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Floyd Mayweather Gets Investment Advice from Warren Buffett What to Do With MillionsFollowers of unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr are used by now to seeing video and photo posts of the champ showing off his latest purchase of diamonds, watches, cars and other luxury items for himself and girlfriend Doralee "Bad" Medina. He has also posted shots of himself with 8-digit checks or a bag full of cold cash, giving the impression that Money May is flaunting his wealth amid criticisms that he is an uneducated millionaire
86-Year-Old Sister of Warren Buffett Heads Foundation That Gives Away the Investment Guru's WealthInvestment guru Warren Buffett, 83, is fulfilling his 2006 promise to share his wealth by tapping a foundation set-up by his 86-year-old sister Doris. The Sunshine Lady Foundation has seven women staff who go over the thousands of letters the billionaire received the past 12 years and respond to those they deem worthy of assistance.
Climate Change: Australia Forecasts Hotter Climate, Longer Bushfire SeasonClimate change has been blamed to play a crucial role in the summer's heat wave. The Australian report released on March 4 suggested the country will experience a longer bushfire season caused by the continual rising of greenhouse gases. This means a hotter weather with increased risks of extreme fire in bushlands.
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Australian Deficit: Where Did the Money Go?Ah. So that's what happens when you spend money you expect to have and then the money fails to show up. You get a $7.5 billion federal deficit that will be around $12 billion by the end of the year. If Standard and Poor's said Australia's AAA credit rating was under threat without a government commitment to reduce the deficit, then aren't bigger government deficits a threat to Australia's credit rating now?
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Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 2/15/2013The Australian share market opened slightly lower this morning after a mixed night on overseas markets. Overnight European indices were hit by the news that growth in the Eurozone had contracted by 0.6% in the final quarter of 2012. This was not good news after a report earlier in the day showed the Japanese economy also contracted in the December quarter of 2012.
World's Richest People have Power to Put an End to Poverty, Oxfam SaysAn outbreak of extreme wealth has been exacerbating the problem of inequality, thus making it much more difficult to fight with poverty, according to Oxfam International - the worldwide confederation of 17 organizations. As it was underlined prior to the annual meeting in Davos, the world's richest 100 individuals collected enough in 2012 to put an end to the burning issue of poverty.


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, slow heart rate, and just a general ill feeling. I've only had a total of .5 mg of klonopin in the last two days. Prior to that I had not taken klonopin for 3 days. My pcp now wants me to switch to .5 mg Xanax tonight. Is this safe? I tapered off the klonopin because it made me feel like I had a flat affect...I only took it for 6 wks with the max dose being .5 mg twice a day.
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Hello. I believe I can be of help to you with this issue.
One of the 'dirty little secrets' of benzodiazepines is the difficult withdrawal symptoms one experiences if they have been on them a relatively long time---even when one is taking quite a small dose. It can truly take many weeks and even months to feel 'well' again because of residual withdrawal/adjustments a person goes through. So this is not an easy thing you are going through---a common experience unfortunately. But to answer your question---yes, Xanax and klonopin are quite similar and one can substitute one for the other and may only experience slight changes in their profile of side effects, if any. So it is "safe', in that sense.
Now, I can only give you academic information in answer to your question, not 'prescription' advice. But another tapering schedule would have switched you to valium from klonopin to make sure your blood levels are quite stable, and then taper you down from that. But you've tapered the klonopin quite well and probably, might have further tapered even the .5 dose in small increments, day by day. for 2-3 more weeks. Also, academically speaking, it is unclear what the tapering strategy is from the point of the switch i.e.,
your doctor tell you what the plan was going forward after you make this switch? I ask because as I said before, when trying to help patients taper, it is usually a good idea to make sure their blood levels are as stable and consistent as possible, and this typically means using a similar drug to the one they originally became addicted to,
with a longer 'half-life',
meaning it stays in your system longer, more consistently. Then, you taper the longer half-life drug. But in this case, it is a little unclear why your doc chose to put you on a shorter half-life drug such as Xanax. That is, when people are on Xanax long term, it is common to put them on klonopin and taper from that because klonopin has the longer half-life. But all in all, what you are doing is from an academic perspective, quite safe; I would try to find out what the 'plan' is from this point forward. You are going to be taking somewhat higher absolute mg dosages of xanax, relative to klonopin, to have an 'equivalent' dosage of it; so probably, the assumption is that it will be easier to further taper from say 1 or 2 mg of Xanax (roughly equivalent to .5 mg klonopin), than to further taper the klonopin per se. Again, academically, this makes sense, however, it isn't that hard to accurately and finely reduce .5 mg of a medication. If it is in solid pill form for instance, one can crush it to a fine powder and them mix it with sugar or corn starch absolutely thoroughly, and then cut the MIXTURE in half, or fourths, etc. also, if one is taking capsules, they can buy empty capsules from their pharmacist and divide a full capsule quite evenly among say, 4-8 of the empty one, partially filling each an equal amount. I suspect you know about the very cheap pill cutters you can buy (a couple of bucks) to slice solid pills as well.
I will pause here and solicit your feedback and reaction to what I've said here.
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I decided to go off the klonopin myself due the flat affect I experienced...I should have consulted my pcp beforehand bit didn't think I would have trouble as I had only taken the klonopin for about six weeks at my highest dose being .5 mg twice a day. When I tapered I went down by half but did it to quickly I believe. Today the withdrawal symptoms were awful. I was put on the klonopin due to an anxious episode I have been in along with the lexapro .
My doc said he would like me on the Xanax for app. 6 weeks and then would taper me off.
My biggest question is will the xanax get rid of the withdrawal symptoms I am experiencing right now?
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Yes, it will get rid of your withdrawal symptoms. Also you are quite correct---you tapered yourself far too quickly. This tapering regimen can take somewhat longer than the time you were on it i.e., probably 8-10 weeks, actually, if you are sensitive to the drug and have strong withdrawal symptoms. So as they say, 'would-have, should-have, could-have' doesn't help right now of course, but a much slower tapering schedule would have probably prevented the withdrawal symptoms, or made them mildly distressing, but tolerable. I don't want to second-guess your doctor but placing you on Xanax for 6 weeks before tapering is a curious strategy---from an academic perspective. You might want to at least ask, "Why, if the withdrawal symptoms go away once I start Xanax, can't I simply start tapering over the next six weeks, rather than wait six weeks and THEN start tapering, particularly if I can tolerate it o.k.?" He/she might have an interesting answer I can't fathom.....
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Loredana Bertè
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Loredana Bertè is an Italian singer. In her long career she has worked with some of the best Italian songwriters such as Enrico Ruggeri, Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Enzo Jannacci and Mango, among others. She has experimented with different… Read More
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Disney event set in Frederick, Md.
FREDERICK, Md. - Tickets are now on sale for Disney's "Imagination Movers" to be performed at 2 and 5 p.m. April 16 and at 1 and 4 p.m. April 17 at the Weinberg Center for the Arts.
Tickets range from $22.50 to $37.50.
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Theater to present performance
CUMBERLAND, Md. - The New Embassy Theatre, 49 Baltimore St., will present "Three Tall Women" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Nov. 26, and 27 and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 28. "Three Tall Women" is an unsentimental meditation on the phases of a woman's life full of insight on aging, family dynamics and human frailty. Tickets are $18 for general admission and $16 for seniors and students.
For more information, call 301-722-4692.
'Angels in America' to be presented
WINCHESTER, Va. - Shenandoah University will present "Angels in America, Part 1: Millennium Approaches" at 8 p.m. today to Sunday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Glaize Theatre. This epic work explores the issues of AIDS, homosexuality and humanity through the interconnected lives of individuals living in America during the Reagan Administration. This play contains adult themes and may not be suitable for children.
For more information or tickets, call 540-665-4569.
