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SPARTANBURG, S.C.-Rockingham (N.C.) running back Norman Whitley rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns as North Carolina held off South Carolina for a 28-24 victory in the 69th annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.
The Tar Heels, who rushed for 240 yards as a team, dominated the time of possession, holding the ball for 36:49 of the 60 minute game.
After Whitley's second touchdown run at the 7:04 mark in the fourth quarter gave North Carolina a 28-18 lead, South Carolina, led by offensive Most Valuable Player Stan Doolittle, marched 80 yards in 12 plays, led by University of South Carolina-bound wide receiver Moe Brown of Anderson Westside. Vanderbilt verbal commit Matt Quinn of Byrnes caught a 10-yard pass from Doolittle to pull South Carolina within 28-24 after the extra point was blocked.
Doolittle, a sleeper who is on the verge of some mid-major Division I-A offers, finished 19-of-33 for 237 yards and two touchdowns. Brown finished with 85 yards on seven catches and Quinn totaled 95 yards on five catches.
After his scoring strike to Quinn, the Sandlapper defense, led by defensive MVP Dekoda Watson, held North Carolina on three plays and got one final chance. But the Tar Heel defense stiffened and preserved the victory.
"People stepping up and making plays was the big thing," North Carolina defensive end/tight end Dennis Godfrey of Lee County said. "I'm just happy for my teammates."
Godfrey, a Wake Forest commit, was one of the top players in practice this week. He finished with a sack in the game defensively and was strong in the running game on offense.
Watson, who played defensive end for his Aiken (S.C.) high school team, showed great closing speed and was good in space. Concerns about his ability to stand up and play linebacker should be long forgotten after Saturday. The 6-foot-3, 210-pounder finished with a game-high nine tackles and a sack.
Whitley was the North Carolina offensive MVP. He showed off his tremendous toughness and balance to break off large chunks of yardage.
University of North Carolina commit Deunta Williams was the defensive MVP for the North Carolina squad. Playing linebacker, Williams perhaps found his best position as he was flying all over the field making plays. He finished with a team-high six tackles.
Williams' future teammate in Chapel Hill, wide receiver Hakeem Nicks of Charlotte Independence, caught a 37-yard touchdown pass from Virginia verbal O.C. Wardlow with time running out in the first half to give North Carolina a 21-7 halftime advantage.
Nicks finished with 42 yards on three catches, but could have had more. He broke open in the South Carolina secondary for what seemed to be a sure long touchdown pass in the third quarter, but the ball fell off his hands.
Still, Nicks was one of the best receivers on the field Saturday and showed his ability to use both his body and speed to get open.
Wardlow had 10 yards on eight carries, but completed 5-of-8 passes for 59 yards.
Georgia-bound athlete Prince Miller of Duncan (S.C.) Byrnes projects as a cornerback, but the Bulldogs may want to reconsider his position after watching his electrifying performance with the ball in his hands on Saturday. Miller finished as South Carolina's leading rusher (33 yards on four carries), rushed for a touchdown and had a 40-plus yard punt return to set up a South Carolina field goal on the Sandlappers' opening possession of the second half.
Miller has tremendous feet, quickness and breakaway speed and could be used in a variety of roles in Athens. He is solid at cornerback, but is spectacular with the ball in his hands.
Other standouts, stats and notes from the game
-Virginia-bound safety Rico Bell of Charlotte was in on three tackles and looked very solid in pass defense.
-Vanderbilt-bound D.J. Moore of Spartanburg Broome caught five passes for 53 yards. He projects as a cornerback in college and has the hips to play the position.
-Cary (N.C.) running back Josh Adams had just 16 yards on eight carries.
-Rivals100 defensive end Ricky Sapp, a Clemson commit, finished with five total tackles and had a good first half.
-Sleeper linebacker prospect Sedric Griffin of Winnsboro (S.C.) Fairfield Central was all over the place, finishing with seven total tackles.
-University of South Carolina linebacker commit Rodney Paulk of Columbia Richland Northeast finished with six total tackles. His teammate, Rivals100 defensive line prospect Adam Patterson had three.
-Rivals100 prospect Clifton Geathers of Georgetown (S.C.) Carvers Bay did not play in the game because of a foot injury.
-Another Georgia-bound prospect, defensive tackle Ricardo Crawford finished with two tackles and gave the South Carolina offensive line fits all day.
-Rivals250 defensive lineman Aleric Mullins finished with a tackle, as did Notre Dame-bound cornerback Raeshon McNeil and North Carolina-bound defensive lineman Morgan Randall.
-Clemson commit Crezdon Butler of Asheville had an electrifying 40-yard punt return to set up Whitley's first touchdown run, a 5-yard scamper which gave North Carolina a 14-7 lead with 1:54 remaining in the first half. Butler, who projects as a cornerback but played wide receiver Saturday, also had two receptions for 13 yards.
-Another future Tiger, linebacker Julius Wilkerson of Gaffney, S.C., had four tackles for the South Carolina squad.
-North Carolina-bound defensive end Tavares Brown of Rockingham, N.C., had two sacks, four total tackles and got good pressure on the South Carolina quarterbacks.
-Rivals100 linebacker Brandon Spikes of Shelby, N.C., had five total tackles for the North Carolina squad. He's down to Florida, Alabama and Virginia Tech.
-N.C. State-bound linebacker Nate Irving finished with four total tackles.
-Wake Forest linebacker commit Matthew Woodlief of Catawba had five total tackles from the middle linebacker position and looked very solid.
-Bennettsville (S.C.) Marlboro County defensive back Brian Bradford finished with a team-high seven tackles.
Stay tuned to Rivals.com for continuing coverage and recaps of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.


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Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by Angela 0077, Jun 6, 2010.
I Love To Boogie - Trex
Newsboys - "God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)"
Rush - 'Headlong Flight'. Heavy, man, heavy. And I like it like that.
"Come Sail Away," Styx
My wife got this particular earworm stuck in my head:
Lola by the Kinks.
"Fascination Street" (extended live version) by The Cure
What Can I Do? - The Corrs
"Callin' Baton Rouge," Garth Brooks
"Burn" (from The Crow motion picture soundtrack) by The Cure
(I'm not a big Cure fan, but I've heard two songs in two days from them that I've really liked.)
Ария - Бои без правил
Aria - Fight without rules
"Feeling That Way" by Journey.
Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin.
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Original post made by Bill Carman, Country Fair, on Jun 3, 2013
a resident of Livermore
on Jun 3, 2013 at 1:53 pm
a resident of Downtown
on Jun 5, 2013 at 4:47 pm
Downtowner is a registered user.
(Sigh) No matter what anyone does, *someone* will complain about it.
From the New Leaf web site: "We Carry Grass-Fed Beef!
We carry Pacific Pastures All-Natural Grass-fed Beef. Their cattle feed on our Northern California pastures. Find a variety of cuts and selection in our cases."
Could it be that Mr. Carman has a conflict of interest? An Internet search shows him as affiliated with Eel River Organic Beef, presumably a competitor. Interesting.
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It's amazing how a fleeting moment can suddenly stir up a swell of emotion, but that's exactly what a commercial for the series finale of One Tree Hill managed to do to me during a commercial break of Gossip Girl. Yes, I was watching live television because I refused to wait another minute to see Dan and Blair awkwardly but hilariously consummate their hard won relationship- some things are worth forgoing the DVR to experience in the moment.
