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I don't know who came up with this set, but it sucked. Alot. The most painful slow swimming I can remember doing. And I was real slow, almost as slow as Geek accuses me of training normally. Almost.
Warm up
- 100 swim
- 250 swim
- 150 swim
-- no the warmup didn't make sense to us either
- 6x50 on 50 kick w/fins
- 6x75 on 1:00 swim
Main Set - The Turducken set
- 350 done as 100 fly 50 back 50 breast 50 back 100 fly
- 350 done as 100 back 50 breast 50 free 50 breast 100 back
- 350 done as 100 breast 50 free 50 fly 50 free 100 breast
- 350 done as 100 free 50 fly 50 back 50 fly 100 free
Cool Down
- 12x25 on 30 smooth
On paper it doesn't seem so bad, but it is close to 4x400IM in difficulty.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my internet friends, I will probably blog a workout tomorrow but I hope you have better things to do than read it. Then again, some of you will be trying to get away from family for a few minutes and my blog might suddenly become appealing.
50 Free http://youtu.be/_8nVJtDc66s
100 free http://youtu.be/20cRClYUSU4
31.13 1:01.29
200 free http://youtu.be/fZlokSp4w3Y
33.92 1:05.68
34.07 1:39.75
33.85 2:13.60
200 fly http://youtu.be/J8avu2IQfyI
chowmi is in the nearest lane. Sadly, I don't have the entire race, just the first 100, my 100IM was after the 200 fly.
Feel free to make fun. If you watch the video with sound there is some commentary from my wife, our friend and her son.
I really don't know why this workout hurt as much as it did.
Team Practice SCY
Circle swam with Josh and Marge*
Warm up
- 300 swim
- 300 kick w/fins
- 300 swim
Main Set
- 300 on 4:00 done as
-- 200 get time, rest 5, 100
-- 2:14
- 6x50 on 1:00 choice (did back) (40s)
- 200 on 3:00 (? the interval didn't matter)
-- 100 get time, rest 5 100
-- broken 200 faster than previous 200
-- 100 @ 1:04, 2:09 200 (sans rest)
- 6x50 on 1:00 choice (did back) (38s)
- 400 broken @ the 100s w/ 5s rest
-- Josh led this part
-- personal goal was 1:05s
-- 1:01 on first (I love drafting)
-- yes, 5s back has a draft
-- 4:15ish (14 or 16) total sans rest
Cool Down
-- it was very very hard to hold my stroke together at the beginning of the 300. Good time to work on maintaining form
- 200 ez
I might be missing something from the workout, because that seems a little short, but it also seemed short while doing it too. Warm up felt great, I did not cool down after the meet and I took yesterday off from the pool so I was expecting to be achy. During the 400 I wanted to give up around the 150, I am so glad Josh wanted to lead.
No meet results yet. I will post the videos at the times together.
There was nothing funny today.
*New Fast Girl's new name.
Updated November 21st, 2011 at 04:38 PM by qbrain
I got home maybe an hour ago, and sat down at the computer realizing I didn't get half my times and none of my splits. So this will be the lame version of my meet report without real times.
The important bits in event order:
- 50 free 27 mid, not good
- 200 free 2:13 something, very good
- 100 free 1:01.29 pretty poor
- 100 IM something like 3 seconds faster than last year, so good
This was a quick meet, my events were 4, 8, 12 and 15, so decently spaced, but the 50 probably started a little after 9 and we were probably done a little before 11. The videos are timestamped, so when I look at those later, I will have a better timeline.
Analysis without knowing splits (should be interesting to reread after I have times)
50 free: My head wasn't there. I was messing with my goggles before the race, didn't think about breathing strategy so actually breathed during a turn (an OH SH!T I need to turn and am in the middle of a breath). Didn't hit the turn well. Easily, I could have been 27 low by focusing on my race pre race.
200 free: Prerace was awesome. 'What is Elaine swimming? The 200 IM right? No, the 200 free, we are in the next heat!' That actually worked out ok. Grabbed my goggles, got them wet, put them on and was behind the blocks about a 50 before starting. Unlike the 50, thinking about race strategy wasn't necessary, I think about it everytime I swim a 200 and most 300s and 150s as well. Apparently my start sucked (LW was videoing and it sucked consistently), but swam long, build, strong, sprint. Hit all my turns and dropped time from last year. I think I probably went out a little slower than I should have, and my splits will tell a better story of my race strategy.
100 free: Kinda went blank on this swim and afterward I actually forgot I swam the race. Went a 1:01.29, which isn't good for me at this meet and the 100 is always toward the end of my events. I think I went out too slow and think my splits will reflect that. The historical order of events at this meet for me is 200 50 100, which probably leaves me a little more rested for the 100, but the real problem was probably taking the race out too slow.
On a positive, I did beat Martina Moracova who was in the next lane (That Guy, please bedazzle that if you would). Yes yes, she was going for a 50 split and she probably beat me by 4 seconds at the 50, but who won the 100? I won.
Funny aside: Martina called Bobby Patten old (or ancient or something like that) and Bobby called Martina a fossil. For a fossil, she looks pretty good in a swim suit.
The 100 IM: This was the big event. J had just finished the 200 fly and was barely alive and I had no game plan to beat Josh. We were so tired at this point, there was no trash talking. All 3 of us ended up in the same heat, I was right next to Josh, and he kicked my a$$... for the 4th time that day. Eh, I dropped like 3 seconds and was only about a second behind him, so that was great. No idea what J went, he was a couple lanes over and had the 100 breast like 2 minutes after the 100 IM*.
This was the first local meet where I have known a fair number of people. I knew several people well and several people in passing and it makes a HUGE difference. Going to a swim meet and not knowing anyone SUCKS.
Some asides:
- I think I broke my left big toe during a turn on the 50 or the 100.
- Totally failed to look for couldbebetterfly Louise. Sorry I suck.
- Took smartwater and gatorade, drank 40oz of water and 20oz of gatorade before leaving the meet. Have a headache, probably need to drink more water during the meet next time.
- Thought I would try racing in a cap. Totally forgot to try this.
- Warm up 1500 easy during the 1500s was the way to go. General warm up after the 1500 was a zoo.
- chowmi waved to me underwater during a flipturn during warm up. chowmi is a goofball.
- I really need to buy a meet chair
- after the 50 I tightened my goggles to the point of cutting off the blood supply to my brain
- 200ish cool down after events, no warm up. Not ideal but short timeline
- Timeline was so short, there were no sPeedo breaks between events. Probably my first meet ever
- also probably means I need to drink more water
I will probably followup with a quantum physics analysis of my splits once I see them. Not having them is kinda peaceful right now but I will have to overanalyze them later.
LW swam today, first meet after she stopped training in January of last year. She swam the 100 breast and was happy with the time and with competing again. So things look good on the shoulder front.
* 50 breast, 200 fly, 100 IM, 100 breast back to back at a small meet. This is why husbands are supposed to handle their own meet entries. Especially when qbrain is "advising".
Updated November 19th, 2011 at 02:52 PM by qbrain
We did a pre-meet workout... and then the regular workout. I blame Josh.
Warm up
- 400 swim
- 300 kick w/fins
- 300 swim
Meet Swimmers set
- 6x50s off the blocks work starts and turns
-- then cool down, right? NO!
Main Set
- 3x200 smooth on 2:40 (low 2:20s)
- 6x100 on 1:20 (10s)
- 4x75 kick w/fins on 1:10
- 6x50 free on 1:00 (31-32s)
- 4x25 back on :30
Cool Down
- 200 ez
Coach Dave told us after the starts we could change as much of the workout to suit us as we wanted. Josh decides we should just continue on with the workout as normal, and I played lemming.
Josh and I agree to take the main set easy. Obviously our idea of easy is pretty skewed. We should have swam in separate lanes on different send offs at different ends of the pool.
NFG must have had a bowl of Wheaties this morning. I looked over during warm up and she is doing backstroke at the same speed I am doing free. At that point, I wisely stopped paying attention to what she was doing. Ok, not really, I was slacking on the 200s until I noticed she was going faster than I was and picked up the pace. After that I gave up on easy and just kept up with Josh like a normal practice.
I am thinking of dubbing New Fast Girl (NFG) ... Marge. I am sure she would be thrilled with this name. Since she refuses to be my facebook friend, I will protect her true identity and keep complaining about her kick.
The swim meet this weekend should be fun. Josh and I are in the same events and I gave him my entry times which he adjusted for his entries, so we should get to race. Today I think this will be fun, tomorrow afternoon will probably be a different story.