Emmylou Harris to take the stage
FREDERICK, Md. - The Weinberg Center for the Arts will present the following lineup:
Friday: Emmylou Harris;
Saturday and Sunday: The Maryland International Kids FilmFest, which includes "Moon Girl," "Magnetism," "Propose" and "Moonwalking;"
Nov. 26: Deanna Bogart;
Nov. 29: NewSong's Very Merry Christmas Tour;
Dec. 2: The Sicilian Tenors.
In addition, as part of its "MovieTime series," the following classic films will be shown:
Nov. 27, 6 p.m.: "A Pocketful of Miracles;" and
Nov. 27, 9 p.m.: "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
Tickets for the film showings are $7 per adult and $5 for seniors, students and children.
For more information or tickets, call 301-600-2828 or visit the website at www.weinbergcenter.org.
'Season in Exile' set to continue
FREDERICK, Md. - Maryland Shakespeare Festival's 2010-11 "Season in Exile" continues with a tale of exploitation and lust in "Measure for Measure" at 8 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Parish Hall of All Saints Episcopal Church, 21 N. Court St. Suggested donation is $15 at the door.
For more information or reservations, call Karen at 301-668-4090 or visit www.MDShakes.org.
Capitol Theatre to host Irish event
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Capitol Theatre will host the following performances:
Sunday: The Towne Singers;
Feb. 26, 2011: Dublin's Traditional Irish Cabaret; and
April 9: The National Christian Choir.
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'Christmas Carol' set at Full Circle
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Full Circle Theater Company will present "A Christmas Carol" at 8 p.m. every Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. every Sunday, Nov. 26 to Dec. 5. Tickets are $17 per adult and $8 per student.
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'Yes Virginia' set to begin Nov. 26
CHARLESTON - The Oakridge Bible Church will present the Christmas play "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" Nov. 26 to Dec. 4.
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Way Off Broadway lineup set
FREDERICK, Md. - The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre and Children's Theatre presents its productions:
To Jan. 8, 2011 - "Twas the Night Before Christmas;"
Friday to Jan. 8, 2011 - "Christmas Follies: The North Pole Revue;"
Jan. 21 to March 19: "The Drowsy Chaperone;"
Jan. 29 to March 19: Disney's "101 Dalmatians"
Shows run every Friday and Saturday evening, with some Sunday evening performances, as well as select Saturday and Sunday matinee performances.
For more information, call the box office at 301-662-6600 or visit www.wayoffbroadway.com.
'Footloose' to take the stage in Dec.
FREDERICK, Md. - Other Voices Productions will perform "Footloose" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-4 at the Performing Arts Factory, 244 S. Jefferson St. Tickets are $15 for students and seniors and $18 for general admission.
For more information or tickets, call 301-662-3722 or visit the website at www.danceunlimitedfrederick.com.
The Apollo Civic Theatre lineup set
MARTINSBURG - The Apollo Civic Theatre presents the following main stage productions:
Dec. 10-12, 17-19 - "Little Women, The Musical;"
March 11-13, 18-21, 2011 - "Arsenic & Old Lace;" and
April 8-10, 15-17, 2011 - "London Suite."
For more information or reservations, call 304-263-6766 or visit www.apollo-theatre.org.
'White Christmas' to be performed
CHARLES TOWN - The Old Opera House Theatre Company presents the following productions for the 2010 season:
Dec. 3-5, 9-12: "White Christmas."
For tickets or more information call 888-900-SHOW.
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Nov. 27 to Dec. 24 - "The Perfect Christmas Tree."
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Peter Falk, D. B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore, Ellen Burstyn
By the maudlin end of this putative comedy, so many body organs of various description have come into play that the movie no longer has room on its sleeve to wear its heart.
The film begins as a kind of antic paean to the supposedly hilarious rambunctiousness of the aged. Said hilarity is embodied by Falk as a Polish immigrant baker in Pittsburgh; his geriatric wit and wisdom surface mostly in his argument-settling line, "End of conversation!" It is Falk's relationship with his orphaned grandson (Sweeney) that fuels the plot.
The grandpa is a clunky stereotype, with every "Polish" trait in the cliché handbook—he's even an avid bowler. But anybody's take on Falk will depend on how well he likes Falk's Columbo. Sweeney whines as much as a Northern Exposure character, while Moore, as his social worker love interest, is self-righteous but intolerant. (PG)
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Susan , really like this and another togle I've seen of yours. I wanted to get into making some of my findings. I'll be on the look out for your new book.
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Hey Karen, actually, I'm Jodi. LOL! My new book isn't on metalsmithing. It's on wire. I'm debating on writing tutorials for the metalsmithing.....
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Crews work to clear out tumbleweedsUPDATED 7:06 PM MST Jan 30, 2014
A crew set out to clear out a massive pileup of tumbleweeds in northwest Albuquerque Thursday, after residents fretted over the potential fire danger for weeks.Video Transcript
ALBUQUERQUE. AND THE SITUATION HAD HOMEOWNERS, FEARING A HUGE FIRE COULD SPARK. BUT, FINALLY THE CITY SENT OUT A HUGE CREW TO GET RID OF THE HAZARD. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER REGINA RUIZ WAS THERE, AND JOINS US WITH THE DETAILS. IT'S NEW AT 6. DOUG AND SHELLY, THIS WAS A MAJOR OPERATION.... THE SUPERVISORS OUT AT THE CLEAN UP CALL THIS THE LARGEST TUMBLEWEED REMOVAL THEY HAVE SEEN IN QUITE SOMETIME. crew pushing giant pile of tumble weeds PLOWING THROUGH MORE THAN SIX FEET OF TUMBLEWEEDS... Massive, massive amounts AS MORE AND MORE WEEDS FILLED THE PETROGLYPHS IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE, HOMEOWNERS WORRIED ABOUT A FIRE HAZARD. ESPECIALLY WITH WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN 40 MILES AN HOUR THIS WEEK. It's to be expected and I understand that.Tumbleweeds,10, 20, 30, 40 that blow into your yard. But, when you are faced with thousands of them, you're kind of at a loss as to what am I going to do? KOAT FIRST REPORTED THE TUMBLEWEED PROBLEM A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE CITY HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IT WAS TO REMOVE THE WEEDS. PUTTING WEEDS IN TRUCK THURSDAY, ALBUQUERQUE'S OPEN SPACE, PARKS AND CLEAN CITIES TACKLED THE WEED ISSUE. PUSHING WEEDS OVER IT TOOK HOURS, AND MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE TO LOAD THE WEEDS INTO DUMP TRUCKS. It's hard to quantify exactly how many tumbleweeds were out here, but to give you an idea each of the dump trucks they are filling up can carry thousands of pounds of tumble weeds CREWS RAKING NOW, RESIDENTS CAN BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF. Yes, definitely so, very thankful THE WEEDS AND THE HAZARD ARE GONE. NOW, RESIDENTS ARE HOPING THE CITY COMES UP WITH SOME TYPE OF PERMANENT SOLUTION TO KEEP THE WEEDS FROM PILING UP SO BADLY IN THE PETROGLYPHS. CREWS CLEANED UP THE MAJOR TUMBLEWEED PROBLEM AT THE PETROGLYPHS BECAUSE IT WAS ON CITY PROPERTY. CITY CREWS WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REMOVE TUMBLEWEEDS ON PRIVATE LAND.
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New Research Identifies Practice Changes to Improve Value and Quality of GI Procedures
Studies Presented at DDW® 2013 Also Highlight Patient Risks
Orlando, FL (May 18, 2013) — There are significant cost and risk factors associated with two procedures commonly used to diagnose or treat gastrointestinal problems, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW).
A study by New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill-Cornell Medical College suggests that more objective testing may substantially reduce the cost and risk of managing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Although GERD is believed to affect nearly 25 percent of adults, researchers found that almost a third of patients undergoing treatment have no measurable signs of the chronic condition. The study projected cost-savings of up to $7,300 per patient over 10 years if current diagnostic guidelines were changed.
"Many patients remain on proton-pump inhibitors for years after the trial period without any confirmation that they are being treated for the right diagnosis," said David Kleiman, MD, a research fellow in the department of surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital. "A prompt pH monitoring test could help clinicians to accurately diagnosis GERD, increase healthy outcomes for patients and save people money."
