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I'm glad that I can help clear up the confusion on all the bike issues. There is soooo much out there it can be worse than looking for a car.
I have several friends who ride 29's and they all say it's a smoother ride but you can't make the really tight turns with them. Marin's a good brand, I personally ride a Specialized Hardrock model on the trails. Any major brand will do well, just don't buy a bike at Wally World and expect it to take much abuse. The 29's will have good rims, just make sure any 26's you look for have the double wall rims or they will be far more likely to buckle. Suspension components are nice but be aware that the fancier they are the more it takes to maintain them. I deliberately bought some basic ones because they don't need much but high end ones with gas shocks need a rebuild yearly which is not cheap. That fact isn't advertised very well.
In the road bike realm, Scott has a good name. Fuji, the Specialized Dolce, Felt, Trek, Giant, all will be able to deliver a quality bike. That's not a complete list but again, just don't bother with one from a mass retailer because they just aren't intended for event level use. Get one that fits and you'll enjoy it for a long time. Penny, your friends will be a great help. By the time you enter a triathlon you'll just breeze through it.
For my part I'm planning 'Hill-a-palooza' on Saturday. It's a 10 mile course with lots of rolling hills that I need to hit hard for the best interval effect. My HM in April has 3 major climbs in the first 6 miles so I'm going to be doing a lot of hill repeats and high intensity work over the next 5 weeks. It won't be pleasant but the results are well worth it.
Hi everybody!
Update :-) I finally got an appointment... I got diagnosed with iliotibial band syndrome. Got an anti-inflammatory medication prescribed (hopefully I will be able to take it as I usually react severely to prescribed medications) as well as physical therapy. The doctor also gave me some printouts about exercises I can do. She said that my legs/thighs are rather weak and that I need to strengthen them. She was confident that I will be running again soon and thought that it still could be possible for me to run a half marathon in May.
Andy, I got a chance to go to a bike store today. I looked at several bikes, the sales person recommended a few... so I will do some research and hopefully be able to testride them on the weekend. I mainly looked at mountain bikes (26er versus 29er) and also one hybrid bike which had better tires than other hybrids. I am excited.... can't wait to buy a bike! :-) Have fun on your weekend run... it sounds intense but good!
Happy runs and/or races to everybody else as well!
XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run 6k - 52:33.5
Redondo Beach Superbowl Run 10k - 01:05:49
Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay 11/18/2012
Hey guys... been a few days due to a trade show in Baltimore. Just some thoughts:
1) This was in a seminar today - powerful stuff. I am going to use this as a motivation while training for this season.....http://youtu.be/iE5YK7R5Oug.
2) If you happened to be running in downtown Baltimore today - thanks... you gave me motivation to get out tonight, even though I was on my feet all day at the trade show.
3) Proven fact - guys running (shirt or not) are not a pretty sight. However, I think most guys would acknowledge there is nothing more beautiful than a lady out there putting a good workout in. I have tried to convince my wife of this fact and she just does not buy into it (maybe because she cannot stand being around me after I work out)
4) Can you really get a quality work out in when running in a downtown city? I would have loved to run in downtown Baltimore but... you would have to stop all the time for traffic and people...
In other comments:
- Interesting comments on the bike. I have a 20 year old road bike and need to replace it. I will have to remember things mentioned here
- Britta, I guess that is good news that you might be able to be back in time to do the next 1/2.
- For me- the runs have been varied... Monday - I did my 1hr aerobic classes then did 30 minutes on the treadmill, working on speed... 1/4 mile at 7mph then 1 min at 5mph. I did this for most of the time. Tuesday, After 12 hrs at the trade show, I did a late run. I ended up doing speed work again. It was a great run - 3 miles 1st mile : 9:23, mile 2: 9:28, mile 3: 9:13. I did a 1 min. walk in between each mile run. Considering it was supposed to be at my 5k pace which has been 10 min/ mile - not too bad. Skipped Wednesday and pushed it back to tonight. It should have been 6 miles at 12 min/ mile. It ended up at 4.5 miles at about 10:30. I could not get loose - calves, thighs and feet were all tight. My right foot cramped up at the end and I was really running flat footed. Just could not get in a rythem and gave up when the foot started hurting along with the knee a little.
My race times (2012)
Race Schedule for the year:
May 6th Frederick Running Festival 1/2 Marathon
May 28th Run through the Park, Ligonier 5k
August Tentative - 5 miler in Chambersburg, PA
October Baltimore Running Festival Marathon (also the 2nd part of the MD Double challenge)
Personal Best :
5K : 28:32 Run through the Park, Ligonier PA
5mile : TBA- Marine Corp 5 Miler in August, Chambersburg PA
10mile : 1:44:52 Cherry Blossum Festival Run, Washington DC
Marathon : 5:01:22 Akron Marathon
Eric, sorry to hear of your struggles. Hope it's just a passing thing. Listen, there is nothing more sexy than a man exercising unless it's a man doing a really good job at parenting or being a husband. Was just thinking as I started my run the other day that there isn't much I wouldn't do to have an active man in my life on a regular basis right now so I could smell his dirty Ts. It may be just me. The running started out being my outlet for all my *frustration* and ended up making things worse - or better, depending on how you look at it. Women can suffer from poor self-image from societal influences and there could be other personal reasons. Just try to be understanding; you probably can't fix this but can support her efforts when possible. I know it's hard to watch but it's a long-term process, won't happen over night. The neat thing about aging (speaking for myself) is that once you accept that you've entered middle age, you start liking yourself a lot more. So, there's something to look forward to.
Britta and Andy, thanks for the bike primer. I'm tempted to stop in the store in a few. Have two days without running, race anxiety, nice weather and NEED A RELEASE! Of course, housecleaning - forgetaboutit.
Enjoy this great heat!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Britta- Sounds like you have the diagnosis and the tools you need to be able to run the half. I'm happy to hear the ITB won't keep you out too long.
I am starting to feel like my running self, the first time since January. I was able to do 3 miles yesterday at a 12:30 pace. I'm going to run 4 this weekend and think I could be "back" enough to start a 12 week plan this coming week. It still knocks the Pig Half out, but I am thinking the hatfield mccoy half marathon can be a realisitc goal for June 9th.
Marykay - I will be living vicarously through you on May 6th. And I'm trying to see if I can fit the Ault Park trail race into a prearranged trip to Cincy (for a wedding). It would be great to meet you I'll keep you posted
Happy Running!
Started C25K 3/29/11 for the third time - Graduated 7/1/11 - some of us take longer
Completed Races
Webster Co. Woodchopping Festival 5K (5/28/11) 38:03 "Holy crap! Did he just say 38 something? I was hopinig for 45 minutes"
Never underestimate yourself!
That Dam Race 5K 7/23/11 44:46 - a challenging route & a hot day- but I will do better next year!
"Run for the Ta-Ta's 5K 10/29/11 39:54 in the snow!
Woodchoppers 5K 5/26/12 36:08 My 5 year old was 5 minutes behind me. Way to go Liat!
Fly By 10k 6/16/12 1:24:12
And the dream race...
"Flying Pig Half Marathon" Cincinnati, OH (May 2013)
Stephanie, it would be so much fun if you could do the Ault Park race. I'd love to meet. I haven't seen the course but it's going to have to be some version of one long downhill and one long uphill because of where the park sits. It's called a switchback so maybe that's taking some sting of the incline or just making it longer. I'll run it ahead and give you the scoop if you want it. Even if you don't do the race, see if you can fit in a run. The race is short so I should be able to do both.
