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I AM gazing into the dark brown eyes of a gorgeous creature, who is lovingly following me wherever I go.
But Jake the giraffe only loves me for one reason – the bucket of carrots I am holding in my hand.
His cupboard love tricks me into thinking we are best friends and I am sad to leave him – but then I have other animals to tend to during my role as a park keeper at Cotswold Wildlife Park.
Myself and web editor Stephanie Tye were thrilled to be invited to the park, near Burford, to take part in its Keeper for the Day experience.
Arriving on a chilly morning, we were keen to get stuck in – and so we did – by helping to muck out at the farm area of the park.
A far cry to the desk-bound duties we are used to, we merrily cleaned up the living areas of reindeer (while avoiding being jabbed in the bum by their antlers), a rather placid bull and a trio of friendly rhinos.
After learning a bit about the animals we were helping to care for, this was followed by a quick tea break and the part of the day we were looking forward to most – penguin feeding!
We were quite excitable by the time we got to the penguin corner of the park – where we were given the task of feeding two gorgeous baby penguins.
After a lot of cooing, giving them enough food and preparing their medicine, it was time to head off to the next task.
The lemurs – a bunch of cute Madagascan primates – were eager to get their hands on the vegetable feast we had waiting for them and were eyeing us up expectedly by the time we got to their cage.
While we were walking around the park and meeting all the different sorts of animals, we were lucky enough to work with the park keepers on a one-to-one basis, which was helpful and made sure we got the most out of our day. We learned that most of the animals at the park are fine with the winter temperatures – more so than we were.
For those that need a little more heat, they have overnight temperature controlled accommodation and they can retire under heatlamps at any point during the day.
After saying hello to a bunch of lovely meerkats and other small mammals, a beautiful but fearsome lion, a pack of hungry wolves, a pair of friendly Brazilian tapirs, some cute red pandas and three majestic giraffes, it was time for us to head to the reptile house to meet some scary looking snakes and other strange creatures.
There was a whole host of weird and wonderful animals vying for our attention – including a miniature tortoise which behaved himself for me, but proceeded to urinate all over Steph when she held him. A definite highlight.
Primate keeper Hayley Rothwell said: "Keeper For A Day is a great experience for anyone interested in animals as they get up close and personal to a lot of species they would never normally get the chance to.
"We give people a real insight into our daily work and what it takes to look after such amazing animals.
"People don't always realise what our job as a zoo keeper involves and it gives us a chance to share our experience. "It is great for us, as keepers, to share our experience, knowledge and passion with others that are interested and are keen to learn."
All in all, the Keeper for the Day experience was amazing – it gave us a great insight into the working day.
Be a keeper for a day
The Keeper For A Day experience costs £225 and you must be aged 18 or over. It is done on a one-to-one basis and runs from 9am until 4.30pm. Lunch is included and you also receive a goodie bag and certificate of your experience.
For younger wannabe zoo keepers, the park offers animal encounters (suitable for everyone aged six and upwards, although children must be accompanied by a responsible adult), which last approximately 30 minutes and give children the chance to get up close with certain species.
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June 13, 2013: An outdoor deck at a Miami-area restaurant and bar collapsed into Biscayne Bay Thursday night, injuring dozens. (WSVN.com)
DEVELOPING: An outdoor patio deck at a Miami-area sports bar collapsed Thursday night as fans watched the NBA finals, sending dozens of patrons into the water and critically injuring three people, authorities said.
About 50 to 100 people were on the deck of Shuckers Bar & Grill when it collapsed into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay, WSVN.com reports.
The station reports that 24 people were injured, three critically. Customers fell into several feet of water from the deck of the sports bar, which is located in North Bay Village, north of Miami Beach.
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phil wrote:Hi, in my opinion there is nothing wrong with it for those who enjoy playing with it, it probably helps them to be nice people, but it wasn't taught by the Buddha and has nothing to do with liberation.
Lazy_eye wrote:According to the Theravada, do all beings have the potential to achieve enlightenment/arahantship (provided, of course, that they follow the Eightfold Path?)
Aloka wrote:There's also "Freedom from Buddha Nature"
Aloka wrote:There's also "Freedom from Buddha Nature"
But very frequently it gets used that way.darvki wrote:Aloka wrote:There's also "Freedom from Buddha Nature"
The article's concluding paragraph begins with: "So instead of making assumptions about innate natures or inevitable outcomes..."
My issue with this is that no one ever said buddha nature had to be an innate nature or an inevitable outcome.
tiltbillings wrote:The yearly arrival of a Buddha-nature thread:
Dogen did it better: Buddha-nature=impermanence.Aloka wrote:In Tibetan Buddhism, 'Buddha Nature' is defined as "Unrealised enlightened mind, the essential nature of all sentient beings"
( from 'Awakening the Sleeping Buddha' by the 12th Tai Situpa)
tiltbillings wrote:But very frequently it gets used that way.
tiltbillings wrote:Dogen did it better: Buddha-nature=impermanence.
Don't get your undies in a knot here. From my standpoint, buddha-nature is a problematic concept, no matter how well-meaning its inception may have been. Ven T's talk is excellent.PeterB wrote:And as usual it ended with two Mahayanists discussing it together...on this Theravadin website...
Which due to a liberal regime they are of course entitled to do...although the importance or non importance of Buddhadhatu in the Theravada, in fact its explicit rejection, was nicely ignored.. as per.
I mean it must be there somewhere in the canon....mustn't it ?
Perhaps if we try a dozen more rearrangements of the deckchairs..
darvki wrote:tiltbillings wrote:But very frequently it gets used that way.
Indeed, but this is not grounds for indiscriminantly rejecting use of the phrase. I've been surprised how the mere mention of it, without any clear indication that it refers to literalist tathagatagarbha doctrine, can elicit very indignant and/or dismissive reactions.tiltbillings wrote:Dogen did it better: Buddha-nature=impermanence.
Thank you for mentioning that. I was going to bring it up myself if no one else did. The impermanent and dependently arisen nature of things allows awakening to be possible.
By the way, none of these statements are aimed at you specifically, Tilt. They're for the general public.
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If you're concerned over the claim of some that the automobile's future is in doubt, hold your horses! Relax. Go for a Sunday drive. The car will be with us for a long time. Those predicting its demise are most often those who want to herd us into electric trains, buses and onto bicycles.
First, amazing advances have been incorporated into the venerable Otto-cycle four-stroke internal combustion (IC) engine that has been the vanguard for autos since the late 1800s. Digitally controlled electronic fuel injection hooked up to computerized fuel management systems, combined with efficient pollution control systems have radically altered the IC engine's effectiveness. Few realize, for example, that modern Corvettes routinely get 30 mpg on level stretches of freeway with the cruise control set at 65 or 70. Yet that's been the Vette status quo for the past decade!
