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#IBMtechU IBM Storage University in Washington DC - Day 5 the New zEnterprise
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Wrapping up my coverage of the annual [2010 System Storage Technical University], I attended what might be perhaps the best session of the conference. Jim Nolting, IBM Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineer, presented the new IBM zEnterprise mainframe, "A New Dimension in Computing", under the Federal track.
The zEnterprises debunks the "one processor fits all" myth. For some I/O-intensive workloads, the mainframe continues to be the most cost-effective platform. However, there are other workloads where a memory-rich Intel or AMD x86 instance might be the best fit, and yet other workloads where the high number of parallel threads of reduced instruction set computing [RISC] such as IBM's POWER7 processor is more cost-effective. The IBM zEnterprise combines all three processor types into a single system, so that you can now run each workload on the processor that is optimized for that workload.
What does this all mean for the IT industry? First, the zEnterprise is perfectly positioned for [three-tier architecture] applications. A typical example could be a client-facing web-server on x86, talking to business logic running on POWER7, which in turn talks to database on z/OS in the z196 mainframe. Second, the zEnterprise is well-positioned for government agencies looking to modernize their operations and significantly reduce costs, corporations looking to consolidate data centers, and service providers looking to deploy public cloud offerings. Third, IBM storage is a great fit for the zEnterprise, with the IBM DS8000 series, XIV, SONAS and Information Archive accessible from both z196 and zBX servers.
To learn more, see the [12-page brochure] or review the collection of [IBM Redbooks]. Check out the [IBM Conferences schedule] for an event near you. Next year, the IBM Storage University will be held July 18-22, 2011 in Orlando, Flordia.
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New software is designed to deliver increased innovation, faster time to market and improved product quality for ground vehicle, wind turbine and geared transmission manufacturers.
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To help global automakers achieve greater fuel efficiency, ZF Friedrichshafen AG is developing transmissions that are deploying an increasing number of gears.
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BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) re-elected President Jacob Zuma as its leader on Tuesday, setting him up for seven more years as head of state of Africa's biggest economy.
Nelson Mandela's 100-year-old liberation movement also chose respected businessman Cyril Ramaphosa as his deputy, seeking to repair the image of a Zuma administration battered by corruption scandals and strikes and facing growing discontent among the poor black majority.
More than 4,000 ANC delegates crammed into a marquee in the central city of Bloemfontein erupted into wild cheers when Zuma was confirmed in the top party post after comfortably seeing off a challenge by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
Given the ANC's dominance at the ballot-box less than two decades after the end of apartheid, 70-year-old Zuma is virtually assured a second, five-year term as President of South Africa in 2014 elections.
The rand briefly edged higher against the dollar, reflecting relief among investors at the prospect of policies remaining largely unchanged.
After the vote, the beaming president, who secured 2,995 votes out of 3,977 cast, walked on stage to shake hands with his fellow 'comrades' - a label reflecting the ANC's roots in the communist-backed struggle against decades of white-minority rule.
Zuma, a polygamous Zulu traditionalist, came to power in 2009 amid the first recession in 18 years and has had a chequered economic record, culminating in violent labor unrest in the mines this year that triggered two downgrades in South Africa's credit ratings.
He has also been dogged by personal scandals, including fathering a child by the daughter of a close friend. Despite this, his popularity within the party is overwhelming.
"I don't care what people say about Jacob Zuma," said Sinovuyo Kley, a delegate from the impoverished Eastern Cape. "When you hear him sing, you know he is one with the people. He speaks our language and knows our struggles."
Zuma's re-election had looked likely for much of the year, making the main talking point of the five-day Bloemfontein conference the political renaissance of Ramaphosa after a decade-long absence to focus on his business interests.
Attention was also diverted by the arrest of four whites on suspicion of a plot to bomb the meeting and execute Zuma and top ministers as part of a plan to carve an independent Afrikaner state out of Mandela's "Rainbow Nation".
Having risen to prominence as a charismatic union leader in the 1980s, Ramaphosa became the ANC's main negotiator in the talks that led to historic all-race elections in 1994 and Mandela's appointment as South Africa's first black president.
He was also tipped as a successor to the revered Mandela - now 94 and recovering in hospital from a lung infection - but gradually removed himself from politics when the job went to party stalwart Thabo Mbeki in 1999.
It was unclear just how much impact Ramaphosa's inclusion in Zuma's inner circle could have on the ANC government.
Some analysts say he should help push through plans to lift long-term economic growth and stop South Africa's competitive slide against fast-growing economies in Asia and South America.
However, others who know his business style told Reuters he tended not to throw his weight around in company board-rooms, suggesting he might avoid challenging South Africa's politically powerful unions.
"He is surprisingly quiet and non-confrontational on boards," one person who knows Ramaphosa said.
Others suggest that his ranking as South Africa's second richest black businessman could limit his appeal to the legions of poor and jobless who are increasingly doubting the ANC's post-apartheid promise to deliver "a better life for all".
"Looking further ahead, we remain doubtful that Zuma can oversee the reforms needed to pull the South African economy out of its current rut," said Shilan Shah, Africa economist at UK-based Capital Economics.
There is precious little time to make an impact, with Fitch expected in January to follow Moodys and Standard & Poor's in cutting South Africa's credit rating because of concerns about sluggish growth, forecast at 2.5 percent this year.
"The leadership issue is never really decisive for the market," said Nomura emerging markets analyst Peter Attard-Montalto. "It's always interested in policy and that's far more what the ratings agencies are looking at."
Zuma may also find his Bloemfontein victory dance cut short, with a poll published this week putting his nationwide approval rating at 52 percent, in contrast to 70 percent for the outgoing Motlanthe. This reflects just how much the internal politics of the ruling ANC is insulated from daily realities.
