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- Jul 2:
- Santa Clara County same-sex couples celebrate marriages on Monday
- Jun 30:
- San Francisco Pride Parade: Downtown packed as marchers make their way up Market Street
- Gay marriage: Justice Kennedy denies request to stop California weddings
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- Gay marriage opponents ask Supreme Court to halt same-sex weddings
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- Supreme Court rulings on same-sex unions place spotlight on the weathered institution of marriage
- Same-sex couples marry at San Francisco City Hall as city celebrates Pride weekend
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- Prop. 8 stay lifted, same-sex weddings can resume immediately
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- July 28 Readers' letters: The Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage
- Prop. 8 case was once seen as a Supreme Court long shot
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- Same-sex marriage: Evening rallies unleash jubilation after court rulings
- Prop. 8: Bay Area's gay rights advocates celebrate same-sex marriage rulings
- Gay marriage: Proposition 8 appears doomed in California after Supreme Court ruling
- Cassidy: Twitter moved us toward the Supreme Court's DOMA and Proposition 8 rulings on same-sex marriage
- Prop. 8 ruling: Bay Area marriage license officials eager to serve same-sex couples
- Gay marriage: How TV helped nudge society on the issue
- Biz Break: Google, Apple celebrate Supreme Court's same-sex marriage rulings, markets rise again
- Prop. 8, DOMA: Q-and-A
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- Timeline: Key dates in the American gay rights movement
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- Prop. 8: Supreme Court ends California ban on gay marriage but fight remains
- Mercury News editorial: Prop. 8, DOMA fall; it is a great day
- Document: California Attorney General Kamala Harris addresses marriage licenses
- Document: U.S. Supreme Court ruling on DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act
- Raw Video: Prop 8 Supreme Court decision reactions
- Document: U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 and gay marriage
- Prop. 8 and DOMA: Bay Area greets gay marriage rulings with joy
Statement by the President on the Supreme Court Ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act released by the White House:
I applaud the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it. We are a people who declared that we are all created equal — and the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.
This ruling is a victory for couples who have long fought for equal treatment under the law; for children whose parents' marriages will now be recognized, rightly, as legitimate; for families that, at long last, will get the respect and protection they deserve; and for friends and supporters who have wanted nothing more than to see their loved ones treated fairly and have worked hard to persuade their nation to change for the better.
So we welcome today's decision, and I've directed the Attorney General to work with other members of my Cabinet to review all relevant federal statutes to ensure this decision, including its implications for Federal benefits and obligations, is implemented swiftly and smoothly.
On an issue as sensitive as this, knowing that Americans hold a wide range of views based on deeply held beliefs, maintaining our nation's commitment to religious freedom is also vital. How religious institutions define and consecrate marriage has always been up to those institutions. Nothing about this decision — which applies only to civil marriages — changes that.
The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.


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"The Intergalactic Nemesis," a one-of-a kind live theatrical experience that mashes up radio drama with comic books, will be performed on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus.
The live-action graphic novel performance, which is part of this season's Leach Theatre Family Series, will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in the Leach Theatre of Castleman Hall, located at 10th and Main streets in Rolla.
"The Intergalactic Nemesis" features three actors voicing dozens of characters, a Foley artist creating hundreds of sound effects and a keyboardist providing the score, while more than 1,250 individual, full-color, hand-drawn, high-resolution comic book images are projected on a screen.
The show has been featured on Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show and on NPR's "All Things Considered."
Inspired by "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Star Wars" and the pulp serials of the 1930s, the story features Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Molly Sloan, her intrepid assistant Timmy Mendez and a mysterious librarian named Ben Wilcott.
The trio faces the most serious threat Earth has ever known: an impending invasion of sludge monsters from the planet Zygon.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and youth. The Leach Theatre Family Series offers discounts for purchases of four or more tickets to this performance.
Tickets are available online or from the Leach Theatre box office, located in the vestibule inside the main entrance to Leach Theatre, facing 10th Street. Box office hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 573-341-4219 for more information.
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On June 30 LL Inc., sent out a letter to all subscribed ordained league personnel; impacting baseball & softball T-play MPR.
Up to my receiving this letter a starter could be replaced before fulfilling the required MPR--[still true]- but must be re-inserted sometime before the game ends---[absent a shortened game]--to fulfill his/her required MP.
Now, my "understanding"..... under the "old" T- play MP rules, with three defensive outs being required, plus of course, one at-bat----if a starter played only one defensive out--and batted once--- and was replaced, he/she had to be re-inserted to play two more defensive outs. IOW----the 1st defensive out played counted towards the collective total of three required---MP fulfilled.
With the new 2011 T-play MP required, based on the number of players, in uniform and eligible to start the gsme, MP is either to be six or three defensive outs, and one at-bat.
With the word "CONSECUTIVE" in CAPS and BOLD type as applied to defensive outs; the just received letter--[which BTW--that word, in the past, being applicable to a sub entering for a starter]---my "understanding" in reading the subject letter, a starter replaced before fulfilling his/her mandated defensive outs, must play those six defensive CONSECUTIVELY.
Meaning--[ I think]-- if said starter had played any less than six consecutive defensive outs before being replaced, say for example played four, those four will NOT count towards fulfilling his/her defensive outs requirement. The letter saying said starter, absent a shortened game, must be re-entered and play six CONSECUTIVE defensive outs to fulfill his/her MP game requirement------the 1st four D-outs played do not count.
Which, BTW---in regular season play, ALL defensive outs played before his/her being replaced counted, collectively, towards the six total required for a starter.
IOW---- six played consecutively was not required---> As noted in the just received letter. Only a sub was required to play all six consecutively.
I am curious as to where you think this would make a difference on a 13+ player team other than due to a starter being removed for injury early in the game. I can see where it might be a concern if the team had twelve or fewer where you needed to get kids 6 consecutive +1 and weren't getting many runners on early.
How often does anyone see defensive changes made mid-inning? Back when the requirement was 3 or 1, I did hear a manager think out loud about trying to get the defensive subs in regardless of outs when 6, 7 and 8 in the order were coming up (with 9 as a cushion before bringing back the starters for the top of the order.)
The 6 &1 is my primary "concern" too.
I suppose if I had used an example of a starter being replaced after playing three defensive outs instead of (my) using four in my OP, your question re making a change mid-inning--[or after one out in a new inning]--would not of surfaced.
However, I believe you are missing my point. That being, no matter how many LESS than six consecutive outs a starter played, that starter, if replaced, those outs don't count toward his required six consecutive outs. Meaning, if he/she played three D-outs before being replaced, cannot be replaced again until he/she played six-- consecutive defensive outs.
Which BTW-----in regular season rules, a starter is not required to play six consecutive defensive outs------just six defensive outs ---and can be replaced before fulfilling those six so long as he/she is re-entered to collectively play six defensive outs. [ six not required in a shortened game, also applies to batting once, as the case may be]
The regular season rule allowing a starter to be replaced, as with T-play, before fulfilling the minimum MP is what I "allowed" to influence my thinking in my OP.
Yes--I know some regular season rules are changed and/or do not exist in T-play------but I have a personal opinion-[which, as a district rules director, I keep to myself]-- against a starter having played---for example---3 consecutive defensive outs----and upon being replaced, having to play six more defensive consecutive in order to avoid a violation.
But that's just me!!!
BTW---In retrospect I was wrong in my entire 3rd paragraph of my OP----even with the T-play MP being three defensive outs, they had to be consecutive. Again allowing the regular season rule to mess with my thinking.
I do get your point on less than 6 consecutive don't count. I spent a lot of time and effort trying to convince my board that we should have at least 13 on every Tournament team because of the new requirement.
Some of the new-to-Tournament coaches were arguing that it was harder to deal with 13 or 14 than work with 12 under the new rule. I was saying that the penalty for not rostering #13 would be much more severe than they thought. With 13, you could have all of your MPR out of the way by the end of the third inning if you did well offensively. With 12, it's at least the end of the fourth. If you don't get runners on in the early innings, your starters might not get back in until the fifth or sixth.
The new rule is changing strategy. In the first Tournament we hosted, the manager who won the coin flip wanted to be Visitors, not Home. When I asked why, he said that with 12, it's better to be Visitors because with a little luck at the plate, he could make his first defensive subs in the bottom of the third. If he was Home, it would be top of the fourth unless he subbed for players earlier in the order. It also meant that his starters could return a defensive inning earlier.