A little jocularity: I was chatting with K who was submitting entries for her husband J and K wanted to know what I wanted to race J in. Our events don't overlap at all and K was joking, but I suggested the 100IM and to make things fair, I suggested she enter him in the 200 fly, the event right before the 100IM. K, being a typical evil wife who lives to mental torture her husband like all wives, thought this was a GREAT idea. There will probably only be 1 heat of the 200 fly so J should have a good 10 minutes max before we race the 100IM.
Really, it was the only chance I had. J is a breaststroker. A good one. I think I am still screwed. Luckily, no money is on this.
Josh and I are in the same events with similar entry times. I will know if this was a good idea tomorrow afternoon.
Events: 50, 100, 200 free; 100 IM
So many qbreaks, I lost track of where I took them.
Yesterday: LSD about 2500M
Today: Team Practice SCY Solo (no Josh or NFG)
Warm up
- 200 swim
- 300 25 right arm/25 left arm/50 swim x3
- I am pretty sure something goes here
Main Set
- 500 free on 6:30 (5:53)
- 5x100 on 1:10 (made it)
- 400 free on 5:00 (4:40ish)
- 4x100 kick w/fins on 1:30
- 300 free (sub 3:30)
- 3x100 IM (no interval, just went when least likely to collide with lane mate)
- def qbreak here. Discussed relay meet and maui channel swim with new guy Chris and coach Anna. Since chatting was involved, I call them Anna breaks.
- 200 free on 2:20
- 2x100 on 1:10
- 100 ez w/ 30s rest
- 100 fast (1:01)
Cool down
- 150 ez
This was a lot of yardage for a team practice. With all the qbreaks it took 65 minutes. If Josh would have been here, we likely would have done 1:15 interval straight through, so it was nice to be able to attempt 1:10s, take some qbreaks, recruit for the relay meet and the maui channel swim.
Good workout today, and freakin' difficult. I think starting the main set with 1:10s, I could have done recovery after that and it would have been difficult. The IMs were a work of art... abstract.
Team Practice SCY
Warm up
- 300 swim
- 200 kick w/fins
- 300 swim
Main Set
- 3x
-- 300 free on 3:45 (10-11 pace)
-- 3x100 on 1:15 (9s)
- 4x 25 ez, start from blocks, break out, ez remining 25
Cool down
- 100 free, 100 back, 100 free ez
I played it pretty safe on this set and as usual, should have pushed a little harder. The repeated 300,3x100 format was nice.
Josh picked up the pace on the 3rd set of 100s and I wondered how he was going to keep up that pace for 900 yards... I thought there were 4 repetitions. He had no problem keeping up the increased pace for 3x100.
What would have been the benefit to another round? My energy would have been better spent doing the initial 3 rounds faster instead of adding more yardage IMO for my events. Yes, that conflicts with the 30x100 goal, but the 30x100 goal is more about having a goal during what is pretty much off season for me.
Asked NFG if she had heard about the meet. No, so she probably won't be going.
It will be a good little group at the meet with Josh, LW, a couple friends from HS swimming and myself.
If everyone plus NFG goes to the Christmas relay meet, we would have some nice diversity for mixed relays. Last year we had exactly 4 guys, the year before we had around 16 people, so who knows.
Both short.
Saturday Lifetime SCM Solo
Warm up
- 600 free
- 200 kick
- 200 back
Main Set
- 8x100 IM on 2:00
Cool Down
- 200 ez
Sunday Lifetime SCM Solo
Warm up
- 600 ez free
- 200 ez back
- 300 ez free
- 100 ez back
- 4x100 descend without looking at the clock
Main Set
- 200 free AFAP 2:16+ (2:15+ best time)
- q-break about 500 ez mixed back/free
- 100 free AFAP 1:04 (1:00 mid best time)
Cool down
- 300ish ez back/free
Saturday there was a pseudo plan to swim a second time in the afternoon, but allergies knocked me out and I tried to nap in the afternoon instead.
Sunday (today), my plan was to swim a meet warm up (thus all the ez since swimming fast during warmup is unrealistic) followed by AFAP 200, 100 and 50 free and maybe a 100 IM. The problem was there was a Try Tri class starting a hour after we walked in and they decided to block off the lanes 10 minutes earlier than planned. The timing worked out that when I should have been starting the fast 50, it made sense to get out.
Today was informative. A 1500 easy will work as warm up and I am well prepared for the 200. I have a tough time sprinting without going off the block, so the fast 50 (and the 100 really) wasn't going to tell me much.
I knew the workout would be kinda nutty today, but I wasn't expecting boring.
Warm up
- 11x50 swim (did 550 straight)
- 11x25 kick + 1x25 ez
- 11x50 swim (did 550 straight)
- 4x25 11 strokes
Main Set
- 11x100 on 1:15 constant pace (8,10,10,10,9,9,10,9,9,9,8)
- 11x50 odd back, even free on 50 (32ish on the free*)
Cool down
- 100 Freedom
* When I woke up and realized I cruised the first 2 for no reason and needed to pick up the pace.
I asked Josh if he wanted to do 1:11 on the 100s. He declined. Probably a good thing.
I should have pushed the 100s harder since there wasn't much to the rest of the workout, but that set was decent for me.
Had about 40 minutes for this
Lifetime SCM Solo
Warm up
- 500 free
- 200 kick
- 200 back
- 5x50 on :50 descend 1-4 to 35, 5 ez
Main Set
-- 2x100 on 1:15 ((13,15),(13,15),(12,14),(11,13))
-- 50 q-break on 1:30
Cool down
- 100 ez kick
- 100 ez swim
Today was a better workout although short. Taking pwb's advice, I drank two glasses of wine last night to ramp up my tolerance.
This was not a very good workout for me.
Team practice SCY, swam with Josh
Warm up
- 200 swim
- 200 kick
- 200 swim
- 200 swim/catchup/fist/swim
Main Set
- 1000 for time (11:44)
-- 17 seconds faster than last time
-- 17 seconds slower than Josh
-- not even 1:10 pace
Main Set 2
- 4x150 on 2:15 descend (1:45 on the last one)
- q-break
- 4x150 on 2:00 descend
Cool down
- 300 ez
I drank 3 glasses of wine last night. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but it also seems to have negatively impacted my swimming this morning.
Not being under 1:10 pace the entire workout isn't really acceptable. Not breaking 11:40 was very disappointing.
I have been busy with limited internet for a few days.
Thursday SCM Solo
Main Set
- 5x200 on 2:40 (made it)
- 2x100 on 1:15 (1:12, 1:15)
- 50 q-break
- 2x100 on 1:15 (1:12, 1:15)
- short open water swim (maybe 1k max) in board shorts
Monday (today!) Team Practice SCY
Swam with New Fast Girl (NFG) much to her dismay
Warm up
- 300 swim
- 4x75 drill/swim/drill
- 300 swim
Transition (repeated twice)
- 4x25 UW work on streamline, breath as much as needed
- 5x50 kick on 50 w/fins (no fins for NFG)
Main Set
- 4x75 on 1:00 (50-52)
- 4x175 on 2:20 (~2:02s)
- 4x75 on 1:00 (50s)
- 8x25 on 30 fast/qbreak (14,14,14,13)
Cool down
- 200 ez
NFG had no trouble with the 50s on 50 kick (she picked that interval). I could probably make the first one.
I think a couple of guys about my age (we are all about 35 now, so I don't know which age group they land) are entering the 100IM at the end of a very short meet, when we should all be toast. Should be fun. One is Josh who I usually share a lane with, and I think we are entering the exact same lineup: 50, 100, 200 free and 100IM. No one has entered yet
I mentioned to Josh that I wanted to be doing 1:10s in December (I neglected to mention the 30 times part) and he as onboard making me question my choice of training partners. Anyway, it is November, so 1:15 seems like a good interval to use most of the time.
Warm up
- 200 swim
- 4x150 swim/drill/swim
- 200 kick w/fins
Main Set
-- straight through
- 200 free on 2:30
- 4x100 on 1:15
- 200 kick w/fins (3:15 I think counting equipment change)
- 3x100 on 1:15
- 200 free on 2:30
- 3x100 on 1:15
-- 45s rest
- 4x50 sprint on :50 (31s)
-- 1:30 rest equipment change
- 4x50 sprint w/fins on :50 (28s)
Cool down
- 200 ez
I didn't have too much trouble with the 1:15s, but was coming in around 1:09/10 the entire set. Josh crushed the first 3x100 and second 200 then dropped back to 1:09s. I need to push toward 1:05-07 on a set like this before moving down to 1:10.
