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I made my own training plan for my next 1/2 but was considering RW. I noticed that on the sample plan it has all the runs at a pace much slower than I am currently running. What are the thoughts on this plan? Maybe I do need to slow down some? I mostly run about 10:30 pace on training runs. Long runs are around 11-11:30. Race at 9:18-9:30. I am working on getting fitter. Still need to drop 20#.
Consistently Slow
Your pace looks fine. Mileage weekly / monthly is the issue. Are you injured? What is with all the planned races? Looks like you will be going from 30 miles a month to 30 miles a week. Appears to be an injure waiting to happen.
Run until the trail runs out.
The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff
I am not, just a busy hubby with an unpredictable schedule.
Suggestion. Go for a 1 mile run 4 days a week. Just 1 mile not a step more. In a month you will add 20 miles to your monthly total. In 12 weeks you will have 60 extra mileages on your base.
PS: I do like the plan for not having any speed work. Built a base first.
Suggestion. Go for a 1 mile run 4 days a week. Just 1 mile not a step more. In a month you will add 20 miles to your monthly total. In 12 weeks you will have 60 extra mileages on your base.
PS: I do like the plan for not having any speed work. Built a base first.
So the 1 mile in addition to my own made up plan?
For $40, you can't go wrong with RW. You enter some info, like how many days a week you want to run, a recent race result, and I can't remember what else.
it then spits out a customized schedule based on your inputs (you can preview a portion of it before buying).
I'm in my last week of training (race is this Saturday). Here is my feedback:
- the program is well-balanced. You run different workouts throughout the week.
- RW progresses nicely and safely. Yes, it does feel a little slow at first, but I was able to increase my mileage compared to my previous efforts. I had no major issues with injuries.
- you have recovery indicators based on your sleep and waking heart rate. You'll know when to take it easy.
- overall, I liked the fact that I didn't have to think about how to build my program (which you'd have to do with many schedules provided in books).
+1 on everything Zonykel said. I am in my second Running Wizard training cycle (first a half marathon and now a 5K) and it is an excellent plan. It is a well balanced approach that will safely prepare you to run a solid race.
201x goals: run a bunch....race some.....repeat...
I just finished a Running Wizard plan and I have to say that I loved it. The great thing about it is that you can plug in all of your own data and it will customize the plan to you, so if you have a sample plan that has paces slower than what you are used to, then it probably has a reason for that. Also, Running Wizard gives you a range of paces to run, so you can run at the slow end or the fast end of the range for each run. Running Wizard builds you up from where you are to where you want to be,first by building your base then adding strength and finally adding speed, it's a great plan and gave me a thirty second 5K PR this April!
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Nobby hasn't mentioned it (AFAIK), but a Running Wizard program had at least one spectacular success at Boston.
I am currently using a RW plan just to take me from running 30 minutes as a LR to a bit over an hour. I love that it has a variety of different runs during the week and that I am progressing without getting injured. In the past, when I've tried to increase my running time, I've ended up with shin splints or other issues that ultimately ended up in a major setback. I love RW and will absolutely try another plan from there. When you enter your info and it gives you your sample, if you think the paces are really far off, maybe try a time trial to give yourself a different time to enter and see if it gives you paces you'd expect. A big basis of the Lydiard plan is slow, aerobic running though.
Ok! I'm sold!! I do my first 1/2 in a couple weeks and next at the end of September. This first one frankly will be rough and it's on a plan I made. So what's to lose? Thank you everyone!!
Slower than I look
I am basically in a similar position and also decided to give the running wizard training plan a shot. I just started the first day today (5 miles easy fartlek). The suggested paces are a lot slower than my current easy paces but that's because they are based on my recent HM that I ran in 2:09: xx. The problem is that I ran a good portion of that race at an easy effort and I ran it with only a small base. Due to the fact that I'm still in that honeymoon aerobic base building period, and steadily increasing miles, my easy pace is still dropping pretty quickly.
So basically I've decided to just run by effort but follow the time guidelines for aerobic runs. For example, I'll run 120 minutes for my long run and just let my long run effort for that day decide how far that actually ends up being. If someone thinks this is a bad idea, feel free to let me know. I just don't know that I'd really enjoy running as much if I was always trying to hit a pace range regardless of how I feel or what the conditions are that day.
The Running Wizard user group is pretty active and there are lots of good thoughts on this same issue DDXD and basically we all agreed that time was more important than pace, you might also want to do a time trial and then see if they can adjust for you
Ditto to what others have said about RW. A lot of questions have been asked and answered in the RW forum:
FWIW, I am about 16 weeks into a 24-week RW marathon plan. The various phases of the plan build on each other, and it's pretty cool to be doing things I didn't think I was capable of prior to starting this plan.
DDXD, that's what I do as well. I run the duration listed at the effort described. The pace/distance just happens and doesn't necessarily match what's listed.


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I am writing this on behalf of Stella, our volunteer at the yearly ASCO conference.
Greetings from Chicago to all my dear friends, patients, caregivers – you are all heroes and are ever in my thoughts.
It was great seeing Barbara, Percy, Karen, and Marion. Good luck to all of you.
This was a special time for Stella in that this would have been the day of her 50th Wedding Anniversary.
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The British Heart Foundation shop was already facing stiff competition from car boot sales and ebay and has now been hit by the bad weather.
Manager Emma Thomas said the High Street store had been "severely affected" by the recent heavy snow fall.
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The FDA and Congress should share blame about the meningitis outbreak at a compounding lab.
The indignation expressed by members of Congress during this week's committee hearings over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's role in the nationwide meningitis outbreak would be laughable if the situation were not so tragic.
Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, including Ocala's own Rep. Cliff Stearns, heard testimony from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on Wednesday and chided the agency chief for failing to respond to repeated warnings about compounding lab dangers dating back to 2002.