The moment I was currently experiencing was no longer giggly but sniffly, as voice-over guy made sure I saved the date to view the series finale of One Tree Hill. My sudden allergy flare up wasn't because I would miss seeing the further dramas of Hayley and Nathan or Brooke or Mouth (that's what DVDs are for) or miss hearing Gavin McGraw soulfully tell me what he doesn't want to be (since I have that particular single at my disposal on my iPod) or miss perusing the, uh, colorful debates of online fans who have been forever engaged in a love/hate relationship with the show's creator, Mark Schwann.
No, what came up in my mind's eye as I watched that commercial was that the network of my late teens and early adolescence, the WB, was that much closer to really being gone. Yes, the network ended years ago, but it still lived on in the shows that had made the cut to live on at the CW. And sure, technically, Supernatural is also a WB alum having put in one year at the frog, but One Tree Hill had put in a little more time and was a bit more representative of what the WB stood for- exploring the tormented, complicated lives of teens who were tucked away in insular little hamlets. What began with Dawson and his creek and the Gilmores in Stars Hollow now ends with One Tree Hill.
Suddenly, while watching that commercial I was grieving all over again and my WB life was flashing before my eyes; Buffy stabbing Angel to tearfully send him to hell; Felicity and her bouncy, then really short hair; the scantily clad Halliwell sisters of Charmed; Ryan Murphy giving me a gleeful high school drama before Glee, with Popular; Dido and the alien deserts of Roswell; Meeting my superhero boyfriend, Mr. Tom Welling, courtesy of Smallville; earning my WB stripes by watching Birds of Prey, Tarzan and Pepper Dennis; Treat Williams and his Everwood beard of emotional turmoil; Reba winning over my heart and having me joyfully croon 'I'm a Survivor!' and not care a whit if anybody heard…
In the thirty seconds of that video invitation to One Tree Hill's swan song, I sped through those well known stages of grief in record time: Denial (This is all some colossal joke. The WB isn't dead, they're just pulling a long con. It's gonna reboot and come back as The WB 2.0!), Anger (TV to talk about? Really? That's your slogan?), Bargaining (If you give me back Everwood and Felicity: The Adult Years, I will totally watch another 10 years of 7th Heaven), depression (I'll never see Reba find lover after Brock, will I?), and finally acceptance (All good things come to an end. Besides, the CW has given me Nikita. And, hey! Gossip Girl's back on!)
And just like that I was past my pain and back to living life again, my television fangurl heart continuing to prove to be a resilient one.
Alas, until death comes for Supernatural…
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Garza's complete game for naught after early runs
OAKLAND -- Rangers starter Matt Garza pitched his first complete game in his last 33 starts Saturday afternoon. It was also just the second complete game by a Rangers pitcher this season.
But Garza also gave up first-inning runs for the first time this season and his complete game came in a losing effort. The A's scored three runs in the first and held on for a 4-2 victory against the Rangers at O.co Coliseum.Full Game Coverage
OAKLAND -- Rangers starter Matt Garza pitched his first complete game in his last 33 starts Saturday afternoon. It was also just the second complete game by a Rangers pitcher this season.
But Garza also gave up first-inning runs for the first time this season and his complete game came in a losing effort. The A's scored three runs in the first and held on for a 4-2 victory against the Rangers at O.co Coliseum.Full Game Coverage
"They had a big first inning," said Garza, who lost for the first time since June 11. "It's always tough to put your guys in a hole like that. I was able to keep the bullpen down, get deep in the game and give guys a rest, but I didn't do my job."
Jarrod Parker and three Oakland relievers did, holding the Rangers to two runs on seven hits. They also combined to retire 14 of the last 15 hitters they faced. The Rangers had some chances early, but went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
"We didn't expect to win every game the rest of the year," outfielder David Murphy said. "We played well today and both pitchers threw well, but they did a good job of getting an early lead."
The loss snapped the Rangers' five-game winning streak, while the Athletics brought a three-game losing streak to an end -- their longest since a five-game skid in early May. The A's again have a 3 1/2 game lead in the American League West with the third and final game of the series scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
"Any time we're playing somebody within the division, we know we need to win those games, and obviously they're right behind us and we know we need to put together nine complete innings," Parker said after earning his first victory since beating the Rangers on June 18. "And if it takes more than that, it's going to take more than that. I think for us to come out and set the tone early and score some runs and just be upbeat, I think that's a big thing for us right now. "
The Rangers had a chance to take the lead in the first after Leonys Martin led off with a double. Elvis Andrus followed and struck out after fouling off a 1-1 bunt attempt to move the runner over. Parker then got Ian Kinsler on a one-hop smash to shortstop Eric Sogard and struck out Adrian Beltre to end the inning.
"We had some chances, but you can't cash them all in," manager Ron Washington said.
The Athletics did what the Rangers couldn't do in the first inning. They got the bunts down and the hit with runners in scoring position. They also got the long ball.
Coco Crisp led off with a perfectly placed bunt up the third-base line and beat it out for a hit. Sogard moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt.
"That showed me they're going to play small ball against me," Garza said. "The next time I'll be ready."
"It worked out, obviously," Sogard said. "I think it's kind of no secret Garza has some trouble throwing to first sometimes, so we wanted to try to take advantage of that. Coco laid down a perfect bunt, then I came up and put it where I wanted to, got the job done, and we ended up scoring three runs."
Jed Lowrie brought the first run home by slicing a shallow fly into left for a single. Yoenis Cespedes then crushed a 1-0 slider over the left-center field wall for a two-run home run.
"Garza threw it down, but that's his zone," Washington said. "If you throw it down there but don't get it into the dirt, that's what Cespedes can do. He's pretty strong."
The Rangers got one in the third after Parker walked Martin and Andrus with one out. He struck out Kinsler, but Beltre fisted a soft line drive down the right-field line for a run-scoring single. Kinsler made it 3-2 with his 10th home run of the season with one out in the fifth, but the Rangers managed just one single the rest of the afternoon.
The A's scratched out one more run off of Garza in the seventh. Garza started the inning by walking Alberto Callaspo, his only walk on the afternoon. Stephen Vogt bunted him to second, and Crisp lined a single to right, putting runners on the corners. That brought up Sogard, who dropped another bunt down the first-base line. Garza fielded it and had no chance at Callaspo at home plate. The sacrifice bunt made it 4-2.
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A special message for you Christmas celebrators: This year, when using your helicopter to set up and decorate your tree, try not to fly close to any structures. Otherwise, your propellers might get caught and cause you to have a crash in which you die. That would ruin Christmas!
Luckily, the pilot who appears in this video shot in Auckland, New Zealand did not die when his helicopter got caught in some scaffolding and snapped in two. But we imagine that he'll always have flashbacks to this accident every time he sets up his tree—which will ruin his Christmases, forevermore.
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Time your visit for 645pm on a Sunday. Sit on the patio and you'll get an eyeful when Hi Fi across the street raises those massive sunscreens. It's a PG13 glass fishbowl. What a party! Video wall, DJ on stage and Go Go Girls dancing in silhouette on the bar.
Say what you want to about the spotty "service" but I see the General Manager humping it the whole time. That's good enough for me.
As for people constantly wanting to F I L L themselves: those who live in fat asses should not throw stones. Ya Taco Bell pig out monkeys. Stay out of our way if it's possible to move your fat ass aside far enough for others to pass.
Leruas does stand out because of the best tamales anywhere. The enchiladas are great and the prices are very good. Numerous combination plates equal great deals.
This place is awesome, for all your mexican food needs. The drive through option is heads above your typical drive through mexican. The dinner plates are very tasty as well, although to onion heavy.
