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>Racing>Sub 2:00 Half Marathon thread
Is anyone on this thread running the NYCRuns half in Central Park next weekend? If you are running it and gunning for your first sub 2, let me know if you want a pacer. I will be running the race but not as a PR attempt (just a longish run with water support). A good friend paced me to my first sub 2 a few years ago and I would be happy to extend the favor to another runner.
201x goals: run a bunch....race some.....repeat...
Zelanie - great tempo run! Yes, I'm glad I ran the 20 miler. It was lots of fun, and challenging at the same time.
Nathan - if you ever have a chance to mini-taper for one of those short races and show up fresh, you'll get that record for sure.
Jan - yikes on blue lips during a run. That's prolly a little too cold! And 40 mph winds? Blech. I hope you're weather is improving.
Edith - 17 people in a race! That sounds like fun. Good for you for sticking with your friend. If you ever get a chance to visit the KC area, the local Trail Nerds put on some great trail races.
az2mntrail - bummer on the weather forcing you off the trail. At least you still got a run in!
bluerun - laughing at you accidentally busting out a marathon in your dream!
hectortrojan - congrats to your wife for hitting a distance PR. How fun to be training for the same race.
pcaharrier - that race forecast actually sounds pretty good to me! Are you worried about the snow? As long as it's not too wet, I don't think it'd be bad.
Chris T - sounds like scaling it back a bit really helped you out. Hope your front comes through in time!
me - have been mostly having a recovery week. My hip flexors were super sore after the trail race, and the right one is still twinging. It was getting better, and then I kicked a rock yesterday running on the multi-use path which made my foot sore and the hip flexor spasm again. Today is my birthday, and I just couldn't not run on my birthday, so I met my running friends at 5 am. Ended up doing an impromptu tempo run with the quickest of my running friends (he's an ultra runner and an absolute beast.) Did 7 1/2 total, with 4 miles at 8:24 pace. Surprisingly, the hip felt really good while I was running. It's a little achey now, later in the day. I had such a good time this morning - I've hooked up with a great group of crazy runners, who are the most friendly, welcoming people you could ever meet. I brought cupcakes, and another one friend brought more treats and organic strawberry milk, and after we ran we had a pre-dawn birthday party! We were a sight laughing and carrying on in the dark in our running clothes and headlamps! I can't imagine a better way to start a new year - pre-dawn tempo run, lots of sugar, and lots of laughter with equally crazy runner folks!
I'm going to take tomorrow off at least and see if I can rest this hip and maybe more days off if it's not fabulous on Saturday. I have 9 weeks to go before the marathon, so I think I really need to heal it up so I can push hard the last few weeks of training.
docjen - Happy Birthday to You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm actually singing that to you (lucky for you that you can't hear it). I love how you started your day, and hope you have many more awesome years ahead to start your birthday with a great run, good friends, and lots of sugar.
PR's: 5k - 23:33/ 10k - 48:30/ 5 mi. - 39:21/ 13.1 - 1:53/ 26.2 recent - 4:34
Upcoming races: Resolution Run HM 1/1/13
Phoenix R&R HM 1/20/13
Sounds like everyone is getting some good training runs in.
I felt like I had a mini breakthrough this week on my training. Not sure if it was the short race getting my HR up or just adjusting to my new training load or what, but my intervals on Tuesday were great and my MP Tempo tonight was really good as well. Ended up running it just a little bit faster than last week, but my avg HR was at least 5 beats lower. Temperature was 10 degrees cooler, so that was part of it, but it really did feel like a good run.
Day 43 of my streak and it's up to 298.8 miles!
Age: 49 Weight: 202 Height: 6'3" (Goal weight 195)
Current PR's: Mara 3:14:36* (2017); HM 1:36:13 (2017); 10K 43:59 (2014); 5K 21:12 (2016)
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HM is Sunday. I've mostly executed the last few weeks of Higdon's intermediate plan, with a few minor modifications for practical purposes. I truly feel ready...and now I wait.
Hi there, just joining this thread. I ran my first half last December @ 2:12 and I have my next one scheduled for this Sunday with a goal time of 2:05. I hope to hit my sub 2:00 goal either in April or this fall.
Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!
2013 Goals:
Half: 2:00:00
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bpink - welcome! Have you been using specific training to reach your goals? What half are you running?
Luke and Chris - Good Luck! I hope The races are both fun and fulfilling! Look forward to the RRs.
Paden - holy streaker, batman! Way to go!
Docjen - I may just have to plan a visit to KC. The running there sounds amazing. I wonder if the hips are bothering you from the many adjustments your body had to make on the trail run? It's definitely not the same as running on the smooth roads! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU! The early morning run/party is so cool. I haven't had strawberry milk in years! I may have to pick some up.
JML - have a nice run! It is a really nice offer to pace someone. I enjoy doing that too.
Amn - the Diva Half was cheesy, but fun and well-organized. I'm sure you will have lots of fun!
Harrier - you surely sound ready to hit that PR! The 45 degree prediction sounds perfect, but I hope the snow stays away.
Hector - congrats to your wife for her first non-stop 10k. It seems like you are both training really well for your races.
Bluerun - haha, 26.2 instead of 13.1. What a dream! Happy to hear it's not a stress fracture. I had a pre stress fracture before and I was unable to run for two months. When the doc finally okay'd me to run a mile, I went out and ran 3! I know that stir crazy feeling too well.
Zelanie - it wasn't too hard to not race, as it was an informal race, free, and with many people I know. But if we do it again, I'm surely going to race it! Nice pacing on the treadmill. Yoe really seem to be running great!
Az2 - 12 miles on the TM. Wow! I think you said you are racing this Sunday? If yes, have a great race!
