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Kudos to the customer service rep for remaining completely cool and professional the whole time (a study in contrasts).
Comedy gold, and the martian totally makes it.
Kudos to the customer service rep for remaining completely cool and professional the whole time (a study in contrasts).
Comedy gold, and the martian totally makes it.
Definate kudos to the CSR.
That kind of temper tantrum thrown by an adult of sound mind is… astounding. Frankly, no one deserves to be verbally abused like that for things that are out of their control, regardless of how angry you might be.
Speaking as a fellow CSR, I can really appreciate this guy's technique. When a rude customer is just looking for a fight, sometimes the only way to get at him is to ignore his obnoxious attitude. You can almost hear the angry building manager thinking, "Damn it, can't you hear what an asshole I am? I'm a jerk! Why won't you argue with me?" The elevator rep does a supreme job of providing customer service while simultaneously NOT giving the customer what he wants. Bravo!
I thought only Midwestern hayseeds like myself saw martians. I'm glad to see our little green visitors found upstate New York!
Oh I SOOOOOO wanted that CSR to unload. When its warranted, its warranted.
Does anyone know how I can make that my ringtone?
I work in retail. I am there to help customers. However, when someone calls and goes off on me like that I hang up. Then I go on break. More and more retailers are asking their front-line employees to subject themselves to abuse in the name of good Customer Service but I can not and will not. Life's too short.
Sounds a lot like the Jerky Boys. Anyway, I'll make a link from my blog.
To me, it sounds like this wasn't his first call about this particular problem. If he's in charge of the comfort and safety of the people in his building, his livelihood depends on that elevator working reliably. How many times does his vendor have to screw up, trapping tenants between floors, before this sort of belligerence is understandable, if not justified?
I'm new here, but I could have sworn this site was pro-consumer. This guy is a consumer. His elevator company is the service provider. We should be chastising the elevator company for releasing the audio tape in order to humiliate the customer they served so poorly it provoked this raging tirade.
Who among us hasn't felt like this guy at one point or another? Put yourself in his shoes: He's got tenants trapped in the elevator for the 10th freaking time. The service techs are incompetent. He's going to get fired if he can't get this thing fixed. And maybe he was having a bad day to start with. Can you blame him for being a little upset?
The CSR did a good job keeping his cool, yes. But whoever released this tape deserves a serious ass kicking. And I want to know if he ever got his damn elevator fixed.
Holy cow. I don't care how irate the guy is, that was unacceptable. Period.
Mike, regardless of if he's called about it before. Making threats, and being ass is not acceptable. This kind of behavior on to a customer service rep SHOULD be broadcast for people to point and laugh at. It will hopefully teach people a lesson, and potentially save lives.
I agree, Junkmail. We can speculate all we want but the bottom line is that chances are the company is going to react SLOWER now that they know how he is.
If its as bad as he says he needs to do something more than just scream. Contact the BBB. Call or write to the president of the company. Tell his story on Consumerist.com!
You're right though, Mike. If this came from the elevator company, it was pretty shitty of them to release it.
O&A Party rock. Heard this last week.
He's from New York. "Abusive" is their regional dialect. (heh)
I worked at management level in the call center of a small ISP. By the time a customer was transferred to me, they were generally pretty irate. It happens. No one ever said they'd shove an elevator up my nose, but I certainly endured my fair share of abuse, including a substantial number of f-bombs.
I just listened to this call again. The rep did a fine job following his dispatch script, and he maintained his composure, but I don't think he earned any medals. Perhaps customer service is not part of his job. If it were me, I would have done more to relate to the customer as a human, instead of sticking to the "information gatherer" routine. He didn't even try to calm the guy down.
Whoever released this recording didn't censor it very well. There's enough information here to easily determine the customer's business name, full name and phone number with a few simple Google searches. I found a digg entry with a comment suggesting people harass the guy.
I can agree this guy went a little overboard, but the real demon here is the elevator company. Their crappy service drove this poor guy over the edge, and then the big corporation deliberately humiliated him by releasing this recording.
Consumerist missed the juicy nugget and took the cheap shot. Maybe when we're done heckling the angry consumer, someone can look into what made him so angry, and what the elevator company is going to do to make up for unnecessarily subjecting him to all this ridicule.
The customer was wrong. The elevator company was much, much, much wronger.
About a year ago, a guy in Connecticut was on the phone with a Comcast CSR. He told the CSR something along the lines of "If you don't fix my fucking cable, I'm going to the Comcast office and will fucking kill you." Or something like that — I'm paraphrasing. Of course Comcast had the guy's name and address, so they called the cops and the guy got arrested. I have a short temper, but what a damn idiot.
1. CSRs are not counselors. They are not there to hold your hand; they are there to help you. They do not want to hear about your fishing trip, or what you like to do in your spare time. They want to help you in the manner that befits their job. Many of them are forced to listen to abusive crap simply because if they don't the customer will complain about them to someone else, citing "bad customer service."
2. This man is obviously fed up, but screaming and cussing to get what he wants, and then deliberately being snarky/feeding false information to a rep is not how you get things accomplished. Sure, write the BBB. Speak to a supervisor. Get someone who can cooperate with you on your level. These are all things that can be done to improve your predicament. Dial 911, for the love of pete. I expect a 5 year old to scream and shout and cuss or perhaps a kid on Xbox live to do that. Not the owner of a business. Please. We are human beings, not chimpanzees.
3. The company that released this is of course, out of line. Aside from the privacy factor, this really shouldn't have made it to the internet with so much information intact. Wow. Although I would probably blame whoever had access to the tape, as they most likely snuck it out without the company's consent….
Hmm.. I'd like to hear it, but YouTube appears to be down… I hope the RIAA/MPAA didn't take them off-line.
The guy said he was the owner. We have the address. How about some journalism here? Interview, photos, etc.
Mike – there was no one trapped on the elevator. The jackass on the phone was being . Of course he was told that he should dial 911 if there was someone trapped on the elevator. He didn't do that, did he?
By the way, he is from Utica, NY. Before you even joke about "stereotypes" at least make sure he is from the place you are joking about. Ever been to Utica? Lots of nothing.