Where this place really shines though, are the breakfast plates. You have not lived until you have had the red chili pork tamales with fried eggs on top!
Very good food and an excellent selection! I'm glad I live close by. P.S. I spoke Spanish and was answered in English!
Maria's Taco Salsas are pure magic they are so fresh and delicious, with creative ingredients. The place is small, yet a diamond with the best tacos in Tucson for this experienced gourmand of Mexican culinary delights.
Tried their Sunday Taco-bar buffet. Mexico City-style, slow-cooked, full-flavored meats are exceptional. Weekday menu excellent. One of the best shredded beef chimichangas I have eaten! Great fresh food totally prepared in Gabby's kitchen, even the chips. If you like good, simple food, check it out. I am going back for the buffet for sure.
La Olla isn't your average run of the mill Mexican restaurant like all the others in town. So far we found their meals to be tasty with a slightly different flare to them. The refried beans are by far the best we've had in Tucson. Lunch prices are really cheap too. We're not saying we love everything here, the chili rellenos aren't great. Like most places, they're pretty small. But overall this place is a nice welcome.
Great margaritas, especially at happy hour. Love the fresh salsa, and the enchiladas de calabacitas are excellent!
The parking lot is overflowing every time I drive by, the secret must be out.
This food is goooood! Excellent flavors, homey feel. Fun art interior.
Great old time Tucson place. Best Mexican chorizo I've ever had!
I love this little place. The chile rellenos are excellent. The soups, filling and tasty, are served with a choice of corn/flour tortillas. It's a family run business [no, I'm not part of the family]. I've been so often that I know them, tho! The pan dulces can be taken home and so can the soups. When you sit in the small dining area you are down in Mexico, as the lovely mural fills the wall with rural scences that include an active volcanco.
I like it! Happy hour is great.
This is the real deal in spite of the hype of the past decade since "the president" dined here. The food is authentic; fattening and rich in Sonoran style sauces and traditions. The building is but a hole in the wall but it's owners and staff put out flavorful favorites; my personal pick: chicken enchiladas. You'll have a wait if you go at normal mealtimes. My advice: go at an off hour and enjoy!
Teresa's is the only decent restaurant in a 5-mile radius from home -- and I eat there weekly. The service is great, the food is well-prepared and the platinum margarita's are delicious. Varied specials are always good. Peak evenings in the winter months can mean a 20-30 minute wait. Fortunately, platinum margaritas are available to help you while away the time.
I was pleasantly surprised with the food here. I was put off by the whole drive thru thing but truth be told, a delicious mexican resturant that does authentic sea food and a six pack of negro modello though a window?!?! You can't beat that shit!! Plus sitting and eating was nice as well.
Nice place, old time Tucson feel. Really like that they have full menu from the time they open. Great old fashioned patty tacos.
One of the top Mexican restaruants in town, I've been eating there for 40 years. Best chimi by far (not the grease bombs you find elsewhere) Everyone knows the green corn tamales are the best anywhere.Fond, fond memories of eating there during H.S. (THS) With my buddies.
The food here is not as good as La Parrilla Suiza, but is good and has a yummy dessert menu. The service is 9/10 times very good.
Tasty and affordable, but never ask them to make something that is not strictly on the menu, like put potatoes into a breakfast burrito. They give you nasty looks and cook it the way they want to, i.e. potatoes were served on the side.


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>Running 101>Experience with Owen Anderson's schedules?
I'm new in this forum and already answered a very old topic. Hope that it is OK to add it here as this is probably the right place to put it
As I see it, Owen Anderson has a quite different approach to running compared to for example Jack Daniels. Anderson recommends doing super sets and marathon circuit training which is described in the below link as well.
I've done super sets for marathon and marathon circuit training. Will be running Frankfurt marathon late this week. One of my friends ran Berlin Marathon where he'd used super sets. He was much faster for this event (3.07) than the other running pals who had done conventional training and who are faster on other distances.
Note that it is possible to do the circuit training for marathon if you have access to a track:
Do you think that it is too much to do the super sets and marathon circuit training if you have two quality sessions in a week and the average mileage is about 75 km?
I feel pretty sure that Anderson's training ideas are just right for me. Jack Daniels' ideas are also fantastic but I really love the above challenging training types. Do any of you have experience with Owen Anderson's training?
Marathon circuits
1) Run 800 @ 10k pace
2) Spend 2 minutes doing strength non running stuff (I guess recovery)
3) Run 800 @ a bit faster than Marathon speed) (is a bit 5 sec - 10 -30???)
4) Spend 2 minutes doing strength non running stuff (I guess recovery)
5) Run 800 @ a bit faster than goal Marathon velocity (What is a bit faster - what is Velocity versus pace?)
6) Spend 2 minutes doing strength non running stuff (I guess recovery
7) Run 1600 @ goal marathon speed
REstart @ step #2 for 3 total circuits
Basically a Leg, Ab, back (core), shoulder and chest circuit workout inbetween running. I do not understand the difference between Marathon Speed and Marathon velocity? I have no idea what "a little" faster than marathon speed or marathon velocity is? Does it really matter what order you do the non-running stuff or is it just to give you active recovery between running sets?
What is cool about this workout - These non-running strength exercises are great stuff for runners to help reduce injury and run better - But we have a hard time finding the time to do them - So they are forced into the middle of a running workout. I would do atleast a 4 mile warmup
1x800 @ 10k
3x800 @ a little faster than marathon speed (Maybe this is current marathon speed?)
3x800 @ a little faster than goal marathon velocity (Maybe this is goal marathon pace?)
3x1600 @ a little faster than marathon speed
Roughly 800@10k + 9600@ a little faster than marathon pace = 10,400 meters or ~ 6.5 miles of speed work
Add a little cool down and 11-12 mile or 18-20 km workout.
I do not have an obvious answer to this workout - Honestly I think you should be doing stength exercises 2-3x a week - This is once? Not sure I love the idea of not running (jogging) during recovery, but you are keeping your heart rate up and doing something of quality during the recovery period.
Comeback #19 Comeback # 20 ... 5/12/18 Ice Age 50 Miler
Marathon Superset
Again I would see a 4 mile warmup
3x(400@5k, 800@10k, 2000@MP) - 4 minutes easy jog between each superset 400+800+2000+(600-800) x 3 = 11,700 total + 1600 cooldown = 20 km total for run ~ 12 miles
I think this is common enough - A superset with Vo2 ~ although it takes 2 minutes to hit max heart rate and you are starting the 400 rested each set, so I do not think you ever actualli hit max heart rate. The 800 at 10k is faster than you have to run to hit LAT, so maybe it will touch both LAT and Vo2 and 2000 at MP - Seems logical enough.
I wonder why the workout would not be 3x(800@10k, 400@ 5k, 2000@ MP)
The 800 @ 10 would get your heart rate nicely evelated so that when you drop into your 400 @ 5k you hit max heart rate quickly.
If you plan to do just these 2 workouts - It will = 40k of you 75k - Where does the longer run fit in?
I think these are good sometime workouts, but I do not like being shackled by specific workouts - I like to hit the purpose of the day. I can do LAT or Vo2 or MP work 10 different ways - Some harder, some easier and often I know what the purpose of the days workout is, but I have no idea how I will acheive the purpose until I start running.
I think if this is the training you have interest in --- you should do it. You may find it suits you and your personality and training needs very well - We are all an experiment of one. I can not see how you would not make progress with the plan -
Dopple Bock, thanks for your thorough answers.
