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Highlights from the May Jobs Report
U.S. employers hired at a steady clip in May, allowing them to finally replace all the jobs lost during the recession. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.3%, near a six-year low. Here are highlights from the Labor Department's latest employment report:
Jobs: U.S. employers added 217,000 new jobs last month, putting the average for the last three months at 234,000, a step up from average gains of 197,000 over the last twelve months. Total U.S. employment hit 138.5 million, just over its previous peak of 138.4 million (from January 2008.) Still, job creation hasn't kept up with population growth. Employment is still about 7 million positions shy of where it should be if jobs had kept up with the increase in the number of working-age Americans, according to a calculation by the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington think tank.
Revisions: The Labor Department revised April payroll gains down to 282,000 from 288,000 and left March's gains unchanged at 203,000. The combined 6,000 job downgrade put gains for the last three months comfortably above the trend of tepid growth for much of the recovery.
Sectors: May's job gains were led by the service sector with health and education adding 63,000 jobs and transportation adding just over 16,000. Gains were less broad based than in the previous month. The Labor Department's diffusion index, which measures the sectors adding jobs, fell to 62.7% from 65.9%.
Unemployment: The unemployment rate held steady at 6.3%, though the participation rate remained stuck near 30-year lows. That's a sign many of the unemployed have given up their job searches. Federal Reserve officials have expressed concern over low participation, a worrying sign for future growth prospects.
Broader measure: A gauge that captures some of the people who've fallen out of the work force as well as those forced to work part-time because they can't find full-time employment improved slightly but continued to indicate labor-market stress. The so-called U-6 gauge fell to 12.2% from 12.3%.
Earnings: Data on earnings continued to indicate an absence of wage pressures. Average hourly earnings rose 2.1% to $24.38 from a year earlier. Since the economy emerged from recession five years ago, wage gains have barely managed to keep ahead of inflation, an indication of weak demand for labor.


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Hey New Mom! 7 Simple Ways to Keep Your Energy Up
If that venti Americano never seems to get the job done, read on. These tips work just as well as that full night's sleep you're not going to get any time soon
Mom energy advice: See your internist once or twice a year for a check-up, including lab work, to assess your vitamins B, D, and iron levels. Once you've gotten to the bottom of any medical conditions that could be affecting your energy, discuss the best course of treatment with your health care provider.
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9 hours of sleep a night really? most people dont get that even if they dont have kids
by kfloyd01 Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 08:37PM Report as inappropriate
I'm not a mom, but these are some great tips for people who have super busy schedules!
by ACClique Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10:54AM Report as inappropriate
I really like this article and I am sure it will be one that I come back to. So many times as a mom I will take a 5 hour energy shot and then question myself on why I feel drained. The answer is that I need fuel all day! Thank you for the reminder!
by allison_rodriguez Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 11:24AM Report as inappropriate
Thanks for sharing. My friend just had twins! Will share what I've read with her
by EricaF123 Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 07:03AM Report as inappropriate
great tips, not sure that eating organic really makes that much of a difference though
by sportimonki13 Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 08:11PM Report as inappropriate
that sounds like good advice!
by LittleBunny Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 06:57PM Report as inappropriate
Yeah, not going to spend the extra $$$ on organic foods.
by kimihavens Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 12:25PM Report as inappropriate
Irrelevant, but that woman looks like she's wearing some sort of helmet with a furry black nose piece!
by schien Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 12:45AM Report as inappropriate
I knew some of these things but found the others very helpful! Getting ready for a new baby is scary but this advice makes sense :]
by Lamexicana1 Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 08:44PM Report as inappropriate
I think a lot of these things would be beneficial to people without kids also!
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Lake Media and the Community Foundation of the Lake have partnered for the fourth year to hold an online auction benefitting a number of local non-profits who courageously serve our Lake community through charitable work.
The online auction at www.shopthelake.com will run April 8-19, 2013. Numerous items available include donated gift certificates from local restaurants, resorts, salons and others generous businesses.
The Community Foundation of the lake was organized in 2008 and is one of 44 affiliated of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. The Community Foundation of the Lake has a 9 member volunteer board of local leaders including: Marvin Silliman, Trenny Garrett, Lynn Griswold, Melissa Carroll, Tony Reahr, Steve Naught, Mac McNally, Mitchell Mills and Janice Gentile. The mission of the Community Foundation is to assist in building the educational, cultural, health, and economic development of our community.
The Community Foundation is a growing resource to receive and grant local community funds donated by families, individuals and corporations. Donations may be in any amount, unrestricted to benefit any community need or restricted by donor designation and used for a specific program or purpose as the donor identifies. All Community Foundation funds stay in the Lake area where they benefit many organizations meeting a broad range of local community needs. Do date, the CFL has awarded more than $50,000 to local non-profit organizations and plans to present 2013 grants at the Annual Lake of the Ozarks CVB Dinner on March 28 at Tan-Tar-a Resort.
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About the Book
"A marvelous storyteller."
—The New Yorker
"A blazing flamethrower of truth."
—Ted Nugent, Washington Times
A #1 New York Times bestselling author and superstar radio personality, Michael Savage is admired by millions for his tough talk and no-punches-pulled common sense about the state of our union and its leaders. In Train Tracks, a more personal side of Savage shines through in this marvelous collection of "American Stories for the Holidays." Like Glen Beck's blockbuster, The Christmas Sweater, Michael Savage's poignant, personal stories of home, family, and the holidays will resonate with readers everywhere.
In time for the holidays, a celebration of family, home, and tradition by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and superstar media personality
The holidays. It's the time when families gather and reflect on the past year, to remember losses, to toast triumphs, to look forward to new beginnings. In the spirit of the season, beloved author and radio host Michael Savage's Train Tracks reminds us how every member of our family—in fact, each individual we encounter through time—contributes essential gifts to our life story.
In the title chapter, set in the early 1950s, Savage remembers the excitement and mystery of riding the train from New York's old Penn Station to rural Pennsylvania at the start of the holiday break. Drawn from Savage's own journey from poor immigrant's son to media stardom, these deeply personal true tales show us that even in today's homogenizing times, we are all charting a unique destiny as we journey through life.
