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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - Colorado wildlife have begun migrating to their winter habitats, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation, and with that comes the increased risk of vehicular collisions with the animals.
The Aspen Times reported that three or four vehicles hit a large female elk on Highway 82 the morning of Oct. 15.
Wildlife collisions typically increase during migration season and happen most often between dusk and dawn, according to CDOT. Pitkin County Sheriff's Deputy Dustin Gray told the Times one of the most dangerous pockets on Highway 82 is between Aspen Village, just outside Snowmass Canyon, and the Aspen Business Center.

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"I was like, 'Whoa,'" he says. "'Give me another one of those.'"
It was an early summer morning in 2007, and the sun had yet to come up. Abdullah Dorch and Craig Hall still had sleep in their eyes. But their beds at the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission in downtown Philadelphia weren't free; they had to earn their keep by fixing breakfast for the few dozen transients who soon would be lining up outside, looking for something to eat.
Later in the day, the mission would transform. The dingy downstairs would fill with 20 or so men sweating, wearing more than they should be in the summertime, no closet in which to stash the winter coat. They'd trade stories of what happened out in the world since the last time they were here, and absent-mindedly thumb through the copious Christian literature there for the taking. It would take a couple tries for the voice saying it's time for chapel to rise above the chattering din.
But at 5 in the morning, the only sounds were the quiet suck of a refrigerator being opened, a dropped spoon clanging on the floor, and the sleepy groan that followed. The kitchen overlooked a forgotten block of 13th Street, with the occasional body sleeping under a blanket on the cracked sidewalks, trash blowing up the street from Chinatown. The foot traffic here was mostly confined to those loitering outside the shelter, which was why the sight of a pretty blond girl jogging down the street was enough to make Dorch and Hall set down their spatulas and take notice.
"What is she doing here?" Dorch asked.
"What is she thinking?" Hall followed.
"She's gotta be crazy."
"Or lost."
"Does she know where she is?"
The next day: same wrong neighborhood, same time, same pretty blond girl. Clearly, if she was here again, she wasn't lost, which narrowed down the possible explanations for her choice of running route considerably.
"That girl is crazy."
Crazy, and persistent. She kept coming, enough that the two men began to expect her, to look for her. And eventually, in a tradition dating back to the beginning of men and women themselves, they called out to her.
"Hey, Runner Girl! What are you doing here, Runner Girl?"
The story might have ended like that. A couple of men yelling at a pretty blond, a pretty blond running by and disappearing around the corner to go about her life. Dorch and Hall might have remained a couple of homeless guys, and Anne Mahlum might have remained just another Crazy Runner Girl, if not for what happened next: She smiled, and waved.
For a long time, Philadelphia was a model for other cities trying to tackle the problem of homelessness. In the late '90s, the city invested millions of dollars to get people off the streets and into homes. The homeless population of downtown Philadelphia dropped from more than 800 in the summer of 1997 to just over 200 by the summer of 2000. But since then, it's been climbing, with the count topping 600 in the summer of 2007. And this doesn't take into account the number of people sleeping in shelters; many facilities across the city report they're operating at capacity.
Someone can end up homeless for any number of reasons. Lack of affordable housing is a big factor. There's mental illness, common among the homeless population. And many on the street have or have had problems with substance abuse. Like Mike Solomon and his battles with crack. Or Abdullah Dorch and his cocaine. Pick any guy at the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, and he'll likely tell you his story. They have all taken different paths to get there.
Their life stories were not on Anne Mahlum's mind that first morning she ran by the mission. But the next day's run produced the smile and the wave. A few runs later, there was a "How you guys doing this morning?" And then on one run, a few steps past the shelter, a thought suddenly came to her: Why do I get to be the runner, and they have to be the homeless guys? Why can't we all just be runners?
Mahlum surely was not the first runner to have such a sentiment, but she had a mind for organization and planning that turned the feeling into action. The 27-year-old had just quit one public-relations job to take on another; she was going to be a big-time manager of government relations for a cable TV company. But before she started her new gig, she approached Sunday Breakfast with an idea to start a running club for the guys living there. She is a tough person to say no to--her capacity for public relations and marketing seem more personality trait than job skill--and the shelter decided to give it a go. Within a few weeks, she found funding, secured sponsorship and assistance from a local running store, recruited volunteers. She came up with a name, a PR person's dream: Back on My Feet. In the glacially paced world of nonprofit organizations, BOMF, as it would become known, was a runner among walkers. She never made it to that job at the cable company.
It is a crazy idea, when you read it or speak it: a homeless running club. Crazier, maybe, was her plan to get a bunch of guys who weren't running a step to run a half-marathon just a couple of months later. And the craziest thing of all, perhaps, is the theory that something as simple as running could help a group of homeless guys get their lives back on track. But when Mahlum says, "I really believe the joy that running has brought to my life can bring something positive to these guys," it doesn't sound crazy. It doesn't sound like marketing or spin. It sounds like the words of someone who believes.
When you take people from two different worlds and put them in T-shirts and running shorts, there's no distinguishing their histories. So on this August morning, an observer from afar would see not a group of four or five homeless guys made up of ex-cons and former crack addicts gathered on a sidewalk outside a shelter in Philadelphia, but a bunch of guys in running shorts up at an ungodly hour, about to go for a run.
It's about a month into the life of Back on My Feet. The first few men to sign on had joined less out of a desire to run and more because it was better than doing nothing. And, of course, they could spend a half hour with a pretty blond girl, even if she was a Crazy Runner Girl. Still, they had been suspicious. Who is this girl? What does she want? Why is she here?
The runs, at first, were slow, and short, with a fair amount of walking thrown in. Mahlum, to everyone's surprise, kept showing up. And she kept jogging up beside them, saying "looking good" or "take it easy." They were used to people coming and then going, but she, apparently, wasn't going anywhere. She was there every other morning, every mile. She told them they'd keep building, and in November they'd be able to run the Philadelphia Half-Marathon.
With every step of running, they trusted her a little more. They saved their skepticism for the runs themselves, as this fast-forward version of their mileage buildup reveals:
Anne: Guys, today we're running one mile.
The Guys: One mile! You gotta be crazy!
The Guys, after the mile: That was easy.
Anne, a couple of days later: Guys, we're going two miles.
The Guys: Two miles! You gotta be crazy!
And so on.
Today, more miles await them. Anne looks around at Mike Solomon, Craig Hall, and the rest of the bunch, doing what runners do: complaining about having to go run, stretching against parking meters. Now that Solomon is in his 40s, his hair has a lot more gray in it than when he made his crack-fueled beer run several years ago. Abdullah Dorch is a few steps up the sidewalk, ignoring the chatter around him. Mahlum has a smile that never leaves her face, and a confidence that makes "Are you ready?" sound like "You are ready."
"All right guys, five miles today. Just run a real good, steady pace. Are you ready?"
This isn't their first five-miler, but heads still shake in disbelief, as if it were impossible for any human to run that far.
"We gotta circle up, Anne," says Solomon, bouncing up and down and smiling through his beard.
"Oh yeah! I thought we-yeah. Circle up."
The group gathers in a circle, arms over shoulders. "Shep?"
This duty gets traded around from runner to runner, but Shep, as James Shepherd is known, ends up doing it the most. His prayers are long and rambling, and the solemnness of the moment he's trying to create has often broken down into suppressed chuckles by his third or fourth "and." If Shep's endurance in running ever catches up to the length of his prayers, the group may have an ultramarathoner on their hands. Everybody looks to the ground as he begins. "Lord, we thank you for all the many blessings you've given to us, and we thank you for this morning and for waking us up this morning and for bringing us all here together and in good health, and for protecting us and keeping us safe on this run--"
There's a collective inhale as the runners open their mouths for an amen, but Shep continues. "And we thank you for keeping us strong and giving us the strength to run with, and we thank you for giving us each other to run with...Amen."