Me - this week, so far, I ran 5 miles on both Sunday and Tuesday. On Weds I met my brother at the trails and we ran 4 miles, but we did find a rather large hill so we did hill repeats (him 11, me 6) in the middle of the run. My quads were burning so I think it will help next week's trail race. I wanted to run yesterday but couldn't find time so I will run today. I usually like to rest the day before LSR (11 miles tomorrow) but I don't like losing some of the weekly total miles. And besides, it is absolutely beautiful out there today!
Have a great weekend!
Super B****
My race is in exactly two weeks from today.
I have run five miles in the last ten days.
Have mercy on my soul!!
chasing 5:59
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My race is in exactly two weeks from today.
I have run five miles in the last ten days.
Have mercy on my soul!!
Yikes. I'm wishing you the best Blue.
Good luck to everyone running in races this weekend!
It's 4AM. 49 degrees outside (trust me, that is really cold for Ft. Lauderdale) with winds gusting to 25 mph. And I'm headed out to run 13 miles.
Strange breed, we are.
Mission Accomplished!!!
Here's my RR from Beginners and Beyond:
Let's cut to the chase here folks. 1:59:45!!!!!!!!!!! 9:08 pace.
I am so freakin happy, I wanted that really bad and I got it...and it was hard as hell.
I made friends with the 2:00 pacer immediately before the race started. He told me he was going to run about a 9:00 pace so that the group could walk the water stations. That sounded good to me. Once we were off, I said by to my faster friend and stuck with the pacer. I stayed right with him.
There were about 4 or 5 other guys that stayed in our little pack for a long time. Somewhere around mile 9-10, this older guy that was with us said he felt awful. I did too, but I didn't quite let on how bad it was. My hip flexor was killing me (right side), but my foot was holding up just fine. So the guy ended up falling back and I never saw him again.
Around mile 11, I started to feel horrible. I was in a bad place and was giving everything I had to keep the pace, but the group with whom I had shared so many miles with was starting to slip away. I kept them in my sights from a distance.
Sometime around mile 12.5, I was in a very dark place mentally, and here comes my faster friend. I told him how bad I wanted to stop and grabbed his shoulder. He gave me a lot of encouragement at a time when it was badly needed. When I turned that last corner and saw the finish line, the clock said 1:59x. I took off like a bat out of hell.
I achieved my goal and it felt SO GOOD. I'm so happy about this, even though I can't fucking walk lol. I look like a cripple right now.
Not dead. Yet.
Awesome! So glad you made 2:00:00, but by such a close margin...scary! Fate was in your favor today. Whats the next goal?
I made it under two hours today as well, and let me tell you I know the old man feeling. On my walk back to the car, I was thinking if I was this bad after a half, I can't imagine what I would feel like after a full.
How can we know our limits if we don't test them?
Jen- That sounds like a fantastic way to start your birthday! Hopefully it kicks off a great running year for you!
npaden- Love it when everything gets faster and easier at the same time! Sounds like your hard work is paying off!
bpink- Sorry I didn't see your post earlier- hope that your race was great!
Edith- Hope your "extra" run and your long run went well!
bluerun- Hang in there!
ChrisT- Hope your 13 miler went well. We're not too sad for you and your "cold" weather, though. Now that wind is no fun in any temp!
Luke- Congrats again! So happy for you!
sdizzazo- Congrats to you as well.
me- After a great start to my week, the last few runs have been tough. I didn't eat very well Thursday and Friday, didn't get much sleep on top of that, and then had a stressful day at work. So by the time Friday night rolled around and I headed out for my LR, I wasn't feeling too hot. I had wanted to do my LR Friday night because my LR for *next* week is going to be on Monday (I have the day off, plus I have a 5K next weekend). But I only got to about 5.5 miles before I decided to just call it a night and head in.
I added some miles to my weekend so that I still made my planned 40 miles for the week (a new high) by running 10 on Sat. and 3 recovery-pace miles today. The 10 were also harder than they felt like they should have been, but I ran the first 5 entirely too fast. The last couple of weeks, I've been going out to fast and have been able to hold that pace for my LRs. This time I did a little muddy trail loop around mile 5, came back to the path pretty winded, and never really got my groove back.
This weekend I have gotten caught up on my sleep and have eaten well, and the recovery miles today were delightful. There was some sunshine and the dogs got to come with me (they like the slower pace) and had a great time jumping in giant puddles and stuff. Tomorrow I need to run my LR earlier than I like, but I think as long as I remember to take it easy when I'm going out, I should be fine. It will be my 6th day in a row of running, though, and I don't usually run more than 3.
Hi everyone - I posted a while back about a half marathon I was thinking of running in january. I ended up taking the advice of some posters on this thread and waiting until the half I had scheduled for 2/17. Thanks for all of your excellent advice and posts - my time yesterday was 1:58:25, so I made my sub 2:00 goal! I don't post often, but I have read all the posts on this thread and really appreciate all the information you guys have shared - thanks so much!


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Tasty Drinks for National Coffee Break Day
Celebrate the power of coffee with a raised glass or spoon of yummy coffee and coffee flavored drinks.
-PJ Gach
Did you know that today is National Coffee Break Day? Finally a day to celebrate the drink that gets us and keeps us going. Before you grab that next cup, here's a couple of cool coffee facts for you. Did you know that coffee was first discovered when goatherds in Ethiopia saw goats dancing?They investigated and found that the goats were munching coffee berries, so they tired it and liked it too!
In 1675, the King of England attempted to ban coffeehouses because he felt that the people in them were conspiring against him.
Coffee grows on trees and is a bright red berry.
A recent study found that women who drink coffee have a lower chance of becoming depressed than women who don't drink coffee.