Adding an electric motor to assist the IC engine is a recent development that brought the term "hybrid" to our auto vocabulary. The 1999 Honda Insight was the first hybrid sold here. I tested one and averaged nearly 50 mpg with my usual mix of city, freeway, and mountain driving.
Take the two Toyota hybrids reviewed elsewhere in this issue of Business Life. They prove that hybrids are viable, mainstream vehicles that greatly conserve fuel while also increasing a car's range. With the Camry, you can reasonably expect around 600 miles on a tank of gas. As for the numbers, I got 42.7 mpg in the Prius and 36.2 mpg in the Camry. I also averaged 43.1 mpg in a Honda Civic Hybrid. Each was driven for one week.
But now let's look ahead at what else is coming down the road soon.
Contrary to the apparently deceptive and inaccurate movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" the reason pure electrics didn't make it was due to poor battery technology. When the GM EV1 appeared, it used 26 regular lead-acid car batteries. It was a sleek, stylish two-seater… with a range of 55 - 80 miles. Version 2, with early NiMH batteries, had somewhat longer range, but overheated, requiring a separate air conditioning system just to keep the batteries cool! Mercifully, production ceased in 1999.
To avoid crushing the GM EV1s, criticized and lamented in the film, GM would have had to continue making parts for it (required by law), and get their dealers to service it—stocking parts and training service technicians—all for a total U.S. fleet of only 1,117 cars. Not feasible. But that was then….
Today's hybrids use advanced rechargeable Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) batteries. Same chemistry as the little AA rechargeables you can buy at any department store. They are a big improvement, but still are not efficient enough to give a pure electric car the range most consumers want. In a hybrid configuration, where you also have the gasoline engine there whenever you need it, it's a good combination. But there's something much more exciting just around the corner!
The key to two grand developments coming up soon is the Lithium-Ion (LION) battery. Yep, the same type that's in your laptop right now. Problems had to be overcome, such as its tendency to overheat and explode when fully discharged. Now that such problems are being dealt with, you'll soon see two new types of cars on the road that will gradually revolutionize what you drive.
The first is Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). Right now, you never plug in a hybrid. The gas engine, and coasting or braking, charge the NiMH battery pack as needed. With PHEVs, the car will have a LION battery pack that will provide most of the power for the first 50 miles of driving, after which it will act like a regular hybrid, switching between gas and electric motors.
An overnight charge using regular household current will ready it for the next day's drive. This means that those commuting up to 50 miles a day will not use the gasoline engine much during the work week, and thus should see an average of 100 mpg or more for their commutes. On longer drives, it will sip fuel like a regular hybrid.
A local company called Clean Tech will soon be installing the LION conversions into Toyota Prius hybrids. You can learn more at edrivesystems.com.
And if all this sounds interesting, you won't want to miss Part 2 appearing in the next issue. See you then!


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The capillary nail refill test is a quick test done on the nail beds. It is used to monitor dehydration and the amount of blood flow to tissue.
Nail blanch test; Capillary refill time
Pressure is applied to the nail bed until it turns white. This indicates that the blood has been forced from the tissue. It is called blanching. Once the tissue has blanched, pressure is removed.
While the patient holds their hand above their heart, the health care provider measures the time it takes for blood to return to the tissue. Return of blood is indicated by the nail turning back to a pink color.
Remove colored nail polish before this test.
There will be minor pressure to the bed of your nail. This should not cause discomfort.
Tissues need oxygen to survive. Oxygen is carried to various parts of the body by the blood (vascular) system.
This test measures how well the vascular system works in your hands and feet -- the parts of your body that are farthest from the heart.
If there is good blood flow to the nail bed, a pink color should return in less than 2 seconds after pressure is removed.
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The Shelter Presents GHOST LIGHT, 2/21-3/3
The Off-Broadway theatre company The Shelter - an ensemble of writers, directors, actors and designers developing original works for the stage - will present the world premiere of their newest work, GHOST LIGHT, a collection of six original short plays performed on a bare stage below a single light. Preview performances of GHOST LIGHT begin February 21 prior to an official press opening of February 24 at the Gloria Maddox Theatre (151 West 26th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001) in Manhattan.
By tradition, a ghost light is left lit on stage when a theater is unoccupied and would otherwise be completely dark. Some claim this ritual, which precedes the invention of electricity, to exist for reasons of safety, but according to superstition, this polite deference to the theater's resident spirits will avoid incurring their wrath - the forms of which may range from instances of minor bad luck to outright violence.
The Shelter's GHOST LIGHT is an intimate, theatrical affair with six short plays that makes effective use of an aggressively minimal setup: a single, caged work light (a "ghost light") hung above a bare stage, live music and sound effects, and a closely gathered audience - primed to let their imaginations fill the surrounding darkness with whatever forms the stories conjure.
The plays are: MAKE LOVE WITH THE LIGHTS ON by Bob Kolsby, directed by Beth Jastroch (dir. ART - "Robot Girl"); SCHUHPLATTLER by Meghan E. Jones (FAIRY TALE - "Dinner for the Queen"), directed by Lily Robbins; THE FLY SPACE by Beth Jastroch (FAIRY TALE - "Three Sisters and a Carnie"), directed by Michael Kingsbaker (dir. FAIRY TALE - "Three Sisters and a Carnie"); SEEN by Dave Lankford (NIGHT WINDOWS - "Night of the Living"), directed by Meghan E. Jones (dir. FAIRY TALE - "Kate"); ON WITH THE SHOW by Michael Sean McGuiness (ART - "Glyph"), directed by Olivia Killingsworth (dir. FAIRY TALE - "Terror on Haxos 9"); and INGREDIENTS FOR LOVE by Michael Kingsbaker (F***ING CHRISTMAS - "A Burn That Don't Come Out"), directed by Ian Bell.
The cast of GHOST LIGHT will feature Aubrey Ball, Danielle Beckmann, Ian Bell, Michael Bernstein, Katelyn Collins, Lawrence Crimlis, Loren Dunn, Andy Hassell, Morgan McGuire, Stephanie Ringstaff, Nick Stevens, Maiken Wiese, and Steven Alan Wilson. The design team for GHOST LIGHT includes Jonathan Ashley (The Shelter's Creative Director) and Andy Cohen (sound and music).
Currently celebrating its fourth season, The Shelter (www.theshelternyc.org) - under the guidance of Co-Artistic Directors Meghan E. Jones and Michael Kingsbaker and Executive Director Dave Lankford - is a family of artists creating original theatre for the New York stage. All productions are written, directed, acted and designed by its members and are collaboratively developed through the company's weekly Shelter Sunday workshop series. The heartbeat of The Shelter, Shelter Sunday provides a safe haven where writers, directors, and actors challenge themselves to refine their respective crafts through hard work, creative exercise, experimentation and artistic discourse.
