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Sage Francis
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Hello everybody.
First off, pats on the back make me feel cheesy a lot of the time, so please don't respond to my posts with overly-positive remarks unless you truly feel compelled to do so. It looks like I egged it on or something...so I WILL edit your posts and make you say something bad about me if I have to. However, I am also a fragile boy...so don't let your pot-shots hit too close to home.
I go above and beyond my obligation as an entertainer to interact and offer myself to the people who appreciate my work. I like to do it. Partly because I'm neurotic and anti-social in weird ways, but the whole process keeps me sane and grounded. When I'm done a show, I don't care so much about the hand shakes and positive feedback...because what the hell else is a person supposed to say to a performer who just spilled his guts on stage? Seriously. I have been to shows where I didn't dig the performance at all, but when the artist walks by me I can't do ANYTHING except smile and say, "Good job." It's like a girl asking you if you think her ass looks big in those pants. Even if her ass DOES look fat...even if you DO like fat asses...you can't say yes. I don't why the hell I thought of that analogy, but I did.
When I'm done a performance I try to take a minute or so to collect myself on stage. Drink some water. Then it's off to the merch table to try and sell what I can to the people about to leave. I do this because it personalizes the transaction between artist and fan. People are more apt to buy a cd when it is coming from the artist's hand. It's nice to look into people's eyes who support you. Pictures aren't my thing, but who the hell am I to reject a photo? I usually stick around until the place empties out.
Then I go to my hotel. Alone. I go to the hotel alone because I am too tired to hang out and talk to people. I don't want to be around people. This used to send me into depression though...the dynamic of being cheered by hundreds of random people for a couple hours and then laying in a quiet room all alone for the rest of the night. But like most other things that entail me being alone...I have grown used to it. To the point that I PREFER it that way. It feels comfortable.
So when I go to the hotel room I take a shower and wash off the smoke. I cough until I hack up disgusting mucus. I log online to go through emails. I respond to my emails. I make updates on the site. I do these things because I run shit on my own. I don't have "people."
Now for someone to come on my site and claim that I treat my "fans" inappropriately...I scoff at that. It's a slap in the face. I have dealt with innumerable people (some I have NEVER met) dealing with unmentionable things more times than I can count. Seriously. I do it because it is the position I have put myself into. Some people need guidance...and sometimes it appears as if I have answers. Sometimes I do.
A lot of what I do is not to be EXPECTED of any artist. These are NOT obligations. And to be quite honest...it is not a practice that I will be able to keep for too much longer. It's unfeasible. Here I am...on my birthday...laying on the floor of my apartment...it's 1 AM and I haven't packed for my European tour yet...and I'm writing an essay to explain myself. For what??
I don't fucking know. It's not going to increase my fanbase or your appreciation of me. Nothing will change because of it. It's just some strange habit I have gotten myself into. It's bullshit. Bullshit. Between my last trip and this next one, I have stressed myself out while writing and recording for two albums. But I come to this messageboard a LOT to offer material for those who like the music enough to visit our website. To offer my opinion on random matters. To interact. I do this multiple times a day. Tell me ANY artist who does that shit? I don't see it anywhere.
I considered shutting down the messageboard today, because honestly...there are times when it causes more grief than anything. And I am getting threats of "hacking"...as if I give a shit. i don't. If this messageboard got hacked to bits I wouldn't think twice about doing away with it for good. As much as I have offered myself to it...i just don't see the worth of it beyond letting random people posts their thoughts every so often. but that can be done elsewhere. I care about quality control...so believe me...if your post was deleted it's because I could give a shit about your subject matter being discussed on my website. End of story. Go cry on another messageboard. Sorry, buddy.
I am about to leave for Europe. Solo trip. I am visiting countries (some I never knew existed) to share myself and the messages that get delivered through my music. I am going there to entertain people...somehow. That's the point of my trip. To entertain. If I fail as an entertainer, then I lose. THAT...THAT is my obligation. To entertain. I owe you a performance if I am booked to do a show. I owe you good music if I put out an album. These are my obligations. Beyond those things...I have none.
I won't be able to post much on this board while I'm gone. I would like to make it a habit to post less anyway. When I have time to check out the messageboard and add my thoughts, I will. When I have updates on music and shows, I will post them. But really...like most of the other people who used to post on this messageboard on a greater scale...I am going to phase out.
if you understand the situation...thank you.
if you think less of me as an artist or person because I don't want to cater to the virtual public as much anymore...so be it.
it's a no-win situation for me.
Paul Franklin
Mon Nov 18, 2002 12:06 am
Joined: 19 Jul 2002
Posts: 7872
Who's Paul Franklin?
No but seriously .... I don't think any of us can truly understand what you are going through...but to respect it we must.
Good luck in Europe
Have sex with some hot french ladies.
Mon Nov 18, 2002 12:14 am
Joined: 21 Jul 2002
Posts: 2182
Location: www.anteuppdx.com
I want a chronicle of the Eastern European portion of the trip...I found my time there so interesting, I'd very interested to see how you feel about being in Bosnia, Slovenia, Hungary, and other countries over there. Some of the best people I've ever met....enjoy yourself....
and fuck whoever doesn't appreciate it.
Mon Nov 18, 2002 12:19 am
Joined: 05 Jul 2002
Posts: 17
good luck
Good Luck in Europe
Try to enjoy yourself :D
Happy Birthday by the way
Mon Nov 18, 2002 12:31 am
Joined: 27 Sep 2002
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Location: Montreal
I always knew it would be a matter of time. It's totally understandable.
Question: Is it that you're not able to fall asleep or that you choose to stay up to do the work?
P.S. Good Luck
Mon Nov 18, 2002 12:35 am
Joined: 30 Jun 2002
Posts: 58
Location: Murderapolis Minny-snow-ta
Have fun or don't
I saw Mr. Dibbs puke on Slug tonight.
Last time I saw him puke, it was on you.
When you get back, make sure to wash off the European smell off of you along with the smoke.
