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The Arkansas Razorbacks got some much-needed good news Saturday, the day their football team lost 52-0 to No. 1 Alabama: The basketball team landed 6-foot-9 Huntington (W. Va.) Prep big man Moses Kingsley for 2013, according to multiple media reports.
Huntington coach Rob Fulford has compared Kingsley to Louisville big man Gorgui Dieng, who also played at Huntington Prep. Louisville also was recruiting Kingsley, according to SNY.tv.
"They're very similar," Fulford told the Louisville Courier-Journal. "Gorgui was probably a better shot-blocker at this stage, but Moses is a little better offensively at this stage."
Kingsley reportedly was hospitalized recently for four days after contracting malaria during a trip home to his native Nigeria.
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As Thomas and the Spook prepare for the battle of their lives, it becomes clear that the Bane isn't their only enemy. The Quisitor has arrived, searching for those who meddle with the dark so he can imprison them, or worse.
Can Thomas defeat the Bane on his own? Is his friend Alice guilty of witchcraft? And will the Spook be able to escape the Quisitor's clutches?
©2006 Joseph Delaney; (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers
"Delaney infuses his characters with depth and emotion, but equally important, he grows his world by contributing significantly to the back story....Kids will breathlessly await Tom's next adventure." (Booklist)
"Thoroughly Enjoyable"
This is the second book in this young adult series and it is definitely as good as the first. I am an adult and perhaps shouldn't be admitting to enjoying this series, but I do! The stories are excellent character-driven sotries and the narration is outstanding. I highly recommend this series.
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"Fills my Potter hole"
I'm enjoying this series. I'm always in search of something to feel the Harry Potter void and this is doing a decent job of it.
I like Thomas. He's only 13 and he is holding his own ever since his mom sent him off against his will to train as the Spook's apprentice. It's a dangerous job and not glamorous at all, wrought with danger and weirdness around every corner. I like that it's dark.
We got to find out more about Tom's mother in this one and why she's special in her own right. That was very interesting. We still don't know what she really is and I want to know more.
I don't know how the Spook has lived to a somewhat old age because if it weren't for Thomas, both him and Alice would have been dead many times over.d
Speaking of Alice, I like her character. She's constantly walking the line between light and dark. I like that we don't know if we can trust her, if she's truly a witch, what she will do, what her motivations are. She's definitely complicated and she makes me nervous.
The voice the narrator did for the Bane was the creepiest thing I've ever heard. I almost got chills.
On to the next book.
Loved this book! Plot, characters, writing were all superb. Couldn't turn it off!!!
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"great spooky story for all ages"
once again Joseph Delany weaves a truly entertaining and genuinely spooky story replete with all types of sinister creatures and villians--great in the car --just kept me glued to the story waiting to see what would happen next--let go and put yourself there --in his haunting world of the "spook".
"fast paced and scary"
Fantasy with reality mixed in a way that makes you wonder if it was real, though logic tells you it's not. Love the narrative. The voice he has is just perfect for this kind of book. You learn the mother's backstory, in this one which provides a bit of anticipation for the next book.
"I love this series."
Great series of books.
I always want the next book
Magic and facts. Nothing better
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Great book It flowed well. Narrator was great gave each character their own personality
The narrator is wonderful! The story is interesting and scary! I'm excited to read the next book!
"Intense fun"
This was an intense and fun listen. The narrator was perfectly matched to the content and overall it was well-read.
Parental warning: With the "body-pressing" and some of the other graphically detailed descriptions in this book, I will be waiting a year or two to share it with my ten yr old daughter.
"Last Apprentice book 2."
I really liked it. really enjoyed the book The Story flows along and has plenty of suspense.
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AT&T Makes $1 Million Contribution to Governor Cuomo's Sandy Relief Organization
Builds on AT&T Foundation Grants to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and Local Organizations; Adds to Broad-Based and Growing Restoration and Care Efforts
New York, New York, November 12, 2012
AT&T today announced a $1 million contribution to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's newly formed Empire State Relief Fund, assisting with housing relief following the storm. AT&T's contribution, together with support from several individuals and companies, will support the hardest hit areas across the region and be specifically directed at costs associated with providing long-term housing and rebuilding homes. AT&T has been working with state and city officials around the clock to restore services in affected areas and deployed charging stations to help those without power.
"AT&T thanks New York State and City officials for their leadership during this challenging time," said Marissa Shorenstein, President, AT&T New York. "New Yorkers around the state have been hit hard by Sandy and AT&T has been working closely with our leaders to ensure they have the resources to help all those in need. The Empire State Relief Fund is an important asset in taking the necessary steps to rebuild areas affected by the storm and AT&T is proud to contribute to its efforts."
AT&T recently announced a $1 million contribution to a similar nonprofit organization founded by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
The $2 million contributions to New York and New Jersey build on the AT&T Foundation's $250,000 grant to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund and $225,000 in AT&T Foundation grants to local nonprofits in the Tri-state region:
- $100,000 to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey
- $50,000 to the Food Bank for New York City
- $50,000 to Long Island Cares, Inc.
- $25,000 to the Connecticut chapter of the American Red Cross
AT&T's financial support is in addition to AT&T's broad-based storm restoration, relief and recovery efforts, which have included:
- Restoration: AT&T's disaster response team has been fully engaged and working around the clock to ensure the flow of wireless and wireline services in the affected areas. As of today, more than 99 percent of our sites are up and running across the region impacted by Sandy. Nearly 97 percent of our cell sites across New York City including in Manhattan are up and running. Updates on restoration efforts are available att.com/newsroom
- Charging Stations: AT&T worked with Mayor Bloomberg and the City of New York to deploy generator-driven charging stations and RVs with charging capabilities for New Yorkers at local food and water stations set up throughout the five boroughs. In addition, people in affected areas were invited to visit any of AT&T's approximately 400 retail store locations throughout the Northeast to charge their devices.
- Text-to-Pledge: AT&T wireless customers can make a $10 donation for Hurricane Sandy relief by texting to the following non-profit organizations:
- REDCROSS to 90999 to support the American Red Cross
- STORM to 80888 to help the Salvation Army
- HUMANE to 80888 to give to the American Humane Society
- RELIEF to 80000 to give to the Empire State Relief Fund
Customers who would like to contribute more can text up to five times for a total donation of $50. One hundred percent of any donation will be paid to the customer's designated charity and the customer will be charged for the donation via the customer's monthly AT&T bill.
