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UNBEATEN Ledbury maintained their lead of Marches Cricket League Division Two with a 19-point winning draw at home to Shirebulls.
With the covers doing their job after overnight rain, captain Steve Evans had no hesitation in batting first on winning the toss.
But Ledbury slumped to 0-2 after the first over with opener Matt Ehrlich and Josh Evans both falling victim to Ben Boswell for ducks.
Luke Ledbury and Jamie Brighton took the score to 46 when the former was deceived by Jo Privett for 22.
Paul Andrews raced to 12 but departed to a fine catch, leaving Ledbury on 64-4.
Neil Andrews repaired the early damage with Brighton in a 112-run partnership featuring good running between the wickets and regular boundaries.
Brighton was in full flow but Neil Andrews (38) became Boswell's third victim. With the help of Mike Arlott (10) and Jason Belcher (14 not out), Brighton carried his bat for a fine 135no in Ledbury's 250-6.
The reply mirrored Ledbury's with Privett falling for a duck to Arlott.
Martin Hobbs hit three quick fours before Neil Andrews had him caught by Ledbury at slip.
Arlott was rewarded with two more wickets to leave Shirebulls on 39-4 but they hit back through Pete Hobbs and Karl Whysall.
Steve Evans brought on the occasional off-spin of Paul Andrews, who bowled Pete Hobbs (30).
In a 10-over spell, he took 3-18, which included a smart caught-and-bowled.
The returning Arlott (4-29) picked up another wicket to leave Shirebulls on 111-8.
However, Ledbury could not budge Whysall (25no) and, although Steve Evans gained the ninth wicket, the visitors saw out the remaining two overs to finish on 130-9.
Ledbury visit Kington seconds tomorrow with the players meeting at noon.
A depleted Ledbury seconds side were thrashed by 208 runs at high-flying Glangrwyney in Division Three.
The bowlers found it difficult to stem the flow of runs but were backed up by enthusiastic fielding.
The hosts blasted an imposing 293-5 despite Rob Yeoman (2-35) removing Tim Jones (105) and Paul Daniell (69).
Ledbury's only contributions of note were from Steve Large (18), Simon Ritchie (16) and Rob Greening (14) as they were skittled for just 85.
Veteran Tony Griffin stepped in to keep wicket and scored a stubborn 12no.
The seconds host Strollers tomorrow with players meeting at 1pm.


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Since most of us seem pretty anxious to get rid of Jamaal Tinsley - for well-documented reasons, I might say - here is my trade proposal for that case. We would need to do some business with Portland Trail Blazers.
Pacers gets Jarrett Jack, Joel Przybilla, Josh McRoberts and the rights for 2007 first round draft pick (30#) Petteri Koponen.
Trail Blazers gets Jamaal Tinsley.
Salarywise this will be a succesful trade according to ESPN.COM Trade Machine and RealGM Trade Checker.
Now, why would the teams go for this?
Portland gets a proven commodity, a veteran starting PG capable to play alongside with the other starters Roy, Webster, Aldridge and Oden. Tinsley can certainly run the team and really help it while Trail Blazers tries to reach the playoffs in the West next season. In case Tinsley fails healthywise again, Portland would still have a reliable backup PG in Steve Blake.
Indiana gets 1) a decent perimeter defender and - if not ultimately a starter in the team - at least a physical backup PG in Jack, 2) a rebounding C in Przybilla to fill the obvious need for a big man in the middle - especially if Harrison is not coming back, 3) an athletic PF and a developing young local boy (fan favourite) in McRoberts and 4) the rights for PG Koponen.
I have seen Koponen in action many times here in Finland. Koponen just recently won a back-to-back championship title with his Espoo team, and he was chosen the Player of the Year in Finnish league. Koponen is a smart 20-year-old with good vision for the game, standing at 6' 4¼" without shoes. He could be serviceable for us in the near future, perhaps suitable for third PG position even for this upcoming season.
As I see it, in this proposal the gains for both teams should be substantially bigger than the losses. So why not go for it!
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GONZALES — State Superintendent of Education John White told Ascension Parish educators Thursday their achievements can serve as a model for other districts in the state.
White stopped at East Ascension High School on Thursday afternoon to present nearly $300,000 to 18 schools for high achievement in the classroom.
Sixteen of Ascension's schools — including all four high schools — were honored as Top Gains Schools, meaning the schools hit their growth targets during the 2011-12 school year, White said.
Seventy-five percent of schools in the state showed some growth in their school performance scores, he said. However, "only a few hit their ambitious (growth) targets," he added.
Each of the 18 schools received $8,453 to be used for educational purposes at the school, and White presented Ascension Parish Superintendent Patrice Pujol with a check for $135,261 to be distributed among the schools.
Pujol told a roomful of educators that the honor was a cause for celebration.
"Because of your efforts, the things that you do every day with our students, so many of our schools have grown at phenomenal rates," she said.
"We don't take enough time to look back and say, 'That works,' because what you do works," White said.
White praised Ascension Parish as being one of two districts in the state that are on the verge of being "digital-ready" and for being "on the ball from a technological perspective." He said the district's emphasis on teacher collaboration and setting ambitious goals has been key to the district's success.
White also presented the district a check for $150,000 to be used at three schools in the district to serve as "lead innovators" in assisting achievement by students with special needs.
Pecan Grove Primary, Carver Primary and Gonzales Primary schools were among 85 schools in the state to receive grant funds as part of the Education Department's Believe and Include initiative, which provides $4 million to develop innovative programs to help students with disabilities.
The three schools, which each will receive $50,000, formed a partnership to join in the Power Up initiative aimed at increasing English and math performance of disabled students. The students will receive iPads loaded with educational applications to aid them in progressing toward mastering the Common Core State Standards.
"I'm so thankful for them for being a beacon and light for the rest of the state," White said.
Pujol, who said she expects even greater results in the district next year, said Ascension Parish officials seek to make sure every student in the district receives a quality education.
"We know that our kids can do whatever it is we expect them to do," she said.


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I think I've told you that part of this trip includes a screening of The Help. Now, I haven't read the book
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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star hotel with free breakfast and free airport shuttle
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Situated in Ashburn, this hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Lost Rhino Brewing Company and within 3 mi (5 km) of Old Ox Brewery and Dulles Sportsplex. One Loudoun and Dulles Golf Center & Sports Park are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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In addition to an indoor pool, Embassy Suites Dulles - North/Loudoun provides an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning as well as a complimentary manager's reception. Wired and wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge.
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A man who was arrested in November in connection with the murder of Melanie Hall has been bailed until June.
The 44-year-old man from Bath was arrested last year, four years after Miss Hall's remains were found near a motorway.
Miss Hall, 25, from Bradford Leigh, who worked at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, vanished after a night out at Cadillacs nightclub in Walcot Street in the city in June 1996.
In October 2009, human remains were discovered in black bin bags next to the slip road of the M5 near Thornbury by a workman who was clearing vegetation. They were identified as those of Miss Hall.