Today's race - I finished at my same old speed of 15 mm. I should have done better but the body wasn't with me. Kept the HR above 130 and below 140 but this meant walking 75% of the last 5 mi. Maybe just because it was morning or trees are all in bloom, Idk. Got to the spot an hour early and found the finish line. Learned that lesson! It was nicely organized with a gate and tons of pottys at the start; there was never much of a line. Course was Riverside Drive, a 4.5 m. six lane to eight road out and back along the river with breathtaking views of KY, the river and sky. I would highly recommend this race!! There were pottys (6 spread out) and hydration stops (3) with Gatorade and water all along and no major obstacles. Medics on motorized vehicles everywhere. I saw one with a volunteer tending to a young woman early on. They even had two Minis acting as pacecars for the leader; that was kinda classy! And, endless food and drink after. The gave us grocery bags! I usually miss all that because I'm so slow but they were running a 5k at 10 am. Best part, though was the medal. It is soooo nice to have one finally. I Want!
On the downside, I took a warm soak and then immediately felt nauseous. I'm wondering if I should have sat in an ice bath instead. Went to bed and slept if off and just feeling very uncoordinated but awake.
Is there a difference between building endurace and conditioning? I need to work harder on whatever it takes to make the body use O2 more efficiently. Thinking my HR was a response to breathing problems and muscle endurance isn't going to be much use if I'm constantly breathless. any ideas?
Run strong and have fun out there!!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Forgot - a little braindead. Saw a MotoActv yesterday and fell in love. I want! Anyone have history with it? I will be selling the Garmin Forerunner 305 that I bought in August. Still have the box and all, including HR monitor.
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Mary, nice job on the race! I wouldn't be too concerned with pacing right now. Just finish the races and enjoy the accomplishment. After a big run/ride/whatever I usually try to drink lots of my sports drink and eat any leftover energy stuff with a half mile radius. It tends to help with the after effects which I think is what you've described.
You're right that endurance and speed training are very different. Endurance training involves a lot of slower paced runs, most of which will be shorter 3 to 5 milers during the week and 7 to 10 milers for HM training. When I'm building for a new distance I don't worry about speed at all because I'm more concerned with finishing the race than doing it fast. It's pretty demanding to try to get faster and go further at the same time. You're on track to finish the HM in about 2:40 allowing for more improvement by race day, is that acceptable? That's a decision you need to make, but I'm happy to just accomplish a new endurance goal and then look at improving on it later.
Personally I'm pushing to get a sub-2 on a HM this year so I'm doing a lot of faster short runs and hill repeats. I already have the endurance from last year so I'm pushing the aerobic threshold instead. Hill-a-palooza went well on Saturday with the 10 miles taking 1:40 so I think I have a chance for my April race. My ace in the hole is that there's lots of races around here so if I don't get it on the first one I'll keep trying until I get one. I'd prefer to finish that goal quickly because I'm thinking of joining a local cycling club ride in late September that's about 125 miles which will require some training given it's mostly in the mountains.
Either way rest up, get stronger, and you'll smoke that pig.
Ahhahahaha! Love smoked pig!!!! Thanks so much, Andy, for the reminder.
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Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Oh my goodness, Andy, you dear dear man. It just sunk in. Maybe I could run the HM under 3 hr. HA! I'd be happy with that, as long as they kept the course open for me. I asked local running store if I could join their HM training group now and they are ignoring me. I know the owner and could use that but am wondering if maybe I'd be happier training to my own schedule now that I've been on my own this long and am so slow. I hate the feeling that I have to apologize for being slow (or for being older) to a bunch of folks who are twenty years or more younger and haven't got a clue how hard I've worked and good I feel just to be that slow.
Congratulation on the I:40 on the hills !!! You'll make your HM in under 2 hr., no sweat! How about a bi- or triathalon now that you are biking? The shirts are so nifty!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
Mary Kay - congrats on last Sunday's race. Don't worry with 2 more tune-up races lined up, as andy says you'll surely smoke that pig! After long runs or intense workouts, I usually take Promax bar. It is a good recovery supplement. They come in various flavors, peanut butter and cookies and cream.
Britta - try to be compliant with all the doctor's orders, the meds, PT, and strengthening exercises. They will help you resolve the iliotibial issues and as soon as it resolves, you run your HM race in May with the doctor's approval of course.
Stephanie - so happy to hear that you are back to running. I am cheering you on for the June HM.
Eric - never tried running in a busy downtown city. I would definitely have a hard time navigating through traffic, people rushing in and out, stoplights, etc. Unless, I am running early morning or late evening, just maybe I can try it. As per the wife, it might take some time. She might be encouraged when she notices the running benefits in you.
Andy - a sub-2 HM, that is so awesome. Nice work on last Sunday's hill-a-palooza. Btw, I got to check out a Merida Scultura Juliet bike.
It will almost be a full month before my second HM. Trying to squeeze in morning and afternoon runs whenever possible. Was not able to do my long run this Sunday, planning on doing it mid week. Is it okay to do a long run on Tuesday, then easy runs for the next 3 days (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) rest day (Saturday) then another long run on Sunday? This week is kind of crazy at work and family.
Run safe and run fierce.
A short hello from me to everybody! :-)
Mary Kay, congrats on your race! :-)
Penny, I will be trying my best....I have PT this Thursday and it will be interesting to hear what they say and teach me. Sad thing is that it is very expensive and my insurance will hardly pay anything (plus they raised the deductible!), so I will not be able to afford many sessions over there. Also I will be looking into getting accupuncture. I am a big believer in accupuncture and heard that they also treat sports injuries. Also I read on the internet that they treat IT band issues. It is just another option I am looking into. Regarding the meds... well, turns out it is another one my body doesn't like. Got a few of the side effects of which they say to stop the medication if they occur... I will try and go and see a doctor on Thursday or call them to get another prescription. Also yesterday I went for a walk (no run, just a regular walk)... about 2 miles in my neighborhood and I could feel my hip afterwards :-( I am slowly getting very frustrated again....
Andy, I was able to check out some bikes on the weekend, as well as test ride them. The ones I like so far are the Kona Kahuna and Kona Mahuna... but buying a bike is like a science, so much to know and there are too many choices as well! Glad to hear you had a good race on the weekend!
Have a great day everybody... and thanks to everybody who is reading my vents about my hip and wishing me well! I am glad to have found you guys... and hopefully will be running again soon!
XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run 6k - 52:33.5
Redondo Beach Superbowl Run 10k - 01:05:49
Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay 11/18/2012
Penny, if you're doing short easy runs after a long one then emphasize easy. It does depend on how long your big run is too. Personally I'm exhausted after Hill-a-palooza but hope to get in something tomorrow. With nearly a month to go I wouldn't push yourself to the max on the long run so you'll get more benefit from being able to do the shorter ones. Sometimes you need to push yourself to exhaustion to get certain benefits but if you're just working on your endurance keep the effort low enough that you can do all possible runs because you'll get more out of it that way. Merida is a great brand, I know pros who ride those and love them.
Mary, it can be hard to find a good training group. I don't run with my own tri club because I can't keep up. I do most of my training with my dog or on my own. Some sporting clubs will offer group runs that cater to all levels and they're great for learning and motivation. We know you're putting in some hard miles and while we can't run with you we at least try to share in your journey's highs and lows here. Don't apologize for anything to anyone and go smash that 3 hour mark.
I wasn't going to give a resume but maybe it's worth a mention. I took up road riding in 03 and since then have completed 3 centuries (100 mile rides), I lost count around 24 metrics (50 to 70 mile rides, 62 miles is 100 kilometers and sometimes referred to as a metric century), started triathlons in 08 and have done about 10 sprints, 1 olympic, and my current crown jewel was last year's Boulder 70.3 half ironman. I haven't kept track of the 10k runs but there's about 3 or 4 a year and have done about 3 stand-alone HM's. Now you understand why I have a base fitness level that allows me to do these crazy events, I'm always out doing something. When I started riding a 5 mile ride was a big deal, but I kept at it and soon was doing lots of fun stuff. It has all just sort of grown from those humble beginnings and I'm loving the results. I was absoutely stunned one day when I realized I said to a friend that any rides under 35 miles were considered recreational. Now I don't usually do 5k races because I don't see them as value for money when my typical morning run is that long.