- Late Payment Support: AT&T will extend the late-payment window for wireless and wireline customers who are behind, waive late payment fees and will not disconnect services because of non-payment.
- Employee Support: The AT&T Foundation administers a Disaster Relief Fund through which AT&T employees can assist fellow employees impacted by this storm and other qualified disasters. Additionally, AT&T provides employees with the ability to assist others by contributing to charities like the American Red Cross. Employees already have pledged nearly $350,000 to Sandy relief.
AT&T and the AT&T Foundation have contributed more than $6 million to American Red Cross and regional affiliates for disaster relief efforts in the past 10 years, providing support for individuals and communities impacted by hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes and other natural disasters.


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3TC (Lamivudine; GR109714X) Open-Label Program
This study has been completed.
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To make lamivudine (3TC) available to patients with progressive, symptomatic HIV disease who cannot participate in a controlled clinical trial and who are refractory or unable to tolerate other therapies. To collect data pertaining to the safety of 3TC at two dose levels. To evaluate the effect of 3TC on markers of hepatitis B in co-infected patients at five to ten selected sites.
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|3TC (Lamivudine; GR109714X) Open-Label Program
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Patients 12 years and older are randomized to receive one of two doses of 3TC for a duration determined by the patient's physician or until termination of the program. Patients < 12 years receive a lower dose of 3TC. Patients are followed monthly. For selected sites only, serum samples are collected every 3 months from patients identified as HBsAg positive.
PER 02/28/95 AMENDMENT: Patients enrolled prior to 3/1/95 may remain on their assigned monotherapy dose or change to combination therapy with 3TC and zidovudine.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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- Have progressive, symptomatic HIV disease.
- Have a mean CD4 count <= 99 cells/mm3 for adults and <= 300 cells/mm3 for children (original design was CD4 count <= 300 cells/mm3 for both adults and children).
- Be unable to participate in a controlled trial.
- Be refractory to or unable to tolerate other therapies.
- Be able to attend clinic on a monthly schedule.
- Have consent of parent or guardian if under the age of consent.
- If a pregnant or breast-feeding woman requests enrollment, her physician should contact Glaxo staff directly to discuss the case.
Practice of unsafe sex.
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Pluda J, Cooley T, Montaner J, McCaffrey R, Wainberg M, Yarchoan R. Phase I/II study of 3TC (GR109714X) in adults with ARC or AIDS. Int Conf AIDS. 1993 Jun 6-11;9(1):69 (abstract no WS-B26-2)
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|NCT00002108 History of Changes
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|November 2, 1999
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Drug Therapy, Combination
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDS-Related Complex
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HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
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Anti-HIV Agents
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Canadiens 2, Blackhawks 1: Andrei Markov scored two goals to lead Montreal.
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Avalanche 4, Wild 2: Ryan O'Reilly scored the game-winner with 7:16 to playfor Colorado.
Devils 2, Panthers 1: Marek Zidlicky scored with 2.1 seconds showing on the overtime clock to lift New Jersey
Blue Jackets 6, Jets 3: Boone Jenner and Mark Letestu each scored twice to lift Columbus and extend Winnipeg's losing streak to a season-high five games.
Lightning 6, Flyers 3: Valtteri Filppula scored the go-ahead goal during a wild second period to lead Tampa Bay.


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The C-MAX Energi received an EPA rating of 108 miles-per-gallon equivalent (MPGe) city rating and 100 MPGe combined rating. This beats the Toyota Prius' combined rating by 5 MPGe.
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Not only will the C-MAX Energi be America's most fuel efficient vehicle, it will also be the most affordable. It has a starting price of $29,995, but is eligible for the federal tax credit. The EPA label also noted that customers could save almost $7,000 in gas over the course of five years with the C-MAX Energi.
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The Bentinck becomes a social center, with Louisa (Gemma Jones) the focus of attention.
Overwhelmed with family problems, Louisa (Gemma Jones) pines for Charles. With Victoria Plucknett.
Lottie (Lalla Ward) finds romance; the Major (Richard Vernon) decides to marry. With Gemma Jones.
Louisa (Gemma Jones) once again tries to combine hotel business with responsibility to her family.
Louisa (Gemma Jones) is challenged by the responsibility of caring for her daughter (Lalla Ward).
A posthumous message from Charles gives disheartened Louisa (Gemma Jones) the will to carry on.
Wounded Charlie (Christopher Cazenove) returns to Louisa (Gemma Jones), but tragedy destroys their plans.
Louisa (Gemma Jones) opens a canteen for the troops; Louisa and Charlie (Christopher Cazenove) decide to wed.
Louisa (Gemma Jones) opens the Bentinck Hotel to a couple seeking refuge; the hotel is bombed.
The Bentinck Hotel houses top military figures, as well as an enemy agent. With Gemma Jones, Christopher Cazenove.
Fiercely patriotic Louisa (Gemma Jones) employs the Bentinck Hotel as part of the war effort.
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Louisa (Gemma Jones) insists the major (Richard Vernon) help her convert a chauffeur into a gentleman.
Anonymous letters comparing her to a Greek goddess intrigue Louisa (Gemma Jones). With Victoria Plucknett.
Louisa's (Gemma Jones) loyalties are torn between attention to relatives and to hotel business.
Edward VII dies; Charles (Christopher Cazenove) decides to marry another woman. With Gemma Jones.
Louisa's (Gemma Jones) purchase of a seaside cottage in Cowes brings conflict with the Royal Sailing Club.
Charles (Christopher Cazenove) hides his suffragette cousin (Sally Osbourn) from the police.
Louisa (Gemma Jones) prepares a special dinner for an Ascot house party. With Victoria Plucknett.
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Starr's (John Cater) common-law wife causes problems by arriving at the hotel. With Gemma Jones.
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Nicki Minaj: Men love my scent
Nicki Minaj claims her male friends would wear her fragrance.
The singer recently released her debut scent Pink Friday which - with its pink design and sweet smell - appears to be aimed at women.
However, the 29-year-old insists the perfume is more unisex than it may first seem.
