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Thought I would check in to let you guys know I am still alive... This not running thing is driving me nuts and I hate it. I will give it a go again on Monday and see what happens. I don't have to teach a class until Tuesday (I LOVE holiday weekends!) so hopefully all this rest will pay off. I did get the green light for the elliptical, which I did yesterday. Being on that thing is worse than being on the treadmill. At least on the treadmill I get to run... Enough of the Debbie Downer from me- Have a great weekend!
Indiana - Spring 2013 Dailies
Glycerins today. Sometimes a ton of cushion feels good. I'm not ready to go minimal yet. When the Glycerins are done I will buy another pair.
Beautiful running weather.
Mark: if you like Hansons you might check out their HM plans. The advanced paid plan goes up to 52 mpw and the LR up to 15. But there are HM specific workouts. I wear the 1.5s. They come with two different insoles and I use the less minimal one. The sizing is 9.5 the same as all of my other shoes.
Venom: good to hear.
Clint: it will be interesting to see what you do. What's ironic is that of all the major plans out there the closest one to Luke Humphrey's in the back of his Hansons book is SmartCoach! I might post that analysis over in the marathoners forum to rile them up.
Bo and Sandy: I discovered this "weird old tip" that helps my knees. In my family room I have hard wood flooring with a thin rug over it. So the surface is kind of hard. I "stand" on my knees there for about 5 minutes. I do this before runs and before I go to bed. I have no idea why this makes them feel better but it does.
Sandy: I think a guy would have gotten more flack from them. Nutrition is something I've neglected so I should check out that book of his Racing Weight. I liked his Brain Training book and I do use the core exercises in that book.
Rod: good job on the 4.
Ted: all my running is pretty slow right now. Basically recovery pace.
RF: I've never gotten sore from the elliptical so that is some achievement.
Post 3
Just mowed. It sucked as usual. But not so bad with the cool weather.
Sandy, forgot to say that I have never been heckled or harassed yet. I have seen a few 'suspicious' looking people on the Monon over the past few years, but none have bothered me so far.
ANT, nice easy 6. I will likely end up writing my own plan based 90% off the mileage and format of a plan such as the Beginner one I mentioned in Post 2. I've done enough HM plans from the past, particularly the ones from Pfitz and Ryan Hall, that I have several good HM workouts saved in my logs. Also, I think I have a few of the Hanson HM w/o's saved on my PC somewhere (will look later). So, I figure I'll follow that Beginner marathon plan for the most part, but with some HM paced w/o's in the appropriate slots. In a perfect world, I'll drop some significant weight AND get my mileage up to that plan's standard AND not have any setbacks over the next 5+ months.... if all those ANDs come together, it'll be a not so small miracle
p.s. Thanks for the shoe info. They're on clearance at RWarehouse right now. Would be approx. $45 shipped for a pair of the original Instincts after discount code.
Steph, hi, hope it goes well Monday.
Might have had an epiphany: Planning to use the Hanson "Beginner" marathon plan for the Monumental HM. Will start on Week 6-7 of the plan. Plenty of weekly miles to address endurance, which is my main weakness... Plus the LRs go to 16, which is reasonable. Just thinking out loud.
Mark, if your thinking towards the spring full, I believe that's a good plan. But I think building 2 midweek runs to 1.5 hrs and a 2hr LR would be good too. Then just add a couple easy runs. I haven't read that plan in awhile, it might do that anyways. Now I'm just thinking out loud.
Was supposed to be an SRD,,,, but, possibly due to the excitement of the AWESOME Pacers victory last night, I woke up early and decided to get out in this great weather and slog a 3 miler. That brings me to 21 miles for the week on 5 runs. Been a while since I got up ''early'' and ran before anyone else in the house was up... feels good, but I admit I am a tad tired... now for some egg whites, a juice, and probably a nap.
Clint, if I do that plan, or any plan hitting 50 mpw, I will have several 1.5+ hour runs at my snail's pace, lol! And the LR would be in the 3 hr. range... yeah, the running life of a slowby.
RF, this will all be my opinion based on some online reviews and specs from RWarehouse's web site. It looks like you buy shoes with medium pronation control. With that in mind, I personally would take a look at the Saucony Mirage 2 (they're on clearance). The Guide 6 has quite a large heel to toe drop, which would prevent it from being a good "transition shoe" into your Pure's. The Mirage 2 has about 1/2 of the drop, which would serve better for the transition. The Fast Twitches are lighter, but also firmer feeling and might be a little rough on you... they seem to be closer to a racing flat than what it seems you're looking for. Also, if you're not against a neutral shoe, the Kinvara 3 is tough to beat for being a light shoe with good cushioning and minimal drop. If keeping to the pronation control shoes, the choice I'd make would be between the medium/soft Mirage 2 and the firmer Fast Twitch. Don't forget, if you don't like whatever shoes you buy, RWarehouse.com now takes shoes back after you've worn them.... you may only get store credit, but at least you can send back shoes you don't like and try another pair.
p.s. Also don't forget the code for clearance shoes is fb15d which gives you 15% off clearance items, making the Mirage 2 come out to $45'ish and the Fast Twitch would be $42'ish!! If you end up going for non-clearnance shoes, the code is runblog10 for 10% off.
ANT, maybe take a look at the shoe advice I wrote above and chime in with your thoughts... I think you may be more educated on shoes of the kind that RF is looking for.
Where were these temps 3 weeks ago, sheesh.....
Did a nice smooth 5 miler in the neighborhood this morning, 48 and change minutes. Actually saw my breath at one point.
Steph-we're all rooting for you to get back to running. I know you are going stir crazy. Ask RF....
Mark-1200 to 1600 cals. whew......i know what type of diet my wife was on after her heart attack last year. that was just about what was prescribed. and she was limited on carbs and proteins, but most veggies were okay (tomatoes=Fruit=carbs). so will that mean lots of veggie based sushi?
Sandy-I must have been having flashbacks of the canal this morning-while running along Stop 11, near US 31, I noticed traffic stopping. A few geese were trying to cross the road, with another flock or two along the sidewalk. The geese crossing the road made it across safely. Thankfully it was only 6:30 AM. Speaking of waterfowl, neighbor called us to say that we had 4 baby ducks in our driveway. No sign of a parent around. We managed to capture them and get them inside. We managed to find a place that would take the ducklings and take them to a pond in the country to find a foster parent.
Have a safe enjoyable holiday weekend.
6+ @ 9:20
This is the first time I ran on a saturday morning in awhile. Pace showed it too. Supposed to be an easy day anyways.
Rod-I agree, the temps are nice. Good 5er
Mark-nice week. Pretty soon you will be back up in the 30-40s. I am a LeBron fan, but I am cheering Pacers. Got any plans to go to a game? BTW, do you still have your old garmin?
Steph-Glad you popped in. Hope you get back out there soon.
Have a good extended weekend everybody.
6 good miles this morning. Slow and steady and it was definitely Mark weather. I like being in non-training mode and not all that concerned about pace.
Mark - I got the Hanson's Plan book from the library just so that I will know what you fools are talking about all the time. There's no way I could follow that plan. My reading material for the weekend.
clint - how long after you started running did you run your first marathon? and what is your marathon pr?
Venom - glad the wheels are better now. Hope you can run soon.
Stephanie - hi!
ANT - I highly doubt the punks would have said the same things to a guy that they said to me. But I'm done with that. Racing Weight is an excellent book. It has tons of info and Matt backs it up with lots of research. It's for all endurance athletes. His book that came out this year is for runners specifically training for halfs and fulls and the info is a little simplified. I think I am going to follow the guidelines in this book when I start IMM training. I just always get so sloppy with my eating as the miles add up that I wind up gaining weight. I hope to avoid that this year.