I skipped practice Monday, so I wore my strawberry shortcake outfit to practice today. Not as many comments as I would have expected, but I am usually one of the first people in the pool. The guy in the next lane over did ask WTH I was wearing.
From the time I jumped in to the time I needed to be back out was 45 minutes to the second.
Lifetime Solo SCM
Warm up
- 500 free on 7:30
Main Set
- 5x100 on 1:30 make it
- 5x100 on 1:30 hold 1:20 (exact)
- 5x100 on 1:30 hold 1:15 (17,16,15,15,15)
- 5x100 on 1:30 hold 1:20 (15,16,sub 20s)
Cool down
- 5x100 on 1:30 ascend (22-26)
Hitting 1:20 exactly 5x was kinda funny as I was not getting much rest earlier and was worried about making the first one. Finding 15s was difficult and after being sick, staying there was difficult too.
Very much aerobic, finding my stroke again after being out of the water so much.
The workout is at the end, if that is what excites you about my blog posts.
Illness: I caught a cold Saturday and decided treat it as much as possible. Saturday included no exercise, a nap, 3 doses of mucinex, lots of benedryl, ibuprofen and a constant stream of fluids. Other than the nap, I continued this routine for 4 days, started feeling better and cut back on the doses. The symptoms remained mild the entire time, I could breath through the night and slept well every night except the first night.
Normally, a cold would turn into a horrible sinus infection, and I wouldn't be able to breath for at least a week. This time I am keeping better records of what I did and how long I have been sick to manage future expectations and repeat was seemed to work well.
The mild symptoms early on were really surprising. Last year I had 3 really bad sinus infections in 4 months, then since January I have not been sick. One change I made in January was to start taking a garlic supplement daily. I have no idea if this prevented the typical sinus infection from taking hold, or if it was something else, I will continue with it. The winter season will be the telling season.
Garlic supplements are advertised to help with something else, no idea what, nor do I care. I read a study about garlic's effect on bacterial infection, so I thought I would give it a shot. It is cheap, no side effects, no calories, so worth case I am throwing some money way.
Rest: Thursday morning when I was coerced out of the bed to go do a solo swim last week, I knew I was putting myself at risk to get sick. Last week I had a great run of making swim practices and a poor run staying well rested (correlation?). If I don't swim in the morning, I can get almost 2 hour more sleep.
When I am training hard, I think my sleep requirements increase from sub 8 hours to 9 hours.
I am at the point in a cold where I feel fine, I am just waiting for the last of the gunk to get out of my lungs/nose. No running nose, no chronic cough, good enough to swim.
Team Practice SCY
Warm up
- 300 swim
- 300 back
- 300 kick w/fins
- 300 back
- 300 swim
Main Set
- 6x50 on :40
- 3x100 on 1:20
- 300 on 4:00
- 300 kick w/ fins
- 300 on 4:00
- 3x100 on 1:20
- 6x50 on :40
Cool down
- 200 ez
Josh crushed me on the main set. NFG can kick. During warm up she was kicking and keeping up with my back. During the kick with fins, she kicked a 250 without fins and beat the 300s with fins.
Morning humor? This was immediately after practice.
NFG to me: Do you compete in Tris?
me: No, sorry. <pause> About half the team does tho.
NFG: Yeah, I can tell.
I bust out laughing.
I don't know if she meant she could tell because so many people show up with wet suits and tri suits or because so many swimmers swim like triathletes. The latter thought is what I was laughing about.
I pointed out to Josh he crushed me today, and he mentioned he was just trying to stay on track to do 1:10s in Dec.
I don't remember the details of this workout, it went something like this.
Warm up
- 300 swim
- 200 kick
- 4x50 drill/swim
- 300 swim
Main Sets
- 8x75 odds IM sans free, evens free
- 150 kick
- 8x75 free
- 150 kick
- 6x75 middle 25 free, IM order sans free
- 100 kick
- 4x75 free (46,46,45,44)
- 100 kick
Cool down
- 200 ez
The 75s were on 10s rest except the 4x75 which were on something like 1:30 (coach said go and timed). I know some people find 10s rest a challenge mentally, but it really isn't that difficult. The 6x75 IM order we did on 3rd person finish to prevent fly collisions which was closer to 15s rest.
Apparently there was a baseball game last night so practice was only about 20 people and we did this workout together with 3 or 4 people per lane in 5 or 6 lanes. The speed differentials were solved by the faster lanes doing extra reps early in the workout and extra distance later in the workout everyone syncing up after each kick set. Normally during the group send off practices, lanes are stacked fastest swimmers to slowest and the fast swimmers get a ton of rest, the slower swimmers get less, but it allows for racing. Today was nice, I have plenty of other opportunities to race Josh.
I like IM work but it is really just aerobic work for me which is like my 4th aerobic workout this week.
Since today was IM and we were circle swimming, I got to compare my stroke speed to Josh (he led IM sets). I have a better breast stroke pull out but everything else he has the advantage.
Drafting on the free parts of the IM sets was great but during fly it sucked.
A nice boring workout that Geek will understand.
Lifetime Solo SCM
Warm up
- 500 free
Main Set
- 5x100 on 1:40
- 5x100 on 1:35
- 5x100 on 1:30
- 5x100 on 1:25
- 5x100 on 1:20
Cool Down
- 100 ez
Is that any more valuable than a 1000 warm up and 10x100 on 1:20?
but if you did all the ez's hard and eliminated all the rest, it might be a distance workout.
Warm up
- 200 swim
- 100 kick
- 200 swim
Main Set
- 4x100 ez/fast by 50 on 1:30
- 300 ez swim focus on EVF
- 4x100 stroke/free by 50 on 1:30
- 300 ez swim focus on EVF
- 4x100 fast/ez by 50 on 1:30
- 300 ez swim focus on EVF
- 4x100 fast on 1:30 descend (:06,:04,:03,:01)
- 300 ez swim focus on EVF
Cool Down
- 200 ez
I kept this in mind today: "In practice swimmers go too fast when they should be going slow and swimmers go too slow
when they should be going fast." -Rich Abrahams
Updated October 19th, 2011 at 11:11 AM by qbrain
Team Practice SCY
Warm up
- 2x150 swim/kick/swim
- ???
- 4x50 drill swim
- 200 build
Main Sets
- 8x150 on 2:00 (1:44 -> 1:38) descend 1-4,5-8, minute rest between
- 100 kick w/fins ez
- 6x50 on :50 w/fins (28s)
- 100 kick w/fins ez
- 4x50 on :45 w/fins (27s)
- 100 kick w/fins ez
- 2x50 on :40 w/fins (26s)
- 100 kick w/fins ez
Cool Down
- 200
I am forgetting about 100 yards probably in warm up.
Josh and I usually get in at the same time. NFG* has yet to get in as early as we do, but today she joined us before we started the main set at the insistence of Coach Dave. She got a whole 100 warm up before starting the main set and she was technically on time.
Josh decided to throw down from the very beginning. We left on a random time for the 200 build transition, and it was built to all out Would have liked to know what the time was. There were some close races, but Josh if won, it was by out touching me.
NFG didn't have fins and didn't really need fins. She was passing me on the ez kicks and holding 35s on the 50s. If she starts training with Josh and I regularly, that would add a painful new component to our training. Don't get beat by the girl early in the set and don't blow up before the end of the set.
Yesterday I was informed of the first person on our relay to book flights to Maui for the Maui Channel swim! This was someone who I thought was just "interested". Apparently his wife was willing to sign him up for a channel swim if that's what it took for her to get a Maui vacation.
NFG: New Fast Girl
Lifetime Solo SCM
Warm up
- 4x ( 200 free, 50 back)
Main Sets
- 4x100 build on 1:30
- 4x ( 200 free build on 3:00, 4x 50 ez/fast by 25 on :50 )
- 4x ( 100 IM on 2:00, 4x50 back on 1:00 )
- 4x ( 25 kick, 4x25 fast/ez by 25 all with fins on :30 )
- 4x 50 kick w/ fins on :40
Cool down
- 4x 25 ez
There was a break between each of the main sets of about a minute trying to figure out what exactly was the be done.
After the 200 set, I kicked it into survival aerobic mode. The fins set was fun and I determined that I get more out of fast/ez than ez/fast.
The entertainment for the morning was while I was swimming laps, LW was getting hit on while she was on deck doing some of her PT exercises.