Train Tracks is an instant holiday classic by an American original—a very special gift to be read and shared as we gather together.
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Critical Praise
"A marvelous storyteller." — The New Yorker
"Vivid storytelling. ... Michael Savage is one of the most influential conservative voices in America." — BRETT M. DECKER, Washington Times
"Savage recalls his childhood growing up in the Bronx. ... He's got the knack for evocative detail, and this series of short vignettes features some indelible images, such as the immigrant father who, insisting that nothing be wasted, forced his son to wear dead men's trousers." — Washington Post
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You'll always be the Pope of the Idiots. ;)
My loveee, you are so niceee :3
God! You're so beautiful!!!!! I love your popemobile By the way <3
You are doing a tour of all the churches that you find. Continue with your dream, sometimes dreams come true!!! XD
You'd be the coolest Pope ever!
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved an assault weapons ban in a party -line vote that underscores how hard it will be for the measure to survive in the full Senate.
The proposal by California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein was approved on a 10-8 vote Thursday by the Democratic-controlled committee.
An assault rifle was used by the man who killed 26 students and staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in December.
Banning the weapons is key to President Barack Obama's plan to curb gun violence.
The measure is not expected to survive in the Senate.
Feinstein faces overwhelming GOP opposition and likely defections by up to six moderate Democrats facing re-election next year in Republican-leaning states in the South and West.
The senior senator from California sparred with Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas over protections offered in the Bill of Rights.
"Would she consider it constitutional for Congress to specify that the First Amendment shall apply only to the following books and shall not apply to the books that Congress has deemed outside of the protection of the Bill of Rights?" Cruz asked Feinstein.
Cruz opposes the weapons ban and is a defendant of the Second Amendment, which guarantees the right to bear arms. The First Amendment protects free speech.
"I've studied the Constitution myself," replied Feinstein. "I am reasonably well educated, and I thank you for the lecture."
Feinstein went on to explain that the bill exempts 2,271 weapons from the assault weapons ban.
"Isn't that enough for the people in the United States? Do they need a bazooka?" asked Feintsein.
She later conceed to Cruz that it would not be appropriate for Congress to specify which books could be exempted from First Amendment protection, but that Congress is in the business of making laws.
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NEW YORK -- Warriors forward David Lee and Indiana center Roy Hibbert were each suspended a game without pay for their role in Tuesday's skirmish between Golden State and the host Indiana Pacers.
Lee will miss tonight's game at the New York Knicks, his former team.
Stu Jackson, the NBA Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, announced the penalties Wednesday, a few hours before the Warriors and Knicks tipped off. Forward Carl Landry will likely start in Lee's place.
"I do not agree with the decision," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "I'm sure the film doesn't either."
Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson and Pacers swingman Lance Stephenson were fined $35,000 for "escalating the altercation." Indiana forward David West, also involved and received a technical, went unpenalized.
"It is what it is. It's a big chunk of money but I guess I deserve it," Thompson said. "It's unfortunate that it spilled in the stands. That's probably the only bad thing. If it was kept on the court, I think it would be a lot different."
Hibbert will serve his suspension on Thursday when the Pacers host the Los Angeles Clippers.
The fireworks began with 6:10 remaining in the fourth quarter of Indiana's 108-97 win over Golden State.
Hibbert flashed into the lane to post up, banging into Lee. Seconds later, Lee pushed Hibbert in retaliation, setting off Hibbert. The two charged at each other in the paint but neither threw a punch.
Curry grabbed Hibbert to pull him away from Lee and Hibbert threw Curry to the ground. Curry got back up and when after Lee and was shoved again.
Thompson shoved Hibbert into the cameras, and Stephenson went after Curry. The pushing went into the first couple rows of seating, especially after West got involved.
"Emotions were running high," Thompson said. "Both teams played really hard. And when emotions run high, there is no telling what can happen. I'm not completely shocked."
Lee was already unsure whether he could play. He hurt his left shoulder in the second quarter Tuesday and said after the game he didn't know if he could play.


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Man pleads not guilty in NYC hate-crime shooting
Mark Carson was shot point-blank in Greenwich Village on May 17 by an unidentified gunman. (Facebook Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of shooting a Black gay man in New York City's Greenwich Village after taunting him with slurs has pleaded not guilty. Elliot Morales entered the plea Tuesday as prosecutors alleged that shortly after his arrest he admitted shooting the victim.


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Henderson County Chamber joins coalition tackling debt reduction
Published: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 8:14 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 8:14 a.m.
The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce is one of the first chambers in the state to join a coalition recommending about 24 proposals to address the issue of escalating unemployment insurance costs without threatening our economic stability, according to a news release from the local chamber.
The coalition was formed by the N.C. Chamber. The Henderson County Chamber's effort will be led by incoming Chamber Chairman-elect Chuck Edwards and Chamber Board of Directors member Dave Modaff.
North Carolina began borrowing from the federal government in 2008 to ensure the jobless received unemployment checks in the depths of the recession. Now, North Carolina employers are required by law to pay off the $2.5 billion-plus unemployment debt.
Business owners must pay an additional $21 per employee in unemployment taxes this year to repay the debt. That rate will continue to increase annually until the state's debt is eliminated. If another debt reduction source is not developed, employers could pay up to $420 per year per employee by 2028.
"Any added expense to a business of this consequence forces the employer to restrict hiring and benefits," Edwards said.
"It places added cost pressures on consumers, and it stifles the business' ability to invest in itself and its community. It is a true disincentive for employers to hire at a time when we are required to do everything we can to get people back to work."
For more information, call Chamber President Bob Williford at 828-692-1413.
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The Atlantic Live Event: How CBO Scoring Can Help Everyone's Health
Panel Wrestles With Rethinking Smarter Health Care Investments via CBO Scoring
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Changes to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scoring methodology always inspire a ripe discussion of policy. Just consider the major development from November when CBO announced a change to its scoring methodology that recognizes the positive impact prescription medicines have on reducing other health care spending. Yesterday's Atlantic panel took a closer look at CBO scoring and how it can help overall healthcare spending, and ended up with some pretty interesting gems. Panelists Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former Director of the CBO and Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Professor and Chair of the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, sat down with moderator Steve Clemons, theAtlantic's Editor-at-Large to explain the scoring in greater detail, and debate its future.
