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So… You might remember that I went to the Philippines in May with Compassion International. They have this brilliant idea to take bloggers to countries where they serve, where they play with the kids and listen to the hearts of Compassion volunteers, and then ask the bloggers to write each evening during their trip.
All these trips are the fault of a guy named Shaun (who also happens to be a SM contributor), and in my life, he's gone from a faraway musician with crazy hair who moonlights as a mommyblogger—to a friend.
Right now, I want you to click on the button below to play Enough, my favorite song from his new album, Third World Symphony. And then I want you to keep reading as you listen.
And at the end, you'll have a chance to win a copy of Third World Symphony.
Shaun and I talked via email recently, and I thought it'd be fun to share some of that conversation…
"I go through these bouts of missing our life overseas (I'm in one now), and I think the root appeal is not having much stuff. …I'm not talking about intentionally living in poverty because of guilt—it's that contentment of just having enough. Not always wanting the next, the better, the newer.
"I'm daily learning to reconcile who I am as an American—it's not my fault I was born here—yet not buying into our culture that what we have isn't quite enough for our family. I still struggle with it. I love our tiny home and our one bathroom and our one little living room, until we go to a friend's house for dinner and they've got twice as much space and newer everything. And then I feel lame for a few days. I shake it off, rinse, and repeat.
"That's one of the reasons I'm thankful for the Philippines trip—I'm in Target, admiring the new dishes, and then Analyn [Denise's mom] with the filthy sink she shares with nine other adults pops into my head. And I can move on without buying."
"But there's a danger in that comparison too don't you think? Comparing my house to a friend's can eat away at my contentment and send me shopping for new appliances, sure. But comparing my life to the life of the average Kenyan or Haitian can do the same thing. Comparison leads to discontent for me.
"I used to compare constantly! It turned into a religion for me—just a bunch of rules really. How many square feet I can live in? What I can eat? How much can I save? Lots of rules.
"Where I found greater contentment was not in rules telling me how to live but by discovering why I live. The why of my life now guides the how of my life—instead of anyone else's how dictating my how. This kind of why-driven life is much less oppressive for me personally. …"
"That is very true. I told this on our trip, but after my first overseas trip, when I was 15, I slept on my floor for a week because I didn't know how to properly process the poverty I saw. I felt guilty for having a comfortable bed and a room to myself.
"Finding your 'why' is absolutely essential. How have you and Becky found your 'why' together? And was this something she was in agreement with, or did you sorta have to coerce her? And what about your kids?
"I ask because so many SM readers mention that they agree with 'living simply so that others may simply live,' but getting their spouse or kids to think similarly is another story."
"Becky and I found our why by making lots of mistakes together. About a year after I signed a record deal—when royalties started arriving in 2002—we were suddenly rich by anyone's standards.
We didn't know exactly how much "enough" was and we built a house that was way too big for us. Together we filled our closets. Together we filled our calendars with too many activities and too much work—to pay for too much stuff. Together, one small choice at a time, we over-complicated and over-consumed.
"We both became unsatisfied but were each scared to speak up. I thought she wanted that big house and she thought I wanted it. …One night Becky told me she wanted to keep less so we could be prepared to give more—wow, I felt free! So free for the first time in years.
"Soon after that I went to El Salvador with Compassion. On that trip I met a little girl we sponsored and saw the dramatic change our measly $38 each month had made not only in her life but her family's. When I got home we decided together to simplify things a bit—a little at a time, the same way we'd complicated things.
"My kids were very small then so life in a smaller house without cable, etc is what they've always known. And because they each sponsor a child through Compassion and read the letters their sponsored kids write, well, they have a focus and perspective I didn't have until my thirties! They even correct me when I say I need something. "You don't need it," my oldest has said. "You just want it." …"
"Was working on this new album different for you? Just thinking in terms of having this focused 'why' in your life. I know when I was working on my latest e-book, I was all the more motivated to make it quality yet affordable so that, quite honestly, lots of people would buy it and then know more about Compassion."
"Absolutely, it's changed everything. And it's not that I didn't have a why when I started making music. I wasn't completely aimless. I wanted to do some good with my platform, sure, but it was very unfocussed good. I was like a pageant contestant – "I want to make the world a better place," etc.
"Now, my why is more informed and precise—I want to partner with Compassion International to release children from cognitive, economic, physical, emotional, social, environmental and spiritual poverty in Jesus' name. Very specific.
"And there's an enjoyable pressure …that comes with a more exact focus for me. I carry around in my head the faces and names of children I've met around the world in my travels with Compassion. They aren't statistics. They're people I know personally.
Kiran in Kolkata. Yanci in El Salvador. Yoseph in Ethiopia. So I know what's at stake when I write a song or stand on a stage. Every day I have the opportunity to make friends and fans who could one day be child sponsors. And every child sponsor is giving a child the opportunity to grow up and be a mature thriving adult."
"…I've told you before, my favorite song on this new album is Enough. Obviously it comes from Proverbs, about finding that sweet spot between poverty and riches. I'm pretty sure one of the reasons I love this song so much is because this particular verse… drives a lot of my decisions as I run SLM to be a blessing to both my family and the other editors' families. I don't write and write and write for gold-plated toilet paper and an out-of-control mortgage.
I write and work alongside Kyle so that we can have enough. To live in that sweet spot where our work doesn't rule us, but where we can eat our daily bread and thank God for warm beds while still remembering Who it is that daily provides."
"Gold-plated toilet paper? No, we write because we're insomniacs and writing is cheaper than meds. No? Just me? Well, okay then. Moving on.
Seriously, the song Enough is based on Proverbs 30:7-9. Those verses changed my life by changing the questions I ask myself. I stopped asking 'How much is enough?' and started asking 'Is God enough?'
"If God and food for today are enough to make me happy, then I can give up anything God wants to make someone else happy. To give them food, medicine, education, a vocation, freedom, an opportunity to hear about God's love for them.
"I didn't build a ginormous house because 1400 square feet wasn't enough for me. I didn't own a dozen pair of $300 jeans made by slaves because the three pair of secondhand ones weren't enough for me. I did it because daily bread and God weren't enough for me. I'm ashamed to admit it, but some days that's still true. Especially the days Steve Jobs holds a press conference.
"But I want to be able to say the prayer of Proverbs 30: Give me neither wealth nor poverty. But give me only my daily bread."
Head here to buy Third World Symphony on iTunes.
Want to win one of five copies of Third World Symphony? I would, if I were you.
Here's how to enter:
1. Leave a comment on this post, answering this question: What's something (or who's someone) in your life that reminds you what's really important?
(If you're reading this via email, you must click over to the post to comment.)
2. For an additional entry, tweet this giveaway, including @simplemom, @shaungroves, and the URL of this post: http://lvsm.pl/otPOLW. Then come back to this post and leave an additional comment, letting me know you tweeted.
This giveaway will end tomorrow, Saturday, September 17 at 11:59 pm. I hope you win!
This post is part of a blog tour for Third World Symphony.