Updated October 16th, 2011 at 08:16 PM by qbrain


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The Team Effort Florida State Seminoles Bucket Cooler Golf Cart Bag comes loaded with every feature imaginable. Some of these features include eight forward-facing strategically-placed zippered pockets that offer first-rate organization and functionality. These pockets include The Bucket cooler pocket, a velour-lined water-resistant valuables pocket, a range finder pocket, dual apparel pockets, two accessory pockets, and a ball pocket. The bag also sports vibrant collegiate colors and five embroidered collegiate trademarks that enable you to display your support for your favorite university or collegiate team.
Florida State Seminoles Bucket Cooler Cart Bag Additional features:
Eight forward-facing zippered pockets
Rugged 840D nailhead nylon construction
Rounded pocket openings allow easier access to pocket contents
Oversized towel ring
Dedicated range finder pocket keeps your range finder readily available while providing protection from scuffs wear and the elements
The Bucket insulated thermal-lined beverage pocket with integrated drainage port keeps beverages and snacks cold through the 18th hole and beyond
14-way organizer top with front putter well for easy accessibility
Two sturdy tactile molded rubber handles for easy maneuvering
Cart strap pass-thru is purposefully engineered to attach securely to your cart without interfering with pocket access
Two-point umbrella holding system
Opulent padded shoulder strap with retainer sleeve
Rubber non-skid feet offer added stability and prevent twisting when the bag is riding on the cart
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 5th Sep 2012 23:41 UTC
If there's one thing I miss in the current smartphone industry, it's design. Honest to good, real design. We basically see one boring slab after another, void of any true identity, whether it's iPhone, Samsung, or any of the others. In this boring world of grey, black, and the occasional white, Nokia is the jester, coming up with its own unique designs and crazy colour selection. Today, the company unveiled the Lumia 920 and 820 to continue this trend.
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RE: Lanyard attachment points!
by tomcat on Sat 8th Sep 2012 17:38 UTC in reply to "Lanyard attachment points!"
What amazes me is that on these phones (I'm a Galaxy Note owner, sorry…) there is nowhere to attach a lanyard. All cameras have attachment points, phones are often dropped, phones are often cameras, it must require a brian the size of a planet to figure out this user friendly feature. Or perhaps it's just not patentable…
Uh, seriously, do you see people walking around with lanyards on their phones? I don't.


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Game: Blood (Transfusion)
Ok, I'll remove Campaign and Singleplayer tags then.
Forum topic: Wrong Release Date
Thanks, fixed
Game: Oil Rush
This game is excellent, both graphically and in gameplay, although I have a target of powerful video game runs me about 35 FPS comfortable with graphics in the Middle and all effects. The play games is understandable for any player, from the casual to the most advanced HardCore.
As a hardcore gamer the game is recommended for any player on Linux, I recommend to buy original and supporting new companies that provide software to Linux.
Pre-Ordering is very easy and fast, reliable, 100% are seen to be a serious company.
Game: Blood (Transfusion)
In their FAQ you can read:
Will you be recreating the WHOLE game?
Eventually... but for now we are working on just the Multiplayer part of Blood. That way we can play it quicker, while getting the majority of the single player game's functionality at the same time. When the time comes however, we will be tackling the single player levels one episode at a time, including the Plasma Pak and Cryptic Passage.
But I do not know if the information is updated. I will keep you updated if I can make it work.
Forum topic: Report post function
if we have some more activity we will have that feature. for now evil posts are spotted and dealt with fast enough.
Nope. That doesn't work either.
By the looks of what is in config.log, it refuses to use gcc x86_64.
I loved this game, it is a real disappointment...
1/10 for a crappy port
try CFLAGS="-m32" ./configure to build x86-32 applications on x86-64
btw. an extra tag wouldn't make sense because any amd64/x86-64 processor can execute and build x86-32/i386/ia-32/... applications
See also:
Successful compilation on 64-bit Ubuntu
How to compile a 32-bit binary on a 64-bit linux machines without touching the CFLAGS environment variable
At ./configure you get the following output when you compile on 64 bit machines.
checking if we are compiling for an i386 processor... no
configure: error: Sorry, this Syndicate Wars port will only run on i386 processors
I said it before, but a "strictly 32 bit" tag is very much needed IMHO


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Our annual Hemmings Sports and Exotics Car Show, held at the Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, has featured an imported motorcycle marque each year for one of its awards classifications. Past years have seen some really great-looking Yamahas, Nortons, Triumphs and other marques. However, we felt that limiting the motorcycle class to just one manufacturer meant we were missing out on some really great restorations that are worthy of the show field but did not get an invitation. As this year's event approaches, we decided that we would open the class up to any two-stroke motorcycle 25 years or older built outside the United States. This means we are looking for worthy Bultacos, Husqvarnas, Jawas, Aermacchis, Maicos, or any other imported two-stroke motorcycle you have restored that could compete for our judge's trophy. If you think your bike can withstand the scrutiny of our event attendees and will be available on Saturday, August 4, contact the Hemmings editorial staff with a photo and a brief history of the bike. All of the bikes will be parked in their own separate section of the show field.
It seems your Bultaco is lacking a chain. Points off.
Post does not offer location of show.
It's at the Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, on August 4, 2012.
Never attended.
I'm assuming this at Hemmings HQ?
It's held at the Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York. This year's date is August 4. Sorry we forgot to mention that in our post.
Also a damaged left handle bar grip – .5 point deduction.
I used to have a '77 Maico 450, with the factory aluminum coffin tank, down pipe exhaust. It was set up for cross country racing, with a huge Bing carburetor, a 56 tooth rear sprocket and was good for about 100mph across the dirt. That thing was scary fast.
You state, "motorcycle you have restored". Does this mean that preserved original motorcycles, and motorcycles restored by someone other than the owner are not eligible?
in high school us biker's said "BULtaco.
Not necessary that you have restored the bike yourself. Preserved originals would be very neat if there are any around. Usually these bikes were ridden pretty hard.
Thanks for this, ptsloc8tr. I was hoping for a response from Hemmings editorial staff.
Rezman, WAS? You mean its still in the garage or did you sacrifice it for someone's college education?
The bike in the photo is a 1969 Bultaco Sherpa T. A Sammy Miller replica that was offered as Lot 308 in the 1/12 Bonham's Las Vegas Auction.
It was not sold but was estimated at $4,000 to $6,000 as is. I don't think the lack of chain or damaged grip affected the bidding.
Sammy was a 9-time ISDT winner and trials champion for 11 consecutive years.


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Vikings Owner Zygi Wilf
Thank you everybody for coming here. Let me first say this was an emotional day and an extremely difficult decision. For those that know or have worked with Leslie Frazier, you know that he is a true professional and a very giving person. We have great appreciation for Leslie's efforts, but we believe a change was needed to build a successful team moving forward. We are optimistic about our roster and about the future of the Minnesota Vikings and we are committed to bringing Viking fans a world championship, with that I would like to turn over to our General Manger Rick Spielman. Thank you.
Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman
Thank you all for coming, I just want to reiterate what Zygi said, this was an extremely, extremely difficult decision. When you sit there and evaluate and go through the process, I think all of you know how I work, you look at the whole body, you don't just look at this or that. As we sat there and evaluated it we felt that change was needed for our organization to take a step forward. As far as the coaches, it's very difficult because of the relationships that you have with Leslie, that you have with our assistant coaches. We work side by side and very hard in personnel on a daily basis, so when these decisions come, it makes it very difficult. But moving forward we felt that this was best for our organization to take the next step. I talked to all of the assistant coaches today, they are all currently under contract. I will meet with them on an individual basis. In order for them to go on to another team they have to get a written permission, I will look at that on a case by case basis on whether that permission is granted or not. Our number one goal is to start the search immediately. That process will start this afternoon and I expect to have interviews lined up over the next three or four days. A timeline on putting a new head coach in place, ideally, the situation would be you would like to have that done by the Senior Bowl. That is usually the time frame where it gives a head coach an opportunity to not only interview our coaches currently on this staff, but also put together the best coaching staff possible, but that's not going to be the ultimatum, if it takes longer we will do that. This is going to be a very extensive search. I've sliced it every way you can slice it, I've looked at 13 different categories where coaches come out of and that can be everything from head coaches that are currently offensive coordinators, former head coaches, head coaches who are currently defensive coordinators, defensive coordinators, offensive coordinators without head coaching experience, college coaches with and without NFL coaching experience, so there is a long list of areas that you can look for in a head coach. The one thing that I can tell you though, as we did our research and looked if there was any specific category that was more successful than the other, there wasn't. That's why we have to do this extensive process and we have to go out and find the right head coach that we think is going to lead us into the future and to give us the best chance to take the next step forward. With that I will go ahead and open it up for questions.
