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Welcome to Lake Land College – a collaborative, innovative workplace centered around our students. Focusing on our vision of engaging minds and changing lives through the power of learning, we know our students by name and care about their success. We invite you to take a look at the current job openings as we seek expertise in a variety of fields that add to the rich learning environment at Lake Land College.
Lake Land College accepts applications for employment of full-time positions only when there is a vacancy. Applications for part-time instructors are accepted at any time.
Lake Land College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Faculty Full Time
Faculty Part Time
Benefits provided to Lake Land College employees are:
Employee Benefit Summaries
Employee Benefit Directory – Phone numbers , addresses, and links to benefit providers
Privacy, WHRCA, CHIPRA Notices
Discounts for employees are available at the departments listed below. Please call the phone number listed for details:
Lake Land College offices are closed on Fridays after graduation and one week before the start of the fall semester during the summer session. The College observes the following holidays:
You will need to use the username and password that HR assigned to you in order to work on the New Employee Packet.
The New Employee Orientation Guide will help orient new employees to the resources available at Lake Land College and the surrounding community.
Lake Land College Retirees are integral members of the College community. We welcome our retirees to enroll in the Retiree Advantage Program and take advantage of the following benefits. Your dedication and commitment to making our college one of the best in the nation is appreciated by the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, employees and most importantly, the students. We look forward to seeing you around campus!
A Lake Land College employee who gave the College a written notice to retire, and upon the date of retirement was eligible to receive an annuity from the State Universities Retirement System are eligible to participate in the Retiree Advantage Program. The Tuition Waiver and Special Employment Benefits provisions of the Retiree Advantage Program are only available to retirees (as defined above) with 5 or more years of full-time service to the College. For more information, please contact Human Resources.
To take full advantage of the program benefits, you will need to enroll in the program, obtain a college ID and request a LLC email address. Benefits are listed below:
Retirees will be able to obtain an official Lake Land College retiree photo identification card. This could be used to secure various discounts and services, both within and outside the College. You can get your card from the Bookstore on campus. We ask that you avoid book pick up and return weeks for this visit.
Tuition waivers are available to the retiree, the retiree's spouse and his or her dependent children under the age of 23. As with current employees, any associated fees are the responsibility of individuals covered under this benefit.
Lake Land College will provide an email address at no cost to the retiree. This is the address the College will use to communicate with you. The same limitations and support apply to this email address as when the retiree was an employee. This in no way implies computer support or Internet access for retirees choosing to continue to use their LLC-provided email address. To access your email address from any Internet provider, go to: http://mail.lakelandcollege.edu/ and select Retirees.
Retirees receive several unique benefits associated with part-time positions here on campus. (1) They will be notified electronically of all new posted part-time positions. (2) They qualify for a retiree pay differential, which allows them to be compensated at a higher level than applicants without prior LLC employment experience.
Retirees can use the state-of-the-art Fitness Center during posted hours of operation by simply showing their retiree college ID. Fitness Center hours are: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Summer hours for the Fitness Center are 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Retirees receive free access to any sporting events simply by showing their retiree college ID.
Retirees will be invited to all formal Lake Land College events, such as ground-breakings, open houses, celebrations, etc.
Retirees are welcome to volunteer in various capacities. Individuals may contact you to request help with various events, shows, projects, etc.
Retirees will be invited to the annual recognition luncheon. The luncheon would provide an opportunity for retirees to interact with each other as well as an opportunity for the College to introduce to retirees new personnel and projects occurring at the College.
Retirees have the option of participating in the College's wellness program for a nominal fee. The program is designed for those individuals who would like to have assistance in formulating and participating in a healthier lifestyle. Retirees will not be eligible for the monetary award program. Such examples include on-site Weight Watchers meetings, Lunch-n-Learn healthy eating tips, goal setting and progress appointments. Contact Human Resources for more information.
Student provided services are available to retirees at the employee rate. Such services include dental hygiene, massage therapy, and cosmetology.
Retirees also receive a 10% discount at the Lake Land College Bookstore simply by showing their retiree ID.
Retirees can request to participate in the spring graduation ceremony. If they elect to participate, a cap and gown will be provided to them by the College. This request should be made in March to the Director of the Bookstore at 217-234-5475 or email email@example.com.
The college will publish an annual electronic newsletter that will be sent to retirees via email.
Retirees can order a Lake Land College business card through the college's print shop at no cost to the retiree. Email Marketing & Public Relations at firstname.lastname@example.com with this request.
These procedures implement Board Policy 05.36 which states that Lake Land College ("College") shall comply with the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, 325 ILCS 5/1et seq. (the "Act"), as amended by Public Act 97-0711, and as applicable to College employees who are legally responsible to report suspected abuse or neglect of a child to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services ("DCFS"). In accordance with the Act, these procedures are also applicable to College students enrolled in an academic program leading to a position as a child care worker, school service personnel and degree in education. For purposes of the Act, "child" means any person under the age of 18 years, unless legally emancipated by reason of marriage or entry into a branch of the U.S. armed services. College employees and students who are "mandated reporters" are identified in Part II, below. Other key terms appear in boldface type where they appear in these administrative procedures, and are defined in Part VI, below.
A. Abused child means a child whose parent or immediate family member, or any person responsible for the child's welfare , or any individual residing in the same house as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent:
B. Neglected child means a child whose parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare deprives or fails to provide the child with adequate food, clothing, shelter, or needed medical treatment. Neglect may also be alleged when a responsible adult provides inadequate supervision of a child, as when children are left either unsupervised or in the case of someone unable to supervise due to his or her condition.
C. Person responsible for the child's welfare means the child's parent, guardian, foster parent, or any other person responsible for the child's welfare at the time of the alleged abuse or neglect, or any person who came to know the child through an official capacity or position of trust, including educational personnel, recreational supervisors, and volunteers or support personnel in any setting where children may be subject to abuse or neglect.
D. Reasonable cause to believe abuse or neglect has occurred may exist when there is some actual or circumstantial evidence that the child has been abused or neglected. Actual evidence may consist of obvious pain, or signs of physical injury such as cuts, burns or bruises. Circumstantial evidence may include a child's change of behavior, or implausible stories about injuries or activities.
III. Employees Who Are Mandated Reporters
The Act provides that all personnel of institutions of higher education, all athletic program personnel and all athletic facility personnel are mandated reporters. 325 ILCS 5/4.
Mandated reporters are required to immediately report to the DCFS whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child with whom they have contact in their professional capacity may be abused or neglected.
Students enrolled in an academic program leading to a position as a child care worker, school service personnel and/or education degree are also mandated reporters pursuant to the Act. A list of courses that require students to be mandated reporters is available in the Education and Social Science Division.
The College prohibits retaliation against any employee, student, volunteer or other individual who makes a good faith report of abuse or neglect or who participates in any investigation of abuse or neglect. Anyone found to have engaged in prohibited retaliation under this policy/procedure may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination, expulsion and/or other sanctions.
IV. Reporting Requirements and Procedures; Penalties for Non-compliance
An employee or student who is a mandated reporter and who has reasonable cause to believe that abuse or neglect has occurred with respect to a child known to the employee in his or her professional capacity shall:
Notes: The Act prohibits anyone, including a supervisor, from suppressing, changing or editing an abuse or neglect report. The reporting employee's or students' name shall not be disclosed to the parent or guardian of the child involved.
The willful failure of a College mandated reporter to immediately report a case of suspected child abuse/neglect may lead to his or her being charged with a Class A misdemeanor under the Act.