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RS JUNIOR (2012): Played alongside his brother, Ricky, during his time at Santa Clara and played in seven matches during the Broncos WCC Championship season of 2010 … proved to be a valuable reserve over his four seasons … as a final-year player in 2012, Character appeared in four games and made one start, a 3-1 SCU victory over Gonzaga (Oct. 28) ... distributed an assist in the Broncos' final game of the year, a 3-2 victory at San Diego (Nov. 11).
RS SOPHOMORE (2011): Played in seven matches during the season ... played a season-high 22 minutes at St. Mary's (Oct. 7) ... recorded a shot at home against USF (Oct. 5).
RS FRESHMAN (2010): Played in seven matches during the Broncos' WCC Championship season of 2010 ... played a season-high 12 minutes in a victory over San Jose State (Sept. 24).
(2009): Utilized a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Christian Brothers ... senior year won state titles; and sophomore and junior year made the state finals ... team posted a 20-2-1 record in senior year ... played for Rogerio Lima ... all-state his senior year and Best of Prep finalist ... scored 14 goals and dished out nine assists as a senior after scoring 11 goals as a junior ... member of NHS and National Spanish Honor Society ... played for MFC and was coached by Richard Bute; and team made the state finals his final season.
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EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - The University of Colorado is two stories in this state, says valley native Glen Gallegos who's running for CU regent.
One story is the school's reputation - the good and bad - the other is about the skyrocketing costs of a CU education. It's headed beyond $30,000 a year and that's out of reach for most Colorado families, Gallegos said.
His mission as a regent would be to keep CU affordable, he said. Some of that will come through cuts in administration, some in other ways. He said he supports Amendment S, which will help clean up the state's personnel system.
"I have business experience, education experience and college experience. This position was made for me," Gallegos said.
The two CUs
Gallegos said as he campaigns he constantly hears about how CU is considered Liberal Land in many parts of the state, especially the largely rural and conservative 3rd Congressional District which he's running to represent.
"People remember it being ranked the No. 1 party school the big pot smoke-out," Gallegos said. "But there are so many different life choices students can make. A big part of my job would be to help people understand that."
Like any collection of thousands of college-age people, all sorts of things will make you roll your eyes. But CU is one of the nation's top universities, he said.
"CU has two Nobel Prize winners on its faculty and the most space shuttle astronauts of any university," Gallegos said. "When America's space program launches a satellite, chances are several of the components are a results of CU's partnership with Bell Aerospace. The Anschutz Medical Center is one of the nation's top medical schools."
"CU is a good story," he said.
Fifth generation Colordan
Gallegos' Colorado roots go back five generations. His dad's family moved to Colorado in 1835 from Spain. He jokes that his mom's family came over on the land bridge between Asia and Alaska.
His Eagle County roots go back almost that far. He attended Red Cliff Elementary School, his grandfather helped build Camp Hale, his father was a member of the 10th Mountain Division who met his mother at a local dance.
His grandfather was the mayor of Red Cliff and president of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union, and traveled the country negotiating union contracts. He did all that with an eighth grade education, Gallegos said.
His dad left the family when Glen was in the third grade, leaving his mother to raise four boys and two girls alone. They soon found they weren't alone.
"In Minturn we had lots of help when we were growing up," Gallegos said. "That's where we came to the idea of giving back to our community whenever we can."
And that's why he says he willing to spend enormous amounts of time campaigning for an unpaid job.
Education and business
He spent 19 years as a teacher and principal in Eagle County schools, Red Cliff elementary and Minturn Middle School where he also coached football and wrestling, and sometimes drove the bus. He wandered off to Grand Junction as Mesa County's assistant school superintendent for eight years, then came back to join brothers Gerald and Bob in the family business, Gallegos Construction.
In all his spare time he helped land grants to build recreation fields in the Vail area and helped guide the educational component of the 1989 World Alpine Ski Championships.
While he was in Grand Junction Gov. Bill Owens asked him to be on the board Mesa State College, now Colorado Mesa University. It wasn't long before he was board president and helped spearhead the college's incredible growth over the past few years.
While he headed that board, Colorado Mesa University grew from 5,000 students to 10,000 and added several programs, including an engineering degree through the University of Colorado.
"I don't think CU needs a brick and mortar presence on the Western Slope," Gallegos said. "There are opportunities for partnerships, and we need to seek out those opportunities."
The road to regent
Except for CU, Colorado's colleges and universities have appointed boards of trustees. CU is operated by an elected board of regents, one from each of Colorado's seven congressional districts.
He enjoys meeting people while he campaigns, he said.
"People live in the area not because they'll get rich, but because they love it and they're tied to it," Gallegos said.
CU and CSU each turn out about 11,000 graduates a year. Colorado Mesa University graduates about 3,500, he said.
Gallegos said the question for those universities is simple: "Are those graduates ready to take their place in the workforce?" he asks.
When a business wants to locate to Colorado, their first question is about workforce training, he said.
"For years we thought we needed to train people for the service industry, but it's tough to make money working in that sector," he said. "New jobs are more than computers. They call for math and science, higher levels of thinking."
He's retired, or as much as he's going to be, so he has the time he says it will take to do this correctly. He doesn't have a well-honed aptitude for leisure.
"Like my brother Gerald used to say, when you give, you get it back and more," he said.
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 or email@example.com.


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How to make your basic college diet taste like 4-star food
The typical college student's diet consists of PB&J sandwiches, ramen, Easy Mac, ramen, cereal, and more ramen. On breaks you go home and gorge on Mom's cooking because you know you won't taste anything nearly as good until the next time you're home.
What if I told you there were some easy ways to make your basic college foods taste like they came from a four-star restaurant?
College classic: PB&J Sandwich. College cuisine: Grilled PB&J.
Give the all-American sandwich you've loved since elementary a new spin by grilling it. Simply butter the outside of a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich and throw it in a pan on the stove-top or toss it into the oven. The warm, oozing peanut butter mixed with the tartness of jelly or jam and the comforting buttery taste will make you never want to go back to your lunchbox days.
Secret Ingredient: Bananas. Add them for a flavor that would make Elvis proud.
College classic: Easy Mac. College cuisine: Taco Mac 'n Cheese.
Easy Mac – fast, simple, cheesy. But it can get a bit old, especially if your parents bought you a Costco-size pack last time they were in town. Spice it up with a can of corn, black beans, and salsa. Bonus points if you have any Taco Bell taco sauce. Mix these in to your taste for a whole new spin on macaroni. Secret Ingredient: Tortilla chips. Use this as a dip for delectable nachos.
College classic: Cereal. College cuisine: Cereal Ice Cream Sundae.
It's no secret to my roommates that I love cereal. My favorites are Cocoa Pebbles, Reese's Puffs, and Cookie Crisp. For dessert (or breakfast on a really bad day – no judgment here), combine some of your favorite cereals and pair the mix with vanilla ice cream. The crunch adds a great texture and the vanilla flavor mimics the milk flavor we all expect with cereal. Don't be afraid to experiment with other ice cream flavors. For example, Golden Grahams and Marshmallows from Lucky Charms taste delicious with chocolate ice cream. Secret Ingredient: Caramel. Drizzle it on top to take this cereal to a level that will satisfy even the most stubborn sweet tooth.