"After a tragedy like this, the first question we all ask is, 'Could this have been prevented?' " asked Stearns, whose own community has been the epicenter of the meningitis epidemic that has unfolded because of inadequate regulation of compounding labs. "After an examination of the documents ... the answer here appears to be yes."
The answer is yes. Certainly the FDA should have been more diligent in intervening at the New England Compounding Center, which is the maker of the steroid painkiller that is being blamed for the meningitis outbreak. After all, there have been complaints about the NECC's cleanliness and operating procedures going back to 2002.
Yet Congress is not blameless in all this.
Starting in 1997, when Congress first gave the FDA some regulatory authority over compounding labs, it allowed only limited power. When that authority was challenged in the courts by the industry's lobbying association, the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists, it went to the Supreme Court, which ultimately sided with the compounding labs. After that, the agency asked Congress to establish an FDA advisory committee to oversee the compounding labs, but it was quashed by then-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, in whose district the IACP is located.
It would be five more years before former Sen. Ted Kennedy, in whose state the NECC is located, would introduce legislation to give the FDA broader authority over compounding labs, only to once again be killed by anti-regulatory lawmakers pressured by the IACP. The legislation was opposed because it was "too broad and had the potential to disrupt the important and sometimes life-sustaining relationship between compounders and patients," IACP spokesman David Ball told the Boston Globe last month.
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As we stated previously in this column, former FDA Commissioner David Kessler warned Congress in 1996 that, left unregulated, small drug compounding outfits could morph into "a shadow industry" producing untested and unsafe drugs that "could result in serious adverse effects, including death." Kessler was prophetic, and now it time for Congress to do what it should have done a decade and a half ago.


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High Point Holds off Flames, Wednesday
Hoping to halt a six-game skid, the Liberty men's basketball team stepped into High Point's Millis, Wednesday night, squaring off with the co-leader in the Big South North Division. Despite Liberty leading for much of the contest, High Point used a 15-0 run with under eight minutes to play to garner the 67-60 decision.
With the defeat, Liberty falls to 9-19 on the year and 3-10 in conference action. High Point improves to 13-13 overall and 9-4 in Big South play, maintaining its place in the standings.
Antwan Burrus paced the Flames offense with 15 points, followed by Davon Marshall and Tomasz Gielo, who had 11 and 10 apiece.
John Brown, who entered the contest second in scoring in the Big South with 20.0 ppg, finished with a game-high 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers. Devante Wallace and Anthony Lindauer chipped in 12 and 11 points, each.
The Panthers shot 45.1 percent (23-of-51), while the Flames concluded the night with a 43.6 percent shooting (24-of-55). Liberty outscored High Point in the paint, 36-22, and committed just eight turnovers. The Panthers won the rebounding battle, 34-29.
High Point broke an early stalemate with back-to-back buckets from Perez-Laham and Brown to take a 10-6 lead at 14:59. The Panthers later increased their advantage to five thanks to a three-pointer by Lindauer at 9:51, making it 18-13.
Liberty proceeded to go on an 8-0 run, receiving buckets from Joe Retic, Burrus and Sanders. Retic capped the burst with a jumper at 6:26, giving the Flames a 21-18 advantage.
High Point reclaimed the lead off a Brown layup with 2:54 remaining in the period. Smith put the Flames back on top 16 seconds later with a layup of his own. With Liberty still up by one, Gielo knocked down a three-pointer in the final nine seconds left in the period, allowing the Flames to carry a 30-26 lead into the locker room at halftime.
The Flames concluded the opening period shooting 43.8 percent (14-of-32), compared to 37.0 percent (10-of-27) for the Panthers. Liberty did most of its damage in the paint, outscoring High Point inside, 22-8. Dale Layer's squad committed just two turnovers during the period, while converting seven High Point miscues into eight points.
A trio of Flames paced Liberty's offense with six points apiece – Burrus, Retic and Sanders. Perez-Laham and Lindauer also led the Panthers with six tallies each.
Liberty led by as much as seven in the early minutes of the second half. The Panthers clawed back, cutting its deficit to two courtesy of a Wallace layup at 13:54. The Flames prevented the Panthers from knotting the contest 45 seconds later, as Retic found Smith open for an authoritative alley-oop to make it 40-36.
Down by five, the Panthers began their 15-0 run at the 7:57 mark. High Point took the lead with a Lorenzo Cugini jumper at 6:35. After a Derrell Edwards jump shot and a Lindauder three-ball, Brown added two buckets to give the Panthers a 10-point lead. Marshall halted the Flames drought with a traditional three-point play to cut High Point's lead to seven. After another High Point basket, Marshall nailed a trey to cut it six, 61-55, with 2:06 on the clock.
The Flames were forced to foul during the closing minutes. Despite a late three-pointer by Burrus, the Panthers hung on for the 67-60 final.
Liberty returns to action, Saturday, squaring off against Campbell. The Flames took the first meeting between the two squads earlier this season, edging the Camels, 71-68. Tipoff inside Gore Arena is slated for 4 p.m., with the contest airing exclusively on ESPN3.


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I know it might be a silly question, but I can still ask...Do we cover Harry Potter game walkthroughs? The games are differential, especially the first three. I ask because some would find them helpful if they got stuck somewhere, or couldn't find something.—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) 19:19, June 19, 2012 (UTC)
- No, we don't cover game walkthroughs. If you read the policy, it clearly states it. Although we do use them as canon sources. -- Speedysnitch Talk contribs 19:37, June 19, 2012 (UTC)
Ah, thank you. So there wouldn't be any problems if I had made a walkthrough or two in my userspace? *needs-to-get-his-PS1-HP2-game-and-work-on-it*—Kaimi (999,999 CP/5 TP) 19:47, June 19, 2012 (UTC)
- No problems. -- Speedysnitch Talk contribs 20:03, June 19, 2012 (UTC)


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Obsidian "would make Alpha Protocol 2," and "do better" with it
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Obsidian has an XBLA game in the works and one it "can't talk about at all," says studio head
Other than working on DLC for Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian are busy little bees, according to studio head Feargus Urquhart.