Under no circumstances should anyone, ever, treat another person the way this man treated the CSR. First of all, the CSR did not build the elevator, second he does not repair the elevator. The CSR's job is to take the call, assign a repair technician and move on.
Threatening physical violence is completely moronic. I would not send one of my employees to a customers site if that customer had just made threats of violence.
I've bought plenty of things that suck. Swearing and threatening the company will usually get me nowhere.
Part of being pro-consumer is showing the potential jackasses why they should not make the leap to qualified jackass as it will degrade your ability to obtain the best service possible.
I'll say it again: the customer was wrong to behave that way.
This is my concern: I don't know about you, but I've never heard a pre-connect announcement that says, "Your call may be monitored or recorded for quality, training, and retaliation purposes." No matter how outrageous the call, there is absolutely no excuse for a call center releasing a recording like this. Ever. Not even this one.
Obviously, this elevator company isn't the most scrupulous business in the world. If they're releasing recordings like this, what other sort of abuse are they subjecting their customers to? Look past the outburst. I want to know what set this guy off in the first place.
First of all the angry guy doesn't even know where he is…"this is New York City, New York." Utica is nowhere near NYC. Second, I think that "abusive" language being the dialect of the area is a bit of a stereotype. I live in the city and have never come across people this irate, you could practically see the steam coming out of his ears. But maybe I would be too if I had Martians stuck in my elevator. You gotta get those guys out of there, their trouble.
The madman on the phone said he was in "New York City, New York". He doesn't even know where Utica is.
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So was the caller saying that someone (Martian or otherwise) was stuck in the elevator in hopes of expediting the service call?
Another semi-related story:
A few years ago, a guy in my city discovered his Chevy Yukon SUV (is it a Chevy? anyway…) had been stolen. He didn't think the police were going to give his case the attention he felt it deserved, so he called 911 and told them that his baby niece had been stapped in a car seat in the Yukon when it was stolen. So the whole city is in a tizzy — Amber Alert, tons of media reports, everything. Until niece's mom says WTF — my baby's napping in the next room. All this because the guy REALLY wanted his Yukon back, and fast. Now he's really in trouble.
If this guy is lying to the elevator company about someone being trapped, it's not the same as calling 911 with a false report, but it would still be pretty snarky. I think we've established that this guy is pretty snarky, though.
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Campaigning Friday in Virginia, President Barack Obama continued to jab rival Mitt Romney for his secretly recorded comments dismissing nearly half the country as victims dependent on government handouts.
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The president began on the offense, in an unsubtle reference to Mr. Romney's estimate that the 47% of people who support Mr. Obama have a "victim mentality."
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Mr. Obama, seeing an opening, has repeatedly called attention to Mr. Romney's remarks. The Republican nominee has stood by his comments, where he described nearly half the country as beneficiaries of government programs who don't pay income taxes and therefore wouldn't want to support him. He said he had inartfully made the point.
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"If you don't want me to leave the Catholic Church and become what you are, then you have a religion which is not worth a 'tinker's dam.'" (Fr. Terry O'Shea, Ministerial Alliance meeting, 1973)
There is an old bromide about the Methodist who died and went to heaven (fyi -- denominations vary by who's telling the story). According to the storyline, as St. Peter is showing him around they come upon a very high wall. "What's with the wall?' he asks. St Peter whispers "That's where we keep all the (insert any denomination's name), they think they're the only one's up here."
It's hard to image now, but there was a time in this town and every like town in America when where you went to church mattered. It mattered a great deal. "Social position" was broadcast by which denomination one pledged allegiance. If one lived on a certain Brazil street, now on the historical register, it was assumed you were wise enough to attend a "high church." Living on another side of town gave liberty to being Baptist or some such; and if really poor Pentecostals were tolerated.
It's hard to image now, but there was a time in this town and every like town in America when whether a politician went to church mattered. If a man (it was 99 percent men) wanted to get elected, he pretty well had to be identified with a church. And, until 1960 that church dare not be Roman Catholic.
These perceptions have changed since 1960 and the election of President Kennedy. For better or worse who we are is not so much judged by where or whether a person goes to church. I might even be ready to admit it has become conceivable that if you do not attend my church you might get into heaven after all.
It is my observation that it continues to be possible to be what I would term a "philosophical" Christian -- that is, because I somehow identify with a certain church that is what I am. My stepfather Bill Maddox put it this way, "I'm a trunk Baptist. Joined the Baptist Church when I was a kid and got a membership certificate. Put the darn thing in a trunk and have been a Baptist ever since."
People identify with one church or another for a lot of reasons: They love the liturgy (every church has one, know it or not); or it's where they grew up; or there's a really nice preacher. All good reasons, I think.
Any American church can embrace any teachings or traditions it wishes, which makes for a very interesting diversity. As long as you say, "these are our traditions, the way we choose to 'do' church", you can get away with a lot of intriguing dichotomies.
What cannot be done in the name of Christ's Church is that which clearly contravenes the civil law or the rights of another. My church may advocate right to life and yours favor right to choose. Advocating gives neither justification to walk into another's church and murder.
On the second Sunday in September 1996 Kay and I walked into a church we have attended to this day, Christ Community Church. It had no specific denominational allegiance, but neither did we. For reason we could not articulate this is where we felt "at home".
It is not a secret that a while back Christ Community went though a spiritual wilderness not unlike that which many congregations experience. These sojourns might actually be beneficial, maybe even led into intentionally. It was a time of forcing us, and everyone involved, to search our hearts for an answer to these questions: Do I honestly believe this is where God has planted me, is this where I am to serve Him?
Affirmative answer to such questions raises every true follower above being a "Philosophical Christian."
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Please don't mistake humanity's quandaries with some sort of deficiency with our God. He's perfect. John 14:6 "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me." It makes no difference the size, age, or loud rantings of a church. If they are not preaching Jesus, then it is all in vain. Matthew 28:18 "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth." If we want to be in heaven then we must do things His way. If we want to be pleasing to Him on earth and enjoy those benfits, we must obey Him. "Authority" means legal or rightful power, the right to command, or act; dominion, jurisdiction. No person, nor any church has a right to simply make their own rules to live by - not with His sanction, and He is our only means into heaven, where He also has jurisdiction. The only sure ground is to have book,chapter and verse for what you preach and practice. Folks used to require a "Thus saith the Lord" from their teachers. Still should.