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) is starting to make in-roads into ANC support at local and regional level despite its reputation among many black South Africans as the party of white privilege. The DA said it had been inundated with membership inquiries within an hour of Zuma being re-elected.
Even within his own party, young South Africans are snapping at Zuma's heels, demanding political and economic change for a generation that has little memory of apartheid but which remains at the sharp end of 25 percent unemployment.
"The young people of South Africa are tired of promises and need action for economic freedom in our lifetime," the ANC Youth League, which had backed Motlanthe, said in a statement.
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (PlayStation 3) review
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MSIP activities align to the National Science Education Standards as well as build essential 21st Century Workforce Development Skills. The MSIP resources included on this page provide educators and student teams with the necessary information needed to complete the project.
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Chinese Coleslaw
Total TimePrep: 20 min. + chilling
Makes12 servings
- 5 cups coarsely chopped Chinese or napa cabbage
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup sliced green onions (1-inch pieces)
- 1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Toss all vegetables and sesame seeds to combine. In small bowl, whisk dressing ingredients. Pour dressing over cabbage mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving; toss again before serving.
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Absolutely awesome salad! I added mandarins and ramen noodles, and doubled the dressing and cabbage. Sooooo yummy.
Dec 13, 2013
This was delicious. I was looking for something different to take to the lake, rather than the same old pasta or fruit salads, and this turned out to be a perfect, simple dish to share. I added ramen right before serving to add some extra crunch. Will certainly make this again.
Apr 2, 2012
The flavor was excellent. Two comments: 1. I would triple the cabbage and double the dressing. 2.Add the dressing when serving or it gets soggy. Also, replaced the water chesnuts with sliced toasted almonds. We have big eaters , and needed the extra cabbage. We will make this again!
Aug 3, 2011
I added a red pepper and romen noodles. The water chestnuts really did the trick...I have picky eaters and they really loved it.


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Reggie Watts is a star in so many fields — comedy, music, funny voices — but who knew teaching science to high school students (in the '70s, apparently?) would be one of them? So take a few to minutes learn with these kids about the wonders of single-celled organisms, protons, dimensional space, and day drinking.
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With an actual Oscar award on site, a red carpet, paparazzi, food and a dessert buffet, Red River Theatres has got the Academy Awards covered this year.
The independent downtown Concord movie theater will once again host its Red Carpet Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with red carpet arrivals and with the Academy Awards broadcast beginning on the big screen at 8 p.m. Now in its fourth year, the event is the nonprofit theater's largest fundraising event. All proceeds benefit community and educational programming at Red River Theatres, 11 S. Main St.
"It's their Hollywood night out," said Kaleena Guzman, who is coordinating the event. "People like to be able to dress up, to get the Hollywood treatment and to feel like they're actually part of the Oscars."
"We want people to feel like they're going to the actual Oscars," added Guzman, who is the office and events manager at Red River.
People enter the theater through the garage on a red carpet with "paparazzi" snapping photos, and Concord TV pulling people aside for interviews. While it's not required, guests are typically dressed to the nines. All the while, the Tall Granite Jazz Band will perform. New this year is a dance floor, Guzman said.
It's the type of event people will travel for, Guzman said.
"It's just an event that you don't want to miss," Guzman said. "What happens is that people who don't end up coming, they hear about it from their friends, and they wish they [had] come. You're guaranteed to have a good time."
Inside, there will be appetizers upstairs and the bar will be open for a beer, wine and champagne tasting. Ernest Thompson, who wrote the Oscar-winning film On Golden Pond, will be on site with his Oscar award so that people can pose for photographs with the Oscar. Additionally, two men and two women will be painted gold, just like the Oscar award, and they'll be walking around throughout the event, Guzman said.
"We like to keep people entertained and to make sure they all have fun," Guzman said.
At about 7:45 p.m., guests will make their way to their seats in the theater to take in the telecast, which kicks off at 8 p.m. But the party doesn't stop there. Red River will play bingo with its guests throughout the telecast, Guzman said.
"It's a chance for audience members to interact with the telecast a little more," Guzman said, adding Red River will hand out prizes during commercial breaks. Guests don't have to play bingo, but playing will keep them in tune with the broadcast, Guzman said.
"It will make people pay attention to the telecast," Guzman said.
The high-end ticket, which costs $90, gets guests a "high-end swag bag" and a premium drink ticket, while the general admission ticket, at $80, gets people a nice tote bag, Guzman said.
There is a capacity of 400. Guzman said the event always sells out but not usually until the last minute.
"It's definitely grown," Guzman said. "When we originally did it, we only had the downstairs actual theater part. Basically, people did come in on the red carpet but then it was straight to the telecast so it started a bit later."
The event will also feature a raffle, in which there will be 10 jars displayed, each representing one of the best picture nominees. Guests drop their tickets in whichever jar represents the film they think will win. The winning ticket is drawn from the jar representing the winning film, Guzman said.
Visit www.redrivertheatres.org to buy tickets, or go to the box office.


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North Liberty Optimists' annual pancake breakfast to be March 2
NORTH LIBERTY– North Liberty Optimists will hold their 40th Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 2, from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the North Liberty Community Center.
All proceeds go to the youth of North Liberty. Some of what they support includes:
• North Liberty baseball and softball leagues.
• Scouting programs and 4-H.
• North Liberty library, parks and community center.
• North Liberty schools and family resource center.
• Kid friendly holiday food baskets.
• North Liberty Food Pantry.
• Heart Connection (send kids with cancer to camp).
• Youth scholarships.
Tickets for the pancake breakfast are $6 for adults and $2 for children under 10.