Dungeon Siege III doesn't need a respec option
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Obsidian and Allods Online team announce partnership on Skyforge MMO
Star Wars: Obsidian CEO would love to pitch new game to Disney
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DICE 2013: Muzyka and Urquhart discuss "The Future of The RPG Genre"
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The schemes will now go back to the Federal Court for final approval on January 29 after which the company will be handed to its new owners lead by hedge funds, Apollo and Oaktree, which will end up with 37.4 per cent of Nine under the deal.
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WEST FORKS, Maine — The frank suggestion from a former trainer that he didn't have a future in boxing wasn't what Brandon "The Cannon" Berry wanted to hear a few years back.
So Berry literally hit the road and has been driving ever since — and not only is boxing still prominent in his life, but his modest imprint on the state's sports scene is growing larger by the bout.
Since that crossroads conversation, the 26-year-old Berry has made the 250-mile round trip from his home in this community of 30 year-round residents some 25 miles south of Jackman to train at Wyman's Boxing Club in coastal Stockton Springs at least three times a week — for 6½ years.
"I've never had anyone make that type of commitment," said Ken "Skeet" Wyman, owner of the boxing club and Berry's trainer as well as a full-time commercial fisherman. "I don't know if there's another fighter in the country that does something like that. I can't say there is because I don't know, but I do know that's an extreme amount of dedication."
Berry estimates he's gone through "four or five cars" to cover the hundreds of thousands of miles he's driven across the state virtually every Monday, Wednesday and Friday after working a day shift at his family's general store.
"I think the toughest part for me is worrying about him driving to the gym and back in bad weather," said Jillian Plourd, Berry's longtime girlfriend.
Berry admits the weather can change frequently and dramatically during those trips, but he adds that he's slid off the road just once, that along Route 201 in Solon during a winter drive home.
"It does get tiring sometimes," said Berry, "but it's just so normal for me because this is where I've lived my entire life. I know what it's like to travel — our closest Wal-Mart is an hour away each way.
"There are nights when we get in a tough workout and I'm not getting home until 10:30 or 11 and there's no doubt about it, I get tired. But I never get tired of doing it."
Berry's current mode of transportation is an older Saab he purchased nine months ago. Since then he's added 40,000 miles to the odometer traveling to training sessions — as well as a 200-mile round trip from Skowhegan to Jackman every Saturday night delivering Sunday newspapers to subsidize those travel expenses.
"I'm in the car a lot," he deadpanned.
So far it's paying off in a boxing sense and in ways he never imagined.
He is 6-0 while fighting as a light welterweight (140 pounds) since turning professional 14 months ago.
That success and his determination to remain true to his small part of the world also has transformed him into a folk hero of sorts throughout northwestern Maine.
He headlined a boxing show at Carrabec High School in North Anson this spring that drew nearly 1,000 fans, and when he fights at more distant locales a charter bus full of supporters follows.
"The bus holds around 50 people and we've sold it out every time so far," said Berry. "It works out well because a lot of the fan base I've grown the last few years are truck drivers and their families. The last thing a truck driver wants to do on the weekends is drive, so the bus has worked out awesome."
Berry also receives scores of emails and text messages from supporters young and old, as well as fans who stop at Berry's General Store for a T-shirt and an autograph.
And already this year he has been featured in a Skowhegan parade and was a graduation speaker at Carrabec High School.
"It was an honor, especially for someone who barely graduated from high school and didn't go to college who makes hardly any money," said Berry. "I think it was cool that they could recognize that you don't have to live a certain lifestyle to be able to motivate someone to do the right thing.
"What it boils down to is it doesn't matter where you come from, it's all about what you consist of."
An education, in and out of the ring
Berry graduated from Upper Kennebec Valley High School in Bingham a year ahead of schedule in 2005 despite some doubt that he'd ever receive his diploma.
"I wanted to quit my sophomore year," said Berry. "My parents wouldn't have allowed me to do it, but I just didn't like school. But a few people talked me into staying and got me into a cooperative education class my sophomore and junior years to get six credits, then I doubled up on English and math. I passed my classes somehow and got out of there in '05 with a big smile on my face.
"There were a lot of teachers who didn't think I was going to do it, and I didn't blame them, either."
Berry discovered boxing as a youngster from older brother Gordon, an amateur boxer who was training at Gamache's Boxing Club in Lewiston.
"I would box with my brother at home all the time and he was just a little guy," said Gordon. "I really probably wouldn't want to box him anymore, but back then we always trained together."
Brandon Berry began competing in amateur bouts at age 18 before briefly leaving West Forks to live in Old Town while he worked for a cousin in Ellsworth. It was then he initially began training at Wyman's out of geographic convenience.
Berry made a full-time commitment to Wyman's in 2008, and while the switch wasn't geographically convenient since he had moved back to West Forks he found it to be best for his boxing future.
"Skeet was very welcoming, the doors were open and after a few months we decided to make the switch," said Berry. "I was told by a previous trainer that maybe it wasn't in my best interests to continue boxing. I respected his opinion, but I wasn't going to stop."
Wyman, once a promising flyweight who went 22-2 as an amateur before his boxing career was cut short by injuries suffered during a 1983 bird hunting accident, saw plenty of raw material yet room for growth in Berry.
"When Brandon first came here, he couldn't spell jab let alone throw one," said Wyman. "He had no desire to do it, he relied on his right hand. It's taken some time, but know that without a strong jab you're going nowhere in the boxing world."
Similar backgrounds
The relationship between Berry and Wyman has blossomed since they first met at a Golden Gloves tournament in Burlington, Vermont, perhaps not surprising given that Wyman's mother grew up in Caratunk, just a few miles south of West Forks.
"My grandfather was a wood chopper who did log drives on the East Branch of the Kennebec River, so I've known Brandon's family a long time," said Wyman. "I knew his grandfather Cliff Berry when I was a little kid because we'd stop at their store when we were going fly fishing up north and he always gave me a candy bar and a piece of sharp cheese."