Mon Nov 18, 2002 12:41 am
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Posts: 222
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djdee2005 wrote:
Who's Paul Franklin?
Hes boys with Gabe Sanchez.
Mon Nov 18, 2002 2:20 am
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I love you Sage....
Mon Nov 18, 2002 3:10 am
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Location: www.NERDTORIOUS.com
Cliche and redundant, but....have a good trip. Regarding the website, I almost always agree with the bullshit posts you lock, and assume the ones you delete are warranted also. Europe is beautiful.
Mon Nov 18, 2002 4:14 am
Joined: 06 Aug 2002
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Location: San Diego
feliz cumpleanos my friend... have a killer world tour
Mon Nov 18, 2002 4:34 am
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Happy Birthday Sage, hope your day was on a more positive tip than this thread. I act sarcastic and post dumb shit on here A LOT, but in all honesty man, your a really cool guy and I really respect the fact that you can get online and build with your fans and offer advice, etc. It's really cool that we can get to know you through medians other than your music and it's too bad if you decide to do otherwise from now on because of some retard that doesn't have a clue. Eitherway it's been fun man and I'm pretty sure everyone on here feels the same way and for what it's worth it was cool to be able to share feelings and ideas with you and laughs (even some at your expense) ;) and I'd hope you wouldn't take whatever inspired this thread so seriously cause it's pretty stupid and the kid was probably just an attention whore trying to get his "favorite mc" to reply to his post.
Oh and what you said about just heading straight home after shows, I can't even begin to tell you how familiar that scene is. For some reason, even if I'm with all my friends having the best time ever, hiphop shows are just about the most tiring events in the entire world. I don't think there's ever been one single show that I've been to where I didn't head straight home after and fall fast asleep for 10 hours so that's perfectly understandable man. I'd be especially dead if I was travelling to so many places and I'm sure rockin the mic and keeping the crowd entertained and interested is 100 times more stressful and tiring than watching it happen. Anyways have fun in Europe man, don't be too lonely. PEACE.
Mon Nov 18, 2002 9:41 am
Joined: 11 Jul 2002
Posts: 1580
Location: Minneapolis
yeah, i've always known you wouldn't post here forever sage. Honestly, i would suggest you just stop. for more reasons than mentionable i suppose. i feel like this message board would be a hinderance. all the reduntant topics and queries. I know people all mean well, but really, it'a alot of redundancy to weed through. i would however like to take this opportunity to thouroughly express my gratitude for time taken thus far on your behalf. As well as to all others that have posted on here. i truly do regard this community highly and appreciate all the views and opinions that have been offered on here. so i suppose that is all, peace
Mon Nov 18, 2002 10:48 am
Joined: 12 Nov 2002
Posts: 957
I come to this board every once in a while... for the sole purpose of getting info on releases, tour dates, etc. In that respect I think this board is pretty helpful. But... in general i cant stand these things. Ive never once posted a message on this or any other board so here goes.
For some reason I cant just absorb an artistic offering (especially poetry, etc) without having some inkling about who's offering it. Call it wrong, but I cant just "enjoy it" if there's the chance that the person is feeding me hipocritical lines or contrived brushstrokes. Over the course of a year or so i've found myself enjoying your offerrings more and more by piecing together some incomplete picture of who you are. Apart for what comes through in your songs and poems, a lot of pieces come from this board (however fucked up that might be). Anyway... thanks for that.
If you do "phase out" of this message board then i guess it'll be a loss for all of us who want to know more about the people we lend our ear to. But I know that as an artist you've lent MUCH more than an ear... so no one should be pissed about it. So, even though they might annoy the shit out of you, here's a big huge pat on the back. You're interaction with your listeners without a doubt sets you apart... you even managed to motivate me to post message in a forum! I knew the first time would be special.
take care
Mon Nov 18, 2002 11:55 am
Joined: 04 Jul 2002
Posts: 1621
happy born day
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Hackett, an orthopeadic surgeon at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, is one of the most handsome doctors in America according to the daytime talk show, The Doctors. Hackett is, you guessed it, the face of October in the 2013 calendar, which debuts in an episode that airs today at 1 p.m. on the NBC network.
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Based on the Smithsonian Institution's tradition of offering free admission to patrons, the Campus Martius and Ohio River museums in Marietta will both open their doors to the public Saturday for complimentary tours.
"While we don't have anything special planned for the day, there are some exhibits that people might not have seen yet and this would be a good opportunity," said Glenna Hoff, education and program director at Campus Martius.
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Tours of the Rufus Putnam House and the W.P. Snyder will also be offered for free on Saturday.
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What: National Museum Day.
When: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Walt Stewart, a longtime volunteer at the museum, said he has been giving tours since at least 2000 and plans to be there Saturday.
"I retired as a chemical engineer from Dupont in 1997 ... I don't remember exactly when I started volunteering but I know I was there on 9/11 (2001)," said the 80-year-old who splits his time between Marietta and Florida. "I am just very much into the history of Marietta and the area."
Stewart frequently gives tours of the popular Putnam House and enjoys groups both large and small.
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The free event takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at both museums. Hoff noted that the Ohio River Museum is only open on weekends through the end of October.
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Last year's event was kind of last minute, according to Hoff, but close to 300 people took advantage of the opportunity. Since the Campus Martius Museum became accredited by the American Association of Museums in 2011, officials have been more attuned to programs like National Museum Day.
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Dear Olympic Journalists: Stop Whining
Dear comrade journalist:
So far, much of the news you've reported out of Sochi has concerned the inadequacy of your lodgings. Apparently, before you left on your Olympics assignment, you didn't get the memo: Life and work assignments in non-Western countries can be a challenge.
I know that my fellow Mideast correspondents, not to mention the refugees we meet from places like Syria and Iraq, can concur that having to make do with the same hotel shampoo for two days running is unacceptable. We also would dearly love if that were the leading item on the list of why our jobs and lives are hard.
