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LOWELL - On most days, you wouldn't be able to talk kindergartener Holtyn Hill into wearing pink.
But on Thursday he sported a T-shirt that labeled his grandmother a hero in pink letters "'cause it was for cancer," he said.
Holtyn and his classmates in kindergarten through sixth-grade participated Thursday in Lowell Elementary's Relay Recess, one of several school events planned in the coming weeks leading up to the Washington County Relay for Life on May 17.
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Lowell kindergartener Holtyn Hill, left, poses for a photo with his grandmother, Karen Doan, Thursday at the school's Relay Recess.
Photo by Evan Bevins
Lowell Elementary fourth-grader Cassie Heiss, left, reaches out to give Title I teacher Karen Kubota five during the opening survivors walk at the school's Relay Recess Thursday. Also leading the survivors walk are, from center left, Adams Township resident Joan May, Lowell kindergarten teacher Pam Bostic and Lowell resident Konnie Yoho.
Hundreds of residents will gather that evening in Belpre's Civitan Park for an all-night celebration of cancer survivors and the resolve to fight the disease, in addition to raising money for the American Cancer Society for patient services and research toward a cure.
Holtyn's grandmother, Karen Doan, joined other community members and school employees in a survivors lap around the playground and field behind the school to start the festivities.
"It's just special because I had to explain to him ... that I had a germ called cancer, for his level, and the doctor would take care of it," said Doan, 60, of Lowell. "And it helped him understand."
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When & Where - Relay For Life
* Washington County: 6 p.m. Friday, May 17, to noon Saturday, May 18, Belpre Civitan Park.
* Wood County: 6 p.m. Friday, May 17, to Saturday, May 18, Parkersburg City Park.
* Williamstown: 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, to Saturday, Aug. 3, Tomlinson Park.
Source: relay.acsevents.org
Upcoming Relay Recess events
* Belpre Elementary: May 9.
* St. John Central Grade School: May 9.
* Harmar Elementary: May 10.
* Salem-Liberty Elementary: May 10.
* Washington Elementary: May 10.
* Waterford Elementary: May 10.
* Waterford High School: May 10.
* Fort Frye High School: May 17.
Source: Washington County Relay for Life committee.
Doan was diagnosed with cancer in March, had surgery and is waiting to start additional treatment.
As she and other survivors circled the field, Lowell students applauded them. Some offered high fives and shouts of encouragement to their family members and teachers.
Sixth-grader Kasey Buchanan said she enjoys the activity, which the school has held the last four years.
"I think it's pretty nice," she said. "We raise money ... and it goes to the fight against cancer and to find a cure for it."
As of Thursday, Lowell students had collected more than $1,350 for the county Relay. Kindergartener Parker Yoho was the top fund-raiser, with $411, which earned him an insulated Relay lunch bag.
"Our family's so supportive, and friends. ... We just mentioned to them they were doing a Relay and they just freely gave," said Parker's mother, Konnie, a one-year breast cancer survivor. "Family and friends are a great support when you're going through cancer."
Cheryll Harra has coordinated the school Relay events, called Mini Relays prior to this year, for seven years. In addition to honoring survivors and raising money, the event included education on cancer-prevention topics like sun safety, nutrition and avoiding tobacco.
"We would rather provide education to you now than services to you later," Harra told students.
Washington Elementary in Marietta is holding its first Relay event next week. School staff members have fielded a Relay team the last three years and students have participated in those fundraisers, said Sally Latture, an intervention specialist at the school and member of the county Relay committee.
In addition to the Relay Recess and prevention messages, the team is offering other incentives for kids to raise money for the Relay. Participants will be entered into a drawing, with one winner on May 15 getting to shave Principal Scott Kratche's beard and mustache and another getting to cut a teacher's hair to donate it to Locks of Love, which provides wigs to children who have lost their hair due to medical issues.
And "our custodian is allowing three students to throw a pie in her face," Latture said.
Washington's Relay activities officially kicked off earlier this week, with Marietta resident Desni Crock, 40, and her daughter, 6-year-old cancer survivor, Bridget, speaking to students. They're doing the same today at Harmar Elementary.
Crock said it helps to bring Bridget along "so they can see firsthand that, first of all, cancer doesn't necessarily mean a death sentence, and second, it does affect kids their age."
Crock participated in Relay for Life before Bridget's diagnosis at age 2 with pleuropulmonary blastoma.
"I used to Relay so that my kids didn't have to have cancer scare after cancer scare like I had," she said.
Both Bridget and her younger sister, Anna, possess the genetic mutation that can cause the rare form of cancer Bridget had, meaning their children will have a 50/50 chance of having the gene as well.
Knowing that, Crock said she Relays now "so that they don't have to watch their children go through the same thing."
The theme for this year's Relay is "Superheroes: Join the Fight for the Cure." So far, 64 teams are signed up, already matching last year's total, said Chad Gardner, income development representative for the American Cancer Society.
This year's goal is for 68 teams to raise $179,000.
Other community members can participate, even if they're not part of a team.
"Teams do fundraisers at their site; they sell everything from food to T-shirts and anything you can think of," Gardner said.
There will be educational material in the Survivors Tent, musical entertainment and, on Saturday morning, inflatables.
Lowell resident Edna Schau, 67, said she enjoys meeting and talking with other survivors and people dealing with cancer diagnoses.
"I tell them, 'don't give up and don't dwell on it,'" she said. When she was diagnosed, "I thought, 'I'm not doing that, because I want to watch grandchildren grow up and graduate.'"
Schau was diagnosed in 2001 with melanoma, and doctors gave her six months to a year to live. Twelve years later, she's in remission and it's been six years since she underwent chemo- and radiation therapy.
She's now enjoying her seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and looking forward to two more on the way.


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"Zero Tolerance" Traffic Enforcement in School Zones
Huntsville, Alabama (August 6, 2010) Huntsville Police Chief Mark Hudson has instructed officers to strictly enforce all posted speed limits and other traffic laws at public and private school zones. The "Zero Tolerance" enforcement campaign begins as classes resume Monday, August 9, 2010. Motorists should allow for extra time and expect traffic delays and congestion in and around school zones. Huntsville Police Department's Traffic Services Units, Precinct Officers, School Resource Officers and Public Safety Aides will monitor traffic and safety issues at 75 school zones across Huntsville and issue citations for "All" traffic violations.
Motorists should remember to obey the hand signals of the Public Safety Aides who are working to protect our children and assist in traffic control. When a driver approaches a Public Safety Aide directing traffic, the front and back of the Aide facing the driver means to come to a complete "STOP". Drivers should also consider every child walking as a caution sign. Be aware of all school cross walks and look out for children who may jump out from behind parked cars. Finally, all traffic in both directions should come to a complete "STOP" when a school bus loads and unloads students unless the roadway is divided by a median.

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redeye19357 wrote:I had no idea there was a gumbys in Iowa City. Interesting next time I am up there I will have to check that out.
K.C. wrote:jess20460 wrote:Sam's Pizzaria -- Rockford, IL---- Great Pizza!!!!!
If you're in Rockford...stick with Uncle Nick's (best Gyros ever made!). But, if you're in the mood for pizza, take a 20 minute drive to Pecatonica...and eat Cimino's Pizza (the original, not the often imitated around Rockford).
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1. Next time you drag Chase's mangly ass to Rockford, take a short trip to Pecatonica, and indulge yourselves in the finest pie on earth, its WELL worth the trip!!!
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In this July 24, 2012, photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, following a political strategy session, as from back left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., listen. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate's top Republican says President Barack Obama has asked congressional leaders to convene at the White House for last-minute talks on a deal that avoids automatic tax increases and broad spending cuts.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the leaders are expected to meet with the president Friday, just four days before the government goes over the so-called "fiscal cliff" if Congress and Obama don't act.
The meeting would be the first time Obama has huddled with all four leaders since Nov. 16 and would represent that last hope for a deal before the new year. Obama spoke to each leader individually Wednesday before returning from vacation in Hawaii.
Obama and congressional Democrats want a deal that would let tax rates rise for the wealthiest taxpayers.


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Two concerts will feature jazz musician, singer Tish Oney
Published: Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
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The Chapman Cultural Center will host two jazz concerts during the second half of the 2012-13 cultural season. Both will feature local jazz musician and singer Tish Oney, a faculty member at the University of South Carolina Upstate with an extensive international career in jazz performance.
The first concert will be "An Evening with Tish Oney" and will also feature the Upstate Jazz All-Stars, an ensemble of university faculty, on Feb. 1. It will include music by Harry Warren, Peggy Lee, Richard Rodgers, Henry Nemo and other jazz greats.
The second concert, "Tish Oney: The Peggy Lee Project," on April 25 will honor the songwriting talents of Peggy Lee.
Both concerts will be in the David W. Reid Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, online at chapmanculturalcenter.org or by calling 542-2787.
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State of STARTDecember 22nd, 2010
Despite concerns that the new START's preamble contains language that links our strategic missile offense with defense, the U.S. Senate voted 59-37 to reject a Republican amendment that would have modified the preamble's language.
The treaty heads for a ratification vote, as the Senate voted 67-28 to end debate. Who would have thought in the wake of a Republican takeover of the House that the troubled START would be so close to becoming ratified?
The Heritage Foundation's Baker Spring said senators should not expect funding for modernizing nuclear weapons in exchange for approving START. The linkage is illusory. From The Foundry:
"Senators should understand that no matter how they may wish it were so, their vote will not get them any long-term funding for nuclear modernization. There is no deal. Moreover, Senators should also not be intimidated by the threat to withdraw this money if New START is not approved by the Senate.
"By threatening to withhold funding unless the treaty is ratified, this is playing crass politics with U.S. national security. Conditioning funding for nuclear program on New START is playing politics with our national security. If funds are needed for the most vital and sensitive military capability in the military's arsenal, they should never be held hostage to a political deal. To bargain with the nation's security is the antithesis of the appropriate behavior of the body charged to 'provide for the common defense.' If the dollars are needed, they should be provided without conditions—period."