On a related note, since the shortening of a game trumps the MPR rule, is there any repercussion if a manager who gets an 8 or 9 run lead early in the game does not substitute at all in anticipation of a mercy win in the fourth inning?
To the question.
I'm thinking-----albeit his/her call...a manager is "rolling the dice" in doing what you described..
For example: If said manager is the visiting team with a 10+ run lead upon completion of the top 4th--[talking Majors level here]-- and the home team narrows the lead to less than 10 runs in their bottom half of the 4th, the game continues.
Then its entirely possible the home team--[and I have seen it done]--in the bottom of the 4th, and/or 5th collectively, the home team takes and keeps the lead; and assuming MPR of 6 & 1 applying.....with the home team not having to bat in the bottom of the 6th----guess what?? No way can the manager get his subs in to play their required FULL complement of six consecutive defensive out
The penalties, as spelled out in the MPR rules, will kick in.
Possibly other scenarios exist where said manager's "tactic" could come back and "bite him/her."
Now, LL Inc. does say, in a official regulation game, stopped for reasons beyond managers control---[ when, by rule, a winner can be determined]---and a player or players did not have an opportunity to fulfill their full MPR----no penalty for the manager(s)---but, the players impacted must start the next scheduled game and cannot be replaced until said players have played their full 6 & 1 for the game at hand, PLUS, what MP they missed in the shortened game.
Now, LL Inc. does say, in a official regulation game, stopped for reasons beyond managers control---[ when, by rule, a winner can be determined]---and a player or players did not have an opportunity to fulfill their full MPR----no penalty for the manager(s)---but, the players impacted must start the next scheduled game and cannot be replaced until said players have played their full 6 & 1 for the game at hand, PLUS, what MP they missed in the shortened game.
That's the regular season MPR make-up rule. Since the MPR provision in Tournament Rule 9 doesn't include it, is it still in play? The penalties spelled out are for the manager.
Actually the make-up quoted in my last post pertains to game stopped beyond a manager's control.
But, your right on both counts as to being spelled out in regular season rules...but not spelled out in T-rule #9.
BUT---Is it still in play?
Go to page T-1. ---2011 Rulebook.
Quote: "RULES: Except where noted in these Tournament Rules and Guidelines, the Little League Baseball Official Regulations and Playing Rules will be used in the conduct of".....end quote!! .[does specify all divisions of T-play]
I believe that statement would apply in this discussion. Make-up of a player's missed MP in T-play would follow regular season compliance absent anything to the contrary, or even being mentioned, in the T-rules.
Rulte T-9 "is" the Minimum Play Rule for Tournament Play and it does NOT have a Player Penalty associated with it.
In other words, no matter what happens, there is No Requirement that a Player who does not meet MPR in a Tournament Game needs to start the next game and remain in the game until he/she meets MPR for the two games.
Party-pooper! I thought I had PB "sold"
Agreeing with you; but still not clear in my mind, why in regular season play but not in T-play??
Please, no "come-backs" from the "gallery" telling me lots of regular season rules, guidelines,policies, do not show, or are different, in LL T-play.
I'm talking "one tree in the forest."
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Man Utd's Ferdinand willing to shake hands with Terry during Chelsea PL clash
Manchester United defender Anton Ferdinand is ready to offer Chelsea duo of John Terry and Ashley Cole his hand during their Premier League clash on Sunday in an effort to smash the race war threatening to swallow up English football
Ferdinand and his brother Anton issued a statement on Wednesday, calling on the Football Association (FA) and Professional Football Association (FA) to heal the deep divisions exposed in English football on race issues.
Rio has been on bad terms with Terry since the Chelsea defender's racial attack on Ferdinand's brother Anton in a game against QPR last October.
Ferdinand fell out with Cole after he testified in the ensuing court case in Terry's defence.
"It has been a year since the incident at Loftus Road. During that time, some of the deep divisions that exist in football have been exposed," the Daily Mirror quoted the joint statement by the Ferdinand brothers, as saying.
"Although we have been left disappointed by the PFA and the FA's actions over the last year, as a family, we are committed to working with football's existing organisations towards the betterment of the game and to achieve immediate action," the statement added.
Both brothers had been involved in talks over a breakaway players' union, and Anton attended a minuted meeting at the PFA's London offices on September 13.
"In the coming months there will be ongoing discussions, we are sure, on finding a way forward," the statement added.
"We intend to participate in these discussions, along with numerous other current and ex professionals of all races, from the grass roots upwards, across the football community as a whole," it said.
The statement further said: "On the issue of Kick it Out, we would like to go on record to say what fantastic work they have done in the past regarding education and awareness." (ANI)
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NRDgirl I'm glad you were able to run through that calf pain but I hope you can figure out what the cause is. Get some rest this weekend.
CKLindsay Your new roomie sounds like she is a great motivator! Scary about those pigs...when I lived in Texas, the wild boar were pretty scary critters.
mkayc Wow, I agree...that is a marathon response! Good for you in taking the time to write it. I'm SO glad you are taking time off to heal, you are a smart gal. I agree, this group is the best and I feel grateful to be a part as well.
jmsab23 Thanks, Jon! Re: the article. I'm glad you like the cardinal, it's one of my favorite little paintings. Yep. 15 degrees is chilly. Good job on your TD run!
dilljeffrey Wow, you are just "kickin' it"!! Great job on getting some long-hard runs in. Hey, thanks for that super sweet comment. **blush blush** So you're from the Berkshires? Very cool!
Old Coyote Bummer about your job. My hubby just got laid ff too. But, he got a really good severance pay and it was time for a change. The next job for him needs to be much less stressful and much more fun! Beautiful pic!!
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Maine Marathon 9/29- I hope to finish 2:30
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Spent the bulk of the day at my kids' swim meet. My DH, Frances, who is 13 yo got a PR in 100 yd breaststroke and came in first agianst other girls who are 18! My son also won in breatstroke and came in a close 2nd in the 100 yd individual medley at the ripe old age of 7! My kids are my inspiration and motivation to keep striving and stay healthy. DH and I spent 30 minutes trying to figure out the grade of this one hill I run up which seems to be at least 45%. We tried using trig with sine, cosine, angles and and tangents. I thought we had it figured out as 6%. When I went back to the MapMyRun site - it was included in the run stats all along! It was 10.2%! Well my brain got a good workout today. My body, not so much. Took dogs on a 40 minute walk.
Melody - I loved the artwork and the article wwas great! Congrats!
NDRgirl - How did your 10 K go?
CKLindsay - Where do you live? I see you did the Philly R & R Half in Sept - so did I!
Mary Kay - Thanks for taking the time to respond to everyone! It can be overwhelming when you need to catch up with this thread.
DillJeffrey - I thought about buying an inexpensive digital stopwatch to replace my last one, but I am enjoying running untimed. Instead I splurged on some fresh fruits and veggies from the local farmers market - apples, avocados, baby spinach, yellow peppers, mushrooms, carrots and eggs.
Jsmab - 1600 calories! I could eat whatever I wanted if I burned that much energy. You are amazing.
Old Coyote - So sorry about your job! Sounds like your run was just what you needed. You are lucky to be greeted by Mother Nature's splendor daily.
NHLA - Are you okay? Haven't seen any posts for a day or two. I hope you are running strong.
Enjoy you weekend and stay healthy!
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6/11/2011 - Warrior Dash Pennsylvania - 52:26
8/7/2011 - Danskin Sherox Triathlon Philadelphia - 1:54:16
11/5/2011 - Penn Homecoming 5K - 28:46
11/13/11 - Media Mud Stain 5 mile - 53:39
05/06/2012 - Broad Street Run 10 Mile - 1:36:11
06/03/12 - See Chicks Run 10 K - 54:23
09/16/12 - Rock & Roll Half Marathon Philadelphia - 2:03:07
Mary Kay- A 10K 4 days after your HM-wow! I noticed you hedged a little on resting until you're recovered from the chest cold. You have a habit of doing that! You know what they say, cold below the neck, no running. Above the neck, go ahead. Take it easy lady, you've earned a rest.
OC- sorry about the job situation, will be praying for a new job for you. I can't imagine running those elevations like you do. And it IS beautiful.
Melody- Great article in the magazine, though I agree, should have been longer!
Sloooooooow on the TM this week, then 5.3 miles outside today. Cloudy & 45, perfect for running.
Run strong and safe friends.