A faulty fire alarm at 5 a.m.? Well, look on the bright side: your hotel has a working fire alarm. At the hotels in Baghdad where the journalist corps lived after the U.S. invasion in 2003, the alarms we worried about were for fire fights raging outside on the street.
As Twitter complaints from Sochi have gone viral, colleagues who work in developing countries have exchanged Facebook posts of bewilderment as to why in the world anyone would complain about the plethora of choice that the two-toilet room provides?
In Afghanistan, after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, or even after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, many of us Western journalists went for weeks without a shower, let alone the sight of porcelain, dirty or clean, and made do instead with open air latrines. The majority of people I have interviewed in my 14 years as a foreign correspondent from Central Asia, Africa and the Arab world have never had the luxury of indoor plumbing altogether.
But, dear comrades, even if you are not used to traveling to war zones or natural disasters, didn't you understand when you opened your airline boarding pass on your smart phone that your temporary home during the Olympics used to be part of the Soviet Union, a place historically ridiculed–rightly or wrongly–for a lack of Western conveniences and dated infrastructure, not to mention antiquated customer service?
As a student who lived in Khabarovsk in the Soviet Far East during my study abroad program in 1991, I understood that all travelers to Russia should bring their own medicine, syringes, towels and toiletries, as most of the country was surviving on ration cards for everything from tea to bananas to meat.
And in those pre-Internet days, there was no way to communicate with anyone outside of Russia without dialing a landline phone to Moscow, ordering an international call and waiting for the operator to call you back–sometimes after a delay of 3 hours–with an open line.
On a beach holiday to Sochi in 1999, I had a week of sunshine but absolutely no hot water, because, as in Soviet times, every city in the still newly independent Russia turned off the centralized system of municipal pipes for a month in the summer to clean from them the yellow guck and hard minerals that so many of you have posted as part of your Sochi complaints. Mind you, I didn't get a hotel discount for the privilege of a cold shower every morning. Russian travelers understood that was normal. Foolish me for not asking about that ahead of time.
Finally, comrades, don't think for a minute that those of us in the know haven't noticed the glaring lack of Twitter diatribes about the abundance of alcohol in Russia that can help you drown your sorrows or deepen your grudges against those providing your hospitality for the next three weeks. The last time I checked, a cheap bottle of vodka was only about $5.50. Beer, meanwhile, is still licensed as a soft drink, meaning that many choices are as cheap as a Coke. Paris and London can't match that.
As for ice for your drink? Understand that Russians rarely use ice–and then see if you can't manage to get some of Sochi's manufactured snow back with you from your Olympics assignment each evening.
And then ask any Russian you can find to show you the old-fashioned way to crack open your bottle with your teeth or a cabinet corner. That should be a cultural experience worthy of a new Twitter hash tag.


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The University of Michigan's solar car cruises into first place in the American Solar Challenge 2010.
The University of Michigan again won a major U.S. solar car race, winning the 1,200-mile 2010 American Solar Challenge by crossing the finish line in Naperville, Illinois, on June 26 with an elapsed time of 28 hours and 14 minutes. The winners cruised in more than two hours ahead of the team from the University of Minnesota. A car from Germany finished third. Michigan has now won this event and its predecessors six times. Overall, 17 teams, including two teams from Canada and Taiwan, registered for the event. For the competition, students designed and built the vehicles, which rely on solar power that can be stored in batteries for use during cloudy days. After a series of qualifying events, the racing began under sunny skies on June 20 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The winning entry from the Wolverine State weighed 700 pounds, with its carbon fiber body covered by Emcore solar cells and the solar-generated electricity stored in A123 lithium-ion-phosphate batteries to help power an in-wheel electric motor.
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The summer solar racing season continues with a high-profile race for high school teams. The Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge is set to begin on July 18 in Fort Worth, Texas. Racers head north through Oklahoma to Boulder, Colorado, for a planned July 25 finish. More than 20 teams from nine states registered for the event, which is designed to boost student interest in science and engineering. The gathering began in 1993 at the Winston School in Dallas, Texas. See the Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge Web site.


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Now, this is not what I want. I want a winter that averages ten degrees warmer than last year with less snow.
But the drought is going to be a threat to the farm economy of the area if some serious precipitation doesn't happen over the next three or four months. This time of year, precipitation is usually going to come in the form of snow.
In the first 11 months of the year, 10 of them had below normal precipitation. This dry spell extends back through the last half of 2011.
The U.S. Drought Monitor says we are experiencing an extreme drought in Watonwan County.
Right now to break this drought we need foot after foot of snow coming down on our heads. We need night after night to be as one comic once quipped, "It ain't a fit night out for man or beast!"
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BEAVER CREEK, Colorado - I haven't put on a pair of skis since 1995 when I was on a ski trip with my Canadian relatives in Collingwood, Ontario, and even then, I never progressed much beyond the snow plow/wedge that week.
I first strapped a snowboard on my feet in 2000 at Breckenridge while I was student at the University of Colorado at Boulder and have remained loyal to the sport ever since. With a lack of deep powder to ride last season and this season, though, now seems like the perfect time to take on a new challenge.
It's Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month across the United States ski industry, and three-day lesson packages for the price of a normal two-day package at Vail and Beaver Creek this month make it a relatively inexpensive time to hire an instructor and test out the water.
There's a benefit to learning how to ski or snowboard when you have already mastered one of the sports, said Jim Kercher, the Ski and Snowboard School director at Beaver Creek.
"The main thing is there's a huge advantage in doing one sport - you know the mountain already and you know snow conditions and you will react habitually to those conditions, whereas if someone was brand new to either sport, they would have to learn that," Kercher said. "So, you have a huge advantage when you switch."
In 1995, I had never tried to slide around on snow on anything other than a toboggan. Back then, this Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-native couldn't imagine becoming proficient in any snow sport. As I clicked into my rental skis this week at Beaver Creek, I remembered back to that first day at Breckenridge in 2000 when I fell on my snowboard countless times and could barely walk the next day. I tried to keep that memory fresh in my mind because being a beginner on the snow is tough, especially when snowboarding is so easy for me now.
