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Salix 14.2 Xfce Edition Officially Released Based on Slackware 14.2, Xfce 4.12
After being in development for the past three months, the Salix 14.2 Xfce Edition operating system has finally hit the stable channels, and it is now available for download. Based on the Slackware 14.2 GNU/Linux distribution and built around the lightweight and highly customizable Xfce 4.12 desktop environment, Salix 14.2 Xfce Edition ships with numerous improvements and new features that some of you who managed to test-drive the Beta and Release Candidate pre-releases are already accustomed with. Of course, many of the core components and default applications have been updated to their latest versions.
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TheSSS 19.0 Linux Server Out with Kernel 4.4.14, Apache 2.4.23 & MariaDB 10.1.16
TheSSS (The Smallest Server Suite) is one of the lightest Linux kernel-based operating systems designed to be used as an all-around server for home users, as well as small- and medium-sized businesses looking for a quick and painless way of distributing files across networks or to simply test some web-based software.
GNOME Control Center 3.22 to Update the Keyboard Settings, Improve Networking
The upcoming GNOME 3.22 desktop environment is still in the works, and a first Beta build was seeded to public beta testers last week, bringing multiple enhancements and new features to most of its core components and apps. While GNOME 3.22 Beta was announced on August 22, it appears that the maintainers of certain core packages needed a little more time to work on various improvements and polish their applications before they were suitable for public testing. And this is the case of GNOME Control Center, which was recently updated to version 3.21.90, which means 3.22 Beta.


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Achieving a Healthy Future Built on a Blueprint of Research, Progress and Hope
02.12.13 | By John Castellani
When President Obama steps to the podium to deliver his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday night, it's clear that he'll be facing both a Congress and nation at a crossroads. Despite an economy adding jobs at a consistent rate in recent months, GDP actually declined in the fourth quarter. According to research firm Battelle, inflation-adjusted R&D spending is expected to decline .7 percent across the U.S., compared to four percent annual growth less than a decade ago. A persistent sense of a "new normal" fueled by economic and political uncertainty challenges our optimism for the future.
While ongoing debates over sequestration, the debt ceiling and other fiscal policy issues preoccupy our national discourse, the true test for policymakers, industry stakeholders and millions of Americans alike will be our collective ability to look beyond the short-term and focus on big ideas that will help lay the groundwork for an innovative and healthy future. As a society, it's what we've successfully done following every economic downturn of the last 100 years.
To do so again, we must prioritize the health and well-being of every American, regardless of age, income level or geographic location. Every day, biopharmaceutical innovators and researchers in cities and communities across the nation are developing new treatments to combat costly diseases such as Alzheimer's, cancer, diabetes and Parkinson's. There are more than 5,000 new medicines in the R&D pipeline, with 70 percent potentially first in class. Many of these treatments are for diseases that haven't seen new therapies approved in the last decade, including 158 potential medicines for ovarian cancer and 41 for small-cell lung cancer.
Since 2000, PhRMA member companies have invested $500 billion in R&D. The FDA has approved more than 340 new medicines in the last decade. This includes the first ever vaccine against cervical cancer, the first new medicine for lupus since 1955, a breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis, a therapy that helps adults suffering from multiple sclerosis walk and many more. This is progress in action.
The power of medicine to drive down health care spending is also very real. Recently, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office revised its methodology for evaluating legislation that affects the use of prescription medicines in Medicare. For every one percent increase in total number of prescriptions filled, Medicare spending on other health services such as hospitalizations will decrease by .20 percent. For CBO, the evidence was clear: seniors and persons with disabilities on Medicare Part D avoid costly chronic diseases and health care services by adhering to prescription drug regimens.
Getting our economy back on track and ensuring the health and well-being of millions of Americans is a long-term endeavor. However, every decision that we make - whether it's related to Medicare policy, educating our future scientists or prioritizing our national competitiveness - will directly affect our ability to deliver a healthy and innovative future. We've worked hard to develop a blueprint through decades of research, progress and hope, and our work is only getting started.
Best of luck to the president and Senator Rubio tonight. We're looking forward to hearing their thoughts on how we can all work together in the year ahead.


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This practice always leads me to gaining extra weight before even starting the diet, of course. And then when I actually start the diet, I typically last long enough to lose the weight I gained before starting the diet, leaving me right at the same weight I was before I even thought of dieting. *sigh* *sigh again*
Macaroni and cheese is one of those foods that has no place in the diet world. Oh I know, you can sub in whole wheat pasta, skim milk and low fat cheese, but let's face it, what you were really craving in the first place is the ridiculously rich and fat-laden version and no trimmed down recipe is going to satisfy your longing for the original.
So I'm just getting it out of my system before January 1st. Rich and creamy with an added kick from Ro-tels (diced tomatoes and green chilies) this delicious version of mac & cheese is one of my favorites. Please feel free to try it if you also have the need to gain a pound or two before the new year. Or, you could skip this and come back in January when I'll be featuring a month's worth of figure-friendly recipes. (I promise.)
8 oz macaroni, boiled per package directions, drained
7 TBSP butter, divided
4 TBSP flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups whole milk
8 oz Velveeta, cubed
4 oz shredded cheddar cheese
4 oz shredded monterey jack cheese
1 10 oz can Ro-tels, drained
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray casserole dish with cooking spray.
In large sauce pan melt 4 TBSP of butter. Sprinkle the flour over the butter and cook, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk and bring to a bubble, stirring until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Gradually add in the cheeses and stir to melt and combine. Add cooked macaroni and stir to combine. Add drained Ro-tels and stir. Pour all into prepared casserole dish.
Melt remaining 3 TBSP of butter in the microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Combine with the bread crumbs and stir well. Sprinkle bread crumbs over macaroni and cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly and browned.


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Van's Chocolates helps make award winner
Published: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, June 17, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.
Vans Chocolates in Hendersonville was the chocolatier for an award-winning snack bar produced by Byne Blueberry Farm.
Byne Blueberry Farm recently won the 2013 Flavor of Georgia food products contest in the Snack Foods Category with the Burke/Georgia Bar. The award-winning energy-snack bar incorporates Bynes blueberries resting on a dark chocolate base and drizzled with chocolate on top.
For the Burke/Georgia Bar, Bynes organic blueberries are dehydrated and then incorporated with grains and nuts into a healthy snack bar. The bars are shipped to Vans Chocolates on Chadwick Avenue where they are enhanced with Vans all-natural, preservative-free, dark chocolate and caramel. Vans covers the bars in three flavors: caramel and chocolate, dark chocolate, and caramel and chocolate with sea salt.
Bryan Vanderlois of Vans Chocolates said the Hendersonville company is pleased to be a partner in creating award-winning treats with Byne Farm the second year in a row.
Last year, our chocolate helped make Byne Farm a finalist in the Flavor of Georgia contest with the Dark-Chocolate Covered Blueberries, Vanderlois said. Sure enough, Dick and Linda Byne made news with an award-winning chocolate-based item again this year. Were proud that Vans quality handmade chocolate makes them a winner.
Richard and Linda Byne established Byne Blueberry Farm 33 years ago, eventually becoming the first organic blueberry farm in the country.
Byne Blueberry Farm and other finalists were chosen from more than 100 entries in eight categories during the Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest in March. The contest is hosted annually by the University of Georgia as part of the Governors Georgia Agriculture Awareness Week.
The Flavor of Georgia contest, conducted by the University of Georgia Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development, enables food businesses across Georgia to showcase new products and retailers to research new, local products.
Vans Chocolates, owned and run by the Vanderlois family, has been a small-batch, family-owned business specializing in handmade, preservative-free chocolates since 1968. Vans Chocolates has been named by Southern Living magazine as one of the best chocolate shops in the South.
Call 828-697-2120 or visit www.vanschocolates.com for more information.
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Anthony Cerrato, chef and owner of Strada Italiano, has designed a Tuscan-inspired menu centered around fresh, local, seasonal foods for a tasting dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Weinhaus, 86 Patton Ave., Asheville.
Strada Italiano is at 27 Broadway St. in Asheville.
The price of the dinner and wine pairings is $60, all-inclusive. Call 828-254-6453 to make reservations.
Grove Park restaurant to sponsor food festival
Edison, The Grove Park Inns new restaurant, will serve as the title sponsor of this years Asheville Wine & Food Festival Aug. 20-24 in downtown Asheville.
The restaurant, which opens in July, is named for Thomas Edison, who used to frequent the Inn with fellow innovators Harvey Firestone and Henry Ford. Edison will put an inventive spin on Southern comfort food, serving dishes such as house-made whole-milk ricotta with sweet peas, chicken and waffles with local honey, and Carolina Scotch eggs. Edison will also serve hand-crafted cocktails and local craft beer, including a signature Centennial Ale in celebration of the inns 100th anniversary.