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1 cup hot brewed Eight O'Clock Colombian Coffee
1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Tablespoon white sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
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2 oz Kanon Organic Vodka
3 oz hot espresso
1 oz Orgeat (almond syrup)
EFFEN-Ccino – Created by David Nepove – National President, U.S. Bartender's Guild
1 part EFFEN® Vodka
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¾ parts Dekuyper® Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur
1 part Half + Half
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EFFEN®-ccino Power Mix
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Finely Ground Espresso
Combine ingredients in small bowl and mix until blended.
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1.5 oz Molinari Caffè
1.5 oz whisky cream liqueur
1 oz amaretto
double cream on top, how much – according to your taste
cocoa powder sprinkled on top –serve in balloon glass
2 oz Molinari Caffè
2 oz fresh milk
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2-1/2 oz Van Gogh Dutch Caramel Vodka
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Stars, kids and sun comes out as Postman Pat movie proves a big hit at The Brewery Cinema
10:20am Sunday 18th May 2014
By Ellis Butcher
10:20am Sunday 18th May 2014
By Ellis Butcher
THE 'auld grey town' got a shot of high-definition technicolour yesterday as the curtain went up on Postman Pat: The Movie, at its Kendal premiere.
Dozens of cheering children filled every row of Screen 1 at the Brewery Cinema for an early showing before it opens nationwide next Friday.
Recorded in Soho, animated in Jordan, directed by an American and featuring Ronan Keating as Pat's singing voice, it's a huge leap from over 30 years ago when the idea was first devised in a tiny terraced cottage on Kendal's Greenside by a rookie teacher struggling to come to grips with the rigours of the 1970s classroom.
But judging by the yells, smiles and claps at the end of an unashamedly uplifting movie, Postman Pat's name and his Kendal birthplace, will live on in the hearts of new generations of youngsters.
Watching the film was creator John Cunliffe, a former trainee teacher in Kendal, who explained he came up with the idea after seeing an advert calling for teachers to help the Beeb create educational programmes for children.
This afternoon, Mr Cunliffe, now living in neighbouring Yorkshire, joined Pat and his voice-over Stephen Mangan, to mingle with the crowds and the media in a sun-drenched Brewery garden.
Recalling how it all came about, Mr Cunliffe explained: "Ivor Wood, one of the producers didn't know the Lake District so he said: 'let's drive around with Michael Cole, the other producer, and get lots of photographs'.
"So I took them up Kentmere, Long Sleddale, Grasmere, and even the Post Office yard here in Kendal. It was very cheeky because they just turned up and asked if they could film a postal van but didn't have any permission – and were told to get out. There was a lot of nervousness back then about (IRA) bombings.
"So we went back up Kentmere and we saw a postman on his rounds and asked if we could film him and he said 'yes, certainly!' He was lovely. So if there was a real postman that Pat was based on, it was him; although the outline stories and treatment had been written by then."
Stephen Mangan, a classically-trained and Bafta-nominated actor, charmed and humoured all he met despite the long drive north to Pat's spiritual home on Saturday.
With his trademark dry humour, he told the Gazette: "I can't believe how sunny it is! Is this why it's so green?"
Asked how he prepared for the role, the Green Wing star quipped: "What I probably should have done is the Daniel Day Lewis method. I should have come up to Kendal and lived here as a Postman for a year-and-a-half, but I didn't, I'm afraid.
"What I did was I watched the TV show because I wanted him to sound a bit like the guy in the series, and not upset children or confuse them."
"I do go a bit Northern in it, although I wouldn't say it's an authentic Kendal accent, far from it. But the guy on the telly isn't either. It's half him and half me."
Ian Stephens, managing director for Cumbria Tourism, was in attendance with young daughter Grace. Mr Stephens said: "This will further raise the profile of Kendal to new audiences both in the UK and further afield."
Coun Sheila Emmott, mayor of Kendal, welcomed the audience to the cinema and explained many of the big-hearted characters in the original were based on real people from South Lakeland.
She joked that 'even today, there could be a real life Mrs Goggins waiting in her cottage for 'a satellite-tracked special parcel delivery from Amazon', or 'Grand Theft Auto 5 for the PS4 for her grandchildren!'
For a full report, reviews, interviews and photographs, see Thursday's Westmorland Gazette.
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WITH the 55th John Smith's Cup set to bring huge crowds to York Racecourse tomorrow, Turf Talk takes a look back to the very first instalment of the famous race.
THE year 1960 looks like a different world.
One of flat caps and thick-rimmed NHS glasses. Men hobble around on stilts and crutches - far too many for comfort. The Second World War is still painfully close in the memory.
The tic-tac men gesture furiously, the frantic hand signals changing the odds in seconds with the ever-watchful bookmakers. It is chalkboards rather than computer screens.
It is a world which, with the hindsight of more than half a century's passing, looks grey.
Across the York Racecourse stands, huge signs on the clocktower alternate. As prices change, as races pass, those big boards come up and down - naming jockeys, giving prices, revealing winners.
Big screens are the future. This is a job for men.
This is the world which gives birth to the first Magnet cup. Now, 55 years on, the John Smith's Cup, as it is now known, is the longest running sponsored race in the British racing calendar.
It's also one of the richest heritage handicaps of its type. Sniffy types will tell you it's only a handicap. But some of the country's best horses have run in this race over York's extended ten furlongs.
And some good ones turned up for the first.
The Magnet Cup, representing a beer from the John Smith's Brewery based at nearby Tadcaster, replaced the Black Duck Stakes and came with a lavish gold cup and a first prize of £4,125.
The backers were making their first foray into racecourse sponsorship and their money - cash now considered small compared with the £150,000 prize pot which frames the race today - brought a number of top horses to York.