In October last year Det Supt Mike Courtiour, who is leading the investigation, revealed police had uncovered new evidence, including detailed information about the blue rope used to tie up Miss Hall's body and a recently seized white A-registered Volkswagen Golf CTI cabriolet car.


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From milk to mortgages: Retail stores now offering home loansPosted: Updated:
A growing number of Americans are borrowing money at an unlikely place - retail stores. Consumers are not just borrowing money on store credit cards these days. Stores are offering complex financial services from mortgages to life insurance.
"At the beginning of this year we were seeing historically low interest rates and we had heard that refinance was a great option," said Lilly Neubaur, who ended up refinancing her mortgage at Costco. "The difference that we've seen financially in our mortgage has been about $200 a month, so that's a big difference."
Neubaur is by no means alone.
"We've had over 1,000 members qualify. The average loan size is around $11,000, so that's putting over $11 million into the hands of small businesses that otherwise would not have had," said Catherine Corley of Sam's Club.
Many stores are capitalizing on the convenience of one stop shopping. At Home Depot, shoppers can get the supplies for a home remodel and finance the project under the same roof.
"We have a lot of people that come in and want to do kitchen remodels, need a new roof, need a new bathroom. The project loan allows them the opportunity to finance that project," said Brandon Hayes with Home Depot.
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13 was for hours, that was my finish time!
Everything hurts. But, wow, was the just about the prettiest course ever.
13 was for hours, that was my finish time!
Everything hurts. But, wow, was the just about the prettiest course ever.
Congrats and great job PJ and Kin. You guys gotta be beat but proud.
And Happy Dad day to all you Pops out there.
dls: Hope you had a good visit with dad.
Jim: Haha, thanks. I meant to pose that "contemplation" about Pfitz as a question, in terms of what those with more experienced thought about it, and you just went ahead and answered that for me! My guess is that if you are completely in tune with what MP effort feels like throughout a marathon, that strategy may give you the optimal result. But it seems like a huge risk. Hope your race went well today!
cpett: Sounds like a good plan!
kin: Funny that you almost forgot you had a race this weekend. That must have been some reunion! Congrats on a result that you are happy with...looking forward to a report.
Puto: Enjoy that cookie-cutter route!
Tonz: Congrats on two consecutive weeks over 100! That's impressive!
PJ: Congrats on the 50-miler, not to mention the moose sighting!!! Enjoyed the FB status update on that.
Gpops: Happy pops day to you!
And a happy pops day to all of you other dads out there! And hey to everyone else!
7.6M for me this morning. Ran 1.2M in the middle at MP effort, just to get one more reading on that before next Saturday. Averaged 6:52 pace for that portion, and the HR settled a couple beats below what I generally consider to be MP effort. (Not that I'm planning on running 6:52, but it gives me more confidence in 7:00-7:05.)
Kia Ora
Congrats to PJ, 50 miles is epic and KINA way to tough it out.
Also a big happy Fathers Day to you blokes in The States (and Canada?)
itstonz - wee 20 miler. Um...
omar - hay's in the barn
PJ - my hat is doffed. I am in post-weekend nostalgia from beautiful routes
puto - i have some phone shots from the runs, which are atmospheric, but not artistic
gpops - a bit early for me to play for mountaintop territorial rights. But I must say it was fund this weekend. You sound hill-oriented as well, for that matter
I got another run in this morning, which was 9 miles of quite hilly stuff. Through scenic mountain villages, crossing little-used train tracks, trekking through forest and across fields.
Makes for a great end to a week of running that began only on Wednesday. But, still managed to get 45 miles in, so I'm pleased with that.
Cpett - FWIW, I ran my 3:08 with 7:25 average for first 6 miles. Warm-up, and then drop the pace.
Kinase - congrats to you!
Puto - I've been know to bring water on 8 mile runs during a DC summer.
Tonz - nothing wee about a 20 mile run.
PJ - congrats!!!!!!!!!!! Now take a break, dude.
OMR - I'd say that confidence is earned. Rest in it.
GPops - happy dad day to you!
Runbo - I'm a big believer in the regular hill run.
As for me, race was a big oops. Went out at what felt very controlled, but ended up hitting the first mile in 6:01, and the second in 6:01 as well. (I had the female lead at that point). Died a very painful death (metaphorically speaking) in the third mile to toll home in 19:35, on a day and a course when I think I could have gone well below 19 with better pacing. Didn't win either.
Licking my wounds. I'll get em next time.
I didn't run the garmin continuously (the battery died even with only 4 segments).
down to the footbridge
after the big hill (yes, really)
just past aid station at 34 until the battery died (about 5 miles from the end...)
Hi everybody! Really nice running!
PJ - congrats on 50 miler! I wonder when I get that urge to run ultras.
itstonz - 102 mi... nice... I am in Stanley Cup at the moment - still a fan of Blackhawks after 5 years life in Illinois.
kinase - nice time for SF marathon. I already missed it twice since we move to Bay Area, so, it's on my list for next year .
OMR - the wait is almost over... Did I miss what time you decided to go for? 7-7:05 pace?
runbohem - mountains... running.. yamm... . Re previous comment re running 16 mi and 20 mi every other week - I usually try to run 16 miler at Hansons recommended pace and 20 miler just as a by feel run.
darkwave - I wish I could run 5K with the "big oops" time like yours . I would really more than happy (at least right now).
Ran 10K today, the result is totally out of sync with my marathon time, but... What can I do if I really suck at shorter distances. 39:59. 1 min 09 secs PR, 3rd overall, 1st in age group. The funny part is that 1st overall was 59 yo male and 2nd overall - 53 yo male . I actually know why the field was that kind of weak - there was San Francisco marathon and half today - so, all the best went there I guess . I think I should do some training for short races next year, marathons will wait...
My week:
Mo - 12 mi with 5 x 1 mi @ 6:23 avg
Tue - off
Wed - 13.2 mi with 6 @ 6:49
Thu - 10.4 easy
Fri - 10.5 easy
Sat - 6.3 easy
Sun 10K race @ 39:59
Total: 58.6 mi
CBF, wow great job on 3rd and the PR. That's gotta feel good.
DW, that's a strange oops. wish I could oops like you
OMR, good to see the lower pace setting in. I just might win this Pool.
Run, rough life bra
Went shopping at MOA. Kids got me some neon Nike gear. Got some Ribs baking hopefully a run after this storm.
Great racing PJ, CBF and Kinase
Weights and an hour on the bike today
Kinase - Good job on the SF course. Hopefully the wind was not much of a problem.
Tonz - Yes, SFM does go over the bridge both ways, and there are no moose, but there are bison in the park.
PJ - Wow, great going. I have yet to run a race that outlasted Garmin batteries.
cal - Yup, that 10K had some competition today. Apart from SFM, A bunch of East Bay people were getting dirty with me. Taking a break from marathoning and working on speed is a nice break. I'm doing that at the moment, until August.
darkwave - That's a pretty nice oops, and the pacing was not crazy fast. My calculator says a 19 minute 5K is 6:07 pace
My trail race went pretty well. Fell once but no blood. Missed a course PR by 5 seconds (maybe should have stayed upright). Got a series (3-race) aggregate PR by over a minute. Yes they do tabulate such things.
