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Tuesday, April 19, 2005
McNaughton 100 Mile Trail Run..Report
December, when Larry Pederson told me he thought I was ready for the 100
mile distance. He had been telling me this for the past year, that I
should move up to the 100, I kept telling him no, never, not me, no way.
This day was a bit different than the prior times that I said no, not me.
I told him I was contemplating trying the Kettle Moraine 100 Mile race in
June, but they were able to persuade me to run the McNaughton 100 Mile Trail run in
April, instead. Part of the reason was because my friend, Bonnie Riley,
who had won the Woman's Champion the previous year, was going back in
2005. She jumped right in and helped Larry persuade me to try McNaughton.
I have run many miles with Bonnie; we ran our first 50K and our first 50
Mile race together. I knew that just having her out on the course during
my first 100 miler was one very good reason to choose McNaughton as my
race. I was very worried about getting in the long runs, as the trails
were covered in deep snow and there were no 50K/50 mile races in MN
before the April 16 McNaughton date. But once I said 'yes, I'll run
McNaughton', everything else fell into place.
As race day drew near we began to make our travel plans. I would ride
along with Bonnie, who was running the 100, Larry Pederson, who was running
the 30 mile and Don Clark who would be pacing Bonnie during the race.
We had a long car ride to Pekin, IL. I left my home at 5:45 AM and
arrived in Pekin, IL at 7:00 PM. We attended the packet pick-up where I
met many others who would be taking part in the race the next day. I
walked over to the start of the course, it was a steep downhill and then a
sharp uphill. Others at the packet pick-up told me the course was tough.
One person told me the elevation change during the 100 mile distance was a
total of 16,000 feet. I don't know if that is true or not. Two women told
me they were running the 30 mile distance because that was all that was
necessary on this course. They told me the downhill and uphills were
constant and a killer. Great.
As we left the packet pick-up, my doubts were beginning to subside; I
began to focus on the race and what I needed to do tonight: get my pack
ready, my drop bag, clothes out, etc.
The McNaughton race is run on a 10 mile loop so we were able to leave drop
bags at the start/finish area. This was a great help in planning what to
bring. I wouldn't need multiple drop bags placed strategically along the
course. I could dump everything into one bag at one location.
4 AM Saturday morning arrived. We dressed, ate breakfast and packed up the
car. This was it. This was the day that I had been looking forward to and
training for, for four months. We arrived at the race start in plenty of
time to chat with other race participants. I sat at the fire, trying to
warm up. It felt chilly since I was just sitting around. I began to chat
with someone named John, who sat next to me. I ended up seeing him quite a
bit on the trail, and he finished in 2nd place! Only 3 minutes after
1st place in 18 hours and some change. Can you imagine?
Race Director, Andy, gave us the word and we were off. Tears were flowing
from my eyes. I was running my first 100 mile race. This was it, what was
going to happen? I said a prayer and was on my way.
The course was just spectacular. The foliage was green, the wildflowers
were incredible. There were fields of Virginia Blue-Bells and many other
wild flowers. The sky became clear and it warmed into the 70's. What an
awesome day.
I was surprised, and worried, by the multiple hills. The hills were one
after another, up and down, up and down. There are also 3 stream
crossings. I didn't bother trying to keep my feet dry; I figured they were
going to become wet eventually and the cold water felt quite good on them
My first ten mile loop was 2:06; my goal pace was to run the first 4 loops
at 2:20 each. I changed my pace after the first loop and the second 10
mile stretch was finished in 2:16, right where I wanted to be. I held this
pace during most of the race, except for the dark hours of midnight to 4
AM where one loop took me 4 hours!
During the second loop I began to run with 'Steve from Missouri", we ended
up running 50 miles together. He was a fan of Rocky movies, I haven't seen
any Rocky movies, so he narrated Rocky 1 to 5 for me. I just listened and
enjoyed the conversation. It took my mind off of all the hills and the
pain of my blistering feet.
Each loop that I finished brought me closer to my goal. I began to get a
bit nervous (well, more than nervous) about running during the night. I
had lights, but not very much experience with them. Bonnie had purchased a
head lamp for me and I had a hand held, with extra batteries, so I was
prepared; but mentally, I was afraid of the night. It was inexperience
and just not knowing how I would deal with running (or walking) through
the night-time hours. Would I become scared, lost, I didn't know.
I came into the start/finish just before 6PM, finishing my 50 miles. I
told Don and Larry I felt great, I hadn't hit my bad patch yet, that I was
waiting for it. I kept thinking "I feel so good, when is this going to
change? When is the bad patch going to hit? It has to come soon." They
told me to keep eating, that maybe the bad patch just wouldn't come, that
I didn't have to go through a rough spot. Well, this was news to me. It
was so strange, just because they told me that I didn't HAVE to have a
rough spot, I was able to put that out of mind, to put that doubt to rest
and to focus instead, on finishing this race. I don't know why I needed
them to say those words to me.
I grabbed my lights and told Steve from Missouri that I would head out, as
was our practice. He liked to spend more time at the aid station, I wanted
to get out of there and start ahead, then he'd catch me and we'd run the
rest of the loop together. I only needed my light for a bit of this loop
as the sun was just setting as we finished up 60 miles. I still felt
really good. Steve was slowing down so I headed out again without him. I
didn't see anyone else on the trail at all for a very long time. He didn't
catch up to me that loop so I was out on my own. The darkness freaked me
out. I could hear wolves in the distance, I pretended that they were dogs
but I knew they were wolves. I could hear all kinds of things in the
woods. I saw bats and one almost hit my head! I was afraid they were
darting toward my head-lamp.
The course was very well marked. There was really no way that I could
become lost, thank goodness! I continued to eat a good amount of food. I
had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, baked potato, chicken noodle soup,
grilled cheese sandwiches, etc. I felt like I was at a buffet, I was
eating and drinking and all was well. But I was by myself and I didn't
like that.
As I was reaching the 70 mile mark I came up to the Heaven's Gate aid
station and a runner that I recognized as Doug Hansel was filling his
bottle. I had met Doug at the Superior races in 2003; he was the winner
of the 100 mile race. I had run the 50 mile, and after waking up, walked
down to the finish line. Doug just happened to win the race as I was
sitting there watching. Nobody was around when Doug finished so I stoop up
and yelled "You just won the Superior 100 Mile Trail Run and all you get
is Julie Berg clapping for you" I re-introduced myself to him as the only
spectator as he finished Superior. He remembered me and we began to chat.
He told me he was going to drop, that he was sick and not having a good
run. I told him this was my first 100, that I was feeling great but afraid
of running in the dark by myself. He told me he'd run with me to the 70
mile mark; but once there, he might drop out.
It was so nice to have Doug to run with! I told him that I had been
running with Steve from Missouri but hadn't seen him for quite some time.
Doug told me that there was a Steve at the previous aid station that had
dropped. As it turned out, it was a different Steve.
Doug and I came into the 70 mile point. We ate and filled our bottles and
Doug went to the fire. I didn't think I'd get him going again. I thought
he was finished. Andy came up to me and asked if I'd like to know where I
was placing in the race. I told him it didn't really matter, that I wasn't
very competitive, that I just wanted to finish this thing in under 36
hours and that 30 hours would be awesome. I had been telling Doug that I
wasn't competitive and that I couldn't imagine what it must be like for
him, to have won races, to be in the hunt for a win. Well, Andy told me
that I was in 2nd place and that the 1st place woman wasn't feel very
well, but was out on the course, about 30 minutes ahead of me. Well,
something happened to me when I heard that. I wanted to catch her! All of
a sudden I began to imagine what it would feel like to take 2nd place in
my first 100 miler..and I began to think about what it would feel like to
take 1st place. Wow, what a feeling that would be. I told Andy that I had
been running with Doug, Andy told me that Doug was done. He wasn't going
to run anymore. Bummer for me. I finished my sandwich and asked Andy to
let Doug know I was heading out and would see him later. As I was trotting
down the hill, Doug showed up! He told me Andy told him I was in 2nd place
and that he would help me through the night. I was so grateful.