Blast had nearly won the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown and had taken the Queen Anne Stakes, leading one newspaper to scream 'Blast can blast 'em' as its tipster nailed his colours to the mast.
Fourteen went to post with Right of Way the favourite. He travelled to Knavesmire after winning the Brittania Handicap at Royal Ascot. So this was not merely some handicappers' race. These were some seriously good horses with pedigree and form in the book.
As the stalls cracked back, Reactor went straight to the front, tracked quickly by the three-year-old Fougalle, trained by Rufus Beasley at Malton and ridden by local jockey Norman McIntosh.
Asthey came into the straight, Fougalle was still there. Four furlongs, then three furlongs - locked in a battle with Royal Painter. There was nothing to choose between them but, as Fougalle asserted as the line began to draw near, she faced another challenger.
Billum flew fast down the outside, getting ever closer. It was a fine late rally, but too little too late. Fougalle held on by a head, at 9-1, to take the first ever Magnet Cup.
"Norman McIntosh comes in cool and unperturbed - as if he'd been on a quiet trot. Fougalle is certainly a fine three-year-old." The promotional film which uttered these words claimed the race would be "keenly followed in the years to come - taking a place with the Ebor Handicap and the Eclipse Stakes".
Time would prove these were not idle boasts.
Proud Chieftain won the following year, a horse who had run Petite Etoile - the Yorkshire Oaks and Sussex Stakes winner - in the Coronation Cup and St Paddy, a former Dante, Derby and St Leger winner, in the Eclipse.
Peleid would go on to win a St Leger after striking York glory in race which has continued to thrill to the present day. What chapter will be written tomorrow?
Niven bidding to be a right Clever clogs
COULD it be a York hat-trick for Clever Cookie tomorrow?
Peter Niven's stable star goes for a trio of Knavesmire successes this season when he lines up in the John Smith's Cup.
Successful at the Dante Festival, he then stepped up in distance and class when dead-heating with Irish raider Ralston Road for the Listed Stowe Family Law Grand Cup at the May Spring meeting.
Returning to a trip over a mile-and-a-quarter, he will have to win York's heritage handicap without his regular race rider Graham Lee.
The pair have been together for all of his race victories this term but it is PJ Macdonald who now has the responsibility of steering the Barton-le-Street horse to another famous York win.
Niven has reported Clever Cookie to be in fine form ahead of the contest but he faces a stiff test from 19 rivals in a maximum field.
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How Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada uses Fair Trade community development funds
In the mountains of Honduras is the village of Capucas, home to Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada (COCAFCAL). This coffee farmer cooperative has more than 70 members, all of whom are dedicated to growing some of the best coffee in the world.
COCAFCAL has used their Fair Trade community development funds to invest in their community in a variety of ways. These investments can be seen from high above the village.
Residents of Capucas once had to travel several hours to access basic healthcare, but now they can walk into their own community health center. The center was funded by COCAFCAL's Fair Trade community development funds, and is stocked with nebulizers and other important health equipment to accomodate the everyday needs of Capucas.
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Have you tried making calls to LiveCycle over SOAP, that resulted in read timeout exception on the client? This could happen, for instance if the service method you are trying to invoke just takes too long to execute. Wish you could control the timeout for such calls? Read on for how this can be done …
The current LiveCycle ES4 release allows you to configure the LiveCycle Service Client request time-out when the invocations are done via SOAP. This can be done by passing a new property DSC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT (present in ServiceClientFactoryProperties class
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Let's say you want to set the request time out for invocation of a service method to 20 minutes. The essence here is how the Service Client Factory gets created. Let's see how:
Properties cxnProperties = new Properties(); ServiceClientFactory mySCFactory = null; ServiceClient myServiceClient = null; c
xnProperties.setProperty("DSC_DEFAULT_SOAP_ENDPOINT", "http://myLCServer:8080"); c
xnProperties.setProperty("DSC_TRANSPORT_PROTOCOL", "SOAP"); c
xnProperties.setProperty("DSC_SERVER_TYPE", "JBoss");
cxnProperties.setProperty("DSC_REQUEST_TIMEOUT", "1200000"); // 20 minutes
xnProperties.setProperty("DSC_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME", "Administrator"); c
xnProperties.setProperty("DSC_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD", "myPassword"); mySCFactory
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In an effort to create more responsive web sites, I'm finally learning the ins and outs of flexible sites.
One question that has me stumped right at the get-go is how to have a flexible bottom margin to <p> and heading tags. In the past, I have reset <p> and heading tags to zero margin and padding. Then, later in the style sheet, I set the bottom margin to whatever is appropriate. So, if I might do something like this:
p { font-size:14px; margin-bottom:16px; }
h1 { font-size:18px; margin-bottom:26px; }
Now that my fonts are specified in ems, how do I set the bottom margin? Percent? Something like this?
p { font-size: .875em; margin-bottom: 143% }
h1 { font-size: 1.125em; margin-bottom: 144% }
(Although I'm sure my math is wrong, I got my numbers using Ethan Marcotte's target/context=result.)
I did a lot of googling about this yesterday, and was very surprised I wasn't able to find my answer. So I'd also like to ask if there are any good resource sites out there yet for responsive web design.
And finally, is there a way to make a font's size relative to the body element rather than its parent element? Having to keep track of that might drive me bonkers.
You can also use ems on your margins and padding. I'd say tinker with the settings until you get the spacing you want (but test cross-browser, as calculations can differ).
Yes. Just don't set a font size on the parent.