Rod - that's odd that the ducklings wouldn't have a parent around. The baby ducks on the canal almost always have one or two adults swimming around them. Good for you for finding them a home.
clint - how long after you started running did you run your first marathon? and what is your marathon pr?
A little over a year and 3:36:xx
I think Sandy is up to something....
clint - how long after you started running did you run your first marathon? and what is your marathon pr?
A little over a year and 3:36:xx
What was the time of your first marathon? which, if any, training plan did you use? how many mpw was the peak if you can remember?
6@10:24 with some strides
Funny how strides always tell me exactly where I am as a runner. If I can do sub 6:00 over 35 sec while running smoothly then I am good. If I have to push then something is not right.
I'm going to concentrate on strides during June before starting training seriously in July.
Clint: I think Sandy is designing a plan for you I noticed that the Free 3.0 comes in wide at Nike's web site.
Sandy: I need to drop about 5 lbs - not much but I haven't been able to do it. I'll pick up his book.
Stephanie: still good to hear from you.
Rod: this is like fall or late winter.
RF and Mark: I don't know anything about those shoes so can't comment on that. I do believe however that if you go for a lower heel drop shoe with less cushion you automatically get some stability. Highly cushioned shoes with big heels are not stable. I don't know what kind of shoe you are looking for RF but the Glycerin is a good shoe. The heel drop is 9.5 mm instead of the usual 12 and that heel drop doesn't bother me after running in the cadence or Altras which are roughly zero drop. Plus the cushion on the Glycerin is very firm and therefore very stable. It's a great shoe for easy days and when you need cushion. It's supposedly neutral but I think completely appropriate except for severe pronators.
Mark: I've always thought that marathon plans are the best plans for the half. But you do need some pace runs at half pace. The fact that you run so much faster in the half compared to the full is key. I felt so crappy during miles 9-13 in the mini - I was tired but I had to keep running at 7:30 - pure hell. The only way to simulate that in training (and therefore build resistance to it) is to run at half pace (or faster) when tired.
1st: 4:12 Higdon-ish around 35-40 mpw
2nd: 4:10 Pfitz-ish around 45-55 mpw, this was a terrible race for me
3rd: 3:36 Hanson 12/70 with some added miles
4th: trail for fun
5th: St Judes, Had a good build up to my half before(huge pr), then started having niggles here and there. Bailed on "racing" at about mile 17 and slowly jogged it in. Helped somebody that was having a hard time.
6 miles had to suffice for my LR today; my annual memorial day cold is back thanks to DH; hacking my brains out and I'm waiting for my family to get here to share my germs .....weather felt really nice to run in and my legs felt GREAT...wish my lungs did because I could have easily done 10 but it was getting kinda hard to breath so I quit at 6. If they don't leave too late tomorrow I may get out for something else short tomorrow since I'm only at 20 miles this week.
Mark - thanks for the shoe info....eeks, I did already order the guide 6's (I couldn't resist the flashy colors... but if they don't feel right I'm glad to know I can return them....when I get a chance later I'll take a look at the other ones and the glycerins ANT suggested. I really don't dislike the adrenalines I've been running in for a few years I'm just ready to try something different since I need another pair in rotation and I'm also glad to know of the clearance discount....that may make it too hard to pass up!! Luckily I remembered the 10% off code which made the ones I did get a lot less than my brooks usually are.
Sandy, I'm on pins and needles here. Whatcha got for me????
In a sick and twisted turn of events, now my OTHER hamstring is starting to bug me. Hurt so bad it woke me up last night. I hate my life right now I am aggressively icing and foam rollering it the hopes that it goes away soon.
Have a good Memorial Day weekend everyone.
Rod, nice speedy 5. I wish these 40's temps would stay year around until about10am, then heat up to the 80's for the afternoons/evenings... is that too much to ask? haha! Also, when go for Sushi day, it will be a cheat meal... We're going to do our best to NOT do that during our 3 week super calorie cut (1200 for me, 1000 for wife)... not sure we'll make it,,, the Call of Sushi is strong.
Clint, nice easy 6'er. I am a Lebron fan as well... I think the Heat are my 2nd favorite team... but they're the bad guys right now! I think I still have the old Garmin 205, haven't looked for it since last time I mentioned it, haha.
edit/add: Since Sandy forgot to ask, what's your BQ time?
Sandy, good steady 6. I loved the weather this morning for sure! Also, I weighed in this morning when I woke up... I have lost 7 lbs. in May since I started watching what I eat... and have lost 3 lbs. after 4 days on my new diet. I weighed in again before my shower (after running) and I lost exactly 1 lb. during my 3 miler this morning. Enjoy the Hanson book. I like it,,, the Pfitz books are written very well and easy to understand, also. If you ever want to feel like an idiot, check out THIS COACH DANIELS book... I had ZERO idea what he was trying to convey to runners the first time I read it, lol!
ANT, nice 6 plus strides. I almost ran a few strides this morning, but decided to stick to my plan and hold off until at least next weekend before doing anything faster than easy/lazy pace. Heck, right now, anything faster than 11:30/mi feels like Tempo pace, lol! I agree about the HM paced (or faster) workouts... I will introduce them over the next few months, but I am going to put the emphasis on mileage as I doubt I have time to make a serious run for sub-2 at Monumental, so the goal there will be to run a steady race with no walk breaks and possibly go sub-2:10.... the bigger/longer term goal is to run the Carmel Full, so I'm kinda trying to put myself into a position such that I can be logging serious mileage (similar to yours when marathon training) by next Feb/March.
RF, good job on the 6'er despite not feeling great. Those Guide 6's might work out well since they have a 9mm drop and ANT says that works well for him in combo with his lesser drop shoes. So, maybe you can do your runs of 5 mi. or less in the Pure's and do 6 mi. or longer in the Guide's... they might make a great team for you. Hope you don't get your relatives sick!
Steph, sorry to hear that. I don't know if the pain/cause is similar to normal hamstring tightness... but, when my hammies (and calves and achilles) are tight or sore, I aggressively use The Stick on them at least 2 times per day... I honestly find it about 400% better than a foam roller. It's like the difference between a good professional deep tissue massage and letting my 3 yr. old niece rub my neck... no comparison. I will probably take it to my grave.
Clint: she's thinking about her own progress.
Mark: dude - you have loads of time to go sub 2. My half PR was 1:47:XX which I lowered to 1:42:XX after just 8 weeks on the 45-60 Hansons plan. As long as you are running super easy you can increase your mileage more aggressively than a newbie but obviously you have to be careful.
RF: the guides are also a good shoe. DW ran in them forever until she switched to the cadence.
Stephanie: WTF?
Sandy, you really know how to leave a guy hang in. Just in case Mark was correct, bq is 3:05
Another rest day for me Lefty is feeling good, but the right side is still throbbing. It doesn't hurt when I actually exercise, but just when I am sitting around. I am going to do a test run tomorrow so I have something to report back on Tuesday.
Mark- I thought of you on Thursday... hubby and I went out for a spontaneous sushi lunch date. So yummy!
Not much action in here, must mean everyone's got a more interesting (or at least busier) life than me, haha!
I ran 5 miles this morning. Although the temps were in the mid 50's, which is usually my borderline for getting a tad warm, the overcast skies and humidity of 57% made it comfortable. I tried something new for me today... I ran WITHOUT MY GARMIN! Not sure the last time I've done this, but I can say for sure that it's only happened a handful of times over the past 4-5 years. It felt odd for a while, I even found myself looking down at my wrist to check my pace a few times, lol. After about 2.5 miles or so, it started feeling more comfortable to not be checking my pace and I was pretty relaxed the rest of the run. It was a truly Easy pace and I could have run a while longer if not for a lack of extra time. This was also my 1st run in my Hoka's for quite a while and I must say they are most excellent at cushioning my joints/bones which were not particularly happy with my decision to run for a 4th consecutive day. But, I think I actually feel better now than I did before the run.... so, gotta make sure to keep the Hoka's in the rotation on the Easy days where I don't wear the Garmin!