"Men can use it!" she assured Australian radio show hosts Kyle and Jackie O.
"As you know, a lot of my fans happen to be gay so they don't have any issues with the fragrance. But even my straight guy friends, they love the fragrance and they said to me they would wear it! It's fruity with a woodsy undertone. It's one of those nice, warm smells. It's one of those very mellow smells."
The bottle for her first scent features a golden bust of the singer, complete with her trademark cotton candy-coloured wig.
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Nicki launched the Pink Friday perfume in Sydney, Australia, earlier this week.
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Jose Mourinho expects Chelsea to advance to the knockout stages of the Champions League despite opening their Group E campaign with a 2-1 defeat at home to Basle.
Goals from Mohamed Salah and Marco Streller, after Oscar had put Chelsea in front, saw Basle win in England for the first time at the 11th attempt and end the Blues' near 10-year, 29-match unbeaten home run in the Champions League group stages.
Mourinho's side next travel to Steaua Bucharest, who beat the Blues in Romania earlier this year, before twice tackling Schalke in a group they were expected to breeze through.
"The objective of finishing in the top two in the group phase and to go to the next stage of the Champions League is an objective that is not lost, far from it," Mourinho said.
"It's an objective we're going to fight for and it's an objective that I believe very, very much that we're going to achieve.
"We lost three points that we must get somewhere. We must get them, (in) Basle, or Schalke, or Bucharest, or all of them or some of them.
"Normally you have to win the matches at home and get a few points away.
"Now we must win six points at home, Schalke and Steaua, but we have also to win points away. Probably we have to go to win at Basle to compensate for the defeat."
"When we lose, I am the responsible one" - Jose Mourinho
Chelsea suffered the ignominy of becoming the first holders to exit the tournament at the group stage last term before beating Steaua and Basle en route to winning the Europa League.
Mourinho, who is not prepared to ponder another spell in the Europa League, accepted full responsibility for the defeat, which followed a loss at Everton and extended the winless run to four games ahead of Saturday's west London derby with Fulham.
"When we lose, I am the responsible (one)," said Mourinho, who did not see onlooking Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich in the immediate aftermath of the defeat.
Mourinho has placed emphasis on youth, even though his team has enormous experience, including Samuel Eto'o, who was ineffective.
He stressed his happiness with his strike options, after leaving Fernando Torres out of the squad and bringing Demba Ba off the bench, but admitted Cameroon forward Eto'o may be lacking the sharpness displayed for Barcelona and Inter Milan after a spell in Russia with Anzhi Makhachkala, where he commanded a vast salary.
Mourinho said: "The sharpness, that click to score, we have to wait. But he's a great player and he will score goals."


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A mystery millionaire hiding envelopes of cash around San Francisco sent residents into a frenzy over the weekend and plans to hit San Jose Wednesday.
The generous citizen reportedly made a bundle in real estate and wants to give some of it back to the community.
He created a Twitter account: @hiddencash to offer clues to where the money is hidden. Oftentimes the envelopes are taped to ATMs or parking meters and contain around $100.
He asks that recipients post photos of themselves with the cash in hand in return.
He also has plans to head to New York and Los Angeles soon.


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I'm going to spare you who lists him as center, who lists him as forward, and who lists him as both. Needless to say, it's an inconsistent mixed bag.
I'm going to leave it to the ACTUAL NUMBERS:
His minutes are split between C and PF:
Listed as backing up Dalembert:
Listed as center in the top 3 ranked 5-man units at 82 games:
Dalembert's backup is supposed to be the veteran center Booth, right? Nope. It's now Jason Smith.
His hometown newspaper The Philidelphia Enquirer has repeated stories about Mo's love of Smith and using him above all others to sub and back up Dalembert:
"Sixers rookie Jason Smith started at center for the second game in a row. He scored 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds in his best preseason performance. Cheeks said that Smith and rookie center Herbert Hill have been two of the team's most pleasant surprises."
"Without Dalembert, Cheeks will continue to offer extended power forward/center minutes to rookie Jason Smith"
And finally, and as far as I'm concerned the nail in the coffin, is a quick look at the boxes for the last four games. The fewer minutes that D gets, the more Smith gets. The more D gets, the fewer Smith gets. And how many minutes are there for Booth in the last four games? In order: 3 mins, 4 mins, 3 mins, and then DNP-CD. Check it out:
I'll post more of the articles, but my hand is tired from all the copy/paste.


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ACTION is being taken in an attempt to stamp out so-called bed blocking in Worcestershire.
Members of the governing body of the South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group heard about plans to improve patient flow through the county's hospitals at a meeting on Thursday, March 27.
There are currently 1,163 people in Worcestershire waiting longer than the NHS-mandated 18 weeks for operations and it is hoped the new plans will help patients get treated quicker.
A study at hospitals in the county found 30.6 per cent of patients in beds – including more than 50 per cent in community hospitals – did not need to be there.
Plans are being put in place to improve communication between doctors, nurses and other people working with patients in order to ensure treatment remains consistent.
It is also hoped that provision for care in the community arrangements can be improved so patients do not need to spend as much time in hospital as well as improving transport links to and from hospitals and surgeries.


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This story started when Rocco Fiato, a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant out of Fort Wayne's 122nd Fighter Wing serving in Kandahar, Afghanistan, decided to restart a hockey league. The Kandahar Hockey League was originally begun in 2006 by Canadians, but it folded after they rotated home and most of the equipment fell apart from use.
In December, Fiato, 25, ordered almost $9,000 worth of equipment from Komet Kuarters, including 120 jerseys, 100 sticks, 24 pucks, 25 street hockey balls and goaltender equipment. Because of protocol and shipping problems, the equipment didn't arrive until early February. Since it arrived, the hockey rink has been in heavy use.
``When I initially set it up, we had over 70 guys but they all deployed back home,'' Fiato said. ``Now we've got around 30. We always had guys asking if they could play and then the next week they'd start showing up.''
Fiato himself has been sent home, and he's spending the summer in Charleston, S.C. Now he's the commissioner emeritus.
``I'm constantly getting emails from guys telling me who scored and asking questions,'' Fiato said. ``I got an email the other day from a guy who is trying to start a league in Kuwait. Now he's contacting me on how to set it up.''