Through its productions, The Shelter strives to connect with patrons seeking innovative, independently produced theatre with a focus on character-driven storytelling. Past productions include: THE SHELTER PRESENTS: ART (2012), FAIRY TALE (2011), NIGHT WINDOWS (2011), F***ING CHRISTMAS (2010), MOTEL (2010) and 3:56 AM (2009).
Earlier this season, The Shelter presented their one-night-only, immersive, ensemble theatre experience: SOARWARD HOLIDAY PARTY. Up next from The Shelter will be LILY & KOSMO, a comedic space opera for all ages performed live in the style of a 1950's radio drama, in Spring 2013.
The Shelter's GHOST LIGHT runs February 21 through March 3, with performances Thursday through Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm at the Gloria Maddox Theatre (151 West 26th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001) in Manhattan. Tickets are $18 and can be purchased online at www.theshelternyc.org or at the door.
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Christmas Wunderland
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Richland County Fairgrounds
750 Home Road
Mansfield , OH 44906
Presented By: Richland County Agricultural Society
Christmas Wunderland will be presented at the Richland County Fairgrounds, 750 N Home Road in Mansfield, Ohio, open daily from 5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., December 1-26, 2012
The Richland County Agricultural Society welcomes everyone to see and enjoy Ohio's finest drive-thru lighting display of nearly 40 acres blanketed with 400,000 colorful lights. Animated displays of favorite Christmas images and cartoon characters are featured.
Admission per vehicle is $6.00 (car, mini-van)
Small buses (15-35 people) $17.00
Tour Buses are $60.00
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In celebration of my 50th birthday, my lovely wife, Jane, surprised me with a trip to Italy. While in Rome, on Saturday evening the night before Easter, Jane (my wife is no fool, she bought tickets for two) and I entered a quaint café for a cappuccino and a lemoncello cordial. We were having a splendid time, enjoying the rich history and abundant art of this ancient city, but for one hitch: I had no cigars. I found myself craving a good smoke and, not knowing where to find one, especially at 11:45 p.m., resigned myself to an evening unfulfilled and frustrated. Jane, however, scoped out the place and immediately spotted an Italian man, perhaps in his late 60s, puffing away on a corona. Wasting no time, I asked him if he purchased the cigar nearby. Fortunately for me, his friend interpreted my question, as he spoke no English and I little Italian. The answer was a disappointing "no." I thanked him and as we turned to walk away, the friend said the man would like to know if I would like to have a cigar. My broad grin serving as a universal affirmative, he held out a box, opened it to reveal his last cigar, and gestured for me to take it. Shaking my head, I motioned that I couldn't possibly take his last cigar. Determined that I have it, he sternly gestured again that I take it. I did. He would have no part of accepting my offers to pay for it or to buy him a drink. As I lit the cigar, our eyes met, his as if to say, "I hope you enjoy it," and mine replying, "Thank you for your kindness." I shall never forget the encounter.
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First of all, I'd like to start off by saying that although this is a fish story, it's not a fish story. A couple of friends and myself were out salmon fishing on the Sacramento River in my boat. We had been there for a couple of hours with no luck, so I decided to enjoy a dark beer and one of my prized Arturo Fuente 8-5-8s.
As any good cigar does, mine brought me luck within about 20 minutes. My fishing rod went down, I sat my beer down, placed my cigar in my mouth and started fighting the fish. Life was good!
For a minute. As I fought the fish, I pulled back hard on my rod. Too hard. I brought up the rod right into the end of my cigar. Of course, the line got in the way and...Bink! Fish gone. Well, as if losing the fish and tackle set wasn't bad enough, have you ever tried smoking a fine cigar with monofilament fishing line mixed in? Don't. This really wreaks havoc on the taste.
Well, I'm not one to give up easily, even though my buddies were needling me something terrible, so I rigged up my fishing rod and cast out again. I then tried to knock off as much of the melted plastic as I could from the end of my cigar. I managed to accomplish this and had just started enjoying the smoke when my rod went down again! I grabbed my rod and began to fight the fish. This time I attempted to put my cigar down, but as I did it slipped and went overboard!
Well, this fish story kind of ends on a happy note. When I reeled the fish to the boat, I came to the end of my line. Wrapped around my hook was some fishing line! One of my buddies pulled the line in by hand and it was the same fish that had cost me my cigar. Twice!
Well, I guess vengeance is nice. But honestly, I would rather have my 8-5-8 back.
Tony Garofalo
Colusa, California
Dear Marvin,
I have read numerous stories from "Out of the Humidor" from men praising their lovely wives or girlfriends for sharing, or at the very least tolerating, their cigar smoking. I was particularly touched by the times a cigar played a role in their meeting the loves of their lives. I read these stories with a yearning to be able to share my own some day with my distinguished brethren. Allow me now to tell you about finally finding the woman of my dreams.
Karen was introduced to me by my best friend, Jordan, who works with her. Jordan is also a fellow cigar smoker and a gentleman of the highest order. One day we were going out to dinner and we purposely planned for me to meet at his office so that I could meet Karen. Our intention was to invite her to come along, and fortunately for me, she accepted. During dinner I quickly became enthralled by her. Jordan and I always smoke a cigar after a meal and I was hoping Karen would also join us in the park for our traditional after-dinner smoke. Not only did she join us, I later found out that she was hoping we would invite her.
As we sat in the park we continued the stimulating conversation that had begun at dinner. With every swirl of smoke I was becoming more and more enchanted by this beautiful woman. The pinnacle of the experience was when she actually took a puff of my cigar. Jordan told me that the next day at work, Karen was telling their coworkers how she "took a puff of Mark's cigar." It was that same day that I asked her out for our first date.
Marvin, all of my life I have been searching for my soul mate. Finally the search is over. Karen is absolutely the most wonderful woman I have ever known. She is a beautiful person both inside and out and my respect and admiration of her continues to grow. As a clinical psychologist I have an extra edge at judging peoples' character based on their actions. But one need not be a professional clinician to know when one strikes gold. I knew Karen was a giving and unselfish person, one who would love her man with all her heart, the first time I was at her apartment. How, you ask?
Very simple. She told me I could smoke a cigar there any time I wanted.
Mark R. Vogel
Newton, New Jersey
Dear Marvin,
As my reward for being selected "Sailor of the Quarter" in September 1959, a chief petty officer treated me to dinner one night. He took me to the Cuba Alliance in Yokosuka, Japan, where we had an excellent meal followed by a Drambuie and a corona--a Golden Tabacalera cigar. It was the finest meal I had ever eaten, my first Drambuie and my first cigar. By the end of the evening, I thought I had died and gone to heaven!
I spent 25 years in the Navy and never forgot that wonderful experience. When I became a chief petty officer and then a warrant officer, I often used a good meal and a good cigar as a reward for a job well done by one of my sailors. I also used a good meal, a good cigar and a Drambuie to reward myself for having had a good day, or a bad day, whichever.