College classic: Ramen, College cuisine: Dessert Ramen,
Last but not least: ramen. It's the cliché college lunch and dinner. But have you ever tried it for dessert? Pair that package of ramen with some honey, cinnamon sugar, and strawberry sauce for a one-of-a-kind dessert. Toss out the flavor packet and make the ramen as usual, then chill the noodles in your mini-fridge for 15-20 minutes. Add as much honey as you'd like and sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top. Put a pool of strawberry sauce on the side for dipping and you've got ramen dessert! Secret Ingredient: Cool Whip. Put a dollop next to the strawberry sauce for a classy look that tastes great, too.
Now that you're a master chef, cook these treats for your roommates! You can even impress your crush with your cooking skills. Share your own recipes and let us know what you thought of these twists on classic foods in the comments.
By Guest Blogger Sarah Coffey I DRAKE UNIVERSITY: Friends describe her as a loyal, driven, creative goofball. But this high-octane double major (graphic design and PR) has a laser-like focus when it comes to achieving her goals. Weakness: "I'm absolutely addicted to the Food Network."


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Missouri lawmakers are asking voters to give them more power to overrule budget cuts made by governors.
The Senate gave final approval Friday to a proposed constitutional amendment, HJR 72, that would let the Legislature override gubernatorial decisions to reduce spending for particular programs.
The power would be similar to what already exists for lawmakers to override gubernatorial vetoes of budget items.
The measure comes amid budgetary tension between the executive and legislative branches. In recent years, Gov. Jay Nixon has cited his constitutional powers while reducing funding for budgeted programs — sometimes even though revenues are meeting projections.
The constitutional amendment also would prohibit governors from basing budget recommendations on revenues that are dependent on legislation that has not yet passed.
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Minor league teams use Te'o hoax for promotion
Published: Friday, January 18, 2013 at 4:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 18, 2013 at 4:50 p.m.
FLORENCE, Ky. — The Kentucky-based Florence Freedom minor league baseball team is jumping on the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax story, offering a bobblehead giveaway of the girlfriend — only the boxes will be empty.
And the New York Mets' Class A Brooklyn Cyclones will hold a "Fictitious Friday" on June 21. Sid Finch will make his professional debut against Roy Hobbs and the New York Knights — all fictional. The Cyclones said they will have a petting zoo "featuring a unicorn, a mermaid and a Minotaur," adding they "are also in discussions with the Loch Ness Monster and Big Foot to throw out a ceremonial first pitch."
The Freedom, a member of the Frontier League, said Friday that the boxes will go to the first 1,000 fans on May 23. They also will rope off a special section just for people to bring imaginary friends.
Freedom General Manager Josh Anderson says fans can make the bobblehead out to be whatever they want it to be.
Te'o, an All-American from Notre Dame, said this week he was duped in a bizarre scheme involving a fake "girlfriend" he met online. The tale of how Te'o played through the pain of the pain of the girlfriend's "death" became a major story line during the 2012 season.
The Cyclones will honor Finch, the pitcher with the 168 mph fastball in the fictional Sports Illustrated story from April Fool's Day 1985, and Hobbs and the Knights from "The Natural," a 1952 novel and 1984 movie.
"Fans should be sure to arrive early because prior to the game, The Beatles will reunite for a once-in-a-lifetime concert event," Cyclones spokesman Jason Solomon said in an email, adding, "OK, that's apparently not true either, but this girl I met online told me she could make it happen."
Brooklyn's video board will feature player headshots of "random people whose photos we found on the Internet."
"Everywhere you look, there seems to be another story about an athlete that was covering up something," said Cyclones General Manager Steve Cohen said. "People don't know who, or what, to believe any more. That got us thinking — let's have a night where our fans don't have to worry about what's real and what's not, we'll just tell them everything planned for that night is a hoax."
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Police Report: Dec. 28-30, 2012
Published: Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 11:05 p.m.
Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Dec. 28, 2012
Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Thad Rodrigue, 23, 1256 Roberts Dr., Houma, contempt.
Wesley Wright, 51, 1302 Tiger Dr., Thibodaux, contempt, two counts fugitive of Plaquemines Parish.
Jamie Blanchard, 26, 140 Celes Ln., Lockport, three counts contempt.
Stephen Cortez, 24, 139 E. 6th St., Larose, two counts simple battery of the infirmed, cruelty to the infirmed, criminal abandonment, child desertion, fugitive.
Thibodaux Police
Selena Hebert, 39, 3259 Choctaw Rd., Thibodaux, theft (felony).
Mark Ledet, 40, 924 Brule Guillot Rd., Thibodaux, theft, simple burglary of a pharmacy.
Kelly Broussard, 45, 1120 W. Camelia St., Thibodaux, theft, forgery.
Byron Oncale, 34, 503 Ceder Tree Dr., Thibodaux, DWI with child endangerment, open container in a motor vehicle.
Dec. 29, 2012
Thibodaux Police
Marshall Prensall, 33, 1200 Louise St., Thibodaux, DWI, failure to signal.
Francisco Garces, 23, 135 Marcel Dr., Morgan City, contempt, simple battery.
Stephen Cortez, 24, 139 E. 6th St., Larose, two counts simple battery of the infirmed, cruelty to the infirmed, criminal abandonment, child desertion, fugitive.
Ricky Duval, 31, 7108 Park Rd., Morgan City, speeding, operating a vehicle while under suspension for certain prior offenses, 2nd DWI.
Suzanne Baker, 49, 304 W. 10th St., Thibodaux, theft of goods.
Ronald Franklin, 56, 304 W. 10th St., Thibodaux, theft of goods.
Murray Williams, 28, 107 Alvin St. Napoleonville, first offense DWI, no drivers licensed or id, improper lane usage.
Jimmie Chiasson, 28, 173 Durocher, St., Thibodaux, first offense DWI, headlights when required, open alcoholic beverage in motor vehicle.
Earl Kenny, 23, 708 Barbier Ave. Thibodaux, contempt.
Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Shane Trahan, 42, 347 E. 19th St., Larose, evidence of compulsory motor vehicle liability security contained in vehicle, possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles, DWI, seven counts contempt.
Michael Businelle, 44, 116 Batlis Dr. Gray, theft, illegal possession of stolen things.
Leonard Pharagood, 34, 312 Hyland Dr., Thibodaux, domestic abuse battery, first offense possession of marijuana, taking contraband to and from penal institutions prohibited.
Steven Kehn, 25, 404 East 36th St., Cut Off, third offense DWI, public bribery, possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles.
Johnny Plaisance, 58, 216 East 71 St., Cut Off, contempt, operating vehicle with suspended license and other offenses.
Thibodaux Police
Paul Traigle, 53, 903 Hwy. 1011, Napoleonville, first offense DWI.
Nicolas Shaw, 23, 473 West Main St., Thibodaux, first offense DWI, speeding, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Karey Folse, 34, 774 St. Louis, Raceland, contempt.
