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Last Hot NCAA Action B4 Conference *2013 Husky Classic Was Fri./Sat. - Schedule/Results *All NCAA Results
Iowa: Betsy Saina Moves To #4 All-Time In 5,000i With 15:21.66 (Including oversized tracks) Wichita State's Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton was 2nd in 15:25.47.
*Women's Results Heather Kampf won the seeded mile in 4:37.13 as Lisa Uhl won the "unseeded" in 4:48.04. *Men's Results
UW: Andy Bumbalough Edges Evan Jager 3:56.12 To 3:56.14 As Donn Cabral Also Runs 3:56 Six guys ran 3:58 or faster. Charles Jock was last in one of the non-invite sections in 4:14.97.
*Good Video Interview With Chris Solinksy Talking About His First Time On The Track Since 2011 (He Rabbitted The Mile) "I think I'm in about as good a shape as I was in freshman/sophomore year of college right now."
*MB: What happened to Charles Jock?
*Jordan Hasay Destroys Field And Wins By 6+ Seconds In 15:46 *Post-Race Interview With Hasay & Alexi Pappas
*Lopez Lomong Won 800 In 1:46.53 Over Tyler Mulder (1:46.80); Geena Gall Wins Women's Mile In 4:31.75
*Kevin Williams' 13:38 Wins Men's 5k As 22 Guys Break 14:00
*Oregon Gets Two More Sub-4:00 Milers At UW Meet
*Full Results Ryan Hill won the 3k in 7:49.20 over Diego Estrada (7:50.44) as top 10 were 7:53 or faster. Cally Macumber won the women's 3k in 8:59.98.
*Post-Race Video With Ryan Hill Who Says He Wasn't Happy The Top Competition In The 3k Was Split Up In 2 Heats Estrada agrees and was also disappointed he didn't get to race Hill.
IU Hoosier Invy: IU's Zachary Mayhew Wins 3k in 7:51.61 Over Andrew Bayer (7:51.75)
*Race Video: IU's DMR Runs 9:33.43, Ranking Them 2nd In The NCAA This Year Bayer closed with a 3:58.5 1,600 leg.
*Full Results
Arkansas (Tyson): NCAA XC Champ Kennedy Kithuka Runs 13:26 And Wins By 1 Minute +
*Patrick Rono (1:47.66) Spanks Elijah Greer (1:48.42) Chris O'Hare was 2nd in 1:48.28.
*Cross, Rono Win Titles On Day One
*Full Results Riley Masters won the mile in 3:56.25 as the top 5 all went sub-4.
*Master's 3:56.25 Makes Him Maine's Fastest Miler Ever
*Texas Women's 4x4 Runs A Fast 3:30.95
Texas A&M: Henry Lelei Wins 3k And Breaks School Record With 7:55.80 Texas A&M men and women swept the team titles.
*Full Results Nike's Jackie Areson won the mile in 4:39.52.
Other: Washington's Jeremy Taiwo's 6156 Is #3 All-Time In The NCAA And #7 All-Time In US History Taiwo's total of 6,156 points ranks him third in NCAA history and seventh in U.S. history.
*Taiwo Sets Heptathlon High Jump WR At 7 feet, 4½ inches At Boise State Challenge It was a huge PR for him as his previous best was 6-11½.
*Full SPIRE Division I Indoor Track & Field Invite Results
*Cool Idea: University Of Portland Stages "Halftime Mile" During Basketball Game
2013 UK Champs/European Trials Are Saturday/Sunday *Free Live Stream (Starts 9:10am ET Sat. And 9:00 On Sunday) *Schedule/Results
*IAAF UK Champs Recap: Robbie Grabarz Won The HJ In 2.31m And Took A Close Stab At The UK Indoor Record Of 2.39m 2008 Olympic 400 champ (2012 silver) Christine Ohuruogu used the meet as training and came in second in the 200 on Day 2 after going out in the 60m semifinals on Day 1. 2012 World Indoor TJ champ Yamile Aldama won the TJ easily. In the women's 800m, Marilyn Okoro lost to Ireland's Claire
Tarplee (2:03.66).
*AW Recap: Grabarz: "It was only my second competition so to be jumping that high is pretty good."
*Holly Bleasdale Sets Wins UK European Champs Trials PV With A World-Leading 4.77m
*Athletics Weekly UK European Champs Trials Day 1 Recap
*This Year, UK HJer Robbie Grabarz Will Try To Become Only The 5th Man To Hold The European Indoor And Outdoor HJ Title At The Same Time
Other UK: UKA Head Coach Peter Eriksson Gives Assurance They Will Continue To Fully Support Jessica Ennis Despite Dispute With Her Coach
*Jessica Ennis's Coach Attacks British Athletics For "Lack Of Respect" As He Rejects Their Reduced Package Offer To Coach Her He said he will continue to coach her, but "If that's how I'm valued, it makes sense to leave it."
Previous UK News
- 8 Lane's Preview Of Men's Events At UK Indoor European Trials
- Athletics Weekly: Five To Follow At The UK Indoor Championships
- Interesting Read 800 Runner Celia Taylor Likely To Retire As A "Failed" Runner After European Trials If She Doesn't Break 2:00 The 36-year-old is unlikely to do it as her PR is 2:01 but has written a provocative piece on life as a pro runner.
- 17-Year-Old Sean Malloy (1:48.24 PR) Will Race In European Trials For 1st Time
- Christine Ohuruogu Is Running 60m And 200m And Says She'll Go Out Hard In 400 This Year
- Holly Bleasdale Credits Dan Pfaff With Improvement Ahead Of European Trials And UK Championships
- Sprinter Dwain Chambers Will Miss Saturday's European Indoor Trials In Sheffield With A Back Injury
- LJer Shara Proctor Glad To Have Followed Reider From Florida To GB
- British Athletics Will Be Streamed Live And For Free For 1st Time (Starts 9:10am ET Sat. And 9:00 On Sunday)
More News From The UK:
- Emily Wicks Has Recovered From Mid-Race Collapsed Lung And Is Hoping To Run Sub-2:40 In London
- We Guess Nick Symmonds Won't Be Running Any Road Races Anytime Soon Ian Stewart Quickly Gets A New Job - Recruited By Great Run Organizers
Distance News
- Oregon Track & Field Rundown: Jerry Schumacher Dishes On Chris Derrick, Matt Tegenkamp And Alan Webb
- Toni Reavis Tells You All About Patrick Makau's Half Marathon Run In Hawaii
Next WeekendMarch 10 "He likes his test race more as a mental break from his 'sleep-run-eat-sleep' that is his complete daily routine in the months before a marathon."
- BU's Valentine Invitational Cancelled Due To Impending Weather *MB: Discussion
- Irish Jr. 800 Record Holder Siofra Cleirigh Buttner Wins 2013 AVIVA Leinster Schools Cross-Country Championships Two weeks ago she ran 2:05 indoors. We imagine NCAA schools would love to have her.
*Sean Tobin Earns Easy Victory At The Aviva/Munster Schools Cross-Country In Waterford
- Celebrity Runners Jimmie Johnson, Michael Waltrip, Kasey Kahne And Aric Almirola (NASCAR Drivers) To Run Daytona Beach Half Marathon
- Collis Birmingham's 60:56 May Be New Aussie NR But Two Australians Have Run Faster
- Australians Dominate 2013 Empire State Building Run-Up *Video Of 2013 Empire State Building Run-Up
Doping News From Australia
- Peptides - Drugs That Increase The Amount Of HGH In The Body - Are Up By 255% In Australia As Only Two Labs In The World Can Test For Them
- Entire Teams In Australia AFL And NRL Doped
A Lot Of Interesting US News
- Gread Interview: Extensive Gary Cohen Interview With Adam Goucher Where He Looks Back At His Entire Career, High School, College, Pro "I look back at my career, look in the mirror and look myself in the eye and know that I did give it my all and did everything I could to be the best I could be physically. I couldn't have tried any harder."
- OTC Elite's Julia Lucas And Russell Brown Speak At "TrackTown Tuesday" Gathering In Eugene Brown is over his Achilles injury which killed his chances at the OT, but will skip indoors to train for outdoors.
*Register-Guard Article Talking about the OT, Lucas said, "Those last few footsteps, my foot was third, but my torso was fourth, and I was left at home. It's been a process, with depression and cookie dough in bed," Lucas said. "But I'm back to where I'm training hard. I look forward to the next four years. Now I fully expect to be an Olympian."
- Crazy Or Genius? Alberto Salazar Has Mary Cain Running With A Shoulder Harness Used By Equestrian Riders To Pull Their Shoulders Back & Improve Form He still thinks she can improve her form a lot more.
- Interesting Read: Delilah DiCrescenzo Writes About How The Hit Plain White T's Song, "Hey There Delilah" Changed Her Life DiCrescenzo: "When my dad heard the lyrics 'Oh what you do to me,' he said, 'Delilah, exactly what did you to do this guy?'"
- Galen Rupp Talks About His Relationship With Mo Farah And Says He's Impressed With How Mo's Willing To Sacrifice Himself For Others "There were times in training when he was still getting over the jet lag and wasn't feeling great and he was still adamant about leading his share of the reps and doing what he could to help out myself and the other guys."
- Jordan Hasay's Advice To Mary Cain: "Go To College" *MB: Mary Cain and college?
- Who Says NASCAR Drivers Aren't Athletes: Several Drivers Running The Daytona Beach Half Marathon The Week Before The Daytona 500
Daring To Ask The PED Question
A Must Read: Daring To Ask The PED Question: "If everyone is secretly suspicious of so many athletic achievements, why aren't we talking about it?" In our last Week That Was, we said, "There are two types of runners - those that either 'get' letsrun.com or don't." Well, sports writer Bill Simmons might not be talking about running, but he definitely "gets" LRC as he explains why questioning today's professional athletic performances in is not only okay, but has become part of sports. As he says, "There is no such thing as 'the benefit of the doubt' anymore. Not in sports. Too many people took advantage. All the benefits are gone." It is for this reason that we allow threads like this one to exist: MB: Solomon suddenly world class and Rupp soloing 3.50 indoor miles - Come on Letsun, ask the questions!