-- Posted by brazilian on Tue, Sep 7, 2010, at 4:18 PM
But who is the rightful judge to say what is "too far?" While I agree with you that attaching God's name to something does not make it "Godlike", interpretations of the Bible are as numerous as the different monotheistic religions.
The Bible is a good guide but God also gave us all a brain to use so we could interpret things from our own experiences. Sometimes it can even be difficult to accept the official teachings of one's own church. Does that mean we should break off yet another sect or just accept the fact that we each interpret readings on the basis of our own experiences, so long as we get the main idea?
Right to Life and Right to choose have become more political hot button/propaganda than real true Christian beliefs. They are not always mutually exclusive except maybe from a man's viewpoint. While there is no excuse for ending another's life, historically women have been ruled by men in the world, and still are in many locations, and a right to their own body is something that is precious to a woman and should not be decided upon by another. This brings the pregnant woman into a gray area that is hard to define. We have pregnant women who smoke, drink alcohol, do drugs but seems we can't touch them while they continue to do irreversible harm to the unborn children. Some of these children are born into a world where they are judged as well as handicapped mentally because of their mother's actions. We fight for the unborn baby's right to live, but do little to make that life the best one we have the power for it to be.
You see just like picking and choosing sections of the Bible to quote, we do the same when deciding the extent of the rights of an unborn child.
Right or wrong, all of our religions have an agenda that is driven by humans just as politics is. That is why an individual has the right to pick what he thinks are the most important parts of his own organized religious affiliations and cannot truly be damned by fellow church goers even if banned from the human run church. Some of the sects don't even seem to have a list of traditions or mores but just seem to change in the wind depending upon the cliques within them at any period of time.
That is why we have to step back to the two basic commandments. Love God above all else and love our siblings here on earth and do so by our actions as nothing we say here is worth a hill of beans unless backed by actions.
This is why I am so surprised at the results of the poll that asked if people were in favor of/against a group of God's people wanting to build a house of worship near the World Trade Center site. IF they have the money and land, what is the problem here? Muslim people died in that tragedy too. It just happened that the crazies that flew those planes were Muslims. To "damn" an entire religion and its people just isn't right nor is it Christian in the most very basic sense of the two basic commandments Christ put to us.
Makes me really wonder if many of those people who voted were really Christian or just giving lip service to Christianity as their actions certainly spoke louder than their claims of Christianity.
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-- Posted by Jenny Moore on Tue, Sep 7, 2010, at 3:08 PM
The fact that "(a)ny American church can embrace any teachings or traditions it wishes..." still doesn't mean they should. 2 John 9 says, "Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ does not have God;". Churches that go off on their own are truely on their own. They do not have God with them. This leads to the tragic end where some will plead, "Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?" and then He responds, "I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice lawlessness." Matthew 7:22-23 Just because WE attach God's name to something and call it a good work or acceptable worship, doesn't mean He will. There will be lots of people leaving this life who have built a spiritual house but built it on a foundation of sand. Matthew 7:24-27 We put alot of time, effort, and energy into our houses. It's a place of safety and rest. Whether you ignore religion or practice one that isn't based on God's word the result is the same - that spiritual house falls flat. Be wise and build on the Rock, Jesus the Christ. Search your heart AND your bible and you'll find where you should be planted. You'll be at home.
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I chose the Gramps sweater...for my 1 yr. old grandnephew. And I'm going to buy the Hunter hat pattern to go with it.
Thank you! I also got Gramps!
Is there another thread for this? I got the Drift pattern. I posted the link on FB for a friend in Alaska whose DD knits.
That's a nice shawl! I never wear shawls, but I do like the idea of them. There were several patterns I liked.
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> The European Commission will soon decide whether computer operating systems, such as Microsoft's Windows, will have to be sold seperately with each computer, thereby fostering competition and development of an 'indigenous' operating system based on Linux.
Perhaps a better solution is mandatory INCLUSION of at least one other
operating system, or setting quotas for Microsoft, or setting terrifs
on PCs sold with Windows.
Clearly simple behavioral remedies imposed on Microsoft have not
worked. Microsoft has circumvented all of the measures imposed over
the last 20 years (the US began imposing santions as early as 1987),
and in many cases, Microsoft has continued to the very acts that were
ruled to be illegal in the first place, because Microsoft wrote the
settlement in a manner that was so misleading and confusing that the
regulating party thought it would lead to compliance. Microsoft knew
that there were loopholes, usually added at the last minute, that
would nullify any attempt to regulate them. In addition, the
settlements granted Microsoft executives immunity from prosecution,
and prevented double-jeopardy.
> The decision, expected within three months, will most likely seriously affect the shareprice of Microsoft (MSFT) as it is expected that numerous Linux vendors will undercut the price of Windows. There's even a small chance that Apple will offer its OS X operating system for generic Intel machines in the EU only.
This could be offset by a decision by Judge Kollar-Kotelly in the US
to NOT continue the enforcement of the settlement. The problem for
the Judge is that the settlement achieved NONE of it's intended goals,
Microsoft STILL uses it's monopoly power to blockade competition in
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Juan Manuel Marquez KO 9 Tim Bradley: I've got Juan Manuel Marquez winning by a ninth-round stoppage. Marquez is the more superior fighter and he's a boxer who has been in with much better opponents. I watch boxing all of the time, and Tim Bradley should already have two losses on his record, if you ask me.
Record: 0-0
Jack Obermayer, Fight Fax Inc.
Tim Bradley W 12 Juan Manuel Marquez: To me, this is about as tough a decision as soup or salad. Aask me again in two days. Don't like what Tim Bradley said about his post-fight condition after last fight. However, Bradley is younger, and relatively fresher.
Juan Manuel Marquez is a sure Hhall of Famer, but not that big naturally, and he was losing the Manny Pacquiao fight. I don't think he can duplicate that ending again, at least not against Bradley. Tim's hand speed will be the difference.
