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42 Thank you for your thoughts
I deal with many of these thoughts every day so I procrastinate a lot when it comes to writing my posts or actually make my blog better. But I am combatting it by making myself write one post aday because if I don't then it is all too easy not to do again tomorrow. Now I am almost at 50 followers, I get encouraging comments and I have a few that has almost become friends to me.ReplyDelete
Right now I just wish I could find more Seattle bloggers and maybe even meet up with them for some kind of workshop to help eachother make our blogs better, but I am too shy to ask (hint hint to anyone from the greater Seattle area ;) )
I just recently found your blog through a friend and have been going through your hair tutorials and thinking I couldn't ever be as good at hair as you. Glad to know you're just the same as me!ReplyDelete
Love your EM favicon! Glad the tutorial was helpful!ReplyDelete
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You are such a sweetie Eisy! I enjoy your blog and this post was great. Lately I have read posts about those who will no longer blog and those struggling and thinking of giving it up. For me, I began blogging about 5 months ago thinking it would be fun and in the process maybe, just maybe, someone would find my topics interesting, helpful or just think I would be a good blog friend. I didn't realize the time it would take, so I now realize the importance of making sure the important things in life don't take a back seat to blogging. Time...there is never enough of it!ReplyDelete
Loved loved loved this post!!! Thanks Ashley...it always feels so good to know that you are not alone. I have daily conversations in my head(not as crazy as i sound, swear!lol)about blogging & my struggles to really figure out what I want my blog TO BE...I figure it will come to me one of these days!!Ha. Hope you are having a good week, so far!xoReplyDelete
I've only been blogging for a couple of months and I love it- but there have been times where I felt just like you said. I keep trying to focus on positives: I'm proud that I started a blog, I'm proud that I've stayed committed to updating it and 22 people think I'm interesting enough to read what I have to say! :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for such a wonderful post. It's encouraging to know even you have those moments (but you definitely shouldn't)!
cool blog entry :)ReplyDelete
Great ideas! It is funny how I think we all mostly feel the same! But I like the not comparing, I am working on that in life in general! Thanks for posting!ReplyDelete
I completely agree with your posting today. I feel that instead of focusing on our shortcomings focus on what we have to offer each other. I have learned SO much from other creative and talented woman since I came into the world of blogging. Personally, I just try to stay focused on my life and what is of true value. It's my family! I write a blog as a creative outlet to showcase my love of crafts and DIY. Everything else is just a plus!ReplyDelete
I love this post and THANKYOU! For being so new to the blogging world i often feel "inadequate" but then i realized i can read the blogs and feel INSPIRED rather then make me feel like i can never add up. I love the qoute " How you feel today is NOT who you are".... I've been having a rough couple weeks and haven't posted because i feel like it doesn't matter i only have 7 followers in my head its like "who am I even talking too" But thanks to you i realize I don't really have to be "talking" to anyone instead I'm relieving my own stress and giving myself a healthy outlet to do this. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou You have helped me with your one post more than i think you could ever realize. *Caity from Teachings from Lil Slug a BugReplyDelete
Bingo, you really hit the nail on the head for me! I do find myself looking at the big blogs and questioning "what am I doing here?"ReplyDelete
I was gonna start a blog hop, had the button ready and post and then I just chickened out! I was afraid no one would want to be a part of it. So yes, I think I have some intimidation issues to deal with. I guess our lives are kinda like an onion~~just keep peeling the layers until you get to the good part!
Your comments really made alot of sense and your kind heart was just shining through!
Thanks so much!
Way to go! Great post! And truth is blogging should be fun. We sometimes forget that there has never been and will never be another you and me so we should be the original to the fullest....carbon copies just don't pop as much... :) if you get what I mean.ReplyDelete
I can relate to number 4! Great post...never thought about comparing blogging to HS...but, you're right!ReplyDelete
this is so so true!!!ReplyDelete
I'm back from a blog fast, more like avoidance of all things online. I totally relate to all of that and now that I'm prego I'm even more emotional! BTW...WOW! Your blog is looking AMAZING! You're kicking butt and taking names! Good for you! Congrats!ReplyDelete
Umm... yes, yes and yes! Felt all these... still feel this. I can totally relate. What great post to let us all know SO many people feel the same way! :) So happy you posted this on the (in)courage blogfrog!ReplyDelete
This is something I've started to grapple with a lot since I started to expand my blog early last month. Before, when my blog was just for family/myself, I had no problems and was so happy with the blog. Now that I'm trying to reach out to a bigger audience, ooh girl do I feel all sorts of insecure.ReplyDelete
#3 is especially hard for me because I often fall into the snare of compare; I'm hoping this gets better because again, I'm the only me that's blogging.
Thanks again for this post; you put into words what I've been feeling!
Holy cow, how did you get into my head!?! Hahaha! This post is freaking awesome. I think you and I would have been best friends in High School. And my, oh my, it would have been a riot! And you would do my hair every day before school. ;)ReplyDelete
I have always struggled with insecurities and it has not gotten better with age. I have played around with blogging for two years now and never took the step to be more serious because all those things you list above circle around in my head every day. A couple of months ago I decided that I would take blogging more seriously, came up with a new name, let go of my other blogs and even designed my site myself (which believe me was a challenge!) but those thoughts are still there and keep me from saying much. Even though I really, really want to.ReplyDelete
Um, yeah...some can say this does to happen.."everyone is bloggy world is so nice..." not true. It does happen some people never grow up, some people chose to be someone different online, and some people do not have integrity. I can get very fired up over this issue. Sharing this on FBReplyDelete
What a great post! You hit on so any topics that I have been struggling with! I ll have to say I have found some blog clicks and am Super intimidated by some "Big Bloggers" Thanks for the tips and for the inspiration!! Your pretty awesome!ReplyDelete
I came over via a FB post from someone I adore, Holly @ 504 Main, and I am SO glad I did. You took so many thoughts right out of my head and did such an awesome job of expressing them. I stopped reading after the first paragraph to make sure and follow you! I have had days when I let myself get wrapped up in some of these tangles but am just going to focus on continuing to do my thing because that's what started my blogging in the first place. Thanks so much for your wonderful post!ReplyDelete
Love this post. Yes, I have had many of these feelings before. When I found myself worrying if my post would be interesting to others instead of just blogging what was on my heart - it was a wakeup call for me and I changed my thought process. "It doesn't matter what other bloggers are doing - just be yourself, because that makes you unique."ReplyDelete
Oh Ashley...I just love ya!! You are SO keeping it real. I appreciate it so much...you are inspiring and honest....THANK YOU. I also know that I am not the only person who needs to read this. :)ReplyDelete
Great post! It touched on many of the things that we have all felt at one time or another while blogging.ReplyDelete
I have, but then I sit and think how silly I am. I am just so excited that anyone is interested in me, and I love when the "big Bloggers" write me back on my comments. I comment so often, and so many write back most of the time. It always makes me smile.ReplyDelete
#5 is something that I really need to remember for my real world right now. I have been struggling with people in general, and part of it is because I feel like I gave a piece of myself away in order to make others happy. It's not really a good place to be.
Thanks for all of the encouragment.
Very well put.ReplyDelete
I do love that there are some bloggers who will go out of their way to help one another. I've had a couple of problems and found someone either with info on their blog or with one-on-one willing to help.
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Thx 4 your honesty. It helps with little people like myself who have only been blogging for a month. I feel very intimidated when reading other blogs because I am so new to this & so much to learn. I am new at following you, but I really love your blog & that you try to help others like with this post. Keep it up because I am enjoying it & slowly learning! :)ReplyDelete
Great encouragement girl! I've thought some very similiar things! It's so good to know I'm not the only one! Thanks for this!ReplyDelete
Great post! I think we all feel that way sometimes no matter how wonderful we truly know we are! It's human nature!ReplyDelete
The blog design one is why I started designing blogs-I wanted the 'little' people who can't afford the pretty designs from the $300 designers to be able to have a pretty blog! I charge $60 for a full blog makeover & it makes me so happy when my clients are THRILLED they can have the pretty blog & not break the bank! It makes me feel really good about what I do!
Thanks again for your post-I came over from Tip Junkie's blog frog community!