Random US News
- At 30 Years Old, Tyson Gay Wants PRs In The 100,200, & 400 In 2013 Gay is the only athlete in history with a sub-10 100m, sub-20 200m, and sub-45 400m to his name (PRs: 9.69, 19.58, 44.89).
- Galen Rupp Says He Wish He Had Started His Kick Earlier In The Olympic 10,000, But Still Doesn't Know If He Would Have Caught Mo Farah
- Video Interview With Donn Cabral On His New Life As A Pro He's a Nike athlete living in the Northwest, but not in Oregon. He's training in Bellingham, WA under Peter Oviatt.
- Slide Show: Allyson Felix Gets Makover To Look Like Beyoncé
- Cities Starting To Limit Local Road Races As The Numbers Have Increased To A Point It's Hard For Drivers To Get Around On Weekend Mornings
- Updated D1 National Rankings Have Kansas Women And Arkansas Men On Top
Doping And Crime
- Olympic Bottle Thrower Given Eight-Week Community Order And Fined $2,360 He escapes jail time because he suffers from bipolar disorder and was having a "manic episode." However, he did lose his job because of the bad publicity.
- Good News (For Those Who Aren't Doping): New EPO Test Could Help Stamp Out Microdosing
- Dutch Olympic Sprinter Brian Mariano Caught With Cocaine, Gets 6 Months In Prison
2013 USA XC *USA XC Results/Splits *MB: Official 2013 USA XC Thread *LRC Photo Gallery
LRC Photo Gallery
LRC Chris Derrick!?! - National Champion! link fixed The wait is over. Arguably the greatest American collegiate distance runner not to win an NCAA title, Derrick pulled away from Dathan Ritzenhein and Matt Tegenkamp to win his first national title in his first race as a sponsored pro. It was a good day for Jerry Schumacher's crew as they had 3 of the top 4 in the men's race plus Shalane Flanagan winning the women's.
LRC Shalane Flanagan Wins 2013 Women's US Cross-Country Championships Flanagan was the class of the field (World XC bronze in 2011), but Olympian Kim Conley put up a brave fight. Afterwards, Flanagan said she will not run World XC as she prepares for the Boston marathon.
Jr. Races: *LRC 2013 Jr. Girls Results - William & Mary's Emily Stites Dominates
*LRC 2013 Jr. Boys Results - Ok. State's Craig Nowak Wins
*USATF Athlete Quotes
Great Sunday Action In Japan
- Beppu-Oita
Mainichi Marathon:
A Great Read Kawauchi PRs! On 6th Surge, Yuki Kawauchi (2:08:15) Gets The Best Of Olympic 6th Placer Kentaro Nakamoto (2:08:35) After Truly Epic Battle As Both PR Brett Larner's description of this race is fantastic. "It was as if Americans Meb Keflezighi and Dathan Ritzenhein lined up to go head-to-head at Grandma's Marathon" and truly delivered a mano vs. mano fight where both PRed. LRC note: We'd say it's more like Ritz vs. Hall battling, but it was epic. *MB: Discuss *IAAF Recap
*Extremely Deep Results 41st place was 1:03:30.
- Marugame Half Marathon: After Great Battle With Olympic Marathon Champ Tiki Gelana, Kim Smith Beaten At End Gelana went out all alone (15:52) but by 15km Smith had reeled her in and taken the lead before settling for 2nd (69:00 vs. 68:53).
*Men: Collis Birmingham Australian National Record (60:56) - Abel Kirui (62:04), Alistair Cragg (63:14) *IAAF Recap *Full Results
*Tiki Gelana Becomes First Ethiopian Woman To Win The AIMS World Athlete Of The Year Award
Armory Collegiate Invy Was Friday/Saturday *All College Meet Results In US
- LRC Robby Andrews Just Misses American Indoor 1,000 Mark A week after a disastrous 4:11 mile, Andrews just misses David Krummenacker's 2:17.86 record.
- Results: *Men College *Women College *HS/Open
- Ajee Wilson Runs 2:05.54 To Win Open 800 At The Armory
- Oregon Men's DMR Recovers From Fall To Get 2nd To Stanford At Armory Collegiate Meet Stanford won in 9:34.20 with OU 9:35.06 and Arkansas was third at 9:35.50.
- LSU Women Win Armory Collegiate Team Title LSU men were runner-up to Texas A&M.
- Other NCAA: Hilton Garden Invitational: 3 Go Sub-4 As Cory Leslie Wins In 3:57.81 Over Pete van der Westhuizen And Matthew Elliott
- Notre Dame Meyo Invitational Results: Geena Gall Wins 800 In 2:03.33 Miss. State's Brandon McBride won the men's 800 in 1:47.74.
- Diego Estrada Wins NAU Mountain T's Invitational Mile In 4:12.58 (4:03 With Altitude Conversion)
- Nebraska Husker Invitational Results
- Penn State Sykes & Sabock Challenge Results
- Other HS: MileSplit Weekend HS Coverage
Saturday's US Action *Full BU Results
LRC Galen Rupp Runs 3:50.92 Mile To Become Fifth-Fastest Indoor
Miler Who said Galen Rupp has no speed? The endurance king has become the speed king the last two years and Rupp showed it on Saturday by running 3:50.92 in Boston to become the 2nd-fastest American indoor miler ever behind Bernard Lagat. *Videos
On The Boards: *Rupp runs 3:50!!
*any updates on the BU elite mile?
*Rupp is the 5th fastest indoor miler in history
updated Mary Cain Smashes High School Mile Record By Running 4:32.78 Cain breaking the record may have been expected considering she ran 4:11 last year outdoors for 1,500 (roughly 4:31 for a mile), but Debbie Heald's old record (4:38.5) was the longest record on the books for high school women (from 1971) and Cain absolutely crushed it - and we use that term knowing it is way over-used in track but well-deserved here. In the men's mile, Robby Andrews faded to 4:11.
*What's Better Than Having An Olympian For A Coach? Having Two: With Salazar Living On The Other Side Of The Country, NZ 2004 Olympian John Henwood Has Been Administering Her Workouts In NY
*Video Interview With Mary Cain
OTB: Mary Cain 4:32.78
*Robbie Andrews
*Other HS: MileSplit Weekend HS Coverage: Edward Cheserek Wins NB Invite Mile In 4:10.92
*Q&A With Edward Cheserek Asking A Lot About His Move To The US From Kenya
*Sarah Baxter Named Gatorade Runner Of The Year For XC, Presented To Her By Allyson Felix
Oregonian's Ken Goe Against High Price Pay-Per-View Track Broadcasts
London Does It Again
LRC 2013 Virgin London Marathon Field Released - Is This The Greatest Men's Marathon Field In History? All we can say is - Wow! The course record holders of all
majors, the Olympic
champ, the WR holder - you name it, they got it. And one the women's side? How about the debut of Tirunesh Dibaba plus 4 of the 5 non-pregnant sub-2:20 runners from last year? So sick.
*Reuters: Dibaba To Race In London Marathon *Discuss
LRC Mary Keitany Is Pregnant With Second Child, Will Miss 2013 London Marathon And Season
Usain Bolt The Republican? London Diamond League Meet Will Be So Stacked It Will Be Held At Olympic Stadium But Yet Again, Bolt Will Boycott Due To Taxes
Oregon Indoor Mile Record Holder Mac Fleet Is Pumped To Be back On Track After 2 Years Of Injuries Things were so bad last year, he started drinking heavily and tried to tear his plantar on purpose.
Rest In Peace Will Steele - aka "The Cancer Guy"
LRC Celebrating The Life Of "The Cancer Guy" Will Steele Will Steele was running 18 minute miles last year. And never has there been a more inspirational runner on LetsRun.com. We pay our respects to this great man who contributed so much to the LetsRun.com community and lost his battle with cancer one month ago on Christmas eve.
Want To Watch A Live Stream Of The New Balance Games Or The Armory Collegiate Invitational? It Will Cost You $20 And just think many of you complained that the entire Diamond League Series on UniversalSports.com was too much at $25 with individual meets just $1.99. In our book this doesn't seem to be about track fans, but about getting parents to pay.
Dying Too Young
LRC 4-Time World Marathon Majors Runner-Up Abderrahim Goumri Has Died At Age 36 The former MAR national record holder at 2:05:30, who once ran 12:50 for 5k and was twice
the runner-up in New York, has been killed in a car accident. Goumri was busted for drugs due to the biological passport last summer.
Former 10k World Record Holder Samson Kimobwa, Who Ran 27:30.47 On June 30, 1977 In Helsinki, Has Died Suddenly At Age 58 Interesting fact - he coached Boaz Cheboiywo in Kenya and went to Washington State. *Wikipedia Page
*IAAF Tribute To Samson Kimobwa And Abderahim Goumri
Great Idea: 2004 Olympic Hurdles Champ Joanna Hayes Wants Runners To Have Customized Jerseys
Houston Marathon/Half Was Sunday
LRC Ethiopians Feyisa Lilesa And Mamitu Daska Win 2013 Aramco Houston Half Marathon The performance of the day belonged to Daska, who was dominant on US soil just as she was in all of 2012. Shadrack Biwott (62:23) and Lisa Uhl (73:28) were the top Americans as Luke Puskedra and Aaron
Braun also broke 63.
LRC Bazuk Worku (2:10:17) And Merima Mohammed (2:23:27) Win 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon Titles The former WJr. record holder picked up marathon win #1 as Andrew Carlson (2:17:16) and Tera Moody (2:39:10) took top American honors.
RRW: Ethiopians Sweep Titles At Cold, Wet 2013 Chevron Houston Marathon & Aramco Half Marathon Includes quotes from Biwott, Carlson, Uhl.