Clint, I've run HM's that only beat that time by 15-20 mins, lol!
Steph, yum, sushi... if I take a cheat meal this week, it will be at Myagi's or SOTR!
ANT, my legs are handling the running comeback well so far. Just the odd niggle here or there that's gone within a day. I will build mileage slightly faster than is probably "wise," but I will back off if needed. I set my HM PR at Monumental last year in the 2:09's when I was just getting over being sick. I attribute being able to do that to the higher mileage I was running until getting sick for most of Sept/Oct... in the back of my mind, I know you're correct and I have time to push for the sub-2... but, before I acknowledge that I'm going for that goal, I want to see how quickly I can get this weight off and also need to see if my normal paces return when the weight is gone. If I'm back down to normal weight by the end of summer, or hopefully below that weight, I will run a 5k and see if I'm on track to go for a PR or even sub-2. Beginning in mid July, my wife is no longer working EVERY weekend... she'll be on more of a normal rotation for a night shift RN which means only working 1 out of every 3 weekends... which means I'll have more chances to run races.
edit/add: One last shoe question. Can you compare the feeling/cushiness on roads/concrete between the Free 3.0 and the Instinct? Thanks.
Drum roll please. YTD 1000.36. April and this month were not good mileage months because of all the tapering and recovering. And June will not be great either because of vacation. But these forced rest periods are good for me because otherwise I would run myself into the ground.
This was my first week at 50+ since the 3rd week of April and it felt good. But on Tues I go to Russia and no running for 4 days.
Mark: the instinct has more cushion than the Free 3.0. The 3.0 is the least cushioned shoe I've ever run in. The first few times I ran in that shoe on the pavement I would literally cringe when my foot hit the ground because of the lack of cushion. It took me a few weeks to get used to it. But when I did - it's the best race shoe ever at least for the half. The most annoying thing in the world is to have a soft shoe fighting you over the last few miles of a race.
Stephanie: fingers crossed on the run today.
Sandy: you COULD follow that plan in the Hansons book. I didn't think I could either. But after reading that book you will see what I was trying to do. It's a great book.
Clint: now that Sandy has the Hansons book...
SRD. I lost an extremely contentious battle of "rock, paper, scissors" to my favorite person so we are going to see Iron Man 3 later today instead of my preferred Star Trek. Don't worry, I'm not going to have any popcorn.
ANT - I've looked over the beginner plan. I've got to read more though. I just don't know how I would be able to fit in 6 days of running. And I think it might kill my knees. But it is interesting. Still thinking....
Mark - nice 5! I've only not run with my Garmin when the battery dies. I hated it. I NEED TO KNOW NUMBERS. Regarding weight, how much more do you have to lose to get back the weigh you want? I'm sure it helps that your wife is going through this with you (and hopefully not tempting you with wine).
Stephanie - that sucks. I was hoping more rest would help you.
clint - sorry sweetcakes, I got distracted yesterday. Couple of more questions: what is your half pr? were you following a hansons plan before #5? did you play any sports when you were a kid or a young(er) man? are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist party?
9+ @ 8:26 with 10x.25mi
1:44(little rusty)
1:40(spurs/grizzly game kept me up too late)
1:29(thats more like it)
Pretty good workout. Will try to build this up to 16x.25mi
ANT-Solid LR. Why no run in Russia? Are Nike Frees, not free over there?
Mark-nice 5. I have run without the garmin but I dont like it. Did you see the hokas got bought out? Is the stick that much better than the roller? Might have to be a fathers day gift.
Steph-I am not letting Rachel see your sushi post, she has been like an addict without her fix.
Some stats for you numbers people.
24 miles this past week. (sun-sat) 6 miles on the bike.
104 miles for May, so far.
533 miles for the year. woohoo, I'm halfway behind ANT!
My goal this year is 1300 miles.
I need 25 miles per week, or 108.3333(3333333.....) miles per month to reach that.
I missed my weekly goal by a mile, but I still have plenty of days to get 5 more miles for my montly goal.
Jan-83.5 miles
May (so far)-104
I still have an entire week to run hopefully 26-27 more miles, so I may just try to top 130 miles for May.
I have Sunburst 10K race on Saturday, but that is June, so it won't count for May.
There appears to be a group that is meeting this afternoon to run around Syracuse Lake, and I plan to join them. That will be about 5 miles.
*Thursday this week my run got rained out, and by the time it cleared off, it was too late.
*Friday 5.6 miles @ 9:02 avg. At the gym I did squats 1x10 @35# (warmup), 2x10 @55#, 2x10 @75#. Then did 214 KB swings with a client. Hip flexors and quads are little sore.
*Saturday 4.6 miles @ 9:25 avg. I have been a bad girl this weekend eating not very well, so I had to get up and do something. Plus I think I was a little grumpy.
Seems the tables have turned, now Sandy's got something up her sleeve for Clint.
Clint, what a workout! Great job!
Others, I've been keeping up, just not doing great at the replies.
ANT, be safe in Russia. Try not to get stir-crazy without your daily running.
Post 2 for Sunday
Just took my son to see Epic at the movies. Very good movie. One of those that both kids and adults would like. The only negative is that it's opening weekend for this movie and it was 85% or so full. Of course, a rather large lady sat next to me, yipee. To be honest, I was very surprised to see that less than a handful of the adults in the theater were smaller than me chubby-wise, and I'm no small person. Lots of overweight kids, too. Kinda sad, but glad to see it in a selfish way as it aided in my re-focus on fitness. Now to watch the F1 race from Monaco that I taped... if my wife is off, we may go to the 500 next year.
ANT, congrats on the 1k+ and 50+... and thanks for the Instinct info. I will debate picking up a pair or not. It's hard to NOT buy a pair for $46 shipped. Have a great trip to Russia... please be safe.
Sandy, I never saw any of the previous Ironman movies and I rather enjoyed IM3. I bet you'll like it. I'm pretty nutty about knowing my Garmin numbers too... it was a BIG step for me to voluntarily leave it at home.
Re: weight... during my layoff, I gained 20 lbs... and, at my lowest (213'ish), I was still 14 lbs. over what I'd like to be... right now I'm at a little over 230 and would like to see the under side of 200 before I turn 45 next March. I'm sure it is easier for DW and I to be doing this at the same time. My wife has given up alcohol during this particular time period (while we're losing weight),,, which is just as BIG of a miracle as me leaving my Garmin home this morning, lol!
Clint, nice 9 plus quarters. I took a quick glance at the Hanson pace chart in the book and see that my target for quarters would probably be in the 2:00-2:10 range. I did not see that about Hoka, will try to read up on it. And, YES, the stick is much better for the muscle stiffness/soreness that I get from running. I love it. Also, did you have a question about my old Garmin?
Jill, wow, that's an incredible amount of info for 1 post!!! I love all the numbers!! You've got a great month going and you're well on schedule for your 1300 goal. Do you have a goal time for Sunburst? I can't remember if you're going for a PR or not there.
Question for the shoe geeks here. I have tried on various types of shoes like the nike frees. I really like all of them except all of them have a narrow mid/fore foot. Can anybody recommend a sort of minimalist type shoe with a wider fore foot?
Clint - Altras or Merrells
Clint: like Clay says the Altra Instinct and Merrell Road Glove 2 both have plenty of room in the forefoot area (I own both of them). But both have narrow midfoot areas because that is where the shoe grips you. So not sure if they will work or not. The Free 3.0 comes in a wide size.
edit: Clay and ANT beat me to it!!
