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From Staff Reports
The Prosper Lady Eagles traveled to Denison this past week for their second district game and second district win of the season.
Prosper hit the road once again traveling to Denison to take on the Lady Yellow Jackets. Prosper came into the game with an overall record of 11-1-2 and was looking to stay undefeated in District 17-4A.
In the first half, a stingy Denison defense and goalkeeper kept Prosper off the board for most of the half. Late in the first half, Prosper would finally get on the board with a shot from the outside. Prosper would have to be satisfied with the 1-0 lead going into the half.
The second half would mainly be played on the Denison end, but that stingy defense kept Prosper off the board for most of the second half. Prosper finally found their second goal halfway through the second half. Two more quick goals made sure the Lady Eagles took the 4-0 district road victory.
Now the Lady Eagles were scheduled to face McKinney North on Tuesday. On Friday, both the varsity and the JV teams will take on Sherman in the district home opener.


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It was very hard for me to get excited about this book when I started reading it, and also took me a lot of willpower to continue reading until the very end. I found myself skimming through the better part of this book, so that I can simply get it over with.
I found the plot quite dull and the characters, if I am to put it mildly, not very exciting - if i have to be completely honest, the female protagonist is one of the most stupid and incomprehensible characters I've ever encountered in a book. At times I was literally considering beating my head agains the wall, wondering how a person could be that deluded. This girl probably killed a couple of thousand of my brain cells. And the Lucas guys...Seriously? How many books are there with the same guy in the cover and that name for the leading male character?! Sorry Lucas, even though you may be a good person and a good-looking guy, I couldn't quite fall in love with you. Perhaps you should ask the person who created you why...
I also totally hate the way the assault issue was treated and, at moments, I was like 'What the ****?!'. I'm sorry but...this is soooooo wrong. This is not how you handle serious issues like this in young adult books - this sets a bad example to young girls and should be completely out of the question. So, if you don't know how to write about this part of life, then don't. Just don't.
Easy? NO. This book was not easy - it was mind numbing.
That's it. I'm out - 1 star (even though I would have gladly given it 0 stars, if such an option was available).

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Two "MAD" Berkeley Spies Square Off:
Berkeley Council's Sit-Lie Ordinance is Caught in the Crossfire
Those familiar with the venerable Mad Magazine's 55 year feature, "Spy Versus Spy" will recall that these alter-ego spies come in two colors: white and black, but it's hard to tell the good spy from the bad without a score card.
I covered two venerable Berkeley spies in a week: BOSS and TBID. When we emerge from this alphabet soup, I'll provide the score card.
First the players: BOSS is a well-funded group of organizers assisting drug-users to sobriety and housing, and advocates for Berkeley's homeless and anyone else in need. TBID (Telegraph Business Improvement District), Telegraph Avenue commercial property owners, is not so well-funded, according to their own internal fiscal report, and often characterizes itself as needy.
But TBID's needs (street lights, dedicated police foot-patrols, a more "welcoming" People's Park, and improved business conditions) will require more than a BOSS intervention.
I visited both groups in one week recently. As anyone who's ever scored a baseball game will tell, you can't take sides. Both teams have to be scored, a type of short-hand reporting system.
Moreover the spy-vs.-spy stand-off between BOSS and TBID isn't anywhere near the ninth inning. The two groups couldn't be further apart. BOSS has organized several recent protests against a proposed ordinance which would ban, among other things, sitting on the sidewalk.
Gina Sasso, who recently died at 49 of complications of pneumonia, was an intern at BOSS. Cause and effect is tricky, but there's a good bet that Sasso's protest against the proposal, held at the now-vacant Cody's bookstore site on March 27, influenced the Berkeley City Council against implementing a sit-lie ordinance by council vote. Instead, such an ordinance could be put before Berkeley voters at a future election.
Dave Fogarty of the city of Berkeley's Office of Economic Development, who was present at the property owners' group meeting last Tuesday, provided a spy's-eye view of the city council's machinations. What he said seemed to confirm that when it's finally written, the sit-lie ordinance will be decided at the ballot box, not at council.
"The proposal's in limbo for now," said Caffe Mediterraneum owner Craig Becker, 59, prominent member of the Telegraph Avenue Business Improvement District organization.
Becker ought to know; he's one of the proposal writers.
But you can expect the eventual draft by Teley property owners to come firmly down on aggressive panhandlers (already banned by existing ordinances); While lying on Berkeley walks is already banned during certain hours, any new proposal will ban sitting as well, as does the one adopted in San Francisco.
The idea of banning sitting in business districts offends homeless advocates like BOSS. (The acronym, which has changed from time to time over the years, now stands for Building Our Self-Support). BOSS is part of a broad coalition of community groups opposing sit-lie
I asked Boona Cheema, 66, a Unitarian-Universalist minister who helms BOSS, why BOSS would demonstrate against an as-yet non-existent ordinance or a proposal for one. "To nip it in the bud," she shot back.
If Sasso's protest at Cody's, which ended up that night at the Berkeley City Council meeting, did help to prevent a quick adoption by the council, why do protests continue?
Another good bet: to keep the issue before voters and to remind everyone whom they're dealing with. Although BOSS continues to express Berkeley radicalism long after the bloody battles for Telegraph of the sixties, BOSS bosses Berkeley and many Berkeleyans are glad they do.
Back at "the BID," ( the property-owners' nickname for it) a proposal for changing People's Park, using some of the same language as failed District 7 councilmember aspirant George Beier's campaign planks on the topic, is one draft away from acceptance by the group before it goes to the university, which claims to own the park. I've read the second draft and can report that jaws will drop.
There will be the usual call for a "welcoming" park environment to attract anyone but tramps and homeless drug users.
Most BIDders think People's Park needs a serious make-over, while homeless advocates would like changes to favor their clients, not exclude them. Property owners in the group want them gone or relocated.
Becker may not have noticed that many homeless people owe part of their day's enjoyment to his Caffe Mediterraneum which is close by the park. Backpacks for camping, though not allowed unattended, are all over the Med. A sign barring non-customers from the restroom is mostly ignored by staff and strollers-in, who would rather not play hide and seek in their moments of need.
Becker is "welcoming" well-behaved street people (while engaging in the all-too-frequent scuffle with troublemakers), even as he presses a proposal to make them less welcome in the park.
I hope I touched all the bases here.
Ted Friedman: writes from the always exciting Southside for the Planet.


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Blazer - River Island (Similar)
Trousers - River Island (Similar)
Vest - Primark
Heels - Matalan
Clutch Bag - Primark
Hey Ladies,
If you're a regular to my blog then you may remember a few weeks back when I posted my 'Chanel Suit' post, well this is the trouser version of it! Like I said then this suit is unfortunately no longer available but I have linked similar options above.