That initial encounter lingered with Berry, and helped shape his decision to train with Wyman.
"Right then I had a great feeling about the guy," he said. "Who'd have thought back when he'd come into the store and talk with my grandfather that he and I'd be working together in boxing."
And as Berry worked with Wyman to expand his boxing arsenal to include the jab, positive results followed. He was a finalist at the 2012 Northern New England Golden Gloves tourney, then reached the 2013 New England Golden Gloves finals.
But he had a grander ambition.
"When Brandon first came here he said he'd like to be a boxer and he'd like to be a professional boxer, and I told him there were plenty of goals to reach before he'd get to that point," said Wyman. "He knew what I expected, I knew what I felt he was capable of doing, and I told him as long as we got it done together we'd take that next step and that's the way it's been."
Berry left the amateur ranks in May 2013 when he defeated Billy Jones by a fourth-round technical knockout in the first professional bout held in Maine in eight years.
An estimated 500 fans turned out for the show at Skowhegan Area High School, foretelling the following Berry continues to build.
"People have taken a liking to him," said Wyman. "He's a fine young man and he's become popular not only in the state of Maine but in New England.
"So who knows where it goes? I hope it goes to the sky."
Taking the next step
Berry's boxing future ultimately depends on how he fares as the competition intensifies.
His first six pro bouts all have been scheduled for the minimum four rounds but that's about to change, likely with his next fight scheduled for Sept. 18 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
"It's ultimately up to Skeet, and it's a beautiful thing that he's here for these decisions because he's going to make the right decision and I know that," said Berry. "In my own head I feel like I've been ready for two to three fights to take the next step, and I think he feels that way, too."
Berry had hoped to fight a six-rounder in his most recent bout June 14 at the Portland Expo but settled for a four-round fight against Moises Rivera of South Boston, Massachusetts, that ended in a second-round technical knockout.
The fourth stoppage of Berry's pro career also provided him his most immediate goal, or at least it stemmed from that night's main event when Portland's Russell Lamour Jr. won the New England middleweight title.
"I want to be a New England champion by the end of this calendar year," said Berry. "Skeet might say something different and that's what we'll do, but I want to hold one of those belts. If I could go out and become an undefeated New England professional champion people would understand that this kid is serious."
Berry also is serious about the people and area he has come to represent, and while future success may lead him to fight in larger venues he has no plans to be based anywhere other than West Forks, Maine.
"No matter how far we make it in this," he said, "I want to let everyone know that this is where I'm from and the reason things are happening like this is because of my family, this store, this town, this county and the people here.
"My support system here is unbelievable, and as long as we have adequate sparring, I already have a great trainer so I think this area is perfect for where I want to go. I plan to prove a lot of people wrong who think I should leave, to tell you the truth."


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Published: Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 5:10 p.m.
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Florida moved up a spot in the latest Associated Press and USA Today coaches' college football polls released Sunday.
UF is No. 5 after ending its regular season with an impressive 37-26 win over Florida State in Tallahassee on Saturday.
With no top-5 upsets Saturday, Florida should remain No. 4 in the BCS standings that will be released later Sunday. No. 1 Notre Dame (12-0) earned a trip to the BCS national championship game Jan. 7 in Miami against the No. 2 Alabama-No. 3 Georgia winner of the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 1 in Atlanta.
The Gators (11-1), expected to gain an invite from the Sugar Bowl, will learn their official postseason fate Dec. 2 on the BCS Selection Show.
The only difference in the two polls Sunday comes at No. 4, where the AP has Ohio State (12-0) and the coaches have Oregon (11-1). Ohio State's season ended Saturday and are on NCAA probation.
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We call my daughter "little lady" and we found this decal and couldn't live without it... we put it in light green and chocolate brown to match her room and it is SO beautiful above her crib. Everyone asks if we painted it ourselves- haha no I could never do that good. It was easy enough for a 10 mo. pregnant lady to install and totally ties the room together. Trading Phrases is amazing and I've worked with them quite a bit.


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Hello,I am working on creating tooltips for my website's glyphs / icons in the navigation to explain what each item links to.
With some help, I achieved tooltips that work with JS and CSS3 in most modern browsers. However, I am having some trouble getting them to appear in IE 10 and Opera.
I don't want them to appear in IE less than version 10 ( because of improper interpretation of the CSS3 ) and to do so, I placed the js that initiates the tooltips in an IE conditional comment.Although that doesn't seem to be working?
I do what the tooltips to appear in Opera, if possible, but they are not doing so.
Lastly, i was wondering if there is anything I can do in CSS to get the tooltips to 'gracefully degrade' or when not supported, still allow for a browser's default tooltips that show the title attribute on hover to appear.
If anyone could help me achieve these three goals, I would greatly appreciate it.
Here is what I have so far: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/270523/CSS3Tooltips/index.html
Thanks in Advance!
It mentions in Chris's example that pointer events are not supported in Opera or IE9 and therefore won't work as the tooltips sit invisibly on top of the content and stop the links being clicked.
The only solution is to move the tooltip offscreen but that spoils the effect a little.
.tooltip {
margin-top:-99em;/* needs to be taller than the page height or you will obscure other links elsewhere.
That fix will also allow IE9 to work if you also exclude ie9 from the CCs.
However as mentioned that spoils the nice fade effect for others so your options are to give IE9 the margin-top through conditional comments and to give opera the value by JS or as Chris said in the article change the js to display:none/block for opera only.
Eric Watson has a nice css3 only tooltip here that works in opera and ie9.
Here is the new address. http://goo.gl/JKWTm
You need to get some 301 redirects happening if you want to avoid a big dip in search rankings. [/ot]
I never had a good amount of them anyway. Here is my topic I just started on it... http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?973217-What-How-would-you-do-with-this-rewrite&p=5317537#post5317537. I do have a blanket 301 in there now. How do you say the OFF TOPIC tag?