The Senate likely will approve START during the lame-duck session. Why have Republican senators capitulated to a policy they suspect will hamstring our missile defense strategy, while Russia gives up virtually nothing?


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NEMO River Valley Chapter, local affiliate of Show-Me Missouri Back Country Horsemen (SMMBCH) and Back Country Horsemen of America (BCHA), will hold its annual re-organizational meeting to elect officers and to schedule projects and events.
Area trail riders are invited to attend the re-organizational meeting which will be Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Boudreaux Visitor Center, Route J at Mark Twain Lake. Social time is at 4:30 p.m., the carry-in dinner begins ata 5 p.m. with the meeting following at 6 p.m. For information contact Mary K. Church (573) 406-2566, Becki Krueger (660) 727-3295, Wayne Lake (573) 985-7132, or visit www.showmebch.org .
SMMBCH is a service organization composed of trail riders who work to "perpetuate the commonsense use and enjoyment of horses" on our public lands, through education, advocacy, and partnership. Locally, NEMO River Valley Chapter partners with managers at Mark Twain Lake to maintain Joanna and Lick Creek Trails, both multi-use trails.
In addition to regular trail maintenance, and holding an educational Youth Day and trail ride, chapter members are proud to have partnered with COE in 2012 through completion of four new equestrian-friendly campsites near the Frank Russell horse stalls, as well as a fellowship area that will safely accommodate a campfire and group seating. These improvements were made possible by a Challenged Partnership Agreement grant; chapter members agreed to donate $10,000 in labor and materials, as their contribution. Members used their talents and resources to donate materials and build hitch rails, as well as clearing the area and setting them; grills, tables, and lantern hooks were also assembled and set as needed.
Additionally, through NEMO River Valley's partnership on a Recreational Trails Program grant, a restroom is in place and functional at the Frank Russell trail head, and one will also be installed at the Spalding Trail Head when weather permits.
Members use their trail horses and mules for most of the trail maintenance, and on scheduled project weekends enjoy camping and trail riding.
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I'm taking Stanford's Open Courseware "Programming Methodology" this semester, but I got stumped early on by the problem of setting up the special Stanford class libraries in my Debian-standard Eclipse installation. The instructions and files available from the website are only available for Windows and Macintosh platforms. The process is not that hard, but if you're new to Java and Eclipse (and especially if you are new to programming, as the class assumes), you'll likely be thrown by this. I couldn't find any documentation on how to do this after extensive searching, so here it is.
About Stanford's CS106A "Programming Methodology" class
After years of learning programming by doing it, with hardly any formal training, I decided it might be good to go back to the basics and take some of the theory classes I missed. Stanford and MIT both have excellent computer science classes available completely free through the Open Courseware initiative, so this is a great (and very economical) way to catch up on what you might have missed. After studying both curricula, I decided that I would start with Stanford's "more pragmatic" sequence, simultaneously taking CS106A "Programming Methodology" (taught in Java) and CS106B "Programming Abstractions" (taught in C++).
With hardly any formal training, I decided it might be good to go back to the basics and take some of the theory classes I missed
I can get away with this because I really already know how to do programming, so CS106A is strictly review for me in terms of theory. However, Java is pretty much completely new territory for me, as is the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) used in the classroom demonstrations.
For a long time, I avoided Java, both because I didn't really want to develop for a proprietary platform and because, with the reference implementation being proprietary and none of the free alternatives fully compatible, it was absurdly complex getting it to work as expected on my Debian GNU/Linux system.
With Sun's recent release of Java under the GPL as "Open JDK", however, Debian now has a fully functional, fully compatible Java environment (I know there's been a lot of work on alternatives over the years, but they still aren't 100% compatible and a lot of things don't run on them. The problem is Java's huge collection of class libraries, of course). Eclipse, of course, is also available.
With Sun's recent release of Java under the GPL as "Open JDK", Debian now has a fully functional, fully compatible Java environment
Eclipse is very popular in the commercial development world, and I wanted to find out why. I also wanted to see if it could help me make more productive use of my programming time (and as I've written previously, it certainly does look like it will).
I'm not sure how much use I will actually get from programming in Java. Most of what Java can do, can be done with Python -- possibly with less work and greater efficiency. On the other hand, there are huge numbers of libraries for Java (although a much lower fraction of them are free software).
Karel the Robot
Stanford's Programming Methodology course starts out with a micro-language called "Karel the Robot", adapted for Java. The original Karel was a minimalist teaching language based on Pascal, but with extremely reduced syntax. Karel also operated in a highly concrete graphical microworld. As such, it was a great way to show abstract programming concepts without the language getting in the way.
The original Karel was a minimalist teaching language based on Pascal, but with extremely reduced syntax
Today, there are a number of different "Karel the Robot" implementations, including the Java-modified "Karel" used in the Stanford class and the Python-modified "Guido van Robot" which is available as a free-standing Debian package (
gvrng in Lenny).
The concept is surprisingly deep. I also encountered a very similar abstraction in Russell and Norvig's "Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach" in which a microworld called the "Vacuum World" is used to explain AI searching and behavior problems. Minus the labels, though, the Vacuum World is exactly a Karel the Robot! I'm fairly sure the vacuum world problems in the AI book can be implemented as "Karel the Robot" (KtR) or "Guido van Robot" (GvR) problems, which would save some coding!
By the way, if all you want is a Karel-the-Robot-like environment in Debian, I do recommend using "Guido van Robot". It has major advantages over Stanford's Karel:
- It runs stand-alone
- No boilerplate code is needed
- Editing of code and world is available in the GvR window (the graphical world-editing interface is considerably better than the one in Stanford's Karel)
- The "pythonic" syntax of GvR is more minimal, and thus closer to the original spirit of the Karel concept
If it were just me taking this class, and if the Karel library were the only thing missing, I would probably have just substituted GvR problems for the KtR problems, which would've been simpler than following the directions included here.
The instructor, Mehran Sahami, is so engaging that my 11-year-old son expressed an interest in taking the class with me
My main motivation, though, is that the class is at such a basic level and the instructor, Mehran Sahami, is so engaging that my 11-year-old son expressed an interest in taking it with me (feasible, I think, since the Open Courseware structure means he can follow at his own pace). But for him, I really wanted the examples to work and look exactly as they did in the class. Mentally juggling Python and Java syntax would just be too much for him.
Finally, it isn't just Karel. In addition to the Karel the Robot introductory assignments, the Stanford course also makes extensive use of a class library from the Association of Computing Machinery, called simply
These are even more essential to the class than Karel, and are included in the
karel.jar file in the archives.
So I really wanted this to work. Unfortunately, the Stanford website only provides pre-built customized Eclipse IDEs for Windows and Macintosh computers! No GNU/Linux build is available. And, since the class is intended for extreme beginners, they apparently didn't think it was worth explaining how to set up the problems in a standard Eclipse installation! I searched extensively, and I couldn't find any instructions on how to do this.
Hence the documentation that follows!
These instructions should work to install Java, Eclipse, and the Stanford assignment packages, including the Karel the Robot and ACM class libraries.
Unfortunately, the Stanford website only provides pre-built customized Eclipse IDEs for Windows and Macintosh computers... Hence the documentation that follows!
Adapting it to other GNU/Linux platforms should be fairly trivial. The only hiccup I anticipate for other platforms is that Eclipse's menus may be arranged a little differently in later versions. If you are using a different Eclipse (than 3.2.2) then some of the menu options I refer to may be in different menus or might be named differently (I have run across instructions for later versions of Eclipse that don't quite agree with how mine is set up). If so, don't panic. The options will be there, you may just have to look around a bit to find them.
Getting to Square One
Install Open JDK and Eclipse for Debian/Ubuntu systems
Nothing could be simpler! Just use the
apt-get system to install the packages:
# apt-get install openjdk-6-jre eclipse eclipse-jdt
This will install version 6 of Sun's recently GPL-licensed Java and class libraries (which will be by far the most compatible with Stanford's examples, although you could certainly try any one of the several free software Java implementations that have been created). Debian currently has Eclipse 3.2.2, which is what the following instructions are written for. This is a bit behind the upstream Eclipse development, so if you want a more current Eclipse, you may need to install the package from source. If so, be aware that some of the following instructions will probably require subtle changes (some of the menu options have been moved around in later versions of Eclipse, but they are of course, still there).
Download the assignment skeleton from Stanford
The CS106A website has zip archives for each assignment. These are skeleton file trees containing everything you need, except for the code you are expected to write. The source files have a comment simply saying "
// You fill in this part", which is where you write your code.
All of the examples shown here are from the
Assignment1 skeleton, but presumably the others are much the same.
Expand the archive into your choice of an appropriate working directory on your computer.
Start the project in Eclipse
There are several possible false starts at this point! I discovered a number of different ways that you can start a project in Eclipse, but they don't all do what you want for CS106A.
Here's what worked for me:
Start with "File"→"New Project". Select "Java Project", then click the "Next" button.
Fill in a project name. I used "CS106A" for this, although I'm not 100% sure of whether I'm going to need a separate project for each assignment or one for the whole class. The name isn't really that important, though.
Select the radio button for "Create project from existing source". Then browse to the directory you expanded the Assignment archive into. Select the "Assignment" directory itself (e.g.
Assignment1). Click the "Finish" button to create the project.
At this point, you can look in the new project folder, and you should see something like figure 1.
Create a run option for it
Next we need to tell Eclipse how to run the file. As far as I can tell from watching the videos, this is what Stanford hacked the most in their "special version" of Eclipse, because this is not quite as simple as clicking "Run Karel". However, it's not that hard either.
Click on the pull-down arrow beside the "Run" icon (this is a green button with a white arrow on it in Figure 1. Eclipse is skinnable, though, so this may look different if you are using a different version). Note that just clicking on the "Run" icon itself will run the top menu entry from the pull-down, which may not be what you want. From the pull-down menu, select "Run..." to get the "Run" dialog window.