GERD occurs when stomach acid or bile flows back into the food pipe from the stomach, causing acid reflux and heartburn. Methods for diagnosing and treating it remain controversial. Most guidelines recommend an eight-week trial of proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) to reduce acid secretion. Clinicians then observe the patient to see if symptoms subside.
The study compared this approach with 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring, in which a small tube is passed through the nose into the stomach. The tube is attached to a recorder worn at the belt to track acid levels.
"The misconceptions about pH monitoring are that it's unnecessary, expensive or too inconvenient," added Dr. Kleiman. "But, the benefits seen in our study show that pH monitoring should be strongly considered."
Using patient data from the esophageal monitoring, Dr. Kleiman and colleagues found that 32 percent of individuals who were taking PPIs had no objective signs of GERD — pointing to unnecessary spending on medication and increased risk from prolonged PPI use.
Dr. Kleiman concluded that patients should be considered for pH monitoring immediately after their eight-week PPI trial.
Data point to strategies to avoid GI surgery readmissions
Other cost-saving data presented at DDW zeros in on the risk factors associated with surgical readmission in major gastrointestinal resections. Unplanned readmissions are estimated to cost $17 billion annually in the U.S., but many are preventable. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center analyzed data from nearly 45,000 patients undergoing GI surgery and found that if patients have a complication in the hospital, they are one third more likely to be readmitted. This is one of the largest studies to date to focus on readmissions following gastrointestinal surgery.
"This finding tells us that we need to take a closer look at discharge plans after complications occur," said Fergal Fleming, assistant professor of surgery and oncology and clinical director of Surgical Health Outcomes and Research Enterprise (SHORE) at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Data from Dr. Fleming's study found the unplanned readmission rate for patients undergoing gastrointestinal resection was 12 percent. The estimated cost for a readmission ranges from $5,000 to $15,000. His analysis also identified preoperative steroid use, operative time and discharge to a facility other than home as risk factors.
"These data provide us with a roadmap for cost-saving, preventative measures that we can study to improve care and increase healthy outcomes," he said.
Dr. Kleiman will present data from the study "Early referral for 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring is more cost-effective than prolonged use of proton pump inhibitors in patients with suspected gastroesophageal reflux disease," abstract 201, on Sunday, May 19, at 8:30 a.m. ET in Room 303ABC of the Orange County Convention Center.
Dr. Fleming will present data from the study "Risk factors associated with 30-day readmissions in major gastrointestinal resections," abstract 202, on Sunday, May 19, at 8:45 a.m. ET in Room 303ABC of the Orange County Convention Center.
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Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. Jointly sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT), DDW takes place May 18 to 21, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. The meeting showcases more than 5,000 abstracts and hundreds of lectures on the latest advances in GI research, medicine and technology.
More information can be found at www.ddw.org. Follow us on Twitter @DDWMeeting; hashtag #DDW13. Become a fan of DDW on Facebook.


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Oprah-backed indie opens Nov. 6
LEE DANIELS is a guy I was once seated next to at a Vogue dinner party arranged by the giant fashion plate, Andre Leon Talley. After five minutes, I realized he had been a driving force, as a producer, who helped Halle Berry win an Oscar for "Monster's Ball." He was as impressed with his "overnight success" as I was!
Recently, not having seen Lee in ages, I wrote a story about his surprising next triumph — as director and producer of the $3 million movie "Precious."
The Lionsgate movie, opening Nov. 6, won three awards at Sundance. And it won Oprah's backing. It stars young Gabourey ("Gabby") Sidibe as the tormented teenager whose father impregnates her, whose classmates bully her and whose witch of a mother beats her. (Lee says the latter role is that of a classic villainess, acted by award-winning comedienne Mo'Nique "in a way that makes you ask 'whatever happened to Baby Jane.' ")
Lee was full of raves for another actress, Paula Patton, who plays a lesbian who intervenes on behalf of the abused girl. Mariah Carey, who is one of Lee's pet talents, has a role here also, and Lenny Kravitz plays a nurse.
"Did Oprah really back this film all the way?" I ask Lee who is kidding around on the other end of the phone. He settled down: "Indeed she did. She connected to it with bells and whistles and is an executive producer with Tyler Perry."
Daniels is a guy on the verge, concerned that he makes the right choices. He says he is looking forward to working with Berry again. He is being offered big money to make big films, but wants to be sure he is doing the right thing, "because we never had money to do movies like this before…though this one cost us only $3 million."
Lee is doing the right thing, I think. At least, he agreed to take me to dinner with Carey, a long admired mutual friend, and with Kravitz, on whom I have had a big crush since being introduced to him in Orso one night whereupon he rose, crushed me to his chest and gave me a big kiss.
I'm such a pushover!
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NATALIE COLE shows herself as a writer in her article for Jason Binn's magazine Los Angeles Confidential — this issue is Binn's debut as editorial director.
Natalie, a ten-time Grammy winner, writes movingly of her bouts with addiction and illness: "Whatever horror stories you have heard about chemo is true. It is absolutely one of the most debilitating and difficult experiences that could ever happen to a human being. … Trying to perform was a real challenge. Just picture an IV hanging from a wardrobe rack in my dressing room in Japan as I tried to prepare for two shows in a night!"
The singer has no qualms discussing "my younger, hell-raising days. I was an active drug user and heroin was my drug of choice." (Doctors feel that needle-use brought on hepatitis C and Natalie's recent kidney failure.)
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THIS WEEK kicks off the advent of the HBO movie "Grey Gardens," starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange as the little and big "Edie Beales" and Jeanne Tripplehorn as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. (It airs Saturday at 8 p.m.)
"Grey Gardens" is an extraordinary work of art about the media-covered fallen socialite cousins of Jackie, living in East Hampton as they careened toward their wrecked and useless lives. I didn't think I could stand to know one more thing about them. (Remember, it has already been a famous documentary and a Broadway musical.) But this movie is excellent. The protagonists are pitiful but you can't help extending your sympathy.
Tonight, HBO throws the big premiere of "Grey Gardens" at the Ziegfeld Theater. (Dinner and congratulations follow, at the Pierre Grand Ballroom.) The Misses Lange and Barrymore will preside.


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Technical Debt
During the planning or execution of a software project, decisions are made to defer necessary work. For example:
It's too late in the LifeCycle
to upgrade to the new release of the compiler. We'll do it next time around.
We're not completely conforming to the
guidelines. We'll get to it next time.
We don't have time to uncruft (refactor, see
) the hyper-widget code. Punt until next time.
The list can grow quite long, with some items surviving across multiple development cycles. A big pile of deferred work can gum up a project, yet many of the items on the list don't appear on a project team's radar, especially if the focus is primarily on new product features. Yet removing accumulated sludge needs to be accounted for in planning!
Make the debt visible. Keep an explicit TechnicalDebtList
. Group deferred tasks into workable units, note the consequences of leaving each unit unattended. Keep the list visible. Make sure that Marketing knows that the list exists, and repeat the mantra "If we don't schedule time to pay off
, you might not get all of the new features that you want." Allow time on the schedule for
, and keep the debt manageable. --
Clarifications (driven from the discussion in
Technical Debt includes those
things that you choose not to do now, but which will impede future development if left undone. This includes deferred refactoring.
Technical Debt doesn't include deferred functionality, except possibly in edge cases where delivered functionality is "good enough" for the customer, but doesn't satisfy some standard (e.g., a UI element that isn't fully compliant with some UI standard).
is a measure of how untidy or out-of-date the development work area for a product is. --
Don't let the debt build up. Everyone knows the list will never be addressed. Remove cruft as you go. Build simplicity and clarity in from the beginning, and never relent in keeping them in.