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I love this post! It's so easy to get hung up on stats and followers in the blogging world rather than focusing on why you thought it was a good idea to blog in the first place. I had no idea what a complex world blogging was when I first started blogging. Now that I know, it can be overwhelming and hard to find my "niche."ReplyDelete
Stopping by from Red's BF Community. Great post! I love your inspiration to just be you.ReplyDelete
Such an awesome blog to read this morning!! Thank you, Thank you!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for posting this. I have felt all five of these things EXACTLY as you described them. Getting into blogging has been so much fun, but I find myself spending hours and hours just wishing I were like _____. I think it is very important to remember why you blog in the first place. I really needed to read this post today. It lifted my spirits dramatically. Thanks so much!ReplyDelete
P.S. I am your newest follower. :)
you're my hero. ditto to what everyone said.ReplyDelete
now that i know there are 20something people above me who have felt the same way, i also know that i have 20something new people to reach out to :)
Thanks for writing this. May I write something and link to your post? It is all sooo true. In the past year I have learned how to blog, been to my 30 year reunion and I'm turning 50 in October, which means you are exactly 20 years younger than me. I look back and think somethings I was a failure and somethings I'm great. Health issues cause me to not be the top of my game, but I'm reinventing myself.ReplyDelete
Don't laugh..I just copied what I wrote to start a new post with it. lol
Thanks for sharing! Katharine
I recently started my blog and kinda got a little slap in the face yesterday in blogland. I was venting to a friend who directed me to this post. THANK YOU! You are so right! I am going to just let things go and just move on with what I am doing on my blog and who I am and not try to compare myself to anyone else. I like what I am doing and I know other people do too.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the much needed reminders!
Ashley, Such great advice and thoughts. I think most people start out excited and then get nervous or feel intimidated, but you're right on--being "you" is where it's at. I love reading your blog and will continue to follow for more inspiration!ReplyDelete
What a great post! I could relate with every point you made.ReplyDelete
One of my biggest issues is trying to get the right "niche" for my blog. It all feels very cluttered in my head. I want to simultaneously do a great recipe/baking blog, talk about running, incorporate faith and keep my family updated...argh! So much going on in my head!
i'm finally getting around to reading these and this was A GREAT POST!!! i feel super inadequate in the blogging realm so this was my little pick me up! :) thanks!!!ReplyDelete
Reading this post was the best thing for me. The timing couldn't have been better. I seriously have to keep this post within arms reach. I am currently faced with the challenge of trying to keep up with my blog while in military training. Long days, and short nights while also trying to keep in shape and staying strong being away from my daughter...ugh it sounds like a sob story, but reading this post makes me realize that I can really channel all that into my blog and be myself!ReplyDelete
Seriously though, every number felt like it applied to me! I really want to print this out and keep it at arm's length maybe even paste it to the wall behind my laptop.
Seriously, thank you. :)
What a great post. I am new to the blogging world, (16bourne.blogspot.com) and loved your thoughts and advice. Thanks again!!ReplyDelete
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LF thieves for extreme WvW action
Looking for able thieves (only, reasons below for the idea and vision) to join in on some wvw action from time to time, most likely casual. Nothing fancy in mind, or?. Though backstab build is most likely a must. Or a build that focuses on stealth. There are some good stealthy swords builds too.
Why stealth orientated? Can't kill what you cant see. And you got lot more chances to stay in long fights and better chances surviving 1vsX. I've been playing with this new build for my thief (Rakel). And I love it. I might have said that way too many times on guildchat and now it is here all over the forums. I respecced myself to a backstab thief. I got inspired by yiashi, doing 1vs5, 1vsX in WvW. And this one day I was doing some intense wvw in EB, where I was able to get behind the enemy lines to disturb and wreck havoc among the enemy. They had one ballista, and I was able to stay there for a long time. In a manner where they were unable to use the ballista to their advantage. And today, when WSR was trebing SM, I was able to get around the defense, and directly focus on the player using the treb, (they was out in the field, not behind walls) stopping the action.
Anyway, while many times being behind enemy lines, I've been thinking to myself that it would be totally awesome, if there was just more than one thief harassing the enemy. With stealth I find myself more able to just jump into a zerg, pick off players and get away with it. And if troubles arise, knowing that I have ways getting away scratched or unscratched, but not dead. Though accidents happens!
So if you are interested in some stealth action and jumping into enemy lines, please to contact me. I can be seen online as John Thorns and Rakel (+others). My account nickname is kinjiru(.2439). When I get the chance I will change it to John. I prefer to be called John, been called rakel from time to time. ; )
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If you mean campaign play, as in sieging/capping/following a zerg/small groups, then yeah, stealth builds are pretty good all-around in wvw. I got troubles soloing a supply camp on my own while with condition damage thief it is a breeze. Takes a bit longer, but possible.
Stealth isn't a joke, if you checked some of the videos in the link I gave, you'll see that a backstab can hurt quite alot. Pretty much on average a backstab is around 6k. And around 7-9k for real class cannon build. On tanky build it seems to hit near 5k or less than 5k. That is talking about pure level 80s. When it comes to upscaled to lv80 players, you can expect crits above 8k if not above 9k. Due to the build, it is a 100% crit chance with attacks from stealth. So backstab is always a critical strike. Which you can do again in about 4 sec, if not 3 sec. Since you got the stealth debuff, and if I recall right, it is 3 sec.
I haven't tried stealth and sword, all I know is that I've played against a few of those players with that kind of build, and found them very annoying and strong. The sword stealth attack got a daze on it. A 2 sec daze and 5 sec blind. Which is nice!
I think there is also a pistol build, the bunker build for thief that has a lot of stealth applied to it. I haven't researched about it, but I have heard about it and seen it in action. Wasn't easy to kill those guys.
Here is some highlights on the backstab: build http://www.twitch.tv/yiashi/videos?kind=highlights
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By Weezie Mackey"They didn't believe our conclusions," Pazgal said. "We had to
gather more data for six months. But when it came out, there
was a lot of interest because people were starting to analyze
buying online. It was one of the first theoretical models that
had the support in reality."
As with all Pazgal's research, one of his well-cited
papers, 'Internet Shopping Agents: Virtual Colocation and
Competition,' reflected the firm's perspective. Back in 2003,
it found that firms using an Internet shopping agent — a
website that allows a consumer to compare prices between
stores — varied their prices substantially for any given search
of identical goods … even though common sense might
dictate that competition would lead to uniform prices and
maybe even a drop in price to stay competitive.
The research problems he was interested in at the time posed
two questions: 1) How does the firm decide which of those
shopping agent sites to join if at all, or should it join several;
and 2) How does the firm price, given the fact that some
customers are searching for the lowest price and others come
to the website directly because they are store loyal?
The research began where it typically does for Professor
Pazgal. "From looking at the world," he said. "For instance, I
used a shopping agent online and thought this is a new world,
things are changing. What would that mean for firms? Are
firms changing with it or not?"
No one was researching Internet shopping deeply at the time.
"We said, let's see what happens. We followed it for a while
and saw prices change a lot. Why do prices change a lot? Let's
say everybody in the world compared prices and went for the
cheapest; if everyone knows that my price is set, then it's very
easy for my competitor to undercut me by five cents, and they
will be above me on the list, and everyone will buy from them.
What do I do? I keep changing the price because I don't want
them to be able to anticipate what it will be. That's fine. Now,
can you quantify it? Can you come up with a mathematical
model that actually predicts that?"
The answer was yes, and they did.
Recently appointed academic director of operations
management, Pazgal joined the Jones School in 2006 after
nine years at Olin School of Business at Washington University
in St. Louis. With a B.S. in physics and mathematics, magna
cum laude, an M.S. in mathematics and operations research,
summa cum laude — both from Tel Aviv University — and a
Ph.D. from Kellogg at Northwestern, he could've taught math.
"I look at problems that are slightly more mathematically
challenging. I want real-life problems that are not solved
immediately by intuition."
He considers himself somewhat unique in marketing. "I have
a diverse background, and I care about different problems.
Along with marketing, I do a lot of research which is considered
economics and a lot of research which is considered
operations." Some of what Pazgal researches involves the
Internet, some is retailing or even commitment mechanisms.
"But all of my research has to do with pricing. I'm intrigued
by all aspects of pricing. I'm interested in understanding
real institutions and in twists that show that our everyday
intuition fails to explain common firm strategies."
On the first day of class, he asks his students: 'If you could choose
any price in the world, what would be your best price?' And he
almost always gets the same answer. "They say zero … like,
free. I tell them that's because you're thinking like consumers.
