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RAY BROOK – Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration have made a point of highlighting tourism and recreation in the Adirondacks, but their tight control of state worker communications is getting in the way of such promotion.
In September, Cuomo and other top state officials took part in a press conference with writers from around the state at Boreas Ponds in the Central Adirondacks, where writers and government officials spent an afternoon paddling and fishing.
This January, in his State of the State address, Cuomo talked about a whitewater paddling challenge in the Adirondacks that would draw people from around the world.
State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens has also taken part in activities to promote this region, including the Boreas Ponds trip. He also led reporters on a cross-country ski trip to Great Camp Santanoni in Newcomb in February 2012.
These events drew attention to the Adirondacks and praise from local and state lawmakers.
However, this administration's DEC press policy during day-to-day operations has frustrated many outdoor writers around the state, according to eight interviewed for this article.
"This is not just the bad-news-type stories. This is the good-news-type stories," said Steve Piatt, editor of the Elizabethtown-based New York Outdoor News, a statewide publication that focuses on sportsmen's issues.
At the heart of the issue is the DEC's new method of handling press inquiries. Under the Cuomo administration, the department has taken much of the local control away from regional spokesmen and given it to the central office in Albany, which is in some cases hundreds of miles away from a writer's readership. The DEC has three press officers in Albany.
"When we get press inquiries, (regional spokesmen) are supposed to alert our press office, and the central office coordinates all press responses," Martens told the Enterprise in an interview Tuesday. "We do try to, wherever possible, line up interviews when they are requested, but we also, frequently as everyone knows, ask for questions in writing so we can respond in writing."
The problem with the system, many writers say, is that the response time from these inquiries is often very slow, coming back days or weeks after the initial inquiries, if at all. Sometimes the responses are channelled through regional offices; other times they come directly from Albany. When interviews are granted, they are often being monitored by spokesmen who join the conference calls or sit in the room with the DEC employee being interviewed.
Historically, the access to DEC staff has varied by region and topic and governor. Until 2001, the department's Region 5 didn't have its own press officer, and staff members could freely talk to reporters on all but the most sensitive topics. Former Gov. George Pataki's administration was considered tighter than the two that followed, but Cuomo's has been the most restrictive with information, according to those interviewed for this article.
Reporters or columnists working on controversial topics have often gone through spokesmen, but quick and easy access has generally been granted to writers working on topics such as hunting and fishing.
"For years, the agreement with outdoor writers was that we could talk directly to biologists about innocuous issues like (fish) stocking and, you know, bear take and deer take, stuff like that," said Glens Falls Post-Star reporter Don Lehman, who has had an outdoors column for 19 years and started noticing the problems in January.
Bill Hilts works full time as the outdoor sports specialist with the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation, where his job is to promote the region, and as a freelance writer. He used a fishing article he was working on for the Lake Ontario Outdoors magazine as an example of the problem.
When Hilts attempted to contact DEC fisheries staff in his region for the article, he was turned away and told to talk to the Albany press office and submit his questions in writing. At first, he didn't receive any response from Albany, he said. Then, after some prodding and delays, he received written answers. Ultimately, he missed his deadline, which was about 10 days from when he started his inquiry, he said.
The article that Hilts was working on wasn't investigative or controversial. The submitted headline was "Lake Ontario Enjoys another Record Catch Year."
The first line reads: "Last year was a very good year on Lake Ontario again!"
Hilts said he was especially bothered by the delay because the story couldn't run in the winter edition of the publication, which is distributed at sportsmen trade shows that take place in his region early in the year. Instead, the article is expected to hit the next issue of the magazine, later this month.
"One of the big things that hurts me is the fact that I've been doing this for over 30 years, and I have established relationships or rapport with many wildlife or fisheries biologists, I could just call them up and they'd give me the straight scoop, you know," Hilts said. "I could get information on whatever I needed. Now they are walking on eggshells. They can't talk to the press. They've been instructed that the press has to go through the press office to get any information at all. Not only am I without critical information to do a good job of reporting, but it also creates a very negative work environment for all these lower-level staff."
The issue has been raised in articles and columns on occasion, including by Syracuse Post-Standard outdoors writer Dave Figura. He wrote about the subject in a column on Jan. 27 after the topic was raised by Lance Robson, president of the state's Fish and Wildlife Management Board, at the Onondaga County Federation of Sportmen's Clubs meeting.
"Historically, the DEC is one of the few state agencies in which staff have been able to talk openly and freely about fish and wildlife rules and matters," Figura quoted Robson as saying. "The fact is, sportsmen (through their licensing fees) are paying the majority of the department's costs for its field staff, and they deserve to have all their questions answered. That's not happening."
In his column about the subject, Figura documented 12 instances between October and late January when the DEC failed to answer him or caused him to miss his deadline.
"Recent stories that required the submittal of written questions include the Salmon River hatchery's annual fall egg collection, the proposed Otisco Lake boat launch, the low-water level of tributaries on Cayuga Lake and its impacts on fishing, cougars in the Adirondacks – or whether a deer is actually dead when its eyes are closed," Figura wrote.
Figura also wrote that Robson "noted the governor's gag order ranks among the top issues facing the state's outdoors sportsmen."
The one writer interviewed by the Enteprise who said he hasn't experienced the recent problems is John Gereau, an editor with Denton Publications who also writes about the outdoors. The publications Gereau oversees are distributed in the Adirondacks and Vermont.
"I don't think it's as big as issue here in Region 5," Gereau said. "If I call (spokesman) Dave Winchell today and say I want to talk to Rich Preall, within a half an hour Rich Preall is calling me back. So I really haven't experienced it as much up this way."
Gereau did say that it's easier to contact staff at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department since he is able to call them directly.
"You call over there, and a biologist will pick up the phone and talk to you," Gereau said.
Martens policy?
While Martens has taken credit for the DEC press directive, editorials around the state have criticized the Cuomo administration as a whole for its lack of transparency and restrictive press policy. Many writers didn't believe Martens was the one behind limiting the flow of information.
"From my view up here in the cheap seats, from everything I've heard about Joe Martens, he's not that kind of micro-manager," Piatt said. "He's not the kind of person that would limit staff's ability to function and do their job. He's kind of what I would call, and I have always perceived to be, a players' coach, so to speak."