Q: What would it have taken for Leslie to remain the head coach?
A: You know, we talked about it with the ownership last night, this decision, I know that there have been a lot of rumors floating around out there, this decision was not made until this morning. We went through the process last night with the ownership and just looked at the whole body of work since Leslie has been here. He has done a lot of very good things, but we felt as an organization that it was the right thing to do to move forward and we have the utmost respect for Leslie and what he has brought to this organization, but again we have to look for consistency year in and year out and that is what we are going to be looking for when we bring in a new head coach and the consistency year in and year out, that we are competitive on the field.
Q: Leslie talked about the quarterback position needing to be fixed and how that limited his opportunity to win, do you think that he was given a reasonable chance to win?
A: I'll address the quarterback situation just like every other situation, I take full responsibility for the personnel decisions, whether they are good, and sometimes they don't work out for whatever reason. I'm always going to be aggressive that if a personnel decision does not work out to try to get that rectified as quickly as we can. I talked to you guys mid-season about I'm responsible for putting the best 53 players I can possibly put on our roster, but I have to leave it up to the coaches to make those decisions on who gives them the best chance win on Sundays and Leslie consulted us, consulted our ownership about the quarterback situation, just like everything we have very open dialog, open communication, but ultimately the coach and his coaching staff have to decide who is playing and not playing on Sundays.
Q: What were the primary conclusions you took from Leslie Frazier's body of work that led you to believe change was needed?
A: Just going back and looking from when he took over, we went 3-3 his interim year, we were 3-13 the following year. There are some things that pop up when you look at it. Our road record has not been the best, the way we have lost some games this year as well, but I think it is just taking that whole body of work and digging down and analyzing everything to try to make this difficult decision.
Q: You picked us Leslie Frazier's option last year but you did not extend him further than that, was that because he needed to show you something this year to prove himself as a long-term guy?
A: I think that anything in this business, whether it is players or coaches that you are trying to look for that consistency and can you get that consistency year in and year out.
Q: Did you give Leslie Frazier enough talent to be a playoff team this year?
A: Yeah, I feel very optimistic about the young talent that we have on this football team. I felt very strongly about the last two draft classes that we have been able to put together. Are there holes that need to be filled? Definitely, and we will address those holes. Last year we felt we needed to upgrade the receiver position. I think that was one of our main priorities and we were able to do that by going out and signing a
Q: Can a coach be that consistent that you are looking until the quarterback situation is resolved?
A: I have the confidence that we will get the quarterback situation resolved. I really do. What that answer is right now, I am not going to have those answers until we get the coach in place and when we sit down and we delve into what we have at this position, what is potentially out there in free agency, what is the draft class? Those answers will all come in time. The main focus right now is working on trying to get our next head coach in place.
Q: Is it possible for a coach to make up for poor quarterback play?
A: You look at our division this year, and the time that Cutler missed, the time that Rodgers had missed, and those guys had lost some games but somehow survived and Chicago and Green Bay played for the division title. I think that every team is always going to be looking for that franchise quarterback until you actually get one and you are going to continually grind away at that until hopefully you finally hit on one.
Q: If the midst of the uncertainty at quarterback, the organization brought in
A: I talked to a lot of you at mid-season about that decision and my philosophy is that those coaches have to make those final decisions on who is starting. Now we had a lot of consulting, we talked through a lot of the situations, but ultimately that decision has to be on the coaches. I would never want to say you have to play that guy or you have to play this guy. That's not my role. Just like I would not want a coach to tell me you have to take this guy. We are going to work through this and the responsibility is on me to make sure that I make the best possible pick. So I think it goes both ways but as a General Manager, whether I am right or wrong, I don't believe that you dictate to a coach who needs and who doesn't need to play.
Q: How did Freeman develop and how did his signing affect the quarterback position?
A: Well Freeman did a lot of good things through practice, I think that when
A: I talked to him this morning. That is why my voice is a little raspy right now. I have been talking since 7:30 this morning. I talked to the team, I talked to the coaches, and then I met with numerous players, including Adrian, and I tried to talk with every unrestricted free agent that we had, every one of the players that were on the leadership council that was in place, and eventually get through all of the players, especially all of the veterans. I wanted to hear their opinions and Mark and Zygi sat in there with me when we talked to the players as well. I understand how difficult change is for some people and how difficult change is because it is the unknown. But I also know that sometimes when you make that change it can bring a spark as well.
Q: Your ability to get quarterbacks here and in Miami has been in question; how can you be trusted to fix the quarterback situation?
A: I have not got in right yet. We have worked as hard as we can to get that right and I try to use as many outside sources as I can. I am not afraid to look at experts in that particular area. I am going to rely heavily on our head coach and whoever our offensive coordinator is and whoever our quarterbacks coach is and they are going to be heavily involved in this process. A lot of it has to do with making sure that the quarterback fits in the system that you are trying to run. Like I said, I wish that you could make getting a quarterback easy, and it's not, that is maybe the most difficult position to fill but we are going to do everything and use every resource that we can to try and get that corrected.
Q: How important will it be for the next head coach to have head coaching experience either in the NFL or in college?
A: We're not going to box anything in. We're going to look at candidates with head coaching experience at either level. We're going to look at coaches without head coaching experience that have done great jobs as coordinatiors that may be potential up-and-comers. I can sit here and tell you – I'm not going to tell you the names that we're going to talk to – but I can also tell you that we're not going to be boxed into a specific "he has to be this with this". It has to be the guy that we think is the right fit.
Q: There are a half-dozen teams that are looking for a head coach and there could be more. With the quarterback situation and moving outdoors what are you selling?
A: I think this is a very attractive job. I think when you talk to people on the outside that the young talent that we do have on this roster, with all of the new stadium and potential facilities online coming in, I don't think we're in a total rebuilding mode. It's a coach that's going to come in that I look at as a partner to work hand-and-hand with. We have great ownership that is willing to put whatever it takes to put the best product on the field. We're going to be in a great cap situation. It's a situation where a head coach comes in that I feel can be a quick turnaround.
Q: What was Leslie Frazier's direct reaction to this?
A: Very disappointed, just as anybody would be. I know he spoke specifically to Mark and Zygi today. But it's hard, it's extremely hard. It's not only hard to get the news but it's hard to give the news as well.
Q: Leslie talked about how he felt that all decisions regarding the quarterback were made in conjunction with you. How do you balance that with what you've said that he had the freedom to play who we wanted?
A: We talked on a daily basis about it. I've said this before, whatever you think is best for our football team and whoever gives us the best chance to win, we are going – whether right or wrong – we're going to be 100 percent behind your decision. A head coach has to know that. To me, regardless of what his decision is, that as long as we've vetted it through and talked it out that we will support that decision.
Q: Are you making the decision on who the next head coach is?
A: I will be leading the charge and I will be working with Mark and Zygi who will ultimately, with myself, sit down and make the final decision.
Q: Will you make a recommendation to them? How does that process work?
A: We will work through that process and once we narrow it down to the two or three, our ownership will be involved, along with myself, through the interview process and we will work collectively to get that decision the right way.
Q: With so many organizations that are looking for a head coach, is there any apprehension that this process hastens and that you do get your guy?
A: We don't have a guy. I think there's a lot of potential candidates out there and I don't think everybody needs to panic, "this team already hired a guy, this team already hired a guy, what are the Vikings going to do?" We are going to go through process, we are going to do our due diligence and I think there is enough potential candidates out there that we are going to be able to get the guy that we want.
Q: Are you leaning more towards an offensive-minded coach or a defensive-minded coach?
A: A head coach regardless. There is no specific offense, defense, college coach, high school coach, whatever. It's a coach that we feel is the best fit for our organization.
Q: Thirteen categories? How many are you talking about interviewing?
A: We will interview extensively, a lot.
Q: You're going to do all of this over the next three or four days?
A: Talking with the ownership we will be very busy. I just told them don't plan on any stadium meetings for the next two weeks.
Q: What was the chain of command in terms of firing? Did you make a recommendation?
A: That decision came down on ownership. The ownership hired Leslie. I was not the General Manager at the time. Again, we had a long, extensive talk last night through it but ultimately that comes down to our ownership.