Edison will also be one of the vendors at the Asheville Wine & Food Festivals Grand Tasting on Aug. 24 at the U.S. Cellular Center, 87 Haywood St., Asheville. Tickets are $55 for general admission or $75 for VIP.
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CUPERTINO -- A 16-year-old Monta Vista High School student has admitted to authorities that he threatened a bomb attack on a teacher at the school, which had prompted its closure on Thursday and that of a nearby elementary school -- even as the teacher remained under protective custody, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department.
Lt. Rick Sung on Saturday night said the student, whose identity is being withheld because he is a juvenile, was arrested at his Cupertino home at 5 p.m. Friday. County officials on Saturday night said the youth remains in custody.
Sung said "several pieces of evidence'' led to the teen's arrest, but he would not elaborate on what that was. The teen confessed to making the threat, according to Sung. The boy's father also was present during the arrest, he said.
"I credit the deputies for their tenacious effort,'' said Sung, who said the youth was booked on charges of criminal threat against a teacher, making a bomb threat, as well as several charges involving disrupting school business.
Sung said sheriff's deputies consider all threats against schools, school officials and students to be serious, because of "all the violence that has taken place on school grounds'' over the years. Sung said investigators who worked on the case Friday were thinking about the gunman in Connecticut who fatally shot 27 people, including 20 children, before killing himself.
Sung said he could not confirm if the Monta Vista student knew the teacher that the teen had allegedly threatened, nor would Sung disclose any motive behind the threat.
The sheriff's department had been alerted at about 6:40 a.m. Thursday to the threat, after San Jose police alerted county authorities of the discovery of graffiti at Lynbrook High School that claimed there was a bomb at Monta Vista. The graffiti threatened a Monta Vista teacher by name.
Bomb-sniffing dogs swept the campus at around 7 a.m. Thursday, the same time the Monta Vista principal sent out an alert to students and parents announcing that school would be closed for the day.
Sung said more than a dozen students and adults, including teachers at Monta Vista, were interviewed during the course of the investigation and that deputies were able to narrow down a small group of "people of interest'' to the one suspect.
"Evidence linked that particular student to the crime,'' Sung said.
He declined to comment on students' claims to a Mercury News reporter on Thursday that the teacher in question had been threatened earlier last week, but said that the teacher was given protection because the threat singled someone out.
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SAN JOSE -- A few feet from where 14-year-old Danika Tyler Garcia was struck and killed by a light-rail train as she bicycled to school, a makeshift memorial sprouted Saturday, with flowers, candles and stuffed animals adorning a fence. Every so often, a train whizzed by, oblivious to the tears of Danika's family and friends who had gathered to mourn her death just a day before.
A bright red sign, declaring "We love U Danika," hung from the fence near Del Mar High School, where Danika was a shy freshman known for coloring her hair different ways and a passion for singing. Her older sister, sobbing at the scene, unable to talk about Danika's death, wrote on the sign: "My heart is broken."
Danika was killed Friday morning as she was riding her bike to Del Mar, struck by a northbound VTA train at the intersection of Stokes Street and Southwest Expressway. Del Mar students gathered for Saturday's vigil said Danika lost her life at a crossing they've always considered dangerous -- and that she paid the ultimate price for being in a hurry.
"She was on her way to school and tried to beat the train," said Lluvia, a Del Mar student who witnessed the accident. Like most students interviewed, she did not give her last name.
"Everybody tries to beat the train," she said. "She just got unlucky."
Dozens of students and family members arrived at the scene in Saturday's sunshine, hugging and weeping. A close friend of the family said close relatives were unable to talk about the accident because Danika's loss was too painful and fresh.
But her closest friends in the Del Mar choir shared stories of her love of music, noting that Danika never went anywhere without headphones to listen to music, walking along in trademark combat boots.
On the day Danika died, she was scheduled to sing for a Make-a-Wish fundraiser at the school, her own dream. She was supposed to sing "When I Was Your Man," by pop star Bruno Mars.
"She was very shy and (singing in the event) was breaking out for her," said Chloe, a choir friend.
Danika's friends described her as unique, outspoken and kind to everyone -- even students who didn't seem to like her much. Makayla, her close friend since middle school, noted that she was an avid San Francisco 49ers fan who didn't have the usual teen worries about trying to fit in with school norms.
"She didn't want to be girlie," Makayla said.
Danika was hospitalized with severe injuries after sheriff's deputies responded to the scene Friday, but she died later in the day. Del Mar Principal Jennifer Baldwin informed the students and faculty on the school's web page, announcing that grief counselors were available to everyone on campus.
The sheriff's office has jurisdiction over trains operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
On Saturday, sheriff's investigators did not provide details about the accident, saying they were interviewing witnesses and reviewing video of the incident. Colleen Valles, a VTA spokeswoman, said the train involved in the accident will be impounded while the incident is being investigated.
Meanwhile, Danika's friends tried to remember her best traits on Saturday. Kayla, a classmate, prepared artwork of one of Danika's favorite animated cartoon characters, Homestuck, and pinned it to a telephone pole at the memorial. Students scrawled their memories on the poster.
"She was like a sister to me in the choir," said Madelyne, another of Danika's friends. "She loved to sing."
Mercury News staff writer Brandon Bailey contributed to this story. Contact Howard Mintz at 408-286-0236 or follow him at Twitter.com/hmintz


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Here is the situation: trouble w/ calcaneal bursa or achilles tendon at insertion pt on back of heel since May, 2011. The pain was noticeable, but tolerable. 3-4 on scale of 10 and would ease off after first mile of run. I went for a dozen physical therapy sessions that didn't help the pain much. Plus I did all of the at home therapy: excentric heel raises, other stretching and strength exercises, iced, & ibuprophen for pain (only when I HAD to).
The pain was noticeable until first mile or so and then it went away, or I got in the groove and forgot about it. Ran a half marathon w/ no problems.
During the winter I ran on indoor track which is suspended hard floor (concrete?) a couple of times (6 miles) and then a couple of treadmill runs of equal distance. These runs beat my feet up, but still all was ok. Then I did a speed session (nothing new as I've been doing them, but this was maybe a harder session) which is a half mile distance on walkway over river dam....so it is concrete w/ pavement topper. After 5 miles the bottom of my heel was hurting.
I stretched, iced, rested. Still sore, so took off about 10 days. It felt a wee bit better, so I ran an easy 3 miles. Afterward my foot hurt like the dickens. From what I read it is like plantar fasciitius. So I've massage my tight arch fascia & tendons and they are loosing up.
The pain is worse in morning, but if I do an easy 3 mile run, I will be suffering for 3 days after (including being awakened at night).
Going barefoot feels better than wearing shoes. But either way, I walk w/ a limp.
It has now been almost a month and I've decided something has got to give. So see a professional and see if there is something more than meets the eye or if something can be done that I'm not already doing.
Since my insurance carries a $5000 deductible, I need to make the best choice as to whether I should see a sports doctor, a podiatrist or go back to the physical therapist?
Suggestions and advise will be appreciated.
Other info which may or may not be pertinent: I'm a 60 yr old female, normal weight, running for 3 yrs, previous injuries other than heal problems were a stress fracture in rt hip (opposite of the problem foot), used to running in Asics Nimbus Gels, which I now think may be part of problem due to them being so stiff. Also run in Asics Speed Stars. Very high arches and inflexible feet. Normally run 18-25 miles/wk.
Marie from Tennessee
Training for Disney 2013 Goofy Challenge.....Yes, I'm certifiably CRAZY!
61 year olds must be out of their minds to run a half marathon followed by a full the next day!
Disney Half Marathon 1/7/2012 2:37:59
Bear Hunt 5K 9/24/11 28:28 pb
Trojan Trek Trail 5K 8/6/11 31:45
Expo 10K 5/28/11 1:01:28,
Expo 10K 5/26/12 1:05:39
Eastman 10K 9/8/2012 1:01:11 pb
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Hebrews 12:1
Marie, for me I would start with my PT guy. He is great and will/would tell me if he can correct it or I should see a sports doc or a podiatrist. Good luck
Take a look at this short article Who you going to call - choosing a Healthcare Professional.
Damien Howell PT, DPT, OCS
It seems to me that your post contains the answers as to why you have this condition right now. It developed over a period of time, so I would not expect it to disappear rapidly and allow you to continue training this way. I don't think you'll find a credible professional who will promise rapid results, either, so there is no reason why you can't take your time slowly undoing a problem that was slowly created. Especially with a $5,000 deductible!
High arches are produced by a tight plantar fascia, which is in part produced by tight plantarflexor muscles. Heel raises can lead to a tight Gastroc muscle, which refers pain directly to the heel. Speedwork is notorious for tightening plantarflexors, and hard surfaces require more shock absorption from them. Indoor tracks tend to be short and curved. Indoor running stresses the outer plantarflexors around each curve, picking on one leg to the exclusion of the other. Did you frequently reverse directions? Even so, it's an unbalanced workout that can create unequal tension.
