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i've been running since november and i prefer to call myself an ultra jogger at just shy of a 15mm. i used to read the penguin when i was younger and in better shape. now i just think about him and the tortoise (of the tortoise and the hare) when i'm running, "slow and steady wins the race". i run for the health and fun of it. proof is that i hung out at the water stations at my last race (5m) because it was hot and the volunteers were friendly, lol! now i'm training for a 1/2 marathon. i'm the slowest in the group. at first it was disheartening now i find it to be exactly what i need. plus i'm built for distance so we'll see how all the speeders compare when we hit the double digit mileage
static stretching isn't recommended for the warm up. you want dynamic stretching and my achilles and shins agree with that!
Wow, this is a great thread with some great experiences shared! I have enjoyed reading John Bingham "the Penguin's" articles in Runners World magazine over the past few years while I have tried to get into running as a 40-something mom of two daughters whose participation in cross country and track looked so fun that I had to start trying to go beyond walking. After a few years of easing from walking into jogging, I was finally able to mostly jog, and in June of 2009, I completed a 5K in a time of 31:22--my best so far. I would love to do a 5K in under 30 minutes, but as that means averaging around a 9:30 minute mile, I don't know if it will ever be possible as time (aging) is against me! I sometimes get envious of people who can easily run sub 10 minute miles, while that kind of pace is a hard workout for me. I took a couple of group running classes and still occasionally hook up with the coach and others from the class, and sometimes find someone about my pace, and other times, everyone is leaving me in the dust! (puff, puff, puff!) When I was in fourth grade, Physical Education ("P. E.") started for the first time, and I found that I was one of the slowest runners of the girls in my grade...except for one girl who was really, really, really, really slow! One time (somewhere between grades 6 and 8), the P. E. teacher timed us racing a short distance in pairs, and he put me with this super slow girl. I had gotten in trouble back in 4th grade by complaining she was too slow when she somehow was leading all the girls in a line through the field and everyone was held up. So when we started this little race, I decided to run just fast enough to stay slightly ahead of her. When we finished, the teacher stopped the stopwatch with a funny look on his face! Also in 4th grade, I would run with two girl friends at recess, and they always beat me! And in the higher grades, we were timed to see how fast we could run 50 yards (the "50-yard dash"). A lot of the girls could get times of 7 seconds or less. My time was always about 8 seconds, until one day I was determined to decrease my time. Trouble was, I tried so hard that I tripped and fell! The teacher let me start over, however, and this time I managed to run without falling, and I did it--got my time under 8 seconds!
Now as I approach middle age, I am again trying to set new PRs! Just have to be careful, though. Sometimes my back hurts (and other things, like my adductors) if I run too long or too hard. Also, I could get too caught up in trying to be a better runner that I forget to have fun! I wish I could start a "penguin club" around here, so we slow pokes could get together and just enjoy being able to move--our own kind of "runner's high!"
munecadef, no worries here about who is fastest or has the longest distance. I was just reading about how women typically are winners in multi-day, endurance kinds of work, while men, who usually have stronger physiques, tend to take the prizes in sprint and shorter-distances. Fascnating!
annrose, have you checked for a local club? My local running club is genuinely and truly very friendly and open to walkers as well as runners. Every email that I get from them about training runs, includes encouragement for new people, walkers, and such, to come out, that nobody gets left behind. I think that this thread on CoolRunning is also pretty encouraging proof that even faster, more-trained and more-competitive folks are HAPPY to have new runners joining along, and the records are, after all, called PERSONAL records. We each of us are just competing against ourselves.
Okay, gotta "suit up" and go run! See ya later everyone!
C25K Training begun (Treadmill) 6/1/10); restarted 7/11/12
First run OUTDOORS - Club Fun Run 1.75 mile circuit time 26:06:72 on 7/29/10
Proud C25K Grad, 8/7/10
College Park Cares 5K Sponsored by Vecna Technologies, Inc. 9/25/10 44:04.4
Fell off of the regular running routine, experienced the DC Derecho Disaster, and now aiming to get back on track!
Jug Bay Run for Wildlife 5K 11/3/12
Just wanted everyone to know that when you are running distances be sure to carry your cell phone with you. I went for a long run today alone, and fell. I got hurt pretty bad, all banged up, but thankfully nothing brokine. I was 5 miles away from home, and on a road with traffic. It took me quite awhile to pick myself up, and not one car stopped to see if I was ok. Next time, I will carry my cell phone for sure.
John, I'm sorry to read that. I'm glad nothing is broken but I suspect you're some shaken up & can expect to be pretty stiff & sore tomorrow. Take it easy for a bit!
Your advice is excellent. I don't have a cell but carry my health insurance card & a card with my name, address & phone # so family can be called if I splat on the road or something.
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Linda - Sounds like you've found a great running (and walking) club! There are some options in my area, including a running club, people I've met in the community running classes, etc....it's a matter of finding those with a similar pace and coordinating schedules that kind of complicates things a little. What is a convenient day and time for some people, isn't for others. One thing I haven't tried is 9 a.m. Saturday training (or just-for-fun) runs with the aforementioned running club that puts on three to four 5k/10k races per year as fundraisers. I've participated in their races, but haven't made it to the Saturday morning runs, I guess, because it's farther from my home than my usual running spot. Just will have to mark the calendar and try to make it sometime in hopes of meeting some new, possibly slower-paced runners!
Sorry to hear you fell, John..that sucks. I hope your ok. I have noticed that now a days no one helps anyone anymore. And the kids now, geesh..I don't even want to get into that! LOL
I'll be sure to bring my cell phone from now on..!
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"If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run." - John Bingham
Started C25K August 2010!!
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Hi Everyone, Just discovered this blog. I, too, am a slow running Penguin, but I have found that, as a group, we rock! I started running 10 years ago at the age of 55. Now I'm 64, still slow and still going. While it does take me a while, I have done quite a few half-marathons and still hope to do my first marathon. Maybe next year. I discovered John Bingham at the beginning and had the pleasure to meet him at a Sports Expo a few years ago. He is inspirational and I recommend any of his books for a beginner. 'No Need for Speed' should be required reading for any new and uncertain runner. My secret has always been the inspirational group I run with. Many of us started together in a Beginner running class for women only. I still run with several of these women. I am the oldest, but they encourage me, they wait for me when I need a walk, and they keep me going through the bad weather and the aches and pains. I've been inspired by all of them. I know all of you feel much the same and I wish you all the success in the world.
I'm a penguin and I've been running for a couple of years. I've even finished a marathon. There have been many struggles...mostly shin splints. I finally went to a Dr. and physical therapy. Turns out, I just have really tight calves. I stretch out faithfully for 30 min. after each run and I haven't had problems for a few months.
Hey Penguins!
Was reading the bit about carrying ID and as a newbie runner, I was not aware of this until I read it on a blog somewhere. If you haven't heard of the Road ID, you should check it out! I don't run outside without mine now as it holds all your important information. Someone said on the site "It is your voice when you cannot speak" or something like that.
I second the motion on wearing a Road ID. I know more than one cyclist who fell on a solo training ride and wasn't able to communicate orally. Their Road IDs allowed paramedics to learn their names and call their families, as well as identify relevant medical conditions. It costs about $20 plus a little for shipping and is well worth it. Mine gives my name, city and state, phone numbers and some pertinent medical information. I keep it in my running shoe so I can't fail to put it on before I go out.