Clint: Off the top of my head shoes with a wider toe box:
Adidas Adipure Gazelle
Merrell Road Glove
Merrell Bare Access (similar to Road Glove, but with a few more mm's of cushion)
Vibrams - pretty minimal
Also, several Altra models to choose from, all zero drop from what I understand and pretty wide toe box. CLICK HERE to see a list of the ones at RWarehouse. If you click on each model, the specs are right there for you to compare.
I'm almost convinced to pick up a pair of the more cushioned Altra's (prob. the Instinct that's on clearance), will decide by tomorrow night. If you've never used RWarehouse before, but end up buying from them, check with me for a discount code 1st. They have great customer service, free 2-day UPS shipping, free UPS return shipping, and you can return shoes if you don't like them after a few runs.
Happy Memorial Day everyone.
Started my day with a 5 am run (Long story, let's just say some of the weeds that I pulled in the garden on Saturday don't interact well with some of my skin-no, not poison ivy). Good pace again 4.5 miles in 43 mins. Had a brief shower during the cool down, which actually felt pretty good.
ANT-be safe going to Russia.
My son's Rugby team is playing in the Class B State Final game today in Fishers. Arsenal Tech plays Carroll of Fort Wayne for the 'small school' title. Hoping any rain holds off until 2 p.m.
4 miles around the neighborhood. I love holiday mornings - I feel like I'm the only one awake.
Rhumper - good luck to your son!
Mark - the look on my face when you rattled off those shoes "off the top of my head" would be the Webster's definition of bemused. Don't ever change, Mark. ....and yes Iron Man 3 was quite excellent. I hadn't seen the previous 2 either, so I was apprehensive, but pleased. Hopefully we'll get to Star Trek next week.
ANT - have fun in Russia! Bring me back something.
Clay! How's it going? How's your Achilles since Geist?
clint - Nice run yesterday. I think you might have missed my last post at the bottom of the previous page.
Jill - awesome year so far! I'm sure you'll meet your goals.
Sandy - Nice AM run. I think it's fine, I haven't run since Geist...just forcing myself to heal properly. I'm going on a short run with the DW today.
ANT - Have a safe and enjoyable trip!
Everyone else, good running! I've been following along.
Hello! I am behind on reading, but see some murmuring about 100 mile a week plans and Sandy questioning Clint. Real quick--no runs. I ran bases in kickball yesterday and had to sit out the rest of the game. Ate too much with my family, so I had to weigh myself to get perspective. I am one of those people who would guess I am 15 pounds heavier than I really am.
We took 35 to Winamac and the Panhandle Pathway follows along this road. I would love to go home and run on this sometime this summer since it goes through Royal Center where my mom grew up.
My baby nephew is a sweetheart and I had a good time with my brothers and sisters. Against my better judgment, I want to see how a run goes today but probably go do the elliptical. I don't want to complain so if I don't post it is because I am just being a gym rat while I wait on my foot to get better.
Ant--safe travels and have fun!
Rod--great run! good luck to your son!
Mark--congrats on your weight loss. Good running!
Sandy--One of my favorite runs was Easter morning on the Monon with my husband several years ago. Love those runs too!
Stephanie--sorry to hear about your other leg! Hope your test run went OK.
Clint--nice workout. Fast stuff!
Jill--great stats. I am sure you will meet your goal too!
Clay--hi! I hope your achilles is better too.
Ted/RF/Venom and everyone else--hi!
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Lazy boy (me,,, as if there was doubt) slept in til 8:00 today! woot! Although I've run the previous 4 days, ANT and Clint must be in my head 'cuz I'm feeling like I neeeed to get in a short run today despite it being an SRD (and I skipped my last SRD). Still debating.
Rod, good luck to your son's team today! And nice quick 4+ this morning. Also, there are advantages to being a "small" school... I went to Decatur Central HS and we were BARELY a 4A school (which was the biggest designation at the time)... we used to do well during the regular season at most sports I played, but would get our asses kicked every tournament by the real 4A schools (Ben Davis, North Central, Carmel, Lawrence North, etc). I wish we would have been 2A or 3A so we would have had a chance to advance in the post season... instead, we were usually one and done.
Sandy, nice 4 in the 'hood. That's how I feel when I run early in the mornings... especially weekends and holidays. If I'm done running by 7 or 7:30, it was usually a nice peaceful run... although, I will say, there seem to be more dogs barking the earlier I run, lol. Glad you liked the movie... we are not Trekies, so that movie is not on our list... but we will be trying to see Hangover 3 within the next few days at an early matinee before school's out for our son.. and will probably go see Fast n Furious 6 next weekend.
Clay, howdy bro... hope that achilles heals back to normal so you can get back to some solid training for the fall races. Have a good run with DW.
Clint, please answer Sandy's questions from the bottom of page 35... inquiring minds want to know!
Michelle, sorry you're not running yet.
Just checking in... the run today wasn't horrible. Right hamstring was crabby at the beginning, then quieted down just in time for the left to start hurting. I'd say the left one is 95% at this point though. It is just really tight. Not sure what is going on with the right one though. I see the doc tomorrow, so we will see what he says. I am hoping it doesn't mean 2 more months of ultrasound and electro stim 3 times a week. This is getting expensive!
Half pr-1:31:xx
I kind of did my own thing for #5.
I played basketball, wrestled, threw shot put/discuss.
My view on politics is this: It doesnt matter if there are rep, dem, or communists in office. The system is broke, not the people elected.
Now please, please, please give me the goodies. I am like a kid 2 days before xmas.
Murph is in the books. For those that missed it, xfit workout today called Murph:
1 mile run
100 pull ups
200 push ups
300 squats
1 mile run
Ran the first mile in 6:19. It all went down hill from there! LOL! The push ups were definetly the worst.
Might try to get 9ish VERY SLOW, later. Will check in later, lots of weeds calling my name.
Happy Memorial Day everyone and shout outs to our military men and women past and present!
8m @ 9 minute pace on Saturday and 6.25m @ 8:45 this morning. Biking later today after the work is done. I made some decisions yesterday. I'm gonna go back to the Pfitz 18/70 (that's 18 weeks 70 miles max) program to prepare for NYC Marathon, starting in June, and try to go sub 3:30. I've just been piddling (sp?) around so far this year and I've put on a few pounds and my times have slipped.
Clint - great workout!
Mark - my wife just started using my Stick and it's really helping her. Thx for taking care of these threads.
Steph - I hope you get this figured out with the doctor.
msol - I hope the foot heals quickly.
ANT - have a great trip to Russia! Look forward to hearing about it. I hope you take your running gear just in case.
Clay - have a good one.
Sandy - nice run. I didn't run until 8am this morning. There were others out but not as many as I expected.
Rod - nice run and good luck to DS's team!
Jill - lots of good numbers!
time to get busy. Later
HTed - Great news on your NYC training decision. Good luck!
clay - nice run, fun that you and your DW ran together. Hope the soreness goes away quickly.
HTed - good weekend running.
clint - the Murph sounded pretty rough, especially starting out with a fast mile.
Stephanie - take care of those hamstrings! Glad you could get a run in without getting too many hammy complaints.
Michelle - sounds like fun times with the family!
Sandy - good run. I've seen the first two Iron Man movies, and I really like them (big fan of Downey's acting, so much fun), but I think I saw both of them on airplanes, which isn't exactly optimum. Might have to drag DW to #3.
RHumper - nice run this morning. Good luck to your son!
Jill - nice weeks running. Good goal for the year; 1300 miles plus all the other workouts you do will keep you in racing shape.
Mark - nice consistent running. Looking forward to the summer dailies!
allnamestaken - have a good trip to Russia!
6.7 miles on Saturday
6.4 miles today
about 20 for the week (my running week is Tuesday to Monday, since New Year's day was a Monday), which is more reasonable than last week. On the edge with the knees, but OK so far. Never knew how useful ice could be for keeping down inflammation and swelling. Need to avoid frostbite, however.