You'll see that the project is already set to "CS106A". Now add a name for the run profile. I used "Run CollectNewspaperKarel" (there may be a way to run the currently-opened file, but if so, I haven't found it -- so I'm just planning to create a separate profile for each program).
Click the check boxes for "Include libraries when searching for a main class" and "Include inherited mains when searching for a main class". The latter is probably the one that matters, because the Karel class appears to contain the dummy "main()" method. On the other hand, if you follow the class assignment, you'll create your own "main()", so you could skip this (but the testing steps below won't run properly).
Now click "Search...". Eclipse should find the main class and fill in "stanford.karel.Karel". This shows that Eclipse is able to import the Jar file and read the library, so if you see this, you can be pretty confident that you're on the right track.
Now click "Apply", and then "Run" (or you can close the window and select "Run CollectNewspaperKarel" from the "Run" pull-down, as you will do later on).
There will be a delay while Java compiles the bytecode and runs the program, and then the Karel window will pop up (see figure 2), just as it does in the class videos!
Now this is not the correct scenario for the assignment, so you'll need to click "Load World" and browse to the correct world file (in this case, it's
CollectNewspaperKarel.w). Click "Ok" to load it. See Figure 3 for the menu, and Figure 4 for the resulting world.
Finally, you actually get Karel to go by pushing the "Start" button. At this point, if you haven't added anything to the program file, absolutely nothing will happen! (That's how you know it's working, right?) Seriously, though, that's what should happen, because you haven't given Karel any instructions, and the dummy
main() method doesn't do anything.
After you've added some code to Karel (see the class for what you should add), then you'll see some action when you push the "Start" button. Of course, after each run, you'll need to re-load the world scenario to reset the program for each run (this is covered in the lecture).
Karel learns Debian
That's it. Everything else should work as it does in the class demonstrations, so I will leave you to follow those for what to do with Karel. I haven't actually tried it, but it appears that the ACM examples will also work in this way, since the ACM libraries are clearly there, along with the Karel library.
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a way to run the currently-opened file
I have since learned how to do this:
In the "Run..." dialog, instead of selecting the current module as "argument", use:
This will be replaced by the path to the currently opened/selected file, so it should have the desired effect.
Great article
Thanks for the article, helped me get my environment set up for taking this class. I wanted to ask, did you bother getting the text book for this course? I do have some programming experience and I am wondering if I should be able to follow the concepts without purchasing the text.
No not here
This doesn't work for me, I get this error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at stanford.karel.Karel.main(Karel.java:208)
I did post
I did post how I got it to work, but being a long post needs moderating which doesn't seem to be happening so my howto video is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWMW2ZfYPo4
Even easier
I've been trying to get this to work for a while, and it finally occurred to me to just use Stanford's Eclipse plugin. Just:
1. Install Eclipse and Open JDK
2. Download the windows version of Eclipse from the Stanford's CS106 website here: http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs106a/
3. Extract it.
4. Find the plugins directory in the newly extracted directory.
5. Copy the file edu.stanford.cs106_1.0.0.jar to the plugins folder of you Eclipse installation (mine was in /usr/lib/eclipse/plugins)
Then everything seems to be the same as the IDE they use in the course. Here's a quick command line, copy-and-paste to do this.
wget http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs106a/software/eclipse-helios-pc.zip
unzip eclipse-helios-pc.zip
sudo cp eclipse-helios-pc/plugins/edu.stanford.cs106_1.0.0.jar /usr/lib/eclipse/plugins
Your YouTube HOWTO
Your YouTube howto was very helpful, but it was tricky for me to get working perfectly. This was due probably to me using a different version of Eclipse, and me having very little idea of how to translate from your version to my version. I got it to work for one problem, but I couldn't extend the solution.
So instead I yanked the stanford plugin and jammed it in my Eclipse install. Probably not even in the right place or the best way, but it let me do all of the Karel problems, and so far hasn't seemed to break anything else. But I'm sure it will someday, and when that day comes, at least it seems like an easy way to revert would just be to delete the stanford plugin.
Anyway, thanks for the YouTube HOWTO--it helped me get started, and if I had known what I was doing more, it probably would have been enough to get me through.
Even Easier
After hours of struggling (even after watching youtube video and reading this tutorial I was back to square one. Then I tried jbaldus's simple step copying Stanford eclipse plugins on windows to eclipse plugins on Linux boy oh boy it worked like a charm, so I just wanted to thank you, I know it didn't work for me following this tutorial but I want to thank the author of the article as well, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have even tried this. Have a merry Christmas


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VAIL - Charles Alexander says yes to himself every day.
"I wake up and decide whether or not to go skiing. That choice is simple," Alexander says.
Alexander is the EpicMix leader in vertical feet skied with more than 9 million so far. Arapahoe Basin is still open, so he's still skiing all day every day and will be until A-Basin pulls the plug.
When he retired four years ago, (he taught electrical engineering at the State University of New York), he decided there would be no wasting away on the beach or sitting in a condo watching TV.
He promised himself he'd be outside exercising at least four hours a day, skiing, mountain biking, scuba diving - anything he felt like doing. Most days he feels like skiing.
"I was completely surprised to find out he could ski 11 and a half hours a day, from the time the lifts open in the morning until shut off the lights for night skiing at Keystone," Alexander says.
It started simply enough. He moved to the High Country and wanted to see if he could ski three days in a row. Turns out he could, so he just kept going.
"I average about 60 hours a week skiing," he said.
Alexander calls himself the biggest ski bum in the world.
He's not really competitive; he's just having fun.
"All this happened because I was doing what I love," he said. "The more I did it the easier it got, the better I got and the more I liked it."
The engineer in him takes over occasionally.
For example, he calculated that the best place to get vertical on any Vail Resorts mountain is Keystone's North Peak. The Santiago lift carries you up 1,600 vertical feet in 4.7 minutes.
He can ski down Starfire in about 80 seconds, so he can do a lap in about seven minutes.
He can pile up tens of thousands of vertical feet in half a day, which is fun. Then he can go anywhere and do anything, which is also fun.
His EpicMix account shows 121,072 vertical feet on March 8, then 120,664 on March 9.
The official world record was 4.16 million, he said, but it won't be for long.
He submitted his application to the Guinness Book of World Records for this year's total to be recognized as the new world record.
He has a GoPro camera so every run is on video, and he has to log everything and keep a diary.
"People tell me I must ski fast, but I'm having fun, skiing, relaxed," he said. "I know how hard I can push myself and still come back and ski the next day - and the next and the next."
Keystone has the best groomers in Colorado, he said. He goes to Vail for bowls, glades and bumps. He's a big Beaver Creek fan. too. He skied A-Basin today, with its 16 inches new snow.
"I love them all. They all have their own strengths," he said.
Last year he skied 7.2 million vertical feet at Vail Resorts mountains, and 2 million more at A-Basin.
He used to be a tournament chess player in New York and ran that circuit, renowned for his creative play with his knight, hence his email address handle "knightmoves."
Because you write about what you know about, he's writing a book about skiing.
He has five college degrees and lots of experience.
"I enjoy visiting with people on the lifts," Alexander said.
Most rides are just under 10 minutes, enough time for introductions and a few good jokes. Which leads to the question, "What do you get when you cross Frosty the Snowman with Dracula? Frostbite."
Young people riding the lifts and gondola talk to him, calling him Mr. Epic. Then he strides by them on the way to his car when the day is done. They're tired. He's not.
"Some have a hard time believing I'm in my 60s. I have tons of people tell me this is what they want to do when they retire," Alexander said.
"We've always known that we've had passionate, die-hard loyal skiers and snowboarders who live and breathe skiing (or snowboarding) and who feel as if our resorts are home to them," said Sara Lococo, a Vail Mountain spokeswoman. "Over the past two seasons, Epic Mix has allowed our loyal skiers and riders to add another layer to their experience by tracking, tabulating and setting their own goals and records - either personal or in Charles Alexander's case, a Guinness Book of World Record."
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 or email@example.com.


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Beaver Creek Lodge hosts "Forks and Corks," a weekly wine event open to the public, from 3 to 5 p.m. every Friday in the Grand Bohemian Gallery.
A new year's resolution for many in 2013 is to learn more about wine, and there's no place better to do so than in the Grand Bohemian Gallery at Beaver Creek Lodge. During the event, attendees will learn about five hand-selected wines, while enjoying a full meat, cheese and bread antipasti bar for $12 per person. Afterwards, guests are invited to join executive Chef Justin Kalaluhi for dinner in the on-site restaurant, Rocks Modern Grill, to experience a full array of his culinary creations.
A special event will be held Saturday, where local artist Judith Hilmer will give an artist demonstration during the regularly scheduled "Forks and Corks" from 3 to 5 p.m. Hilmer's work with botanically correct flora for the Natural History Museum dioramas has led her from Alaska to Africa. She has earned signature memberships in the Colorado Watercolor Society and the Kansas Watercolor Society while five of her serigraphs have taken awards in Tokyo, Japan.
For more information on "Forks and Corks" or to make a reservation at the Beaver Creek Lodge, visit www.beavercreeklodge.net, or call 970-845-9800.


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Central Michigan Un ivenity Boord of Trustees
Meeting of .Yorch 25, 1970
Mt. Pleosant, Michigan
Nlemben present : Or. Roger M. Busfield, Jr . , Cha irman; 0.. . Lloyd M. Cof~
tk. Alfred J. Fortino; Mrs. Ka"tl,ci'ilineHbfstad; Mr. James M. Umphrey; W.
Wolte r W. W-ig-hrtm-a-n and 0... William B. Boyd, President
Also atlending: 0... Charles Ping, Prov05t
M.emben absent: Nn . Jean Bockus and f-k. Lawrence ~ahilly.
The meeting was cal led 10 order 012:15 P.M. by the Cha irman .