... but, then, even as hard as C3 works to keep our space clean, two things have happened:
We have had to schedule "clean up" periods during both major phases. The first time, we slipped an entire iteration to do clean up. We attributed the problem to people feeling time pressure and failing to realize that cleaning up made us go faster. The second time we called "fun week" and just worked on things that seemed interesting, some of which were areas someone wanted to refactor.
We have taken a period after production release of a phase to settle down and clean things up. This period acknowledges several facts: there will be an unpredictable number of support requests when we go on line; we are tired and need to rest; there is code in the system that needs cleaning up.
Our feeling is that if we could stick to our XP rules, we wouldn't need special taxes or special times to clean things up. But realistically, can you play your best game day in and day out? --
It seems that XP aims to prevent the buildup of
, and denies that other forms of
are really debt.
Compiler upgrade: you don't do it unless there is a compelling technical or customer reason for it. In the former case, you do it when it makes the most economical sense; in the latter, when that story comes up. Either way, there's no interest to be paid.
UI guidelines: again, this is a customer story. Deferring it is a business decision; development doesn't pay any interest on this supposed debt.
Uncrufting code: XP-developed code is theoretically not crufty; when doing XP on
, you only uncruft to the extent it helps your velocity. You pay a price for it being crufty, but it's not an ongoing interest payment until you uncruft it because you uncruft it as soon as it matters.
. Deferring things is inevitable; we can never completely resist externally imposed schedule pressure to "just get it working so we can [ship|deploy] it." Good to at least explicitly record such things, to provide a stick with which to whack management later ("See all this debt you incurred? Now we have to pay it off...") --
We've had some luck using fluorescent pink
s for technical debt, attached to the bottom of our
. This is useful mostly for debt that happens when we know a piece of code needs refactoring, but are not sure how to do it. The cards are created by the developers and are not scheduled. Instead, each week after the iteration planning meeting with the Customer is finished, the developers run through all of the debt cards, eliminate the ones that have been resolved, and pick one or two that can be dealt with during the upcoming iteration. Talking every week makes everyone aware of debt that's been around for a long time. Also, the pink is ugly and it's hard to ignore a lot of pink cards on the wall. --
An excellent time to refactor code is right
you extend it. I think of this as making a place for a feature before I make the feature. Not only is it a great warmup for programming, it solves two important problems ...
Sometimes the proper refactoring depends on where you are going next. You may not know that at the end of a coding episode.
The customer that pays for first feature shouldn't have to pay for refactoring that benefits the customer paying for the second.
A developer's obligation is to make sure that the code as written makes the clearest possible statement as to how the solution was understood at the time of writing. This may require some refactoring as per
. However, the developer has no obligation to anticipate future needs, and usually does the future a disservice by trying. The future will be on us soon enough. And that is when the pressure of need and the tools of refactoring lead to great inspiration. --
When a new Smalltalk or ENVY or Gemstone comes out, does C3 really switch to it immediately? That really seems like part of the technical debt, but I would hesitate to make the change when a "real release" is due. Then again, with ContinuousIntegrationReleaseFrequently
, maybe it is not a problem. --
No, we don't switch immediately. We choose our moment for that. However, the sooner the better, or you wind up multiple versions behind, i.e. in
. We're still struggling to deal with
5.x. Bring me the head of ... oh pick any one of them. --
Ron and I are most interested in the debt addressed by code refactoring. Dave includes more than that in his definition. --
The savvy developer treats technical debt just as the entrepreneur does financial debt. They use it. It speeds delivery, so long as it is properly managed.
This is a state of a code base when changes have been to either fix bugs or add features that have incrementaly made the code more whiffy. The size of the refactoring debt can be determined by the number of bad smells.
This tends to happen near to a release when larger changes can be considered too dangerous. This is specifically true of projects that are not well unit tested because it doesn't feel safe to perform the required refactorings.
If you can have technical debt, perhaps you can also have
Here are slides from a talk I did at YAPC::NA 2006 on tech debt:
Note: Andy Lester's YAPC::NA 2006 talk is now available in full, with a flash player that plays the talk and slides at the same time, here:
Note that not all debt is self-incurred. Sometimes project requirements will change out from under you, putting you in debt in a way you can't possibly pay.
Consider also entirely external debt. Say there's a patch released for a newly discovered security hole. All of a sudden, you're in debt for the amount of time it will take you to apply a patch to 100 boxes, through no fault of your own.
A chapter of a book I am writing is about technical debt, how it occurs, and what we can do about it. Please take a look and give me feedback.
Very interesting Technical Debt Plugin for Sonar:
Based on formulas given here:
Brought to my attention by this article:
In essence, the approach seems to be to take six popular (but somewhat arbitrary) metrics, establish "acceptable" levels for each, and compute how much it would cost to bring it all into compliance.
It might be simplistic, but it puts quantified dollar amounts on the table, which should be enough to at least catch the attention of some "pointy-haired bosses."
By the way, what were the conclusions of the Technical Debt Workshop?
My senior is very experienced in my office, she has been working there for like 5 years and previously worked in another company for almost 10 years. I actually will always have to go to her to have some advices about work, since the scope of the software is very broad and searching around and diligently reading the documentation will take hell of a long time.
The code I currently work with was written by her a few years back. Recently the requirement changed, and we have to modify something tricky, and she actually advised me to update and retest the 50+ lines bunch of crap instead of rewrite a tidy one with a better maintainability? I mean, I still respect her as a senior, but I can't go with that kind of solution that is way too frustrating.
Later I insisted to rewrite because we can't afford to edit and retest the whole thing this time, and then to edit and retest the whole thing again next time and next next time when the requirement changes. And she said okay, but do not make it "loosely coupled", better make it "tightly coupled". I really wondered if she ever sit down and thinks what she's done with those codes and realize why is it so hard to implement changes.
"We're not completely conforming to the
guidelines. We'll get to it next time. "
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PEMBROKE, N.C. — "This is a day that the Lord hath made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it," the Rev. Jerry Lowry prayed.
If God is a multicultural advocate (and she is), then it just doesn't get any better than this: a Native American Methodist minister, quoting a psalm by a Jewish king at a predominantly white Southern university in the Lumbee tribe's heartland, whose commencement speaker is a black Baptist.
The Lumbees are America's second-largest tribe. But because of opposition by North Carolina's courtly antediluvian, Sen. Jesse Helms, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has refused to recognize the Lumbees as a legitimate tribe.


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GOP targets key states with dirty tricks
The AFL-CIO has launched a new voting rights protection program to help protect working-class voters against dirty tricks in the fall elections. My Vote, My Right aims "to ensure votes cast at the ballot box are properly counted," a post at the AFL-CIO blog reported Sept. 11. And none too soon.
Immokalee slavery case called 'beyond outrage'
In a federal case, five members of a family in Immokalee, Fla., pleaded guilty Sept. 2 to enslaving Mexican and Guatemalan farm workers for more than two years. Slavery in the United States has been banned for 130 years.
Ohio labor: 'Obama will be a great president'
Fired up by three days of powerful and rousing speeches, 1,000 delegates and guests at the Ohio AFL-CIO 26th biennial convention here fanned out to the far corners of the state to campaign for the presidential ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.


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The A380 is a crowd-pleaser at the 2007 Paris Air Show
Some 400,000 people visited the 47th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, which featured nearly 2,000 exhibitors from 42 countries. This recap of the June 2007 event highlights the show's public days, which included flight demonstrations by Airbus' 21st century flagship A380.
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John Morris (composer)
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Elizabeth, New Jersey
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John Leonard Morris (born October 18, 1926) is a retired American film and television composer, best known for his work with filmmaker Mel Brooks.
Life and career[edit]
Morris was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He has had a long career of composing music for Mel Brooks, starting in 1968 with The Producers which was Brooks' first film. Morris continued to write the scores and songs for most of Brooks' films. However, the music of Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Dracula: Dead and Loving It were both composed by Hummie Mann. In an interview with Film Score Monthly, Brooks explained that Morris couldn't do the music for Men in Tights or Dead and Loving It due to other commitments.[1] Morris also composed the music to To Be or Not to Be, a film in which Brooks starred as well as wrote but did not direct. The original music for The Elephant Man, a film that was produced by Brooks, was also scored by Morris. John was the only person who managed to film the Ramones live at the CBGB's back in the 1974. Some of his footage was used in the DVD It's Alive.