More skiers?
The National Ski Areas Association reported 5.1 million snowboarders who rode more than once in 2011, down from the peak of 6.3 million in 2003 and 2004. Of those 5.1 million, 16.6 percent also alpine skied in 2011, but some think those numbers could be increasing.
Maybe it's because the children of snowboarding adults think skiing is cool because, well, their parents aren't doing it.
There's probably some of that, Kercher said, but he attributes the slight decline in snowboarding lessons and increase in skiing lessons seen at Beaver Creek more to new ski equipment and other factors.
"We haven't seen too much of a decline in snowboarding, but we have a little bit," he said. "The new ski equipment and freeride and big mountain skiing and all that is very attractive to the younger set - that's hot right now."
Depending on the region, though, the results are different. In California, where skateboard and surfing culture reigns, snowboarding is as hot as ever.
Beaver Creek instructor Brett Gagnon, who teaches both sports at Beaver Creek, agrees that new technology and gear for skiing has created a lot of interest in the sport again.
"The wave now is boarders going back to skiing," Gagnon said. "I think that's part of the generational process of snowboarding, where some of the older boarders are now interested in the new equipment in the skis."
Regardless of the reasons, people like Gagnon are happy to teach the switch. Hiring an instructor who does know how to both ski and snowboard is highly recommended for anyone looking to switch because there are explanations and comparisons they can give that others would have trouble articulating.
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The biggest challenge of going from the boarding to the skiing are the edges - two versus four.
But because the feeling of an edge scraping the snow is something athletes on both sides know, the learning curve for feeling those edges during the crossover is relatively small.
My biggest concern before my lesson began was crossing the skis together, getting tangled up and falling. Turns out that hardly happened at all.
One thing that a snowboarder will intuitively do, however, is gravitate toward the back seat. Gagnon's biggest challenge of the day during my lesson was perhaps trying to break me out of the habit of being too far back in my stance.
By lunchtime we were off the bunny hill - an area of the mountain I never thought I'd visit again - and on to greens! By the end of the day, I was able to ski down a couple of blue runs relatively well, but obviously still with a lot to learn and practice.
Something an instructor can provide that friends or learning on your own can't are the drills. Gagnon had a drill for every technique, and he had a drill to replace any drill that didn't seem to work.
The highlight of a day learning something new in such a familiar place isn't overcoming the challenge - although that's part of it - it's the simplest surprise that I never would have considered: Downloading on the chairlift.
After three or four great post-lunch runs, downloading on the Centennial chairlift reminded me of why so many of us love to play in the mountains. The ride down is one of the most beautiful views around - one I hadn't seen in quite some time.
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Remember how ridiculously mean Miranda (Meryl Streep) in the Devil Wears Prada was to Andy (Anne Hathaway) while she was working at Runway magazine? As much as I love watching that movie (it's one of my favorites), I couldn't help but get crazy nervous the night before my first internship ever at Cosmo for Latinas. I knew diddly squat about the magazine world and thought for sure that I would get chewed out by a Miranda-type for screwing up like Andy.
I was completely wrong and have met so many people at CFL who are like a family willing to help interns get their foot in the door and patiently show them the ropes. I seriously have the coolest internship and I've learned a couple of things along the way to be the best intern I can possibly be. Whether you're planning on getting an internship, starting one, or close to finishing there are always some do's and dont's.
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G'day, haven't done an actual run or workout yet; just wanted to get things going.
166 pounds this morning, one pound above goal weight. Of course I haven't really lost two pounds of fat since yesterday morning; it's all water weight. Last night I said to Dark Mare at bedtime, "You know, I really haven't drunk enough water since my run." So I had a glass of water, but this morning I felt parched and the scale told the tale.
Maybe a slow run later. Then lots of water.
Mike, good run by you yesterday in the Minnesota heat. (Is "Minnesota heat" an oxymoron? Or possibly the name of a sports team?)
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
Watching the scale on a daily basis can be frustrating, it'll have you losing weight one day and gaining the next. On that note, I weighed in at 169 this morning. I haven't seen that number in a while, now we'll see how long it holds up. I have this vision of being a whisp of a thing, lighter than air as I BQ without so much as breaking a sweat.
Today's run consisted of a 2 mile warm-up, 6 X 1/2 mile intervals with a 60 second break between, then a 2 mile cool down for a total of 7. Shooting for 3:40's, I ran 3:42, 3:37, 3:39, 3:38, 3:45 and 3:42. I was experimenting with my form a bit in that 3:45, or would have been more consistent.
Sadly, I wasn't lighter than air...
Enjoy life, this ain't a rehearsal...
4 slow miles at the track today, untimed. Last lap a bit faster.
Working on a book called The Dark Horse Diet.
Key points:
1. Run 4 miles every day.
2. After your run, do not drink water.
Of course, the leg cramps at 1 a.m. are a b*tch, but one must suffer to be beautiful.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
10 miles today. First 5 in 45:15, second five in 44:05. Definitely died the last mile, moderate effort to do a 9:02 mile.
Don't feel too bad for longest continuous run since...1995?!
Interesting diet DH, you're not supposed to drink water - Scotch instead?
D.H., here's an interesting list, 15 foods that burn more calories than they contain. http://lifehacker.com/331319/fifteen-foods-that-burn-more-calories-than-they-contain#13389459066563&{
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Nice run Ray, congrats! What's nice is the next one will be easier.
How's your leg? Runs like the one you did today will definitely help, way to go...
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10 miles today. First 5 in 45:15, second five in 44:05. Definitely died the last mile, moderate effort to do a 9:02 mile.
Don't feel too bad for longest continuous run since...1995?!
Ray, very nice. Definitely a milestone day for you.
I struggled to run 4 miles today! I don't know how it is, but even relatively short runs tend to wear me out. I've always been this way, it's not because of my age. At 6'5", I'm not one of those guys who floats like a butterfly.