They repeat the amen back, which for these guys pretty much means go. The circle breaks, and Mahlum looks at her watch. It's nearly 6 o'clock. "Let's get going!"
Solomon, Dorch, and Shep, as well as Al Price and Darren Gordon, walk a few steps, until their walk turns imperceptibly into a shuffle, and then to a jog, and in a block they're running. They turn onto Arch Street, where two homeless guys sleep in bags atop flattened boxes. A few months ago, the runners may have lived much the same way, but if it occurs to them this morning, they don't show it. They're focused on the task at hand: the unlikely goal that Mahlum set for them, the half-marathon.
Solomon starts singing in the cadence of a military march. "I wanna run a marathon!"
The guys answer back: I wanna run a marathon!
"Gonna keep running from dusk to dawn!"
The group erupts: Gonna keep running from dusk to dawn!
Abdullah Dorch is lean and muscular; he doesn't look like he's pushing 40. His upper body is an inverted triangle, more fit for a linebacker than a runner. He's handsome, with dark eyes that flicker as he talks. When he smiles, he reveals one chipped tooth never repaired. The rest of the guys run in a pack that spreads out and condenses and spreads out again over the miles, but Dorch is usually off to the side, on his own, a bounce in his stride as if he's always a few steps from taking a giant leap. Something about him looks meant for this, though, and passersby probably imagine he's jogging from the gym rather than a homeless shelter.
He keeps his mouth shut as the I wanna run a marathon song is sung. There's something solitary and withdrawn about him that suggests he follows his own rhythm.
Growing up in South Carolina, he always saw himself as a "good kid." He kept to himself, loved his grandmother, did what she told him. He says he always had a song in his head, either tunes he'd written or the well-memorized lyrics to Michael Jackson's Off the Wall. The default position of his brain was never silence. There was always music playing.
In his late teens, in the mid-'80s, Dorch decided to make a career out of music, and he left South Carolina for New York City with a couple of friends. He says they laid down some vocal tracks at a studio, but nothing ever came of it. He started using cocaine, and pretty soon he'd stopped thinking about music and spent most of his time trying to get high. "Music was my antidote," he says. "Then coke took over. The drug wanted to be my only love. I loved it, and I didn't want to let it go."
In his early 20s, the music that had played in his head his entire life went silent. Where there had been symphonies, there was only quiet. His obsession with music had been replaced by addiction. He lived on the street. He conned people and he stole, mostly from drug dealers, he says. He spent the next 10 years in and out of prison. "I was a born masterminder," Dorch says. "I always used it for bad."
In July 1997, Dorch robbed a drug dealer but later got busted. In court, the judge held up his record of offenses and said, "You're a career criminal."
"I was like, 'No, no. I just played the part,'" Dorch says. "'I'm the one my grandmother raised.'" Dorch had viewed himself as two selves: There was the one out on the street hustling just to get by, and his true self, a good man, the one his grandmother raised. The judge was telling him they were the same person. "My lie ended. I was 28, 29, and I saw my life over."
He did his time. He told himself he'd changed. But on his first day out, in November 2006, he got high. He saw himself falling into the old pattern, and it jolted him awake. "Every time I'd get into a good place I'd say, 'Lord, don't worry, I got this.' And I'd fall right on my face. This time I was ready to do something different." He checked himself into the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission, determined to "put it in His hands." He thought he was signing on for religious healing, but when Back on My Feet came along, he figured running couldn't hurt.
Ten months later, training for the half-marathon and being coached by a Crazy Runner Girl, he's found that running is one thing he can't con. You can't flash a smile at a distance race and tell it you did your long runs when you didn't. You can't convince a marathon you've trained; if you haven't, it will reveal your lie, and harshly. He keeps running, and the silence in his head as he moves along the road is a warning of what's at stake.
Growing up in North Dakota, Anne Mahlum had few complaints. School came easy. Soccer and basketball came easy. She had lots of friends. Her family went to a cabin on the weekends. She spent summer afternoons playing in the yard. It seemed, in her words, "a perfect life."
When she was 16, she came home from her boyfriend's place on a hot July afternoon, and the big wooden door to her house was open. Only the screen door was in place. She saw her father sitting on the edge of the couch. Something was wrong. She walked over and sat down in a chair across from him, and looked into his eyes. "What is it, Dad?"
He cried as he told her. He had a gambling problem. A big one. He had just gambled away most of the family's life savings. Her Mom was kicking him out. It was a small town; people would talk. She thought things like this happened to other families. He'd gambled away her "perfect life."
She didn't cry, sitting there with her dad. They finished talking and then she decided to lace up her running shoes and go for a run. Maybe it was something about the rhythm of her steps, or being alone, or the endorphins, but it was the run that brought it out of her. Sweat mixed with tears as she traveled down the road. She'd run for sports before, but this was the first time running meant something. Keep moving forward, she thought. Keep moving forward.
"Al," says Mike Solomon, "Where we running? Where are we turning?"
"I think we're running The Bridge."
"The Bridge? Nobody told me we was running the bridge."
The Bridge in question is the Ben Franklin Bridge: one of the few hills to be found in downtown Philadelphia. It's a long climb and then a long descent into Camden, New Jersey. The out-and-back is just five miles, but something about running to another state and back always makes it feel like more. It's quickly become a tradition to gripe about The Bridge, but Solomon, at least, loves the challenge of the hill.
"Last time we ran this," Solomon says, "I was struggling. Anne comes up behind me, bouncing along, not even sweating. She tells me this thing Neil Armstrong said. She says, 'You know all that pain you feeling now?' She says, 'Neil Armstrong says that pain you're feeling now, that pain will go away. But if you quit, you gotta live with that forever.' I was like...'Wow.'"
"Don't you mean Lance Armstrong?" someone asks.
"Yeah! Lance Armstrong! You know I told like five people that story and told them it was Neil Armstrong!"
There's laughter all around, soon to be replaced by heavy breathing, as the group approaches The Bridge. They've been moving along at just under eight-minute miles, pretty much the average these days. When Solomon hits the incline, he rockets ahead at a pace he can't possibly sustain all the way up. After a half-mile uphill at a good clip, he slows to a barely-faster-than-walking trot, but he doesn't walk, perhaps thinking of Lance (or Neil) Armstrong. Once he catches his breath, he's off again, nearly at full tilt, something close to 6:30 pace. Then, in a minute, he's back to that barely-faster-than-walking trot, only this time it's not really even faster than walking. His eyes and mouth are scrunched toward the middle of his face as if he'd just tasted something bitter. It's a look you see just before someone gives up and walks. But again, he doesn't walk.
It's down the other side and up again, and as the bridge reaches its peak over the Delaware River, Solomon looks down at Philadelphia, skyscrapers reflecting the first moments of the day's sun. "It's hard to believe we're going to be running a marathon," he says. (It'll be a few weeks till they stop calling the 13.1-mile distance a marathon, but they'll get there.) "A month ago, I was like, two miles? What? And now we're going to run 13 miles?"
Solomon talks about running not as something he's choosing to do, but as something he more or less was guided to do. The Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission requires its residents to attend chapel, and there's no telling who might be there for the sermon, and who might be putting up with the sermon just to get a bed for the night. Solomon, for one, is a man of faith. "The running's not because of nothing I'm doing," he says. "If it were my choice, I would still be somewhere sitting in a bar, mourning my wife's death."