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notable 2012 runs:
Crazylegs Classic-Madison-8K--4/28/2012--00:52:14
Roxbury Rural Run--5K--5/5/2012-- 29:32-PR
Haslanger Classic--10K--8/4/2012--1:06:19 PR
WO-ZHA-WA Run--HM--9/15/2012--2:37:45
Honky Tonk Marathon- Wisconsin Dells- 10/21/2012-5:39:09
2013 runs:
Fleet Feet New Year's Day Dash-8K-1/1/2013--54:23
Door County HM- 5/4/2013
Fox Cities HM- 9/22/2013 (60thBD!)
My last run was 5k yesterday - I always seem to lag these days on the boards...the only big difference was it was my first time without knee brace since april. I also did my karate workout on thursday without brace (I forgot to unpack from my suitcase from business trip this week). As I was able to walk friday morning, I decided to try going without. I kept it slow and steady -- much like I always waddle. as of tonight, nothing of note vis a vis pain/discomfort. its been a long time getting back to full function (kneeling down, stairs, etc) but I am very hopeful that as the year turns I can up the pace and my level of effort. Not to mention ride my bike again.
Hope all have good week upcoming.
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31 Dec 2012: Fairfax 4 miler: 49:34
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8.6 miles 1 hr 7 min ran the last 1.7 miles up ecco mt in 15min. Its a 600'climb. I don't think I have ever run it that fast.
I got a stone bruise in the ball of my left foot. Swelling is down. Wrapped in in vet tape and took off.
org great news on the knee.
frances I remember my mom taking me to all those swim meets.
ckl-mel I was in the hill country in TX. I was showing a newbe how we trapped the wild pigs and a Russian boar went after us, I took off running and to my surprise the newbe was right beside me. I could not believe how fast he went. We ran three miles rock to rock all the way back to camp. I knew the pig would only run 200 yds. just wanted to see if he could make it.
5.31 miles to Delaware River and back in 46 minutes. Pace of 8:39. My legs felt great! The hills on the way back were tough but manageable. Overcast and 47 degrees with slight breeze. The river was slate grey with two big tankers headed to Philadelphia. Near shore was a flock of Canadian Geese floating like ducks. Hurricane Sandy brought tons of driftwood onto the banks. The town of Marcus Hook has a nice Memorial Park on the riverfront which was nicely decorated for the holidays. It is a straight 2 miles from waterfront uphill to my home corner but I had to run past several bars and the American Legion. No catcalls but plenty of hello's and encouragement from the patrons.
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6/11/2011 - Warrior Dash Pennsylvania - 52:26
8/7/2011 - Danskin Sherox Triathlon Philadelphia - 1:54:16
11/5/2011 - Penn Homecoming 5K - 28:46
11/13/11 - Media Mud Stain 5 mile - 53:39
05/06/2012 - Broad Street Run 10 Mile - 1:36:11
06/03/12 - See Chicks Run 10 K - 54:23
09/16/12 - Rock & Roll Half Marathon Philadelphia - 2:03:07
MelodyLea - thanks
Francessmom - nice run to the river. Mrs C was from Deptford Twp, NJ - She'd be jealous if she knew you were running there!
justrundan - Thanks, again. And glad you got some good weather!
Ogr44 - nice reset on the knee. Careful now.
NHLA - nice time on a good grade!
Speaking of grades, I'm NOT smarter than a 5th grader. The hill I walked yesterday was not 6%; it was 1 in 6, or about 16%.
Race day - 4.5 miles at Denver's running icon - Washington Park. Rocky Mountain Road Runners' last race of the year; beautiful weather for December. Quite chilly for set up, but after a hard warmup I stripped off my jacket and pants and ran in shorts/short sleeves. The sun came out for the start.
RMRR races are handicapped according to previous results, so there is a staggered start, and then in theory everyone finishes at pretty much the same time. My predicted time was 36:01, I finished in 35:01, so with my hcp I ended up 8th overall . First mile was 7:19, so I went out too fast. Slowed it down to a more reasonable ~8 minute pace for the next 3, then kicked hard the last 1/2 mile (3:40), 7:47 pace overall. A nice, fast road course for my (probably) last race of 2012. And I got a job offer from a fellow runner.
Run free!
OldCoyote - I was going to send my condolences on the job, but it sounds like things are turning around! It still stinks about the old job but hopefully this new offer will be the answer to all our prayers for you. And nice race!
jmsab - prayers for your wife's surgery.
MaryKay - thanks - and great post!
MelodyLea - I love the article - agreed that it's too short. Your artwork is beautiful. Do you have a gallery? If I get out to western Mass anytime I'd love to see it.
Francesmom - I wasn't a runner when I lived in PA, but if I get back down to visit I'll know where to go from your posts. veloroutes.com is a cyclng site where you can calculate hill grades - very handy.
NHLA - you've certainly earned a rest even if you don't want it - take care of that foot
NRDGirl - welcome to my world. My calves hate me more times than not. They've been wicked tight (again)for the last week but I keep stretching them out til they feel better.
So, last Thursday was when I could not get out of bed. Friday I managed to get out for 4 miles. As above, calves were tight. Stretched once per mile and managed to pull off a very speedy second mile. Saturday I should have gone to water aerobics, but had to drop DS off for a Scout event and head right to church council - no time for aerobics, but did get a nice hike in with the dog in the afternoon. This morning was 6 miles even. Everything was dusted with snow and about 31 degrees - felt colder at the pond. Calves (again) wicked tight. Stretched for about 2 minutes each mile and by mile4 they were perfect. Went to church and came home to 2+ hours of raking.
p.s. for any of you whose posts I didn't get to, it's not from lack of caring but only for lack of time. I've read each one and you are all awesome
run strong and fearless!
18 miles 2 hr 36 min. Ecco to Stoney Mt. and back. There is a 370 degree curve on the top of Stoney. You can see a panorama of the county in a few hundred yds.
OC looks like the park is flat. 1st flat pic I have seen you post. Great run. Good luck on finding new job.
Deb my left calf gets tight so I only strech one leg.
frances nice pace.
I ran a strong 10 miles this morning! Yay. You know you are acclimating to winter when 38 degrees feels balmy! I'm so excited that 10 miles felt fairly painless and even later in the morning I didn't feel "whipped". Getting stronger....
Francessmom Cool, re: your children's swim meet and their wins!! Thank, Re: the article and artwork. Nice work on the 5.3 mile river run.
justrundan Thanks, re: the article. Nice 5.3!
Ogr44 GREAT news regarding your knee! So happy for you.
NHLA Wow! Re: Texas hill country and the wild boar.<~ Scary buggers.
Old Coyote AWESOME race! Plus a job offer..nice.
Debm2011 Thanks re: the art article. I mostly have my work online (about 3,000 art items) BUT, Sat. the 8th I'll be doing a live show here in the Berkshires. Whoot! I hope those calves loosen up. Maybe a marathon stick? I'm getting one for Christmas.
Age: 53
1980 Humboldt Redwoods Marathon
Best 5K time: 31 minutes
Best 10K time: 1:12
First 1/2 Marathon: 2:43
Raised $4491 for animal charity through running
For 2013:
Memorial Day 5/26 10K- I hope to raise $3000 for animal charity in my "Run For The Critters"
Maine Marathon 9/29- I hope to finish 2:30
I don't have Wifi at home so I've been at the local bookstore 5 hr. reading etc. I am now through reading all your posts. I know I didn't have to; I wanted to.
Rinkreb - we are about the same size and started racing about the same time. I've been putting my race bibs into a binder and because of that looking at the times. My first 5k in 8/11 was 59 min. It was a trail run but still, the first street race time was around 49 min. I started at 158 and haven't lost much weight. worked hard to get my 5k under 40 min and am nowhere near running a 5k under 30 min. Great going!!!
Deb, helping up a fellow runner. Big Win! Runners are the nicest people!! Running in wind chill, ugh!! Don't beat yourself up over sleeping in a little. It takes work to be as fantastic as you are. Awesome runs, lady!
NRDGirl, Great HM time and an awesome race!! You know how to have a great time! From your Nov. 30 run post, it looks like you're out of your slump. YAY!! Odd how the blahs happen. (10k on 12/1)
Degregarious, congrats on braving the weather for 10+ on black tights Friday!