The panel took a real-life look at CBO methodology and discussed in detail the effects of chronic disease costs on the broader health care cost curve. Highlights of the discussion include the effects of health reform efforts on CBO scoring, an examination of how care-coordination effectively cuts costs, and how, as I mentioned previously, better use of prescription medicine can offset costs. They also focused on what sort of large scale policy measures could improve clinical outcomes while slowing the growth of chronic disease, and much more.
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Teacher Talk
Published: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 2:19 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 10, 2012 at 2:19 a.m.
In response to a comment published Dec. 5 in the Polk Pulse concerning graduation rates, someone seems to think that all teachers belong to the Polk Education Association. There is no closed shop in the school system. You do not have to belong to the PEA to teach in the school system.
There are probably more teachers who do not belong, yet they reap the benefits paid for by members when it comes to salaries and benefits. There is no separation of salaries or benefits between union and nonunion teachers.
When are people going to understand that teachers can teach, but students have to want to learn the material. Most of their attitude toward school comes from home.
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Lansing police are investigating a sexual assault that happened Saturday night on Lowcroft Avenue. Police tell wilx.com the attacker went into a home on the 4600 block of Lowcroft a little after 9:30pm. He's described as a black man between 30 and 40 years old, 5'9" or 5'10" with a medium build. He may have been walking in the area before the attack. Investigators can't say whether or not this is related to four sexual assaults on the city's south side. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lansing Police Department Tip Line at 517-483-6600.
Police suggest everyone follow these safety tips:
• Be aware of your surroundings
• Lock all doors / windows / garage doors
• Reporting suspicious people to the Police
• Contact Neighborhood watch representative
• Close or shut window coverings (shades / blinds) at night
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LAKE TAHOE — The evolution of smartphones coupled with a multitude of website forums allowing people to write restaurant reviews and criticisms before they take their final bite is making the decision on where to eat more difficult than ever before.But what base do these visiting critics have to stand on, and what would their local counterparts have to say about their hometown watering holes and favorite hotspots?A new online, Tahoe-based restaurant guide has been established to take on just that.TahoeDine.com, launched in January this year, is putting more than 300 Tahoe/Truckee restaurants together on one site where customers can access complete menus, connect with other restaurant review pages, make reservations and find out where the locals like to dine. Founded by local foodie Trent Jones, owner of the Incline Village-based Tahoe Deliver, TahoeDine.com aims to be a one-stop site providing the area's largest restaurant directory under one web page."We're not trying to beat Yelp — we want to let them handle the reviews, let Open Table handle the reservations, let the delivery restaurants handle their deliveries," Jones said. "We just want to connect all of them and put all the local restaurants together on one map."The idea for Tahoe Dine came about when Jones was driving around North Lake Tahoe, searching for a restaurant to fill his empty stomach. Without a lot of online options to browse local menus, Jones drove from his hometown of Incline Village all the way to Truckee in pursuit of a dish to quell whatever it was he was craving."... I thought how cool would it be if we could get every restaurant online and put them all in one place without them having to pay for it," Jones said. "With the help of big name advertisers, we're able to put small taqueras and hot dog stands online."For restaurants like Austin's Restaurant in Incline Village, the menu was already available on its website, but having an additional outlet to expose its homemade cuisine has already provided a boost in business. "The website is really impressive, and the scope of it is huge, and we've already gotten quite a few calls from people finding us on Tahoe Dine that maybe we wouldn't have gotten before," said John Brimm, owner of Austin's."We even use Tahoe Dine when we're at home and don't know what we feel like eating," added Ashley Brimm, John's wife and co-owner of Austin's. Customers can write reviews on Tahoe Dine and find links to their favorite restaurants, but Jones intends to keep everything food-related, with less emphasis on factors like location and service."A lot of times, a restaurant doesn't have a choice on location, so it could be the worst view, but the best food you've ever had, so if we can take that equation out and keep it about the food, maybe more people will try places they normally wouldn't go to," Jones said. "Let's be like Switzerland and let the people decide." Although Yelp is based in San Francisco, Jones foresees a future expansion of Tahoe Dine to the Bay Area as a way to supplement the Yelp community with a menu-based, food-emphasized website. "I have some friends in San Francisco who are excited about what we're doing up here with Tahoe Dine, so I can definitely see a possible expansion to the Bay Area and even a Hawaii Dine," Jones said.Jones is also preparing to launch a text message service this summer, which would alert Tahoe Dine subscribers of happy hour deals and specials at their favorite restaurants. "If a coupon is available and out there, it should be advertised through Tahoe Dine — it doesn't make sense for a restaurant to have a special and not tell anybody about it," Jones said. "For now, we're looking for a title sponsor, someone who wants to advertise with this type of media outlet like the Ritz or the Hyatt, so that we can keep moving forward."