The minutes of the FebnJary 18, 1970 meeting were accepted as printed .
Dr. Boyd reported, since the last Boord meeting, the dealh of Mr . Frank lin
Kasper of the f\.Ioainteoon ce Deportment .
,o\-\otian was mode by Alfred Fortino, seconded by Walter Wightmon and carried
thot the fo llowi ng recommenda ti ons of the administration be approved:
GaylOTd Fordyce, Housing Deportment
Res ignations:
Arthur W. Biddle, Instructor, Deportment of English, June B, 1970
Joy Pastucho, Instructor, Deportment of English, June 8, 1970
Richard Raabe, Assistant Professor, Student Teaching, June 8, 1970
James Ra lston, Instructor, Deportment of Engl ish, June 8, 1970
Kathryn Tote, As.sistant Professor, Physica l Education Deportment,
June 8, 1970
March 25, 1970
Reslgl'lOtions - continued
Doniel Ross Chandler, Assistant Profeuor, Deportment of Speech
ond Dramatic Arts, June 8, 1970
Alton Corl Smith, Instructor , Deportment of Secondory EduCtltion,
August 14, 1970
Koren Colow, Temporary Instructor, Deportment of English, June 8,1970
Albert Drath, Assistant Profenor and Assbtont Footbo ll Coach, Physico l
Educo tion
James Cla rk , Utility Helper MF- I, Food Services
Betty Connar, Senior Clerk C-3, Business Division
.v.a~ho Cosentino, Senior Clerk Stenographer C-4, Recreotlon Deportment
Nancy DeLcot, Clerk Typist C-l , Alumni Relations
Ronald Liberty, Utility Helper MF- l! Food Services
Charlene Moutsotsen, Coshier, holf-time, C-I, University Center
Infomoolion Desk
David Porker, Utility Hel per MF-l , Food Services
Borbora Tilmonn, Senior Clerk Typist C-2, School of Fine and
App lied Arts
Frances Timmer, Cook 's Helper MF-l, Food Services
Mcry Ellen Brandell, Temporory Anislant Ins tructor, port- time,
Spring Semester 1970, Speech ond Dramatic Arts Deportment
B.S., B.A., Central Michigan University, 1955
Groduate Work
Lorry Butcher, Temporary Assistant Instructor, port-time, Spring
Semester 1970, Art Deportment
B.S., Centra l Michigon University, 1967
Appointmenl'l continued -
Robert F. Croll, Associate Professor, 1970-71, Business Deportment
B.S., Business Administration, Northwestern Unive~ ity, 1954
M.B.A., University of Michigon, 1956
D.B.A., Indiana Unive~ity, 1969
JQmes W. Dening, Systems Analyst, Adminiltrotive Octo Processing
Deportment, Werch 16, 1970
B.S.E. E., Purdue Un i ve~ ity , 1961
Kent l. Gray, Adjunc t Assistant Professor, fXJft-time, Spring Semester
1970, Health Education
A. S., Northwestern Michigan Junior College, 1957
B.S., Centra l Michigan Unive~ i ty, 1960
M.A., Central Michigon Unive~ity, 1962
Advanced work toward Ph.D. (75 hou~)
Lucille Hozekomp, Temporary Assistant Professor, port-time, Spring
Semester 1970, Music Deportment
B.M., Voice, Conservatory of Music of Kansas City, 1953
B.M., Piano, Conservotory of Music of Konsas City, 1953
M.M. Voice Pedagogy, Indiona University , 1956
James F. Hopfensperger, Temporory Indructor, port-time, Spring
Semester 1970, Art Department
B.S., Wisconsin Stote College, 1954
M. S., Unive~ity of Wisconsin, 1965
Lynn G. Kinde l, Administrative Assistant, 1970-71, Off- Campus
B. S. , Central Michigan University, 1966
M.A., Central Michigan University, 1969
Patricio Louise Leonard, Ins tructor, 1970-71, Business Education
A.A. ; Port Huron Junior College, June 1960
B.S., Eostern Michigon University, Jol1.lClry 1963
M.A., Centrol Michigan University, 1969
Robert J. Lovinger, Assistonl Professor, 1970-71, Psychology Deportment
B. B.A., The City College, New York, 1953
M,S., The City College, New York, 1958
Ph . D., New York University, 1969
Appointments continued -
Sophie l. Lovinger, Asdstont ProfessOl', 1970-71, Psychology
B.A. , Brooklyn Coll ege, 1954
M. S., City Col lege, New York City, 1959
Ph.D., New York University, 1967
George l. Schoiberger, Jr., Temporory Assistan t Instructor, port-time,
Spring Semester 1970, Speech and Dramatic Arts Department
A.B., Albion College, 1965
Advanced graduate worle:: Centrol Michigan University
Bloine W. Stevenson, Assistant Prafenor, 1970-71, Sociology Deportment
B.A. Tork io College, 1963
M.A., West Virginio University, 1966
Ph.D., University of Florida, Expected August, 1970
Jack Winter, Visiting Instructor, port-time, Spring Semester 1970
Business Department
a.s., Central Michigan University, 1965
J. D. , Detroi t College of law, 1968
Rolph G. Yarbrough, Superintendent of Buildings ond Grounds
B.B.S., Texas Technological College, 1957
John Benoske, Custodion MF-4, Maintenance Deportment
Janet CHne , Utility Helper MF-l , University Center Re$ervafion
Gory A, Dongler, Audio-Visuol Technicion PTS-6, library
Rose Marie Fisher, Clerk Stenogropher C-J, Admissions
Susan Himmel, Senior Clerk Typist C- 2, English Deportment
Betty Huber, Senior Clerk Typist C-2, holf-time, Lib rory Science
Athena Jonnson , Senior Clerk C- 3, Accounting Deportment
Donna Joslen, Senior Clerk Stenographer C-4, Recreation Deportmen t
Eric Nelson, Utility Helper MF- I, Carey Food Commans
Christino Orllk , Clerk Typist C-l, Librory
Appointments continued -
Undo Richordson, Clerk Stenographer C-3, University l.cboratory School
Chorlotte Smith , Clerk Stenographer C-3, Business Office
Jean Trisch, Clerk Typi5t C-I , Alumni Rela tions Deportment
Evelyn E. Vadno is, Intermedlote Clerk C-2, Accounting
Rec lossi fl cations:
Melanie Benford, from fu ll-time Assistont Professor to half-time Assistont
Professor, Physica l Education Deportmen t, effective August 16, 1970
Mary Bradoc, from full - ti me Li bra ry to one -fourth time library Science
and three-fourths time Lib ra ry, effective Februory 2, 1970
Thomos J . Condon, Assistant Director, Auxiliary Enterprises, to M.onoger
Universi ty Center ond Assistant Director, Auxiliary Enterprises, effective
February 1, 1970
Joyce Dorr, from one-noff lood to three -fourths load, Temporory Assistant
ProfessOf, Music Department, effec tive Februory 6, 1970
Patricio Gillette, from full-t ime Library to ane -sixth librory Science
one! five-sixths library, eUective Febrvcry 2, 1970
Mildred Ginghedck, from full-time library to one- twelfth time library
Science and eleven-twelfths li brary, effective Febrvcry 2, 1970
Robert Grove, from full-time Library to one-siltth Li brory Science and
five-s ixths Library, effec tive February 2, 1970
Gero ld Hortman, Mcnoger, Administrative Doto Processing Center A-V,
from A-IV, effective January 4, 1970
Jomes E. Hoye1, Vice Provost for Research, from Vice President (Acting),
Public Services
Gregory M. Hull, from Temporary Assistant Instructor to Temporory
Instructor of Geogrophy, effective February I, 1970
George F. Jennings , from Assistant Housing Director, to Coordinator of
Housing Progroms , effective Januory I, 1970
Reclouificolioos continued -
Doooid Lahmon, from full - time Library to one-sixth library Science
and five-sixths library, effective February 2, 1970
Jacqueline McCreody, from full -time library to one-fourth library
Science and three-fourths library, effective February 2, 1970
David E. .Y.oyhew, PTS-6, to Assistant .Y.onoger A-III, Univenity
Center, effective February 1, 1970
Marilyn Nichols, from Temporary Assistant Instructor to Tempotory
Instructor, .Y.othemotics Deportment, effective Spring, 1970
Catherine O 'Conne ll , from full-time Library to one - third library
Science and two-thirds library, effective February 2, 1970
Lee E. Polley, Director of Housing, to Director of Housing Operations ,
effective Jonuary 1, 1970
Jonet Rocker, from full - time librory to one - fourth Librory Science and
three-fourths library, effective Februory 2, 1970
M. leRoy Reynolds, from Ac ting Choirmon, Deportment of Specia l
Educotioo three-fourths time, 10 Chairman, Deportment of Special
Educotioo, twelve months, effective August 16, 1970 (full time)
Herry E. Trov is, from Stoff Consultant A-VI, Center for Economic Expansion
to Administrative Assistant A-VI, Pub lic Services, Office of the Vice
Leona Froncis to Intermedlo te Clerk C-2, Public Sofety Deportment
Arlene Henley to Clerk Stenographer C-3, Auxiliary Enterprises
Mildred Kolenda to Principo l Clerk C-4, Poyrall Deportment
Larry McDonald to Motor Vehicle Opera tor MF-7, Mcintenonce Depcrt~
Freda Mullins to Senior Clerk C- 3, Motor Pool
Roy R. Tubbs to Progrommer PTS- 6, Data Processing Deportment
Elizabeth VanOver to Office Manager PTS-4
Edward Zuker to Plumber MF- 7, .Y.ointenance Deportment
Nelson Corey to Electrician MF-7, M.ointencmce Deportment
Pot Johnson to Recepti onist C-l, Plocement Office
Jean Iv\oss to Senior Clerk C-3, Accounting Deportment
lucille Pfeiffer to Bookkeeper C-4 , Accounting Deportment
Raymond Shoe to Sergeant PTS-5, Public Sofety DefXl rtment
Gory Strauss to Systems Programmer PTS-8, Data Processing Deportment
Edna Wood to Room Reservationis' C- 5, Acodemic Affairs
Leaves of Absence:
Williom J . Lewis, Assistant Professor, Deportment of Eng lish, 1970-71 ,
without pay
John Gill , Professor, Department of PhilO5Ophy, Foil Semester 1970,
without pay
Aileen Canfield, Assistant Professor, Deportment of Foreign Language,
Fall Semester 1970, without pey
Eugene E. Rydoh l, Associote Professor, Deportment of Speech and
Dramotic Arts. Mr. Rydahl wishes to withdraw his request for the
already approved leave of absence for the Foil of 1970
Marilyn J . Novak, Imtructor, Deportment of Geography, Academic
Year 1970-71, without poy
Miscel laneous :
Recommend emeri tus status be gra nted upon retirement as follows:
Ly le Bennett, Assaciate Profenor
lme Chambe~, Assaciate Professor
/v\arga ret A. Foley, Assistant Professor
Jane McNamaro, Associate Professor
Jahn K. Osborn, Professor
Elizabeth L. 'Mleeler, Prafessor
Martha D. Wallace, Associate Professor
It was moved by Katharine Hofstod, seconded by Alfred Fortino and carried
that the Board approve an increase in Off-Campus enrollment fees from
$25 .00 to $30.00 per semester hour, effective Fall Semester of the 1970-71
academic year.