The key point here is that everyone on this thread is now in the 'fun cycle' as I like to call it. You get out and do events and have a great time. Because you have a great time you do more stuff. Because you do more stuff you get more fit and can do better and have more fun. Then it all repeats because now you want to do more events and have more great times. It's classic inertia because once you get moving you tend to stay moving.
Stay moving, enjoy the journey.
Britta - make the most out of the PT sessions. Just ask the therapist if they can create a home exercise program that you can do on your own. Maybe you can ask them too about pool exercises. These are low impact exercises and gentle to the joints. Try to stay positive and stay focus on your recovery.
Andy - you are such an inspiration! Reading your 'resume' showed me I am way too far from a fitness baseline that can finish even a sprint triathlon. But I am really gung-ho in trying one by 2013. I got a swim coach to correct my swimming technique making me a more efficient swimmer. I got the power paddles and pull buoy training aids. I can see the difference in my strokes and not too breathless after an 800-meter swim. But still a bit apprehensive of starting the swim leg, having nightmares of being kicked and elbowed by the other swimmers. After my HM in May, I am going to increase my mileage on the bike. I am the recreational rider at this point. Thanks Andy for the advice regarding the long runs.
Run safe and run fierce.
Penny, you'll do fine at a tri if you can handle the swim. If you can already do 800 meters well the rest will come easily. Just stay to the outside of the swim lane and you won't get too much traffic. I also deliberately let the wave start ahead of me. I'm a slow swimmer and am usually in a fierce battle for last place on the swim leg but I make up a lot of ground on the bike. The fun part of tri's is everyone had different strengths. Sometimes you can find smaller races or ladies only races which might be less intimidating. For what it's worth, your apprehension is exactly the same for everyone who wants to do a tri for the first time.
Britta, IT band issues are fairly common. One of those Konas would serve you very well in low impact strength training. I'm not sure how much it would help the IT issue, but my research on shin splints has shown that bike riding is good for strengthening the muscles that prevent them and after coming from a cycling background I never really had any issues with either splints or my IT bands. For me, running was more a matter of toughening up for the higher impact it involves. Some form coaching helped and I use Asics Kayano shoes which help a lot. One other thing that may or may not be relevant is that I walk 3 or 4 miles a day with my dog partly for recovery and partly because he needs to get out too. From what you've said you're still in the early recovery stage so take it easy for now.
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. . . And baby makes three. Jake Owen and his family, wife Lacey and daughter Olive Pearl, opened their home to Country Weekly recently for an at-home cover shoot. We spent a few hours with the Owens capturing special moments with baby Olive Pearl, who was born Nov. 22, 2012.
The 5-month-old was all smiles during the shoot. "Every day, we try to make her laugh and we try to make each other laugh," Jake says. And that they did. Baby Pearl was in good sprits and smiling away. That made for some great shots.
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- Jul 21:
- Comic-Con 2013: Has Comic-Con sold its soul to Hollywood?
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- Comic-Con 2013: 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' debuts trailer, talks kissing
- Comic-Con 2013: Jamie Foxx stands with Trayvon Martin's mom 'forever'
- Comic-Con 2013: Superman to return with Batman
- Comic-Con 2013: 'Once Upon a Time' -- Robert Carlyle and Colin O'Donoghue hint about what future holds
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- Comic-Con 2013: Geek god Joss Whedon strikes back with 'Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
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SAN DIEGO -- A riot in the streets, a public hanging, bloody handprints, car crashes, a police officer being drowned and giant coffins above the stage -- "Metallica Through The Never" is not your average concert film.
It was Metallica Day at Comic-Con on Friday and the four members of the California-based heavy metal band debuted footage from their new 3D film for thousands of fans at the annual all-things-geek gathering.
"The world just turned upside down," drummer Lars Ulrich said as fans raised devil's horns and shouted after the band took the stage.
Equal parts "Road Warrior," "Batman Returns" and Metallica's dark imagination, a preview clip of the R-rated film features a series of intentionally disturbing images crossed with concert footage that brought shouts of approval from the 7,000 fans who waited all day to get inside Hall H for the panel.
Actor Dane DeHaan plays the lead character in the Nimrod Antal film, opening Sept. 27 on IMAX screens. He's a roadie sent on a mission to recover a broken-down truck and a secret package by the band during a concert. What he finds along the way is completely unexpected -- and took DeHaan a while to process when he was handed a 15-page script that included no dialogue.
"I don't actually talk in the movie at all," DeHaan said. "So much crazy s--- happens in the movie it took me 10 times reading it till I had any kind of semblance of what happens in the movie."
DeHaan's journey is intercut with scenes of the band performing on a massive stage that features flames and many of the effects images the band has used over the years. Singer James Hetfield hinted the band might take the stage on tour after the film is released.
Bassist Robert Trujillo says the band spent nearly two crucible-like weeks in Mexico City rehearsing in front of a live audience before shooting began in Vancouver, British Columbia.
"We just take these things and run with it," he said. "It's a very edge-of-your-seat existence. When I first joined the band our first gig was San Quentin State Prison. And here we've got 20,000 Mexicans screaming against a chain link fence, so by the time we got to Vancouver, we were like, 'We got this.' So the whole thing over the course of the year has just been a wild ride. It's really exciting to see it get to where it is now. It's almost weird. Wow we're here."
After more than 30 years and more than 100 million albums sold, Ulrich said the film has been a way for the band to stay fresh.
"I think increasingly what makes our band work, we have to go do all these crazy projects, these sort of edgy, left-field projects because it's what keeps us alive," Ulrich said. "Making records is great and we love it and we appreciate the fact that we can make records ... but there's also a familiarity to it. And you have a dynamic in the band of four personalities and they're really curious and into different things and just kind of ready for whatever."
Asked by a fan when the band might record new music, Ulrich said the film has consumed them for two years. Once it's out, they'll turn to their 10th studio album: "2014 will be all about another Metallica record."
Musicians have made appearances at Comic-Con over the years, but none as big as the heavy metal heavy hitters, who planned a private concert for fans lucky enough to win tickets later Friday. Though Metallica's followers might come from another cultural subgroup, Ulrich said he could identify with the tens of thousands of fans roaming the halls at Comic-Con.
"I've never been great with definitions because I think that the whole world should never be limited to that type of specificities," Ulrich said in an interview at the nearby Hilton Bayfront. "When I was growing up, my experiences and my memories from my childhood were that I was a loner. Now, if you're going to get really into it, loner and geek, what are they cousins? They can't be that far apart from each other."


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There were 50 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, there were 1,430 people held at the jail, which has an official capacity of 1,411. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.
Robbery arrest: Police said they arrested one of two males who allegedly robbed a 36-year-old woman near a bus stop at North Union and Channel streets about 1:45 p.m. Tuesday. The woman told authorities one of the robbers brandished a handgun before they stole her wallet and fled. The victim followed the robbers to the 500 block of East Main Street, where officers apprehended a 13-year-old boy in connection with the crime. Authorities are still looking for a Latino male 17 to 18 years old standing 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 110 pounds with a slim build, a "pointed" nose and a "skinny" face. He was wearing light blue jeans, a black pea coat and a white T-shirt.
Robbery: Police are searching for a man who entered a business in the 1300 block of East Harding Way about 6:55 p.m. Monday and robbed a clerk at gunpoint before fleeing on foot. He was described as a black man 27 to 30 years old standing 5 feet 8 inches tall with a medium build. He was wearing a black beanie, a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black tennis shoes with white trim.