Record: 12-9 [Klitschko W 12 Povetkin]
John J. Raspanti, Doghouseboxing.com/KO Monthly Magazine/examiner.com
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO 11 Timothy Bradley: This is a toss-up fight. Juan Manuel Marquez is stronger, but Timothy Bradley is more athletic. Marquez has problems with fighters who can move.
Bradley barely survived a life-and-death encounter with tough Ruslan Provodnikov last March. Marquez has developed more power in the later stages of his career.
I can see Bradley getting off to a lead in the fight by using his speed, but eventually Marquez will rock him. Marquez will rally late and stop Bradley.
Record: 6-3 [Klitschko TKO 10 Povetkin]
Mike "Little Rock" Ricasa, guest/fan, boxing trainer, retired fighter, Ellicott City, Md.
Juan Manuel Marquez KO 10 Tim Bradley: I think that Juan Manuel Marquez is motivated by pressure that he has on him, and I think that Tim Bradley received a gift decision when he fought Manny Pacquiao.
I think that the Pacquiao fight took a lot out of Bradley, and that Bradley is going to want to prove, yet again, to the world that he can stand in there with the best pound-for-pound fighters out there.
Because Bradley still is feeling that pressure to prove himself, that's what is going to make him come to Marquez, and I think that he'll get caught and that he'll get knocked out.
Record: 1-0 [Stevenson KO 6 Cloud]
Matt Richardson, Fightnews.com
Juan Manuel Marquez KO 6 Tim Bradley: This is an excellent fight on paper and arguably the most difficult to pick this year. After Juan Manuel Marquez beat Manny Pacquiao last December, I remember feeling that he had gotten lucky and that he had very little left in the gas tank.
Then, in March, after Tim Bradley barely beat Ruslan Provodnikov, I remember feeling the same way about him. I also remember feeling, after both Marquez;s and Bradley;s most recent fights, that the type of fight they were just in was so brutal that it probably shortened their careers significantly.
So, to me, this comes down to who is less shopworn: Bradley or Marquez? After much internal debate, I just can't pick Bradley knowing that he felt the effects of his fight with Provodnikov for months afterward. That's not a good sign for him as he goes up against a highly-motivated Marquez.
Marquez is a boxer who, by the way, who has come under scrutiny for potential use of some alternative methods in his preparations. Would I be shocked if Bradley was able to out-box his opponent long enough to secure a decision win? No.
Boxers have bounced back from the type of war he was just in, but it's a rare occasion when they do. If Provodnikov could concuss Bradley, I have to assume Marquez should be able to complete the job.
Record: 17-7 [Klitschko KO Povetkin]
Chris Robinson, Hustleboss.com/BoxingScene.com
Tim Bradley MD 12 Juan Manuel Marquez: This a very tough fight to pick. I am going with Tim Bradley in this one. I feel he will dig down deep and find a way to force his will on Juan Manuel Marquez. I think Tim will be buzzed a few times.
But if he finds a way to keep the fight in close quarters, he should have success. It wouldn't surprise me to see Marquez win controversially on the cards but I'm leaning towards Bradley by majority decision.
Record: 12-5 [Mayweather W 12 Alvarez]
Juan Manuel Marquez KO Tim Bradley: Tim Bradley struggled to survive Rusland Provodnikov. Juan Manuel Marquez is smaller, but more complete. Marquez's precision will eventually be too much.
Record: 16-8 [Klitschko KO Povetkin]
Michael Rosenthal, THE RING Magazine
Tim Bradley W 12 Juan Manuel Marquez: I can't remember a tougher pick in recent fights. I want to say Tim Bradley will eke out a decision because of his speed and mobility, but I'm not sure what his brutal fight against Ruslan Provodnikov has taken out of him.
Sometimes fighters are never the same after a war like that. I'm going to stick with my hunch, though. I think Bradley will go back to boxing instead of brawling and win a very close decision over Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Spastic has been used in medical senses since the 18th century and is still a neutral term for conditions like spastic colon or spastic paraplegia. In the 1970s and 1980s, spastic, usually used as a noun, became a term of abuse and was directed toward anyone regarded as incompetent or physically uncoordinated. Nowadays, this latter use of spastic, whether as a noun or as an adjective, is likely to cause offense, and it is preferable to use phrasing such as person with cerebral palsy instead of the noun spastic.
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MLB Insider: Texas can't hold 'em
True to the relief pitcher's personality, the signing of Mike Adams to a two-year-contract by the Philadelphia Phillies the other day was a whisper compared to the discombobulating, deafening blast of Josh Hamilton's deal with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Adams cashed in nicely, though, with a two-year, $12 million pact that should help the Phils stop blowing late leads left and right. Adams's 97 holds over the last three years – 61 of those with the Padres in 2010 and part of '11 -- are the most among major league set-up men.
The wonder is, who'll turn out the lights in Arlington? Because it sure seems like the party's over.
Adams' departure from his native, beloved Lone Star State continued a Tex-traordinary exodus of talent from a Rangers franchise that's won 90-plus games over each of the last three seasons and back-to-back American League pennants.
What, one lost wild-card playoff game and everything gets blown to smithereens?
OK, maybe not quite everything. The Rangers still have a decent nucleus of Adrian Beltre, Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz, though the absence of Hamilton will make their lives at the plate more difficult. The presence of Hamilton before or behind Albert Pujols in another AL West Division lineup, too, could make things downright unbearable.
Money's not much of an object in Texas, where the Rangers can outbid everybody for a Nick Swisher, but nobody on the free-agent (or trade) market can come close to replacing the left-handed slugger who hit 43 homers and drove in 128 runs last year.
To be sure, you can't match the peculiarity of the explanation why the Hamiltons didn't give the Rangers a chance to match the Halos' offer of five years, $125 million. Yes, Hamiltons, plural.
"My take on it was that we were with (the Rangers) for five years and if you're going to date somebody and that's going to be your man or your woman, you make it official and you make it known pretty quick or at some point that you want to be with them," said Hamilton's wife, Katie, at the introductory news conference in Anaheim. "They let us date other teams. Josh said he'd give them the first chance, and they didn't take him up on that. They let us go out and date people and kind of give our hearts away."