Motion was mode by James Umphrey, seconded by Walter Wightman and carried
tha t, since the Department of Speech and Dromatic Arts hod agreed to cony
Mr. Wi lliam Valentine's lood from the dote of his death to the end of the first
semester, a grant representing the ba lance of his first semester $C lary that was
not pa id at the daht of his death be pa id to Mrs . Valentine.
Mr. Valentine joined the stoff of the Speech and Dramatic Arts Deportment
in the fall of 1969.
It was moved by Alfred Fortino, seconded by Walter Wightman and carried
that Eberle M. Smith Anodates, Inc. be appointed as archi tects for the
Student Events Building.
After reviewing the Facu lty Associotion Agreement, Lloyd Cofer presented the
fo llowing stotement :
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the proposed Agreement between Central
Michigan University and Centra l Michigan University Distri ct of
Michigan Association of Higher Education which hos been pre-sented
to this Boord and wh ich has been ratified by the barga ining
unit members is opproved . The President or the University and the
deans of the schools offering undergraduate instruction ore empowered
to sign the Agreement on behalf of the University.
Approva l by the Boord was unanimous.
Motion was mode by Katharine Hahtod, seconded by James Umphrey and carried
thot President Boyd be empowered to make adjustmenl1 in administrative $Clories.
Chairman Eklsfield appointed members to the follow!TIg committees:
Finance Committee - - - - - - - - - Alf red Forti no, Chairman
Lowrence Rahilly
Wolter Wightman
Roger Busfield
Academic AHa!" Committee - - - - - Ko thorine Hofstad, Chairman
Lloyd Cofer
Jamas Umphrey
Roger Eklsfie ld
Mos. Hofstad reported that the University Seno te - Faculty-Trustees
Liaison Committee agreed to experiment as a screening committee for
candidates for honorory degrees. The Lia ison Screening Committee would
appreciate receiving nominations for the June, 1970 Commencement as
soon as possible . Chairman Bosfield stoted tho t since this was on experiment
no forma l action wou ld be token by the Boord and the liaison Committee
could proceed to screen candidates for the June, 1970 Commencement if
at a ll possible.
fv\otion was made by Alfred Fortino, Seconded by Lloyd Cofer ond carried thot
the fo llowing gifn be occepted with appropriate expressions of appredo tion:
Journals from The Dow Chemical Company to the Deportment of Chemistry Estimated
value, $82.30
Check in the amount of $500 from Dow Corning Corporotion os on Unrestricted
Grant-i n-Aid to the Schoo l of Business Administration
Gift of $50.00 rrom Mr. Hony E. Johnson, St . Louis, Michigan, to be used
toward the purchase of 0 Frantom Arbor for polishing gems
Supplies ond chemica ls rrom The Dow Chemical Compony to the Deportment of
Chemistry - estimated va lue, $40,878.91
Oak laboratory type base cabinets from Dow Corning Corporation to be used
in the materiols testing lobs of the Deportment of Industrial Education ond
Technology - Estimated value, $1,222 . 00
Check in the omount of $500 as on unrestricted Grant-i n-Aid from Dow
Coming Carporatlon to the Department of Chemistry
Gifts - continued
Gift of library materia ls in the field of English li tera ture and me thods of
teoching English from Dr. Warner Rice, Ann Arbar, Michigan to the library
Deportment - Estimated volue, $4,450.00
800b and pomphlel's from Mr. Ormond Danford, Traverse City, Michigan,
to the Clarke His torical Library - Est imated val ue , $72.25
Volume of
Library - Estimated value, $100 . 00
M::lnusc ri pt and the ga lley proofs of Journey from Peppermint St reet, from
Mr. ~indert DeJong , Chapel Hi ll, North Ca rolina, to the Clarke Hi storica l
Library - Est imated va lue , $350.00
Co ll ection of Mich igan ra ilrood photographs, from Dr. Russe lt Rogan, MI .
Pleasant, Michigan, to the Clarke Hi$lorieol Library - Est imated val ue, $35.00
tw. and Mrs. George lauer
Mr. and tv\n. Theodore Kortes
louise T. Nehil
Dr . Marjorie Peebles !VIeyers
Mr. G. I. Franch
Elva Cooper
Elva l &o Mcintosh Lapham
Wol ter M. Se ibe l
Richard A. Enberg
Joan Soderbock Boxter
Mrs. Van Lie u Minor
.lock and Sharon Popas
$ 100 .00
Designated: Ath letic Grant- in-Aid
(CentllrY Club)
25 .00 General Fund
50.00 Undesignated
50. 00
35 .00
Designated: louise S, Francis
!VIemoria l Music:
General Fund
Gifl's - continued
Wesl ey and Maude Riches
Richard Terpstra
Dr, Frank Stillings
Beverly Milner
Virgil K. Rowland
Mrs , Gertrude Redford Gracey
Copt, Stewa rt C. Brad ley
Mr, and Mrs, Albe rt C, But ler
Arthur Andersen and Co.
Mr , and Mrs . Sherman D, Hicks
Floyd W, West
Mr. ond Mrs, Ron Hulec
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Orlik
Nn, Wi ll iam D. Volentine
150 .00
25 ,00
25 . 00
Genera l Fund
Designa ted: Athle tic Grant-i n-Aid
General Fund --M::ltching Gront :
A, E, Cambridge , Jr .
General Fund
General Fund --In N'.emoriam:
Anna Mae West
Designated: Will iam D. Valentine
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Chairman Roger Busfield announced the resignation of Boord member, Mr.-. ,
Jean Ba ckus. Her husband has purchased a business in Florida .
The date of the April , 1970 meeting will be announced at a la ter dote .
The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 P.M.
~~~ President
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Two local ski resorts confirmed they will follow through with plans to open for the season Saturday.
Both Camelback Mountain Resort in Tannersville and Shawnee Mountain in Shawnee-on-Delaware announced concrete plans to open to skiers Saturday. Shawnee will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Camelback will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
Camelback will open two trails and one lift, Shawnee will open at least one slope and one lift for skiing and snowboarding, and two chutes and a carpet lift for snow tubing.
Lift tickets will be $20 at Camelback, and $27.50 for adults at Shawnee. Camelback also is offering a $10 off coupon through its Facebook page.
Blue Mountain in Palmerton will open at 8 a.m. Saturday if temperatures allow the 10 new automatic fans to keep producing snow. If Blue Mountain opens Saturday, lift tickets will be $15.
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It is Sunday morning around 8:09 AM and today I'm finalizing my second month of training. Next week is rest week! So I have plenty reasons to celebrate. For those who don't know me, I follow a conditioning routine in a set of three-week intervals with the fourth week used to recuperate. My goal on the third week is to train for 20 hours or more. This type of training regimen was easy back on college days, but so difficult nowadays due to the amount of responsibilities and people I have around. Add to this my well-known poor planning and my open agenda. To be fast, drop riders on the hills, be at the front of the pack, contest a sprint and ride the Tour of Colorado in descent form, life needs to have structure and a well-elaborated training schedule. Despite all the week's inconsistencies, I think today is possible to train for four hours and achieve my third-week goal!
Since Thursday I realized that I had my momentum back. The flu, cough, and the weakness were a thing of the past. I still had the job insecurity pestering me and other ongoing social things. Although I managed to take on each possible opportunity and at the end I got a great training day. In the morning, it was all about strengthening the core, at lunch time I rode for 2.30 and by night time I was pumping up the upper body. If you all recall, Wednesday I did a three training sessions. Was I beaten by Thursday night? You bet. My bike ride was challenging. For the first time I ventured to back to back long hilly roads; yes I'm slow and heavy. My primary goal was to keep my heart in zone 3. I'm not yet ready to do intervals; I'm set by climbing slow and easy to burn the midsection fat or love handles.
Friday probe to be interesting because I tried to emulate what I did on Wednesday. Legs weight training followed by an hour of cycling. To spice up things, I rode my bike most of the time on the 53x14. My goal was to start training the legs to smash big gears. It was important to have a good form rather to have a high cadence. Sure it was fun and easy with the tailwind pushing me, but hard and demoralizing with the wind against me. Too early in the training program to have strength and stamina, my anaerobic days are one month and half away perhaps. I'm not a happy camper when other riders pass me. I know I can go as fast as they not to mention going uphill. Sure I can climb, that's my terrain you know! But this is my base mileage three months. I gotta avoid being on red zone. Believe me I'm itching to go fast, close gaps, and breakaway with the best riders of my group ride. I long for the day that on the decisive climbs, I will be the one doing the attacks and counter attacks. I know what I'm capable of... But I owe to stay focus. These three months will have a big pay off when I start doing intervals sessions.