This was a handicap race, slowest groups start first, so there was a lot of passing on the course. A shirtless 20-something guy passed on one of the faster sections and the woman just behind me yelled "Nice shirt! Where'd you get it?"
Hello All. Kudos to all on their races, especially Kinase for the 26.2.
Not a good week. 38 total miles instead of the scheduled 45. Good speed workout, but today I needed to fit my 13 miler in at 11 AM while daughter was at TaeKwonDo session. Too hot and I ran slowly.
Here's a question for both the fellow old-timers and the youngsters. Do the longer runs wear you out to the point you have to take a nap? I'm finding my Sunday long runs take a LOT of time. 2 - 3 hours depending on the miles, but also a lot more of the day is shot given I am going to have to take a nap.
Kia Ora out there
Once again prop's to our racers over the weekend.
JIM Nice way to not bleed. I hear those skin coloured shirts are pricey. I was lucky enough to see Moose and Bison in Yellowstone last year, their both as stinky as each other and rather large.
CHRIS I think for me the long runs don't tend to burn me out during them, only on the 22+ and ones with a big chunk of MP in them. I do tend to hot the sofa quite hard for a while after all my Sunday runs, at least until I cant hold my sushi craving any longer.
GPOPS Neon running gear
CALB Congrats on the placing, sometimes it helps to cherry pick a race of two. I'm a Redwings fan, though they might have got past the Hawks in the semi but alas. I cant pick a winner in this series, but I have a Finnish friend who knows the Boston Goal Tender so I've been told I have to go that way.
PJ Running your Garmin to death is hardcore
DW Sorry about the OOOPP'S and sorry you didn't hold on for the win. Next time eh
RUND Anymore hills and you'll be blowing an Alp Horn
Two recovery runs for me today to and from work. I have to admit that these light runs so closer to events tend to be the hardest you get myself in the mood for. 5x600's tomorrow so that'll be fun and unco feeling
PJ and Kinase - Congrats!
Darkwave - live and learn huh?
Gpops - sounds like a good day yesterday
OMR - sounds like the ending of a good cycle
Chris - I don't usually get tired like that, but every now and then I'll just collapse after a run and take a nap. Doesn't happen all that often and distances are really variable, so it seems like a random type of thing.
Runbohem - I run a lot of hills during long runs too, mostly because I can't avoid them. I should run the trails more but I either have to run 2 miles steep uphill or drive to them... I actually thought I'd do a lot of it the last 2 weeks, but then my AT acted up..
Calbears - I suck at short distances, too, comparatively. I think to-date my full marathon time is faster than my 5K time, and my 10K and HM time match. It's mostly due to timing, I think.
Tonz - recovery runs make me question my ability to do faster workouts.. you'd think i'd learn one of these days.
JimE - good job on the trail race.. always good falling only once
Well, I think my AT is better than I thought. Worst part for it is the morning so aside from Saturday before we went camping, I've done all my runs in the evening. On the plus side, I've been able to run 5 days in a row and yesterday no pain at all. It was only 25 miles during the week, but I guess that was 25 more miles than I anticipated at one point, so all good. I'm still gonna die at Ragnar, but I think the heat will slow us down, too.. I'm thinking I'll be ok generally, though.. here's to hoping, I suppose.
Think I'm going to take a rest day today and just go to yoga.. will run tmw a bit, and then relay is Thurs an Fri..
runbo: moo... Sounds like you're getting in a ton of scenic runs...not to mention a good 45 for the week.
Dwave: OOPS! Oh well...like you said, you'll get 'em next time.
PJ: Congrats again...quite the accomplishment!
calbears: Congrats on the sub-40 10K, not to mention the overall place and AG win! (Psst...time to change your signature.) As for my pace this weekend, in the end, it'll be by feel, but I'm hoping to settle somewhere under 7:05 after the warm-up miles.
Jim: Congrats on the aggregate PR, and the lack of blood on that spill. Did the shirtless guy respond to the woman's inquiry? Our local race club tabulates series aggregates as well. They pick your top 3 races from the series, calculate results based on age-graded percentages, and give gift cards to the top 10 at the end of the year.
Chris: When I was running under about 50mpw, those 20-milers took a lot out of me. I'm not a napper, but yeah, they were exhausting. Now that my mileage is up a bit more, they don't wear me out as much...or maybe it's just that I'm "always" exhausted. I agree with Tonz: if they have a lot of MP miles in them, it's an entirely different story.
Tonz: I agree about the easy taper runs...hard to get psyched up for. Enjoy the repeats!
KK: Looks like I had Ragnar in the wrong week, but hey, that gives the AT a little more time for some much needed rest. Congrats on some pain-free running!
Hey to everyone...
7M w/4 x .75M @ LT (a cautious 6:30 pace), 2min rest, for me this morning...the last of the LT workouts for this cycle. Now it's nothing but short easy runs and rest. Oh, and checking the forecast (50s, possibly some rain showers, and a bit of a tailwind).
Jim, sounds like a fun time minus the fall. Good job on almost PR.
Tonz, enjoy it. I think of ya when I am heading to work. There's a guy who is full work clothes and briefcase who runs this hill stretch. See him 2-3 times a week.
KK, glad you could string together some mileage. I know exactly how you feel. Finally able to get some together myself.
OMR, now the restlessness sets in. Who doesn't like naps
Got in a 3.93(Nick style) run last night around 9pm with DD3. Tell ya best part is just talking with her. Enjoy it while I can. Today is rest day for me. I did 6 days straight this past week. Most consec in a while. Legs feel pretty darn good(Larry David voice) 31ish for the week. Enjoy the day folks.
This place moves fast... can't keep up!
Kinase ~ Nice job at SFO.
PJ ~ Congrats on the 50... I can't imagine running that much.
CBF ~ About time you broke 40; time to work on that 5K PR (I'm pretty sure you can break 20!)
DWave ~ That last mile must've been painful... really nice 3500m though
Hey to everyone.
Busy, busy, busy.
I have gotten caught up though.
big congrats to Kin, PJ and Jim on their races
Anybody racing this weekend.....
DW - exactly. Knowing you, you WILL get 'em next time
calbear - there are definitely worse sucky times for a 10k than sub-40, but I get why you're a tad frustrated. Can't help thinking that will come too.
Jim - glad you avoided blood
chris25 - I don't do much napping, but DW was shocked to see me in bed at 10 pm, before her, after my last hilly long run
itstonz - hope your intervals work out well, but only as a confidence boost. You'll be fine.
KK - take it easy on that AT
Omar - From moo to honk today. Figuratively speaking that is. I run before traffic happens. Home stretch for you now
gpops - I like that hard muscle feeling after a bunch of days in a row
heya dad and nick
I took yesterday off feeling like my body needed to consolidate. This morning I got back into it with 10 miles of 9's. It didn't feel at all difficult to keep a slow pace. I didn't feel beat up, but no spare spring in my step, that's for sure. And it's now officially hot, at least for these parts. 90's predicted today, was already 70 something this morning. Run well ya'll.
Morning everyone,
Congrats to PJ, Kin, DW, Jim on your race results from this past weekend.