The Cuomo administration's press policies came into the spotlight after a Feb. 20 article by Enterprise reporter Chris Knight detailed how 29-year state Department of Transportation engineer Mike Fayette was forced to resign for speaking to him. In the interview, Fayette had heaped praise on his department for its response to Tropical Storm Irene, but he hadn't gotten approval from his agency to speak to Knight.
In determining the penalty against him, DOT officials wrote that Fayette's past disciplinary history was taken into account. They cited a prior case against him, dating to March 2011, when he was charged with misuse of the Internet, email, a department vehicle and Blackberry, theft of service and falsification of timesheets, much of it stemming from a relationship he had with another DOT employee. He said it's the only other time in his DOT career that he's been disciplined.
However, that case had been resolved without Fayette losing his job. It was speaking to the Enterprise that pushed things over the edge.
The Fayette story went on to be reported by the Associated Press, New York Times, Albany Times Union and media outlets around the state. Editorials followed the coverage, blasting the DOT and Cuomo administration for their handling of the situation and for their restrictive press policy.
The Times Union has continued to follow up on the transparency issue at state agencies, noting in an article earlier this week that "press releases must be reviewed before they are issued, and in some cases agency spokespeople cannot return or acknowledge inquiries without approval. The result, these sources say, has been a more restricted flow of information about state operations."
But Martens maintains that the DEC's press policy is his and in place in part because his staff is smaller than it has been in years, and that his employees are overworked. The policy helps shield workers who can sometimes be too busy with other tasks to deal with the press, he said.
The Enterprise did verify that the DEC's staff numbers are down. A memo released near the end of DEC Commissioner's Pete Grannis term in October 2010 stated that there were 3,775 on staff at DEC in April 2008. Now there are about 3,000.
"They have a lot of work on their shoulders, a lot more than they have had historically because there are a lot fewer of them," Martens said. "I realize and recognize the complaint that it looks like we're making it more complicated. We're wasting more time, but that's really the effort here to try to manage people's time.
"I also put a premium on making sure that everything is accurate and has been signed off by supervisors and people that kind of have the definitive word on questions that get asked. And I'll jump right to my conclusion to this, which is, I take the criticisms to heart that it's difficult for reporters to get to staff, and we're going to do our best to make sure that people have access to staff directly when they need it."
Plattsburgh Press-Republican and Glens Falls Chronicle outdoors columnist Dan Ladd said he has noticed problems since the Cuomo administration took over. He said he understands the need for DEC to control information on hot topics such as hydrofracturing for natural gas and state land deals, but not those related to hunting and fishing.
"I don't even understand the control," Ladd said. "What's the big deal about me asking (DEC wildlife biologist) Ed (Reed) about how the deer are doing in the winter time or asking (DEC fisheries biologist) Bill Schoch how those trout were coming out of the hatchery?"
Ladd also said it's a concern that all the information coming out of DEC is so streamlined. Many writers believe that relying on information from press releases and short answers from the central office in Albany means that their articles and columns will lack local color and the local perspective that DEC biologists and other staff members offer.
"I'm not saying it's the incorrect information or even that it's bland, it's (just all the) the same thing," Ladd said. "At a small hometown newspaper we're trying to parlay information that our small hometown people want and need. That's what makes that type of media stand out. You don't want (readers) to go to the New York Times; you want them to pick up the Daily Enterprise. That's why they pick it up, for the (local) information. If we can't get it, then we're not doing our employers any justice and not doing our readers any justice."


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Filthpig Fred Phelps and his gang of funeral-picketing ghouls have been ordered to pay the family of Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, killed in Iraq, nearly $11 million in damages as a result of a lawsuit brought by the slain veteran's father.
Naturally, they will appeal, as the judge in the case fully (and, one assumes, cheerfully) admits that the award "far exceeds the net worth of the defendants." Hell, that would be the case if Snyder's family had been awarded a sack full of cat turds. Still, there are two ways to deal with Phelps and his disciples, it seems. Either walk up to them when they're at their next picket and shoot each of them in the head (which, I suspect, would be frowned upon as overdoing it even by everyone who doesn't like them), or keep bleeding them white with these suits until they can't even afford to keep a vehicle to drive them all to their latest hate rally. Yeah yeah, free speech, whatever. If it's their free speech to be dispicable swine, then I say it's everyone else's to counter them however they see fit. Remember, this kind of thing hate speech, I mean doesn't so much take place in a "marketplace" of ideas as in a boxing ring. Phelps is free to don his gloves and jump in for a few rounds. But he shouldn't snivel and whine if he gets TKO'd.
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They report in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism thatBMD increased significantly from 0.211 g/cm2 at baseline to 0.284 g/cm2 at the end of the study in the treatment group, whereas it decreased significantly from 0.212 g/cm2 to 0.187 g/cm2 in the control group.
Furthermore, fracture incidence was 4.5% in the treatment group compared with 10.4% in the control group, which equates to a significant 43% reduction in relative fracture risk among the women who received Fufang versus placebo.
There were 21 adverse events reported in each group, most commonly heartburn (n=7) among those receiving Fufang and stomach discomfort (n=7) among those receiving placebo. There were no significant changes from baseline in renal function indices or blood counts in either group.
Deng et all conclude: "In addition to the beneficial effects of oral herbal Fufang on prevention of postmenopausal bone loss, this 5-year multicenter clinical study demonstrated for the first time its potential for reduction in fragility fracture incidence."


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Student Involvement
English Graduate Organization (EGO)
This organization serves both social and scholarly functions on behalf of English graduate students. EGO organizes social functions, including the Fall Picnic and Coffee Hour. At the Fall Picnic, we welcome new graduate students by grilling them tasty food. At our monthly coffee hours we hold workshops and invite faculty members to share their experiences with us. With the close of each semester, we have a "kudos party," where we compile and read a list of the accomplishments of all graduate students. EGO also supports graduate student scholarship by funding certain events (decided on a case-by-case basis) and encouraging conference attendance and publishing projects. EGO has representatives to both the Undergraduate and Graduate committees, as the as Saint Louis University's Graduate Student Association (GSA). Through EGO's affiliation with the GSA graduate students are able to receive conference funding. For more information, please contact the current president, Jonathan Lux at firstname.lastname@example.com.