Doug just chatted up a storm. He would talk talk talk and I only had to
listen and throw in a word here and there. He talked about previous races,
about movies and he did a great Spongebob impersonation. I had a truly
good time running with Doug. I eventually talked him into finishing the
race with me. What did he have to lose? It could be his PR for his slowest
100, why not? He told me he'd try. He was having real bad stomach problems
and wasn't able to eat anything. Here I was, eating so much, not having
any problems. I felt badly for him, but was so very grateful that I had
found him.
As we were coming near to the 80th mile, we came upon the 1st place woman.
She was feeling badly and was going to take a rest for a while at the
start/finish. I couldn't believe that I was in 1st place. As we ran into
the 80th mile Andy confirmed to me that I was in first. I told him that
this was asinine. I couldn't be. He said I was. This changed my
perspective of the race. I was no longer going to slog through the next 20 miles to finish; I was going to work myhardest wo win. WIN. Me? Win a race..and a hundred miler? Good lord. Crazy. I yelled out "Doug, I'm in FIRST place! We have to go! Hurry!" I borke into a run and flew down the hill.Well, it felt like I was flying, I probably wasn't though. He caught me a few minutes later and we ran that next 10 miles as fast as I could go.
Every time I came into the start/finish area Andy was right there, congratulating me on each lap I finished. He would ask what I needed, would tell me what food was available (potato, pizza, soup, sandwich) would then get a vollunteer to put together the meal and fill my bottle. It was amazing. I flet like a queen each time I came into an aid station. A dirty, smelly, tired queen!
90 miles in, Larry Pederson was back at the race to finish with me. ANdy told me I was still in first but htat there were 4 other women back there, he wasn't sure where. Oh my gosh, I had to get moving. Doug was getting some cookies, Larry was going to get his pack, I said "I'm going. I'm out of here, you guys will catch me!" I flew on down the hill for my last lap.
I wasn't flying of course, but I was doing all I could do to get this
done. Larry and Doug caught up, Doug joked that I was a sand-bagger,
that after walking the 12 AM-4AM loop, he couldn't believe I could move.
Larry and Doug were giving me a very hard time about 'not being
competitive'. We ran most of that last loop, even some of the uphills; I
gave it my best. I was still leery of the bad patch coming through to
claim me, but boy oh boy, I was going to finish this thing, and under 30
hours, too. Unbelievable.
As we were running to the finish, I gave Larry my camera to run ahead to
get a picture of me finishing this race. I couldn't believe it. I finished
my first 100 miler race in 29:07..and took 1st woman to boot. What a
day…or two.
I and Larry sat at the finish line, watching the runners finish the race.
It was such an awesome sight, to watch these runners finish their 100 mile
races. Everyone was so grateful to be finished. To have met the challenge
of a 100 mile race. I had tears in my eyes every time a runner came in.
As Bonnie and Don reached the finish line I felt such gratitude toward
both of them. Bonnie has been such a wonderful friend, Don has given me such guidance. To see them cross the finish line was spectacular.
All four of us climbed into the car; dirty and sweaty and tired and
smelly. I arrived home at 3:30 AM; having not slept since Friday evening!
Well worth a 100 mile finish.
I'll post some pictures soon!
5 comments:
- Jen said...
Julie, I still can't believe it. I am so happy for you. Your story almost makes me want to try one SOMEDAY. Great job, Jenna
- Nico said...
What a story Julie, You bring tears in my eye's and anxiety for finishing reading your story while you heard that you were into the first position. The first 100 miles races and than: THE FIRST POSITION. What a Victory and even a victory only for running those 100 miles. Hope your toes are okay and I'm sure you will celebrate that big event with a nice glass of champagne.
- causticmuse said...
Congratulations Julie! What a tremendous accomplishment for you! 100 miles...first place!
You are Superwoman!
- Kyra said...
That's SO wonderful! I can't even imagine being able to place in a race, much less win. How completely amazing for you!!!!! CONGRATS!!!
That was an absolutely amazing recount of the race, I can only imagine the high you were on after winning first women!!! Congrats!!
~Stacey :)


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"We are very excited to renew our partnership with the Grand Rapids Crew Juniors for two more years," said Senior Vice President of Soccer Business Development Andrew Arthurs. "As our first Crew Juniors affiliate, we have been really encouraged by their remarkable progress, growth and success over the past six years. We look forward to reaching new levels with them in the years to come."
Since the affiliation began in 2007, the Grand Rapids Crew Juniors have nearly tripled in size. With the Crew's presence in Grand Rapids, hundreds of Michigan youth will receive membership in one of the most innovative and comprehensive player development systems in the country. Each year, one to two Grand Rapids Crew Juniors players are included on the Crew Juniors roster for the exclusive MLS Generation adidas Cup in August.
"The Grand Rapids Crew Juniors are extremely excited to continue our affiliation with the Columbus Crew," Grand Rapids General Manager and Director of Coaching Josh Sheldon added. "Working with Columbus has been a great opportunity for us as a club and it continues to offer many great opportunities for our coaches, players and teams."
Much like the Crew's youth teams in Ohio, the Grand Rapids Crew Juniors have seen success on the national stage. The Crew's Grand Rapids affiliate has sent a team to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships the past five years, winning the U-17 National Championship in 2011. In addition, more than 100 players from the Grand Rapids program have gone on to play college soccer since 2007.
At the U.S. Soccer Development Academy level, both Crew Soccer Academy squads will face their affiliate partners in their next scheduled matches when the CSA Wolves host the Black & Gold on April 6 at Jaycee Park in Livonia, Mich. The U-18s are scheduled to kick off at 2:00 p.m. with the U-16s slated for 4:30 p.m.
The Under-16 Crew Soccer Academy squad played one match over the weekend, drawing Sockers FC 1-1 in Chicago. Javier Meneses-Wallace scored the 16s' lone tally of the match. Sunday's match at FC Milwaukee was canceled due to inclement weather. The U-16 (6-6-5, 23 pts.) team currently sits in sixth-place of the USSDA Central Conference on 23 points this season. The CSA Wolves are atop the division with a record of 13-1-3 (42 pts.). The CSA U-16 team will face its affiliate partner CSA Wolves on Saturday April 6 in Michigan.
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by Tom Utescher
As if it weren't wintery enough around these parts earlier this month, half-a-dozen local squash teams took a road trip to New England on the weekend of February 11-13. They went to play at the 2011 U.S. Squash High School National Championships in New Haven, Conn., where Chestnut Hill Academy placed third and the Penn Charter girls finished fifth in Division I, while Springside School won the girls' Division II championship.
Germantown Friends, with its boys and girls both playing in Division I, found rough going in the main draw, but won a number of consolation matches later on. The Penn Charter boys, who have struggled this winter, competed in Division III, where they tasted success and finished third.
Chestnut Hill, which won the Mid-Atlantic Squash Association championships at the end of January, breezed through its opening-round match at Nationals, taking down Salisbury School, 7-0, while losing a total of just two games in the process. Number one Jack Maine and number two Anderson Good (who will be attending Saint Lawrence University next fall), both seniors, won their initial matches, but found tough going the rest of the way against elite national players.
Next, the Blue Devils logged a 5-2 victory over Westminster School, with the individual wins coming from senior number three Peter Lynn, junior number four Augie Frank, sophomore number five Alex McCall, senior number six Nick DiDonato, and freshman number seven Philip Kelly.
CHA was edged out in the semifinal round, 3-4, by the Taft School, despite successful outings for Frank, McCall, and Kelly. Chestnut Hill reversed that team score in the third-place playoff, taking the bronze medal over Belmont Hill School, 4-3. Frank, DiDonato, and Kelly each took their matches in three straight games, and McCall won 3-1.