OC, black shorts Friday? ahhahahaha! Target was my go-to place for all running gear the first year bc I was thinking I'd be wearing a different size the next year. HAHAHA! I'm still wearing the tights I bought there. $29 vs $59. Yes!! Thanks for the schooling that there's a rule to help out a runner! Re Sizes, they have definitely gotte much bigger - ten years ago!! I guess women notice these things sooner. I have to buy a size 8 today. In 1979, I weighed thirty pounds less and squeezed into a size 8. Saving money is a good thing any time you can do it. 25 degrees? Is there a limit to when you will run outside? Re running every day, your day off paid off?
So sorry about your job!!! This sure has been a lousy couple of months for you! Is it wrong that I still found stuff in your post that made me laugh? Awesome 4.5 race time!! You are another Rock Star!! Congratulations on that and getting a job offer. Hope it works out well for your.
FrancesMon, family reunion? Lots of potential for running motivation if your family is anything like mine. Great time on your runs!! You must be feeling good! Jeesh, 60 laps? that is powerful swimming! thinking about working into doing a Tri and I believe I may be able to finish one right now without stopping and maybe 20 with stops. chuckled at your attempt to find the hill's incline. been there, done that. I love numbers, just sometimes forget how to use them. 8:39. is Rockstar speed!!
Great job on your long run, RunnerGrrrl!!
NHLA, I enjoyed the gingerbread house pix. Hope your MiL enjoyed the trip! Must have smelled great !! A friend from Ashville posted this pic. Is this where you run? Re: your daughter's campus, it's so sad kids have to worry about that now. Their lives are so much more complicated than ours were. BTW, YOU are the champ!! You ran the newbie three miles at top speed just to see if he could take it? MEN!!
az, so glad you could be with your friend to help when she needed it! Love your new *name* and I figured it out but did wonder until I read your post. The cold to the bone feeling is humidity, something az doesn't have much. HATE IT!! A TM is better than no running!! And, you can get a desk to use while you're there so you can write some of that time off as work.
Melody, so nice to see you feel strong after nursing your cold!! If snow jacket keeps out the moisture, aren't you moist from sweat? Kudos on your runs in the snow!! So glad you're enjoying them! I also worry for your daughter. It's a new world out there and I wish it were a safer one. From resting to a strong 10 miles in two weeks; that is awesome!!!
DillJeff, there's prolly a pithy quote that captures the essence of idiots who take credit for someone else's wisdom. It's their problem. Chance's are everyone around them catches on to them soon enough. Great job on the long run in the snow!! I hope that tree didn't fall during your ran! "Want to make sure people see me when I fall..." Ahahaha! Big cheers for two new PRs!! And doing it in style is priceless!
Linuscatch, amazing! Kudos to you for trying to keep running through all that travel!! Stay safe and tell us more when you land?
OshCat, glad you're feeling better and nothing feels better than strong after a long bout of weak. It's like the first drink when you are parched dry, you REALLY feel it.
jmsab, going for a 6 mm is huge! The day I tried going for a 10 mm on the TM was the day I pulled my hammy. Congrats on the 10k PR!! Wet eyes and runny noses, I am so with you on running inside. My cut-off is around 30 or in the dark or if there's wind....I am a wimp bc I don't run outside in the cold. All that aside, I never trust the time on a TM, I just use it as a guide. Your TM pricing experience was very interesting and YUCK you almost spent $125 more than you needed to spend! There's an iPhone app that allows you to read the bar code and find out prices everywhere else for an item. Wonder if it would have told you to go home and order online? Regardless, your TM mileage is wicked awesome and I smell that goal closing in!!
CK, welcome back!! You have about 8 wks between now and the end of February to train? I feel your worry but you'll feel strong enough to move ahead in mileage quicker now from your past training. Where are you located?
Ogr, good news on the healing front! YAY!!
I see almost everyone ran Thanksgiving morning. Such a great idea!!
Reading all these posts with significantly shorter times and I am wondering what the heck is the matter with me that I am so slow and hurt so much in my chest when I try to run faster. I don't *want* to run this speed; I have run an 8-9 mm pace but if I tried doing that I'd be out of breath before one mile unless I walked and I'd never make it past 2 mi.
Taking time off to heal was the plan but the weather was 60+ yesterday so I went for a quick 3 mi but waited so long to get started that it was dark at 1.5 mi and felt really cold. Dripped all night and am coughing all day. Will try to stay home tomorrow and go back to the plan.
Dan, thank you for the feedback. After all this time I'm still a mystery to me. Good 5 m. run!!
Run strong and fierce. Stay happy!
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
45 with some sun today, so had to take advantage; 3.2 miles with some "intervals" on the road. Trying to pick up my stride pace closer to 180/min, but can't keep that up too long, so after warming up slowly I just did that for a minute and then walked a minute. Felt good to work on speed a little, thinking of doing that once/week in addition to the slow base building.
OC-great news on the offer, hope it turns into something workable and enjoyable for you.
Mary Kay, Mary Kay! What can I say. Feel better soon.
Melody- nice job on the 10 miler!! That acclimation occurs here too; amazing what feels warm after a short time dealing with real winter.
Francesmom- nice pace on the run to the river! Always helps to see beautiful and interesting things along the way. That's what makes any run outside better than the TM.
Ogr44- great news on the knee. Good luck in 2013!
Run strong and safe this week friends.
Dan-started running 1/29/2011 at age 57
notable 2012 runs:
Crazylegs Classic-Madison-8K--4/28/2012--00:52:14
Roxbury Rural Run--5K--5/5/2012-- 29:32-PR
Haslanger Classic--10K--8/4/2012--1:06:19 PR
WO-ZHA-WA Run--HM--9/15/2012--2:37:45
Honky Tonk Marathon- Wisconsin Dells- 10/21/2012-5:39:09
2013 runs:
Fleet Feet New Year's Day Dash-8K-1/1/2013--54:23
Door County HM- 5/4/2013
Fox Cities HM- 9/22/2013 (60thBD!)
Mary Kay
Running: Started 5/6/2011; Graduated C25k - 7/21/11; Graduated B210k - 11/24/11;
PRs: 5k - 36:42; 8k - 1:10; 4.15 m - 53.41; 10k - 1:18; HM - 2:56:31
I may be slow but I'm persistant.
Goals: 5k under 30 min.; HM under 2 hr.; AG award in the USAF HM! and one full marathon.
It won't be easy but it will be worth it!
I came on here yesterday, about mid-afternoon and typed a long message, congratulating and responding to several people. While editing my message, my computer had an automatic update and I got a pop up asking if I wanted to restart now to complete. I was just trying to get the pop up out of the way so that I could post and hurriedly pressed 'yes' then yelled as I saw my screen go black! Boooo! Now there's much too much for me to catch up on so I'll just say, great job, everyone!
I ran a multi-terrain 10k which consisted of paved/unpaved trail and road yesterday morning and finished in 53:17. Not a PR, but I'm happy considering it was a tough course with the trail part of the race mostly consisting of gravel with loose rocks and the first mile being too congested with runners--far too many runners on the paved trail. It was quite frustrating in the beginning, but I told myself to calm down and just get through it. Honestly, I should have made my way closer to the front before the start, but I was too busy running my mouth. I knew I'd have to do a lot of dodging when I finally went to line up and saw the mass of bodies in between me and the start line. Yikes! The race started at 10AM, latest race start I've ever had. It was interesting, considering we've had Spring like temps out here for the past few days. The temps were high 50's when we started and we finished in the low 60's, at least. We ran most of the race in the direct sun, which made it feel much warmer. I even got a tan...in December! That's pretty crazy. Overall though, it was very well organized with a nice long-sleeved tech tee and an awesome post-race party with free beer. Yay!