The California Highway Patrol responded to 11 noninjury accidents and two injury accidents in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. CHP officers also recovered one stolen vehicle.
The Stockton Fire Department responded to 94 calls for service in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday, including five vehicle accidents and 68 medical calls.
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SAN JOSE -- Fast-moving flames bolstered by a leaking gas line reduced an Eichler house to char Monday afternoon and damaged neighboring homes near Westgate Mall before being brought under control, according to fire officials.
The fire broke out around 3 p.m. on Mossbrook Circle and quickly went to three alarms as flames began to lick at the homes on either side. While one suffered only exterior damage, the other had a fire in the eaves and attic and firefighters were able to save about half the structure, according to San Jose fire Capt. Cleo Doss.
The home that initially caught fire was a total loss.
"It was completely engulfed, and fell in on itself," he said.
A gas leak also hampered efforts to completely quell the flames because firefighters needed to wait for Pacific Gas and Electric to arrive and stop the leak, Doss said.
"If we cut the fire out and the pipe starts to spill gas in the area, there is a possibility of explosion," he said. "If it's burning off, we're happy. As soon as (the fire) goes out it will start forming pockets of gas."
PG&E spokesman Greg Snapper said the home's gas line was compromised by the flames, and was not the cause of the conflagration.
"The heat from the fire damaged some of our equipment and caused the gas leak," he said. "It's common for a fire to completely devastate all the equipment related to a home's utilities."
About a dozen residents along the street were evacuated to nearby Moreland Middle School, including Judy Allen, who lives two houses down from the demolished home.
"I heard popping sounds, and didn't know what it was until someone started banging on my door and yelling 'Get out! Get out! There's a fire!' " Allen said.
Neighbors said the residents of the home include the original owner of the Eichler, built in the early 1960s. The residents were home when the blaze broke out, but everyone was able to get out without injury.
Doss said the Eichler design -- built to have a spacious, "outside in" aesthetic -- allows for rapid airflow, and neighbors said they are well aware of their homes' propensity to burn fast.
"That's why they call them 'seven-minute Eichlers,' " said Laura Murphy, who moved into the neighborhood in 2009.
Mike Lovejoy, a 30-year resident, said a couple other homes in the neighborhood have burned down over the years. He agreed that the homes "go quick."
"There's the atrium, and that creates a draft effect that sucks the air up and through," he said. "And the inside walls are made of oiled mahogany."
The fire churned out clouds of acrid smoke that could be seen and smelled at distance.
"There's a lot of nasty stuff inside a house that can burn," Doss said. "A lot of carcinogens. We're not dealing with natural stuff like in years ago. There are plastics and chemicals that have byproducts."
The cause remains under investigation, Doss said.
Earlier on Monday, one person was killed in a fire at a mobile home on near Senter and Tully roads. That blaze is being jointly investigated by police and fire officials.
Contact Eric Kurhi at 408-920-5852. Follow him at Twitter.com/erickurhi.


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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has a new chief-elect.
For the second time in as many months, Phyliss Anderson has been elected to the office of chief.
The first time, the results were thrown out over voting discrepancies. But a new election produced the same results.
In fact, this time the vote margin was wider for Anderson.
She inherits a job that has been mired in controversy for months. There have been questions about finances, an FBI investigation, as well as the election controversy.
But Anderson says she's up to the task, and is ready to being serving her people.
As of Wednesday afternoon, chief-elect Phyliss Anderson said she had yet to hear from incumbent Beasley Denson, but she says she does not expect any controversy over the results of this election.
But there are still controversial issues for Anderson to start tackling.
"The most important thing I have to do is to make sure that we are financially sound as a tribe," Anderson said.
Some of the tribe's bonds were downgraded to junk status this summer, and the FBI probe on the Pearl River Resort continues, though Anderson says she still does not know what the federal government was seeking.
"I do not know why they were here, but as I have said, for the sake of the tribe I hope there was no wrongdoing to be found," said Anderson. "But if there is any wrongdoing, then the tribe needs to know."
Anderson went as far as to suggest that there could be some sweeping personnel changes at the resort following her inauguration. She was asked if she would fire the company currently running the casinos.
"I'm going to work with the board of directors and we are going to see what is in the best interest of the tribe," said the chief-elect. "That is what we're looking for, and if that's what it takes, then, yes, that is what is going to happen."
The race between Anderson and Denson caused some division between tribal members.
Denson could not be reached Wednesday, but Anderson supporters say they think the tribe can start moving forward together.
"We are all ready to get started to move together and help one another the way it was supposed to be," said Rhonda Bell, an Anderson supporter.
Anderson says that one of the biggest changes in her administration will be making the Choctaw government more transparent. That process will officially begin when she is sworn in Oct. 11, becoming the first female Choctaw chief.
Anderson has 25 years of experience with the Choctaw tribal government, including serving two terms on the tribal council, representing the Red Water community. During her time on the council, she served on numerous committees, including secretary-treasurer for the council.


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Sophomore year is about exploring, growing, and supporting your community. If you have not been to a football game before, now is your chance, all while enjoying a free snack and meeting some new classmates. The Sophomore Year Experience (SYE) at Becker College invites Sophomores to attend the football game during Family Weekend and enjoy some s'mores. Because everything in life is better with marshmallows, chocolate, and football! First come, first served until supplies run out.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Director of Tennis Steve Moore will represent the Islanders and the Southland Conference nationally starting in September, as he has been named to the Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Committee. Moore is one of just six coaches nationally to be selected to the prestigious position.
"This is a tremendous honor," Moore said. "To have an opportunity to serve the college tennis community – something that I hold so much passion for and that has been the center of my life for so long – is so special to me. I'm so grateful and am very humbled that I was selected. I will pour my heart and soul into doing everything within my power to continue to improve the intercollegiate tennis landscape."
Tim Cass, currently the Senior Associate Athletic Director for the University of New Mexico and Moore's former mentor at Texas A&M, thought Moore's selection was a no-brainer.
"Steve is a great young mind in college tennis," Cass said. "This is great for him and it's a nod to the respect he carries among his fellow coaches in the business. He'll do a great job representing his region and collegiate tennis as a whole nationwide."
This is the second major committee in which Moore will serve in a leadership position. The Corpus Christi native is also an ITA national chairman that oversees all schools in Texas.
"Steve Moore is one of the best college coaches in the nation – not just in the sport of tennis, but among all sports," Islanders Interim Director of Athletics Scott Lazenby said. "His work ethic and passion are unparalleled in the world of college tennis, so we're not surprised that he's been selected for this prestigious position. That said, we couldn't be more proud of the fact that he is an ambassador for Texas A&M – Corpus Christi and has the opportunity to represent us on a national stage."
Moore's selection to the committee was due in part to his unique experience of having worked at every level of Division I tennis and the fact that he has headed both men's and women's tennis programs. According to Moore, those attributes will bring a unique perspective to the committee.
"There is some great progress that can be made in college tennis that would really take us to another level in terms of growing our sport," he said. "With respect to marketing and growing our fanbase, we're at a crossroads, and with just a few key changes we can bring college tennis into the limelight. I hope I can help in improving the sport that we all love so dearly."


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A Toast to Memory, a wine-tasting event to benefit the Alzheimer's Association and Golden Haven's Marigold Foundation, is planned for 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Delicato Family Vineyards, 12001 S. Highway 99, Manteca.
The event kicks off the year for the organizations that also plan a Stockton Walk to End Alzheimer's. The Marigold Foundation helps pay costs for residents of Golden Haven, a residential care facility for memory-impaired elderly with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased with cash, check or credit card (with a $1 per-ticket fee applied) through Wednesday at Golden Haven.
Information: Lisa Lostica or Rowena Ramirez, (209) 464-4743.