"My wife always knew when I'd been smoking crack...because I would act like I'd been smoking crack." He'd been through Narcotics Anonymous when he and Diana got together, and he wasn't getting high as much as he once did. Still, from time to time, she'd find him with his buddies on a street corner, glass pipe in hand, and, with a stern eye, direct him home.
Their thing was drinking. After nine years together, they were both alcoholics, and then Diana began to get very sick. In March 2007, she died of kidney and liver failure. "You know, I go through a bad day and I'm struggling, and without getting too biblical on you, ain't nothing new under the sun." Solomon often says he doesn't want to get too biblical on you, but he loves getting biblical on you. "This too shall pass. With or without me, the sun is going to come up tomorrow. And this I saw, after my wife died. Things have to happen. I say, 'Hey, we gonna die. You know? Might as well make the most of it.'"
Early one summer morning, Anne Mahlum sits at a Starbucks in Center City, already a few hours into her day. Her Blackberry chirps every few minutes. "I see a lot of my dad in these guys," she says of Solomon and Dorch and the other runners. "He was an addict. I spent three years trying to fix him."
After her mom kicked him out, Mahlum did everything she could to cure her dad. She tried to set goals for him. She gave him self-help books. It seemed like he was getting better, like he was breaking his addiction. She went off to college in Minnesota, then trekked east to Washington, D.C., for graduate school, a political communication program at American University. She kept running. It became her daily therapy.
All the while her dad had been telling her he wasn't gambling, but she began to suspect he was slipping. "Dad, are you gambling again?" she finally asked him one day. He told her the truth. While before she'd wanted to save him, this time she was angry. He'd not only been gambling; he'd been lying to her. She didn't speak to him for two weeks.
"Then I realized, this is my dad. He's an addict." She figured she'd stop trying to fix him and start trying to support him. "I was pushing him down a road he didn't want to be on. I decided I'm going to be the person he can talk to. I'm going to make him feel okay talking about it. If I keep making him feel bad about where he is, he won't be honest about where he is."
It was a revelation. It changed her relationship with her father into a trusting one, and it has informed her approach to the guys with Back on My Feet. She has decided to be the person running beside them, whatever their pasts, whoever they are.
"I don't leave anybody."
There's something soldier-like about Mahlum's guiding maxim, and so it's fitting that it's being tested this morning at Valley Forge National Historical Park, outside Philadelphia, where General Washington trained his men. It's early October, and she's taken the guys away from the grime of their usual urban jaunts around the grid, out to the rolling green fields of the suburbs. And roll they do. Run enough miles on the paths out here and you're likely to see--or more specifically, get passed by--Catherine Ndereba or any number of elite Kenyans who use the park's brutal hills to toughen themselves up. Anyone who wondered how Ndereba sailed up Heartbreak Hill to victory in the Boston Marathon four times might find their answer examining the topography of Valley Forge.
Craig Hall, for all his efforts, is no Kenyan. At 55, he's one of the old men of the group. Mike Solomon, Abdullah Dorch, and the rest of the guys are far ahead on this morning's run. Among rickety fences, retired cannons, and other vestiges of the Revolutionary War, Hall is slowing down and hurting, with several miles and hills to go, when Mahlum pulls up beside him. His feet never get very far off the ground to begin with, but at this point, they're barely skating.
"Go ahead," he says. "Just leave me." His pride is wounded, and it doesn't help that the girl who is running beside him looks like she could run forever. Not only have his cohorts left him in the dust, now he's getting beat by a girl as well.
"I'm not going anywhere," Mahlum tells him. "We're almost there anyway." Hall doesn't really want to be left behind, she figures, he's just proud, and being left is just what many of these guys have always known. Mahlum wants them, simply, to have something to rely on. Today, it's her: She's going to stick with Hall until the entire group finishes their loop. On Monday it means the run starts at 5:45 in the morning just like it always does, no matter what.
"Go ahead. I'm fine." Hall keeps at it, but she chooses not to believe him. Finally the finish is in sight. The body that seemed unable to run another step has plenty of energy for the many high-fives and hugs that accompany a run completed. Hall seems grateful that Mahlum hadn't listened when he told her to leave. But more than anything, he seems surprised.
Stephen Metraux is a homelessness expert and professor at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He's also a 2:36 marathoner. With those credentials, you'd figure he'd be Anne Mahlum's loudest proponent. In some ways he is. "Anything that gets people running is a good thing as far as I'm concerned," Metraux says. "I'm as much an evangelist for running as you'll find. But be careful what you attribute to it. It's not going to save anyone's life."
Soon after the running part of BOMF got off the ground, Mahlum began to integrate other services for its members. Running, in her eyes, is a test for living. "There are all these metaphors," she says. "You've got to move forward, one step at a time. You can see progress." She believes the dedication it takes to make it in a job can be witnessed in training. Once a member demonstrates a commitment in running, BOMF helps get him educational scholarships and job training. Recently, the organization began to make housing assistance grants to get members into a home of their own.
It's Metraux's opinion, though, anyone who succeeds in getting out of homelessness through BOMF might very well belong to a self-selected group who'd likely get out of homelessness without running. While the same skills and commitment that allow one to stick with running might be useful in putting one's life back together, it's not the running that's "fixing" anybody. But Metraux does see something specific about running that can help. "It gets people in the community running with people who are homeless. When you're homeless, you feel isolated; you don't have contact with the general community. Running breaks down barriers. You get to know someone when you run with them. I think, ultimately, that's where you get a benefit, for both sides."
The Back on My Feet guys have stopped calling every race a "marathon." They know about nipple chafe and black toenails. They've run longer than nine miles. The sweaty summer runs have now been exchanged for crisp, long-sleeved mornings like this one, and the Philadelphia Half-Marathon is just a couple of weeks away.
As the pack jogs through Chinatown, a group of homeless guys asleep on the sidewalk wake as they pass. "Good morning!" The unlikely spectators applaud and smile. "Keep on running!"
"Good Morning!" Mike Solomon hollers. "How you all doing this morning?"
Abdullah Dorch is the only one of the men not participating in the morning greetings. "Something happened the other night," he says, his typical coolness breaking into what looks like surprise for just a moment. "I heard music again. I started hearing music again." He's got a melody in his head for the first time in years. He looks almost frightened, as if he'd bumped into a friend he'd thought was long dead. For him, the music is a sign that he's back to where he was before things started turning south. It means he's doing something right, and he doesn't want the silence to return.
It's race day. In front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, thousands of runners and spectators are milling about. A man wearing a black garbage bag walks along the grass reaching down every few feet to pat the grass, looking for a dry place to sit. Another sleeps in a sitting position against a tall tree. A pack of out-of-towners crowds around a giant statue of Rocky Balboa posing for pictures and shouting "Adrian!"
A booth for the BOMF runners has been set up near the first-aid tent. They start arriving early, an hour before the race. For the most part, everybody is quiet. There's a lot of fretting about short sleeves or long sleeves, shorts or pants.
"How we gonna go out there?" says Abdullah Dorch.
"They have porta-johns."
He heads off to find one.
All at once, the throngs around them start moving toward the starting line, and they follow.
"I just don't have words for this," says Dorch, a bib on his chest, surrounded by 14,000 people in the starting corral. "I don't think I'll have words for it until it's over." His face is expressionless, and he sways gently from side to side. A muffled megaphone announces two minutes until the starting gun. Dorch darts to the side, over a partition, and into trees nearby. He's urinating for the second time in five minutes. Yes, he's a runner now, no matter what happens next.