Completed in 2012:
The Qualifier HM, Midland MI, May 2012, 2:58, 80+ degrees
Dam to Dam 20K, Des Moines, IA, June 2012, 2:17, PR for this race
Garry Bjorklund HM, Duluth, MN, June 2012, 2:20
Fox Valley HM, St. Charles, IL, 9/16/12, 2:23
Des Moines HM, 10/21/12, 2:19
Tentative plans for 2013:
Wisconsin (Half) Marathon, Kenosha, WI 5/4/2013 (registered)
Dam To Dam 20K, Des Moines, 6/2/2013 (registration opens March 20th)
Grandma's (Half) Marathon, Duluth, MN, 6/22/2013 (if I get picked again in the lottery)
Des Moines HM, 10/20/2013 (registered)
Love the name! I am currently running a 14:00 mile for about 6 miles. I had a moment of insanity and agreed to do a 1/2 marathon in November in Philly. I will be really happy to keep a 14:00 mile for 13+ miles, but it's going to be hard. I know they have the "Couch to 5K" program, do they have anything to help you train for a half marathon????
What a great thread! It's nice to see other "Penguins" online. I wonder how long I can call myself a newbie? I've had a few starts and stops. I'm a 26 y.o. female, and tend to be around 10 lbs over my comfortable weight. I like running for the physical benefits as well as mental. I know I just feel better all around when I'm running regularly. I did a few 5K's early this year, with my best time around 37 minutes, doing a mix of walk/run. Then in April I started having bad enough shin pain and hip pain that I went to see an orthopedist and do so physical therapy. I should mention I was born with double hip dysplasia which required braces for my first 6 months, but no major effects after. My hip joints are a little weird though, and I think the stress of running just brings out my inherent weaknesses. Anyway, the orthopedist had me stop running for 2 weeks then start PT, which I've been working on now since early May. They let me start running a bit again a few weeks ago. I think part of my mistake is the desire to add too much too quickly. I am trying not to repeat that mistake, and the therapist is also trying to help me find a good shoe/insole support combo which should help in tandem with strengthening exercises. We've been working a lot on balance and ab and glute strengthening. Those areas are something to keep in mind for anyone starting out running - don't make the mistake of slacking off on strength training like I tend to! She's been having me do things like lunges (maybe adding in a twist while holding a medicine ball), bridges, and the deceptively simple "stand on one foot and reach for the ground with the opposite hand".You don't really have to have any equipment to do a lot of these, so they're great for someone who just runs at home or outside, like I mostly do.
So I've been putting in a few 1 - 2 mi runs a week, and my pace ends up being around 18-20 mm (though that includes warmup/cooldown, and some of my dog's potty stops if I forget to pause the Nike+ ), alternating running and walking. I really like MotionTraxx music mixes to help keep pace. The 145BPM Endless Summer mix is great, and I've been using the Jeff Galloway 1 min walk/ 1 min run mix a lot too. I'm hoping to be able to do another 5K in another month or two, and maybe the Philadelphia Rothman Institute 8K in November (in conjunction with the Philadelphia Marathon, which I def will NOT be ready for this year! haha). I would also really like to build up to longer running to walking ratios, though I noticed that my shins started hurting again when I was trying to push it to 2 min running intervals. More strengthening to go yet, I guess! Ideally I'll be able to do a 10 min/mi pace someday. I think that's a way off, but a girl can dream.
I didn't read every post in the thread, but I skimmed most of them. I saw some mention of stretching. Research has shown that static stretching prior to running can actually be detrimental, and it's best to do some dynamic stretching beforehand, and then a good static stretch after your run. A quick Google search for "dynamic stretching for runners" reveals lots of articles, as well as YouTube videos for dynamic stretches to try. They can be pretty fun (if a little silly looking).
Happy waddling, everyone!
"My sport is your sport's punishment" - Unknown
5/1/2011 Broad Street (10 mi) 2:18:52 (chip)
7/14/2011 BMRC Midsummer Night 5K (2nd in series) 35:09
9/18/2011 Philadelphia Rock'n'Roll 1/2 Marathon 2:34:57 (chip)
11/20/2011 PHILADELPHIA MARATHON! Goal: 5:30:00
Good for you, Kristykritter! Check out http://www.johnbingham.com/training.html. There are several different marathon training plans under that heading. Good luck on your training and wtg on taking the leap!
"My sport is your sport's punishment" - Unknown
5/1/2011 Broad Street (10 mi) 2:18:52 (chip)
7/14/2011 BMRC Midsummer Night 5K (2nd in series) 35:09
9/18/2011 Philadelphia Rock'n'Roll 1/2 Marathon 2:34:57 (chip)
11/20/2011 PHILADELPHIA MARATHON! Goal: 5:30:00
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LAFAYETTE -- At 100, Rubi Wentzel is happy to share the secret to long life -- music and mushrooms.
"I want you to come over for a piano lesson and we'll have fried mushrooms, just like I do, every morning," she declares, moments after she's treated a visitor to a five-minute, private recital.
In the opposite wing of the Lafayette home she shares with her daughter Leslie Krikorian, guests from all over the country arrive to celebrate Rubi's 100th birthday.
Born on Oct. 19, 1912, in Spillville, Iowa, Wentzel moved to Toledo, Ohio and took up piano at age 6. More than 90 years later, she still plays.
"My father was in real estate and a house he sold had an old piano in the attic," she remembers. "They insisted he take it and I loved it, right away. I liked the sounds and all I wanted to do was practice. But the interesting part comes later."
Wentzel is a bit of a tease, and still razor sharp at 100. Her three children zip in and out of the conversation, filling in the blanks and rerouting her chronological account when it meanders.
"Did you mention you were 16 when you went to college?" her son Ward asks.
"Did you talk about the plane crash yet?" prompts Leslie.
Carla Bowden, the middle child, says, "Don't forget about the 200 violins, mom."
There is quite a bit to cover ...
Wentzel attended the University of Michigan, arriving with two $300 scholarships and a cello.
"After I started cello, I hated piano. With those scholarships, I felt like a very rich woman," she says. "My last year there, I got a job at the Dearborn Inn, playing with my trio. It was 26 miles from school so Henry Ford lent me a car to drive back and forth."
Asked what kind of car it was, Wentzel is both practical and playful.
"What kind? It was a Ford, of course!" she laughs.
After college, Wentzel toured summer music festivals in the Northeast and eventually, married a man by accident.
"I didn't know what was going on. He just stopped at a justice of the peace. Don't know what I was thinking: he had no interest in music," she says.
In an effort to make a bad marriage better, Wentzel gave up the cello and earned a commercial pilot's license, even joining the Civil Air Patrol. She flew until the day her plane got tangled in telephone wires -- "It was the instructor who was flying, not me," she chimes -- and crashed.
"I decided to change everything: got a divorce, went back to the cello," she says.
In 1949, she married Fred Wentzel, a German immigrant who worked in the print industry and played the violin. During their 55 years of marriage, the Wentzel family lived and worked in several locations, all tied together by teaching and playing music.
"It was marvelous, touring with the (Royal Winnipeg) ballet orchestra. I could play and watch the show and be entertained!" she exclaims.
Playing in the pit orchestra for artists like Johnny Mathis was a release, she says, insisting she likes all forms of music and boasting of her time in an all-girls saxophone jazz band.
Wentzel appears completely unaware of how unusual her life story is. Part of a generation of women who fought for independence, Wentzel simply rolled up her sleeves and lived the life she wanted -- making music.
"One time, I came home and there were 200 violins, spread all over the house," Carla interjects, determined to get that particular story told. "They refurbished all of them, then sold or donated them. Mom propped up her tomato plants with the bows they couldn't fix."