Tickets can be purchased at Chiropractic TLC, at the library, at city hall, and at any of the banks in town.


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Apple has updated its plans for its new "spaceship" corporate campus in Cupertino. Interest in the new renderings became obvious when the city's website moved at a snail's pace due to heavy traffic.
Updates for the "Apple Campus 2 Project" were posted online by the Cupertino City Council Tuesday. The documents show 7 new renderings of the proposed design. The drawings show the same basic design, but with a few new details.
The circular structure will have four levels of offices with over 2.8 million square feet of above ground space. The design also includes a 500,000 square feet rooftop plant area, and two levels of underground parking for the offices expected 12,000 exmployees.
The buliding will be surrounded by a natural landscape including more than 6,000 trees.
Other updates include additonal parking plans, a new private jogging path, and a 20,000 square foot expansion of the buildings fitness center.
Former CEO Steve Jobs originally proposed the design to the city council back in June. His presentation was his final public appearance prior to his death.
Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson that he wanted "to leave a signature campus that expresses the value of the company for generations." Keeping in line with Apple's retail stores, Jobs selected a sleek office design. The circular structure won't have "a single straight piece of glass in the building," said Jobs.
The Cupertino City Council still needs to approve the plan, but Apple hopes to start construction on the project early next year.
The projected completion date for the new campus is set for 2015.


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From Denny: Roasted my Thanksgiving turkey a day early. Sure beats stressing on the Big Day. Also, my husband, affectionately known as "Satan" misses out on trying to micro-manage the cooking, driving me absolutely crazy. He never did learn to cook but thinks he knows how to tell you all about how to do it anyway. Getting the Big Bird done a day early is a win-win for everyone as he was less stressed just as much as me!
Though he did try only twice this season to be ever so irritating: once, when taste testing the fabulous gravy he made The Yuck! Face but could not keep his composure for long, laughed, and then raved about it as one of the best yet. Later he decided he just had to tell me how to cut the French bread for sandwiches his way rather than the normal slices I was doing for hot garlic bread, his favorite. Since I'm basically The Spatial Engineer in this house (just ask me to pack a car for travel and I am The Expert on finding every nook and cranny to fill) I explained to him how his way made no sense but cut a few slices for him anyway. He was so disappointed to realize I was right after all. "Satan" lost that round. Never a dull moment at our house, that's for sure!
Hey, we should all be challenging the White House chef to a Roast Turkey Cook Off. Bet mine is one of The Best! We love spices at our house and every year I create something different. This year's wet rub spices were swimming in clarified butter: sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, smokey paprika, cumin, curry powder, marjoram leaves, lite sodium soy sauce, Moscato wine and Remy Martin cognac...
Make some merry this holiday season! Jingle Jingle!
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The Central Connecticut volleyball team fell to LIU Brooklyn in three sets on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils (11-10, 6-2 NEC) were led by sophomore Rachel Dunlap's five kills and eight blocks.
LIU Brooklyn (15-7, 8-0 NEC) entered the game with a long winning streak and a perfect record in NEC action. At 6-1, the Blue Devils were just one game behind the first place Blackbirds at the start of the day.
CCSU built a 23-19 lead in the first set, but the Blackbirds were able to rally and score six straight points to win the set, 25-23. LIU followed with back-to-back 25-16 victories in the second and third sets to win the match.
The Blue Devils recorded 11.5 blocks in the match led by Dunlap's eight. Junior Veronika Ban had six blocks and senior Jamie Rademacher posted three. Freshman Makenna Lommori, senior Emily Cochran and senior Blaike King also contributed to the team's block total.
Rademacher led the offense with seven kills and a .267 hitting percentage. King contributed six kills and Dunlap and Cochran each had five.
Lommori recorded the assist on 26 of the Blue Devils' 28 kills in the match.
Sophomore Brittany Schumacher was one of eight Blue Devils to record multiple digs. She led the team with 10 in the match.
The Blue Devils will return to action on Thursday against Sacred Heart. The Pioneers will visit Detrick Gym for a 7 p.m. match.


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Special thanks to Fanderay for sharing her talent and letting me use her artwork as headers. She is also co-recapping Ojakkyo Brothers with me and I hope this is just the start of many more collaborations to come. update: we are also recapping Moon together.
Also, I want to thank Thundie for sharing her love and talent by providing screencaps for CYHMH E21-30 and making headers too. She also switched out the theme for me and renovated this blog for this new look.
Thanks also to kcomments for providing so many wonderful videos, ratings, and info – you've been a great help and I really appreciate all that you do for us.
My eternal gratitude goes out to Nikesma for all of her gorgeous headers that she continues to provide despite her busy schedule.
Thanks also to Iviih, Jomo, and wickedinutopia for sharing all your videos 🙂


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chemical warfare
chemical warfare, employment in war of incendiaries, poison gases, and other chemical substances. Ancient armies attacking or defending fortified cities threw burning oil and fireballs. A primitive type of flamethrower was employed as early as the 5th cent. BC; modern types are still in use. In the Middle Ages, before the introduction of gunpowder, a flammable composition known as Greek fire was used. Smoke from burning straw or other material was employed in early times, but its effectiveness is uncertain.