Old Glory Productions, a new theater group in Tracy, will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 26 in the Masonic Hall, 1601 N. Tracy Blvd.
The menu will include spaghetti, salad, bread, beverages and dessert. There will be raffle items and home-baked goods.
In advance, tickets are $12 for adults, and $8 for seniors and children 12 and younger.
At the door, tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and children.
Tickets are available at Main Street Music, 53 W. 10th St., Tracy, (209) 835-1125.
Proceeds will help support the troops.
Information: (209) 640-9057 or oldgloryproductions.org.
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With our Wellness Mini Loose Tea Collection cultivate wellness in your life by enjoying these naturally caffeine free herbal infusions, loaded with vitamins and minerals.
Six mini tins are filled with the following loose leaf teas: Aloe Serenity, Organic Detox, Calming Moon, Spirulina Stamina, Rooibos Renewal, and Sanctuary. Great to enjoy in the evening or whenever you need a moment of soothing relaxation.
Net weight: 5.2 oz. (147 g)
Aloe Serenity
Green tea, aloe vera (aloe vera, sugar, acidifier: citric acid), inulin powder, rose petals, flavouring
Organic Detox
Peppermint (mentha piperita), Burdock (arctium lappa), Dandelion root (taraxacum officinale), Licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra), Red Clover Flower (trifolium pratense), Basil
Calming Moon
Fennel (foeniculum vulgare), Licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra), Peppermint (mentha piperita), Spearmint (mentha spicata), Lemon Myrtle (backhousia citriodora)
Spirulina Stamina
Balm mint (melissa officinalis), mate green (ilex paraguariensis), blackberry leaves (Rubus fruticosus), cinnamon (cinnamomanum zeylanicum), rosehip (rosa canina), schizandra (schisandra chinensis), black currant, spirulina (spirulina platensis), natural flavors
Rooibos Renewal
Green Rooibos (aspalanthus linearis), natural flavors, blue mallow flowers (malva sylvestris), rose petals (rosa damascena), orange peel (citrus sinensis)
Catmint (nepeta cataria), Lavender (lavandula sp.), Lemon Balm (melissa officinalis), Hawthorne berry, Licorice, Vervaine
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1) Heat filtered or bottled water to a rolling boil or to 205 F. 2) While the water is heating pour hot water into your teapot and cups, let sit and then drain completely. A warm teapot will maintain the requisite temperature for superior tasting tea.
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2. Remove from heat and add 8-10 teaspoons per quart of brewed tea.
3. Steep 5 - 7 minutes or to desired strength.
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Health Benefits
Green Tea
Green tea is rich in antioxidants.
Aloe has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal effects and also aids digestion.
Peppermint (mentha piperita)
Internally, peppermint has an antispasmodic action, with a calming effect on the stomach and intestinal tract. As a tea, extract, or in a capsule, peppermint is useful for indigestion, cramp-like discomfort of the upper gastrointestinal and bile duct, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammation or irritation of the gums.
Burdock (arctium lappa)
The plant has several modern medicinal uses. Rarely is the plant used alone, but is instead combined with other herbs. The Chinese believe the herb has aphrodisiac properties. Burdock has been used to soothe dry and scaly patches on the skin and scalp. It also has been used to support digestion and increase appetite.
Dandelion (taraxacum officinale)
The young leaves are widely used as salad greens and in tea as a natural diuretic. The roots are a mild laxative and promote bile flow and liver function.
Licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra)
Licorice is one of the most extensively researched medicinal and food plants. Studies on licorice have demonstrated positive effects for treatment of various types of ulcers. Others showed that dietary consumption of licorice root extract may help to lower cholesterol and act as an antioxidant.
Red Clover Flower (trifolium pratense)
Red clover may be of benefit for the relief of menopausal symptoms. One study indicates that a group of red clovers chemical constituents, isoflavones, may reduce menopausal hot flashes, while another suggests that the isoflavones in red clover may decrease bone loss and have a protective effect on the lumbar spine in postmenopausal women. Red clover isoflavones have been shown to have a positive effect on blood pressure in certain populations.
Fennel (foeniculum vulgare)
On account of its aromatic and carminative properties, Fennel fruit is chiefly used medicinally with purgatives to allay their tendency to griping and for this purpose forms one of the ingredients of the well-known compound Liquorice Powder. Fennel water has properties similar to those of anise and dill water: mixed with sodium bicarbonate and syrup, these waters constitute the domestic \'Gripe Water,\' used to correct the flatulence of infants. Volatile oil of Fennel has these properties in concentration. Fennel tea, formerly also employed as a carminative, is made by pouring half a pint of boiling water on a teaspoonful of bruised Fennel seeds.
Lemon Myrtle (backhousia citriodora)
Lemon myrtle, or Backhousia citriodora from the Australian rainforest has more citral, the active ingredient that makes lemons taste lemony, than almost any other plant. Used extensively in its home country for treating arthritis, it seems to flush toxins from the joints.
Superfood spirulina is rich in Vitamin B12, magnesium, iron and protein. Lemon balm soothes and calms. Rosehips are rich in Vitamin C.
Research has shown Rooibos contains an unusually high amount of antioxidant flavonoids similar to that in Green Tea. These flavonoids are thought to prove effective in combating harmful free radicals which can cause cancer, heart disease and strokes.Some unconfirmed studies have determined that antioxidant levels in Rooibos are 50 times higher than those in Green Tea. Naturally caffeine free and rich in Vitamin C, Rooibos also possesses other medicinal properties including the ability to lessen the bodys reaction to allergies and calm upset stomachs.
Catmint (nepeta cataria)
Carminative, tonic, diaphoretic, refrigerant and slightly emmenagogue, specially antispasmodic, and mildly stimulating. Producing free perspiration, it is very useful in colds. Catnep Tea is a valuable drink in every case of fever, because of its action in inducing sleep and producing perspiration without increasing the heat of the system. It is good in restlessness, colic, insanity and nervousness, and is used as a mild nervine for children, one of its chief uses being, indeed, in the treatment of children\'s ailments. The infusion of 1 oz. to a pint of boiling water may be taken by adults in doses of 2 tablespoons, by children in 2 or 3 teaspoons frequently, to relieve pain and flatulence. An injection of Catnep Tea is also used for colicky pains.
The herb should always be infused, boiling will spoil it. Its qualities are somewhat volatile, hence when made it should be covered up. The tea may be drunk freely, but if taken in very large doses when warm, it frequently acts as an emetic. It has proved efficacious in nervous headaches and as an emmenagogue, though for the latter purpose, it is preferable to use Catnep, not as a warm tea, but to express the juice of the green herb and take it in tablespoonful doses, three times a day. An injection of the tea also relieves headache and hysteria, by its immediate action upon the sacral plexus. The young tops, made into a conserve, have been found serviceable for nightmare.
Lavender (lavandula sp.)
Lavender was used in earlier days as a condiment and for flavoring dishes to comfort the stomach. Gerard speaks of Conserves of Lavender being served at table. It has aromatic, carminative and nervine properties. Though largely used in perfumery, it is now not much employed internally, except as a flavoring agent, occurring occasionally in pharmacy to cover disagreeable odors in ointments and other compounds.
Lemon Balm (melissa officinalis)
Carminative, diaphoretic and febrifuge. It induces a mild perspiration and makes a pleasant and cooling tea for feverish patients in cases of catarrh and influenza. To make the tea, pour 1 pint of boiling water upon 1 oz. of herb, infuse 15 minutes, allow to cool, then strain and drink freely. If sugar and a little lemon peel or juice are added it makes a refreshing summer drink. Balm is a useful herb, either alone or in combination with others. It is excellent in colds attended with fever, as it promotes perspiration. Used with salt, it was formerly applied for the purpose of taking away wens, and had the reputation of cleansing sores and easing the pains of gout. John Hussey, of Sydenham, who lived to the age of 116, breakfasted for fifty years on Balm tea sweetened with honey, and herb teas were the usual breakfasts of Llewelyn Prince of Glamorgan, who died in his 108th year. Carmelite water, of which Balm was the chief ingredient, was drunk daily by the Emperor Charles V.