I see nothing in the remedial regimens mentioned above that would relieve any of this tension, but plenty that would make it worse, including stretching and strengthening exercises. These protocols often lead to PF in the first place. You would only be further punishing yourself with aggressive regimens.
Ice does not heal damaged tissue, only numbs it so you can stress it some more. Same with anti-inflammatory meds. I would not waste any money looking for some thing or person to heal you from the outside. Health professionals know that real healing always comes from within. It has wisely been built into your body already. You just need to activate it, allow time for it, and mostly, stop doing anything that is fighting the healing process.
Most of the time, a wise health professional will tell you to cut back on your training, knowing this alone will produce most of the positive benefits. The rest of the treatment is window dressing, the primary benefits of which are the faith to relax you more so you can sleep better, and allow your immune system to heal the damaged tissues. Sometimes just believing in someone who seems to know what they are doing causes us to relax. That's why doctors who make us nervous tend to have poorer outcomes. A good bedside manner is half the battle. A doctor that can get you to relax and heal can look like a miracle worker.
So, relax. I've run high mileage seasons before, followed by low mileage seasons, and back to high without losing anything. I recently posted about that 100 year old marathoner who took up running in his eighties and now runs 10 miles a day. In view of this, we should ask ourselves, what's the hurry? When I see runners of mature age (like myself) racing against time, the eventual breakdown is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we relax and recover, we can always come back. I recently ran some of my best interval times ever, after battling back from a low-mileage mid season. It's true that if you don't use it, you lose it, but that does not mean you can't get it back.
One thing is for sure - you won't get it back if you don't give yourself the time to heal. However, I must tell you in all honesty it is not quite that simple. Rest alone does not relax all muscle fibers. When you flex or stretch your muscles, it is usually assumed that all fibers in those muscles are of equal tension. In a healthy muscle, that is mostly true, but as muscles continue to tighten or weaken from overuse, the inequality of resting tension between the fibers increases. Even without an actual tear in progress, this fact alone is why continued exercise and stretching make actual tears more likely. Flexing or stretching even a single muscle fiber that is already kinked in spasm greatly increases its chance of rupture.
Not only that, but it just takes a few unreleased muscle fibers to produce 24-hour tension on the joints they act upon, leading to chronic inflammation and pain. Joints need rest too, and they don't get it when muscles do not release their tension. Doctors often prescribe muscle relaxers for this purpose, but these drugs act throughout the body, causing sloppy muscle coordination that can increase chances of injury. On the other hand, there are natural ways to relax muscle tissue. For example, oils of eucalyptus, peppermint, and lavender are good topical muscle relaxers, when mixed with an inert carrier oil. Yellow mustard when consumed eases cramps. Ginger and Turmeric (also in yellow mustard) ease inflammatory pain.
The most effective way to therapeutically relax your plantarflexors is to massage them yourself daily. I use soap and water in the shower, but there are other ways, like slowly lowering your calf over the opposite knee in a chair. I prefer using direct finger pressure though, because it is better adapted to the 3-dimensional contours of the leg muscles and bones than any implement, including a foam roller. Direct, targeted pressure has been shown over many years to relax the small groups of tight muscle fibers that can produce pain in the involved joints. Just be gentle, yet firm and consistent, with the pressure.
There is a continuous band of fascia running through the back of the leg, over the heel into the PF, and it needs to be relaxed too. Tightened, inflexible fascia can be affected somewhat by massage, and rolling a golf ball under the arch for a few minutes is one way that has been shown to stretch out the PF fascia, though it can be somewhat painful. Since you already have pain in your heel, I would expect any attempt to stretch out any of this fascia, at any point, to be painful. In your case, there are likely to be problems with the chemical composition of your fascia that have dehydrated it somewhat, which may be due to nutritional factors aside from water consumption.
For this reason, the first place to start when seeking outside help may be with someone who understands the dietary links between nutrition and tissue flexibility. You may benefit from an elimination diet that reduces factors associated with tissue dehydration. There may even be pathogens involved that this could correct.
In short, focusing on the injury itself can lead to disappointment. It is better to focus on what could be continuing to cause it, potentially bringing it back after it heals.
BOSNPM, thanks so much for your input. It's great to have a pt that you like and feel comfortable with. Unfortunately, I didn't care for the one I saw. The sport med doc that I've seen will simply tell me," quit running until there is no more pain, and then run again....only if you have to, you know there are other forms of exercise." Not what I want to hear. ;-o), besides I do other exercise such as bike and exercise videos on non run days.
Damien, thanks for the link to your article. Great article. Also some other good reads on your website. Thanks for sharing.
James, WOW, you are telling me exactly what I've been needing to hear. There is so much conflicting advice out there in that is makes me just want to throw my hands up and scream!
To answer some of your questions: when running on the indoor track, I could only go one way, due to community center's regulations. The direction does alternate depending on the day of the week, so fortunately my two indoor runs did go opposite each other. It didn't bother me at the time, and I stretched well after, but I prefer to use that facility only as a last resort. The same goes for treadmills. The two runs on them bothered me more than the track, but perhaps it was a cummulative effect.
I didn't think I was over training at the time, but looking back on it now, it is obvious that I was. The 4 runs on different surfaces, and then the hard speed session soon after were just too much for my body.
So if I understand you correctly, stretching and strengthening are hurting me more than helping at this point. So I should stop and concentrate on self massage?
I have been massaging my arch ligaments w/ both golf ball and fingers, massaging down the length of the hard ligaments with my thumb(yes they hurt, but less so now than the first few days) and then rubbing with my thumb across the arch. Then I massage the achilles and calf muscles w/ hands and foam roller. There is still a lot of tightness and some tenderness in my right calf. I've also slept in one of those boot thingies that I got at Walgreens for plantar fasciitus for almost 3 wks. I don't know that it has helped any. Don't know it has hurt either. I also have a Straussburg Sock, but the harder form thing is more comfortable for me.
Since my heel feels better going barefoot than shod, I've been mostly going barefoot at home and since I work out of my home, this is most of the time. This is a change for me as I used to always have a sandal or running shoe on. (haven't worn high heels in years). Also, I have taken advantage of these beautiful warm days and when I walked my dog, I've gone barefoot. It is interesting. I feel like a kid again and the neighbors look at me like I've lost my mind.
Is this wise or not?
When I feel secure in getting back to some short runs, would this be a good time to switch to more minimal shoes? I've been in a heavy cushion, stiff Asic Gel Nimbus, which may have contributed to some of my problem. I have been trying to follow Chi Running method, so I know the shoes have been contrary to that method. Would it be better to go to from the 12 mm drop of the Nimbus to a shoe that is 4 or 5 mm drop, or to a 0 drop or something between the 4 & 12?
If you have any youtube videos that I should check out, that would be great. That is where I've found the ones I'm using. Some videos are good, some not so good.
I was most intrigued by your comments regarding healing from within and the relationship to nutrition, hydration, and chemical composition. I know my diet is not that great, but frankly had not thought about it being the root of the problem. It makes perfect sense. If you have any suggestions as to how to locate a nutrionist or any literature on an elimination diet that reduces facotrs associated with tissue dehydration, I am all ears. Books, videos, websites, etc. I am motivated to get my body in balance.
As I think back, all of my injuries have come from over training. The hip stress fracture followed my first 7 mile run by a few days when I ran a 5K race on a hilly course. The retrocaneal bursitis developed after my first 10K race. It too was a hilly course (I live in East Tennessee so hills are a fact of life), and now this being after the above mentioned situation. I guess I'm a slow learner!
Thank you so very, very much for your thoughtful and informative reply.
Marie from Tennessee
Training for Disney 2013 Goofy Challenge.....Yes, I'm certifiably CRAZY!
61 year olds must be out of their minds to run a half marathon followed by a full the next day!
Disney Half Marathon 1/7/2012 2:37:59
Bear Hunt 5K 9/24/11 28:28 pb
Trojan Trek Trail 5K 8/6/11 31:45
Expo 10K 5/28/11 1:01:28,
Expo 10K 5/26/12 1:05:39
Eastman 10K 9/8/2012 1:01:11 pb
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Hebrews 12:1
I'm glad you are asking this question, because every time someone asks a question, I am just as eager to know the answer. If I don't already know the answer, I research until I do. While this takes a lot of time, I enjoy time spent learning. A condition such as PF is something any one of us can get, so it is important for everyone to understand and differentiate between the kinds of inflammation that produce pain and growth, or pain and degeneration. Along the way I accumulated more knowledge of the complicated roles that water and enzymes play in the human body.