And it shows people that we tend to think as consumers even
though we're managers and executives now. What's good for
you as a consumer is not always good for the firm."
When Pazgal talks about pricing, it's about how firms price.
"Marketing has another area that studies how consumers
perceive prices. I take that as a given. For me the consumers
are taken as a black box. They behave in a certain predictable
way, and I'm the firm, which is a rational, profit-maximizing
entity that tries to get as much money out of the consumer
as possible." In 2003, when the Internet shopping agent
research was published, companies found Professor Pazgal
and wanted to know more. "So I gave a talk to some of them.
They liked to see that someone was thinking about their
problems, but it showed me that they're interested in minute
implementations, and I'm interested in ideas."
Although Pazgal explored firms' perspectives and considered
consumers black boxes, he made one consistent assumption
about consumers over the years. "They are sophisticated." He
illustrated their impact in a paper published in 2008, 'Optimal
Pricing of Seasonal Products in the Presence of Forward-
Looking Consumers.' The research discussed pricing strategies
of retailers in brick and mortar stores, and how forwardlooking
customers changed the environment completely.
It was the lead article in Manufacturing & Service Operations
Management, an operations journal. "This stream of research
has to do with pricing and selling of limited inventory
items, and how a retailer can make the most profit from it.
Operations management literature talks a lot about inventory.
That's what they care about — inventory and replenishment
of inventory. But we care about prices."
Despite being relatively new, the paper he published with a
former colleague at Olin, Yossi Aviv, was one of the first in
the operations management literature to analyze the impact
of strategic consumers. For this reason the paper, like the
Internet shopping agents paper, was well cited. It was also
a driver in the new literature stream analyzing consumer
impact on sales practices.
Pazgal and Aviv looked at seasonal inventory, in this case
bathing suits. "You're trying to sell it until the end of the season,
and the question is: what's the optimal thing to do? It seems
trivial. The retailers should have thought about it a long time
ago. They did, but they didn't always account for the fact that
consumers know and anticipate that there will be discounts."
As Pazgal said, consumers are not ignorant. "They know there
will be a sale or that prices will drop. They've bought bathing
suits in the past. If I come in a week, it will probably be
cheaper. Maybe if I know there is a 4th of July sale for bathing
suits, I'm going then. If it's not there anymore, that's okay."
What happens to the inventory that doesn't sell by the end
of the season? It's heavily discounted. Conventional wisdom
might suggest that retailers should figure out that they
will have excess inventory at the end of the season and
buy less. "We say, no. They know that they will be left with
a certain amount of product at the end of the season with
some probability, but they need to have enough and then
experiment with the really high prices at the beginning of the
season. The benefit is huge if they get some people to buy at
the $300 level, for example, before they drop it to $200. The
retailer knows that at the end of the season they will be left
with 20-30 items per store. They take it into account, and still
they make more money than they would by not having those
20 or 30 items and starting at a lower price. The problem is it's
statistical. There's some fluctuation with demand."
A firm's goal is to sell their inventory by the end of the season.
Do they tell their customers that there will be a discount of 40
percent on a certain date from the beginning or not? If they
do, how will it change the customer's behavior? What should
the firm do? "Our research shows how you should price during
the entire selling period, and you should pre-commit to a sale.
But there is an area called yield management, which is on
the border of marketing and operations. It talks about pricing
of limited quantities that you have to get rid of, like airline
tickets and rooms in hotels. Our research shows that retailers
need to take into account the fact that their consumers are
sophisticated and react to the pricing strategies they see."
From the firm's perspective, what would be the best price
for seasonal items? "The best price would be the one that
makes the most money. But what is that? They face potential
consumers who care about prices and consumers who don't
and consumers who must have the item immediately and
some who are happy to wait in order to save money." Pazgal
and Aviv wrote a simulation software that could tell retailers
what their price should be at any given moment based on
their initial inventory, sales so far and where they were in the
selling season. "So literally you could change your price every
hour. We told retailers: you should start with high prices and
experiment a lot at the beginning. The retailers said no."
Even when they explained their findings, the firms were
reluctant to implement their strategy. "We told them they
were pricing incorrectly. We told them the bottom line can be
improved by three percent, which is huge for them, but they
were afraid. We had talks to try it in a particular store and, as
one of the managers bluntly told me, it's my job on the line,
not yours."
When a piece of research is nominated for any award, but
more specifically a long-term impact award, what does it say
about that research? In 2012, Pazgal's Internet shopping agents
paper was recognized nearly a decade after it was published.
"There were hundreds of papers, and we were one of five
nominated," he said. "People were interested in what we were
saying. We created a slightly new way of looking at things."
That is the point. "Even today, people teach that paper in
Ph.D. programs because, although it's old in Internet time, the
mathematical modeling still applies. It's not an off-the-shelf
type of model. It has a twist."
In a recent ongoing research project, Pazgal and his co-authors,
David Soberman from Toronto and Raphael Thomadsen from
UCLA, investigate competitive environments where new entry
or shrinking consumer markets are actually beneficial for the
existing firms. "The common belief is that competition is bad
for companies. I want to say, 'not necessarily.' Of course, there
is the standard line that competition fosters innovation. That's
great. But I wanted to investigate and show cases where the
entry of a competitor into your industry actually makes you
better off without your having to come up with new products."
In the Marketing Science paper 'Profit Increasing Consumer
Exit,' they demonstrate the counterintuitive result that firms
may benefit if a segment of indifferent consumers leaves the
market. Profits can increase for all firms even if the exiting
consumers have strong preferences for only one of the
products in the market. The reverse — lower profits when
markets grow — can also occur for similar reasons.
In a manuscript — 'Location Choice and Profit-Increasing
Entry' — still under review with Management Science, Pazgal
and the same co-authors show that a competitive entry of a
new firm into the category may result in higher prices and
even higher profits for all incumbent firms. The new entrant
captures a certain part of the market, allowing the existing
firms to concentrate on their more loyal consumers, the ones
who prefer their products (similar intuition to the Internet
case where more competition causes the firms to give up on
the price sensitive shopper and concentrate on the more loyal
consumers), charging them higher prices that may more
than compensate for the loss of some market share.
Researchers don't always know when they dive deep into
a subject if it will come out with a twist or something
counterintuitive that will change the way business is
conducted. They don't always know if something that
takes years to publish is going to make any kind of lasting,
significant impression. "My paper with Yossi [seasonal
pricing] was very difficult to publish. We had a previous
version circulating for a few years and nobody wanted it. But
after it was published, it won the long-term impact and the
pricing award … in operations."
Showing the field — marketing, operations or any other —
something it didn't know before, illustrating a new way of
thinking about a problem, opening up a new area of inquiry
is no easy task. Amit Pazgal, his natural curiosity and open
approach to scholarly topics, has contributed to the big ideas
of academia and business practices in a way that earned him
not only research and teaching awards but also stimulated a
fresh conversation about research at the Jones School.
This article is from the Spring 2014 issue of Jones Journal


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heart failure is a lifelong condition, you will have
dozens—or even hundreds—of appointments with various health professionals
during your experience with the disease.
Creating ongoing and lasting relationships with these professionals
can have two benefits:
Rest assured that you will not be left alone with the task of
managing your disease. You will see several doctors, specialists, and nurses
who each will offer you specific suggestions and guidance that are needed to
control your heart failure. The number of health professionals you see will
probably continue to grow over time. Your health care team can include doctors,
nurses, cardiac surgeons, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians,
social workers, and pharmacists.
Because of this growing number of health professionals, it may be
easy to forget that you must also play an active role in the management of
heart failure. In fact, you are the most important member of your treatment
team. Without your active participation and cooperation in managing your
condition, no amount of effort by your doctors and nurses will successfully
improve your health.
Although each member of your medical team plays an important role
in heart failure treatment, doctors and nurses help guide you in making the
best treatment decisions for you.
Your primary care doctor will act as the coach of your health care
team. Your coach may be a family doctor or a cardiologist. Your doctor will be
responsible for creating and correcting your drug treatment plan, regularly
checking in on signs and symptoms of your disease, and coordinating your care
with other health professionals. Your doctor will also help you to understand
your overall prognosis and the specifics of how your drugs should be
How often you see your doctor will usually depend on how far your
heart failure has progressed. If you have class I or II heart failure, you may
see your doctor 2 or 3 times a year to assess your overall health and ask you
important questions about your lifestyle. If you have more advanced (class III
or IV) heart failure, you might see your doctor more often.