Alvin Sewire, 25, 1303 Midland Dr., Thibodaux, misdemeanor theft.
State Police and Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Lance Folse, 35, 306 St. Charles Bypass, Thibodaux, contempt.
Jude Bonvillian, 27, 5925 Grand Calliou, Houma, speeding, second offense DWI.
Ron Batiste, 43, 941 St. Charles St., Thibodaux, contempt.
David Boudreaux, 31, 238 Adams St., Mathews, theft of goods, enter and remain after being forbidden.
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I signed up for my first Half Ironman and completed a challenging training program. I felt fast, lean and confident like an endurance machine looking forward to a two week taper of 7 and 3 hours.
And of-course 5 days before the race my beautiful 2 yr old daughter brings home a cold - which wallops pregnant mommy, big brother and wannabe Iron dad...
Now I'm stuck caring for the whole house and can barely rest. About all I can do is drink tons of fluids and eat endless fruits and vegetables.
Bottom line is I really really want to race on Sunday, and I would have to take a turn for the worse to not.
Doc thinks it's ok - given my general good health. But I thought it might be nice to get advice from someone who has been through a 70.3 mile event.
Any advice in terms of fluid intake, monitoring heart rate, adjusting race plans?
Hi Josh,
Smart to get your doctor's opinion. Years ago when I was prepping for IMFL, I had my hands full. We sold (fixed, cleaned & packed) our house & moved into our new house 5 days before driving from Wisconsin to FL for my race. My hubby was working nine million hours & since I was home with the kids I did most of the packing. In the middle of that germy, nonrestful state, I got an upper respitory infection days before leaving, and then my husband did too.
On the roadtrip down I used saline nasal spray, prescription meds from the dr for my cough, and lots of fluids. It turned out fine. Swimming in salt water was a little tougher, but thankfully I didn't have a cough attack in the ocean.
As an athlete (NOT a doctor) I love the sinuclense nasal mist or nasal wash. We have 3 kids, tons of school germs, and our youngest has bad allergies. The nasal mist really helps and it has a 1-way squirter so germs don't go back in the container with each squirt.
As an athlete, I'd say you sound confident in your training & are excited to race. On race day, listen to your body while focusing on the elements in your control, like how you repond to each situation/moment of a long day/halfday. I haven't met you, but I really do hope you get the perfect day for racing. If you have a chance, update us with your race report or highlights post-race. Remember the solid training you've completed & focus on your key mental/technique power points throughout the day.
Race well,
Sara Cox Landolt
also not a doc take a lot of fluid to flush out teh bug and take lots of vitamin C and maybe try echinicea (this sometiems helps me recover from colds quicker) but think you are still ok to race as long as the cold stays in the head. hope you and the family feel better soon.
goals for 2011:
break 19minutes for 5k
break 2:42 for olympic triathlon probably Anthracite olympic
break 3:16 for marathon ( a long shot but it's fun putting yourself out there)
Thanks for your comments. Sara I read yours before the race (while I was congested and not sleeping).
It reminded me to use a Netipot with saline that we had travelled with. It cleared me up just enough to get some sleep.
Sunday I got up a little early and steamed up the shower which helped clear my head.
My friend then told me that if this was a hot day that would have been a really bad idea because I would sweat more.
As fate would have it -- heat would not be a problem. I probably would skip this in retrospect since the swim is first...
I took some naproxen to help keep sinus swelling down all day. And I figured it couldn't hurt for the race anyway.
Saline nasal spray would have helped, but I couldn't get it in time.
The race...Well I guess I know why it was called the Windman.
Los Banos is like wind tunnel. The temperature never got about the low 50's, and there was wind advisory and a storm rolling in.
The wind was a steady 15-30 with even larger gusts. Occasional drops of rain but thankfully I beat the downpour.
The swim went well and helped clear my head, but the bike ride in the wind was hard - regardless of the cold. I just stayed zone 2 all the way and monitored my calories - about 250-300.
It took over 4 hours. The wind held me to 9-12mph heading South. I might as well have been climbing a hill. By the middle I felt like a little kid with a runny nose and windburn.
I kept reminding myself everyone was dealing with the same weather. Only the cold was my extra special bonus today.
I also had bike difficulty - my cadence sensor got knocked over a little bit when I had to glide through some water leaving the reservoir. This is an interesting course. You actually have to take your shoes out of the clips and hoist up your feet and hold the wheel steady and cruise through about 8-10 inches of water for about 50 feet getting out and back in to the reservoir area. Anyway, my cadence sensor stopped working after that and I noticed climbing the first hill after transition. But instead of stopping and checking it I kept going. Rookie move - it turned out my cadence sensor was shifted and brushing against the left crank for the next 50 some odd miles. I figured that out during the post-race bike inspection at home. Better than a flat tire though ;-)
The bike course was desolate, mostly farms and farm animals and an occasional guy with stopwatch that I would yell my number to as I passed. If the weather was better and I was at full health I would have really liked that.
But on loop #1 at 10 mph into the wind I was wondering what the heck I was doing with a runny nose soaking wet looking at farm animals all alone in the central valley.
But when I got to the return leg of loop 1 with the wind at my back and slight downhill grade I got up to about 23 and I realized I would be able to do this.
By loop 3 I entertained myself by assuming the cows were laughing at me, wondering if I was lost.
As I made the turn to head back the three miles to the reservoir after the loops, I was worried that breathing to hard would irritate my chest so I was very conscious of staying in a low gear and keeping my breathing easy.
I almost tricked myself into quitting. But I remembered my friend and coach had asked me what I would do when I came back from the bike spent. I responded with my best inspirational stuff -- I thought about what I wrote.
When I got back to T2 my wife and children were there ;-) and that recharged me. I took a slower transition, had a gel and guzzled about 8 oz of water.
And I set out on the slow zone 3, 13.1 trail run through the hills in the wind.
I ran with my windbreaker -- which was also a rookie move - I can't believe I did that. I tied it to my waste within a mile.
The run consisted of 2 short loops and 2 long loops. So I finally got to see some of the competitors that I had not seen since the swim.
I had two friends in the race. I got see them both while we were doing the run loops; that helped alot.
I ran slower than normal with water in my hand which I sipped to keep my throat moist.
All the Oly's and sprinters were gone. There were my friends and our families waiting and cheering when I finished. Only two other bikes remained.
And on the way drive out we saw the last bike still coming in!
There were 20 people who signed up for this half course. I don't know how many competed or finished.
So I solidly fall in the camp of yes you can go 70.3 with a head cold.
I concentrated on going steady, not quitting, not letting my mind trick me into quitting because I was too sick. I reminded myself pushing too hard would have made me feel worse.
I finished in 6:56 -- about an hour slower than I hoped but I finished. And I was happy with my 34 minute swim.
My cold is probably not much worse today than it would be otherwise either. The kids are better of-course.
And I was able to cover car clean up and kiddie bedtime last night while mom inhaled peppermint infused steam.
I cleaned the kitchen got to work on time today.