Springside also remained true to form, winning Division II at Nationals after taking the title in the second division at the local MASA tourney.
Like the Devils, the Lions only yielded two games in their opener in New Haven, blanking Middlesex School, 7-0. Next was a 5-2 triumph over Bryn Mawr School powered by junior number one Libbie Maine, senior number three Amanda Culp, eighth-grade number four Francesca Fabiani, freshman number five Caroline Canning, and junior number seven Samantha Blake, who all won 3-0.
These five were joined in victory by senior number two Annie Maxwell and junior number six Ellie Stout as Springside barreled through the semifinals, sweeping Westover School, 7-0. In the championship match the Lions prevailed, 4-3, against the Greenwich (Conn.) Academy "B" Team, not a mean feat considering that Greenwich draws most of the major talent from its region and saw its "A" team easily capture the Division I title at the national tournament (6-1 over Deerfield Academy).
Maine, Fabiani, and Canning each went through in straight games, and Maxwell tipped the balance with her 3-1 win.
Up in Division I, Penn Charter had senior number one Tara Harrington, freshman number two Margaux Losty, and junior number four Amanda Roberts win all of their matches during the tournament. Roberts, a little under the weather when she arrived in Connecticut, was held out of the Quakers' opening match, a 5-2 decision over Noble & Greenough.
"That was the one match where I felt we could win without all of our top four or five, so we rested Amanda," said PC coach Damon Leedale-Brown.
In addition to Harrington and Losty, senior number three Colleen Fehm, eighth-grader Izzy Hirshberg, and senior Margaret Hilton won their opening matches. With Roberts out, Hirshberg and Hilton had each moved up one position, to number four and number six, respectively.
In the quarterfinals PC fell, 3-4 to Baldwin School, which won the MASA title and came in third at Nationals. Harrington handled her opponent, 3-0, while Losty and Roberts gutted out 3-2 victories. Charter then moved into the "Classic Plate" bracket, where places 5-8 were determined and where the Quakers were the cream of the crop, winning both bouts at 6-1.
Posting that score in the CP semifinals wasn't easy, though, as Harrington, Fehm, Roberts, and Hilton each had to go five games to prevail over Convent of the Sacred Heart. In the battle for fifth place with St. George's School, there were 3-0 scores for Harrington, Fehm, Roberts, and Hirshberg, and 3-1 outcomes for Losty and senior number six Demi Angelakis.
Germantown Friends pulled into New Haven with line-ups consisting of (in order) seniors Dan Sneed and Alex Nalle, junior Diego Sanz, senior Ben York, sophomores Max McCafferty and David Sneed, and senior Cole McCourt for the boys, and juniors Carey Celata and Lydie McKenzie, senior Lyles Swift-Farley, eighth-grader Grayson Melby, and seniors Emma Schmidt, Theresa Shropshire, and Lilly Tyson for the girls.
McCourt and McKenzie would win all four of their matches at the tournament. Conspicuously absent on the girls' side was one of the top players in the country, freshman number one Oliver Fiechter. The GFS standout is recovering from a pulled muscle and is setting her sights on the individual U.S. Junior National Championships in mid-March.
With everyone bumped up a spot on the team ladder, the girls were shaded by Sacred Heart, 4-3, in a tourney opener that featured wins by McKenzie, Melby and Schmidt. Those three won again in Germantown's first match in the consolation bracket (places 9-16), where Celata, Swift-Farley, and Shropshire also came through as the Tigers handled Hotchkiss School, 6-1.
Celata, McKenzie, Swift-Farley and Shropshire fueled a 4-3 decision over Noble & Greenough, then in the finals of the consolation draw GFS lost to Episcopal Academy, 5-2. Celata won her match 3-0, and McKenzie finished her successful weekend with a 3-1 victory.
The male Tigers tumbled in the tourney debut against Gilman School, with McCourt preventing a shutout in a 6-1 encounter. Germantown opened play in the consolation bracket by beating Berkshire School, 5-2, where McCourt was joined in Victory Lane by Nalle, York, McCafferty, and David Sneed.
GFS ended its weekend in the consolation semifinals, where Philips Exeter eked out a 4-3 win. Nalle and David Sneed stopped their opponents in three straight games, but McCourt had to go five in order to leave the tourney with a 4-0 record.
The Penn Charter boys won their Division III opener, 7-0, over the Brunswick School "C" team. After that the Quakers got by Philips Academy, 4-3, thanks to performances by junior number two Alex Reisley, sophomore number three Luke Angelakis, junior number five Luke Schweitzer, and senior number seven Robert Golden.
St. Luke's School stopped Charter in the semifinals, 5-2, where PC recorded wins for Angelakis (3-1) and sophomore number one Randy Beck (3-2). The Quakers' stay at the tournament concluded with a 4-3 outcome in a battle with the Brooks School for third place. Schweitzer won 3-1, while Angelakis, sophomore number four Max Reiff, and sophomore number seven Scott Marcus each pulled out 3-2 matches.


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Registration is the first step in a process that requires recipients to submit spending reports to FederalReporting.gov beginning Oct. 1. Recipients have until Oct. 10 to submit reports, which, among other things, should detail the amount of money they have received and spent, the project scope and timetable, and the number of jobs created. Thereafter, recipients must file quarterly status reports.
Under a variety of government programs, 28 federal agencies have disbursed Recovery Act funds. The agencies also must register at FederalReporting.gov so that they can review information submitted by recipients and suggest corrections if the agencies discover errors or other problems. However, only recipients can change the information—and, then, only during a short period after the reporting deadline closes.
FederalReporting.gov is a new website designed specifically to collect recipient reports and to move report data seamlessly and rapidly to www.Recovery.gov. Recovery.gov is operated by the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, which was established in the Recovery Act to oversee spending and promote transparency.
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A Seattle woman has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud after claiming $6,503 for auto damage that occurred prior to getting coverage.
Margaret Balderama told Seattle police and her insurance company, GEICO, that she was driving home shortly after midnight on July 5, 2010 when an unknown vehicle hit her 2005 Honda CRV and fled the scene.
She had renewed her auto insurance policy that very afternoon. (It had been cancelled for nonpayment more than 7 months earlier.)
The problem: Area residents told an investigator that they'd seen the car with extensive damage nearly 24 hours earlier than Balderama claimed -- and hours before she called GEICO to renew the lapsed policy.
Balderama pleaded guilty to a gross misdemeanor charge of insurance fraud on April 25th. Sentencing is slated for May 13th.
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Ed Sheeran's Original 'Sing' Video Had Puppet Doing Drugs Off Strippers
Ed Sheeran's puppet self was a naughty guy in an alternate music video life.
If you've seen the English singer's official video for his hit song 'Sing,' then you'll know that Ed the puppet gets up to some questionable fun during his night out on the town. Shockingly, the 23-year-old revealed to Mix 104.1 in Boston (as reported by Radio.com) that the final product wasn't even the worst of it!
"Unless you're into heavy, heavy drugs and strippers, you don't want to hang out with him," Ed said, referring to his puppet doppelganger.
"We cut that out of the video," he continued. "The director went off on one [cut] and the original video is just [the puppet] in a strip club doing coke off strippers. And we're looking at the director being like, 'You know this is meant for TV, right?'"
The bad boy puppet is meant to be the 'A Team' star's double -- physically, at least -- but according to some, he takes after another singer entirely.
"People say he looks like Chris Martin [of Coldplay], though," he shared. "Chris Martin is sober. So that wouldn't work."
Ed, can us Sheerios suggest an unrated alternate release of 'Sing'? We'll be waiting patiently for your response.
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Beck, a television/radio host and best-selling author, will be introduced by his friend President Jerry Falwell, who has appeared on his television program to discuss topics such as social justice and the role of religion in today's society.