Last week I thought I will not see rain in San Diego until next year. Saturday morning was my big day to get the 4-hour ride done. It's been three weeks that I wanted to assess my physical conditioning during the fourth hour, but my life with bells and whistles, GF's drama, and other circumstances have prevented it me from riding for four hours straight. I wasn't too motivated when I saw the cloudy sky and heard the weather man brag about the 90% chance of rain. I had the sightliest doubt, I knew I wouldn't dare to ride. One thing is to ride in the middle of day when on a rainy day another is to solo the cold flooded streets of San Diego at 7 AM. But since I wanted to so bad to accomplish my goals, I grabbed my rain wear and embraced the idea that I would get wet no matter what. Sure, I like challenges and I rode east to Santee and 52 HWY hoping to get rain-on while climbing the long hills. It didn't rain on my way there, but God bless the sky heart it poured on my way back. I had to stop to put my glasses on because the nail sharpening rain drops were leaving blind. The head wind make things interesting, but seasoned in rainy days I was able to get home safe but surely soaking wet. Nothing special only 2:30 hrs in the bike. Again, I said it to myself... "Lance Armstrong said that if you train in the rain it counts as twice"
All day I've been thinking is Thursday. The beginning of the day was gloomy just like it was the morning sky. I had a migraine, some flu symptoms remaining, and the feat to wake up my son to go to school and endure all the excuses that come along. The thought of job insecurity simply ended up obscuring my morning and sooner than I had expected I had serious doubts.
Last time I wrote on my training blog, I reported being under flu simptoms and doubted I could continue my training with the same intensitiy. Undoubtly I endured the Sunday and Monday dissappointed just staring at my bike and feeling how my body weakened. These two forced rest days felt like two weeks of inactivity. Sunday was such a calamity; I hated myself and the world and suffer deliriums because of Nyquil overdose. On Monday, on the other hand, was kind of my redemption day, I cleaned the R3-SL and went out for diner with my GF. We simply pig-out in style and best I got happy drunk and self-declared cure from the flu.
I gotta tell you that on Tuesday I looked on forward to resume training. However, once again I felt victim of my poor planification and my ever lasting family and work responsibilities despite having a good start. My manager communicated me about a work opportunity; she made clear her intention to have a meeting to review some material. Work is work and the money is very good because without I will not be who I am or have what I have. No brainer. I decided to stay wide open to meet her at her time convienience; the root of the problem became that she never specified our meeting time. At lunch time, I rushed to the gym and completed a 45-minute core session then quickly headed back to my work desk. Surprise, surprise… She still didn't have a definite time for us to meet. Two hours later GF showed up to say too many times she was hungry and was asking about travel and weekend plans all these while I was trying to find a way to pay my rent. At the end, I settled with one hour around-the-neightborhood bike ride which left me upset rather than fulfilled. At night, I had to host my photography group meeting and the opportunity to go to the gym at night was pretty much null.
Sometimes I imagine those who have no family or pay no rent because they have the excuse for not to work. Trust me I know many of these individuals. These weasels, leechers and scoundrels have the bad habit of complaining and line up all sort of excuses for not trying hard. Boy oh boy... If I at least have the nerve to have an excuse.
This preparation for the Tour of Colorado is challenging, so far it's frustrating not to have the time to go for an endless bike ride. Job insecurity, end-of-the-month season, a ten-year old to name the few are some of my biggests challenges. Add to this my chronic hip injury and my condition of being "soft" a.k.a prone to break so easily. I certainly don't have any nerve left to worry about me being chubby or that my health insurance was cancelled. So you tell me how can someone who doesn't pay rent have lost of excuses for not trying? If something disinguish me from my family (or those wanna be's) is that I had transformed what can be my excuse into a challenge. Yes, I'm well-known to my friends as someone who always is complaining about something and has too many regrets. I love to complain, yes too ***** about life injustices and such. All this ranting is pure motivation which pretty much have enabled me to get the job done and be hungry, thirsty and wanting more. It's not easy although I make it look easy. On top, something I'm certain life ain't going to get any easy but harder. The best I could do is to have a razor sharp mentality and always have my comtemptous auto-critic to give me hell for not giving my best.
My above-mentioned stand has been my mantra throughout the day. Sure, it was gloomy and I felt sick again, yes I did rush my legs workout again because my stupid manager… But I found an opportunity in the middle of day to ride my bike for 1:20 hr. And what is best the night is wide open for me to return to the gym and do at least 45 minute of upper body conditioning. Now I don't have any excuses for not trying hard. If I'm sore tomorrow so be it, this is my only opportunity and I gotta make the most of it!
You can imagine how I feel... All bumped out. I have this stupid flu symptoms. Today Saturday I rode for 3 hours, good deal many of you may think. Am I happy about it... Not really. I began my ride very stressed out because my GF's drama. Her first winter training with me no wonder she fails to understand what entails is to ride base mileage. I wish not to elaborate any further... Only I gotta say is that drama before going to bed, during the night, and plenty to chose from right before my bike ride is worst than having two flat tires in a race. So much stressed led to headache, lower back pain, and nervousness. She doesn't know any better -right? Thank goodness I wasn't racing or riding the Tour of Colorado—I would have crashed on the first mile. Yes, I had to be a jerk, boss her around ala Lance Armstrong to get her going to her house where she rightfully belongs!
I rode for 3 hours, good deal many of you may think. Am I happy about it... Not really. I began my ride very stressed out because my GF's drama. Her first winter training with me no wonder she fails to understand what entails is to ride base mileage. I wish not to elaborate any further... Only I gotta say is that drama before going to bed, during the night, and plenty to chose from right before my bike ride is worst than having two flat tires in a race. So much stressed led to headache, lower back pain, and nervousness. She doesn't know any better -right? Thank goodness I wasn't racing or riding the Tour of Colorado—I would have crashed on the first mile. Yes, I had to be a jerk, boss her around ala Lance Armstrong to get her going to her house where she rightfully belongs!
I took the Cervelo R3 SL and less than a mile into my training ride, I almost had a head collision with a Cadillac Escalator. Totally my fault. Not paying attention. Dwelling on GF's words. Not surprised I lost my nerve. For an hour or so, I pedaled the bike slowly with no motive. My eagerness was lost; I wanted to go back home, but I kept going like if I was on automatic mode. Surprisingly second hour went fine; I had good sensations and somewhat of desire to keep pedaling. My lower back pain was gone and only a small headache was left. I thought I could reach a milestone: complete a four hours ride. "Why not?" -I thought. Legs were strong, will had desired, got plenty of food and water. Such the ingratitude of life is! Five minutes later my son called, he asked me where I was, wanted to be picked up, mom was heading to work, and so... "Well, it wasn't my morning" -I thought witch such regret and I headed back.
Yes, I did rode Friday for 2:15 minutes. I had a sole-Core gym session in the morning, but I couldn't return to the gym at night. I felt tired throughout the day, and on top my GF showed up at 5 PM sharp like all Fridays. God bless the routine and the people that make it possible! She was all dressed up, high heels and new haircut. "I'm very hungry" she said. "Hmm, she is hungry and I just ate... Good by Gym!" I thought. Since I have an open agenda, we ended up talking where to go eat. Wonderful choice of mine... We ended up eating Spanish tapas. Food was so good that I ended up pigging-out in style. Three hours later back at home: indigestion and drama. GF go all psycho. It was my fault, but she is like that when she gets drunk. End of story: can be read at the beginning of this blog story.
The real story today wasn't all the stress I endure prior my bike ride but the appearance of the flu. My son brought his bug from school into my home. Spraying Lysol every other hour hasn't been enough. Taking old prescription drugs has probe to be insufficient. In another fail attempt, I cleaned the bathroom, kitchen, and rooms, but the flu bug is still inside my throat. No PM Gym on Saturday, why push it? And about tomorrow ride and gym... Well, it's up in the air sincerely.
On Monday as I mentioned before, I paid a visit to Doctor Brown who is my official chiropractor, physical therapist, and soul adviser. He has been my doctor since 2006 when I was returning to road cycling after five years absence from the sport because my piriformis syndrome. He along other three individuals played a supporting role on me gaining confidence as an athlete and learning how to handle my chronic injury. My hip pain never went away, I stopped relying on western medicine and flushed all the pain killers and muscle relaxants on the toilet. I did learned how to manage my injury and pain. The physical therapy and back alignment Doctor Brown gives me helps on the long run, but in short typically lefts me sore and hurting. This was another reason I had pathetic Tuesday and Wednesday workout sessions. But as my training progresses it is critical for my success to seek his assistance because he can definitely spot and work my troubled areas to prevent setbacks.
I have mixed feelings for the upcoming three days. At one end I'm eager to ride 3+ hours on Friday and Saturday; on the other end I'm doubtful I can pull it up. Going to the gym is critical and probably develop the habit to take power naps in the middle of the day to recharge, and begin to take multi-vitamins because my protein shake doesn't seem to have any effect on me.
I'm not Lance Armstrong or pretend to be. In fact, I don't like him that much as person; He is a great athlete and such a marketing device primarily for the French and rest of the European peloton after it all who gives a **** about cycling in the U.S? He is jerk in my most frank opinion. This cancer foundation of his is a great trick to convince the public of his altruism and humanism but obviously I'm not fool. Believe me I cheer the Jerk and wish him well; it will awesome he wins the Tour de France. I just hate bullies and hypocrites.
In any case, I'm here writing about my journey to the Tour of Colorado to motivate friends and leave a written testimony of the sacrifice it takes to get in shape. I'm not healthy by any means. I've been plagued with chronic injuries for years. When I was 15 years old, I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome which until these day I opt to ignore. At college they diagnosed me with ADD, I laughed and refused to take the little blue pills. I quit cycling for good due to my chronic hip injury. I returned to cycling, but it cost me 12k in doctors, physical therapy, and witch crafting. Today, life continues to be challenging and it doesn't seem to be getting easier either. Being healthy and be able to ride my Cervelo R3 SL is a privilege that I'm thankful. So there are no excuses!