He makes it back into the corral just as the gun fires. The first half-mile is about stopping and starting, avoiding the jags of runners around him. As Dorch often does, he squints at his surroundings, as if trying to figure what it's all about.
Just after mile one, the great running masses are split in two, each running around either side of a roundabout. Dorch goes to the right side, and he gazes left. For a moment it's like being in one race and watching another, parallel, one. His quiet is suddenly broken by a big laugh. "I just had this memory," he says. "I didn't remember this until just now. I used to watch these things on TV when I was a kid. I remember seeing marathons on TV when I was a kid. I used to love watching them. I just loved watching, you know?" That he's in the middle of one, suddenly, after a lifetime, and not even a year out of jail, has hit him as a pleasant revelation.
"I can't believe. . .you know, what I love about this?" he asks, then pauses. "I love not knowing where it's going. I've always loved getting into things that I don't know how they're going to end. I'm kind of a thrill seeker. And with this, it's like I don't know where this road is going, but I know that I don't have to worry about looking over my shoulder."
The thrill-seeking of his past often led him into dangerous things, but he feels like this running thing will keep him safe. "It' so funny. A year ago, I asked the Lord to put me on a path, on a road." He looks down at the yellow line beneath his feet. "I never knew it was going to really be a road." Dorch smiles, shakes his head, and keeps on running.
Up ahead, Mike Solomon has run off the shivers that coursed from his shoulders down to his thighs at the start. He's wearing a white "Back on My Feet" T-shirt and a white headband. His gait is unbroken and steady. Every so often he touches a thin piece of black plastic tucked into the waist of his short black shorts.
By mile nine, Solomon is speeding up, slowing down. He'll be at 7:30 pace for a quarter mile, and as his concentration drifts he'll fall back to 8:30s. Then he'll wake up and make up the difference with a near sprint that's too hard and too early, and he'll spend a quarter mile recovering. After all the training, all the experience, he's back to the runner he was on the Ben Franklin Bridge: impulsive, out of control, off pace. As he blows by people who passed him moments before, he catches himself.
"It's like I'm doing a butt-lick, man." The runner on his left looks at him, puzzled. "Fartlek. I mean fartlek!" He'd just learned, or more accurately, not learned, the word. His panting breath gives way to a big, embarrassed laugh, which in turn fades back into focus.
Solomon passes mile 11, and so every step from here until the finish is longer than he's ever run before. His eyes are wide, wild, as if someone had just whispered shocking news in his ear. "Fifteen more minutes of running," he says. "Just fifteen more minutes." He knows he'll make it, but there's a desperation in his voice that suggests this all means a whole lot more to him than just finishing a footrace.
There's a mile and a half to go, and it has begun to hurt. Eyes ahead, focused on the middle distance, Solomon reaches down and pulls the little piece of plastic from his waist. He opens his mouth and gently places it between his teeth and bites down to help deal with the pain. This is a boxer telling himself he has to take a punch if he's going to have a chance to win the fight.
The plastic comes out again with 50 yards to go. Solomon finishes in 1:48:14. Abdullah Dorch is across the line in 2:02:43. He beams. The runners gather at the booth, joined by some of the other BOMF guys who had done an 8-K and some who'd just been there to watch. Bananas are eaten, stories told, aching body parts pointed to. In a half hour, everybody heads back to the Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission.
That first Philadelphia Half-Marathon was just the start for Back on My Feet. It continued to grow after getting its first bunch of runners through the race. Chapters are now up and running in five homeless shelters around Philadelphia, including its first women's team. To date, 102 shelter residents have participated in BOMF. Fifteen have entered job training. Twenty-two have found jobs. Seventy-two members have entered a competitive race. The program has even begun to reach beyond Philadelphia with a new chapter set to open in Baltimore in March.
Mahlum is still running things and, of course, still running. Her organization now employs seven people full-time. As if she didn't have enough to keep her busy, she made a goal to run a marathon on every continent by the time she turns 30. Only Australia and Antarctica remain, which she is saving for last. Her successes have not gone unnoticed: Last November Mahlum was recognized as a 2008 "CNN Hero," an honor that brought with it a $25,000 award to Back on My Feet.
She says her goals continue to evolve. At first it was just about the guys she was running with, about being there for them. But she's beginning to think about ways that the concept of bringing people together from different walks of life might be expanded and applied to a much wider stage. "You know, people come up to me and say, 'Wow, what a great concept,'" Mahlum says. "And I think, Where have we gone wrong that this is a great idea, that this is a big deal? I mean, when you think about it, it's just basic decent humanity."
Like any program working with individuals battling addiction, mental illness, and countless socioeconomic barriers, Back on My Feet can't save everybody. Abdullah Dorch left Sunday Breakfast after the half-marathon, moving to a different shelter. Nobody's quite sure why. Mahlum says he thought another resident was stealing his things. In any case, he kept running with the BOMF team for a few more months, but then he stopped showing up altogether. "No one's heard from him in quite some time," she says. For Mahlum, this is the most difficult aspect of life at BOMF. "We get very connected to our members. And then you wake up one day, and they'll be gone."
Still, for every Abdullah Dorch, there's an Al Price, who in November completed another half-marathon, this one in 1:42. Or James Shepherd, who no longer runs with BOMF but keeps in touch with Mahlum while caring for his sick wife. Or Darren Gordon, who moved to New Jersey to live with his girlfriend.
Which ones will make it? Only time will tell. "People have called me naive for thinking you can change the world through running," says Mahlum. "But whether it's dealing with a new job, family, or living on your own, you're going to have to take that first step. There are no shortcuts. Running can help you understand that."
Mike Solomon, it seems, has learned those lessons well. Six months after running the Philly half, he completed the Delaware Marathon, in 4:10:47. He later moved back to Delaware-his birthplace-to be with his family. He's working three part-time jobs and trying to see his 13-year-old daughter every day. It's tough to squeeze in miles around that schedule, but he still hits the roads whenever he can. Running, it seems, has become a part of him.
"It's like when I tell my brother," Solomon says, "'I haven't had a drink in eight months,' or 'Did you know I stopped smoking crack?' He doesn't care. He's like, 'So? You couldn't have done that years ago before you wrecked four cars and who knows what?' But then I go into Narcotics Anonymous, and they know what I'm talking about. It's like the average person won't get it, but when I tell another runner I ran a half-marathon in 1:47, they give me a hug. Everybody's got their own language."
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ATLANTA -- The Board of Regents has ratified and approved Georgia Regents University as the new name for the consolidated Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University.
After public meetings, a reworked list and a lot of discussion, the Consolidation Committee came up with the name from a long list.
However, that name faces a challenge from Regent University in Virginia. There is no word on what Tuesday afternoon's decision will mean for those concerns.
"I am grateful to the Regents for selecting a name that reflects the true breadth and depth of the new comprehensive research university, which includes an aligned and integrated health system," said GHSU President Ricardo Azziz, in a news release. "The word 'regent' is defined as having great power, and as an institution focused on the future, this name positions us as a leading university for quality teaching and education, with an array of academic programs to include both liberal arts and sciences, and one of only four comprehensive research institutions in the state."
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BRADENTON - Medallion Home announced Wednesday that it set records for the number of homes sold and total dollar volume in the first quarter of this year.
Medallion, which is owned by Carlos Beruff, sold 85 homes and generated sales of $27.2 Million.
"Foot traffic has been really strong so far this year, which is typically a precursor to sales," said Gregg Glasser, Medallion Home's director of sales and marketing, in a statement.