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Over the years, Beck has become a strong supporter of Liberty. He was the keynote speaker at the 2010 Commencement. Last year, he handpicked Liberty students to share the historical significance of important artifacts at the Independence Through History museum, part of his annual Fourth of July event. Beck said he specifically asked for Liberty students because he greatly respects the university's courage, educational integrity, and commitment to traditional American values.
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14th March 2005, 02:14 PM
Here is Audrey at 12 weeks
15th March 2005, 09:18 AM
She's sooo cute. :lol:
15th March 2005, 12:20 PM
Here is another picture of Audrey at 4 months with her broken leg. It was a very traumatic time. Her Daddy accidently stepped on her. The vet put her in this ingenious splint/stilt. It put all the weight on her hip and she could hobble around in it. She actually got to be quite fast. We had to constantly try to keep her quiet. Luckily she recovered quickly!
15th March 2005, 12:56 PM
That's a very fancy looking cast!
15th March 2005, 02:56 PM
Gosh how awlful that must of been for you all to get through.
I bet daddy watches carefully where he treds now! Chloe's a one for always getting under my feet but thankfully she's only had her paw stepped on a couple of times.
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Pobrecita!! Her cast looks bigger than her body! Glad everything worked out.
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Her Daddy was devastated and in tears. But it could have been worse. We were at a busy rest area on our way up to our vacation home in Maine. He came back after using the facilities. It was my turn and I gave him the leash. He had two bottles of water in the other hand and lost grip on the leash. She headed out in traffic to follow me. He ran after her, stepped on the leash to stop her, and his other foot landed on her. I always tell him he saved her life! Now we really take our time passing the leash! At the time we were an hour and a half away from the house late on Saturday afternoon. By some miracle the wonderful folks at the Camden Hospital for Animals which was an hour away and half hour from our Maine home answered our frantic calls in minutes and took great care of her! It also happened on day one of a two week vacation and we were able to give her all our attention. We are thankful that if it had to happen it seemed someone was looking out for her and us!
16th March 2005, 01:04 AM
We've all had those moments. I once clipped the lead back onto Jaspar's dogtag loop rather than his collar and he pulled hard as we were walking back from the park and the loop opened and he was gone, into a section of the park that is fenced and locked after dusk. icon_yikes He was good on recall but I'd never ever have let him off lead in that area, where the main road cuts through the park (it is huge -- 10 times the size of Central Park in NYC). And he took off like a shot as a pond is in there where he swims so he loves that bit. I was so frantic but decided the best course was to stay put and call him. After about 5 minites (which seemed 5 hours) he reappeared out of the dark with that 'why aren't you coming in to play?' look. So easily, he could have run into the traffic instead, or god knows what inside that area of the park.
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Number 703, December 30, 2012
"Put some nice, long, jaggedy teeth in the Bill of Rights"
Would SOMEBODY please explain this to me?
Let me preface this by saying I don't support the NRA. They do more harm to the pro-gun movement by collaborating on the creation of gun laws. I do not support public schools. I believe them to be liberal indoctrination stations, little more than state mandated jails for the young. It is the duty of parents to provide for the education of their children, not to simply surrender control of their children for 8 hours a day to union-backed imbeciles. I home school. I am not a christian. I am, in fact, an agnostic at most, an atheist more likely. I am the type of Libertarian the Libertarian Party hates. I am vehemently in favor of eliminating 99% of gun laws. So, now you know where I stand. I am NOT going to discuss gun ownership here. That is fodder for another article. Arguments over whether people should be permitted to own guns are off topic and will be deleted. Stick to the question asked, please. Feel free to answer the polls, and explain your answers in a comment. Now, to the question I need answered.
Would someone PLEASE explain to me why it is an evil thing to suggest we need armed guards in all public schools. Please note- I don't necessarily mean POLICE guards. Just trained, armed guards. It can be teachers, janitors, volunteers, security guards from private security services, or even National Guardsmen doing their 2 weeks a year. We do not have a problem with armed guards in banks and armored cars. We don't have a problem with armed guards at our courthouses and public buildings. We don't have a problem with armed guards at our airports. But we DO have a problem with armed guards protecting our most valuable possessions~ Our children. I am an armed American. I have a CCW. I have training in the use of firearms, in proper concealed carry, and when NOT to use a weapon. I paid for it myself, because I feel it is necessary if I am going to carry. I got the training years ago, when I lived where it was not required to get a license to carry open, and easy as hell to get a CCW. Now, where I currently live, I needed nothing but a Hunter Safety card and references to get my CCW ( which is more than I think is permitted under the 2nd Amendment, but I digress). I carry quite often. Even though I homeschool, I would volunteer a day or two a week to stand guard over your children. I wonder why so many of you consider this somehow abhorrent. Our money, our court system, our government buildings, and our president are somehow more worthy of the expense of protecting than your children are.
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Orb is becoming quite comfortable in the rain.
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Alexander was born in Maryville, Tennessee, where he was raised, to Genevra Floreine (née Rankin) and Andrew Lamar Alexander. In high school he was elected Governor of Tennessee Boys State. Alexander graduated with a B.A. from Vanderbilt University where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Chi Fraternity in 1962 and from the New York University School of Law in 1965. After graduating from law school, Alexander clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit judge John Minor Wisdom in New Orleans from 1965 to 1966.
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In the year 2000 I was in university studying illustration. I was terrible at illustration - I basically just wanted to do my own work, had no interest in following a brief, and I struggle with deadlines that are shorter than a couple of months - but I had no idea at the time that there were galleries who would show the kind of work that I wanted to do. Luckily the course I was on had a pretty broad interpretation of what illustration was. I think actually for the most part I was either getting drunk or sitting around with my friends drinking coffee, procrastinating and having pretentious conversations about artwork without really doing much.
Over the last 10 years my work has changed quite a bit, particularly in the way I actually make pieces. Back in university I was doing mixed media work with a lot more collage, messing around with photocopiers and gluing things on to boards. The first few years after I graduated I was scanning bits of drawings and paintings I'd done into the computer and layering things together in Photoshop. For the last four or five years I've switched to doing mixed media work straight on canvas, primarily painting in acrylic or oil. Although the process has changed quite a lot, I think I'd have been happy back then with where my work has ended up conceptually and stylistically. I think having worked in various different ways helps what I do now.
I've got no idea, I always like idly speculating about The Future, but I can't remember what I thought back then.
I first found Fecal Face back sometime in 2003 I think. I didn't really use the internet when I was at university, which seems strange looking back on it but I guess things have changed a lot over the past 10 years. I'd never really thought of looking around for art sites. I can't remember exactly how I found the site, I think I'd decided to look around for art magazine's websites to get addresses to send prints and cds of my work to people. Back then there really didn't seem to be a lot of art sites around, at least not that I could find, but eventually I found a few magazines that were published purely online which I thought were really interesting, and somewhere there was a link to Fecal Face.
I loved it, I loved the artwork you were showing and the mix of blogs on the site, and the way you presented an aspect of San Francisco. It was great as well for me because I felt very isolated at the time in terms of artwork, I knew the kind of work that I wanted to do but didn't know anywhere that would be interested in using it/showing it. It was great to find a site that showed me there were other people who were into the kind of work I was into, even if it was based most the way round the world. I remember having a user gallery, which was one of the first places I ever showed my work online. I think you posted a news link to my user gallery at one point, which was probably the first time someone posted about my work, so yeah, thanks for that!
It's funny, last week while I was working I was listening to some of the podcasts you did back in 2006/2007, it made me wonder what happened to Electrelane and Thee More Shallows. Some people I've liked recently: The Antlers, Gravenhurst, Joanna Newsom, The Morning Benders, Caribou, Crippled Black Phoenix, Bear in Heaven, Cat Power. Generally I just make long playlists in itunes and listen to that while I work.
Maybe, I'm going to be in New York for Dave Kinsey's show at Joshua Liner Gallery the night before, just trying to work everything out.