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Taylor Swift's brother, Austin, posted some photos from the BMA after party. That's Taylor, Calvin Harris, party host Ed Sheeran and a few members of 1D. But certainly not the member of 1D. Harry Styles left town and skipped the after parties. And Taylor successfully friend collected his bandmates, if only for a night. Full Story
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Is Blake moving in on Gwyneth's "very good friend" Mario Batali? 😱😱😱🍝🍝🍝🍝😍😍😍😍❤❤❤ #I died. I don't even care that I was photobombed by a trash can. ❤😍🍝 Full Story
Salma Hayek in Everly review
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I didn't have particularly high hopes for Everly, because I've seen director Joe Lynch's other feature film, Knights of Badassdom, and it's a mess. I thought at best, Everly would be a B-movie Kill Bill knock-off, at worst it would be forgettable junk, like The Purge. But then Everly did the nearly impossible and surpassed even my worst expectations. Full Story
Cruise & Cruz together again
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Gossip Nostalgia! When Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman broke up, he had a brief situation with Sofia Vergara before making Penelope Cruz his bonafide. They were together for three years. Full Story
The road to Oscar is paved with friends
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Between Benedict Cumberbatch and Jennifer Aniston, who wants it more? Oscar, obviously. He's basically giving an interview every five minutes and getting engaged and possibly having babies. She's doing Q&As every other day, screening her movie, and covering every magazine that will take her – and they'll ALL take her. Full Story
Celebrities in Venice
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Salma Hayek and her husband Francois Henri Pinault are in Venice with their daughter Valentina. Elton John, David Furnish, and their sons Zachary and Elijah -- cute! -- have arrived there too. Also, Leonardo DiCaprio who still hasn't outgrown his jump-into-dumpster-when-paps-are-around phase. Full Story
Salma & Maya Gossip Nostalgia
This morning I came across a link to the cast of Grown Ups 2 on Ellen. Salma Hayek and Maya Rudolph were sitting beside each other. Guess what came to mind, right away? It's been a long, LONG time since I watched that video. It's been almost 3 years. It was one of the best moments that year, 2010, the last time they were together promoting Grown Ups. Full Story
Best Oscar imitation of someone else – Salma Hayek
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Salma Hayek looks absolutely beautiful. She's stunning in this dress, even if the neckline reminds me of nothing more than a tree trunk. Can I say that and still be complimentary? I really do mean to. But the reason I say she's an imitation of someone else is that Salma is usually the picture of lush excess. Full Story
Jen's low-cut night out
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Jennifer Aniston and fiancé Justin Theroux hit up the LACMA 2012 gala this weekend. She wore an amazing long black dress, daringly low cut. And it's very well done too. You can barely, barely see the figure skating sheer holding it together. But it's there in a few shots where she's twisted in a way that the material creases slightly, almost imperceptibly. Full Story
Can we PLEASE get a trailer for this?
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The face that paid Linda
Salma Hayek and Francois Henri-Pinault were seen this weekend a football game in France. I'm SURE Salma's not bitch-facing here about the Linda Evangelista settlement, obviously, but still...Given how fresh the story is, and that her husband capitulated in order to avoid having Linda take the stand and blast him, the Photo Assumption was just so easy, I couldn't resist. Full Story


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PARKERSBURG —If West Virginia University at Parkersburg is going to partner with the West Virginia Army National Guard to create a multipurpose facility, college officials need to come up with $9......
I totally agree with wildcitykitty628! The majority of the time this building will sit emepty and cost more money than it will be worth. WVP needs a fully functioning theatre-or they could build a bigger area for the library. This is such a baad idea!
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This sounds more like a deal with the devil than what is best for the school and it's students.
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It doesn't matter if it is a waste of money or not. WVUP and it's main administrative staff will have an amazing (if not somewhat useless) thing to put on their resumes, so they are going to fight for it no matter what anyone else thinks.
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I lost faith in the governance of WVUP when they bought $2.4 million of computers from the guy operating from a shack on a street corner in Florida. On top of that, I still am trying to understand how the college can buy something that is allegedly valued beyond the bid limit, then, the price is abruptly changed to a value just under the amount required for a bid, but the excess value of the item or service ends up being considered to be a 'donation'.
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Set 1: Runaway Jim > PYITEPunch You In the Eye[1], ATRAll Things Reconsidered, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, Fluffhead, The Old Home Place[2], Uncle Pen[2], CaspianPrince Caspian > CDTChalk Dust Torture
Set 2: La Grange, It's Ice > Glide, Brother[3], Contact > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra[1] > TimberTimber (Jerry)[4] > Taste[5], Funky Bitch[4], Amazing Grace, Amazing Grace Jam[6]
Encore: Possum[6]
[1] James Brown antics from Fish.
[2] John McEuen on banjo.
[3] Lyrics included reference to Steve McConnell.
[4] Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone.
[5] Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone, slowed down intro
[6] Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone and John McEuen on lap slide guitar.
· Get Up Offa That Thing quote in Punch You In the Eye
· Get Up Offa That Thing and Super Bad quotes in Also Sprach Zarathustra
Noteworthy Jams: It's Ice (highly recommended), Also Sprach Zarathustra, Possum
Average Song Gap: 7.68
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Peter Apfelbaum (Guest), John McEuen (Guest)
Notes: The Old Home Place and Uncle Pen featured John McEuen on banjo. Timber through Funky Bitch featured Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone. Taste included an intro jam that was basically a slowed-down version of the song. The Amazing Grace Jam and Possum featured Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone and McEuen on lap slide guitar. Punch You in the Eye and 2001 featured Get Up Offa That Thing quotes and James Brown antics from Fish. 2001 also contained Super Bad teases from Trey. The lyrics to Brother included a reference to Steve McConnell.
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3 A Picture of Nectar
2 Billy Breathes
2 Stash
2 Rift
2 Junta
1 Lawn Boy
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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This show was part of the "1996 Fall Tour."
Unfortunately the few tapes I've heard of this show are awefull and it's because the sound inside was just that. Shame on you ARCO Arena, you don't deserve your capitals.
Standout show for all the dueling guest spots... That Possum is just awesome... hearing John McEuen trade licks with Trey... Phriceless!
2nd set. We were all feeling really good by now, La Grange fired us up and It's Ice crushed us, one of my favorite live Phish songs. The Brother Contact sequence was great. 2001 was funky and grooving, then Timber>Jam with the sax dude was Insane. This is a must listen, its like Branford with the Dead stuff. It doesn't show it in the show notes, but there is a 2 minute jam by Phish and the sax dude, UNREAL. Taste is great with the sax ripping throughout. Funky Birch was a grooving jam. The Amazing Grace acapella was deer, I love when they do this, with 10,000 people in the venue to go no mics, pretty amazing. Then the jam after, WOW, slowed it down for a nice mellow encore. Nope. The best Possums I've ever scene (20 total). Sax guy jamming away.
Great overall show. These shows are the reason I became a Phan. This was night 2 of our two day Phish run. Stayed in San Fran, partied down with our crew first night, . This is an underated show. If you haven't heard it, your probably not reading this. Sucks for you.