"Our clients are taking advantage of historically low interest rates, which is a real benefit to them as costs across the board continue to increase," he added. "We're hopeful this year's long winter up north will help maintain the momentum that's been built up."
Medallion Home's record comes as builders regionwide are enjoying a resurgence in sales. On Tuesday, Neal Communities reported record sales in March, with 91 sales during the month, the most in its history. In February, it sold 81 homes.
Medallion, one of the most active builders in Southwest Florida, is constructing homes in the Riva Trace community in University Park; in Bradenton; Parrish; and Mount Dora.
In all, Medallion Home is now selling homes in 11 communities, from Parrish to North Port.
The builder registered $80 million in sales of 240 new homes last year, for a 22 percent increase over 2011.
"The demand has certainly picked up over the last 24 months," Beruff told the Herald-Tribune last month. "We're on a steady, sustainable path."
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Sure, jobs are on the line. The fan base is antsy. Patience has been grinded to a nub. But naming Matt McGloin the starter for the remainder of the season, which Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson reiterated this week, equals a missed opportunity.
These last three games should be occasion to see more of Terrelle Pryor.
The thirst for victories in Raider Nation is certainly palpable. But Oakland is 4-9. Any win at this point is like eating crawfish -- tasty but by no means fulfilling. The beast will not be satisfied. So why not opt for development?
First, let's establish what we know: McGloin is not your future quarterback. He's played admirably enough to prove he belongs in the NFL. He's probably even earned the right to be the Raiders' No. 2 next season. But he's not a starter on a good team in the NFL. And I believe that owner Mark Davis has designs on the Raiders being a good team.
No disrespect to McGloin. He's a tough customer who throws a pretty ball. He knows how to play the position. But he's 6-foot-1 with the speed of dial-up Internet. You can't be a pocket passer when you can't see over the line of scrimmage. He's a sitting duck in there, especially when the scouting report catches up with him.
As a short quarterback, you have to be mobile. Scrambling, being able to create extra passing lanes and angles with your feet, is the only way to survive. Ask Drew Brees and Michael Vick. That reality is independent of how well you throw or read defenses, at both of which McGloin has proved to be solid.
He has done exactly what he's going to be able to do in the NFL -- fill in capably for the starter should he get injured. Point proved.
At this juncture, rolling with McGloin reeks of Dennis Allen and his staff trying to rack up as many wins as possible to save their jobs. Smart, perhaps, but not what's best for the -- as Davis put it -- "reconstruction" of the franchise.
Then there's what we don't know: Is Pryor something special?
His last five games have convinced no shortage of Raiders fans the answer is no. But it's almost negligent to write off Pryor's first four starts, when the Raiders went 2-2, including a near-upset in Indianapolis, a respectable showing in Denver and a home win over San Diego.
During those four games, his passer rating was 93.6. And that doesn't count the 229 rushing yards.
Remember that feeling? Was it all a fluke? Or was it the signs he's the latest in the trendy line of running quarterbacks?
Things starting going bad for Pryor at the same time the Raiders offensive line caught the injury big. But now center Stefen Wisniewski is back. So are tackles Jared Veldheer and Tony Pashos. As Hall of Famer and NFL Network analyst Rod Woodson said, let's see Pryor with the healthy offensive line. Would the Raiders' now-healthy offensive line settle down Pryor, who's taken 29 sacks in nine appearances? We don't know.
There hasn't been enough time to know if he can get better at making his progressions. Nine career starts is hardly enough action to decipher if his arm, which leaves you wanting, will doom him as a quarterback.
"At the end of the day, your experience comes from playing," Pryor told reporters Friday. "That's how you get better, I believe. While Matt's taking his reps I'm in the back acting like I'm under the center taking the reps. I'm still getting the reps, all the reps that he's getting, but he's taking them physically against the defense and I'm back there mentally going through the same progression and working through the progression. That's the things that I've gotta work on, and that's what I'm working on."
Pryor is raw, a project that needs molding and grooming. Some of his strengths will require manipulation from coaches. Some of his weakness need to be ironed out through experience.
But the way he floats out of the pocket to his right and connects on the run. The way he keeps plays alive with his legs. That contagious urgency that sometimes gets him in trouble. It's hard not to wonder if something is there. But the Raiders can't find out for sure if he's getting one random series a game.
That's why it should be Pryor time.
If he succeeds, that means at minimum his trade value increases should the Raiders decide to go elsewhere at quarterback. If he fails, at least you know for sure. And with the last three games being against Kansas City, at San Diego and against Denver, you were probably going to lose anyway.
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Some local school officials are concerned about having the hardware and capacity to administer new computer-based state tests set to debut in 2014-15.
"It's another unfunded mandate from the state of Ohio," said Frontier Local Schools Superintendent Bruce Kidder. "I'm barely lucky (enough) to be able to afford computers that meet the minimum."
But those in other districts say they've been able to keep up with advancing technology and feel they will be ready when the time comes.
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From left, Belpre High School junior Britni Cain, senior Jasmine Finnie and sophomore Dalton Chutes use computers Wednesday in the school's Grad Point lab, where students can do credit recovery and accelerated work, as well as work for subjects like health.
"We're pretty blessed with technology to be real honest with you," said Belpre City Schools Superintendent Tony Dunn.
Dunn noted the district receives donations of computers and other equipment from organizations like the federal Bureau of Public Debt in Parkersburg and the FBI. While the items are beyond their service lives from those entities' perspective, they're still up-to-date and useful for the district.
Replacing the Ohio Achievement and Graduation tests with assessments developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), a consortium of 22 states plus the U.S. Virgin Islands, is part of Ohio's transition to the national Common Core standards and the state's own updated science and social studies benchmarks. The tests can be administered on desktop or laptop computers or tablet devices like iPads.
John Charlton, associate director of communications for the Ohio Department of Education, said the need for technology to be upgraded isn't based solely on the new testing.
"Technology is embedded into the curriculum," he said. "We don't believe a district has to go out and purchase technology just for these exams a couple times a year."
Schools are working to incorporate technology into the classroom in a variety of ways. But they may not all be on pace to have enough devices that meet the minimum standards for the testing in a little less than two years.
"It's definitely a major concern," said Noble Local Schools Superintendent Dan Doyle, who added that his district is already operating on the "bare minimum" in many ways. "As far as the hardware goes, we've definitely got work to do in that area."
Doyle estimated the district has about 100 iPads, but 1,000 students. Schools pay about what other consumers do for a new iPad, which he estimated to be in the neighborhood of $500 apiece.
While a one-to-one student-device ratio is not required, he said even rotating the devices between classes could be a problem since districts in other states have encountered issues with them not holding a charge long enough for two testing sessions in a day.
Doyle said iPads were not the only devices the district could use. He did not have an estimate on how much it would cost to acquire the necessary equipment, noting that was still being studied.
Kidder said the Frontier district is considering going with the Chromebook, a laptop designed by Google. He estimates they would cost about $250 apiece.
"We've ordered one. We are seeing how user-friendly it is," he said.
Kidder envisions the district having the devices on carts that can be moved among classrooms. It would take about 10 carts to have enough devices to administer the tests to students, at a total cost of approximately $100,000.
The district has some equipment that meets the minimum standards PARCC recommends, Kidder said.
"The trouble is, two years from now, will they even be workable at that point?" he said.
PARCC's website, www.parcconline.org, lists minimum and recommended requirements. Some of the minimum requirements will only be good for the first year of testing. In some cases, minimum requirements will not be established until October.
An assessment tool provided by PARCC indicates 72 percent of the desktops and laptops in the Wolf Creek Local school district meet the minimum requirements, said Lisa Wagner, district technology coordinator and librarian. But she expects that to change as more standards are released.