Ran 60 miles last week, with 3 doubles (T/W/Th). Also, on Saturday I ran the (Atlanta) Braves Country 4 mile race as a tempo run as part of a 15 MLR run. Ran 28:36 (7:09 pace) and got 3rd in my Age Group.
NickS, you would have loved this race. It finished inside Turner Field just in front of the Braves dugout. That was really cool running into the stadium. My Garmin lost it's GPS signal for about 15 seconds while we were under the stands. They wouldn't let anyone even touch the baseball field grass.
Still in Tampa for several more weeks of work. It was 81 at 6:30 a.m. this morning when I ran my morning run, and extremely humid.
Sounds cool! I did a race in late 80s that finished at second base at the Kingdome (Seattle). Was neat. We, however, were allowed to wander outfield afterward.
Nick: Uh...cpett, I believe. And KK this Thursday/Friday.
Gpops: Congrats on 6 days in a row...the rest day is well deserved. Glad the legs aren't complaining.
runbo: Nice slow & easy 10.
Demo: That sounds like an awesome finish. I would have made a break for the pitcher's mound!
Hey to everyone!
Runbo - that's warm no matter where you are
Demo - you are right I would have loved that! I have already been able to finish at the 50 in Neyland Stadium so running that one would complete the double for me! Congrats on the AG!
kk - Best of luck with Ragnar!
Omar - oh, thought there might be another race on the horizon....
Hey all
7.0 @ 8:00 this morning - Gpops - how about that for some round numbers
Nick: I'll be racing Saturday Seattle RnR
Quick question for all. Which of these two elevations would be easier for marathon? Green (-280ft net loss) or Brown (slight net loss)?
Green was my last marathon and brown is this Saturdays race.
And as for my pace, I think I am going to take the advice for warming up the first several miles before I pin down my target pace.
Happy running to all. I'll check back in after the race dead or alive.
Best of luck cpett!
And kk, have fun. Although being boxed up w/ a half-dozen sweaty runners doesn't come to mind when I think of "fun."
6x1K @ "6:00/mile" (slightly over) w/ 3' recovery. Ugh. Smoked.
cpett - Good Luck! I think those profiles both have places where you would wonder about the wisdom of your choice. The green one has that 250ft uphill at mile 22, and the brown one gets rolly in the final miles, although nothing above 100ft. I would conserve as much energy as possible in the first half in the hope of showing those hills who is boss. You will probably pass a lot of people who "banked time" on that early down grade.
kk - Good luck in the relay!
Demo - Nice finish, shame about the grass.
More track for me tonight, a 2-mile time trial. I'll probably try for pacing accuracy rather then go all out.
Yeah...because that hasn't been happening at ALL before today.
cpett & kk: Good luck to both of you! Looking forward to the reports!
Dad: Smokin'.
Jim: Good luck with the t.t.
cpett - good luck!
omar - nice snooze work
demo - doubles in the heat, and 60 miles...you're gutting it out down there
dad - good work on the 1km's
gpops - i've never heard of anyone running with four shoes to choose from.
Headed to the park on my morning 9M jaunt because it's got a challenging but not death defying hill of just under a mile. 426 vertical gain for the run. Don't know if that's a little or a lot. My hilly run over the weekend was 918 feet VG. I'm still feeling a bit heavy, I guess from the weekend, but not enough to threaten mileage. Where's Le Fonz, btw?
LOL. Sometimes it certainly feels like it's only been 3 feet!
OMR ~ Forecast?
Gpops: I've brought an extra pair to the TM when I'm taking my first run in new shoes so that I don't miss out on a run if the new pair doesn't work. I've never carried them outside in a backpack, though. Probably a good idea if you're struggling to find shoes with the proper support.
Nick: Way to give Gpops those round numbers.
runbo: 426' of vertical gain over a full mile is an 8.06% incline. A little or a lot? Around here, we'd probably have to call that a mountain.
Dad: Haha, yes, the forecast! For the past couple of days, it has been pretty consistent, give or take a few degrees: Low temp -- 55 (starting line, in Two Harbors). High temp -- 55 (finish line, in Duluth). Humidity -- 93%. 30-40% chance of precip. Tailwind at about 10mph. If that holds, the only concern would be the humidity, but with temps around 55, I wouldn't think keeping cool would be too much of an issue. Definitely could be a lot worse.
Hey to everyone, and good luck once more to KK and cpett!
SRD for me today...a couple of 3-milers on tap for Thursday & Friday. Hitting the road tomorrow, so I may not be back here until after the weekend. But, I'll try to find a way on Saturday to post my time, whether it's a sub-3:10, 3:20+, or somewhere in the middle. Bib #2196 if you're curious. I have a feeling at some point I'll be chanting, or maybe even yelling out loud, "I am stub-born." (Haha, thanks for that one Dwave!)
runbo: 426' of vertical gain over a full mile is an 8.06% incline. A little or a lot? Around here, we'd probably have to call that a mountain.
Heh, I was pretty unclear about that. That was for the total run, the whole nine miles. That hill was only about 180 feet of the total VG.
cpett - best of luck, I would probably go brown as well
Dad - nice workout!
Jim - hope this track session goes better than the last
Gpops - running with a backpack and extra shoes, that's going the extra mile....
Omar - safe travels and I'll be looking forward to the report
Hey all!
8.6 easy this morning @ 8:28, still having some great early morning weather.
Hey Y'all, hope everyone is doing well! This has been a crazy week at work, but so far I'm sticking to the Higdon Inter. II. This is only week 2 though.
Week 1
Mon, cross train (plus I put in a 3.5 at 8:50 min/mi-er
Tues, 5.37 at 7:56
Wed, 5.25 at 7:26
Thurs, 3.2 at 9:56
Fri, rest day
Sat, 5.25 at 7:20
Sun, 10.37 at 8:38
Total: 33
Week 2
Mon, X-train Stationary bike 30 min
Tues, 3.2 at 7:16
Wed, 5.15 at 7:26
nick - I am a total believer in the early runs. Horribly hot still here, so for me there's no other way
gpops - you have me wondering what a Nick/Omr/DW run is
putoluto - it IS annoying when work gets in the way of running
Did 10 easy miles this morning, no OMR run, but it felt hard, I felt heavy. Had planned/hoped to do some MP miles, but just didn't feel up to it. I'm wondering if all these OMR runs are tougher on the ol' body than they seem. Still, I'm going on faith, that at some point the legs will absorb the workout and I'll be better off for them. DW has a HM she hasn't trained much for Saturday evening, so I'm planning 19-20 early morning.


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Most American women should get fewer breast cancer screening mammograms and start them at a later age than previously recommended, a government-appointed panel of health experts advised in the Nov. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Healthy women should get routine screening mammograms every two years — not annually — and they should start at age 50, not 40, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential government-sponsored panel of medical experts, recommended. Nor should doctors teach patients to do monthly breast self-examinations (BSE) to look for lumps and changes.
The new guidelines drew mixed response from medical experts.
The American Cancer Society is sticking to its recommendation for annual mammograms starting at age 40.