Then, when my children got old enough to be a major pain in the neck, they joined their mom in a campaign to make me give up cigars. So, in 1986, I gave up smoking altogether because I love my wife and children; I also love a little peace and quiet around the house.
My son, Walter, grew into a fine young man and started his own business here in Austin. He is a good son and often comes to visit his old dad, usually to borrow something or use my nice garage to work on one of his classic old Mustangs. Imagine my surprise when one day he offers me a Macanudo Ascot! My first reaction was, "Is this some kind of joke?" "Well Dad," he explained, "Austin is a pretty happening place for cigar smokers these days. Almost all of my friends visit brew pubs and smoke good cigars now." He then tells me he often goes out for a fine meal followed by a B&B and a good cigar. "Yeah, Dad, you ought to try it yourself sometime!"
Well, since that memorable afternoon, Walter and his friend, Luther, and I have enjoyed some of the finest cigars made. I smoke mostly Cuesta Rey Cabinet 1884. However, Walter and Luther both have well-stocked humidors and often share one of their aged treasures with me, or they stop in at Wiggies on 6th Street and buy something special when they visit. To date, we have enjoyed Don Lino, Arturo Fuente, Dunhills, Romeo y Julieta, Montecristo and many more. Life doesn't get much better than having a good cigar after dinner with your older and wiser son, and his friends. We often sit on my front porch in the soft summer evenings enjoying each other's company with a Drambuie or B&B, and a fine cigar.
In an odd twist of fate, my son, Walter Payne, is now president of the Texas Cigar Smokers Association. Here in Texas, they have an old saying: "What goes around, comes around." Must be something to that.
Robert R. Payne
Leander, Texas
Dear Marvin,
For 12 years I have been married to a devoted cigar smoker. I never liked cigars much myself, but I had a beautiful cigar lounge built in our home for him one Christmas and filled it with beautiful pictures of mermaids and naked water nymphs by Waterhouse, classic overstuffed English chairs and ottomans, antique lamps, and even a lighted cigar ashtray.
One Christmas morning I led him to his room, unlocked the door and sat him in his chair. I put his favorite double maduro in his hand and noticed his beautiful blue eyes were misted over.
Well, many long afternoons and evenings were spent in his room enjoying fine cigars and although I sometimes joined him, I never took him up on his offer to try the cigars, until...
Several years went by and, in the throes of temporary insanity (a.k.a. mid-life crisis), an old girlfriend from 20 years ago began to call him, and he began to respond. He told me that he had to be with her, so we began a long journey into new territory. During this time he was spending several night a week with her and the rest at home with me. We just gravitated to the nurturing atmosphere of the 'cigar room,' as it had become known, where we talked for hours while he smoked cigars and I lay in his lap watching.
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Elkanah Riley can relate to the guys on the television show The Big Bang Theory.
The 18-year-old is a self-proclaimed science geek, who enjoys science but is involved in many other activities. As a senior at Ogallala High School, he is a steer wrestler, team roper, and tie-down roper in the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association.
He is also the leader of his schools Science Club, captain of the Quiz Bowl, a football player, wrestler, and 2012 State Power Lifting Champion in the 132-pound division.
Science and engineering are his future, and he has a good start on it. The schools Science Club competed at the Science Olympiad, and did well in its first year of competition last year, finishing in the middle of the pack, Elkanah said.
He and a partner finished fifth in the state with their gravity vehicle.
This year, the team is making a wood and paper elastic glider launched with a rubber band.
His favorite class is calculus and chemistry lab, and his favorite teacher is Mr. Jason Glenn.
He can command an audience in the classroom, and he knows how to add just the right amount of seriousness and fun into a class and it makes it great, he said.
Elkanah knows that liking calculus makes a person a math nerd.
You have to embrace the fact that if youre sitting in that (calculus class) seat, youre a nerd, and he understands that. With the kind of comedy we throw out, you can only understand if youre smart, and thats what makes it the best part, he said.
Last year, Elkanah also took part in the International Space Settlement Design Competition at NASA in Houston. Students were given 21 hours to design a business proposal for building a space station to orbit the moon.
It was mentally taxing, Elkanah said, but good for him.
I was thoroughly exhausted, but looking back, it was a really good opportunity to see what it was like, he said.
That experience has helped him decide to pursue a career in aeronautical engineering, and he hopes to be accepted to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Hes received two nominations, one from Representative Adrian Smith and a second from Senator Ben Nelson, and he has fulfilled all other obligations. If he attends the Academy, hell compete on the rodeo team there.
What drives him? He likes to win, but he also likes the sense of accomplishment.
You only live once, so you need to make the best of what happens, every day. You want to look back and say, you did everything you could, he said.
Elkanah, whose name is from the first chapter of First Samuel in the Bible, has competed at the Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo in Hastings three years, and looks to go back again in all three of his events in June.
He didnt grow up in a rodeo family; his mother was a farm girl, and his dad was from Seattle. At age five, he wanted a horse and neighbors Brad and April Harms promised him, when he was eight, theyd help him learn to ride.
So, two weeks after his eighth birthday, April called Elkanahs mom from a horse sale, and said, Bring the checkbook. Hes got his horse. They have helped him learn to ride and have mentored him through rodeo.
And when he watches The Big Bang Theory, he often recognizes the science things written on the white boards in the background.
Sometimes I can look at a white board (on the show) and know, Oh, were going over that in class. As far as the things they find funny, I can relate, because you know what theyre talking about, he said.
But unlike the guys on the show, Elkanah gets the girls every time.
Yeah, right, he chuckles.
He is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and is a Junior Leader of Archery in 4-H. He is the son of Shawn and Kim Riley.
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Sounds like JOB will let Rush finish out the season. Glad to hear that Jack has stepped up and assumed a leadership role while helping out Rush as well.
And the article doesn't mention it, but their other neighbor is TJ Ford.
Confident Rush now starting for Pacers
Rookie will probably be No. 1 shooting guard the rest of the season
By Mike Wells
Posted: March 28, 2009
There wasn't one particular moment that turned around Brandon Rush's rookie season.
It was a combination of good and bad events.
The Indiana Pacers shooting guard fought through it all to gain enough confidence from his coach that he likely will start the final 10 games of the season.
"It's really a case of trial and error," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said. "Understanding and getting better. It doesn't come at one time. It's a culmination of a lot of effort, teaching and him working hard at it."
Rush moved into the starting lineup at shooting guard a week ago at Charlotte when O'Brien shook up the lineup by moving Jarrett Jack from shooting guard to point guard.
The Pacers, who play at Chicago this afternoon, are 2-0 since the switch, and Rush has totaled 26 points and 13 rebounds in that span.
Rush's defense hasn't gone unnoticed, either.