I'm putting work together for a group show with Lazarides in the tunnels under the Old Vic Theatre in London later this year, and a solo show at Joshua Liner Gallery in NY in Spring next year.
Fecal Face Dot Com, the San Francisco based content-rich, multidisciplinary art and culture website, is pleased to announce the opening of its 10 Year Anniversary Show on Friday September 10, 2010 at The Luggage Store Gallery (1007 Market St, San Francisco, CA) with a reception running 6-8pm. Original paintings from 25 mid career artists based out of San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and London. A live music event and party will immediately follow a block away at Mezzanine (44 Jessie St) 9pm-2am.
Displaying paintings, illustrations, photographs and mixed media works, artists whose work will be exhibited include Corey Arnold (Portland), Tiffany Bozic (San Francisco), Kelsey Brookes (San Diego), David Choe (Los Angeles), Richard Colman ( Los Angeles), FAILE (New York), Jeremy Fish (San Francisco), Ian Francis (London), Matt Furie (San Francisco) , Mike Giant (San Francisco), Henry Gunderson (San Francisco), Maya Hayuk (New York), Jim Houser (Philadelphia), Jay Howell (San Francisco), Sylvia Ji (Los Angeles), Mel Kadel (Los Angeles), Anthony Lister (New York), Mars-1 (San Francisco), Travis Millard (Los Angeles), Ferris Plock (San Francisco), Albert Reyes (Los Angeles), Jeff Soto (Los Angeles), Damon Soule (New York), Kelly Tunstall (San Francisco), Aiyana Udesen (San Francisco), Oliver Vernon (San Francisco), and Megan Whitmarsh (Los Angeles).
In the 10 years since its conception, Fecal Face has occupied a unique niche online and in the "real world," by documenting and shaping the contemporary arts scene in the San Francisco and beyond. The first website of its kind, Fecal Face has launched the careers of many a creative and catalyzed a community of artists and personalities working in various mediums from around the globe. The 10 Year Anniversary Show will feature the works of 25 of these artists, chronicling a community and style that has been the backbone of Fecal Faces' content for the last decade. The exhibit will be on display from September 10th to October 9th at San Francisco's famous Luggage Store Gallery, with an opening reception for the public on Friday September 10th from 6-8pm. Many of the artists will be in attendance and complimentary wine served.
"Together these artists represent a visual history of what we've been doing here at Fecal Face for the last ten years," says John Trippe, the website's founder, "And we're honored that Luggage Store Gallery is hosting the event. Their 23 year history and influence in the San Francisco art scene is a huge inspiration."
The after party at Mezzanine (444 Jessie St) beginning at 9pm is a short one block walk from The Luggage Store and will feature DJ Ted Shred and live music from local and international acts (TBA on fecalface.com by August 18th). A $5 suggested donation at the door will get you a raffle ticket with a chance to win original artwork from artists such as Jeremy Fish and David Choe along with clothing donated by Upper Playground and other art related prizes. Slideshows of Fecal Face's 10 yrs online will be displayed and patrons will be invited to participate in video and photo documentaries focused on Fecal Face's 10 influential years.
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Despite a sluggish first half on Wednesday night, Houston held off Puebla in an entertaining battle, both literally and figuratively, to win 1-0 and claim the top spot in SuperLiga Group A. Dynamo forward Dominic Oduro scored the game's lone goal in the 64th minute.
Anthony Obodai got his first start for Houston since officially being signed by the team and provided a calming influence to the Houston midfield as well as some defensive bite. But with both teams mixing and matching starters, the first half was not very fluid.
In the seventh minute, Puebla had one of the best chances of the half, as Félix González sent a cross that found Isidro Sánchez in front of goal, but Sánchez's header bounced off the turf and over the cross bar.
Houston's best chance in the first half came eight minutes from the end off a set piece. Brad Davis sent in a corner, and Puebla keeper Édgar Hernández and Houston defender Adrian Serioux collided, with the ball bouncing harmlessly in the box. Serioux got to it first, but his effort was blocked by Puebla's defense, and both teams entered the locker room tied at 0-0.
The second half started with a much bigger bang. Puebla narrowly missed jumping ahead, as González sent a ball in from the wing to Edgar Lugo at the penalty spot. Lugo did not strike the ball perfectly, but his shot still beat Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall before crashing against the right post.
Houston responded again off a set piece, but this time the Dynamo took the lead. Corey Ashe found big man Cam Weaver from a free kick, and Weaver headed the ball down to Oduro. The forward received the ball in front of goal and easily slotted past Hernández from close range to give the Dynamo a 1-0 lead.
Houston was reduced to 10 men after receiving his second yellow card in the 77th minute. As a desperate Puebla looked for a tying goal, the game eventually – and inevitably – turned ugly. Obodai fouled Puebla's Álvaro González near the midfield, and González upkicked Obodai. Serioux, who was nearby, bumped Gónzalez and, a series shoves and slaps ensued, causing the ref to show a slew of yellow and red cards to several players.
By the end of the scuffle, two Puebla players had been ejected, leaving the Mexican club down to nine men against Houston's 10.
Another ejection followed soon after. Oduro was also sent off after receiving a yellow card for diving and then a red card. Oduro argued it was his first yellow card, not his second, but the referee's report indicated Oduro was given a second yellow card on the play for dissent.
With the victory, Houston advanced as the top seed in the group. However, Joseph Ngwenya, Oduro and Cruz will all be suspended from the semifinal showdown with Morelia. Puebla also advance, though they do so in second place, and will face the New England Revolution, also missing three players due to suspension.
Puebla (2-1) vs. Houston Dynamo (2-0-1)
July 21, 2010 -- Robertson Stadium
SuperLiga -- Group A
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Dominic Oduro 1 (Cam Weaver 1) 64
Puebla -- Edgar Hernandez (Juan Garcia Rulfo 68), Orlando Rincon, Melvin Brown, Alvaro Ortiz, Yasser Corona, Felix Gonzalez (Jose Gonzalez 66), Edgar Lugo, Felipe Ayala, Carlos Rivera (Gabriel Pereyra 69), Juan Garcia (Mario Ortiz 60), Isidro Sanchez (Alvaro Gonzalez 76).
Substitutes Not Used: Pablo Aja, Rodrigo Salinas.
Houston Dynamo -- Tally Hall, Andrew Hainault, Ryan Cochrane, Adrian Serioux, Mike Chabala, Danny Cruz, Lovel Palmer (Dominic Oduro 62), Anthony Obodai, Brad Davis (Corey Ashe 56), Joseph Ngwenya (Bobby Boswell 79), Cam Weaver (Brian Ching 69).
Substitutes Not Used: Tyler Deric, Brian Mullan, Richard Mulrooney.
Misconduct Summary:
HOU -- Lovel Palmer (caution; Reckless Tackle) 11
PUE -- Juan Garcia (caution; Reckless Tackle) 25
HOU -- Joseph Ngwenya (caution; Dissent) 50
PUE -- Melvin Brown (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 52
HOU -- Danny Cruz (caution; Tactical Foul) 74
HOU -- Danny Cruz (ejection; Second Caution) 77
PUE -- Alvaro Gonzalez (ejection; Violent Conduct) 85
PUE -- Melvin Brown (ejection; Violent Conduct) 86
HOU -- Adrian Serioux (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 86
HOU -- Dominic Oduro (caution; Simulation) 90
HOU -- Dominic Oduro (ejection; Second Caution) 90
PUE -- Yasser Corona (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 92+
Referee: Oscar Reyna (GUA)
Referee's Assistants: Gerson Lopez (GUA); Hermenerito Leal (GUA)
4th official: Terry Vaughn
Attendance: 10,033
Weather: Partly Cloudy-and-86-degrees
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"The coaches observe and offer suggestions, help teachers design and achieve goals, and give new teachers a sounding board when sticky situations arise. Often new teachers feel insecure asking questions of evaluators, fearing they may not be doing well enough, and that their job could be at risk."