I sat down at my desk and had a cup of theraflu and went about my day....
wow great job especially on such a nasty day! hope ur feeling better
goals for 2011:
break 19minutes for 5k
break 2:42 for olympic triathlon probably Anthracite olympic
break 3:16 for marathon ( a long shot but it's fun putting yourself out there)
slowly on the mend... i took it very easy this week. 1 swim, 1 run, some walking, kids soccer practice -- i think i'll get a few hours in this weekend.
the head cold got a lot worse in the days after the race but seem so to be fading. it's a solid 2 weeker with no antibiotics. kids seem to be fine. and mom is a few days ahead of me.
we're doing a potty training party for my daughter this weekend -- now that is an event that requires training
i'm looking forward for to full health and resuming training for the oly's in june!
I don't think a doctor will give you every suggestion right, because basically doctor will treat your condition just as a condition independently, and you will take more suggestion from a nutritionist, who will treat your condition in root, and make you healthier. A doctor may not make you health, but make you not sick only. You know what I mean?
I've done it with a cold before. Have some muscosinex, some oil of oregano, a little bit of greens supplement and you'll feel like a million bucks. Then go rock your race!
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Congrats on the race!
One quick tip you can use in the future for deciding to train/race with an illness is what I call the "neck check". Basically, if most of your cold symptoms are above the neck (runny nose, scratchy throat, etc) then I usually give patients the green light with the comment that they should plan for slightly longer recover from hard efforts. Usually your immune system is diminshed for 2 to 24 hours after intense exercise, so its important to allow for recovery to prevent further illness.
If your symptoms are "below the neck" such as deep productive cough, wheezing, high fever or body aches, I usually tell patients to go very easy on the workouts (recovery or Zone 1 effort) or to hold off completely until their symptoms improve. Again, the goal is to allow the body to fight off the infection and to prevent secondary infections. One concern I have as a physician is the athlete's potential for developing a more severe infection such as a viral myocarditis, which is a viral infection of the heart. This infection may be the reason for some of the suprising "sudden deaths" we see in otherwise healthy athletes due to the potential of the infection to cause scarring of the heart wall.
If I recall correctly, Joe Friel of the "Triathlete Training Bible" actually had the infection once. He spent about 6 months wearing a heart rate monitor to keep his heart rate under 120 BPM until he was cleared by his doctor.
-Doc John
San Diego, CA
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With any major launch, the first-party games have the upper hand. The makers of the system have spent a lot of time with the hardware, and they know its capabilities. So it's a safe bet that if you're looking for Wii U offerings, Nintendo is the way to go.
However, the recent batch of launch titles are unusual. At first glance, "New Super Mario Bros. U" and "Nintendo Land" seem to play it safe. Initially, both don't do anything to impress players. They don't grab you in the same way "Wii Sports" did with the Wii remote. Seeing that game in action instantly showed fans that Nintendo was onto something.
The magic of the Wii U, which hits stores Sunday, isn't as straightforward. "New Super Mario Bros. U" is a standard platformer, while "Nintendo Land" looks like a mixed bag of minigames. The trick to drawing the magic out of both games is to add a player or two -- or three or five.
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That's when the Wii U GamePad shines and shows refreshing gameplay changes. With "New Super Mario Bros. U," the new controller acts as support. Gamers don't play as Mario, Luigi or the two toads. Players tap on the screen with a stylus to create blocks or jab at enemies to stun them.
It may not seem like much, but it helps immensely, because this is one of the hardest "Mario Bros." games to come out in ages. Going solo, it's frustratingly difficult; the game asks you to make one impossible jump after another. The GamePad user can save you from a wayward jump and alert your partner to secrets only she can see.
It's especially helpful on tricky stages such as the haunted mansions. But the game pushes communication between players in the same room. That social aspect is the magic sauce that gives life to a routine but lengthy adventure.
"Nintendo Land" has loftier standards to live up to. As the pack-in game with the Deluxe version of the Wii U, it's supposed to be the entryway where newcomers discover what the new console is all about.
Set up like a theme park, the game lets players tackle several minigames in the form of attractions. The single-player fare is a mixed bag. Yoshi's Fruit Cart and Octopus Dance are disappointing, amounting to nothing more than glorified iPad time-wasters. But attractions such as Takamaru's Ninja Castle and Balloon Trip Breeze hint at the potential of the touch-screen GamePad.
Takamaru's Ninja Castle resembles a light gun shooter, except players toss out throwing stars by sliding their fingers across the touch screen. Balloon Trip Breeze lets players push their character across the level by tapping the screen and creating a breeze. They will be constantly looking at both screens to navigate obstacles in the way.
Friend vs. friend
But again, Wii U is a social system; though some of those minigames introduce novel concepts, it's the competitive attractions pitting four friends on Wii remotes against a competitor on the GamePad that are the stars of this show. Mario Chase, Animal Crossing: Sweet Day and Luigi's Ghost Mansion are where the fun lives. (The cooperative offerings such as The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest aren't that compelling.)
Mario Chase is basically hide and seek. The GamePad player hides in a map and the four rivals track her down. Constant communication is key. Luigi's Haunted Mansion operates on the same concept, except the GamePad player is a ghost that can sneak up and subdue foes while the four competitors can shine a light and fry the spirit. But by far, the best minigame in "Nintendo Land" is Animal Crossing: Sweet Day, where four players grab candy while the GamePad user searches for them.
It has the most depth and strategy, requiring constant teamwork to best the GamePad player who has control of two avatars at the same time. (It's not as hard as it sounds.).
Spend time with a group of friends playing this, and it can change their minds about the system. Nintendo has found a way to crystallize joy, stamp it on plastic discs and sell it. It just takes a few buddies to dig it up from beneath the surface.
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Kerry County Councillor Danny Healy-Rae has put forth new legislation that would grant people in isolated areas in Ireland special permits that would allow them to drive after consuming some alcohol. The new measure has since been widely criticized as "dangerous" and "ridiculous."
Speaking to The Journal on Tuesday, Councillor Healy-Rae explained his proposed measures were meant to help "those people in every parish who are isolated and who can't get out of their place at night".
"A lot of these people are living in isolated rural areas where there's no public transport of any kind, and they end up at home looking at the four walls, night in and night out, because they don't want to take the risk of losing their licence."
The motion put forth by Danny Healy-Rae calls for the Minister for Justice to permit Gardai to issue special permits to people in the most isolated parts of Ireland, such as around Healy-Rae's constituency in Kerry, that would allow them to drive after drinking some alcohol.
The motion passed on Tuesday afternoon in Kerry with a vote of 5 in favor to 3, with 7 people abstaining from the vote, and another 12 people absent.
"The pub is invariably the only social outlet left in rural Ireland and they're getting scarce now – just one or two in every village," Healy-Rae said.
"I see the merit in having a stricter rule of law for when there's a massive volume of traffic and where there's busy roads with massive speed. But on the roads I'm talking about, you couldn't do any more than 20 or 30 miles per hour and it's not a big deal. I don't see any big issue with it."