Water in tissues takes an interesting journey with many twists. Enzymes are another another fascinating study. Both are important for converting food to energy, and for muscles to contract. Without the enzyme CoQ-10, for example, the heart stops beating. Without enzymes, there can be no healing, and without water, no enzymatic activity.
You've probably heard or read that endurance athletes dehydrate frequently because they can't absorb water as fast as they sweat it out. This has been found to be true in the winter as well, because of the loss of moisture in the dry air. All those puffs of steam are water gone. One of the effects of dehydration is a loss of enzymatic activity in the body, because of the need of water to make enzymes work. Without enzymes, we lose the ability to continue functioning. Of course, runners usually stop before this problem reaches a critical level. When they don't, we often read about it.
The body creates its own enzymes from proteins. They are also present in uncooked (raw) food, or produced by our intestinal flora as they digest what our own enzymes cannot. An example of this process is the breakdown of dietary fiber, which we cannot digest ourselves. In fact, fiber, as an indigestible carbohydrate, is one of the main nutrients for the many bacteria living in our intestines (where these tiny organisms outnumber human cells 10 to 1). This is true whether the microbes produce beneficial by-products, or pathogenic ones.
Enzymes are highly specific in their actions, whether they are produced by our body, foods, or microbes. Foods in their natural state often contain the very enzymes needed to break them down. We see this when a piece of fruit falls to the ground, and is consumed by itself very quickly. Enzymes normally break down dead tissue, but this can change. During starvation, enzymes break down living tissue for food. They also break down living tissue in auto-immune disorders.
Catabolic activity normally refers to digestion of food, but it also means that living tissue can be chemically tagged and targeted for destruction, to be rebuilt later as needed. It is known that some pathogens, as well as cancer cells, chemically "cloak" themselves so as not to appear alien to the immune system, whereas normal tissue is mis-identified as alien in diseases like arthritis, or chronic inflammation. Both are examples of immune activity gone awry, when living tissue is continually being dismantled by immune cells and their enzymes, past the limit when it is beneficial, yet foreign bodies are spared. The system can be fooled.
Research continues into the processes involved in the non-mechanical degradation of human tissue, but too little is known to cure many of the most common inflammatory diseases. While anti-inflammatory drugs that inhibit the COX-2 enzyme can slow or stop the painful inflammatory process, the unfortunate result is that activity to rebuild tissue cannot continue when this process is interrupted. The baby is thrown out with the bath water. Low-grade inflammation is important to the regeneration of human tissue, because it is how damaged tissue is removed.
There is clearly a need to properly control enzymatic activity, but moreover a need to understand how it can be misdirected by the body and its immune system. Since enzymes are vital to life, and are made from proteins, is there a point at which the body has to cannibalize itself in order to sustain these vital processes? Or, are there components not accounted for in the difference between healthy and unhealthy metabolic processes?
It turns out that having an immune system is not unique to us, and the things we eat have defense mechanisms of their own. While processing foods strips them of their natural enzymes, eating them whole introduces their immune functions to ours. Chemicals that would normally protect a plant from predators, including microscopic pests, confront our immune systems head on as we attempt to digest them. One of these potent defense mechanisms is called a lectin, which binds to human tissue and transforms it into the equivalent of a foreign invader. Lectins can break down the mucosal lining of the digestive tract, allowing our own enzymes to consume that lining (ulcers), and they can also disable enzymatic activity.
So foods are not defenseless after all, at least in their natural state, but there are clever ways to get around these defense mechanisms. Over the years, humans have learned to treat foods in ways that strip away some of the problematic substances they contain. Washing, peeling, coring, cooking, and fermentation have all been developed to make the nutrition of foods more available, while disabling some or all of their defenses. Even primitive cultures throughout the world have developed ways to best prepare the foods available in their habitat.
The importance of enzymes in all this is two-fold. The foods we eat, once rich in enzymes needed to break them down, are now stripped of enzymes by processing and sterilization. This forces the liver and pancreas to produce more enzymes from the body's own resources. Water is necessary for these chemical reactions to take place, and is both a by-product and raw material for enzymatic processes, depending on whether they are synthetic or hydrolytic. The latter process requires water to dismantle molecules, while the other frees it up to build them.
The importance of lectins is also two-fold, in that they interfere with proper digestion and act as agents to cause our body to destroy its own tissues. How do we mitigate the potentially hazardous aspects of the foods we eat, without interfering with the vital enzymatic activity that helps us to utilize them, all the while making the most economic use of our vital organs and tissues, and protecting them from damage?
Well, good comic relief would be, "heck if I know," but you probably expect more, and I feel obliged to deliver. The truth is, I don't know exactly how this works. I just know that it does. First, I'll offer a theory: Our bodies are simply not equipped to do it alone. The laundering of our food supply may have protected us from the kind of pestilence that attends large concentrations of people into settlements and breeds disease, but it left something very important out. Those microbes that have been part of our world for millennia have been more important than we thought, as factories for vital enzymes, defenders from, and digesters of the vast array of defenses present in the foods we crave.
The interaction between our own cells, the microscopic ones we host, and the ones we want to eat is still being studied, and is far too complicated to discuss in a running forum, even if it were known well enough to reveal. However, the laboratory of time has tested and approved some strange and exotic diets of what are best called "living foods" - foods teeming with bacterial or yeast cultures. Once again, I don't know how they work, but simply that they do for cultures that have used them long enough to prove their worth.
A little story here: This morning I spoke with my Mom about a relative who had recently passed, at the ripe old age of 93. We thought he should have lasted longer as others in the family have, but being younger, he lived more of his life the modern way. I brought up this very topic of the contribution of traditional fermented foods to health, and recalled a homemade sauerkraut I had recently enjoyed, as prepared by a friend who is an expert cook. My Mom gushed as she recalled an acquaintance who prepared and ate her own sauerkraut all her life, and lives today over 100 years old, described by some as having the mind and disposition of a 65 year old.
While there are right and wrong ways to prepare fermented foods, bacterial cultures can be quite hostile to strangers in their midst. The substances they produce mark their territory in a way that pretty much rules out contamination by more dangerous microbes, when properly cultured (why it is such a time-honored method of food preservation). One thing I have found after sampling a number of fermented products, is that they are not only tangy and tasty, but have a very pleasant effect on digestion and my general feeling of well-being. I think this may relate to the low load pre-digested food has on the body's own digestive organs. We don't have to churn out as many enzymes when they are made fresh daily by the foods we eat.
Here are some of the known benefits: Fermented foods act as chelators of heavy metals and other contaminants that find their way into our food supply. A chelator is something that chemically binds with and neutralizes or removes an unwanted substance (not to be confused with cheation therapy). Basically, the bacteria digest harmful substances, converting them to less dangerous substances. In some cases, they are simply voided rather than being stored in body tissues. This could be a factor in auto-immune conditions, which may be the body's ill-fated defense against stored contaminants.
Fermented foods make more nutrients available for absorption. Many nutrients we require cannot be absorbed until they are broken down by bacteria. Ensuring a rich supply of these bacteria, along with the food itself, is a potent guarantee of adequate nutrition. Fermented foods have been shown to have a positive effect on inflammation, chemical imbalances, including those in the brain (DId you know that most of your seratonin is manufactured and stored in your intestines?). They even reduce the amount of dental plaque we accumulate. Fermented foods reduce our cravings for sweets and other foods by making the nutrition from the foods we eat more immediately available, reducing cravings that result from incomplete digestion. They act to break down fats in the intestine, into shorter chain fats that can be utilized to carry vital fat-soluble nutrients. The list goes on.
Before I melt the Active server with another e-book, I'll let you go experiment, with some links to other reading material.
Here's a good article by an expert on cultured foods.
This testimonial page on the GAPS diet, is aimed primarily at neurological disorders, but valuable as a diagnostic or transition diet for anyone seeking to make a major change.
An interesting article written by a podiatrist, on the mostly mechanical aspects of PF, from a holistic perspective (reviews are understandably mixed).
A Livestrong article on helpful nutritional strategies.
Holistic dentistry article on systemic enzymes.
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While going through my Google Reader today interestingly after reading follow up postings on your original question this post from a Science Based Medicine entitled How to Choose a Doctorwas posted. This post speaks to selecting health care provider based on science based medicine as opposed to alternative complementary based medicine. .
Damien Howell PT, DPT, OCS
My apologies, Marie, for only addressing one of your questions (Diet). After my phone conversation, the topic was fresh on my mind, so I had a go at it and got carried away. Dietary changes are long-term solutions that address problems even longer in the making. Immediate results are possible with things like allergens, but it often takes a year or more to deliver the best results. Thanks for your patience. Let's take a look at more immediate concerns.