To which her husband added, "She said, 'You should have put a ring on it.'"
Fabulous. And now ballplayers are quoting their wives quoting Beyonce.
Indeed, the Rangers have lost the heart of their offense and the heart of their clubhouse. The latter is Michael Young, who was so alienated by Texas management and his oft-blurred role that he urged a trade after 13 years with the Rangers. He's now with the Phillies as well.
The Rangers who came within one strike of winning the 2011 World Series – and had the major leagues' best record as of the last week of last September – are scattering to the winds of free agency. Power-hitting catcher Mike Napoli, leased starting pitcher Ryan Dempster and reliever Koji Uehara all touched down in Boston, where the Red Sox are still undergoing their own transformation after a monumental salary dump-off on the Dodgers last season.
To replace lost players and attractions, the Rangers were among clubs trying to woo Zack Greinke and Torii Hunter. Both went elsewhere.
Understand. Without a roof over The Ballpark, Texas has long been a tough sell, especially to pitchers who are naturally averse to small, overheated yards where popped-up bunts carry into Texas Leaguers. Position players – and fans who still come by the millions at the risk of getting the vapors – would be more comfortable if Rangers home games were played on active lava flows.
That's part of what made the Rangers such a cool, no pun intended, story for these last three years. For a while, it seemed owner Nolan Ryan and general manager Jon Daniels had done the near-impossible.
Hate to say it, but she was right. The Rangers should've put a ring on it when they had a chance.
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Area briefs: Limestone women take third at King
Published: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 12:38 a.m.
The Limestone women's golf team placed third at the King College Invitational on Tuesday while the men tied for fifth.
Freshman Hannah Luckett led the way for the women's team as she finished seventh and was followed closely by freshman Taylor McInnis in eighth.
... The volleyball team fell 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-16) to Augusta State. Emylee Gotsch led the Saints with 15 kills.
CLEMSON: The men's soccer team fell 3-2 to Furman in overtime. Austin Savage and Preston Gayton scored the Tigers' goals.
USC UPSTATE: The volleyball team defeated Kennesaw State 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-23). Kayla McAvoy (Boiling Springs) led the Spartans with 15 kills.
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Study Finds Many Youth E-Cigarette Users Say They're Inhaling "Just Flavoring;" It Does Not Indicate How Many Are Also Inhaling Nicotine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A study published today in the journal Tobacco Control finds that about two-thirds of youth who had ever used electronic cigarettes or other vaporizers responded "just flavoring" when asked to choose only one reply from the choices "Nicotine," "Marijuana or hash oil," "Just flavoring," "Other" or "Don't know" to the question, "THE LAST TIME you used an electronic vaporizer such as an e-cigarette, what was in the mist you inhaled?" From 13 to 22 percent of these youth responded "nicotine" was in the mist they inhaled (percentages varied by grade). Youth who used e-cigarettes more frequently were much more likely to say they inhaled nicotine, with 47.5 percent of 12th graders who used vaporizers six or more times in the past 30 days saying they inhaled nicotine. The study is based on a single question from the 2015 Monitoring the Future survey of 8th, 10th and 12th graders.
New Study Finds Cigarettes Are Cheaper in Pharmacies, Undermining Health; Drug Stores Should Follow CVS's Lead and End Tobacco Sales
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new study published today in the American Journal of Public Health finds that cigarettes – both Marlboro and discount brands – are cheaper in pharmacies than in other types of stores.
This study provides another compelling reason for pharmacies to follow the lead of CVS Health and end the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. There is a fundamental conflict between pharmacies' stated commitment to promoting health and the sale of products that kill nearly half a million Americans each year. It's even worse when pharmacies sell cigarettes at cheap prices that entice young people and undermine smokers' efforts to quit. As the researchers note, this study indicates that ending the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies could eliminate an important source of cheap cigarettes.
NEJM Analysis: U.S. Smoking Rate Fell Much Faster Under Obama Administration, Would Reach Zero by 2035 if Recent Progress Continues
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An analysis published today in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that the adult smoking rate in the United States has fallen much faster under the Obama Administration than under the previous two administrations and would fall to zero by around 2035 if this accelerated rate of decline continues.
Michael Bloomberg Is Uniquely Qualified to Serve as WHO Global Ambassador for Non-Communicable Diseases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The World Health Organization has made an inspired choice in appointing Michael R. Bloomberg as the WHO Global Ambassador for Non-Communicable Diseases. No one is more qualified and committed than Mayor Bloomberg to lead the global fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease and diabetes, which are the world's biggest killers and place an ever-growing burden on low- and middle-income countries.
Ten Years Ago, a Federal Judge Found Tobacco Companies Lied to the American People; They're Still Fighting Order to Publish Corrective Statements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ten years ago, on Aug. 17, 2006, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler issued a landmark judgment that the major U.S. tobacco companies had violated civil racketeering laws and defrauded the American people by lying for decades about the health risks of smoking and their marketing to children. In a 1,683-page opinion, Judge Kessler detailed like never before how the tobacco companies "have marketed and sold their lethal products with zeal, with deception, with a single-minded focus on their financial success, and without regard for the human tragedy or social costs that success exacted." Importantly, Judge Kessler concluded, "The evidence in this case clearly establishes that Defendants have not ceased engaging in unlawful activity."
FDA's New Rule for E-Cigarettes, Cigars Takes Effect Today; Congress Must Reject Proposals to Weaken Agency's Oversight
WASHINGTON, DC – The Food and Drug Administration's long-overdue rule to protect kids and public health from electronic cigarettes, cigars, hookah and other previously unregulated tobacco products takes effect today. This rule is necessary to address the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes among youth and prevent kids from using any tobacco product.
As the FDA takes this important step, it is critical that Congress reject efforts to weaken the FDA's rule, including the two provisions that were included in the House appropriations bill that funds the FDA.