I wanted to get in long run today, so yesterday one of my FB friends posted about a race called the Mustache Half Marathon in honor of Movember. The race was listed as: unofficial, unsponsored, uninsured, unsolicited (lol) and only cost $10, which was basically our donation to the Movember movement to fight prostate cancer. I showed up this morning and saw a few of my running buddies in the crowd of about 45 folks. It was so unofficial that our race numbers were on large sticky labels with the numbers written on by a sharpie. The course had small arrow signs along it. I said there was no way I was putting real effort into an unofficial event so I just ran comfortably with a few members from my club. We were in the back of the pack and they all decided to run slower on the second half. I got aggravated because it was getting warm and the race had a lot of hills, so I just kept my pace but when I looked up, I saw no one in front of me and the folks behind me were nowhere in site either. Not to mention it had been a while since I'd seen an arrow. lol I looked back again and saw a guy that I'd seen ahead of me earlier running up behind me. I asked if I'd missed a turn because I didn't know how he'd ended up behind me. He said he stopped to use the restroom. So, we're just running along and noticed we were back by the street we started on, but I also knew we had at least 2 more miles to go before hitting 13.1, and we were less than 2 miles from the start. I asked if we'd missed a turn. He didn't know and neither of us cared, considering it was unofficial. We ended up coming in on the wrong side of the finish line, which was written in chalk on the sidewalk. LOL We both just shrugged and gave each other high five. The race results were done on the honor system, so when I went to put my time by my name I honorably wrote: "Got lost, no idea what I would have finished in." I was about 1.5 miles off from 13.1 and I didn't feel like making it up. I didn't care. I had still gotten in a long run and had a great time doing it. It was a really fun unofficial race and we got pretty cool t-shirts. I hope the guy makes it official next year. After the "race" a few running buds and I grabbed some breakfast and chatted for a while. It was a great start to a beautiful day. No calf tightness on either run this weekend, but I am feeling a weird pain on the bottom of my 3rd toe, left foot. Such a weird place to have an injury. I don't feel it while I'm running, probably because of the way I strike, but I felt it while walking after the race. I'm resting this week and hope that helps. If not, I'll go see a podiatrist.
Happy running.
From yesterday's 10K. I'm in the red shirt and cap. They got me getting my Garmin ready.
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mkayc - glad I could make you laugh. The coldest it got last year was -6 F. There was no wind and no humidity, so it wasn't too bad. I could go to -20, if there's no wind, or to about -20 wind chill. Ran in some snowstorms last year, warmer but snow and wind. I just enjoy being outside more than I like being warm, I guess. Or more than I DISLIKE being cold.
Lady, I still think if you stopped racing every week you'd give your body time to recover. I think you're suffering from overtraining and I recommend light yoga or tai chi for a week to calm your core. I know you're too type "A" to actually not excercise at all. Monitor your heart rate by taking it first thing in the morning (this doesn't work if you wake to an alarm). See if it doesn't go down a few beats after a week of REST .
Are you sleeping well? Eating well? Then don't sweat the speed. The changes in your fitness and overall health don't depend on how fast you can run a 5K, they depend on your willingness to go run gently for at least 30 minutes several times weekly, and keeping moderately active EVERY day for 30 minutes. You have it nailed, in other words.
Hang tough, but take it easy on yourself!
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The IPO is the thing. High-tech culture takes the spotlight in "Game On," one of the first major theatrical attempts to capture the pulse of Silicon Valley onstage.
This San Jose Repertory Theatre world premiere, written by Berkeley Repertory Theatre artistic director Tony Taccone and Dan Hoyle, takes a tart look at the high-stakes gambling ethos of the venture capital world. Two ne'er-do-wells try to launch their oddball startup at a posh Los Altos dinner party, a tastefully appointed oasis of farm-to-fork nibbles where everybody drives a Prius and $20 million in seed money gets dished out between the soup and nuts. The overwhelming lust for stock options fuels an acerbic plot that could only unfold in the Bay Area. Call it a savvy dot-comedy of manners.
"We are living in the middle of the Gold Rush; this is the engine that drives the American economy," says Rick Lombardo, head of San Jose Rep, where the play is getting its world premiere through April 19. "It's the wild, Wild West and it's time we put that startup venture capital world up on stage and looked at it."
In the spotlight
Like the new TV show "Silicon Valley," which premieres Sunday, and recent films such "The Social Network," "Jobs" and the Google comedy "The Internship," "Game On" explores the terrain of the get-rich-quick lifestyle of this digital mecca. With a decidedly snarky edge. Starring notable Bay Area actors Marco Barricelli and Craig Marker, the comedy holds up a mirror to the high-pressure environment in which everyone is racing to launch the next gizmo that will turn the world on its ear.
"This is a land of zillionaires. People come here trying to win the lottery," says Taccone. "You invent some app or some device, and you put it out into the world and hope it goes global. The saying is that anyone can make a million, but can you make a billion?"
Taccone also wrote the play "Ghost Light," about the life of Cal Shakes director Jonathan Moscone and the assassination of his father, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone; Hoyle displayed a flair for exposé with such solo works as "Tings Dey Happen" and "The Real Americans." The two say they wanted to make sure the play was grounded in reality, so they consulted numerous insiders to get the jargon and the pace just right in this pointed spoof.
"We vetted a lot of the play, particularly the big pitch, with hedge fund guys," says Taccone, "because we wanted to make sure it sounded like a legitimately good pitch."
Tackling the issues
Over the years, Taccone has made his name by championing bold new works, from Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" to Green Day's "American Idiot," that thrust modern-day issues onto center stage.
For its part, San Jose Rep has long prided itself on examining the local zeitgeist. The company delved into the quixotic nature of tech bubbles with Anthony Clarvoe's "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" in 2001. But "Game On" digs far more deeply into the dark side of life in high-tech age, from the desperation of the underclass to the looming environmental issues that cast a cloud over the partying billionaires.
"Sure, part of the play is an outrageous sendup that satirizes what it is like to live in the valley, but the core of it will be very recognizable to the Rep theatergoers," says Lombardo, who dabbled in finance before finding his calling in the arts. "A lot of my audience knows just what it is like to try and land that angel investor. "
Grabbing for the brass ring in a culture always chasing the next big thing means being so far ahead of the curve it's dizzying. For two down-on-their-luck guys, Alvin (the numbers guy) and Vinnie (a cabbie with great ideas), that means pitching bugs as a sustainable food source in the age of global warming where water is scarce and cows aren't environmentally friendly. If the high-protein scheme doesn't pan out, there's always online gambling over endangered species. Imagine the point spread on polar bears.
The wealth factor
Hoyle, who came of age as the valley went from the first dot-com boom (and bust) and the Web 2.0 push to the app explosion, says the region's tremendous wealth creation has impacted the way we feel about money, identity and self-esteem.
"Everyone in my generation has that nagging feeling that you should be getting in on the technification of our culture," says Hoyle, 33, who is best known as a solo performer. "Why aren't I inventing an app to revolutionize the way you find the best dim sum?"
The politics of the new economy are at the heart of "Game On." As a blue-collar guy, Vinnie (Barricelli) feels invisible in the land of the ultrarich. Alvin (Marker), who had money but lost it, is besieged by bitterness and regret. Neither is technically poor, but in this milieu of personal helicopter pads and million dollar teardowns, they might as well be.
"Money is addictive; it's like crack," Taccone says. "Venture capitalists are part of the big money machine. These are the guys who run the world."
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772. Read her at www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza, and follow her at Twitter.com/karendsouza4.
'Game on'
By Dan Hoyle Tony Taccone
Through: April 19
Where: San Jose Rep, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose
Tickets: $29-$74; 408-367-7255, www.sjrep.com


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29 January 2010
Salinger of New Hampshire
I've been through Cornish, where he lived, but never sought him out. Folks from the big cities called him a recluse, but I'm not sure that's true. He didn't go around on book tours, he didn't give lectures, he didn't seek out his fellow scribblers, so therefore he must be crazy, they thought. Plenty of people said they'd seen him in town. He and I enjoyed the same library, so we might have roamed the stacks together for all I know. Not wanting to be pestered, he didn't post his picture up on every telephone pole, and I expect he didn't look much different from all the other men his age around here, stoic and grizzled. People who knew him, knew him; people who didn't, didn't.
I read all the books when I was an adolescent, or just before. I started with Catcher in the Rye when I was about 12, and I loved it. I'd never read anything with such a strong and idiosyncratic voice. Then my uncle told me it wasn't much of a novel in comparison to A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and eventually I read that one, and yes, he was right, but then, most novels aren't much in comparison to A Portrait of the Artist. Of Salinger's other books, I liked the pieces in Nine Stories best, especially "A Perfect Day for Bananafish". I haven't read any of them in at least a decade, though.
I twice had to teach Catcher to high school students, 9th graders both times. I say "had to" because it's not a book I would ever assign of my own free will. If I were inclined to make students read Salinger, it would be some of the stories. Catcher should be a book you discover on your own. It's a perennial favorite of English teachers, though, many of whom encountered it themselves in high school, and now there's a whole industry of study guides and lesson plans to go along with it, making it into a school institution, like little cartons of milk. Holden Caulfield, hater of schools and phonies, beloved of so many counter-culturists, has been tamed and institutionalized by an infinite battery of tests and quizzes and short essays. Just as The Great Gatsby is the sanctified text from the first half of the 20th Century for American high schools, so Catcher seems to be the sanctified text from the second half, at least by a writer from the U.S. (Lord of the Flies is the only competition I can think of). Sure, it gets banned a lot, but that's both a sign of and an aid to its popularity.