Ireland introduced lower alcohol limits for drivers and alcohol checkpoints which have in turn seen the level of fatalities on Irish roads drop significantly over the past five years. In October 2011, alcohol limits were reduced from 80mg per 100ml to 50mg/100ml, and to 20mg/100ml for drivers on their learners' permits.
The year 2012 saw the lowest amount of road deaths in Ireland and showed a welcome 56 percent decrease since 2007.
Referring to the legislation that helped curb road-related deaths over the past few years, Healy-Rae said "That law was put in place and there was no debate. It's unfair that the same rule applies to someone driving a tractor as someone driving a coach or a lorry carrying a 30-ton load."
Under Healy-Rae's legislation, he envisions drivers managing tractors or other machinery that wouldn't be capable of high speeds, especially on desolate rural roads. He also sees the limit to be around two or three pints of alcohol.
The Kerry County Councillor did acknowledge that his legislation that wouldn't be suitable for the entire country: "A blanket rule for the country will not work. You can't paint the whole country with the one brush and hope that everything works out."
Behind the new legislation is Healy-Rae's growing concern about the mental health of those who are forced to be isolated in their rural homes: "These people that are being isolated at present, all the wisdom and all the wit and all the culture that they had, the music and the singing, that's all being lost to the younger generation because these older people might as well be living in Japan and Jerusalem because the younger generation don't see them at all anymore."
"These characters are being isolated now at home, and a lot of them falling into depression." Healy-Rae asserts that being permitted to drive after having a reasonable amount of alcohol would help draw these isolated people out from their homes, in hopes of reviving a dying or reclusive generation.
Healy-Rae was cognizant that there will be opposition to his ideas: "I know there'll be opposition. I know that it will be people in urban areas who have access to different outlets than the pub, but in rural parishes, that's well we have – we don't have anything else. All they want to do [here] is talk to neighbours, talk to friends, play cards, talk about the match and the price of cattle, about such a lady going out with such a fella, and it's harmless."
Indeed, the criticism has been laid on hard.
Noel Brett, chief executive of the Road Safety Authority in Ireland, was particularly critical of the Healy-Rae motion: "It is unthinkable that we would go back to a system that sought to increase our drink-drive limit."
"We have made substantial progress in Ireland in reducing deaths and injuries on our roads, particularly in rural areas which are hardest hit by road fatalities and injuries."


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Before I went to check out The Pitcher Plant Project's sweet greenhouse I met up with garden rock star Johanna Silver from Sunset Magazine at Flora Grubb Gardens. We did hard time together in City College's Plant ID class back in the day. It was actually very fun, but I have to admit I've gotten lazy with my botanical Latin these days. I used to religiously take pics of tags and make sure everything was tagged and spelled right on flickr. Now I'm happy if I actually take pictures with the good camera and get them uploaded. Anyways… Matti still works for Flora full-time, and we both run the web shop. Zoe's starting part-time daycare in September, so I'll be able to dedicate more time to it. We're hoping to add some super cool new stuff very soon.
I've killed every Codiaeum or Croton (Clarke, help! I'm not totally sure which are which, or what the above is) we've brought home. I had no idea that it was in the Euphorbiaceae family until I looked it up a few minutes ago. That explains a lot. They look super cute in these containers.
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Green Day's "American Idiot" made the transition from Grammy-winning concept album to Tony-winning Broadway musical.
Now, Billie Joe Armstrong's brainchild has spawned a film, "Broadway Idiot," a highly polished documentary that recounts the creation of the musical from its conception to its debut at Berkeley Repertory Theatre to, eventually, a hit run on Broadway.
The film -- which got its world premiere Friday at the South by Southwest Film Festival, with Green Day in attendance -- is a moderately enjoyable ride that could appeal to both the band's legions of fans as well as Broadway buffs.
Armstrong is the star of the film, filling nearly every scene he is in with loads of charisma.
But where are the other band members? It would have been nice to find out what Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool thought of this whole process -- it is, after all, Green Day's "American Idiot," not just Billie Joe Armstrong's. Yet the two other band members make only cameo appearances in film.
In all, the film features too many interviews with folks saying the same things (summary: "We didn't know this was going to work") and too much behind-the-scenes material, and not enough music. The musical segments -- whether performed by the "American Idiot" cast or the band itself -- are what make "Broadway Idiot" worth your time.


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Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins is an ingredient found in medications to kill lice. Poisoning occurs when someone swallows the product or too much of the product touches the skin.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Pyrethrins poisoning; Lice medication poisoning
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Seek immediate medical help. Do not make a person throw up unless told to do so by Poison Control or a health care professional. If the chemical is in the eyes, flush with lots of water for at least 15 minutes.
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Renovated Studio, divided in bed- and living room close to the Copacabana beach C008
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- Air conditioning
- Smoking allowed
- Elevator in building
- Towels
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Accommodation with 32m², divided in living room, bedroom, bathroom and an open kitchen.
The comfortable bedroom (suite) comes with a double bed, access to the bathroom, air conditioner, wardrobe, a bedside table and a rotating LCD TV which can be switched and used in the living room also.
The spacious living room provides a sofa, a single bed, air conditioner and a dinette which combines with the open kitchen.
Property equipped with free wireless Internet. Located silently in the 10th floor of a safe and well administrated building with 24h doorman.
Less than 50 meters distance to the famous Copacabana beach.
For your safety and convenience, we offer a transfer by executive car, with a bilingual driver. If interested, please request more information by sending a message.
We hand over the apartment clean and in perfect condition, including bed and bath linen. Is also our responsibility to clean the property and to take care of bed and bath linen laundering when client leaves.
Extra cleaning:
If the client wants an extra cleaning during his stay in the property, we just need to schedule according to availability of dates and times.
For any extra cleaning will be done the exchange of bed and bath linen. Price: R$60 (BRL)
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To validate your reservation, we require the following information:
Passport or ID number
Phone number
E-mail address
Check-in time & Flight number (for plane arrivals)
Checkout time
Names of occupants
Reservation / rental cancelation and changing of booking dates/times
Office times:
Monday/Friday – 8am to 7pm
Saturday/Sunday/Holidays – 9am to 4pm
Out of our office times we have a employee and a 24h emergency number.
Check-in / Check Out:
Out of our office times, the customer must inform the Agency about the exact arrival time at the apartment, since our employee will meet the customer at the apartment.
Before check-in / after check-out, customers are permitted to leave luggage during regular office hours.
Check-in time is at 14h (2pm)
Check-out time is at 11h (11am)
If the customers would like to schedule a different time and the apartment is still available (Important: Please check availability and confirm before the reservation), the following fees are will be charged:
Before 6h => previous day room rate + R$ 50,00 service tax;
6h01 to 13h59 => earlier check in = 50% of room rate;
After 22h00 onwards => R$ 50,00 service tax late (late check-in);
Before 6h => R$ 50,00 service tax (early check out);
11h00 to 22h00 => 50% room rate price;
22h01 => 50% room rate price + R$ 50,00 service tax (late check- out) ;
Property Inspection
During the check-in and the check-out a company represent will come to the apartment in order to check it for any damages and return the security deposit to the customer.