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I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
DH, no MN sports teams named Heat yet (yo Miami), but look out for the Timberwolves this year
10 miles sounds like a great run Ray, and aren't you doing that in Florida heat?
Rich, I switched to Brooks "minimalist" Pure Connection a month ago from Asics DS Trainers. I don't know how they will feel with higher mileage, but so far they feel awesome, and my legs are doing well.
Ran 3 today in light rain. 6 Sunday, 4 Tuesday = 13 wtd. Thinking maybe 25/week for the first time in awhile. Over the 10% rule, but I think I will be ok, as this time is different, right...right
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Mike, No t'aint in FL. Out west in SF Bay area (mid-peninsula and south bay if you know the area). Was probably mid to high 70's
during run yesterday. Forcast high is 90 today - good for a recovery run...Shoe wise, run in vibrams (komodo, bikila and kos). Son runs in Merrells - prefers his shoes look normal. Feet got pretty warm yesterday...
Rich, left leg held up well. right calf is a little tight. thought the left achilles might be tight yesterda, but actually feels good this morning.
Rolled out the calves last night on the foam roller.
DH, most days are a bit of a struggle. First mile is almost always in the 9:00-9:30 range. Takes awhile to loosen up.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Men's Tennis team continued its hot streak on Monday morning, taking a 4-0 final over South Alabama at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center. It was the Islanders fourth win in the past four days on their home court after taking the 47th Annual HEB Tournament of Champions this past weekend.
The Islanders (5-5) picked up another tough win against a good team in South Alabama (6-7) that participated in the tournament and stayed until Monday to get an extra match in. The match took place in very windy conditions, with the start slightly delayed while deciding whether or not to play it.
"I felt we came out and really made the choice today to be tough mentally and control the things we can control," said Moore. "There were lots of potential excuses on the table like tired legs or it being extremely windy, and the guys chose to take the high road.
"It's so important that they choose to do that each time. As soon as you whine or make excuses even once, no matter how difficult the situation, it's only human nature to reach for the parachute and bail out every time. That's why we can never use excuses no matter what, not even once."
In the doubles portion of the match the Islanders fought hard to earn the point, getting a tough 9-7 win at No. 1 doubles by Peter Nagy and Odon Barta as they broke South Alabama's serve in the final game to clinch the point. Gergo Weidinger and Guillaume Rauseo picked up a quick 8-3 final at No. 2 doubles to start the scoring, but South Alabama earned an 8-6 score over Matt Westmoreland and Andrew Maingot at No. 3 to even it up before Nagy and Barta took the point.
In singles, the Islanders earned three big wins to make it a 4-0 final, getting the points at No. 3, 4 and 6 singles to finish play.
Weidinger started things off with a big 6-2, 6-3 final at No. 3 to make it a 2-0 score. Rauseo followed with an identical score, winning 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 4 spot to put his team on the verge. Ricardo Mayagoitia finished things off with a 6-0, 6-2 final at No. 5 singles to clinch it for the Islanders.
It was the fourth win in as many days for the team, with wins over No. 30 BYU and Louisiana – Lafayette coming on Friday in the first and second rounds of the 47th Annual HEB Tournament of Champions, and then a 4-3 win over No. 34 Middle Tennessee in the finals to claim the title on Saturday. After a day of rest on Sunday, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi was right back out there at 10 a.m. Monday morning.
"What a difference it has made this season when we committed to no excuses and to outfight everyone no matter what," said Moore. "I'm very proud of these guys, their character and commitment to be a true team has really turned this season around. We have a long road and a lot of hard work to do, but I am very excited about the next two months because of the character and heart of these guys."
They will have a little more rest this week before traveling to Beaumont on Friday for a non-conference match against Florida A&M. The two teams are set for a 1 p.m. match to be played on the courts at the Thompson Family Tennis Center on the campus of Lamar.
"This was the most difficult weekend ever," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "I want to take a moment to thank all the great staff at our University that worked overtime to make this a great event, as well as the tennis family that is the Corpus Christi tennis community. I love them, and they are the best in the nation."
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.
Tennis Match Results
South Alabama vs Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
03/04/13 at Corpus Christi, Texas
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 4, South Alabama 0
Singles competition:
1. Peter Nagy (AMCC) vs. #60 Leitner, Daniel (USA) 6-4, 2-4, unfinished
2. Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) vs. Bernard, Alex (USA) 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
3. Gergo Weidinger (AMCC) def. Gruindelingh, Gerhar (USA) 6-2, 6-3
4. Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Vaezzadeh, Shayann (USA) 6-2, 6-3
5. Ricardo Mayagoitia (AMCC) def. Troglia, Juan (USA) 6-0, 6-2
6. Pietro Jordao (AMCC) vs. Hall, Cody (USA) 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
Doubles competition:
1. Peter Nagy/Odon Barta (AMCC) def. Leitner, Daniel/Gruindelingh, Gerhar (USA) 9-7
2. Gergo Weidinger/Guillaume Rauseo (AMCC) def. Troglia, Juan/Hall, Cody (USA) 8-3
3. Bernard, Alex/Vaezzadeh, Shayann (USA) def. Andrew Maingot/Matt Westmoreland (AMCC) 8-6
Match Notes:
South Alabama 6-7
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 5-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,4,5)


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Dermot Mulroney, 48, was born to play a handsome leading man, but his screen roles have actually been much more interesting since the one big life changing role that made him a star, his turn opposite Julia Roberts in My Best Friend's Wedding.
This week Mulroney plays Colonel Scott Boyer, a straight as a board national guardsman who falls unexpectedly in love with a feisty young White House operative in Big Miracle, the dramatic new rescue film based on real life events that opens this Friday.
Set in 1988 at the tail end of the Reagan administration, Big Miracle tells the inspiring story of three whales that got trapped by the advancing ice floe in the north Alaskan Sea.
