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I recently decided to sign up to run a 5K obstacle course. (it is called the Warrior Dash if anyone is interested). I have signed up for a Boot Camp to focus on the strength portion of the race, and I am doing the Couch to 5K program. My plan is to do Boot Camp on M/W and run on T/Th. I am not a runner so the past few days have been a little tough on the body. Nothing earth shattering...just sore muscles and some fatigue. Anyway, back to my original question. I was suppose to go on a group ride this morning (easy 20/25 mile spin), and I bagged because my body was just not feeling it. I'm wondering if I should have just gone and worked through the fatigue or if I did the right thing to use today as a recovery? My second question is if y'all think that once I get use to the running program if cycling on Sundays would be a good addition to my routine. I worked on my cycling a lot last year so I don't want to ignore my bike, but I don't know how I can fit it all into a week. :-)
For what its worth, I am not a beginning cyclist and usually ride at least a couple of times a week. Certainly not hard core but enough that I am comfortable on a bike. :-)
HI Kym,
I'm a dedicated cyclist and formerly a dedicated runner. I've been a moderator here at ACTIVE though I don't know if that status still exists. Anyway, I think it neat that you showed restraint by holding off on pushing yourself on a ride when you are focusing on your running. I do think you could have gone for an easy spin the day after your run but since the running is new to you, give yourself a chance to come into your running form. You will find that running, as you get stronger, may compliment your riding so long as you make sure that you continue to keep your focus on a smooth and efficient pedaling stroke. In my view a strong runner can become a decent rider right off the bat but the reverse does not hold. Riding muscles just don't push the ground as well as running muscles push the pedals.
Running is certainly more weight bearing so your structural architecture, your bones, will be enhanced/strengthened by putting your feet to the ground. So, as you start in what sounds like a fairly intense running regimen, I would suggest that you continue on your bike but take it easy on your spins, especially if you just trained hard the day before or plan on runnning hard he next day. Give yourself a chance to recover.
I would not give up on the fun Sunday rides. Your running will keep you into it but may I suggest that you try to get more than one ride in per week, even if the ride(s) you do are shorter than usual and at an easier pace.
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Thanks EJ...I am a new runner, and I didn't realize how tiring the first few runs would be. I'm getting into my groove now, and I went out on Sat for a nice ride. Unfortunately, I think once a week is all I will be able to do with my schedule. I'm also strength training twice a week so I can get ready for the Warrior Dash in March. Cycling is taking a back seat for the time being. :-(
I agree with EJ that you need to allow a fair amount of time for the transition to running. It requires more physical adaption than cycling so doing 3 or 4 short runs per week will be best until you get more used to it. The cycling will help a lot in that many of the muscles are already used to training so by all means keep at it. When I moved from road cycling into triathlons I found that despite doing less time on the bike I actually ended up with better performances so don't worry about losing out. March isn't far away so a heavy training schedule of 4 or 5 times a week is not unusual, just make sure you allow time to recover and don't over do it.
Warrior Dashes are cool, enjoy the day and remember your bike won't be jealous when you get back to it.
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December 15, 2009: There has been an update since this story first aired on News 12 and was posted on wrdw.com. In March of 2009 Sam Lilly had his criminal charges expunged. Expungement is a legal process of having an arrest or conviction or plea agreement erased from a person's criminal record. Because of that, Lilly no longer has a criminal record in this matter.
January 31, 2006
A Josey High School basketball coach is on paid administrative leave after allegations that he inappropriately touched a female student. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office says Coach Sam Lilly has not been arrested, but the investigation is active.
He's a coach that has led several basketball teams to state competitions. Former Silver Bluff High boys basketball coach and now TW Josey basketball coach Sam Lilly is facing a sexual battery indictment. An indictment that involves a 17-year-old female student. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office began looking into the case on Friday.
"We are looking into inappropriate touching and inappropriate conversation," Major Ken Autry said.
An incident report says Coach Lilly made sexual comments to the student at school. It also states he touched her to the body with his hands. The alleged victim says Coach Lilly ran his fingers through her hair.
"We've interviewed a number of the students and faculty," Autry said.
While there has been no arrest the Board of Education confirms that Coach Sam Lilly has been placed on paid administrative leave.
Richmond County Sheriff's Major Ken Autry says authorities have questioned Coach Lilly about the allegations.
"We'll have to wait to get our final statements and do our analysis of that and at that time we will determine if there is probably cause for an arrest," Autry said.
And now an investigation is left to determine whether Coach Sam Lilly acted inappropriately.
"The fact that he was accused in no way means that he is guilty," Autry said.
The investigation should be complete within a couple of days. News 12 contacted Coach Lilly on Monday, he had no comment and referred all questions to his attorney, Jacques Hawk. Mr. Hawk did not return our phone calls.

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Defense Documents
The Systematic Character of the National Socialist Policy for the Extermination of the Jews: Electronic Edition, by Heinz Peter LongerichTable of Contents
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A. Orders
1. The Wehrmacht had been trained to view the Jewish minority as closely bound to the Soviet system and therefore as an enemy; this indoctrination had taken place even before the beginning of the war. On 3 March 1941 Hitler gave his Chief of the Leadership Staff of the Wehrmacht (Wehrmacht-Führungsstab), Jodl, the order to edit a draft of the "Guidelines for Special Areas relating to Instruction Nr. 21",7 which was to regulate the basic principles for administration in the occupied areas. According to Hitler, particular care was to be given to the following principles: "The Jewish-Bolshevist intellegentsia, the previous 'oppressor' of the people, must be eliminated."8 This . "elimination" was not to be performed primarily by the army itself but rather by means of special SS commandos. Thus the final version of the guidelines "Richtlinien auf Sondergebieten zur Weisung Nr. 21" from 13 March 1941, in accordance with Hitler's instructions from 3 March 1941, read as follows: "In the operational area of the army the Reichsführer SS [i.e. Himmler, P.L.] is to be given special duties according to orders from the Führer for the preparation of the political administration; these responsibilities are a consequence of the battle which is finally to be carried out between two opposite political systems".9
2. A few weeks before the beginning of the war, members of the Wehrmacht were directly engaged to fight against the "Jews" as the supposed "carriers" of the Bolshevist system. In the Guidelines for the Conduct of the Troops in Russia from 19 May , which gave the company leaders the necessary reference points for an indoctrination of the soldiers in the coming ideological battle it was stated:
1. Bolshevism is the mortal enemy of the National-Socialist German people. This corrupt world view and its supporters warrant Germany's struggle. 2. This struggle demands ruthless, energetic and drastic measures against the Bolshevik agitators, guerrillas, saboteurs and Jews as well as the complete removal of all active and passive resistance.10
3. In order to implement the above mentioned "special duties by order of the Führer which are the consequence of the battle which is finally to be carried out between two opposite political systems", Reichsführer SS Himmler set up four special "Einsatzgruppen" (EG) of the Security Police and the Security Service (Sicherheitsdienst, SD) which included about 3000 men, divided into Einsatz and Special (Sonder) Commandos. They were ordered to move behind the front lines and to proceed against all "subversive endeavours directed against Reich and State".11
4. On the basis of written documents it can be shown that the Chief of the security police, Heydrich, issued two instructions to these groups before their departure for the occupied Soviet areas. These were orders (1) to initiate pogroms with the help of collaborationists from the region and (2) to liquidate Jews when they could be identified as members of some vaguely described Jewish elite or if they were in any other way "suspicious".
5. We have two documents written by Heydrich which are based upon these verbal instructions. Heydrich's note to the heads of the Einsatzgruppen of 29 June referred to the previously distributed order to foster "self-cleansing efforts" (Selbstreinigungsbestrebungen), i.e. pogroms of the Jewish population. These "self-cleansing efforts" by anti-communist or anti-Jewish groups in the area to be occupied, according to Heydrich's instructions, were "not to be hindered", rather, these efforts should be initiated but this should be done "without leaving a trace", intensified, and when necessary "steered in the correct direction".12 In a further note dated 2 July, Heydrich informed the Higher SS and Police Leaders - i.e. Himmler's highest regional representatives in the areas which were to be occupied - about "the most important instructions by me to the Wehrmacht and the commandos of the Security Police and the SD".13 Here it was stated once again that "self-cleansing efforts" (Selbstreinigungsversuchen) in the areas to be occupied were not to be hindered,14 but that on the contrary, they were to be encouraged - but without leaving a trace.