He played a part in holding Miami's Dwyane Wade, the league's leading scorer, to 5-of-24 shooting in Wednesday's victory.
"This is how I thought I would be able to play once I got comfortable," Rush said. "I always had confidence. It's just been up and down this season because I was playing early on, then I wasn't and now I'm playing again."
Rush didn't have time to learn. Mike Dunleavy's knee injury forced the Pacers to count on Rush more than they expected.
Rush was a regular in the rotation during the first two months, but then was relegated to the bench in January.
He was second guessing his shot selection and often looking over his shoulder at O'Brien when he made a mistake.
Jack, who lives next door to Rush, constantly visited his neighbor to help him stay focused.
"I want to keep him in attack mode, keep him aggressive," Jack said. "He's a really laid-back kid off the court and sometimes that translates to how he plays at times. In timeouts I'm telling him to be aggressive and look for his shot because sometimes he tends to fade in games and he's too talented to let him do that."
O'Brien said Rush is playing with more confidence.
"He doesn't worry about missing a shot," O'Brien said. "There's a lot of different things you can do to impact a basketball team and he's just starting to learn that."
A strong finish could keep him in the starting lineup next season if Dunleavy isn't ready to return.
"It's very important for Brandon to keep on seeing why he's succeeding," O'Brien said. "All the little things we've been talking about all season, he's applying them to his game. It's important for him to succeed in the last month of the season and carry it over into the summer and into next season."


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|May 17, 1999, 11:58 PM
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There is my review of the pepper spray. Comments and critiques on how to improve things are most welcome.
|May 21, 1999, 11:37 PM
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I read your review. Impressive! You have more guts that me. I've never used or been sprayed with pepper gas. The only point of refference I have is making my to the gas chamber twice a year while in the USMC. They burned CS pellets in the chamber and it acted on mucus membranes and any moist part of your body. Eyes, nose, mouth, lungs, and other moist parts we won't mention here.
I do have a couple questions.
A friend of mine gave me a can of pepper spray labeled:
BG-X ( BodyGuard 10% ) 10%OC, 1.5M SHU
I see you reccommend 2M SHU.
Whats SHU?
Is it a liniar rating?
( so 1.5M SHU is 75% the power of 2M SHU )
Thanks for your time.
|May 22, 1999, 08:11 AM
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Here is an idea for a more realistic test of the OC...
and try it with FOAM and REGULAR SPRAY to see if there is a differance.
Have party to be sprayed be the attacker - he has to snatch your pistol - make that a water gun in your holster.
When he makes his move - from 21 feet away... you may start spraying.
See who wins.
Tell us how this test turns out...
|May 22, 1999, 11:01 AM
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I recommend also checking out a similar thread on bladeforums. Many of the issues are being addressed there.
As for foam, I do know one guy that was sprayed with it, and not surprisingly, he swears by it. And yet, I've also heard cases where the foam can be wiped off and thrown back. Not so with a regular spray. Hence, my recommendation against them. However, I could be wrong. Please let me know if I am.
|May 23, 1999, 04:26 PM
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The foan was really developed to prevent widespread contamination in jail environment. There was a problem with jailers not having any weapons available so they were issued pepper spray. Unfortunately if it gets into the air it can recirculate in the air conditioning and spread, the foam prevents this but does allow for throw back. The Guardian Products BodyGuard and BG-X lines both use 2 million SHU (Scoville Heat Units) pepper. I would like you to try your test with the fogger version. It helps if you are not expecting it because when it hits you, you gasp in surprise, inhaling the cloud. I was IMMEDIATELY incapacitated. My throat closed up and I could barely breath in addition to the ntense burning sensation that you experienced.
|May 23, 1999, 05:41 PM
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Well, in the review, I was supposed to be sprayed in the mouth. I assume it would produce a very similar effect to the one you described.
It's true that choice of spray depends on the situation because each type has their advantages and disadvantages. Foggers more resemble area weapons, and great if you need to leave a "cloud" behind. The disadvantage of foggers though, is that it can be carried by the wind. That's the strength of the stream, because it's concentrated. Disadvantage is that the user has to make it connect with the attacker. And of course, foam you've mentioned it's advs/disadvs.
You know what? I realized I wasn't clear enough in my review. My recommendation was made for most folks who are carrying it when they go out. I'm going to go and clarify that. Thanks.
|May 24, 1999, 10:57 PM
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To answer your question about Scoville Heat Units(spelling borrowed from Jeff)-its a rating system used for spices.
Also, OC doesn't compare well with CN or CS, since the latter two are roughly 60% psychological(if I remember my training correctly). I've had the displeasure of them all, and OC definitely "sucks canal water" compared to the others.
|May 25, 1999, 07:07 PM
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I got sprayed once from an aerosol mist canister directly as part of some continuing training for my security officer license, and let me tell you, it was a beast! My eyes slammed shut, I bent over and didn't come up for a few minutes. My face stayed hotter'n hell and bright red for over 2 hours, even after washing thoroughly with cold water. It's not a "user-friendly" force option, so be careful.
|June 12, 1999, 08:24 AM
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From what I've seen and heard OC's effectiveness varies greatly depending on the ammount of the exposure and the individual in question it's used upon. Having participated in and observed OC's use in a gas house (an enviroment where everyone participating is exposed to a roughly ( I would say) equal ammount) I can tell you that reaction varies from person to person. Some people will be totally incapacitated (bent over coughing, gagging, crying, with snot hanging out of their nose four feet), while others will only experience an uncomfortable burning and constriction and once out of the enviroment will be not much worse for the wear, so I have to conclude that individual makeup counts for something as far as OC goes. Although it does seem to have at least some effect on everyone.
Exposure ammount will vary in real life also(Direct hit/partialhit/outside/inajailcell etc.) Anyone with any sense isn't going to stand still and let you hit them directly with that stuff, and also I think controlled breathing and not panicking also help in dealing with the effects of the gas.
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Fashion Island is adding 36,600 square feet of space this year, the first expansion of a major Orange County shopping center since Bella Terra opened in Huntington Beach.
The open-air Newport Beach mall is constructing a 22,000-square-foot, one-story retail space on the east side next to Macy's and two one-story restaurant buildings totaling 14,600 square feet on the center's south side near Anacapa Drive.
Fashion Island launched a now-completed $100 million renovation in 2009, said Stacie Ellis, senior director of marketing for the Irvine Co. retail properties, which owns Fashion Island and Irvine Spectrum Center.
The center is nearly fully occupied, making an expansion necessary, she said.
The mall's building boom is unusual in the current economic climate, said Nelson Granados, associate professor at the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. That Fashion Island can expand "is amazing in an environment where online retailing is growing fast and many brick-and-mortar stores are closing."
The Irvine Co. is in talks with several specialty boutiques for the retail space, which has been configured for either one big store or two smaller stores, Ellis said.
