inappropriate
how do people accept treatments that are not FDA cleared?
by lilas Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 03:41PM Report as inappropriate
Pure Argan oil works the best for me. I started using it 3 months ago and started getting results after 2 weeks. Unlike botox, It's all natural. Here's the site if interested. purearganoil.net My sample bottle lasted a month and a half
by StacyW46 Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 08:40PM Report as inappropriate
The problem with Botox is that it fades & you keep having to get more injections. I have heard that people can build an immunity to it so they eventually have to start getting bigger injections more frequently.
by pynkNymphette Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 12:52AM Report as inappropriate
I think if you have uncontrollable sweaty armpits, or have chronic migraine, the payoff is worth the risk. Other than that, no thank you!
by powerwoman033 Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 11:17PM Report as inappropriate
Even with its other uses I think it is best to stay clear of Botox, it cannot be good for the body to inject these kind of substances into it
by RaraGiggles89 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 05:27AM Report as inappropriate
I wonder if for older people who are hunched of if this would help them stand up more straight
by jujug Monday, March 5, 2012 at 02:11PM Report as inappropriate
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Well, I have decided to start the C25K program this coming Sunday or Monday (7/7 or 7/8). Family is going fishing with my dad this weekend, so don't know if I will feel like starting Sunday night, but not too sure about the M-W-F thing either, especially the Friday thing...seems like too many other things may get in the way.
Anyway, a bit about me - 45 yo, 5'7", about 155 lbs, ran distance in track and cross country through junior high and high school, and even ran a bit on my own through college (well, being in ROTC and the National Guard helped with that somewhat!). Got lazy after college, but started mountain biking about 5 years ago. Don't ride as much as I would like because of the time it can take, so decided I wanted to try running again. Not sure how to explain it, I am definately not in shape, but not totally out of shape either. A couple of weeks ago I did a gravel road ride put on by the local bike shop and we covered 160 miles over 4 days. You are probably saying, why are you starting the C25K then, sounds like you are in shape? I can tell you right now that I couldn't run a mile if I had to!!! I think it is a combination of different exercise, different muscles, whatever, but I am pretty sure I couldn't run a mile. I do walk for about 45 minutes 4 days a week over my lunch hour, but that doesn't really get my heart rate up.
So, anyway, if you are wanting to start soon (or have started) and want a group to join, feel free to post in here for support, updates, questions, etc. If someone else already has a thread started that has recently started, point me in that direction and I will join that group. I will post back in here on Sunday or Monday once I have the first day out of the way....looking forward to getting back into running after all these years!!!
Gary J.
W1D1 is down and looking forward to W1D2. Not horrible, but I certainly didn't feel light and nimble on my feet! :-)
So - a couple of questions. I mentioned that I walk most days over my lunch hour. Should I not walk on the days I run? Should I not walk at all, to give my legs a rest? Or should I continue to walk and listen to my body?
I have been reading about this chi running stuff. The principles seem sound and during my workout tonight I was trying to incorporate some of that - short strides, feet not extending beyond my knees, lean from the ankles, good posture, etc. How do you feel about chi running? Should I keep trying to incorporate it now, or just concentrate on the workouts? I was definately a heel striker in all of my previous running, which probably lead to sore knees and back (could have been other things too, who knows).
Anyway, it felt good to get back out there. I will post back here as I progress for those that want to follow. If you have started C25K recently and want to post your progress here, feel free!!!
Gary J.
My $.02:
* It seems to me doing your normal walks on days you run, if that is what you'd like to do, would be just fine.
* Overall I wouldn't get hung up with Chi Running right now - at least not the details. The principles of run tall, short strides, "falling forward" I think are good to think about some when you're running - at this stage. But beyond that it seems to me your brain could get overloaded pretty quickly - since you're also dealing with C25K timings and such. The things I mention are pretty common to all of the "packaged running forms". The other components become unique to different programs and are the finer points - and consequently take more concentration - than the major ones.
Have fun!
"Kick off your high heel sneakers, it's party time."
-- From the song FM by Steely Dan
Jim - thanks for taking the time to post your thoughts!