6. Furthermore, in the same note from 2 July, Heydrich listed under the key-word "executions" those groups of persons who were to be shot by the Einsatzgruppen:
- To be executed areall
- all functionaries of the Comintern (as well as all professional Communists)
- the higher, middle and radical lower functionaries of the Party, the Central Committees, the district and regional committees
- people's commissars
- Jews in Party and State functions
- other radical elements (saboteurs, propagandists, snipers, assassins and agitators, etc.)15
7. This order is certainly not to be interpreted as meaning that Heydrich intended to limit executions to those Jews who held "Party and State functions". Given the fact that in the course of war preparations the supposedly close connection between Jews and the Soviet system was repeatedly emphasised, it can be concluded that the instructions to execute "other radical elements" was primarily directed against the Jewish population. Even the last word of this itemisation, "etc." shows that the circle of "other radical elements" was by no means clearly delineated.
8. Further, the idea that efforts were made from the beginning to limit the set of Jewish victims precisely to "Jews in Party and State functions" is not compatible with the (stated) intention of allowing collaborators to initiate these "self-cleansing operations", i.e. pogroms and massacres. A pogrom once begun cannot be confined to specific Jewish victims chosen according to their function.
9. That the Einsatzgruppen received explicit orders to murder Jewish civilians has been confirmed by all members of the leadership of the Einsatzgruppen who were questioned about this after the war. From this testimony we have consistent corroboration that in the period from Spring to the Summer of 1941 the Einsatzgruppen received orders for the mass murder of the Jewish civilian population in the occupied Soviet Union. Even though there are differences in the testimonies as to the exact time and place of the issuance of orders, it is nevertheless remarkable that none of those interrogated disputed having been given the order to liquidate and that the large majority of the former leadership personnel testified that they received instructions for the indiscriminate liquidation of the entire Jewish population, including women and children.
10. An analysis of the available individual testimonies gives the following picture: a series of former leaders- whether of the Einsatzkommandos (EK) or the so-called Special Commandos (Sonderkommandos) who were interrogated on this question after the war, i.e. Walter Blume (Leader of the Special Commando 7 a)16, Martin Sandberger (Leader of the EK 1 a)17, Rudolf Batz (Leader of the EK 2)18, Alfred Filbert (Leader of the EK 9)19, as well as Karl Jäger (leader of the EK 3)20 testified that at the beginning of the war Heydrich had informed them of an order by the Führer which made clear that the Jewish population in the Soviet areas to-be occupied were to be liquidated; Paul Johannes Zapp (Leader of the Special Commando 11 a)21 testified further that this command also explicitly ordered the murder of women and children. Several other former leaders testified in this regard that precise orders for the liquidation of the Jewish civilian population were issued - but not until the war had been started - yet still in the Summer of 1941 by the Einsatzgruppen leaders;. namely Erwin Schulz (Leader of the EK 5)22, Gustav Nosske (EK 12)23, Karl Tschierschky (member of the staff of EG A)24, Otto Bradfisch (Leader of the EK 8)25, and Erhard Kroeger (Leader of the EK 6)26. Two Leaders, Günther Herrmann (Leader of Commando 4 b)27 and Erich Ehrlinger (Leader of the EK 1b)28 testified only that they had been ordered by the Einsatzgruppen commanders to shoot Jewish men after the invasion of the Soviet Union.
5. 'Viele 10 Millionen Menschen werden in diesem Gebiet überflüssig und werden sterben oder nach Sibirien auswandern müssen.' EC 126, IMT XXXVI, pp. 135ff, p. 145.
6. IfZ, NG 1409.
7. Richtlinien auf Sondergebieten zur Weisung Nr. 21, OKW-KTB I 341.
8. 'Die jüdisch-bolschewistische Intelligenz, der bisherige 'Unterdrücker' des Volkes, muß beseitigt werden.' Ibid.
9. 'Im Operationsgebiet des Heeres erhält der Reichsführer SS zur Vorbereitung der politischen Verwaltung Sonderaufgaben im Auftrage des Führers, die sich aus dem endgültig auszutragenden Kampf zweier entgegengesetzter politischer Systeme ergeben.' Jacobsen, Kommissarbefehl, Document. No. 1.
10. '1. Der Bolschewismus ist der Todfeind des nationalsozialistischen deutschen Volkes. Dieser zersetzenden Weltanschauung und ihren Trägern gilt Deutschlands Kampf. 2. Dieser Kampf verlangt rücksichtsloses und energisches Druchgreifen gegen bolschewistische Hetzer, Freischärler, Saboteure, Juden und restlose Beseitigung jeden aktiven und passiven Widerstandes.' Guidelines for the Conduct of the Troops in Russia (Richtlinien für das Verhalten der Truppe in Rußland), IfZ, NOKW 1692, printed in Jacobsen, Kommissarbefehl, pp. 187f.
11. 'reichs- und staatsfeindliche Bestrebungen.' OKH-Order concerning the 'Regulations for the Deployment of the Security Police and SD in Co-operation of the army' (Regelungen des Einsatzes der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD im Verbande des Heeres) of the 28.4.1941: BAM, RH 22/155, printed in Jacobsen, Kommissarbefehl, Document No. 3.
12. 'den Selbstreinigungsbestrebungen antikommunistischer oder antijüdischer Kreise in den neu zu besetzenden Gebieten ist kein Hindernis zu bereiten. Sie sind im Gegenteil, allerdings spurenlos, auszulösen, zu intensivieren wenn erforderlich und in die richtigen Bahnen zu lenken.' BAB, R 70 SU/32, printed in Longerich (ed.), Ermordung, pp. 118f).
13. 'von mir den Einsatzgruppen- und kommandos der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD gegebenen wichtigsten Weisungen'. BAB, R 70 SU/32, printed in Longerich (ed.), Ermordung, pp. 116ff.
14. 'Selbstreinigungsversuchen antikommunistischer oder auch antijüdischer Kreise in den neu zu besetzenden Gebieten ... keine Hindernisse zu bereiten'. Ibid.
15. 'Zu exekutieren sind alle Funktionäre der Komintern (wie überhaupt die kommunistischen Berufspolitiker schlechthin) die höheren, mittleren und radikalen unteren Funktionäre der Partei, der Zentralkommitees, der Gau- und Gebietskomitees Volkskommissare Juden in Partei- und Staatsstellungen sonstigen radikalen Elemente (Saboteure, Propagandeure, Heckenschützen, Attentäter, Hetzer usw.).' Ibid.
16. ZSt., 201 AR-Z 76/59, vol. 8, pp. 9ff, 11.5.71. The same can be already found in 202 AR-Z 96/60, vol. 9, pp. 3104ff, 19.12.62.
17. ZSt., 201 AR-Z 76/59, vol. 2, pp. 351ff, 30.11.64 and 1/12/64; ZSt., II 207 AR-Z 18/58, vol. II, pp. 2313ff, 3.11.65. Cf. statements of Sandberger quoted in Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, pp. 59ff.
18. ZSt., 207 AR-Z 7/59, vol. 11, pp. 1279ff, 27/1/61/ Cf. statements of Batz quoted in Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, pp. 65f.
19. ZSt., 201 AR-Z 14/58, vol. 54, pp. 13219ff, 11.5.59; ZSt., 76/59, vol. 11, pp. 7563ff, 23.9.71. Filbert gave similar accounts in several different statements (for these see Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, pp. 74f).
20. ZSt., 207 AR-Z 14/58, vol. 4, pp. 1885ff, 15.6.59. Cf. Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, pp. 67f.