You do it like this [ot] Off topic comment [/ot]
@Paul_O_B: I don't want to dim the effect any, however I will take a look the the linked tooltips. Thank you!
@PicnicTutorials: Thank you for creating these! What is the difference between the animated ones and the tooltip extravaganza. I personally like the animated ones and love how it seems to work in pretty much everything!
Welcome. The extravaganza one is old and was just showing all the ways to show/hide things. Use the animated one.
@PicnicTutorials Okay, I used the new ( animated ) one and I love it! Thank you I tried it and it works all around, but not in IE6. I know its becoming less and less important to code for ie6 daily, but wasn't it supposed to work in IE 6 or at least have the default tooltip instead ( gracefully degrade ) ?
Here is a live example: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/270523/tooltips.html
@PicnicTutorials Also, I am trying to make the tooltips inverted. Meaning so that they ( the span's ) are underneath the corresponding <a> and so that the arrows ( the pseudo-elements ) are on top of the spans.
Could you or any one else in the forum help me with that ?
Okay, I figured out how to move the tooltip below the anchor by adding top positioning and height. But, I can't manage to reverse the triangle, make it upside down, and on top of the <span>. I tried changing the border-top to border-bottom, the same way one makes an up-pointing triangle in CSS; but, that doesn't seem to work.
Here is how to do the reverse triangle. Then just give it top:-14px or so
width: 0;height: 0;border-left: 50px solid transparent;border-right: 50px solid transparent;border-bottom: 100px solid red;}
@PicnicTutorials: Apologies if I've been bothering you and if I am doing so again.
Yes, the CSS you posted in the post above makes sense, and that makes an up-ward pointing triangle, but without a white border. But, no matter how high / low of a negative value I give the top property, it doesn't push it up any higher.
Here is a sample: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/270523/tooltips.html
Also how, if you don't mind, how did you make the border continuous so that it looked like the arrow and the span were a single element?
Just mess with all the rules and you'll begin to see what moves what. The border around the triangle is controlled by this...
.tooltip span:before, .tooltip span:after { /* bottom triangle - the white border */content:''; /* add html content */position:absolute; /* AP bottom triangle */bottom:-13px; /* position bottom triangle */left:50%; /* center bottom triangle */margin-left:-12px; /* center bottom triangle */border-left:12px solid transparent; /* build bottom triangle */border-right:12px solid transparent; /* build bottom triangle */border-top:12px solid rgb(255,255,255); /* build bottom triangle IE6/7/8 */border-top:12px solid rgba(255,255,255,.8); /* build bottom triangle modern browsers */}
That should work in ie6. I'll have a look on mine tomorrow
nope it doesnt seem to work in ie6. I would pay ZERO mind to that though. There is a fix for it I'm positive. Prob a very easy trick that I dont remember anymore. Curiously, I noticed this before, but FX rounds the arrow border 1px different than all the others.
IE6 only actions hover on anchors - that is a elements that have an href. If you just use <a > then you get no hover. You also need "haslayout" when using position:relative or IE6 doesn't know where its boundaries are. Lastly you need to action a change on hover first before you taget an inner element such as a span otherwise it doesn't work.
e.g These 3 fixes:
<a[B] href="#"[/B] class="tooltip"><img ... etc
Thank you very much for all the help @PicnicTutorials & @Paul_O_B— i greatly appreciate it.
One last thing, what to do in browsers, such as Opera 10, less than FF 3.6, and IE 6, that do not show the tooltip or show it improperly?I believe when reading Eric's original post, I believe he said there is a way in CSS to force or cause the default tooltip that a browser has?
Doing what Paul said will make ie6 pop up a plain square box. And I would not worry about older fx and opera. 99.5% of those users upgrade.
Okay, thank you. Thank you for showing a better, your, example and helping me achieve what I needed to .


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Men's Lacrosse early signee Dylan Yontz has been named a US Lacrosse All-American, it was announced Monday. The Penn Yan High School midfielder is the third future Lion to earn All-American considerations in 2012.
Guiding his team to the New York State Class 'C' State Finals and gaining recognition on the All-Tournament team, Yontz received the highest of athletic honors as he was selected a US Lacrosse All-American with a 46-goal, 29-assist senior campaign.
The midfielder also earned All-Section First Team accolades, in addition to series of awards during a dominant junior season, including D&C All-Greater Rochester Super-16.
Yontz will join fellow All-Americans, Dave Moore and Matt Weller, for the Lions' fall training sessions beginning in 2012.
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Tahs on top but who will join them in the finals?
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The Highlanders have rejigged their front row as part of four changes to their starting 15 to face the Crusaders in Super Rugby's final round.
Hooker Liam Coltman and prop Chris King return to the run-on side for the match in Christchurch on Saturday night, King replacing the unwell Ma'afu Fia.
At five-eighth, Hayden Parker gets the No.10 jersey, with regular starter Lima Sopoaga going to the bench.
The other change is at fullback, with co-skipper Ben Smith missing his first Highlanders match since April 2012 because of a leg infection and being replaced by Trent Renata.
The second-placed Crusaders are guaranteed of qualifying for the playoffs. The fourth-placed Highlanders will seal their berth with a victory.
Highlanders: Trent Renata, Richard Buckman, Malakai Fekitoa, Shaun Treeby, Patrick Osborne, Hayden Parker, Aaron Smith, Nasi Manu (capt), Shane Christie, Elliot Dixon, Joe Wheeler, Tom Franklin, Chris King, Liam Coltman, Kane Hames. Res: Ged Robinson, Matias Diaz, JP Koen, Josh Bekhuis, Gareth Evans, Fumiaki Tanaka, Lima Sopoaga, Phil Burleigh.


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PHILADELPHIA – Last week, HepsTrack.com named its athletes of the week in cross country, and University of Pennsylvania freshman Cleo Whiting received Female Rookie of the Week. A Delta, Colo. native, Whiting joined the Penn cross country team with her twin sister, Clarissa, and was given the award for her performance at the Main Line Invitational.