This process may take 15-30 minutes depending on the size of the apartment.
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It is forbidden to exceed the indicated number of person. Children under 1 year of age are not calculated.
Please check the allowed number of persons before renting the apartment.
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The client is fully responsible for the property and all items in the property and building.
The client and all apartment occupants and visitors must comply with the building regulations.
Fines imposed by the building administration for infringing regulations must be paid immediately by the client and can cause premature termination of the rental contract without any refund.
Please verify before making a reservation, if the building accepts the entrance of visitors.
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This service is provided by telecommunication companies beyond our control: should there be any problems, there will be no refund of rental payments.
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Everything OK, no complaints.
Alles ok, keine Beanstandungen.
Best location but a bit too small for 3 man. Otherwise perfect.
Beste Lage aber das für 3 Mann ein wenig zu klein. Sonst perfekt .
Map cheap to stay in RIO (7 € per night and per person) to 200 m from the beach Cobacabanna.
As against a room is completely blind, an AC did not work, and the table and chairs in the dining room are unusable: they are made of MDF 10mm, it can take it if you put your buttocks and your butler used throughout the food ... but the butler is not provided in the price ...
By ignoring this, it's still a chance to sleep in the shelter on the roofs of RIO and not far from the beach for a reasonable budget.
Plan pas chère pour se loger à RIO (7€ par nuit et par personne) à 200 m de la plage de Cobacabanna.
Par contre une chambre est complètement aveugle, une clim ne fonctionnait pas, et la table et les chaises de la salle à manger sont inutilisables : elles sont en MDF de 10mm, ça peut tenir si vous posez vos fesses dessus et qu'un majordome vous sert tout au long du repas... mais le majordome n'est pas prévu dans le tarif...
En passant outre cela, c'est quand même une possibilité de dormir à l'abri, sur les toits de RIO et pas loin de la plage pour un budget raisonnable.
Very good location, safe environment. Good information from the Agetur. gladly again!
Sehr gute Lage, sichere Umgebung. Gute Informationen von der Agetur. Gerne wieder!
Perfect place!
Everything organized super professional. Nice and very helpful stuff + perfect location - just 3 mins from Copacabana, 2 supermarkets just around the corner. Restaurant just next to the entrance. Recommended to anyone.
the security guy was not very friendly but that the only minus I can think about and nothing too serious.
We have stayed there 4 boys (friend trip).
The small apartment is ideally a few steps from Copacabana Beach, an ideal way to experience the World Cup atmosphere. It was clean, absolutely ok for three people. Alessandro and Arthur were very nice and helpful. However, the equipment was in deficit, no cups, no bowls, no coffee. Suellen has promised me by e-mail to bring cups and a pillow, the request was not fulfilled. Apart from this, but we were satisfied.
Das kleine Appartment liegt optimal wenige Schritte von der Copacabana entfernt, ideal, um das WM-Ambiente mitzuerleben. Es war sauber, für drei Personen absolut ok. Alessandro und Arthur waren sehr nett und hilfsbereit. Die Ausstattung aber war defizitär, keine Tassen, keine Schüsseln, keine Kaffeemaschine. Suellen hat mir per Mail zugesagt, Tassen und ein Kopfkissen zu bringen, die Bitte wurde aber nicht erfüllt. Abgesehen davon waren wir aber zufrieden.
Too small for two people! Too noisy!
Very noisy - the situation is good.
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California School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Los Angeles Campus
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Associate Professor
Alliant International University Los Angeles
1000 South Fremont Ave, unit #5
Alhambra CA 91803
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
Psychological Assessment (USC)
Research Design (Hong Kong University)
Community Psychology (Hong Kong University)
Health Psychology (Hong Kong University)
Psychopathology (Hong Kong University)
Clinical Interviewing (USC)
Factors influencing ethical behavior among professionals; integrity testing in employee selection; assessment of thought disorder; the enhancement of cognitive therapy training using formal training in logic
Gore, R., and Earleywine, M. (2006). Marijuana's perceived addictiveness: a survey of clinicians and researchers. In Pot Politics: Marijuana and the Cost of Prohibition, edited by Mitchell Earleywine. Oxford University Press.
Schneider, D.C., Gandhi, S., Gore, L.R., Heger, A.H. (2001). Medical support of adult protective services: A survey of APS workers in Los Angeles County. Gerontologist, 41 (Sp. Iss. 1). p. 335. Published abstract.
Woods, W.J., Binson, D., Mayne, T.J., Gore, L.R., and Rebchook, G.M. (2001). Facilities and HIV prevention in bathhouse and sex club environments. Journal of Sex Research, 38 (1), 68-74.
Woods, W.J., Binson, D., Mayne, T.J., Gore, L.R., and Rebchook, G. (2000). HIV/STD education and prevention in U.S. sex environments. AIDS, 14 (5), 625-626.
Yaffe, K., Blackwell, T., Gore, L.R., Sands, L., Reus, V., and Browner, W. (1999). Depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in nondemented elderly women: a prospective study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 56 (5), 425-430.
Higgins, J., Gore, R., Gutkind, D., Mednick, S.A., Parnas, J., Schulsinger, F., and Cannon, T.D. (1997). Effects of child-rearing by schizophrenic mothers: a 25-year follow-up. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 96, 402-404.
Gore, L.R. (2009, September). Using functional assessment and internet-based tracking in a complex case. University of Southern California Clinical Science Program, Brown Bag Lunch Series.
Gore, L.R. (2009, September). How good therapists do bad things: A social cognitive model for understanding professional ethical behavior. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Inservice Training Series, Los Angeles, California.
Chiasson, J., and Gore, L.R. (2008, July). Bullies, bystanders, and targets: strategies for school based intervention. Los Angeles County Department of Education CE for School Psychologists.
Chiasson, J., and Gore, L.R. (2007, November). Working with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth and their families. Los Angeles County Department of Education CE for School Psychologists.
Gore, L.R. (2006, April). What cognitive therapists can learn from cognitive science. Cognitive Behavior Associates CE for Clinical Psychologists, Beverly Hills, California.
Gore, L.R. (2004, April). You can be too rich and too thin: Why wealth + beauty < happiness. Parkside Residential College, USC Residential Life Faculty Fellow Lecture.
Gore, L.R. (2003, February). Physical attractiveness: a two-edged sword. USC Residential Life Faculty Fellow Lecture.
Gore, L.R. (2003, September). Guidelines for mandated reporters of abuse, neglect, and self-neglect: Ethical and clinical considerations. USC Department of Psychology, Continuing Education for Clinical Psychologists.
Gore, L.R. (2003, November). Seven psychotherapy secrets your shrink will never tell. Parkside Residential College, USC Residential Life Faculty Fellow Lecture.
Gore, L.R. (2003, October). Profiting from cross-cultural contact. USC Residential Life Faculty Fellow Lecture.
Gore, L.R. (2002, October). How to keep a winning spirit all the time. USC Residential Life Faculty Fellow Lecture.
Gore, L.R. (2002, December). Guidelines for mandated reporters of abuse, neglect, and self-neglect: Ethical and clinical considerations. Keck School of Medicine, USC, Department of Psychiatry.