I will probably continue the walks, since the pace and distance isn't that great, plus I am an IT guy, so pretty much sit the rest of the day. Once I progress further with C25k, if it feels like I am not getting enough rest, then I can cut out the walks on the workout days.
I mentioned chi running, I guess I was mainly referring to trying to run and prevent heal striking, so as you mentioned, short strides, good posture, forward lean, etc. I will try and concentrate on, lets call it, good form, during this C25K program, and then maybe find a packaged running form to look at after that.
Thanks again!
Gary J.
Hi Gary:
Given you commented on sitting much of the day........
A variety of sources are finding that with the advent of computers and such, and as not only do more and more people sit, but they sit ALL THE TIME, it's causing huge issues with our glutes. They're chronically stretched, and they don't get used. The hips and glutes play HUGE foundational roles in walking, running and balance. And if they're not working well all sorts of issues can come up further down the leg - because the big muscles above aren't doing their job.
Therefore - my point is that it's good to get up and walk relatively frequently through the day if you can. My PT says the majority of the problems he sees are rooted in the fact that peoples' glutes aren't working well.
So keep walking!
Good luck with the program.
"Kick off your high heel sneakers, it's party time."
-- From the song FM by Steely Dan
Jim -
Thanks again! I know we have a person that will come through the workplace and look at workstation ergonomics. Several people here have had devices installed at their cube/desk that will let them stand and work as they want, but then lower everything down if they feel like sitting. I will probably take advantage of having the ergonomic evaluation done if they still offer them or if not, just check to see if I can get one of those devices installed in my cube....
Gary J.
I started the program yesterday too! I am limited on time right but I'll post on my background and progress later. Keep us posted on your progress! Maybe this community can keep us motivated!
Sarah - hey welcome! Definately keep us up-to-date on your progress...posting and checking in here certainly can't hurt and seems like it can only help. Looking forward to your posts!
W1D2 is in the books. Felt a little more in form for the workout tonight. I can tell I am doing something new though as my legs have that good soreness to them! Thankfully the weather was a bit cooler today. Looking forward to W1D3. Later!
W1 and done. Legs weren't as sore today, didn't really feel anything. I am continuing my noon walks. New shoes this weekend as motivation and, I started to think about it and the current pair are 2 years old and have north of 600 walking / running miles on them...time to replace. I probably won't post each night of week 2, maybe just a check in at the end of the week or after week 3. Stay with it everyone!!!
That's great! Have you signed up for a 5k race yet? The best part about starting C25k in July (which I did last year) is that the weather gets cooler towards the completion of the program and you can potentially sign up for a gorgeous September 5k and really enjoy a nice run in early fall to celebrate completing the program. I definitely recommend signing up for a race if you haven't, it's really fun to have something to work towards and look forward to at the end of the program!
I write a running blog geared towards motivating runners of any pace or distance at http://www.iamrunningthis.com!
Couch to 5K graduate, September 2012
First 10K, June 2nd, 2013
First Half Marathon, September 2013
Training for my 7th half marathon, May 2016 and first Triathlon, Tri for a Cure, July 2016.
Twitter: @iamrunningthis
I've thought about signing up for a 5K but haven't yet. I understand that it will provide motivation with the C25K program, but it also seems like added pressure to complete it. IDK, I want the running to be fun, but I guess I won't rule one out at this point.
Week 2 complete. Looking forward to week 3. Nothing really new this week, at times my form felt great, at times like I was starting all over again. Legs aren't really sore any more. Sticking to the program though...updates after next week.
[Edit] Oops, almost forgot - the new shoes are the Brooks PureFlow 2's. Like them so far - old shoes were the original (2011) Reebok Realflex. Keep on running!
Weeks 4 and 5 down and W6D1 done. Week 4 was done while on vacation in Michigan, ran on some beautiful walking/running/biking trails there. Week 5 was done while in Los Angeles on business. Someone suggested running in Griffith Park where the Observatory is. Found some very nice trails there with great views of the Hollywood sign. The trails were very hilly, which didn't present too much of a challenge, other than breathing a bit harder! Week 6 is back to the flatlands of home, the workout last night seemed relatively easy. Hopefully I will be able to stay with the program, now that school and hockey are starting, the schedule will be getting a bit more hectic...
Keep on plugging away!