Yes, it is true there is a great deal of conflicting information out there. Genuine differences of opinion are somewhat tainted by the amount of money riding on each therapeutic intervention. Barefoot is a trend out there, but it has its detractors. Harder to sell shoes that way, but there is one common-sense approach that works: the nature test. Is it natural to wear shoes? No. Do we spend most of our time on natural surfaces? No. Is it natural to stand, walk, and run on unnatural surfaces? No. Is it natural to counter an unnatural surface with unnatural footwear? Maybe.
I think there is some redeeming logic in trying to re-create the feel of a natural surface with footwear. Beats bringing turf indoors. The MBT approach may be a bit far-fetched, but it could be more "natural" than bare feet on hard flat surfaces. I've been trying the bare on floor approach myself, and I am going to assume that my sore feet mean they will soon toughen to adapt to this harsh environment. Not sure yet if this is a good thing, but I have my doubts.
The first person who told me not to stretch was Jeff Galloway (via his book, although I did get a couple chances to chat with him on other stuff). It took a while for the well-trained mainstream medical community to catch on to this concept, at least enough that the controversy was visible, but I think it is telling that Jeff did not base his opinion on medical training. He based it on experience. Many years later, actual, evidence-based studies are beginning to catch on.
Galloway observed that there were more injuries among marathoners who stretched than among those who did not. He substituted the slow warm-up for the pre-workout stretch, and the gentle cool-down for the post-workout stretch, cautioning that if stretching were done, it should be of warm muscles, never of cold. He also said it was not a good idea to walk barefoot on hard floors, especially right after a run. Haven't seen any studies on this yet, but I trust the guy, despite his lack of scientific training. That leads me to Damien's comment.
The term "evidence based medicine" seems to be taking a back seat to "science based medicine" lately, probably because folks like Galloway can cite evidence, but Science requires multi-million dollar double-blind trials. The trouble with that approach is that such science is limited by what we know, which is limited by what we choose to see. What we see, unfortunately, depends on what we spend a great deal of money looking for. Without a solid ROI, "science based" becomes "Investment Based." Following the money, over 40 years after Nixon declared war on cancer, we have no cure. The only cures claimed have little or no cost, so are not likely to ever be "science based." "Conventional" means major stake holders must agree. Anything else is "experimental" or "quackery," until the big money says otherwise.
Science is a religion based on lack of faith. When science bothers to prove the existence of God, explain what life is, bring back the dead, or heck, cure the common cold, I'll consider becoming a believer. Until then, cold logic will never be enough for me. When it lacks the power to prove, it ignores too much evidence.
I think your prospects are much better, Marie. The important thing to know, is that you would have been in a wheel chair years ago if you weren't doing most things right. A little tweaking with the shoes is a good idea. Trends have brought the drop down, but I'd be suspicious of too abrupt a change. When you mentioned ditching heels, it brings to mind the concept that muscles tend to shorten when they are kept that way, and sudden lengthening can hurt. The middle drop you mentioned would allow the orchestration of your running muscles to slowly re-train. Other thoughtful discussions of orthotics I have read provided for the same gradual transition. I have faith the closer you move toward the barefoot/minimalist approach, the better you'll feel, as long as the change is gradual enough. Think of the old heels as the stone age from which you are gradually evolving, lol.
I am encouraged by your account of the brief winter training, and your prospects for returning to normal in this great weather. If you feel you overdid it, if by only a little, your prognosis should be very good. My right heel had acted up after a hot, plodding 8 miler mostly on concrete a couple weeks ago, but a 9 miler a couple days ago on rolling hills with mixed terrain did not bother me at all. In fact, it was the most pleasant run of the year so far. My heel only hurts if I bump it. Yes, healing does come from within, even if Osteopaths are criticized for saying so!
Regarding the self-directed therapies you are using (massage, stretch, exercise, socks, boots, etc.), I won't argue with anything that was prescribed for you, because a treatment protocol can't be fairly evaluated if it is not followed to the letter. I think some clarifications need to be made, however.
Our language is not very rich when it comes to words for stretching. Elongate is more of a result, pull is more of an injury. Stretch is not a very specific term. I believe in stretching, but more of the type a cat or dog might do upon arising, not against a voluntary or involuntary contraction. OK, there is a type of stretch called PNF that tires a muscle by flexing it against resistance, the object being to disable the muscle's ability to resist the following stretch. This is a therapeutic technique best done by a professional, but most stretching that is done out there is completely unsupervised. I don't think Big Brother should be watching every stretch we do, but there are times when a stretch can be very dangerous. When a muscle is cold, or doped up with endorphins after a run, or riddled with active or latent trigger points (the tight bands I discussed earlier). These conditions contraindicate a "stretch" as it is generally understood, because of the potential for microtears and the proliferation of scar tissue.
I think the most important data to emerge about stretching, is that it is hard to prove that it helps performance. Some drop in performance has been observed after stretching, but this finding needs to be backed up before it really meets the science test. The nature test is easy: animals don't stretch the way we do. I read some research a while back that found greater concentrations of chemicals in fascia, associated with flexibility, in response to stretching. The question is, stretching of what? It is very hard to stretch a muscle without tendons and ligaments getting involved, so we may have a dual conclusion. Muscles may not respond favorably to stretching, whereas tendons and other tough fascia may benefit.
Here is an example of a stretch that was cited in some academic research as being beneficial for PF sufferers in most cases. Some background first: when you flex a muscle, the law of reciprocal inhibition states that the opposing muscle group will automatically relax. It's the brain's way of avoiding head-on collisions of contractile forces. Problem is the concept breaks down in the presence of spasms, cramps, and trigger points, but we press on: Dorsiflex your foot, gently grab the toes and lift them up even further than you can voluntarily dorsiflex them, holding for several seconds. Release and repeat 10 times. Do this 3 times a day, starting before getting out of bed. As I recall, the numbers were overwhelming in favor of this direct stretch of the plantar fascia as beneficial to PF sufferers. So, there you go. Some stretches help, and others can harm. It depends on the location, intensity, involuntary inhibition, and condition of the components stretched.
One thing I hinted at in earlier posts, was the resting state of muscles and joints, and its impact on joint health and pain. Many tissues in the body are built during our youth and simply maintained thereafter. Vascularization is key. Blood flow that is initially plentiful for tissue formation is later replaced by interstitial fluid in adulthood. Muscles need oxygen supplied to them, but other tissues will depend on fluids without red blood cells getting involved. Other components of the immune system continue to circulate in order to facilitate repair, and these fluids deliver enough nutrients and remove enough waste that non-vascularized tissues can continue to thrive. This changes when there is no movement, and is impaired in the presence of unrelenting pressure. Unlike the circulatory system, there is no heart to pump these fluids around, which depend on movement and lack of restriction. One thing massage does, is to continue to mobilize non-vascular fluids when normal activity is low.
Massage also can promote or retard low-grade inflammation, depending on the pressure and duration, which in some cases can benefit the tissues involved. Many things can be overdone, and massage can be done to the point of counterproductive irritation. The reason why I champion self-massage, is that individuals who listen to their body can become very good at knowing when enough is enough. They don't need to go by the clock for billing purposes (one reason why we charge by the minute, but nobody takes advantage because they think it's more expensive that way).
Another important thing to know is the variety of techniques available. While most massage is intended to relax muscles with a mind-body component, pre-event massage is done quickly with the goal of warming up the muscle without the wear and tear of an active warm-up. Not a replacement, but it can save time and energy (vasodilation before a race or workout requires exercise).
A third type of massage is directed at trigger points. Called ischemic compression, it is designed to temporarily slow or stop blood flow to the target tissue, in order to release an involuntary contraction there. A trigger point is different from a cramp in that there may already be adequate circulation, even inflammation, but the muscle fiber is no longer responsive to voluntary control. Removing its supply of oxygen has the dual effect of stopping the contraction and causing an involuntary vasodilation after, the object being to increase blood flow to whatever damage led to the trigger point. Not all triggers require ischemic compression, but it is the nuclear option.
Massage in general has other benefits not known until recently studied. Producing an effect on muscles similar to exercise, without the wear and tear, is why it is a helpful strategy for dealing with injuries. I applaud your efforts to help with your PF. Just remember that unlike many medical interventions, massage is part of a healthy lifestyle, like exercise. This fact alone makes it suitable for inclusion in the category of so-called Alternative Medicine, even though it has medical applications as discussed above. I hope the above link helps to dispel any doubts about its long term effects. We already know the short-term ones. By the way, the study shows how difficult it is to prove what we already know for "science based medicine," and to do it humanely. This is why so many tests are done on rabbits and rats. Ouch! You're not going to biopsy my leg muscles!