"They do change all the time," she said.
The district is only at 21 percent for the higher, recommended standards, but Wagner said that is largely due to the fact that many of its computers use the Windows XP operating system as opposed to Windows 7 or 8.
"It does require money, but most of our machines have the RAM" for the upgrade, she said.
The district also purchased iPads this year and those have not been factored into the estimates because tablet standards are still being worked on, Wagner said.
Filling out those assessments helps districts and the state, Charlton said.
"Not only can they make a determination as to what their needs are, we can make a good determination for the state as well," he said.
If there are areas where many districts are struggling, there could be steps taken to help, Charlton said.
Districts can also apply to offer traditional pen-and-paper tests, which Kidder said Frontier might have to consider.
"A district has to be able to basically prove to the Department of Education ... that they cannot meet the requirements, for whatever reason," Charlton said. "It's kind of a safety net, but it's a last resort."
The questions would be of the same level of rigor, but those tests would not have pictures and video like some the computer questions would. In addition, it would take longer to get scores back, Charlton said.
Marietta City Schools is in the midst of a technology audit, which Superintendent Harry Fleming said will help them determine what needs to be done to prepare for the new testing. He said he believes the district will be able to meet the requirements.
"We're going to undoubtedly have to put some money into technology, but I don't know how much yet," he said.
Although it's had its share of budget struggles lately, the Switzerland of Ohio Local school district is on pace to be ready for the new testing, Superintendent Larry Elliott said. New buildings in the district provide modern infrastructure, and the district generally does a good job replacing outdated equipment, he said.
"I think we'll be geared up and be able to meet that challenge," Elliott said.
Dunn said his concerns are less about having the equipment to execute the testing but how the tests will work.
"They have not been field tested. They haven't even been written yet," he said.
The technological hiccups that are commonplace in today's world could be magnified on tests that are used to reflect a school and district's performance, Dunn said.
"If that happens with kids during those tests, that could greatly affect how they do on these high-stakes tests," he said.
Charlton said the assessments will be developed and tested ahead of time so potential bugs will be worked out of the system.


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Fran Bowers (FI&S) and Dee Hess (Environmental Officer/AQEP) will take their horses to Columbus, Ohio, next month to compete in Equine Affaire's Versatile Horse and Rider Competition — a timed and judged race through an obstacle course created to test communication between horse and rider, horsemanship skills, and athletic prowess.
Contestants will compete for $5,500 in cash, as well as other prizes.
Fran and Dee are two of 30 selected from many applicants over several states. There will be thousands of spectators at the competition.
The Top 10 will perform in a final competition, and then five finishers will take home the prizes. Contestants are judged on horsemanship: How the horse and rider relate to each other, and how the horse is handled.
Most of the communication between horse and rider is through body language. Fran and Dee seldom use reins to control the horse because they can communicate with weight and pressure from their legs.
But it isn't just a timed race — it's a contest of finesse and teamwork. The horse must demonstrate bravery and trust in the rider to make it through the obstacles and the maneuvers.
This is the first time for either Dee or Fran to compete at this high level, though both grew up around horses. They met at Y-12 and began to train together.
They both realize that working with the horse is the most important thing — they try to learn "horse language" and create a partnership with their horses.
To prepare for the competition, Fran and Dee expose the horses to challenges, such as jumping, hearing gunshots, backward maneuvers, stepping up, down and over obstacles. Some of the obstacles at the competition could include walking up and down a teeter-totter, moving through curtains or tunnels, and jumping in the dark. The horse's natural inclination is to run away from such things, but the rider can teach the horse to face fear and cope with uncertainty. The horse must learn to trust the rider (and vice versa).
Even though the preparation and competition are difficult, there are many benefits to this after-work activity. Both Fran and Dee agree that training and caring for their horses provides a great relief from job stress.
Once the work day is over, they concentrate on developing a partnership with their horses and daily training. That single focus makes other concerns disappear for a while.
And they have challenged each other to get in better shape before the competition — they are working on exercise and nutrition to prepare themselves for an exciting weekend in Ohio.
Fran's horse is named "Do," and she says that's because she knows he can Do It.
Page 2 of 2 - Dee's horse is named "Cash." Though he is blind in one eye, he has learned to compensate and trust Dee to guide him through each challenge.
Bravery, trust and confidence — we could all learn a few lessons from these horses. The competition is April 11-14, but Dee and Fran are already winners.
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I know I'm a little early on this, but I had a few thoughts concerning the teepads at West Lake. I totally trust that Chad has this under control, I just wanted to bring this up as a preventative measure.
In the past, when non-disc golfers (ie parks people) have been responsible for installing courses, there have been some decisions made that disc golfers would've done differently. I'm wondering if a basic guide for the parks people would make their job easier as well as improve the final product? I haven't formed and poured teepads myself, but I imagine three important aspects are size, slope, and texture.
Is it important for the teepads to be level, or at least as close as possible? Or are some tees from an uphill/downhill slope intentionally? I think of hole 24's tee, has a little uphill slope, sure makes the tee shot harder.
What about texture? I remember a discussion about texture when Prospect was going in. I think a lot of people liked Galesburgs tees, particularly for the texture but also for the large trapezoidal shape. I like the grip that a textured tee provides as opposed to a slick, smooth finish. If the texture is too deep, does it crumble and become cruddy over time (this didn't seem to be the case at Buffalo Ridge)? You can also do cool designs - here is an example of some addt'l tees they recently added to Buffalo Ridge in Phoenix:


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The Long Beach City Council on May 10 approved long time auto dealer Cabe Toyota for the city's sales tax incentive agreement program. The program allows businesses which expand or remodel, and which generate above $5 million in taxable sales, to share up to 50 percent of the sales tax generated in excess of a predetermined sales tax base.
The dealership, which opened in 1966 and employs more than 80 people, requested support from the city in order to remodel and expand its operation at 2895 Long Beach Blvd. The expansion is expected to cost at least $3 million.


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STOCKTON - A 67-year-old man died in a head-on collision in Pershing Avenue near the Calaveras River on Thursday, authorities said.
Police said the man was traveling north on Pershing Avenue in a 1985 Chevrolet El Camino about 10:51 a.m. when he lost control and crashed into an oncoming vehicle. Both drivers were taken to a hospital for treatment, where one of them died of his injuries.
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Ministry professionals are not always situated to effectively deal with the complex landscape of contemporary science. Likewise, scientists of faith may not have access to the rich resources of the theological tradition. In either case, science often appears to be against Christian belief and practice. Is science against ministry, or is it possible to see science for ministry?
The Science for Ministry Institute at Princeton Theological Seminary seeks to promote an informed and productive dialogue around issues of theology and science within churches and other Christian ministry contexts. For the first two years of the program, we invited applications from partners that represented a unique ministry context, which usually consisted of a scientifically-curious pastor (or other ministry leader) and a theologically-sensitive scientist. For the final year of the program, ending in August 2012, we have also opened the program to individuals interested in entering the dialogue with science for the sake of Christian ministry.
The Science for Ministry Institute is designed for busy working professionals. The program offers a variety of courses four times each year in one- and three- -day intensive formats. Thanks to the generosity of the John Templeton Foundation, participation is very affordable. Convenient lodging and meals are provided, so participants are only required to provide transportation, course books, and a nominal daily fee.