He also heard the National Hockey League is sending sticks through the USO.
``It's a good workout,'' Rioto said. ``The only problem is you breathe all that crap from the burn pit and the air. It was starting to warm up when I left. I'm sure they have a full schedule now and are sweating their butts off.''
The 12 players per team wear gloves and shin pads, and the goaltender wears regular gear, including a mask. Each team uses two forwards and one defenseman at a time, along with a goaltender. Players can run to play or wear in-line skates provided there's an equal number of players using them on the opposing team.
``It was a great idea,'' Komet Kuarters owner Bill Franke said. ``They are having fun and I'm sure it gets their mind off a lot of things, and that's always positive.
The biggest problem was getting the equipment to Kandahar because it's considered to be a war zone, and traditional shipping organizations said they could not ship there. Retired Indiana Army National Guard Master Sgt. Steve Kingsley was able to call on some buddies for help from the Air National Guard in Fort Wayne and Army Reserve in Indianapolis on the delivery.Indianapolis Business Journal is reporting State Fairgrounds officials are talking with the ECHL about putting an expansion team in Pepsi Coliseum in 2014 when renovations are completed. The renovation is part of a $63 million project that will refurbish the arena into 9,000 seats for hockey.
Indianapolis officials attended the ECHL All-Star Game to talk with league officials, the story said.The Trenton Titans and the ECHL announced Tuesday the team is ceasing operations for next season. The Titans averaged 2,578 fans per game this season, the third-lowest average in the league. All players become free agents.


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I guess this is a problem with the .tmlanguage file, but its rather impenetrable at first glance so I would appreciate pointers on what I need to look for to fix this problem.


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text: I hope someone can help me. I signed up for Dish Network this year specifically so I can watch the Pacers. I haven't had any type of cable or dish for about 5 years, but really want to watch this new young team. I signed up with Dish because it was the best deal. My dad has dish and was able to watch all the Pacers games on an alternate sports channel since FSN Midwest was not on his package. I signed up for the cheapest package called Americas top 120. Will I be able to see the Pacers games or do I have to upgrade to a more expensive package? Thanks for your help guys!


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According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Cedric Benson has been diagnosed with a Lisfranc foot injury and is out a minimum of eight weeks.
Dolphins coach Adam Gase doesn't plan to scale back Jay Ajayi's workload.
Jermaine Gresham (ribs) is questionable for Monday night's Week 3 game against the Cowboys.
Lions signed coach Jim Caldwell to a multi-year extension.
49ers OLB Tank Carradine (ankle) is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
Melvin Gordon (questionable, knee) is on track to play in Sunday's game with Kansas City.
ESPN's Michael DiRocco expects Dede Westbrook (IR, core muscle surgery) to return this season.
Chargers CB Jason Verrett will undergo season-ending knee surgery.
ESPN's Cameron Wolfe believes Titans WR Taywan Taylor will see a "significant increase in his role" Week 3 with Corey Davis (hamstring) sidelined.
Dolphins RB Jay Ajayi said he was "feeling good" during Friday's practice.
Ezekiel Elliott's hearing with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled for October 2.
Coach Pete Carroll said Jimmy Graham (questionable, ankle) "should be fine" for Sunday's game against the Titans.


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Women with higher levels of vitamin B6 had fewer heart attacks, a new study reveals.
A study from the American Heart Association compared 144 women who previously experienced a heart attack to 288 women of similar age and lifestyle who had not. Doctors measured levels of pyridoxal 5' phosphate, the active form of vitamin B6, and homocysteine, an amino acid, high levels of which raise chances of cardiovascular disease. Women with higher vitamin B6 levels consumed more B6, had lower body mass index and lower homocysteine levels compared to those with lower B6 levels. Women with the highest B6 levels were 78 percent less likely to have had a heart attack than those with the least.


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We recently purchased a refurbished Lenovo G570 laptop running Windows 7. Our wireless (Verizon hotspot) does not work now. I sense this is common issue, and apologize if I'm repeating questions already asked...but:
What do we do? What drivers should I download, if any?
I just need some ideas. Verizon was no help at all.
FYI - we can connect to the internet as long as we tether the Verizon mobile hotspot device to the laptop. So something is working. When we disconnect and try to log on wirelessly, however, we get several different errors, and it will not connect to the internet.
Any help is appreciated!!
03-16-2012 09:32 AM - edited 03-16-2012 09:33 AM
When I say "recently" I mean 3 days ago. The wifi has never worked since we got the laptop. I worked the day before on our old laptop, which was a Toshiba with Windows Vista. So I suspect Windows 7 is the issue. It's definitely the Lenovo laptop causing the problem, though.


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Seeing is believing, and when Woodland High School students left their classrooms Thursday morning to witness the wreckage from a car accident, they believed.
Hundreds of students watched as firefighters, paramedics and police officers responded to the "crash" scene next to the student parking lot where a total of four students suffered injuries, and one student died as a result.
The "crash" was part of a simulation meant to open the eyes of students, teaching them about the dangers of drinking and driving.
There was no absence of tears among students in audience as they watched their peers being extracted from the two vehicles that collided on Beamer Street.
Sophomore Jasmine Cullison watched closely as fellow students were rescued from the wreckage. She did not know any of the students personally, but said she cried during the demonstration nonetheless.
Victoria Young, another Woodland High sophomore said that the demonstration made her concerned with "being on the road with other people."
Both students are not licensed, but will be driving soon, and will remember this day when they do.
The white sedan was driven by a "drunk" young man who only suffered minor injuries. He was seen walking around the accident site as his passenger, who was unconscious for the entire demonstration, was pulled from the car after the roof was removed by firefighters.
The jaws-of-life were used to remove the roof of the other vehicle as well, which had three students inside. One student, who was not wearing a seat belt, crashed through the windshield resulting in his death. Firefighters covered his body with a blanket, focusing on the driver of the vehicle who cried out that she could not feel her legs. Paramedics placed a neck brace on the girl, and worked to safely remove her from the vehicle without injuring her even further.
Another teen, who sat in the back of the second vehicle, suffered minor injuries but continued to cry during the demonstration, watching as paramedics wheeled her friend into the back of an ambulance.