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Sage reviews Cecil Otter's "Rebel Yellow" album
Cecil Otter (of DOOMTREE)'s
Rebel Yellow
album is available now at
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There isn't much written about this album anywhere online so Sage did a write up which appears on the album's product page:
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great write-up!
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Anyone thinking about picking this up... you should. You won't be disappointed. I promise!
Sage nice write up.
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this album is sosososososo SO fucking good you guys.
im serious. dont sleep.
mine arrived in the mail on saturday, and i swear to god i have not listened to anything else in that time. this is probably like my 20th full run-thru. not a single skippable track.
i kind of want to stop listening because im afraid i will burn myself out on it, but i cant because it's THAT good.
"boxcar diaries" is my favorite track at the moment.
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also, thank you sage for the awesome write-up.
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I got mine Saturday as well. It's an amazing album.
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Dig the write up, great album.
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Wow, what a candid write up. I can't wait for the album, it is on the way.
That part about Cecil Otter walking onto the floor makes a lot of sense to me. When i saw Doomtree every time he moved to the front of the stage it was more like he was trying to talk to the crowd, not rap. It was a contrast to everyone else on stage, but it worked.
Now i really can't wait for the album.
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I personally wasn't a huge fan when i purchased Cecil's "False Hopes"... I didn't think it was horrible, just didn't grab me. Then I watched Doomtree perform as a collective during SXSW this year and Cecil really stuck out to me. I loved his casual flow and the music was better than what i had remembered. I've listened to the songs from Rebel Yellow that have been posted on various sites and LOVE everyone i've heard so far. Very much looking forward to picking this up. I just haven't ordered it yet because for some reason i figured Waterloo Records in Austin of all places would have it but unfortunately they don't. They should, great record shop that sells lots of independent hip hop. Guess i'll be ordering it this week...
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There's zero distribution for it.
I got it through Doomtree direct. Wish I could have had more of a helping hand in its release.
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Wish I could have had more of a helping hand in its release.
me too
this is such a great record
more people need to hear it
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The New York Times has finally deigned to bestow prominent notice on the Bush Administration's third on-going "regime change" operation, its blood-soaked proxy war in Somalia. But it should come as no surprise that today's front page piece by Jeffrey Gettleman (People Who Feed Off Anarchy in Somalia Are Quick to Fuel It) is riddled with the same kind of slavish spin, artful omissions and outright lies that the paper produced in those glorious Judy Miller days of yore before the invasion of Iraq. One can only hope that Gettleman submits an invoice to the White House, to get his rightful due for this remarkable piece of government propaganda. For the story is permeated with the Bushist ethos: blame the victims, bury the truth, and smear all those who oppose the Leader's will.
The theme of Gettleman's piece is that resistance to the U.S.-backed Ethiopian invasion of Somalia is being led by a bunch of greedy gangsters grown fat on the anarchy that has plagued the land for more than 15 years. What's more, this chaotic gangsterism is evidently a national trait of Somalis, who are possessed of a "raw antigovernment defiance" that is solely responsible for the collapse of the nation, and is making it hard even for the entirely benevolent Bush Administration to do anything for them. For as Gettleman ominously notes, "many Somalis...will never go along with any program." Obviously then, the only way to tame these savages is by brute force — such as the artillery and tank fire that the Ethiopian invaders and their native warlord allies are raining down on residential areas in Mogadishu even as we speak, killing at least 350 people in the last week — and 29 civilians just yesterday, as the BBC reports, but which Gettleman politely declines to mention in his piece.
This is classic Establishment thinking here: the reduction of complex human societies to a few unruly character traits, supposedly unique and endemic faults that the poor creatures can't control but which pose a danger to civilization, thus justifying massive military action to bring them to heel — for their own good, of course. Gettleman is stalwart in this regard. He ignores the direct and quite open American military involvement in the invasion: the U.S. training, arming and funding of the Ethiopian military, the deployment of U.S. Special Forces in the invasion, the airstrikes launched by U.S. planes on fleeing refugees, and the role of U.S. intelligence agents in arresting and "rendering" Somali refugees to the torture chambers of the Ethiopian dictatorship — all of which has been thoroughly documented by reputable mainstream newspapers in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Aside from one passing reference, in the 27th paragraph, of "covert American help" in the invasion, the only other mention he makes of any American involvement in Somalia is the Bush Administration's "pledge of $100 million to rebuild the country." Just another noble mission, in other words, another act of purest altruism from the "shining city on the hill."
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Of course, there are greedy gangsters in Somalia — just as there are in every single human society on earth. (Even the "shining city" itself is not noticeably lacking in this regard.) So it's not very hard for Gettleman — or rather, the local stringers he employs in Mogadishu — to dig up some nefarious figures to illustrate his chosen theme.
Take Maxamuud Nuur Muradeeste, for example, "a squatter landlord who makes a few hundred dollars a year renting out rooms in the former Ministry of Minerals and Water." Muradeeste says he would allow "insurgents" (i.e., those resisting the armed conquest of their nation by foreign invaders) to store guns at his place. Obviously a prime candidate for a set of Gitmo pajamas.
Or what about the equally sinister Omar Hussein Ahmed, a Mogadishu olive oil exporter? In addition to sharing a name with anti-Bush terrorists like Saddam and Obama, Ahmed "and a group of fellow traders recently bought missiles to shoot at government soldiers." And why would they do this? "'Taxes are annoying,' he explained."
And then there's...well, that's it. These are the people who Gettleman says are "fueling" the insurgency because the Ethiopian-installed government "poses the biggest threat yet to the gravy days of anarchy." A gangster who makes "a few hundred dollars a year" renting rooms in a long-abandoned government building. (Perhaps Gettleman could ask Dick Cheney's employers at Halliburton if they would consider a few hundred dollars of revenue a year to be "gravy.") And an olive oil producer who doesn't want to pay taxes. (Actually, Gettleman's first capsule description of Somalia's gangsters sounds exactly like Bush's corporate cronies: "They do not pay taxes, their businesses are totally unregulated, and they have skills that are not necessarily geared toward a peaceful society." So what's not to like about these guys?)