Hey Gary, congratulations on making it this far into the program; now that your confidence is up (as is your level of conditioning), you might want to consider looking for an interesting 5K to sign up for.
FWIW, last week I ran my first 5K in 34 years (although no where as quickly as I did in 1979). I'm thinking given I'm 11 years older, only an inch taller, and am carrying around an easy 50 pounds more than you, if I can run a 5K, you could easily run that same distance even though you're only in W6.
Keep us posted, and let us know when you take the rest of the plunge and run a race.
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Amanda Peet Gossip
Amanda Peet gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Kristen Wiig & Amanda Peet: Slouchy Globe dresses
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By the end of this article, you're probably going to tell me to shove it up my ass. If that means Allison Williams styles, I'm all about that life. F-CK yeah. Sorry. It just… it's just such a great position, you know? Anyway, about these two slouchy, very similar dresses on Kristen Wiig and Amanda Peet? Totally. Full Story
She still has that problem…
I have banned my mother from buying me clothes. You remember this don't you. If you're new to the site, click here for an example of what my mother considers mad steeze. Full Story
Mark, Amanda, and Troy
Ethan Hawke was at the roof lounge at the Hyatt two nights ago, possibly last night too but my toes refused to cooperate. Michelle, who has been in love with Troy Dyer since 1994 lost her sh*t a little bit. He did look good. Gaunt…but good. And not even smarmy. Wasn't working on an erotic poem scribbled hastily on a bar napkin. Full Story
She can read!
MUCH better. So.Much.Better. This is Katie Holmes today in NYC, thankfully NOT wearing those jeans. You know those jeans. Perhaps she perused the internets? Perhaps Posh called her to give a girl a tip? Hell nah. Full Story


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Pets celebrate a place of their own
Published: Friday, October 11, 2013 at 8:49 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 11, 2013 at 8:49 p.m.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to open Pet's Own Place dog park on Seventh Avenue in Hendersonville Friday. The half-acre park has fenced in areas for both large and small dogs.
Pets' Own Place is located on the former Terminix Pest Control Property at 1019 7th Ave. E. and was completed in July. Due to its facilities being damaged numerous times by flood waters, Terminix donated the property to the city for use as a public recreational space.
The Hendersonville Public Works Department has worked over the last 12 months to convert the site into Hendersonville's first official dog park. Pets' Own Place includes bench seating and water access.
Prior to the August City Council meeting, the city sponsored a naming contest for the park and received several suggestions. Leah Ryel's suggestion of Pets' Own Place was selected by the council at the August meeting.
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Chelsea Clinton is going to have a baby.
The daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Thursday that she is expecting her first child. She announced the big news while on stage with her mom at a women's event in New York.
"Marc and I are very excited that we have our first child arriving later this year," Clinton said.
Just to specify, Chelsea was the one who said that, not Hillary. That would have been a tad awkward.
"And I certainly feel all the better whether it's a girl or a boy that she or he will grow up in a world full of so many strong, young female leaders," Clinton said. "So thank you for inspiring me and thank you for inspiring future generations.
"I just hope I will be as good a mom to my child and hopefully children as my mom was to me."
Clinton married Marc Mezvinsky in 2010. In October, she told Glamour, that the couple wanted to start a family.
Mission accomplished
"So we decided we were going to make 2014 the Year of the Baby," Clinton said.
No one tell my wife that ... please.
Clinton also told the magazine, "Call my mother and tell her that. She asks us about it every single day."
That's right. A cute baby on the campaign trail wouldn't hurt.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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Highlights of John Castellani's CNBC Squawk Box Appearance
Highlights of John Castellani's CNBC Squawk Box Appearance
04.11.11 | By Grady Forrer
Day Two
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Two Women Scientists Honored with PhRMA's 2011 Discoverers Award
There are a lot of interesting discussions and events during PhRMA's Annual Meeting, but one regular event is always special. That is the annual awarding of PhRMA's Discoverers Award.
This year, the Discoverers Award honored two women scientists for their work on creating the first new oral medication to treat diabetes in over a decade.
Nancy Thornberry and Ann Weber were recognized for their leadership in the discovery of JANUVIA ®, a once-daily pill that helps patients with type 2 diabetes control glucose in conjunction with diet and exercise. This was the first time in the award's 24 year history that two women have been recognized.