The center is focusing on more exclusive "unique street boutiques" rather than stores that can be found at most malls, Ellis said.
She pointed to the recent additions to Fashion Island as examples of the type of tenants the center is seeking. They include: C. Wonder, a New York-based retailer known for its moderately priced colorful accessories, clothing and home décor; Joie, a single-brand boutique with Southern California-meets-Paris collections designed by Serge Azria; and Roberta Roller Rabbit, purveyor of printed clothing and home accessories.
The center also has been rapidly adding to its roster of high-end restaurants, two of which are scheduled to open this summer. Fashion Island executives searched for restaurant concepts in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco to bring to Orange County, Ellis said.
A 6,500-square-foot, freestanding building will house Red O Restaurant, known for its regional Mexican and California-style dishes created by celebrity Chicago chef Rick Bayless. The first Red O opened two years ago on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.
Nearby, an 8,100-square-foot Fig & Olive will showcase executive chef Pascal Lorange's dishes inspired by coastal Italy, Spain and France. This will be the fifth location nationwide for the New York-based restaurant group.
Before adding more upscale restaurants, Fashion Island eliminated other restaurants from the mix, including Coco's, El Torito Grill and Daily Grill.
Last year, the Irvine Co. demolished the buildings that previously housed Coco's and El Torito Grill. Lark Creek Group in San Diego will open Lark Creek later this year in the space vacated by Daily Grill near Nordstrom, on the west side of the center.
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Acclaimed gay musician Michael Feinstein isn't interested in simply playing the Great American Songbook — he's also trying to save it
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Michael Feinstein is on the road again, touring for his new album Fly Me to the Moon — a reference to a Sinatra song lyric, in keeping with his love of American standards. On this new collection, Feinstein tackles newfound arrangements of classic songs.
But today, Feinstein isn't being talkative about his latest CD and his tour, which comes to the Winspear on Wednesday. He'd rather talk history — or better yet, rescue it.
The musician began the Feinstein Foundation with the mission of educating and preserving the music from the early half of the 20th century, which included the likes of the Gershwins, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter.
"Many of these composers had no success during their own lives but there are still many samples of their songs out there in movies or commercials," he says. "They get rediscovered by a new generation. That what happens with Gershwin all the time. As long as it's out there, it will continue."
PBS stepped in last month to help. Feinstein partnered with the Public Broadcasting to produce Michael Feinstein's American Songbook, a three-episode series documenting his work on saving our musical heritage. In it, he documents recording sessions, live performances and gives histories on artists. But the best part is when it turns into the musical version of The History Channel's American Pickers. He's not reselling old heirlooms but rather unearthing sheet music, old recordings and memorabilia in attics and dusty storage areas.
"I was approached by [producer] Amber Edwards who wanted to create a show," he says. "I trusted her with the material so I have nothing to do with that. She followed me around for quite some time and honestly, I didn't like that in that sense to know someone's watching you or filming you all the time. But ultimately I accepted it for the purpose of the result."
With the TV show and his tours and CDs, what Feinstein worries about is getting through to the younger generation. Now in his 50s, Feinstein has been a musical historian, archivist and musician for a quarter century, and throughout that time he was entranced by the classic American songs. He worries, though, that enthusiasm for what came before is waning. He's not a fan of MTV and even declares that it (along with movies and TV in general) has shattered what focus young people might have with fast editing and lack of details. The Internet hasn't helped, with the onslaught of social networking and its nurturing of fast-paced information. To him, it has become a "subversive means of destroying attention spans."
Irony may be his biggest ally. Musical trends now lean toward an appreciation of vintage country music and old-school soul. Feinstein thinks that's a start and that there are people in Generations Y and Z exploring the American standards.
"People can't sit still anymore, and it's an awful thing that's happened," he says. "But I do think people are exploring it. It may not be in the Top 40 ever again, but you can find anything on Buddy Clark or Ethel Waters on the Internet. There is more access than ever, so yes, it will survive and take on a life of its own. One never knows what happens with music."
While those trends toward vintage sounds are on the rebound, Feinstein is not so thrilled with the idea of modern bands taking up the fad of releasing an album on vinyl. In fact, it kinda pisses him off. He grunts with disapproval.
"No, I wouldn't do a vinyl recording — that's a stunt," he says. "It doesn't make any sense, unless it's recorded in analog, but otherwise, it's the same. The time for vinyl has passed for new music. I loved my Sinatra project when we recorded with one channel like they did it the '50s, but we didn't put it on vinyl. The people who do it now, it's bogus."
With his focus on the foundation's work, Feinstein doesn't forget he has an album to promote. For Moon, he collaborated with guitarist Joe Negri. He's a fan of the collaborations — both professional and personal (he and his longtime partner were married in 2008 by TV judge Judy Sheindlin.) Feinstein did it last year with fellow gay artist Cheyenne Jackson in The Power of Two. That album and the live performances at Carnegie Hall were huge successes for them both.
His approach to Moon plays it a bit more subdued, thanks to Negri's delicate strumming.
"He was one of the greatest guitarists and very facile," he says. "Any song I could name, he could immediately play beautifully. This definitely was a meeting of musical minds. He's magical."
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition November 12, 2010.


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Fairfax County today announced that Chief Information Officer (CIO) David J. Molchany is a recipient of a 2003 Federal 100 award. Molchany was one of four state or local government officials recognized. He was nominated for giving local government a voice in the federal bureaucracy, and specifically for working closely with the federal government on the information architecture for several GIS and e-government projects such as the geo-spatial and recreation.gov one-stops.
Geo-spatial one-stop is an effort to coordinate and share Geographic Information System data across levels of government. The recreation.gov Web site is the result of a partnership of Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Howard County, the commonwealth of Virginia, state of New Jersey, Department of the Interior, General Services Administration and others to create a site which aggregates park and recreation information across levels of government. Both projects are initiatives to allow citizens and government agencies easy access to data from any level of government.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Science Committee, and Steve Cooper, chief information officer of the new Department of Homeland Security, are among the 100 leaders being recognized by Federal Computer Week magazine for making a difference in federal information technology last year. The winners were nominated by Federal Computer Week magazine readers and are selected by an independent panel of judges for their contributions to the development, acquisition or management of federal IT systems. The judges panel was comprised of government and industry IT executives.
The Federal 100 awards honor individuals whose ideas and accomplishments had the greatest impact in shaping the missions, solutions and results achieved by the government information technology community in the previous year. This year's awards reflect many of the most important trends driving today's government technology market: the increased collaboration among federal, state and local government IT professionals; the emphasis on stronger government/industry partnerships; the heightened focus on security; and the adoption of best practices from the business community.