The Tour of Colorado is not the Tour of France by any means, however, this 400+ mile cycling event is a multiple stage cycling event that requires preparation and deserves my most utterly respect. This is something I have never done, and believe me I look forward on to the challenge. Road cycling is one of the toughest and rewarding sports. However, this sport alone perhaps has the most underachievers athletes than any other sport. I obviously include myself in the mix. And as there are underachievers there are 'plenty' of losers as well who lack: passion and understanding of the sport of cycling. Throughout the years I have learned that professional cyclists and excellent weekend warriors distinguished themselves from the rest by the level of pain and suffering they can sustain. Sure there is genetics and talent, but road cycling is such a though minded sport that genetics and talent are not enough besides these have nothing to do with personality and soul.
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On Sunday, Sept. 8, eight members of the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District completed a 110 story memorial stair climb in honor of the victims of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
The climb was held in the Crown Towers building in Kansas City, Mo.
Each of the firefighters made the climb wearing their protective equipment, and carrying an ID card bearing the name of one of the 343 New York City firefighters killed in the line of Duty when the World Trade Center towers collapsed.
"Never Forget is nothing more than a catchy little slogan unless you are willing to do something to honor the memory" says Chief Dennis Reilly.
"Some of our members felt very strongly about doing something to honor the sacrifice and remember all the victims. Our members did a very noble thing by participating in the climb and we are all very thankful for having this opportunity" Reilly said.
The Stair Climb Team is already starting to make plans for next year's climb and the SBFPD plans on making this an annual occurrence.
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What One Knee Injury Says About College Basketball
It's impossible to say what might've prevented University of Kentucky center Nerlens Noel's ghastly knee injury during Tuesday's rivalry game against Florida. A little less hustle as he chased down and blocked an opponent's transition layup? A stanchion made out of softer materials that might've provided less of an impact as his leg crashed into it? Perhaps the injury would have induced fewer winces had it occurred in the NBA, where Noel would've at least been protected by the money of a guaranteed contract, instead of being a college freshman whose career might be in jeopardy.
We don't know, just as we don't know the full extent of the injury—though ESPN reports this morning that X-rays came back negative. Noel had been projected as a possible top pick in the NBA draft, though whether that's off the table now is anyone's guess. If you're not squeamish there's a photo of the moment Noel's leg bent in a direction no leg should bend in, as well as the sight of his Kentucky teammates carrying him off the court. (He also left the arena in a wheelchair.) After the game, coach John Calipari didn't offer any new information but said, "I'm physically sick right now for him" without dwelling on the implications a diagnosis could bring. "This was Calipari's one constant, the guy who he could rely on for consistent effort and toughness," Jeff Goodman writes for CBS Sports. "Noel was the only player in blue who truly belonged on the O'Connell Center court on Tuesday night."
Whether the Wildcats make the tournament obviously isn't the main issue right now, as anyone who's read recent stories about Shaun Livingston and Jay Williams can recall how devastating these kinds of freak leg injuries can be to any young player. "Everyone hopes Noel is OK. Everyone hopes that what looked severe is instead something minor. Everyone hopes that his future – both immediate and long-term – is not compromised," writes Yahoo's Pat Forde. "Because the alternative stinks. It would be another indictment of the system if Noel's draft status and earning potential crumpled along with him beneath a basket in Gainesville, while playing for scholarship money."
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Against most reasonable odds, the Chicago Bulls have still been one of the NBA's better teams despite missing the presence of former MVP Derrick Rose all year. As the season speeds toward its conclusion, there've been enough reports about his rapidly improving capabilities in practice for fans to gleefully speculate he might rejoin the team sooner rather than later. This got up hopes that some combination of Rose's firepower, his supporting cast's grit and coach Tom Thibodeau's defensive brilliance might combine to create a late push at contention.
Uh, not so fast. Rose brought every fan in Chicagoland down to earth in an interview with USA Today, dropping a not entirely mathematically possible line about how he won't be back until he's "110%." (His level right now? In the high 80s, he says.) On one level, the caution makes sense: Apart from being a genuine superstar, Rose is also a Chicago icon, meaning there's much more to be lost should he return too early and risk another injury. "The Bulls are weighing the risk of laying off this season's slim odds against sacrificing their long-term viability," writes Yahoo's Eric Freeman. "If they opt to preserve their future, it's hard to argue with their reasoning."
The other side, however, notes that Knicks guard Iman Shumpert returned from a similarly devastating ACL injury in far less time. While Shumpert's stats suggest a player who's clearly working back into the swing of things, he's still healthy enough to draw serious trade buzz. All injuries are unique, but the amount of time spent in the interview talking about Rose's much-publicized Adidas campaign (whose calculated manipulation this Fixer wrote about some time ago) raised speculation from the Chicago Tribune's David Haugh on who's really controlling the comeback. As he notes, the Bulls technically have less money invested in Rose than Adidas does—and the word "Adidas" and "commercial" appear far more often in the interview than "Thibodeau" or "teammate." Haugh writes, "When first reading Rose's quote Tuesday about 'not coming back until I'm 110 percent'' I admit to wondering if those words would be part of an upcoming ad campaign, complete with Twitter hashtag: #110percent." It's not the most random thought in the world.
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Bogged down by the back-and-forth of figuring out who's seeded what and who's got home-field advantage where? Spare yourself the doldrums of human-on-human interaction and simply enjoy the sight of a bunch of cute dogs running around, blissfully unaware of all life's troubles. The 137th Westminster Dog Show offered a few surprises as an affable affenpinscher named Banana Joe walked away with best in show, becoming the first of his breed in event history to do so. Conspiracy theorists also cried foul—as foul as one can regarding a dog show, at least—when Matisse the Portuguese water dog, who shares the same breed as President Obama's much-photographed dog Bo, beat the crowd-pleasing Fifi the Doberman Pinscher in the Working Group. ("I'm sorry you were the victim of politics," one Fifi fan wrote on the dog's official Facebook page, apparently quite serious.) In case you missed it, the Journal's Geoff Foster and Scott Schneider offered trenchant commentary on the USA Today telecast over more than three hours—a Herculean task if there was one. As Foster wrote after Banana Joe won the top prize, "Yay, little dogs!" There are some who would argue that reading this commentary is at least as entertaining as watching the show.
For those wondering how these events are put together off camera, the Daily Beast's Isabel Wilkinson writes, "The scene backstage was, unsurprisingly, not unlike 'Best in Show,' Christopher Guest's classic spoof on the world of dog shows." Parker Posey, who stars in that film, even showed up behind the scenes to add another layer of unreality to the pageantry. What could be more fun?
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This is a bold venture, but the average Fix reader probably isn't too familiar with the Power Rangers, the long-running children's television show about a group of super-powered teenagers who fight evil, hang out in California and pilot giant, anthropomorphized animal-inspired robots. It's a bizarrely appealing program, which means, of course, that New York Knicks mad gunner J.R. Smith was a perfect fit to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary by playing basketball with a bunch of NYC youths and a lot of actors stuffed into goofy outfits. Yahoo's Dan Devine hit the scene on Monday to watch Smith work a bunch of child-sized lay-up lines while theorizing how his favorite Ranger explains everything about his personality. Or, as Devine writes: "When you get an event-promoting email with the subject line, "JR SMITH TEAMS UP WITH THE POWER RANGERS" … I mean, you kind of have to go see what that is, right?" Yes, you do.
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On a final note, David and I would like to extend a hearty thanks to outgoing Journal online sports editor Adam Thompson, who's leaving after five years to take a new post at the WSJ's Personal Journal section. Adam's been an indispensable element through our respective tenures in making sure the typical Fix goes off without a hitch, whether providing the number of Bobby Petrino's spokesman, making essential edits during any especially drowsy morning or gently reminding us that we won't be the first writers to work certain scatological phrases into the Journal's esteemed pages. Expect a slight learning curve as we finally learn how to spell Krzyzewski on our own, but everything will be fine.
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Three Steps to Overcoming Your Greatest Fears
"Try closing your eyes," I tell my daughter. "You can't go to sleep if your eyes are open." We both need her to nod off – it's a school night, and I have a night of worrying ahead of me for a big assignment due soon.
"You don't know what it's like for me," she replies. "You don't know the scary things in my head."
I have an inkling. Over the years, she's mentioned: spiders, sharks, Voldemort, people not being who they say (thanks a lot, "Tangled"). If I add my fears – of letting people down, of being left alone, of drowning, falling from a height, public restrooms and clowns – we've pretty much got the fear landscape covered.
It's a topic we talk about a lot. Four years ago, when I was 39 (off the career track, mom to two kids, unsure of the next step) my anxieties had herded me into a familiar routine that began to feel more like a prison. In an effort to set myself and my children free, I started facing my fears and blogging Facing Forty Upside Down.
Ever since, I've been obsessed with how ordinary people can overcome their everyday fears to live bigger lives. What I've learned, from Toastmasters, ropes courses, self defense classes and driving lessons, from interviewing near-death survivors, therapists, teachers and coaches is enough to fill a book, specifically: "Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave."
When fears surface now (which of course, they continue to do) there are three things I do:
1) Reality Check (aka, "Stop Making Stuff Up to Worry About") Fear wants to protect us from pain. If it's saying I'm about to be hit by a bus, I listen. But if it's keeping me from doing what people I love are all out doing, then I say Fear – what are you trying to protect me from? If the answer is something that happened long ago or to someone else or that's purely a worst case scenario, I let it go. Life's too short for vicarious fears. Also, fear is loud. The way a child wails I NEED COOKIE!, we hear IF I FAIL MY WORLD WILL BE OVER. If we lower the volume: "I want to succeed so I'll work hard, but if I fail at this, life will go on," the courageous voices "Hey, I think I can solve this problem!" can emerge.