It's an interesting set up, and amazingly neither the cast nor the writers put a foot wrong. That's surprising when you consider that when Hollywood gets its hands on a script with an obvious environmental message (and when they cast Drew Barrymore in the lead) you can almost assure yourself you're in for a 120 minute harangue.
On paper Big Miracle certainly does look like it qualifies to be the tree hugger film of 2012, but the fact is it's actually so much more than just a feel good drama about environmentalists demonstrating that they're superior to everyone else.
Taken from a 1988 true life adventure story that saw a small Alaskan fishing community come together to free three whales trapped in the rapidly freezing north Alaskan Sea, Big Miracle shows how the story captures the nation's attention and then the world's, with unexpectedly positive results.
"I haven't done that many films that the whole family can enjoy, and that was an attraction for me as a father," Mulroney tells the Irish Voice, explaining why he took the role. "I just loved the way all the individual story lines worked together.
"Drew plays a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) and Ted (Danson) plays an oil baron, and although each of their characters is pursuing their own agenda and are otherwise in conflict, in this case they need to accomplish the same thing. I really liked that."
The set they filmed Big Miracle on was located in downtown Anchorage, Alaska and was, Mulroney reveals, the size of a few football fields.
"It was a great big stage that they built that went on for what seemed like forever. It was really cold and half the day was dark, so making it was a really unique experience."
It's a word away from his landlocked Iowa childhood, which was both Irish and American in the best senses of the word.
"I was conscious of my Irish background growing up," he reveals. "My parents both have simpler names like Michael and Ellen, but they gave us these distinctively Irish names.
"There were a lot of Irish families in our neighborhood growing up. It was only after I left home that I realized that there are lots of people out there in America that weren't Irish Catholics. Or that there weren't as many of us as I thought there were at first. It's what you imagine growing up in a big family in the 1970s," he says with a laugh.
Curiosity about his own roots, which hail from Donegal and Mayo in famine times, eventually led him to Ireland. "I have been over only once 15 years ago and I wandered through Donegal. I noticed a road sign on the way for a town called Mulraney, but this was long before you could GPS anything," Mulroney recalled.
"I haven't been back to Ireland since but I enjoyed my visit. My ancestors came over in the famine times and they've all been here since the 19th century so we're all Yanks. I always feel like I need to point that out before I start to take too much credit. I would only be that much more proud if my parents had only just gotten off the boat. But that's not the case."
Mulroney's brothers are named Conor, Kieran and Shaun and his sister is called Moira.
"I can't explain what was going on with my folks, I don't know what they were thinking to be honest with you," Mulroney says.
"But to be truthful those names have served all of us really well, and I notice those kinds of strong Irish names are coming back around. I grew up with it in the 1970s and I never questioned it back then.
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ANAHEIM -- What could have been a spectacular road trip turned in to a merely very good road trip Wednesday night when the A's blew a ninth-inning lead, then lost 5-4 to the Angels on catcher Chris Iannetta's two-out solo homer in the 12th.
Instead of finishing 8-1 on the trip the A's had to settle for 7-2, which as catcher Derek Norris said shouldn't dampen the club's spirits. Winning seven of nine on a road trip is the stuff division titles are made.
Still, when you win seven of the first eight, you don't want to let that final game get away. And get away it did after Tommy Milone's pitching and Brandon Moss's three-run homer in the fourth inning.
Oakland led 4-1 as late as the seventh inning, but the Angels got a spark when Iannetta was hit by a pitch, or at least home plate umpire Tim Timmons thought so. The A's challenged the call, but got no reversal. Before the inning was over, a throwing error by Alberto Callaspo at first base and an RBI single by Albert Pujols led to two runs charged to Milone but which scored after Dan Otero came out of the bullpen.
"I know that ball didn't hit him," Milone said. "(Catcher) Derek (Norris) was able to block it and keep the ball in front of him, and he can't do that if the ball hit him. But you can't worry about it. It got away, and you have to get after it again."
The A's bullpen was thin to start with, thanks to the 11 innings the two teams put in Tuesday, but Luke Gregerson, who was given Tuesday off, took over to pitch the ninth with a one-run lead. Back-to-back singles by the Angels' two most professional hitters, Mike Trout and Pujols set up the inning with one out. Gregerson was two outs away from escaping with a save, but Howie Kendrick's slow grounder was too snail-like for third baseman Josh Donaldson to be able to turn the double play.
"That's where the HBP changes things," Norris said. "It changes the inning. One run for sure doesn't score." And if that was the case, Kendrick's grounder wouldn't have tied the game.
"We went to the ninth inning with the lead," manager Bob Melvin said. "You put it behind you and you move on."
The game moved on to the 11th, when Coco Crisp stole his 145th base as a member of the A's moving past Reggie Jackson and sitting alone in fifth place on the Oakland charts. The steal came with one out after a walk, but Donaldson and Yoenis Cespedes both hit grounders that couldn't get the job done.
Drew Pomeranz, who had thrown 22/3 shutout innings in the 11-inning win Tuesday, came close to getting another two shutout innings under his belt. But with two outs, he started Iannetta off with a fastball and the catcher launched a missile deep into the Anaheim night, the ball landing in the shrubs beyond the center field wall with center fielder Craig Gentry groaning as the game and the night slipped away.
"He was sitting on a first-pitch fastball, it's as simple as that," Pomeranz said. "Second guessing the pitch isn't going to do any good."
John Jaso, who by that time was catching, said Pomeranz had executed the pitch that had been called.
"He threw a fastball to try and get ahead," Jaso said. "Iannetta put a very good swing on it. The ball was down. Maybe it didn't have as much movement on it as some of his others, but it wasn't bad."
The A's still have the best record in the American League at 10-5, and they have a much-needed day off Thursday after this three-city swing through Minneapolis, Seattle and Anaheim. Houston comes in for a three-game Coliseum set this weekend.
"This doesn't dampen the trip, not at all," Norris said. "7-2 is a really good trip."
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
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According to musician Boney James, music is something you hear and feel in your heart. And the award-winning saxophonist, producer and songwriter has made it his life's work to make songs that touch the hearts of his fans.