Poison gas was first used during World War I, when the Germans released (Apr., 1915) chlorine gas against the Allies. The Germans also introduced mustard gas later in the war. Afterward, the major powers continued to stockpile gases for possible future use and several actually used it: the British in Afghanistan, the French and Spanish in Africa, the Italians in Ethiopia, and the Japanese in China. Lethal gases were not employed in combat during World War II, but the Germans did use gases for mass murder during the Holocaust. The Germans also invented and stockpiled the first nerve gas. It is odorless and colorless and attacks the body muscles, including the involuntary muscles. It is the most lethal and insidious weapon of chemical warfare. Since World War II, chemical weapons are known to have been used by Egypt in Yemen (during the 1962–67 civil war) and by Iraq against Iran during the Iran-Iraq War and against Kurdish rebels. Iraq threatened to use them in the First Persian Gulf War, but it is unclear whether their use was attempted or not. Syria used chemical weapons in the civil war that began in 2011. The threat of U.S. air strikes after an especially deadly attack in Aug., 2013, led Syria to agree to the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile. Attacks with chlorine gas, which was not among the chemical weapons it had to declare, and nerve gas have occurred since then, and have twice (2017, 2018) led to retaliatory attacks. The Islamic State also has been accused of using chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq.
Besides lethal gases, which attack the skin, blood, nervous, or respiratory system and require hospitalization of the victim, there are also nonlethal incapacitating agents, which, like tear gas, cause temporary physical disability. Such agents have often been employed in riot control, espionage, and warfare. Various forms of herbicides and defoliants are also used to destroy crops or vegetation, as Agent Orange was used by the United States during the Vietnam War.
The potential effectiveness of chemical warfare is increasing with improved methods of dissemination, such as artillery shells, grenades, missiles, and aircraft and submarine spray guns. Some protection against chemical weapons is possible using suits, sealed vehicles, and shelters. Such countermeasures usually protect against nuclear fallout and biological warfare as well. Lethal chemical weapons are held by many nations and they continue to be used. The danger of the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons remains despite arms control because they are relatively easy to manufacture and deploy.
Efforts to control chemical and biological weapons began in the late 19th cent. The Geneva Protocol of 1925, which went into force in 1928, condemned the use of chemical weapons but did not ban the development and stockpiling of chemical weapons. The United States did not ratify the protocol until 1974. In 1990, with the end of the cold war, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to cut their arsenals by 80% in an effort to create a climate of change that would discourage smaller nations from stockpiling and using such lethal weapons. In 1993 a international treaty banning the production, stockpiling (both by 2007), and use of chemical weapons and calling for the establishment of an independent organization to verify compliance was adopted. The agreement, which became effective in 1997, has been signed and ratified by all but a handful of nations. The treaty is enforced by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The alleged Iraqi retention, after the Persian Gulf War cease-fire, of chemical weapons and other weapons of mass destruction was the main pretext for the 2003 U.S.-British invasion of Iraq. The completion of the destruction of Russian and U.S. weapons was several times delayed, but in 2017 Russia destroyed the last of its declared chemical weapons; the United States is scheduled to complete the destruction of its stockpile in 2023.
See the ongoing Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), The Problems of Chemical and Biological Warfare (1971–); R. Harris and J. Paxman, A Higher Form of Killing (1982); E. M. Spiers, Chemical Warfare (1986); J. B. Tucker, War of Nerves (2006).


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3. Contributions to the sick leave pool will be accepted in July of each year. If the balance of the available sick leave pool days falls below an amount that the Director of Human Resources deems prudent, the Director may authorize a special contribution period. Human Resources will announce the exact dates each year for contribution(s).
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15. At termination of employment, sick leave is forfeited, therefore all employees are eligible to donate their unused sick hours to the sick leave pool. During the Exit Interview an employee may complete a Sick Leave Pool Donation form. Employees are eligible to donate up to 80 hours to the Sick Leave Pool at termination of employment. Once the Sick Leave Pool Donation form is received the hours will be credited to the Sick Leave Pool.
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What Waldo teaches me (when whatever I am drinking is not spurting out of my nose) is that huge numbers of Americans who are otherwise apparently competent to dress themselves and drive to work every day are not really functioning at an intellectual level necessary to deal with the moral dilemma and cultural nuances of modern life.
Philosopher Daniel Dennett comes closer to explaining this phenomenon in brief academic terms than anyone else I have ever read [once you add one tiny fact to his explanation]:
There's a mismatch between the modern versus ancestral world. Our minds are equipped with programs that were evolved to navigate a small world of relatives, friends, and neighbors, not for cities and nation states of thousands or millions of anonymous people. Certain laws and institutions satisfy the moral intuitions these programs generate. But because these programs are now operating outside the envelope of environments for which they were designed, laws that satisfy the moral intuitions they generate may regularly fail to produce the outcomes we desire and anticipate that have the consequences we wish. ...
Here's the missing fact that associates with this phrase--Our minds are equipped with programs that were evolved to navigate a small world of relatives, friends, and neighbors:
That small world is essentially a tribal world, and recent anthropological studies have shown that, on a percentage basis, warfare in neolithic tribal societies was actually generated far more casualties than modern warfare.
Shorter Dennett: we still have not moved beyond the compelling urge to deal with people with different views by hitting them over the head with large sticks.


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by Gary Andrews
The Wabash varsity baseball team hosted the Apache Classic Saturday, going 1-1 on the day to finish runner up in the tourney. In game one Wabash fell behind early, but rallied back to defeat Hebron 9-6.
In game two Wabash met Leo, who had defeated Tri-Central. The Apaches fell to the Lions 6-3.
Game one was sort of a reunion for Apache coach Matt Stone. Stone is a Hebron graduate and has won more games as a Hebron baseball coach than any other with 80 wins.
The Apaches fell behind 2-0 after two innings before the bats went to work. In the bottom of the third Landon Cole led off with a walk and was followed by a Kyle Kelsheimer walk. Shea Beauchamp then ripped a two run triple to knot the score before Grant Sailors singled home Beauchamp for the lead. Isaiah Smith then doubled and Justin Holley walked to load the bases. The Apaches would pick up their 5th and 6th runs on a fielders choice and a Hebron error to lead 5-2.