Whiting finished first for the Quakers and third overall in the Friend Big 5 Invitational 4K in 14:29.37. Next on the list was the Main Line Invitational. Unforeseen events led to a late arrival at the Main Line Invitational, but that didn't stop Whiting from performing well. Her time, 17:01.20, was good for a fifth-place finish overall and she once again placed first for the Quakers.
With a total of 19 runners on each team, both of Penn's cross country teams are fairly young (15 freshmen and sophomores on the women's team, 14 freshmen and sophomores on the men's team). Despite it being a young group, the support and leadership hasn't faltered, which makes watching the team's improvement that much more exciting.


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Posted by Morgan Haro // Community Manager, PlayStation Digital Platforms -
"It may be gift-giving season, but PlayStation Plus delivers gaming gifts all year round, and this week is no exception. While many of you might still be getting acquainted with the PS Vita Plus games, PS3 gamers can welcome BioShock 2 into their Instant Game Collection. Download it for free if you're a Plus member when the PlayStation Store updates on Tuesday."
Sweet, had Bioshock 1+2 in my Amazon cart multiple times but never pulled the trigger.
been sort of wanting to get this game again to play the singleplayer DLC since i got rid of the game before it had come out... this is the perfect excuse!
Bioshock 2 is basically free without plus...Once I get a vita I'll sign up, that side is looking nice.
What is "Return To Rapture"?? It says "Return To Rapture" is free with Bioshock 2, so what is it??
Idk why people complain about free stuff..but just so everyone knows, this only for one week of December..they still haven't revealed what's to come for the rest of the month.


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You know him as one of the six iconic cast members of the groundbreaking sitcom "Friends" -- MATTHEW PERRY is here! The comedy giant is a good friend of Ellen's and is here to tell her about his exciting upcoming season finale of his new hit show, "Go On"! Whenever they're in the same room, Matthew and Ellen always have a great time!
Then, you know him as Kristen Wiig's adorable and hilarious love interest in one of Ellen's favorite films, "Bridesmaids." Now CHRIS O'DOWD is starring in a new film called "The Sapphires" that Ellen loves! She's catching up with the Irish actor and talking to him about his "Sapphires" co-star Jessica Mauboy, who Ellen met in Australia!
If you like adorable, funny men, Ellen is the place for you this Thursday!
Plus, Aussie/New Zealand singer GIN WIGMORE hits Ellen's Hollywood stage to perform her hit "Black Sheep" from her CD, "Gravel and Wine"!


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Free Webcast: Helping Small Business Owners Save for Retirement
Choosing a retirement savings plan and helping employees save can be easier than many small business owners think. As part of America Saves Week, the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration in coordination with the Consumer Federation of America will hold a free webcast for small businesses and their accountants and service providers on choosing a retirement savings plan, the use of direct deposit for a retirement plan, and more.
The U.S. Department of Labor will be joined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to discuss retirement savings options available for small businesses. The webcast will provide practical information and helpful tips to understand and compare the options and to start and operate a retirement savings plan. The options not only provide an effective way to save for a secure retirement but most also provide tax advantages for both employers and employees.
The Consumer Federation of America and NACHA - the Electronic Payments Association will focus on direct deposit as a way to simplify employees' ability to build savings for retirement at work and build stronger financial futures. They also will discuss the ways in which direct deposit helps employers, including simplifying business processes and increasing productivity.
When: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 2:00 - 4:00 PM EST


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The Daughters of Our Lady in Brazil Thank You for Their New Car
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
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"We pray to God to bless all the benefactors for this generous gift, which is so vital to our mission." This was how the Daughters of Our Lady in Brazil wrote to express their heartfelt thanks to the ACN benefactors who made it possible for them to buy their new car.In the Diocese of Eunápolis, the Daughters of Our Lady of Mount Calvary minister to the Pataxò indians in eight main villages. "There is a very friendly and loving relationship between us and the Indians" writes Sister Maria Elisabeth. The Sisters not only help with a range of different social and charitable activities, but also provide catechetical instruction and instruction for the children, as well as introducing them to the Rosary, Word liturgies and patronal feast days. However, in order to reach these villages, the Sisters have to travel from 25 to 45 miles on extremely bad roads. Their old landrover, which had already travelled over 248,000 miles, was no longer up to the task and increasingly left them stranded in the middle of nowhere. It is not hard to imagine how it must have felt for these Sisters to find themselves alone in the wilderness with a broken-down vehicle. It was an impossible situation, and so the Sisters turned trustingly to ACN and asked our help.Thanks to the generosity of our benefactors, the Sisters were not disappointed and we were able to help them with $46,700 so that they could buy a new and suitably rugged vehicle that would allow them to continue their village ministry.Aid to the Church in Need commits to invest your funds where they will have the greatest impact for the Church that we serve. Funds donated to Aid to the Church in Need's projects will be used towards the greatest need in our programs to help keep the Faith alive.


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Soak shiitake in 1 cup hot water for 20 minutes. While shiitake are soaking, cook pasta as package directs. Rinse, drain and set aside. Reserve shiitake soaking liquid, discard stems and slice tops. Heat oil, sauté onion, carrots and shiitake. Add shiitake soaking water, cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add pasta and greens. Add shoyu and ginger. Mix, cover and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle the almonds over the pasta and serve.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A group of Columbus police officers will get to share $1 million from a winning Powerball ticket.
The group just missed out on last week's big $588 million jackpot, matching five of six winning numbers.
About two dozen officers had pooled their money to buy more than 50 tickets for the drawing.
The officers will take home about $30,000 each
Lt. Kevin Conley tells The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/UvT5N1 ) that everyone in the office was pretty low-key about the winning ticket.