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From the best-selling author of Communion comes the mysterious true story of how an unknown visitor barged into Streiber's hotel room late one night and imparted extraordinary lessons in personal development and man's fate that challenge us to rethink every assumption about the meaning of life.
At 2:30 in the morning of June 6, 1998, Whitley Streiber was awakened by someone knocking on his hotel-room door. A man came in, and everything he said was life-altering. This is the unsettling and ultimately enlightening narrative of what happened that night. Strieber was never really sure who this strange and knowing visitor was - a "Master of Wisdom"? A figure from a different realm of consciousness? A preternaturally intelligent being? He called him the Master of the Key. The one thing of which Strieber was certain is that both the man and the encounter were real.
The main concern of the Master of the Key is to save each of us from self-imprisonment. "Mankind is trapped," the stranger tells Strieber. "I want to help you spring the trap." In a sweeping exchange between Strieber and the stranger - which takes the form of a classical student-teacher dialogue in pursuit of inner understanding - the unknown man presents a lesson in human potential, esoteric psychology, and man's fate. He illuminates why man has been caught in a cycle of repeat violence and self-destruction - and the slender, but very real, possibility for release.
In its breadth and intimacy, The Key is on par with contemporary metaphysical traditions, such as A Course in Miracles, or even with the dialogues of modern wisdom teachers, such as D. T. Suzuki and Carl Jung.
©2011 Whitley Strieber (P)2011 Penguin
"The Key Unlocks the Mystery Of Who We Are"
This book fills your mind with peace and understanding of who we are and what we will be.
Unleashing the Power of the God Code, by Gregg braden. Both books refer to the God within and how to open our minds to reach it.
Master of the Key
We need to become a compassionate world.
Wonderful listen. Everytime I listen to it I learn something new.
"Totally in line with Truth"
I find it a bit sad that the two other reviews before this say what they do, as it's just this kind of close minded thinking that the visitor in the book would have been aiming to overcome with his visit to the author.
I've been studying metaphysical priciples for 15 years now and I can assure you that you would be well served to expose yourself, with a relaxed and open mind, to this book.
There is a shift in consciousness taking place towards an expanded context from which to see ourselves, which is ultimately healing. Mankind at large is asleep and people like this late night caller are whispers penetrating throught the dream, encouraging us to wake up.
The narration is decent too.
"Which door will the "Key" open?"
I have read many of Whitley's books over the years, starting with Communion which was published in 1987.
Our generation has matured since that time and certainly we have all become more skeptical. In that sense, it is quite remarkable that despite the ridicule he has suffered, Whitley continues to share the extraordinary knowledge he has gained from his years of encounters and research
The information contained in The Key is fascinating and contains "higher knowledge" that rings intuitively honest and forthright. The Key Holder, rather than judging or condeming the human condition, appears to seek only to give us alternate viewpoints, information and predictions regarding our unlimited potential.
The narrator was a bit robotic and at times and it was difficult to differentiate between the two characters.
We may never know who or what visited Whitley in that hotel room; a human, angel, alien or God him/herself, but there is little doubt that the wisdom and warnings that were shared with and through him have the potential to benefit our species and our planet.
It gave me lots to think about
I like them both
I listened to this book probably six times in a row, and each time I've heard something new.
An awesome book!
I am an amateur ethno- botanist, an Apple evangelist and an avid consumer of audio books.Audio- books have given more choices of what to have in my head while I am doing mindless tasks. Audible has become more important now than when I first joined since I have limited shelf space in our new apartment.
"What is The Key?"
I would recommend listening to individual parts of The Key again. Although the information is clumsily scattered throughout the book, many parts are reiterated more than once.Bookmarking favorite sections of chapters are a must as it makes it easier to think about what is being conveyed.
This story is best considered a parable for the twenty-first century.
The narrator has the job of being both voices. I feel there would be less confusion if he had changed pitch when playing both voices.
We are responsible for our own souls.
Comparing The Key to other books with a similar message such as The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz, The Secret, or even a more metaphysical books, the listener is left with questions that can not be readily answer. There is many revelations that pull life on earth at this time, together and gives a feeling of being relieved of guilt for all that is wrong.
"You really need to listen"
There is a lot of information contained in it. It is not for a casual read. Those that do not like it that is okay not everyone is in the right place to understand it. It does make sense for those who do have the ability to want to look beyond what organized religion has done to the words of both Christ and Mohammed.
God wants companions not supplicants
It was confusing at times who was saying what
People tend to separate out others particularly religious types when in we really are connected to everything (quantum entanglement). There has been more bloodshed over traditional religion than most anything else which is just really sad.

I guess that I like to read comments that state "don't waste your money". I usually will buy the book because depending on the subject it takes some brain power to understand it, like The Key.
"Life awakening. Connecting. Understanding.love."
Still listening as I sleep. Waking at the right moment. Just what I needed. Over and over. Brand new. Let's gang up and love everything and every body. Grateful for truth and explanations. Feel stronger. Understanding is key. Thank you.
"strikingly accurate"
it seems that when this happened, that weather and the predictions of the science community that we are entering into a mini ice age is not that far off from what michael the arch angel has predicted would happen. this is a very informative read to reach our next step.
George Itzin did a very good job reading the work. No issues with his performance, however when you are reading awful material you can only do so much with it.
Honestly nothing. His need to preach to the world and draw conclusinos about life - religion - and the future just made this effort feel more like a speach than a story. If I could give it zero stars I would.
Yes. He is good at what he does.
Irrelevant question - the entire thing was the authors attempt to be Neale Donald Walsh with a sifi twist.
I have suspended reality and read many things by Whitley in the past for entertainmet value and I have enjoyed his work... however, this book was just so poorly written - so rediculous as to be absurd, condescending, like sitting in a church listening to a God fearing narcissistic demagogue.
"Interesting and at times Freighting. 😵"
I listened twice in a two year time frame so yes it does keep the listener. But as I listened my mind was thinking it could be evil. But maybe just my Catholic upbringing. Especially when the "master" mentions "legion". That freaked me out.
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Underwater Life Basics
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The tutorial should help you to make better and more biological correct underwater renders in Vue.It described the mistakes mostly done and how to avoid them.The download contain a 1 MB PDF file.
Hall - make the scene
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 664 / System Requirements: Win7 / Vue 9 Complete
This tutorial describes the structure of the scene "The Blue Hour" using Vue 9 Complete.
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 249 / System Requirements: Windows 32-bit
Enough physical RAM for all your simultaneous programs, and enough user memory for one single program, really are separate things. Solving one will not solve the other. This tutorial leads the way for those who experience out-of-memory problems when rendering 3D, video or music in a 32-bit environment. Originally Oct 2010 in Poser section.Updated Aug 2011, republished in Vue section.
Tutorial #53: How to make "Studio Renders" in Vue or similar apps
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 593 / System Requirements: Vue or similar apps
Studio renders are nice, clean renders, like a photograph, used to neatly show off models and characters.:)
Tutorial #52: Making blood splattered flesh in Vue or similar apps
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 276 / System Requirements: Vue or similar apps
I show several ways to make blood-splattered, gory skin for use in renders.One method shows how to use "Ron's Blood" a commercial texture/brush packageAnother method combines existing procedural materials.
Tutorial #51: Collecting and Organizing Content
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 498 / System Requirements: Vue. Poser, bryce or any render app
How to find and organize content for your art work, plus ethical considerations.