The Smoking Gun.com: Suzy Favor Hamilton Has Been Working As $600/Hour Escort For Last Year SFH, the 3-time Olympian, has
been one of the hottest commodities in the escort business over the last year as she jumped up to a #3 ranking and got rave reviews for her runner's body and for providing
the "full GFE (girlfriend experience)." One client raved, "I would do anything to protect her. ... She is worth every penny. I will go bankrupt before I stop seeing her. I hope no one else goes to see her, because I want her all to myself. ... I never thought I would find anyone in this hobby like her."
*Definitely Not Politcally Correct: Chicago Sun-Times Columnist: SFH isn't alone - lots of female distance runners are total nut jobs SFH had "a glint of ferocity in her eyes, of suppressed danger. I saw the look in many of the Wisconsin middle-distance and long-distance female runners. In my book, I made special note of them, of their lapses into near insanity, of their successes and crashes and eating disorders and dependence on their controlling German head coach, Peter Tegen."
*Suzy Favor Hamilton Issues A Statement
*MB: Suzy Favor-Hamilton: Vegas Escort
Bolt/Blake/Powell Opened Up On Saturday *Results
- Usain Bolt Wins His Section In 46.71 Yohan Blake (46.64) 2nd to Warren Weir (46.23) in SEPARATE section. *Video of Bolt's heat
- Bolt: "I felt a bit nervous. I just came out here to win and I'm glad I won injury free." Blake said, "I'm happy with the run, despite the time. I'm just looking forward to the rest of the season."
*Warren Weird: "Speed endurance for me is one of the main things because you can be very fast in the 200m, but if you don't have speed endurance, you won't do well..."
*IAAF Recap
- Milo Western Relays: Asafa Powell And Nesta Carter Lead Their MVP 4 X 1 Team To Victory With 38.06 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce led the MVP women's 4 x 1 team to a win with 44.03.
*Interesting Article On What Asafa Powell Is Up To Outside Of Track And What He Wants To Do When He Retires He collects expensive cars, invests in real estate, has started an online shopping company and has his own clothing line called "Sub-10 King."
2013 PSD Bank Meeting In Germany/Flanders Meet In Belgium *PSD: Full Results *Event-By-Event Results *Flanders: Full Results
- Flanders: IAAF Recap: Recent XC Star Albert Rop Won A Close 3k in 7:39.59 Over 7:54 Steeplechaser Paul Koech (7:39.75) & Ayanleh Souleiman (7:39.81) Daniel Kipchirchir Komen and Mekonnen Gebremedhin were 4-5. Abraham Rotich won the 800 in 1:46.75 as Angel David Rodriguez won the 60m with Christophe Lemaitre in 4th. In the 400 Ireland's Brian Gregan beat out Belgium's Jonathan Borlée
and Olympic silver medalist Luguelín Santos. The other Borlée twin, Kevin, lost to Czech Republic's Pavel Maslak in the 300. In the women's HJ 2008 Olympic champ Tia Hellebaut lost to Italian teenager and world leader Alessia Trost.
- PSD: MB: Ayanleh Souleiman Easily Wins 1,500 (3:36.13) And Says He Wants World Record In 1,000 In His Next Race Ayanleh Souleiman ran 3:30 last year at age 19 and is the training partner of Taoufik Makhloufi. Might 2013 belong to Souleiman?
*IAAF Recap: Caleb Ndiku Wins 3,000 (7:38) As Mekhissi Is 3rd (7:43) And Kevin Craddock Runs 7.50 World Leader In 60H Adam Kszczot won the 800 as bronze medallist Tim Kitum was way back.
*Lerone Clarke Runs 6.52
*Ukraine Olympic TJ Bronze Medalist Olha Saladuha Jumps World-Leading 14.52m
- Other Foreign Results: Dutch Heptathlete Eelco Sintnicolaas Scores World Leading 6341 Points At The Netherland's National Championships The mark also puts him 11th on the World all-time list.
*Charles Ndirangu Dominates Chiba International Cross-Country 12K By 25 Seconds Australia's Collis Birmingham was 7th more than a minute back. Rosemary Wanjiru won the women's 8k.
*IAAF Recap
- Olympic Champ Renaud Lavillenie And Cuba's Yarisley Silva Win Pole Vault Stars Meeting In Donetsk, Ukraine Lavillenie is now 6 for 6 this indoor season.
- Pascalia Jepkorir And Kenneth Kimutai Win North Rift XC Senior Titles Jepkorir won over 2008 World Jr. 1,500 champ Stacy Ndiwa.
- Japan Road Action: Japan's Hiroaki Sano Wins Nobeoka In 2:12:14 Marathon Debut
*Takuji Morimoto Wins In A Photo Finish With Daisuke Kumon At Himeijijo 10-Miler (They Both Timed 47:58)
*Yuichiro Ueno Wins Karatsu 10-Miler In 46:56
Random International News
- Mo Farah And Greg Rutherford Pose For Esquire
- Q&A With Elite Marathoner Manager Jos Hermens Who Manages Haile Gebrselassie And Stephen Kiprotich Hermens: "I understand that there are 80 million people living at high altitude (in India), so there must be good talent in these areas. I am convinced that in future, with right scouting and training, Indian marathoners will be running 2:10, but it will take some years."
- Tuesday In France: Val de Reuil Meet Features Olympic Steeplechase Silver Medalist Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad In The 1500 & Christophe Lemaitre In 60/200 60m World leader Murielle Ahouré will be up against Bulgaria's European 100m champ Ivet Lalova.
- African Football President Claims That Several African Countries Are Capable Of Hosting The Olympics But Are Being Denied Because Of "Prejudice"
An Inside Look At The Men's Olympic Marathon
- Olympic Champ Stephen Kiprotich Talks About How The Kenyans Tried To Get Him To Lead In London Kiprotich: "It was a championship race and I knew these guys were used to pace makers so I knew it was all about tactics and if you wanted to be the pace maker for them, they would have let you." Abel Kirui said, "We tried to ask him to help in pushing the pace but he declined. We thought he was tiring ..."
Thursday Was A Good Day For Usain Bolt
- Usain Bolt To Play In NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Next Friday Night (2/15)
- Another Tax Break For The Super-Rich (This One We Agree With) Britain Is Waiving Its Tax Rules
To Try To Lure Usain Bolt And Other Track Stars To London DL Meet At Olympic Stadium - Will He Compete? Bolt's agent Ricky Simms, who had pleaded for the change, now says it's late notice and his schedule is relatively full. "It's about two weeks before the World Championships, which is quite late, but it's London and it's the Olympic Stadium again so it obviously has an attraction."
*How The Rules On Tax Work For Sporting Events In The UK
*Without Loophole, Tax Rules For Top Overseas Sports Stars Are "Completely Crazy," Says Usain Bolt's Agent
*UK Athletics Is Promising Affordable Tickets
- Guinness: Usain Bolt/Nissan Billboard In Dubai Is World's Largest (Video)
Marathon News
- Geoffrey Mutai Leads Field Of 10 Sub-60 Minute Runners For Next Weekend's RAK Half Marathon Also in the field is Former London winner Emmanuel Mutai (60:03), Stephen Kibet (58:54), Ezekiel Chebii (59:05), Feyisa Lelisa (59:22), 2:04:50 marathoner Getu Feleke. Florence Kiplagat (66:38) leads the women's field with Olympic marathon silver medallist Priscah Jeptoo and sub-2:20 marathoner Lucy Wangui Kabuu.
- Patrick Makau Wants To Break His Own WR At This Year's London Marathon Although he said he would skip the London Marathon if he was chosen ahead of time for the Moscow World Champs. He'll run the Hapalua Hawaii's Half Marathon on March 10 as a tune-up.
- Good Video: Yuki Kawauchi Vs. Kentaro Nakamoto Highlights Video From The Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon Kawauchi knows how to hurt as he seems to run most of his race with his teeth gritted.
British-Related News
- Olympic Ticket Conman Who Sold $78,000 Worth Of Fake London Games Tickets, Gets Four-And-A-Half Years In Prison The guy even cheated a children's charity out of $12,900 and many victims already booked travel arrangements before they figured out it was a scam.
- Somalia President Wants Mo Farah To "Help Secure The Country's Stability" By Returning And Working For The Somalia Government A spokesman for Mo Farah said he had already demonstrated his willingness to help Somalia to recover from war by setting up the Mo Farah Foundation which builds schools and provides health services.
- Athletes/Coaches Call On Seb Coe To Help Save Local Cornwall Track From Being Demolished
- France: France's Olympic PV Champ Renaud Lavillenie Enjoys Vaulting So Much He Built A Runway At Home In His Garden Lavillenie also said he doesn't drink a lot, "Not even to celebrate winning the Olympics."
- BVI: British Virgin Islands' Tahesia Harrigan-Scott Offers $1,000 To Whoever Breaks Her 11.13 100m NR
Millrose Is Next Weekend
- Millrose Games Elite Fields Announced Highlights will be the men's mile with Matt Centrowitz, Robby Andrews, Miles Batty, Donn Cabral, Lawi Lalang and Lopez Lomong among others. The women's mile has Emma Coburn, Abbey D'Agostino,
Mary Cain, Sheila Reid and
Jordan Hasay.
Men's 2-mile: Bernard Lagat, Andrew Bumbalough, Edward Cheserek, Evan Jager, Cam Levins and Dathan Ritzenhein.
*MB: Centrowitz: Will he get the AR at Millrose?
Today's Running Science
- Bad News For Most College Runners: Study Finds That More Active Men Have Higher Sperm Counts The researchers found that the most active men had 73% greater than the least active men.
- Good News: Study Finds Runners Have Half The Risk Of Osteoarthritis And Hip Replacement As Walkers
2013 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix *NBIGP Results LRC Photo Gallery
LRC Photo Gallery
Men's 3k: LRC Galen Rupp Is Defeated As Hagos Gebrhiwet Sets New World Junior 3,000 Record Of 7:32.87
Women's 2-Mile: LRC Mary Cain Runs 9:38.68 For 2 Miles - The Greatest Distance Performance In US HS Girls History Tirunesh Dibaba was way ahead of the field as she won in 9:13.17.