Q: Would it be possible for you to fire the next coach if you are making this decision?
A: We are worried right now about hiring the next head coach.
Q: There has been speculation about your position. How does that stand now?
A: Well, I know that I am the General Manager and I know the owners put their trust in me to lead the search for our next head coach. My responsibility is to go out and do that and consult with them as we go along the way. All I'm worried about right now is putting the best team on the field but the most important thing is getting this coaching staff filled out.
Q: Do you think that a change is needed in defensive philosophy?
A: We'll look at all of that. It'll be interesting when you talk to a lot of these coaches whether it's a 3-4 or a 4-3, some teams run a 4-3 with a hybrid 3-4, there are so many different things going out there. I'm very excited about the process just to learn and to talk to a lot of different people just to see their philosophies. The question that comes up is now the college – it's usually a trickle-down where the NFL systems have kind of went down to college but now it seems with the type of athletes that are coming out in the draft that it's trickling up to the NFL, like the Philadelphia Eagles, with a little bit of spread offense yet they had the leading rusher in the league. So it'll be interesting as we go through this process because I'm looking forward to getting educated as well about a lot of different philosophies and how you approach this.
Q: The offenses have now been trending up passing wise and Adrian Peterson is the focal point of this offense in the last couple of years. Do you have to pivot off that run-first philosophy?
A: I think that will depend on what we hear from these head coaches as we interview. Like I said, we are going into this very open-minded. I also know what Adrian Peterson is as a running back. I know we've been very successful running the ball but I'm anxious to hear the philosophy on some of these coaches that are we are going to interview.
Q: In terms of quarterback are you looking to keep Matt Cassel around?
A: All of that will be yet to be determined. The one thing is, like I said, the coaching staff, and I've always done this, will be heavily involved in that decision process and I want to make sure that everybody gets on board that when we make that it's a Minnesota Viking decision although I know I'm ultimately responsible for that decision.
Q: What legacy do you think Leslie Frazier is leaving behind?
A: I think Leslie was a great man, did a very good job when he was here. I know he was well-respected in this building and that's what makes the decision so difficult.


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Last weekend I planted a vegetable garden in my backyard. This is my first attempt at gardening, so I have no idea if I have a green thumb or not. I hope it's the latter, but rather than just hoping for a green thumb, I spent a good amount of time researching gardening techniques before I began planting.
As a beginning gardener, I felt overwhelmed by many of the gardening books I read during my research. Most of them contained so much information that I was intimidated and didn't know how to begin. Luckily I discovered Mother Earth News, an organic gardening magazine that provided me with the information and confidence I needed to get started. Mother Earth News covers a wide variety of subjects for gardeners, in a format that is concise and easy to digest. Articles include information about everything from growing vegetables to raising chickens to investing in renewable energy sources. There's just enough instruction in the articles to help you succeed, but not so much to be overwhelming. I feel sure that with the knowledge I've gained and a little hard work, I'll have a good harvest this year.
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The testimony to Congress was on causes of political violence, the factors that lead young Muslims to join radical Islamist groups. But the observations appeared to apply to other sociopathic, violence-prone packs - criminal gangs and ideological militants.
Scott Atran, a cognitive anthropologist and risk-modeling researcher, was testifying to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats & Capabilities, invited to speak on his research on "pathways to and from violent extremism" (www.edge.org/3rd_culture/atran10/atran10_index.html/ [4]).
Author of "In Gods We Trust: The Evolutionary Landscape of Religion," Atran has studied political violence among groups in the Middle East. His analysis of factors promoting jihadism mirrors the issues spawning criminal gangs.
Atran says his research shows most young people successfully recruited by radical jihadists were from moderate secular backgrounds. They were recruited to radical religious militancy from outside, not within.
"Youth generally favors actions, not words and challenge, not calm. That's a big reason so many who are bored, underemployed, overqualified and underwhelmed by hopes for the future turn on to jihad with their friends. Jihad is an egalitarian, equal-opportunity employer: fraternal, fast-breaking, thrilling, glorious and cool."
Substitute "gangs" for "jihad" and Atran could be discussing the reasons young people enlist in their neighborhood criminal gangs.
He does observe a difference.
"Although lack of economic opportunity often reliably leads to criminality, it turns out that some criminal youth really don't want to be criminals after all," he told the subcommittee. "Given half a chance to take up a moral cause, they can be even more altruistically prone than others to give up their lives for their comrades and cause."
The line separating the criminal gang member from the political terrorist is the cultural factor, a belief in a moral cause. Atran suggests militancy begins in the same place.
"Entry into the jihadi brotherhood is from the bottom up: from alienated and marginalized youth seeking out companionship, esteem and meaning, but also the thrill of action, sense of empowerment, and glory in fighting the world's most powerful nation and army," he said.
On the less global scale, a criminal gang member clearly achieves a sense of empowerment in challenging the community's authority with criminal acts of drug dealing, prostitution, illegal gambling, extortion, robbery and theft, or assault and murder.
There are differences of kind. A criminal gang member may have a cultural identification, but it is more likely a bonding mechanism rather than a motivating element. The terrorist adheres to an idealized cultural identity to act on moral imperative, rather than purely out of personal gain.
There are differences of scale and intent between the criminal gangs terrorizing communities and religion-based groups seeking to terrorize nations.
But Atran suggests the terrorist feeds in the same egoistic trough as the criminal when media effectively glorify the criminal act in the telling of it. It's an issue for journalists reporting a crime. Tell the story. Help an investigation. Do not aggrandize the deed.
"If we can discredit their vicious idols (show how these bring murder and mayhem to their own people) and give these youth new heroes who speak to their hopes rather than just to ours, then we've got a much better shot at slowing the spread of jihad to the next generation than we do just with bullets and bombs," Atran said.
"And if we can de-sensationalize terrorist actions, like suicide bombings, and reduce their fame (don't help advertise them or broadcast our hysterical response, for publicity is the oxygen of terrorism), the thrill will die down."
* Edwin Tanji is a former city editor of The Maui News. He can be reached at [email protected] [5]. "Haku Mo'olelo," "writing stories," is about stories that are being written or have been written. It appears every Friday.


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Ex-Pa. Weatherman, Convicted Of Abuse, Kills Self
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A former western Pennsylvania television weatherman who served a prison term for child molestation after first fleeing to Ukraine has committed suicide in West Virginia.
The Fayette County, W.Va. sheriff's department tells the (Johnstown) Tribune Democrat that 47-yearold James Patrick Holcomb killed himself there on Aug. 23. The department doesn't release details of suicides.
Holcomb, who used the on-air name "Jay Patrick,'' worked at WOAY-TV in that state before his stint with Johnstown's NBC affiliate, WJAC-TV. Holcomb left the Pennsylvania station in 2003 when he was charged with molesting the girl over three years, beginning when she was 6.
He pleaded no contest in 2004, but fled to Ukraine before he could be sentenced. Federal marshals tracked him down in 2009 when he was given four to 10 years in prison. He was recently paroled.


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text: If an OFLC listing is to be believed, Microsoft is poised to re-release an "Ultimate Collection" of its popular, first-part racing title. Yesterday, Joystiq spotted a listing on the Australian rating board's website for Forza 3: Ultimate Collection. Presumably, the re-release would include most, if not all of the game's numerous downloadable content "packs." According to the listing, the game was submitted for classification on August 19, 2010. nope Forza Motorsport 3, developed by Turn 10 Studios, was originally released on October 27, 2009, exclusively for the Xbox 360. With Gran Turismo 5 finally crossing the retail finish line (we swear!), the re-release of Microsoft's racing title would ensure that Sony wouldn't be the only first-party racing title terrorizing the track this holiday season. Retailers have yet to list the collection. Shacknews has contacted Microsoft for comment on a possible re-release of Forza 3 but have not heard back at the time of publishing.


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Creates a modifiable clone of this BitmapImage, making deep copies of this object's values.
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This method is used to produce modifiable copies of frozen Freezable objects (or any Freezable object). For convenience, this method shadows the inherited version.
For more information, see Freezable::Clone.
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Twenty years ago I was a woman who enjoyed life, laughed often and was looking forward to the future. A lot can change in twenty years, even who you are. I married a covert Narcissist and he killed me. I disappeared. I will never be seen again. I am technically alive, breathing, walking, doing household chores and take care of my teenage son, but I'm not really living. I have become an expert at fooling those who see me in a public setting. The truth is I am dead inside. My covert Narcissistic husband and his family worked as a team to destroy me, make me disappear from their lives, and why? Because I stood up for myself and our son. Because I spoke the truth about what happened to us. For that reason alone I needed to be destroyed.