Margin and padding isn't relative to the font size of the element. I gather from your example that you assume that 1 em = 16 px. This is a wrong assumption, for two reasons:
Now, assuming that:
as your example suggests, then you want the following CSS:
html {
font-size: 1em;
p {
font-size: 0.875em; /* 14 divided by 16, or seven eights */
margin-bottom: 1em; /* 16 divided by 16, or eight eights */
h1 {
font-size: 1.125em; /* 18 divided by 16, or nine eights */
margin-bottom: 1.625em; /* 26 divided by 16, or thirteen eights */
This is fairly low-level math, by the way: If you assume a standard em is 16 px, then 2 px equals one eigth (0.125) em, 4 px one quarter (0.25) em and 8 px one half (0.5) em. In other words, with a minimum of effort, you can easily figure out the ratios in your head, by using simple addition.
Christian is correct in pointing out EM isn't fixed in what it means for PX -- sure for 96dpi users 1EM == 16px, but on my machine which is set for 120dpi, 1em == 20px.
Some advice:
1) Avoid percentages on anything other than font-size, line-height, width or height. Using them on padding/margins can be a little... off.
2) if you change your font-size, restate your line-height! Even if you are setting it to the same value you CANNOT trust the inheritance... As a large font/120dpi user I see so many broken/unusable layouts caused by this simple omission where someone used EM to "help" accessibility for different font size users, but by failing to restate the line-height in fact flushed it.
In my code, the condensed property ends up about the same number of character as saying "font-size:85%; line-height:150%;" that I usually say "screw it"... and restate the whole condensed property... Well, compare:
font-size:85%; line-height:150%;
font:normal 85%/150% arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
Oh noes, like ten extra characters... really the latter seems the most reliable and foolproof -- you'll see people take all sorts of shortcuts like omitting weight/style, omitting metric on the line-height -- and invariably it breaks SOMEWHERE. (usually on my machine!)... the full condensed property as above even if it's restating values is still the most bulletproof approach. Remember, they're called shortcuts for a reason...
3) due to rounding errors, 0.875 will give you 15 on some browsers, not 14px. It's why I use 85% instead... which also gives large font/120dpi users a more comfortable 17px instead of 18px. I suggest testing your math against at least the three main choices in Win7 -- 96dpi, 120dpi and 144dpi just to be sure of what you're getting, but always be aware that you CANNOT predict the user settings -- which is WHY you should be using %/em in the first place.
4) state your leading zero on decimals, some browsers may mistake that for a new class and bugger the whole property. (though I think the last mainstream browser to screw that up was either Opera 7 or Mozilla Suite 0.9 -- it's still bad practice)
5) even when using px, I usually state my bottom padding and/or margins in EM... not sure why. Usually I find 1EM looks best with a 140-160% line-height. (much larger than the default 110-130% you'll find across all the browsers)
I tend not to state values for line height. E.g. font: 100%/1.5That way the line height always seems to scale nicely.
and it does NOT inherit properly or even set the value properly on 120dpi systems in either Presto or Webkit. Omitting the metric on your line-height does NOT propagate properly in all browsers.
Christmas on a cracker, I've said that like fifty times now. But of course, EVERY time I say it doesn't work someone comes back with "oh it's fine, you're full of..."
Regarding line height: This should usually be stated anyway, to aid readability. A good line height is between 120 and 150 percent, depending on font size and face.
Funny thing is, every year for the past three it seems like I've added 10% to my default line-height... while for the most part sticking to arial,helvetica,sans-serif. At this rate I'll be at 200% by 2015
Well, at least by then, the one line above the fold will get people's full attention
Don't most new websites already have that with the giant idiotic animated banner rotating bull the art nudniks go and fardarbn perfectly good websites with? Sites need that ein loch in kop.
Wow, I thought no one had responded to this. Thanks for the input. For font-size, one of you is using ems and the other percentages - care to duke it out? I must admit I'm used to seeing ems. Deathshadow, why do you use percentages for font-size?
Thanks for the heads-up about line-height.
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Functionally there's no real difference... I pretty much use % on fonts because it's all in the same keystroke area and as such faster to type.
100%/140% is eight primary keystrokes on the same row, one bottom row and two pinky ones. 1em/1.4em is spread out all over the keyboard.
Really there's nothing wrong with saying both in EM... I just prefer % as I type it faster. Well, there is one other reason. Granularity.
With my years of programming background I've had it drilled into me that any time you introduce fractions you introduce the possibility of errors cross platform AND make things slower. With fonts this probably doesn't apply, but being able to say 50% instead of 0.5em -- thereby not using a decimal point just feels 'better'... though that could just come down to implementation... I mean, how do they handle percentage in the various browsers? I know FF treats EVERYTHING as floating point, IE tries to still do integer optimizations (which actually I agree with) and Opera/webkit being somewhere in the middle (I suspect they use floating point operations and then truncate the result to integer without storing the float).
Though I know for a fact opera used to do nothing but integer operations throwing away fractions of a percent in the process...
Basically the difference between:
FF -- value*percentage/100, float stored for layout, floor used for rendering.
IE -- floor(value*percentage) div 100
Old Opera -- value*floor(percentage) div 100 (all values basically integer!)
Current Opera and webkit -- floor(value*percentage/100)
/ being a floating point divide, div being an integer divide
Again, "under the hood" thinking...


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The Correspondence Management Solution Accelerator involves the concept of activating and versioning assets; if an Active asset is chosen for EDIT, you are prompted to create an Inactive copy of the asset which can then be edited. You can edit that Inactive copy and finally Activate it once completed with the editing. This Inactive copy now becomes the Active version, and the original version will be Archived. This process may continue as the asset is edited (and activated) again and again, thereby creating multiple versions of the asset in the system.
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Statement st2 = new Statement();
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// and value to name of the Letter
// Set the statement attribute name value to state
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// building query
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// fetching the Letter with the query constructed above
// must have an instance of the LetterService here (may be via Spring Dependency injection).
letterList = letterService.getAllLetters(qry);
String letterId = letterList.get(0).getId();
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I'm curious to know how the passive construction works in your conlang(s).