President: Angela Blumberg
Vice President: Patrick Brooks
Secretary: Megan Brueske
Event Coordinator / Treasurer: Seth Strickland
Graduate Student Association Representatives: Candis Bond and Lauren Kersey
Graduate Committee Representatives: Anessa Kemna and Heather Bozant Witcher
Undergraduate Committee Representative: Emily Tuttle
Research Committee Representative: Geoff Brewer
The Kudos List is a listing of accomplishments by graduate students during the semester. It is read at the end of the semester EGO reception.
American Literature Reading Group
The American Literature reading group invites graduate students and faculty interested in American literature and culture to discuss, usually once a month, a piece of American writing. We pick readings from any genre and time period and base our selections on members' suggestions (often linked to exam preparations or dissertation reading material). We also share thoughts on background information about and theory approaches to the primary readings. The group does not have officially designated presenters for the sessions, but rather takes the shape of one big group conversation. If you have any questions about the American Literature reading group, please contact Ina Seethaler at email@example.com.
Athenaeum: 19th-Century British Literature Research Group
This is a collection of graduate students interested in British and American literary and non-fiction works of the period, central theorists, and the critical conversation surrounding these various works. The group welcomes all interested graduate students throughout the humanities, from those just beginning graduate school to those writing the dissertation, as well as post-docs and faculty. Each year, the group will choose a theme so that the readings and discussion revolve around this broad theme. This network also functions as an area for exploring issues of professionalization by conducting workshops pertaining to the state of the academic field, grant writing, job talks, etc. In addition, the group is cognizant of the need to conference and publish, and will hold mock conferences, readings/reviews of each others' work, and sponsor settings for individuals to discuss works and ideas in progress. Moreover, Athenaeum strives to sponsor interested guest speakers from SLU and the surrounding area universities. Schedule: bi-monthly meetings, with one meeting focused on a reading and the other meeting focused on professionalization; days and times will accommodate members of the group. For more information, contact Heather Bozant Witcher (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Angie Blumberg (firstname.lastname@example.com).
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South Asian/Postcolonial Literature Reading Group
The South Asian/Postcolonial reading group is open to all genres, time periods, and geographic regions within South Asian or Postcolonial Literature. We examine issues relevant to race, ethnicity, class, gender and sexual orientation, within this cultural matrix. We typically meet 2 or 3 times a semester, and welcome students and scholars from all disciplines. Please contact Saher Alam (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Joya Uraizee (email@example.com) for more information.
The Woode-Walkers Medieval Reading Group
"He moste needes walke in woode that may not walke in toune."
(The Tale of Gamelyn, line 672)
The Woode-walkers were founded in the summer of 2008, and the group is open to any interested graduate students. They take their name from a fourteenth-century English romance, in which Gamelyn must take to the woods while living the life of an outlaw. (Woode is a pun on "woods" and the Middle English term "wode," an adjective that describes individuals who are excited, senseless, or just plain mad, such as grad students!) This group reads medieval literary and historical texts, as well as modern critical theory, and meets for weekly discussions with one member serving as the discussion leader. For more information on the Woode-walkers, please contact Amanda Barton, email@example.com.


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Using a few inexpensive parts purchased online, you can easily build your own LED arcade style joystick. Although this tutorial is for MAME home arcades, the methods used can easily be adapted for an old school Atari joystick too. Plenty of arcade...
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This Metroid themed DIY Arcade machine, typically referred to a MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) is hooked up with 2 NES, 2 SNES and 2 N64 adapters (called adaptoids) built in for easy retro controller support. Also thrown in is a glowing...
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New Calumet police chief fired
GWC facing important decisions/Paul Peterson
For a high school football football conference not long ago considered one of the top Class D leagues in Michigan, the Great Western Conference is facing some major decisions.
The GWC – a consistent producer of playoff teams over the years – will have to solve some nagging problems if it is to continue that success.
The league has lost three schools, Washburn, Wis., Ewen-Trout Creek and Wakefield-Marenisco, in the past couple of years because of dwindling numbers.
Wakefield-Marenisco eventually went into a co-op with Bessemer to form the Gogebic Miners last year.
Baraga would appear to be the next school in jeopardy of dropping football, although BHS athletic director Jeff Markham said a final decision has yet to be made on the status of the program.
The Vikings, who made the playoffs six straight seasons prior to 2011, have gone 1-17 the past two campaigns. They were outscored by a whopping 416-56 margin last season, and their player numbers fell to as low as 14 by season's end – the large majority of those being seniors.
"The numbers aren't encouraging," Markham said recently. "We also don't have a head football coach or assistant coach in place at this time."
The one redeeming factor at Baraga is the fact it did field a JV team last year. And there also appears to be promising numbers of junior high players coming up.
Ontonagon is another league member struggling with the numbers game. Like fellow member Forest Park (an action that shocked everyone), the Gladiators didn't field a JV team in 2012. They also forfeited one game to FP during a 1-8 season in which they were outpointed by a 292-98 margin.
OAHS will reportedly put out a varsity team comprised largely of underclassmen this coming season.
Of course, the big problem with competing in a league that has perennial powerhouses like Forest Park, Hurley, Wis., and Lake Linden-Hubbell is the pounding the less talented teams have to endure.
A possible co-op between Baraga and L'Anse has also been discussed since the end of last season.
But Markham says that alternative appears to have been ruled out for the time being.
There were two factors apparently in the way of such a union:
1. If the two schools were to join up, the Hornets would likely move up a division or two for the playoffs, joining such powerhouses as Ishpeming, Iron Mountain and Negaunee. LHS is expected to be in Division 8 again.
2. L'Anse, which is projected to again be a playoff contender in 2013, will reportedly move to its new field behind the high school. Moving a couple of its games to Baraga would have been an unlikely happening.
A co-op between Ontonagon and Ewen-Trout Creek for football was also briefly discussed, but the Panthers reportedly have opted to stay with 8-man football.
Should Baraga drop its program, there's also the question of the schools on its schedule finding foes to fill the vacant spot.
Lake Linden-Hubbell AD Gary Guisfredi said the Lakes have considered scheduling a season-opening game with West Iron County or possibly Munising.
"We won't have a whole lot of time (with scheduling) another game," he said. "But there's been no formal action so far."
Hurley is another league member with schedule problems. Because the playoffs start a week early in Wisconsin, the Midgets will need to know soon if they have to find another opponent to replace Baraga.
And that's vice-versa for the other non-league schools (L'Anse, Hancock and Houghton) on the BHS schedule.