But this would not be a classic NYT piece if its nakedly ideological framework was not subverted by the nuggets of fact buried deep beneath the sludge-like prose. And so it proves in this case. Although olive oil trader Ahmed first appears as a missile-toting gangster who just doesn't want to pay taxes — one of the "many Somalis" whose "raw antigovernment defiance" compels them to "resist any program" or government — far, far down in the story we learn that he and his fellow traders had actually accepted the imposed new government at first, but were driven into opposition by the Bush-backed warlords' own greed:
For many Abgal [tribal members], an influential subclan of the Hawiye, the last straw came in mid-March when the government raised port taxes by 300 percent. Mr. Ahmed, the olive oil exporter and an Abgal, said that after that, there was a mass Abgal defection to the insurgency. "The government is trying to destroy business as we know it," he said.The new "government" is led by clan leaders and warlords whose power and profits had been curtailed by the Islamic Courts government that took power in Somalia last year and brought the nation its first measure of peace and relative security in 15 years. So when they sought to recoup their losses with draconian tax hikes, many Somalis went into rebellion, including the "gangster" Ahmed. This is presented as some kind of wild, anarchic, even terroristic action. But what would good ole God-fearin' American businessmen do if Washington suddenly raised their taxes by 300 percent?
And Gettleman's own portrayal of the deposed Islamic Courts system gives the lie to his earlier depiction of Somalis' inborn anarchy and gangsterism:
Many in the business community became fed up with paying protection fees to the warlords and their countless middle-men. Business leaders then backed a grass-roots Islamist movement that drove the warlords out of Mogadishu last summer and brought peace to the city for the first time in 15 years. The Islamists seemed to be the perfect solution for the businessmen. They delivered stability, which was good for most business, but they did not confiscate property or levy heavy taxes. They called themselves an administration, not a government. "Our best days were under them," said Abdi Ali Jama, who owns an electrical supply shop in Mogadishu.So it seems that Somalis — even Somali businessmen — can be governed, as long as people are treated fairly. It seems that stability and peace can be achieved in Somalia — if it rises from the grass roots and is not imposed by foreign fighters shelling neighborhoods and American bombers attacking refugees. But you can only discern this by looking at Gettleman's piece upside down, and discarding the heavy scaffolding of spin he has erected around it.
And now we come to the heart of darkness in Gettleman's story. For it is not enough for him, and the "Western security officials" who are his sources, simply to lampoon Somalis as a bunch of shiftless, lazy, quarrelsome darkies in the traditional Establishment fashion. No, Gettleman goes beyond this to concoct a completely false account of how this new front in Bush's "War on Terror" was launched. Here, he invokes the eternal cry of every aggressor from time out of mind: "They made us do it." It's what Hitler said when he invaded Poland. It's what Saddam said when he invaded Kuwait. It's what Bush said when he invaded Iraq. And it's obviously the Bushist party line now:
But then a radical wing took over, and the Islamists declared war on Ethiopia, which commands one of the mightiest armies in Africa. The Ethiopians, with covert American help, crushed the Islamist army in December and bolstered the authority of Somalia's transitional government in the capital."The Islamists declared war on Ethiopia." This, of course, is a blatant and outright lie. (Although perhaps Gettleman, taking dictation from his "Western security officials" — and apparently unable to access, say, the BBC on his computer — doesn't actually know the truth. In any case, he obviously can't be bothered to find out.) The truth is that Ethiopia sent a 100-strong column of trucks and armored cars across the border into Somalia on July 20 of last year to bolster the Bush-backed warlords who were trying to overthrow the Islamist Courts government, which had taken over Mogadishu a month before. It was the day after this armed incursion into Somalian territory that the Islamist Courts declared a jihad "against Ethiopians in Somalia," not a "war against Ethiopia."
Let's walk through that sequence of events once again: Ethiopia makes an armed incursion into Somalia. The Somalian government declares that the Ethiopian troops should be driven out of Somalia. (Yes, I know that if Mexico sent an armed column into Texas to join up with a Chinese-backed group trying to overthrow the government of the United States, George W. Bush would react with Zen-like calm and seek a peaceful solution through diplomacy, negotiation and compromise, and that's what the Islamic Courts guys should have done in this case. But you can't expect such heathenish savages to respond with the enlightenment and good will that has always marked conflict resolution among the Christian nations of the West.)
Somehow from this sequence Gettleman manages to convey to readers exactly what the Bush Administration wants them to think: the Muslim terrorists started it, and now they're getting what's coming to them. And if you see any pictures on CNN or somewhere of innocent people being killed in the crossfire, well, that's just because a bunch of greedy gangsters and al Qaeders are causing trouble.
And this is the "news" about Somalia that the New York Times believes is "fit to print": lies and spin about yet another war of aggression being fought at America's behest, with American money, troops, arms and bombs.
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NYT Journalist Prostitutes Self for Bush?
I was also confused when I saw the Gettleman article. So far, he seemed to be a somewhat fair reporter on the Somalia issue. Then this article pushed the Bush line.
How could Gettleman so blatantly contradict his previous reporting? Is he being paid off somehow?
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Libertarian for Somalia.
On the subject of Somalian anarchy... I am a libertarian/anarcho-capitalist in the San Diego area. I would love to help the anarchists in Somalia resist this TFG and any other Somali federal government. If anyone knows a way for me to contact libertarian movements in Somalia to help with cash or expertise, please send me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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ADLER, Russia -- The four San Jose Sharks players here have not seen a whole lot of each other in the Olympic Village. Well, except for Team Canada's Patrick Marleau and Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who are roommates.
But otherwise? Nope. Joe Pavelski of Team USA has not seen those two guys. They haven't seen him. Antti "Nemo" Niemi of Team Finland has barely come across the other three, even though there are common areas inside the Village.
"I've probably seen Nemo the most," Pavelski reported Sunday. "But not much. Just to nod at him."
All of this is likely to change by the end of this week.
But the most intense socializing will occur on ice.
Sunday, the Olympic hockey tournament finished up its round-robin circus, after a sweep of exciting games that decided the seeding for the elimination round that comes next.