"With its new recommendations, the [task force] is essentially telling women that mammography at age 40 to 49 saves lives; just not enough of them," said Dr. Otis W. Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society.
"There has never been data supporting the use of mammography screening in women under 50," Dr. Love said in exclusive remarks emailed to Lifescript.com. "Estimates of the radiation risk suggest that under-40 regular mammograms would cause more cancers from the radiation than they cure. Between 40 and 50, it's a wash – about the same number caused and cured; and after 50 [there's] more benefit than risk."
The dust-up leaves women to wonder: What should they do to protect their breast health? There's no clear answer.Modifying its 2002 report, which recommended that women get a screening mammogram every 1-2 years, the task force said that biennial screenings are nearly as effective as annual ones and reduce the potentially harmful effects of mammography by nearly half. That includes false-positive results, in which a mammogram shows a suspicious change in the breast but no cancer is found in later tests. That can lead to anxiety and extra costs of unwarranted imaging and biopsies, says Diana B. Petitti, M.D., vice chair of the task force.
Among the other harmful effects the report mentioned:
The task force said new research showed that women 40-49 years old see only a small "net benefit" from routine mammograms.
They're less likely to have their lives saved by screening mammograms than older women, the panel explained, but they're more likely to undergo extra biopsies and procedures that can result from false-positive mammograms.
But the task force emphasized that its new advice was for women of average risk, not those at higher risk for breast cancer, including those with genetic traits or a history of chest radiation. The report didn't make official screening recommendations for them.
Nor did it offer advice for those with the denser breasts, common in younger women, which can interfere with the accuracy of mammograms.
"This is not a recommendation against screening women who are in their 40s," Petitti added. "It's a recommendation against routine screening ... screening that takes place [without] a discussion about the benefits and harms [negatives]."
Love said she has never recommended it for women under 50 and blamed "pressure" from radiologists and Congress for prior endorsements of the practice.Almost as notable as what the task force recommended was what it didn't: In its recommendation against teaching breast self-exam, it said "adequate evidence suggests that teaching BSE does not reduce breast cancer mortality." "Both Love and the American Cancer Society said that there is not enough evidence to recommend that women do BSE. But Love explained that the task force's recommendation doesn't mean that women shouldn't informally take note of changes in their breasts."
"The data is clear that poking around is as good as formal BSE," she said. "What the recommendations say is that doctors shouldn't spend time teaching women formal BSE, not that women should stop touching their breasts."
In other findings, the government task force said that current evidence is insufficient to assess:
The effectiveness of screening mammography for women age 75 and up: Although randomized clinical trials on breast-cancer screenings haven't included such women, they may benefit less from screening than others and even be harmed by treatment for slow-growing cancers that might not be fatal, the panel said.
The American Cancer Society, on the other hand, says, "There's no specific upper age at which mammography screening should be discontinued."
Whether digital mammography is better than film: The procedure can cost more and some experts say it's superior to regular film mammography. But the task force said film mammography appears to detect some cancer cases that digital doesn't detect, and vice versa.
The effectiveness of clinical breast exam: Whether it's valuable to add CBE, in which a health professional physically examines a woman's breasts, to regular mammograms. Besides potentially causing unwarranted anxiety and worry, such exams aren't governed in the U.S. by a standard approach or reporting standards, the panel complained.
The American Cancer Society agrees that the quality of CBE needs to be improved, but says it's still worthwhile because of evidence indicating that some cancers detected by CBE weren't detected by mammography.
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Good evening everybody. I'm Nick Platt, President of the Asia Society and I'm delighted on behalf of the Asia Society to welcome you all here tonight for the launching of the Asian Social Issues Program.
American public perceptions of Asia over the past two decades have largely been shaped by two phenomena effecting the region: Economic expansion and economic crisis. These developments have obscured a number of social challenges of increasingly important global significance such as those concerning ethnic and other types of communal conflict, the environment, migration and human rights. The Asia Society recognizes that these social issues and the strategies used to deal with them will play a large role in the international relations of the 21st Century. Tonight's program - "Globalization, The Promises and the Perils" - marks the formal launch of the Asia Society's Asian Social Issues Program. With the help of a major grant from the Ford Foundation, the Asia Society is undertaking a major US public education initiative known as ASIP - Asian Social Issues Program.
Through a variety of multi-disciplinary programs, ASIP will bring American public attention to important social issues in Asia and the innovative strategies that have been generated within the region in response to those issues. In doing so, ASIP will strive to articulate why Asian social issues matter to Americans.
Tonight's program will begin with a keynote address by Dr. Nafis Sadik, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund. After a brief question and answer period, Dr. Linda Lim, Asia Society Trustee, ASIP Advisor and Director of the Southeast Asia Business Program at the University of Michigan, will moderate the panel discussion responding to Dr. Sadik's remarks and to the issue of Globalization - Promises and Perils.
Now it's my privilege to introduce Dr. Sadik. Dr. Sadik is Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund and holds the rank of Under Secretary General. On her appointment in 1987, she became the first woman to head one of the United Nations major voluntarily funded programs. She has consistently called attention to the importance of addressing the needs of women and of involving women directly in making and carrying out development policy. This is particularly important for population policies and programs. In June 1990, the Secretary General of the United Nations appointed her Secretary General of the International Conference on Population and Development. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Nafis Sadik.


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Two Republican-dominated General Assembly panels have again killed efforts to allow no-excuses absentee voting in Virginia and join 34 states that allow early voting.
On party-line votes of 4-2, a House Privileges and Elections subcommittee met around dawn and killed six House bills that would have allowed unrestricted early voting, with any registered voter able to vote absentee without having to state a reason. Advocates said the measures would have reduced waiting times that exceeded four hours at some polling places in November.
Later in the day, the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee killed legislation to allow no-excuses, in-person absentee voting on an 8-7 party-line vote.
The House subcommittee also voted 4-2 to kill a bill to allow parents or legal guardians of children 4 or younger and another to allow Virginians in areas under a presidential or gubernatorial emergency declaration to vote absentee without an excuse.
The subcommittee and the full Senate committee, however, did advances measure that would allow Virginians 65 or older to vote absentee without citing any other reason.
One of the session's most controversial bills - an effort by Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, to require photo identification for access to the ballot - was postponed to a later subcommittee meeting.
House supporters of the no-excuses absentee voting measure - five Democrats and one Republican - said it would have addressed various concerns: more convenient hours for working families, more manageable crowds on Election Day, and the privacy of applications needed to vote absentee.
"In my district, we have individuals working two, three, sometimes four jobs, and coming to vote on a random Tuesday in the middle of the week is nearly impossible for them," said one of the Democratic sponsors, Alfonso Lopez of Arlington. Added flexibility of voting hours, he said, would "increase access to democracy."
A GOP sponsor, Ron Villanueva of Virginia Beach, said he vouched for the bill because of daunting lines outside polling places in his district in November. He cited average wait times of more than 4½ hours and said the measure would have made the process more efficient, though not perfect.
Local election registrars in the cramped, tiny meeting room generally spoke in favor of greater access to absentee voting to alleviate the Election Day crush and the demands on workers at the polls, which open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. - or when the last person in line at that time casts a vote.