As Fairfax County's CIO, Molchany has a strategic, enterprise-wide role that includes both information technology and information-related lines of business, a strategic focus on e-technologies and a role outside of the enterprise that enhances, publicizes and shares the technology achievements of the county. The strategic IT role includes planning, developing budgets and standards, managing project manager certification, designing the county's strategic IT plan and serving as the chair of the county's strategic IT Committee.
Molchany oversees the information-related county agencies, including the Department of Information Technology, Department of Cable Communications and Consumer Protection and the Public Library system. He is also responsible for the county's Health Insurance Portability and Accounty Act of 1996 (HIPAA) compliance function. An active participant in local, state, national and international organizations, Molchany often hosts visits from government representatives from around the world who are interested in learning more about Fairfax County's IT accomplishments. He also is frequently requested to speak, nationally and internationally, about e-government, technology and strategic planning.
In 2002, Molchany was named one of Computerworld Magazine's Premier 100 Information Technology Leaders. He also was recognized in Government Technology Magazine's list of GT 25 -Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of Information Technology in government and was the recipient of Public Technology Incorporated's Technology Leadership Award for large jurisdictions.
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Sunday bullpen session Kershaw's next step
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw will throw a bullpen session on Sunday, then pitch to one or two hitters in game-simulation conditions, manager Don Mattingly said on Saturday.
"That continues to go in the right direction," Mattingly said of the rehab work by Kershaw, who's on the disabled list because of a teres major strain in his back. "We'll see where that goes."
The manager termed Sunday's step as "a little up-and-down sim game" but added that it's "too early for a timetable" on when the two-time National League Cy Young Award winner might return to the rotation.
"He's got to eventually go out and pitch somewhere [before that]," Mattingly said.
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Lackey's sixth-inning error proves costly in finale
Right-hander allows five runs -- just one earned -- with eight K's
BOSTON -- At the point of contact, it looked like nothing more than a hard grounder back to the mound. John Lackey did the first part of his job, gloving it. Then he felt himself lose a bit of the grip on the ball.
Lackey was in fact about to lose his grip of the game, one in which the suddenly-reeling Red Sox would lose to the Twins, 5-3, on Thursday night at Fenway Park.
This was a night in which Lackey felt great about the way he threw the ball. Except, of course, that sixth-inning grounder off the bat of Trevor Plouffe that Lackey fielded and then threw into center field.
"I felt great throwing the baseball," said Lackey. "I pitched really well. Not real complicated. I've just got to make that one play and win the game."
Instead of an inning-ending double play, the Twins tied the game on that play.
"I just didn't make a good throw," Lackey said. "I didn't have a real good grip on it. I probably should have just re-set it and thrown it to first and taken an out. Yeah, that's all on me."
After Lackey's fielding miscue tied it, Ryan Doumit hit a fly ball to medium-depth in right field. Shane Victorino made a nice catch and then a perfect throw to the plate. But catcher David Ross barely missed the tag, and Justin Morneau slid in safely to put the Twins ahead.
"I mean, obviously, that's on me," said Ross. "That's a frustrating, frustrating play for me. I just missed it, plain and simple. No excuses on my end, it's just you know [it was a] great throw by Victorino. That play alone cost us three runs, the difference in the ballgame. So I'm a little upset with myself, to say the least."
Two batters later, Lackey gave up a two-run homer to Oswaldo Arcia.
It has been a frustrating few days for the Red Sox, who have lost six of their last seven to fall to 21-14 on the season. After getting swept in Texas, Boston lost three out of four at home to the Twins. The Blue Jays are set to come to Fenway for a three-game weekend series.
"I don't think anybody's worried about the last seven games," said Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia. "We're just coming out playing that day hard and trying to win. It's the big leagues. Everybody's good. We're going to have to try to find a way to get that big hit or come up in a big situation and find a way to get it done. We'll do that."
The Sox had hopes of a comeback in the ninth. Trailing 5-3, Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a walk. But Victorino and Pedroia both struck out looking, and neither player was pleased by the call from home-plate umpire Lance Barksdale.
Pedroia's strikeout came on a 3-2 pitch, at the end of a nine-pitch at-bat against Glen Perkins.
"I felt like it wasn't [a strike]," Pedroia said. "I haven't seen the replay."
Early on, the story was Lackey. He seemed to have all his pitches going in his fourth start of the season.
In all, Lackey gave up six hits and five runs over seven innings, but just one of the runs was earned. He walked one and struck out eight.
"It's definitely no fun," Lackey said of the loss. "For most of the night, I felt really good. I was locating well and had good stuff and just one play kind of ruined it all."
In the big picture, however, Lackey's resurgence could bode well for the Red Sox.
"I feel really good. I'm not all the way there and it's progressing pretty nicely, so I'm excited about the pitching part of it moving forward, for sure," he said.
Boston did jump out first, rallying with two outs in the third. Victorino smacked a double to right and Pedroia followed with an RBI single up the middle, making it a 1-0 game. Stephen Drew added an RBI single to center in the fourth, and Lackey had a two-run lead.
Through the first four innings, Lackey was magnificent, allowing just two baserunners. The first sign of trouble came in the fifth, when Arcia drilled a one-out triple and Aaron Hicks smashed an RBI double, making it a one-run game.
The Twins grabbed the momentum in the sixth, and never gave it back.
As for the Red Sox, if there has been a common thread during this mini-rut, it's the offense coming up a little short.
"Well, I don't think anybody in our clubhouse expects to ever give at-bats away or give an appearance away when they come to the mound," said manager John Farrell. "We hit some balls hard tonight. We're going through a stretch right now where we're not really bunching our hits together. We're still playing a tough style or a tough brand of baseball. When we're in a good stretch, we've had the ability to bunch and mix together. That hasn't been the case here over this last week."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I slacked yesterday but got back on track today. Still holding at 3 x 15 pushups (each kind) and still disliking them.
10 Weeks of Core
Done for today. Skipped yesterday. Today felt really hard, which is unusual after a rest day.
Got mine done. Halfway there!
I've been consistently getting it done but not posting.
I skipped Sunday, but did Monday and today. I've bumped the planks to 2:15 and the leg lifts to 1:15. I'm keeping the sides at 1:00 because it irritates my shoulders if I stay in that position too long. I've been alternating push ups, tri dips and plank punches.
done last night (better late than later) and today
lunch time core
Done for today and the previous two days (both of those were last minute, before bedtime efforts).
Stef - I have noticed my shoulders are sore off and on, wondering if you are on to something with the planks as a cause. For me, I think it is most noticeable with the front planks. I wonder if I am trying to strong-arm (shoulder?) those. I am going to try to pay attention to that more.
I am posting the core hits more than any of you...the post is the carrot to get me to take a break from writing, get out of the chair and stop being so sedentary
Hi all, sorry I've been MIA. Work has been a bear and then there's that whole running thing to keep up with.
By my count, we only have 4 weeks left!