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Taylor Deer, president of Student Government, welcomed new students and their families during the Student Convocation on Aug. 30.
College of Health Sciences and Technology Dean Daniel Ornt, M.D., meets with incoming students and their families Aug. 30.
The Resource Fair, held Aug. 29, featured introductions to a variety of RIT departments. Here, RIT student Patience Ibezim directs new students and families to register.
Tom Caruso '72 (finance and management) learned that construction was his future career while on co-op at RIT in the 1970s. Today he is vice president of Campus Construction.
Brian Duddy, senior research administrator for RIT's Sponsored Research Services, recently published "Invasion Stripes: The Wartime Diary of Captain Robert Uhrig, USAAF and the Dawn of American Military Airlift." The book is a biography of Uhrig's service during World War II, told in his own words from extensive diary entries and letters to his wife. According to Duddy, the story is "an original source of history, written completely in the moment." The book can be purchased by contacting Duddy directly or through the Lulu website, www.lulu.com.
More than 450 people attended the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Aug. 10. Undergraduate students presented their research in either oral presentations or poster presentations. Sessions were broken up by the following themes: chemistry and materials, energy and sustainability, imaging and optics, modeling and simulations, social sciences and humanities, and biomedical and life sciences. RIT alumna Brandy Pappas, now a biophysics graduate student at Harvard, and Edward Reinfurt (shown here), director of the division of science, technology and innovation within the Empire State Development Corp., delivered keynote addresses.
More than 450 people attended the Undergraduate Research Symposium on Aug. 10. Undergraduate students presented their research in either oral presentations or poster presentations. Sessions were broken up by the following themes: chemistry and materials, energy and sustainability, imaging and optics, modeling and simulations, social sciences and humanities, and biomedical and life sciences. RIT alumna Brandy Pappas (shown here), now a biophysics graduate student at Harvard, and Edward Reinfurt, director of the division of science, technology and innovation within the Empire State Development Corp., delivered keynote addresses.
Building a robotic vehicle was only one of the activities that drew female deaf and hard-of-hearing middle schoolers to attend RIT/NTID's TechGirlz camp. The program offers girls the chance to get a head start thinking about their dream careers by participating in science, technology, engineering and math activities. Along the way the students made new friends from all over the United States and had fun visiting an amusement park. TechBoyz, underway at the same time, offered similar opportunities for deaf and hard-of-hearing middle school boys.
In the foreground, Matt Switzer, left, updates professors John Waud and Sarah Brownell on the modifications his senior design team made to a UV water-treatment system used in Mexico. In the background, Phil Floroff, left, Evan Hall, center, and Tyler Josselyn unpack the circuit board that will operate the system.
"Under the Influence: DRAW Artists and Their Mentors" is on exhibit in the Dyer Arts Center through Aug. 10.
Work continues on the state-of-the-art facility for the Golisano Institute for Sustainability.
Summer Start Up Program works with student entrepreneurs to help them accelerate the development of their business concepts. The program is sponsored by the E. Philip Saunders College of Business and the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Caroline DeLong, RIT assistant professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts, works with Catina Wright, a zookeeper at Rochester's Seneca Park Zoo, to study object perception in river otters. DeLong's research in this area began with marine mammals—namely dolphins and whales—and now involves other aquatic animals including goldfish and otters.
RIT students have partnered with residents in Rochester's Marketview Heights neighborhood to create several gardens throughout the community. Through the University/Community Partnerships program in the College of Liberal Arts, RIT students educate neighborhood children about proper nutrition, where their food comes from, the benefits of growing their own food, and musical and artistic expression in the garden. In addition, all of the food cultivated in the garden is free to community residents.
The university held its 14th annual RITirees Picnic in the Gordon Field House on June 13. The picnic honored all RIT retirees and welcomed a new class of retirees from 2012. The 2012 "RITirees Award" honored retired faculty member William Keyser from the School for American Crafts and retired staff member Linda Sallade, shown here, from Student Affairs.
Orange and brown are popular colors in the wardrobes of the Lamb family. From left, Connor, Chuck, Susan and Devin are all active members of the RIT community and "tigers" at heart.
Ryan Norris, left, and Benson Yu, fifth-year engineering majors, are part of the senior-design team that helped put a little extra swirl in Wegmans Food Markets marble cakes. The team designed equipment consisting of swirler modules to be used in the Bakeshop.
Nicole Mallory, a third-year physician assistant student, competed in the U.S. Olympic trials for flat-water kayaking in April, hoping to earn a coveted spot on the Olympic team. She placed fourth overall in the 500-meter race and took second place in the 500-meter kayak double with her racing partner, falling just short of making the team. Mallory has her sights set on the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
RIT celebrates its new crop of graduates with the university's 127th commencement. The two-day observance kicked off during Academic Convocation on May 25 in RIT's Gordon Field House and Activities Center. Here, students from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf line up for their ceremony in the Ritter Ice Arena.
Neil Hair is a 2012 recipient of an Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. Hair is an associate professor of marketing in the E. Philip Saunders College of Business. In 2006, he received the Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching. Both awards are named in honor of M. Herbert and Elsa Bausch Eisenhart. Mr. Eisenhart was the longtime president and board chairman of Bausch & Lomb Inc. and a member of RIT's Board of Trustees for more than 50 years.
Dan Bogaard is a 2012 recipient of an Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. Bogaard, an associate professor of information technology in the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, is a faculty advisor for the college's Web development minor and teaches courses in information technology, including Web client-side and client-server programming. The award is named in honor of M. Herbert and Elsa Bausch Eisenhart. Mr. Eisenhart was the longtime president and board chairman of Bausch & Lomb Inc. and a member of RIT's Board of Trustees for more than 50 years.
Professor Grover Swartzlander is helping astronomers learn about unresolved sources of light in space.
"Silent Laughter" is a silent movie performed live on stage and celebrates the glory days of the great comic actors of the 1920s such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and the Mack Sennett Comedy Factory. The play features deaf and hearing actors on stage without voice interpretation for the deaf actors or ASL interpretation for the hearing actors. Performance dates are May 10-13 in the Robert F. Panara Theatre and the production is directed by Jerry Argetsinger.
Shawn Gray, left, fourth-year film and animation major, and Thomas Macias, third-year multidisciplinary studies major, rehearse for the upcoming production of "Dog Sees God" May 17-20 in Booth Hall room A428.
Four people were inducted in RIT's Innovation Hall of Fame on May 4. From left to right, Kevin Surace '85; Robin Cass, representing the School for American Crafts in honor of the late Aileen Osborn Webb; Patricia Moore '74; Dean Kamen and President Bill Destler.
A record 35,000 spectators discovered the latest in the arts, science, technology and entrepreneurship on May 5 at the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival. The festival, with Time Warner Cable as the premier sponsor, involved 2,700 participants and more than 600 volunteers. The festival has now drawn more than 140,000 visitors in five years. In 2013, the festival will be held May 4.
RIT Hillel sponsored a free falafel pita tasting on April 30 in front of the Student Alumni Union. The event was a celebration of Israel's 64th Independence Day on April 26.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand convened leading experts from industry, government and academia for a summit at RIT's Center for Student Innovation on April 27. The event focused on strategies to bring about a manufacturing renaissance to upstate New York. Here, U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson provided the keynote address.
Fifth-year packaging student Zack Loughery worked with the preservation team at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film to protect some of photography's history using modern packages. He was part of a team that developed a new archival storage and protection covering for daguerreotypes.
Lorraine Justice, dean of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, spent seven years in China as dean of the School of Design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her new book, China Design Revolution, from The MIT Press, is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and the MIT Press website. The book discusses the history of design and innovation in China along with current designs and global brands. It explores design's role in China's economic boom.
The RIT women's hockey team captured its first NCAA Division III championship and the first national championship for a women's sport at RIT on March 17. A celebration for the team took place April 20 in Fireside Lounge. Players signed autographs on posters and shirts.
The Tiger East End Express connects the RIT campus to Rochester's East End from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday nights. RIT students can hop the bus for the opportunity to explore Rochester clubs, theaters, restaurants, stores, galleries and museums.
About 400 men and women walked a mile in heels on April 15 to support victims of domestic violence. Alpha Sigma Alpha members coordinated the event. All proceeds went to the Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Victims, a Rochester organization that provides free services to people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing and have experienced domestic violence or sexual abuse.