I simply don't know why Anderson uses different terms for the same thing. I'm absolutely convinced that the terms velocity and pace are exactly the same thing here.
The reason why I like the marathon circuit training is because it is quite fun to run when you are totally exhausted and do nasty exercises in between. Otherwise I do very little strength training so for me it is rather nice to combine the two.
You are absolutely right with the suggested running volume but I'm a bit lazy so for marathon circuits the total volume will be:
1.5 km warm-up. 12 km tough running. 1.5 km cool-down = 14 km.
Super sets: 1.5 km warm-up. 9.6 km tough running. 1.5 km cool-down = 12.6 km. Between the super sets, I simply take a break of 3-4 minutes instead of jogging as suggested by Anderson.
Like I tried to elude to - We do best in training prgrams that are both sound training, but almost as important that we have passion for and will consistently train through. There is some good stuff in the training - I think many people will see non-running stuff as misplaced - But it seems to have 2 purposes - Strength training you would not get otherwise and keeps the heart rate high + fatigues.
If you end up with ~ 27k for the 2 workouts that would leave you 48k for the rest of the week ~ seems reasonable.
If you've done all the other homework, a gimmicky workout such as those might help you. But you do realize that "a workout" or two will not make it or break it, right? We have a workout such as 50/50 (50m sprint followed by 50m float) or 100/100; much like (in)famous Tabata sprints. It's not THAT workout would make you able to run a good marathon or not but it's all dozen other workouts that had been put together in a balanced way that matters. Anybody who says; "Do this workout and you'll be a success..." is, as Mark Wetmore would put it, a witch-doctor. Frankly I don't think Owen Anderson knows, nor understand, much of TRAINING. I think he likes to sit in front of the desk and play around with formula, coming up with a fancy workpouts and terms.
I took this as pabstars was going to do these weekly as his speed routine. I see it as there is speed work - Mostly MP a bit of other stuff.
I also do believe some core / strength exercise is advantageous
Fianlly I took pabstars comment of his friend who is much faster @ 3:07 marathon meant that he/she is at a place in running where consistent mileage and some speed work each week is needed. Is it the best? Maybe not - But I would argue that if the training is enjoyable and followed progress can be made. Compare it to "The best" training that someone hates and doe not do consistently and it might be better?
I as I posted earlier - I am not sure of what a little faster than MP - IS that fast enough to work on LAT?
Nobby415, it is my impression that Anderson is an acknowledged coach. He has also traveled to Kenya several times to study the running techniques of some of their top runners.
Dopple Bock, right now I'm reading Anderson's book Great Workouts for Popular Races. In this book, we have a couple of differences:
Marathon Circuit Training: The running parts are performed at 10K and goal marathon pace.
Super sets: 400@5K, 400@10K and 2400@MP
As far as I know, the guy who ran the marathon in 3.07 didn't exceed a mileage of 60 km any weeks. His training was based on a lot of high quality and he is a very experienced runner who is strong in long runs.
Back in 2003, I used super sets and my times exploded from 5K to half-marathon. However, when I ran my fastest marathon in 2004, the program was based on a program from Daniels' Running Formula. It is naturally logical that when you start making training schedules based on the principles of running gurus, performance must increase.
I can say that Nobby is likely the person on this board who has read and studied training techniques the most. If you are trying to evaluate the top training programs and which ones have a lot of rubish in them - He would be my choice to listen to.
The biggest thing to understand is what the workout is trying to accomplish and if you think it is adequately accomplishing that goal.
General Aerobic Fitness
Technique and running form / efficiency
General foot speed
Vo2 max - max hear rate
Lactic Acid threshhold
I know a local coach who has his runners do 1 minute on 1 minute off and 2 on and 2 off at a very fast speed - maybe 1 mile to 3000 speed. That is all the speed work they do - I believe this helps their running from and efficiency and touches their Vo2 max with the shorter rest. I think this is far from ideal training, but for the right runner who runs consistently and does this workout 3 times a week for 3-4 months they have had great success. I think it is imcomplete in its impact in all the areas to workout - But it has produced success.
Learning to run smooth and comfortable but fast when tired is an OK goal - But I do that by running. Usually I do 8-12 mile warmup and then do my speed work of 8-10 miles with a 2 mile cool down.
I guess if you are asking me if I think it will work - I think it can provide possitive results if followed consistently - Do I think it is the best to follow - I personally would not follow it as it seems incomplete - But I am not you.
All due respect, padstars, what gives you this "impression" that he's an acknowledged coach? I have yet to name ONE athlete who has done well or win Olympic medal being coached by him. I know a few people who had traveled to Kenya and "observed" what elite Kenyan runners are doing but that would NOT be a reason to listen to what they have to say about training.
Owen Anderson used to (I don't know if he still does) have a publication (monthly or quarterly newsletter) called Running Research News. It was quite interesting and I used to subscribe to it. But very quickly it became apparent, to me, that he was just putting ANYTHING together to make it interesting and keep it coming each issue. I have discussed this with a guy by the name of Peter Snell, just in case if you didn't know who he is, he won 3 Olympic gold medals and 8 world records, now a renowned exercise physiologist, he said the same thing--that those people usually NEED to keep some interesting information coming to maintain the publication. He (Anderson) has had some interesting writings and I liked them. But he also had some garbage; to the point where I actually wrote to him to criticize for what he was doing. He was writing some utter nonesense to spreading the wrong idea. In fact, one of my friends did the same because here he is (Anderson), preaching "less is better, quality over quantity, look at what Kenyans are doing..." And when you actually do look at what Kenyans are doing, you see 7-miles in the morning, 6-miles intervals mid-day, and another 8 mile run in the evening... So what's so "less" or "lack of quantity" about that? His conclusion was that Anderson already has an agenda that he wants to write and he would "claim" that he went to Kenya and observe what those guys were doing; and just clap his conclusion whether that's what they were really doing or not. It is a poor journalism at best.
Besides, I have NO interest whatosever to what top level Kenyan runners are doing in their training. I don't think it has any bearing to what you should be doing as a 3-hour runner.
Nobby415, I can hear that you definitely know more about Anderson than I do
I love his concept of a lot of quality and less quantity for average runners like me with a limited time for training but I'm completely positive that Lydiard's principles with a lot of mileage are better for elite runners.
Anderson is, at the moment, writing a book called The Science of Running which will be published by Human Kinetics in 2011 according to his new site http://www.educatedrunner.com/
I love his concept of a lot of quality and less quantity for average runners like me with a limited time for training but I'm completely positive that Lydiard's principles with a lot of mileage are better for elite runners.
I had been criticized by my own runners for spending my time, posting something here at RA and not spending enough time with them though I had never received a dime from any of them (except Kristen has donated out of her goodness so thank-you, Wannabe!!). But this is the kind of thread and comment I just cannot let go of. I know it's just you don't understand and I know you have no ill-intention or anything negative at all. I just do not understand, well-reputable guy like Owen Anderson (while I ripped him apart, I do recognize his position and background as well) don't bother to explain. He SHOULD understand human physiology and he's basically suggesting something totally against it. What's up with that...???