There have been past cases (Baraga and LL-Hubbell) of schools dropping football for at least one season and coming back. League rules allow a school one year to notify league members of such an action.
It's a tough proposition but one that could come into play.
Whatever the case, the numbers issue will no doubt be a much-discussed item when Upper Peninsula athletic directors meet in a week.


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The freshman year prepares the student for admission into the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts (Musical Theatre, Acting or Design and Production), the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film, or the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Studies. Although students may declare a major and/or concentration in the freshman year, they are not fully admitted to that area until positive faculty review and successful completion of the probationary year.
This is the qualifying year in the student's declared major area of interest. Students nearing completion of two years of work will again be reviewed by the faculty. A student may elect to change programs at any time prior to reaching the upper division.
By the third year the student's focus should be clear, with primary responsibility to the major area. By this time the Theatre Arts student is a contributing member of the Post Theatre Company. Students applying for the directing or playwriting upper-division option will be admitted by the fall of the third year.
All B.A. and B.F.A. students in Theatre Arts and Dance are required to complete one significant production contract for each semester they are enrolled. Theatre minors complete three production contracts. Production contracts are an important part of the theatre and dance education provided by the department and are required for graduation with a degree in Theatre or Dance. Failure to complete a contract will lead to probation or suspension from the Theatre or Dance program.
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Mrs. Flinger: A work in progress
UPDATE TO Mrs. Flinger October 16, 2015
Because the Universe has a wicked sense of humor, after this delcaration, my blog threw up all over my last upgrade.
So I'm starting over using Craft. Turning 40 and kid entering Jr High next year, sometimes it's just time for a change. These archives will still exist in the way the last child goes off to college and their room is the same for 20 years, but it's just time to move forward.
(In Theory) I'm heading to Type-A Mom Con Sep 24, 2009
I went to a private school for first grade. My mother and father had decided I learned enough in preschool to advance in to First Grade and combine my Kindergarten-First grade year together. I was an October baby and it was the best way around the school's August 31st Cutoff.
I envied the children getting on the school bus each morning. I waited and watched and each child waved good-bye to their mother, got on the bus, and laughed joyfully, right in my little 6 year old face.
There was a party on that school bus. Every morning I saw the children have a parent-free party while I had to be carted across town to the Catholic Elementary School I was attending. The nuns did not allow a school but in the parking lot. Or at least that's what I assumed. Most everything bad in my 6 year old life was because of those nuns. Surely they took away the party bus, too.
So it continued through the entire school year. Children gloating on the bus while I got in the car for Catholic School.
Finally the Texas School District said I was qualified enough to enter Public School (Ironic, isn't it?) I stepped on the bus on the first day of second grade.
I beamed.
I sat, wide-eyed, in the middle of the bus, gaping, staring, watching. I could hardly breath I was so excited. The bus stopped to pick up kids, mostly older than I was. I sat in awe as the light blinked each time the bus stopped.
:: click click click click :: Yellow :: Click Click Click Click :: Red :: Blink Blink Blink ::
It was mesmerizing.
The Bus Driver got on the PA and announced that after we stopped at Wedgewood, we'd be late to The Other Elementary School. (Sidenote: In Texas, there is Primary School, k-2, Elementary, 3-5, Jr. High 6-8, and High School 9-12. Or at least there was in 1983.) I assumed I was just going to be late and thought I'd just hang out and watch the lights. Click Click Click.
The students filed off and I realized I was alone. I was scared. The bus driver started driving back to the bus barn. BUT WAIT! I thought we were picking up more kids! Where are all the kids!
The Bus Driver asked what grade I was in. "Second" I said shyly. "Is this your first bus ride?" Yes, I confessed.
She took me to school an hour late. I missed the introduction to my teacher, my classroom, my school. I remember the principal walking me to the class giggling. "So you never got off the bus, hu?"
My mom had the same reaction at the end of school when she was called and told about my incident.
She still laughs about it to this day.
"I forgot to tell you to get OFF the bus! Of all the things a parent needs to say, I didn't realize that was one of them."
This story flashes in my mind when I glance at the clock and realize it's time for my flight to take off. I look around at the people sitting comfortably in the gage seating area. Most are working. There's not a sign of a boarding anywhere.
Suddenly I gasp, get up, and book to the next open counter. The one stating that my flight to Ashville, and thus Type-A-Mom, is closed. "I missed the flight?!" I gasp. "Is it boarding?!" "No, you missed the flight."
I look at the large man, wondering if I should be honest, picturing his giggle when he says, "You've been sitting at the other gate this whole time?"
What I hear in my head is, "So, you never got off the bus, hu?" and I realize how much I am the same.
:: click click click click ::
FAVICON- A short tutorial Sep 24, 2009
As part of establishing your "brand" as a blogger (or marketer, business or commercial website) you need to pay special attention to the consistency in which you present your image. This includes what people see in the tab of their browser when they are on your site.
The "FAVICON" or Fave Icon if you're a human, helps identify your site in the URL and in a tab. Originally Favicons appeared on the bookmark menu when you "favorited" a site. (Thus the name)
To make a favicon there are several methods and tutorials you can use.
If you already have an image or logo that would look ok at 16x16 pixels:
Use these online tools to create your favicon out of an image
http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/ *note, this tool also uses your twitter icon if you'd prefer.
You'll notice your file becomes a ".ico" file. This is an "icon" file that IE requires in order to display the icon correctly in the toolbar and bookmarks menu.
You can also DOWNLOAD A PHOTOSHOP PLUGIN to create your own favicon.ico (Be sure you save it with that file name. You know how IE is when you don't do what it needs.)
Be sure you size it at 16px x 16px
*Note: You can also save it as a 32px x 32px icon for bookmarking purposes. This will automatically get scaled to 16x16 for the URL bar.
*This is the method I used on my site.
If you don't already have an image
You can use some online tools to create a new favicon.ico:
Or you can download some of the ready made ones.
Placing the Faveicon.ico on your server.
Use your FTP program to place the image on the root level of your domain. (Example: http://blogher.com/ or http://mrsflinger.com")
You'll be able to acess it by going to http://yourdomain.com/favicon.ico
*Yes, it is possible to put the image elsewhere on the server like some Wordpress Themes do. However, browsers don't always recognize this method so for consistency, it's best to place your icon at the root.
Placing the Faveicon.ico on your server.
Place this code between the< head > and < /head >
tag in your header template.