Gore, L.R. (2001, October). Elder Abuse and Neglect: Clinical and Reporting Issues. Antioch University
Academic History and Background
B.A., Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, 1989
Ph.D., Psychology (Clinical), University of Southern California, 1997
Licensed Psychologist, State of California, 2000
Member, American Psychological Association
Professional Practice and Community Service
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Psychological testing (assessment of ADHD)
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ALAMEDA -- Even after staying off the practice field for five days, the Raiders were so depleted at running back Wednesday that they put cornerback and special teams ace Taiwan Jones back in a white jersey and gave him the ball.
Running back Darren McFadden is hurt again, this time with an ankle injury sustained on Thanksgiving Day against the Dallas Cowboys. Running back Jeremy Stewart has ankle and knee issues, preventing him from practicing. Leading rusher Rashad Jennings was on the field but limited with a concussion, having yet to be fully cleared.
That left fullbacks Marcel Reece and Jamize Olawale as the only healthy backs until along came Jones, shedding the black jersey worn by defensive players.
Taken as a running back in the fourth round of the 2011 draft, Jones was moved to cornerback last offseason in part because of his speed and tackling skills and durability issues as a running back.
"Once I got out there, everything came naturally, like riding a bike," Jones said. "The more reps I got, the more comfortable I was."
Jones has one run out of punt formation this season for 19 yards and is averaging 24.6 yards on 16 kickoff returns. In 2011 and 2012, Jones carried 22 times for 94 yards.
"Taiwan's played running back for us, so it's not something that's new to him," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "With Rashad's situation with the concussion and with Jeremy and Darren's situation, not knowing their status for game day, we have to be prepared with the guys we have to have somebody step up."
McFadden's latest injury comes after five carries for 13 yards against the Cowboys. He was inactive the previous three weeks with a hamstring stain, as well as Oct. 6 (also with a hamstring).
In the final year of a six-year contract signed after he was taken fourth overall in the 2008 draft, McFadden is on track to enter unrestricted free agency with back-to-back poor seasons punctuated by games missed because of injury.
Since the start of the 2011 season, McFadden has played in 27 of a possible 44 games and has averaged 3.4 yards per carry in 2012 and 2013.
"D-Mac is hobbled right now, a little bit," Reece said. "We'll see how it comes, but whenever he's down, it's always all hands on deck, and it's running back by committee."
Jennings' availability for Sunday's game against the New York Jets will be subject to successfully completing NFL protocol. He was clearly dazed after the Cowboys game, and Allen hopes the extra time afforded by the Thanksgiving appearance will enable the Raiders' leading rusher to play against the Jets.
Complicating matters is that Jennings missed the final four games of the 2012 season with Jacksonville because of a concussion.
"It's really going to be something that we'll have to evaluate throughout the week and see if he's healthy enough to go this weekend," Allen said. "He's gotten better every day. Our hope is he'll be good to go Sunday."
Jones, who has excelled as a gunner on kick returns, said he didn't expect that role to change even if he winds up getting some snaps at running back.
"My mindset is when I'm given the opportunity to do something, I'm going to make the most of it," Jones said. "So whatever thoughts the coaches have, they tell me what to do, and I'm here to do it."
"Being on the sidelines and watching the game is the toughest part because you want to be a part of it," Branch said.
Branch said he's still going through the rehab process but will "push it to the limit and whatever happens, happens" in hopes of being available to face the Jets.
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The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's tennis team will try to avenge an earlier loss when they take on the Northwestern State Lady Demons on Friday morning in the first round of the Southland Conference Women's Tennis Championships. The tournament is being held in San Antonio at the UTSA Tennis Center on Friday through Sunday.
The Islanders are 12-5 overall and finished with a program-best 7-4 mark in the Southland Conference to finish as the No. 6 seed in the tournament. The Lady Demons are 16-5 after completing a 9-2 schedule in league matches.
"We're looking forward to the chance to compete tomorrow," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "This team has worked extremely hard and I think we have a lot of confidence in each other.
"They've earned that confidence through their hard work and I expect they will play very well because of that."
In the meeting between the two teams earlier in the year, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi came up just short in a 4-3 loss to NSU. The Lady Demons took the doubles point while the teams split the singles matches at 3-3 with the Islanders taking the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5 matches.
"We have a lot of respect for Northwestern State, their team and their coaches," said Moore. "We know this will be a very competitive match."
The two teams will square off in the first match of the tournament at 9 a.m. on Friday morning. The two teams have never met in the conference tourney.
"We simply have to execute what we talk about all the time," said Moore. "That is to focus only on what we can control, do it one point at a time while not being concerned with outcome or result and just maxing out what we can control.
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The winner of the match will move on to a 1 p.m. contest on Saturday against the winner of the Lamar vs. Sam Houston matchup.
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Wofford headed to NCAA tournament for first time since 2011
Published: Monday, March 10, 2014 at 11:29 p.m.
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ASHEVILLE -- It was another thriller at the U.S. Cellular Center on Monday night, as the Southern Conference tournament championship went down to the wire, with Wofford winning a wild one, 56-53.
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Leading the way was the Terriers' Karl Cochran, who hit 5-of-10 from 3-point range to finish the night with a game-high 23 points. He was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Wofford earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and will be dancing for the first time since 2011, when they lost in the first round to Brigham Young. The Terriers' only other NCAA tournament appearance was in 2010, when they lost to Wisconsin in the first round.
Greenville, S.C., native Brandon Boggs willed Western back into the game late in the second half with six straight points. Tawaski King's big dunk cut the Wofford lead to 46-43.
The teams traded baskets in the final minutes before Tawaski's tip-in with 35.5 seconds left made it 53-50, Wofford.
The Terriers' Lee Skinner then came up with huge rebounds late. He hit one of his free throws down the stretch, making it 54-50.
Then Boggs drove downcourt and drilled a 3-pointer bringing all the Western fans to their feet and making the score 54-53 with 6.3 seconds left.
On Wofford's next possession, Cochran was fouled and calmly sank both free throws, making it once again a three-point game.
Just like in Sunday's semifinals, the Catamounts put the ball in the hands of Trey Sumler for the final shot, but his 3-point attempt rimmed out at the buzzer.
Boggs finished with 17 points, and Tawaski added 10 for WCU.
Skinner was the only other Terrier in double digits with 11 points.
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For Immediate Release: January 29, 2012
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Date/Time of Incident: 01-29-2012 7:14 PM
Location of Incident: 2600 River Cove Trail
Victim: Male Adult
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lovswr wrote:chocolateboy, thank you, thank you, a thousand times thank you!
My pleasure
lovswr wrote:I would warn that your script appears to be very strict in that it wants \/some\/path\/bin\/ps3mencoder... in that the end must be \/bin\/ps3mencoder.
Probably a permissions issue with your path e.g. your ~/bin is not readable or executable by PMS:
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chmod a+rx ~/bin
ps3mencoder doesn't care where it's located. On my system, it works fine under ~/bin/ps3mencoder.