Here I present a short explanation of the passive construction of lözusöteli:
Taken a normal sentence with the verb in the active voice like
A lightning struck a tree.
Dunpæl binsætze enmakyi.
Dunpæl-Ø binsætz-e enmak-yi.
(lightning-NOMs strike.result-3ps tree-ACCs)
to form the passive sentence the A argument of the active sentence becomes an oblique object and the O argument becomes the S argument of the passive sentence. Meanwhile the modifier -ujaj-, indicating passive voice, is added between the stem and the personal ending of the verb.
A tree was struck by a lightning.
Enmaki binsætzujaje par dunpæle.
Enmak-i binsætz-ujaj-e par dunpæl-e.
(tree-NOMs strike.result-PASS-3ps by lightning-PRE1)
As regards the expression of the oblique argument the prepositive case is used accompanied by the preposition "par" if the agent is inanimate and by "pe" if the agent is animate.
Also both the prepositive1 and the prepositive2 can be used. Using the PRE1 denotes that the results of the action are visible, that they are clearly understandable or that we want to put emphasis on what happened. On the other hand, using the PRE2 denotes that the agent is involved in the action more distantly, the results are not directly attributable to the agent or we want to stress some other aspect of the situation, like in the following sentence:
A tree was struck by a lightning and burnt out.
Enmaki binsætzujaje par dünpöilsu a hvube.
Enmak-i binsætz-ujaj-e par dünpöil-su a hvub-e.
(tree-NOM strike.result-PASS-3ps by lightning-PRE2 and burn.out.result-3ps)
Here the focus of the sentence is not the fact that a tree was struck but that it burnt out.
Passive construction in your conlang(s)
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Menifee city officials were politically and personally motivated to remove Marc Miller from his position on the Planning Commission because he opposed a general plan that he believes favors residential developers, according to new documents filed in his civil lawsuit against the city.
In the suit, Miller alleges the city violated the state's open meetings law and Menifee city ordinances, as well as breached his contract as an appointed official on the city's chief planning body. He is seeking reinstatement to his position as a planning commissioner, retroactive pay at a rate of $75 per meeting and to be paid for damages and attorney fees.
"Marc was unlawfully removed for the personal benefit of city council members and for the benefit of developers rather than the city itself," attorney Myava Escamilla said. "And they did it procedurally and improperly and they did it without disclosing conflicts of interest. Believe me, we're just scratching the surface."
Named as defendants in the lawsuit are the city of Menifee, the former city manager, the city clerk, the community development director, and three council members at the time, including Councilwoman Sue Kristjannson, as well as Chris Thomas, who was chairman of the Planning Commission.
Miller filed the lawsuit in July 2012, and a judge was poised to dismiss it early this year if his attorney didn't better state the case. Last week, she filed an amended complaint, narrowing the points she's asking the judge to rule on and better outlining their assertions on the other points.
In January 2012, Miller was dismissed from the Planning Commission when Kristjannson chose to have him replaced. She made that decision not long after she was appointed to the council following Councilman Fred Twyman's unexpected death in June 2011.
Although Miller's dismissal sparked criticism from some council members who said the decision to replace him was illegal and unethical, Fletcher concluded that Kristjannson could replace the commissioner with her own appointee.
The city's ordinance states that a planning commissioner may be removed by his or her appointing council member or by a majority vote of the City Council -- which did not take place when Kristjannson announced her intention to replace Miller. And Escamilla noted that Miller's vacancy was never publicly posted per the city ordinance.
In his suit, Miller is alleging that the defendants "had personal and political motive to orchestrate" his removal because he objected to the city spending more than $1 million on a general plan -- essentially the city's blueprint for long-term development -- that he says doesn't significantly differ from the Riverside County Integrated Project that the city had been operating under since its incorporation in 2008.
The only significant difference -- according to a suit alleging actions amounting to "little more than embezzlement" -- was allowing a higher density of housing within the economic development corridor along Interstate 215, a decision with which Miller disagreed.
"Who does it favor? Who does it benefit? Residential developers. Period. That's it," said Escamilla. "And they spent $1.2 million submitting it and unlawfully kicking him out, embarrassing him and humiliating him. Marc spent 15 years of his life trying to get the city incorporated and these folks did a lot of damage to him personally," she said, noting that Miller has since suffered a stroke.
Although Thomas declined to comment on the lawsuit, he said the general plan crafted by The Planning Center did differ from the county's plan. In fact, Thomas said the Planning Commission has only considered land-use and traffic circulation, just two of a number of elements included in cities' general plans.
"It is not the exact same plan," said Thomas, who is still on the commission. "We significantly changed the land-use map from what came over from the RCIP. When I was the chair, that's primarily what we were negotiating. I don't know how he can say (it was the same)."
In an email Wednesday, Interim City Attorney Julie Biggs said the city was considering its next course of action, which could include filing a motion to have the case dismissed.
"The plaintiff, after failing to appear at the last hearing on this matter, has filed a last-minute amended complaint based on the same theories that were previously rejected by the court, adding some new alleged facts," Biggs said. "... The city code and legal precedent strongly favor the city's position and we expect that the court will confirm that upon final disposition of the case."


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By James Politi in Washington
In his final press conference before heading to Martha's Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts, for summer holidays, president Barack Obama was asked about his looming pick to succeed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman.
We'll try to parse his words, like a Fed statement.
On timing – Mr Obama repeated that he would make the decision in the autumn, which technically begins September 22. But some speculate that a choice could come sooner. Mr Obama might take the time over the holiday to ruminate and, perhaps inspired by the Atlantic ocean breeze, even make up his mind one way or the other.