The passenger from the white vehicle was airlifted to Woodland Memorial Hospital by a REACH medical helicopter out of Vacaville. Once there, he was treated and met by his family, continuing the simulation there.
The driver of the white vehicle was arrested after a number of sobriety tests, and was booked into jail after leaving the accident scene in the back of a police car.
Once the injured students were removed from the scene, the coroner arrived to examine the body of the teen who died after crashing through the windshield. With the help of firefighters, she removed the teenager from the wreckage, placing him in a body bag on the way to the morgue.
The mock crash is just the beginning of a two-day event put on by the Every 15 Minutes program, an educational experience that reminds teenagers of the dangers associated with drunk driving.
Fire Captain Eric Zane, of the Woodland Fire Department, said that he has been involved in several demonstrations at high schools in Woodland, including Pioneer and Woodland Christian.
"It does have an impact on the students," he said. "We hate seeing kids involved in accidents like this."
The event is designed to dramatically instill teenagers with the potentially dangerous consequences of drinking alcohol and texting while driving. Every 15 minutes someone in the U.S. dies from an alcohol-related traffic collision.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2012 more than 10,000 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes that cost more than an estimated $37 billion annually.
An assembly will take place at 10:30 a.m. today for students and staff to discuss the topic. The focus of the assembly stresses that the decision to consume alcohol can affect many more people than just the one who drinks. With growing technology, the dangers of texting while driving are also emphasized in this program.
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May 4, 2012 2:51 pm
Comparing Rivera to starting pitchers is difficult, but that won't stop Colin from trying.
One of the harder tasks to do in baseball analysis is to fairly compare starting pitchers to relievers. I've written before about how to attempt to capture the difference at the league level, but here's a somewhat less formal attempt to compare one reliever in particular to a bevy of starting pitchers - the reliever, it will be no surprise, is Mariano Rivera.
I restricted myself to pitchers who had made their debut in or after 1974. First, I took RA_PLUS and the league average RA during Rivera's career (not ERA - 4.97 was the average) to put everyone on equal footing. Given this, I used a little bit of algebra to figure out what RA would have had to put up to match the normalized RA of each starter, assuming Rivera pitched enough total innings to match that starter's career IP total. Sorted by rest-of-career RA, the top 20:
April 19, 2012 1:04 pm
Some musings about who's fielding the ball.
There has been something weird going on in baseball over the past few seasons. To wit:
February 1, 2012 9:00 am
Are the super-agent's statistics damned lies? And is he any more credible if he's technically telling the truth?
Combing through Scott Boras' statements for inaccuracies is a little like tilting at windmills (or so I assume—it's been years since I've seen a windmill, let alone tilted at one). That's because Boras' greatest ambition isn't impeccable candor; it's getting the most money for his clients (and by extension, of course, himself). Telling the truth is often a good way to get paid, since no general manager likes to be lied to. Sometimes, though, the best way for an agent to stretch his wallet is to stretch the truth. That's why every offseason, each team can expect to receive a hefty booklet about the latest big Boras free agent, explaining why Oliver Perez is the second coming of Randy Johnson or how Prince Fielder isn't fat, he's just big-boned. There's nothing wrong with these tall tales, so put down your pitchforks. Boras is just doing his job, and he's doing it better than anyone else. (Just ask Fielder.)
Still, it doesn't hurt to hold him accountable for some of his more glaring leaps of logic. That's why alarm bells went off in my head when I read a quote of his from a couple weeks ago:
September 28, 2011 12:04 am
Some wild card wildness for your consideration
Because of the tight wild card races this year (both are tied going into the last day of the season), we've made some enhancements to the playoff odds reports:
August 18, 2011 1:02 am
A PITCHf/x look at Aroldis Chapman's transformation.
If I could take any pitcher to retire any batter at any point in the history of baseball, I might choose Aroldis Chapman at present. If I had to choose the worst pitcher in MLB in late May, I might have chosen Aroldis Chapman. Chapman didn't allow a run in his first dozen innings of the year, but in his subsequent four appearances, he allowed ten runs while recording four total outs. Over that stretch he walked 12 of the 19 batters he faced, bringing his seasonal line to 20 walks in 13 innings. Chapman was sent to the minors, but at some point he figured things out. Since being recalled in late June, Chapman has tallied 41 strikeouts compared to eight walks in 23.1 innings. I compared the PITCHf/x data of Bad Chapman (April/May) to Good Chapman (June-Present).
June 8, 2011 7:19 pm
Picking apart the rest-of-season numbers reveals some interesting flaws.
Yesterday I claimed that the rest-of-season projections at Fangraphs are wrong. Again, I am well aware this is a statement from interest, as I made this claim as I was announcing our own rest-of-season PECOTA projections. Some people were skeptical of my illustrations, so I'll go into the weeds here and explain why I think the methodology is incorrect, as opposed to simply disagreeable. First, I'll lay out the methodology in neutral terms, then I will provide my own commentary.
What I've done is recreate at least a portion of the methodology used to compute rest-of-season ZiPS, as based on this spreadsheet, particularly, the portion having to do with HR. (If you want to look at the methods yourself, just download that spreadsheet, and copy the batter worksheet into a blank sheet so you can unhide the locked columns in the sheet.) First, you need to take the number of games a player's team has played, and divide by 162. This is called G% in the original spreadsheet. For clarity I will call this G_RT.
May 29, 2011 3:38 pm
A look at which batters this season have done the least with the most (hits).
Sabermetricians have long talked about the empty batting average. So who so far this season holds onto the emptiest batting average?
We have a stat here at BP, called True Average, that accounts for the totality of a player's production at the plate, while still being on the familiar scale of batting average. What's missing from this is a sense of opportunities; the more playing time a player has, the emptier his batting average can really be.
May 24, 2011 12:00 pm
Consider this a brain teaser.
I've got a little puzzler for you - a brain teaser, if you will.
Here is a CSV file containing descriptive measures of a batter's batted ball distribution over his first 100 plate appearances, from two separate sources - Set A and Set B, as they are called. Then you have that batter's results for the rest of the season, in terms of BABIP, BACON (batting average on contact - included largely because I love having a reason to say BACON in a sabermetric context) and home runs on contact. Each player season has been identified by a "hash," in order to provide a unique identifier without giving any information about the player's identity. The reason is that I'm asking you all to participate in a blind taste test of two sources of information about the distribution of a player's batted balls, and how well they predict that player's future results.