Tutorial #49: Nebula in Vue, MK 3
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 278 / System Requirements: Vue
More tricks and tips to making space nebulae in Vue :)
DAZ Studio to Vue
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 453 / System Requirements: DAZ Studio (2.1 or higher) and Vue (any version with OBJ import)
A short PDF tutorial showing how to export a prop/scene from DAZ Studio and import it into Vue 8. Some options for adjusting materials and for adding special effects (moss growth) are also illustrated. CiaoTD
Rough Guide to the Water Editor
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 505 / System Requirements: Vue 7 and Above
This is a rough guide to the Water editor of Vue.It takes a step by step look at each of the settings in the water editor and shows a large amount of imagery as to the consequenses of changing the settings.There are two parts to this guide.
Tutorial # 50: Basics of Vue (for beginners)
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 1086 / System Requirements: Vue 5+
Basic tips on using Vue
Realistic distribution in Vue ecosystems
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 672 / System Requirements: Latest build of Vue 7.x with ecosystem capacity
This tutorial shows how to obtain a realistic distribution of items in Vue ecosystems using the layer affinity feature introduced in Vue 7.
Tutorial 48: Render settigns for Vue
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 593 / System Requirements: Vue
Useful info on getting the most out of your render settings ;)please note!!each scene requires different tweaks for max effciency! this is what works best for ONE scene in testing.
Tutorial # 47: Postwork - Making a Render Intense!
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 830 / System Requirements: Any 3d ap, Photoshop or similar 2D app
How to take a 3D render and give it some heavy, dramatic punch in postwork! ;)
Tutorial 46: Making Rivers That Follow Terrain Heights
Skill Level: Advanced / Views: 736 / System Requirements: Vue, Bryce or any heightfield using modeller
How to get terrains to follow the heights and contours of your terrains!
Vue Tutorials
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 407
Several short tutorials - right now available: - 1. Vue-3D-text and how to curve it - 2. how to prepare DEM geological data for use in Vue - 3. working with depth of field in Vue 6 - 4. An eco setting for dense plant ground cover on non-flat grounds
Using Crazybump with Vue
Skill Level: Intermediate / Views: 504 / System Requirements: Vue or other software using displacement. Crazybump demo.
This tutorial shows how to create very realistic bump maps for terrains or other objects with Crazybump.
Creating a planet in 3D (Vue or other apps)
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 645 / System Requirements: Vue and other 3D apps
This tutorial explains in detail how I create realistic planets in Vuethe methods also apply to other apps, though.
Refraction problems in Vue?
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 243 / System Requirements: Vue 6 or 7
if you have problems with glass turning out blue, or similar problems with gemstones and the like, here's a tip on fixing the problem :)
Texture blending in Vue
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 324 / System Requirements: Vue 6 or 7
A neat way to blend multiple images to create blended, non-repeating materials :)
Area Lights in Vue
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 418 / System Requirements: Vue 6 or 7
Area lights are my favourite way to light scenes in Vue, as they give wonderful realism :)here's a bunch of info on using them.
General Vue Tips
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 535 / System Requirements: Vue 6 or 7
A variety of general tips to help your Vue day :)
Scene lighting example - From simple daylight to complex artificial light
Skill Level: Intermediate / Views: 490 / System Requirements: Vue 3D. Tutorial was made in Vue 7 Infinite
From default sunlight to complex artificial lightIn this short PDF tutorial, the idea is to start with a complex but typical 3D daylight scene, which has a lighting scheme like Vue 7 Infinite's default. That is, a "Spectral" atmosphere with just one light source - the midday sun.In 3 steps, a series of lighting changes are discussed and the results are shown for this radiosity rendered scene. We end with a lighting scheme of 14 light sources.Skill LevelThis is not a step-by-step tutorial. It assumes intermediate level knowledge of Vue lighting. Lighting details are not included, only the lighting scheme concepts and the results of applying those.Enjoy!
Tutorial #37: Close-up asteroid rings in Vue
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 241 / System Requirements: Vue
How to create asteroid rings, for close up approach shots, using a sneaky method to cut resources, and add perspective ;)
Tutorial #34: Scene Creation
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 382 / System Requirements: Vue
An explanation of how I created a scene, from concept, sorting items, to building, lighting and post work.Rather than a typical "How to do a single thing", it's about how a scene was built, tips to help effciency, and notes on post work :)
Tutorial #36: Ship Wakes in Vue
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 514 / System Requirements: Vue 6 or 7
How to create wakes for ships and boats in Vue, using foam shore line, or "meta-water" materials :)


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Police are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious incident which occurred in Marlborough Street at approximately 2.45am on Tuesday 25 March.
Four males have been seen to leave the rear of a a house in the early hours of the morning. They have been described as three white males and one black male, between 6' to 6'3" tall, all wearing dark hooded tops.
Anyone with any information about this incident should contact PC 1904 Rathbone on non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers where information can be left anonymously.


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Bock & Associates has joined the Vance Protein sales team, providing account management and advertising sales expertise for the porkNetwork, Drovers/CattleNetwork, Dairy Herd Management and Bovine Veterinarian brands effective July 1.
Bock & Associates has an extensive background in the livestock market, most recently representing BEEF and National Hog Farmer publications. Bock & Associates will be assigned specific advertising and agency accounts, supplementing the existing Vance sales team that includes Eloise Seaman, Annie McCullough, Tom Hudson and Rick Patton, Business Development Lead for the Protein Division.
In addition to their extensive livestock background, Bock & Associates brings a proven track record of success in numerous other agricultural markets serving as one of the industry's most respected rep firms. "I'm delighted to partner with the Bock & Associates team. They are true professionals and have consistently proven their ability to listen to the customer, identify marketing communications tactics that fit the customer's strategies, and implement. This addition of the Bock team will further enhance many of the improvements we're planning in the livestock segment" Patton said.
Tom Bock, President of Bock & Associates added, "We are very excited to be a part of the changes taking place at Vance. We have great confidence in the new leadership provided by Rick Patton and Shawn Etheridge and we're eager to use our knowledge and passion for Ag to help the Vance Sales Team and our clients."
Representing Bock & Associates on the Vance Protein titles will be Peter Rupert and Leah Mindemann.
Peter has over 21 years of experience in the ag industry and 12 years with Bock & Associates, providing advertising sales/account management. Peter is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, College of Agriculture and earned an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. Peter is active with his family's farm and will be located in the Minneapolis area.
Leah has over 11 years of sales experience, including 6 years with Bock & Associates. Leah is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison, owns a cattle & grain farm with her husband and will be located in the Milwaukee area.


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CONROE, Texas - Police arrested a man after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman at a Walmart parking lot.
A woman called police March 25 after she left the store and found a man, identified by police as 24-year-old David Carter, standing by her vehicle with his pants partially down, allegedly exposing himself.
The woman got in her car and drove off, writing down the license plate to the van Carter was driving and called police.
Officers located the vehicle and saw Carter, but before the officer could approach him, he left the area.
Another witness told police that a man with a matching description ran across the parking lot toward a nearby Sam's Club.
Officers drove to Sam's where another witness said she came out of the store and approached her truck when she found a man hiding in the bed of the vehicle.
Carter then fled inside the store where officers arrested him.
The women he allegedly exposed himself to declined to press charges saying she didn't want to have to see him again.
Carter was arrested for evading arrest.
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The famous Egyptian actress Yusra threatened to pull out of the new television drama series "Khas Jidan" (Totally Confidential), which is still being filmed.
The famous actress and the director of the series, Ghada Salim, got into an argument and Yusra threatened to leave the series.
Yusra said that the filming is taking too long and that the series will not be ready to air on television during the upcoming Ramadan season.
If the actors in the series so not respect the filming schedule she will be forced to leave the series right away, said Yusra.
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Schools director address questions
On Wednesday, The Postcontacted Setterlund and asked him about the contents of the letter.
The first question concerned the failure to notify the public about a day-and-a-half retreat attended by the Board of Education and Setterlund at the Hampton Inn in Mt. Juliet on Aug. 2-3.