So here's how it works and, if you don't believe it, fine. If you choose NOT to listen, I won't take it personally either. It's your business. But I just HATE the idea of hundreds and thousands of audience here read your comment and goes, "Huh? That sounds good... I don't have time and I'm sure as hell not committed to train like elite (like more than 5 days a week)... His friend improved his marathon time so maybe I should try that..." What you just described above ("I have limited time to train a lot of mileage like elite runners so I'll just do less quantity and a lot of quality as an averate runner...") is like planting a tomato bush in the end of September and think, "Well, I don't have luxuary of waiting for 3 months for this guy to grow and develop. I think I'll just go out there every day and pull the tip of this plant... It'll grow faster." Would it? Don't laugh about this analogy; that's EXACTLY what you're trying to do. A lot of slow running is EXACTLY what you, as an average runner, need to do BEFORE you engage yourself with high quality workouts such as the one Anderson advocates. Of course, yes, everybody is different (shut up, Jeff!! ;o)) in a sense that what they had done 3 month or 3 years or 13 years prior to doing it. Your friend--I don't know--might have done the homework and had some level of fitness background to be able to handle Anderson workout before he improved his marathon time. You might too IF you had done your homework of low-quality/high-volume work to begin with. Just in case if you didn't know, that's what many Kenyan low-teen kids do!! I don't know if Anderson traveled all the way to Kenya ONLY to observe their elite runners. I know for the fact, the other guy, Toby Tanser who authured that excellent book, "Train Hard, Win Easy" or now "More Fire". He actually talks about how Kenyan kids train....or live. Without that background, what their elite runners do mean NOTHING.
I'd be VERY curious to see if any research has been done to what happens to promising young enthusiastic runners if they only did low-volume/high-intensity type of training....10 years down the road. I don't think there has EVER been a study like that done. What researchers in white gown would do is to pick some average college kids and say, okay, we're going to divide you in two groups; one you'll do 3 weeks of all intervals (high quality low volume) and the other group you only do an hour of easy jog for 3 weeks. Three weeks later, they'll put them in a 5k race and guess which one excell? I would very much like to see a follow-up research done to these guys, maybe 4 months down the road, and see which group is still improving the half way, 2 months, which one has more injuries, which one is still enjoying running more....and then 5 years down the road, which one is still running and enjoying the activity. And if such study has already been done, I'd very much like to see that. It's not a research but I know a guy who actually did that when he was coaching a high school team. He moved on to coach the first woman to go faster than 2:20 in the marathon. Any experienced and knowledgeable coach would know the answer.
Everybody is different (yes, yes, Jeff...!) in a sense that we all have different background and, yes, slightly different make-ups. But we are ALL the same human being in a sense that we all have the same physiological reactions. There's a reason why fast training makes you a fast runner. But there are tons of other aspects that goes into that simple act of running faster. Just because one person did one kind of workout and improve, that does not mean everybody should do THAT workout and get the same rate of improvement. All the buildings and houses look different but they all have certain requirments in order to be a good safe sturdy house. They all require solid foundation. Regardless of how beautiful the house may be, if you build that on the sandy beach, it won't last too long, would it?
Dr. Snell was one of the guest speakers at our Lydiard clinic in Boulder a month ago. It was a 2-day event and he spoke on both days. On the first day, his presentation was "How slow (long) running makes you fast" and on the second day his presentation was "How fast running (if done incorrectly) makes you slow"... Contradictory? Again, experienced and knowledage runners/coaches can understand exactly what that means. To me, the thing about exercise physiologists is that they look into a very narrow scope. How does this ONE aspect affect... THAT is how they operate. But nothing in life works alone; it's always interaction with other aspects. Actually the fact one physiologist suggests one thing and other physiologist suggest the opposite, that sort of leads me to think that basically, we just don't really understand what's going on in our body yet. And if I have a choice to listen to 2 physiologists, I'd opt to listen to the one who had done it himself and what he did actually won him 3 Olympic gold medals, 2 Commonwealth Games gold medals, 8 world records.
Nobby415, thanks for your thorough answers. When I talk about a low mileage, it is above 70 km a week which, in my eyes, is high for an average runner. As I wrote earlier, my fastest marathon was based on a Daniels program, so naturally I have a solid base. I wouldn't do so much running without having read quite a bit about running. Note the following:
1. According to Brad Hudson, former marathon runner Steve Jones did a relatively low mileage.
2. Bruce Tulloh, former European record holder in 5K did 28 miles a week the last 10 weeks before setting a European record in 3 miles.
3. Brad Hudson's program for master runners has just 3 runs a week + cross training and strength training.
I'm pretty sure that if I cut down quality with the same mileage, my times would become slower. If it was possible for me to run 150 km a week, I would become much faster; I totally agree with you here.
My favourite work-out is definitely Anderson's super sets; I'm not saying that it objectively is a better work-out than so many others but for me it feels just right. The same goes for his marathon circuit training.
I'll be leaving for Frankfurt in 7 hours, so I won't be able to answer comments until I'm back on Monday.
Again, thanks for having taken the time to give such detailed answers.
Is there a list of names out there somewhere of runners who had success off 'relatively low mileage'? So when someone doesn't want to run much, they just say "oh yeah!?!? Well (insert name from list) trained this way and they were successful!"


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May 1, 2009
Aro Michael Sheen Headed to Vancity!
My BFF Michael Sheen tweets that he is headed to Canada this Monday.
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AHAAAA! Unfortunately, they will shot indoors so there will be no pictures... In brief, I love Michael Sheen & your blog (:ReplyDelete
- Mary GMay 2, 2009 at 1:38 AM
Jamie Bower is headed over also on Monday according to his Tweets.ReplyDelete
Whiskey mist is fun. Its late though. I should go home. Flying on monday. Hope mr sheen is on the same flight as me. X
i like Michael Sheen in Underworld as leader ofReplyDelete
of the lycans,he is awesome in there!!!
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27 August 2014
I was looking for a long time to find a set of knifes. I know they are pricy but they are worth every penny. Can't put in words how pleased I am with the knifes. They also look great in my new kitchen. Well worth a buy will be recommending to family and friends


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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Agent Richard07, Oct 27, 2008.
I didn't understand any of it. It looked pretty though.
Campbell needs to come back for the third movie. When he leaves bond the quality dips slightly. You could say QOS was Craigs "Tomorrow Never Dies" with all the action thrown into it
I haven't seen Quantum of Solace yet, but I've heard it said -- either here or on another forum, probably Something Awful -- that while Martin Campbell might not be an extraordinarily good director, or even that good of a director, he is an extraordinarily good Bond director.
I'm interested to see how Forster's work pans out. I suspect I'll be using my lunch break and another hour on Friday to catch this. (Beats working!)
I was disappointed, to be honest. There were moments when I was really enjoying the film, and I enjoyed some of the direction and imagery, and I doubt I'll ever tire of seeing beautiful Italy. I massively enjoyed Judi Dench. I enjoyed the tech. I enjoyed a couple of the quiet moments, and of course, I enjoyed just watching Daniel Craig. But none of that makes a great movie, or even a good movie. I'll get the dvd and I'll be happy to see it again, but it's not Casino Royale.
I liked "The Mask of Zorro" but "The Legend of Zorro" was meh.
I personally always preferred Tomorrow Never Dies to the fun, but overrated GoldenEye, and I'm genuinely puzzled why Tomorrow Never Dies is only 56% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was financially successful, but always seemed to be underrated amongst critics and fans, even in comparison to the obnoxious Die Another Day.
Quantum of Solace's storyline was successful at establishing the Quantum syndicate as influencial, dangerous, and secretive criminal group with unlimited resources, without becoming too OTT. But with an evil organization like Quantum we're inevitably going to move up from regular terrorism in the West and corporate exploitation in the Third World to more sci-fi orientated schemes involving taking over the world; I can feel it in the water.