Vikki Coleman's curator insight, August 3, 2016 4:29 PM
This is a great article that essentially allows and administrator to take the techniques and methodologies used by induction coaches to assist their new teachers.
Admin should use this article to gain skills need to assist their new teaches.
Catherine Cronin's comment, August 12, 2013 11:25 AM
Thanks for sharing this, Marsha. The under-representation of women in physics, engineering & computer science/IT is a persistent problem. I did research on this in the mid-1990s (examining the previous 20 years of research!). The key to addressing this issue is changing culture, i.e. changing the masculine culture of physics & tech subjects, academic departments and workplaces. Of course, all of these are socially constructed. In my view, the problem with focusing solely on role models is that this usually means asking the few women physicists/engineers/etc. (the 15%) to act as role models/mentors for girls & younger women, without requiring the majority of physicists/engineers/etc. (the 85%) to change at all! Thus the culture does not change. The so-called "leaky pipeline" of women out of tech subjects is testament to this.
Mary Reilley Clark's curator insight, August 5, 2013 11:15 AM
A teacher thinking aloud about CCSS implementation. Sharing this blog post to show how ELA teachers are working with the standards.


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Studying from an anki deck of example Japanese sentences sometimes the most random sentences come up:私には酒を飲む以外に何も楽しみがないWhich translates to: "I don't enjoy anything besides drinking."Yes, this is a very important thing to know how to say
I used to use Anki for studying foreign languages, back before my interest in foreign languages died completely.
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California public school officials got the bad news this week that the state has been passed over by the Obama administration for federal Race To The Top funds. That means that the nation's second-largest school system won't be receiving the up to $700 million for which it was eligible.
The Golden State was one of 38 states and the Distrcit of Columbia that entered the second round of competition for Race To The Top grants, which are meant to encourage states to implement school reforms that yield measurable improvements in student performance. Ten grants were awarded yesterday, to nine states and the District. California finished out of the money in 16th place.
Jack O'Connell, the state's Superintendent of Schools, said yesterday he was "deeply disappointed" that California's bid for Race To The Top funds was rejected. And he thanked the local school districts that participated in the bid.
But one of those school districts – Los Angeles Unified – deserved no thanks. That's because it exemplifies much of what is wrong with the public school system here in California.
Indeed, the Los Angeles Times recently published a series, based on data collected by the school district itself, which found a wide disparity among L.A.teachers in their effectiveness in raising the test scores of their students.
The disparity goes a long way to explaining why more than a third of students in the L.A. public school system drop out before receiving their high school diploma, why fewer than half rate as proficient or better on standardized tests for English-Language Arts and Mathematics and why roughly a quarter of L.A. public school teachers send their own children to private schools.
L.A. Unified complains of being under-funded, suggesting that more money will result in better teacher performance and improved student test results. But the tax dollars it already receives are going to dubious purposes.
Like the staggering $578 million the school district spent to build its new Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools complex, the most expensive public school in U.S. history. The Associated Press describes it as "the crème de la crème of 'Taj Majal' schools."
And that's just the latest monument to excess L.A. Unified has built at taxpayer expense. In 2008, it built a $377 million school. And, last year it opened a $232 million school.
It is hard for California to make the case for $700 million from Washington when federal officials see so much money being spent here by schools districts like LA Unified with so little to show for it in the way of student performance.
California didn't deserve a Race To The Top grant.
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Cultural Arts Gallery to Exhibit Work of Alumni Artists
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Art Gallery at the UNCW Cultural Arts Building will showcase Christopher Alexander & Ashton Durham: Woodcuts from May 23 through Aug. 23. The exhibit opens with an interactive, public "Print Fest" at 5:30 p.m., May 23. Alexander and Durham plan to display woodcuts and the blocks used to make them during the print fest. They hope that allowing viewers to participate in the process will help them further understand the technical elements of woodcut prints.
A closing reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 22. Both the print fest and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery will be open Monday through Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. during the summer.
Both Alexander and Durham are recent UNCW Studio Art alumni. In addition to the Fall Senior Exhibition at the UNCW Art Gallery in Fall 2012, both their work has been featured in exhibitions and publications. Alexander's work has recently been featured at Bottega Art Bar & Gallery, Rx Restaurant, as well as in a solo exhibition in the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery as a Boseman Scholarship recipient in 2012. Durham's work has been published in UNCW's Flash Fiction: Search and Discover, Rufus Wainwright's Out of the Game music video and photo book, as well as taking second place in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Photo Contest in 2011.


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25 comments:
- David Scott9/28/2012 01:42:00 AM
I am most eager to see the results of your E-PL5 shooting, especially since I have one on order (along with a 60mm f/2.8 macro lens). The OM-D was my first Olympus acquisition and, consequently, my Nikons are being neglected. A friend has one of the original PENs and the quality of its images are what convinced me to try this path. My Nikons will continue service for my "real" work but the Oly is more fun.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks David !!Delete
The E-PL5 will surely have the exact same image quality as what you could expect from your OM-D. They use the same image sensor and processing. Indeed, carrying around smaller and lighter camera system is more fun for personal use !!
- Anonymous9/28/2012 09:23:00 AM
Hey Robin, base on the same sensor and processor image quality should on par with the OMD. Did you have chance to try the EPL5 with the 15mm f8? I think this is the most portable day light street shooting machine.ReplyDelete
Francis from TorontoReplies
Hey FrancisDelete
I will review the 15mm F8 separately, not with the E-PL5.
No doubt another great camera, Oly is really cranking out winner after winner these days. Excellent. I'm curious to hear about your thoughts with regard to build quality on this one.ReplyDeleteReplies
Gotta work today, so will only look into it this weekend. Stay tuned !
Also looking forward to buy it. With the release of the OM-D I was already sure that the time where I sell my old DSLR was coming soon and not it's time for it. Since I like the tiltable EVF more than an integrated (except that I can't use the hotshoe once it's on) and I don't need the weather sealing this will be my next camera. Saves me enough money for the 1.8/45 compared to the om-d price, although the OM-D is also a fantastic choice. Just hoped the release would be a bit sooner.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hey Leif,Delete
I am sure the OM-D or E-PL5 both will be good choices, just depending on whether you need the extra items the OM-D carries.
great, looking forward to your experience. I'm very interested in this camera, OM-D is a bit too much expensive for me ...ReplyDeleteReplies
Hey Enrico,Delete
Considering all the "extras" OM-D has, I think the price is reasonable, cheaper than expected. Nevertheless, not all of us need all those "extra" functions.
- Anonymous9/28/2012 04:24:00 PM
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ReplyDelete
Hi Robin.ReplyDelete
Love your self portrait! This could be the camera to get my nieces away from the Sony Nex.
I think this will be a really good camera for those geting into the format, and even more so if it comes with the 15/8 for free, more or less. Then (as Leif mentioned), you just need to add the 45/1.8 to have a really useful combo.
Still, for me, it's not enough to get me to upgrade my E-Pl1. I would be curious if it will be enough for you? I know you have your beloved E-5 of course, which I don't.
Also, when you test the 15/8, could you please do a shot or two on your E-PL1? I would love to see how this lens performs on the streets of Pudu or Chow Kit, especially shooting into that low morning sun.Replies
Hey Tom,Delete
At this moment I will be maximizing whatever I can with the E-5, that is the most economical way to go because I have spent a lot of money on the beautiful 4/3 lenses. No upgrades at the time being.
I actually plan to use the 15mm F8 on the E-PL1 only !! haha, I think we are thinking alike here.
Also here in Italy we are eagerly waiting to read your review!!!ReplyDelete
Please consider these 2 points:
- IBIS (OM-like? E-P3-like? E-PM1 and E-PL3-like?(hope not...))