Anyone found to have engaged in prohibited retaliation under this policy/procedure may be subject to discipline, up to and including termination, expulsion and/or other sanctions.
The Act provides immunity for anyone who makes a report in good faith.
V. Training and Acknowledgment of Mandated Reporter Status
The College shall make available appropriate training and resources on the Act's requirements to mandated reporters before they commence employment. Available training and resources include:
Each employee and student who is mandated by virtue of employment or enrollment to report suspected child abuse or neglect pursuant to the Act shall, before he or she begins employment or participation in his or her educational program, sign the Acknowledgement of Mandated Reporter Status on the DCFS CANTS 22 Form included at the end of these procedures, confirming his or her knowledge and understanding of the reporting requirements of the Act. The signed form shall be maintained in each mandated reporter's personnel or student file.
VI. Cooperation in Investigating and Prosecuting Child Abuse and Neglect
All College employees and students are expected to cooperate with the DCFS in identifying child abuse or neglect, in accordance with these procedures.
If DCFS personnel or local law enforcement officials seek to conduct an interview at the College with a child suspected of being abused or neglected, they shall direct such a request to the Chief of the College Police Department.
An interview may be allowed if the Chief of Police believes there is good reason for conducting the interview at the College. If an interview is permitted to take place at the College, the Chief of Police should request that the DCFS employee or local law enforcement officer complete Form No. 1 (provided at the end of these procedures) before conducting the interview.
An interview at the College shall also be allowed upon presentation of a court order. If the interview takes place based on a court order, the Chief of Police shall request a copy of the order. The presence of a College employee at the interview shall be at the discretion of the DCFS employee(s) or law enforcement official(s).
After the interview has been conducted, the Chief of Police may notify the child's parent or guardian of the fact that an interview was conducted by the DCFS or law enforcement personnel pursuant to the Act, but may not disclose any information about the interview.
If DCFS employees or local law enforcement officials seek to physically examine or photograph at the College a child suspected of being abused or neglected, they shall make a request to the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police may grant the request if he or she believes there is good reason for conducting the examination at the College. The Chief of Police decision whether to grant the request shall take into consideration the sex of the child and of the examiner; the age, maturity and sensitivities of the child; and the location of the trauma and its seriousness. The presence of a College employee at the examination and photographing shall be at the discretion of the DCFS employees or law enforcement officials.
If the examination or photographing is permitted to take place at the College, the Chief of Police should request that the DCFS or law enforcement personnel complete Form No. 2 (provided at the end of these procedures) before examining or photographing the child. Examination or photographing of the child shall be allowed upon presentation of a court order. If the examination or photographing takes place based on a court order, the Chief of Police shall request a copy of the order. The presence of a College employee at the examination or photographing shall be at the discretion of the DCFS employees or law enforcement officials. After the examination or photographing has been conducted, the Chief of Police may notify the child's parent or guardian of that fact unless prohibited from doing so by a court order, but may not disclose any further information concerning the DCFS or law enforcement investigation.
If a DCFS employee assumes temporary protective custody pursuant to the Act, or a local law enforcement official assumes temporary custody pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act (705 ILCS 405/1-1et seq.), the Chief of Police shall request that the person who is assuming temporary protective custody or temporary custody complete Form No. 3 (provided at the end of these procedures) before doing so.
College employees and students shall testify fully in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report of abuse or neglect, and shall comply with all court orders and subpoenas.
In the event that allegations of child abuse or neglect committed at the College or on College grounds are made against a College employee, the procedures set forth in the foregoing provisions shall apply unless the alleged perpetrator is the Director of Human Resources. In that event, the functions to be performed under these procedures by the Director of Human Resources shall be conducted by the Chief of Police and the Vice President for Business Services.
Lake Land College is committed to maintaining a working and learning environment that promotes equal opportunity and affirmative action and that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is the policy of Lake Land College not to engage in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital or civil union status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any basis of discrimination precluded by applicable federal and state statutes. This policy applies to admission and access to and participation, treatment and employment in the College's programs, activities, and services.
The following campus office is assigned the responsibility for ensuring compliance with this policy as well as federal and state statutes and regulations concerning affirmative action and equal access:
Office of the Director of Human Resources
217-234-5210/Human Resources Office
Complaint forms and procedures for filing can be obtained through Counseling Services or Human Resources. In addition, these offices will maintain current copies of appropriate laws, regulations, and policies.
Lake Land College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690, Title V, Subtitle D) was signed into law by President Reagan on November 18, 1988, and became effective on March 18, 1989. Under the guidelines of this act, Lake Land College is required to give each employee a written statement of our policy concerning drug and alcohol use in the workplace, on campus and extension centers, and specify the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition. Under this law, employees must abide by the terms of the policies and notify the College of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation which occurs in our workplace, on-campus and extension centers, no later than five days after the conviction.
Lake Land College Board Policies 11.07 – Drug-Free Workplace, 11.12 – Alcohol and Drugs and 09.09 – Smoking and the Use of Tobacco Products provide information regarding standards of conduct expected for employees related to alcohol, drugs and tobacco in the workplace. Employees who violate any aspect of these policies will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge and referral for prosecution.
Lake Land College strongly encourages students and staff members to voluntarily obtain assistance for dependency or abuse problems before such behavior results in disciplinary or legal action.
Under the Omnibus Drug Initiative Act, schools which receive campus-based funds will be required to certify that they will provide a drug-free workplace. As part of the omnibus drug legislation, this statute requires contractors and grantees of federal agencies to certify that they will provide drug-free workplaces. Making the required certification is a pre-condition for receiving a contract or grant from a federal agency. Federal grant recipients who fail to comply with the 1988 Drug-Free Workplace Act could be suspended or barred from receiving federal funds for up to five years.
There are two provisions of this law that affect employees directly:
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In conducting its operations in compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations, Lake Land College is committed to the highest level of ethical behavior. To ensure that this standard of ethics is maintained, individuals are encouraged to report or disclose allegations of internal wrongdoing. Reports may be made by confidential phone number, (217) 342-3042, or the Internet to Bushue Human Resources, Inc. in order to protect confidential, anonymous reporting of perceived wrongdoing.


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ANAHEIM – Yorba Linda blues musician Darrell Mansfield plugged in a harmonica microphone. Howling harp sounds echoed from an amplifier. Cymbal crashes and guitar licks nearby became muffled.
And musicians in leather pants and retailers in gray suits buzzed around the Anaheim Convention Center, where its biggest event of the year began Thursday.
The National Association of Music Merchants Show is expected to host about 96,000 registrants, including manufacturers and dealers, from 90 countries through Sunday. The show is closed to the general public. Only those in the industry can get badges.
Some celebrities appear at the show, including Smokey Robinson, who was given the Music for Life award by the association on Thursday.
Musicians and buyers wove in and out of booths, trying out instruments. Soundproof booths were set up to make deals.
Bob Rissi, owner of Placentia business Risson Amplifiers, said he looks to promote his products at NAMM. Among his former clients are artists Slash and Lita Ford, who sometimes come to NAMM.
For first-time NAMM participant Gary Brading, who displayed pedals, NAMM serves as something different.
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NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has announced on Thursday afternoon that James Packer's Crown Barangaroo luxury hotel and invitation-only casino has been selected to proceed to the third stage of the government's unsolicited proposal process for major projects.
Both the expert panel led by former Future Fund chairman David Murray and the Premier ultimately agreed with Crown's argument that Packer's resort could grow the total share of high-roller gaming revenue coming into NSW.