If you've got a minute, watch their inspiring story on video.
Day One
[4:30 p.m.] Some highlights from Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter's CNBC interview from PhRMA's annual meeting.
On the future of health care reform and what PhRMA and the industry's goals from the budget debate:
"When we supported health care reform, we did so on a principled basis.
"We said we wanted to do so in a way that helps sustain innovation, in a way that avoids price controls and in a way that avoids people not having access to the full range of treatments available.
"Those principals still stand. And, as the debate goes forward, that will be our voice."
On President Obama's proposals to strengthen IPAB:
"The President's proposal to strengthen IPAB is problematic.
"Frankly, IPAB itself is problematic for [the industry], for some Democrats, for some Republicans and its problematic for about 75 other organizations who are concerned that we have an independent body making decisions about what does or doesn't get paid for and at what level."
On Medicare rebates:
"We fought against those rebates in Medicare and I think we have an ally, for example, in the Congressional Budget Office who says: if you look at rebates vs. competition – which is what we currently have – your going to see premiums go up for seniors. And, you're going to see less money and less jobs devoted to R&D.
"Today, Medicare Part D – the drug benefit – costs 40% less than what had been estimated when the program was enacted in the middle part of the last decade. The reason is competition between plans, competition that in our [industry's] case lowers the access cost for medicines."
[2:05 p.m.] As a Duke Alum, it is thrilling to see Coach K speaking at the PhRMA Annual Meeting on the live stream broadcast.
One thing he said really strikes home for many who work in the biopharmaceutical sector. He asked the assembled industry: "When is your moment of triumph? It isn't when you sell something, because if all you are doing is selling something, shame on you. Your moment of triumph is when you cure someone or help them with a treatment that helps them to get better."
It is a sentiment that is the driving force for many of the nearly 650,000 Americans who work in this industry.
[1:45 p.m.] PhRMA's president and CEO John Castellani appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning and talked about PhRMA's Annual Meeting and agenda over the next year.
John was asked about PhRMA's goals for the meeting and for the organization over the next year:
"We're going to be focusing on what we need to do to continue to allow this great engine of innovation in the United States to develop new medicines, to treat patients' diseases, to cure disease. We're talking what we need to do to have the kind of scientific ecosystem that supports that innovation. And third, what we need to do to make sure that this economic engine—which… is one of the highest contributors not only to GDP, but we are the highest in research and development per employee—what we need to do to keep that sustained and to grow jobs. So it's a full agenda."
He was than asked why so much of the globe's biopharmaceutical research and development is centered in the U.S.:
"We have the scientific base here that's necessary…It's not just our scientists, it's the colleges, universities, private researchers, hospitals, clinical researchers we need to support the system. We have had up to this point, although that's still in the balance, the kind of tax policy and tax structure that promote investment. And we've will the kind of health care system that enhances the use of medicines, particularly in prevention and management of disease, all of which caused this industry to be moved from Europe—where it was centered for years and years—to the United States and where we are the leading research and development area for medicines by far around the world."
When asked about the value of medicines to patients and the role they must play in our health care system, John responded:
"Let me give you one example facing the nation that is just horrible and daunting. And that's Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer's Association says if we do nothing about the disease, by the year 2050, it will cost the nation $1 trillion a year. Now, that doesn't even count the horrible, horrible impact on the patients, on the caregivers and the families. But the nation can't afford that.
"If we can develop a medicine that can just delay the onset of Alzheimer's by five years, not only do you benefit the patients, but you could save over $450 billion a year. So to invest in the medicine that prevents the disease is the smartest approach that we can provide so that not only meets the patient's needs, but you meet the nation's fiscal needs."
Finally, John was asked to comment on government proposals that could limit the free market and the ability of biopharmaceutical research companies to research and develop innovative new medicines:
"That's where we're at risk. What the President proposed yesterday. We all know we need to get our deficit under control, but you don't want to get it under control by risking the future and the future ability to grow and to innovate. The President has proposed we impose price controls. The system is working quite well—Medicare Part D. He also proposed you shorten the period of data protection and patent exclusivity for very complex medicines, the next wave of medicines, the biologics. The rest of the world recognizes that you have to have 12, 13, 14 years if you're going to induce people to put the billions of dollars that go into these new medicines. So if you take that away, it makes us less competitive."