RIT hosted is annual tribute to the Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars on April 12 in the Gordon Field House. In order to receive the scholars designation, students must have earned a GPA of 3.85 and completed at least 125 quarter credits of study. Selection is also based on factors complementing their academic achievement, including creative work, independent research and community service.
Rebecca Edwards, associate professor of history and chair of the department, recently published her book, "Words Made Flesh: Nineteenth-Century Deaf Education and the Growth of Deaf Culture." The book is part of the New York University Press' The History of Disability Series.
Actress and New York Times best-selling author Victoria Rowell discussed the portrayal of women in the media, both positively and negatively, during a talk on March 29. As a woman in the media spotlight, Rowell has firsthand experience with how women are portrayed across various mediums. Rowell signed books before her talk in Ingle Auditorium.
Jason Shanley is a business management student in the E. Philip Saunders College of Business who won a scholarship to RIT after winning first prize in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy Regional "Bright Ideas" competition last May. Shanley is the CEO of UrLocker, which makes a variety-pack of removable, reusable designs for school lockers. His business was featured on BizKid$, a weekly series on PBS/WXXI-TV that teaches kids about money.
RIT students were treated to a southern-themed dinner at Grace Watson Dining Hall on March 20. The meal included gumbo, fried chicken, pork chops, cornbread, blackened tofu and a variety of desserts.
RIT women's hockey claimed its first NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey National Championship on March 17. RIT defeated Norwich University 4-1 at the Frank Ritter Ice Arena. RIT goalie Laura Chamberlain, named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, made 27 saves during the final game.
RIT's 2012 United Way campaign kicked off on March 15 with a carnival and prize auction. Here, Adel Henen, facilities management, plays Shake, Rattle and Roll to win a ticket for the auction.
The Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition roared into the Gordon Field House for "Rebound Rumble" March 9-10. More than 3,000 students, teachers, mentors and guests cheered on 41 teams, from across the Northeast and Canada, vying for positions at the national competition in April. Here, a student group, The Buzz, from World of Inquiry School 58, sang the national anthem before the competition.
Brandon Edquist, left, and Matthew Pituk created the three winning poster designs that will soon be seen around campus during RIT's 2012 United Way campaign. Katherine Olsen, associate professor in NTID's arts and imaging studies program, says her graphic design course project on "United Way Posters" was initiated 10 years ago. "It's competitive but collaborative and the students all help one another to create a persuasive design for the purpose of fundraising. Brandon and Matthew are immensely talented, work closely together in class and really do influence each other's designs, so it's no surprise they both won."
James Salzano, president of Clark Companies Inc., was a guest speaker at the 8th annual Executive MBA alumni event, "Sharpen the Saw," on March 9. Salzano is an Irondequoit native and an accounting major alumnus who graduated from RIT's E. Philip Saunders College of Business in 1987. Salzano says Clarks, a privately owned shoe wear company with 14,000 employees worldwide, remains focused on customer loyalty and innovative styles combined with comfort technology.
The Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics competition roared into the Gordon Field House for "Rebound Rumble" March 9-10. More than 3,000 students, teachers, mentors and guests cheered on 41 teams, from across the Northeast and Canada, vying for positions at the national competition in April. Here, students cheer for their team.
Kate Winnebeck, left, and Tracy Freas have developed an outreach and education program that provides ergonomics assessment and training for companies in New York and outside the state.
Lyndsey Saunders, a third-year advertising and public relations student, tweets during her e-Journalism class. Twitter and blogs are social-media methods of communication. Saunders has a blog on fashion.


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Geno Smith- Great passer, needs to learn to use his feet better and needs to work on escape gap drills at the next level
EJ Manuel- Great athletic QB, knows how to utilize the pocket, needs to learn touch at the next level
Of all the QB's in the draft these are the ones with the most potential with the most minimal effort.
Personally, if Geno doesn't fall to us, I would love Manuel. He has the athleticism to recover from rookie mistakes similar to Russell Wilson until it starts to click


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First run after the marathon was a short one. Legs of course felt a bit sore, but nothing out of the norm which is good. I'm going to take my time with recovery and then I'll decide what's next in the relative short term. One thing is for certain, I'd like to build up a big base like I did last winter. XC season is winding down, so it'll be much easier to do that soon. I really enjoyed putting in those 70-80 mile weeks last year and would like to get to that point again. Difference is I'd like to do more on trails and depending on the snowfall, that could mean more XC skiing and also snowshoeing... both of which I enjoy immensely. I'd like to do two 100-milers this late spring and summer, and I want to run both strong. Lot's of prep work to do to get there.
Ran 1.5 miles @ 7:57/mile pace.
AHR/MHR - N/A (couldn't find the chest strap, but later found it in the back of my car)
Paved roads.
Slightly hilly.
Mid-60s, sunny.


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Stony Run Road was shut down at Bethel Church Road while the injured were attended to and the accident investigated and cleared.
Details on those involved and what led to the accident were not immediately available.
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Panthers don pink for cancer awareness
STANDISH — When the Standish-Sterling Central football team trotted out to play Manistee Friday night, they did so with a good cause in mind.
Instead of the standard navy blue, the Panthers wore pink uniforms in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Parents, community members and local businesses came together to help raise funds for the uniforms and support cancer awareness.
City of Standish Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Nelson, whose son, Konner Nelson, is a member of the team, said he and Standish-Sterling Community Schools Board of Education trustee Dennis Kolevar came up with the idea for the "Pink Game" a few months ago.
"Denny (Kolevar) recently lost his father-in-law to cancer and I lost my mother-in-law, and we just thought, 'Why don't we do this?'" He said. "That is when we started to gather donations."
"We did not intend on calling this game the 'Pink Game' as many people are calling it, but I think that is what it is turning into," he added.
Nelson said a number of people from across the area chipped in to help purchase the uniforms, which cost approximately $20-$30 each.
"This was a costly thing but everyone did their part to support it," he said.
To officially get the ball rolling on the project, Nelson said he and Kolevar checked with SSC Athletic Director Ben Welmers and head coach Paul Walderzak.
"Ben cleared things as far as rules were concerned and Paul talked to his players," Nelson said. "From what Paul told us, all of the players were on board and are excited to do this."
Walderzak said the players were excited for the opportunity.
"When I came to the team they were all for this," he said. "Almost everyone knows someone who has had some form of cancer and they guys wanted to pay their tribute."
Not only were the uniforms pink, Nelson said all of the players had the opportunity to choose a name to put on the back of the jerseys.
"My son is putting Busia, which is Polish for grandma, on his uniform," he said. "After the game he is going to give that uniform to his grandfather."
Walderzak said he hopes to see the "Pink Game" continue each year.
"This was a community effort," he said. "The community came to us with this idea and we were glad to be a part of it."
Nelson said that because money for the uniforms was collected late in the year, all of the proceeds are invested in the uniforms. He added that he hopes to see this game become a tradition and raise money for cancer research.
"Hopefully this is just the first step," he said. "We want to see this become a tradition for our community and help out research if we can."
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The sissification of America's males has now extended to high school football players, has it? This is the dumbest idea I have seen in a long time.
Um obviously you have no respect for the breast cancer awareness cause...
Speaking as someone who had a relative, who died as a result of cancer, who's name was on the back of one of those players, I can only say I had tears in my eyes when I seen that name on the jersey, and I can not think of a more classy, top shelf statement to make, touching to all of us who have been touched by the big "C", kudo's to Ben Welmers, Darren Kroczaleski, all the coaches for the football program, and any other administrator that had a hand in the decision to do this, great job, and more importantly, THANKS! From myself and my deceased relative!
I am proud of the players for wearing pink for showing their support for breast cancer awareness!
These players are A#!
Sorry about the typo, meant to say
These players are A#1


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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas inmate has been executed for the death of a corrections officer during a short-lived escape from prison six years ago.
Jerry Martin had requested that no additional appeals be filed on his behalf, clearing the way for his lethal injection Tuesday evening.
Martin was serving 50 years for attempted capital murder when he and another inmate bolted from a work detail outside a Huntsville-area prison in September 2007.
In the ensuing chaos and gunfire, a 59-year-old prison officer on horseback, Susan Canfield, suffered fatal head injuries. Both Martin and his partner, John Falk, were captured within hours after fleeing in a stolen pickup.
Martin's execution was the 16th and last scheduled for this year in Texas, which carries out capital punishment more than any other state.
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