Crown has agreed to pay a minimum $1 billion in nominal gaming tax and licence fee payments to the state government over the first 15 years, including an upfront licence fee of $100 million.
Echo Entertainment Group's competing proposal will not proceed and the company, which owns Sydney's The Star, will lose its grip on the city's casino monopoly from 2019.
Echo's share price fell 10¢ to $2.91 in the minutes after this story broke on afr.com, before the company requested a trading halt. The share price is down 4.3 per cent on Wednesday's closing price of $3.04.
Crown was placed in a trading halt at $12.21 prior to the news, up 2.2 per cent from Wednesday's closing price of $11.95.
Now that Crown's plan has progressed to the next stage of the unsolicited proposal process, the company will begin negotiating a final binding offer with the state government. The company will also have to undertake a separate planning approval process, which will open the controversial projects to public consultation for the first time.
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If you are trying to raise money for a cause that you and many other people feel very strongly about, motivate others to give by handing out customized fortune cookies. These are very appropriate, because you can fill them with your very own words geared towards inspiring others to act. It's not always easy to convince people that they should give money to a cause during a non profit fundraiser; however, by giving everyone custom fortune cookies that fill their heads with inspiring words, you can ensure a more successful fundraiser. This year, give everyone that extra push that they need to really give more. Quote something especially beautiful or quote one of our worlds truly great minds, and notice how reading these words will spark people to be more compassionate and involved in the non profit fundraiser.
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Finished Measurements
Approx. 8 in / 18 cm circumference
Yarn Amounts
White and Pink, 50 g each
US size 1-2 / 2.5 mm: circular and set of 5 dpn
Crochet Hook
US size B1-C2 / 2.5 mm
ERRATA: For chart to work decreases should be done on odd rows starting with Row 3. Then after the final chart row, k2tog around and thread yarn through remaining stitches.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH – A 6-month-old girl believed to have been abducted by her grandmother from a Huntington Beach home was located in Arizona on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Shortly before 12:30 p.m., family members called police to report that the child, Laylani Mosely, was missing after she was last seen at home several hours earlier with her grandmother, Carolyn Ferguson, according to a Huntington Beach police statement.
An Amber Alert was announced for the girl and Ferguson, who police indicated had a history of mental illness and was in need of medicine. Shortly after leaving the home, Ferguson was seen in a white PT Cruiser in Fontana.
Police shortly after 7 p.m. announced that both the child and her grandmother had been located in Arizona. Authorities indicated that both were safe and uninjured.
Detectives were traveling to Arizona late Wednesday to determined whether Ferguson will be arrested or taken in for a mental health evaluation, Huntington Beach police Lt. Mitch O'Brien said.
Police were still working on the logistics or returning the child to her parents, O'Brien said, but plan to do it "as quickly as possible."
Authorities have not determined a motive for the alleged abduction, but they believe that Ferguson's apparent mental health issues might have played a role, O'Brien added.
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In this handbook, a Pin Voltage Table is a term used to describe a table that identifies PCM and Breakout Box (BOB) pins, wire colors of the PCM circuits and "known good" values for devices that connect to the PCM. These tables include the following information:
Signals from various sensors (ECT, IAT, MAP, TOT, TP, VAF)Signals from various switches (BOO, CES, IDL, NDS, PSP)Signals from oxygen sensors (O2S-11, HO2S-11, HO2S-12)Signals from output devices (CANP, EVR, IAC, INJ, TCC)Power & ground signals (KAPWR, PWR GND, VPWR, VREF)
Acronyms shown above are listed in the Glossary in this section.
Information contained within the Pin Voltage Tables can be used to:
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IT'S a painstaking task but staff at Cotswold Wildlife Park are completing their annual count of thousands of animals at the visitor attraction.
There are more than 300 different species at the park near Burford and thousands of animals and insects.
The count, conducted by every zoo across the country, takes place once a year to check on breeding programmes and to ensure the right environment is being maintained for species.
Curator Jamie Craig said staff have tried using mobile phones and iPads to carry out the stocktake but sometimes pen and paper works best.
Reptile keeper James Reynolds has been given the particularly arduous task of counting stick insects in the insect house.
Mr Reynolds said: "It's easy enough to count the biggest animals, like the rhinos, but with the smaller ones it is more difficult.
"It's pretty laborious.
"I counted 900 stick insects and then I started to flag."
Mr Craig added: "There are lots of breeding programmes and this annual count helps us to keep an inventory of all our stock. Each animal has its own record on a computerised system."
The curator said some breeds are particularly difficult to track, including mousebirds and Java sparrows in the tropical house.
He said: "At one point we thought we had about 30 mousebirds but there were well over 100 and they were decimating the plants so we have now sent them to other zoos. If one species multiplies too much, it can damage the plant life and that can stop breeding for another.
"It's a constant balance between providing an authentic wildlife and managing their environment and breeding programmes."
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A sampling from media accounts that reference Ithaca College or quote members of the college community.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Robert Mills, Ithaca College student
An article on the website Specialty Fabrics Review featured a family business run by Mills's father and uncle, who also attended Ithaca College. "As my experiences in college have become more professional in nature, I am constantly thinking of ways to apply what I'm learning to the family business," Rob says. "I've had some deep conversations with my father about ways to help improve aspects of the business, specifically about the increase in the shop's online business."
Outlet: Specialty Fabrics Review
Publication Date: November 1, 2012
Headline: "Wm. J. Mills & Co. grows through the generations"
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The Dean of Speed breaks down what the Vegas bookies are thinking:
1. Dario Franchitti No. 10 (4-1)
The Edinburgh, Scotland native is co-favourite because he is a two-time
winner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and has the vast resources of Chip
Ganassi Racing behind him. Besides that, Franchitti is the best oval
racer in the IZOD IndyCar series.
2. Scott Dixon No. 9 (4-1)
A teammate of Franchitti at Ganassi, New Zealand's Dixon has all the same
tools available to him plus the fact he has been the faster of the two
in practice and qualifying during this edition of the Month of May at
Indianapolis. He deserves to be co-favourite.
3. Alex Tagliani No. 77 (13-2)
Canada's Tagliani won the pole position for the 100th anniversary edition of
the race in wonderful fashion but must prove himself through 200
laps. He comes to the race with far fewer resources than the Ganassi and Penske
Racing gangs.
4. Will Power No. 12 (7-1)
Australia's Power leads the Penske brigade's hopes of adding a record 16th
Indy 500 win for team owner Roger Penske. Power's weakness in the IZOD
IndyCar circuit, however, has been the ovals. Sunday will be his chance to
prove he can win running in circles.
5. Helio Castroneves No. 3 (9-1)
Castroneves gets better odds than he likely deserves because the Brazilian
has won three times at the Brickyard. But his performances this season have
been way off of his form in the past. But it's hard to dismiss those three
Borg Warner trophies.
6. Dan Wheldon No. 98 (11-1)
England's Dan Wheldon carries the nickname "Difficult Dan" for his prickly
personality on and off the track. But he has won at Indianapolis before so
it's hard to dismiss him entirely. He hasn't got a full-time ride and is
doing a one-off with Bryan Herta Racing.
7. Oriol Servia No. 2 (12-1)
Servia is the lone representative of Spain on the grid this year but he is
with the perennially strong Newman-Haas Racing outfit. And he does start
from the front row, but his inexperience at Indy could be a drawback when
the green flag drops.