May 12, 2011 9:00 am
When in the season do most valuable players tend to debut, and what can consecutive Opening Day starts reveal?
Armed with a WARP database, I trekked back to my debut article on MLB debuts. Here are the dates on which a group of players worth at least 100 career WARP debuted, as well as the names of the players who contributed the most to those totals:
April 8, 2011 5:20 pm
The playoff odds report tackles the Red Sox.
The dominant story to start this season has been the cold start from the Red Sox, the preseason favorite to crush their enemies, see them driven before them, and to hear the lamentation of their women. Since yesterday's "no reason to panic" post (I regret nothing), the Red Sox have lost another game–to the Indians, no less.
I've mentioned what the cold start doesn't mean–it's not a death sentence, as the Sox obviously aren't an ordinary 0-5 or 0-6 team–but let's spend some time on what it does mean, with the help of the adjusted standings (given a fresh coat of paint as of today) and the playoff odds report.
April 7, 2011 10:45 am
Cold starts for the Rays and Red Sox means frustration for fans, but it shouldn't mean panic.
Did you know? Only two teams have begun the season 0-5 and made the playoffs! It's, like, math and stuff!
Okay, let's put this into some context. Going back to 1974, 68% of World Series teams had at least one five-game losing streak. If we look at all playoff teams, that number creeps up to 70 percent. (Counterintuitively enough, if you only look at World Series winners, the percentage goes up to 75%. Ah, the joys of small sample sizes.)
March 31, 2011 7:50 pm
A quick reminder of how teams have fared in the past as compared with their projected records.
I decided to take off work for my day job tomorrow for a religious holiday. Yes, I belong to the Church of Baseball—how can I be asked to work on a day like tomorrow? Tomorrow is a time to focus on the important things in life, and for me, this is a mixture of baseball and its statistics. It's a time to finally watch nine men stroll out onto green grass and officially move the baseline of the expectations that my colleagues at Baseball Prospectus and I have been zeroing in on since the Giants ran on to the field to celebrate their 2010 World Championship. With the release of our final version of the PECOTA-Projected Standings on the Depth Charts page for 2011, I am reminded of an article that I wrote last September called Sabermetric Teams and Sabermetric Scouting. In that piece, I discussed how teams have done as compared with their projected standings over the past five years.
My most interesting finding was that teams that were perceived by Baseball Prospectus Staff to incorporate more from sabermetrics into their front office's decision-making tended to under-perform their PECOTA-projected records. This was interesting, because it suggested the importance of contextualizing what statistics suggest, and even Major League Baseball clubs miss the same information that our analysts miss as well. However, these sabermetrically inclined teams also fared better overall relative to clubs with similar payrolls that were less sabermetrically inclined, which also highlights the importance of listening to what analysts like us have to say!


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had an annual physical today and after being told to cough about 38 times, the doc tells me I have a hernia going on. Big surprise. No symptoms at all.
Anybody have any experience with this?
How long will this keep me from running?
had an annual physical today and after being told to cough about 38 times, the doc tells me I have a hernia going on. Big surprise. No symptoms at all.
Anybody have any experience with this?
How long will this keep me from running?
I had an inguinal hernia about 5 years ago and had it repaired. My symptoms were obvious (felt a sharp pain when moving boxes and something strange bulged out of me!) Lived and ran with it for 1 year. Not horrible but not great to have.
Had surgical repair and was running in about 2 weeks time. Now it's fine but occasionally I get pain from scar tissue.
What's the Drs recommendation? If you had no symptoms maybe you don't need to do anything?
(Served me right for not hiring movers - after moving hundreds of boxes on my own. . . . . . )
I have to go see a general surgeon to really see what's going on. I was just curious as to how much running time I might loose.
Good luck. If you need surgery I'd get it done ASAP and then you'll have no issues with Boston.
I really did not miss much at all (2 weeks)
I had a similar experience to jbc about 20 years ago and my symptoms were similar. The good news for me was that they had just started doing these repairs using minimally invasive surgery. Before that, you were out of action for 6 weeks, and even walking was tough for 2. Two weeks to start running again sounds about right.
Good luck with it.
2 weeks!
I'm okay with that.
Seems like every time I pay an entry fee to get into a marathon, something inside me breaks.
Day before my physical, I registered and paid for the Space Coast Marathon on Dec 1st.
(broke my foot after paying for Boston)
thanks for the responses guys.
I got plenty of time to get this done and recover. Space Coast is about 27 weeks away.
you guys nailed it. I have a "linguini" hernia of the right side. Gonna have surgery as soon as they can schedule it.
Like you mentioned, doc says in about two weeks I'll be back running like normal.
Damn - I was hoping the operation would have me running a little faster than normal .
I assumed I would have laprascopic but the surgeon preferred to do it with a larger cut - felt like it was more successful and that the recovery time was only a week longer? It was day surgery by the way. Not giving any advice here, just relaying my experience.
Each year has gotten a little better. The first year I would notice some tenderness when doing things like raking or snow shoveling (don't think you deal with that in the sunshine state). All in all I had to get it done and was happy with the result.
Keep us posted
Well you are all making me feel a bit under diagnosed. When I had my bike accident in 2006 I noticed a bulge on the left side after my recovery. I guess that's not uncommon to have something herniate in an accident. When I told my doctor at the time he said yes most likely it was a hernia and not to do anything until it started causing pain.
7 years later it still just bulges a little, and every now and again it bulges more, but goes back. Bottom line though is no pain and the doctor says don't do anything. Maybe a little uncomfortable every now and again, but nothing bad.
I guess his reasoning was that all they do is push everything back in and put a net around it. The mesh thing? Then those items don't last forever, they slowly give way more and more, until you have to have a new mesh net put in.
So his reasoning is wait until you have to have the net, but not any sooner. It's not a risky thing so don't bother until you have to, that was the attitude.
Anyone else get a diagnosis like that?
Hey Maureen!
My diagnosis was something like yours. Doc told me that since I was asymptomatic, and had no pain, that I could wait and have it checked frequently.