21. ZSt., 207 AR-Z 76/59, vol. 12, 7766ff, 9.12.71. ALso see statement of Zapp, 3.1.68 (StA Munich, 114 Ks 8.71, vol. 18, 3980ff). Cf. Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, pp. 88f.
22. ZSt, 207 AR-Z 76/59, vol. 6, pp. 58ff, 22.3.71. Cf. Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, pp. 82f for references to further evidence taken.
23. ZSt., II 213 AR 1902/66, Correspondence-File, vol. 2, 597ff, 24.5.71; also in Zst., 201 AR-Z 6/59, vol. 2, 315ff, 30.7.64. Also compare Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, pp. 91f for references to further evidence given.
24. ZSt., 207 AR-Z 76/59, vol. 8, pp. 34-41, 14.5.71. In terms of contents this stands in agreement with his earlier statements: ZSt., 207 AR-Z 14/58, correspondence file, vol. 7, pp. 3327ff, 14.8.59. For the further statements from the years 1959, 1962 and 1968, which confirm this in terms of their content, cf. Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, p. 59.
25. ZSt., 201 AR-Z 76/59 vol. 11, p. 7605, 8.10.71; ZSt., 202 AR-Z 81/59, vol. 2, pp. 531ff (cf. Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, p. 73).
26. ZSt., 201 AR-Z 76/59, vol. 9, pp. 14ff, 28.8.67; cf. Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, pp. 83ff.
27. ZSt., 204 AR-Z AR-Z 11/61, vol. 5, pp. 20ff, 11.10.62; cf. Ogorreck, Einsatzgruppen, pp. 80f.
28. ZSt., 204 AR-Z 21/58, vol. 4, pp. 2421ff, 5.5.59.
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Morning Briefing: Polish Data to Confirm Faltering Growth
- Local/GMT
- 1000/0900 Czech current account balance in November
- 1400/1300 Polish Dec Industrial output
- 1400/1300 Polish Dec PPI, Wages, Employment
- 1400/1300 Polish Nov Current Account, trade balances
- N/A Czech refiner Unipetrol 4Q operating data
- Before 0930/0830 PKN Orlen 4Q operating data
The latest reading of Polish industrial output growth, along with wage, employment and other data, should show Friday that the country's economic resilience is faltering and may provide cause for continued monetary easing.
"The data should confirm the trend from previous months that the economy is slowing," said Grzegorz Maliszewski, Chief Economist at Bank Millennium in Warsaw.
The indicators' release could boost Polish government bond prices slightly, while fueling investor hopes that the recent easing cycle will continue, Mr. Maliszewski said.
"It will likely support expectations for a 25-basis-point rate cut in February followed by a wait-and-see period. The Monetary Policy Council has scope to cut because employment in Poland is shrinking and wage growth pressure is low," he said.
The Polish central bank most recently lowered its benchmark rate, by 25 basis points to 4%, on Jan. 9.
The raft of data are also likely to result in volatile zloty trading as investors try to take advantage of interest rates that are still relatively high, despite the recent series of cuts.
Elsewhere, the Czech government survived a no-confidence challenge by 97 votes to 92 late Thursday, the eighth such test for the government.
POLAND: Poland's top refiner PKN Orlen SA expects to swing to an operating loss of 700 million zlotys ($228 million) in the fourth quarter from a PLN128 million profit a year earlier due to asset impairments and falling oil prices, the company said Friday.
POLAND: Poland's rate-setting council should aim to keep the local currency stable when making interest rate decisions, to avoid triggering a sell-off in the country's bond market, monetary policy council member Andrzej Kazmierczak told the TV Trwam television channel.
Mr. Kazmierczak said inflation alone would suggest the need for further cuts in borrowing costs, but making monetary policy more accommodative quickly would weaken the zloty.
POLAND: Polish state-controlled natural gas utility PGNiG imported 3.1 billion cubic meters of gas in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to 2.9 bcm in the year-earlier period, the company said Thursday,
CZECH REPUBLIC: The Czech government survived a no-confidence vote late Thursday, ending a political crisis over an amnesty for thousands of convicts–largely people convicted of nonviolent crimes, but including those sentenced for or suspected of corruption.
The opposition Social Democrats launched the challenge to the conservative leadership of Prime Minister Petr Necas but mustered only 92 votes, less than the 101 absolute majority needed to topple the three-party coalition. Ninety-seven of the remaining lawmakers in the 200-seat lower house voted in favor of the government. The remaining lawmakers either abstained or were absent.
It was the eighth such test for the government, which came to power in 2010 but lost its parliamentary majority last year, leaving it vulnerable.
CZECH REPUBLIC: The Czech environment ministry is readying to issue its environmental impact assessment on the planned expansion of the Temelin nuclear power station, a ministry official said Thursday, a crucial step towards enacting the $10 billion project.
Marynia Kruk in Warsaw contributed to this article.
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PT Sales Associate Garland, TX
Company Name: Sears Import - OLD
Job Details
Duration: Permanent
Min Education: Not Specified
Salary: Commensurate
Job Type: Full Time
Min Experience: Not Specified
Required Travel:
- USA - Garland Texas, 75040
Job Description
The Sales Associate provides positive frontline contact with the customer, determines and meets customer needs, provides customer assistance and support, and ensures that customer's Parts/Carry-in shopping experience is positive. The position requires technical knowledge in terms of product, repairs, high-use parts application, as well as excellent communication skills to translate customer needs into Parts/Carry-in solutions. This position also requires the ability to exercise the appropriate level of persuasiveness needed to close the sale.
· Provide knowledgeable and courteous customer service · Attain personal sales goals through adherence to the customer enthusiasm selling process · Maximize selling potential of every transaction (add-on sales, accessories, and parts needed to complete the repair) · Professionally supports company profitability in selling Carry-in repair via the Carry-in process (pre-approval forms, customer tech. check sheets) · Knowledge of LCD & plasma products, surround sound systems, and digital cameras. Advanced knowledge of new technology needed to sell successfully · Knowledge of Brand Central, Home Improvement and Lawn & Garden, including sales skills and parts knowledge · Adhere to all company policies and procedures · Adhere to ISO standards and policies · Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the selling techniques of creating customer enthusiasm (Prepare, Relate, Discover, Advocate, Support and Close) · Demonstrate empowerment to ensure total customer satisfaction · Active owner of salesfloor merchandise presentation · Perform multiple duties, including but not limited to: cleaning, stocking, signing, shipping & receiving, and parts inventory control · Promote P.A. sales and the achievement of the P.A. sales standard · Maximize revenue opportunities · Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned Experience/Education Requirements High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred · Must be at least 18 years of age · Sales experience preferred · Customer service experience preferred · Industry parts sales preferred · Some technical school preferred · Experience and aptitude with computers and databases · Experience with point-of-sale systems · Knowledge of internet-based applications · Must be able to pass the pre-employment drug screen and criminal background check · Must be willing to submit to random drug testing, per company policy


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Honda Debuts All-New FCX Clarity Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle
Dynamic styling and performance herald major advances for fuel cell vehicles; limited marketing to begin next summer
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Forest Service warns of black bear encounters
Published: Friday, April 25, 2014 at 3:43 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 25, 2014 at 3:43 p.m.
HAYWOOD COUNTY — The U.S. Forest Service is warning visitors in the Black Balsam and Shining Rock Wilderness areas of the Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest, to be on the lookout for black bears and "Be Bear Aware."
The warning comes after recent bear encounters have been reported in both the Black Balsam and Shining Rock Wilderness areas, north of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Haywood County, the Forest Service said in a news release Friday. There were no injuries.
The bears have successfully obtained food from visitors. This time of the year, black bears are opportunistically looking for food that campers and trail users bring on their trips.
Regulations to require users to use bear-proof food canisters or bags are being considered. While black bear attacks on people are rare, such attacks have resulted in human fatalities.
Visitors are encouraged to prevent bear interactions by not storing food in tents; properly storing food in bear-proof containers and hanging it in a tree; cleaning up food or garbage around fire rings, grills, or other areas of a campsite; not leaving food unattended.