Ann Arbor Acts to Protect Kids, Save Lives by Raising Tobacco Age to 21
The Ann Arbor City Council on Thursday took bold action to protect kids from tobacco addiction and save lives by voting to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone under age 21. As the first city in Michigan to raise the tobacco age to 21, Ann Arbor is providing strong leadership in the fight against tobacco – the No. 1 cause of preventable death – and setting a terrific example for the entire state and the nation. We urge other Michigan cities to take similar action to prevent young people from using tobacco, save lives and help make the next generation tobacco-free.
Pennsylvania Tobacco Tax Increase is a Big Win for Kids and Health
WASHINGTON, DC – It is terrific news for Pennsylvania's kids and health that the Legislature has approved – and Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law – a $1 per pack increase in the state cigarette tax. The tobacco tax increase is truly a win-win-win solution for Pennsylvania – a health win that will reduce tobacco use and save lives, a financial win that will help raise needed revenue, and a political win that polls show is popular with voters. We applaud Gov. Wolf for his leadership in proposing a strong cigarette tax increase and the lawmakers who joined him in siding with kids over the tobacco industry.
Chicago Baseball Becomes Tobacco-Free; Wrigley Game Tomorrow is City's Historic First
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow afternoon, historic Wrigley Field will witness a new milestone: Chicago's first tobacco-free Major League Baseball game. With Chicago – home to two storied teams – joining the growing list of tobacco-free baseball cities, it's time for Major League Baseball and its players to set the right example for our kids and promptly agree to prohibit smokeless tobacco use at all Major League ballparks. As more and more Major League cities becoming tobacco-free, the only question is when all baseball will become tobacco-free.
House Appropriations Committee Slashes Funding for CDC's Vital Tobacco Control Programs, Putting Tobacco Industry Before Health
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Once again putting the tobacco industry's interests before America's kids and health, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee today voted to slash funding for the CDC's highly successful and cost-effective programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit. The committee approved a bill that cuts funding for the CDC's tobacco control programs by more than half, from $210 million to $100 million, and rejected an amendment, offered by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), to restore the funding (the bill funds the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2017).
The federal government must provide strong leadership in the fight against tobacco use, the number one cause of preventable death in the United States.
After a long battle, Congress and President Obama in 2009 enacted a new law giving the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products and marketing.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids was a leader in the fight for this law and is working to ensure it is vigorously enforced.
The Obama Administration also has launched the first national tobacco control strategy, which calls for a public education campaign and other actions to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from harmful secondhand smoke. It is critical that the plan be robustly funded and effectively implemented.
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Key Federal Issues
- FDA Authority Over Tobacco
A landmark 2009 law gives the FDA authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco products
- National Tobacco Control Strategy
Learn more about the Administration's plan to reinvigorate efforts to reduce tobacco use
- Health Care Reform
New law bolsters disease prevention and expands coverage for quit-smoking therapies
- Federal Tobacco Taxes
Higher tobacco taxes reduce smoking, raise revenue and are popular with the public
- Internet Tobacco Sales
The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act bars the illegal sale of tax-evading tobacco products over the Internet
- Trade and Tobacco
Tobacco products should be excluded from trade agreements
Tobacco use takes a huge toll in health, live and dollars in every state.
Tobacco costs state taxpayers billions each year in Medicaid and other health care expenses and imposes enormous costs on families and businesses.
State and local governments often have been in the forefront of the drive to reduce tobacco use, save lives and save money. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids works to put proven solutions in place in every state and community.
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The Toll of Tobacco in the U.S.
Key State and Local Issues
- Smoke-Free Laws
More and more states and localities are passing smoke-free laws that protect everyone's right to breathe clean air
- State Tobacco Taxes
Tobacco taxes are a win-win-win for states: they raise billions in revenue, reduce smoking and are popular with voters
- Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs
Every state should fund prevention programs at CDC-recommended levels. Only one state currently does
- Broken Promises to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement 17 Years Later
Read our report on how the states are collecting billions in tobacco revenue, but are spending less than two percent to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit
- Increasing the Sale Age for Tobacco Products to 21
Nearly all smokers start as kids or young adults, and these age groups are heavily targeted by the tobacco industry. Increasing the sale age will help prevent young people from ever starting to smoke
Tobacco use killed one hundred million people worldwide in the 20th century. Without urgent action, it will kill one billion people in the 21st century.
An international treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, requires nations to implement proven measures to reduce tobacco use.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids supports governments and non-governmental organizations around the world in promoting and implementing these policies. We are a partner in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, which focuses on low- and middle-income countries where more than 80 percent of tobacco-related deaths will occur in the coming decades.
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Get the latest data on tobacco's devastating impact on health, lives and the economy.
Tobacco Control Laws
Explore tobacco-control laws and litigation from around the world.
Key International Issues
- Advertising and Promotion
Bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship reduce tobacco use, especially among youth
- Illicit Trade/Smuggling
International and national policies are needed to combat the illicit tobacco trade, which harms public health and global security and costs governments billions
- Light and Low-Tar Cigarettes
Nations must stop the marketing of cigarettes as "light" and "low-tar," which falsely promotes some cigarettes as less harmful
- Public Education Campaigns
Aggressive campaigns prevent children from smoking, help smokers quit and change public attitudes
- Smoke-Free Laws
There is a fast-growing global movement to adopt 100 percent smoke-free laws that apply to all workplaces and public places
- Taxation & Price
Higher tobacco taxes reduce smoking, save lives and increase revenues
- Warning Labels
Large, graphic warning labels increase knowledge of health risks and influence decisions whether to smoke
For decades, the tobacco industry has marketed its deadly products to kids, deceived the public about the harmful effects of tobacco use and fought proven measures to reduce tobacco use.
In a landmark 2006 U.S. federal court ruling, the big cigarette makers were found to be racketeers who engaged in a deadly fraud.
Despite marketing restrictions and the imposition of new Food and Drug Administration regulations, the industry continues to try to thwart the law.
And it has redoubled its promotion of tobacco products around the world, targeting low- and middle-income countries with limited resources to deal with its deadly products and deceptive marketing.