But some registrars also noted that the changes would come at a cost.
"We don't want to speak in opposition to it," said Jake Washburn, the general election registrar for Albemarle County. "We're for it. It may be the greatest thing since sliced bread. But it will have a fiscal impact on all registrars' offices."
Winifred Sowder of Williamsburg said that because of the tiny size of her office, increased in-person absentee voting would be burdensome.
"It's not that we don't want to do it, but I don't know where we'd get the money or where we would get the space to accommodate the citizens," Sowder said.
That drew a rebuke from Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax.
"It's a little depressing to come here and hear the people who run our elections - and I don't know what it says about us as a society - say that this is going to cost us too much to have their franchise," Sickles said moments before the vote. "If they cannot find a larger room in Williamsburg city, that is really depressing."
The four Republican delegates who voted to kill the bill were S. Chris Jones of Suffolk, John Cox of Hanover, Margaret Ransone of Westmoreland and subcommittee Chairman John Cosgrove of Chesapeake.
Del. Danny Marshall's bill to add retirement age to the list of a dozen acceptable excuses for absentee voting was advanced to the full Privileges and Elections Committee on a unanimous vote.
Jones, who moved to kill the other bills to expand absentee voting, said he believes many of the Election Day problems will be resolved with the new retirement age exception.
Jones said he believes in voting on Election Day and that people who value voting will find a way.
"My wife used to go vote with a child with no problem," he said. "I work long hours, some 15-, 18-hour days. I understand that. We can't make a bill to address every issue that someone might have."


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This will be another close loss. Team cant put together a complete game. Cant take a quarter off and expect to win in this league with this "talent".
This will be another close loss. Team cant put together a complete game. Cant take a quarter off and expect to win in this league with this "talent".
Really not used to it after seeing Jose run the team all these years, but Lowry is a chucker.
Two years away...
Kings bigs are really beating up are players. Getting away with a lot of stuff. Raptors to adjust to how the game is being called.
Jose has to at least look at the basket. His teammates and the opponent knows his going to pass the ball.
Nice geek glasses JJ... I'd be ashamed if one of our guys wore those.
Two years away...
Of course James Johnson going to have a career game tonight
who this?
That guy does not look like he would blaze in a washroom, looking a little nerdy.
james Johnson with the foul, love it
(you can have as many fouls against us as you want JJ)
Ed has 9pts and 6rebs in 10 mins and you take him out cause?
Because its much better to chuck up shots than play real basketball.
3rd q we'll go down by 18, fight back mightily in the 4th only to come up short. <------ That better not happen tonight.
Two years away...
these refs are a FUCKING joke this season. Un.Real. WTF
Two years away...
When you wait till 2s in the shot clock and expect a bail out after you just stood around for most of the clock you wont be successful. They either take a quick ill advised shot or stand around and try and force a foul. This offense is garbage.
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Man, I really hate Leo. Did anyone notice that he said 'negative negativity' at some point? Is there positive negativity?
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What happens when the world's most infamous seducer meets a woman as quick-witted and brilliantly persuasive as he is? Casanova tells that story.
The time: 1753. The place: Venice, a city seething with sensuality where the renowned playboy Casanova is on the run from the Catholic Church. Papal officials are intent upon punishing him for his sexual dalliances with, it seems, just about every woman in town. And his only out is to marry a virtuous woman—fast. So the fabled rake makes a deal with a man whose daughter is supposedly a virgin (a rare find, it would seem). And he's on the path to that forced matrimonial fate when he meets a woman unlike any he's ever known: Francesca Bruni.
Not only is Ms. Bruni suspicious of Casanova's charms (and unaware of his identity), but she is stirring up trouble by championing the value and contributions of women. She also has her own matrimonial problem: Her parents have arranged her marriage to a rich, fat merchant named Papprizzio ("the lard king of Genoa"), who is sailing to meet his betrothed for the first time.
As if wooing an engaged woman, hiding his identity and dealing with his own amorous fiancée weren't enough, Casanova's life really gets complicated with the arrival of Bishop Pucci, "the Pope's most feared inquisitor." Unlike the spineless local officials, Pucci will stop at nothing to ensure Casanova's exploits come to end—permanently.
Positive Elements
In contrast to many (if not most) of the characters in the film who treat Casanova's sexual indiscretions as harmless, consequence-free fun, Francesca suggests his hedonistic pursuits will not result in lasting satisfaction. Early on, Casanova says, "I seek a moment that lasts a lifetime," a philosophy that rules his choices. Francesca, however, understands that true happiness is found only in lifelong commitment. She pines, "Give me a man who is man enough to give himself only to the woman who loves him." She argues that Casanova's lifestyle is born of narcissism: "What he imagines to be love is self love, and all self love is self doubt." Another character reinforces Francesca's message when he tells Casanova, "Your idea of love is sensuality."
Francesca is also an eloquent advocate for the equality of women. She's not content to accept the prevailing chauvinistic mindset that women are flighty, emotional creatures who're incapable of serious thought. Despite her strong views on women's roles, however, Francesca submits to her mother's (and deceased father's) will when it comes to her impending marriage to Papprizzio.
Casanova himself has an occasional insight, such as when he coaches Francesca's younger brother, Giovanni, telling him, "Misery is not attractive." In the end, both Casanova and Francesca are willing to sacrifice their lives to protect one another.
Catholic authorities rightly note that "fornication on a massive scale leads to confusion," but ...
Spiritual Content
Casanova doesn't treat the Catholic Church with much charity. Bishop Pucci is lampooned as an overzealous attack dog intent upon reforming Venice's loose morals in general and putting a stop to Casanova's womanizing in particular. Pucci's descriptions of Casanova are technically accurate ("Casanova is a vile fornicator who spits on the teachings of the Church"), but he's so full of venom that viewers naturally root for Casanova to escape punishment.
Pucci and his Church are also portrayed as arbitrary and hypocritical. When Francesca asks the priest for a definition of heresy, Pucci tells her that heresy is whatever he wants it to be. And a conversation between two priests implies that a cardinal's mistress is his sister. The Church, by implication, does not treat all sexual sins equally, and it shelters its leaders from the consequences of their actions.
One scene that does take faith seriously shows Francesca in a church praying for the strength to marry someone she hasn't met for the sake of her family's welfare.
Sexual Content
A series of vignettes shows Casanova in the beds of perhaps half-a-dozen women, including a married woman and a nun. (Other nuns in the convent call out his name longingly when they see him, implying he's bedded most of them.) One woman crawls underneath a table to try to pleasure him. The scene is played for laughs as he jerks and kicks the table while trying to carry on a conversation. Elsewhere, Giovanni is seen in bed at a bordello with perhaps six prostitutes simultaneously.
Casanova is full of sexual double entendres and sight gags, à la Shakespeare's bawdy comedies. An example: When a woman and an obese man kiss in a gondola, one end of the boat is practically submerged while the other points suggestively into the air. Venetian townspeople repeatedly refer to Casanova's sexual prowess, so much so that he's the star attraction in several innuendo-filled public puppet shows. When Bishop Pucci arrives to arrest him, the priest claims to have testimony from 127 different women. A nun who is threatened with "eternal damnation" for spending one night with Casanova blithely replies, "Seems fair."