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Can you tell me what this expression is:
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"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook." ~ Julia Child. Oh…did we mention that Julia's going to be spending her afternoons on Cooking Channel?
The French Chef with Julia Child and Julia Child & Company are back so you can join Julia in celebrating a world of French dishes.
Can't wait? You know of Julie Powell but we wanted to tantalize you back into the kitchen with a few Julia Child tribute recipes from some other hot food bloggers and writers. Fire these up:
1) Crepes Fines Sucrees via She's In The Kitchen
Buttery crepes, dark rum, tangy apricot preserve, powered sugar — perfect.
2) Provencal Tomato Quiche via One Hot Stove
It's a little early for tomatoes but this fresh Provencal quiche proved too seductive to resist.
3) Julia Child's Classic French Bread via Sketchy's Kitchen
"It would eventually take us two years and something like 184 pounds of flour to try out all the home-style recipes for French bread we could find." ~ Julia Child, My Life In France
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The first French cake Julia ever ate — and the one she never forgot. Meet the Queen of Sheba.
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- You may also be looking for the term spirit folk.
The characters in the Fair Haven holoprogram begin to suspect the Voyager crew after they witness several "supernatural" occurrences.
He goes to the pub, and uses the money Paris gave him to wash down his troubles. He tells everyone what he saw; "Tommy boy" make a new wheel appear in thin air, and he is going to Castle O'Dell, which is haunted with evil spirits, later. He goes through town as if he built the place, and his friends are shifty.
Soon, legends start coming out about towns where spirit folk sneaked in, took advantage of their hospitality, and took all the people to the other world. The entire town vanished.
When Katie O'Clare comes in, everyone stops talking. She just talks to barkeep Michael Sullivan for a while, and decides to stay.
Meanwhile, on the rest of the ship, Harry Kim replicates flowers for someone, a lovely Irish lass named Maggie O'Halloran. B'Elanna Torres complains about her technical difficulties with the program when Paris decides to make Kim's date a little more interesting.
As he starts looking for Kim, Seamus and Milo follow him around, determined to prove he is a demon. As Kim talks about his ship to Maggie, a sailing ship, and the moment comes when he gets to hold her hand and kiss her, Paris reprograms Maggie into a cow. They are ordered to the bridge soon after, and Seamus sees the whole thing with Milo. They are flabbergasted.
That night, Father Mulligan gives a sermon about harmony, and the evils of retribution. When he begins to get to his climax, Seamus and Milo enter with the cow which used to be Maggie. They point out that it was the trickery of Paris and Kim. The Doctor reassures them that it was just a prank, and he saw Maggie this morning. He kicks them out.
They do find Maggie outside, who appears just before they get there. She doesn't seem herself, as she had a dream without remembering going to sleep. She doesn't remember anything about last night, but remembers walking around town with a bell around her neck, showing up at church, and everyone staring at her. She was tending her flowers just as they walked up.
They return to the bar, and more people start telling stories, of how Kim and Paris can change the weather, a daughter who fell in a well reappearing in the meadows, and Father Mulligan disappearing after service one night. Sullivan puts a stop to it, saying that there is nothing they can do; they can't just shoot everyone they suspect, since they are their neighbors. He wants them to go about the situation like civilized people.
Later, when Sullivan is alone with Katie O'Clare, he hands her a copy of The Faerie Queene, suggesting that the townsfolk are wondering about strange things happening. He even did some checking, and there is no one who knows her (supposed) point of origin. He wants to know where she goes when she leaves and more about her to put his thoughts at ease. She admits she hasn't been honest, but not about anything important. She tries to explain that there are things he just cannot understand, but he wants to know. She doesn't know what to say, so she ends the program.
Janeway demands to know what Paris did with the program. He says nothing he did should result in that. Torres shuts the program down so she can make system repairs, and Paris and Kim begin to examine the character parameters. When they call up Michael Sullivan's character, instead of his image, the entire character comes to life, now in the hololab and sees them wearing their uniforms. He demands to know where he is, but they calm him down. They identify the subroutines which make him oblivious to things outside the program, and those subroutines are offline. They attempt to restore them, and as he realizes something is off-kilter, he pretends to appear to think nothing is out of the ordinary instantly (as the subroutines still don't go into effect). But when they find a way to restore all of the other characters at once, it is clear from his facial expression – which they miss – he was pretending to be complacent. The stunned, almost angry, Michael Sullivan calls Fitzgerald into the church.
Only later do Paris and Kim figure out they failed, and plan to reset him along with everyone else. Janeway argues with Chakotay about what to do if they can't fix Michael. He suggests she get creative.
Sullivan, meanwhile, tells Fitzgerald an incredible story: he was taken to another world, and they were saying things about changing people and talking like he wasn't even there. They decide to be prepared for whatever will happen at the Pub that night (the way to reset all of their programs using one of the hubs inside the building). While Kim and Paris sneak into the pub to do it, the town gathers to discuss strategy. Some want to use rifles, some want to use books, some want to use rowan berries and red thread. Sullivan doesn't like it, but he is drowned out by Seamus. They head right over to the pub, and catch them in a red thread net, and when they see the control panel, they shoot it repeatedly to dispel the voice from the other world complaining about the failure of the safety protocols. When Paris orders the computer to freeze the program, half the characters freeze, and the other half chase them. When Paris and Kim can't pause the program or call up an exit, they capture them and hold them in the church.
In the ready room, the rest of the senior staff discuss what to do. Transporters can't get a lock, they don't want to shut down the program or they'll lose it, and armed conflict would risk the lives of their security personnel. Instead, Janeway decides to send in The Doctor who can attach pattern enhancers to Paris and Kim to retrieve them.
Meanwhile, the exorcisms of Paris and Kim, tied up with red twine and having incantations shouted, isn't going very well. When they are discussing lynching, The Doctor bursts in and condemns them all as 'sinners'. They ignore him, pointing out he vanished after his sermon, and tie him up with the others. They take away the transport enhancers, and The Doctor's mobile emitter, tying him into the same grid.