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Debate has been going on late into Sunday night after the latest round of the 6 Nations. The question everyone's being trying to answer is, 'Out of those on show in the 6 Nations, what would be the Lions XV?' Well, the waiting game is over and Gwlad can exclusively reveal the Lions' team of the weekend:
The British and Irish Lions:
R Kearney; T Bowe, K Earls, G D'Arcy, A Trimble; J Sexton, C Murray; C Healy, R Best, M Ross; D O'Callaghan, P O'Connell; S Ferris, S O'Brien, J Heaslip.
Just to finish off the match day squad, here's the replacement bench: S Cronin, T Court, D Ryan, P O'Mahony, E Reddan, R O'Gara, F McFadden.
[Due to injuries, the squad replacements would be a Mr P. Stringer and a Mr L. Cullen]


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Baldwin 0430150
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Roller and Ball Catch Collection Heavy Duty Roller Latch with Full Lip Strike
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- Face Plate: 1" x 3.375" (25 x 86mm)
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- Lip to Center: 1.187" (30mm)
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Copa del Rey News
Barcelona turns extra time into winning time
Relive all the best moments of extra time, as Barcelona take over en route to winning the Copa del Rey.
Sevilla 'lacked freshness' in Copa del Rey final loss to Barca - Unai Emery
Sevilla coach Unai Emery said a "lack of freshness" had cost his side after they came so close to beating Barcelona in Sunday's Copa del Rey final.
Luis Enrique's handling of Barcelona's dilemmas sealed Copa del Rey crown
Barcelona faced a handful of dilemmas in Sunday's Copa del Rey final. Luis Enrique's handling of those situations earned the Catalans some silverware.
Luis Enrique hails Barcelona's 'team of champions' after Copa del Rey win
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique hailed the character of his "team of champions" after they completed the Spanish domestic double by outlasting Sevilla.
Does domestic double make up for UCL for Barca?
ESPN FC's Paul Mariner discusses whether or not Barcelona's domestic double makes up for their disappointing UCL campaign.
Sights and Sounds: Barca win back-to-back Copas
Barcelona were crowed Copa del Rey champions after their 2-0 triumph over Sevilla. Here's how it sounded.


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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
FREE to the general public
SF Ballet Visiting Scholar Dr. Stephanie Jordan presents "Meeting Beethoven: Mark Morris and Maelstrom." What happens when you make a ballet out of Beethoven's so-called "Ghost" Trio? In Maelstrom, Morris responds to a model of large musical form while adding his own suggestions of an unearthly narrative.
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Friday, April 4, 2014, 7pm
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Orchestra Level of the War Memorial Opera House
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A highly popular pre-performance discussion program, Meet the Artist Interviews (MTAs) spotlight the specific San Francisco Ballet repertory program to be performed that afternoon/evening.
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Saturday, April 6, 2014
Dollar Board Room
SF Ballet Visiting Scholar Professor Stephanie Jordan
University of RoeHampton, London; BMus, ARCM, MA, PhD; Formerly Head of the Department of Dance (1992-2000) and Director of the Centre for Dance Research, currently Research Professor in Dance.
Tickets: $20 per event (general public), $15 per event (SF Ballet subscribers)
Few choreographers working today are cited more often than Mark Morris for musicality and standing within the music profession. This event will spotlight various ambitious experiments with music that Morris has conducted over the course of his career, including "music visualisations," his homage to the radical collaboration of Merce Cunningham and John Cage and his treatments of large-scale symphonic scores never written for dance.
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MARIETTA - Two weeks after undergoing surgery for an internal medical problem, Marietta Mayor Joe Matthews said he hopes to be back at city hall this week.
"I went in for surgery Nov. 30 and came home from the hospital on Dec. 6. Since then I've been recuperating at home," Matthews said Tuesday.
The mayor did not wish to disclose the reason for his surgery at this time, but said he would share more with the public after follow-up visits with his doctors.
"I've had a lot of phone calls and cards, but I feel great," Matthews said. "In fact, I was up and walking around the day after the surgery."
During the hospital stay and recuperation, city council president Walt Brothers filled in for the mayor, as provided through municipal code.
"I've stayed in contact with city offices, Walt, and (safety-service director) Jonathan Hupp," Matthews said. "And I've been working at home, catching up on paperwork and signing necessary documents."
Brothers said taking on the temporary mayoral role was not too difficult.
"Joe and I have talked at least once a week since we were elected about any city subject that has come up," he said. "We share concerns and know each other's perspectives, so that makes filling in for him a little easier on me."
He said no major issues arose over the last couple of weeks, but if there had been any problems Brothers said he could have relied on the mayor's staff for assistance.
Hupp said while Brothers took on the role of acting mayor, he continued the day to day operations of the city.
"I've probably talked to the mayor four or five times a day since his surgery," Hupp said. "It's almost like he was never gone. And everything has been running great."


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Defeat the Necromancer of Dol Guldur with Gandalf™ The Grey and Radagast™ in Dol Guldur Battle with magical wall, statue and 6 minifigures!
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- Includes 6 minifigures with assorted weapons and accessories: Gandalf™ the Grey, Radagast™, Necromancer of Dol Guldur, Azog™ and 2 Gundabad Orcs
- Fortress features Necromancer magical wall, spider web, swinging axe and blades, huge spikes, falling skull trap, removable cage with crane and a statue with hidden treasure compartment with a Wizard ring
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Defoe played very well against a team that did not offer much fight...Overall it was a good performance. Everyone is raving about Defoe, but we have seen it before (the half season wonder)..he will go on a great run and come xmas time he completely goes off the boil and cannot score a goal.Have we seen the tide turn and do we think he will be in for the golden boot running this year????I am yet to be convinced.
well if that happens then thats when Adebayor gets his chance. But I think this could be Defoe's landmark season. He finally has a manager that has complete confidence in him. 30+ goals thank you


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by Jason Kay - July 26, 2008 9:42 AM UTC
It seems like more and more veteran players are taking extended periods of time to decide whether to return or retire.
During a year in which Brett Favre retired then notoriously unretired, a handful of NHL stars are taking prolonged periods of time before making/announcing their decisions.
by Jason Kay - July 19, 2008 10:09 AM UTC
When THN's staff sat down to pick next season's order of finish, the most hotly debated team was Calgary.
The Hockey News editorial group was sitting in our boardroom the other day, convening one of our loudest, most spirited and truly fascinating meetings of the year.
by Jason Kay - July 12, 2008 10:29 AM UTC
How 'bout one-minute penalties in regulation?... Ryan Miller to the Wings?... and the future in Phoenix, Ottawa and Nashville.
Summertime. Attention span short. Too many distractions…umm…outside window. Here's blog, in spurts: • The American League is experimenting with a one-minute penalty rule in overtime next season, a modification Anaheim GM Brian Burke, among others, has been promoting.
by Jason Kay - July 5, 2008 1:10 PM UTC
What looked to be a sure thing with Cristobal Huet between the pipes now becomes a a question mark with a new UFA tender.
The Washington Capitals were eliminated in the first round of the 2008 playoffs, but their post-season still ended on something of a high. Their highly entertaining confrontation with the Philadelphia Flyers could just as easily have gone in their favor and they could have been the Cinderella team in the East that went deep into the spring.
by Jason Kay - June 29, 2008 11:20 AM UTC
With free agent shopping days set to begin, GMs are sure to be salivating over Marian Hossa. But buyers beware.
When I was a kid, July 1 was called Dominion Day, a confusing name for a child whose primary frame of reference for "Dominion" was the national grocery store chain.
by Jason Kay - June 23, 2008 9:39 AM UTC
The news was hardly earth shattering, but the 2008-09 tweaks should be applauded nonetheless... and other views on the week's news.