Yes, the board did have a retreat, Setterlund said. However, Mike Jennings, our general counsel, opined to the board chair, Don Weathers, that it did not need to be sunshined because we were discussing long-range plans.
When asked why he gave the opinion that the retreat did not have to be publicized, Jennings said, I received a text message on July 31 from the board secretary asking whether a public notice about the retreat needed to be published in the local media.
"At that time, I told her yes in a reply message," Jennings said. "However, later that day I received additional information and reversed my decision. In hindsight, though, I wish I had gotten even more information. Had I gotten that information, I would not have reversed my decision."
Setterlund said the discussions during the retreat centered on his vision for the school system and his short-term and long-range plans. While the state requires only a one-year plan, Setterlund said he has committed to the board that he will develop a five-year plan.
The cost of the renting a conference room at the hotel was around $200, which was paid for by the school system, the new director of schools said. He was not sure about the cost of any meals and said in a written statement sent to The Post that none of the participants rented hotel rooms.
Questions about raises
The second and third allegations stated that raises were given to some central office supervisors in addition to the 1.5 percent raise which all employees will get, and all but 3 secretaries, bookkeepers, etc., in the finance and personnel departments got raises. I think they called it re-classifying. I heard one got $10,000.
Setterlund said that four Central Office positions were re-classified on June 27 and that they went from hourly positions to salaried positions.
In the written response, the four changes were listed as:Payroll Clerk at $42,744 to Compliance Officer at $45,033Payroll Clerk at $37,128 to Compliance Officer at $37,112Secretary at $41,184 to Project Facilitator at $42,622Bookkeeper Support at $29,432 to Project Facilitator at $35,385
The next allegation stated, The raise for a beginning teacher will be about $1,200. With the $750 they have to pay for insurance, thats $450 for the year. Not quite $10,000, is it?
Setterlund, who has been on the job only since July 1, said he was not sure what the individual was referring to regarding the $10,000 remark. Regarding the beginning teacher salary, the written response states that in 2012, Wilson County ranked 80th of 131 in beginning teacher salary. $33,512 versus state average of $34,122.
In addition, Setterlunds written response states the 1.5 percent raise equates to a little over $500 for base teacher pay of $33,512. The 10 percent share for employees toward insurance was approximately $750.
The $750 is the annual portion teachers will have to pay for individual coverage and marks the first year that they have had to pay any portion of their premium. In the past, the school system paid 100 percent of the premiums. This fiscal year, which began July 1, they will pay 10 percent, while the system pays 90 percent.
For family coverage, employees have always had to pay 100 percent of the premium, which will be roughly $7,665, when the $750 increase for this fiscal year is included.
The letter writer then asked is there a $28,000 + raise in the budget for the finance director?
Setterlund said that the salary for Mickey Hall, who as the deputy superintendent has the responsibilities of a finance director, was previously tied to the directors salary. However, the board cut that tie in June, before he arrived.
The written response states that Halls salary is tied back to base teacher pay like all other administrative positions. The salary was raised from $91,617 to $99,957.
Question about new furniture and position
The letter then states, new furniture is being bought for the central office. Setterlund said new furniture was purchased for two employees whose work location was moved from the Central Office on Stumpy Lane to the Transportation Department.
Were in the process of converting all of our school records to digital files, and we moved these two individuals so they would have more work space, Setterlund said.
In reference to the last question of is there still a new high paid position at the Central Office in the budget, Setterlund said he wasnt sure what high paid position the writer was referring to.
While the written response to The Post did not include an answer to the following statement in the anonymous letter our teachers salaries are among the lowest in the state I bet our new superintendents isnt at the bottom, the newspaper asked him about it.
Setterlund negotiated a salary of $165,000 with the board of education, which was roughly $42,000 more than the previous director, Mike Davis. Setterlunds salary as Innovation Chief with the Shelby County School system, his previous position, was recently listed as $131,292.
When asked about it, Setterlund said he had been promised a salary of around $180,000, had he stayed with the Shelby County system.
At the time he was hired and his salary was made known, Weathers compared Setterlunds $165,000 salary to counties such as Sumner and Williamson.
The Sumner Director of Schools is approaching $180,000 and the Williamson Director is $175,000, Weathers said. Mr. Davis will approach $150,000 for his new job as Robertson County Director of Schools but they are nowhere as big as the Wilson County School System.
Teachers leaving the system questioned
The anonymous letter writer also asked how many teachers left the school system this year what percent and why are they leaving.
The answers to those questions were provided to The Post through the three charts. (See at right, below, at left)
The first chart shows the turnover rate for the school system for the past five years. For the current 2013-14 school year, 13 positions were abolished, while nine were dismissed or not renewed. Fifty-eight individuals resigned and 25 retired, for a total of 105 or a turnover rate of 9 percent, ranking it the third worst year behind the 2010-2011 and 2009-2010 school years.
The year with the highest turnover rate was the 2012-13 school year, which saw a total of 140 positions lost, or a turnover rate of 12 percent. That year saw 76 teachers resign and 46 retire, while 11 positions were abolished and seven were dismissed or not renewed.
The second chart gives the number of teachers who responded to the exit survey for each of the past five years, the top reason as to why individuals left, the years of experience that sustained the greatest loss, whether they were taking another teaching position and out of that percentage whether the new position was located in Tennessee.
As to why individuals left, the number one reason for the current school year was home/family needs, according to the 22 teachers who responded to the exit survey. Teachers with between four and nine years of experience had the most leave. Forty-five percent of those who responded said they were taking another teaching position, with 55 percent of those saying those positions were in Tennessee.
The last chart shows how many teachers left Wilson County and accepted new positions and where in the last six years. Rutherford County gained the majority of former Wilson County teachers with 28, while Metro Nashville/Davidson County came in second at 16. Lebanon Special School District picked up 14 former Wilson County educators and Williamson County hired six.
Setterlund said concerned individuals do not have to resort to anonymous letters to get answers about the school system.
My door is always open to discuss any concerns an individual or group may have about the school system, he said.
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This article was published 29/1/2012 (2031 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
So when I last wrote it was Thursday morning and we had yet to hit our first winery. I've made plenty of stops between then and now - in fact, the rest of my traveling companions have gone home, while I'm staying an extra day to explore San Francisco and see Wilco tonight at the Warfield. Thanks to a crazy schedule that often left us with barely enough time to check in to our hotel before dinner, it seems I've got some catching up to do. So, in a nutshell:
Thursday: Chateau St. Jean was our first stop, where we tasted through a range of their Chardonnays in an effort to learn about the subtle variations between Sonoma County sub-appellations. We checked out their 2010 Sonoma County Chardonnay (a great example that's available at Liquor Marts and beyond) as well as three 2009 single vineyard wines. Great stuff. We then tasted through the 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2008 vintages of Cinq Cepages, their flagship red (a Bordeaux style blend) that showed how the weather in different years affects the same wine.
From there it was over to another room on the stately property to taste through wines from Etude - one Chardonnay and three Pinot Noirs (the two grapes are their specialties). They're not cheap wines (nor do I think are they available in Manitoba), but the Pinot Noirs showed some nice finesse while the Chardonnay was among the best I tasted on this trip.
From there the gang got back on the bus and headed to Kunde in Sonoma, where we toured their incredible property (most of the vineyard shots in the film Bottle Shock were filmed at Kunde) and sat down with winemakers from Ramey, Patz & Hall and Kunde to chat about and taste through some Sonoma County Chardonnay from different sub-appellations (called AVAs - American Viticultural Areas). There were 11 Chardonnays in total from eight wineries, and all showed subtle variations based on the AVA from which they were sourced, the year, the amount of time the wine saw in oak, etc.