I'm seeing the movie tomorrow and one thing I'm looking forward to is the new Bond Girl played by Olga Kurylenko. The first time I heard of her was last year around the time Hitman came out. I thought she was one of the most stunning women I had ever seen. It wasn't long before she was cast in Bond 22, and when she was, I was pretty happy about it. She has the look and the aura of a Bond Girl...
I can't wait to see her in action as well as how she measures up against Bond Girls of the past.
^ Yeah, she's definitely easy on the eyes.
Good Bond. Not great Bond.
The chase and fight editing were almost too MTV choppy. Just touching the edge of losing the viewer.
The women were disposable, personalitywise. Although the one with the smaller role was far more interesting than the one with the larger role.
At least the storyline frees up Bond to go any direction now.
Not disappointed, but not blown away. If Daniel Craig loses any more weight, he's going to look 60.
One thing that caught my attention, and it's a bugbear of mine, so I would notice it: the camera for some reason lingers for a what feels like a long time over the legs/thighs of the girl who is trying to escape from the General who is raping her. We don't even see her face. I just thought it was a little salacious and unnecessary, and I felt a little vouyeristic.
Today's her birthday. She turns 29.
I didn't get the impression that they'd be the most memorable Bond Girls, but I'm still looking forward to seeing what they deliver, especially since Kurylenko's character comes off like a pretty strong woman.
Here's a shot with both girls, Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton...
And here's a shot of Gemma Arterton's character...
When I saw that pic, I thought... "Classic Bond". She looks like she belongs in the 60s with Sean Connery.
Two more shots...
This last one contains some mild nudity, so consider yourself warned.
Strawberry Bond
^It's only a shame she has
Spoiler: Gemma's role in the film
almost no role in the film... I know some people say she can't act, but I don't think we really had a chance to find out.
^ Another "Teri Hatcher Bond Girl"? I got that impression too.
I agree the moment I saw these two pictures I thought "Steve Mcqueen and Audrey Hepburn"
Speaking of McQueen,Craig must star in his biopic
Critics (and fans) are some funny illogical creatures. First they praise the film makers for departing from the tired cliches that the Bond franchise had become with Casino Royale. Then they turn around and cry and whine because Bond isn't cracking wise enough or is killing too many bad guys. They claim he shows no heart, but this movie had more actual heart than Casino because it was entirely motivated by the loss of love. Then when they get all the "classic Bond action" back, they're still upset.
Basically, I think people wanted to be angered by the new style of Bond, but couldn't because Casino Royale was SO great. Now they get their chance with a movie that is good, but not quite as good.
^I'm not a Bond fan, I've seen most of them once or twice but I generally don't go out of my way to see them. I saw Casino Royale and enjoyed it, so I went to see this at cinema, and I was disappointed, not because it wasn't classic Bond, but because the story seemed flimsy, the action seemed to be there to compensate for that, rather than compliment the story, and the style of the action was just seemed to be generic versions of the action in Casino Royale, or Bourne films.
I'm also not much of a Bond fan, and this isn't really a criticism of QOS but all of them really; they're all the bloody same
Spoiler: QOL spoilers
I'll put this is spoiler code for the sake, but its always the same in every film. Two birds, one of thems good, of them is in league somehow with the bad guy, Bond shags them both, one of them dies, gets off with the other as the credits role only for her to never be seen or mentioned ever again in any of the following films. It's all so dull to me. So when I was watching this I couldn't give a flying frak about the bit of eye candy when it was SO obvious she was just there to sit on Bonds cock and then die later on
I don't know what all the fuss is about. I absolutely loved Quantum of Solace. I even dug the title song (the credits were fantastic, btw). From first frame to finish, this is a gorgeous-looking film, tense from minute one, with great performances and a real driving plot. It's more compact and succinct than Casino Royale, however right now I'm can't quite determine which of the two is the better movie.
That's probably because both feel like one movie. I've heard comparisons to Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 and I agree: Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace feel like two halves of one whole. The fact that QoS is the first real Bond sequel makes it fresh from the start. I really liked the little flairs of director Marc Forster, from the inventive use of the titles announcing each location, to the very modern yet stylish cinematography, to the intercutting...I think I enjoyed all of his directorial choices that were undeniably his own. I feel bad he won't return for another installment.
Daniel Craig continues to impress as James Bond. He slipped right back into this role like he was putting on an old, familiar tuxedo. I was actually surprised. I had surmised that because it was his sophmore effort, it would take him a little while to feel comfortable in the role, but the same type of confidence that he exuded in Casino Royale is equally (if not more) present here. I enjoyed his ability to juggle a witty sense of humor, a cold-hearted intensity and a gentle vulnerability and roll it all into one, seamless performance. I actually liked his performance better here than in Casino Royale. I think he's going to improve as he goes along -- just as gradually, step-by-step, Bond evolves into the Bond, James Bond we all know and love.
In regards to people's complaints, I don't see them. Yes, the film is at times jarringly edited (thanks no doubt to the contribution of Bourne series editor Richard Pearson) but I had no immediate problem with the action sequences...they were intense and up-close, but I think it provides you with a sense of immediacy, of placing you right where James Bond is, and that's in the thick of the action. So I didn't mind. I will admit that the film does give off some serious Bourne vibes, almost the moment Bond pursues a target in a rooftop chase that feels like it came out of The Bourne Ultimatum (it doesn't even top that chase, even with the help of Bourne second unit director Dan Bradley).
I will say that a beginning car chase and foot chase do feel short, and while the short running time didn't bother me, I would have if anything liked those two action sequences fleshed out more. Regardless, the film gets to a rollicking start, and my only real complaint (besides a trivial one I'll reveal in a bit) is that the first half of the film is fantastically paced -- action scene, people talking, action scene, people talking -- that the much slower second and third halves of the film feel almost lethargic in comparison, but there is plenty of strong characterization (especially between Bond and Camille, a strong-willed character that has her own quest for vengeance in the film that greatly mirror Bond's). In fact, I loved the little character moments in this: Bond and M's relationship is given great detail and attention, and I am really appreciating the growing dynamic between the two here. The little subtle touches ("You sound stressed") clearly mark the most original take on Bond and M's "working relationship" in Bond's 40 year history. It's exciting stuff.
In fact, to summarize, Quantum of Solace feels like nothing I've ever seen in a James Bond film. It just feels different, so on that note I can understand some fans' hesitation. I just don't see it. After twenty films of the same boring routine, I'm looking for something new, and Casino Royale jump-started that, and Quantum of Solace takes it one step further.
I totally agree. I really loved the Bond-M dynamic. I enjoyed the scene where she's getting ready to take a bath, and the scene where Bond says, "put her on". He doesn't even need to mention M's name. For me, the way they portrayed Bond and M's relationship in this film was a major strength. Thanks for reminding us.
My business partner and I decided to lock up the office early and take in a noon showing of the movie.
All in all, it wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting. It wasn't stellar, and it's nowhere near as good as Casino Royale or other entries in the series, but it's far from mediocre.
Its biggest problem comes from its frenetic pacing and weak script. That it was turned in only a few hours before the WGA strike began is very evident. The plot is paper-thin and barely there, and the villains are pretty weak. In two minutes of screentime, Mr. White manages to be many times more interesting as either Greene or Medrano. The first 30 minutes or so of the movie, too, are pretty horribly paced, with 90-second scenes of dialogue existing simply to set up another 7-minute set piece.