- LCD (marketing claims low resolution but seems high resolution...)
Hey Antonio,Delete
Thanks! The IBIS is E-P3/E-PL3 like.
Any chance you will review E-PM2? I'm looking forward for smaller body..ReplyDelete
Btw, did Olympus gave any indication when this 2 new model will arrive in Malaysia?Replies
Hello Joshua, I have no idea about the epm2 yet, perhaps it shal come in a bit later. now it seems that the focus is more placed on the epl5 and also their new flagship compact camera stylus xz-2Delete
Ok.. Olympus just replied me that epl5 will arrive in this month.. cool!Delete
Good to know !Delete
Is the E-PL5 with the panasonic 20 mm 1,7 a good combination, do panasonic lenses work seemingless together with Olympus?ReplyDelete
I'm curious since Olympus doesn't have such a pancae lense yet.Replies
Panasonic and Olympus belong to the micro 4/3 system. Their bodies and lenses are fully compatible with each other.Delete
Hi Robin,ReplyDelete
I much enjoy reading your blog and watching the great images you shoot. My travel kit is a Fuji X100 and Panasonic LX3. I'm thinking of replacing my LX3 with either Olympus XZ-2 or Olympus E-PL5 with kit lens. Main use is shooting during the day with good light so at low iso. The reason for upgrade is high noise (at least for me) at base iso of the LX3. Which camera/lens combo will give the best results you think? I also like sharp results so lens quality is important to me. Thanks a lot!
Hi Robin,ReplyDelete
Could you do a review on the 2 kit lens that comes with it, perhaps could convince me not to get poison with additional lens.
- Anonymous1/14/2013 06:03:00 PM
hi Robin,ReplyDelete
which do you prefer, Ep3 or Epl5?
E-P3 WITH 14-42MM LENS + 40-150MM LENS KIT + 17mm - SGD$1,188.00
17mm is package with ep3, both have 1 X 8GB SD CARD + 1 X CARRY CASE + 1 X ADDITIONAL BATTERY + 1 X 32GB SD CARD + 1 X TRIPOD + 1 X CLEANING KIT
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Job Summary
The Fitness Manager (FM) ensures that the club delivers a high quality fitness experience to all members.
Responsible for communicating and upholding company standards and leading by example for delivering the 24 Hour Fitness Service Promise; manage a clean, friendly and well maintained club.
Ensure that team members consistently execute the basics in punctuality, dress code compliance, friendliness and cleanliness.
Hires, trains and develops a strong team of Personal Trainers.
Responsible for the successful attainment of department targets, including revenue and member retention.
Point of reference for fitness expertise within the Club.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
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Conduct weekly (or as-needed) meetings with direct reports to review performance and offer direction, motivation and guidance toward achieving individual and company goals.
Manage the Personal Trainer schedule.
Mediates club employee relations matters for all club fitness employees.
Fitness Management
Ensure that all club members have access to a highly trained and professional fitness staff able to provide fitness counseling, training and programs within 24 Hour Fitness standards.
Ensure that all Personal Trainers are delivering high quality programs to their clients.
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It's got NOTHING on trying to Shiv a single red bug in a tangle of 30-40 other bugs to de-enrage it, with all the name plates moving around and every click falling on some other, un-enraged bug that just got in the way. >_>
How we did it:
(10-man, btw)
The Bug Group:
- Paladin tank (prot spec) in nature resist gear, standing on a thick pile of frost at the south end of the room, taunting and healing herself like crazy with righteous fury active. More details for the pally at the bottom of the post.
- Two healers spamming on her; if they have no threat dump, I suggest trying to stay out of the way so the tank can see when they have bug aggro. We also suggest priest and paladin for these roles due to fade (threat dump) and low threat.
- Rogue amidst the chaos using shiv to apply anesthetic poison to enraged bugs, and trying not to die or get too many stacks of bugbites (acid-drenched mandibles). More on that below.
Everyone else:
- Stick in the north end of the room as much as possible during bug-spawns (kite phase).
- The rest of the raid deal with killing burrowers (one tank picking them up), tanking Anub (another tank), one healer keeping an eye on all of them, and dropping more frost patches.
- Anub-kites must be taken to frost patches AWAY from the paladin tank; reserve those frost patches for when the bug group gets their own anub-marks.
- All bug aggro must be kited through frost patches to the pally tank; with most of the raid at the north end, the bug spawns typically came to the south-end group anyway.
- Keep 4 or more frost patches dropped on the bug group, as they will get used up as Anub tries to persue anyone of the bug group. Drop these during the normal phase when Anub is up and not burrowing underground, as little bugs do not spawn in this phase.
If you're the rogue, I seriously suggest turning off nameplates. It's easier to target the big red adds without having to sift through a zillion nameplates.
- Anesthetic Poison on Offhand
- Crippling Poison on Mainhand (helps slow some that try to escape)
- Use Shiv to apply anesthetic to any giant red bugs beating up your pally tank, but prioritize any big red bugs that are escaping her to beat on someone else. The tank can handle a few enraged beating on her for a bit, better than a dps or healer can.
- Avoid using Fan of Knives to apply the poisons; the poison proc is not guaranteed, and the fan will do a lot of damage to adds you want to keep alive for nearly 4 full submerge phases.
- Use CoS to drop stacks of bugbites when they get above 7 or so; you may only get two uses of it in the course of the fight so choose well when you decide to use it.
- Use Vanish midway through the 3rd submerge to dump the aggro you've been building, or all the bugs will eat you.
- ToT is unreliable here. Don't attempt to use it to put a loose add on the tank; a taunt is needed.
A prot pally works best as the bug tank for this achievement due to their unique mix of plate (better NR gear available), tanking, and healing with righteous fury.
Gear list:
- Head: Wildguard Helm (Nature resist Enchant from Ebon Blade rep Vendor)
- Neck: Pendant of Withering
- Chest: Wildguard Breastplate
- Legs: Wildguard Leggings (Nature Armor Kit)
- Finger: The Natural Ward and Runed Ring of Binding (Onyxia)
- Nature Armor Kit - Enchant on Hands
|"I used old gear with the most defense I could find to give me 525 Defense to be un-critable to those level 80 mobs. (Note 540 is for level 83 boss mobs)
I re-gemmed and enchanted whatever old gear I used (Shield/Shoulder/Hands/Cloak) to add more +Def or in the case of the hands a nature resist kit.
With all of that and a nature resist totem or Aura I was at 430 Resist. 20 Over what is required so you can skip the two nature kits, HOWEVER ... I kept them because a 30 yard Aura might go out of range from a hunter, OR a totem might fall off during a kite.
The hunter's aura for us was NOT up 100% of the time when he was kiting, so this was helpful for us. 20 extra resist is better then none, as by the end your add tank is taking a tonne of damage in spikes.
I used Consecration rank 2 to try to help keep adds on me without killing them. I also healed when both of my taunts were on cool down to get healing threat."
On a semi-related note, during the course of farming for resist gear we used on the bug-tank:


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Analysis: 'Watchdog pope' was a 'papal pussycat'
- Pope Benedict XVI was not doctrinaire enough for some conservatives
- Traditionalists wanted him to ride herd on progressives
- They were disappointed that he failed to quell the rebellious left
(RNS) When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, the choice of the Vatican's guardian of orthodoxy cast a pall over the liberal wing of the flock and left conservatives giddy with the prospect of total victory.
"He'll correct the lackadaisical attitudes that have been able to creep into the lives of Catholics," the Rev. M. Price Oswalt, an Oklahoma City priest who was in St. Peter's Square that April day, told The New York Times. "He's going to have a German mentality of leadership: either get on the train or get off the track. He will not put up with rebellious children."
Now, however, with Benedict set to leave office eight years later in an unprecedented departure, many on the Catholic right are counting up the ways that Benedict failed them, and wondering how their favorite watchdog turned into a papal pussycat.