For more tips, visit www.fs.usds.gov/nfsnc and click on "Learn about Bear Safety."
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Many Large Companies See Little Change From SCOTUS Gay Rights Rulings
By Vipal Monga and Maxwell Murphy
Ahead of the legal curve, many large companies already offer equal benefits to same-sex couples across the country and said they foresee few changes to comply with Wednesday's rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Almost two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies offer domestic partner health benefits, according to the Human Rights Campaign's analysis of corporate equality. That includes Corning E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Ford Motor General Motors Home Depot, Lowe's Cos Sprint NextelVerizon Communications, which all said they have offered same-sex benefits for several years.
"Same sex benefits have been well-ensconced here for many years," said Jay Cooney, a spokesman for Ford, which has provided same-sex benefits since 2000.The Supreme Court struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which had denied more than 1,000 benefits to gay and lesbian couples in the 13 states plus the District of Columbia, where such unions are allowed by law.
However, benefits experts said many issues relating to taxation and jurisdiction still have to be sorted out. For same-sex couples in the 37 states where it is illegal for them to marry, for example, it is unclear whether they would still have to pay taxes on benefits.
"It can be very confusing whether federal law or state law applies," said Catherine Stamm, a senior associate at human resources and benefits consultant Mercer.
General Motors also has been offering same-sex benefits since 2000, and spokesman Dave Roman said, "It's too early to tell what the implications are."


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Classroom Scheduling Policy
(Effective Fall, 2000; rev. June 2006)
This policy provides for effective and efficient scheduling of University classrooms to optimize the use of University facilities and to maximize availability of classes to the students of Auburn University.
1. The Office of the Registrar is charged with the responsibility of scheduling all general purpose classrooms and laboratories. To facilitate this activity, that Office will utilize room scheduling optimization software in concert with BANNER. Priority structure parameters will be approved by the Provost following consultation with College/School representatives.
2. General purpose classrooms and laboratories (as opposed to departmental classrooms and laboratories) will be designated by the Office of the Provost.
3. Class Scheduling Periods-
Class scheduling periods are identified in one of five categories:
Category A: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the following times:
-9:00 am
-10:00 am
-11:00 am
-12:00 noon
-1:00 pm
Category B: Tuesday and Thursday at the following times:
-9:30 am
-11:00 am
-12:30 pm
Category C: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the following times:
-7:00 am
-8:00 am
-2:00 pm
-3:00 pm
-4:00 pm
Category D: Tuesday and Thursday at the following times:
-8:00 am
-2:00 pm
-3:30 pm
-5:00 pm
Category E: Special scheduling periods:
-5:00 pm or later (MWF)
-6:30 pm or later (TH)
4. Class scheduling -
a - No more than 60% of a department's undergraduate classes including core curriculum courses will be offered in periods defined as Category A and Category B. (See Notes 1 and 2 below)
b - No less than 10% of a department's undergraduate classes including core curriculum courses will be offered in Category C.
c - No less than 20% of a department's undergraduate classes including core curriculum courses will be offered in Categories B and D. (See Notes 1 and 2 below)
d - No more than one-half of the sections of a department's total offerings of multi-section courses will be scheduled at the 9:00 am, 10:00 am or 11:00 am hours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday or 9:30 am or 11:00 am on Tuesday and Thursday. (See Notes 1 and 2 below)
e - Classes scheduled at the 4:00 pm period (MWF) may be scheduled for more than 50 minutes on Mondays and/or Wednesdays to avoid Friday afternoon meetings.
f - Classes scheduled in Category A and C periods will start at the times indicated in 3 above and will have a duration of no more than 50 minutes. Note exception in preceding section d.
g - Classes scheduled in Category B and D periods will start at the times indicated in 3 above and will have a duration of no more than 75 minutes.
h - Classes scheduled in the special scheduling periods (Category E) will be given latitude in days of week offered, start time and duration. However, total duration must be consistent with credit hours awarded.
i - Double period scheduling for undergraduate classes is restricted to specific laboratory and studio courses and must be authorized by the respective dean(s) and the Provost.
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Tuesday's letters: Plenty of excuses
Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 5:06 p.m.
To the editor: The logic of District Attorney Jeff Hunt is difficult to follow, and I could use some assistance. Mr. Hunt will disqualify himself from any investigation of wrongdoing by Sheriff Rick Davis because of his personal relationship with the sheriff. But he will not disqualify himself from ruling on the basic issue of whether there is any evidence of wrongdoing. Lets see now, to prove his objectivity Mr. Hunt will not participate in any investigation. But he will use the power of his office to block an investigation.
No evidence, says Mr. Hunt, claiming that individual citizens must gather evidence and prove criminal charges. Heaven forbid that Mr. Hunt should take sworn testimony from female staff members, bookkeepers and deputies, and demand production of their documents. But from the facts already before him, he sees nothing illegal in using public funds to pay off a sex scandal, nor in using a county credit card to pay thousands of dollars of personal expenses. Hey, thats just normal routine.
Excuses for the lack of corrective action in the sheriff matter are a dime a dozen We dont have the authority, No real evidence exists, and my personal favorite, His accuser is a bum.
Thomas W. Hill
Hill is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the 11th District congressional race.
Christian faith
To the editor: I read David Brooks recent column on Jeremy Lin and the difficulty of a Christian playing pro sports and yet exhibiting Christ-like qualities of humility and putting others first.
The same, of course, goes for politics only more so.
Many Christians want a born again believer in the White House, yet it is impossible for a true Christian to be president and still portray the qualities that characterize a follower of Jesus Christ. Bush was ballyhooed for his Christian faith, yet I cant see Christ launching a pre-emptive strike on Iraq, whatever the benefits there may have been in that destructive event.
The decisions of the leader of a country must, by necessity, put the interests of the country first, regardless of the morality, or lack thereof, of his choices.
Robert Johnson
Right environment?
To the editor: Although limited, there is an emerging literature regarding the economic implications on states that offer recognition of same-sex couples and on those that withdraw recognition. On his website www.law.unc.edu/faculty/directory/flattvictorb/, Victor Flatt, Thomas F. and Elizabeth Taft distinguished professor in environmental law, references one reviewed white paper, prepared by Gary Gates at the Williams Institute at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) that finds that same-sex couples in the so-called creative class which can contribute disproportionately to economic development, were more likely to relocate to a state (in this case, Massachusetts) after the extension of marriage rights.
Gates found that Creative class individuals in same-sex couples were 2.5 times more likely to move to Massachusetts in the three years after marriage equality than in the three years before. Additionally, Individuals in same-sex couples who moved to Massachusetts after marriage equality were younger than individuals who moved before the average age fell from 41 to 29.
North Carolina has outstanding schools for higher education, producing thousands of students entering the so-called creative class. Will passage of Amendment One create an environment in which these young people will desire to stay and work in North Carolina? I think not.
Clay Eddleman
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According to homeless advocates, the need for more living spaces for homeless people. The two murders involving homeless or transient Tallahassee residents happened almost two years apart. Coincidentally, they're up for trial the same week.
Robert Thornton sat quietly as a jury was selected for his murder trial. Back in 2000, police found Ben Baldwin's body off North Monroe Street. Both men were homeless, reportedly living in camps in the woods.
Arthur Lee Harris also goes on trial this Week. He's accused of stabbing a man in Frenchtown last year over a pair of sunglasses. Again, both the victim and the accused killer were homeless. Kay Freeman points out future sites of housing space for homeless people. With the downtown shelter at or over capacity, more space is critical.
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"The percent of homeless people who end up in trouble are only about 20 percent. We need to think about serving the majority of the homeless to the fullest capacity possible."
If you'd like to do something to help the homeless, the coalition is getting ready for its annual service day. That's October 18, and they could use any toiletries or basic necessities you might want to offer. You can call 576-5566 for more information.
Robert Thornton faces first-degree murder. Arthur Lee Harris faces second-degree murder. Thornton's attorney tells us his client spent a year and a half in a psychiatric hospital, that's why the trial has been delayed.