The nurses involved in your care have four main roles, which are
You cannot effectively follow any of your health care team's orders
unless you take the time to understand them fully. Open, two-way communication
between you and the members of your health care team is the key to a successful
relationship. It is important to listen to everything they have to say.
But they will also be listening to you about how you have been feeling
between visits and about any concerns you have about your health.
Remember that you should feel comfortable discussing any aspect of
your health or life with your health professionals. No question is
inappropriate, especially if it is something that concerns you. Do not be
intimidated by their level of education or by how busy they are. Focus on
taking an active role in your visits with the health care team members.
It may be difficult to remember exactly who does what. To help you
understand the roles of each health professional, the following table outlines
the responsibilities of some of the people you may meet and work with during your
experience with heart failure.
Team member
Role in your care
Work closely with your medical team to take an active role in your healthcare.
Last Revised:
April 26, 2012
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LOVERS of the Malvern Hills are being urged to help shape the Conservators' future policies – via postcard.
The Conservators are writing a new land management plan, and is appealing to residents and visitors to pick up special postcards from venues around the hills and share their thoughts.
The postcard campaign is the first of several consultations on the plan, which will define how the hills and commons will be managed over the next five years.
The postcard asks two questions: what are the most important features of the Malvern Hills, and what are the main issues facing the Conservators today?
People can jot down their answers and post the cards – free of charge – back to the Conservators.
Conservation officer Jonathan Bills said: "Postcards are bright and snappy and we hope that lots of people – not just residents but visitors from further afield – will take a few minutes to share their thoughts with us."
The postcards, bearing an atmospheric photo of the Malverns range, are available from the Conservators' office, Grange Road, Malvern, and the tourist information centres in Malvern and Ledbury.
They can also be found at the post offices in Colwall and Welland, The Swan Inn, Newland, The Old Bush, Callow End, the Wyche Innovation Centre and the Elim Cafe, West Malvern.
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text: Representatives of Harun Yahya held a conference about "The Invalidity of the Theory of Evolution" and "The Miracles of the Qur'an" at the Public Culture Center in M'sila on the 22nd of October 2011, as a continuation of the conference series in Algeria. The Mayor of Sidi Aissa, Yahia Lakhdari, attended the conference, which attracted great attention. At the end of the conference, Harun Yahya"s representatives were presented with a plaque for their services. Moreover, the M'sila radio held an interview with Harun Yahya"s representatives. There was an article about the conference in El-Haber, one of the most widely read newspapers of Algeria, and a place was also devoted to an interview with a representative of Harun Yahya.


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"...an easy read and well worth the time." —Reuters
"At 96 pages this is a quick read, but a very inspiring one! I had chills reading about the "peoples mic," the police stand-offs and the moments of diverse solidarity that this group organized." —Joshua Nelson, PostGrowth.org
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The Occupy Wall Street movement named the core issue of our time: the overwhelming power of Wall Street and large corporations something the political establishment and most media have long ignored.
But the movement goes far beyond this critique. This Changes Everything shows how the movement is shifting the way people view themselves and the world, the kind of society they believe is possible, and their own involvement in creating a society that works for the 99% as well as the 1%.
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What exemptions are available?
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Retail sales tax is Washington's principal tax source. Businesses making retail sales in Washington collect sales tax from their customer.
Similarly, when a business purchases a retailing service for its own use, it must pay sales tax on the purchase.
Common exemptions include:
For a complete list of exemptions, see our list of retail sales and use tax exemptions.
Retail sales tax is not imposed on sales to Indians if the tangible personal property is delivered to the member or tribe in Indian Country or if the sale takes place in Indian Country. See our Indian Tax Guide for more information.
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This article was published 25/11/2012 (1728 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
OTTAWA -- According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, at 10:19 p.m. Saturday night, Canada's national debt hit $600 billion.
It has never been that high and it's growing at a rate of $74.6 million a day.
Putting that into perspective, the amount of money Canada owes could pay NHL star Sydney Crosby for 68,974 more years.
In order to pay it off, every man, woman and child would have to fork over about $17,400 each.
This milestone comes less than two weeks after Finance Minister Jim Flaherty was forced to admit he isn't going to be able to balance the budget by 2015-16 as Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised during the 2011 election.
In fact, he is going to run deficits $20 billion more than expected over the next four years and maybe, if the stars align and the global economy co-operates, the budget will be back in the black by 2016-17.
Harper's hope to extend new tax credits and income-splitting for families just before he goes back and asks people for their vote again is seeming less likely by the day.
But Flaherty and Harper are not the only ones on the budget hot seat. Last Tuesday, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger had to admit, in his second speech from the throne, his government would also be unable to keep its election promise of balancing the provincial budget by 2014. Manitoba's debt exceeds $14.5 billion and is growing faster than $4 million a day.
It is galling to diehard Manitoba Tories because their party lost the last election, in part, because it said it wouldn't be able to balance the budget until 2016, two years after the NDP.
So the Tories and their supporters were howling at an even higher pitch than usual about the NDP's inability to budget its way out of a paper bag.
But in the span of just over a week, both a provincial NDP government and a federal Conservative government had to admit they both had the same problem. They are spending more than they have, but of course, and both seem to think it's someone else's fault.
Both the Conservatives and NDP need to take responsibility for these situations. No, Flaherty couldn't control the U.S. housing collapse or the European debt crisis. No, Selinger could not get Mother Nature to behave and not flood much of southern Manitoba in 2011.
But both governments spent money that didn't need to be spent in good times and now throw up their hands in disbelief when they don't have enough in the bad times.
Before the 2008 recession, the Conservatives had already increased spending each year at far higher rates than the previous government ever did.
Sure, they blamed it on a minority government, but at some point, the man writing the cheques has got to stand up and take responsibility. It cannot always be someone else's fault.
Before the recession and the 2011 flood, the NDP generally balanced its budget every year using money from its rainy-day savings account rather than socking some away for a rainy day.
Now that revenues are down, all that spending has come back to haunt both governments, and it's tough for them to rein it in.
Every dollar spent that we don't have makes the problem worse, because as the debt grows, the cost of servicing the debt grows, leaving less money for core programs or simply increasing the size of the debt.
The provincial and federal governments both have dug their heels into the sand in their own ideological ways when it comes to dealing with the budget. While the federal Conservatives preach fiscal restraint, they run around the country passing out cheques for everything from snowmobile trail-clearing equipment to tennis court upgrades and pet-food-industry promotions.
In Manitoba, the province is adamant there will be no cuts to core services -- health care, education or children's programs -- in order to balance the budget.
These governments want to be re-elected and they know it's tough to sell voters on cuts and easy to buy votes with shiny new baubles purchased with big cheques provided by smiling MPs or MLAs.
Canada's debt situation isn't where it was 15 years ago, when the world's economic experts warned Canada was on the brink. We are not on a fiscal cliff. But it took the federal government less than three years to undo more than a decade's worth of debt repayment. If governments don't start getting tough, Canada's fiscal cliff will not be far off.


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The first thing that one must know with functions is that they are not essential. One can still write their
program without any functions, however when debugging all that unsorted code can be very confusing, especially
for beginners.
One should use functions in their programs because they allow one to break each part of one's program into
managable chunks.
The syntax for a function is as follows:
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def NAME(PARAMETERS): # Don't forget that colon, alot of people do. :)
"""Purpose of Function""" # Indent 4 spaces like everything else.
The first thing that we can see is the 'def'. This tells python that this is a function, and will skip over it
untill it is called.
The next thing here is the name of the function. This should be clear, and memorable. I highly recommend that
one never has a function name that is the same as the name of a global variable. One can, but it is considered
to be bad form, and is very confusing for one as the programmer.
Next we have the parameters of the function. It is customary for parameters to be single letters that
represent what needs to go into your function. The values of these parameters are specified when the function
is called
This is optional, but it is a very good idea to state the purpose of one's function in triple quotation marks,
as when programming you can see what the function is supposed to do. You may be wondering why we did not simply
leave a comment with '#'. We use the quotes because the purpose of the function can be summoned, whereas a
standard comment has no effect at all.
Next we have the statements. These will manipulate the values and change them. You know, just print commands
and stuff.
Lets move on to some examples, and some common mistakes.