Then it was off to Stonestreet, a winery owned by the same folks that own Kendall-Jackson. In fact, Julia Jackson, daughter of proprietor Jess Jackson, tasted through a cross-section of the Jackson Family Wines portfolio with us, including their pricey "Le Desir," a Cabernet Franc-based premium red blend. By the time we left we were running fairly late, so we had just enough time to dump our stuff at the tastefully modern H2 hotel in Healdsburg before turning around and heading to Clos du Bois for a tasting and dinner. Clos du Bois is owned by Constellation, which also owns Robert Mondavi, Estancia and others - as a result, we tasted through a number of their lines before tucking in to a fantastic dinner.
Friday: Gallo Sonoma's Frei Ranch property was our first stop on our last day in wine country proper, and while the trip featured picturesque vines, rolling hills, etc. But what this property also has is one of the biggest wineries I've seen in person ever. The Frei Ranch winery has a 40,000 ton capacity, which is around 2.8 million cases per year. Crazy, right? Well, considering Gallo's total output is in the 60 million case range (they have many other wineries in California as well), it seems downright minimal.
Director of Winemaking Scott Kozel was doing a fine job leading us around the winery and facilitating some barrel tasting before the group got completely distracted by the appearance of Gina Gallo, granddaughter of Julio Gallo, the face of the company as well as winemaker for Gallo Family Vineyards Sonoma Reserve. Sporting work boots, jeans and an old plaid jacket, Gallo would have fit in with anyone else milling about in the winery or vineyards. For us wine geeks, however, it was a great chance to spend a few valuable minutes talking to one of the most recognizable American winemakers today. And she happens to be a lovely woman to boot.
Our next stop was MacMurray Ranch, another Gallo property, albeit with a focus on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Director of Winemaking Cris Munsell spent a bit of time with us walking around the incredible property and conveying the sense of history of the spot. Prolific actor Fred MacMurray used to own the ranch, raising cattle on the property in order to have a "Plan B" when his acting career came to a close. It's an incredibly beautiful and well-preserved ranch that produces some very nice, restrained Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
We showed up at Rodney Strong and were shepherded through a presentation featuring Alexander Valley wines. This illuminating and educational presentation included tasting through a wide range of Rodney Strong wines, including Cabernet Sauvignons from three separate vineyards within the valley. The notion of "different vineyards, different flavours" was certainly (and adequately hammered home throughout our stay. This visit - our last to a winery - was no different.
From there we said goodbye to wine country and made the hour-plus trek to San Francisco, where we piled into the Hotel Monaco for some quick drop-the-bags-and-freshen-up time before heading to a family-style dinner at Kuleto's with winery reps from Ironstone, Bogle, Perry Creek and more.
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The Crap We Missed – Monday 8.27.12
Welcome to Monday's The Crap We Missed, which has turned out to be a most comprehensive collection of all things TCWM. Just to be sure, I'm going to dust off the checklist I tore out of Fish's instruction manual — which was passed down to me on day one of this job — Unlocking The Internet Code: Turning Candid Breasts Photos & Penis Jokes Into A Real Career! and give it a once over.
TCWM Rundown Sheet – Include all photos that could be described as follows:
1. Breasts, whenever possible, lead with.
2. Vague Star Wars references.
3. Hey, look how fat she looks!
4. Her too.
5. Completely unfair comparison of gorgeous mother to hideous daughter.
6. Completely fair comparison of Kim Kardashian's disgusting ass to Alessandra Ambrosio's amazing one.
7. More butts.
8. Hipsters and Douchebags.
9. Hey, look a drug addict!
10. Awkward Family Photos.
11. Politics.
12. People's faces next to butts.
13. Mind control.
14. David Beckham's dong touching anything.
15. Dirty women.
And finally. Always, if possible, Billy Connolly wearing a fox pelt over his cock.
I can't help feeling something else is missing fro– Prince Charles! Damnit, I was so close,
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I know that the first 6-12 meals that you cook on the cast iron are important. What do you guys think about cooking a bunch of bacon on there? Very greasy and tasty!
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President Barack Obama has a signed a new law that eliminates a requirement that banks, credit unions and other operators of ATMs give consumers two notices that a fee might or will be charged if they use the machine.
Until now, federal law has required one notice on the machine and a second notice on the screen or a paper printout. The new law eliminates the on-machine requirement, though the on-screen or on-paper requirement remains effective.
The on-screen or on-paper notice tells the consumer how much will be charged for each transaction at the ATM. However, this notice typically doesn't appear until after the consumer has interacted with the machine or begun a transaction. That means the consumer will have to walk away or cancel a transaction to avoid the fee after the notice is displayed.
Consumers typically can avoid ATM fees by using a machine operated by their own bank or credit union.
Industry groups generally supported and applauded the new law, which they said removed a regulation that was duplicative, costly and burdensome for banks, credit unions and independent ATM operators.
Bill Cheney, president of the Credit Union National Association, which represents credit unions, said in a statement that the physical signs on ATMs often were battered by the weather, defaced by vandals or removed by unscrupulous mischief-makers.
"With the imposition of this change in the law, credit unions will no longer be subject to penalties under federal law for not having the physical sign, even though the screens of their ATMs prominently and clearly displayed any fees for use of the machine," Cheney said.
Bruce Renard, executive director of the National ATM Council, a trade group of ATM operators, said in a separate statement that the so-called fee sticker on the machine no longer served a valid consumer purpose and instead had become the basis for a cottage industry of litigation against ATM operators.
How the change will affect pending lawsuits remains to be sorted out on a case-by-case basis in the courts, Renard said.
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A lovely way to celebrate spring is to throw a spring garden party that's family-friendly for all ages. Whether it's for a birthday or just because, a spring garden party is such a lovely way to toast this season in style.
A lovely way to celebrate spring is to throw a spring garden party that's family-friendly for all ages. Whether it's for a birthday or just because, a spring garden party is such a lovely way to toast this season in style.
Get the kids outside in the fresh air by throwing a kids spring garden party! They'll not only enjoy the fresh and crisp springtime air, but also get a chance to celebrate their favorite parts of the season.
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Kids Spring Party Food
Kids love eating party snacks made into fun shapes, so why not use cookie cutters to make your sandwiches? These adorable flower and butterfly sandwiches on popsicle sticks are a tasty way to celebrate spring.
Kids Spring Party Decorations
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Kids Spring Party Butterfly Cupcakes
Spring is all about color! These fun cupcakes with colorful tins and butterfly cupcake toppers are such a sweet and beautiful treat to serve at your party.
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Just like a scavenger hunt, this butterfly catching activity is a great game to have at a kids spring party. Each child gets their own butterfly catching net and the challenge of catching these beautiful treasures!
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"A chef was cooking soup but didn't realize there was a lid stuck in the bottom of the pan. As he continued to cook, the pressure built up, and eventually the lid popped out, hit the ceiling, and sent soup everywhere." —Troy Unruh, Ellabess, New York City
"One time a guy ran a whole thirty-kilogram batch of Greek lamb balls through the mixer without pitting the olives. Amazingly, the grinder didn't break, but no one caught the mess-up until all the balls had been rolled and roasted and they tasted like they were filled with sand." —Daniel Holzman, The Meatball Shop, New York City
"When we first opened Landmarc Tribeca, I had an overzealous cook who used too much brandy when deglazing a sauce, and the fire that ensued set off our fire system, and we had to shut down for the night. Good times." —Marc Murphy, Landmarc and Ditch Plains, New York City
"My cooks are pretty great, but every once in a while something happens. The worst was a stage. He labeled everything April 15, and it was January 3. He was labeling cheese, vegetables, etc. It was so bad I named a sandwich after him — Anastagios, Greek god of terrible stage." —Jamie Bissonnette, Coppa, Boston
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