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How Big Tobacco targets kids today
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How Big Tobacco and Convenience Stores Partner to Market Tobacco Products and Fight Life-Saving Policies
- U.S. Courts: Big Tobacco Guilty as Charged
Major tobacco companies are racketeers who conspired to deceive the public and target children
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The tobacco industry is trying to thwart FDA's new ban and perpetuate a deadly fraud
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Pollsters Struggle to Project Heisman Winner
Electoral-vote projections were all the rage in the run-up to November's big vote. But they're old hat for the big December vote: the one for the Heisman Trophy, college football's top award.
For the 22nd year now, Scripps Howard News Service is polling 10 of the 925 Heisman voters from around the country; for 18 of the past 21 years, the poll, administered by the Rocky Mountain News, has gotten the winner of the often-predictable contest right. Stiff Arm Trophy, a Web site run by Kari Chisholm, a Democratic strategist who is president of Portland-based Mandate Media, is a newer entrant with an even better record: It's a perfect six for six in predicting the winner of the vote. Chisholm collects public ballot disclosures — such as those of sportswriters who publish their picks, and the reasoning behind them — and also emails voters to solicit their ballots. He's collected 117 ballots so far this year, dwarfing Scripps's sample size, with about half coming from each source.
Unlike with the presidential race, polling for this year's Heisman race suggests a very close finish, with three top contenders, all quarterbacks for the nation's three top-ranked teams, in the running. Scripps Howard's final poll showed Texas's Colt McCoy narrowly ahead. Florida's Tim Tebow, last year's winner, is ahead on the ballots collected by Stiff Arm Trophy, but the site so far is projecting a narrow victory for Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, based on adjustments by the geographical source for the ballots collected so far. (Chisholm won't make a final projection until Friday night, 24 hours before the winner is announced.) Three other projections are split, with two going to Bradford and one to Tebow.
"I've been working on this thing for about 15 years, and it's the closest I've seen it on the final poll," said John Lindsay, sports editor of Scripps Howard, whose poll showed McCoy ahead with 42 points, Bradford in second with 41 and Tebow holding 34 points. Remarkably, Bradford led McCoy in the prior poll; then McCoy was idle while Bradford threw for 384 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday while leading Oklahoma to the Big 12 championship — and then he was passed in the poll. "It makes absolutely no sense," said Lindsay, who voted for Bradford.
Votes for the Heisman, like those for political candidates, aren't always logical. Chisholm said that the early ballots he collects tend to favor underdogs and regional favorites. In some years, these come in even before the regular season is over, but this year, with Tebow and Bradford both active on Saturday, nearly all votes were placed this week. (It's unclear how or whether recently imprisoned former Heisman winner O.J. Simpson will vote.)
Chisholm acknowledged he was nervous about the balloting. "This will be the year that proves whether my method is a good one," he said. "There's not a whole lot to be gained by projecting a landslide."
Lindsay said that no matter the accuracy of the Scripps poll this year, nor the fate of the financially troubled Rocky, he'll carry on next year. If the Rocky folds, "I'll have to try to round up the voters myself," Lindsay said, adding of the Heisman, "It's a silly popularity contest, but people just love it."


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Urgent: User's Manual to the House on VA bill & lawsuit against the president today
Per Pergram-Capitol Hill
Two major items on the House docket today. One is the VA reform bill. The other is the resolution authorizing a lawsuit against President Obama claiming an executive overreach with the health care law.
We don't have specific floor guidance yet, but I would expect the House to debate the VA bill in early afternoon.
This measure is very popular. And as a result, the House is going to expedite its move to the floor, forgoing some of the usual procedural traps. The tradeoff is a shorter debate time of about 40 minutes and a two-thirds vote requirement for passage. The final vote on this bill is expected to well-exceed that threshold. 290 is two-thirds of 435. House membership is currently at 433. So with some absences, et al, it probably needs something in the 280ish range..depending on how many members cast ballots.
I would expect this vote by mid-afternoon or so. But again, subject to change.
In addition, we got a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score last night on the bill. The topline spending figure is still $17 billion. But it increases the federal deficit by $10 billion over four years.
That's not optimum but a lot better than some were expecting. Remember, CBO had early scores in the $25 to as high as $50 billion range for this package.
On the lawsuit for the president…
This is a two-step procedure.
At some point this afternoon, the House will bring the "rule" which governs how it handles the lawsuit resolution to the floor. At this point, the House is debating the "issue" of the lawsuit, but not the resolution itself. However, debate on the rule often provides good debate for sound.
The House must then vote on the rule. Once the House adopts the rule, it can debate the actual resolution.
A vote is planned for late afternoon/early evening authorizing the suit. It will need a simple majority.
One note: Please do not refer to the resolution authorizing the lawsuit as a "bill." It's not. There's a parliamentary difference. The Senate does not have to get involved. The president does not have to sign it. Just called it a resolution, a measure, a plan, etc.
Questions? Please call or email.
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OAKLAND, Calif.—Hoping to provide more access to commuters, Bay Area Rapid Transit officials will begin holding some board meetings at night.
The Oakland Tribune reports ( http://bit.ly/ZRmTsR) BART directors will be experimenting with night meetings to see if it will be easier for the public to attend and speak out about the train system.
The newspaper says few people other than BART employees and contractors usually attend the board's 9 a.m. meetings held in downtown Oakland on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.
On May 23 the BART board will discuss the annual budget at a meeting starting at 6 p.m. The June 13 meeting discussing easing restrictions on bringing bicycles on trains will also begin at 6 p.m.
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NEWBURY, Ohio, October 18, 2011 — Next month, Katie Spotz, who set a world record in March 2010 as the
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CMU football tops New Mexico Highlands 31-19
Posted: 10/11/2014 - Colorado Mesa got three more touchdowns from Andrew Cota en route to beating New Mexico Highlands 31-19 Saturday afternoon at Stocker Stadium.
Posted: 10/11/2014 - Colorado Mesa got three more touchdowns from Andrew Cota en route to beating New Mexico Highlands 31-19 Saturday afternoon at Stocker Stadium.
Updated: 10/08/2014 - The true freshman accounted for over 400 yards and five touchdowns in last Saturday's win over Black Hills State.