What Can You Do to Help the Homeless?
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Contraceptive Use in the United States
• There are 61 million U.S. women in their childbearing years (15–44). [1] About 43 million of them (70%) are at risk of unintended pregnancy—that is, they are sexually active and do not want to become pregnant, but could become pregnant if they and their partners fail to use a contraceptive method correctly and consistently.[2]
• Couples who do not use any method of contraception have an approximately 85% chance of experiencing a pregnancy over the course of a year.[3]
• The typical U.S. woman wants only two children. To achieve this goal, she must use contraceptives for roughly three decades.[4]
• More than 99% of women aged 15–44 who have ever had sexual intercourse have used at least one contraceptive method.[5]
• Some 62% of all women of reproductive age are currently using a contraceptive method.[2]
• Ten percent of women at risk of unintended pregnancy are not currently using any contraceptive method.[1]
• The proportion of women at risk who are not using a method is highest among 15–19-year-olds (18%) and lowest among women aged 40–44 (9%).[2]
• Eighty-three percent of black women who are at risk of unintended pregnancy currently use a contraceptive method, compared with 91% of their Hispanic and white peers, and 90% of Asian women.[2]
•Ninety-two percent of at-risk women with incomes of 300% or more of the federal poverty level are currently using contraceptives, compared with 89% among those living at 0–149% of the poverty line.[2]
• A much higher proportion of married women than of never-married women use a contraceptive method (77% vs. 42%). This is largely because married women are more likely to be sexually active. But even among those at risk of unintended pregnancy, contraceptive use is higher among currently married women than among never-married women (93% vs. 83%).[2]
• Unmarried cohabitors fall between married women and unmarried women who are not cohabiting with their partner; 90% of at-risk cohabitors use a method.[2]
• Contraceptive use is common among women of all religious denominations. Eighty-nine percent of at-risk Catholics and 90% of at-risk Protestants currently use a contraceptive method. Among sexually experienced religious women, 99% of Catholics and Protestants have ever used some form of contraception. [6]
• Knowledge about contraceptive methods is a strong predictor of use among young adults: In a 2012 study among unmarried women aged 18–29, for each correct response on a contraceptive knowledge scale, women's odds of currently using a hormonal or long-acting reversible method increased by 17%, and their odds of using no method decreased by 17%.[7]
• Sixty-seven percent of women who practice contraception currently use nonpermanent methods, primarily hormonal methods (the pill, patch, implant, injectable and vaginal ring), IUDs and condoms. The rest rely on female (25%) or male (8%) sterilization.[1] (See Table 1)
• The pill and female sterilization have been the two most commonly used methods since 1982.[1, 2, 8]
• Four of every five sexually experienced women have used the pill.[5]
• The pill is the method most widely used by white women, women in their teens and 20s, never-married and cohabiting women, childless women and college graduates.[2]
• The use of other hormonal methods has increased with the advent of new options in recent years. The proportion of women who had ever used the injectable increased from 4.5% in 1995 to 23% in 2006–2010. Ever-use of the contraceptive patch increased from less than 1% in 2002 to 10% in 2006–2010. Six percent of women had used the contraceptive ring in 2006–2010, the first time this method was included in surveys. [5]
• Reliance on female sterilization varies among population subgroups. It is most common among blacks and Hispanics, women aged 35 or older, ever-married women, women with two or more children, women living below 150% of the federal poverty level, women with less than a college education, women living outside of metropolitan areas, and women who are publicly insured or are uninsured.[2]
• Some 68% of Catholics, 73% of Mainline Protestants and 74% of Evangelicals who are at risk of unintended pregnancy use a highly effective method (i.e., sterilization, the pill or another hormonal method, or the IUD).[6]
• Only 2% of at-risk Catholic women rely on natural family planning; the proportion is the same even among those women who attend church once a month or more.[6]
• In 2009, 8.5% of women using contraceptives relied on long-acting reversible contraceptive methods (the implant and the IUD), rising from 5.5% in 2007 and 2.4% in 2002. Most of the women who use long-acting reversible methods rely on IUDs (nearly 8% of women use the IUD and fewer than 1% use the implant). [9]
• IUDs and implants are used most by women aged 25–39, married and cohabiting women, women covered by Medicaid, and women with no religious affiliation.[9]
• Foreign-born women are three times as likely as U.S.-born women to have ever used an IUD. [5]
• Some 5.7 million women rely on the male condom. Condom use is especially common among teens and women in their 20s, women with one or no children, and women with at least a college education.[1]
• Ever-use of the male condom has increased from 52% in 1982 to 93% in 2006–2010. [5]
• Dual method use offers protection against both pregnancy and STIs. Some 8% of women of reproductive age use multiple contraceptive methods (most often the condom combined with another method).[10]
• The proportion of all sexually experienced women who had ever used withdrawal has increased from 25% in 1982 to 60% in 2006–2010. [5]
• Seven percent of men aged 15–44 have had a vasectomy; this proportion increases with age, reaching 16% among men aged 36–45. [11]
• Among teenage women who are at risk of unintended pregnancy, 82% are currently using a contraceptive method; 59% of at-risk teens report use of a highly effective contraceptive method. [2]
• The odds of becoming a teen mother are twice as high for teenagers who do not use a contraceptive method at first sex as for those who do use a method.[12]
• Among sexually experienced teenagers, 78% of women and 85% of men report having used contraceptives the first time they had sex; 86% and 93%, respectively, say they did so the last time they had sex.[12]
• The male condom is the most commonly used method at first sex and at most recent sex among both teenage men and women.[12]
• Of the 3.2 million teenage women who use contraceptives, 53% rely on the pill; 16% rely on other hormonal methods, including the implant, injectable, patch and ring; and 3% rely on the IUD.[2]
• In 2006–2010, one in five sexually active female teens (20%) and one-third of sexually active male teens (34%) reported having used both the condom and a hormonal method the last time they had sex.[12]
• In 2009, 4.5% of female teen contraceptive users relied on long-acting reversible contraceptives (the IUD and implant). This is an increase from 1.5% in 2007 and just 0.3% in 2002.[13]
• For more information on teens, see Facts on American Teens' Sexual and Reproductive Health.
• When used correctly, modern contraceptives are very effective at preventing pregnancy. The two-thirds of U.S. women (68%) at risk of unintended pregnancy who use contraceptives consistently and correctly throughout the course of any given year account for only 5% of all unintended pregnancies (Figure 1). The 18% of women at risk who use contraceptives but do so inconsistently account for 41% of unintended pregnancies, while the 14% of women at risk who do not use contraceptives at all or have a gap in use of one month or longer account for 54% of unintended pregnancies.[14]
• Contraceptive failure rates are defined as the percentage of users who will become pregnant over the course of one year. "Perfect-use" failure rates apply to users who use a method consistently and correctly. "Typical-use" failure rates take into account when users fail to use a method consistently or correctly.