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def squarenum(n):
"""Return the square of any number"""
return n ** 2
This type of function is called a fruitful function, because the function returns a value. Now alot of people
make this mistake in functions like these, so read carefully.
Alot of novices will do this:
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def squarenum(n):
"""Return the square of any number"""
result = n ** 2
This will return an error. Why? Because the 'result' is what is called a local variable. It is removed when the
function ends, so when this person tries to print 'result' they get an error saying it was not defined. The way
that will work is shown first, where I print the function where I used the return command.
Another common error is when people do not use the names of parameters in the body of their functions, but use
the names of a global input variable, which was earlier defined as a parameter.
Here is an example:
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def squarenum(n):
"""Return the square of any number"""
return number ** 2 # Another dumb mistake. :P
number = int(input("Please put a number"))
So that was my tutorial on functions. I hope this will help you make and improve your own programs!


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I have done some installed in my life and I have always used Liquid nails to glue fram work down to the trunk of cars. I about 2 years ago gluee some stuff down and just realized its starting to break free. Any one out there have another solution for attaching some wood down to the floor of a vehicle aside from running screws into it.
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I have not don't this, just seen it done, but a co-worker had rattling problems with a big box in his trunk, so he pulled up the carpet and wedged his box in, then filled in the gaps above and below with minimal expanding foam.
The next day we could not get it out. The foam had stuck to the MDF and the metal. We finally got it out by fishing a speaker wire through to the back seat with a coat hanger, then "string sawed" the foam all the way around the box and pushed the box out afterwards.
We found the foam had stuck to both metal and wood very well. If you want to glue a board down and want it to both stick yet be vibration dampened minimal expanding foam is one thing that will work, but you have to wear blue gloves and cleanup any mess with acetone.
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You know I never thought of the foam idea...that might be something...hmmmmmm
Yes expanding foam can be used for this. Be careful of the foam you get because it can expand quite a bit. I have heard of people bending thin metal sheets with it as it expands. It is better to use too little and let it expand than too much and watch in terror as it bends stuff. Also watch for the durability of the foam. Some are designed to be all weather and won't degrade in the sun while keeping its durability. Others are only intended to be used inside and will get brittle if around humidity and sun. If you are smart about your selection and smart about your application it can work very well.
Expanding foam can be sprayed into A, B and C pillars to prevent rattling but again, you have to be careful with what you use. I watched someone get a little crazy with it in their car and it ballooned the inside of the pillar slightly.
For sticks that size, I would probably use a specialized epoxy adhesive, choose one from chart that supports your needs like the blue 04005:
Epoxy will make sure it never comes out...
Assuming you eventually want to remove this from your car your best bet is going to be use something like Silicon.
With silicon you will be able to remove it later but will stay in place while you want it there. When removing you may damage the wood but may be your best choice if you want to remove it. Silicon will move and remain pliable as you drive around and vibrate your box so it will not likely come lose until you want it to.
No matte what i use I gotta wait till it gets warmer. This will never be removed...if I do someday get rd of the van I will leave this in it


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The 2013 Predictive Emmy Awards
In 1965, The Beatles recorded "Act Naturally" for the UK edition of Help!. Here, it was the B-side of a little song called "Yesterday." Even with Ringo singing, their cover of Buck Owens's signature hit instantly legitimized what was "The Bakersfield Sound" — a California-bred country movement featuring twang-y guitars, airtight harmonies, and a dash of rock-'n'-roll bluster. It's the music of mavericks, and any three minutes of the Bakersfield sound instantly reduces today's red-Solo-cup-wielding Nashville stars to hucksters and panderers. Nobody today mines Bakersfield more authentically than Dwight Yoakam, and you have to figure that's what Beck was thinking when he produced "A Heart Like Mine." The megaphone distortion on the vocals and a cleverly faded-out false ending have his fingerprints on them, but otherwise he steps aside and let's Yoakam roll out his best tune in twenty years — full of punchy bass, dizzying surf guitars, and a collection of Yoakam's finest Elvis impressions. Don't let the big hat and tight jeans fool you; this is a great rock-'n'-roll song, crunchy and full of swagger.
Ben Bridwell's voice holds up shouting over loud guitars, but the best Band of Horses songs have always been slow-burners — there's a built-in wistfulness on a tune like "No One's Gonna Love You" that's heartbreaking. This perfectly sung warning against looking too far back is everything that's great about Band of Horses in one easy ballad.
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Sea watchers putting themselves in danger at Mullion 'beggars belief': PICTURE
Strong winds bring tree down at busy Falmouth roundabout: PICTURES
Lighting strikes sets home on fire
Power cuts due to electricity transformer on fire near Penzance
Lightning strikes stop all trains in and out of Cornwall
Huge waves hit Porthleven on New Year's Day: PICTURES
Search for holidaymaker called off as body found at Porthleven Beach - UPDATE
The period of danger from a storm surge driven by high winds and tides is now over, with the Environment Agency standing down the severe flood warnings for the north and south Cornwall coasts, Bude, Wadebridge and Truro.
However with strong winds still blowing and a yellow alert of rain and wind still in place, people are reminded to be aware and take care on the roads.
After the high tides this morning many parts of Cornwall awoke to flooding.
While a severe weather warning was in place, the surge caused less damage than was feared.
See below for images and updates
Sandbags at the ready on Coventry Road in Flushing.
Residents sandbagged their homes but this is a regular occurrence during spring tides and residents were well prepared. Luckily the high tide did not combine with strong winds to cause any damage.
Newquay however has taken a battering.
Picture by @surfnspear via Twitter
The storm surge hits St Ives by @ThomasStivesman.
Firefighters from Bude Community Fire Station attended The Strand, Bude where approximately 100 metres of road was affected by tidal flooding. The fire crews stood-by to ensure public safety and confirmed that there were no reports of properties flooded.
One fire appliance from St Mawes Community Fire Station attended a report of floodwater entering houses just after 8am this morning. Firefighters pumped floodwater from the properties into the neighbouring Percuil River. The firefighters left the scene at 8.50am.
- Among the first hit was the A39, with standing water causing problems in the early hours. Fowey was also hit by floodwater.
- Fire crews were called out to Beach Road at Perranporth to deal with domestic flooding and used a light portable pump to remove floodwater.
- Carnsew Road in Hayle is blocked due to overturned van and flooding at Chenhalls Road. The causeway is impassable.
- There is also flooding on Beach Road around Beachfield Avenue in Newquay, near the aquarium. Sea front roads, including the Towan Beach promenade were impassable at high tide.
- There is flooding on the A390 around Heron Close at Tresillian near the Wheel Inn. The road is just passable because of flooding from the Tresillian River. Tresillian Bridge is just passable with care.
- The B3276 at Mawgan Porth is blocked due to flooding.
- The B3273, River Street, Mevagissey is also closed due to flooding.
- Hazardous driving conditions at the A30 at Highgate Hill due to hail and spray.
Looe flooding by Cornwall Councillor Edwina Hannaford
Officers from Cornwall Council's Highways, Environment, Fire and Rescue and Emergency Management services are monitoring the situation closely and are on standby to deal with any problems.
Cornwall's emergency management centre at New County Hall in Truro was opened at midnight last, with the Centre becoming fully operational from 4 am this morning to provide a co-ordinated multi agency response.
Agencies are continuing to ask people to follow the advice on dealing with the potential severe weather, and are warning them not to drive through flood water. As well as running the risk of either damaging or being stuck in their vehicles, driving through flood water can also create waves which can then affect properties. The Council is also advising people to avoid walking along coastal paths and promenades to avoid the risk of being swept out to sea and to stay away from the shoreline and cliff edges.
Porthleven outer harbour just after high tide this morning: Picture Andrew Wallis


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I was thinking about teaching some of my students about basic economics.
I thought about starting off with money.
a) Defining Money.
any good definitions? keep in mind, these are middle school kids.
b) Then I can talk about what has traditionally been used as money. I assume, at this point, I will talk about silver and gold coins.
c) then talk about what happens if money supply is increased/decreased. I can also get into supply/demand. And perhaps talk about the hurricane sandy incident and talk about gasoline shortages and prices. And maybe mention price fixing by government of gas in NYC.
d)....any ideas? you have to build super slowly with kids.
perhaps on c) I can also talk about what happens if there is no money, or money is used incorrectly. And show pictures of bread lines in Soviet Union. Or pictures of large amounts of waste...in communist country....
basically show that when price information is incorrect or non existant...too many or too little goods can be produced without correct price info.