None of my students ever admitted liking Catcher to me, and many of them found Holden insufferable. Maybe it was my fault -- I find Holden insufferable and could live a perfectly contented life without ever rereading the book. Or maybe it wasn't my fault -- none of my students ever admitted liking Lord of the Flies to me, and that's a novel I gain more respect for every time I read it; conversely, many of my students have enjoyed Gatsby tremendously, and the only thing I much enjoy in it is its last page. (Lesson learned: I have no effect on my students' opinions of books!)
So yes, I like the idea of J.D. Salinger more than I like most of his writing. (But the writing was important to me at a particular time in my life, it taught me a lot about voice and point of view, and the short stories strongly influenced my perception of story form.) I have a lot of respect for writers who stop publishing, even if they are primarily able to do it because some of their books provide more royalties in a year than most writers will see in a lifetime. Salinger got close to the sun and found its flames too hot, so he hunkered down on the moon. Reportedly, he kept writing, but felt no need for much of an audience beyond himself. He let the byline on the four books do his public work for him, and for nearly half a century he, the person, lived a fairly anonymous life in the Granite State, growing old and deaf, occasionally having his army of lawyers send out a sortie of suits, but mostly just trying to keep people from bothering him. Good for him, I say.
Meanwhile, if you want to glimpse the young J.D. Salinger (the byline, not the man), subscribers of the New Yorker can see digital copies of the first appearances of many of the stories, including the first appearance of Holden Caulfield. Those of you who don't subscribe to the magazine aren't out of luck, though -- Salinger fans have posted all of the stories at various websites. Search for one of the unreprinted titles via the Google and you'll find them. The man himself wouldn't have wanted you to do so -- he spent a lot of money trying to keep anything that wasn't in one of his four books from being reprinted or distributed -- but that's one of the perils of publishing: the byline keeps on living.
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I think it would be better if people found Catcher in the Rye on their own instead of in class. But, there you go.ReplyDelete
I've long suspected the main reason why the book is so popular with high school teachers is that Salinger never allowed the sale of the movie rights. It's the one classic that has to be read.
There are few, if any, books that can survive the resentment of having them assigned and "explained" in a compulsory education setting. There may be a few students in each class who can find something of value in an assigned book. It will likely be a tangential enjoyment: liking what the instructor dismisses in the book and hating what the instructor finds worthwhile, for instance.ReplyDelete
My own strategy was to read a book before it was required, allowing me to develop my own understanding and relationship with the book. If I waited until the instructor began talking about the book it had a deadening effect. The fact that it was obligatory reading, coupled with being told what made it meaningful and relevant, well, it's hard to imagine a less welcoming environment for a book.


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In Their Own Words – The Lake
This "In Their Own Words" is by Taran Burns, a young man with Asperger Syndrome.
I have Asperger's Syndrome. I've known since I was 16, now I'm 23. My daily life is filled with anxiety, agoraphobia, paranoia, and usually a deep depression that takes a lot of effort to snap out of. When I decide I need a break from the chaos of work and the cacophony of city sounds, being completely crowded and yet so alone, I escape to Wales.
This lake in Wales gives me an instant sense of relief. I am one with the world and completely at peace. The lake connects me to my childhood, nature and a feeling that I am alive. Here, in my own company, I do not feel alone.
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
September 5, 2010 at 10:47 am
Taran, Looks like a beautiful spot! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
September 5, 2010 at 12:31 pm
My 2 year old son was recently diagnosed with autism and although we don't know where he is in the spectrum yet, this gives me a better understanding of what he might be going through when he is stimming or having "tantrums". My new quest is to find his "lake" too. Thanks for sharing Taran!
September 5, 2010 at 11:40 pm
This is soooo sweet! My son has Autism and I often wonder what he would think of my friends house on the lake. I, myself, think that the lake is paradise! Thank-you Taran.
September 5, 2010 at 11:43 pm
September 6, 2010 at 10:10 am
From the picture I can see how the lake can make you feel alive & in tune with nature, it looks like a beautiful place. There sure are too many noises in the city. Thanks for sharing.
September 6, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Dear Taran,
Thank you for sharing your experience. My son is nearly 4 years old and has autism. He loves the water and various water activities very much. Please know that you are not alone. The picture of your lake that you've shared is very peaceful and serene.
December 9, 2011 at 10:14 am
What a beautiful spot. Great photo!


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How Is Weight Loss Surgery Performed?
When people become overweight or obese, they are generally told to eat less and move more. However, it is now quite clear that this is not realistic advice for someone who is morbidly obese, having a BMI (body mass index) of 40 or more. People like this have areas of fat that doesn't respond to diet and exercise alone if they can exercise at all that is. Furthermore, they will develop a number of health conditions that make it even harder for them to work out and eat less. For them, weight loss surgery is often the only available option out there.
How Bariatric Surgery Is Performed
There are around eight different accepted types of weight loss surgery, with the gastric balloon being one of the most popular ones. Although different surgeons will have personal preferences in terms of which procedure they prefer, they can only perform all of them in one of three ways. Those are:
- Restrictive methods, whereby the size of the stomach is surgically reduced to limit food intake.
- Malabsorptive methods, whereby the small intestine is diverted so that the body isn't able to absorb as many calories.
- Restrictive and malabsorptive methods, whereby the two options are being combined. A smaller stomach is first created, and this is then rerouted to the small intestine.
Open Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery
Bariatric surgery used to always be performed as open surgery, with a single, large incision across the abdomen. This led to serious complications and pain in the patients, however, as well as a long recovery time. This is why more surgeons are now looking at laparoscopic procedures instead. When done laparoscopically, a total of five small incisions is made, through which the surgery is performed. The newest technique is the Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery, or SILS, technique, whereby a single incision is made in the belly button. This technique is still quite new, and not many surgeons are able to perform it yet.
Overall, however, any type of laparoscopic procedure is always better than open surgery. This is because patients have much less pain after their procedure and recover much quicker as well. This means that the goal of the procedure, to make people healthier and happier, is achieved much slower as well. In terms of recovery time, open surgery usually takes several weeks. With laparoscopic procedures, by contrast, people can often go home the very next day, instead of requiring several weeks in the hospital.
As the world of medical techniques develops, so do the skills and knowledge of doctors. This is because they are committed to their continuous professional education. As such, it is unlikely that a bariatric surgeon has not yet been trained on laparoscopic procedures and they are most likely in the process of receiving training in SILS. However, do make sure you look into this before you decide to go under the knife, regardless of whether that is through a single large incision, five small ones, or one in the belly button.


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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:20 am
Post subject: Off the scale - help plz
Juts got back from the mw and she has measured me and I'm actually off the chart (big wise). I knew I was bigger this time but didn't realise THAT big, would explain why my pelvis hurts so much tho. She didn't say much apart from I need an urgent scan (which I'm having on Monday)
Anyone else have this, what did they do (if anything), are there any risks to baby or me? I had my GTT done and that was well below, I'm booked in for a c-section at 39 weeks anyway.
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:53 pm
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I havent had this but my mum did. She had too much wafter and an 'unstable lie' with the baby and was kept in the hospital for weeks as she lived 20 minutes away from the hospital and there was a chance if her waters broke the cord could come first.. I've measured 2 weeks ahead with both this pg and my last but last time the midwife ignored my concerns and I had an 11lb baby so it's good they are scanning you to make sure everything is ok x
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:28 pm
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hi Rach, scan was ok.
So baby currently measuring 7lb 1oz (so they estimating a 10lb-er and my waters are 8.95 (the danger zone is 10) so I have another scan next Monday to see if its increased as they are saying its increased a lot since my last scan.
The weight doesn't bother me to much as having a c-section, just need to watch that fluid.
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I dont think much to them trying to estimate babies, weight tbh. They kept saying Anais was small an she was 8lb 1oz. Cant believe your nearly full term, its flying by
yeah it is, although tody I'm having an uncomfy day so it seems like I've been pg forever lol


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Entertainment for the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships in Breckenridge continues this weekend as part of organizers' retooled event, which aims to bring more music and lifestyle events to the Winter Dew Tour.