The game would go to the fifth at 5-2 when Wabash went to work again. Justin Holley was hit by a pitch, followed by a Devin Bitzel single. After a sac bunt, Tyler Brewer singled home two, making it 7-2. After a Cole single, Beauchamp doubled home his third and fourth rbi's of the game for a 9-2 lead.
Hebron would pick up four runs in the sixth before relief pitcher Trevor Floor shut the door in the seventh. Devin Hostetler picked up the win.
After defeating Hebron the Apaches had the task of taking on undefeated Leo in the championship game. The Lions were 8-0 and loaded.
Leo would strike first, scoring one run in the first and two in the second to take a 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the third the Apaches would make some noise. Landon Cole singled and after Beauchamp was hit for the second time of the day, Wabash had runners on second and third. Grant Sailors would hit in to a fielders choice that scored an Apache run to make it 3-1. Isaiah Smith would then single home the second run and Wabash trailed 3-2 after three.
After holding Leo in the fourth, Wabash would strike again. With one out Roger Davis drew a walk and was followed by a Tyler Brewer single to put runners on first and third. Devin Hostetler then hit a sac fly to score Davis and tie the score at three.
The Wabash bats would go silent the remainder of the game, drawing just two walks as Leo scored one in the fifth and two in the sixth for the 6-3 final.


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Tuesday, 25 January 2011
I had no idea I could do that!
I have also had three one hour spinning sessions with my heart rate at or around 90% max, so I thought, if I can do it while spinning, why can't I raise my pulse the same way, doing what I love most?
I decided to a do an 8 mile tempo run - with the goal of simply staying under 8 min. per mile pace. It seemed reasonable, but thought it might be tough since that is the pace I had run the OUC Half Marathon at just 6 weeks pregnant. Well, after about 2 miles, I realized that goal would not be difficult to achieve at all. I kept dipping below 7 min/mile pace and seriously had to hold myself back. I felt awesome! After 4 miles, I had to take a pee break and noticed my pelvic area was bothering me. But it was that same gas feeling I often get. It was hard to not get a little worried, but I have also had stomach issues the last couple of days and have them basically every time I run fast when not pregnant. And I felt so great otherwise, that I couldn't stop.
I ended up running the whole 8 miles in 60:40. That is just over a 7:30 pace! I had absolutely no idea I still had it in me. That is 12.9 km at 4:40 min/km.
I fear that some women will read this and think I am simply bragging. But let's be honest, it's not really that fast. I simply mention it because I am no longer scared. I have thought a lot about Stefanie's blog and Kate's blog. They documented so well all of their fast training sessions and their healthy pregnancies and I am really indebted to them. I don't think I would have run so fast today had it not been for them. I only hope that I can help to put some other pregnant runners at ease when they are worried about racing or training with a little speedwork while pregnant.
Now all of you women out there who think I am crazy and Stefanie is crazy and Kate is crazy, I want to hear from you. I want to hear why! I don't want to exist in a bubble of "confirmation bias" as one anonymous reader put it. I want the truth about running in pregancy to come out - I have exhaused every nook and cranny I have found. If ANYONE has evidence that speedwork in pregnancy is dangerous, speak up. (you are also allowed to speak up if you don't think it's dangerous)
And since you are oh, so tempted not to believe me, here is a runner's proof:
And, if you take a look at my current reading material, you'll understand why I get so excited by talking about running - "Complement Factor H Polymorphism p.Tyr402His and Cuticular Drusen".(if anyone finds this blog by searching for that, I do apologize, but send me an email - because we must be researching the same thing!)
Running song of the day (should I really admit it?): In my Head by Jason Derulo - when it comes to running fast, it's all about whatever works!
14 comments:
- SteveQ said...
So, I guess since you made a big deal out of my running at that pace, I have to make a big deal about your doing it too.
- 25 January 2011 at 18:30
- Karen said...
Don't feel like you're bragging about your paces, it's often the only indicator of change, either slowing or speeding. Your readers won't ever know the difference if you don't tell them the pace. :)
And I wish I could run a 7:30/mi average!! You're so speedy, I want to be able to race like you do someday!!
- 25 January 2011 at 18:51
- SteveQ said...
Best photo of 2011 (so far): HURT 100 Mile
- 25 January 2011 at 19:07
- sea legs girl said...
Ha ha, Steve. I forgot to mention that in my post. Trust me; I thought about the fact that I could have actually kept up with you - at least for the first 8 miles. Thanks for the woo-hoo.
The most amazing thing about that HURT photos, is those who finished went through that FOUR times!
And, aw shucks, Karen - that was a great comment. Thanks.
- 25 January 2011 at 20:31
- PiccolaPineCone said...
I am generally pro exercise during pregnancy but I do think it is important to monitor body temperature and try to keep things on the cool side. I was recently dismayed at how hot I was getting even running outside (not pregnant as you know but TTC). My other rule of thumb when I was running while pregnant was that I tried not to lose more than a pound per session (as recommended by Clapp) through water loss i.e. I re-hydrated while running something I don't generally bother to do when not pregnant unless I am running more than 2 hours.
- 26 January 2011 at 00:58
- Jessie Thomas said...
That is awesome. Not just because you ran that fast but because you are paying attention to yourself and doing what make sense for you! This is a powerful and necessary contradiction to the crazy fear and the cultural irrationality we are all exposed to about pregnancy. I am 7 weeks pregnant and running as fast and as hard as I feel like on that day thanks to women like you! Woohoo, a good run is always worth savoring. Here is to many more!
- 26 January 2011 at 05:41
- Kirsten said...