While the movie does a lot of talking about Bond's quest for revenge, it's never shown. There's very little characterization of Bond; rather than being on a blood-hunt for vengeance, he's simply tearing shit up left and right. You never get a sense, through dialogue or acting, that he's chasing after Greene and Quantum out of revenge, but rather he's interfering in their affairs because, well, he can tell that something's up and it's time to be James Bond and kick some ass. While the movie tells us Bond is out for blood, what it shows us is the complete opposite. That (telling instead of showing) happens a lot throughout the movie. We're told that Quantum is a global network with its fingers in every pocket, but we never really see any of that. Heck, even at the very end, Greene says to Bond that he told him everything he wanted to know. Cool -- why not show us what was said? Let us know more! A huge opportunity was missed there when Greene was stumbling out into the desert, and Bond followed him. That interrogation scene could have been a perfect endcap. Instead, we got an awkward scene of Bond dropping Camille off in a villa.
Some of the action scenes were not very well shot; Forster clearly didn't have much of an eye for action and instead relied on making everything as chaotic as possible. That said, the action sequences were pretty entertaining, despite some frequent bad shots and bad cutting taking me out of the experience.
I also have to laugh at the absurdity of a particular scene, which can best be summed up as, "Hey, you just came to arrest me, let's get in the car, welcome to this hotel that I just bullshitted my way into, oh, it's a big room, can you help me find the stationery -- want to fuck?"
While I'm criticizing a lot of the movie, that's because it could have been a lot better. At the same time, though, it's certainly not bad. I was entertained throughout, but the movie just isn't all that memorable.
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The new BlackBerry Q10 has been announced today and, alongside the BlackBerry Z10, will be heading to a carrier near you in the near future. While it won't be immediately available for purhcase, it will be heading to carriers around the world as early as April. While we've known for a while that the BlackBerry Q10 and BlackBerry Z10 would both be announced at the same time, it looks like those wanting to pick up a Q10 will have to hold out a little bit longer. Unfortunately no pricing has been announced at this time.
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Garrett Atkins: Rockies will pick up pace
Third baseman hitting well as many teammates struggle
We haven't really played well in all aspects of the game yet. We seem to hit well some days, and we seem to pitch well other days. We can't seem to get both parts on track at the same time. We just haven't done the little things that good ballclubs seem to do to consistently win games. But I'm confident we will, hopefully sooner rather than later.
Our slow start doesn't have anything to do with winning the National League pennant last season. We've turned the page from a year ago. Once the celebrations took place during the opening homestand, we were done with that. We quickly got back to the routine of playing baseball every day. Our focus is on doing the things that will make this year successful as well.
Actually, we don't want to be like last year's team. Last year, we had to come back late in the season to get into the playoffs, and we don't want to put ourselves into a position where we will have to duplicate that. You don't want to dig yourself a big hole, but it's difficult with the way Arizona is playing right now.
As for me, I'm feeling pretty good at the plate right now. I don't think I'm in midseason form yet, but I'm seeing the ball well on a day-to-day basis. The ball has been falling in for me a lot lately, so I'm happy in that regard.
When you're going like this, you sort of wish that you could bottle it up. To feel this way the entire season would be great, but it's a long haul and your swing comes and goes. I try to keep things as simple as possible and repeat it as often as I can.
When things are going well like this, the game feels like it's a bit easier. But when you've played the game as long as I have, you know that things can change quickly, so you keep reminding yourself to work harder.
It's a fickle game. When you're swinging the bat well and some guys around you aren't, you know that they will come out of it soon, and, at the same time, you know that sooner or later, you'll struggle for a while.
I struggled at times last year, and I will probably struggle at some point this year. It's just a part of the game. Unfortunately, when the struggles happen early on, they seem to get magnified, and it can be frustrating.
The key is to remember that it is a 162-game season and that you should believe in your abilities. Then it can all turn around for you and your team.
Garrett Atkins, the third baseman for the defending NL champion Rockies, is riding a 14-game hitting streak, the longest current hitting streak in the Majors. He's hitting .375 with five homers and 15 RBIs during the run.
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Robert Pattinson put some bite into the celebrity sightings at the Cannes Film Festival.
The British actor, who shot to heartthrob status last fall as the young stud bloodsucker in the hit vampire romance "Twilight," stopped by Cannes to talk up the sequel and catch a movie or two. Pattinson said he's still getting used to the fact that people know him wherever he goes.
"It is still strange," Pattinson said Tuesday. "I just don't get the immediate-recognition thing. I was at the Frankfurt airport yesterday, and people just immediately know who you are. It's never, 'Are you …?' It's just like, 'Can I have a photo?'"
While at Cannes, Pattinson said he planned to see Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," which is in the festival's main competition.
He said he has four days of shooting left in Italy next week on "New Moon," the sequel based on Stephenie Meyers' best-sellers about a high school girl (Kristen Stewart) who falls for Pattinson's immortally young vampire.
The producers hired more guards than on "Twilight" to keep onlookers at bay for the "New Moon" shoot, but Pattinson said it turned out to be unnecessary.
"They had tons of security, but then at the end of the day actually, hardly anyone knew where we were shooting," Pattinson said. "I'm walking around with, like, three guys following me around all the time, and no one ever turned up. There was never any infiltrators."


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Free Comic Book Day. It's not until May, but we learned today that The Clone Wars will be among the offerings. (Dark Horse will also have an Avatar: The Last Airbender comic.)
Fiction returns to Insider. Paul S. Kemp has turned in a short story destined for the magazine. It stars Darth Malgus of his upcoming Old Republic novel, Deceived, so I expect we'll be seeing it early in the new year.
Chattage. Del Rey will be holding a Vortex chat with author Troy Denning on their Star Wars Books Facebook next Wednesday.
Interview. Geeks are Sexy interviews Daniel Wallace about The Jedi Path.
Podcasts. The ForceCast has launched a new EU-focused show, Jedi Journals, with RebelScum staffers Chris Wyman and "Jovial" Jay Shepard. I have yet to listen, but am assured that they know their stuff!


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The city of Chester is the perfect size to explore over a weekend. It's compact nature makes it the optimal size to explore on foot, wandering its cobbled alleys hand in hand with the one you love.
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Looking for the perfect restaurant for a romantic dinner? Chester isn't short of them either. The Garden by Simon Radley at Oddfellows on Lower Bridge Street offers a unique dining experience, specializing in Mediterranean food that can either be enjoyed in their elegant dining room or outside in the beautifully designed courtyard.
If you happen to be coming back from the races than Convivio Bar & Restaurant is the perfect place to stop for a romantic meal. The food at Convivio is said to be just as good as any you will find in Italy, which is really quite the compliment! Here they focus on using the best possible ingredients, and prepare their own bread and ravioli right on site. Yum!
There is no better place to stay in Chester than in one of Sykes Chester holiday cottages. With city centre apartments, riverside homes, and country cottages Sykes are sure to have the perfect cottage for your romantic city break. You could even choose to stay in nearby North Wales and have the best of both world – the beauty of the Welsh countryside and the city attractions of Chester.
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The list of performers at this year's GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 10 is growing.
In addition to the previously announced names, including Taylor Swift, the Black Keys, fun., Mumford & Sons, and Rihanna, you can now add Carrie Underwood.
The Blown Away singer tweeted the news to her fans last night:
I am so excited to be performing on @thegrammys on Feb 10, on @cbstweet ! #TheWorldIsListening
— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) January 17, 2013
In addition to performing, Carrie is also nominated for two GRAMMYs this year–Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for her Number One single "Blown Away."