They learn from The Doctor, under hypnosis, that there is a ship called Voyager. Sullivan believes Katie is there and he asks The Doctor how to get there, having come back once before. The Doctor suggests the mobile emitter, and when Tuvok beams it to the bridge without looking, Janeway is astonished to see Sullivan materialize. He is more astonished than she is. She is forced to explain everything as feels she has no choice. She explains that Voyager is a time ship, like H.G. Wells, and that many members of the crew he recognizes just visit Fair Haven because they are explorers.
As Sullivan begins to understand, and slowly come to terms with the starship, Tuvok announces through the comm that the townspeople have started piling kindling. She returns to the holodeck program with Sullivan, and she explains to the townspeople that they use technology, not magic, and they do not wish to destroy their town. In fact, Sullivan points out that they helped the town by creating clear days and saving children (turning Maggie into a cow excepted, which Paris promises not to do again). Sullivan convinces them not to turn their backs on these people, and everyone cools down.
Torres once again complains about the limits of holographic technology, saying they will have to limit the time the program runs. Janeway regretfully accepts this fact, but with her last short time in the program, finds that everything is back to normal, with holographic and flesh and blood characters, more or less.
Memorable quotesEdit
"Saints preserve us!"
- - Seamus, to Tom Paris when he repairs his primitive automobile at the command of his voice.
"I've got a boyfriend who malfunctions."
- - Janeway, to Chakotay about Michael Sullivan
"Never underestimate an Irish hologram."
- - Janeway
"Hate to break the news to you, Michael, but I'm a starship captain, and you're a 300 deciwatt holodeck program."
- - Janeway, to Chakotay about Michael Sullivan
"If you can get a spirit to reveal his true name, you'll render yourself impervious to his charms!"
"What is your true name!?"
"I haven't decided on one yet."
- - Seamus, Milo, and The Doctor, during The Doctor's hypnosis
"When your quaint little seaside town starts to depolarize, don't come crying to me."
- - B'Elanna Torres, to Tom Paris
- - The Doctor, while attempting to rescue Paris and Kim
"Superstition... is the religion of fools!"
- - Michael Sullivan, to Seamus
Background informationEdit
- This episode had the working title "Daoine Sidhe".
- The final draft script for this episode was submitted on 29 November 1999.
Continuity and trivia Edit
- Bairbre Dowling (who played Edith Mulchaey) is the ex-wife of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Colm Meaney (Miles O'Brien).
- Michael Sullivan giving Kathryn Janeway a copy of The Faerie Queene, insinuating that the townfolk believe her to be the pixie queen, is actually accurate in a sense: Kate Mulgrew voiced Lady Titania on the television cartoon series Gargoyles.
- In this episode, Tom Paris says, "So much for my open-door policy." However, it was actually Neelix who suggested the "open door protocol" to Captain Janeway in the episode "Fair Haven".
- Also in "Fair Haven", when discussing the rewriting of the program, Paris and Janeway say it will take six or seven weeks to complete. The two episodes are six apart numerically and were originally aired six weeks apart.
- In the final dialogue of the episode, Sullivan tells Janeway that knowing a spirit's true name renders one impervious to their charms, but Janeway insists that she doesn't believe a word of it. In "Fair Haven", she restricts herself access to his matrix, so he is, in effect, impervious to her charms.
- This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) (Jay Chattaway).
Video and DVD releasesEdit
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 6.9, 23 October 2000
- As part of the VOY Season 6 DVD collection
Links and referencesEdit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- Robert Beltran as Commander Chakotay
- Roxann Dawson as Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres
- Robert Duncan McNeill as Ensign Tom Paris
- Ethan Phillips as Neelix
- Robert Picardo as The Doctor
- Tim Russ as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok
- Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
- Garrett Wang as Ensign Harry Kim
Guest starsEdit
- Richard Riehle as Seamus
- Ian Abercrombie as Milo
- Ian Patrick Williams as Fitzgerald
- Henriette Ivanans as Maggie O'Halloran
- Duffie McIntire as Grace Declan
Special guest starEdit
Uncredited co-stars Edit
- Tarik Ergin as Ayala
- Unknown performers as
Stand-ins Edit
- Brita Nowak – stand-in for Jeri Ryan
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AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- A sentencing hearing is entering its second week in the public corruption case against a northeast Ohio contractor.
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Board of Supervisors Adopts Tree Canopy Goal
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Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
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July 17, 2007
Board of Supervisors Adopts Tree Canopy Goal
Goal Supports "Cool Counties" Initiative to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recently adopted a goal to cover 45 percent of the county with tree cover by 2037. This tree canopy goal is one of the most ambitious for any local government in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area.
The board took action because trees help to combat global warming, as well as air and water pollution. The goal supports the county's new "Cool Counties" initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and it also pushes forward the county's Tree Action Plan. Since 2003, the board has implemented more than $6 million worth of projects and programs to address air quality and global climate change.
Besides protecting the environment, the new tree canopy is expected to save taxpayers money. Once matured, the trees should provide $5.3 million of air pollution removal and $4.7 million of energy conservation every year. The canopy also will have the capacity to absorb more than 10 million pounds of carbon dioxide annually, which could eliminate the need for $1 million in greenhouse gas reduction services each year.
To reach the goal, the county and the public will need to plant an additional 2.6 million trees — or 20,400 acres of new canopy — as well as maintain existing trees. New trees will be needed because the county expects to lose 4 percent of its canopy during the next 30 years. This projected canopy loss is equivalent to seven parks the size of Huntley Meadows, one of the county's largest.
The "Cool Counties" initiative identifies specific steps the county can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The new initiative was created in partnership with the Sierra Club, and more information can be found at www.fairfaxcounty.gov.
The county's Tree Action Plan aims to conserve and maintain trees. The plan sets forward 12 strategies for preserving and planting trees. These include encouraging homeowners to plant trees and strengthening the county's tree conservation policies.
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