LRC The Rest Of The 2013 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix - Centro, Lakhouad And Wright Win As Suhr Takes Crack At AR
*New: Boston Globe Recap: Salazar: Rupp "still a little tired from last week"
*RRW: Hagos Gebrhiwet And Mary Cain Set Distance Records At 2013 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
*AP Recap: Dibaba Wanted To Go Faster, Al Sal Happy With Cain Salazar: "I think she did great. I told her to forget about the first couple of girls. Your job is to compete for second place."
*Boston Herald: Mary Cain Plenty Able To Make History
*IAAF Recap: Dibaba Was Annoyed The Pacemaker Didn't Go Faster In Her 2-Mile Win As She Missed Meseret Defar's 9:10 Ethiopian Record
*USATF Athlete Quotes
*MileSplit Recap Of Cain's 2-Mile
Saturday *Lagat/Germany Results/Video
LRC Bernard Lagat Runs 7:34.71 For Dominant 3k Win In Germany Lagat blew away 12:48 runner Yenew Alamirew to win by almost 4 seconds in what is the 5th-best 3,000 performance (or 2-mile) in US history.
Rest Of German Meet: Meseret Defar 8:35, G. Dibaba 4:02 As 5 WLs Set In Germany *Full Results
US News
- Worth A Read: Very Interesting Q&A With Matt Scherer, Who Gives Some Great Insight Into The Life/Training Of A Professional Rabbit Asked if he ever thinks about finishing the races he paces he said, "My job is to eliminate as many variables as I can for the other athletes ... If they all have to wonder whether or not I was going to step off the track or not, I don't think I'd get many more jobs."
- Recommended Read: Toni Reavis Talks To Alberto Salazar About Galen Rupp's Training/Future A lot of good quotes from Salazar and Rupp, including - Salazar: "2008 was the last time Galen was injured. He strained a groin after doing a tempo run on grass. That was the last time in four years when he missed any training. In that time he hasn't missed five days of training or some alternative like the Alter G or treadmill work. Uninterrupted training is huge!"
- Alberto Salazar Says Galen Rupp Is Still Hungry And Isn't Satisfied Yet "Galen always has been disciplined, but right now he is leading a very Spartan life. Well, he's living in a nice house. But all he does is run, rest and spend time with his wife. He's either training or recovering 24 hours a day."
- RR: It Was 50 Years Ago This Sunday That Bill Bowerman Started The American Jogging Craze, Which He Brought Back From NZ UI runner Dyrol Burleson: "It was kind of fascinating. Until that day you didn't see a bunch of older people - housewives, professors - jogging around a track. Suddenly, things changed."
Kenyan News: Doping And Vivian Cheruiyot Sitting Out World XC
- Unnamed Kenyan Marathoner From October's Standard Chartered Nairobi International Marathon Last October Failed Drug Test AK won't reveal the name for "legal reasons."
- 32 Kenyans Receive Out-Of-Competition Blood Tests In Kenya However, the tests are still not like the real out of competition tests other nations face as they were given advanced notice and told where and when to show up. AK head Isaiah Kiplagat even said, "There was no impromptu testing. All the 32 athletes had been notified ..."
*David Rudisha And Vivian Cheruiyot Among 32 Tested
- Defending Champion Vivian Cheruiyot Won't Defend Her World XC Champs Title In Poland Her coach says she wants to focus on Worlds. He also said that after this year she'll move up to the half marathon.
Other Drug Related News
- For Those Who Think PED Use Should Be Legal: Off-The-Counter Energy Stimulant Linked To Death Of London Marathon Charity Runner Who Died Of A Heart Attack She unknowingly used a DMAA-containing stimulant (Jack3d), which was legal at the time but has since been banned.
- Colombian 400 Runner Diego Palomeque Gets 2-Year Ban For Positive Test During London Olympics
9-Year-Old Running Marathon In Antarctica For Charity
- 9-Year-Old Nikolas Toocheck Running A Marathon In Antarctica To Raise Money For Charity That Provides Winter Coats To Children In Need The Antarctica marathon is only one of 7 marathons he's running, one on each continent. Learn more about Nikolas or make a donation at his website here.
Flotrack Defends Its $150 Subscription Fee To Ken Goe Of Oregonian, Who Still Doesn't Like It
Good Doping News: IAAF Does Blood Tests In The Rift Valley
- In Response To German Report's Allegations, For First Time Ever, IAAF Conducts Out-Of-Season Blood Tests On Kenyans Training In The Rift Valley An IAAF insider said the operation was carried out with the full support of Athletics Kenya, but "In the beginning it was hard to convince them, but we managed it." Should the IAAF really have to convince Kenya it's okay to test their athletes?
2013 Glasgow *Free Mid-D/Distance Race Videos & Results *Full Glasgow Results
LRC Duane Solomon Is The Real Deal - He Breaks US 600 Meter Record With 1:15.70 Win In Scotland
Duane Solomon got rid off Chip Jenkins' record just days before it celebrated its 26th birthday and proved 2012 was far from a fluke. In other action, Bernard Lagat got a win in the 3,000 as Centro was smoked in the 1,500. Plus Geena Gall, Sara Vaughn and more.
*MB: Hrs Later Penn State Sr. Cas Loxsom Just Misses Solomon's New Record When He Runs 1:15.79 He did beat Jenkins' old record of 1:15.80.
Thank God They & Not Us Asked It - Carmelita "The Jet" Jeter Can't Fly Away From The Doping Question Jeter refused to answer the following question: Did Lance Armstrong's confession make "it harder to convince people that athletes in other sports were clean?" Her answer: "Well, I'm going to stay away from anything with that question, thank you."
LRC Lukas Verzbicas' Comeback Continues With 21:02 4-Mile Win We're calling this kid "The Real Lance" as he is a comeback-from-near-death athlete you can believe in.
*MB: Discuss
Who Says It's Just January? *Full UW Results
LRC Mary Cain Runs 9:02.10 For 3,000 - Arguably The Greatest Distance Performance In High School History
MB: *Cain 9:02!!!
*Mary Cain 9:02!!!
*How many boys state 3200/2 mile can mary cain win?
*NOW what do you think about a Baxter-Cain face-off at 3200 / 2-mile? Hmmmm?
Kenyan Attacked
Video: Kenyan Runner Edwin Kipsang Rotich Was Attacked During Brazil's New Year's Eve Kings Run 10k, But Still Went On To Win Police said the attacker has a history of mental problems and doing stunts like this. Rotich was unfazed at the finish as he didn't even mention the attack in his post-race interview. *Longer Video
Recommended Watch: Very Well Done Documentary On Ryan Vail On The Life Of A Professional Runner "This is my job. It's not about, 'I don't feel like running today' because everyone doesn't feel like going to work today. So I just say, 'This is better than a 9 to 5. Get out there and do your work today. This is going to work. Just get out there and do it.'"
Random US News: Lauren Fleshman Responds To You
- Lauren Fleshman Responds To LRC MB Posters: "Why I'm No Longer With Nike" Fleshman responds directly to LRC message board posters who came up with "several interesting speculations" as to why and how she left Nike.
US News: Adam Nelson On His Way To Becoming An Olympic Champion
- Good News: 4 Throwers From 2004 Athens Olympics Officially Stripped Of Their Medals After Doping Retests *2nd Article
- Which Means ... Q&A With Adam Nelson, Who Stands To Be Upgraded To Gold After Official IOC Announcement Stripping Yuriy Bilonog Of His Medal "To be honest, it feels really strange and it's a weird feeling. I've heard the rumors before and have not given the rumors much credit until an official ruling. Now that it's happened I'm excited. It is all just sinking in. You know, I feel I excited as I did to not lose that event [in 2004]; I was second on a tie-breaker. I feel good that I will always be the person who threw farthest on that day."
A MUST Read - One Of The Greatest Races Ever Run - The US Women's Version Of The Billy Mills 10,000 Win
RWorld Reintroduces The World To Debbie Heald, Who 40 Years Ago Incredibly Ran The US HS Indoor Mile Record Of 4:38.5 Steve Friedman's piece on Heald is moving to say the least. Heald, whose father had committed suicide,
who had been molested and who was always battling injury (13 different running-related surgeries), somehow
at the US vs. USSR meet at age 16 in 1972 beat the greatest runners in the world, including the indoor 1,500 record holder and that year's eventual Olympic 1,500 champion, by running an a 8.5-second PR of 4:38.5. She came from way back to win thanks to a ferocious kick and she was known for having no kick. Her life since then has been full of struggles with schizophrenia but her HS indoor record still stands.
MB: Debbie Heald article in RW
Heald's Incredible 1972 Race
More On Heald:
*2002 LA Times Feature
*1972 Sports Illustrated
*1967 Faces In The Crowd At Age 11
From The MB:
*16-year-old Debbie Heald takes down the Russians, sets AR in 1972
*No Wikipedia entry for Debbie Heald ...
*1972 USA vs. USSR: 16-year-old wins the women's mile in a national record. (still standing)
*1972 Video Of Debbie Heald
Run, Recover, Run More
LRC Runners Recover Better And Hopefully Stay Injury Free With These Two Products From The 2012 Running Event Wejo talks about some of the injury prevention products he saw at the The Running Event, which include better methods for massage, icing, and compression.
The Running Event Is In The Books *Photos
LRC The 2012 Running Event Is In The Books: Five Takeaways On The Industry Shark Tank's Daymond John Speaks The trade show for specialty running shops was last week in Austin, Texas and LRC's Wejo was there plus Ryan Hall,
Meb Keflezighi, and most of Saucony's top athletes. The running industry should be renamed the "how to not get injured" industry. Some take-aways from the convention.
*Press Release: The Running Event 2012 Attracts 2,100 To Austin
US News: Nick Symmonds Moving To 1,500?
- Nick Symmonds Considering Moving Up To The 1,500; Currently Training In Mexico With Leo Manzano To Get A Feel On Miler Training Symmonds: "Coach [Mark] Rowland and I have always known that we would be making that step up at some point and we are now trying to decide what is the best year to do so."