Along the way, Wentzel built a solid reputation as a teacher. Lynn Harrell, an award-winning solo cellist, was an early student who still contacts Wentzel when he is in town. Ken Bernstein, a student who never played professionally but who traveled from Virginia to attend her birthday party, says Wentzel always found something to confirm and build upon.
Eighteen years ago, Stanley Middle School's Bob Athayde introduced Wentzel to his Lafayette music students.
"I have about 10 students who come for weekly lessons," Wentzel says, "I let them pick out a piece and if it's too hard, I simplify it so they can play their favorite."
When she's not teaching -- "Can't play cello anymore: legs can't hold the thing," she explains -- Wentzel practices yoga with an instructor who comes to her home. She has plans to write a cello method book and although she claims her 100-year old legs have stopped working, her heels bounce rhythmically when she returns to the keyboard.
"I want to live until I can't do things myself," she says. "And if I went deaf, couldn't hear music; I wouldn't want to live that way."
Other than one 15-cent pack of cigarettes she tried one day because she thought smoking "looked pretty sharp," Wentzel has led a healthy, active life.
Linking the mystery of her long life to specifics, she offers advice: keep your teeth clean, practice daily mushroom consumption ("With toast, or really, anything," she insists) and live a music-filled life.


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Shutdown Jargon: 'Fairness Under Obamacare,' More
The government shutdown and looming debt ceiling make for a lot of colorful language, as well as a lot of jargon and shorthand. Here's our updated guide to some of the most commonly used and/or most creative coinages coming out of the nation's capital. (Originally published Oct. 8.)
We welcome your suggestions in the comments, or tweet them to @wsjwashington.
Box Canyon
Wild West metaphor; a canyon where enemies can easily pick you off from above. Used by Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) to deride House strategy to defund Obamacare, as in this tweet, where he also takes a jab at Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas): "I didn't go to Harvard or Princeton, but I can count — the defunding box canyon is a tactic that will fail and weaken our position."
Clean CR
Shorthand for a "clean continuing resolution" to keep the government funded at current levels – that is, a continuing resolution without any conditions, such as a delay in Obamacare.
The government not paying its bills. Some Republicans say the damage from a default can be limited if the Treasury Department prioritizes debt payments over others. The White House says a deadbeat is a deadbeat in the public eye.
Shorthand for eliminating funding already approved to implement Obamacare, known formally as the Affordable Care Act. Also referred to in "Defund/Delay," as in eliminating funding and/or delaying the rollout of the ACA's individual mandate.
Debt Ceiling
– The nation's borrowing limit, set periodically by Congress. Unless it is raised, government loses the ability to borrow money to pay bills, including interest on debt.
Emergency Measures
The Treasury Department, under both Republican and Democratic administrations, has used these powers for decades to extend the amount of time the government can continue borrowing money and making payments at times when the nation has hit or neared its debt ceiling. But Congress hasn't yet extended U.S. borrowing authority.
Fairness Under Obamacare
Phrase used by Speaker John Boehner to push for a delay in the mandate for individuals to buy health insurance, following delays in other parts of the Affordable Care Act rollout and what he calls special waivers for big business and unions, among others. He used the expression Tuesday, Oct. 15, amid talk that the GOP would push for Obamacare subsidies to be stripped from House and Senate lawmakers and cabinet members, but remain in place for rank-and-file staff.
Fever, the
How President Obama has described the effect of conservative members of the Republican Party on the broader GOP. In June 2012, he said, "I believe that if we're successful in this election, when we're successful in this election, that the fever may break, because there's a tradition in the Republican Party of more common sense than that." More recently, as we noted in a Capital Journal column, Democrats have used "ending the fever" to refer to ending the cycle of recurring, last-minute crises over spending bills and increases in the nation's borrowing limit.
Grand Bargain
A long-discussed, sweeping budget deal, a goal that has been derailed several times by partisan disagreements. The specifics remain a subject of debate, but a deal likely would include measures to cut deficits and shore up entitlement programs.
Lemmings With Suicide Vests
Derisive term used by Rep. Devin Nunes (R., Calif) to describe fellow House Republicans pushing to tie defunding Obamacare to a budget deal.
Pacemaker Tax
Name used by opponents of the 2.3% medical-device excise tax. Pacemakers are one of the devices covered by the tax.
The self-given name for a group of frustrated House Republicans who wanted to restore government funding without demanding major changes to the health-care law, an effort they see as doomed to failure. So far their influence seems be less powerful than that of the tea party wing of their party.
The controversial notion that some government payments – particularly interest on U.S. debt – can be put before other payments, thus buying more time for the government to avoid default.
Political liberals, but also what tea party supporters sometimes call less conservative Republicans, particularly on Twitter.
Republicans in Name Only, pronounced like rhinos. Typically used by tea party supporters to describe establishment or less conservative Republicans.
Speaker Cruz
Put-down used by opponents to highlight Sen. Cruz's purported role in driving House Republicans' stances during the budget fight.
Shiny Objects
Term used to describe seemingly exciting and high-profile – but ultimately distracting – ideas and proposals. For instance, President Obama was criticized by opponents during the 2012 campaign for using "bright shiny objects" or "shiny objects" to distract from the country's core problems. More recently, it has been used to describe the health-care law by Sen. Corker, as it related to GOP strategy on the budget.
True Believers
Loyal followers, sometimes in a derogatory sense. During presidential contest in 2012, Republican nominee Mitt Romney used the term in trying to paint President Obama as out of touch. "Years of flying around on Air Force One, surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers telling you what a great job you are doing, well, that might be enough to make you a little out of touch," he said. Also used to describe hard-core tea party supporters, or other die-hards.
Wacko Birds
Originated as Sen. John McCain's description earlier this year of tea-party-tied lawmakers including Rep. Justin Amash (R., Mich.) and Sens. Cruz and Rand Paul. The comment highlighted divisions in the GOP that later re-emerged in the budget showdown.
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anomaly wrote: because we're mutts.
I for example am Irish, Dutch, and Apache. I can't keep up w/ all those holidays.
Travadone wrote:
who am i ? :(
Oh Daesu wrote: I find, at least in canada, that if a white dude has even a bit of scottish or irish in their history, that's what they identify with. It's so douchy. Dude, who's one 8th scottish wearing a kilt on a formal occasion. Ugh. This is how a lot white people find identity, by finding what white 'minorities' they have in their background and running with it. This is the appeal of Boondock Saints, etc..
I don't know why it seems to always be scotish or irish though. Not too many people seem to embarce their ukranian or dutch background the same 'look at me' way.
Mark in Minnesota wrote: My father's ethnicity is Finnish; his grandparents were all socialists who emigrated from Finland after the "Reds" lost the civil war. Because so many of the Finns who came across after that war were socialists and communists, Finns in America had more trouble integrating than other Europeans who came across during that time period. They had trouble getting mining jobs in Northern Minnesota because it was assumed (often correctly) that they would lead attempts to unionize.
My father grew up mostly around other second- and third- generation ethnic Finns; their parents were for the most part ardent liberals and socialists, and many of them worked for co-ops.
Pretty much everyone on his side of my family celebrates St. Urho's Day; many of them are sauna enthusiasts; my father himself has gone to visit Finland and has learned a fair amount of the language. He's in touch with his ethnic heritage and has tried to pass it on to me.
With me, it hasn't really taken. I have a little bit of historical interest in Finland because of it, but I don't identify as part of the "Finno-American" culture the way my dad seems to. My mother's family is a mix of a lot of different ethnic groups; mostly English, Swedish, German, but a lot of random stuff in there too, even a little Native American. So I don't closely identify as part of my father's ethnic heritage, and my mother doesn't really have one.