I'll always go back to clean cut tailoring and simplistic colours like black, white and grey. I love how monochrome can literally be styled and worn for any event. Take this suit for example, it's perfect for a business meeting or lunch but take the blazer off and the trousers can be worn with pumps and a floaty floral vest for a more relaxed day time look. Or the blazer can be worn with an a-line midi skirt and Mary-Jane's for a preppy look for college or university.
I sometimes find that I have to remind myself that just because I have a two piece doesn't mean that I can't style and wear them separately. Does anyone else find this? Do you have to buy the both pieces in the set or do you only ever buy one part of the set?
Love Sarah xo


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Ross Video launches the Carbonite 2
Ross Video adds yet another product to its expanding Carbonite switcher lineup. Called Carbonite 2, this new 2 MLE switcher includes all of the standard features of the Carbonite family. Carbonite 2 is a new 2 MLE control panel based on its bigger brothers, the Carbonite 2M and 2X, offering 16 source select buttons instead of 24 or 32. "The success of Carbonite has been simply astonishing. It has surpassed all of our expectations, and we have now shipped over 900 systems since it's introduction," stated Nigel Spratling, Switcher Business development manager, Ross Video. "At Ross we listen carefully to our customers to help make our products better. From their feedback we have designed the Carbonite 2 to better suit environments with space limitations, as well as offer the power of a 2 MLE Carbonite at an even more affordable price point." Like the other switchers in the Carbonite range, the Carbonite 2 is available with 16 or 24 Multi-Definition SDI inputs and 9 internally generated sources. Carbonite 2 can also be configured with the new Carbonite+ and MultiMedia processing engines, and includes our new ViewControl touchscreen production controller and LiveAssist Graphical User Interfaces. When purchased as a Studio System Package with Ross Video's BlackStorm playout server and XPression motion graphics system, it becomes a complete production powerhouse.www.rossvideo.com


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A classic short sleeve crew neck tee with a simple, understated chest logo print. Made from 100 % cotton jersey, The Short Sleeve Fine Tee is the backbone of any athlete's wardrobe.
• Composition: 100% cotton
• Regular fit
• Round neckline
• Print with TNF logo at the chest and at back


text: Thunder beckons. Electricity fills the air, enticing me. Heavy clouds swirl in the heavens, Dancing with kingly might. My head tilts back; Arms spread wide. Gusting winds pull at my clothes, Tossing and tugging my hair with their playful flight. The first droplets fall from the sky, Bursting apart on my skin. Flashing lightning illuminates the blackened landscape, The joyous booming vibrations following in its wake. Reverberations penetrate deep into my being, The ferocity of the tempest increasing. Raindrops beat a heavy cadence against my body. Rivulets of water stream over me, Fluidly caressing my skin. Sweet and gentle as a whisper, They oppose the weighted pounding of the rain. I revel in the storm. Power crackles in the air; A jubilant yell tears from my throat, Intertwining with the resounding music of the tempest. Here is my bliss; Elation, delight, and wonder. I am, and ever shall I be; Storm Chaser. Poem written by a girl named Storm Chaser <3 A fellow stormy.


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The Douglas Organization, General Temporary worker, commenced development of the Shoreline House at Wiregrass Farm. The $14.65 million helped living and memory mind group, possessed by engineer Prevarian Senior Living will be the first of its kind in Wesley House of prayer, Florida.
The Shoreline House at Wiregrass Farm will be a 93,360 sq. ft. group for seniors who require help with every day living exercises, and will likewise give specific memory mind administrations to inhabitants with Alzheimer's and dementia. The people group is required to oblige 100 region seniors with private living arrangements; including 67 one and two room setups for helped living, and 33 suites for memory mind living arrangements.
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From Trail and Ultra Running, a new perspective on my record run around Mt. Rainier, my motivations for doing runs like these and my crazy-busy life!
Monday, September 24, 2018
Monday, September 3, 2018
New Wonderland Trail Funnest & Fastest Known Time
I was crawling through the window that seperated the cab of my truck from the seating area when I hit the panic button on my keychain. WOO! WOO! WOO! My truck screamed through the parking lot, all eyes on me stuck partway through the almost-too-small window. If I angled just a bit, hip upward, I could squeeze through but this wasn't the first time I'd set off the truck alarm while climbing through the window, it was a tight fit.
The trail work crew that was circled around their truck holding rakes and shovels was surely staring at me wondering why I was horizontal in the open window my head and chest poking through to the backseat and my feet and legs in the bed of the truck. This was me trying to be discreet as I'd slept in my truck the night before in the National Park and I wasn't sure if that might be frowned upon. I was running the Wonderland Trail today, hopefully faster than any other woman had ever run it while carrying all her own gear.
|Night before my run prepping gear
The Wonderland Trail is a tough and rugged trail that circumnavigates Mt. Rainier, Washington state's biggest volcano. The trail is somewhere between 93 and 95 miles total, depending on who you ask or what you read and gains 25,000 ft of vert as it climbs up the peaks and valleys that make this mountain one of Washington's most stunning and domineering landscapes.
I knew I wanted to go back and run the Wonderland Trail after setting an unsupported FKT there in 2012 when I was just getting into ultra distance trail running. It was my first really big solo adventure and for some reason, perhaps because I'm competitive or perhaps because it gave me extra motivation, I chose to try to do the route as fast as possible. It's really a delicate process of pushing, but not pushing to hard, it's almost 100 miles after all. This time, I would again go for the unsupported record that had been set the year before by two women who ran the route together in August 2017 in 29 hr 12 minutes, about 1:59 better than my 2012 time. I was pretty confident after having run it in 31:11 that I could knock off a few hours if I didn't get lost like last time.
Unsupported means that you have to carry all your own gear and food from start to finish. You can get water from natural sources along the way. I also consider unsupported to be solo however the official site does not. Running with another person means you won't be navigating alone, you may not carry 2 maps or 2 GPS and you will have a safety fall back plan and company to keep you awake and alert... to name a few of many reasons.
|Can you see the trail?
The car alarm is still screaming out. My keys are in my hand and I locate the panic button, pressing it hoping it will stop bringing attention to me climbing through my cab like the sketchy fucker I am. The noise stops abruptly and I grunt as I pull myself into the backseat, sitting for a moment wondering if the trail crew is still staring over at me. Opening the side door I'm cool as a mountain lake, as though nothing was amiss. I covered my messy hair with a pink Tahoe 200 trucker hat and calmly beelined for the trailhead bathroom with brush in hand. I don't take a single glance in the way of the trail workers. Cool as a fucking mountain lake.