"Music was something I really loved and cared about, and I wanted to make it my career," said James who was born James Oppenheim in Lowell, Mass. "I get up thinking about music. I spent my whole life making records."
His latest effort is "The Beat," which he released on Concord Records on April 9. The album features Raheem DeVaughn, who sings on "Maker of Love," and the Floacist from Floetry who is featured on The Midas This is Why."


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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol is trying to locate a group of drivers who briefly shut down part of a San Francisco Bay area freeway while they performed stunts in the middle of the road.
Sgt. Rob Barrera said Monday that the CHP is confident that someone will be prosecuted for the brazen sideshow that stopped traffic on Interstate 880 near the Oakland Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Barrera declined additional comment.
Video clips show at least a half-dozen cars peeling out from the shoulder and doing doughnuts in the road while other vehicles stack up behind the demonstration.
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Dealpolitik: A Year after Walking, Conagra Steps up With a Big Offer and Possible Tax Risk
2012 is likely to be known as the year buyers paid the price for failed ultimatums. On Tuesday, Conagra announced it had agreed to buy Ralcorp for $90 per share in cash. We last heard from Conagra in its effort to buy Ralcorp in September of 2011 when Conagra said it would walk away if Ralcorp didn't open merger negotiations over its $94 per share offer. Ralcorp refused and Conagra walked away from its six months of ever increasing bids, having started with a price of $82.
Did Conagra save money by this gambit since it is paying only $90 instead of last year's final price of $96 per share? Not even close. During its defense of Conagra's bid last year, Ralcorp announced it would spin off its Post cereal business. That spinoff was completed in January of this year and Ralcorp shareholders received one-half share of Post Holdings for each share of Ralcorp held.
Post is trading around $35 per share so the total value to be compared to the $94 offer Conagra made before it gave up last year is $107.50 (i.e. Tuesday's $90 bid plus one half the value of a share of Post). So maybe Conagra would have done better if it had hung in there last year continuing to bump its bid.
In addition, by buying Ralcorp just a year after the Post spinoff, Conagra may face tax risk it could have avoided last year. Spinoffs of a subsidiary generally don't lead to any taxes like a sale of would.
When Ralcorp spun off Post, it warned in the information statement distributed to shareholders in connection with the deal that Ralcorp would be subject to tax on disposition of the Post shares if the spinoff were "deemed to be part of a plan (or series of related transactions)" in which Ralcorp was sold. And an acquisition of Ralcorp within two years after the spinoff is "presumed to be part of such a plan, although … Ralcorp may be able to rebut that presumption."
These are the kinds of issues that keep tax lawyers up at night. Assuming their paper record is good, Conagra should be able to rebut the presumption by arguing that the Ralcorp acquisition is not part of a single plan with the spin-off. But who needs the issue?
Of course if Conagra kept bidding last year, we do not know what price Ralcorp would have finally said yes to, so maybe the delay helped. And it is also possible that Ralcorp has been softened up by activist investor Keith Meister, a former Carl Icahn associate who owns 5% of Ralcorp and scored a Ralcorp board seat last month. And the broader market is up since last year's bid, suggesting cash from a deal perhaps could have been put to better use by shareholders.
But if Conagra is wondering how much it cost to walk away last year to return to the table now, its second-guessing should be nothing compared to Hertz. The rental car company finally closed its acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Group last week with Hertz paying $87.50 per share in cash for Dollar Thrifty.
Two years ago, Hertz issued an ultimatum in a bidding war with Avis saying it would not increase its bid beyond $53 a share. Hertz was likely very close to winning Dollar Thrifty at the time. Not only did it have a signed merger agreement, but the back and forth was on the eve of a shareholder vote which could have brought down the gavel. Issuing that ultimatum proved very expensive to Hertz.
Both Conagra and Hertz's experience teach an important strategic lesson in M&A. Bluffs and ultimatums rarely turn out to be smart moves in hard fought deals. Sometimes you may need to walk if a higher price doesn't make business sense. But if you end up coming back to the table after a posturing move, it can cost you.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Baseball team fell behind early and was unable to rally, falling 12-1 in eight innings against Northwestern State in the opener of the Southland Conference series.
Game two is set for 5 p.m. on Saturday evening at Chapman Field. Trevor Belicek will try to get the Islanders back on track, while Andrew Adams will get the start for the Demons.
The Islanders (19-14, 6-4 Southland) got behind early as starter Trevor Foss (5-4) allowed two walks and four wild pitches, as he could not find the handle on the ball early on. In all, the pitching staff had seven wild pitches, nine walks and a hit-by-pitch in the game, as they were unable to recover from the rough start.
The Demons (11-23, 2-8 Southland) scored two in the first, three in the second and two in the third before Foss was knocked from the game with his team trailing 7-0.
AJ Longoria came in to start the fifth and gave up two unearned runs as the score reached a 9-0 Demons advantage.
The Islanders finally broke through in the bottom of the seventh, as Brandon Tierney singled through the right side, advanced to second on a wild pitch and came around to score on an RBI single by Cody Stephens through the left side to make it 9-1.
The Demons would add three more in the top of the eighth to take a 12-1 lead. With the Islanders unable to score in the bottom half of the eighth to extend it, the game ended due to the mercy rule in Southland Conference play.
Tierney and Brad Porras were the only hitters with two hits, while Stephens had the only RBI in the game for the Islanders.
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Steven Charles Barrett, 50, of Columbus, Ohio, died Monday (Nov. 26, 2012) at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born May 11, 1962, in Marietta to Charles and Dorothy Woodruff Barrett.
He was a 1980 graduate of Marietta High School. Following high school, he pursued other education and employment in Columbus. Steven was a member of St. Michaels Catholic Church in Columbus. His passion was community service and he spent many weekends and long hours of planning and organizing. He was looking forward to being Santa for the Red Cross this year. In his youth, he was a member of Boy Scouts, 4-H and Little League, and in high school he was on the crew team.