When he told me that it might or might not give me problems later in the year when I wanted to increase training for Boston 2014, I said "cut me".
jbc - yep have to deal with leaves down here - but instead of raking I have a mulching kit on the riding mower....no snow shoveling, but we do have to cut the grass twice a week during the summer.
Summers are to be people in Florida as winters are to people in the north - the season you hunker inside and wish it would go away.
I had hernia repair about 3-4 years ago. I had the choice of the mesh over the hole or stitching the hole up. Surgeon recommended the mesh and said that should be permanent. Stitching can give away. I was running in about a week. I had a race coming up before the surgery and he said I could wait with the surgery so I could race, but I elected to forgo the race (was a 10k at the end of January) so I would be healed by Boston in April. Worked out fine for me.
Thanks for the info scrappy!
Surgery is scheduled for June 11. If I get back running two weeks after that, I'll have 21 weeks of training for the Space Coast Marathon in December - looks like even with the surgery I'm in a good position for my 2014 training
You all raise excellent points. It's like driving around on a tire that could blow, it will do it at the most inconvenient time.
So for your diagnosis did they do any icky things, like endoscopy? I'm avoiding that one with rigor.
Interesting that you all are talking about this.. I ran Boston and Big Sur this year very slowly as I had horrible hip / groin pain.
Going to sports medicine doctor tomorrow and am kinda hoping they find "something" so they can fix it. I took time off before the races and it didn't help.
Assuming I will be pool running and such here soon.
Mark, the pain you are having sounds like something i went thru last September, but luckily it turned out to be tight hip flexors. - Hope that's the case for You.
Maureen, the diagnosos was simple and takes about 30 seconds - the doc could feel the hernia while I strained the muscles in the groin.
I honestly don't mind endoscopies at all. My doc knocks me out for the procedure...and for those brief 10 seconds before I go under - whatever drug he uses is wonderfull!!!
EGeary - I will mention the hip flexor possibility when I go in.
I am glad to finally be proactive on this as I was just hoping it would go away.
So many other injuries did just that.
If it's the mesh, I know once it starts to heal it's not going anywhere. High intensity sports with stopping and starting are more likely to cause problems. If you come back with all easy runs you should be fine.
I ran my 1st run 9 days after surgery. I believe I did 2 miles day 9, 3 miles day 10, 5 miles day 12, all easy recovery pace. The doctor said don't run at all for a month, lol, silly doctors
I had mesh put in for the hernia repair. When I asked the Dr. about return to running my worry was that I might mess up the work he did.
He was very reassuring and said that I should return to running when I'm ready. Meaning, and he said this, there is nothing I can do to destroy or mess up the mesh (wow, hernia poetry).
Off and on I will still continue to have low grade discomfort there and I'm told it's just scar tissue doing it's thing over time.
Mark, how do you find the water running. I've been doing some at my local swimming pond?
Pool running still hurts as it is a muscle thing - almost feels like the muscle that you use to pull the right leg in toward the left is pulled. Crazy thing is it NEVER gets better.
Will be going in at lunch today. Ran a couple miles this morning to make sure I am full on symptomatic so I can really point out the trouble. Sounds silly I suppose but I can just see me feeling fine the one day someone needs to know "where does it hurt"!
add me to the list of hernia recovery stories. Developed an inguinal hernia after Boston in 2010. Got it taken care of immediately - literally had the surgery 3 days after the diagnosis. I was running again in 10 days. I'd highly recommend surgery (I had the mesh approach too). It's quick and fixes it.
Another friend of mine got one a year ago. Tried to cure 'naturally' by resting, then strengthening abdomen plus a bunch of other stuff. The hernia flared up again over the winter. He missed Paris and then Boston. Seems to be under control now, but to me - 10 days out and it's done, to a year + of unknown and it still likely to re-occur - that's a no brainer to me.
good luck.
OK so apparently no hernia...
Guess that's good news. Though I am not so sure.
Calling to schedule an MRI next week to check for stress fracture regarding hip pain.
Doctor thinks it is a strained adductor muscle - "here do these exercises" approach.
Problem is I have had the groin pain since last summer!
I will follow directions but am a bit skeptical that doing some stretches and leg lifts will fix something that has become almost debilitating.
I dunno, maybe I am expecting too quick of a fix.
Mark...when I went to my orthop doc, after much pain for a long time, I was expecting to come away with news that I had to have a hip replacement.
He diagnosed it as tight hip flexors, gave me the exercises, told me to take Ibuprofen a few times a day and told me to see him in a month if needed.
I'm telling ya - doing the exercises for two weeks solved all my problems. Give 'em time.
As far as doubting the hernia diagnosis - well...you either have it or you don't and it is quite easy for a doc to tell.
Well you are all making me feel a bit under diagnosed. When I had my bike accident in 2006 I noticed a bulge on the left side after my recovery. I guess that's not uncommon to have something herniate in an accident. When I told my doctor at the time he said yes most likely it was a hernia and not to do anything until it started causing pain.
7 years later it still just bulges a little, and every now and again it bulges more, but goes back. Bottom line though is no pain and the doctor says don't do anything. Maybe a little uncomfortable every now and again, but nothing bad.
I guess his reasoning was that all they do is push everything back in and put a net around it. The mesh thing? Then those items don't last forever, they slowly give way more and more, until you have to have a new mesh net put in.
So his reasoning is wait until you have to have the net, but not any sooner. It's not a risky thing so don't bother until you have to, that was the attitude.
Anyone else get a diagnosis like that?
Yep, about 6 or 7 years ago. Had some pain in the lower abdomen. Doc said it felt like a slight hernia but unless it caused too much discomfort to let it go. Checks it every year during my annual physical – same diagnosis. Sometimes it's uncomfortable after long runs (more than 16 miles) – so I pretty much just avoid those.
It only took you guys 10 days to get back to running???
Holy heck! Had the surgery yesterday - gotta state this is the most painful surgery I have ever had.
Sitting or laying down and then getting back up again is pretty tricky.