I was scared to run through the night, and I couldn't stop thinking about the dark. In 2012 while running the route solo I had to scare away a mountain lion, twice. It was one of the most frightening experiences of my life. There was no hiding in ignorance or denial this time around. I knew wild animals were on the mountain, in abundance. It is their mountain and I am a visitor. As I thought about the wild beasts standing at the back of my truck, tailgate down, I decided to pack an additional headlamp, making it three lights I was bringing. Probably overkill but fuck it. Two of the lights were headlamps and one was a waist light. I was going to light up the trail! It made me feel a little better but the fear still lingered. I knew if I wanted to overcome my fear I had to put myself in a place where the only way out, was the way through... in this case running through the trails at night until the sun came up again.
|My pack at the end of my run, much emptier from the food being gone!
I hit the start button on all my GPS devices. I had 4 devices if anyone is counting: my Garmin Fenix watch, my handheld garmin 64st, my Inreach explorer for live tracking for any remote spectators (and to prove that I was doing/had done the route in the time I said I did it in), and my phone with the Gaia app. My pack weighed an impressive 19-22 pounds depending on how much water I had at any given time, still nothing compared to the backpackers I encountered! Scroll to the bottom of the page to see my (almost) full list of gear.
|Alpine views early on day 1
Right away, the views of Rainier were stunning. The trail climbed and climbed. In 10 miles I'd climbed 5,000 feet. In 23 miles it was 9,000 feet. I didn't notice the climbing too much, the pace felt easy and I was enjoying the quickly changing views. Overall, the entire route is well signed at intersections so early on I didn't need to navigate much. I paid careful attention through washes and over rivers as it can be easy to lose the trail when you're just going over rocks and scrambling up riversides. I'd forgotten how technical parts of the trail were. I took a lot of pictures (96) and a few videos (10). I wanted to document my journey and I was averaging 3.5 miles an hours it wasn't too hard to stop and take a few pics. In hindsight, I might have saved a bit of time by taking fewer pictures. Fun first, fast later.
|My first view of Rainier
"I hope you're not going to fast to enjoy the views," A man with a camera remarked as I glided past him on a downhill. The thought crossed my mind that many people who don't run really don't understand how much fun it is to enjoy the scenery quickly. I get to see far more in a shorter period of time. It's not better and it's not worse than any other speed. It's just the way I enjoy the mountain. There's something incredibly powerful about moving like this through the environment. Just thinking about that feeling of ease and speed, it gives me goosebumps writing about it.
As night began approaching, a new emotion emerged. Surprise. I was surprised that my fear wasn't growing. I strapped on two of my three lamps and proceeded down the trail. As the light faded away I descended farther and farther into river valley that thundered with the force of the melting glaciers coming off the mountain's impressive face. In this commanding environment I was both humbled and reverent. I was exactly what and where I should be.
I crossed the river and about 1/2 mile later came to a closed trail sign. Dammit, I'd done it again, only the opposite direction. I remembered trying to go down this trail 6 years ago and losing a good 30 minutes. I turned around and proceeded to take the detour that took me around the washed out trail.
|Running into the night
The daylight met me at the top of one of the many climbs, I was eating berries hoping to get some extra calories. As I rounded pillars of rock, a beautiful and light (light!) meadow greeted me at the top, and the most perfect deer was just standing there. I gasped she was so perfect. Her coat was light brown and as shiny and thick as I'd ever seen. I couldn't believe she was real. Not afraid of me, just staring at me, curious. Her baby stepping out of the brush, just as perfect as she was. They walked off and the metaphor wasn't lost on me I, too, was born into day 2 of my journey. My fear was gone and there was a lightness that couldn't just be explained by my quickly diminishing calories. It was time to get this shit done.
If I was going to claim back the FKT on this route, I had to run the last 30 miles faster per mile than I'd run the first 65 miles. Shit. Shit. My brain was still calculating, an impressive task after so many hours of running and pushing. What were the chances I had it left in me to push so much harder? I shook my head as if that could dislodge the reality of the pace I needed to hold and refocused on the task at hand. Get that time. Go get the time or come back in 2 weeks and try again. The mere thought of having to come back so soon was enough to kick my legs in gear. My legs, the ones that felt like they were made out of glass that was slowly shattering. Focus.
For hours I kept calculating the miles, the time, the mph I needed to move and the mph I was moving at. Could I do it? I kept having to stop: to eat, to put on a jacket, take off a jacket. Each pause was agonizing. I was so tired I was nodding off on the trail running. It must be the adrenaline from the stressful night I thought because I wasn't up for that long. Suck it up. I slapped my face, wake up! I popped a caffeine pill, ate some food, forced myself to drink some water. The water helped because basically since 10:20am the day before I had virtually no saliva and chewing was difficult. This always happens to me when I run. I can't barely chew or swallow. Each bite takes like 2 minutes until I eventually give up and choke it down. Probably didn't help that I brought peanut butter sandwiches with me. Six of them. I know, right? I set myself up for chewing failure.
|Water source, no filtering. I used LEKI poles the entire way and fell in love with them
|Some technical running early on
And there it is. That's how I set a Funnest and Fastest Known Time. I set a goal, slept in my truck, ran all day and all night and part of the next day until I got back to my truck. As I unlocked the door to my truck, my heaven, I even managed to not set off the panic button, and I collapsed into the front seat crying with joy. Trying to hide my emotions from the busy parking lot and wishing there was someone I could share the moment with, who might understand melting glaciers, strange worlds narrated by Jad Abumrad and perfectly groomed deer. Instead, I wiped my eyes, put on my sunglasses and changed my clothes as quickly as I could before my fingers turned white and my body shook with cold.
The Official FKT website: https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/candice-burt-wonderland-trail-wa-2018-08-30
|My Garmin at the finish. Finish time: 3:05pm!
|I also took a screenshot of the time of day when I got to Box Canyon.
Ultimate Direction hardrocker pack
LEKI poles Micro Trail Pro
Kogalla Light
Black Diamond Headlamp
Petzl headlamp
4 extra AAA batteries
2 extra AA batteries
Battery pack
3 cords
Ultimate Direction Rainjacket with hood
North Face taped seams Rainjacket with hood
Smartwool long sleeve shirt
Extra t-shirt
Altra Superior 3.5 Trail Shoes
Injini socks
Trail gaiters
Garmin 64st handheld GPS
Inreach Explorer Live tracking device
Fenix Garmin watch
Aftershokz Trekz headphones
iphone headphones
Katadyn Filter Bottle
2 - Ultimate Direction Soft Flask 16 or 20oz bottles
6 Peanut Butter sandwiches
variety of Muir gels
10 (ish) Larabars
Honeystinger chews (2 packages)
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
2018 HURT 100: The Love and the Hate
"What is my why?" I asked myself for the 100th time. To be honest I've never been entirely clear why I run ultras, this moment was no exception. I was 30-some miles into one of the hardest 100 milers in the world and I felt like any moment I was going to lose my stomach and I couldn't figure out why I was doing it. It's not like I didn't know what I was getting into, this was not my first time running HURT 100, it was my 5th. I was pretty sure I knew my "why" before the race – this year I was going to set a PR and enjoy time with other runners. By "enjoy" I really should say "suffer". I knew there would be suffering, but it wasn't until the race started and I began that cruel ascent up Hogs Back that I remembered how much suffering this race really required. How had I forgotten? What was wrong with me that I could let myself do this again, and again and AGAIN. It had been 2 years since I had run this race – I took last year off from the race to enjoy Maui with my children who had never been to Hawaii, ages 9 and 12, and in that time I had made the race into some sort of jaunt in paradise. Dammit. Time is a potent amnesia and my body was letting my brain know what an idiot I was to have accepted this challenge once again. So was my stomach. Please make it stop.