His pride and joy were his two nieces, Morgan Wells of Harrisburg, Pa. and Elizabeth Wells of Marietta. He is also survived by his parents; his two sisters, Kimberly Barrett of Columbus, and Cheryl Wells of Marietta; and maternal grandmother, Mary Strauss Woodruff of Marietta. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Silas Woodruff and Carroll and Clara Kestermier Barrett.
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Funeral Liturgy, with Mass, will be at 10 a.m. on Friday (Nov. 30) at St. Mary Catholic Church in Marietta, with the Rev. Msgr. John Michael Campbell as celebrant. Friends may call on Thursday at the Marietta Chapel of Cawley & Peoples Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. There will be a Vigil Service at 3 p.m. on Thursday. Burial will be in New St. Mary's Cemetery. There will be a tribute and celebration of life for Steven held in Columbus on Sunday (Dec. 2).
Donations may be made to the St. Mary's Restoration Fund, 506 Fourth St., Marietta 45750. To send condolences and for other resources, please visit www.cawleyandpeoples.


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NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)--The sensational murder trial in Arizona of Jodi Arias is shining a national spotlight on the battered women's syndrome defense.
Last week, psychotherapist Alyce LaViolette provided expert testimony about previously undisclosed emails from friends of the murder victim, Travis Alexander, that she said indicate he had a history of being abusive, The Huffington Post reported March 29.
"They have basically advised Ms. Arias to move on from the relationship . . . that Mr. Alexander has been abusive to women," LaViolette testified.
The trial is scheduled to resume April 2, when LaViolette continues her testimony.
Arias faces a possible death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder of the June 2008 killing of Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home. Prosecutors say she planned the attack on her lover in a jealous rage.
Some commentators have objected to Arias' use of the battered women syndrome defense, saying she doesn't meet the criteria.
Arias initially denied involvement, then blamed it on two masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she said it was self-defense.
Prosecutor Juan Martinez objected to much of the defense expert's testimony, calling it hearsay. However, the judge overruled the majority of the objections.
The jury could view LaViolette's testimony as crucial in determining whether there is merit to Arias' claim that she was a victim of domestic violence.
Arias' lawyers closed out testimony last week by delving into her the defendant's childhood abuse, The Latinos Post reported March 30.
LaViolette testified that she had read "collateral data" from members of Arias' family and had learned that there was discipline in her family that she believed "went over the line." "Jodi's father was controlling and manipulative and made derogatory statements," LaViolette said, according to The Huffington Post.
According to LaViolette's research, Arias' father made "sexually inappropriate comments" to Arias while she lived at home. "He would talk about Jodi's body and her boob's being too small," LaViolette said.
LaViolette added that Arias had frequent altercations with her mother. "She does have issues with her mother," LaViolette said. "She's angry at her mother because her mother did not protect her from her father."
The showcase trial has so far cost Arizona taxpayers more than $1.4 million, ABC News reported last week.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Monday, Oct. 22, 2012
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. -- At Aiken City Council Monday night, the City of Aiken's government will be pitted against Aiken County's government. It's all over the new county government complex currently under construction.
"We've got to work through a couple little differences of opinion," said Aiken County Administrator Clay Killian.
In August, Aiken County Council broke ground at the site along University Parkway, outside Aiken city limits. Now, the county is seeking water and sewer utilities from the city, which usually means the land will have to be annexed into the city. It's something the county doesn't want right now.
"We certainly understand that our landscaping ordinance, being out in the county, is not as strict as theirs," Killian said.
Killian says annexing the land into city limits will mean they have to comply with those stricter ordinances. They'll have to meet city inspections and landscaping rules, too.
"They've asked for a 25-foot densely planted buffer, and we've really just tried to work through the details of what that densely planted buffer means," he said, referring to a recent Planning Commission meeting.
Willie Moody lives along Lincoln Avenue. The construction is right behind his house.
"There needs to be some kind of buffer. Needs to be. Now, what they going to decide to put up there, I don't know," he said.
The city may also regulate a road from the new county complex onto Lincoln Avenue, designating it for emergencies only. Signs would have to be 8 feet tall. Lights will have to meet city standards, too.
News 12 asked Killian if the county and city are at odds.
"It's certainly not any kind of a conflict at all. No situation where the relationship's being damaged, in my opinion," he said.
Killian says that they don't think this will delay construction. He says that's why they're figuring it out now. Regardless of whose ordinances they're following, Killian says they're going to be a good neighbor, and they're going to be building a complex the whole county will be proud of.


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For the second objective, to develop a better understanding of relationship between seed phosphorus, inositol phosphate and plant performance such as stress tolerance, the first step would be to complete "transcription profiling", using microarray analyses, to identify genes and functions impacted in selected genotypes or in response to selected stress treatments such as heat/drought stress. Genes whose expression or function is greatly impacted will be the focus of more targeted study. Their sequences, map position, and gene family relationships will be obtained. Expression profiles and biochemical/physiological function will be determined.
For the third objective, two types of approaches will be used to develop genotypes with useful alterations in plant or seed phosphorus chemistry. These are "forward genetics" screens and "reverse genetics" approaches. In "Forward genetics", screens of various types of mutagenized populations will be conducted to identify mutations that impact plant or seed phosphorus. Populations screened will either be chemically mutagenized, or represent collections of transposon insertions. Mutants with interesting phenotypes such as "reduced seed total P" will then be the subject of in depth follow-up study, including chromosomal mapping and agronomic evaluation. Ultimately the gene perturbed in the mutation will be identified, and near-isogenic lines will be developed for use in agronomic and nutritional studies. In the reverse genetics component, mutations such as "single nucleotide polymorphisms" (SNPs) will be isolated in target genes of interest. For example, many genes are already known to be important to phosphorus uptake and transport, but which specific genes or functions are important to seed total phosphorus is not known. Methods such as TILLING will be used to isolate mutations in target genes, which will then be used to determine the effect of such mutations on plant and seed phosphorus.


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