8. Buddy Rice No. 44 (14-1)
American Rice probably doesn't belong on anyone's Top 10 list to win on
Sunday but Vegas makes him the eighth pick based primarily on the fact
he has won here before (2004). And his Panther Racing team also has won at
9. Ryan Briscoe No. 6 (15-1)
Briscoe is generally acknowledged as the third man on the three-man Penske
team but he's still a threat to win on Sunday. Luck has
eluded the Australian native in May with just one Top 5 finish in five
previous starts.
10. Danica Patrick No. 7 (25-1)
Based on her qualifying effort and across-the-board slow times leading up to
Indy, she should not get this far up on the betting line, but she has proved
in the past that she saves her best for the Memorial Day classic.
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Kun Chen
Kun Chen
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 183 lb.
- Born March 5, 1980 in Sichuan Province China
Kun Chen has been a member of the Chinese national team and played for them in the Olympics.
In the 2005 Baseball World Cup, Chen had a 2.57 ERA and two no-decisions. He played in the first Konami Cup, held in 2005, and was in the event in both 2006 and 2007. He went 0-1 with a 12.00 ERA, allowing 8 hits in 3 innings in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. He pitched in the 2006 Asian Games as well.
Two years later, he was with China in the 2008 Olympics, allowing 3 runs in 3 innings of work. He entered with a save opportunity and a 3-2 lead in the 9th inning of China's game against Taiwan but walked Kuo-Hui Lo to lead off the inning, walked Che-Hsuan Lin with two outs and gave up a RBI double to Chien-Ming Chang. China did go on to win in extra innings. Chen was ejected from the China-USA game after he threw a fastball at Matt LaPorta's head in retaliation for LaPorta's injury-causing collision with backstop Wei Wang and Nate Schierholtz's collision with Wang's backup Yang Yang. Chen was ejected from the game for throwing at LaPorta.
Kun Chen tried to close the game for China but Lo drew a leadoff walk. PH Wu-Hsiung Pan hit into a force at second. 3B Chih-Wei Shih struck our for the second out. With their backs to the wall, Taiwan rallied. CF Che-Hsuan Lin drew a walk. That brought up RF Chien-Ming Chang, who doubled home Pan to tie the score at 3. Peng grounded out back to the mound to end the inning.
Chen saved China's win over Taiwan in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He relieved Junyi Chen with one out in the 8th and a 3-1 lead. Chen struck out frequent CPBL batting champ Cheng-Min Peng then got Yi-Chuan Lin to ground into an inning-ender. In the 9th, he struck out Kuo-Ching Kao. Wu-Hsiung Pan and Chih-Yao Chan both singled, but Chen recovered to get Han Lin on a grounder. He then retired Boston Red Sox prospect Che-Hsuan Lin on a ground out to Ray Chang to end the game.
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Version 5.7 is hitting the Play Store, bringing a more minimalist aesthetic, eye-popping colors, and bigger buttons.
You can now review your previous tracks and even change whether a song was really worthy of that "thumbs up." The play and pause buttons also are persistent on the screen so you can quickly skip ahead to another selection.
While it looks great, the overall aesthetic looks more like iOS than Material Design. Another omission is that you still can't play, pause, rewind, or advance the track from the app's persistent notification.
The update is rolling out in the Play Store, or you can grab the APK if you're so inclined.
The impact on you: If you're a regular Pandora user this is a nice upgrade. However, music streaming is pretty competitive in the world of Android, so it's surprising there isn't a bigger push to keep the features and design consistent with Android's evolving standards. Pandora may have been the first to introduce us to the world of seemingly unlimited music, but it definitely needs to keep pace with the likes of Spotify.


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This has been quite a year for The District. As we enter the last year of the decade (read info on deciding decades here) we have oftentimes stopped to look around and spoken amongst ourselves about how far the band has come and how much the band has changed. The group has been busy, as always, so allow us to share our year with you.
This year has mostly been just plain fun. We began the year in true District style, with New Years at Tir na nOg, and a favorite pastime of ours, the pub crawl. Those of you that are familiar with the band know that Tir na nOg Irish Pub in Raleigh is synonymous with the Wake and District. For St. Patrick's Day this year, the band actually had to split into mini-bands to cover all of the requests made of us. We made new friends down in North Myrtle Beach, SC by marching in their St. Patrick's Day parade to rave reviews from the parade judges and hundreds of attendees. We also rode the Tir na nOg float in the Raleigh parade and at the end of the day, the band came together again to play a myriad of locations around the capital city. The band opened for several musical groups throughout the year, such as the Belfast Boys and Albannach, providing a rousing primer for true fans of Irish music in the Triangle area. The District was even represented in the ever-popular arena of NASCAR, as our pipe major Joseph Brady joined an assembled group known as the Celtic Force Pipers to play the opening ceremony of the Coca-Cola 600 race, held each year during Memorial Day weekend in Charlotte, NC.
A November rite of passage for the District was observed once again, as the Fourth Annual Tartan Ball was held at the Downtown Sheraton in Raleigh and just like every year so far, this year eclipsed all previous years. Each year key members of the group continue to step up and make this event a success. A great time was had by all, and much needed funds were raised to help keep this animal we call the District alive and kicking. We helped to spread holiday cheer this year, marching in Christmas parades in Wake Forest and Selma, and finished out the year playing New Year's Eve at First Light Wake Forest and finally, as we have ended every year so far, back at home in Tir na nOg. It seems that every year, new doors continue to open for the band, and we look forward to what the future brings.
For the second consecutive year, the Wake and District Public Safety Pipes and Drums entered the field of competition here in the southeast and did not embarrass ourselves. Taking a close 2nd at Loch Norman, First place finishes at Gatlinburg, Greenville and Richmond, a Second place finish at Charleston and wrapping it all in a First place finish at Stone Mountain Highland Games, the District shared the top ranking in Grade 5 for the southern branch of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association (EUSPBA), and finished overall in 6th place out of 117 competing pipe bands.
As was the case last year, several of our members also competed as individuals, bringing home top awards in both piping and drumming. Our own Dr. Alan Armstrong even became somewhat of a celebrity after a very successful year competing in the demanding Piob category and finishing 2nd overall out of 131 players. Thanks so much to the competing members of the District for helping us all walk a little taller. We are proud of you all.
An important part of our mission involves giving back to the community that gives so much to us. This year we helped play along with charities such as the Tir na nOg 8K fun run for Multiple Sclerosis and the Outback Steakhouse Golf Tournament to benefit Muscular Dystrophy. We also shared time with some of the most precious kids we have ever been honored to meet, over at the Governor Morehead School for the Blind, in Raleigh. These kids delighted as we provided a feast for the senses, and they gave more back to us than we could ever give to them. The band also participated in the first annual Wake Forest Irish Fest, promoting the fine heritage behind so much of the music that we play.
As most of you are aware, the Wake and District is a public safety pipe band is committed to serving our brothers and sisters within the public safety community. We performed that mission this year with pride while we played as fire recruits walked the aisle and graduated academies in Raleigh and Wake Forest, and as law enforcement recruits graduated from BLET programs across the Triangle area. The group was honored to be a part of celebrating the arrival of the South Atlantic Fire Expo to the Capital city this year. We also performed this part of our mission with respect and with heavy hearts as we participated in both the North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Memorial events in Raleigh and the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Emmetsburg, Maryland. The band was honored and humbled over and over this year as we were called upon to help honor such dignitaries as former NC governor Bob Scott and former NC Insurance Commissioner Jim Long. As always, our thanks goes out to our brothers in the North Carolina State Highway Patrol for continuing to call upon us as we stand shoulder to shoulder in honor of the fallen.