2017 was marked by a strong desire on my part to return to racing (but that wouldn't really happen until the end of the year/start of '18) as well as a good effort on my part to cope as a very overwhelmed human being. I'm not complaining and I say this because I know some people will judge my words, I'm just explaining mostly for my own understanding. 2017 was a necessary 'just survive and get through it' kind of year to get to where I want to be. My business was taking off and growing quickly (we doubled our numbers in 1 year) and with it, my work load was growing massively as well. I organized my most complicated and challenging events thus far.
|Loop 1, mile 20
This was the first year I'd be organizing three 200+ mile races in less than 3 months. As daunting as competing in all 3 may sound to you, the reader, organizing the events felt even more challenging to me, an experienced ultra runner and race director. Last year I organized two 200 mile races plus another 7 separate events for a total of 9 events. This year I had 10 events, including one extra 200 mile race that was really 238 miles, the Moab 240, and with it many more permits and a very increased work load and responsibilities that would've broken many people. It almost broke me honestly, but I chose it and dammit I wanted to be successful!
My point in explaining this is to paint a story for the reader as to where my mind and body was July through early November. I was on site for organizing, marking and directing my 200 mile races from early July through October, a total of almost 4 months. From mid September until October, in just 2 weeks, I prepped for the Moab 240 (orders, final permits, employees, etc) flew to WA to see my children, had surgery for a hernia, and gave up alcohol for good. To say that I filled every moment with something significant is an understatement. September was one of the worst months of my life, with some of my lowest of lows and yet, my race directing business was taking off. It was a month of change, and although it was painful in many ways, it was a catalyst for all the good things that 2018 will bring.
|Hogs Back, the first climb. You must do this climb 5x for a finish.
All three 200 mile races went incredibly well, however as a business we had some growing pains after my new truck's engine died costing the business over $20,000, the business' new RV broke down, and some internal strife (read: issues with our race crew including missing cash from merchandise and the need to let go of some people due to their actions being out of line with our mission). Through it all I began to fine tune some aspects of my race organizing team and through it all a deeper understanding of the kind of people I need to have on hand in order to do my job the best I can and continue to organize the biggest an best 200 mile races in the USA.
By the time November rolled around, I was ready to train for the HURT 100, my 5th time racing the event. Heck, I was ready to just run in general after all the work commitments of the past summer and fall. Work and life had other plans for me however. In November/December I put in an offer on a house in Washington State, opened the Tahoe 200 registration (we got over 250 people in 2 months), sold two trucks and finally got a new truck to replace my dead truck and closed on that house in Washington. Life stayed overwhelmingly busy. I made two trips to Washington State and got a new puppy and trained my ass off while dealing with a chronic hamstring injury. I raced the Ray Miller 50k getting a break through 3rd place after years of not racing anything less than 100 milers. By breakthrough, I meant specifically mentally for me. It was uplifting to see that I still had a little speed, but I worried that I had not raced longer than a 50k in prep for the HURT 100, a race that I knew would test every inch of my body and mind.
In December I trained with a bit more gusto running most days through cold, snow, and injuries including the aforementioned hamstring pain and a separated AC joint in my shoulder. Despite the injuries, I felt stronger than I'd felt in years. Yes, years. Just last summer I DNS'd the TRT100 when my new coach David Roche explained that it would set me back if I did – he was right to say so. Last summer I couldn't even run up a short hill. My body was drained and I'd been pulled from the Desert Rats 150 mile stage race for medical reasons after a string of issues that culminated in extreme abdominal pain and a massive drop in my blood pressure (I was measured as 60/? As the doctors couldn't even get a read on the bottom number). It was recommended that I immediately go to the hospital, I refused, survived, and ultimately was pulled from the race for my own safety.
As I write all this I realize that as excited as I was to return to racing, I may have returned too soon. I should've built a stronger base including more short distance ultras in preparation for such a tough 100 mile race. I found myself getting quite nervous for the HURT 100 as it approached. I was excited to have my good friend Catra Corbett joining me as crew and pacer and I felt confident that I was well trained and ready, yet I knew that it was ONE HUNDRED FREAKING MILES. Anything could happen and I hadn't trained more than 31 miles in one day in prep. I really felt that I should've done a 50 miler, but I was carefully managing my hamstrong pain. I had done a 3 day but it ended up being shorter than planned due to my hamstring and 6" fresh snow. My three day block ended up being 26 miles-10 miles- 20 miles 3 weeks before the event. I hoped it would be enough.
Race week: my runs were still feeling good, great actually, but my nerves persisted. I had high expectations for myself, after all this was my 5th year and I'd finished the race 3 times (twice in 2nd place, once in 3rd place and one DNF) and I thought I could get a PR. My fastest time was 27:58 good enough to just squeeze into the women's top 10 fastest times ever. I felt like I had not really reached my potential at this race and I hoped this was the year I could do that.
I didn't do it. Here's how it went down.
Miles 0-20 (loop 1)
Felt stronger than I've ever felt on Loop 1 although I came in slower than my PR year. I ran it in 4:28 this year, my fastest being 4:17 and despite the relatively fast pace, I was still running 3-6th place woman. There were about 7 of us that were relatively close on that loop and loop 2. Looking back, I believe this was actually the most competitive year I've run the race. I felt good on this loop and 4:28 was not too hard for me, although the 4:28 felt a bit faster than it was. I was hoping to do a 4:15 on that loop, but keeping it easy and light was my plan so 4:28 it was. Running into paradise was waaaay slipperier than I remembered it from other years, however the rest of the course seemed drier, save for the creek crossings which were more intense and my feet stayed wet the entire way. Squish, squash, squish, squash.