I grew up in Minneapolis suburbs, doing about six years in the affluent Hopkins/Minnetonka school system and about six years in the somewhat poorer St. Louis Park school system. Those were reasonably distinct communities but I don't identify very closely with either one of them, which has made reconnecting with some of those people via Facebook a strange thing.
I'm also not churchgoing, so I don't self-identify as some American non-ethnic religious culture like "Catholic" or "Lutheran" the way some of my friends do; my mother's family, as I've written about here before, came out of an extremely conservative Methodist sect and identify culturally as American evangelicals. I'm not a part of that group either.
I do have some pride-of-place about living in Minnesota, even though I take a little shit from some of my Minneapolis friends for living in the suburbs. Even then, though, the only people I've ever really identified with were fellow participants in the 1990s-era Twin Cities Citadel BBS subculture, which isn't a particularly ethnic or religious group.
Which I think goes to the point others have made in this thread: as a white American with no recent immigrants in my ancestry, and as an American who has not joined into a religious group, I primarily see my cultural identity based on ways that I differ from my social norms, not based on the ways I conform to it.
But I'm basically sure that being white would feel like a lot more of a monoculture if I had been raised inside a dominating church tradition the way my mother was.
mortalthoughts wrote: i couldnt think of another way to put it 'white' was the most general way i could think of to put it
Dan Shay wrote: mortalthoughts wrote: i couldnt think of another way to put it 'white' was the most general way i could think of to put it
STFU honky.
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The town of Canandaigua Planning Board will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, at 3671 Summit View to review a site plan application by property owner Barbara Risser.
The gathering is open to the public, though no public comment will be accepted during the meeting, said Jean Chrisman, the town's zoning officer. The purpose of the Monday meeting is to review the proposed site in advance to the Sept. 24 Planning Board meeting, Chrisman said. Risser is requesting site plan approval for landscaping a deed restricted area in the R-1-20 zoning district of the town.
Tuesday's Planning Board meeting is 7 p.m. at the Canandaigua Town Hall, 5440 Routes 5 and 20 West.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's golf team will open the 2013 spring campaign with its lone home event of the year, as it plays host to the Islanders Classic on Monday, Feb. 25, and Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Corpus Christi Country Club. The Islanders will be one of 14 teams participating in the event.
Participating teams will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday as part of the three-round event. The Classic will feature a shotgun start on both days starting at 8:30. The course will play to a par 72 and a total of 6,093 yards. Each team will have five players teeing off, with the top four scores of each round counting toward the team score.
In addition to the Islanders, several Southland Conference foes will take part in the classic, with Lamar, Central Arkansas, Sam Houston State, Stephen F. Austin and Oral Roberts among the field. Other Lone Star State opponents include North Texas, Houston Baptist, Texas-Pan American, McLennan Community College and Texas A&M – Kingsville. Bradley, Missouri State and Oklahoma City University round out the field.
The Islanders will send a lineup of seniors Nikki Dunn and Taylor Slagle, juniors Krista Fenniak and Lindsay Biehler and sophomore Vanessa Johnson onto the course. Cristina Reynoso and Nicole Shea will also play in the Classic as individuals.
In last year's Classic, the Islanders finished third, just four strokes behind Lamar for second at the event. UTSA won the event by 40 strokes a year ago. The Islanders had three players finish in the top 20 individuals.
Updates will be provided as they become available on Twitter (@IslandersGolf) and on GoIslanders.com.


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I'm using Aperture for managing my pictures. I wanted to stream them to TV and PSMS didn't support this. In this Forum, I have read that there is currently no one working on aperture, so I have written the support for it by myself. (Partly copied from the iPhoto support.) They use the same structure in the xml file. If you want, I can send you the patch, or check it into code.google.com (where I got the source code from).
Currently the support is "trivial": Only Albums are supported (included "intelligent" Albums), with the pictures of the last aperture run, and they will be in the correct Folder Tree, with preview image (if available). Works fine with XBMC (used for developing) and my Samsung TV. It will always list all available Aperture Libraries
In addition, I have created a new Samsung renderer, cause my TV is sending another User Agent (The TV model with SEC_HHP_TV will be send in the first request, nothing with wiselink anymore). I would like to add these too, cause maybe some samsung users will have the same problem.
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The Henderson County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged the owner of Gold and Silver Recovery in Etowah on Feb. 8 with three counts of misdemeanor precious metals business permit violations.
According to a news release from the Sheriff's Office, the store owner, a Hendersonville resident, failed to comply with Henderson County ordinance 134-22. The ordinance requires owners of businesses such as pawn shops, precious metals sales and secondary metal recycling to electronically upload information to the Sheriff's Office when goods are purchased.
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Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott knows racing can be a capricious endeavor, which is why on Sunday he expressed appreciation for Ron the Greek's dynamic victory in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational and hope that Flat Out and Royal Delta move forward off their losses on Saturday.
Ron the Greek, owned by Brous Stable, Wachtel Stable, Jack T. Hammer, and Gary Barber, won the Gold Cup by 6 ¾ lengths at 21-1 and earning a Beyer Speed Figure of 114. Mott also trains Preston Stables' Flat Out, winner of the 2011 and 2012 editions of the race, who finished 8 ½ lengths behind the Ron the Greek in third as the 5-2 favorite.
"There wouldn't have been many horses who would have beaten [Ron the Greek] yesterday," said Mott. "He might have fired his best shot right there. I'm not [going to be] disappointed if he doesn't fire that one back."
It was the second win in seven starts this year for Ron the Greek, who took the Sunshine Millions Classic for Florida-breds by 11 ¼ lengths in January at Gulfstream Park. In 2012, Ron the Greek captured the Grade 1 Santa Anita and Stephen Foster handicaps and was sixth in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.
Saturday's race was just the second loss in seven starts at Belmont Park for Flat Out, who had won the 2011 and 2013 Suburban Handicaps and 2013 Westchester in addition to his pair of Gold Cup triumphs.
"It was good. Maybe not his 'A' race, but it was a very good race," said Mott of Flat Out's performance on Saturday. "Steady. That's the kind of race that you can go to the Breeders' Cup with and maybe have a little bit more confidence that you haven't overdone it."
Two-time Eclipse champion Royal Delta was second, beaten two lengths by 3-year-old Princess of Sylmar, in her attempt to win the Grade 1 Beldame Invitational for a second straight year.
"She looks great," said Mott. "I'm not sure she ran her best race yesterday. She might have a better one in her than that. I'm pretty sure she does. I think her last two were better than that, so hopefully she'll come back next time and give us a good one."
Ron the Greek, Flat Out, and Royal Delta all appear to be headed to the Breeders' Cup in November at Santa Anita, with Ron the Greek and Flat Out targeting the Grade 1 Classic. Mott said he will talk to owner Benjamin Leon about whether Royal Delta will compete against males in the Classic or females in the Distaff. The trio will continue training in New York for the time being, Mott said.
Royal Delta was second to Havre de Grace in the 2011 Beldame before going on to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff. Last year, she won both the Beldame and the Distaff. In 2010, Mott won the Distaff with Unrivaled Belle, who was second in the Beldame.
Plans are more nebulous for Juddmonte Farms' Slumber, who finished fourth, beaten 1 ¼ lengths by winner Little Mike and a head by third-place finisher Real Solution, in the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational, the 5-year-old's second start this year. Slumber, a listed stakes winner in England, entered the Turf Classic off a 3 ¾-length victory in an optional claimer on August 15 at Saratoga Race Course.