I hear Bob Muprhy's Lessons for the Young Economist is good for middle-schooler's. Some even suggest it could serve as a text-book. You could no doubt get some useful text and illustrations from the book (including a good definition of money and an explanation of where it comes from) to supplement your lessons.
I'd just go with mainstream micro. It's decent anyway.
The way I was taught was starting with the Production Possibilities Frontier and proving comparative advantage from trade.
Then we moved into supply and demand. Then go into price controls.
Some sexy devil over at the the Voluntaryist Reader just wrote something which might help you
Again, with the "sexy." Ugh, what is it with that word?
And I made a "sexy" video two years ago.
Misplaced a bit?
Usually id start down with just basic crusoe economics for starters. Its simple enough.
Take the MES route.
"Since people are concerned that 'X' will not be provided, 'X' will naturally be provided by those who are concerned by its absence.""The sweetest of minds can harbor the harshest of men."
Curse public decency in spirit of the response for which I truly wish to give!
It's just that when you reach a certain level of sexiness it needs to be restated every once and a while!
Horrible. Absolutely horrible.
Seeing as you always taunt your "sexiness" in a libertarian forum with mostly males involved, id say that you must experiment with your self in other ways.
Unless really libertarian males are the ones youre trying to target with this "sexiness".
I just read your post three times and I still can't figure out what you're trying to do.
I'm also grateful I don't know what it means to "experiment with myself"


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>Running 101>Rookie doing a 10k
Hey All-
Some background on me. Last year I was 407 pounds and could not make it up a flight of stairs.
I had a gastric sleeve surgery to save my life as I was not doing well. Flash forward almost a year and I am now 264 pounds. I exercise daily and focus on a high protein diet. Part of my exercise has been jogging.
I'm currently at a 12:30 pace. The longest I've done is 4.5 miles and it felt great.
As a challenge to myself, I have registered for the 3/10 Coast Run in Buena Park. I can do a 5k just fine, so I wanted to lay down a challenge of hitting a 10k.
So as a total rookie, I find myself looking for shoes asap and a proper tech shirt. I'm also not that educated on "goo" and what not..Hence my turning to this forumn..
I've got 2 hours to complete this race, so I feel very confident. That being said, Any advice on how I should train for the next few weeks? On a 10k race, do they offer water at all mile markers or just certain ones? Should I try goo in my training? does it really help?
Also, the race form stated no headphones allowed. Not to disrespect the rules, but do people actually follow this or is it just a disclaimer.
Any advice would be appreciated. I plan on going to a running store and picking up shoes this weekend to allow plenty of break in time..
Thank you all for reading and your support. I feel like this second chance at life I've been give has awoken an inner athlete and I'm hoping to do a half by next year.
an amazing likeness
Don't worry one bit about Gu or other eat-on-the-run stuff -- it's only 6 miles, you'll have plenty of energy stores in your body to go the distance. (caveat, I know nothing about the impact of your bypass) Those nutritional things come into play in longer distances...
Just keep going with your normal jogging, walking and exercising -- you're in this for the a longer journey than this one race. If you can currently run 4.5mi, you can run 6 on race day. Run slow to get used to the distance...slowly grow your 4.5mi to 5mi then do a few more 5 milers. Don't try to go out and hammer out a bunch of miles as hard as you can.
Each race is different, but in a 10K there's likely to be 2 or 3 water stops. There will be plenty for you.
Headphones....well that depends...there have been races with strict enforcement and for others the no headphones is to limit their liability. It's personal, but I'd encourage you to not use them...others will disagree with me on this, and everything else I've written here.
I've done my best to live the right way. I get up every morning and go to work each day. (for now)
Hi Ryan,
I am also fairly new to running and have used it as a tool in my weight loss. I don't have a lot of race experience, but I can tell you that you will not need to carry extra hydration or food for a 10K. Just make sure you eat an easy to digest breakfast about 2 hours prior to the race and hydrate before you go out and you'll be fine.
Roadrunner's Apprentice
Going from 5k to 10k isn't too bad. You already know you can do 4.5 as a long run. If you can get a long run in each week up to 5 miles, then 5.5, then 6, while doing your normal workouts during the week, you've got it made. The longer you go though you can expect pace to drop. If you're doing 12:30 for 5K you might expect upwards of 13:00 or more for 10K.
2014 Goals:
- sub-26 5K : sub-56 10K : 1st half marathon
- Tell my excuses to shut up and lace up...
As a casual runner myself I would suggest getting a water belt with a pouch and taking one Gu with you just in case you need a little jolt of energy near the end. As others have said you probably don't need it but better safe than sorry. I always like to have control over my hydration during a race, even a 5K, but I'm weird that way.
I have run races that have instructed us not to wear headphones and when I got there everyone was wearing em. I don't know how strict your race is, but maybe bring your device and if it looks like they really mean it put it in your pouch.
In any case, nice work on getting in shape! Very impressive!
And good luck to you!
It's a 10k, not a marathon. The purpose of the gu is to avoid running out of fuel during the race. At 12:30 pace or slower, he's not going to dip deeply into the energy reserves, even if it takes him 90 minutes to complete the 10k.
As a casual runner myself I would suggest getting a water belt with a pouch and taking one Gu with you just in case you need a little jolt of energy near the end.
Chief Unicorn Officer
I agree with everything MilkTruck said. As for headphones at a lot of my races it seems like people ignore the rule with not many consequences. However, I think those people are extremely discourteous. And you might miss out on hearing things around you or even making some new friends.
Congrats on your weight loss! Keep up the great work.
Mile 5:49 - 5K 19:58 - 10K 43:06 - HM 1:36:54
I agree with ditching the headphones. Take in the whole experience.
RE: gu:
On average, 50 percent of the stomach content empties after 2.5 to 3 hours and completely empties after 4 to 5 hours. It requires another 2.5 to 3 hours before 50 percent of the contents in the small intestine empty. At this point, your digestive system has absorbed most of the nutrients.Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/464087-how-long-does-it-take-for-nutrients-to-be-absorbed/#ixzz2LaCRXCch
You don't need any nutrition for a 10k, just hydrate well leading up to the race and eat a decent breakfast.
RE: headphones:
I agree with others' recommendation that you should run sans headphones. It's nice to take in the whole experience and interact with other runners IMO.
Thanks everyone for all the great advice and encouragement. I'm very excited to use this experience as a building block for hopefully longer distances. Ryan
I like to take in the experience and have a soundtrack. I have taken a pair of earbuds and cut off one string. I can talk, hear what is going on around me, and have some tunes.
Good job Ryan,
I started running in 2007 to lose weight. I have only lost 60 pounds.
A good pair of running shoes is essential.
I would go to a local shoe store that specializes in running shoes and get yourself properly fitted.
Don't worry about the gu a 10k is only 6.2 miles.But do not pass up the water stations, staying hydrated is important.
If you look around you can find good tec t's on sale and not pay an arm and a leg for it.
Hill Slug
i agree with the others you don't need gu or gel. However, I have issues with my blood sugar so I always something for an emergency.
have fun!
All time PR: 1:20 HM. 2:49 M
2013 goal: Master's PR HM Recover from illness/finish the year strong
Rage, rage against the dying of the light
some call me Tim
Heh, another response just to say -> listen to Milk Truck! And thanks for your story. There are plenty of people, myself included, who find a tale like yours inspiring.
I ran a 10 miler recently where encouragement (and sometimes conversation!) was offered by everyone I passed and everyone who passed me. I actually finished right behind a guy who trains with people I know, but I had to introduce myself in the finishers' chute because he was wearing earbuds on the course.. you get the idea. In any case, good luck, I'm sure you'll do just fine.
Congratualtions on the healthy changes in your life.
I used the Couch to 10K trainer and it was really helpful. Its a free iphone app (or any Smartphone, I think).
I'm certainly no expert but I've never used Gu or any supplements.
Getting a good running shoe fit is huge!
Good luck!
I can and I will!


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - One of the nation's top recruits, Lake City offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil, is headed to Ole Miss, and dozens of other northeast Florida and southeast Georgia players are signing with college programs Wednesday -- National Signing Day.