Miles 20-40 (loop 2)
This loop makes it or breaks it for most runners. If loop 2 is too difficult, it's incredibly difficult physically and mentally to continue for 60 more miles on such difficult terrain. Basically this is the loop that went bad for me. Right away I got very nauseous. I panicked – I was fearful of a repeat of the abdominal pain that almost sent me to the hospital last summer and I knew that this pain would take away all my leg power if it continued. I thought fast and realized I'd had a lot of plain water at the Nature Center at mile 20 and I might need more electrolytes so I added Liquid IV powder to my hand bottle in a strong concentration. It worked within minutes and by the time I was at the top of the climb 3 miles into the loop I felt good again. I had two entire coconuts worth of coconut water at the road crossing (after banging my knee incredibly hard on the medal fence) and proceeded to Paradise Aid mile 27.
Leaving Paradise, a very gradual uphill began to feel tougher than it should. I wanted to walk but I knew I should be running. My level of effort to keep a similar pace to loop 1 was much harder than I hoped and I knew lack of calories and subpar hydration was taking a toll, as well as possibly my lack of training over 50k and a mind that wasn't strong enough. I began to have doubts about my abilities creeping into my head. Stay positive I told myself. I knew everyone would be slowing down and I anticipated this loop would be 30-60 minutes slower than loop 1, a much bigger difference than was ideal. Dammit. General nausea was hitting me again on the way to Nuunuu Aid (mile 33) but I keep trucking along, I still had a long way to go. As I descended to Nuunuu I counted the women in front of me: 6. Wow, I was pretty far back I thought. Looking back, I realize I was being way too hard on myself, judging myself on previous years but this year was its own year and who knew what would happen? It was still early, yet I couldn't see that at the time. I was beginning to deflate.
Nausea continued to get worse after Nuunuu and I struggled to keep pace. I had to sit down as I felt shaky and sick. I tried to get calories in, but I didn't want to eat. Thoughts of dropping were comforting and I began to really consider ending the suffering I was feeling. By the time I reached mile 40 (5:30hr for 2nd loop and 10 hr total) I had decided I was done I just wasn't sure how to tell Catra. I could not imagine continuing 60 more miles with the extreme nausea I was feeling. Catra convinced me to go to the next aid at mile 47 and I agreed because I knew I owed it to her to try. The climb out of the Nature Center was incredibly difficult as I had to sit many times to calm my nausea. I hate you Hogs Back! I felt so sick, and on top of that I felt sorry for myself. I wasn't sure I could make it to the next aid. People kept passing me. Sit down, walk, sit down, hold stomach. Just before the turn off to the Nature Center, I texted Catra. I knew I needed to go back. I didn't feel good enough to continue. And that was it. All my hopes and dreams of my race, of another finish that year were done.
You can be disappointed without being hard on yourself. That's how I was. People kept telling me not to feel bad, not to be hard on myself and it was confusing. Why can't I be disappointed? I wasn't beating myself up, I was bummed out that it ended the way it did, but I did what I had to do for myself. I did the best I could in each moment. I did not have regrets; I was just disappointed. I didn't want anyone to tell me how to feel, I just wanted to be home with my loved ones and a pair of skis. I was ready to take a break from everything HURT 100. Is that so bad? I'm a complicated human. I dream big, work extremely hard, feel fear, disappointment, joy, and love. I also felt that I did not reach my full potential which is always unacceptable to me. I'm not sure how to reach my full potential in races, but I'll just keep trying. I guess that means that I will probably be back, despite the many (negative) feelings I had about the course while running it and afterward. Love and hate are really just ends of one spectrum, intimately connected.
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I grew sweet potatoes last year for the first time and I was hooked. They are easy and delicious and keep very well in the cellar. Last year I planted 12 slips of Beauregard and 12 slips of Purple sweet potatoes, all from Sow True Seeds in Asheville, NC. The Beauregard grew well, but we did not get much from the Purple. Some of the slips died during transit, as it was mid June and it had turned hot.
This year I bumped up the volume and planted 36 slips of each, and experienced the same thing – a bountiful harvest of Beauregard and only a few Purple. I shared a picture on Instagram and tagged Sow True, and they mentioned some difficulty growing the Purples – and I will get to that below.
So, here are the fields! Buried under there are three raised beds – a 5×8′ bed and a 4×12′ bed were planted with slips, but they overgrew one bed that I got some secondary potatoes from.
And below is the third bed planted, a 4×8′ raised bed.
I went out last Sunday to dig them up when the weather was warm. The high was in the 80's and it was sunny! I had only rained once in 2 weeks, and that was last Thursday. I had not been inspecting the plants, so I was really surprised when I came out to dig and saw this! Most of the Beauregard were big and clumped with their tips slightly above the dirt. Fantastic! It reminded me of an iceberg, with just a little bit of the whole bulk of potato showing above.
Here is my son and one of my daughters, out helping dig, rip out vines and collect the sweet potatoes.
And here is the whole crew, finished with one 4×8′ raised bed – two full buckets! They probably weigh 40-50 pounds each.
And there they are, the beauties!
Now, I did get some Purple sweet potatoes dug up that were large, but maybe only 10-20% of what I got with the Beauregard. I am wondering if they require more water. They are delicious, so I will try again next year. I assumed they can be grown like the Beauregard, so I was very surprised when I dug some up that were rooting! The tuber still feels firm, so I just pulled off the roots and will eat them.
After some research, it appears that I am right in suspecting watering. These type of sweet potato are called "Okinawan" and were first grown by the Japanese there.
"Growing 'Okinawan' sweet potatoes in U.S. climates can be done, but the variety was specifically bred for the weather that is consistent of the islands such as Okinawa and Hawaii. It is noted by professional sweet potato growers that it doesn't prefer the conditions of the mainland. It prefers to be watered multiple times per day, likes rich, nutritious soil and sunny, warm conditions."
So, if I were to try them next year, I would need to increase the watering schedule.
Overall, I am very happy with the yield!! Just in time for some sweet potato pie at Thanksgiving!
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Picking up shortly after where the Pilot left off, the second episode of TV's Limitless is quick to focus on Brian's new role as an FBI consultant. Still taking the brain-enhancing NZT pills, Brian is the ideal asset to Agent Harris… to the rest of the FBI? Not so much.
As was emphasized in the Pilot, the NZT immediately makes its user the smartest person in the area, and more likely the world, something that proves to be more than beneficial where Brian is concerned. Despite this, Brian's newest talents are seemingly wasted when he's pushed behind a desk as a low-level analyst and given Farsi audiotapes for his first day on the job. Naturally, Brian isn't all that enthused by being put on desk-duty and placed under watch by glorified babysitters. His taking of the NZT gives him the perfect escape route and he promptly leaves his grey office in search of more exciting prospects.
"Badge! Gun!" is the natural follow-up to the explanatory Pilot. Where the first episode showed what NZT is capable of allowing people to do, the second shows that the user has just as much an impact on what actually will be done. Unsurprisingly, Brian doesn't exactly follow the Uncle Ben/Peter Parker motto of, "With great power comes great responsibility." Brian is more of the, "Power means fun," kind of guy, which isn't necessarily something that's conducive with being a consultant to a government agency. He's reckless with an almost holier than thou attitude that makes him seem like the absolute last person that the FBI would want to have access to NZT. The intellectual high that the drug provides the naturally cocky Brian makes for a rather dangerous combination as we see him get involved with his first legitimate case.