Posted: 10/08/2014 - The Mavs will play only their second home stint this weekend and are hoping for another big crowd.
Posted: 10/05/2014 - Roy Abergil scored in the 90th minute as Colorado Mesa beat Colorado Christian 1-0 on Sunday at Walker Field.
Posted: 09/30/2014 - After a disappointing loss last Saturday to Chadron State, CMU will start freshman Andrew Cota at quarterback.
Posted: 09/30/2014 - After collecting six points over the weekend, CMU returns to Grand Junction for four straight at home.
Posted: 09/28/2014 - The CMU women's soccer team lost to Regis on Sunday at Walker Field.
Posted: 09/27/2014 - The CMU Mavericks lost to Chadron State in their RMAC home-opener at Stocker Stadium Saturday.
Posted: 09/24/2014 - Fan in attendance donated non-perishable food to benefit the Grand Junction Kids Backpack Program.
Updated: 09/18/2014 - The Mavericks improved to 7-2 on the season with a rematch victory over Regis.
Updated: 09/16/2014 - The CMU football team hits the practice field with an emphasis on fixing the little things.
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Updated: 09/06/2014 - Mesa squandered an early lead, only to tie the game late and win in OT.
Updated: 09/04/2014 - The Mavericks will need to replace two of their top arms and five of their nine everyday hitters, but look to have just as much, or more talent in 2015.
Updated: 09/01/2014 - Offensive improvements have been the early focus this year, and the Mavs are ready to show the progress in Saturday's opener.
Updated: 08/26/2014 - The Mavericks made a big run in the second half of the season in 2013, but were left out of the NCAA tournament.
Updated: 08/18/2014 - The Mavs collected three first-place votes, and enter the season ranked second in the RMAC.
Posted: 08/11/2014 - With much of last year's turnover-producing defense returning, offensive improvement could put CMU at top of RMAC.
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Updated: 06/13/2014 - CMU freshman golfer earns NCAA DII national recognition.
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IN THE SUMMER of 1776, a small band of determined underdogs gathered at a fortress of freedom called Independence Hall and challenged an entrenched, seemingly invulnerable power.
Two-hundred-and-thirty-six years later, just a short ride from that hallowed spot, an equally challenged band of insurrectionists from its "Fishtown fortress of freedom" is taking on a seemingly insurmountable foe.
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If you can't tell by my many postings about Spring, I love sunshine! There is something about the warm rays on my face, the smell of sunscreen and the giggles of my little boys that bring me to my happy place. I could sit on the beach for hours and just "be." Trey has to "do" something at the beach such as find shark teeth or fish, but I am just as happy to "be." I think my boys take after me in that regards, they can just "be" at the beach. I've always said if I hadn't gone into medicine I would have been a beach bum. I'm lucky. I get to be a doctor at the beach. Since I've been able to sneak out of the hospital early and the weather has been nice, we've been doing lots of things outdoors.
We've played a lot in the back yard with some of our sand and water toys...
|There is something special about a little bit of sand, a few seashells and plastic shovels that make even my impossible to photograph together boys willingly smile for the camera.
|Chunky set out to explore the backyard splash pad for the first time. He sauntered over to the edge and quickly realized there were little fountains of water spraying. He splashed about for a little while before deciding to take a leap of faith (or slippery splash) into the pool part of the splash pad.
|Monkey wrestled a giant dolphin (?whale?) and emerged victorious. He slid down the giant sea creature multiple times yelling "I'm okay!" with a sly grin after every fall.
We rode the ferry boat and fed the seagulls...
|Daddy may or may not have had part of his cuticle ripped of my a hungry seagull resulting in a small amount of blood loss.
|How cool is that! Finally caught a picture of the seagull grabbing the bread out of Trey's hands.
And we played on the beach...
|My little beach Monkey relaxing in his chair. The weather wasn't very pretty - really windy, freezing water and tons of seaweed - but we still managed to have fun.
|Monkey caught the ladybug flag!
|Walk on little Chunky Monkey...
|Daddy found a lot of shark teeth for Monkey to examine.
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Cycling is an endurance sport that can help athletes achieve many goals. Depending on your aim, whether it is distance, speed, weight loss or simply enjoyment, there are numerous workouts available to make each ride different so you never get bored.
For cyclists aiming to increase their power and speed, an interval workout that focuses on VO2 max, threshold power and subthreshold power can achieve these results. The reason for these types of workouts is that by training at a high intensity, riders start to delay lactic acid from accumulating and increase their VO2 max. Begin by warming up for at least 15 minutes, then push to 95 to 100 percent of maximum heart rate in a medium or large gear for 40 seconds followed by a 20-second recovery. Repeat this 10 times for one set. Take a five-minute break between sets and complete as many as four sets for a full workout. Add no more than two interval workouts per week.
Considered one of the most difficult cycling workouts, hills build endurance and lactate threshold. This workout is completed at a high cadence, so riders should reach 80 to 90 percent of their maximum heart rate while at a cadence of around 90 rpm. The best terrain for this workout is a long and steady uphill. After a 15- to 20-minute warm-up, complete 10 minutes at the high cadence followed by five minutes of recovery. Repeat the entire workout three times followed by a 10-minute cool down.
The main goal of a long ride is typically to build or maintain overall endurance by increasing fat oxidation capabilities. A ride of this length should only be completed once a week. This workout is completed at a steady tempo that remains moderately intensive. Long endurance rides are typically 15 to 30 miles long. At no point during the ride should the cyclist's heart rate rise above 75 percent of his maximum heart rate. As a rider's base level of fitness increases, add an extra 30 minutes each week to this workout.
An ideal way to help build an aerobic foundation is through a tempo workout. In this workout, the rider does not ride as hard as the traditional interval workout but instead continuously increases and then maintains a steady rhythm. For the tempo workout, warm up for 15 to 20 minutes and then start to build the overall intensity and effort. The aim is to reach 75 to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate and then hold this effort for approximately 45 minutes. Try to maintain this intensity uninterrupted by stop signs or hills if possible. Follow this section with an easy five- to 10-minute cool down.
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