Violent Content
There's a fair bit of slapstick violence in Casanova, but no one is ever seriously injured. Casanova flees Venice with his friends in a scene that includes fistfights with the city's police, followed by a saber battle. About the worst that happens is one policeman gets his head knocked into a wooden pole. Another wound-free saber duel pits Casanova against Francesca (though he doesn't know he's fighting a woman until the battle is complete).
Trying to pick a fight, Giovanni slaps Casanova in the face with a glove several times. Two other characters end up in Bishop Pucci's torture chamber. One is stretched out on a rack; we briefly hear the screams of another who's tortured with a white-hot poker (off camera). Both scenes are played as comedy. Casanova and Francesca descend rapidly in a hot-air balloon, landing hard on a cobblestone street.
[Spoiler Warning] Casanova and Francesca are eventually caught and labeled heretics, then sentenced to execution by Bishop Pucci. With the noose around each one's neck, their lives are spared at the last moment in an unexpected way.
Crude or Profane Language
The characters in Casanova take God's name in vain about half-a-dozen times. "H---" and "bastard" are used once each; forms of "d--n" twice. Crude slang for breasts is used once in a nonsexual way.
Drug and Alcohol Content
Characters drink wine in at least three scenes. One smokes a cigarette.
Other Negative Elements
Deception plays a key role in this story. For instance, Casanova assumes several different identities—and lies a lot in the process—in his pursuit of Francesca. He also dupes Papprizzio into renting his apartment. In order to keep Francesca's would-be husband out of the way, Casanova convinces him that he needs to lose weight and proposes an unusual method to accomplish that task: He puts him on a torture rack (with arms and legs bound and stretched out) and smears lard on his chest and (considerable) belly.
Casanova ostensibly contrasts two ways of life: committed love and unbridled lust. But even though our "hero" swears off his amorous ways in favor of a relationship with one woman, the former message still doesn't fully win out in the end. The film's wink-wink, nudge-nudge position on the protagonist's indiscretions has already been too well established.
Casanova is presented as a victorious conqueror, and his promiscuity is never seriously censured. Instead, his illicit experiences are mostly portrayed in a "boys will be boys" manner. Like much of our contemporary culture, the film represents sexual satisfaction as a legitimate end in and of itself. And Bishop Pucci's oft-repeated denunciations of fornication as heresy start to sound like a broken record, making his legitimate warnings easy to ignore.
There are moments that suggest the value of monogamous commitment. But the value of chastity is never really taken seriously. Sexual purity born of religious conviction is derided as something that no one in Venice (or, by extension, our society today) is actually able to attain—a message we're already drowning in. Director Lasse Hallström's latest is, unfortunately, yet another movie glorifying consequence-free promiscuity, and it reinforces a lie our culture has nearly swallowed whole.
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Heath Ledger as Casanova; Sienna Miller as Francesca Bruni; Oliver Platt as Papprizio; Jeremy Irons as Bishop Pucci; Lena Olin as Andrea Bruni; Omid Djalili as Lupo; Natalie Dormer as Victoria; Charlie Cox as Giovanni Bruni
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American actor, nominated for three successive Emmy's, and winner of a Golden Globe in 1973.
McLean grew up in quiet surroundings with his sister, Ann Whitney, now an actress, his dad E. M. Stevenson, a doctor who made house calls until the year before he died at 80 of cancer and his mom, Sara, a former nurse whose family had theatrical leanings, who died at 63 of stroke. When he was six he was a burn victim as his sweater caught fire when he leaned over a Jack-o-lantern lit with a candle. Skin grafts from his left arm to his neck were so successful he didn't have a scar later in life. Graduating from Bloomington High School in 1946, he spent two years in the Navy, then studied speech at Northwestern University graduating with a degree in Theater Arts. A cousin of Adlai Stevenson, McLean worked on his presidential campaigns in 1952 and 1956 and formed Young Democrats for Stevenson across the country. Originally an assistant athletic director at Northwestern and a salesman for hospital supplies and insurance, he was 32 when he finally committed to acting.
He schooled himself by acting in commercials in New York City and Los Angeles, summer stock and in comedy clubs making his stage debut in "Music Man" in 1962. Writing comedy sketches, he got the attention of Tommy Smothers. He was hired as a writer for "The Glen Campbell Show," "That Was the Week That Was" and "The Smothers Brother's Comedy Hour." He began acting in sketches he had written and played a part in "The Christian Licorice Store" in 1971, "Win, Place or Steal," 1975 and "The Cat From Outer Space" in 1978. His first big TV role was as an unassuming magazine editor on CBS's "Doris Day Show" 1969-71. He played Lt.-Colonel Henry Blake, his most famous role, on "M*A*S*H" from 1972-75, receiving three Emmy nominations in his three years with the show and a Golden Globe Award in 1973. When personal problems made money an issue and NBC offered him $1 million and a long-term contract, he left "M*A*S*H" to star in "The McLean Stevenson Show" and several other short-lived sitcoms, including "Hello, Larry" in January 1979 to April 1980 and the last, "Dirty Dancing" 1988-89. An avid golfer with a ten-handicap, in 1982 Stevenson was on his way to play when he heard a news report of a young boy that had been burned. He worked to raise money for the Sherman Oaks Burn Center in the San Fernando Valley, CA from that time until his death.
Stevenson never talked about his first wife who received a settlement after he left "M*A*S*H." He met second wife Ginny Fosdick, a talent coordinator for "The Tonight Show," when Johnny Carson introduced them when Stevenson was a guest. They were married in 1/22/1982, 16:24 Beverly Hills, CA and had a daughter Lindsey born 1982. He also had a son, Jeffrey MacGregor.
Stevenson died unexpectedly 2/15/1996 of cardiac arrest in a Tarzana, CA hospital.
- business associate/partner relationship with Alda, Alan (born 28 January 1936). Notes: Co-stars on "M*A*S*H"
- parent->child relationship with Stevenson, Lindsay (born 22 January 1982)
- spouse relationship with Stevenson, Ginny (born 22 March 1945)
- Work : New Job 1962 (Started acting career in summer stock)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 17 September 1972 (M*A*S*H* TV series debut broadcast)
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- Work : Prize 1974 (Golden Globe)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 26 January 1979 ("Hello, Larry" TV series broadcast debut)
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- Relationship : Marriage 22 January 1982 at 4:24 PM in Beverly Hills (Ginny Fosdick)
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- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Heart (Terminal attack)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Four)
- Family : Parenting : Parenting late more than 40 (Age 54, had daughter)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV series/ Soap star (M*A*S*H*)
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Golden Globe, three Emmy nominations)
- Notable : Book Collection : Occult/ Misc. Collection
- 1927 births
- Birthday 14 November
- Birthplace Normal, IL (US)
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- 1996 deaths
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Heart
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages
- Family : Parenting : Parenting late more than 40
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV series/ Soap star
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The J names had their day: Jennifer, Jason, Jessica. Then K was up, and we had lots of Kevins and Kaylas, Kaitlyns and Kyles.