Tonight, Nike presents Snowboard Streetstyle, an urban-inspired jam with authentic street features taking place in downtown Breckenridge at Washington and Main Street. Practice kicks off from 6-7:30 p.m., followed by a jam session from 7:30-8 p.m. There will be fireworks immediately following the event.
On Saturday during the Men's Snowboard Big Air contest under the lights on Peak 8, the Denver-based DJ duo Two Fresh helps bring the outdoor party atmosphere with a live hip-hop/rap set. "We have a very versatile style of music and love having the crowd control how our set goes on stage," Two Fresh said. Saturday's big air final runs from 5-6 p.m.
Headlining the Dew Tour entertainment is a sold-out show Saturday night at the Riverwalk Center featuring hip-hop artists Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, who are known for their unique beats, candid lyricism and catchy choruses. Lewis is Macklemore's producer; they come to Breck on the heels of releasing their album, "The Heist," which topped iTunes' albums chart and debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200.


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He has been gone now for a year.
Yet in the time since Steve Jobs lost his battle with cancer, the Apple (AAPL) magic he became synonymous with continues to flow as if he were still here, jumping around like a kid, refusing to suffer fools gladly, dreaming up the next insanely great thing that none of us would see coming but that few of us would be able to live without.
"I get goose bumps when I think about what he did for the world," said retired college professor Francina Nur. "In a way, through his amazing products, he will live forever."
Nur had just composed a remembrance note on one of the 100 sheets of 8x12 typing paper a stranger had taped early Friday to the front of the Palo Alto Apple Store. Suddenly a makeshift shrine to the Apple co-founder, this is a spot not far from Jobs' home, a place he'd visit often and always to the delight of his adoring fans lucky enough to be on hand. "You are still the best Apple ever had," Nur wrote. "No replacement yet."
She signed it "Francina," as if she and Jobs had been close, a presumed intimacy many of his smitten followers would confess to secretly harboring. Jobs just seemed to understand them, sometimes even better than they understood themselves.
How else to describe that feeling of gee-whiz joy they got removing an iPad from its sleek packaging? Or that sense of wonderment each time they flick their finger across the iPhone screen, dispatching a fruit bowl of colored icons like some dazzling sleight of hand?
"I like playing on the iPod," someone had scribbled on one of the sheets of paper taped to the Apple Store's shimmering glass face, someone with the handwriting of a small child.
Alexander Lepskii, visiting Palo Alto from his native Siberia 6,000 miles away, wrote, in Russian: "Thank you. Russia remembers you."
His 32-year-old sister, Veronika Lepskaya of Miami, said "I think of Steve every time I use my iPad 2. I spend every day on it. It's part of my life."
Then she added: "In a way, so is Steve."
On Friday, the home page of Apple's website had been turned into a sentimental slideshow homage to Jobs. In a note, CEO Tim Cook wrote about Jobs' "extraordinary life" and vowed that his "spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."
There were audio clips from Jobs' speeches and product launches.
"It's in Apple's DNA," Jobs says at one point, "that technology alone is not enough. It's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities that yields us the result that makes our hearts sing."
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By Rosie Molinary on June 21, 2012
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ha! i love this photo.
was he using the chair as a blanket or did he fall asleep reading and the chair toppled over?
I attended Rosie's VisionSPARK 2012 workshop with the hopes of setting some clearer work goals for myself. Those hopes were met and far surpassed. Just by spending time with Rosie I felt smarter, more grounded, and more capable. One of her coolest gifts is the ability to listen to women and extract the truth about what they are feeling. I think this has something to do with her amazing insight and incredible vocabulary. My intention for 2012 was to write a book but I was blocked. Three hours at VisionSPARK and the next day I had a title and complete outline. I've been cruising ever since. Rosie is like a modern day shaman and midwife; she sees your best potential and then helps you deliver it to the world.
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Rosie's genuine warmth and powerful personality made her presence and her message a gift to our students and school. I walked away from each of Rosie's presentations thinking about the negative messages that I and my students hear about our bodies and our own identities each day. Rosie's message about the truths that we need to focus on in order to counteract all of those negative voices in our lives impacted not only me, but especially the female students at my school. Since the presentation, I have heard girls correcting each other when they hear someone making a negative comment about either their bodies or some other element of themselves. I have also heard girls talk more openly about some of the pressures that they internalized.
You should absolutely book Rosie or go to one of her workshops or retreats! I'm thankful for her books, blogs and other written work because they give me daily reminders, but it was amazing to have Rosie here to share her message and talk through so many of the lies that hold us back from living full lives.
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Film critics Charlie McCollum and Randy Myers of the Bay Area News Group pick who will win 2013 Oscars.
Best picture
Charlie: Ever since Ben Affleck was snubbed for best director, "Argo" has steamrolled the competition, grabbing every award in sight and becoming the prohibitive favorite. Twenty years from now, though, film historians may wonder why the prize didn't go to "Lincoln" or, in particular, "Zero Dark Thirty."
Randy: "Argo" would appear to have a lock, but I speculate there will be a "Crash"-like upset with the stately "Lincoln" swooping in for the win. The trophy really should be handed to the topical, riveting "Zero Dark Thirty." But it's just way too controversial for Oscar.
Best actor
Charlie: If the man who played Lincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis, somehow loses, it will rank as one of the biggest upsets in Oscar history. Not going to happen.
Randy: Can you say slam dunk? A deserving Daniel Day-Lewis will win. If not, expect the horsemen of the apocalypse to come galloping in, and James Franco and Anne Hathaway get invited back as hosts. Yet I'd vote for a tie, or reward -- by the slimmest of margins -- to "The Master's" Joaquin Phoenix. There was a real Method and acting genius to his madness.
Best actress
Charlie: Jennifer Lawrence ("Silver Linings Playbook") has surged ahead of Jessica Chastain ("Zero Dark Thirty") in what had been a two-woman race. I prefer Chastain's performance, but Lawrence is a very worthy winner. A spoiler alert: 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva from "Amour" has come on strong late and beat both Lawrence and Chastain at the BAFTIs.
Randy: Even though her Meryl Streep joke at the Golden Globes ridiculously rubbed some the wrong way, Jennifer Lawrence ("Silver Linings Playbook") will receive her first Oscar. It's impossible not to adore her. That said, Naomi Watts as a fearless mom surviving a horrifying disaster in "The Impossible" had the tougher job, even more so than the passionate Jessica Chastain ("Zero Dark Thirty"), the dying Emmanuelle Riva ("Amour) and the resilient Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild").
Best supporting actor
Charlie: This is a killer category and any one of four nominees Tommy Lee Jones ("Lincoln"), Alan Arkin ("Argo"), Christoph Waltz ("Django Unchained") and Robert De Niro ("Silver Linings Playbook") -- could grab the gold with Jones something of a favorite. The one nominee who doesn't stand a chance -- Philip Seymour Hoffman ("The Master") is the one who should win.
Randy: Each performance -- "Lincoln's" Tommy Lee Jones, "Argo's" Alan Arkin, "Django Unchained's" Christoph Waltz, "Silver Linings Playbook's" Robert De Niro and "The Master's" Philip Seymour Hoffman -- have merits. But my will and should win is Jones, scene-stealing tremendous as the game-changing grouch Thaddeus Stevens.
Best supporting actress
Charlie: This is another category filled with top-flight performances. But Anne Hathaway's wrenching "I Dreamed A Dream" in "Les Miserables" is a scene for the ages and such worthy contenders as Sally Field ("Lincoln") and Helen Hunt ("The Sessions") don't stand a chance.
Randy: Anne Hathaway chopped off her hair, faked the loss of dentures and then belted out the goose-pimply show stopper in "Les Miserable." This is her J-Hud moment, plain and simple. Unfortunately, it eclipses the better and certainly more naked realness of Helen Hunt's sex surrogate in "The Sessions." And don't get me started about Sally Field, too over-the-top as the troubled Mary Todd Lincoln.
Charlie: With Ben Affleck ("Argo") and Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty") inexplicably snubbed, this is Steven Spielberg's race to lose, and he is certainly deserving. If you're looking for a spoiler, there's Michael Haneke, whose "Amour" is considered a masterpiece of filmmaking by many in the movie industry.
Randy: The absence of "Argo's" Ben Affleck and "Zero Dark Thirty's" Kathryn Bigelow make this less of a legitimate race. No matter. This will be Steven Spielberg's time once more, even though he made some bad calls at the beginning and end of "Lincoln." Michael Haneke ("Amour") could upset, but his brilliant feat of directing was so claustrophobic, it'll turn off voters. I'd hand the trophy to "Beasts of the Southern Wild's" Benh Zeitlin. He created the unique vision and drew out stunning performances from a novice cast, all the while being constrained by a shoestring budget.