•The contraceptive implant and IUD are the most effective reversible contraceptive methods available, with failure rates of less than 1% for both perfect and typical use (Table 2). The typical-use failure rates for these methods are low because they don't require user intervention. [3,15,16]
•Oral contraceptive pills, the hormonal patch and the vaginal ring all have failure rates of less than 1% with perfect use. With typical use, these methods are still 91% effective. [3,15,16]
•The male condom is 98% effective with perfect use. However, the method failure rate increases to 18% with typical use. The male and female condoms are the only contraceptive methods available that also protect against STIs and HIV. [3,15,16]
• Women and couples use contraceptives to have healthier pregnancies, to help time and space births, and to achieve their desired family size.[17]
• Family planning has well-documented health benefits for mothers, newborns, families and communities. Pregnancies that occur too early or too late in a woman's life, or that are spaced too closely, negatively affect maternal health and increase the risk of prematurity and low birth weight.[17]
• The ability to delay and space childbearing is crucial to women's social and economic advancement. Women's ability to obtain and effectively use contraceptives has a positive impact on their education and workforce participation, as well as on subsequent outcomes related to income, family stability, mental health and happiness, and children's well-being. However, the evidence also suggests that the most disadvantaged U.S. women do not fully share in these benefits, which is why unintended pregnancy prevention efforts need to be grounded in broader antipoverty and social justice efforts. [18]
• Many hormonal methods—the pill, vaginal ring, patch, implant and IUD—offer a number of health benefits in addition to contraceptive effectiveness, such as treatment for excessive menstrual bleeding, menstrual pain and acne (Figure 2).[19]
• The most common reason women use the pill is to prevent pregnancy (86%); however, 58% of pill users also cite noncontraceptive health benefits as reasons for using the method.[19]
• Fourteen percent of pill users—1.5 million women—rely on this method for exclusively noncontraceptive purposes.[19]
• Some 762,000 women who use the pill (9% of all pill users) have never had sex and use the method almost exclusively for noncontraceptive reasons.[19]
• Emergency contraception is a way to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. The pills have no effect on an established pregnancy.[20]
• The majority of dedicated emergency contraceptive products currently on the market are effective when taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex (though they are decreasingly effective up to five days after unprotected sex). These pills consist of a concentrated dosage of one of the same hormones found in birth control pills. Another product, containing ulipristal acetate, is effective for up to five days.[20]
• As of June 2013, some forms of emergency contraception are available over the counter, while others are available behind the counter from the pharmacist or with a prescription. [20]
• Nonhormonal copper IUDs, inserted up to five days after unprotected intercourse, can also act as emergency contraception.[20]
• One in nine sexually experienced women of reproductive age have used emergency contraception, as of 2010. The majority of these women used emergency contraception only once (59%).[21]
• Use is highest among women aged 20–24 and never-married women, among whom 23% and 19%, respectively, report having ever used emergency contraception.[21]
• Women report two main reasons for using emergency contraception: Forty-five percent fear that their regular method will fail, and 49% report having had unprotected sex. [21]
• The cost of contraceptive services and supplies can be considerable. The most effective, long-acting methods can cost hundreds of dollars up front. Costs even for methods that are relatively inexpensive on an individual basis (such as condoms) can add up to substantial amounts over a year, not to mention over the 30 years that the typical woman spends trying to avoid pregnancy.[17]
• In 2013, an estimated 20 million women were in need of publicly funded services and supplies because they either had an income below 250% of the federal poverty level or were younger than 20 (and were thus assumed to have a low personal income). The federal and state governments provide funding for family planning services and supplies to help women meet these challenges. [22]
• Publicly funded family planning services help women to avoid pregnancies they do not want and to plan pregnancies they do. In 2013, these services helped women avoid 2 million unintended pregnancies, which would likely have resulted in about 1 million unplanned births and nearly 700,000 abortions.[22]
• Every $1.00 invested in helping women avoid pregnancies they did not want to have saves $7.09 in Medicaid expenditures that would otherwise be needed. [23]
• For more information on these services, see Facts on Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services in the United States.
• Millions of U.S. women rely on private insurance coverage to help them afford contraceptive services and supplies. Nine in 10 employer-based insurance plans cover a full range of prescription contraceptives.[24]
• As of July 2015, 28 states have laws in place requiring insurers that cover prescription drugs in general to cover the full range of FDA-approved contraceptive drugs and devices. [25]
• Under the Affordable Care Act, a designated list of preventive services must be covered, without out-of-pocket costs to the consumer, by most private health plans written on or after August 1, 2012. Those services include provision of all FDA-approved contraceptive methods, along with sterilization procedures and contraceptive counseling to all women. [26]
For more information on these services, see Facts on Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services in the United States.
1. Daniels K, Daugherty J and Jones J, Current contraceptive status among women aged 15–44: United States, 2011–2013, National Health Statistics Reports, No. 173, <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db173.pdf>, accessed May 27, 2015.
2. Jones J, Mosher WD and Daniels K, Current contraceptive use in the United States, 2006–2010, and changes in patterns of use since 1995, National Health Statistics Reports, 2012, No. 60, <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr060.pdf>, accessed Mar. 20, 2013.
3. Trussell J, Contraceptive failure in the United States, Contraception, 2011, 83(5):397–404.
4. The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI), Fulfilling the Promise: Public Policy and U.S. Family Planning Clinics, New York: AGI, 2000.
5. Daniels K, Mosher WD and Jones J, Contraceptive methods women have ever used: United States, 1982–2010, National Health Statistics Reports, 2013, No. 62, <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr062.pdf>, accessed Mar. 20, 2013.
6. Jones RK and Dreweke J, Countering Conventional Wisdom: New Evidence on Religion and Contraceptive Use, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2011.
7. Frost JJ, Lindberg LD and Finer LB, Young adults' contraceptive knowledge, norms and attitudes: associations with risk of unintended pregnancy, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2012, 44(2):107–116.
8. Mosher WD and Jones J, Use of contraception in the United States: 1982–2008, Vital and Health Statistics, 2010, Series 23, No. 29, <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_029.pdf>, accessed June 25, 2012.
9. Finer LB, Jerman J and Kavanaugh ML, Changes in use of long-acting contraceptive methods in the United States, 2007–2009, Fertility and Sterility, 2012, <http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/j.fertnstert.2012.06.027.pdf>, accessed July 20, 2012.
10. Eisenberg DL et al., Correlates of dual-method contraceptive use: an analysis of the National Survey of Family Growth (2006–2008), Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012, doi:10.1155/2012/717163.
11. Sharma V et al., Vasectomy demographics and postvasectomy desire for future children: results from a contemporary national survey, 2013, Fertility and Sterility, 99(7):1880–1885.
12. Martinez G et al., Teenagers in the United States: sexual activity, contraceptive use, and childbearing, 2006–2010, Vital and Health Statistics, 2011, Series 23, No. 31, <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_031.pdf>, accessed June 25, 2012.
13. Finer LB, Jerman J and Kavanaugh ML, Changes in use of long-acting contraceptive methods in the United States, 2007–2009, Fertility and Sterility, 2012, 98(4):893–897.
14. Sonfield A, Hasstedt K and Gold RB, Moving Forward, Family Planning in the Era of Health Reform, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2014.
15. Trussell J, Estimates of contraceptive failure from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth, letter to the editor, Contraception, 2008, 78(1):85.
16. Kost K et al., Estimates of contraceptive failure from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, Contraception, 2008, 77(1):10–21.
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18. Sonfield A et al., The Social and Economic Benefits of Women's Ability to Determine Whether and When to Have Children, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2013.
19. Jones RK, Beyond Birth Control: The Overlooked Benefits of Oral Contraceptive Pills, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2011.
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Table: Contraceptive Method Choice
Source: Daniels K, Daugherty J and Jones J, Current contraceptive status among women aged 15–44: United States, 2011–2013, National Health Statistics Reports, No. 173, <http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db173.pdf>, accessed May 27, 2015.
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Source: Sonfield A, Hasstedt K and Gold RB, Moving Forward, Family Planning in the Era of Health Reform, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2014
Figure: Noncontraceptive Benefits of Birth Control Pills
Source: Jones RK, Beyond Birth Control: The Overlooked Benefits of Oral Contraceptive Pills, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2011.
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3x Ford World Ironman Champ Chrissie Wellington recently fell off her bike & broke some bones.
Questions for you:
- Have you fallen off or been hit while riding your bike? Share your story. Was it mentally hard getting back in the saddle?
I've been over the handlebars many times, but so far nothing serious. My most painful bike fall was a silly mistake. I tried crossing a hard lip of road without turning my wheel & slammed into the ground. I got up & noticed traffic coming my way, which helped my post-crash response time.
Thoughts? Do we all crash/fall/flip at some point?
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My friends, for those of you who are old enough (like me) to remember Laugh In, I am the Arte Johnson of bike crashes.
Which means all but one of them have been while I am either (a) completely stopped and forgetting to unclip, or (b) coming to a stop and forgetting to unclip. You would think after six years of clip ins I would learn something here. Last weekend I did the swan dive onto the concrete once again, in my driveway. I usually end up with a road rash or bruise and a large case of major embarrassment.