According to Brooks on an audio commentary of Young Frankenstein, Morris' best scores written for his movies were The Elephant Man and Young Frankenstein.
- The Blackwater Lightship (2004) (TV)
- The Lady in Question (1999) (TV)
- Murder in a Small Town (1999) (TV)
- Ellen Foster (1997) (TV)
- Scarlett (1994) (TV)
- Life Stinks (1991)
- Stella (1990)
- Coach (composer: main theme) (1989-97)
- Second Sight (1989)
- The Wash (1988)
- Ironweed (1987)
- Dirty Dancing (1987)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
- Clue (1985)
- The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
- Johnny Dangerously (1984)
- The Woman in Red (1984)
- To Be or Not to Be (1983)
- Yellowbeard (1983)
- Table for Five (1983)
- History of the World: Part I (1981)
- The Elephant Man (1980, Oscar Nomination)
- In God We Tru$t (1980)
- The Scarlet Letter (PBS mini-series 1979/80)
- The In-Laws (1979)
- High Anxiety (1977)
- The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
- Silent Movie (1976)
- The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
- Bank Shot (1974)
- The Twelve Chairs (1970)
- The Gamblers (1970)
- The Producers (1968)
- The French Chef (second theme) (1963)
- ^ Jeffrey K. Howard (August 15, 2001). "Lost Issue Wednesday: Mel Brooks Interview (1997)". Retrieved July 12, 2009.
External links[edit]
- John Morris at the Internet Movie Database
- John Morris on Myspace


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innermost-highly vascular. The frontal portion of the choroid layer forms two separate structures: the outer ciliary body and the inner iris. Sheet of light-sensitive nerve cells that contain cones and rods. Each eye has appr. 100 million rods that respond to dim light for black-and-white vision and 7 million cones that perceive and respond to colors in daylight
anterior portion of the sclera. Convex and transparent structure. Allows the passage and refraction of light waves and consist of several layers, the innermost being the Descemet membrane, and the outermost being the Bowman membrane. There are no blood vessels within the sclera, but it does contain pain receptors.
ciliary body
muscular structure that is attached by suspensory ligaments to the lens supporting it. Changes shape to allow the lens to focus.
colored portion of the eye composed of smooth muscle fibers that regulate the diameter of the pupil (an opening in the center of the eye) to adjust for light
found in the retina; each eye has over 100 million and they respond to dim light for black-and-white vision.
aqueous humor
lymph-like fluid found in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye and is secreted by the ciliary body and drains into the venous sinus.
accessory organs
protect the eye structures. Include eyebrows, eyelids, (also called palpebrae), eyelashes, and the ducts that produce tears.
shade the eyes from the sun and prevent perspiration or other objects from getting into the eyes. Also protects the eyeball from desiccation (drying up) by reflexively blinking appr. Every 7 seconds.
thin mucous membrane that lines the interior surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball.
ocular muscles
control the movements of the eye and include 6 muscles that arise from the orbit and insert into the outer layer of the eyeball.
rectus muscles
4 muscles that maneuver the eyeball in the direction indicated by their names. (superior, inferior, lateral, and medial rectus muscles)
oblique muscles
2 muscles, the superior and inferior oblique muscles) rotate the eyeball on its axis.


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Online ISSN: 1744-7429
Virtual Issue: Brazil
Brazil always fascinated early naturalists and continues to be an inspiration to contemporary biologists, resulting in a sophisticated literature advancing our understanding of the ecological and evolutionary factors structuring tropical ecosystems, documenting threats to their persistence, and describing innovative strategies for their conservation. With the eyes of the world on Brazil it prepares to host the world's most widely viewed sporting event – the 2014 FIFA World Cup – we present this collection of articles published in Biotropica that highlights Brazil's unique ecosystems and biodiversity, the myriad research approaches used to understand and conserve them, and the diversity of scholars engaged in this critical research.
Football and biodiversity conservation: FIFA and Brazil can still hit a green goal (Felipe P. Melo et al)
Read it because . . . The three-banded armadillo and mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup is endangered. The authors urge FIFA and the Brazilian government to up their efforts for the species, and incorporate conservation actions into the promised legacy of the Cup.
Deforestation trends of tropical dry forests in Central Brazil (Carlos A. Bianchi and Susan M. Haig)
Read it because . . . Using satellite imagery and fragmentation analysis the authors show that tropical dry forests of the Brazilian Cerrado have decreased more than 66% over the past 31 years and are likely to disappear within less than two decades if no effective protection is adopted.
Jaguar and puma activity patterns and predator-prey interactions in four Brazilian biomes (Vania C. Foster et al)
Read it because . . . The authors present a thorough analysis of the temporal behavior of jaguars and pumas in four Brazilian biomes and investigate how the sympatry of these two top carnivores, as well as the activity of their main prey, shapes their circadian activity patterns.
Assessing extinction risk in small metapopulations of Golden-headed Lion Tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in Bahia State, Brazil (Sara L. Zeigler, Kristel M. De Vleeschouwer and Becky E. Raboy)
Read it because . . . The golden-headed lion tamarin is a flagship symbol of Brazil's wealth of biodiversity. The authors provide a guide to help prioritize conservation actions for this declining species.
Amazon forest structure from IKONOS satellite data and the automated characterization of forest canopy properties (Michael Palace et al)
Read it because . . . The authors show that lasers can be used to accurately measure the three-dimensional structure of Amazon rain forests.
Frugivory, post-feeding flights of frugivorous birds and the movement of seeds in a Brazilian fragmented landscape (Marco A. Pizo and Bruno T. P. dos Santos)
Read it because . . . A few frugivorous bird species can move widely in the landscapes dominated by agriculture typical of southern Brazil. The authors show how these birds are connecting isolated patches of Atlantic Forest through seed dispersal.
Fruit removal and natural seed dispersal of the Brazil Nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) in Central Amazonia, Brazil (Joanne M. Tuck Haugaasen et al)
Read it because . . . The authors provide a new method to realistically quantify seed dispersal of Brazil-nut trees, and suggest that previous experiments often underestimate the distances rodents disperse the seeds of this tree.
Amphibian declines in Brazil: an overview (Paula Cabral Eterovick et al)
Read it because . . . Little is known about amphibian population declines in Brazil. The authors offer a comprehensive review of declines and possible causes. They also pinpoint the problems associated with lack of quality information and recommend directions to improve amphibian conservation in Brazil.
Within flood season variation in fruit consumption and seed dispersal by two characin fishes of the Amazon (Christine M. Lucas)
Read it because . . . The consumption of fruits produced by trees by fish in tropical floodplains and the subsequent dispersal of their seeds is a fascinating example of tropical plant-animal interactions. The author shows that the diversity and species composition of fruits and seeds consumed by characin fishes varies within the flood season in the Lower Amazon.
Pollen dispersal between isolated trees in the Brazilian savannah: a case study of the Neotropical tree Hymenaea stigonocarpa (Mário Luiz Teixeira de Moraes and Alexandre Magno Sebbenn)
Read it because . . . The authors show that isolated trees in Brazilian pastures may not reproductively isolated, although they do exhibit a higher 'selfing' rate than trees occurring in groups.
Conservation of an ant–plant mutualism in native forests and ecologically-managed tree monocultures (Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Sandra R. Buss and Carlos R. Fonseca)
Read it because . . . Brazil's Atlantic rain forests are being replaced with tree plantations that significantly alter biodiversity. The authors demonstrate how sustainable forest management helps to maintain species interactions—a key to ecosystem functioning.
Edge Structure Determines the Magnitude of Changes in Microclimate and Vegetation Structure in Tropical Forest Fragments (Raphael K. Didham and John H. Lawton)
Read it because . . . Fire-encroachment from agricultural land is an increasing threat to tropical rain forests. This was the first study to show that fire alters vegetation structure at forest edges, compromising the effectiveness of Nature Reserve design in modified landscapes.