- Dathan Ritzenhein's Post-US XC Recap He was originally going to race the Millrose 2-Mile against Bernard Lagat and co., but now has decided to pull out, saying he doesn't think he's sharp enough for it.
- Good Read: US 100m Runner Ryan Bailey Talks About His Inspiring Story Coming From A Life Of Gangs/Crime To Be One Of The Fastest Sprinters In The World
- Lance Armstrong Tops List Of The 10 Most Disliked Athletes In America
- The US Nearing 400 Sub-4 Milers Milestone 388 Americans have gone sub-4 in the mile before this weekend.
- MileSplit Weekend HS Coverage: Grosse Pointe South Runs US#3 All-Time DMR With 11:37.11
- MileSplit Looks At Prospects For The 2013 World Youth Championships
- US Education Department Says Schools Must Do More To Help Disability Sport
Recommended Read: Former Teen Sensation Caitlin Chock Writes About What It Was Like To Train Under Alberto Salazar The first US HSer to break 16 loved it even though she pretty much disappointed performance-wise.
Big Doping News
- 8:29.00 3ker (#6 All-Time Ind.) Olesya Syreva Banned Thanks To Biological Passport
- 5-Time LJ Silver Medallist Tatyana Kotova Busted For Doping From Re-Test From 2005
- Australian Olympic Association To Change Its By-Laws And Require A Mandatory Anti-Doping Pledge Which If Violated Could Lead To 5 Years In Jail
- WADA Has Reinstated The Anti-Doping Accreditation Of The Laboratory In Madrid, Spain
- SCA Promotions Sues Lance For $12 Million
Week That Was *USATF XC Photo Gallery
LRC Chris Derrick Wins One, The Ageless Deena K, Galen Rupp Getting Beaten, Mary Cain The Real Deal, Doping, And The Photo, Video And Stat Of The Week We span the globe to cover the sport like no other. It was a big week with USATF XC, the New Balance Boston meet, a dual in Japan and much more. Many of America's stars present and possibly future were in action.
New Balance Boston Grand Prix Photo Gallery
2013 USATF XC Nationals Photo Gallery
US News
- List Of Clemson's Track And Field NCAA Violations In The Wake Of Head Coach Lawrence Johnson's Resignation (link fixed) Violations include using an ineligible athlete, giving "impermissible school expenses" for an athlete training for a foreign country's Olympic team, a runner getting a pair of shoes from a volunteer assistant coach and giving a recruit bottled water.
- San Francisco Considering Bid For '24 Olympics
For A Laugh: 25 Things Only Track And Field Runners Can Understand
Doping And Layoffs
- And 8 Months Later ... Kenya Still Hasn't Started Investigating The Doping Allegations Made By German Journalist Hajo Seppelt Kind of begs the question, "Do they actually want to catch anyone?"
*MB: Doping widespread in Kenya? Fresh allegations by German journalist
- Ian Stewart Leaves Position As Head Of UK Athletics Long Distance Amid Angry Scenes
*MB: Nick Symmonds is smiling somewhere: "(Ian) Stewart leaves British athletics under a cloud"
- Football Coach At Texas Had Relations With A Student As Did Head Track Coach Bev Kearney But Kept His Job While Kearney Was Fired
- Russian Middle-Distance Runner Olesya Syreva And Marathoner Mikhail Lemaev Test Positive And Get 2-Year Ban Syreva was the European indoor silver medalist.
The Week That Was In Running - January 21-27, 2013
LRC Rupp & Solomon Improve A Lot, Those That Do And Those That Don't Get LRC, 2:04 Marathons Aren't Special, Putting Mary Cain's Mile Record In Perspective This week we start by telling you there are two types of runners - "those that get LetsRun.com" and "those that don't." We tell you why we think analyzing the improvements of Galen Rupp & Duane Solomon is the very best part of our website - even though we know many (including "A Duck") totally disagree. We then put the record runs from Dubai, Solomon and Mary Cain in perspective before quoting a running executive who says a 2:04 marathon isn't "special" anymore.
A Look At On Running: Run On Clouds
LRC A Look At On Running And The "Cloud" Technology: Shoe Company Started By Former World Class Triathlete Olivier Bernhard was a world class triathlete who was injured with Achilles problems. So what did he do? He started tinkering with his shoes. What did he come up with? A better shoe technology, he thinks. Learn more about Olivier and the "Cloud" technology as LRC starts taking a look at some of the newer shoe companies.
More Lance Updates
- Look Who's Talking: Lance Armstrong Calls Pat McQuaid Pathetic Armstrong: "Pat is just in constant CYA [Cover Your Ass] mode. Pathetic."
- Exclusive CyclingNews.com Q&A With Lance Armstrong
- WADA Calls UCI "Deceitful"
- Pat McQuaid Accuses WADA Of "Personal Vendetta" Against Cycling
- UCI Decision To Drop Armstrong Probe Was Largely "Financial"
- WADA Is Outraged As Cycling Decides To Scrap The Independent Commission It Set Up To Investigate The Lance Armstrong Affair
- Did You Miss USADA Head Tygart On 60 Minutes? Watch His 17-Minute Appearance Here
Remembering Will Steele: "The Cancer Guy" Talks About Being Diagnosed And Living Life (Much More Here)
Dayron Robles Retiring?
- 2008 Olympic 110H Champ Dayron Robles Says He Will No Longer Compete For Cuba He said he is through running for Cuba but offered no other details in a "brief telephone interview."
*This Article Says That Robles Is Retiring With Quotes From Top Officials
Week That Was
LRC The Week That Was: More Lance, Shoe Company Talent, A Cool Video, Photo And More We've got a cool video from France of Mo Farah, Galen Rupp and Dathan Ritzenhein, a cool photo from the Nike campus, some Hansons-Brooks news, and we delve further into everything Lance and what can be done about cleaning up the sport. Plus Ireland, the Euro XC champions, waves the white flag on World XC.
Webb Back In Portland
Confirmed: Alan Webb Has Returned To Portland, Joined Jerry Schumacher's Group And Is Focused On 5/10k Flotrack's Ryan Fenton caught up with the American mile record holder on his 30th B-Day, as a more mature Webb
talked about his recent struggles and the decision to switch to his 4th coach in the last 3.5 years. We give you the highlights as we know most of you don't have 22 minutes to spare. A great read (or watch) depending on how much time you have.
MB: Webb Training in Schumaker's Group, to Focus on 5k/10k in 2013, eventually the Marathon
MB: Happy Belated 30th Bday Alan Webb
A Great Guest Column
PJ Browne A Woman I Used To Know - Suzy Favor Hamilton Guest columnist PJ Browne reflects on Suzy Favor Hamilton and depression in a Recommended Read. "What I can now say about depression is that the irrational and the bizarre become the norm. There is no blueprint in a hit and miss mixture of drugs, incarceration and therapy. In my case, Zoloft turned me into a daring, brazen individual much to the embarrassment of my family."
Ryan Hall Speaks
LRC Ryan Hall Talks About Cam Levins' 190-Mile Weeks And Is Impressed Hall: "It's working for him. My hat's off to him. He inspires me. That's why I started following him on Twitter. I feel like I'm training hard and I'm not doing nearly that kind of training."
LRC Ryan Hall Talks About His Running Shoes Hall says he has different shoes for every speed he runs and that he has an "unhealthy attachment" to the Asics Gel Hyper Speed.
LetsRun.com's 2012 Year In Review
LRC We Say To You The Visitor, "Thanks A Million" For Making 2012 A Record Year For Us Now that the college football bowl season is over, the year is over in our mind and it's time to recap the special year we had in 2012. No matter how you look at it, 2012 was a record year for LetsRun. Unique visitors were up 38.55% and for the first time we surpassed a million unique visitors in a given month. Read the article to find out what our 5 busiest days were, what our 5 least busy days were, our most popular articles, most popular threads and more. Guess what day generated the most page views. Hint: it wasn't even a day during the Olympics or US Olympic Trials.ce Armstrong continues and we wonder if Ashton Eaton would be nothing more than a D3 football star had he stuck with the gridiron. And Jacob Hernandez calls it quits.
Meb And The Mental Side Of Running
LRC Meb Keflezighi Talks About Getting His Start In Running, The Mental/Physical Breakdown Of The Sport Meb: "I really believe during preparation it's 90% physical, 10% mental. When the gun goes off it's 90% mental and 10% being healthy."
NCAA Cross Photo Galleries (Captions Now Added)
Beautiful People: NCAA Banquet Photos (Click On Photo)
Back To Top18-Yr Old Ethiopian Muktar Edris Gets The Win Over A Deep Field In Campaccio XC Race As Kim Conley Gets 4th For The Women He beat out John Kipkoech (12:49 5000) and sub-27 man Geoffrey Kirui by less than a second
as Moses Kipsiro was 4th, Leonard Komon 8th, Euro XC Champ Andrea Lalli 9th and Scott Bauhs 10th. Debele Degefa won the women's race in a
close sprint with Afera Godfay as Conley was 4th and two-time World steeplechase bronze medallist Milcah Chemos 6th.


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Nadia Medium Snakeskin Leather
Exotic leather adds a glamorous edge to this medium Nadia bag. Impeccably hand-crafted in calf leather, this versatile design has been given a refined finish by the precious snakeskin panel. A special artisanal dying technique gives each piece its unique appearance. Wear it on your arm or over your shoulder with its detachable leather strap for a unique look.
A usb plug hidden in the internal pocket keeps your smartphone charged while you are on the move, and the Gianoi trademark logo features discreet lights, which notify you of calls, messages, and social media updates.
Handmade in Italy, calf and snakeskin leather, magnet snap fastening, one zipped and two opened compartments, gold plated hardware.
Size: width 32cm, height 22cm, depth 13cm, handle drop 12cm, strap length 96cm-112 cm. Wireless charging plate included. iPhone not included.
Charging function compatible with any smartphone that uses a standard usb cable. App and notification functions only compatible with iphone 6 or higher, running ios 9 or higher.
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On love
The only other thing I can say is be gentle with yourself and others. Each of us messes up, just do not forget to give yourself another chance.