This challenge has been good for me, keeping me honest after runs. I'm nowhere near as consistent as I was in the 30-day March challenge, but I'm still noticing benefits.
My push-ups are still miserable.
keeping it up.
Multi, I still find the diamond hand pushup impressively difficult and have kept those down to 5 throughout the challenge.
I haven't been checking in much, but I've been keeping up! I'm staying at 2:15 planks, 1:00 sides and 1:15 leg lifts. I'm alternating the upper body workouts. Planks are feeling a lot stronger. Might bump it up in the next couple of days.
4 day hiatus, ACK! Could definitely tell today. Well, that or the mileage from the weekend. Could only manage 2:00 front planks (which is 2/3 the time I was able to do last week), side planks were 1:30, leg lift was 1:30 (down slightly). Still able to do the bridge exercise and added in some single leg bridge exercise/holds. Only did one set of 30 push ups today.
Done. Somehow managed to get back to pre-50 mile times today, with 3:00 front planks, and 1:45 leg lift. Have started adding on the single leg bridge exercise and those are tough. I am shocked at how much weaker my right side is compared to my left.
Done this eve after run.
core and see if it makes any difference.
Geek, I agree that rest days help. I have had sore shoulders etc.
skipped Wednesday; did thursday
I am embarrassed to admit this, but I skipped 3 days in a row for no good reason. It is too easy to skip the core after my run when I am soaked with sweat. So, today I did it before my run so I could not procrastinate with it. It was nice to be done my run and not have it hang over my head, too.
still at it. Variably skipping days because of shoulder soreness. Push ups continuing to get easier.
Still at it. 2 weeks left, right? I missed Monday, but I'm at 2:15 on planks, 1:00 side, 1:15 leg lifts. Still mixing it up with the upper body.
Digging up this bad boy from the depths of the forum page. I feel like a slacker the past couple of weeks, my routine has faltered to an every other day, instead of a every day or 6 days a week routine. Maybe it is the ennui that comes with 10 week challenge. Or just laziness. I think it is the latter on my part. Anyway, despite the faltering commitment, I have improved my times on the front planks and leg lift, and I've been doing the single leg bridge exercise consistently. I stopped doing the spiderman planks because I was concerned those may be bothering my shoulder. Maybe I'll add them in for this last stretch but just do a reduced number. What week is this? Is this the last week???
Hi cvb (and all). Yeah, I've been a poor forum host this time around. I think the 10 weeks was a bit too long (at least at this time of year).
We are in our last week and I've been slacking too. I've been struggling with just keeping up with the training plan around a hectic work schedule lately. At least I get to taper now!
Congrats to all that are still sticking around. Promise I'll be better when the next one rolls around.
I've kept up with the challenge the best that I can for this time of year. The weekends suffered the most, but I stayed pretty consistent throughout the week. I'm still in much better shape core-wise than I would have been if we didn't do it at all.
I'm going to try and maintain until the next challenge rolls around. Maybe another 30 day challenge before the fall marathons? hint, hint
I have had some breaks but wanted to move this one to the top of the forums again. Anybody still playing?
i have been royally sucking at this go-around and not surprisingly, having issues with my lower back and lower abductor. I need find time to sneak this in regularly but like Multi said above, been hard enough to find time to get the miles in.


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Kobe Bryant, appearing on the premiere episode of Jim Rome's new show on Showtime—which debuts on Wednesday night—was noncommittal about the wisdom of the Los Angeles Lakers firing coach Mike Brown, but did express his support for Lakers vice president Jim Buss, who has been spearheading the team's major decisions.
Last week, Lakers icon Magic Johnson said, "I don't believe in Jim Buss," pointing to the hiring of Brown in the first place and to the decision to pass on Phil Jackson in order to hire Mike D'Antoni.
Bryant respectfully disagreed.
"I value Magic's opinion, as we all do," Bryant told Rome. "He's been the face of this franchise for so many years. I mean, he's the Laker legend. … But I can only speak from personal experience and my dealings with Jim; he's been great with me outside of the Mike Brown hiring which I didn't know anything about. You know everything else we have just kind of been in constant communications, constant dialogue about it.
"He's made some incredible moves this offseason and hasn't been afraid to pull the trigger on some trades that at first initially might raise an eyebrow but he believes in doing the right thing by the organization and so far it seems to be working."
When it comes to the firing of Brown just five games in to the season, Bryant deferred, as most Lakers have to this point. The Lakers have gone 5-1 since Brown's departure.
"It remains to be seen if it was the right call," Bryant said. "I mean, the jury is still out. At the time we were obviously playing pretty bad. In this day and age the coach is going to get the brunt of the blame as it pertains to that. So it remains to be seen whether or not it was the right call. I think depending on how we play going forward, that will probably be the deciding factor."


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 58-year-old Jacksonville woman who was found on fire Saturday night in Arlington has died, the woman's family told a Good Samaritan who pulled her from a wooded area.
Melissa Settles said she saw Mary Ann Gill burning in a brush fire at Colcord Avenue and Arlington Expressway and didn't think twice about going in to help her.
Settles (pictured, below on right), a nurse practitioner, said she took the short off her back to try to smother the flames that were burning Gill's body.
Settles said she feels guilty she couldn't have done more to save Gill's life. But what's giving her comfort is that she was able to meet with the woman's family Monday, a family who says they believe God sent her there at just the right time.
Melissa Settles (right) explains to Channel 4's Kumasi Aaron what she did in trying to rescue Mary Ann Gill, who was on fire.
"She just kept saying, 'Baby, I'm hurting, baby, I'm hurting,'" Settles said.
Those three words are ones she said she will never forget.
"I said, 'Can I pull you out of the fire,'" Settles said. "She said yes. Her arms were not on fire, so I grabbed her by her arms and I dragged her. There was a little bit of an embankment, so I pulled her up the embankment and then off to the side of the road next to the sidewalk, and Her body was still on fire."
Just minutes before, Settles was driving on an Arlington Expressway service road when she saw a brush fire in woods near the road.
When she took a closer look, she realized there was a woman inside.
"It was hard enough to sit there and watch her with her legs on fire," Settles said. "I could not have sat there until rescue arrive and watched her burn in those flames. I couldn't have done it. There's no way."
Settles said she took off her shirt and put it on Gill's chest to stop the flames from spreading, then covered the woman's legs in reusable plastic bags from her van to smother the flames on her legs.
"I was trying to wave people down. I was trying to find somebody to help me as I waited on the fire tucks to come," Settles said.
Firefighters arrived and took Gill to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, but she later died.
Settles was despondent and tried all weekend to get in touch with the woman's family with no success. But on Monday, she finally got the call she was waiting on.
"They were very appreciative, and I feel like God had put me here to help her and I guess intake comfort in that," Settles said.
Gill's son wanted people to know his mother was well-loved and died with her family by her side.
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