"The bottom line is he missed third by about that much," said Mott. "He kind of had to alter course at the three-sixteenths pole. He was behind when that horse backed up on him, and he had to come around two of them. I don't know what's around that's better than that group that ran [in the Turf Classic]."
Trainer Todd Pletcher reported Sunday morning that Princess of Sylmar, heroine of the Grade 1 Beldame, Grade 2 Kelso Invitational Handicap winner Graydar, Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup runner-up Palace Malice and the rest of his Super Saturday representatives all returned from their efforts in good order.
Pletcher was particularly pleased with the performance of 3-year-old Princess of Sylmar, who in her first outing against older horses upended two-time Eclipse champion Royal Delta in the 1 1/8-mile Beldame, earning a 105 Beyer Speed Figure.
"Any time you take a 3-year-old and run against older horses for the first time and you're able to win, it's a great achievement," Pletcher said. "When the horse that you beat is Royal Delta, it's an even greater accomplishment. It further enhanced Princess of Sylmar's reputation and took what everyone recognized as a remarkable 3-year-old season to another level. We've been blessed with quite a few good fillies, but certainly her 3-year-old season stacks up pretty well with anyone's."
Bred in Pennsylvania by Ed Stanco, Princess of Sylmar began her career at Penn National and next won three straight races over the inner track at Aqueduct, including the Busher and Busanda stakes. After finishing second to subsequent dual Grade 1 winner Close Hatches in the Grade 2 Gazelle, Princess of Sylmar upset the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, romped by six lengths in the Grade 1 TVG Coaching Club American Oaks and came home a 2 ½-length winner in the Grade 1 Alabama.
"She's what makes racing such a great sport," said Pletcher. "You take a guy [Stanco] that literally breeds his first mare and gets Princess of Sylmar, who's able to compete with all of the biggest horses in the country, and run against and beat a filly that cost, what, $9 million? It's what's cool about the game, that one from modest beginnings can beat one like that."
Pletcher said a decision would not be made for some time on whether to supplement Princess of Sylmar to the Breeders' Cup Distaff.
"With the way yesterday's races are positioned, five weeks out from the Breeders' Cup, it gives us time to sort out how everyone is doing and how everyone came out of the races," he said. "Hopefully we can sit back and let them tell us what the right decision is."
Immediately following the Beldame, Graydar came off a six-month layoff and earned an all-fees-paid trip to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile with a solid victory in the Kelso, earning a 103 Beyer.
"He broke a step slow but was able to position himself quickly," said Pletcher. "With five weeks and hopefully a good, steady series of breezes leading up to the [Dirt] Mile, I think he has room to improve."
Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice led a trio of Pletcher trainees in the Gold Cup, in which Brazilian import Vitoria Olimpica finished fourth and Grade 1 Whitney Invitational Handicap winner Cross Traffic was seventh after a disastrous start.
"He kind of did a spread-eagle coming out of the gate; remarkably, he did not grab himself or pull a shoe," said Pletcher. "His chances were eliminated at the beginning, so you just have to draw a line through it and stick with the original plan, which right now would be the Breeders' Cup Classic.
"With Vitoria Olimpica, for only his third start in the United States it was a very good race, and we're very, very pleased with Palace Malice," he added. "He showed up and ran a very good race yesterday. Being a May foal, there's more to come, I hope."
The trainer reported that Sunday morning breezes for spectacular maiden winner Havana (four furlongs in 49.88) and Grade 1 Spinaway runner-up Stopchargingmaria (4f, 49.24) over the Belmont Park training track went "very well" and the 2-year-olds were on schedule for upcoming engagements next Saturday in the Grade 1 Foxwoods Champagne and Grade 1 Frizette, respectively. For the Grade 1 Jamaica, Jack Milton went four furlongs in :49.63 and Notacatbutallama breezed four furlongs in 50.63 in Saratoga.
Little Mike is Breeders' Cup-bound once again after winning Saturday's Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational, trainer Dale Romans confirmed on Sunday.
"It looks like he came out of [the race] good," said Romans, who trains the 6-year-old for Priscilla Vaccarezza. "He's a very sound horse. He dances every dance. At least he'll get a little more respect now."
The Joe Hirsch Turf Classic was Little Mike's first win since his victory in the 2012 Breeders' Cup Turf and his first race with Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith aboard. The 2013 Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf will be contested on November 2 at Santa Anita.
"With Mike [Smith] having had that race under his belt and [Santa Anita] being his home racetrack, I feel pretty good about going," said Romans.
Last year, Ramon Dominguez rode the gelding to a win in the Grade 1 Arlington Million, a fifth in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, and a triumph in the Breeders' Cup Turf. After the 2013 Turf Classic, Smith said he mimicked Dominguez's hand placement on Little Mike.
"It was pretty smart of Mike [Smith] to think like that," said Romans. "Whatever he did, it worked. He ran like he did for Ramon. Ramon texted me last night to congratulate me. I told him what Mike said, and he got a kick out of that."
Romans added that Little Mike will return to Churchill Downs on Tuesday.
It's on to the Breeders' Cup for Ken and Sarah Ramsey homebreds Big Blue Kitten and Real Solution, trainer Chad Brown said Sunday morning.
The stablemates ran against each other for the first time on Saturday, with Big Blue Kitten finishing a nose behind Little Mike in the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational. Real Solution checked in another length back in third.
"They came out of the race good, so far," said Brown. "I thought they both ran very well, and so did the winner. We were just on the wrong end of the bob this time. It happens. I thought we were in front just before the wire and after the wire, but on the wire [Big Blue Kitten] was on the wrong end of it but to a good horse."
All three horses are expected to meet up again on November 2 at Santa Anita Park in the Breeders' Cup Turf, a race Little Mike won last year.
"If they stay healthy and they train well, I plan on taking them both out there," said Brown. "Hopefully, we get good, cozy draws. Both of these horses have proven now that they are among the top long-distance grass horses in this country. We'll look for the rematch out at Santa Anita."
Big Blue Kitten had won his two previous starts, the Grade 1 United Nations at Monmouth Park in July and the Grade 1 Sword Dancer Invitational last month at Saratoga Race Course. Jockey Joe Bravo has been aboard for his past four races, including a runner-up finish on June 9 in the Grade 2 Monmouth.
"I thought Big Blue Kitten had a good, ground-saving trip, other than the fact that he had to pause momentarily turning for home, which probably cost him the win," said Brown. "Up to then he did save a lot of ground and had clear sailing, but that's turf racing. I thought Joe did a good job making a split-second decision to get himself out of trouble. It was only a momentary pause, but anytime you lose by an inch you probably can say it cost us."
Brown said Real Solution had to prove himself at the 1 ½-mile distance before he would consider the Breeders' Cup. In his previous start, he finished second but was elevated to the win via the disqualification of The Apache in the Grade 1 Arlington Million.
"Real Solution's trip I was a little more concerned with, because he was so wide the whole way," said Brown. "He only got beat a length for the whole thing, and he had to run farther than a length for how wide he was. You're going to have to go around horses at some point, but I felt watching the head-on [replay] that he was quite wide the entire way going a mile and a half. I really needed to see if he could go a mile and a half to go on to the Breeders' Cup. Only getting beat a length going that wide, he earned his right to go out there."
Brown is also considering the Breeders' Cup for Grade 3 winner Easter Gift, who was fifth, beaten just 2 ½ lengths, in the Grade 2 Kelso Invitational Handicap. Earlier this year, the Hard Spun colt strung together three consecutive wins, including the Mountainview Handicap in June at Penn National.