The episode follows the mysterious deaths of three young men by stroke, and the equally mysterious virus that seems to be responsible for the growing number of corpses. The aerosol spray transferring the virus to those with the Ghenghis Khan gene is discovered to be one meant to target an Army General who possesses the swing-vote regarding the continuation of biological weapons research. Brian and Agent Harris manage to find the General before his death and successfully track the virus back to Miles Amos, CEO of Eukaryote Biolab and murderer of three.
It seems as though the second episode of Limitless is one that purposefully chose to distinguish the underperforming and almost melancholy Brian of the Pilot from the far more carefree and jovial Brian that we'll likely see for awhile (at the very least until whatever big event down the road causes the show to become more dark). He's no longer the sorrowful individual desperately trying to find a cure for his ailing father and is similarly no longer the twitchy and borderline non-functioning individual that we saw experiencing withdrawal from NZT. Instead, Brian, as mentioned, is an understandably cocky and personable character who is happily thriving in his new life. Despite claiming that the FBI's offer was an, "Opportunity that I had no choice but to take," Brian seems to be fully enjoying himself.
This newfound confidence and fun-loving attitude is naturally one that is meant to serve as a juxtaposition to the more serious agents within the bureau. As mentioned, said agents are not happy with Brian's presence (minus Agent Harris who seems to be pretty solidly in his corner) and don't appreciate his constant breaking of the rules. "As an object of study, he is invaluable. As a consultant, he's reckless." Brian's skirting of the rules nearly gets him fired on more than one occasion and, though he does manage to keep himself as a member of the FBI, by the close of the episode he still isn't quite welcome in the bureau.
Despite the fact that by the end of the episode Brian manages to earn his much-coveted FBI badge, there seems to be a rapidly growing line of what information can and cannot be divulged outside of the select people already in the know. It's unsurprising that Brian is keeping the involvement of NZT in his rapid transition from failing musician to FBI consultant hidden from those closest to him. The stern warning he received from Edward Morra last episode seems to be a looming presence in Brian's mind as the secrecy of NZT, and his involvement with the drug, is becoming a larger plot-device to the show. His attempt at Googling Morra's connection to the drug results in more than one fried computer and leaves Brian all the more stumped as to why the senator wants him inside the FBI.
A tense confrontation with his father, who makes it clear that he knows his son is lying to him, adds to the pressure Brian feels as he tries to balance who can know what. By the close of the episode, thanks to a loophole found by Agent Harris, Brian realizes that he can tell his father everything should he hire him as a lawyer. Seems too good to be true.
And it is.
Because just as Brian is about to tell his father the truth, the home nurse sent to the older man by the insurance company is revealed… and it's the very same woman that was working with Eddie Morra.
Her presence is simultaneously a warning and a threat, leaving Brian with yet another secret that can't be shared with anyone.
Episode Grade: B+
Update on Brian's Latest NZT Abilities:
- Farsi
- Lip-reading
- Insane Trivial Pursuit knowledge
Pros of the episode:
- Now working with the FBI, Brian can be a bit of a d!ck but he's already more fun to watch than the glum version of himself from the Pilot.
- Double dose of Brian: having NZT Brian talking to himself to explain things allows for visual explanation, which means less voiceover. ALWAYS a good thing.
- Some sweeeeeet opening credits
Cons of the episode:
- Dear Thor WHY do unnecessary voiceovers exist?!?!?! (Though… they are MARGINALLY less unbearable than the Pilot due to the addition of visual cues and information)
What did you think of, "Badge! Gun!"? Is Limitless on the right track? And what the hell is Eddie Morra up to?! Sound off on Twitter or in the comments below!


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Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Hope you are all having a lovely three day weekend. We are soaking up some sunshine and enjoying warm, summer like weather here in Oregon. Our weather has been fantastic over the last week. Lots of sunshine and perfect temperatures. Perfect for outdoor reading, grilling and relaxing. I am soaking it up!
Don't forget that this weekend is also time to remember loved ones who have passed on and those who have served. Thank you to all who are serving and to those who have served. You are appreciated!
Now that it is officially summer, have you started picking out your summer reading books? I have a whole stack, and I can't wait to dig in. What are some of your top picks for summer?
Alright, let's see what has been happening on the blog:
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U.S. market has been a circle of up growth and the source of gaining market share till yet for Sony,but the same cannot be said now.Sony have started putting all of its hard work and basic smartphone gadgets to focus just on Japan and Europe,speaking to the press Sony addressed.
If the above news is correct,will it point towards a question that 'Won't Sony be launching its devices on other big carriers?' We must not forget that at the launching time of Sony Xperia Z in U.S.,T-Mobile was the only partner of Sony.
The above leaked image by @Evleaks,no idea how far is it correct,but if it is,yet nobody have any idea about the plans which the Sony and T-Mobile have already discussed.
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What is your best effort in the January sales, music wise?
Just picked up:
Laura Veirs - July Flame
Caribou - Swim
Buck 65 - Secret house against the world
for 3 for a tenner at Rise in 'Nam. That's a DiS aggregate 25 for £10, or 2.5 pre per quid. Pick your metric and go for it.
I need to visit Rise in Bristol
Assume it is the same mini-chain, hoping to get back on the vinyl buying after a brief hiatus.
Also in Rise in Bristol:
The last but one Kurt Vile album, the second MGMT album (I know I know), and the second Jarvis album for £10 all-in. I picked up Burst Apart, some Mos Def and a Hypnotic Brass Ensemble one for four or five pounds each too.
I would pop in straight after work
But today's weather has been unholy.
not quite a sale bargain
But ive ordered laughing all the way to the cleaners best of the lemonheads for 4.73 or something from Amazon. Ive got pretty much all of it, but for nearly 50 tracks. im calling bargain.
10p off amazon.
does that count? I think it does.
3 for £10 at Rise in Worcester...
Got Eno's Music for Airports, Blood Brothers' Young Machetes and a double LP of Colin Meloy performing live. Pre-tty, pre-tty, pre-tty, pre-tty good.
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Fopp, Rough Trade East or Sister Ray have sales on at the moment ?
Fopp - yes, but it's pretty mediocre
Nothing at RTE. I believe that the Sister Ray chain (Rounder etc) are starting their sale next week.
fab, thanks
fopp's prices are always pretty low so i wouldn't mind if they didn't have a sale
Fopp is becoming increasingly mediocre
And vinyl-wise, just a bloody rip off.