On names – Mr Obama confirmed that Janet Yellen, the vice-chair, and Larry Summers, the former Treasury secretary and a top White House economic adviser in 2009 and 2010, are the leading candidates, mentioning them by name and calling them "terrific people". Interestingly, he left out Don Kohn, a former Fed vice-chair who he had mentioned as a possibility in meetings with congressional Democrats last week. But he did say there were a "couple of other candidates" too. Read more


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My great, great Uncle, John Henry McGarity, fought with John Pemberton at Vicksburg. We have his muster papers, and his payroll papers. We visited the park, and I was SO surprised at the "money" invested by Lincoln to make all those wonderful statues, and memoriam, and UNION gravesites, then down the road were all the CONFEDERATE gravesites, almost in paupers graves. I had no idea there are not any confederates buried in the national park sites dedicated to the civil war. Very interesting indeed.


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William Broderick was age 19 and a hatter by trade when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy on October 14, 1861, in Boston, Massachusetts, for a term of three years, as a Landsman, to the credit of Boston. He served on the Receiving Ship OHIO, the USS SACRAMENTO, the USS ALABAMA (not to be confused with the famous CSS ALABAMA), and the USS MONTGOMERY. He was taken prisoner on Jan. 7, 1864, and died of diarrhea as a Prisoner of War at Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia.
Sources: MASS. SOLDIERS... 7: 635; Goss, THE SOLDIER'S STORY..., p. 354. Burial:
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2007 National Award for Outstanding Response to and Prevention of Sexual Violence
>Susan Vickers
>Robert Franklin, MS
Susan Vickers
Founder and Executive Director
Victim Rights Law Center
Susan Vickers is the Founding and Executive Director of the Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC). The VRLC is a non-profit organization committed to improving the lives of sexual assault survivors by meeting their civil legal needs. VRLC accomplishes this by training attorneys and law students in Massachusetts and across the nation to join its mission, and by living its commitment to advocating for and representing the legal rights of all sexual assault survivors. Susan launched VRLC as an outgrowth of her work with the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC), where she established the Center's legal representation component. VRLC has represented thousands of survivors; it has trained almost as many civil lawyers and advocates. To this day, her vision -- and VRLC's mission - remains grounded in the real lives and legal needs of sexual assault survivors. With Susan at its head, the VRLC provides free training to hundreds of civil attorneys throughout the year who represent SA victims for free. Susan has guided the VRLC in its effort and commitment to achieve one simple goal: to use the power of the law to prevent the myriad harms that result from even a single sexual assault. VRLC believes that we can help create a healthier, safer and more productive nation by providing zealous, independent legal advocacy to sexual assault victims. In pursuit of this mission, VRLC is working to help create and train a national cadre of civil attorneys able, willing, and committed to zealously advocating for sexual assault victims on an individual basis. VRLC believes the law can - and should - be a potent force for change. Nationally, VRLC is poised to publish a national manual that provides lawyers and advocates with the basic tools necessary to assist a sexual assault survivor with her civil legal needs. VRLC owes its extraordinary impact to the vision, leadership, and dedication of the organization's founder and Executive Director, Susan Vickers.
Media and Communications Category
Robert Franklin, MS
Male Outreach Coordinator, Division of Injury and Violence Prevention
Virginia Department of Health
For nearly four years, the Virginia Department of Health has conducted a successful social marketing campaign aimed at men 18-29 to reduce statutory rape and sexual coercion of minors by older adults. It was conceived because surveys reported one in four women in Virginia had been the victim of sexual assault, most when they were children. Virginia also recorded 2,684 births to girls age 14 and 15 from 1999 to 2003 from men over age 18. The campaign's message, 'Isn't She a Little Young? Sex With a Minor, Don't Go There,' generated overwhelming state and national media coverage for its effort to enlist the aid of men when they see their buddies pursuing young girls. The message appeared on billboards and on postcards that were distributed to bars, restaurants and retail establishments. The postcards were designed to be conversation starters among men who could also mail them to friends. VDH's latest effort to reduce statutory rape and the sexual coercion of teens by older adults reaches out to the Hispanic community to educate young Latinas about healthy dating relationships. The centerpiece is the fotonovela, 'Gracias Papa.' The fotonovela is a popular form of communication in the Hispanic culture. It is formatted like an American comic book, and contains a dramatic storyline communicated through speech bubbles that appear over the characters' heads. This campaign also consists of three 60-second Spanish language radio PSAs and a Spanish Web page (www.paramihija.com). All were developed with input from professionals in the Hispanic community and focus group interviews.
Peer Solutions piloted STAND & SERVE, a sexual violence prevention program in 1997 at Tempe High School in Arizona with assistance from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Peer Solutions now facilitates on-going activities with 6 high schools, 6 middle schools, 3 elementary schools and Arizona State University with the support of over 20 community partners reaching approximately 25,000 students, staff, family and community members annually. The vision of STAND & SERVE is for individuals to internalize respect in thought, reflect it in action, and spread it to others, resulting in an increase of peace in our hearts, homes, schools, workplaces and communities. The mission of STAND & SERVE is to cultivate positive social change by uniting schools, families and communities with STAND & SERVE, an asset based, peer facilitated, prevention and intervention support program fostering peace, respect, empathy and ownership of the solution. STAND & SERVE is a student-run club hosted by Peer Solutions designed to address the underlying conditions of sexual violence while promoting respect for self and others.