I think it's really great that you can do it!! I wish I could run that fast - I'm slow and I'm not pregnant. Share the secret with me please.......
- 26 January 2011 at 08:53
- Allison Chapple said...
I don't think you're crazy as much as I just don't relate. I probably *could* run that fast right now if I really pushed myself but it would feel like crap and I would worry myself silly that I hurt the baby (irrationally or not). I went to a spin class on Monday night the teacher kept reminding me to keep it aerobic when they were sprinting and just seems like the right thing to do (FOR ME).
I just don't really see the need to push right now but that's just me. There's a season for everything - in pregnancy, that means slow miles with the occasional pick-up if I feel like it, saving the hard stuff for post-partum. It also would seem like I am trying to prove some point to...someone...that I am still fast even when pregnant nah-nah-nah-nah-boo-boo (again, not that YOU'RE doing this, just that I know myself well enough to know that it WOULD be for bragging rights).
Part of me just worries that I'll get injured again like last time when I was in excruciating pubic bone pain. I stopped running around 26-27 weeks because I couldn't even lift my legs after each run without tears coming to my eyes. This time around, I'd rather run to the end even if it means slow, slow miles. I'd rather that than having to do the stupid elliptical for 13 weeks.
Glad you're feeling good! I am too, really, just know this is the last time I'll be pregnant and want to be as pain-free as possible.
- 26 January 2011 at 12:53
I agree with a lot of what Chapples said. I don't think it is a question of whether or not it is dangerous in general. For most of the population, yes, speed work during pregnancy would be dangerous, obviously. For extremely fit runners whose bodies are already in that place, it would not be dangerous IF the body is responding positively. I think the important thing is listening to your body, no matter how fit or fast you are. That is always important to remember in running, but infinitely more so when pregnant, when the priority is the baby's health and not our own goals.
- 27 January 2011 at 04:33
- Stefanie Schocke said...
YOu are so not bragging. I love hearing about it. Keep updating.
I think as long as you are listening to your body (which you are)...you should be fine. If you are feeling sick from overheating, you body will tell you, then you'll know to slow down.
I have read about having too high of an internal core temperature during the first 10 weeks or so being risky (as PPC) said...but you are past that part already. I believe the internal core temperature is not supposed to go above 102 (I think, I'd have to go find the study I read about it) during the first 10 weeks or so for risk of neural tube defects.
- 27 January 2011 at 22:36
- Naomi said...
i do think you are crazy because that is Fast. i haven' tbeen running long, but struggle to break 10 min/mile!!! :)
- 28 January 2011 at 00:34
- sea legs girl said...
That is really interesting you bring up core temperature, because I have been researching it quite a bit and am almost ready to write a post. But the deal is, nothing significant has ever linked fever and neural tube defects. AND there have been two large population studies recently: one in Finland and one in Denmark which have shown no correlation between neural tube defects, miscarriage or still birth and elevated temperatures. In the Danish one, they looked particularly at long, high fevers in the first 10 weeks and found no effect. And this was with 24,000 pregnancies -so the best study to date. So the heat one can get while exercising should NOT be looked at as a threat any time during pregnancy. Plus we're so darn good at stopping if we're overheated anyway.
- 28 January 2011 at 07:13
- SteveQ said...
Already found a new best trail run photo of the year. I think it's in Australia. Excellent photographer.
- 28 January 2011 at 18:49
- Stefanie Schocke said...
Love that you found that. I honestly wish I could remember if I read it online, in a running/pregnancy book...grr...I don't remember.
I had a friend who's son was born with a NTD (spina bifada) and she did say she had a fever within the first few weeks of pregnancy. (I don't remember exactly how long or how high the fever was)...but the doctor's weren't sure whether that was the cause or not.
Then I think about how many women don't know they are pregnant (since the neural tube closes at day 23) and are exercising in extreme heat, taking hot baths, whatever...
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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: I had a decent night in this sporty hybrid, running an errand on the other side of town and then lapping back into work the following day. In sport mode, this is a respectably fun little hatch with tight steering that picks up quickly off center. The power is adequate considering that total output is just 134 hp. There's a nice amount of response through maneuvers via the wheel, and the leather and stitching present well. The engine is a bit raspy, but again, we're talking about a four-banger here.
Normal mode lived up to its name, not really inspiring me either way. In eco setting, things slowed down a bit and the steering is the loosest of the three modes. Power was still adequate. I merged onto a busy expressway in rush hour, but adequate is the best you can say about this unit. Really, it can feel quite slow. The CVT is fine; it's a CVT. I think paddles would make this car much more fun and would help it reach an enthusiast market looking for some interaction. There's a ton of technology going on in here, and the mouse control was different but sort of cool.
The chassis is tight, and it's a well-mannered car that holds lines through curves. The interior is reasonably quiet, though some wind noise does pervade. I found the seats extremely comfortable and supportive; they offered an excellent road view and everything was within reach. I feel the center console is a bit busy, and one of the first things I did was rip off the iPod holder, which looked cheap and seemed likely to break off when reaching across the car. I wasn't a fan of the door-panel materials but the rest of the cabin was well done. The backup camera is one of the clearest I've seen in any car.
I like the looks and have been consistent on that since I saw this car revealed in Geneva in 2010. Frankly, I think it could be sauced up a little more, but it's a nice silhouette.
My verdict: In sport mode the CT 200h can be fun, especially with the tight steering. But the sticker is a little too high for me, even with all of these options and goodies.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: Lexus has really been pushing this 2011 CT 200h hard lately. I've seen tons of commercials proclaiming this as the "dark side of green." So I guess if Darth Vader was in the market for a hybrid, he would be at a Lexus dealer plunking down for this? Doubtful.