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Philip Hammond will announce next week the scrapping of a multibillion-pound plan to transform the way that the Armed Forces buy equipment.
The Defence Secretary had ditched a plan to travel to Bahrain this weekend to try to deal with the crisis engulfing the future of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).
In a blow to his reform agenda, he is expected to say that a competition to part-privatise the organisation in a deal worth £14 billion is going to be stopped, according to three informed sources.
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I agree with you 100% ,stfu about that crap - ohh buy games and what not. TRY living in Europe for a change. 1) (atleast where I live) the games are double priced then they normally cost. 2) They come out so god damn lateOriginally Posted by sorcer
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Thank you so much for the sweet comments on my results post. Those were the results, now here's the story. I'm going to have to split this up into two parts. Sorry! You already know how it ends though!
I've realized that I don't really get very nervous about my longer trail races until I am a few miles away from the park. Most of the trail races that I've done are held in state parks. You would never imagine that something so tough and exhausting could be held in the same location where people are out camping and enjoying picnics with their families. What happens for me on the drive is that I get close to the park and I can see the mountains looming in the distance. Then I realize that in a few hours I'll be climbing those mountains. That knowledge instantly makes the pit of my stomach drop.
Driving into the Duncan Ridge 50K was no exception. I saw two mountains in the distance (Coosa Bald and Blood Mountain) and knew I would be climbing both of them. I'd already done one before (twice) and it kicked my butt both going and coming. Was it really time to do this again?
This race was "only" a 50K but with over 10,000 ft of climbing and a (very necessary) 10 hour time limit, it wasn't your ordinary 50K. When I first set the goal of training for a 50 miler, I selected the Peachtree City 50K as my first ultra and longest long training run. However, the Lookout Mountain 50 miler has about 6,000 ft of climbing and is rated 4/4 for terrain/surface on the Ultrarunning calendar. Peachtree City, on the other hand, is a 1/1. Specificity of training matters in ultras so switching to a race that was a 5/4 was a smarter move…even if I was not looking forward to running the DRT again.
I picked up my race number and shirt and made my final preparations in the car. Taking care of the routine stuff was soothing for me. The weather was perfect for race day with highs scheduled in the low 50s. I wore my favorite Nike running pants, a Nike Element Half-Zip shirt with a bright-orange short sleeved tee underneath (nod to the hunters) and a bright red fleece Under Armour hat (hunters again). I figured I'd ditch the half-zip at the midpoint as the temperature warmed up. It was in the mid-40s at the race start and I debated whether or not to wear my running gloves. I ended up wearing them which turned out to be a smart move.
The time to start was drawing near and I headed over to the starting line. I saw quite a few familiar faces in the crowd. I noted Susan Donnelly who I had run into at the GA Jewel. We both felt like we knew each other from somewhere but neither could figure out where. I realized later that I knew her from her blog! She's an awesome ultrarunner (1st place female at the GA Jewel and numerous other races). I was a little starstruck to be honest. I'm just in awe of these people who kick so much butt at these races.
I asked Susan if she planned on winning this one. She said there was no way because she was coming off back to back weekends of running 100 milers. Call me a newbie, but I'm still amazed at the feats of some ultrarunners. I'm still wrapping my brain around one 50 miler that I've been training for forever. The concept of running a 100 miles, let alone 2 in one month is mind-blowing. What is most interesting to me is that most of these people are regular folks with families and jobs who do this because they love it. Prize money at most ultras is minimal or virtually non-existent so they aren't doing this to get rich.
I also spotted Dan from the Coosa half my running coach organized. He led the 5 hour pace group at the Atlanta Marathon. I told him that I should have just started with his group since I ended up finishing in nearly 5 hours anyway. Dan is a seasoned ultrarunner and had decided to do the 50K one on the spur of the moment. Let me tell you this, I will never ever do anything involving the DRT without giving it a lot of thought!
Someone in the crowd recognized me as a blogger which was cool. That is probably the first time that's ever happened to me. Since I write race reports for local Atlanta races though, I shouldn't be too surprised. I enjoy reading race reports from local Atlantans myself. I suppose I'm just a little more recognizable at trail races due to the small numbers and being one a few black females. Speaking of which, there were 3 other black people (2 men, 1 woman) besides myself at the race. Four out of 150 is a big turnout for brown folks in a trail race LOL!
Bob, the race director whose mere presence as a volunteer at other trail races set off my nerves about this race, gave us a welcome and directions. I listened closely because getting lost in a trail race is a common occurrence (for me). Plus, I have a history of getting turned around out on the DRT. The course was an out and back which was somewhat comforting but there was also a 30K version of the race going on and they would split from us at one point. The last thing I wanted to do was end up running a 30K instead of my ultramarathon debut.
With little fanfare, the race was on at 7:30AM. I set my running watch to Auto Lap at 1 mile even though pace wasn't a big deal. I do like to go back later and see how I handled specific miles with crazy hills so that I can see if I'm improving. I was still focused on going aid station to aid station. The one time I do check my pace is on a really runnable stretch. I don't ever want to push the pace too hard, too early.
Pace aside, I did note that the first mile took me nearly 15 minutes to complete. We were hitting the inclines hard right from the beginning. We started in a familiar area but veered to the left when the other times I ran here, we took the right-hand path. I thought this path was tougher and my watch confirmed that we climbed 361ft in the first mile. Thankfully, the course levels off like I remember and the next 2.5 miles were quite flat. I made good time on the next miles and reached the 3.5 mile aid station at around 41 minutes.
I breezed through the first aid station and prepared myself for the next 4.5 miles of running. The first aid station was at the base of Coosa Bald so the climbing started immediately and really didn't let up until Mile 7 or so. Coosa Bald climbs tall over several miles and it just seems never ending. Just when you think you might be finished, you look ahead and see that the people in front of you are higher up than you. This can be very demoralizing but I've done this climb before so my attitude was positive and I moved steadily forward. My third battle with Coosa Bald was going great.
One thing that was not great was the terrain. All of my prior experiences on these trails were in the summertime. I had hoped that I would make better time during this race because I didn't have to deal with crushing heat and humidity. Silly me, I didn't realize that I would be running what felt like an entirely different trail. In the summer, the trail was full of thick overgrown vegetation that was fairly harmless with the exception of some thorny weeds and poison oak leaves. Now the trail was full of leaves – slippery leaves that hid rocks and all manners of trail baddies.
Leaf-strewn trails were fine on the uphill when I was hiking and moving slowly. But as I crested Coosa Bald (which was eerily cold and foggy) and started the nasty descent back to the road it got scary. The trip over Coosa Bald in summer is tough enough with the sharp drops and big rocks. When you add in leaves it gets downright ugly. I took Fall #1 (that distinction lets you know I did a lot of falling!) on the downhill. I was upright and then suddenly I was sitting on my butt in the leaves. Nothing hurt so I got right back up and kept heading down the mountain a bit more carefully. I was really gun shy now though and letting loose on this downhill was not going to happen even though I enjoy that sort of thing.
I reached the Mile 8 aid station about 2:13 minutes into the race. My watch was right on target for the mileage at this point. When I hit the 3.5 mile aid station my watch said 3.5. At Mile 8 it said 8. This was comforting since it is usually tracking way behind on trail races. I liked having something solid to rely on to estimate how far I had to go. The last 4.5 miles had taken me a little more than 1:30 but I wasn't really worried about that at the time. After all, that 4.5 miles took me up 4000ft and down another 1000ft or so.
I came into this race with a main goal of just finishing. I did try to guess a finish time but I knew I would be fairly close to the 10 hour race cut-off. My base, stretch and reach goals were 9:45, 9:30 and 9:15 respectively. I had not given much thought to how I would achieve those goals and where I needed to be at what time. We had two check-in points – Mile 15.5 (turnaround) by 12:30PM and Mile 27.5 by 4:30PM. I simply hoped to be at the turnaround by noon to give myself plenty of time for a slower return trip.