What's next? It just might be L's turn.
Linda wrote about the delicious La-La names, from Lola to Lila to Lily, that are newly popular. And certainly, the most visible of the L names right now are these Double L names.
(A side note here: DELILAH and TALLULAH may not have an L in first place but are part of this same Double L trend.)
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A pan-European trend that seems finally to be reaching the U.S., the Lou names are hugely popular in Great Britain and the Continent for girls as well as boys. Examples:
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LSU senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson and sophomore linebacker Joshua Johns were arrested Friday morning and accused of kicking a man while he was lying on the ground during a fight last week outside a Baton Rouge bar.
Jefferson and Johns, both 21, were suspended indefinitely from the university's football team after surrendering to authorities and being booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one count each of second-degree battery.
Both players posted a $5,000 bond and were released.
"As sad as this incident is, it's important that we learn from this and that we take away a valuable lesson," LSU coach Les Miles said in a news release following the arrests. "This has weighed on all us. It's time for us to come together as a team and focus on what we are here to do."
Miles also emphasized the emotional impact of the day's events on the team at a news conference later Friday.
"Certainly this is a tough time for the team," Miles said. "They see a teammate in peril."
Miles addressed the team before practice about the situation and said "there were tears and it was hard on them. Not many believed that (arrests) would be the outcome. It took some time for them to understand what was going on."
The LSU Board of Supervisors, amid Friday's tumultuous events, agreed unanimously to changes in Miles' contract. They will keep his nearly $3.8 million annual base pay, but increase his bonus opportunities, and extend his contract.
New attorneys hired
Jefferson and Johns hired new, separate Baton Rouge attorneys Friday afternoon.
Jefferson hired Lewis Unglesby and Johns hired Tommy Damico, the attorneys said.
Unglesby said he believes Jefferson "did not kick anyone in the face." Jefferson is accused of doing so in the warrant for his arrest.
"I think that we need to all take a deep breath and relax," Unglesby said. "This is college students acting like college students on both sides. I don't buy into the word 'victim' at all."
Based on the information he has reviewed related to Johns' case, Damico said he is surprised his client Johns was arrested.
Damico said he does not believe his client is guilty or that his client was involved in the fight.
The arrest warrants for Jefferson and Johns accuse each player of kicking a man while he was lying on the ground during a fight outside Shady's bar, 623 E. Boyd Drive, on Aug. 19.
The man who was kicked suffered "extreme physical pain and unconsciousness," the warrants say.
The warrants say the basis for the arrests of Jefferson and Johns includes "physical evidence of the attack and subsequent identification of the accused by an eye witness to the attack."
"They've ruined the kids' careers," the players' initial attorney Nathan Fisher said Friday. "We'll see what we can do to, you can't rectify it, but to help the situation."
Fisher said he is not sure of the status of the other two football players implicated in the fight — freshman Jarvis Landry, 18, and sophomore Chris Davenport, 21.
"That's up to the police," Fisher said.
City Police spokesman Sgt. Donald Stone refused to comment when contacted Friday night about the status of Landry and Davenport.
Michael P. Bienvenu, an attorney representing four men treated at a hospital because of the fight, said in a written statement that the situation has been difficult "for everyone involved."
"As this matter proceeds further, my clients are confident that this matter will continue to be investigated thoroughly by the police and that the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office will ensure that the ends of justice are served for all parties involved," Bienvenu said.
Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White said in a brief statement at a Friday news conference that the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office will receive in "several days" his department's findings.
"Today is a sad day for the city of Baton Rouge," White said. "Today is a sad day for the Louisiana State University, the LSU alumni and the countless fans that follow the Tiger football program. It is also a sad day for the Baton Rouge Police Department."
White took no questions and said the department would have no further comment on evidence gathered.
D.A. may hand off to grand jury
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III said he will consider bringing the case before a grand jury instead of deciding whether to charge the players.
Moore said it could be weeks before he makes a decision because he has to review information from police and possibly conduct a follow-up investigation.
If the case is primarily based on contradictory statements from witnesses, Moore said the best way to secure the truth might be to bring it before a grand jury.
"That's the only way to get witness statements under oath," he said, adding that the case has been assigned to state District Judge Chip Moore.
Criminal defense attorney and former East Baton Rouge Parish prosecutor Brent Stockstill said bringing a battery case to a grand jury is "somewhat unusual."
"It's not common but not unheard of either," Stockstill said Friday.
Charges are usually filed by prosecutors in battery cases instead of bringing the case before a grand jury, he said. However, in high profile cases, a grand jury can be called to hear the case, he said.
"In a high profile case you could present it to a grand jury to remove any appearance of bias from the D.A.," Stockstill said.
Conflicting views
Andrew Lowery, one of the men injured in the fight, and witnesses to last week's brawl have given differing accounts of what took place and how it started.
Lowery, a Marine, said Jefferson and Johns beat him in the fight, a police report says. Victoria Long, a witness, gave police a similar account saying she saw Jefferson kick Lowery in the head, the report says.
Two other witnesses, who are also Shady's employees, told The Associated Press that Lowery "threw the first punch" shortly after he was escorted outside by some of the bar's staff.
Police received a call about the incident just after 1:30 a.m., the police report says. When they arrived at Shady's no one involved in the fight was there.
Police searched Jefferson's off-campus apartment Wednesday, seizing 49 pairs of tennis shoes, including the ones he was wearing during the fight, police said.
Police also obtained DNA from Jefferson during the search of his apartment.
LSU off the field
JUNE 5: A man allegedly points a gun at quarterback Zach Mettenberger and defensive end Sam Montgomery during an argument in a parking lot outside the players' apartments. Two men not on the team were arrested.
JULY 14: LSU said several members of its coaching staff were interviewed by an NCAA official about their dealings with Willie Lyles, who ran a college scouting service under NCAA investigation. Last year, LSU paid $6,000 to Lyles for information on potential recruits.
JULY 19: The NCAA places the LSU football program on one-year probation for "major violations" in connection with the recruitment of Akiem Hicks and thousands of impermissible recruiting phone calls.
JULY 21: LSU removes wide receiver Russell Shepard from a scheduled appearance at the Southeastern Conference Media Days after a compliance issue surfaces regarding Shepard's housing situation.
AUG. 4: One day into fall camp, quarterbacks coach Steve Kragthorpe relinquishes his offensive coordinator responsibilities after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Offensive line coach Greg Studrawa is named acting offensive coordinator.
AUG. 19: An early morning fight breaks out outside of a bar near campus and several LSU players, including quarterback Jordan Jefferson, are implicated. All of the players on hand broke curfew to be at the bar.
WEDNESDAY: Police execute a search warrant on Jefferson's apartment, obtaining a DNA sample and other evidence.
THURSDAY: Shepard is declared indefinitely ineligible for violating an NCAA regulation.
FRIDAY: Jefferson and linebacker Josh Johns are arrested and charged with second-degree battery, a felony. LSU coach Les Miles suspends both players indefinitely.