The one that was serious was during the Tour of Dallas in 2005 where I was going downhill about 20 mph and my front tire hit a groove in the road. I had noticed a policeman standing in the road waving at me and others, and I had also noticed several people off to the side in various stages of post crash attitudes, but it didn't cross my helmeted head to connect the dots that there was something to be avoiding here. So I hit that big groove, my bike came to a sudden halt from 20 mph, and then Newton's law took over--I was end over teakettle onto the concrete.
I broke my watch instead of my wrist, and I fractured a bone in the top of my foot (no one really knows how), and the combination of road rash and bruises from the fall was an amazing color wheel for about two weeks. I also managed to bust up my derailer pretty good and leave some scratches on my fairly new bike. Still, it could have been worse. I saw people who flipped on that same groove sitting there with bleeding faces and major broken bones. You would think they would have cordoned it off. I haven't done that ride since then; so maybe now it's been fixed.
Amazingly enough, the SAG guys half-fixed my derailer, and I got on the and finished the stuped ride--about 12 miles left. I was shaken, and bleeding, and very sore, but I kept telling myself it was like the horse thing--get back on after you are thrown or you will never get back on the bike again. I can't tell you if that would have been true, but I kept on riding that day and thereafter. My foot healed up and my watch took 3 weeks to get repaired (it was a Tag, and don't believe it for a minute that they are indestructible, no matter what Tiger says about them). My bike took about 10 days to get fixed, but it still bears the scars.
Since then, I have had a fear of holes/grooves/pocks in the road to probably an unreasonable extent. Especially when I am down on my areobars and going fast, if I see a pothole looming, I will often panic and oversteer. I fear the holes in the road now more than cars or dogs or other riders. So there was an effect on me, and I still have it five years later.
Last summer while I was jogging along in central park here in NYC around the 4th mile I decided a near by water fountain looked like an ideal pit stop to take in some much needed hydration. I looked at the road behind me and did not see anyone coming so I made my way to the fountain. About three steps away from the fountain I heard someone yelling to get out of the way, but it was too late. This nut on a tri bike had broken away from his team mates and was flying down the road, completely out of control of his bike. He slammed into my side! Instantly throwing himself over the handle bards and down the road. The impact threw me over the jersey barrier and into a rock wall near the fountain. I had been hit so quickly that it did not occur to me as to what had just happened. I stood up instantly and looked around. Bike pieces where all over the road. I was scraped up pretty bad, bleeding from the cuts on my legs and arms. I was furious, I wanted to knock this person's head off for biking like such an animal, it's a vehicle, and if you are on it you are responsible for your actions. I saw this man's body crumpled up on the ground, this idiot did not even have a helmet on. I ran over to him, to clean his clock for having mowed me down in such a cruel fashion. To my surprise he wasn't moving at all, he had actually cracked his head open and was beginning to shake violently. So instead of beating this guy more, I immediately put my shoe under his head to stop it from banging harder against the pavement and tried to hold his head firmly against my shoe to slow the loss of blood and prevent his shaking from causing further trauma to the head. Finally, people started to gather, and call 911, eventually this guy started to come around and wanted to get up but myself and two riders from his group (who eventually caught up with him, some 5 minutes later) held him down. EMS was able to sedate him, throw him on a gurney and rush him to a near by hospital. As I looked around at the carnage this guy had caused I saw the impact had shattered the frame of his bike in three spots. There was a dark pool of blood on my shoes and all over my hands, arms, and legs. The rest of his team caught up to him, and as we exchanged information I found out this nut was their team doctor, way to wear a helmet (worst idea ever, always always wear a helmet, and after this event I always do). NYPD did not believe that this nut had hit me as the small scrapes had began to close and all that was left was some terrible road rash. After filling out a police report NYPD was kind enough to finally drive me back to my apartment, where my girl friend freaked out because I had been gone for three hours and it was now 11 pm at night and I was covered in blood.
I eventually found out he had spent two weeks in intensive care and several more weeks in the hospital recovering. I was able to find out that the doctors had only seen such intense head trauma from car crashed and not from bike/pedestrian collisions. So moral of the story wear a helmet and don't do more than 40mph in central park, most riders are out of control or on the brink of being out of control.
So many falls it's hard to pick and choose, worst injury was probably as a 4 year old when I broke a leg falling from the back of my older brother's bike; living in London for 3 decades and riding fastish, getting bounced off cars seemed to be a semi-annual occurrence. My most recent serious fall was 18 miles in to the Fool's Gold 100. A moment's lack of concentration had me pedals over saddle in mid-air; I landed heavily on my head and compressed into the ground like, well, a pogo-stick I guess. I squished my ribs up so well that I was sure that for a few seconds they were sticking out in all sorts of funny ways on my left side. Once I'd decided they were not poking through my heart and lungs I managed to move about 3 feet off the trail and lay for a while hoping I'd be able to breathe again, one day. A (very kind and patient) SAG marshal rescued me and helped me and my bike get to to a place where I could be driven off the course. That was a looong walk. A quick visit to the ER confirmed nothing broken but my ribs still occasionally ache from the impact (which was 4 months ago), particularly when my 2 year old mistakes me for a trampoline. Very, very happy I wore a helmet, which was broken by the impact, totally stoked that I opted not to buy a new one the day before the race...
Ouch! Sudden halt on a 20 mph downhill?! Scary! And I agree, I think I overscan for obstacles in the road... One of my first (big) crashes as a kid ~6 was similar. My front tire got perfectly sandwiched in a drainage slat & I went over the handlebars & landed on my head on fresh gravel... My dad was horrified & of course we didn't have helmets.
Thanks for your humor & confidence telling your story. It was fun to read & also good to find out that other people have similar issues on the road.
Best to you,
Sara Cox Landolt
I've been over the bars a few times without serious injury. However, I must say that these posts (particularly, the one detailing the Central Park crash) are giving me the eeeebie-jeeebies). I'm off to suck on my thumb and find my happy place, so that I can continue to delude myself into believing that bicycle crashes are a thing of the past. Richard
Oh my!!!! Wow. Though I'm sorry it happened to you, thanks for sharing your experience here & for sharing your unique perspective. It's true, you don't need to be on a bike yourself, to be in a bike accident!
How scary! I can't imagine seeing someone crack open his or her head. And yes, I bet your girlfriend had quite a shock seeing you walk in hours later & covered in blood!
I hope your future exercise experiences are safer for all,
Sara Cox Landolt
Hi Richard,
Can I come along to the happy place? :-)
I think you bring up an interesting conversation point though. Riding a bike has risks (as most things do, you can even walk off a curb weird & get hurt). Knowing there is risk is it mentally/emotionally better to just ignore certain risks and not dwell/consider them? Is it easier then to ride? Does it make us feel more secure?
From experience on the road & in articles I've read, I know it's best to be loose & relaxed vs. anxious with a death-grip while riding.
Question: During an event, what do you do when fear enters your mind? How do you handle it?
Richard, I'm asking the whole group here, I hope you don't feel singled out. And I'd love it if we all have an accident-free 2010!!!
Sara Cox Landolt
On a more serious note, I think that it's better to be aware of the risks, do what you can to minimize them, and try not to dwell on them when you're engaging in the quasi-risky activity. On a bike, when I get irrational fears (e.g., recalling a past episode while I'm riding and dwelling on it . . . e.g., like remembering someone going down in front of me in a pace line), I try to cut those fears off and tell myself that I've ridden thousands of times before without incident, and then focus on the nuts and bolts of what I'm doing (something like efficient peddling). When I get more rational fears, like my spidy-sense tells me that I'm descending to fast, at this age (44), I listen to those fears and slow down. Here is to keeping the rubber-side down. Richard
When fear enters the mind....good question.
It depends on what type of fear.