At Mile 8, I was happy to see my Big Peach friend and one of my personal ultrarunning sheros at the aid station. All of the race volunteers are so nice and helpful and generally awesome, but all of that wrapped up in familiar face is even better. I also spotted Dan again along with Jen. Jen had talked me down from the ledge when I was lost at the H9 race. There was also "Hiker Girl" who I ran tight with for a long time at the H9 race. She was doing the 30K that day in preparation for the GUTS Pine Mountain 40 in a few weeks. That meant she could not be my rabbit that day and keep me from getting lost. Boo!
I lingered a bit at the station grabbing food and a few cups of Coke because there was another 5.5 miles to the next aid station. I was about to enter uncharted (or possibly just forgotten) territory on the DRT at this point. I knew there was another huge climb ahead so this 5.5 miles would take a good bit of time. I had been listening to music, but I switched to an audiobook (Stephen King's latest) in the interest of trying something new to make the time go faster.
The audiobook helped the time fly. It really did. I needed the distraction too because the terrain was just…icky. I caught up with Dan and Jen occasionally but they were moving at a generally faster pace, so I didn't bother pushing to keep up with them. I would occasionally spot them ahead of me through the trees and it was comforting to know I wasn't totally alone. The 30K racers had split from us at Mile 8 so the field had thinned out. There was no one behind me that I could see.
So about that terrain. We climbed some more but nowhere near Coosa Bald levels yet. What sucked so bad was that it was a bit muddy and the leaves were slippery. I think we were rounding the mountain on a series of switchbacks. All I know is that I was on a tiny little single (half?) track trail ridge with a very steep drop-off on the side. I had to make myself not look down because it made me dizzy. In addition to the cliff drop-off and random patches of mud this was one of those cambered trails where my foot was leaning to one side. Way to make a girl feel extra stable! My son has taken to saying "Don't like it. Don't want it." when I let him taste something that displeases him. His voice saying that phrase was looping through my head as I navigated this mess. I didn't like it at all. I didn't want it. When I think about it, we might have done this section in the H9 because I remember covering some similarly scary trail. Everything just looks so different with all the leaves off the trees (and acting as a Slip-N-Slide instead) that it is hard to tell.
I kept on pushing. In spite of my fears, my attitude was still great. I didn't feel exhausted at all. In fact, I felt like running but it didn't feel safe to do so very often. The scary single-track ended and some more small climbs followed. At some point on one of the endless switchbacks, a runner started running towards me. I was immediately and embarrassingly confused. I asked him if I was going the right way and if he was OK (even though he looked strong). He assured me that I was fine and continued running on past me. It was only after he passed that I realized he was the first place runner. I had totally forgotten that this was an out and back course! I felt like an idiot for questioning if he was going in the wrong way and asking if he was OK. He was smoking everyone else in the race and lapping me by hours…of course he was fine!
A short time after passing the first place guy, I ran into another runner. I somehow started running in the same direction he was running which told me I was doing the wrong thing. The runner was kind enough to get me back on the right path even though I had no idea how I'd gotten off track. Thanks dude, whoever you were! Another runner came up behind me after a very long time of not seeing any other racers at my pace. He figured I had only run a tenth of the mile or so out of the way because he could see me up ahead not too long ago. We ended up running into the Mile 13 aid station together and commiserating about the toughness of the race.
Another familiar face greeted me at this station, Atl Mimi, a friend from Black Girls Run and DailyMile. She had apparently talked to me at the Atlanta Marathon but I don't think she said her name or else I was spacing out. I knew she was volunteering here and was well aware of who she was this time. I gave her a big old sweaty hug and ended up spending way too much time at her aid station.
There was another female 50K racer there and she was bailing on the race. She said this was way too much hilly hiking for her and something was hurting. It really started to sink in that this was a beast of a race as I finally had a chance to talk to some other runners. In spite of the difficulty though, I was happy and still in great form and spirits. My expectations for a tough race were already high from my experiences with H9 and Coosa. I guess when you go in expecting a nightmare, it suddenly doesn't seem so bad when it comes true. Kidding…sort of. I totally credit my previous training experiences on the race course with helping me maintain a positive attitude for almost the entire time.
I had 2.5 miles to the turnaround point and I finally started to worry a bit about time. In this section of the course, a lot of people passed me in the opposite direction since they had already reached the turnaround. This was a little unsettling and I hoped that the terrain ahead would be flat so I could just hurry up and get there. Of course that would be too easy and I had to do a fair amount of climbing. I congratulated the other runners that passed me and they encouraged me in return.
The agony of this race was written all over people's faces. I was excited to see the first female runner pass me and she said something to the effect of being so, so sick of hills. This made me smile because I sometimes assume that it is easy for the people who are kicking butt in these races. It wasn't any easier for her than it was for me – she can just move faster than I can.
I finally made it to the turnaround (15.5 miles) just 4 minutes shy of the 12:30PM cut-off and far from my goal of 12:00PM. Wow. I had hoped not to be faced with the situation of flirting with the cut-offs but I was facing that problem. I was assured that there were a half-dozen people behind me so I was not the only one who should be worried. One of the volunteers was the race director from the Georgia Jewel 100 where I did some volunteering. She told me to just keep moving and I obeyed getting out of that station fairly quickly.
I stayed positive as I started back and I did indeed pass 6 or 7 runners in various stages of making their way out to the turnaround. I made sure to encourage them when I could. I was a bit worried about the trip back since everyone coming towards me when I was on the way up looked kind of miserable. It was surprisingly not that bad but there was some climbing. The climbing never ends on the DRT. The surprise out there really seems to be the ability to run instead of hike!
I arrived back at the aid station where ATL Mimi was volunteering (now Mile 18) in about an hour. When I look at the numbers now, it took me the same amount of time to make it back that it did to make it out. My pace wasn't slowing but I started to realize that my overall progress was slow in general and time was getting tight. I felt stymied by the course. It seemed like I was in two modes: climbing or too scared to run because of the terrain. Both modes result in slow progress. 2.5 miles in an hour was not good time.
I was tired of hearing voices in my head – the Stephen King audiobook – not crazytown voices. I put some music back on and set about tackling the next long 5 mile stretch. I had decided I would see how this piece went before I got into panic mode. The music helped and I started singing out loud as I made my way back. I was in a fantastic mood actually. Sure my pace was slow but I was more than halfway through my very first ultramarathon and I felt great. Even Fall #2 which was set to the soundtrack of Ke$sha's "Tik Tok" didn't shake my mood. I laughed when I fell because I slipped on wet leaves right at the "Now the party don't start till I walk in" part. How dramatic!
I covered the crappy part of the trail with the steep ridges again and it was not any better coming back. I was relieved to be done with that and I started up Blood Mountain in a good mood. I came into the race thinking I would ditch my long-sleeved shirt and gloves at the halfway mark but it was still cold. What I was wearing was perfect but short sleeves would have been too light. I even ended up putting my gloves back on so I'm glad I didn't leave them in the car. They were very necessary.
I did hit a bit of a low point at the top of the mountain where it was very cold and foggy. I started to feel precipitation of some sort. My gear was perfect for the current temps but if it rained I would freeze. I kind of welcomed the downpour that occurred during the H9 because it was warm and sticky out. No one welcomes a rainstorm when it is cold outside and you anticipate being outside for hours.
I had to send up my first prayer of the race. "Please God don't let it rain!" While I was praying for no rain, I took Fall #3 slipping on wet leaves again. This time I fell to the tune of Kanye West's "Kiss The Sky"…the things you remember! I was not quite a happy camper at this point. Things were not looking good and I knew I was going to have a mental meltdown if it rained.
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Max drank that whole fifth of Red Stag last night. Did he get home alright or did he get turnt around?