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
If you want to use a GIF or PNG instead, use this format instead (just remember that it won't work in IE):
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.png" type="image/png">
<link rel="icon" href="/favicon.gif" type="image/gif">
And VIOLA!
Sometimes, every so often, maybe, I quietly want another baby Sep 21, 2009
The children played together all weekend.
They are growing so quickly.
My daughter barely fits, all knees and legs, on my lap when I snuggle her.
My son has full sentences.
I feel like a person most days. A person with a job, a life, and a family.
It felt so far away at the time, when we started this, nearly five years ago.
Now I can hardly remember my daughter's reflux.
My son's premature birth.
My daughter's inability to sleep more than 2 hours.
My son's long battle with ear infections.
Now all I can think of is the family that sits at the dinner table, each in a chair.
The children that wrestle.
The people in the backseat who sing Old McDonald.
People I grew.
Little people, still, but people.
Opinionated, Joyful, Sorrowful, Reading, Playing, Loving, Jumping.
My mind whirls when I think of the past, the emptiness, the wondering.
These people are the people I didn't know I needed.
Now I couldn't be without them.
So sometimes, in the very quietest moments of the days when everyone is happy and well, I wonder….
Is there someone else I don't know I need?
And would I die without knowing them?
Your Sunday Morning of Zen Sep 20, 2009
James Lipton: "What is your favorite sound?"
Mrs. Flinger: "The sound of my children playing."
James Lipton: "What is your least favorite sound?"
Mrs. Flinger: "The sound of my children fighting."
Taking after her mother Sep 19, 2009
Family Expectations And The Grass That Is Truly Greener Sep 18, 2009
I grew up in a suburb of Houston in a neighborhood with sidewalks and manicured lawns. I have fond memories of children riding our hot-wheels on the sidewalk, zipping up each driveway to someone's house we all knew. Denise, Paul, Mercy, Carol. Kids spanning from 2nd grade to 6th, all mingling in the street playing basketball, riding bikes, coloring with chalk. The caste system of maturity as the older kids teased the younger and the younger kids gathering around toys.
This is my childhood and I love the memories. I can almost smell the air of a humid Saturday morning in October when the children begin to take to the sidewalk playing, knocking on doors, asking if so-and-so can come out to play.
My husband has a different memory.
My husband grew up on acreage in a tiny town in Washington State. Where rain and mud and large trees dominate his childhood. Where boys could explore for hours in a barn, watch the horses, and roll down large hills. He smells the pine and fresh air and instantly turns 8 in his head, playing trains and bikes and GI-Joes.
Each of our experiences influence our expectations for our own family. I see my children enjoying the company of others, playing in the front yard as I make dinner, calling to me that the neighbors are out chatting. My husband sees our children roaming a field of land, running in pine cones and leaves and mud.
We're now looking for a house. It's become evident we have a short opportunity of time to leave our tiny condo, expand our legs, and give each child a room of their own. It is now or never, in the words of our agent, and we have to move quickly.
It is now.
But as we look, searching, for the right place to live, the home we will keep for 10-15 years, for the duration of our childrens' schooling and thus the majority of their childhood memories, we can't get past our own happiness as a child. Land vs. Community. A newer home vs space.
We visit homes and the children marvel at the bedrooms. "It's PINK already!" We watch as the kids run circles in the large yard running up and down the small hill. Laughing. Rolling. Smiling. We see neighbor kids playing and our children watching, wishing they could join in.
I know the lesson here. I know the conclusion. I know we are our own family, influenced by our parents but not tied by their experiences. We are a new family, full of new needs, new expectations. But we're not so different from the family we belonged to back in 1979, or the houses we occupied. And in the end I know it's the family, not the house, that creates the childhood memories to hold on to.
I just hope this family gets a house with a new kitchen. And a skylight.
And maybe a bit of land with large wet evergreens, because I believe in the American Dream.
We're dreaming big. And the kids are dreaming with us.
A New Week, A New Start Sep 14, 2009
I was recently reminded of a promise I made to myself to get in shape.
oooOOOOHhhh, sighs the Internet. THAT again.
Well, yes, that. THAT.
However, instead of making lofty goals, promises, and pubic announcements, I'm just going to share with you one or two things I'm going to try this week. Will I do this again next week? I can not say. Mainly because one of the things I'm trying to cut back on, aside from booze (god, the excess sugar!) and processed meats, I'm also giving up making promises I know I can't keep.
So? Here are two things I'm doing this particular week.
1. Doing this DVD twice this week. It's a ballet conditioning workout and in some ways? It is harder than The Shred. Dearlawd my abs! MY ABS.
2. Making this hearty Minestrone soup one night.
Quick Fall Minestrone
This easy soup brims with fresh vegetables; canned beans and orzo make it hearty and filling. Use a vegetable peeler to quickly remove the skin from the squash.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
6 cups vegetable broth
2½ . cups (¾ .-inch) cubed peeled butternut squash
2½ . cups (¾ .-inch) cubed peeled baking potato
1 cup (1-inch) cut green beans (about ¼ . pound)
½ . cup diced carrot
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ . teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ . teaspoon salt
4 cups chopped kale
½ . cup uncooked orzo (rice-shaped pasta)
1 (16-ounce) can cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained
½ . cup (2 ounces) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 2½ . minutes or until tender. Add broth and the next 7 ingredients (broth through salt); bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes. Add kale, orzo, and beans; cook 5 minutes or until orzo is done and vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1½ . cups soup and 1 tablespoon cheese)
CALORIES 212 (21% from fat); FAT 5g (sat 1.6g, mono 1g, poly 1.2g); PROTEIN 9.6g; CARB 36g; FIBER 3.9g; CHOL 5mg; IRON 1.9mg; SODIUM 961mg; CALC 164mg
This recipe is from CookingLight
In the words of Bob, "Baby stepping toward healthy…."
Hear hear.
Learn to programm iApps from Stanford thanks to iTunesU. Free. Sep 13, 2009
I purchased a book about a year ago for programming iPhone Apps. That book? The spine still isn't broken; which is a sure sign that I'm either a) complete slacker or b) too anal to break the spines on my books.
Clearly it's not B.
I tend to learn better through interaction so when I found out I could participate in a class at STANFORD for FREE?
I felt a little giddy.
So I'll be participating in the Stanford iTunes U iApp Building. There is a series of podcast downloads with associated PDF slides of the lectures.