The fear of "OMIGOSH I'M GONNA DIE OUT HERE" is common in all three arenas (although more so in the swim and bike, but if the weather is over 80 degrees I always think it on the run). No matter whether I just got smacked in the gut swimming and have inhaled a lungful of water, or if I have just discovered I am going 28 mph downhill on the bike and I'm wobbling from side to side AND I am coming up fast on someone I need to pass in the 15 second window who is ALSO wobbling from side to side, or if I'm running along wondering if people really do vomit in just a sprint tri, the mantra is the same.
I say to myself, "Oh. Get. Over. It."
And for some reason it works.
(I used to say to myself, "oh, heavens, show me the blood" but that was before I did things where I could actually point to some).
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"Let it go!" says Ann Olin, our intrepid director, as we reluctantly peel off another article of clothing. This is the rehearsal stage for "The Full Monty," and life is absolutely imitating art in this hysterical tragicomedy that we call community theater.
The storyline of the play is like this: Six unemployed steelworkers figure they can make a quick killing and get themselves back on their feet by stripping for one night only at a huge club for the local ladies. Mind you, these are not well-toned Chippendales looking fellows. And they can't dance. As potential lady customers deride their idea, the men blurt out spontaneously (and very publicly) that they will do what Chippendales won't do and go "The Full Monty."
Nude. All. The. Way. Franks and Beans.
This was not planned from the beginning and they're not sure they can deliver, especially when they begin to have serious self-doubts about themselves and their imperfect bodies.
Welcome to our cast.
The exact same feelings are running rampant during rehearsals. As we were supposed to be cast, none of us is really that great a physical specimen. There's a song the ladies sing in a nightmare sequence that complains "He's fat, he's old, he's skinny, he's bald, he's short, he's got pimples on his ass ..."
Um, well, yeah. That's us.
So we are having the identical self esteem issues of the characters we're supposedly channeling. It does not help that the ladies in our cast will not ever be taking off any clothes and they rehearse at different times and so it makes us wonder if they're talking about us behind our backs and, I mean, omigod I just want to cry and go eat ice cream and doughnuts and crawl up in a corner.
In the script, out of this frenzy of nerves emerges several touching sub-stories. Jerry is about to lose his son because he can't pay for joint custody. His friends (and former co-workers) aren't doing much better: Dave is depressed and convinced his wife isn't interested in their marriage anymore; Malcolm has to take care of his mom and is suicidal; and Harold has been lying to his wife for six months about his unemployment. The wonderful moral of this story is that all can be fixed by taking off your clothes.
You've probably seen the movie. It was great. The lines were hard to understand due to a strong cockneyed accent, but it was great. What we have here is a musical adaptation set in the U.S. So for one thing, you'll be able to catch every word, some of which are a bit naughty (think twice about bringing the small kids). And second, the song and dance numbers are utterly fantastic and often show stopping. But wait! That's not all .... We'll throw in dinner and drinks! Yes, folks, this is Musical Dinner Theater with the anticipation of full frontal nudity for dessert.
This is the first in a series of weekly reports I will be dispatching from the field as we barrel through rehearsals. Please follow along, and see if you think we really have the, uh, balls to do this.
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When Sarah Silverman announced the Best Horror Movie award went to Zombieland, the audience wasn't sure where to look for the person who'd receive it. Bill Murray came from the ground dressed in full Ghostbusters garb and thanked the undead.
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Canandaigua City Council meetings are now available to stream online, said City Manager David Forrest during the Oct. 3 meeting at City Hall.
The council meetings that take place on the first Thursday of the month and are broadcast live on Finger Lakes Television (FLTV). Video of the meetings are also aired at various other points during the week.
In addition to the FLTV broadcasts, the meetings will now be posted on the video sharing website, vimeo.com. To view the videos, users must either create an account or signup via Facebook. After a user is signed into the site, a search for "Canandaigua City Council" will bring up the posted meetings.
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AVON - The Avon Town Council Tuesday decided to delay until Sept. 25 a vote on an ordinance that would have cleared the way to settle a long-running lawsuit between the town and the developers of the Village at Avon.
The ordinance would make numerous changes to a 1998 agreement that brought the 1,700-acre property - which now is home to Wal-Mart and Home Depot - into town.
Critics of the changes, many of whom are residents of the Eaglebend neighborhood, have said the proposal as written is too vague and puts too much uncertainty literally into their back yards.
Council members Tuesday said they needed to see a more comprehensive version of the proposal - now in its 16th version - before they could vote on it.
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A semi-trailer bed overturned Tuesday morning on Glendale Road near Grant Edwards Drive, spilling thousands of pounds of cooking grease on the road and shutting down the road for more than four hours.
The semi, being driven by Kyle Karns, 27, of Somerset, was the only vehicle involved in the accident, which occurred around 10 a.m. Karns reported no injuries.
He had been attempting to steer near the berm to make way for an oncoming vehicle, said Patrolman Katie Warden of the Marietta Police Department.
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Thousands of gallons of used cooking grease seep out of an overturned semi-trailer on Glendale Road. The Tuesday morning accident shut down the roadway for more than five hours and cleanup was ongoing Tuesday evening.
"His rear tire slipped off the road and got caught," she said.
The trailer of the semi overturned into the front yard of the Wagner Union Church, spilling 18,000 pounds of used cooking grease the semi had been transporting.
The brown liquid pooled in the ditch in front of the church and trailed under the semi onto the roadway and over the embankment on the side of Grant Edwards Drive.
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- A semi-trailer overturned on Glendale Road Tuesday morning.
- The truck spilled 2,200 gallons of cooking grease it had been transporting.
- No one was injured in the accident.
- The cooking oil was quickly contained and is not expected to have an environmental impact.
The driver was responsible for picking up used cooking grease from area locations and transporting it for safe disposal, explained Warden.
The 2,200 gallons of grease were being contained in two diked areas, said Chief C.W. Durham of the Marietta Fire Department.
"The (Environmental Protection Agency) and shipping company have both been contacted regarding cleanup," he said.
Before their arrival, a crew from the City of Marietta covered grease spots on the roadway with dirt in an attempt to make it less slick.
Glendale Road, between Sherry Drive and Grant Edwards Drive, reopened one lane around 2:30 p.m., said Warden.
Karns was cited for failure to control, she said.
An emergency responder from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was on scene throughout the afternoon assisting cleanup, said Erin Strouse, spokeswoman for the Ohio EPA.
"There is a vacuum truck trying to suck up some of this liquid and we're waiting on a roll out box," said Strouse.
The roll out box will be filled with contaminated soil from an empty lot across from the church were the grease was intentionally shored up, she said.
Luckily, said Strouse, the spill was quickly contained.
"It doesn't sound like there is a big environmental impact, thanks in part to the quick response from the Marietta Fire Department," she said.
No water supplies were affected by the spill and cleanup was expected to wrap up Tuesday evening, said Strouse.
The shipping company DAR PRO Solutions, a cooking oil recycling and grease trap service, was handling the cleanup and managing traffic Tuesday evening, said Warden.


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DARTMOUTH — Peter Hughes and Helena S. Marques were married Sept. 29, 2012, at the New Bedford Yacht Club by Rev. John Douhan.
The bride, daughter of the late Jose Petronio DaSilva and Maria Fatima DaSilva of New Bedford, is the executive director of the Immigrants' Assistance Center, Inc. in New Bedford.
The bridegroom, son of Barry and Louise Hughes of Dartmouth, is the director of sales for Brownell Boat Stands, Inc. in Mattapoisett. Maids of honor were Victoria Marques, daughter of the bride; Jessica Hughes, daughter of the groom.
Best men were Ryan Hughes, son of the groom; Scott Lindblom. Ushers were Jacob DaSilva, nephew of the bride; Slater and Tamer Sullivan, nephews of the groom.
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Chillicothe Street Department crews have been busy all week collecting tree limbs and branches that were knocked down from trees during last Friday's snowstorm.
Street Commissioner Barry Arthur estimates that crews during this week alone already have hauled 125 loads of brush to the city's brush pile off of Ryan Lane. He said collection will continue until Wednesday and that the brush must be placed at the curb in order to be picked up.
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