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WHEN YOU SIGN someone who had been convicted of operating a brutal dogfighting ring, who had just served 18 months behind bars and had been suspended indefinitely by the NFL, it would seem fair to say that you have a steep public-relations hill to climb. But that was what faced the Eagles when they took a flier on quarterback Michael Vick in August 2009 in a move that had Eagles fans howling: "They signed WHO?"
Bringing in Vick seemed to defy logic. The Eagles had a quarterback - Donovan McNabb. And they had a quarterback they were grooming to replace him - Kevin Kolb. Exactly how head coach Andy Reid would use Vick was not immediately clear, if he had larger plans for him than occasionally employing him in the Wildcat offense to utilize his superior running ability. In the uncertainty that then prevailed, the upside of having Vick on board did not seem to be worth the potential downside.


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BROWNWOOD, Texas - October is domestic violence awareness month, and a Brownwood organization is making an effort to inform more people about the issue through events like Thursday evening's candlelight vigil.
The Ark Domestic Violence Shelter in Brownwood is holding the vigil at Howard Payne University's Girling Center for Social Justice. The building is an extended part of campus located on Austin Avenue. The vigil starts at 6:30 p.m. and is free to the public.
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Gov. Terry Branstad's income dropped $132,004 last year, due largely from ending his employment as president of Des Moines University and severing his role on several corporate boards.
In total, the governor's adjusted gross income after credits and deductions last year was $190,472, which included $52,954 from the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System Pension income from his previous years in government work, according to his 2011 tax return that he allowed media to briefly view this afternoon.
The Iowa governor's base salary is $130,000, about 64 percent lower than the $360,000 he was paid at Des Moines University. His salary as governor in 2011 was $116,131 since he officially took office in January.
His taxable income was about $103,600 and he paid roughly $18,000 in taxes. He and his wife Chris additionally donated $25,458 to charity. The charity donations are not required to be listed on the return but his staff said the major ones include Living History Farms, the Boone County Hospital Foundation, Des Moines University and a variety of Catholic charities. His non-cash donations included donations to Goodwill valued at $949.
Branstad had previously worked on several boards but stepped down from those paid positions when taking office. In his 2010 return he listed nearly $24,100 in income from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; ConMed, which provides health care services to prison inmates; and Liberty Bank. As promised during campaigning, he has resigned from those positions. That income is not in this year's return since he stepped down from those jobs.
A governor is not required to release his income tax records, although Branstad has made a point to do so while holding public office.
"I think his motivation is just to be extremely transparent as far as where his income is," said Jeff Boeyink, Branstad's chief of staff. " He's always been pretty open with people and is an extremely accessible governor. I think this is just kind of an outgrowth of his desire to be an open book to Iowans."
Branstad paid $52 in state income tax but that, his staff noted, is anomaly. Branstad paid $62,831 in federal income taxes in 2010 and that amount is deductible on his 2011 state tax return. Since his 2011 income is much lower, the deduction substantially reduced his state tax liability, they said.
Additionally, Branstad contributed $11,400 last year to college saving plans for his four granddaughters and claimed $41,585 in losses from his investments in Liberty Banshares, Iowa, Inc., an Iowa holding company for Liberty Bank that has lost money in recent years.
Branstad additionally is owner or part-owner of a dozen post offices across the state. Those investments reported an income of $39,725, the tax return shows.
Despite the dip as compared to previous years, Branstad's income is still far above the average Iowan's. Based on the 2010 Iowa Wage Survey from Iowa Workforce Development, the average Iowa salary is $37,529. A preliminary estimate for 2011 is $39,198.
Boeyink acknowledged that the governor's income could — and has in previous years — be the subject of scrutiny from his critics.
"You always have to consider that when you make yourself available to this kind of scrutiny," Boeyink said. "On the other hand, the governor is proud of the income that he's made. I certainly think he's earned it. I don't know of any harder working governor in the county so I don't begrudge him one dollar that he makes."
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Have fun coverin' for my slackin', then.
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one of these days I'll manage to stop being an obnoxious fanboy...
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Maybe I should do a couple of PotW
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Have fun coverin' for my slackin', then.
So he admits it.....
When the hell did I ever say I wasn't intentionally not takin' part in the RP? :P
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I don't think this is the best one that I made but here you go
my Pulse guy
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Age: 27
Alliance: Pulse
Appearance: White male with blonde hair and very blue eyes behind his mirrored aviators. He wears a brown leather jacket and brown boots. He is shorter than the average person and talks in a Scottish accent.
Weapon of choice: His Pulse Raptor (currently out of commission due to the EMPs) which he christened Überkanonen and two Colt Diamondback revolvers. He has very good reflexes and eyes making him accurate and fast. He also pilots the one of the EMP resistant helicopters.
Personality: Strong willed and determined. Brilliant in the air. Reckless on the ground. And he hates piloting helicopters. He is also a glory hog.
Biography: He lived in Scotland
Accepted! Nuff said! But the question is...do you know the banter... Tell us what a munter is.
I have Google
All words are defined
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When the hell did I ever say I wasn't intentionally not takin' part in the RP? :P
You filthy Jew.
You despicable shark-whore.
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You despicable shark-whore that actually participates in RPs.
So he admits it.....
I am just going to stand back and watch
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its very clear to me that this is an american forum and floyd mayweather is an american boxer. nuff said.
Cotto won. And if you cant see it, I feel sorry for you. Try watch the fight without sound, but hey, who am I kidding. You guys know who really won the fight, you just dont want to admit it
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A lot of the people on here in this section aren't American.
So your point is moot.
And it was such a robbery then why has there been no outcry about the decision.
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The boo's were hardly loud. And the one's that were were for the fan favourite coming up short.
Very few had it for Cotto, that goes for ringside, and fans.
Please, go ahead and take a look at press rows scorecard. Or any experts scorecards for that matter.
Mayweather won the fight, and he won the fight clearly.
Gonna be more suspicious
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Saying you feel sorry for anyone who scored the fight for Cotto indicates that you might be trolling like Carlos suggested. Your opinion is that of a very small minority, and if you stay persistant with this you'll find that nobody here will ever take you seriously.
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Very difficult to judge a fight fairly. Thats why in the 20s, the thought was entertained to abandon any kind of decision. Of course, we need to be told who the winner is officially. Otherwise it takes much of the fun away. And thats why the no-decision era ended after just at best a decade or so.
As TBear alluded to, sometimes its even more difficult because of the distribution of the action round by round, and in the fight as a whole. For instance, in the Ali-Norton rubber match of 1976, Norton won by a wide margin half the round by pummelling Ali; and Ali won another half by a very slim margin with pitty-patting jabs. The fight round by round was close, but Norton seemed like he had done so much more! Same thing with guys who are able to steel rounds by fighting hard in the last 45 to 30 seconds. Same thing when it comes to style: a technical demonstration or dominance with a good jab will sometimes seem less convincing than full out attacks or just even a bit more power. Judges are given criterion to judge, but even those criterions are applied subjectively, of course.
Moreover, there is this fact that a round is worth, technically speaking, two points in general; giving a round to one fighter rather than the other will make a two points difference on the card. For instance, if you have a 97-93 card on a ten rounder, and a judge reverse is scoring on just one round from a fighter to another, it makes a 96-94 card, which changes things from a good margin to a relatively close one; and many rounds are close in many fights Now, when you differ only by two rounds, in such occurence, things get obviously complicated from one card to another, yet between two human beings, its not a big difference.
This being said, Brittish Lion, I must confess that I also felt Mayweather had won the fight. Cotto gave a gallant, very moving effort, like the true champion he is. But Mayweather is the best of his generation. He doesnt come out as a very likeable guy by any standard. But he is an unbelievable fighter.
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Look, you came here because you wanted more "expert" opinions than you can get in NSB, right? Now you find out that here there are even less people who scored the fight the way you did, and... now you are sorry for those you expected to be experts,
I had it 9-3 Mayweather. 8-4 cool I guess. 7-5 is already stretching it. I was really impressed by Cotto, and by his intelligence in the first place, but Mayweather won the fight.
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