I'll be downloading these files as quickly as possible before word gets out that I can get smart FOR FREE from STANFORD.
Maybe someone was completely baked when they thought this was a great idea, because it was. It is. And it feels a touch illegal, wrong, and a little dirty. Me getting smart off Stanford's lectures.
Raur, baby. Just… Raur. Bring on teh sexy code!
Labor Day: A working mother's question, a plea, and a pledge Sep 08, 2009
My family did what most other Seattle families did this Labor Day: We hunkered down and went out in the rain. As Seattle dwellers, we're accustom to venturing out in the rain in our gear and rain boots. It's what we do.
And so we did.
Shortly after these photos were taken, Toddler Boy started puking. The fever from two days ago apparently turned in to the flu and we spent most of the night cuddling, cleaning, and holding while his body rejected the virus.
I've never been one of those mothers who liked to fight about what was harder: staying home or working. I'm not one of those mothers that enjoys competing at that level (a nice healthy game of scattegories, though, is fair game) so I'm not interested in saying that because I am keeping my son home from preschool/daycare today I need sympathy for me and him. And, alternatively, I'm not looking for a lecture about being a working mom.
No. What I need is a tall red beer. And ear plugs.
It's a fine line to walk, the working mother. On the one hand, there is the guilt, the pull, the tug of the family. On the other hand, there are bills, a housing market that failed miserably, and an education your children deserve. Toss in self-fulfillment and the fact that I love my job and you have one complex equation.
Some days are obvious: Today is a work day. Tomorrow is a holiday.
But most days are gray, overcast, misty with confusion and the lack of differentiation.
Especially the days one of the kids stay home sick.
I have not found the balance between working, focusing, and caring for the demanding, ill, little person. I haven't been successful at holding my son, rocking him to sleep without thinking of the list I need to accomplish.
I do not seperate well.
I don't have the answer. I don't know how to be present in the thing I'm doing. I'm always in a million places focusing on how to get those million things to completion.
Except yesterday.
Yesterday for an hour and a half I was walking with my family on a path in the rain watching the ducks and the children. I wasn't in my computer, I wasn't in my to do list, I wasn't in our finances. I was walking with my family. Purely. Simply.
Maybe I'm not great at separating my rolls yet. But I know I can have them work together. At least some of the times.
Or maybe just by asking the questions I'm admitting failure.
Either way. I don't know how you do it.
How. Do. You. Do. It?
Things that happen in thirty days Sep 04, 2009
1. The moon waxes and wanes and makes a complete circle around the earth.
2. Women bleed.
3. You can fail at the thirty day challenge.
4. And Mrs. Flinger Finally Gets Around To Her Post-BlogHer BrewHAHA post.
First, I want to say a huge, gigantic, fabulous, big, wonderful shoutout to Johnson and Johnson for their fabulous give-away. I was one of the lucky winners in the BlogHer Travel Sweepstakes. I honestly don't know what I'd have done without them. The contacts there are so wonderfully kind and helpful and I just need to shout out to J&J with a huge big HOWDYHO! And thank you. From a most humbled me.
Second I want to say a grateful thank you to The Queen Of Spain and Aaron for letting us ransack their room with our piles of swag boxes and to all the people who helped (and many many more!).
Instead of recapping in a play-by-play fashion, I've been gnawing on an overview in my head since the flight home a month ago. I've been sorting out the details looking for the big picture, trying not to get too bogged down in the WHO and the WHERE. I enjoyed my time with so many people, both new friends and old friends. And since most everything has already been said about the swag, parties, mommy blogging, I have no need to rehash any of it because in the end, it's what you take out of the conference that sticks with you…
...Even thirty days later.
The Big Picture
I spent a lot of time walking around Chicago with Amanda, my friend from work. She is smart, funny, a potty mouth, and I love her for all of it. Her perspective kept me grounded, focused. She writes. We talked about writing versus blogging. We talked about the depth of relationships and "the game" of blogging. In the end I realized where my priorities were shifting and how it was effecting relationships that I cared about, my job, my home life, my children.
My time with her was invaluable. I learned as much, or more, about blogging and my own intrinsic value simply from wandering Chicago with one of BlogLand's most amazing, underground, bloggers.
The Love Fest
I've been blogging since August 2003. I've been in the community for a long long time. This provides time to meet, love, and admire people from WAY WAY back in, like, 2004. (!) In blog years, which are similar to dog years, that's about twenty-five decades or roughly the time it takes to figure out what you want to do with your life.
And then you realize they are people.
Great people.
And they love you back.
Jen is one such loveliness.
Schmutzie and her Palinode are long-time blog loves as well. And I simply adore them both with the flame of a thousand binary suns. As fellow web geeks, well spoken and down-right hilarious, they are a cozy hug in the middle of a conference of strangers. They are home.
Way way back in 2004, I read Busy Mom and just about died the first time she commented on my site. BUSYMOM, YO! And then she got twitter and made me laugh daily with her quick-wit hidden messages. ("Omeonsay Eedsnay Acationvay Omfray Ossbay")
And finally, Finally, after all these years, I sat on her lap and followed her around like a pup.
It's almost strange to me that I've never met Karen. Is that possible? That I've never actually MET her until this summer? We've worked together for two years now and have talked on the phone maybe a billion times but my first hug with the lovely lady that is so beautiful inside and out only happened this summer. And it was wonderful.
Megan is another phone-buddy of mine and someone I consider a "real life" friend. This is our third conference together but it feels as though she lives here in my neighborhood. Or maybe I just wish she did.
This year we had actual MEN at the conference! MEN! In a sea of women! It must've been heaven for them.
Or utter scary hell.
Either way, I had the opportunity to say hello to a friend. Maybe you heard of him? Chris Mann? He's not totally hot or anything.
Matthew is just as fantastic in person as he is on twitter. And even if he, and his brother, are new crushes of mine, I have to admit, I have great taste.
Theron is another boy that came to the Room 704 party. He is the president of People Pond and since we had a hard time calling him "Theron" we just referred to him as "Kent Cracker" because, comon, he's so totally Clark Kent. Right?
New Loves
A surprising, wonderful, fabulous first time love of mine is Sleepy New Mommy. I FECKING LURVE HER. Obviously.
Also, I adored meeting Megan from Megan's Minute. She was a breath of logical fresh air and fun.