If I were to advise you directly, I might say your work between and to the sides of the bones may be more fruitful. It's hard to get a foam roller into those nooks and crannies, but it can also be hard to apply enough pressure with your fingers to affect tissue three layers deep. The Tib Posterior muscle between the bones, and the Gastroc above, mimic achilles and PF symptoms, respectively. The Gastroc and Soleus share the achilles tendon, but this tension favors the Soleus when the knee is bent, since the Gastroc anchors on the femur. Getting the muscles into the ideal position without plantarflexion or dorsiflexion, is key to softening them enough to go deep. Use passive positioning aids like pillows to position the muscles neutrally with less risk of involuntary contraction.
Don't restrict yourself to the symptomatic area, which is one of the frequent pitfalls of so-called medical massage. Your entire power train and fascial bands, from the top of your head to the PF, is an integrated system. For example, some find relief for PF by working on the muscles of the hip. This is where laying on a tennis ball to release tight hip or back muscles can be helpful. Restriction along this fascial chain leads to muscular compensation and overuse injuries, of which PF may only be a symptom, not an isolated pathology.
Back to the diet, I have nothing yet to post on a direct link between flexibility and the diet I suggest, but would offer my observations of amazing flexibility among those who use such foods. As a body worker, I get to see, feel, and chat the differences firsthand. I have read that 20% of fitness is exercise, and the other 80% is lifestyle choices, including diet. Posing challenges to the body introduces the stimulus for change, but providing the raw materials gets the job done. Even more important than what goes in, is what gets absorbed, and a lot of well-intended foods go in one side and out the other. Intestinal efficiency and the resulting bioavailability of nutrients is the key, and very important for the lipids that keep our tissues supple. I'm sure you will be hearing more about this as time goes on. Stay tuned.
A helpful Gray's Anatomy diagram of arteries, showing the Tib. P. in the middle. The Gastoc and Soleus have been removed for clarity.
Nerves, from Gray's via Bartleby's. As you can see there is a sweet spot in the center calf with access to the Tib P. without any major nerves or arteries in the way.
Areas served by cutaneous nerves, via Gray's, Bartleby, Yahoo.
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text: yup. CB saw groms a-plenty getting shacked left and right..I even got covered on my 9'2"! I kinda wish now that I had avoided the crowd at the pier. Drove by my secret spot on the way out and it was looking just as good with just 3 guys out. But all in all a great session :)


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History was made in the courthouse yesterday when Pulaski County officially became recognized as the first Purple Heart County in the state of Missouri by Purple Heart recipients for its dedication and support.
Dozens of veterans, locals and politicians filled the courthouse to honor the veterans who have been wounded or killed while in military service and to support the county's respect of Purple Heart recipients.
On Feb. 14, 2013 Purple Heart Trail officials declared Pulaski a Purple Heart County.
A Purple Heart County is a community honoring the sacrifices of our nation's men and women in uniform serving to protect our freedoms with great admiration and gratitude for the military.
Two-time Purple Heart recipient Commander Everett Kelly presented the Purple Heart Special Recognition award to the County.
"This is for the dedication and support for the Purple Heart members as presented by the patrons of the state of Missouri to wear the purple heart," he said. "Thank you for letting us do this."
Kelly explained that the Purple Heart is a unique reward in that only less than one percent of people in the military are eligible for it, and only half of those who are eligible for the award are alive to receive it.
Presiding commissioner Gene Newkirk presented the proclamation which states:
Together, members of the color guard, Purple Heart recipients, and Newkirk all raised the flag outside the courthouse.
In 2013, the cities of St. Robert and Waynesville have individually received the Purple Heart City recognition.
"Where as Pulaski County, Missouri and our community have much admiration for, and the utmost gratitude for all the men and women who have served for their country, this community, and the armed forces.
Where as Veterans have paid the high price of freedom by leaving their families and communities and placing themselves in harm's way for the good of all.
Where as the contributions and sacrifices of the men and women who have served in the armed forces have been vital to maintain freedom and the way of life enjoyed by our citizens.
Where as many men and women in uniform have given their lives while serving in the armed forces.
Where as, many citizens of our county have received the purple heart metal as a result of being wounded while engaged in combat.
Where as Pulaski County, Mo. seeks to recognize veterans who are recipients of the Purple Heart Metal.
Where as Pulaski County Commissioners desire to proclaim Pulaski County a Purple Heart County to honor the service and sacrifices to our nation's men and women in uniform who are wounded or killed by the enemy while serving to protect our freedom."
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In 2013, the cities of St. Robert and Waynesville have individually received the Purple Heart City recognition.
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Spartanburg student joins others to repair damage from Hurricane Sandy
Published: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 5:38 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 5:38 p.m.
A Spartanburg Christian Academy graduate recently joined 50 other college students from around the country to help rebuild areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy as part of a spring break feature on MTV.
David Bolton, a freshman at Clemson University and 2012 graduate of Spartanburg Christian Academy, was selected for MTV and mtvU's alternative spring break project, "Spring Fix." Service projects at locations including Long Beach, The Rockaways, Staten Island and Ocean County were planned through the United Way. Five teams descended on communities in mid-March to help residents and organizations rebuild after the October storm.
Celebrities, including Andrew Jenks of the MTV series "World of Jenks," and former "Jersey Shore" star Vinny Gaudagnino, joined in the efforts. As a reward and "thank you," students were treated to a "Spring Fix" concert at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J. featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Ne-Yo.
Bolton was part of a team that worked at a church and day care facility in The Rockaways, a peninsula of Long Island in New York. He said the building was still standing, but had been badly damaged by flood waters.
"I didn't know how bad it was, personally," Bolton said. "Coming from South Carolina, I think most of us heard about Sandy and saw pictures, but the devastation was unreal and the people there are still hurting. There's so much work to be done."
Bolton, a double major in business and biology at Clemson, said he and other team mates also lent a hand at a nearby boys' home. Students also organized a fundraiser through social media and collected more than $1,000 for school supplies.
Bolton said he "loved every minute" of the experience.
"It doesn't matter how old or how young and what position you're in, you can make a difference," he said. "There's no one to stop you but yourself."
"Spring Fix" packages are airing during primetime programming this week on MTV. A spokesman for MTV said a package featuring the students on Bolton's team will begin airing Monday on mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network, and continue to air throughout next week. Footage will also be available on SpringFix.MTV.com early next week.
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Basecamp alternatives
When 37Signals created Basecamp, they filled a huge void in the project management market: the world was full of people who needed to actually manage projects and communicate, rather than learning the black magic of project management and its complex terminology. Free alternatives to Basecamp took a long time to develop: ActiveCollab was released around 2006, a good 2 years after Basecamp. Right now, the most established free alternatives are Project Pier and FengOffice. There are tons of non-free alternatives to Basecamp out there. They are all page-reload applications that mimic Basecamp's interface quite closely. Amongst the non-free ones, there is one I'd like to see as free software: Apollo. More about Apollo later.
The status of free software collaboration projects
At the beginning, the free software community had ActiveCollab. However, just before reaching version 1.0 ActiveCollab turned into proprietary software, with the great disappointment of all those people who had contributed code and time to it. As the copyright owner, they had any right to do that. However, ethically speaking the community didn't take it very well (would you?).
The current status of free software collaboration tools is a little confusing.
Projectpier. Unfortunately, it looks like Projectpear's development has halted This is a pity, since ProjectPier was extremely promising.
FengOffice. While FengOffice started as a fork of ActiveCollab, it's evolved into something that goes way beyond managing tasks and projects -- which, incidentally, is what most people are after. This is not a criticism towards FengOffice -- I think they did something amazing. However, I think FengOffice could be a bit of an overkill if somebody wants to just manage projects.
What's so special about Apollo?
Amongst many, many alternatives to Basecamp, I am talking about Apollo. Why? The simple answer is: because I love it. If Applicom had come to me, and had created yet another clone of Basecamp, I would have wished them good luck and would have continued using text files for my TODO lists. Apollo was different. If you read my earlier posts, you know that I love the idea of a stateless terminal that stores all of its information online while doing all the processing locally. This is the idea about online applications. I want to be able to lose my computer and not spend the next day, or week, recovering backups. If you think backing up is easy, try living a life where you rarely are in the same country for more than a couple of months (my case); or try to get your computer-illiterate friends to have a sound backup strategy (most people don't). But, I also believe that in 2010 people should develop web applications that look like Google Documents, rather than Basecamp. That is: applications should respond snappily, and should connect to the server only to download data, rather than download a full web page containing that data.
That's the spirit about Apollo. That's why I fell in love with it. That's why I use it, shamelessly, and am talking about it now: Apollo makes my life immensely easier, and my workload (which is considerable, with Free Software Magazine and other writing jobs) totally manageable.