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Sep 22, 2011
Over the next month, GoIslanders.com will introduce you to the newest members of the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team. Today, fans get introduced to Charlie Hurd, who comes from Division II Tarleton State and will sit out this season under NCAA transfer rules.
Hurd, a Houston native, played two seasons at TSU before coming to the Island University. He grew up attending Rice basketball camps when now-Islanders coaches Willis Wilson and Marty Gross were on the Rice staff.
Check out the video below, which has Hurd talking of his culinary expertise.


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Please check the College Training and Development website to review and select workshops offered by the Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy (iCED) for Professional Development Credit. Notifications and flyers will also be sent from your iCED office. We welcome the opportunity to offer these opportunities.
Currently Available CT&D Workshops
Introduction to Service-Learning
Florida Campus Compact Professional Development Programs
Course Development
"A Faculty Guide To Service-Learning."
Course Development Worksheet
Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
Florida Campus Compact
SLICE (Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples)
Service-Learning for STEM Education
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC)
National Service Resources
Center for Community Involvement Library (contact your campus office)
The Complete Guide to Service Learning, 2nd Ed. with CD-ROM, Cathryn Berger Kaye.
Going Blue: a Teen Guide to Saving our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, and Wetlands, Cathryn Berger Kaye and Philippe Cousteau.
Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning: Service-Learning Course Design Workbook, Jeffrey Howard, Editor.
A Practical Guide for Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum, 2nd Ed., Karla Gottlieb and Gail Robinson, Editors.
The Promise of Partnerships: Tapping into the College as a Community Asset, Campus Compact, Jim Scheibel, Erin M. Bowley, and Steven Jones.
Where's the Learning in Service-Learning?, Janet Eyler and Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Important Email Discussion Groups (listservs)
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Just over three years ago I went along to the oddest – and most depressing – rugby match I've ever attended. Odder even than a 0-0 draw I witnessed years ago.
It was Cardiff Blues versus Edinburgh in the last match of the 08-09 season. It had been pencilled in as the final match at the Arms Park. A crowd of 11,000 turned up, the team had just come off a successful season and half a dozen of the squad were about to head to South Africa with the Lions. It should have been a celebration – and they tried hard to make it one with an after match ceremony acknowledging the past.
But the game was played out in a gloomy, down in the dumps atmosphere. This was it. It was the last time top flight rugby would be played at the ground and it seemed completely unreal. The rumours of what was being planned for the Arms Park didn't help much.
When the South Terrace began booing Gareth Edwards I knew it was time to head out for a stiff drink and a lie down. I walked back down Westgate Street thinking, "God, so that's it? It ends like that?"
When we went back – briefly – last season I had that day on my mind. The game against Connacht was pretty dire – and a smaller crowd of 8,000 or so packed into the Arms Park – but it was a mile away from the atmosphere at that Edinburgh game. We had 8,000 people pleased to be home, and a group of players feeding off their energy. As the crowd picked up, the tackles went in harder, opposition line out balls were stolen. No one could be any doubt that this was the team's home.
When the whole Back to CAP thing built up a head of steam last season, some people – quite possibly sick of the 240,000,000 Arms Park threads on Gwlad – pointed out that going back to the Arms Park wouldn't in itself be the answer to our problems. That's perfectly true. But for a hundred reasons, being back at the Arms Park is essential if we're going to start again and rebuild.
But the nay sayers were quite right about one thing: we're not going to get anywhere with just misty eyed romanticism to keep things trundling on.
(Now, for some misty eyed romanticism…)
We've all got stories about players and matches we've seen at the Arms Park over the years. And until recently when we talked fondly about the Arms Park – that's what we'd be talking about – the past.
The best thing about going back is that now we won't have to talk about what Mike, Terry, Gareth, Gerald, Barry, Bleddyn or Dr Jack did. Its about what Harry Robinson, Cory Allen, Rhys Patchell and Ellis Jenkins can do. Its not about 1953, 1984 or 1998. Its about this season and fifteen, twenty, thirty seasons down the line. Its not about going back to what was, its about passing the torch. More than that, its about when this new generation are 35 years old, retiring and passing that torch on to their own successors. We're not looking back, we're kick starting something new. It'd be nice if it can stand proudly alongside what went before. It'd be even better if it blows apart what went before and surpasses it in every possible way. Its not a strip of turf with history, its a strip of turf that has yet to see its greatest days.
You might have a cherished memory of going to the Arms Park for the first time and seeing some great players who caught your imagination. Ringo, Rayer, TGR, Scotty, Holmesy, GOE, Simon Hill….
Friday night there'll be 8 and 10 year old kids in that position. They might not know it yet but they're about to get acquainted with heroes of their own. Its time for the old to move aside. I can't wait.
It might not have occurred to anyone at CAP, but wouldn't it be nice if Gareth Edwards makes a speech at half time? He might get a different response this time.


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Girlfriend of Elizabeth Marriott murder suspect in court again
DOVER — The teenage girlfriend of murder suspect Seth Mazzaglia returned to Strafford County Superior Court for the second day in a row Friday, appearing on the same day that a grand jury in the building was considering indictments.
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The Hannibal Elks Lodge 1198 in Hannibal will be hosting a charity golf tournament at Norwoods Golf Club on Saturday, Sept. 14. The four-person scramble will begin at 10 a.m.
Entry fee is $250, which includes a cart, green fee and lunch.
The winning team will receive $500.
For information contact Bill Kolb at (573) 221-6145.
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'Tis the season to be jolly and to decorate your home with the help of cheery friends like Mr. Grouper, Gil, and don't forget Molly! Follow these simple steps to create a paper chain tree that kids can hang and brighten up with our Bubble Guppies printable ornaments.
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Print the paper ornaments, cut, and place to the side for later use.

 Cut strips of the construction paper into equal sizes. Note that you will only need one sheet of brown and yellow construction paper.
Begin by matching one end of the green construction paper to the other end to create a loop and using glue to attach the two ends. Pull another strip of paper through this loop, match the ends and glue to create a second ring. Repeat by pulling another strip through the first loop created.

 Create another level of rings by pulling a strip of paper into each of the hanging rings to create loops and then affixing the rings together with another strip of paper. (View larger photo for reference.) Continue in this fashion until you have created your desired size tree.
To create the base of the tree, link two of the brown construction paper strips to the green construction rings, and then use another brown strip to link the two brown construction rings together.

 Create a star by creating a ring out of one yellow construction paper and then pulling four other strips through it to create four rings. Form a star by using glue to keep the points in place. Create a thinner paper strip and use to link the top tree link with the star.
Help kids decorate the tree by taping or gluing on the Bubble Guppies ornaments. Once decorated, kids can hang the tree on a door or wall using a nail or pushpin!
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08.01.2013 - US-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals and British Heptares sealed a €7.2m license deal. Cubist pays to snatch a drug candidate for an undisclosed GPCR target.
The small spin-off Heptares Therapeutics from Welwyn Garden City north of London has landed a license deal with US biopharma Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Heptares' area of expertise are G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR). Cubist will pay €4.2m up front and €3.1m in research funding plus undisclosed milestone payments and royalties. Heptares, in return, uses its proprietary platform technology to screen for drug candidates targeting an unnamed GPCR specified by Cubist. The deal also includes an option for a second target. Financial details covering that part of the collaboration have been predetermined – but will not be made public. Both parties agreed that the preclinical development will be carried out solely by Cubist.