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At least one company yanked an endorsement deal from New England tight end Aaron Hernandez on Friday as puzzled family members of a friend found slain a mile from Hernandez's home sought answers about how he died.
CytoSport, a Benicia-based company that makes Muscle Milk and other supplements, said it was ending Hernandez's endorsement contract, effective immediately.
The Bristol County district attorney has not released any information, other than saying Odin Lloyd's death was being treated as a homicide. Police have searched Hernandez's home in North Attleborough, Mass., but a court clerk said as of Friday afternoon no arrest warrants had been issued.
However, a source told ABC News that authorities are expected to execute an arrest warrant for Hernandez for obstruction of justice. His home security system and cellphone were intentionally destroyed, sources told ABC News.
A jogger found Lloyd's body Monday in an industrial park. Family members said Lloyd had been dating Hernandez's fiancee's sister for two years. They said the two men were friends who were together the night that Lloyd, 27, died.
Sacramento hired Denver executive Mike Bratz as assistant general manager. The move reunites Bratz with Pete D'Alessandro, who was named the Kings' G.M. on Monday. D'Alessandro had been Denver's director of player personnel. Bratz, a former Stanford star, played nine NBA seasons.
College baseball
Pat Valaika's two-run double gave UCLA a cushion, closer David Berg survived a rocky ninth inning, and UCLA beat top-seeded North Carolina 4-1 at the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. The Bruins (47-17) begin a best-of-three finals Monday against Mississippi State (51-18), which eliminated Oregon State with a 4-1 win. The Tar Heels (59-12) twice loaded the bases in the ninth but came away with only one run. Hunter Renfroe hit a three-run homer in the Bulldogs' win over the Beavers (52-13).
Defending champion Roger Federer could face Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. The draw placed third-seeded Federer and No. 5 Nadal in the same half. No. 2 Andy Murray is also in the bottom half. No. 1 Novak Djokovic is in the top half, along with No. 4 David Ferrer. The tournament begins Monday in London.
Motor sports
John Force raced to the Funny Car qualifying lead at the Auto-Plus New England Nationals in Epping, N.H. A week after winning his first event in 31 races, Force had a 4.051-second run at a speed of 313.44 mph in a Ford Mustang.
Track and field
Tyson Gay won the 100 meters at the U.S. outdoor championships in Des Moines, Iowa, finishing in 9.75 seconds. It was the third-fastest time ever by an American. Justin Gatlin was second in 9.89.


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Moneyball 2.0 JUL 01 2014
After Michael Lewis wrote Moneyball in 2003 about the Oakland A's, their general manager Billy Beane, and his then-unorthodox and supposedly superior managerial strategy, a curious thing happened: the A's didn't do that well. They went to the playoffs only twice between 2003 and 2011 and finished under .500 four times. Teams like the Red Sox, who adopted Beane's strategies with the punch of a much larger payroll, did much better during those years.
But Beane hung in there and has figured out how to beat the big boys again, with two first place in 2012 & 2013 and the best record in the majors this year so far. Will Leitch explains how.
First, don't spend a lot on a little; spend a little on a lot.
The emotional through-line of Moneyball is Beane learning from his experience as a failed prospect and applying it to today's game. The idea: Scouts were wrong about him, and therefore they'll be wrong about tons of guys. Only trust the numbers.
That was an oversimplification, but distrusting the ability of human beings to predict the future has been the centerpiece of the A's current run. This time, though, the A's aren't just doubting the scouts; they're also skeptical that statistical analysis can reliably predict the future (or that their analysis could reliably predict it better than their competitors). Instead, Beane and his front office have bought in bulk: They've brought in as many guys as possible and seen who performed. They weren't looking for something that no one else saw: They amassed bodies, pitted them against one another, were open to anything, and just looked to see who emerged. Roger Ebert once wrote that the muse visits during the act of creation, rather than before. The A's have made it a philosophy to just try out as many people as possible -- cheap, interchangeable ones -- and pluck out the best.