While Yulee's Derrick Henry has already early enrolled at Alabama, other high-profile players signing Wednesday include:
Bishop Kenny's Ahmad Fulwood to the University of Florida; Bartram Trail's Tylar Reagan to North Carolina State; University Christian's Marquis Haynes to the University of North Carolina; Nease's Lucas Crowley to North Carolina; Wolfson's Jasper Sasser to the University of South Carolina; Bolles' Arterrious Mitchell to the Air Force Academy; and Trinity Christian's Nick Washington to Florida and Hughstin Higdon to Florida Atlantic University.
LIST: Local athletes sign letters of intent
COMMENTARY: Sam's 1st look at signing day
SLIDESHOW: Images from signing day
Others include Mandarin's Kingsley Opara to the University of Maryland; Forrest's Vernell Trent to Iowa State University; and First Coast's Daniel McMillian to Florida, Tyrell Lyons to Florida State University, Dorian Killings and Seyvon Lowry to the University of Central Florida, Darius Whitty to the University of South Florida, and Deasian Richardson to the University of Louisville.
Return frequently throughout the day to get more details and lots more players' plans, and follow #wjxt on Twitter for updates as the information comes in to Channel 4's sports team.
Gators, Seminoles, Bulldogs among nation's top classes
Florida's signing class is heavy at a few positions. None more important than receiver.
The Gators signed one of the nation's top recruiting classes Wednesday -- No. 1, according to ESPN.com -- a 28-player group that includes seven defensive linemen, five offensive linemen and five receivers. [View full class here]
The additions back up coach Will Muschamp's philosophy of building along the lines of scrimmage. They also show how desperate the Gators are to upgrade the team's receiver position.
Alvin Bailey, Ahmad Fulwood, Marqui Hawkins, Demarcus Robinson and Chris Thompson signed national letters of intent Wednesday, giving Florida its deepest receiver class since 1997.
Robinson, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound Georgia native, is considered the best of the group. He enrolled last month.
Florida State landed one of the nation's top cornerbacks with Tennessee high school star Jalen Ramsey signing to play for the Seminoles.
Ramsey, who played at Brentwood Academy just south of Nashville, signed his letter of intent Wednesday. Ramsey, who was ranked as high as the 10th best player nationally by one recruiting service, had verbally committed to USC last summer.
The Seminoles also landed linebacker Matthew Thomas from Booker T. Washington High School in Miami. The 6-3, 205-pound Thomas was regarded among the nation's top 15 prospects and ranked by some as the top linebacker in this year's class of high school players. [View full class here]
But Thomas' high school teammate, offensive tackle Denver Kirkland, chose Arkansas over the Seminoles.
Georgia landed the largest football signing class in the Mark Richt era, a staggering 32 prospects bolstered by 13 players who've already enrolled in Athens after graduating early from high school and junior college. [View full class here]
This class is more about depth than big names. Georgia missed out on top-rated prospect Reuben Foster, who picked Alabama over Auburn and the Bulldogs. Also, the No. 1-ranked player in the nation, defensive end Robert Nkemdiche of Grayson High, signed with Ole Miss.
Georgia is coming off its second straight Southeastern Conference East Division title. The Bulldogs lost to Alabama in a thrilling SEC title game, missing a chance to play for the BCS championship. [Read more on Georgia]
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – It was another huge night for the Saint Leo swim teams as the third day of the 2013 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships as both teams sit in fourth place as the championships moved into its final day.
The Lions' women started the third day off with a solid fourth place finish in the 200 yard Individual Medley Relay as they placed ahead of Rollins and in doing so broke the school record by two full seconds, going 1:49.47.
The Saint Leo men followed suit in their half of the 200 IM Relay by placing third and breaking their own school record by 2.5 seconds, going 1:30.90.
Men's swimmer Pawel Trenda, building on his record-setting tournament, built a wedge between the entire field in the breaststroke leg of the 400 IM that was insurmountable. It was a record-setting conference and meet record time of 3:52.96, nearly two seconds ahead of the previous record. Trenda also finished tops in the consolation finals of the 100 Breat, going :57.70.
In the 100 Fly, Chloe Pellican won the consolation final as she broke the minute barrier, going :59.59 and securing valuable points for the team total.
Matheus Assis won the 100 Fly in thrilling fashion, breaking the conference meet record and silencing his competition with a time of :48.73, narrowly missing the overall conference record by .04 of a second in a mark ironically set by teammate Pawel Trenda.
The men's 200 Free final featured Michael Cozzi earning a fifth place finish, breaking the 1:40 barrier, going 1:39.69.
In the 'earning valuable points' category for the Lions were Sandra Stopczynska, Paula Carvajal and Bianca Muniz with their 100 Breast consolation finals finish. Erin Bobsein also put a fifth place finish on the board in the 100 Back to pick up points for the Lions.
The men's 100 Back showcased Rhet Rheinlander in the finals heat as well.
"What a fun night to be a Lion!" Head Coach Paul Mangen said. "Both the men and women were phenomenal tonight from start to finish. The women's relays were clutch by beating both Rollins relays and the men posted a time that is top 15 and put themselves on the podium for the third time."
"Pawel and Matheus continue to break SSC records and when they won back-to-back, in addition to Chloe's fly win in the consultation final, it was pretty fun to be a part of. All of these kids work so hard for so long and for them to be rewarded for their efforts is very gratifying."
Mangen finished, "We need to continue to get ourselves prepared for each race because we still have a lot of work to do to finish what we've started"
Tampa leads the women's field with 634 points. Nova Southeastern is second with 596, while Florida Southern is third with 497. Saint Leo sits in fourth with 231 points. Rollins is fifth with 205. Lynn (173) and Florida Tech (160) round out the standings.
On the men's side, Florida Southern is first with 657 points. Nova Southeastern is second with 535 points. Tampa is third with 506, while Saint Leo is fourth with 327 points. Florida Tech (208) and Rollins (168) complete the standings.
Action will conclude at the Long Center on Saturday, with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and conference champions crowned in the finals at 5 p.m.


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-Entrance, in capsules using their frozen ALIVE concept
-Tonight has new choreography
-When Daesung started singing "Tonight" and "Hands Up", the crowd went nuts, the whole floor was shaking.
-T.O.P has a huger loop earring on one ear
-Everything is be performed with a live band
-Daesung is very hyper
-T.O.P's rap and the choreo to "Fantastic Baby" is amazing!
-They disappeared under the stage after "Fantastic Baby"
-Costume quick change before "How Gee"
-They reappeared on bikes and segways
-dancers are having a break dance battle on stage
-The stage is extending upwards
-GD seems to be in a very good mood, he keeps teasing fans
-During "Stupid Liar" fans used their lightsticks to mimic Big Bang's dance
-Individual raised platforms for "Stupid Liar"
-After "Stupid Liar" GD and T.O.P left the stage
-During the Dae/Ri/Tae ment, Seungri started dancing and Daesung joined in
-Taeyang might still have a tattoo on his body? (unconfirmed)
-Security is going crazy trying to catch all fancams
-Daesung sang and danced a bit of "Mah Boy"
-White tigers
-For GD&TOP stage, they have Chinese New Year Style dragons on stage with them
-There are conveyer belts on stage
-During "High High" The South Korean flag was brought up
-Seungri has a gun and keeps shuffle dancing
-There is a huge helicopter behind Seungri and the gun has a lazer attached
-Seungri is wearing a vest with nothing underneath
-T.O.P threw something at the crowd
-T.O.P is wearing bright leopard print leggings
-Second sighting of new Taeyang's tattoo, on right ribs
-They are calling Seungri "baby"
-GD is wearing red pants
-Seungri looks really hot tonight!
-The front of the stage just lowered
-during the second group talk/ment they talked about T.O.P's hair and GD commented that it looks tasty
-Big Bang asked VIPs if they got the new album (ALIVE) and if they are happy with it
-Standing mics for "Cafe"
-New choreo for "Cafe"
-For "Bad Boy" They are using body waves, grinding and sexy choreo
-Seungri threw his towel
-The concert itself does seem to have a story line. Where it seems like Big Bang are fighters trying to save the planet
-For "Blue" Daesung and Seungri appeared from the lower stage and T.O.P appeared from the back.
-"Blue" choreo similar to "Love Song"
-Songs all seems to be remixed/ different in some way, but it is all VERY good
-"Ain't No Fun" choreo is similar to "What is Right"
-Daesung's part in "Love Dust" is so cute! Eye smile!