And when the permutations sorted out, this much became clear: We are surely headed for a USA-Canada showdown Friday in the semifinals. That would mean we'd see Pavelski against Marleau-Vlasic.
"Don't go there yet," Vlasic cautioned. "We've got other games to get by in the quarterfinals."
True. But the way Team USA and Team Canada have looked over the past four days while staying undefeated to win their respective groups, the matchup seems inevitable.
"We're getting better," Vlasic said. "We're getting to feel better about being on the big international ice with every game we play."
"There's a very similar feel to Vancouver," said Pavelski, referencing the USA team that reached the gold medal game at the 2010 Olympics. "We expected a high compete level every night and we're getting it."
Both the USA and Canada finished off their round-robin schedules Sunday with a flourish -- though in dramatically different ways.
Pavelski assisted on three goals to help the USA rout overmatched Slovenia 5-1 and grab the tournament's second seed.
Marleau and Vlasic were quieter for Canada, which stayed disciplined and beat a breakneck-paced Team Finland in overtime 2-1 on a goal by Drew Doughty. (Niemi dressed for Team Finland as a backup goalie but didn't play.) This gave Canada the third seed. Sweden is No. 1, Finland is No. 4.
Four years ago, of course, Canada beat the USA in that gold medal game. Is there evidence that the result could be different this time? Yes. In fact, if the teams played tomorrow, you'd probably have to pick the USA, strictly off what we've seen here so far.
"They are strong," Slovenia coach Matjaz Kopitar said about the American skaters. "They are fast. They are a title contender for sure, to me."
It all starts with Pavelski, who has been centering probably the most dangerous forward line in Sochi. For this, you can credit Dan Bylsma, the USA coach.
Before the tournament, Bylsma pondered his combination options. He decided to keep No. 1 centerman Ryan Kesler on the same line as Patrick Kane because of their success together at the 2010 Games. So the next choice was to have Pavelski play between high-production Toronto linemates Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk.
The results have been stellar. Two great Pavelski passes set up Kessel for the first two goals of a hat trick Sunday. Pavelski had the second assist on Kessel's third goal.
"Joe has been maybe the best offensive player from the U.S. the first four months of the NHL season," an effusive Bylsma said. "He's certainly been hot of late. He's always right there in the middle of the ice, staying responsible defensively and finding the right people. To put that kind of skill and responsibility between Kessel and van Riemsdyk as a pivot, it made sense. They're maybe our best forward line."
Pavelski sloughed off the praise, saying Kessel's speed and hands make him an easy target for passes.
"We are having fun out there," Pavelski said. "And Van Riemsdyk and him have good chemistry. I just try to get them the puck when I can."
Mainly, after the emotional victory over Russia on Saturday followed by Sunday's game against Slovenia, Pavelski was looking forward to Monday's scheduled day off.
"Maybe I'll do some laundry or something," he said.
Canada also has Monday off and its own emotional high to come down from, after the thriller against Finland. The most impressive element of the Canadians' game was their ability to keep up with the Finns' velocity and tempo on the larger international surface. Succeeding from this point will require both that and the ability to be physical when necessary.
Vlasic, at his first Olympics, has looked comfortable playing both ways.
"It's what I expected," he said. "Fast-paced games, lots of skill, the best players, all the talent out there."
As he noted, however, Canada is showing improvement with each game -- and presumably each practice. So assuming both the USA and Canada win their quarterfinal games, by the time we get to Friday ... well, if they play, the pick here is Canada. Not just to beat the USA, but to win the gold.
Just don't tell Pavelski. Let him do his laundry in peace.
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PITTSBURGH -- Jean Machi has no idea who Elroy Face is, but he might come to learn about the former Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher who is still well remembered by baseball historians for going 18-1 in 1959.
Pitching against Face's old team Monday night, Machi used his arm, his bat and his legs to help the Giants eke out a 5-hour, 29-minute, 11-10 victory in 13 innings over the Pirates at PNC Park and extend the club's torrid winning run to six straight and 10 of 11.
In the process, the 32-year-old journeyman reliever from Venezuela also upped his own record to 5-0, which tied him for the major league lead in wins. Earlier this week, joking with reporters about his fast start, Machi mused that if he got four wins a month, he could actually win 24 games this year and blow away that Face mark.
Regardless of where it all winds up at the end of September, Machi has become an invaluable member of the Giants bullpen. He has a 0.53 ERA to go with that 5-0 record, and his latest performance was his best yet.
Machi not only pitched scoreless relief in the 11th and 12th after the Giants tied the score at 10-all in the ninth but also was the key man in the winning rally in the top of the 13th.
With Pittsburgh's seventh pitcher, Jared Hughes, on the mound, Hunter Pence reached on a one-out walk, and outfielder Juan Perez was hit by a pitch. Long out of position players to come off the bench, manager Bruce Bochy sent Machi up to bunt.
The rotund reliever not only dropped a beauty, he flashed surprising speed chugging up the line, and second baseman Neil Walker, covering first, couldn't handle Hughes' slightly errant throw. Machi got the first sacrifice of his career, and Pence scored easily when Walker couldn't retrieve the ball in time.
"I think the pitcher was a little bit slow reacting to go get the ball," said Machi through interpreter Erwin Higueros. "So when I saw that, I used all the speed that I had. We got there almost at the same time, the ball and me."
Bochy said if there had been two outs, he was preparing to send Tuesday's scheduled starter, Tim Hudson, up to pinch-hit. But with one out, Bochy thought Machi had a chance to get a bunt down, even though he hadn't practiced it since spring training.
"He's a good athlete, and he can swing the bat a little, he can bunt," said Bochy. "He also runs well. Looks are deceiving in this case, but he made it look easy. It was a perfect bunt, and I think the speed helped rush the throw."
Sergio Romo, the Giants' seventh pitcher, came on to preserve the victory with his 10th save in 10 chances working through the heart of the Pittsburgh order.
It was a wild game in many ways. Instead of the homer-hitting, stingy-pitching outfit that subdued Atlanta over the weekend in tidy fashion, the Giants had 20 hits without a homer. And despite a messy pitching night -- over the first seven innings, anyway -- they also showed clutch hitting -- they rallied from an 8-2 deficit by getting a season-high eight hits with men in scoring position after not having a single one during the Atlanta series.