What we do know is that Lexus is targeting a younger demographic with this car and is trying to sell it on the notion of being fun to drive, which sadly isn't all that true. Blame the hybrid powertrain for that, which is the same one found in the $24,280 Toyota Prius with a net horsepower output of 134 connected to a dreaded continuously variable transmission.
It's a little disappointing that the CT 200h, which starts at $29,995, doesn't pack at least a little more power. I mean, couldn't the Toyota engineers find at least another 10 hp or 15 hp somewhere to help warrant the $5,715 price difference? OK, I guess the Lexus badge and more upscale interior does do a fair amount to make up for the price difference. Oh, and there is a rear double-wishbone suspension instead of a torsion beam, which is also worth something.
The sad part is that I wanted to like this car. It looks sharp with an attractive hatchback silhouette. The interior is also passable for an entry luxury vehicle with soft touch points throughout, deeply side-bolstered front buckets that keep you locked down and comfortable and a thick-rimmed steering wheel.
But the drive is disappointing because you're essentially buzzing around in a more upscale Prius. I had sport mode engaged the entire time, bringing up the tachometer in place of the hybrid power indicator on the cluster. Even with the "sharper" throttle, the CT 200h still felt slow (0 to 60 mph comes in 9.8 seconds, according to Lexus), but steering response is respectable.
I will say this, though: This car could be an entertaining entry-level Lexus with the right powertrain. The suspension with MacPherson struts in front and the double wishbones in the rear can certainly handle more power. Once up to speed, this car does ride comfortably and quiet, and through corners it feels solid and stable. Lexus should really consider putting a regular four-cylinder in this car with 200 hp, mated to a traditional automatic transmission (or do one better and offer a manual) to make it an alternative to the Audi A3.
However, as it is with this hybrid powertrain and CVT, I'll have to pass. Also, it is scary how fast the price can climb on this thing. Our Premium trim tester, which adds a standard moonroof, heated front seats, optional navigation and more over the base CT 200h isn't worth $38,000-plus in my book. Give me an Audi A3 TDI, which starts at $33,125 with the dual-clutch sequential manual transmission instead. It probably gets better real-world mileage and you'd have a lot more fun doing so.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: I want to like this sporty-looking little Lexus, but the powertrain just won't play along. Like Honda's CR-Z, I want Toyota to build the same car, but with a nice, fuel-injected, high-revving four-cylinder engine hooked to a nice stick (or at least a paddle-shifted autobox). I really like the looks of the car, from the chunky, big-hatchback exterior styling to the sharply upholstered interior with its perfectly positioned driver's seat. Everything is laid out for ease of use, but I could do without the odd shifter.
As Greg notes, putting the car in sport mode helps (and activates the tachometer in place of the eco gauge on the instrument panel), but sliding the shifter over into "B," regenerative braking mode, also helps with powertrain and car control.
Overall, this could be a lot of fun, but a CVT and hybrid powertrain add mpg, just not enough zip.
COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO-WRIGHT: This Lexus looks great from the outside, with its hunkered-down stance and nice sheetmetal. It looks sporty, even a bit racy. But, the cabin and the drive turned me off. The seats were quite uncomfortable, and you can't position the seatback into anything that resembles upright. I'm not one of those people who like to be reclined in my seat, so I drove with my back not touching the seat. Uncomfortable. Also, there was little space between my head and the headliner. I felt as if I was sitting on top the car, not in it. And, I would like the steering wheel to be more adjustable height-wise. On top of all of that, there was the contorting and ducking to get into and out of the car.
In either eco or power mode there's not much go, and sport mode does little to improve the situation. You have to put you foot into it a bit to move the car off the line or to merge into expressway traffic. Once up to speed, there's OK power, to the CT 200h's credit.
The center stack is pretty busy but all of the controls are at hand, which is nice. And the materials are good.
I can see this car appealing to people who want to be green but also keep a sporty edge. But to me, this just isn't the package.
MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: I could like this car on its own with a conventional powertrain. As a small hatch, it has some swagger to its appearance, and if I absolutely had to drive one or the other, I'd much rather drive this Lexus than the Prius from which it cannibalizes its hybrid powertrain. I also liked the seating position, the steering wheel feel (which is not the same as the bland actual steering feel) and the interior in general quite a bit. I still hate this nav/audio interface, though. Call it a pointing stick. Call it a mouse. Call it garbage.
Goodness, this car is indeed a dog. Is it presented as a sports car? Certainly not, but it's almost painfully slow, with slow-motion response to throttle commands and a concession go-kart feel under acceleration (in case that's a little-known term, a concession kart is what you find at your local mini golf course, not a fun, indoor-racing kart). In fact, it's so the opposite of quick that I found it hard to project what the suspension as is could handle. It feels at times as if there's perhaps a bit of playfulness on-hand here, but the utterly unsatisfying powertrain ruins any attempts at enthusiastic cornering.
There are so many significantly less expensive options that equal or exceed this car's real-world mileage performance that I can't see anyone who doesn't place a premium on their image within their relatively well-to-do neighborhood thinking this makes any kind of sense--from either a financial or an enthusiast point of view.