The state of North Carolina paid a heavy toll this year in the public safety community. Law enforcement officers from Lenoir County, Vance County, Winston Salem and too many other areas paid the ultimate sacrifice this year. Firefighters from across this great state gave all they had to give for their communities. We thank them and their families for their service.
This year was also a year of both joy and sadness for the District. As is the case most years, far too many lives that were close to us were cut short this year. Some were close friends, like Joe Burke, Gary Ragland and Flip Kissinger. Some were even family.
We had one of our beloved members, Pipe Sergeant Bud Barber, move across the country to continue his career. As with any group, some members have gone, but new ones have arrived, bringing with them hope for the future of this band. We also helped one of our own pipers get married in true District fashion, beginning a new journey in his life, as well as adding another spouse to the band (if she only knew).
As 2009 comes to a close, we find ourselves both exhausted and fulfilled. We have once again epitomized our mission statement, whether promoting the heritage of our music, or honoring those who have given their lives in service to us all. As always, we thank all of you that continue to keep up with us, all of you that continue to give your time and money, so we can do what we love so much to do. Thank you so very much. See you in 2010!
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Ted Simons: A new statewide poll commissioned by the Arizona chamber of commerce and industry shows widespread support for the immigration reform plan being worked on by the so-called gang of eight, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators that includes Arizona's John McCain and Jeff flake. Here to tell us more about the poll is Garrick Taylor, he's senior vice-president of government relation and communications for the chamber of commerce and industry. Thanks for joining us.
Garrick Taylor: thanks for having me.
Ted Simons: Statewide survey on immigration, what were you looking for, what did you find?
Garrick Taylor: We've got two senators here who as you mentioned are part of the gang of eight. We wanted to see what do Arizona voters think about what they're putting on the table, and the results are pretty positive.
Ted Simons: Let's start with who conducted the public opinion strategy.
Garrick Taylor: It's a brand name firm, national reputation. They are partners in the NBC "Wall Street Journal" poll.
Ted Simons: What question were asked?
Garrick Taylor: We put in front of voters, these are the elements that the gang of eight is pursuing, what do you think? It was straight up or down. Do you support or oppose?
Ted Simons: Not necessarily being -- Not all together, just again, if there are four separate entities, can you like one and disapprove of three?
Garrick Taylor: It was up or down, one question. That included everything from the path to citizenship with the stronger border security down to a stronger worker verification system.
Ted Simons: Let's start with that path to citizenship. Securing the border, stopping -- Talk to us more about that.
Garrick Taylor: Jeff flake was at a chamber luncheon, and he talked about this. The vast majority of the legal immigrants-- The illegal immigrants are not necessarily those who hop the fence and came across the border. But those who legally entered through a port of entry, and merely overstayed their Visa. And we don't have a system, at least robust one in this country, for internal enforcement that sends those people back. In Arizona we've got E-verify that's used in the workplace to determine worker eligibility. And we ask folks if we could strengthen border security, and then move to some sort of system of the path to citizenship for those folks who are here in an undocumented way, would you support it? And it seems, and like we talked about, we can't break it out by point by point, it seems there's support there.
Ted Simons: And again, as I continually ask, securing the border. Does that mean not a single individual, not a fly can get across, or what does it mean?
Garrick Taylor: As senator Flake has said, we don't need a sealed border. We need a secure border. He's pointed to the Yuma border patrol sector as one that fits that definition for him. So we probably have a ways to go in the Tucson sector, but right here in the Yuma sector we've got some positive things to show.
Ted Simons: Another aspect of the questionnaire was, improving the legal immigration system. How was that worded, what did you find?
Garrick Taylor: That's a big issue in Arizona. Especially within the high-tech community. We've got a system here where we're training the best and brightest in our Universities. And then we wish them bon voyage as they go back to their home country. We've got to find a way around that. If you talk to employers around the chamber board table, whether it's from the AG sector, low-skilled sector, or the high-skilled sector, somebody making silicon wafers, they will tell you our immigration system, our legal Visa system has too much red tape and bureaucracy in it. And it seems that voters agree. They recognize the need to have ready and able work force to meet our labor needs, whether it's on the low-skilled end or high-skilled end.
Ted Simons: As far as the labor needs are concerned, another aspect of the question was that you need that verification system improved.
Garrick Taylor: That's right.
Ted Simons: Strengthening, what, E-verify or just a system period?
Garrick Taylor: Or something like it. In Arizona you go into most business establishments and you'll see the placard in the window, this business participates in E-verify. You're not going to see that in every state around the country. A lot of it has to do with our legal Arizona workers act that the statewide law that was signed here that puts tough sanctions on businesses that knowingly hire undocumented workers. It seems that the Arizona electorate has gotten to a comfort level with that. It seems it's working. And if that were to be rolled out nationwide, voters might -- They might have some comfort with that.
Ted Simons: The final aspect, the top four, the main elements of this reform plan is admitting new workers only when Americans can't be found. I asked representative Kirkpatrick, I'll ask you, how viable is something like that?
Garrick Taylor: It's going to be tough. The chamber would tend to trend towards something that is market driven, at least as much as possible. It would seem voters -- And I don't think anybody can fault this, we don't want a guest worker system that is displacing available American workers. But if you have those sectors of the economy, whether it's agriculture, whether it's high-tech, a guest worker system might be the best way to fill those positions.
Ted Simons: is there a time frame to search for those U.S. workers?
Garrick Taylor: There is, but as senator Flake at our luncheon today did not want to get too far now the front of the gang of eight today. Something he said, Ted, is that when the gang of eight's proposal finally becomes solid at the end of this congressional recess, not everybody is going to be overjoyed with what's in there. And that might be the sign that we have hit the sweet spot. That might be the bill that gets throughout house and senate. It's going to be a bill that not everybody loves.
Ted Simons: Let's talk about the results as far as your statewide survey is concerned. 72% have support for this?
Garrick Taylor: It's surprising. And that is across ethnic selection, the -- Where the -- Whether you're rural or urban. You name it, it's got broad support, 72%. And it's got high support I respective of party affiliation.
Ted Simons: I was going to say sounds like Republicans, 74%, democrats, 69%. Independents, 75%. And by ideology, you've got liberals at %76 approval and Tea Party members 73%. I find it difficult to believe any questionnaire that includes the phrase "path to citizenship" would get much support from the Tea Party at all, regardless of what else is involved.
Garrick Taylor: Without my crystal ball I don't know how every respondent may have taken that question, but they were told up front, we were talking about this being incumbent upon, or being predicated on strong border security. And that seems to be the linchpin. You saw Senator McCain and senator Flake and senator Bennett, they are very aware, and to Senator McCain and Senator Flake's credit they've made sure their fellow gang of eight members know that border security has to be a top component of this package. And perhaps it's the electorate in Arizona that knowing and with some measure of confidence that the border security is going to be there, they'll support the package.
Ted Simons: So what do we take from this?
Garrick Taylor: It seems the gang of eight has hit the sweet spot. These four broad points they're laying out, it's going to have support, even the senator today mentioned that he's getting a lot of calls, a lot of feedback, but not at the pitch level of rhetoric he was seeing a few years ago.
Ted Simons: Garrett, good to have you here. Thanks for joining us.


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GitHub Takes $100m of Funding
The Ruby world celebrates its latest home grown business success, GitHub, who this week announced they've received $100m in funding from Andreessen Horowitz. Will every Rubyist eventually work there? Watch this space.