Heptares was spun off from the Medical Research Council in 2007. The company engineers stabilised GPCRs (so-called STaRs), circumventing the problematic handling of the otherwise labile receptors. The UK firm entered biopharma main stage only last spring when it became eligible to receive payments potentially equalling €145m. Back then Irish Shire plc licensed a Heptares-discovered preclinical antagonist of the GPCR A2A (see photo) which could turn to a new CNS disorders medicine. Also AstraZeneca and Novartis belong to Heptares' customers.
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WILLIAMSTOWN - Whether or not Lloyd's of London offers insurance policies on a human's leg, Williamstown senior Garret Butler might consider protecting his investment because the value of his kicking ability was like gold for Yellowjacket athletics this past fall.
As a dual-sport athlete, Butler was recognized as a first team all-stater both as a placekicker on the football team and as a keeper on the soccer team - an accomplishment that doesn't happen every day.
"Garret is one of those players you can't replace easily - his leadership and skill is something you can't replace easily," WHS soccer coach Mike Albertson said. "He really dedicated himself to soccer and to football as well, and it showed."
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Williamstown's Garret Butler, middle, makes an attempt on a ball sent his direction during a soccer match played against St. marys earlier this year. Butler was named first team all-state both as a goalie for the Yellowjacket soccer team and as a kicker for the school's football squad.
On the soccer pitch, Butler was a member of a Yellowjacket squad that captured its first sectional title since 2008 after winning at Ravenswood, 2-0. WHS's season of 15-2-3 ended the following week in a 4-0 defeat to eventual Class AA/A state champion Charleston Catholic.
For all intents and purposes, the Irish were essentially the only opponent to solve the Yellowjacket defense. Part of that was due to Butler, who allowed just 11 goals in 19 matches leading up to the regional contest played against the Irish at Ripley High School.
"The team had so much confidence with Garret back there," Albertson said. "They knew we could give up scoring chances, but Garret would come up with a save. When you have someone like that, it elevated the whole team.
"We were a very strong team on defense, and with him as the anchor he made game-saving saves that I can't even count how many."
This is only half the story on Butler's impact at Williamstown. On Friday nights, he laced up his football cleats for coach Terry Smith, who rarely concerned himself about his team not scoring points once the offense approached - then entered - the red zone.
The player wearing uniform No. 9 converted 32 of 33 extra point attempts and 6 of 9 field-goal opportunities for a team that advanced to the postseason and finished with a 6-5 record.
"He was money in the bank - we could rely on him to get us three points the past two years," Smith said.
Butler had always been involved with soccer from the time he learned to walk. As far as wearing shoulder pads and knee pads, there was a brief adjustment period with the shape of the ball once he decided to join the football team during his sophomore year.
"I played on travel teams for soccer since I was in third or fourth grade, but football was more of a new thing," said Butler, who is the son of Suzannah and Buddy Butler. "My sophomore year, they needed a kicker and I thought, 'Why not.' It was pretty much like soccer with a different shaped ball."
None of that mattered this year, especially on the evening of Sept. 21 when Butler left several yards to spare on a 50-yard field goal he kicked during a 23-7 victory at Ravenswood. Moments earlier, a 45-yard field goal was nullified when WHS was flagged for illegal procedure.
As it turned out, the 5-yard penalty gave Butler a chance at breaking the school record of 47 yards owned by Brad Kiger.
"On the 45-yarder, I barely cleared the crossbar," Butler said. "When I saw the penalty flag, I said, 'Please, let it be on the other team.' I looked at coach Smith and he said for me to go out and do it again."
As Butler explained, everything was perfect as it was throughout the season - the snap by Nick Meadows and the hold by Jake Tracewell.
"They put me on a pedestal all year and made it easy for me," Butler said.
Soccer teammates like defender Evan Fowler provided a similar presence.
"Our defenders were lock-tight," Butler added. "Evan kind of controlled the defense and told everyone where to go. He took angles away from the attackers and made it pretty easy for me."
Butler spends the winter season honing his kicking skills - both as a placekicker and as a punter - in hopes of playing at the next level. He hasn't decided on a specific college and is keeping open his options.
"His potential barely has been tapped as far as punting," coach Smith said. "He pretty much taught himself to punt and made himself good."
One of the more memorable highlights Smith reflects on dates back to Butler's junior year in a regular season football game played at Wirt County when Butler punted left-footed.
The previous night, Butler dislocated his right ankle during a soccer match. Only the football trainer was aware of the injury before gametime at Wirt County.
"I had talked with (the trainer) and told him not to tell coach Smith," Butler said.
Coach Smith eventually found out, and was impressed with the results.
With Butler in charge on kickoffs, opponents usually faced a long field. Of the 17 that resulted in touchbacks this year, five were recorded in a win against South Harrison.
As for his soccer career, Butler has decided to close that chapter of his life even though coach Albertson figures he could have been successful at the next level.
And that includes being a keeper or any other position for that matter. With four goals scored, Butler ranked third on the team. He also contributed three assists.
"The amazing thing - during his senior year there were two matches where we pulled him from goal and put him on the field to try and get some offense going," coach Albertson said. "In one game he set up the game-tying goal with an assist, and in the second one he had the game-winning goal."


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What is Autism to a Mitochondrion?
This is a guest blog by Jane Pickett, Ph.D. Dr. Pickett has been a pinnacle and founding member of the Autism Tissue Program (ATP), with an unparalleled experience in the field of autism tissue research and brain banking. Among her duties, Jane stewards the ATP's vast tissue resources and accumulated data through the ATP Portal, manages the ATP's large tissue grant portfolio, oversees the TAB and is the direct contact for our supported scientists. Jane has over 10 years experience serving as coordinator of the Developmental Disability services in Oregon where she participated on the Early Intervention Team, developed and monitored state funded programs for all age groups, provided crisis management for families and facilitated parent support groups. Her research background includes published studies in molecular and behavioral genetics, neuropeptide biosynthesis, cellular and developmental processes and the role of stress, gender and hormones at Princeton University. Jane also holds a staff position at the Harvard Brain and Tissue Research Center (HBTRC).
Biologists often try to understand a particular disorder from the perspective of a particular cell, or cell structure. This was an idea behind a recent public talk, "The Autism Spectrum: Recent Scientific Advances", by UC Irvine (UCI) medical geneticist Dr. John Jay Gargus. The link between autism and mitochondria is also the subject of a number of research projects supported by post-mortem brain tissue donated by families to the Autism Tissue Program (ATP).
A mitochondrion is an energy-producing organelle found in cells in the body. Cells that require a lot of energy (like brain, muscle and liver) have 1000s of mitochondria and others with low energy demand have just a few. Mitochondria float in the cytoplasm of the cell, outside of the nucleus where the cell's chromosomes reside. Each mitochondrion has its own set of 37 genes in a small circular ring of DNA that encode proteins integral for mitochondrial function. However, the mitochondria cannot act entirely alone, depending in part on the production of proteins from some of the genes in the nucleus for full functionality.
Mitochondria combine the fats and sugars we eat with the oxygen we breathe to produce energy for almost all of our cellular needs. If mitochondria are not functioning properly, cells are affected too. Consider brain cells, highly specialized cells with high energy requirements during their development, migration, maturation and function. Brain cells called neurons develop processes in order to deliver chemical messages over long distances; sometimes these processes, called axons, are several inches long for a neuron in one side (hemisphere) of the brain to communicate with cells on the other side of the brain. Mitochondria must provide the energy to 'build' these processes, be transported along the axons and once at the junction with other cells (synapses) their functions are necessary to keep up with the demands of brain circuits performing such roles as sensory processing, attention, learning and memory.