Applicom: please, release Apollo under the GPL
My love for Apollo is cursed: Apollo is not free software. The arguments are the same as with any Software As A Service:
- If Applicom stops developing Apollo, I will no longer be able to use it
- If Applicom's servers stop, I will be locked out of my data
- Nobody can look at the code, and improve it
This is the same problem I have with Google Documents, and any proprietary Software as a Service. Yet, I'm addicted to Gmail and Google documents as well!
Applicom's response to this idea
I asked Applicom about freeing Apollo. Here was their response.
Applicom (the company behind Apollo) would need to hire programmers in order to manage the patches and improvements coming from the community. Managing external patches will take up a lot of resources, with people wanting to take something like Apollo to different places and bugfix to be checked. At the moment, they would prefer to focus on their roadmap. Communicating properly with the community would also take considerable time: if somebody offered to develop a big feature, Apollo would need to direct them to the right direction in order to save the developer's time.
Applicom would need to make the code "generic" enough so that the installation would be relatively painless for people who would want to use Apollo in their own network. Apollo has been developed as an in-house tool, and it's not really ready public distribution. Not only that, but any future work would need to be done so that public distribution is always possible.
Installation and product support. People would create countless forums posts about installing Apollo. At least for a while, there wouldn't me anybody but Applicom able to answer these questions. That initial strain is a worry.
Applicom comes from a background in custom-developed applications, where the license didn't even matter. They say that they are financially very strong, and have build their strength on custom and in-house software -- and now with SaaS. Switching to becoming a free software provider would be something new, and possibly dangerous.
Convincing Applicom
It's definitely worth a shot: email Applicom at [email protected], and send them an email saying "You should free Apollo", explaining in the email the reasoning, and why it would benefit Applicom as well as Apollo's users. Applicom won't be able to engage in discussions, but they promised they will listen.
I didn't manage to convince them. Maybe, all of us together will.
(Please be polite!)
What about the others?
A little "devil's advocacy"...
There are 26 free-licensed open-source project management tools on this list.
You've mentioned 2. And 2 proprietary ones.
Are you really sure that what you want isn't already out there?
I'm still vague on what "project management" software really does, though. And does it actually save you more time than it uses? (Compared to say, just using a Wiki or a generic CMS tool). The only thing I'm really convinced could be useful is a collaborative calender -- but aren't there lots of those?
It's the scope + my mistake
My mistake. I should have specified *online* project management software, and should have probably defined the scope better.
Amongst the ones in the list that are online project management:
* Collabtive is not actively developed
* Dolibarr is an ERP, my focus was on project/task management
* dotProject -- Development has stalled a while back. Forums seem dead
* Endeavour is not a project management tool, but an Application Lifecycle Management
* eGroupware -- More of a general "enterprise management" piece of software, not a project management one
...I could go on and on. Believe me, I searched and searched. I am not saying that I am *perfect*. But I didn't find anything that was 1) Focusses on project management and contacts 2) Actively developed 3) Innovative in any way.
By "online project management software" I basically mean software that does what Basecamp + Highrise do: manage projects (that is, task lists, deadlines, milestones, possibly timers) and contacts with task on contacts. The calendar is a *bonus* (a nice one). That's the "new age" of project management, where the focus is on managing tasks and people doing them.
Plus, I am really amazed that with incredible libraries like Dojo, JQuery, etc., people (proprietary software as well as free software) STILL develop 90s page-reload applications. It actually irks me a little: I see it as a huge waste of time, bandwidth and technology.
Project Management tools
There are tons of project management tools out there. Thing is, project management is a methodology and a philosophy. I think way too much emphasis is being given to project management tools, and too little on the philosophy behind it.
This article is yet another example of this problem...!
Comment moderation
This post has been inundated (I mean: inundated) with posts from project management software makers saying "there's us as well!". We have received 6 so far. I am afraid it will only get worse.
There are plenty of places on the net where these make sense, but this page is not one of them. Sorry, but posts about "check this one out as well" won't be published.
try to post about my experience with a different solution. But I guess it was moderated. Just wanted to be on the record that I have no relationship with that product in case you moderated it under that presumption.
Guess it is hard to give an honest opinion without being taken by spammer nowadays.
Alternatives to Basecamp
A few months ago I implemented ADempiere to a customer that uses Basecamp for managing all their internal projects. I really liked it and since I only implement FOSS based solutions, I started to look for a real FOSS Basecamp alternative. I installed Project Pier but it is still lacking in functionality.
I finally found Teambox, which is as functional as Basecamp, it is FOSS and offers a free asp service for upto 3 projects. I really recommend teambox as an alternative to Basecamp
Ramiro Vergara
Not free as in freedom, but also not free as in beer
I tried apollohq and I was impressed. However I will not use it. The reason is simple: In the settings tab I get a message...
"We haven't quite decided what plans we'll offer yet.
Please stay tuned: from this tab, you will be able to pick which plan you want to use in Apollo! "
I am not expecting a free beer but at least I would like to find out how much the beer will cost me!
So, in other words I cannot risk having lots of projects started and then one day Apollohq sending me an email saying "ok, your free ride is over. Give us $100/month." To be honest, I find this "undecided price plans" method a little sneaky.
Until then, I will stick to Storm module of Drupal. Easy to use and covers all my needs.


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The news of the plane crash is forcing many in the local Ukrainian community to take action and help those in need overseas.
At the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, they say they have strong opinions about what is going on. They are collecting money to help people.
Nicholas Sztanko is the vice president at St. Mary's Ukraine Orthodox Church. Sztanko says the Ukrainian community is shocked and saddened to hear about the plane being shot down, but many from the country expect bloodshed in the current crisis. Sztanko feels the rest of the world doesn't know enough about what's been going on regarding the conflict between the Ukraine and Russia. He says it is concerning that Russia continues to try to take over his native country.
Nicholas Sztanko, St, Mary's Ukraine Orthodox Church, said, "It makes me feel like we are being infringed on. We are being invaded. The country is being invaded by the military of Russia."
Sztanko says he hopes our government stands up for the Ukraine and raises awareness to Americans about what's going on.
Courtesy WHEC.com
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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Charles GrayTable of Contents
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The case for the Defendants
11.9 The main plank of the Defendants' case against Irving in relation to his book about Dresden is the way in which he used forged evidence, namely Tagesbefehl (Order of the Day) no. 47 ("TB47"). This document was dated 22nd March 1945 and attributed to a Colonel Grosse. It purported to quote a brief extract from a statement made earlier by the Police President of Dresden. It put the number of dead at 202,040 and expressed the expectation of a final figure of 250,000. TB47 features in the 1966 and 1967 editions of Irving's book and is reproduced in both as an appendix.
11.10 Irving had previously in 1963 denounced TB47 as spurious and as an ingenious piece of propaganda. In the 1963 edition of Dresden Irving had referred to Goebbels having deliberately started a rumour about the death toll in Dresden "wildly exceeding any figure within the realms of possibility". He also referred in that edition to the leaking of what he described as a "spurious" order of 23 March 1945 which gave a figure for deaths of 202,040 and an estimate of more than 250,000 for the final total. TB47 had already been denounced as "false and fraudulently invented and publicised" in a book by Professor Seydewitz.
11.11 But Irving subsequently changed his mind about the authenticity of TB47 when he was provided with a copy of it. In the 1966 edition of Dresden Irving was coy about naming his source. The indirect source was a resident of Dresden named Dr Funfack, who according to Irving had received the document through official channels. Dr Funfack showed the document to a Dresden photographer, Walter Hahn, who made a copy of it. Irving visited Hahn in November 1964 and saw the copy of the so-called TB47 and asked for a copy of that copy. Hahn's wife obliged and typed out a copy for Irving. Walter Lange, the Dresden City archivist was also at the Hahns' that day and he told Irving that the document was a patent forgery. Irving's copy was not authenticated by any official stamp.
11.12 The Defendants contend that, in these circumstances, Irving should not have made any use of TB47 or the figures contained in it. Yet, despite the lack of verification and despite the doubts which he himself expressed about the figures at the time, Irving began to circulate information about TB47, claiming that he was in no doubt as to the authenticity of the document, adding that it remained to be established if the figure for casualties was equally genuine.
11.13 Whatever may have been his reservations about the figure, Irving on 28 November 1964 wrote to his German publisher that the information in TB47 was "sensational". On 6 December 1964 he wrote to the Provost of Coventry Cathedral in connection with a forthcoming exhibition enclosing a copy of his copy of TB47:
"To drive home the impact of the exhibition I also suggest that you have the text of the Police President's report on the Dresden raids (attached) printed in large type; I think that its nonchalance and the casualties it mentions have a shattering impact...I am myself in no doubt as to the authenticity of the document, having obtained it from the Dresden Deputy Chief Medical Officer responsible for disposing of the victims".