Code Climate (Metrics Service) Is Now Free for Open Source Projects
Code Climate is a hosted software metrics tool for Ruby apps and it's now available to use for free on public open source projects.
RSpec 2.11 Released
The popular BDD framework takes another step up the version ladder with 2.11. It supports the new 'named subject' syntax, you can stub constants for the duration of an example, and on Rails specs now run in a random order by default. And more, naturally.
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Streaming Zlib Processing for Ruby (in Ruby Core/2.0)
Eric Hodel has checked in a patch that adds streaming zlib processing to Ruby core. Why's this a big deal? For starters, significant memory savings when compressing large files.
Arel's 'merge' Method: A Hidden Gem
Arel is the beautiful relational algebra library that works alongside ActiveRecord in Rails 3 to let you do complex queries easily. Ben Hoskings shows off an interesting method Arel makes available to merge query conditions together.
Case Study: Using Ruby Tools for Non-Ruby Projects
A look at using Ruby tools (like Bundler and Guard) to automate common Web development workflows.
Don't Make Your Code 'More Testable'
Gregory Moeck reflects on the mocking and OO design trends in the Ruby world and proposes a way forward to think about the 'testability' of our code (or not, as the case may be).
RubyMotion Tutorials: A Resource Site
A simple resources site aiming to collect together links relevant to learning or working with RubyMotion.
How Can I Contribute to Ruby On Rails?
Steve Klabnik, now a memeber of the Rails Issue Team, shares some quite insights and FAQs into the process of contributing ideas, source, or documentation to Rails.
Functional View and Controller Testing with RubyMotion
RubyMotion (the Ruby toolkit for building iOS apps) now features a new testing layer that lets you write functional specifications for the views and controllers of your apps.
My Favorite Bundler Feature
Jerod Santo loves being able to crack open his gems.
The History of Ruby in Version Numbers
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Debugging with Thread Dumps
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Christmas 2009 is in the books, yet we haven't finished the 12 Days of Christmas at SBPDL.
The season of Christmas is a festive time of giving presents to others, in the hope of granting them a reprieve from the doldrums of the winter with gift-wrapped bliss.
Receiving gifts is wonderful, yet seeing the smile creep across the persons face whom you give a gift too is worth 100 of the best gifts ever given. Knowing you have brought joy to another person through a gift. To quote A Christmas Carol again:
"It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humour."One of the supreme ways to induce laughter is by giving a family member, loved one or friend a wonderful gift - or perhaps an inside gift/joke - that strengthens your bond to them through the efficacy of a fantastic yule tide gift.
The idea of a "gift" is one that is vital to creating a sense of social cohesion and in establishing a proper equilibrium of community:
And yet, Black people have for long been the beneficiaries of white peoples kindness and liberality, that they know take for granted "gifts" in any form and expect the societal obligations that white people must fulfill constantly to placate their Black rulers:
"A gift or a present is the transfer of something without the expectation of receiving something in return. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is meant to be free.
In many human societies, the act of mutually exchanging money, goods, etc. may contribute to social cohesion. Economists have elaborated the economics of gift-giving into the notion of a gift economy.
By extension the term gift can refer to anything that makes the other happier or less sad, especially as a favor, including forgiveness and kindness."
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Police were called in Sunday when a charity toy giveaway turned chaotic.More than 1,000 people showed up at an event sponsored by Johnnie's House, a domestic violence non-profit group.Some parents were upset when their children only got one toy for a $10 registration fee.Video of this event can be found here.
"When you personally gave her your $10, she promised everybody a bag of toys, and we received nothing but one toy per child, and some children didn't even get nothing," said an angry Shermirrea Wright.Some of the toys were stolen before the families arrived."A lot of toys were stolen from the premises today," said Johnnie's House founder Johnnie Gaskins.
"That left us even shorter."Gaskins promised that more toys will be distributed when they are collected or registration fees will be refunded."
Black people know that disingenuous white liberals will provide them with all the niceties and necessities to live a life far above the pathetic existence of the poor English who Wordsworth described in London 1802:
Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour;Like the Salvation Army, people who donate toys so that others can enjoy happiness are trying to augment philanthropy throughout their community, and yet, some people are appalled by the lack of imagination in the gifts or the amount of such gifts:
England hath need of thee: she is a fen
Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen,
Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower,
Have forfeited their ancient English dower
Of inward happiness. We are selfish men;
Oh! raise us up, return to us again;
And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.
Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart;
Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea:
Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free,
So didst thou travel on life's common way,
In cheerful godliness; and yet thy heart
The lowliest duties on herself did lay.
Worse, Atlanta had another event where Black people found themselves deprived of free toys:
SMYRNA, Ga. -- A church pastor is accused of making questionable decisions involving a Toys For Tots program.Andrew Manning and his wife Gayle are furious. They have 9 granddaughters who will get nothing from 24/7 International Church on Cobb Parkway.The Manning's paid the church $1 in order to receive donated Christmas gifts through Toys for Tots.Video of this event can be found here.
"I think he should go to jail. He broke a lot of hearts and made a lot of promises that he couldn't stand up to be," said Andrew Manning.Toys for Tots said the pastor of the church was running a scam by charging some people a $1 fee to make copies of drivers licences and social security numbers to verify their identities in order to prove how many kids they had.Maj. Tim Teed said,
"It's definitely running a scam If they are charging money for free toys, yes, that's a scam."Teed added, "They requested eight requests for 13,000 toys going to one organization. If that one organization is going to charge a dollar per request, that could possibly be $13,000 that they are going to profit."Pastor Segun Masha said he was not running a scam.Masha defended the charge.
He said, "If you had a copy, you didn't need a dollar, it was a choice. You could go to Office Depot or bring it from home. We gave them the option."Masha said the reason he submitted eight requests for toys is he was working as a middle man, helping Spanish churches who didn't know how to sign up.Five-year-old Ashanti and her 4-year-old brother Jason have a short wish list. All she wants is a Barbie doll and all he wants is a toy truck, but this Christmas they won't get anything.
Their grandmother Betty Montgomery said, "I just tell them I can't afford it this year. I wasn't even able to get a Christmas tree this year."Montgomery is on a fixed income and kids' mom just lost her job. Montgomery and dozens of other people were hoping to pick up a couple of free gifts at 24-7 International but they all left empty handed.Smyrna police said the pastor's actions were unethical, but not criminal because the $1 that was charged is said to be a donation and not a fee.
Of course, not all people wait until the gifts are ready to be handed out and it convenient to procure them when no one is looking (no suspect has been named in this case as of yet, and it would be misguided to paint them with a Black brush just yet):
Why even point out this story? Because when you juxtapose the kindness of strangers who then have their toys stolen, with the entitlement mentality of the Black people in Atlanta demanding more and more toys, well, you get a picture of a community in dire need of help.
REVERE, Mass. -- Police in Revere are trying to solve a crime against children.
73 presents were stolen from the First Congregational Church in Revere over the weekend. The stolen toys would have helped out 46 families in need.
"I know people are having a hard time this time of year, but to steal from children? That's awful," said a local resident of the crime.
Interestingly, Canada has the same problem, and Black people there find the same enjoyment out of stealing toys meant for kids.
Even when rappers, like Shawty Lo, try give back to the community by giving out presents, some people find this in-group display of generosity weak and displeasing.
Stuff Black People Don't Like includes no free toys, for Black Friday only comes once a year and free toys from generous individuals attempting to build a community with gifts just isn't enough to pacify Black people around Christmas.


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Meet Chopper. He's 'grumpy'...