It may be an ant pushing a puck, but at least it's gliding in the right direction. The Board of Governors' approval of recommended rule changes falls under the tinkering category, but the moves are focused on adding more goals, while improving or maintaining player safety.
by Jason Kay - June 14, 2008 10:21 AM UTC
Like no other sports league, the NHL honors its best in an elegant and personable manner at the awards show.
It's not fashionable to praise the NHL, but I've rarely been accused of having good sartorial sense, so here it is: the league we often love to bash is on a pretty decent run (a few ownership messes notwithstanding).
by Jason Kay - June 5, 2008 10:48 AM UTC
With the Wings veteran goaltender wrapping up his third Cup victory, the debate over his place among the game's greats begins.
A few months ago – heck, even a few weeks ago – the notion seemed ludicrous: Chris Osgood for the Hall of Fame? Some of you may even be shaking your heads and/or laughing right now.
by Jason Kay - June 3, 2008 1:04 AM UTC
After so much hype leading into the battle for Lord Stanley's Cup, Monday's game in Detroit provided fans with all they could hope for.
DETROIT - The cover of the most recent issue of The Hockey News proclaimed the Stanley Cup matchup between the Penguins and Red Wings "the final we've all been waiting for.
by Jason Kay - May 31, 2008 10:06 AM UTC
Is the U.S. waking up from its slumber and taking notice of hockey?... Holmstrom's impact... and sympathies for Luc.
Is it lucky happenstance or the payoff from hard work and prudent planning? We won't know the answer to that question for several months or years, but finally the NHL is showing signs of life in the United States.
by Jason Kay - May 24, 2008 10:13 AM UTC
With two teams that rely on skill facing off for the Cup, it will be interesting to see if other teams play copycat on June 20.
We're three years into the post-lockout era and the formula for ultimate Stanley Cup success is still being developed. Here's what we know so far: Year 1, 2006: The Carolina Hurricanes raced their way to glory without the assistance of a designated enforcer.
by Jason Kay - May 17, 2008 1:26 PM UTC
Mike Babcock was very smart not to distract his team's focus by blaming Game 4 on the referees... and careful what you wish for, Glen Healy.
Mike Babcock had every right to be disappointed, angry, upset, frustrated and befuddled by the erroneous no-goal call in Game 4 of the Western Conference final.


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SMC Northern Worsted with Wool is a hard-wearing, machine washable acrylic and wool blend that will quickly become your go-to worsted for a huge variety of projects. This all-purpose two ply yarn has the ease of care and touchability of acrylic with enough wool to keep garments warm. Northern Worsted with Wool is perfect for kids' and adult garments, accessories, afghans and home decor. And at this price, you can afford to stock up! Made in Turkey
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A friend asked me to weave some baby blankets for upcoming baby showers. I wanted a variety of colors in an affordable, machine-washable material, and this was perfect for that purpose. The yarn...Read complete review
A friend asked me to weave some baby blankets for upcoming baby showers. I wanted a variety of colors in an affordable, machine-washable material, and this was perfect for that purpose. The yarn is pretty soft, and it gets softer with washing. There were a few snags and a few slubs in the yarn, but that just adds to the beauty of hand-made, right? The skeins weren't always the same guage from color to color, but nothing too drastic. Weaving hid that much better than crochet or knit might have. All in all, very satisfied.
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This yarn is such a disappointment. It is so scratchy I can hardly knit with it. I don't think it could be worn against the skin.
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I bought this yarn for a couple of hats I was planning. The yarn was softer than I was expecting for the price. It felt a little more wool-like than a lot of acrylic blends. It knitted up nicely though there wasn't a lot of give to it when I was doing more complicated sections though that may have been me knitting too tightly. I would buy again for accessories and sturdy projects.
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A dream to work with
By Gram King
from Nebraska
This was great to work with. I crocheted a prayer shawl and it was very nice to work with. I haven't washed it yet so can't comment on that
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Very Versatile Yarn
By CGraham
from Pueblo, Co
The yarn is very soft and works up uniformly because the size is constant. The Carnation color was lighter than expected, but still a great color. I love that the yarn is washable.
Inexpensive and resilant
By Alauter
from Marstons Mills,MA
Bought this yarn to make a sweater and found it to be a bit stretchy. Its acrylic/wool blend is washable which is why I bought it and hope that once I wash my sweater it firms up a bit. If I were to buy this yarn again,I would make mittens,scarves,etc.
Great buy!
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Got this on sale because of the great yardage and low price for a Christmas sweater for my dad. Great yarn- easy to work with, soft, warm, great stitch definition. I would definitely buy again, and I might be for a few upcoming presents!
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For a low cost yarn, it is great
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Scarfs/baby blankets/lap blanketslike the feel of it after item is done.Can't think of anything that is not so great.
Knits like a dream on my machine
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I knit hats by the dozen on a machine. This yarn knits very easily and makes a nice looking warm hat.
I have been back time and time again.
By Colleen
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I have made many blankets with the Plymouth Encore worsted yarn as well as the Northern Worsted with wool yarn. They are warm and soft.
Great for an afghan
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Description: The white-fronted goose is named for the distinctive white band found at the base of bill. The sexes are similar in appearance, but males typically are larger. The head, neck and upper back of white-fronted geese are grayish-brown. The lower back and rump are dark brown, and the tail is dark brown and edged with white. The chest and breast are grayish with dark brown to black blotches and bars on the breast, giving it the nickname "specklebelly." The belly and upper and lower coverts are white. The bill is pinkish and the legs and feet are orange.
Breeding: White-fronted geese are circumpolar in their breeding distribution. The majority of white-fronted geese in North America breed near the Arctic Circle from Alaska to central Canada. They are solitary breeders and nest on both tidal flats and upland areas, most frequently among tall grass and sedges bordering sloughs and marshes. Female white-fronted geese lay an average of 5 eggs.
Migrating and Wintering: White-fronted geese migrate along the Pacific or Central flyways and winter in California's Central Valley, coastal and mid-continent Mexico and coastal Texas and Louisiana. Winter habitats include coastal marshes, wet meadows and freshwater marshes.
Population: Currently two populations of white-fronted geese are recognized: the Pacific Population and the Mid-Continent Population. Numbers of Pacific Population white-fronted geese have increased steadily over the last decade.
Food habits: The white-fronted goose is primarily a grazer and feeds on marsh grasses, grain crops, tundra plants, aquatic plants and fresh plant growth in fields. They also eat berries, aquatic insects and their larvae.
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While residents of the Eastern half of the United States generally waited in vain last month for the arrival of enduring spring weather, the rest of the world was dealing with unusually high temperatures.
This phenomenon isn't likely to register with global-warming deniers whose judgments are largely influenced by the weather they observe out their kitchen windows, but facts are facts.
And the facts are THESE:
[L]ooking at the entire globe � as scientists do when they track things like global warming � 2014's month of March was the fourth-hottest one on record. Only 2002, 2010, and 1990 were warmer. Data from 135 years of records show that the average global temperature in March 2014 was 1.3�F warmer than the 20th century average of 54.9�F. This was the 38th March that was hotter than average.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) climate scientist Jessica Blunden said that �the change was primarily due to warmer-than-average temperatures over central Asia in March, compared with cooler-than-average temperatures in February.�
NOAA�s data analysis matches that of NASA�s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, which also found March to be the warmer than all but three other Marches on record.
Yes, the U.S. experienced its 34th-coldest winter in 119 years of data. But the U.S. National Climatic Data Center reported last month that the winter of 2013-2014 ended up being the 8th-warmest, globally, on record.