"Easter Gift had a bad trip. He had a bad post, and he's not crazy about running on the inside of horses," said Brown. "I don't think [Hall of Fame jockey] Mike [Smith] had any choice. Several times he tried to get him off the rail, and there was just nowhere to go. It's more or less a non-effort. The horse looks like he really didn't run much this morning. I don't know what I'll do. I wouldn't rule out taking that horse out to the Dirt Mile. He's the kind of horse that has a big race in him, I think. He's run a couple numbers already that would make him competitive if he runs his very best race going a mile on the dirt."
Also for Brown on Saturday, The Last Gunfighter finished fifth in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational, ahead of three Grade 1 winners in Alpha, Cross Traffic and Kentucky Derby hero Orb.
"I'm never happy when I finish fifth in a race, but I would say I'm not disappointed with his effort. He gave me as good a race as he possibly could," said Brown. "It was a tough race and he didn't disgrace himself any. We'll just regroup with him. I have no plans for him yet."
Buzz Tenney, assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey, reported Sunday morning that Kentucky Derby winner Orb appeared well following his last-place finish in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational.
Orb, who bobbled at the start of the race, was placed three wide in fifth place for the first six furlongs of the 1 ¼-mile race and then faded. He was beaten 22 ¼ lengths by winner Ron the Greek.
"Orb seemed to come back fine," Tenney said. "He cooled out fine, and we put him on the van and sent him back to Fair Hill [Md.] last night. Really no excuses we could see."
The Jockey Club Gold Cup was the eighth race of Orb's 2013 campaign. He opened the year winning an allowance race on January 26 at Gulfstream Park and then reeled off wins in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth, the Grade 1 Florida Derby and the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby.
Following that, Orb was fourth in the Preakness Stakes and third in the Belmont Stakes. McGaughey then moved Orb to the Fair Hill Training Center to prepare for the Grade 1 Travers Stakes, and the Malibu Moon colt appeared to blossom. He was third, beaten less than a length by winner Will Take Charge in the Travers and earned a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 106.
"He looked great, I thought, coming out of Fair Hill," Tenney said. "Going over [to saddle for the Jockey Club Gold Cup], I think we were all very, very confident, and it was disappointing, to say the least. We scoped him after the race yesterday, and he was clean. So far, that's all that's been done."
McGaughey's Honor Code, standout 2-year-old winner of a seven-furlong maiden race in the slop on August 31 at Saratoga, breezed four furlongs in 47.99 seconds Sunday over the Belmont main track. The son of A.P. Indy worked in company with Secret Bid, a 3-year-old out of the champion mare Inside Information, and the pair both tied for fifth-best work of 38 on the day at the distance.
Honor Code, who came from 22 ½ lengths back to break his maiden, is scheduled to compete next Saturday in the Grade 1, $500,000 Foxwoods Champagne at a mile over the Belmont track.
His maiden victory was flattered Saturday when second-place finisher Misconnect scored by a length at Belmont against eight others in his second start, running seven furlongs in 1:22.65, and third-place finisher Purple Sky later broke his maiden at Churchill Downs.
"He's all set up for Saturday unless something jumps up in between," Tenney said of Honor Code. "The horse that was third came back and ran a good race too, people told me. So, maybe that's going to come back and be a key maiden race."
Tenney also said Hymn Book, third in the Grade 2 Kelso on Saturday, came back in good order. Hymn Book was beaten by less than a length in the race, won by Graydar.
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E-2 visa applicants from The United States who want to either start teaching in South Korea as of January 1st, 2011, or currently teach in South Korea and want to renew their contract after this date, must submit an FBI criminal background check to Korean immigration.
The reason for this change in policy is obvious. Example, if an American lives in the State of California their whole life, commits numerous crimes, maybe even serves time in jail, then moves to any another state, they then have a clean criminal background check in that new state. Up until now, Korea has been accepting criminal background checks from any state, regardless of how long a person has lived in that state.
I actually have heard about several past E-2 visa holders (gone now) who have had criminal backgrounds in one state that would have kept them from teaching in South Korea, and they simply moved to another state, waited a month to establish residency, then applied to work in South Korea with their new state's criminal background check. Nobody in Korean immigration could have possibly known they committed crimes in the United States and were able to teach here by way of this loophole.
The downside of FBI criminal checks is that they do not include everything. Any time you are fingerprinted after being arrested, it is supposed to show up in your FBI background check. However, state and local authorities have some discretionary authority on what to report to the FBI. Likewise, the FBI might get a report and choose not to include it for whatever reason. Then, there is also just the gauntlet of paperwork involved and stuff slips through the cracks and does not make it on. Whatever...
If you have ever been fingerprinted for anything ever in your life, the only way to know what is on your FBI background check is to ask for a copy and see for yourself. There is a process to dispute what is on there if you feel like a mistake has been made.
4) Print one copy of an example of a completed fingerprint card. (LINK) The officer who took my prints had never used an FBI print card before and really appreciated the example I brought him.
5) Fill out and print off the credit card payment form. (LINK) They do not accept personal checks.
6) Bring with you to the station your passport and alien registration card. You actually should not need to provide them, but they will want to see them to confirm your identity and make a copy for record keeping purposes.
You need to write a cover letter for your application form to the FBI. On it, you are going to need to add several important things.
1) Include any kind of contact information you have. Your e-mail, your phone number, your mailing address and possibly a mailing address in the United States or a person and contact number in the United States if they need to contact someone about the processing.
2) Include a request to the FBI asking them to use their official seal for the document and have a division officer sign it.. You can say something like this:
"Please include with the background check a FBI seal and signature from a Division Officer. The purpose of this document is to be sent next to the US State Department for a Federal Apostille."Mail your cover letter, your application form, the three copies of your finger prints, and your credit card payment form to the following address:
FBI CJIS Division – Record Request
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, WV 26306
Effective as of March 1st, 2012, the US Department of State has altered their paper work process in the Office of Authentications. Before, there was just a regular PDF to download, print off, fill out, and then mail in.
That has changed and now "copies of the DS-4194 form are not permissible!" The new instructions for filling out the form to get an Apostille Seal placed on your FBI background check are as follows:
1) - Download form DS-4194 using this link (HERE)
2) - Install Cerenade Visual Reader Application (HERE)
3) - Open Cerenade Visual Reader Application
4) - From within Cerenade Visual Reader Application open DS-4194.FAR
5) - Complete the entire form for the finalized barcode to appear
For more information on this form and program click (HERE)
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Please include a cover-letter ( see example) with your name, telephone number, address and email address. Please indicate the name of the country where the document will be used. We suggest using a self-addressed stamped envelope for faster return of your documents. Documents received without a return envelope and postage will be returned through the State Department regular mail, which can result in a 2-3 week delay. You can use Fed/Ex, UPS, and express mail services for faster receipt/return of your documents. However, you must enclose a prepaid airbill and envelope.Mail to:
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Bring this document with you to the immigration office when you renew, or else supply it to your recruiter when you apply. Congrats!


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SAN DIEGO -- Tim Lincecum has two Cy Young Awards and two World Series rings, but he has never been better than he was Saturday night.
Lincecum threw a 148-pitch no-hitter against the San Diego Padres, striking out 13 in a 9-0 Giants win at Petco Park. The pitcher long ago nicknamed The Freak had the highest pitch count by a Giant in 34 years while throwing the first no-hitter of his illustrious career.