The donor, age 25, had autism and a chromosome duplication called IDIC15q. The pathology observed may be linked to a problem with the system of electron carriers that are needed to make energy rich molecules from metabolism in the mitochonrida. A partial block in the electron-transport chain (respiratory chain) was observed in living persons with autism and IDIC15q by a team working with Dr. Jay Gargus and reported in the journal Mitochrondrion (2).
Muscle hypotonia is common in autism and IDIC15q patients. The energy made by mitochondria provides the main source of power for muscle cell contraction and nerve cell firing so that muscle cells and nerve cells are especially sensitive to mitochondrial defects. The combined effects of energy deprivation contributes to the main symptoms of mitochondrial myopathies and encephalopathies (muscle and brain disorders). The link between autism and mitochondrial disease is the focus of rigorous study and the subject of one of the top ten research achievements in 2009 (3).
Other mitochondrial abnormalities have been described in brain tissue of individuals with autism. A molecular survey of the tissues of the cortex and cerebellum of brains of individuals with autism showed a change in the function of a gene, SLC25A12, a key element in mitochondrial energy production and cell metabolism (4). This gene is important in neurodevelopment and 'turns on' early in fetal brain tissue giving rise to a select region associated with early exaggerated postnatal brain growth in children with autism. A second report on brain genetics from the same French-US group explored another susceptibility locus for autism, a gene called MARK1 (5). The MARK1 gene product is an enzyme that regulates mitochondrial trafficking along microtubules in neurons: a process which serves as a sort of "highway" within a cell. Without the right amount of MARK1 produced, mitochondria are likely to be stuck in a "traffic jam" and impair cellular function. In both studies, the authors discovered an over expression of the two genes in the prefrontal cortex but not in the cerebellum.
So, what is autism to a mitochondrion? The significance of these findings is that cellular and molecular changes found in the brains of persons with autism are linked to mitochondrial function and are thought to compromise a host of physical and cognitive problems seen in the disorder. Continued research on the state of mitochondria in autism increases the potential for new diagnostics and therapies. Brain tissue is important to be able to visualize structural changes as well as to document molecular changes within the cell.
Acknowledgement: We wish to gratefully recognize the gifts of hope by the families of brain donors. Autism Speaks' Autism Tissue Program supports specialized neuropathology research by providing approved scientists access to the most rare and necessary of resources, post mortem human brain tissue. Anyone can register to be a future brain tissue donor. Information can be found at www.autismtissueprogram.org or call toll-free 877-333-0999 for a packet of information, with questions or to initiate a brain donation. Without this partnership between families and scientists, our progress in understanding the underlying biology of autism so effective treatments can be discovered would be much slower.
1. ATP Informatics Portal, ATP Documents, www.atpportal.org
2. Filipek, Pauline A. et al. (2008) Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autistic Patients with 15q Inverted Duplication. Mitochondrion 8: 136–145.
3. Shoffner J, et al. (2009) Fever Plus Mitochondrial Disease Could Be Risk Factors for Autistic Regression J Child Neurol. Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print]
4. Lepagnol-Bestel AM, et al. (2008) SLC25A12 expression is associated with neurite outgrowth and is upregulated in the prefrontal
cortex of autistic subjects. Molecular Psychiatry. 13(4):385-97.
5. Maussion G, et al. (2008) Convergent evidence identifying MAP/microtubule affinity regulating kinase 1 (MARK1) as a susceptibility gene for autism. Human Molecular Genetics 17:1-11
April 5, 2010 at 9:25 pm
This article is very interesting!
April 6, 2010 at 1:53 am
Fantastic! I know I am preaching to the choir here – but I LOVE this choir! Please look at ALL FODs as well. Thank you.
April 6, 2010 at 3:26 pm
This is a fantastic article and a strong indication of what I have believed for some time that the answers to unraveling the mysteries of Autism will be found at the cellular level. The hope here is that some day they will be found.
April 6, 2010 at 4:37 pm
This is a good description of the role of mitochrondria in autism. Pickett gives a nice in depth picture of how the body and brain are impacted by mitochrondrial disorders.
However, Pickett never asks or answers the most important question- what is causing mitochrondial dysfunction? According to some studies 25- 50% of ASD kids have a mito disorder. What is triggering this big % of kids w/ mito disorders to develop autism? I would bet that the majority of mito kids develop normally and then regress- like Hannah Polings. What is triggering the onset of chronic illnesses and loss of speech and skills associated w/ mito ASD kids?
We can describe the problem for 100 yrs but we need to ask WHY this is happening. My son has a very subtle mito disorder. It was not impacting his life in any way until his severe adverse reactions to vaccinations. His autoimmune system went into overdrive, attacking his own body after receiving 7 vaccines at once. It would be great if Dr. Pickett attended a DAN! conference and spoke with the hundreds of families there whose children have mito disorders.
Researchers also need to be aggressively researching interventions in order to reverse the damage done by this mito/ASD disease. Less describing and more clinical research is needed. Start by asking parents what they think triggered the mito disorder and the onset of autism.
April 7, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Well said Katie. Years ago I saw a video clip on the effect mercury has on snail brain cells…basically, as it moves around in the tissue it destroys/damages cells in it's path… to me it is not a mystery what is causing autism, it's the perfect storm of leaky gut (antibiotics cause yeast overgrowth poke the holes in the intestines) allowing toxins (from vaccines esp. but also from elsewhere in environment/air/water/food/flame retardants/teflon/plastic bottles/binkies) to leak from gut into blood stream, move to the brain and do their damage.
I'm not smart enough to think this up myself, it has been said in many different ways by parents who see their child regress and trace it to exposure to vaccines (w/ heavy metals) that overtax immune system/as well as other toxins/food reactions.
April 11, 2010 at 2:04 pm
A very good article. Further evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction may be primary rather than secondary in certain autism subgroups. Said another way, converging evidence shows that multiple types of mitochondrial disorders can lead to the same disease phenotype–ie, Autism.


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They say you can't coach speed, and the Raiders proved that time and again during their strange, sorry final years under Al Davis.
Davis repeatedly used high-round draft picks on prospects with blazing speed and mediocre skills, then watched them become journeymen, if not outright busts.
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Seth White, 27, of Marietta has always been a history buff, especially when it comes to American history.
That love of the past, combined with his photography skills, landed him a gig helping his Marietta chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) create a catalog of the gravesites of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Washington County.
As part of the National Society of SAR's Graves Registration Project, the effort is intended to create a record for posterity of those who served in the Revolutionary War.
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The information he captures includes the geographical location and a photograph of each soldier's gravesite.
"It's to respect and honor those who've come before us," White said.
This project will be especially important as time goes on and some of the more rural gravesites in the county are lost to the elements, he added.
"We want to make sure that if their stones need repaired or replaced it's done before they're lost forever," said Jean Yost, president of the Marietta SAR chapter.
Many Revolutionary War soldiers were paid in farmland in areas including Washington County.
"They came here, established a farm, died and were buried and that's all that anybody knows," said White.
"Most of the people we're coming up with are people who have been lost to time after they moved to Ohio," White said.
When the SAR chapter's local project began in 2010, staffers at the Washington County Public Library and Campus Martius Museum expected to find 100 gravesites in the county.
"We're over 100 (gravesites) already," White said. "By the time we verify all the ones we can find it'll probably be around 250."
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The marked gravesites of 15 Revolutionary War veterans have been located at Old Cedarville Cemetery in Belpre.
White has served on the deck crew of commercial tow boats for more than five years, mostly running up and down the Ohio River.
He works on the river for 28 days, then has 28 days off.
"It affords me a month at a time here in Marietta to do re-enactments, or whatever strikes my fancy at the moment," he said.
White has done historical re-enactments of the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Territory for 15 years.
White also does living history impersonations. He has impersonated Marietta local Hamilton Kerr and Lewis Wetzel (for whom Wetzel County in West Virginia was named).