In the Star Wars universe, Astromech droids come and Astromech droids go, but we all know who rules the roost and holds a special place in fans hearts: R2-D2. Now it looks like he may have some competition in the shape of C1-10P, or Chopper, the new character introduced in upcoming 'toon Star Wars Rebels.
Described by series producer Dave Filoni as a cranky, grumpy sort built from scavenged spare parts, Chopper helps around the Starship Ghost. Well, we say helps… Apparently he prefers to do things his own damn way. But he gets the job done and is incredibly loyal. Though he is also compared to a cat, so take that with a grain of salt.
Star Wars Rebels is the a cartoon series set 14 years after Revenge Of The Sith and four years before the events of Star War**s**. The main characters are a group of young rebels trying to evade Imperial capture by nasty villain The Inquisitor. Unlike the anthology feel of Clone Wars, Rebels will focus on the core characters through one story.
Lest Chopper actually become popular and end up a little too big for his bolts, he'd best be warned that the reason R5-D4 is so beaten up in Star Wars is that R2 got to him behind the scenes and "had a word" in the form of several thousand volts and some conveniently dropped scenery. Better luck to the newcomer, eh?


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Good morning! I hope everyone is adjusting to Daylight Savings Time!
RR: I ran a 12k trail race this weekend and it was intense. There were two hills that were straight up and down. They were so steep that they were impossible to run down (and of course up). It was really fun though. I, in true form, did take a header and hit my knee and shoulder. My arm is pretty sore and I'm kind of stiff from the insane hills, but DF and I had a really good time. Today I have running plans with a friend, probably four miles.
NRR: After the race we went looking at cars. I've decided I"m going to buy a new one since I had such a bad experience with my last car, which was used. I'm thinking of getting a Ford Focus since they're pretty affordable (as far as new cars go) and they get good gas mileage. It's also really nice to drive. Yesterday I did some grading, then went and saw the Emperor, which was pretty good.
FR: I was off track a bit this weekend, so back at it today.
Have a great day!
Morning!seattle-haha i am glad to know someone else runs before they hike! hope you got in some climbing this weekend!rtr-great job at your trail race! they really are so different than road races. have to hike parts of them. hope you find a car soon, i've hear good things about the focus. RR: 7 saturday before a 7 mile hike, 6 yesterday and 10 this morning. i am a little sore today, my calf has a charlie horse in it. part of the hike was super steep and snow was sticky so our microspikes kepts getting huge snow balls on thh bottom and didn't grip--so thinking the really steep section did my calves in...NRR: had such a great weekend with dbf away. it was so gorgeous for our hike, we had awesome views and it wasn't even windy. we could even hang out at the peak for a bit without freezing. it was great. we went out for beer at a brewery and got food afterward. yesterday we hit the outlets and came home. FR: beer tastes amazing after a hike
Morning all. So happy that the last two weeks are over. I hate being so insanely busy that I don't have time to breathe! And can I just say that I detest time change!!!
rr: lots of running this weekend. did a 17 mile long run on SAturday morning, 10:15 pace (holy cow where did that come from???) then 7 miles yesterday. Legs are exhausted and feet are super tired. definitely rest day today, and tomorrow will hit up the elliptical. Exchanging one run day for elliptical for a while cause my foot has been acting up a bit. Just being cautious...
nrr: after 2 weeks of craziness I'm looking foward to having some down time this week and with spring break. At the moment the only plan I have is to see Oz on Thursday night.
fr: haven't been great, mainly because I've been eating a lot of sweets lately...
rtr: I never get used cars, I just don't trust them, and in the end I think you get a better deal with new when you factor in warranty and perks for the first few years that everyone has these days.
sjp wish we had places to hike around her. I really enjoy it, but the areas we have almost aren't worth the drive to get there... back to the treadmill for a few weeks now?
Morning! That weekend went by way too fast...
RR - Ran a strong race at the half on Sunday - I finished a minute over my PR, which I was initially pretty disappointed over, but I keep telling myself that I'm adding miles/endurance training for the full, and I haven't done any speedwork or half marathon specific training, so oh well. It was really nice to be able to kick it in gear and spend the last 3-4 miles flying past just about everyone. Taking an extra rest day today as my legs are still pretty tight/sore - planning on climbing with DBF after work though.
NRR - Had a pretty entertaining weekend - DBF and I went out to our favorite pizza place on the beach on Saturday (it was really pretty nice out!). Right after we sat down, the waitress was bringing a tray full of sodas to the table next to us and somehow wound up dumping them all over DBF and I! At least we got a free pitcher of beer and a chuckle out of it, and the pizza was tasty as always. I got a good amount of homework done yesterday, just one more week until the final! I'll be glad to have a few weeks off from school, especially since I think it will start getting pretty busy at work soon.
FR - Chicken quesadillas last night, pan fried pork chops w/veggies and sweet potato fries tonight.
Good morning! I agree with everyone that the weekend DID go by way too fast.
RTR: So sorry about your accident but glad that you weren't hurt. Did you and DF stick together during the trail race? I have a new Ford Focus (2012) bought it last April. I LOVE IT! Great car and Ford seems to have great service as well. I've had a couple of little problems with it and they have fixed it all without charging me and given me a loaner while they were fixing. Mine is an SEL and it's a beautiful Sea Glass green color.
SJP: Your weekend sounds lovely. Did you get any good buys at the outlet mall?
OU: Are you on spring break now? Are you on quarters or semesters? One of my DD's is finishing up her 2nd quarter this year the other is in the midst of her last semester.
Seattle: Which pizza place is your fave? Did you like the trail? That is very close to where TLC lives. You did have a great day for the half, that's for sure. : )
RR: Ran on Friday and also did stairs in the middle of my run. TLC has a place in his hood where there is a 100+ step stairway, so I ran then did the stairs 5 times and finished the loop. I did that twice. It took a little over an hour. I was going to run another time over the weekend but we got involved in a painting project so it didn't happen. Meeting friends for a run at 10 this morning.
NRR: Went up to TLC's on Thursday thinking I'd be heading home early Saturday, didn't work out that way. We just hung out and wound down on Thursday night. Woke up Friday morning and we knew we were going to see a jazz group that night but had no plans for the day except TLC going for a bike ride and me going for a run at some point. We went to Home Depot because TLC wanted to look at colors to paint his living/dining area. That turned into a spontaneous painting project. So the weekend was spent painting and then doing various things while paint dried - run/bike ride, going to concert, went to Seattle Bike Expo, went to the mall to walk around, etc. I ended up staying there until 6 PM last night when we finished painting and got his house put back together. He chose "Moroccan red" for two walls (opposite walls) and "spiced gingerbread" for the other two walls. Very bold, southwestern looking colors. It turned out awesome. We worked great together too and had fun doing it.
FR: Lots of eating out this weekend - but most of it fairly healthy except for the fish and chips at the English Pub. Other than that we mainly had salads and soups when we went out.
I ended up running an easy 4 over lunch, my legs are still pretty tight but it felt good to get them moving and loosened up a little.
rtr - that trail race sounds tough but awesome! Glad you weren't too badly inured in your fall - I've taken plenty of tumbles myself. I am definitely a klutz when it comes to hiking/trail running! Woohoo for buying a new car, that will be exciting! Hope you can get a good deal on one.
sjp - no climbing over the weekend, I was wiped out from the half... planning on lots this week though (and maybe a hike as well)! Your weekend with DBF sounds awesome - I agree, beer is amazing after hiking. Hope the charlie horse goes away soon - I had one that stuck around for almost an entire day the first time I ran a full and it was pretty awful!
ou - enjoy spring break, you've been so busy lately you deserve a rest! Way to rock your running over the weekend - that is a great LR pace! I hope you are able to get lots of sleep and relaxing time in this week.