Training for Boston started today - I walked two laps around my yard
did they include a morphine drip ? I think that's what it was - some sort of high pain killer stuff anyway. The surgeon left a tube implanted and the stuff trickled in for 2-3 days afterwards. Then I had to pull the tube out, which felt a bit weird but was easy. Maybe it was that - but I really don't remember it being too bad. I've still got a hugh pot of vicodin they gave me, pretty much unused. Maybe I should try and find Doctor House and sell them to him ??
Give it a few days - I'm sure you'll be improving quickly. good luck !
I had the same feeling post surgery for a couple of days. Very acute at first, getting out of bed, walking etc, but there will be a quick improvement in a few days. I remember my son was really worried about me the first few days.
Lay low and don't worry - you'll be running before I resume (been two months now - not related to hernia [foot]).
thanks for the feedback guys!
This morning I managed to roll out of bed and was feeling pretty low because of the pain. Your encouragement really perked me up.
I walked about 1/3 of a mile last evening. Gonna try for a 1/2 mile today.
I think I must still have a lot of air inside me. Took my 1st shower last night and removed the bandages. Looked in the mirror, and to my horror I look like a rubber blow up doll with a slow leak.
Well that sounds more painful than I anticipated. Is it day 1?
Did you have the full cut incision or laproscopic? I had the full - about a 1- 2 inch cut.
My first days of "walking" were more of a slow shuffle.
Nice to hear you guys got some pro-active work done and are doing better.
I am still waiting for the molasses that is Kaiser to process me.
Had an MRI last Friday, finally. No word yet from them but I have a follow up visit next Monday.
Pain is still bad and chronic. I am finally ticked enough to get in my (cold) pool and start the aqua jogging to stave off the enchiladas that are piling on my midsection!
Just been a frustrating couple of months!
It is a LOT more painful than I had anticipated!
had the surgery on Tuesday - laproscopic.
I did the 1/2 mile walk this morning and I may do another this evening when the temps get down into the 80's. It's 94 degrees as I write this.
Thought I might have a chance to drop a few pounds while I'm recovering, but my sister sent me (6) 1-pint containers of Graiters peach ice cream from Cincinnati. One pint is gone.
Ladies - turn you heads for a second I gotta ask the men a question...
when you guys had this done, did you wake up with your "do-dad" pretty well bruised up?
Man, it looks like someone used my parts as a punching bag.
Very rarely do I break into hysterical laughter reading post but I just did!
I don't remember my do dads being banged up but I vaguely remember that being not uncommon. Call your doctor and ask about it.
Got my official word on injury yesterday.
Stress fracture of the Sacrum (hip) along with Osteitis Pubis (inflamation of lower connector tissue) and assorted muscle damage in that area.
No running, no anything for next couple months!
So I am on a diet and have ordered a recumbent bike for use when doctor clears me for light workouts, also looking at a lot of pool running when that is OK'd.
At least I know what I have now so there's that.
Oh Bummer, Dude.
Sorry to hear this.
Thanks EGeary I will be following doctors orders and hoping for the best. Hope that I have already put in four weeks so maybe that will count as time served.
Sorry RunMarkRun. I've got company at least. Maybe we can chat water running. . . .
Oh boy.
EGeary, how's the post surgery coming along?
coming along. thanks for asking.
I'm still pretty sore - especially at work where I sit all day long. I have to get up about every 20 minutes so I don't get locked into the seated position.
I have been walking 2 miles every morning.
I'm "allowed" to start running on Tuesday. I'm a little nervous about those first few steps.
Pool running sucks. I did two days of that when I broke my foot last December.
I am glad I am not the only one who thinks pool running blows.
Broke my foot a few years ago and made it up to a two hour "run" in the pool.
Longest two hours of my life!!
Going to have to get a tv to put out by my pool or something!
I knew I was keeping that old boom box around for a reason.
Just finished a long swim then pool/pond run. While swimming I was already dreading the water running. You guys corroborate how tedious it is. I try to make the best of it, tell myself "at least it's beautiful out here etc." but it is so hard to sustain the pace. I get distracted and just fade off. Usually I have to count 30 seconds and repeat. This helps me focus on it.
Not sure I got the technique completely right.
Do/have you guys used a watch or any tips on pool running?
I put in a Van Halen CD and ran until I heard the same song again.


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- Darla said...
Get out of town Gracie!!I do remember the puppies and the giggling little boy...how refreshing.
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- Alison said...
OMG, I do remember that commercial, but I had no idea it was for Pepsi. It's funny how ads can be such a strong memory, or become associated with certain things happening in our lives. I was angsty at 15 too.
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- Linda Hoye said...
I sure do remember that commercial and the giggling little boy! 1975. Ugh. Wouldn't go back there for anything though.
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- Catherine@AGardenerinProgress said...
I definitely remember that commercial! I wouldn't want to be a teenager again for sure. There are certain songs that come on from when I was pretty young and it's amazing the feelings they bring up.
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- Jenni @ RainyDayGardener said...
While I don't remember that commercial (cause I was born that year ;) if you fast forward into the 80's there are definitely commercials that still tug at me. It's amazing the emotions we attach to music or TV. Lately, commercials have been playing some of my favorite 80's songs and I find myself yelling to my husband 'isn't anything sacred??'! His reply..No. Cheers, Jenni
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- danger garden said...
The commercial isn't really familiar, at least not the visuals, but the song definitely touched a cord. The giggleling and the puppies though? If you would have been in my living room this evening when I returned home from a day at the YGP Show you would have witnessed a scene very familiar. Granted it was one one senior dog, and a 40-something female, but nothing can make me giggle the way she can...and I think she enjoys it even more than me. I am lucky.
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- Donna@Gardens Eye View said...
I loved that commercial...it was so cute but the family and love was so uplifting...great memories Grace!
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- Lona said...
Oh, dear. Yes, I remember that commercial! I am with Catherine I would not like to relive my younger years either. Too much to traumatize you.Of course the Beatles, Vietnam war and flower power did not help at all with all of the other frustrations to go through besides. LOL!
My McAffey virus program always has a fit when I try to go to your postings for some silly reason. It always pops up and asks me "Do you want to go to this site?" I keep telling it "yes, I want to go visit Grace" but it forgets as bad as I do these days. LOL!
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- Bean Bags said...
This is the real tragedy--not having the wisdom of a caring adult at the ready to guide and remind me that it was okay and that one day understand.
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