Dear Human:
You've got it all wrong.
You didn't come here to master unconditional love. This is where you came from and where you'll return.
You came here to learn personal love.
Universal love.
Messy love.
Sweaty Love.
Crazy love.
Broken love.
Whole love.
Infused with divinity.
Lived through the grace of stumbling.
Demonstrated through the beauty of... messing up.
You didn't come here to be perfect, you already are.
You came here to be gorgeously human. Flawed and fabulous.
And rising again into remembering.
But unconditional love? Stop telling that story.
Love in truth doesn't need any adjectives.
It doesn't require modifiers.
It doesn't require the condition of perfection.
It only asks you to show up.
And do your best.
That you stay present and feel fully.
That you shine and fly and laugh and cry and hurt and heal and fall and get back up and play and work and live and die as YOU.
Its enough.
It's Plenty.
-Courtney A. Walsh
On Forgiveness
Life is full of so many emotions joy, sadness, love, vulnerability and... anger. We are taught how to read and do math in school, however forgiveness is not on the curriculum.
Some anger starts inside of us, we deal with its and goes out, it is healthy and normal. However some of it just lingers and we live with it for years. Consciously or unconsciously, we make decisions from the place of anger and in a way it runs our life.
A Buddhist teaching says that holding to anger, you are similar to a man who wants to hit another and picks up a burning ember, he burns himself first.
There is an easy way to forgive and to let go of the anger. It is Hawaiian healing process called ho'oponopono.
Hold person or event that makes you angry in your thoughts and say:
I am sorry,
Please forgive me,
Thank you
And I love you.
Continue saying it, out loud or in your head until it feels better. Believe me, this works. Yes, you say it in this way even if you feel that all that has happened is the other persons fault. Interestingly enough, sometimes people who have offended you come to you with an apology. It creates a shift.
Once you get rid of anger, it is a whole new game. Please do report back.
Documentary The Tapping Solution gives powerful overview of health benefits of tapping or EFT.
Good site to learn EFT for free, from EFT founder Gary Craig
Emotion Code
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? —Mary Oliver
What if you can have a life that you have dreamed of when you were a child? Before all the cynicism and disappointments have come into your life. With emotional baggage, that we are carrying around, it is hard to come back to the place of thriving. We are in a survival mode instead.
I am about to introduce to you a tool, that can change your patterns in finances, relationships, health, well-being and so many other aspects of your life. If you are open for something a little unusual, very powerful and simple, check out work of Dr. Bradley Nelson: www.drbradleynelson.com/
His book The Emotion Code is a must ready for anyone who is looking to improve or change their life. All you need is a magnet and a bit of practice in muscle testing. Dr. Nelson is so generous that you can get PDF version for free, just click on the book link above.
It can bring you back to that place of wonder and power. From my experience, walls that I surrounded myself with have become much thinner. My reality shifted and to my surprise people and situations around me changed.
I started asking myself, how can I serve in this lifetime? What are my gifts to the world? Everyone has a gift, we just have forgotten to look for it .
Give yourself a gift, check out this book. Would love to hear back from you.
Our children
Many would agree that being a parent is definitely the most amazing and most challenging job there is. Challenge for me has been separating what I want for them from what they came here to learn and be. I believe that our children have chosen us as parents, even in our darkest hours. Following poem helps me to keep perspective and remember, that all I can do is change myself and the rest will follow.
On Children by Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.
Hi, I am Oksana, mom, daughter, wife, holistic practitioner and a dreamer. My goal is to help my family and my clients to live better lives through working with their unconscious mind. I strongly believe in the work I do since I have experienced changes from this work in my life.
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QThread Class
The QThread class provides a platform-independent way to manage threads. More...
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Public Types
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Public Functions
|QThread(QObject * parent = 0)
|exit(int returnCode = 0)
|isFinished() const
|isRunning() const
|priority() const
|setPriority(Priority priority)
|setStackSize(uint stackSize)
|stackSize() const
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Public Slots
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- 1 signal inherited from QObject
Static Public Members
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- 7 static public members inherited from QObject
Protected Functions
- 8 protected functions inherited from QObject
Static Protected Members
|msleep(unsigned long msecs)
|setTerminationEnabled(bool enabled = true)
|sleep(unsigned long secs)
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Additional Inherited Members
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Detailed Description
The QThread class provides a platform-independent way to manage threads.
A QThread object manages one thread of control within the program. QThreads begin executing in run(). By default, run() starts the event loop by calling exec() and runs a Qt event loop inside the thread.
You can use worker objects by moving them to the thread using QObject::moveToThread().
class Worker : public QObject { Q_OBJECT QThread workerThread; public slots: void doWork(const QString ¶meter) { // ... emit resultReady(result); } signals: void resultReady(const QString &result); }; class Controller : public QObject { Q_OBJECT QThread workerThread; public: Controller() { Worker *worker = new Worker; worker->moveToThread(&workerThread); connect(&workerThread, SIGNAL(finished()), worker, SLOT(deleteLater())); connect(this, SIGNAL(operate(QString)), worker, SLOT(doWork(QString))); connect(worker, SIGNAL(resultReady(QString)), this, SLOT(handleResults(QString))); workerThread.start(); } ~Controller() { workerThread.quit(); workerThread.wait(); } public slots: void handleResults(const QString &); signals: void operate(const QString &); };
The code inside the Worker's slot would then execute in a separate thread. However, you are free to connect the Worker's slots to any signal, from any object, in any thread. It is safe to connect signals and slots across different threads, thanks to a mechanism called queued connections.
Another way to make code run in a separate thread, is to subclass QThread and reimplement run(). For example:
class WorkerThread : public QThread { Q_OBJECT void run() { QString result; /* expensive or blocking operation */ emit resultReady(result); } signals: void resultReady(const QString &s); }; void MyObject::startWorkInAThread() { WorkerThread *workerThread = new WorkerThread(this); connect(workerThread, SIGNAL(resultReady(QString)), this, SLOT(handleResults(QString))); connect(workerThread, SIGNAL(finished()), workerThread, SLOT(deleteLater())); workerThread->start(); }
In that example, the thread will exit after the run function has returned. There will not be any event loop running in the thread unless you call exec().
It is important to remember that a QThread instance lives in the old thread that instantiated it, not in the new thread that calls run(). This means that all of QThread's queued slots will execute in the old thread. Thus, a developer who wishes to invoke slots in the new thread must use the worker-object approach; new slots should not be implemented directly into a subclassed QThread.
When subclassing QThread, keep in mind that the constructor executes in the old thread while run() executes in the new thread. If a member variable is accessed from both functions, then the variable is accessed from two different threads. Check that it is safe to do so.
Note: Care must be taken when interacting with objects across different threads. See Synchronizing Threads for details.
Managing threads
QThread will notifiy you via a signal when the thread is started(), finished(), and terminated(), or you can use isFinished() and isRunning() to query the state of the thread.
You can stop the thread by calling exit() or quit(). In extreme cases, you may want to forcibly terminate() an executing thread. However, doing so is dangerous and discouraged. Please read the documentation for terminate() and setTerminationEnabled() for detailed information.
From Qt 4.8 onwards, it is possible to deallocate objects that live in a thread that has just ended, by connecting the finished() signal to QObject::deleteLater().
Use wait() to block the calling thread, until the other thread has finished execution (or until a specified time has passed).
The static functions currentThreadId() and currentThread() return identifiers for the currently executing thread. The former returns a platform specific ID for the thread; the latter returns a QThread pointer.
To choose the name that your thread will be given (as identified by the command
ps -L on Linux, for example), you can call setObjectName() before starting the thread. If you don't call setObjectName(), the name given to your thread will be the class name of the runtime type of your thread object (for example,
"RenderThread" in the case of the Mandelbrot Example, as that is the name of the QThread subclass). Note that this is currently not available with release builds on Windows.
QThread also provides static, platform independent sleep functions: sleep(), msleep(), and usleep() allow full second, millisecond, and microsecond resolution respectively.
Note: wait() and the sleep() functions should be unnecessary in general, since Qt is an event-driven framework. Instead of wait(), consider listening for the finished() signal. Instead of the sleep() functions, consider using QTimer.
{Mandelbrot Example}, {Semaphores Example}, {Wait Conditions Example}
See also Thread Support in Qt, QThreadStorage, and Synchronizing Threads.
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enum QThread::Priority
This enum type indicates how the operating system should schedule newly created threads.
|scheduled only when no other threads are running.
|scheduled less often than LowPriority.
|scheduled less often than NormalPriority.
|the default priority of the operating system.
|scheduled more often than NormalPriority.
|scheduled more often than HighPriority.
|scheduled as often as possible.
|use the same priority as the creating thread. This is the default.
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QThread::QThread(QObject * parent = 0)
Constructs a new QThread to manage a new thread. The parent takes ownership of the QThread. The thread does not begin executing until start() is called.
See also start().
Destroys the QThread.
Note that deleting a QThread object will not stop the execution of the thread it manages. Deleting a running QThread (i.e. isFinished() returns false) will probably result in a program crash. Wait for the finished() signal before deleting the QThread.
[static] QThread * QThread::currentThread()
Returns a pointer to a QThread which manages the currently executing thread.
[static] Qt::HANDLE QThread::currentThreadId()
Returns the thread handle of the currently executing thread.
Warning: The handle returned by this function is used for internal purposes and should not be used in any application code.
Warning: On Windows, the returned value is a pseudo-handle for the current thread. It can't be used for numerical comparison. i.e., this function returns the DWORD (Windows-Thread ID) returned by the Win32 function getCurrentThreadId(), not the HANDLE (Windows-Thread HANDLE) returned by the Win32 function getCurrentThread().
[protected] int QThread::exec()
Enters the event loop and waits until exit() is called, returning the value that was passed to exit(). The value returned is 0 if exit() is called via quit().
This function is meant to be called from within run(). It is necessary to call this function to start event handling.
void QThread::exit(int returnCode = 0)
Tells the thread's event loop to exit with a return code.