As he fights through his second straight rough season, Lincecum has faced increased questions about his ability to remain a starter. He has answered those questions by working religiously to find his past glory, and before the first two games of this series, Lincecum walked through the clubhouse drenched in sweat from intense workouts.
After the third game, he was drenched in Gatorade and champagne.
"It's pretty surreal for me," he said, a dazed look on his face. "I'm still kind of pinching myself. It feels good, but I don't think I've really taken in the whole idea of what just happened."
At the end of the historic night, as Yonder Alonso's fly ball sailed toward Gregor Blanco's glove in left field for the final out, Lincecum stood on the mound, pounding his glove with his fist. He was so locked in at the time that he was still thinking about the next set of pitches. Catcher Buster Posey jolted him out that mode, hitting him from behind with a massive bear hug. A huge smile broke out on Lincecum's face.
"I felt it then," he said. "I had been running on adrenaline the last couple of innings."
Those last couple of innings put manager Bruce Bochy in an awkward position as Lincecum's pitch count hit alarming numbers.
Lincecum had walked a batter in the first inning and hit one in the second while throwing 38 pitches. He settled into a groove, striking out six straight on just 21 pitches, but still was moving forward with a pitch count that looked as though it would force Bochy and pitching coach Dave Righetti to throw in the towel.
Lincecum had other ideas.
"He wouldn't have talked to me the rest of the year if I took him out," Bochy said, smiling. "There was no chance."
It helped that Lincecum got better as the night went on. He retired 12 straight before Everth Cabrera drew a one-out walk in the sixth that got the bullpen stirring. Bochy had relievers ready from that moment on, but Lincecum kept cruising. He got a lineout to get out of the sixth, then retired the side in order in the seventh with help from Pablo Sandoval at third base. At the time, he had thrown 114 pitches, tying his season-high.
"He was getting better and better as the game went on," Posey said. "That's a rarity in baseball. Once you get to the 100-pitch mark, it's usually time to shut it down."
Posey said Lincecum dominated by moving the ball to both sides of the plate. Lincecum was pleased with his fastball command, something that has been missing often the last two seasons, saying it set up his changeup, slider and curveball. The repertoire led to 29 swings-and-misses, the most in his career.
That career started with four All-Star appearances in his first four full seasons. But Lincecum fell apart last season, going 10-15 with a 5.18 ERA. In the postseason, he was moved to the bullpen, a move that was discussed as Lincecum struggled early this season.
As they did with Matt Cain's perfect game a year ago, the Giants gave Lincecum plenty of run support. Posey and Pablo Sandoval had three hits apiece, and Brandon Belt and Hunter Pence both homered. Pence's homer came in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the inning, he joined Gregor Blanco with a highlight that will live on in Giants no-hit lore. With one on and two outs, Alexi Amarista smoked Lincecum's 131st pitch to right field. Pence made a diving catch to keep the no-hitter intact.
"You've got to push all your chips in at that point," Pence said. "Any ball I can remotely get close to, I've got to lay out."
Lincecum stared intensely at Pence as he walked off the mound, one fist raised.
"I thought it was a hit," Lincecum said. "But Hunter comes flying out of nowhere and makes a Superman catch."
Righetti visited with Lincecum, whose previous career high was 138 pitches, before the final two innings. But the right-hander insisted he was fine. He struck out Chase Headley in the ninth and then got two fly outs to left to end it.
The no-hitter was the 15th in franchise history and third in the last five seasons for the Giants. Lincecum's 148 pitches were the second-most thrown in a no-hitter in the last 25 seasons and most pitches thrown by a Giant since Vida Blue threw 153 pitches in 1979.
"He's had to deal with a lot. I couldn't be happier for him," Bochy said. "The pitch count put me in a tough spot, but you don't get these opportunities often. I let him go."
The rest was history.
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Giants manager Bruce Bochy knows All-Star game is fun, but he seriously wants to win.


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Forget Yoga Envy + Remember Who You Are
The yoga practice is a glorious dance of the physical possibilities in the human body. An advanced practice can take your breath away as easily as it can expand your ujjayi. It can twist and turn in directions that make an artist quiver with creative jealousy and inspire even the heaviest of sloths to entertain a change of mind.
That being said — it can also be intimidating as hell.
I learned, trained, teach and practice in Santa Monica, California. It is the mecca of yoga these days and the cream of the crop when it comes to beautiful practices. It's hard to find a level 2-3 class that doesn't have at least one yogi soaring through the air in-between asanas or adding what appears to be a level-X variation to every pose. It can often be inspiring and mind-blowing but it can also be, in a word, daunting.


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Football coaches have been studying Bob Ladouceur and his coaching style for decades -- well beyond the De La Salle High sidelines.
Butch Goncharoff, whose Bellevue (Wa.) team ended De La Salle's legendary winning streak at 151 games in 2004, got a doctorate in De La Salle football before that game.
"I'm watching film of those guys. I watched how their line came off the ball and I said we can implement it. By the end of June, I had devoured everything Bob Ladouceur," Goncharoff said. "We definitely formatted a lot of our line play after De La Salle. ... De La Salle got beaten by a similar De La Salle-style team.
"I'm a big fan of what they do. I'm a closet De La Salle fan and Bob Ladouceur fan. ... I've said this many times, if there is a better coach in America in any sport, I would like to meet him."
Mater Dei-Santa Ana's Bruce Rollinson had four memorable games against the Spartans from 1998-2001 when De La Salle's streak was intact. Mater Dei nearly knocked off the Spartans on two occasions in Anaheim, losing to De La Salle 28-21 in 1998 and 31-28 in 2000.
"I was the type of young coach, I didn't really look at national rankings," Rollinson said. "I started reading up about De La Salle and saw a lot of similarities between the programs. I became fascinated with Bob. ... How you stay that consistent year after year and the fact that he has not changed his offense.
"He is going to run that veer at you. ... What I would watch, and I learned from, is his composure."
Mission Viejo coach Bob Johnson, who is ninth all-time among California football coaches with 288 wins, went 2-2 against the Spartans in games from 2004-2007.
"I like his attitude about his game. I wouldn't run his offense, but I don't like playing it. They are very simple, and good," Johnson said. "He's an icon of the coaching ranks, that's for sure. He set every record that will be set."
Locally, Ladouceur's team also set the standard, said former Pittsburg and Clayton Valley coach Herc Pardi.
"He fully influenced high school football. He turned that program around. His influence was probably establishing a culture of pure commitment in every facet of the game," said Pardi, whose Pittsburg squad in 1991 handed Ladouceur his last loss to a Northern California team.
"It is the greatest high school dynasty, period."
Dan Shaughnessy, the only coach to have beaten De La Salle three times in the Ladouceur era, coached against Ladouceur in his first season in 1979.
"That guy hit the ground running, literally. He started winning immediately," said Shaughnessy, 76, a longtime coach at Salesian and St. Mary's High among other schools. "He's able to get these kids to buy into what he's doing. That's a big thing, to get their attention to what he's attempting to do on the field. They trust him and they trust his judgement.
"In a pinch, kids are going to look to that leadership and follow it. He has done a great job molding young lives in that way."
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Everyone over the age of 6 months.
Yes. Even though this year's shot covers the same influenza viruses as last year's you still need to get the 2012-2013 shot. Immunity to influenza from the vaccine decreases with time and should be boosted with a yearly shot.