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text: Warren believed his first name was Whitney until he graduated from high school. Going into the Navy he needed to use his birth certificate. He became a Navy Corpman. 3 Children: with Beverly a son Michael, with Emily a son Patrick, with Pamela a daughter Amanda. Amanda chose to go into service to her country like her dad. She was recruited into the NSA before getting out of highschool. She was in the NSA building when the terrorists hit the tower and the pentagon. She saw action in the Army in Iraq. Returned went into nursing school (in the army). Her dad( was an RN) was very proud of her being in the army but died before she became a nurse. He would have been thrilled.


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Photo gallery: Occupy group protests at Rose Parade, Pasadena City Hall
PASADENA -- More than 3,000 people took part in Occupy the Rose Parade Monday and marched roughly a mile from Singer Park to City Hall where they held a large rally.
Occupiers crept slowly down Colorado Boulevard following the Rose Parade.
Carrying a homemade float representing an octopus and an oversized copy of the U.S. Constitution marchers chanted "We are the 99 percent. You are the 99 percent." Along the parade route a mixture of cheering and heckling broke out.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies clad in riot gear greeted the group outside City Hall as organizers spoke.
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This pie aims to elevate the humble Clafoutis; a rustic, French dessert composed of fruit baked into a simple, egg and cream custard. I never could quite love Clafoutis because it lacked structure— scooped from the baking dish onto a plate, it wanted for visual appeal and textural variety. I've always believed that it could be improved with a little help from a crisp, buttery crust.
This crème fraîche custard pie is just what I'd always wished Clafoutis could be: a lightly sweetened, creamy custard (made better with tangy crème fraîche) that's filled with juicy, tart apples, and baked inside a crispy crust. It's the perfect way to showcase apples in a slightly new way, and it will satisfy pie and custard lovers alike. Best of all, it's incredibly easy to make and requires less apples (therefore less peeling and slicing) than the average apple pie.
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About the author: Lauren Weisenthal has logged many hours working in restaurant kitchens and bakeries of Brooklyn and Manhattan. She is a graduate of the Artisan Bread Baking and Pastry Arts programs at the French Culinary Institute and holds a CS certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers. You can follow her on Twitter at @evillagekitchen.


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Three 'Carrie Diaries'-Inspired Outfits to Wear Now
Obsessed with the CW's 'The Carrie Diaries,' but don't want to dress like an '80s teen? We've got three fresh, modern looks for you!
-Diana Denza
As the young Carrie Bradshaw in the new CW show The Carrie Diaries, actress AnnaSophia Robb gets to run around New York City in full-blown '80s regalia. But unless you're planning to hit a themed party, her standout garb would be totally out of place on the street today. With that said, we've scoured the web for inspired pieces that'll keep your feet planted in modern times. Read on for all the fashionable deets!


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Ligonier Valley girls posted record-breaking season
A record-breaking season for the Ligonier Valley girls soccer team ended with a shocking loss that put a halt to a magical season.
A season filled with so much promise and prospects of a deep run into the state playoffs ended with a District 6 Class AA quarterfinal loss to Somerset earlier this month.
After trailing 3-1 at halftime, the Rams were able to tie the game at 4-4 with three goals from senior Maddy Grimm. But, the Rams weren't able to complete the comeback after Somerset scored with less than two minutes remaining to secure the victory.
"The second half was like the end of a Disney movie," coach Eric Vogelsang said. "Everything went well, we got all the bounces, it seemed like destiny that we'd get that final goal. But, we didn't get the Disney ending."
Grimm, one of the four captains on the team, wasn't worried about performing in the playoffs. But, in retrospect, with back-to-back losses to North Star and Berlin, she didn't think the group finished the regular season strong.
"I was kind of concerned about the game," Grimm said. "We weren't coming into the game with a lot of momentum. In the games leading up, we had a some shaky first halves."
The Rams started the season slow with three consecutive losses, two of which were scrimmages, where they were outscored 15-4. Immediately, Vogelsang noticed he needed to address the team and his captains in order to right the ship.
"After we lost our second scrimmage, I had a really productive discussion with my four captains and we all talked about some things we needed to change and some things we needed to stick with," he said.
With renewed leadership, the Rams won 13 straight games, including one forfeit, and rewrote the record book at Ligonier Valley (13-4-1).
Offensively, Grimm scored 46 goals, a new school record that surpassed Emily Daugherty's 41-goal total in 2009. Grimm, who will play softball at Kent State next season, finished her Ligonier Valley career with 112 goals.
Statistically, Grimm had her best game against West Branch, when she scored five goals and two assists. Grimm also scored four goals against Conemaugh Township and Derry.
"Four to five times a week every week she'll do things so incredible that I just shake my head and tell whoever will listen than I'm just glad she's on my side," Vogelsang said. "Maddy was admired by all of her teammates, and she will leave a lasting legacy on this program. All 27 of the returning girls looked up to her and I know will want to continue the tradition and legacy she's started."
Junior Nikki Davis was another key part of Ligonier Valley's offense that set the school record with 94 goals. Davis recorded a single-season record 27 assists for the Rams, along with 17 goals.
Certainly, the coach of the record-setting team was excited to see his players succeeding on the field. But, most importantly, the coach was pleased with the way they handled their success.
"We went through an entire season without a single yellow or red card," Vogelsang said. "We were good sports and hard workers in everything we did."
Andrew John is a freelance writer.


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Major League Baseball statement
Major League Baseball issued the following statement this afternoon regarding today's announcement by the National Baseball Hall of Fame:
"Major League Baseball recognizes that election to the Hall of Fame is our game's most extraordinary individual honor. Achieving enshrinement in Cooperstown is difficult, as it should be, and there have been seven other years when no one was elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. While this year did not produce an electee, there are many worthy candidates who will merit consideration in the future. We respect both the longstanding process that the Hall of Fame has in place and the role of the BBWAA, whose members have voted in the Hall of Fame's elections since 1936."