-"Love Song" is just like the MV, the members seem to be appearing out of nowhere
-Everything is non-stop, they are going right into part 3.
-The boys look tired, but they are trying so hard to please fans
-Taeyang was wearing "Be Rea;" shirt
-Taeyang ripped his shirt off at the end, tattoo is of a cross and very big
-Daesung came out and there was a huge fan chant for him
– (from earlier) Daesung said that tonight's concert had a theme/storyline
-Daesung is actually wearing wings on his shoulders and above the stage while the dancers are below wearing masked with tears
-Daesung was in the air on a pole before disappearing
-They all reappeared sitting and wearing white stage outfits
-Many fans are singing along to "Haru Haru"
-There is no parody this year ( :( )
-fans are singing along to "Lies"
-T.O.P's condition today is said to be not good/T.O.P is sick
-Taeyang took off his shirt and threw it at the audience
-The audience is going so wild, the floor of the arena feels like it is shaking
-During "Last Farewell" (their last stage) VIPs are chanting "I Love You!"
-Waved and said goodbye, before re-appearing for Encore stage
-The Encore stage is in English (preparing for the tour maybe?)
-GD has new tattoos on both his right and left ribs(?)
-Daesung took his jacket and shirt off and gave it to the fans
-Seungri gave his towel to a fan
-Daesung is running around shirtless (LOL!)
-Seungri changed the song lyrics to "I breathe because of VIPs"
-Taeyang lifted up GD's shirt to show off his "abs"
Set List:
1. Alive (intro)
2. Tonight
3. Hands Up (remix)
4. First break/ment
5. Fantastic Baby
6. How Gee
7. Stupid Liar
8. Daesung, Taeyang and Seungri stage break/ment
9. High High- GD&TOP stage
10. Strong Baby remix- Seungri solo stage
11. What Can I Do- Seungri solo stage
12. Gara! Gara! Go!
13. Number 1
14. Second group Talk/ment
15. Cafe
16. Bad Boy/ Bad Boy reggae (?)
17. Blue / Blue dance version
18. Ain't No Fun (재미없어)
19. Love Dust
20. Love Song
21. Look Only at Me (나만 바라봐) Remix- Taeyang Solo Stage
22. Wedding Dress- Taeyang solo stage
23. Wings- Daesung solo stage
24. Haru Haru (acoustic version)
25. fourth talk/ment
26. Lies
27. Last Farewell
Encore stage:
28.Sunset Glow
Source: @ bbvipforum, @bbvipz, @BBVIPAKO, @WeLoveDara, @esakwan, @rnosel, @RealNadiah, as tagged
Compiled Live By: Rona May (@Ronamaylove) and VIP4Daesung (@VIP4Daesung)


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Why Christy Clark wants to be seen as a saviour of education
These days, Premier Christy Clark won't shut up about education.
She's just raised the prospect of a 10-year deal with teachers, linking future wage increases to raises for civil servants.
Earlier this week, the premier announced up to $113 million in funding for a new Emily Carr University of Art + Design campus on False Creek Flats.
And last month, she visited Kwantlen Polytechnic University to speak about $12 million in B.C. government funding for the Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design.
It's reminiscent of the lead-up to the 2001 election when a former B.C. Liberal leader, Gordon Campbell, also positioned himself as an education keener.
Back then, Campbell appeared in TV ads in front of school yards. He promised parents that education would be declared an essential service under the Labour Relations Code.
After that campaign, Campbell and his education minister—none other than Christy Clark—ripped up contracts with teachers. This was eventually ruled unconstitutional in court.
As a result of cancellation of collective agreements, the B.C. Liberal government siphoned $3.36 billion out of the school system over the next decade, according to the B.C. Teachers' Federation.
The government's own estimate was that $275 million would be saved each year by this move.
In light of this, it takes a lot of chutzpah for Clark to present herself as the education premier.
What she's put into the system recently is chump change compared to what she took out in the B.C. Liberal government's first term of office.
Why would Clark make a big deal out of education?
It's for the same reason that Campbell portrayed himself as an education saviour in 2001.
This issue is vitally important to many voters without strong attachments to either the NDP or the B.C. Liberals.
Elections in B.C. can be determined by three broad groups of voters: the so-called suburban soccer moms, new Canadians, and the young.
They all have a tendency to be less attached to political parties than other groups, plus they tend to make up their minds closer to voting day.
It's been widely reported that Clark has had a wretched time attracting female voters to the B.C. Liberal camp. Education resonates with many of them.
Education is also extremely important to new Canadians. A large number of them come from countries where schooling is held in extremely high regard.
Young voters are also more focused on education. NDP Leader Adrian Dix has reached out to them by promising to restore postsecondary student grants.
According to a recent Angus Reid Public Opinion poll, the largest number of respondents (34 percent) concluded that Dix is the leader "best suited" to deal with education.
Clark lagged far behind at 19 percent. But another 32 percent were "not sure". This explains the premier's recent attempt to present herself as a messiah on this issue.
Just don't assume that the premier won't do something radical after the election if she manages a come-from-behind victory in May.
She's already torn up contracts, so there's no telling what she might have up her sleeve in the future to offset the impact of B.C. Liberal government tax cuts.
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Jan 25, 2013 at 1:08pm
Question is, will BC voters fall for the BC Liberals bag of tricks once again?
Jan 25, 2013 at 1:45pm
Bah! Poser!! I just found out that in order to register my little one for kindergarten (French Immersion) for this September, I will have to camp out the night before the registration day. This is ridiculous!!!!!! Fix it Christy!!
Take a wild guess...
Jan 25, 2013 at 2:03pm
Tearing up of contracts won't even "be on the radar" before the election..
BC Freeze Enterprise Party
Jan 25, 2013 at 2:29pm
That's the great question. Will the electorate go back to their Morpheus like slumber, or has the sleeping giant finally been awakened and not to be fooled again to the vast looting of everything not nailed down by foreign and domestic banksters and corporations. In it's wake, the BC Fiberals have left vast debts and child poverty, in a cesspool of incompetence and corruption.
Perhaps that depends on the NDP too. Will they campaign like a junior softball team on a little league tour like Carol James? Or will they attack, expose and hammer the BC Liberals on their dismal economic and political record like a pack of junkyard pit bulls?
Jan 25, 2013 at 2:45pm
Start by paying sessionals like professionals. Till then, I'm not listening.
Jan 25, 2013 at 3:23pm
Everything is important to Christy these days. An election is near.
Jan 26, 2013 at 11:14am
Saving 25,000 film industry and other related jobs are not important to her... She has gone on record saying this.
Jan 27, 2013 at 10:18am
To date I did not know Chrisy was the education minister way back then...and I did not know she at that time ripped up contracts with teachers. How can anyone trust her with her proposal to the teachers....and she is the Premier of this Province. I truly hope that the people of this province are not going to be fooled by this at the polls. I have decided not to vote Liberals....and Im many other are doing the same
judi sommer
Jan 27, 2013 at 1:26pm
Glad you read the article and can now spread the word. By the time Cristy et al finished with our class size and composition language, the contract looked like swiss cheese. The public was supposed to be happy that these were issues safely in the hands of the governing party. The education round table was a sham-window dressing created to look as if all stake-holders could play nice and make wise decisions. Christy so loved and respected teachers, she did that to us-and the kids in our care. The system has not recocovered and she has the gall to present herself as savior-Ms Families First! So much out there to remind voters of in the short lead-up to the election. It's been a lousy week for our invisible premier as 4 big stories have blown up in her face.
Island Reader
Jan 27, 2013 at 1:29pm
Every single thing CC has done since being appointed Premier has been for what she feels will contribute to her being actually elected next May. She has not governed nor has she done anything just for the benefit of the province. I'm not certain the NDP is the answer, but I for one will be ecstatic to see both her and that despicable bully, and Deputy Premier Rich Coleman on their way out the door. Six provinces now with female premiers, I sure hope the other five aren't as dozy as the one we got.


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- Carry Options: Nylon holster included
- Locking Mechanism: Liner lock
- Blade Finish: Stainless
- Rockwell Hardness: Not listed by manufacturer
- Opening Method: Ambidextrous thumbstuds
- Blade Length: 2.75"
- Blade Thickness: Not listed by manufacturer
- Closed Length: 4.5"
- Overall Length: 7.25"
- Weight: 3 oz.
- Made in Taiwan