Best animated film
Charlie: I'm not sure exactly why but something tells me the engaging "Wreck-It Ralph" will edge out Pixar's "Brave" as the Academy choice. Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" is a truly unique bit of filmmaking -- probably too unique for Academy voters.
Randy: Pixar's gorgeously animated but colorlessly scripted "Brave" could hit the bull's-eye, but I'm expecting the clever "Wreck-It Ralph" to have its game face on come Sunday. The risk-taker "ParaNorman" should win.
Best original screenplay
Charlie: Mark Boal's "Zero Dark Thirty" appears to be the front-runner after winning the Writers Guild of America award. But its two toughest competitors -- Michael Haneke's powerful script for "Amour" and Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" -- were ineligible. Either one could be a spoiler, and I'd cast my ballot (if I had one) for "Amour "to be the first foreign language film to win in this category since Pedro Almodóvar won for "Talk to Her" in 2002.
Randy: "Zero Dark Thirty's" Mark Boal triggered a debate about torture and riled Capitol Hill. Beyond all that, his screenplay was substantial, complex and intelligent -- it should but won't take home the statue. So expect the distinctive, erratic scribe Quentin Tarantino to ride off with the prize for "Django Unchained."
Best adapted screenplay
Charlie: Tony Kushner's script for "Lincoln" was smart, moving and surprisingly funny. It deserves the win. But Chris Terrio's script for "Argo" was a surprise WGA winner, and with all the momentum behind "Argo," it could sneak in.
Randy: No contest. Acclaimed playwright Tony Kushner is a master craftsman with words, and "Lincoln" achieved greatness because of his beautifully honed script and powerhouse performances.


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The Kiwanis Club of Thibodaux will sponsor Breakfast with the Bunny from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. March 23 at the St. Joseph Elementary School cafeteria in Thibodaux.
The all-you-can-eat meal will featuring pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee.
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(WOMENSENEWS)--One of the first royal women I was assigned to drive was Fahima, a cousin of Princess Zaahira. She was a well-preserved woman in her 50s, with a strong jaw line, deep-set penetrating eyes and shoulder-length, perfectly blown-out hair that looked as if it was a helmet. Fahima was always impeccably dressed in chic but conservative clothing with acres of expensive jewelry.
Chauffeurs aren't supposed to ask questions, in fact can be fired for doing so, but she usually tolerated my inquisitiveness with measured graciousness. She was multilingual, worldly and well traveled, and surprisingly patient with my questions as I chauffeured her around the city, usually to get the British cigarettes she smoked, which are available only in specialty tobacconist shops.
She was a heavy smoker, as were many of the other Saudis in this group--even some of the young women chain-smoked--and carried her own Faberge portable ashtray in her purse. The Saudis regularly depleted much of the supply in Beverly Hills, so we often had to travel to Westwood or Santa Monica for her preferred choice of nicotine fix.
Fahima didn't hide the fact that she felt vastly superior to me but also that her sense of noblesse oblige compelled her to be generous with her knowledge. It wasn't that she ever overtly insulted me; her condescension was subtler and more sophisticated than that, but it was clear that she thought me to be less worthy than herself. She seemed amused by my ignorance and naivete, as she saw it, and therefore treated me like a child who needed her help. It was in her company that I first felt the pang of being an infidel, a heathen, a nonbeliever. I tried to ignore it.
Unique Society
"I am sure it is difficult for you to understand the uniqueness of our society, but I am happy to help you to know more about my country and our customs, Janni Amelia, if you insist," she said. "Please, what is it you would like to ask?"
"Why do you have to wear the abaya [black cloak]?" I asked. I really wanted to ask why the Saudi women spent so much money on designer clothes and jewelry and then let themselves be wrapped up in a black blanket, but that didn't seem politic.
"Please understand, Janni Amelia, in the Kingdom, a woman must be fully covered, in abaya and hijab [headscarf], and sometimes the niqab [veil], when in the company of any male who is not a son, brother, husband or father. Ofcourse. Not to do so is tantamount to prostitution. When we are inside our home, with our children and family, we do not have to cover. But we do not walk on the street without the abaya, we do not talk with a man who is not a relative, we do not sit in a Starbucks cafe with a man who is not a son, brother, husband or father. Nor do we care to do this! There is always a very comfortable family room in the back for the women and the children, where we are more at ease," she told me.
Deterring Temptation
"But why is it up to the woman to cover herself? Why can't the men just not look? Why is it her problem?"
"You see, Janni Amelia, women tempt men. We are temptresses. It is our nature; we cannot help it. And if men respond to the temptation--a glimpse of a cheek, or a wrist, or an ankle--then chaos will ensue. So we women cover. It is our duty, or we will provoke chaos, and then society and all mankind will suffer."
"Then why don't you have to cover when you're not in Saudi Arabia? Doesn't Allah see you always?" I asked her.
"Yes, of course, but most Saudi women do not cover when visiting your country because we do not like to capture attention or discrimination, especially since the unfortunate tragedy of Sept. 11. But in the Kingdom, we must cover, or we may be arrested for indecency. This is the law, of course. For the Saudi woman, this is shameful behavior not to do so, but the American woman has no conception of this," she said.
From "Driving the Saudis" by Jayne Amelia Larson. Copyright 2012 by Jayne Amelia Larson. Reprinted by permission of Free Press, a division of Simon and Schuster, Inc.
Jayne Amelia Larson is an actress and film producer. She has an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and a graduate degree from Harvard University's American Repertory Theatre Institute. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Last night at the Uptown Theatre, the annual Miss Marceline pageant was held. The event drew one of the largest crowds in recent memory. The four winners were (l-r): Miss Marceline Chelsey Batye, Junior Miss Marceline Tori Kramer, Little Miss Marceline Ramzee Bruner, and Minnie Miss Marceline Kalli Barnett.
Other winners at the event include: Minnie Miss Shining Star Sophie Bascus, Minnie Miss Best Dressed Molly Allen, Little Miss Shining Star Kenslie Stufflebean, Little Miss Best Dressed Maddie Dauber, Junior Miss Best Formal Dress Jaylea Bixenman, Junior Miss Best Casual Dress McKenzie Yarnell, Miss Marceline First Runner-Up Kassidy Cupp, Most Tickets Sold Madyson Holder, and People's Choice Lynn Niemeier.
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LAS VEGAS -- As much as the players and coaches would like to dismiss it, the departure of quarterback David Fales continues to linger over the San Jose State football program.
Fales was a big reason the Spartans had varying levels of success the past two years. But now that he's playing for the Chicago Bears, San Jose State was picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West Conference's West Division. As outside perceptions go, the feeling is that with Fales gone, the Spartans are back to being at the bottom of the barrel.
As hard as the Spartans try to tune it out, the chatter leaks in and adds a little fire.
"It motivates us because people are saying our offense isn't going to be as good without Fales," sophomore wide receiver Tyler Winston said. "We just want to show that he wasn't the only player on the offense we had, even as great as he was."
If expectations are low this season, it's also because of how SJSU performed a year ago. The Spartans were considered a potential conference title contender in 2013 but went just 6-6 and failed to reach a bowl game. Not long ago, a 6-6 season would have been viewed as successful in San Jose.
"Now we're held to a higher standard," senior defensive tackle Travis Raciti said. "We hold ourselves to a higher standard. We know that we can be great, and when we don't achieve what we set out to achieve, it hurts."
"There's some fringe talk about it," Caragher said. "Has anything been finalized? Not necessarily. But I think it'd be great."
San Jose State and Stanford have played 67 times since 1900, but they're not playing this year and have battled publicly over the reasons for not continuing the series.
San Jose State said it wanted a home-and-home series -- only three of the previous meetings were in San Jose -- but that might be a stretch for Stanford to agree to.
Caragher and SJSU athletic director Gene Bleymaier said last year they would be open to Levi's Stadium. There's no word about when a resumption of the series could begin, but both schools have openings on their 2015 schedules. Stanford's 2016 and 2017 slates are full.
Caragher said he'd also love to make arrangements to play Cal at Levi's Stadium. Those schools have met 35 times, but not since 1996.
"Joe had a really good spring game," Caragher said. "But I also think they both had good springs. It would be hard to say one has the lead going in."
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