11.14 When the German edition of The Destruction of Dresden was reviewed in December 1964, Funfack was named in the press as the author of the new casualty figures. This prompted the latter to write to Irving on 16 January 1965 to say that he had not been the Dresden Deputy Chief Medical officer; that he had only ever heard the numbers third hand and that he had not been involved in any official capacity. He also pointed out that he was only given a copy of TB47. In the same letter Funfack told Irving that General Mehnert, the city commander, had spoken of 140,000 deaths and that Professor Fetscher, head of civilian air defence, had spoken of 180,000. Mehnert and Fetscher had both since died but Funfack told Irving that an International Red Cross delegation had visited the city and that the head of that delegation would know best. Funfack suggested that Irving contact the Red Cross. However, the Red Cross informed Irving that, whilst a delegate of theirs named Kleinert had been in the area at the time, no information concerning the numbers killed in the raids had been gathered by him. His reports had not even referred to the air raids.
11.15 Despite Funfack's expressed inability to authenticate TB47, Irving continued to promote TB47 in the German press. Irving had received the letter from Funfack in late January 1965 at the latest. Yet in February 1965 he wrote a draft article for the Sunday Telegraph which persisted in the claim that he had received TB47 from Dr Funfack, who Irving continued to describe as Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dresden District, and as such responsible for the cremation and disposal of the victims.
11.16 On 19 March 1965 Irving wrote to his Italian publishers that his then figure of 135,000 for the death toll was "probably too low". He told them that he had obtained copy of an official police report which gave a final figure for the death roll of between 202,040 and 250,000. He asked that, if the Italian edition had not gone to press, this new fact and document be inserted. He added that it was going into the German and East German editions.
11.17 The Defendants contend that the use made by Irving of the purported TB47, as described at paragraphs 11.13, 15 and 16 was unconscionable. The Defendants contend that, in the light of Funfack's denials, it was worse than irresponsible for Irving to promote the new figures without revealing Funfack's denials. Irving was making use of a document which he knew might well have been forged. He was well aware that the Nazis themselves had used similar figures and versions of TB47 when promoting the numbers of dead in Dresden to the foreign neutral press and to Germans for domestic propaganda purposes.
11.18 Evans claimed that there were internal reasons why Irving should have been suspicious about the supposed TB47. Apart from the lack of official stamps or signature, the text of TB47 is indicative of a clumsy forgery. It opens with the words 'In order to be able to counter wild rumours' and closes 'As the rumours exceed the reality, open use can be made of the actual figures'. But the rumours themselves never pointed to more than 200,000, so quoting 202,040 could do little to counter the wild rumours. Furthermore, Evans noted that comparable raids on other German cities had led to casualties representing between 1% and 3.3% of their populations. In Dresden 250,000 dead would have meant 20-30% of the population. How, asked Evans, would it have been possible to have removed 200,000 bodies within a month. Moreover the claim in TB47 that 68,650 were incinerated in the Altmarkt defies belief, according to Evans, since it would have taken weeks and many gallons of gasoline to burn so many corpses in the available space.
11.19 In February 1965 Theo Miller, who had been a member of the Dresden clearing staff in 1945, wrote two letters to Irving in which he gave a detailed account of the system whereby commanders of the rescue units reported the number of corpses found and the numbers were entered in a book kept by him. He continued:Miller's second letter went into even greater detail and reiterated the figure of 30,000 which he said that he remembered well.
"Soon after the attack we heard in (sic) the radio Joseph Goebbels reporting on the attack on Dresden. He spoke of 300,000 deads (sic). In your book you mention the figure of 135,000. My records at the Clearing Staff showed 30,000 corpses. If you assume that amount of deads (sic) completely burnt etc would reach 20%, the total figure of victims will not exceed 36,000. Still this figure - two full divisions - is terrible enough".
11.20 The Defendants say that this was apparently credible evidence from a witness who on the face of it was ideally placed to know the true facts. They contend that no conscientious seeker after the truth could honestly have ignored this evidence. Irving never mentioned Miller or his testimony.
11.21 Irving went on 10 July 1965 to interview the widow of Colonel Grosse, the purported author of TB47. She showed some letters her husband had written in 1945. Irving later claimed that their style and expression resembled that of TB47 (which was typewritten). He did not, however, spell out what the similarities were. Subsequently Irving claimed that Frau Grosse remembered her husband saying that the final toll of the dead would be 250,000. In the 1966 Corgi edition of his book Irving wrote that she had said that her husband spoke of the final total as having been 250,000.
11.22 The 1966 Corgi edition of Dresden continued to rely on TB47 and the doument was quoted in an appendix. Irving included in this the claim that Kleiner, the leader of the Red Cross delegation, had been informed in the presence of witnesses by Mehnert that the death toll was 140,000. In the 1995 edition Irving went further and claimed that the report of the representative of the Red Cross might well have contained other information than about the number of prisoners among the casualties. Whilst it is true that Funfack had told Irving of Mehnert's figure of 140,000 (which figure Mehnert had stressed was not based on any documents he had seen), there is, according to Evans, no evidence that the figure of 140,000 was ever supplied to the Red Cross. The Defendants contend that no honest-minded objective historian would rely on a story told to him at third hand by a source (Funfack) who himself had no reliable evidence on the number killed. Moreover the Red Cross had no connection with the figure given by Mehnert. The Defendants allege that the reference to the Red Cross in the 1966 edition was designed by Irving to give spurious credibility to what Mehnert is claimed to have said about the number of deaths.
11.23 In 1965 the document on which TB47 was based surfaced. It was the Final Report issued by the Dresden police on 15 March 1945. It bore the initials of a Dresden police officer named Jurk, whose daughter-in-law gave it to an historian named Weidauer. It was signed by Thierig, who had been a colonel in the Dresden police force at the material time. It recorded the number of deaths up to 10 March 1945 as 18,375.
11.24 In May 1966 another document came to light which confirmed the authenticity of the Final report. It was a Situation Report No 1404 of the Berlin Chief of Police dated 22 March 1945 (the same day at TB47). It recorded the same data as the Final Report, giving the current death toll as 18,375 and predicting a final toll of 25,000. Another Situation Report No. 1414 also made by the Berlin Chief of Police and dated 3 April 1945 put the figure for the number of killed recovered persons at 22,096. Evans argued that, in the light of these documents, Irving should have abandoned all reliance on TB47. He noted that Irving affected to take the matter seriously and announced his intention to publicise the new evidence. Evans claimed that when Irving did finally reveal the existence of the 'Final Report', through The Times and Sunday Telegraph in June and July 1966, it was too little and too late.
11.25 Moreover Irving began publicly to cast doubt on the veracity of statistics in the Final Report, suggesting that the circumstances in which the data contained in it was collected meant that the final figures could not be relied upon. Evans made the point that, if the ability to count 18,375 in the 'Final Report' could not be relied upon, as Irving contends, how then could the figure of 202,040 in TB47 be trusted. When asked in the summer of 1966 by his Italian publishers if he wanted the text of his letter to the Times reproduced in the forthcoming new Italian edition, Irving replied that he did not and added "despite what I wrote to the Times I do no think that too much importance can be attached to the figures given in the new German document".
11.26 Despite Irving's professed intention to publicise the 'Final Report', the figure given for the number of dead in the 1967 Corgi edition of The Destruction of Dresden was revised from 135,000 down to 100,000 but no lower. The German edition of the same year gave the same prominence to TB47 as it had enjoyed in the 1966 Corgi edition and gave 135,000 as the "most probable" figure. The 1977 edition of Hitler's War made the following reference to the raid: "The night's death toll in Dresden was estimated at a quarter of a million". The Defendants maintain that, on the evidence which had then become available including the discrediting of TB47, no honest historian would have put forward a figure for the death toll in excess of 35,000.
11.27 The Defendants contend that in 1977 TB47 was conclusively proved to have been a forgery. The historian Bergander obtained a copy of the original of TB47 from a reservist, Werner Ehlich, who had had the original document in his hands and, in his capacity as a member of the Dresden police force, had made one typed and one hand-written copy of it. Ehlich's copy of TB47 put the total number of deaths at 20,204 and the expected dead at 25,000. Evans surmised that the fake TB47 came into existence when someone doctored the genuine document by adding a '0' at the end of each number. Evans expressed the opinion that the version of TB47 on which Irving had relied for so long was beyond question a forgery.
11.28 But Irving continued, perversely and unforgivably say the Defendants, to make claims for a higher number of casualties. For instance in Goring Irving claimed that the death toll would rise to 100,000. At the press conference held in June 1989 to introduce the Leuchter report, he said that anything between 100,000 and 250,000 had been killed. In an interview with This Week on 28 November 1991 Irving referred to 25,000 having been killed at Auschwitz, adding that "we killed five times that number in Dresden in one night". Other speeches in Canada and in the US in 1991 and 1992 included similar claims. The 1995 edition of Destruction of Dresden gave a figure of between 50,000 and 100,000.
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