"Although Pope Benedict XVI's highly unusual resignation is said to be for reasons of health, it fits the character of his papacy: All his initiatives remain incomplete," Michael Brendan Dougherty, a Latin Mass enthusiast, lamented the day the pope made the shocking announcement that he would resign on Feb. 28.
"He was consciously elected to rescue the church from itself, but he failed to finish what he started," Dougherty said.
Since then the criticisms have continued to come in from a range of onetime champions, and on a spectrum of issues: Benedict did not sufficiently clean house in the clergy sex abuse scandal and did not appoint enough hard-liners to the hierarchy; he did not bring the old Latin Rite schismatics fully back in the fold, a mission that will likely end with his pontificate; he was too quick to mollify Muslims or pursue ecumenical gestures; and he charted, as Dougherty put it, "a precarious middle course" theologically.
Even his three encyclicals — the most authoritative documents a pope writes — focused on social justice issues and often embraced the kind of liberal policy prescriptions that sent conservatives into conniptions.
To be sure, liberals would note that theologians and even American nuns were investigated and disciplined under Benedict's rule, and he appointed some serious conservatives as bishops and promoted others to the College of Cardinals that will choose one of their number to succeed Benedict.
But if he was not exactly a pleasant surprise to the left, neither did he fulfill the great expectations of the right.
That vaunted German managerial instinct? It seemed to have no effect, as the Vatican under Benedict became a mismanaged palace of court intrigue and financial scandals, lurching from gaffe to disaster, and all exposed to public view when the pope's own butler leaked reams of internal papal documents.
Benedict was "as bad as a pope has been for 200 years," Joseph Bottum wrote in a withering verdict delivered in the latest edition of The Weekly Standard. "All in all," he said, "a terrible executive of the Vatican."
Even his resignation confounded many of his conservative supporters.
Some saw Benedict's act as a repudiation of the decision by his predecessor, John Paul II, to die with his boots on despite his public struggle with infirmity -- a move conservatives at the time loudly proclaimed the only possible option. Others, like New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, worried that Benedict, this most traditional of churchmen, was introducing a modern innovation that would undermine future popes and embolden those looking for a more accountable papacy.
But disappointment was inevitable. The hopes of Benedict's fans had blinded them to the parts of his writings (on charity and justice, for example) or his personality traits (such as his loyalty to friends, no matter how incompetent) that didn't fit with their plans.
That leads to a second factor, which is that popes may enjoy great authority but they cannot act like autocrats. Benedict, more than his supporters, knew he had to be the pastor of a huge global flock, not just a "bad cop" who tells people to follow the rules and drums them out when they disobey. As he told dinner companions early in his pontificate, "It was easy to know the doctrine. It's much harder to help a billion people live it."
Finally, Ratzinger was always at heart — and in his head -- a scholar and theologian. He had a German's intellectual bearing but little of his countrymen's renowned knack for organization. "I am not an administrator," he warned his fellow cardinals during the 2005 conclave as he saw the momentum swinging in his direction.
Benedict spoke the truth then, as clearly as he always did. The irony is that his most ardent fans, rather than his liberal foes, apparently did not want to listen.


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This week's Sepia Saturday theme is on the subject of dogs. Us Brits are notoriously sentimental about our pets, and I remember my Grandad having a Border Terrier (called Doug) who hated children, because he wasn't used to having them around. He would pose for photos wearing my Grandad's specs and with a pipe hanging from his mouth, but he hated the noise we made. We were forever being told "keep away from the dog". Dad also had a Border Collie when I was very young, and she was old, snappy and aggressive – collies are notorious for only having one master, and this one used to chase my Mum out of the kitchen on a regular basis. As a result, I've not been as keen on dogs as I have been on other animals. Granny appears to have had a faithful Spaniel, judging by the photos found in Great Granny's album. I don't know if the dog belonged to Granny, or was just a regular fixture, but it features heavily…
There's no disguising those ridiculous Plus 4's that cousin Frank is wearing. This is Frank's Dad and Mum, David Hardie and Mary Auchmuty, with Granny in between them.
I'm not sure who the handsome young man is, but I suspect he is a Kininmonth cousin – hopefully my new-found cousin Janet will be able to confirm this for me 🙂 He's a big strapping lad, and there's That Dog again.
Frank, Granny, Mary, and help? But That (fatter) Dog's there again 🙂
No Granny in this photo, but I do know that he was Granny's special friend – I haven't identified him yet, but he was very important to her. The young lady is having a bit of a scream – I wonder who she is? And what he said? And, Deputy Dawg's there again.
This must have been taken at the same place, probably on the same day, judging by Granny's outfit, with the Same Dog – different bloke. Perhaps a day that they had visitors such as cousins, or a family "do" like a wedding? Maybe they're not well-dressed enough for it to be a wedding, another family occasion then.
Now, I'm presuming that this is the same dog, but only because it looks Friesian like in the other photos, and it has been taken in the same place, as the gate is very similar, with the criss-cross wire to keep the rabbits out, high hedges either side, and an interesting roofline in the foreground. I'm not too sure who these handsome young men are, but I suspect the one on the right is a Hardie cousin.
Deputy Dawg is involved somewhere, he/she was definitely an important part of the family, as the pics show.
Disappointingly, I couldn't find the couple of group photos that I have which feature cats (my master of choice) but I will wait for Alan to do a "cat theme" and make sure I am at the ready 🙂
Jo 🙂
See what everyone else has done with their old pics on a Sepia Saturday theme – go on, join in, it doesn't have to be sepia, in fact it doesn't have to fit in with the theme, you can go your own way 🙂 Chuck something in and see what our interpretations are -we're friendly bunch, do it, do it, do it for next Saturday


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The blame for the credit downgrading of France was laid at the door of Strictly Come Dancing presenter Bruce Forsyth today.
The Eurozone has been in crisis recently with bail-outs to Greece, Portugal and Ireland, while other countries like the UK and the US have been fearful of a downgrade because of investment and export income.
Forsyth today defended his involvement. "This is a total shock. I just rate countries credit risk as a hobby, you know, some pensioners play dominoes, others do the crossword or sudoku, while Strictly is off air. Someone must have seen over my shoulder in the local cafe and alerted the relevant authorities. It was never my intention to cause more tension between the Brits and our neighbours across the channel. Please tell Nicolas Teacosy I'm very sorry for the misunderstanding".
The three major credit agencies are Moodys, S&P and Fitch.
French officials will meet later in the week to discuss their options.
If they believe the downgrading was secretly planned by Downing Street, who were involved in Bruce recently receiving a knighthood they could send Eric Cantona to kung-fu kick David Cameron and Nick Flegg.


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I have a laptop that someone gave me and it came with a PCMCIA card for the wireless connection. It is a D-Link Wireless WNA-1330 PCMCIA Card. When I installed Ubuntu 8.04, the wireless connectivity worked just fine without issue to my DSL router (that has a DHCP server on it). I was able to connect to the DSL router and surf the web.
I then ran the upgrade process to 10.04 in the Package/Update Manager. After the upgrade, the wireless card ceased to work. It would light up like it should, and it would see the network of wireless DSL routers in my neighborhood, but not let me connect with the WEP key.
When I checked the logs, I found it was timing out in trying to get an IP address for some reason. So, I read that I should set it to a static IP.
I set it to a static IP address and then it connected properly to the wireless router. The DSL router's network page also showed the connection. But then when I tried to surf the web, it wouldn't work. I tried pinging multiple hosts and all I could do was ping the DSL router 192.168.1.1. I also had packet loss when pinging that router.
So, I changed the config to use Google's Public DNS (126.96.36.199) and reconnected the wireless. This time, I could ping multiple sites on the web (with some packet loss) but could not browse them with the web browser. As well, I still cannot browse my router's management page on 192.168.1.1.
What do you think is going on?