After calling this function, the thread leaves the event loop and returns from the call to QEventLoop::exec(). The QEventLoop::exec() function returns returnCode.
By convention, a returnCode of 0 means success, any non-zero value indicates an error.
Note that unlike the C library function of the same name, this function does return to the caller -- it is event processing that stops.
No QEventLoops will be started anymore in this thread until QThread::exec() has been called again. If the eventloop in QThread::exec() is not running then the next call to QThread::exec() will also return immediately.
See also quit() and QEventLoop.
[signal] void QThread::finished()
This signal is emitted when the thread has finished executing.
Note:Signal finished is overloaded in this class. To connect to this one using the function pointer syntax, you must specify the signal type in a static cast, as shown in this example:
See also started() and terminated().
[static] int QThread::idealThreadCount()
Returns the ideal number of threads that can be run on the system. This is done querying the number of processor cores, both real and logical, in the system. This function returns -1 if the number of processor cores could not be detected.
bool QThread::isFinished() const
Returns true if the thread is finished; otherwise returns false.
See also isRunning().
bool QThread::isRunning() const
Returns true if the thread is running; otherwise returns false.
See also isFinished().
[static protected] void QThread::msleep(unsigned long msecs)
Forces the current thread to sleep for msecs milliseconds.
See also sleep() and usleep().
Priority QThread::priority() const
Returns the priority for a running thread. If the thread is not running, this function returns
This function was introduced in Qt 4.1.
See also Priority, setPriority(), and start().
[slot] void QThread::quit()
Tells the thread's event loop to exit with return code 0 (success). Equivalent to calling QThread::exit(0).
This function does nothing if the thread does not have an event loop.
See also exit() and QEventLoop.
[virtual protected] void QThread::run()
The starting point for the thread. After calling start(), the newly created thread calls this function. The default implementation simply calls exec().
You can reimplement this function to facilitate advanced thread management. Returning from this method will end the execution of the thread.
void QThread::setPriority(Priority priority)
This function sets the priority for a running thread. If the thread is not running, this function does nothing and returns immediately. Use start() to start a thread with a specific priority.
The priority argument can be any value in the
QThread::Priority enum except for
The effect of the priority parameter is dependent on the operating system's scheduling policy. In particular, the priority will be ignored on systems that do not support thread priorities (such as on Linux, see http://linux.die.net/man/2/sched_setscheduler for more details).
This function was introduced in Qt 4.1.
See also Priority, priority(), and start().
void QThread::setStackSize(uint stackSize)
Sets the maximum stack size for the thread to stackSize. If stackSize is greater than zero, the maximum stack size is set to stackSize bytes, otherwise the maximum stack size is automatically determined by the operating system.
Warning: Most operating systems place minimum and maximum limits on thread stack sizes. The thread will fail to start if the stack size is outside these limits.
See also stackSize().
[static protected] void QThread::setTerminationEnabled(bool enabled = true)
Enables or disables termination of the current thread based on the enabled parameter. The thread must have been started by QThread.
When enabled is false, termination is disabled. Future calls to QThread::terminate() will return immediately without effect. Instead, the termination is deferred until termination is enabled.
When enabled is true, termination is enabled. Future calls to QThread::terminate() will terminate the thread normally. If termination has been deferred (i.e. QThread::terminate() was called with termination disabled), this function will terminate the calling thread immediately. Note that this function will not return in this case.
See also terminate().
[static protected] void QThread::sleep(unsigned long secs)
Forces the current thread to sleep for secs seconds.
See also msleep() and usleep().
uint QThread::stackSize() const
Returns the maximum stack size for the thread (if set with setStackSize()); otherwise returns zero.
See also setStackSize().
[slot] void QThread::start(Priority priority = InheritPriority)
Begins execution of the thread by calling run(). The operating system will schedule the thread according to the priority parameter. If the thread is already running, this function does nothing.
The effect of the priority parameter is dependent on the operating system's scheduling policy. In particular, the priority will be ignored on systems that do not support thread priorities (such as on Linux, see http://linux.die.net/man/2/sched_setscheduler for more details).
See also run() and terminate().
[signal] void QThread::started()
This signal is emitted when the thread starts executing.
See also finished() and terminated().
[slot] void QThread::terminate()
Terminates the execution of the thread. The thread may or may not be terminated immediately, depending on the operating system's scheduling policies. Listen for the terminated() signal, or use QThread::wait() after terminate(), to be sure.
When the thread is terminated, all threads waiting for the thread to finish will be woken up.
Warning: This function is dangerous and its use is discouraged. The thread can be terminated at any point in its code path. Threads can be terminated while modifying data. There is no chance for the thread to clean up after itself, unlock any held mutexes, etc. In short, use this function only if absolutely necessary.
Termination can be explicitly enabled or disabled by calling QThread::setTerminationEnabled(). Calling this function while termination is disabled results in the termination being deferred, until termination is re-enabled. See the documentation of QThread::setTerminationEnabled() for more information.
See also setTerminationEnabled().
[signal] void QThread::terminated()
This signal is emitted when the thread is terminated.
See also started() and finished().
[static protected] void QThread::usleep(unsigned long usecs)
Forces the current thread to sleep for usecs microseconds.
See also sleep() and msleep().
bool QThread::wait(unsigned long time = ULONG_MAX)
Blocks the thread until either of these conditions is met:
- The thread associated with this QThread object has finished execution (i.e. when it returns from run()). This function will return true if the thread has finished. It also returns true if the thread has not been started yet.
- time milliseconds has elapsed. If time is ULONG_MAX (the default), then the wait will never timeout (the thread must return from run()). This function will return false if the wait timed out.
This provides similar functionality to the POSIX
pthread_join() function.
See also sleep() and terminate().
[static] void QThread::yieldCurrentThread()
Yields execution of the current thread to another runnable thread, if any. Note that the operating system decides to which thread to switch.
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I distinctly remember not that long ago listening to Prince's "1999" and marveling that we were actually going into the year 2000. THE FUTURE.
Growing up teachers always made a big deal in my classes because we were the, "Class of 2000", the first graduating class of the millenium. I distinctly remember telling my then best friend one day, "OMG we have a few more years here then it will be Jr. high, then high school then we are graduating!!" I was probably in 5th grade…yes ladies and gents I have been overthinking life ALWAYS.
So what lessons did I learn those first 10 years of the space age 2000's?
There were harsh ones.. like being assaulted (grabbed) while waiting for a bus and subsequently not wanting to go to college anymore. Leaving an abusive relationship after 7 years. Watching my mom be diagnosed with a rare disease. And eventually starting a job I absolutely hated.
But there were beautiful ones too. Learning I was strong enough to leave a bad situation and eventually learning not everyone can do that. Immersing myself into music and meeting amazing people I'm still friends and some guy I live with now . 🙂 Having nights with my sister so wild and fun they could have easily been pulled right from "The Hills". Taking my mental health seriously for the first time and visiting a therapist. Watching my mom reprioritze her life and leave so much anger behind.
I blinked and it was 2010. Literally blinked. This was supposed to be THE decade, the one where all the pieces came together and I lived my best damn life. Right?!
I lost my crazy nights, I traded them for 6 more years at the job I hated. Oh and my weekends too. But the most debilitating thing by far was loss. I lost my mom, I lost my sister I lost my entire way of being in this world and I spent the last half of this decade trying to recover. Trying to pick up the pieces and figure life out again. And in my heart of hearts I feel like I didn't accomplish shit the past 5 years especially. I feel like I have been on pause and I've made very little forward motion. I feel like I failed. And it hurts…
I am hard on myself, it is my greatest curse. I am not where I want to be. But does that mean I've truly gone nowhere? My negative mind says, "YUP!". That loud annoying voice that reminds me daily that I'm an introverted failure. "If you were just more like ____. "If you just acted a bit more outgoing/personable/friendly." Oh and my favorite, "If you weren't so anxiety filed maybe you'd actually HAVE a life." That inner voice is great isn't it?
So what have I done this decade?
I got a job at an amazing place and I wouldn't have gotten it without having worked that job I hated. I learned how to drive. I fell in love with my longtime friend and I moved out of my house for the first time with him. I got medals for running races. I went to Maui, I went to Walt Disney World for the first time in my life, and then again! I became a Disneyland AP again because I realized my love of Disney far outlived and outweighed a relationship I didn't care about anymore. I bought a guitar and learned how to play it. I stood on stage with my friends and backstage at some of the largest music festivals and the Hollywood Bowl. I got to experience things that many fans don't get to see, ever. I was an honored guest at Disneyland and go to experience what it's like to win a contest. I stood in the Disneyland hotel, free. I went to at least 12 concerts and countless live shows. There is probably more, probably a lot more, but that's what comes to mind. Oh and Reggie, how can I forget Reggie.
I still look at that and my mind goes, "Well…you didn't do anything important though." *sigh* My mind will never let me be great. So I have to be great despite it.
My urge is to cap this off with a lot of positivity about the upcoming decade and how it's going to be the best yet because I'm going to use all my knowledge from the previous ones. Yadda, yadda, yadda. I talk to much, I think to much, I need to just do it.
So instead, I'll end this with an ask. I'll ask that you be a little kinder with yourself and not look at yourself so harshly, because I assure you, you're probably doing awesome. And I hope there is someone in your life that will tell you as such.
And if there isn't, I'll do it for you. It's not as bad as you think, you're going at your own pace in your own race. You'll get where you need to go. You'll find your way.


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When I first met Marty at Geekhouse, he told me the very same thing: "Mountain biking is what first got me into cycling way back." Here's the second hardtail I've been looking at over the weekend and it just so happens that this one, like that Firefly is also from Boston.
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Dear Election, I. Am. Done.
8 Nov
Okay, friends. Let's all take a deep breath. We need it. We deserve it. This election season has been one for the record books.
Can I get an "amen?"
Stone throwing and name calling. Back peddling and flip-flopping. E-mails. Scandals. Debates that come with parental advisories. Stick a fork in me and say it with me:
I. Am. Done.
Amazingly, and by the grace of God, I'm sure, I have made it through the day without a shred of nervousness, anxiety, or heartburn. I am not going to stay up late. I am not going to agonize. I am going to read to my kids, wash my face, brush my teeth and go to bed.