2011 Lexus CT 200h Premium
Base Price: $31,775
As-Tested Price: $38,239
Drivetrain: 1.8-liter I4 hybrid; FWD, continuously variable transmission
Output: 98 hp @ 5,200 rpm (134 hp net system output), 105 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm
Curb Weight: 3,130 lb
Fuel Economy (EPA/AW): 42/32.8 mpg
Options: Navigation system including backup monitor, Lexus enform with destination assist and edestination, voice command, satellite radio with weather, traffic, sports and stocks ($2,445); leather package including perforated leather seats with driver's memory seat, rain-sensing intermittent wipers with mist cycle and auto-dimming out mirrors with memory ($1,330); LED headlamps including auto-leveling and headlamp washer ($1,215); premium audio package including 10-speaker premium audio system, in-dash six-disc CD changer, auto-dimming electrochromic rearview mirror and universal garage-door opener ($1,100); illuminated door sills ($299); cargo net ($75)


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'High Water Recording Company is proud to introduce the first record by Waynell Jones, an artist with a truly distinctive sound. His music is downhome blues flavored with country and wester, modern rhythm and blues, and old-time songster material. It is a sound forged by years of performing music for a living on the streets of his home town of Henderson, Tennessee, playing for every kind of audience, black and white, young and old. Waynell was born in 1926 near Henderseon in rural Chester County and had lived there and in nearby Humboldt, Tennessee, his entire life. All of his thirty-nine aunts and uncles played instruments, and by the age of fifteen Waynell was playing guitar. He played for house parties and country picnics before becoming a street musician. For the past eighteen years he has been employed at Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson and now plays blues mostly for students and at special programs at the college. He is also the guitarist for the Gospel Travelers, a local community singing group. His years of performing in the community and at the college have made him one of Henderson's best known and best loved citizens. Both songs on this record are ones that he put together himself. "Jaybird Boogie" is the first song he ever made up. He was sitting on a country store porch playing his guitar, and the owner offered him a soft drink if he would make up a piece called "jaybird Boogie." When Waynell finished, the man gave him a whole case of drinks!' (David Evans, cover notes)
Waynell Jones -- The Chicken Song & Jaybird Boogie (1984 *High Water 424)
Produced by Dr. David Evans for the High Water Recording Company at Memphis State University in Memphis, TN.


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TRENTON � Jamar Harrington had another huge week for Richlands, racking up 328 yards rushing and four touchdowns as the Wildcats defeated Jones Senior 41-18 on Friday night.
TRENTON � Jamar Harrington had another huge week for Richlands, racking up 328 yards rushing and four touchdowns as the Wildcats defeated Jones Senior 41-18 on Friday night.
Harrington, who averaged more than 12 yards per carry against the Trojans, scored the game�s opening touchdown � a 10 yard run, halfway through the first quarter � to give the Wildcats the early lead.
Richlands, which held the Trojans to a combined eight yards in the first quarter had several miscues early on that kept Jones Senior around.
A missed 31-yard field goal kept the Wildcats from extending the lead on their second drive and a fumble by Brandon Thompson led to a one-play, nine yard run by quarterback Glen White to pull within a point.
Jones Senior had only one first down in the first half.
Harrington, who also had scores from 2, 31 and 15 yards, had his longest play from scrimmage at the end of the second quarter. The quarterback turned running back took a pitch and rolled out right on a designed halfback pass. However, after being flushed back towards the Jones Senior bench, the senior reversed field for a 50-yard run.
With the Trojans hoping to go into the locker room down just 14-6, Quentin Fenn finished the drive with a five-yard score � and a 21-6 halftime lead.
�I�m really thrilled with the boys,� Richlands coach Justin Snider said. �We�re 3-2 and just four points from being undefeated. I feel like the each week we�ve progressively got better.�
Jones Senior, which has faced one of the toughest nonconference slates in the area, has one more tough week before entering what could possibly be a winnable conference schedule. The Trojans face rival Southwest Onslow next week. The Stallions defeated Richlands by one point earlier this year.
With winnable games on the calendar the Trojans offense gave a brief reason for optimism in the fourth quarter. Jones Senior, which had attempted just two pass through the first three quarters, opened up their play book and aired the ball out for the fourth. White connected with Demetrius Williams for scores from 19- and 13-yards out to give the games� final tally.
�Right now we�re just concentrating on getting better every game,� Jones coach John Davis said. �At the end of the game you could see our never say die attitude.�
White finished with 70 passing yards on five completions. He also led all Trojan rushers with 55-yards.
Harrington, who finished with 256 all-purpose yards against South Lenoir last week, has averaged 10.72 yards per carry over the last two weeks of nonconference play.
As a team, Richlands finished the game with 497 yards of offense. Fenn added 78 yards on nine carries.
Richlands 7 14 13 7 � 41
Home 6 0 0 12 � 18
First Quarter
R � Harrington 10 run (Tolson kick) 6:06
J � White 9 run (kick failed) 0:28
Second Quarter
R � Harrington 2 run (Tolson kick) 7:11
R � Fenn 5 run (Tolson kick) 0:13
Third Quarter
R � Harrington 31 run (Tolson kick) 9:31
R � Harrington 15 run (kick failed) 3:24
Fourth Quarter
R � Williams 5 run (Tolson kick) 10:42
J � Williams 19 pass from White (run failed) 9:02
J � Williams 13 pass from White (pass failed) 5:30
First downs 18 9
Rushes-yards 57-495 29-63
Passing 2 70
Comp-Att-Int 2-6-0 5-9-0
Punts-Avg. 1-33 6-28.5
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-0
Penalties-Yards 11-100 7-57
RUSHING�R: Harrington 27-328, Fenn 9-78, Thompson 4-27, Jackson 4-5, Sandella 2-(-12), Williams 3-11, Meadows 1-35. J: Fields 3-(-3), Jones 4-(-3), Price 1-3, Jones 12-31, White 8-55.
PASSING�R: Jackson 2-6-0-2. J: Jones 0-1-0-0, White 5-8-0-70.
RECEIVING�R: Marshall 1-2, Williams 1-0. J: Williams 3-44, Fields 1-20, Andrews 1-6.