2) Commit to what matters (or, "The Plane Gets Me To My Destination"). Fear – cottonmouth, palpitations, cold sweats, a sense of doom – feels bad. We avoid things because we don't want negative outcomes, yes, but we also don't want to feel fear itself. But what's a little suffering, if it helps our kids, ourselves, our world at large? Accepting that a measure of discomfort is a part of life but that we're strong enough to weather it for a higher good may give us a sense of purpose and belonging. It may even help combat one of our deepest fears – of missing out on a life worth living – and win.
3) Do It (Just do it) - And the secret is, actually doing the thing you fear – even though you're afraid, even if there is a difficult outcome – is the path to courage and joy. When we put ourselves out there, whether it's a stage or a pool or a new job, we open ourselves up to new experiences, new friends, and to seeing ourselves in a new light. The reward is exhilaration, surprise, pride – and a life that grows instead of shrinks. But we can't do everything at bedtime.
For my daughter, I find myself saying, "Your mind is so powerful. You're creative and compassionate, you imagine really vivid things. When you're busy, you don't worry, but at night the thoughts come. It feels yucky but that's ok. You'll get through it. You always do. Tomorrow you'll try the monkey bars again – how exciting! Now do this: take a deep breath, stretch your legs, wiggle your toes." We take several breaths. I feel something in me release. Writer's block is part of the process. I can get through this.
It's a process, I open my mouth to add. But she's falling asleep. And I feel ready for bed too.
Patty Chang Anker is the author of "Some Nerve: Lessons Learned While Becoming Brave."


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Thursday, Jan. 24 • 5:30 p.m. CT
Stopher Gym (3,800) • Thibodaux, La.
The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball team heads on the road to take on Nicholls State Thursday, Jan. 24 in Thibodaux, La. The Islanders are looking for its first conference victory of the season while Nicholls State is coming off two consecutive losses after starting conference play at 3-1. The Islanders are coming off a 55-40 home loss to Central Arkansas on Saturday.
Thursday's game will mark the seventh meeting between the two teams. The Islanders have the 4-2 all-time series advantage and are 1-2 when playing Nicholls State in Thibodaux. The Islanders have split its last two meetings with Nicholls State. Last season, the Islanders topped the Colonels, 70-63.
Head Coach Royce Chadwick is in his first year as the Islanders' Head Coach. Chadwick, who spent the previous 11 years at the helm of the Marshall University program, has 562 wins on his collegiate coaching resume. Chadwick is looking for his first SLC victory since winning the SLC title with SFA in 2001.
Nicholls State enters Thursday's game with an 11-6 record, including a 3-3 record in SLC play while the Islanders are 1-16 (0-6 SLC).
• Brandi Huff powered the Islanders with 10 points and a career-high eight rebounds Saturday against Central Arkansas.
•The Islanders led at the half for the third straight game and fifth time this season, but the Sugar Bears' second-half play edged the Islanders. The Islanders are 1-5 when leading at the half.
•For the second straight game, the Islanders had contribution from their bench. On Thursday against Oral Roberts the Islanders' bench notched the 16-8 advantage and on Saturday the Islanders' outscored the Sugar Bears' bench 21-13.
•Texas A&M - Corpus Christi's first victory of the season came before the holiday break on Dec. 18 vs. Cornell, 52-49. The team snapped a 10-game losing streak dating back to the last season and marked Coach Chadwick's first victory at the helm.
•Janae Blount leads the team with 9.1 points per game, which ranks 20th in the Southland Conference.
•Coach Chadwick has used eight different starting lineups this season. On Saturday, he used the starting lineup of Ashley Darley, Imani Dunn, Janae Blount, Ashanti Plummer and Marquesha Anderson-Sparks for the first time this season.
The Colonels and Islanders will meet for the seventh time in program history. The Islanders lead the all-time series 4-2.
The last time the Islanders and Colonels met up was last season at the American Bank Center on Feb. 1. Former Islander Zoe Vega-Vega powered the Islanders with her third double-double of the season and Verne'qua Taylor tallied a career-high 20 points to lift the Islanders to a 70-63 victory over the Colonels. Prior to that, the Colonels edged the Islanders 77-74 in Thibodaux on February 2, 2011.
Nicholls State has won three out of its last five games. The Colonels are coming off two straight losses and have been on the road for its last four conference games. Nicholls State is coming off a 74-66 loss to Stephen F. Austin and a 64-55 loss to Northwestern State, both on the road. Nicholls State has Southland Conference victories against Oral Roberts, McNeese State and Southeastern La.
Nicholls State is averaging 65.6 points per game behind Alisha Allen's 15.0 points per game and KK Babin's 12.2 points per game. Allen leads the boards with 5.9 rebounds per game.
The Islanders were picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll after finishing with a 5-11 conference record last season.
On Thursday against Oral Roberts, Imani Dunn made her first season start and gave the Islanders a spark, scoring the first seven points for the Islanders. She also tied a career-high three from behind the arc in a career-high 32 minutes. The veteran also started against Central Arkansas on Saturday.
Jessica Jammer has powered the Islanders' offense in conference play. She is second in scoring with 7.5 per game and has registered five double-figure scoring games this season. She leads the team with 5.5 rebounds per game, which is good for a tie for 17th place in the SLC. The senior leads the Islanders in conference play with 7.7 points per game.
Freshman guard Janae Blount is leading the Islanders with 9.1 points per game which is good for 20th in the SLC in scoring. She has scored in double figures in seven of the 17 games this season and has made starts in 10. The Washington, D.C. native scored a career-high 21 points vs. Auburn and tied her career-high four three-pointers at the 26th Annual Omni Hotels Classic in Boulder, Colo. to earn a spot on the All-Tournament team.
Ashley Darley has made starts in 13 of the 17 Islanders' games. She is third on the team with 6.5 points per game in 17.9 minutes per game. She has also chipped in a team-high 26 steals, which is good for ninth place in the SLC.
Darling recorded a season-high 17 points at UTPA and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds vs. Auburn. She also scored 12 points in both games against Colorado and Auburn in the Omni Hotels Classic. She netted a game-high 14 points vs. UTPA and chipped in four of the Islanders' season-high 18 steals. She led the team with 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Lamar.
Right behind Darley is Alisa Roberts who is fourth on the team with 5.8 points per game. The senior tallied a season-high 16 points vs. Texas State.
Last season's Southland Conference assist leader Verne'qua Taylor brought back her old ways vs. Texas State with a season-best eight assists. She followed that performance with six assists vs. Cornell.
Taryn Gregory has dished out 24 assists and has started in 11 of the Islanders' 17 games this season. Marquesha Anderson-Sparks has been strong this season from the charity stripe with a .778 percentage (28-of-36). The junior made her first season start at Lamar and started against Central Arkansas where she went 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
The Islanders took a 23-22 lead at the half vs. Oral Roberts on Thursday behind the team's 53.8 percent shooting from the field and followed it with the same 23-22 halftime score on Saturday vs. Central Arkansas. It was the sixth time this season the Islanders headed into the locker room ahead. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi is 1-5 when leading at the half.
The Islanders' bench outscored Oral Robert's bench 16-8. Janae Blount led the bench with seven points while Brandi Huff chipped in five. On Saturday, the Islanders' bench outscored Central Arkansas' bench 21-13 behind Huff's 10 points.
Royce Chadwick is the fourth coach in Islanders' history to make his debut on the sidelines. He holds 562 wins on his collegiate coaching resume and seven NCAA Tournament bids. Chadwick is familiar with the Southland Conference after coaching stints at Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston State. Chadwick was named the Southland Coach of the Year in 1997. He has 28 years of experience coaching women's college basketball and four career wins in the NCAA Tournament. Roxanne White joins Chadwick on the sidelines as the Islanders' Associate Head Coach. Darren Brunson also made his Islanders' coaching debut this season as the Islanders Assistant Coach. Geoff Grawn is in his 11th season on the Islanders' staff as an assistant coach.
The Islanders will remain on the road to take on Southeastern La. in Hammond, La. on Saturday, Jan. 26. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m.


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Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta RiverHawks announced Tuesday that Head Coach Rob Miller has been relieved of his duties. Team President Mark Richards will step behind the bench in the interim as the organization searches for Miller's replacement.
After 11 games in his first season, Miller oversaw the RiverHawks to a record of 1-9-1, with their first victory coming this past weekend. The RiverHawks sit last in the Southern Professional Hockey League standings, four points behind the Huntsville Havoc and Columbus Cottonmouths.
President and Interim Head Coach Mark Richards released the following statement:
"This is an extremely difficult day for the RiverHawks. We believe Rob is a quality hockey coach, and we wanted to give this team as much time as possible to respond to his voice and guidance. The start our team has endured is unacceptable, and when our fortunes did not change after we made some key player transactions it became clear that another voice is needed. Out of respect for Rob and his ability as a coach, we allowed the team time to turn things around while we did a thorough evaluation of what the issues were. As a result of that evaluation and the mounting losses, we felt it necessary to make this move. We thank Rob for coming to Augusta and giving his best effort to our organization, and wish him the best of luck.
Our organization is a proud one, and our mission is to deliver exciting, competitive hockey to the CSRA. We believe in the team that we have assembled and will not accept the way we have performed to this point. The community is supporting us stronger than ever before. In our first five games we have sold 30 percent more tickets per game compared to last season. Corporate support has increased similarly, and our revenues across the board demonstrate that increase in support. Our season ticket holders, fans and supporters in the community deserve better, and we intend to deliver.
We made this move at a time when we still have a very realistic shot of capturing a playoff spot with some improvement to the way we play our games. We expect to be successful in doing so, and provide the CSRA with another exciting playoff run, as we have each season. Our goal continues to be to bring Augusta its first hockey championship."