I met so many people, did not take enough pictures, fell in to a stupor of love and overwhelmed dehydration, and took terrible notes. But I remember people, the ones who were kind, who I did not see enough of, who are lovely inside and out. And I hope to see them more, both online and off.
I can't say enough about Lotus (whom I was almost killed by a car for whilst hugging until Amanda saved me) and my fellow 704 party throwers. They are my tribe. And I would not have survived without them.
And oh, so many more people that I adore. I'm so blessed to know so many great souls. Seriously wonderful people that can cut loose, cuss, drink, laugh, share, and be a genuine person, a friend, a love.
I am blessed in multitude for what this community, this blog, has brought me.
And I would never have it without you.
All of you.
Thank you.
(For better recaps, see these lovely womenz that I had the joy of meeting in person and who say something nice about me. I pay them.)
Lotus's fucking awesome hilariousness
Karen's Canadian Recap, eh
Janet's recap
Sam's Recap
Angie's recap
Katjia's recap
Christine of the bean blog
PhD in parenting
The Pioneer Woman
Jodifur (who was a complete JOY to meet, a highlight for sure!)
Amazing Grace
And maybe yours, too, but I'm godawful at checking stats. GODAWFUL, I say. See also: paying bills. But that's another story for another day.


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BP Gets Biggest Criminal Fine After Biggest U.S. Oil Spill
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- BP(BP) will pay the U.S. government $4.5 billion over a span of years to settle criminal claims against the British oil giant resulting from its April 2010 Macondo well oil spill, called the largest manmade environmental disaster in U.S. history.
In addition to what amounts to the largest-ever criminal settlement with federal authorities, BP said it will plead guilty to 11 felony counts and two of its employees will face criminal manslaughter charges for their role in the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
"All of us at BP deeply regret the tragic loss of life caused by the Deepwater Horizon accident as well as the impact of the spill on the Gulf coast region," Bob Dudley, BP's chief executive, said in a statement. " We apologize for our role in the accident, and as today's resolution with the U.S. government further reflects, we have accepted responsibility for our actions," he added.
Felony counts relate to misconduct or neglect relating to the loss of 11 lives; one misdemeanor count under the Clean Water Act, and a felony count of obstruction of Congress. The obstruction charge pertains to two BP communications made to a member of Congress during the spill response about flow rate estimates, BP said in a statement, which noted the resolution is subject to U.S. federal court approval.
While the settlement marks an end to BP's criminal liabilities with the U.S. Department of Justice, the oil producer still faces civil claims. Already BP has embarked on a multi-year plan of asset sales to raise roughly $40 billion to meet civil liability tied to the oil spill.
BP will pay a $4 billion criminal settlement to the Department of Justice in installments over a period of five years, and it will pay the Securities and Exchange Commission a further $525 million, over a period of three years. The company also said it will increase a $38.1 billion provision for spill-related liability by $3.85 billion, as a result of Thursday's settlement.
In a statement, BP said it still faces federal civil claims, including a potential violation of the Clean Water Act and other violations of state and federal regulations related to the spill. Analyst estimates indicate that federal civil liability may reach many multiples of the $4.5 billion criminal settlement reached on Thursday.
"BP is prepared to vigorously defend itself against remaining civil claims," the company said. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a Thursday press conference that federal criminal investigations to the spill continue.
Findings of negligence in BP's drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could lead to billions of further spill liability by the oil giant. An environmental fine associated with gross negligence, if proven, could reach $21 billion, given guidlines under the Clean Water Act.


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Here's how RW members rated this race (297 votes).
In short: Perfect conditions. Set a PB - I'm very happy. See you next year!!!!Date of review: March 12, 2007
In short: Exscellent course for a PBDate of review: March 12, 2007
In short: I hate laps, but got a new PB, I didn't dress for the occasion, it was hot and had to take a layer off, not enough toilets, and never saw the drinks stop, on the whole an excellent courseDate of review: March 12, 2007
In short: Good race with a very fast course. Only minor gripe would be the lack of toilets. With £10 entry fee, surely extra mobile facilities should be affordableDate of review: March 12, 2007
In short: Enjoyable flat 10kIn full: 2nd time for this run and thankfully no snow this year! Generally a well organised event although there must be a water shortage in Fradley as none left when I hit 5k - given the warm day this was disappointing as everything else seemed to run well.Will be back next year.Date of review: March 12, 2007
In short: PB course, and a good job, as not much else to recommend itIn full: really fast course with a friendly atmosphere and marshals. but...one toilet of each sex and a lack of water is not acceptable for a race of this size in my opinion.I'll be back, but only because it is so fast.Date of review: March 12, 2007
In short: PB material!!!In full: Only my 2nd 10k but flat as a pancake, lovely countryside and took almost 4 mins of last months time!!!!!Lots of marshalls about offering encouragement and great weather - What more could a girl need?!?Definately on next years calendar.Date of review: March 11, 2007
In short: A great day out, perfect wheather, pb achieved, back next year.Date of review: March 11, 2007
In short: Great 10k, ideal for all standards of runnerIn full: If your're looking for a pb course, this is ideal. Could do with some portoloos maybe.Date of review: March 11, 2007
In short: Good, well organised raceIn full: Enjoyed the run and very fast course. There were one or two shallow climbs, but not really anything that is going to affect your speed much. Fradley is a nice village and the event had a nice atmosphere.Date of review: March 11, 2007
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In short: A tough event, ran on a hot day, and a somewhat hilly portion of the route ran twice.In full: Right to start with, organisation ok, would have preferred chips and numbers sent in post, to save getting there early and also having my race number for own race drinks prepared before race day. The two lap format on some courses works well, at Bungay it did not, knowing the hills and the last two miles on gravel track was to come again was not a welcome thought. Support and marshalling was good as was venue and facilities. This is not a quick course, so if you want a nice long distance training run or are a sadist then come and race this one, out of 12 marathons this i am afraid is one I won`t be coming back to, too hardcore for me! Sorry to organisors for these comments and no doubt others had a fantastic time, especially on the half, but as a marathon, not for me I am afraid. Date of review: April 11, 2011
In short: Another excellant year for the famous Oakley twenty.In full: Year after year this event is a must do in your marathon build up calendar, it has everything you need and is superbly organised, lovely scenic course with a few undulations thrown in to keep it interesting, see you next year.Date of review: March 27, 2011