At eight-thirty.
I plan to sleep like a baby.
Tomorrow, at three-thirty, I will get up. We will have a new president. I don't know who it will be. But I'm not worried about it.
At all.
Not a bit.
Not even a smidge.
And here's why:
All day long, like a sacred echo on repeat, the words of Jesus have played in my mind; a beautiful chorus sung by heavenly choirs. The Word of God (the Bible) is alive and active (Heb. 4:12). That means what Christ spoke two-thousand years ago still rings true today.
"Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."[i]
This verse comes at the end of a long discourse on worry, where Jesus tells us that "life is more than food" and "the body is more than clothes."[ii] He exhorts the crowds to remember that their Father in Heaven, who takes such tender care of the ravens, will meet their needs, too.
I am comforted by the knowledge that Jesus never lobbied the Roman Senate, nor did He petition the local government.
He simply healed one body, touched one heart, and saved one life, at a time.
Don't get me wrong and please don't misread me. This is an important election, and one I have not taken lightly. I am aware of the implications for my religious freedom, and I am not ignorant of difficulties that will surely arise.
But I stubbornly refuse to get rattled.
I stubbornly refuse to give in to fear.
There is too much at stake and too many are watching.
Instead, I will take God at His Word.
Instead, I will trust in His promises.
Friends, He never said it would be easy. He never said the road would be smooth. He never, not ever, even once, implied that we would not suffer.
He never promised us a Christian nation or a corruption-free government.
He promises us the Kingdom. That is where our citizenship lies, and that is how we should behave.
With dignity. Oozing with grace and dripping with mercy. Generously giving and lavishly loving.
One person, one heart, one life at a time, remember?
And we establish His Kingdome on earth.
I'll take that over a Democracy any day.
God bless you, and God bless America.
[i] Luke 12:32, ESV
[ii] Luke 12:23 ESV


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Let's say that someone steps on the wooden backstairs of your house. Imagine what they do when all of a sudden one of those stairs caves in. Okay, whose fault is it the stair caved in? Well you could blame it on your friend and say, "'Bout time you went on a diet, isn't it buddy?" Or could it be that it wasn't their weight that really made it collapse? Could it be that those little bugs got in and ate it from the inside; and it was already weakened? In fact, even a skinny friend might have made it cave in.
Well, when they call termites a pest, they are really right about that. If you've ever had them in your house, you know what it means to try to get rid of them and you know the damage they can do. You seldom if ever see them, but they quietly, subversively eat away at that wood; and one day beams can cave in, houses can sag, steps can collapse. Not so much because of the weight put on them, but because of the weakness on the inside.
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Bed is a happy place, when you get it just right it verges on magic.
That's what was happening today – preparing for magic. Checking the pH of the beds to make sure they're in the optimum range of pH6 – pH7.5 means the nutrient buffet is open and ready to be feasted upon. If you start sliding up or down the scale (acid or alkaline, it makes life a whole lot trickier. All of a sudden the menu is very limited and even more nutrients are locked up because the magic key to their availability lies with their compadres – the nutrients no longer available because the soil is too acid or alkaline. Growth is possible, but the results may be pretty ordinary.These shallots weren't reaching their potential, whereas a friend has grown the most incredible looking shallots planted around the same time. So – where to find the problem? Moisture in good supply-check. Sunshine – check. It's a young bed so a fair bit of food is in the soil. Pull out the trusty pH kit (available at produce stores and many hardware shops). A quick test (no fancy technology or batteries required) and ta-da !!! Problem recognized. Kinda like the princess and the pea. One little problem and it can ruin a great bed. So we transplanted this batch of shallots and so far, they're happy (- maybe it's still the transplant shock.)
Moral of the story – a little bit of homework will save you weeks of waiting. Be observant. Get your hands in the soil. Take records of what you find and grow.


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Unlike so many of my unhealthy obsessions, my fascination with the old Woodlawn Hospital building held such promise. Day after day, I gazed out at the abandoned former home of Parkland Hospital at Maple and Oak Lawn avenues from our seventh-floor offices across the street, desperate to know what was inside and what would become of the building. In December, Dallas developer Byron Head bought the 92-year-old building after winning a sealed bid, and I used the sale as an excuse to score a tour inside for our City section. Woodlawn's in a state of extreme creepiness at the moment, with old operating rooms like this one pictured here gutted and in disrepair.
Well, Head's development deal fell through this week, and construction of the "lifestyle and entertainment destination" Head had gloriously promised is on hold while Parkland opens the property up for bids once again. Head tells me his $20.1-million contract made in December went into default when Parkland wanted an initial deposit of $1.2 million too quickly. He says he couldn't be expected to get his investors together by their February 1 deadline, especially since many of his guys are sending money over from Europe.
"They wanted it done within two months," says Head. After he won his bid, he says he had Woodlawn re-appraised according to his plans for development—three high-rise residential towers, a boutique hotel and a concert hall--and the result valued the building at $26 million. Before Head's appraisal, Parkland had the building appraised at $11 million. Now that the building may be worth far more than Parkland expected, says Head, they may be less willing to work with him and more interested in seeing who else can cough up the cash faster than Head.
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The National League of Cities has partnered with industry leaders to develop guidance for communities facing regulatory questions over ride-sharing platforms and similar companies.
A new advisory group will attempt to solve some of the municipal regulatory challenges presented by ride-sharing platforms and other sharing economy-based businesses.
The National League of Cities (NLC) has formed the Sharing Economy Advisory Network. The group will establish best practices that municipalities can use to address the growing number of companies using the sharing economy business model.
The network will feature participation from Lyft, the University of Pennsylvania, Peers, Feastly, Uber, Getaround, Storefront, Airbnb, Tilt and other policy leaders, according to Tom Martin, a spokesman for the NLC. The group conducted its first meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 13, in San Francisco.
In an email to Government Technology, Brooks Rainwater, director of city solutions and applied research for the NLC, said the full membership of the network will be assembled in November at the organization's Congress of Cities conference in Austin, Texas. In addition to ride-sharing issues, the network will also research the economic impacts of sharing, workforce and equity issues, sustainability implications of sharing, and the effect the sharing economy might have on government operations.
"Cities are looking for ways to update and improve their current regulatory framework to ensure that regulations like safety and health protect residents, while at the same time supporting the growth of new businesses," said Clarence Anthony, executive director of the NLC, in a statement. "It is imperative for cities to learn how this industry operates and discover ways to engage in order to support these new modes of doing business and to create jobs."
Emily Castor, Lyft's director of community relations, added that it will be easier for communities to take advantage of the benefits the sharing economy provides if there are consistent regulations across the board.
Regulating transportation network companies such as Lyft and Uber has been controversial. While some cities such as Minneapolis and Chicago have passed legislation that regulates ride-sharing activities, others like Annapolis, Md., force the businesses to register as taxicab companies.
Rainwater said the research component on ride-sharing and transportation network companies should be completed by early next year. The preliminary results will be shared at the Congress of Cities conference in 2015, during a workshop on the sharing economy.
"Starting with ride-sharing, we will work together to provide city leaders with the needed information to help them make decisions in this burgeoning field," Rainwater said. "We are surveying city leaders, examining best practices in communities nationwide, and interviewing leaders in the field. At the end of the day, we want to provide resources to cities so they can lead on this important issue."
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Troubled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo
Troubled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, once the largest of its kind, has filed for bankruptcy protection, the Wall Street Journal reports.
At the Tokyo district court today, a lawyer for Mt. Gox announced the move and said the company has an outstanding debt of about 6.5 billion yen ($63.6 million).
Mt. Gox disappeared from the Internet earlier this week amid rumors that it is battling insolvency. Subsequently, CEO Mark Karpeles told customers on the Mt. Gox homepage that he was "working very hard with the support of different parties to find a solution" to the exchange's various issues.
The exchange has consistently traded below the market valuation for months due to security concerns — and recently it completely froze withdrawals, sending prices on the exchange crashing as customers worried about the future of Bitcoins stored in Mt. Gox. What was more, a document claimed to have been leaked out of Mt. Gox was circulating within the Bitcoin community earlier this week, which suggested that 750,000 Bitcoins belonging to the company's customer base had been lost.
Filing for bankruptcy protection will no doubt add on to those concerns — and cast a shadow on the future of Bitcoin. Pre-empting such a response, the heads of six of the world's biggest Bitcoin exchanges earlier penned a letter in response to reports of Mt. Gox's impending insolvency.
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Like most in Bozeman, you probably attribute the term "mad as a hatter" as having originated with the Mad Hatter character from Lewis Carroll's novel "Alice in Wonderland." Yet in actuality, the term was used long before then to describe an occupational illness. Felt was often used in the making of hats, and mercury nitrate was a common component used in its fabrication. This led to countless hatmakers contracting erethism due to mercury exposure, which is characterized by delirium, hallucinations and even suicidal tendencies.
Today, the term "brain toxicity" is used to describe brain injuries that result from toxic exposure. According to information shared by Amen Clinics, your brain's ability to soak up knowledge is almost equaled by its capacity to absorb and retain toxins. Over time, saturation from these toxins can lead to issues such as:
- Depression
- Personality changes
- Fatigue
- Memory loss
- Motor tics
- Seizures
There are any number of chemicals and toxins that can contribute to brain toxicity. Prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide, for example, is often cited as the cause of toxic brain injuries. Some of the more common elements used in construction and manufacturing (such as lead, mercury and manganese) can also be extremely harmful to the brain. Trace elements of these compounds are often found in commercial and residential structures as well as in workplaces. Proper ventilation systems help to flush the ambient air of them and keep concentrations at safe levels. Those whose work exposes them to increased levels of toxic chemicals should be provided with appropriate safety equipment. The failure of an employer or property owner to implement and maintain safety measures that protect you and others toxin exposure may certainly be viewed by many as negligence.