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- Apr 26:
- L.A. Kings goalie Jonathan Quick up to task in Game 5
- Sharks' James Sheppard prepared for anything after Game 4 melee
- Sharks' Justin Braun says he is improving as a fighter
- San Jose Sharks glad to be back home
- Apr 25:
- Purdy: With Sutter around, Sharks not home free
- Sharks penalty kill suffered in playoff games in Los Angeles
- Sharks poised to close out NHL playoff series at home
SAN JOSE -- This one went wrong in so many ways.
The Sharks came out flat-footed Saturday night and squandered their second opportunity to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings from the Stanley Cup playoffs. And before their 3-0 shutout loss was over, they had lost starting goaltender Antti Niemi to a coach's hook and top defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic to an apparent head injury.
"Tonight was red rotten," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "That's simply put."
Vlasic left the game at 14:09 of the first period when he was hit by Kings forward Jarret Stoll on a play that drew a roughing penalty, and McLellan said the defenseman's status for Monday night's Game 6 is up in the air.
Niemi stuck around a little longer, getting yanked 22 seconds into the second period after giving up the Kings' final goal to Jeff Carter. It was the second straight game that Niemi didn't finish, and his status as the Game 6 starter is somewhat up in the air, too.
"We'll have to make some decisions throughout our lineup at every position," McLellan said, "because we weren't obviously near good enough tonight."
A series that saw the Sharks jump out to a 3-0 lead now is one game away from an anything-can-happen seventh game that would be played Wednesday night back at the SAP Center.
The Sharks came out flat-footed in Game 5 and before the first period was over, Los Angeles had a 2-0 lead on goals by Tyler Toffoli and Anze Kopitar.
"The plan was to start fast, get it in, simplify, win the faceoffs, get in on the forecheck -- all those sorts of things," Sharks forward Joe Pavelski said. "It didn't really happen. It's tough. You fall behind early, you have to play catch-up and then we got into penalty trouble."
Toffoli's goal at 8:09 of the first came after he deked around James Sheppard, then snapped off a shot from high in the right faceoff circle that beat Niemi, who appeared to have a clear view of the puck. Kopitar scored at 12:52 when Dustin Brown's shot from along the right side boards caromed directly off Niemi's pads to Kopitar, who was all alone in the slot.
The goal that prompted McLellan to change goalies came on a power play when Carter banked in a shot from a harsh angle off Brad Stuart's skate -- the third of 19 shots to get past Niemi.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the ice, Kings goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 30 shots -- 14 of them in the final period -- for his fourth shutout of the Sharks in the three playoff series in which the two teams have met.
Though McLellan left open the question of who will start for San Jose in Game 6, he indicated that pulling the goalie is not always a direct indictment of his play. And Niemi's teammates came to his defense.
"You guys are going to look at Nemo and say it's his fault, this or that," Pavelski said. "I think a lot of guys in this room take a lot of responsibility for it. He gave up five goals the other night and a few early here tonight, but it's more collective than just one guy. We've got his back, he's had our back for long enough."
Backup goalie Alex Stalock stopped all 22 shots he faced over the last two periods, giving the coaching staff something to think about with his own strong performance.
McLellan's postgame concerns went far beyond the goaltending and straight to team speed -- or, more precisely, the lack of it.
"Simply put we were slow," the coach said. "We didn't have legs and we didn't execute well, which made us even slower. We had poor puck support, and that made us slow."
Players tried to downplay the fact the Sharks have lost any momentum gained when they shot out to a 3-0 lead in the series.
"You knew it was going to be a good series," captain Joe Thornton said. "They're a good team, and they're going to come back and make this a series. Now we have to go down there and try to win a game."
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2012 file image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a banquet for rocket scientists in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's top governing body warned Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 that the regime will conduct its third nuclear test in defiance of U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range rockets are designed to carry not only satellites but also warheads aimed at striking the United States. The National Defense Commission, headed by the country's young leader, rejected Tuesday's U.N. Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's long-range rocket launch in December as a banned missile activity and expanding sanctions against the regime. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File) NORTH KOREA OUT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. research institute says recent satellite photos show North Korea could be almost ready to carry out its threat to conduct a nuclear test.
The images of the Punggye-ri site, where nuclear tests were conducted in 2006 and 2009, reveal that over the past month, roads have been kept clear of snow and possible steps taken to seal the tunnel into a mountainside where a nuclear device would be detonated.
But it remains difficult to discern North Korea's true intentions, as a test would be conducted underground.
The analysis was provided to The Associated Press Friday by 38 North, the website of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. The latest image was taken Wednesday.
Pyongyang declared its plans Thursday.


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Summer Scrub Club
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Franklin Memorial Hospital, Ben Franklin Center
A few openings remain for the Summer Scrub Club Camp taking place June 24–27 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Ben Franklin Center at Franklin Memorial Hospital. The camp is designed to introduce participants to a wide variety of careers available in health care and is open to all students who will be entering grades 8-12.
A sampling of careers explored may include: physical therapy and sports medicine, nursing, pharmacy, radiology, anesthesiology, cardiopulmonary, orthopedics, medical lab science, mental health counseling, and emergency medical services. Campers will have the opportunity to participate in unique hands-on activities and demonstrations such as x-ray interpretation, casting, suturing, prostheses, lab analysis, and emergency response to a mock accident. All campers will receive certification in Heartsaver CPR.
To apply online go to http://www.fchn.org/registration/summer-scrub-club. Applications are also available from the Education Office at Franklin Memorial Hospital by calling 779-2381 or 779-2554. There is a $50 registration fee and spaces are limited.


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Tide's offensive linemen uncomfortable watching film
Published: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 11:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at 11:44 p.m.
It was an uncomfortable feeling for Ryan Kelly and his linemates, sitting in the position meeting room reviewing the film from Saturday's game.
There was some good sprinkled in amongst the bad, but more importantly for the five guys who make up the University of Alabama's offensive line, it was what didn't show up on film that hurt the most.
"We knew, as a team, afterwards that we didn't make them quit. I think that's what everyone was disappointed about," Kelly said.
The offense's sputtering performance in a 35-10 win against Virginia Tech can't be blamed solely on the offensive line. There were holes running backs missed, blocks not picked up by the backs and tight ends and passes dropped to go along with the line's lackluster outing.
It all led to an uncomfortable film review session.
"You know, a win is a win, obviously, but when you win by 25 and everybody is upset in the locker room and no one is saying much, you're kind of dreading it the next day," Kelly said. "Obviously, the film is a great teaching point. Coach (Mario) Cristobal, he drove home some pretty important points, getting back to the fundamentals of offensive line."
Eight running plays went for a total of minus-24 yards. Four runs netted no gain. But the problems are fixable. That's why the bye week comes at such an opportune time.
Mastering communication and building chemistry doesn't happen overnight. It takes time.
"No. 1, the most important thing in the offensive line is communication," UA coach Nick Saban said. "Aight, because those guys really have to play together in terms of everything they do and how they go about doing it.
"No. 2 is, because they haven't played together for a long time, maybe sometimes even when there is communication they don't trust in it. They don't believe in it. They're not sure of it. They're not positive. They're not confident. So then they play with a little apprehension about, 'What kind of steps do I take here?' and all that. "I think that's gonna take some time to develop, but I also think that we're capable of doing it much better than we did."
Kelly said there were first-game nerves.
"I don't care what anybody tries to tell you, it's your first game starting. You're going to be nervous," he said. "I think our assignments were always there, but we let the first game and all the pressure kind of get to us. We got away from our fundamentals and what they teach us here. We played hard. We didn't always play physical at times. I think this week is very important because we get back to what Alabama offensive line is about, and that's being physical and making the D-line quit.
"I didn't really know what kind of beast I was walking into. The standard's been set high by the guys in front of us."
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