The pitching staff gave up twice as many runs as it did over the previous five games, but the bullpen locked in once the Giants tied the score in the ninth on Buster Posey's third hit of the night, an RBI single that scored Pence.
Preceding Machi, Santiago Casilla pitched two scoreless innings that concluded with an epic 14-pitch battle with Walker and the potential winning run on third base. Walker fouled off eight straight pitches at 2-2, but after throwing a ball to get to 3-2, Casilla threw a fastball away to finally strike him out.
"What a game," said Bochy. "It looked like we were dead in the water there. It's one of the grittiest games I've been involved in with this group. We've had some good comebacks, but this is one of the best ones -- you travel, you get here and get down six runs, but they found a way to get it done."
The Giants scored five runs on six hits in the top of the sixth, Brandon Hicks delivering the biggest blow with a two-run double. The Pirates answered with a run in the bottom of the sixth, but an RBI double by Michael Morse and a run-scoring single by Hector Sanchez tied the score in the top of the seventh.
Sanchez, to be sure, earned his salary and then some in this game. Beset by flu-like symptoms, he nonetheless caught all 13 innings and tied his career high with four hits.
"I'm ready for tomorrow," Sanchez said, laughing. "We battled and fought and got the victory."
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SAN JOSE -- African immigrant Simon Bairu of Canada held off Palmdale's Sergio Reyes by 3 seconds Sunday to win the Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon in 1 hour 3 minutes and 28 seconds.
Danville native Scott Bauhs was third in 1:04.29, followed by his Mammoth Lakes roommate Josphat Boit of Kenya in 1:04.51.
Clara Horowitz Peterson of San Anselmo won the women's division in 1:12.52, to easily finish ahead of Russia's Natalie Sokolova, who was second in 1:15.38.
Bairu, who grew up in Saskatchewan as a refugee from Saudi Arabia, said he felt in control for much of the 13.1-mile race held under perfect conditions in downtown San Jose.
"I wasn't sure if I had the win locked up until 9 miles when Sergio kind of staggered a little bit," said Bairu, a two-time NCAA cross-country champion for Wisconsin. "I knew if I could put in one hard move I could break him a little bit. It was harder than I thought it would be."
The Canadian who trains in Portland, Ore., as part of the Nike Project, made some early moves against his coach's advice.
"I got a little antsy early and wanted to test where everyone was at," he said.
Bairu, whose father is Eritrean and mother Ethiopian, will prepare for the prestigious New York City Marathon on Nov. 4. The top three finishers Sunday used California's fastest half marathon as a tune-up for New York.
Reyes left San Jose with perhaps the biggest smile after a late surge led to his personal best in the distance by an impressive 34 seconds.
"Sergio ran tough," Bauhs said. "He made the race today. He was changing the pace up early. He broke me early."
Horowitz Peterson, a five-time All-American at Duke, also tested the field right away like Bairu and Reyes.
"My coach told me not to take it out too fast but I got a little excited," she said. "I was nervous that I wouldn't find anybody to run with. Last year I ended up running the whole thing alone. So I took it out way too fast."
Tacoma's Allison Maxson, a former University of Portland runner, was third in 1:17.38. Castroville's Danny Tapia was fifth in the men's race, followed by Daniel Filipcik of Redwood City and East Bay teacher Tommy Greenless, formerly a runner for Michigan.
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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Women's Tennis team, fresh off an upset of No. 75 Houston in the season opener, will jump right into Southland Conference play on Saturday afternoon, facing Central Arkansas in a neutral site match at 1 p.m. in Dallas. Due to the extreme distance between locations, the teams agreed to meet halfway in The Metroplex for the opener of each team's 2013 conference slate.
The Islanders (1-0) used grit and determination in the season opener to take a hard-fought 4-3 win over Houston on the road. Maider Martin, Sandra Burges and Stefanie Nicolae earned singles wins, while the teams of Burges and Chelsea Horan (8-0, No. 2) and Nicolae and Doris Kuselj (8-5, No. 1) earned wins in the doubles portion to clinch the match.
UCA is 1-4 on the season, with a win over Grambling and losses to Arkansas State, Arkansas-Little Rock, Louisiana Tech and Louisiana-Monroe. Although several more matches into the season, it will also be the first league contest of the year for the Bears.
A year ago, these two teams played in Dallas once again, with the Islanders taking a 5-2 decision on the way to the best season in school history. The team finished 16-5 and place third in the final Southland Conference standings. The team also won the first Southland Conference Tournament match in program history, taking a dramatic 4-3 win over Northwestern State to advance to the second round.
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An 11-year-old boy from Avon was killed in a car crash Thursday morning, after his father, who was driving, lost control of the vehicle, reportedly rolling it at least once, according to a report from the Summit County Coroner's Office.
Jasiel Blanco Estrada of Avon was ejected from the vehicle when it crashed near the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70. He was unrestrained sleeping in the backseat at the time of the accident.
He was taken to St. Anthony's Summit Medical Center in Frisco, where he died just before 10 a.m.
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The GRADUATED ND 10 balances exposure between the lightest and darkest areas of a scene allowing better tone and detail to be recorded in these areas of the image. The Hoya GRADUATED ND 10 is darker at the top giving ... [Read more]
Press Release - November 11, 2013
The ACCU-ND technology in the Hoya PROND filters yields a truly neutral color balance that will not add any noticeable color-cast to your images. The Hoya PROND series is aimed at the still photography and HDSLR video m... [Read more]
Press Release - November 11, 2013
The Hoya Variable Density filter uses two polarizing layers to control the amount of light that passes through the filter and into the camera lens. At it's minimum effect the filter passes 1/3 of the light in a scene. Th... [Read more]
Press Release - May 1, 2012
THK Photo Product, Inc announces the new HOYA PRO1 Digital ND 32 and ND64 Neutral Density filter. The ND32 is a dark neutral density filter with a filter factor of 32, meaning there is 5-stop light loss. This is a gre... [Read more]
Press Release - October 18, 2011