This for vinyl
An unfair premium on the format
Picked this beauty up quite cheap (trek life) and comes highly recommended
for the hip hop heads & for that price you cant really go wrong.
Found some charity shop bargains
Kate Bush - Directors cut - £5.99
Gillian Welch - Harrow and the Harvest £4.99
Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess £2.99
Bob Dylan - Desire £2.99
Miles Davis - Tutu £1
Tindersticks - Simple Pleasure £1
Corduroy - High Havoc £1
and The Goats - Tricks Of The Shade for a fiver from a Entertainment Exchange
Tricks of the Shade!
Amazing record.
It is.
and it's really hard to get a copy of, on CD at least. Very happy with that find.
I picked up Spiderland on vinyl
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We stepped through the cellar doors, down a few short stairs and into a mass of bodies. Strobe lights flashed red and blue across the faces of the young men and women - kids, really - jammed, shoulder to shoulder, into the warren of subterranean rooms.
They were dancing, or trying to, but it was impossible to move more than a few inches in either direction so they just bobbed up and down to the pulse of a heavy bass.
Plastic cups shuttled to and from the beer keg, passed sloppily above the bobbing heads.
The floor was wet with spilled beer and melted snow. The smell was from the underworld.
This was not some illegal after-hours club in the Bronx or a Brazilian disco, but a three-story frame house in quiet, tidy, historic Frostburg where "some guys who happen to be members of a fraternity" - as the fraternity president put it later - happened to be having a party.


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Thursday, September 16, 2010
Quote of the Day:
"Nobody talk to Mason anymore. Shun him." --Carrie Snow
4 comments:
- lyse. said...
haahhahahah you make me so happy
- September 16, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- Autumn Lynn said...
I hope this isn't another sibling haha. I envy people with big families and close siblings (even if there is shunning).
I miss you too, I am glad you blog so I can keep up with you and your adventures :)
- September 16, 2010 at 11:16 PM
- robertandsharon said...
Poor Mason!! Why?
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Now we return to our Waukegan Trip. The Haines Museum in Bowen Park opened and we got to tour it. It's operated by the Waukegan Historical Society. This home was originally built as a one room cabin to go with the farm that is now Bowen Park. Over the years with various owners it was added onto it until it because the Victorian home you see now.
Mayor Hull of Chicago and his family lived there as their summer home until the great fire then lived there full time. I learned that back then there were yearly elections for mayor. CAN YOU IMAGINE YEARLY ELECTIONS? Always being bombarded by the campaign trail, all the calls from the various parties and interests groups. The constant ads… it'd never end. The mayor would never be a leader but a figure head and it'd open up for another machine that stayed in tact to actually run the city. Oh wait… that's what happened in the Chicago Political Machine.
Okay back to the house, it's restored to its Victorian period to go with the architecture. It was the center of the Bowen Country Club. Here is where the children would be taught the ways of society. It was thought part of the barrier of improving oneself was not understanding the societal norms of table manners, dances, polite conversation, etc. I think honestly some that still holds true today knowing how to behave in the boardroom as well as the local bar is key to advancement. Today there is a room dedicated to the club and those kids it helped in so many ways not just the social graces classes in the house.
None of the items in the house are from the original owners. They are from the correct time period and exemplify the types of things the home would have contained in this 1870s time period. The last addition was the red parlor, a more formal parlor, and the master bedroom. The master bedroom now contains a bed and settee set that Abraham Lincoln used during his visit to Waukegan. The room is dedicated to him.
There were exhibits to the Waukegan area residents Alfred Gustafson and James Elsbury who died on the Titantic. There was an exhibit honoring Waukegan son Jack Benny, which explained why there was a Jack Benny art center (where the unhelpful lady was). There was also a time line of Waukegan events including when their town got curb side recycling! YAY! From there I've added the Genesee Theater as a place I want to visit for a photo post.
Also I noticed that all their doors were painted red. I had to get photos of each one to add to my red door collection! Heck some day I might make a poster of doors to sanctuary – all red doors I've photographed. I have to say of all the doors my favorite one on the Haines Museum was the servant's door with the aged screen. Some doors to sanctuary aren't ornate but are well used.
Enough explaining – now for the photos.
Okay that's MORE than enough here. Please if you are as interested in restored homes as I am click any of the images here to jump over to my Flickr account and see many more displays and details from the museum.


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Intervals again today and I still hate them. BUT I did them, complaining the whole distance. My fastest lap was 8:14, slowest was 9:20 but it was up the only real hill on my course so I'm using that as an excuse for the slow time.
I feel like I'm back on track for the half. The long run last week that went so well has gone a long way to boosting my confidence about the race. I managed to get in all my runs despite a really busy week with family in from out of town and various other commitments. Honestly, when I hear people complain that retirement is boring and they don't have enough to do, I wonder what they're doing wrong. I can't find enough time in the day to get everything done that I want to do. I seem to have developed what I call "retirement attention deficit syndrom". I have specific plans for the day; then something else that seems more interesting comes into my head and I do that instead. I currently have 3 projects half finished and I found myself on the internet looking for information for a 4th I want to start. And I haven't made it to the range to do some shooting in weeks!
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ST. PAUL, Minn. >> With Patrick Marleau in Toronto and Joe Thornton sidelined by a right-knee injury, the Sharks swung a deal to bring in some much-needed scoring punch at forward.
The Sharks acquired forward Evander Kane in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres Monday for a conditional 2019 first-round draft pick, a 2019 conditional fourth-round pick and prospect Danny O'Regan.
Kane, the fourth overall pick of the 2009 draft (Atlanta) is a four-time 20-goal scorer who's only 26 years old. He has 20 goals and 20 assists in 61 games this season, but he's yet to suit up for a Stanley Cup playoff game in nine NHL seasons.
"This is a great opportunity," said Kane, who will make his Sharks debut at SAP Center Tuesday. "Excitement probably doesn't do enough justice to how I feel. I'm looking forward to having the opportunity of possibly playing in the playoffs, and hoping to add as much as I can to that group, help get us in there and hopefully go on a long run."
On the surface, the move seems to fly in the face of general manager Doug Wilson's stated approach to the trade deadline. Throughout the season, the Sharks general manager said he wasn't planning to give up any top picks or prospects for potential short-term rentals, such as Kane, who's a pending-unrestricted free agent.
But Kane's plummeting value in the hours leading up to Monday's trade deadline made the deal more palatable.
According to Wilson, the condition on the first-round pick that the Sharks sent to Buffalo hinges on whether Kane re-signs with the team. Assuming Kane signs an extension with the Sharks, the Sabres will receive San Jose's top pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. If Kane leaves the Sharks as a free agent, the Sabres will get San Jose's second-round pick instead unless the squad wins the Stanley Cup this season. The pick is lottery protected, so if the Sharks miss the playoffs this spring, it will turn over to next season.