In short: This event has moved on over the last few years and is turning into a top local half marathon.In full: Well done to organisors, marshalls and anybody else involved.I had a good day at Grantham today and you are all doing better and better each year on what is already a fine race. So much better than mass city half marathons, a real runners race. well done.Date of review: March 20, 2011
In short: This race has improved, to be one of the best local 10k races in this area.In full: A very enjoyable race to do, well organised with some nice touches that put the big name events to shame. The course although pancake flat is somewhat dull and could be hard to run,in windy conditions, but on a day like today it was perfect for setting a new 10k pb on.All things that you need are here, close parking, toilets, baggage storage, refreshments, good marshalling, little but enthusiastic support, very slow results was the only downside for me as i ended up leaving after waiting around for far to long, but i am sure that this will be improved upon for next year,.But the big positives was a top notch finishing reward of a heavy glass paperwieght with a 3d diarama inside of 4 rumnners, this is very nice indeed and also the finishing goody table of free treats of bananas, flapjack, biscuits, jellybabies, drinks, etc etc,well thought out and presented.Overall a very enjoyable event to take part in and i must say the best value for money event around, a big well done to all involved with organising and the running of this event, well done.Date of review: October 1, 2007
In short: Top notch race, well worth 4 hour round trip by car.In full: This race was the perfect post London pick-me-up race, run by runners for runners, with picturesque scenery at every corner, that was interspersed with enthusiastic supporters and marshalls, fantastic drink stops(could pre-place own drinks) and well practised organisation at the start and finish i thouroughly enjoyed this race, setting a new pb by 26 minutes. The goody bag was the best ever recieved, with a super medal, t-shirt in any size and just the right food enclosed to re-fuel after 26.2 miles of hard work.The only down side was the undulations seemed to get longer and steeper on the second lap of the two lap circuit, and the grass paddock at mile 25/26 was not my most enjoyable part, especially going around the hedge and seeing it was a climb as well!But i would recommend this race to anybody who can run under 5 hours and who wants to get away from mad big city marathons and run as most runners do most weekends, (albe-it a bit further) and enjoy there racing, and running, chatting and encouraging each other as they battle the marathon distance. Would i do it again? yes for sure.Date of review: May 14, 2007
In short: spot on! excellent route, well marshalled, friendly runners, tea and cake to finish. In full: This run was well worth the 4 hour round trip drive from Lincolnshire, would definately do it again, as it is, just perfect as a training run in the build up to a marathon.The route chosen puts a lot of other races to shame as it has every thing included, views, challenging hills both up and down, scenic towpaths, flat sections, pretty villages and chocolate box cottages on route, all the marshalls are really friendly and very encouraging in the later stages of the run, mile markers, four water stops, jelly baby lady at mile seventeen, and the runners all seemed very friendly, as nobody was competing against each other, and had time for a quick chat on route, (cheers Martin i enjoyed your company today) and at the finish giant cups of tea and giant muffins, pastries,scones,and hot cross buns all free!All credit must go to the organisers and helpers of this run, as it is a hidden gem which must only grow in popularity as more people find out about it. many thanks to all involved as i had a really nice day and i think this run sums up every thing that is enjoyable about running. so a big pat on the back to all involved. Well Done.Date of review: March 26, 2007
In short: improving year on year, well organised, with nices touches.In full: Did this last year and made a few comments and it was nice to see the improvements acted on.This race has a fast and flat course mixing, long rural straights with some villages as well, although a nice following wind in the first half, it taxed a few on the return leg as the course is quite exposed to the elements? Finishers t-shirt was a big improvement on last year and the free tea and bacon sandwich was most appreciated, The organisation was spot on and i felt the runners were well looked after wel, before during and after the race, very good value for money entry and i would certanly come back to run again. well done to all involved.Date of review: March 12, 2007
In short: will go against a large proportion of reviewers and say well done to the organisers.In full: Had an ejoyable run today, no pb but that was down to me and not the course which has definate pb potential, i kept well to the front at the start and had no issues with the pens and the overcrowding, car parking was fine and free to boot, marshalling was all ok, no problems there, mile markers were all visible except at mile 3?, water staion spacing and operation was excellent, scenery was dull and needs the route revising and i think the start would be better placed in the embankment area as well as the finish , goody bag, was i thought good, compared to other races that i have done, items included were, school-type gym bag, commemerative medal, asiscs key ring rucksack, isotonic drink then water from the finish, the finish oranisation was excellent, more problems with runners over eager friends and families crowding runners as they tried to leave and get some air than anything else. so over all i think it is a damn good race well laid on and enjoyed by a lot of people, yes, tweaks can and will be made to improve things but for a first attempt, i think the organisers did a fine job, and we as runners should encourage and thank them for spending their time organising something that is for our benefit, instead of looking only at the negative aspects of the race, There i have said it so let us now prepare for the replies.Date of review: October 15, 2006
In short: The organisers have set the bar high with this one, will they match it next year, i hope so.In full: Well done to all involved for putting this 10k firmly on the map as a large city 10k, its 1st outing and over 1500 entrants, this race will only get bigger as it was run like clockwork. Well packaged entry with chip timing and clear instructions,good parking, nice route and setting, even the portaloos were clean and flushed. Nice to see the elite guest runners as was the towns people giving local support as the whole of the route was closed off just for us runners,even through the towns shopping centre, coupled with a nice finish area in the park all laid out well, finally ending with a good medal and nice t-shirt and the results up on the website the same evening, oh and to boot a new pb by nearly 5 minutes it can`t be bad, so all in all i am pleased i entered and hope to be back next year, well done again to all invloved for putting this event on,and i am not involved with the local club i live 40 miles away.Date of review: May 29, 2006
In short: A must do race if your running London in the near future.In full: A fantastic race for me as knocked 8 minutes off my pb running in at 1:42:53! Very cold day and a big blustery wind that stalked you around the course, and suddenly appeared in your face on all the uphill sections?? which made you have to dig in hard.The scenery was very dull and even though the spectators and marshalls did their best it lacked the big race atmosphere you would expect with 5000 plus runners held in a city, Did the goody bags vary as mine had tshirt,medal,water,lucozade drink and recovery bar,and a fruit bar, which i thought was well good, so dissapointed for those who had less in their bags, Overall a well organised race with good facilites and fantastic as a pre-London build up run. Date of review: March 20, 2006
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