Mia - favorite pizza place is Pegasus Pizza on Alki - it's so good! and they have huge pitchers of beer I really liked the trail, it was fantastic to run on! Super cold at the start but it ended up being great weather. Glad you had a lovely weekend with TLC!


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About 150,000 US ground, air and naval forces are expected to be poised to attack Iraq within a month, despite the White House insisting that President George Bush had set no timetable for war and preferred that Iraq disarm peacefully.
The Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, in a flag-waving speech marking the 12th anniversary of the Gulf War, warned the Americans they would be committing "suicide" in attacking his country.
Saddam said he had mobilised his army and drawn up a plan to rout US troops at Baghdad's gates if the tens of thousands of soldiers, planes and ships massing in the Gulf launched an invasion.
Saddam's speech, urging Iraqis to be alert for a US strike, came a day after UN weapons inspectors said they found empty rocket warheads designed to carry chemical warfare agents.
The White House called the discovery of the undeclared warheads "troubling and serious" and clear evidence Saddam was not disarming, as required in November under a tough UN resolution.
The UN weapons chief, Hans Blix, took a softer line, saying the find was no "smoking gun" or key evidence that could trigger a US-led invasion.
"This discovery is interesting but it's not something that's so important because we're talking about empty warheads," he said.
No other nation was jumping to conclusions on the seriousness of the discovery, with UN Security Council members saying they would wait for inspectors to report to the 15-member body, probably this week.
Saddam made no mention of the discovery of the warheads in his speech, which marked the anniversary of the start of the Gulf War that drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.
"Baghdad, its people and leadership, is determined to force the Mongols of our age to commit suicide at its gates," he said, referring to the Mongol armies that sacked Baghdad, then a centre of learning, in 1258.
The first of seven amphibious ships packed with US marines and sailors, the USS Comstock, sailed out of San Diego yesterday.
The amphibious transport ship USS Dubuque left next, followed by amphibious assault ship and mini-aircraft carrier USS Bonhomme Richard and the USS Cleveland transport ship.
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer and dock-landing ships USS Anchorage and USS Pearl Harbor were set to follow the ships that are en route to the Gulf, US Navy commander Jackie Yost said.
Family members of servicemen crowded on to the dockside weeping and hugging each other as their loved ones sailed out into the Pacific.
"It breaks my heart that young people have to go so far away to fight for our country, even if this is a very good cause," said wheelchair-bound Letty Bedwell as she waved an American flag at the departing fleet.
"I came out here to see them
off because my son is in the navy
and he may also have to leave soon to defend us," she said tearfully.
As part of a major escalation of attacks in "no-fly zones" over Iraq that has coincided with the US military build-up, warplanes participating in a US-British patrol over southern Iraq struck military communications sites.
As the US built up its forces in the Gulf, the French President, Jacques Chirac, said any unilateral action against Iraq would break international law. He said it was up to the Security Council to decide on the inspectors' January 27 progress report.
Dr Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, said the inspectors needed more time to assess whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
Dr Blix said he was not yet sure Iraq had destroyed all its banned weapons. "There is not yet confidence ... that all the chemical and biological weapons and missiles are gone and that all the equipment is gone," he said.
Dr Blix later held an hour of talks near London with the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, who welcomed what he said was the accelerating pace of weapons inspections and called on Saddam to make the most of his chance to disarm.
Dr Blix and Mr ElBaradei have said they would confront Iraqi officials in Baghdad today and tomorrow with big gaps in the 12,000-page weapons declaration Iraq submitted to the UN.
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Since this is a relatively simple task I believe we can find somebody to do it for a relatively decent amount ...what do you all think?
After the work is finished we can make if public here and make the sources free so than other can continue the work if the choose so....
I think this is doable with just small donations from not a very big number of people.
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Ok, many users are interested, it is easy to achieve and cheap - why does Onyx then do it.
Normally companies make a good product and then try to sell it. In this case it seems to be upside down: the device is missing important functions and the customers are supposed to chip to improve the situation.
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Warminster has shown its support for two soldiers from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment, who were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday.
Married father-of-two Sergeant Gareth Thursby, 29, and Private Thomas Wroe, 18, were killed by a man in an Afghan police uniform in the south of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province.
The pair, from Alma Company, were killed towards the end of their six month deployment, just days after comrades from Corunna Company enjoyed an emotional return to its barracks in Warminster.
Lt Col Zachary Stenning, 3 Yorks commander, said of his men: "When there were dangerous moments it was always Sergeant Thursby who could be found at the front, offering steadying words to his platoon commander and the young soldiers. Such dedication and indeed selfless love for his fellow soldiers is remarkable and testament to the qualities of this unique man.
"Private Tom Wroe had only been with us a few months, but in this short period he had made a significant impression on his fellow soldiers and commanders.
"His energy and professionalism quickly earned him the respect of his fellow team members. But it was his humour and character that really stood out."
Warminster Mayor Rob Fryer said: "We cannot express enough the sorrow we feel for the loss of their lives and our condolences go out to their families and friends."
As when six soldiers from the battalion were killed in Afghanistan in March, individual books of remembrance have been placed at the Chapel of St Lawrence in the High Street.
The Royal British Legion will bring its standard to the Minster Church for an Act of Remembrance at the 9.30am service on Sunday.
Assistant curate the Rev Nick Brown said: "We have the lantern here which was lit when the battalion left for Afghanistan, and since then we have had families come regularly to light candles and remember.
"The lantern will be extinguished at the service, marking the return of the rest of the battalion in November."
Defence sources said Sgt Thursby, from Skipton, North Yorkshire, and Pte Wroe, from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, were killed at a checkpoint when a man dressed as a policeman pretended to be injured so that they would go to help him.
An investigation is under way. The number of UK servicemen and women to have died since operations in Afghanistan began in October 2001 is now 430.
Comrades of the two 3 Yorks soldiers have joined their families in paying tribute to them.
Father-of-two Gareth Thursby joined the Army in 1999 and served in Kosovo in 2003 and Iraq in 2005. Nicknamed 'Bull' by his comrades due to his strength and confidence, he leaves his wife, Louise, and children Joshua and Ruby.
His wife said: "Gareth was the love of my life. He was an amazing husband and father, happy, full of life and kind hearted with a passion for his work and family. He was brave, hard working, a loving husband who was a devoted father to his children."
His platoon commander 2nd Lt Callum Cameron described him as down to earth, friendly and uncompromisingly professional, and said that he embodied the Yorkshire Regiment'.
Lee Burrows, a fellow sergeant in Alma Company who has known Sgt Thursby since 2002, said: "If there is one thing Gaz loved more than the Army it was his wife and family, a love which had no limits. Gareth, my friend, you will be forever missed by your family and friends."
Thomas Wroe joined the Army in 2010, following in his father's footsteps, and was deployed to Afghanistan in July after he was 18.
His parents, Michael and Claire, and sister Demi, said in a statement: "Our son Thomas was a brave young soldier, who is loved by his family, girlfriend and friends.
"We can't believe you have been taken so soon from us. You will always be in our hearts for ever and ever."
Private Dominic Hern said: "Tom always had high morale and could always make me laugh, in and out of work. He loved his girlfriend, Jessica, with all of his heart, as she did him."


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