The condition on the fourth-round pick allows the Sharks to push it back to a 2020 third-round pick if they so choose.
"I go back to the skillset that he brings and the age that he brings, so he does bring the ingredients that fit for now and the future," Wilson said. "The way the (trade) is structured allows us to have flexibility for him to get to know us and us to get to know him."
Both Kane and Wilson said they've yet to discuss the possibility of a contract extension beyond this season. Wilson is looking at the summer as a pivotal offseason for the Sharks, who have more than $20 million available in cap space.
Although Wilson framed the possibility of chasing rental players as unlikely, he had left the door open to the possibility of a deal if the price were right. That appears to be the case in the Kane trade.
If Kane signs elsewhere in the offseason, the Sharks will have acquired his services for the stretch run, and potentially, the Stanley Cup playoffs, without giving up a first-round pick or an up-and-coming roster player, such as Timo Meier, Kevin Labanc and Joakim Ryan. The prospect the Sharks parted with, O'Regan, failed to earn head coach Pete DeBoer's confidence, spending the season shuffling between the NHL and AHL.
O'Regan collected five points in 22 NHL games with the Sharks. He won the AHL's rookie of the year award with the Barracuda last season, compiling 58 points in 63 games. The 24-year-old also scored 50 points in 41 games at Boston University in 2014-15 while skating on a line with Sabres superstar Jack Eichel.
The price tag on Kane proved to be reasonable considering that the Boston Bruins gave up a 2018 first-round pick, a 2019 seventh-round pick, a prospect and two roster players to acquire Rick Nash from the New York Rangers on Sunday.
The cost of acquiring Kane likely dropped because of the character issues that plagued him earlier in his career.
Winnipeg traded Kane to Buffalo in 2015 after he violated a team dress code by showing up to a morning workout wearing a tracksuit. Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien later threw the tracksuit into the shower, causing Kane to miss a team meeting and skip out on their game later that night.
During his first-full season in Buffalo, Kane was accused of sexual assault for an alleged incident on Dec. 27, 2015, but he didn't face any charges after an investigation failed to produce evidence of wrongdoing.
Controversy surrounding Kane surfaced again this season when he got into a heated argument with defenseman Justin Falk at a Sabres practice in January. According to local reports, Falk shoved Kane and called him "selfish", a label that has followed Kane throughout his nine-year NHL career.
Nevertheless, reporters in Buffalo insist that Kane's alleged character issues are overblown. Kane indicated that the drama is behind him.
"We're not talking about last week or last month, we're going back to a number of years ago. I've grown up a lot since then. I've moved on from it," he said. "If you asked any of my teammates in Buffalo, there'd be nothing but good things to say. For me, it's not a concern."
Wilson isn't concerned about Kane's checkered past.
"Evander would admit that he's grown up and matured," he said. "He's 26 now. He's a man. He wants to be a great player, dominant player in this league. I don't know about you guys, but I'm not sure if we were all perfect angels when we were 20 or 21."
The Sharks general manager said Joe Pavelski, who played with Kane on Dynamo Minsk in the KHL during the 2012-13 lockout, and Brent Burns, who skated with him on Team Canada at the 2010 and 2011 IIHF World Championships, both endorsed his character.
"This is not an unknown," Wilson said. "We think this is a really good tight group with great leadership that brings out the best in people."


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Canadian Governments at all levels must improve Immigration System
A meeting was held in Ottawa on June 15th to determine the best course of action with regards to improving the Canadian immigration system as well as attracting the skills Canada needs to create a younger, functional workforce in the face of the impending retirement of baby boomers. Immigration may very well be Canada's lifeblood for a stable economy as an increased amount of the population will be over the age of 60, and the labour force will depend on younger, skilled immigrants.
Ministers of territorial, federal and provincial governments attended the meeting.
"After today's discussion, I am confident that our governments' combined efforts will help position Canada as a destination of choice for the world's best and brightest, while continuing to maintain our humanitarian tradition," said federal Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney.
"If Canada wants to succeed in the global economy, our country must be able to attract and retain immigrants with the skills it needs today while preparing us to face the challenges of the future," he said.
At the meeting, Minister Kenney said that the applications for federal skilled workers through the Action Plan for Faster Immigration plan are no longer backlogged, however there are still a bit too many coming in for the government to be able to handle quickly.
A press release on the meeting itself also said that all of the governments are working to recognize foreign credentials for many jobs in a more timely manner.
"Immigration is important to all provinces and territories," said Nova Scotia's Minister of Immigration, Ramona Jennex. "We agreed here to improve our cooperative approach to immigration to ensure its benefits are shared across the country," she said.
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With our aging demographics and the increasing competitive global market place, Canada better get its act together to improve its immigration system which, as it stands now, serves largely as a economic barrier to entry for skilled workers rather than a means to counter-act our shrinking labor force.
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Recently enacted state laws that regulate minimum wages highlight a medley of legislative changes that have left a patchwork of approaches across the country.
The $7.25 federal hourly minimum wage was last changed in 2009, but some states and cities have established their own wage and benefit requirements. In other states, the establishment of city and county wages led to state legislatures seeking to curtail those requirements.
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While some states seek to establish regional minimum wages, others ban local deviations from state requirements.
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ATLANTA -- Police are investigating a fight between college students that left a student stabbed.
On Tuesday, at approximately 1:27 a.m., Atlanta Police and Georgia State University Police responded to a call of a fight between two men in Piedmont North, Building B's laundry room.
One student, Nakia Roach, was located in the laundry room and had several stab wounds. He was taken to Grady Hospital in stable condition. The second student, Sean Rowtham, was located by police in the lobby and detained.
GSU Police took the lead on the investigation, and determined that the two students know each other and had an on-going dispute.
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One of my friends invited a couple of us over to her place to watch the Emmys and I insisted on bringing some wine and cheese for the night. While shopping for the wines at Trader Joe's, I came across their Charles Shaw wine selection or what it is commonly known as Two Buck Chuck, named for their $2.49/bottle price tag. Immediately, I decided to add a little entertainment to the night by incorporating a small blind wine tasting activity in addition to a wine and cheese pairing with bottles of Two Buck Chuck.
I will share more about the wine and cheese pairing in the next post.
Trader Joes' Charles Shaw Wines have about 10 different varietals, but I purchased a total of 4 bottles: their Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. A majority of my friends enjoy sweet wine, so I also purchased a bottle of Zibbibo sparkling Moscato which was only $2.99!
A blind wine tasting is a fun way for your guests to hone in on their wine knowledge as they try to guess what wine varietal they are drinking. It is also interesting to see the reactions of your guests when they find out what they actually tasted. I mainly wanted to shock my guests by unveiling that the wine they were drinking was actually Two Buck Chuck and that I only spent a total of about $13 on all 5 bottles.
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