Read more about all things GRAMMYs, and tune in to the 55th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 10 at 8pm ET on CBS.
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RIVERSIDE – The holiday season just got a little brighter for disadvantaged area youth. Thanks to the generosity of students, teachers, police officers and community members, two 40-feet Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) buses were stuffed to capacity last week with a spectrum of donations for teens in crisis.
The Nov. 8 "Stuff the Bus" event produced a record-number of donations of non-perishable food, linens, toiletries and other items to Operation SafeHouse, a non-profit group that helps at-risk and in-crisis youth.
"RTA is proud of its tradition of supporting families and strengthening communities," said RTA Chairman of the Board Doug McAllister. "This was a great opportunity to help those who need it most."
Founded by UCR alumnus Amy S. Harrison, Operation SafeHouse runs shelters in Thousand Palms and Riverside for the county's homeless and runaway youth, providing them with intervention and outreach services and transitional living programs.
"The Stuff the Bus event helps our kids all year long with items they desperately need to make an already very disturbing, distressful life, at such as early age more bearable," Harrison said. "It helps them to know that 'yes they are good kids and someone cares.'"
Operation SafeHouse's fundamental goal is keeping teens safe and giving them the tools they need to survive in a world that isn't always ideal. The program deals with therapy, emergency housing, gender identity issues, and domestic violence intervention.
Last week's Stuff the Bus event produced more than 10,000 donated items, ranging from brooms and brushes to dish soap and shaving cream. Other items included toothbrushes, razors, lotion, bed sheets and pillows. There was plenty of donated canned food and cereal as well. The donations will likely keep inventory shelves stocked for the duration of 2013.
Donations were collected at several locations, including UC Riverside, Riverside City Hall, the Riverside County Administration Building, Kaiser Permanente and Riverside Plaza.
In addition to RTA, other organizations participating in the event were Riverside Sheriff's Departments from Palm Desert, Moreno Valley, Perris, Jurupa Valley, Norco, Southwest station, and Hemet and San Jacinto. The Moreno Valley department collected more than 6,000 items, which earned them bragging rights over the other departments.
Also participating were the City of Riverside's Youth Advisory Council, the County of Riverside's Youth Advisory Council, Kaiser Permanente, La Sierra University, Riverside City Hall, Riverside Plaza, University of California Riverside, Van Buren Self Storage and Vons.


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Prison Planet.com
April 19, 2013
It has been a quite a week — We go from a lone wolf suspect to now a dynamic duo and we are told not to look at any other photos of anyone else carrying a back pack. And definitely don't look at the agent casing the area who we (the FBI) blurred out for part of the video. Only look at the two guys one with a grey backpack. It does not matter that we told you it was a black backpack we have an explanation for that. Just shut up and listen to the FBI we are your gods.
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GA Award Winners Named
Four individuals have been selected for their contributions to flight instruction, maintenance, avionics and safety, to be recognized at AirVenture Oshkosh 2013 by FAA Administrator Michael Huerta as part of the General Aviation Awards Program. The awards program is a cooperative effort between the FAA and supporting organizations. It is designed to "highlight the important role" played by specific individuals "in promoting aviation education and flight safety," according to program co-chair JoAnn Hill. This year's winners are William T. Fifles (AMT of the Year), Bruce Lundquist (Avionics Technician of the Year), Dean Eichholz (CFI of the Year), and Mark Edward Madden (FAA Safety Team Representative of the year).
The GA Awards Program's selection process begins at the FSDO level. Individuals are selected as regional winners before national winners are selected from that group by volunteer judges comprised of previous national winners. The program exists in partnership with more than a dozen supporting organizations that include Women in Aviation International, NBAA, GAMA, AOPA, Garmin, King Schools and EAA. Past awards ceremonies have taken place at Oskhosh and this year's winners will receive as part of their prize packages an all-expenses-paid trip to Oshkosh to attend the awards ceremony and other GA awards activities.


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Discussion in 'Pro Match Results and Discussion' started by JayChu, Feb 13, 2013.
Rd 32: Hewitt
Day 1: Steve Johnson
For whatever reason, Verdasco dropped. Gotta make a new pick.
R32: Steve Johnson
Rd 32: Steve Johnson
Ryan Harrison - why not.
R1: Nishikori
R1: Querrey
R32: Malisse
Change my pick to Nishikori ... Please
r32 Johnson
R32: Nishikori
Change to Harrison
First time ever: You can vote off max. 2 people off the Pick Him Off Your Own Risk list!
2 highest votes will be permanently removed from the list.
I think in terms of fairness, due to his condition, I'll definitely remove Fish from the list (however, I just added him in the poll since he is listed)
Poll closes on Sunday!
If you voted "Others", please state who you voted for
R32: Dolgopolov
R32: Kei Nishikori
So I screwed up in the poll and somehow voted for 3 people, Wawa and Kohly I meant to vote for..Querrey I did not. So can you keep that in mind LOL
voted for Gasquet off..majority of the time plays up to his ranking and just gets beaten by better players.
Florian Mayer should be on there imo, somehow gets himself ranked top 20-40 year in year out and can lose to anyone depending on how he feels on the day.
and he's knocked me out at least 4 times from picking for/against him
Davydenko probably doesn't need to be on there anymore. He ain't #4 in the world anymore and will likely never see the top 25 again.
Ryan Harrison blows a 4-2 lead in the 3rd set and I'm out on Day 1 for a 2nd week in a row. I should have known better.
Malisse it is!
Kohlschreiber still shouldn't be on thie PAYOR list.
I'm gone.
Eh, bound to happen. Plenty of other chances for wins.
1. J Melzer (AUT) vs. I Sijsling (NED)
2. [Q] A Bogomolov Jr (RUS) vs. [LL] M Russell (USA)
3. F Mayer (GER) vs. [WC] J Blake (USA)
4. [4] S Querrey (USA) vs. A Falla (COL)
5. B Becker (GER) vs. F Lopez (ESP)
6. D Istomin (UZB) vs. [3] J Isner (USA)
7. [Q] I Marchenko (UKR) v. [5] K Nishikori (JPN)
Oh no, I missed this one too! I guess my knee isn't fully healed yet. And also, these courts and balls are horrible! See you in IW I think!
Jay- will Miami and IW be per day picks til 16 or whenever? Thanks
Seriously. When healthy, he's extremely reliable against lower-ranked opponents in early rounds at the big tournaments. Although he's not generally a threat to the top guys (except maybe on grass), he clearly doesn't belong on this list.
Gasquet, on the other hand, is horribly unpredictable and should personify the list. Last year, he caused an exodus at IW despite being up a set and a break, as well as at Wimbledon when facing a clearly inferior opponent. I'm sure there were a few more examples of this that I can't recall because I had the sense to not pick him.
If I can still pick then Ill take Malisse.
I cant decide who to vote off. I thought Gasquet, but it will take weeks for me to trust him now that I think about it.
Yes. For Masters and Grand Slam events, we use pick per days and then from the R16 onwards, it is pick per round.
You can still play?.....Unless you want CC.
Changing R32 pick to Tommy Haas.
R1: Malisse
Pick 1: Nishikori
Can I? I'm a bit confuddled about the format change... in that case, my knee IS healthy and there's no problem with the courts and balls! I'll take Melzer if not too late!
I automatically entered for the tournament? Wasn't planning to play this but if I still have a bit of time for my first pick...
R1: Hewitt
I copy all of the names from the Rotterdam spreadsheet over to the Memphis spreadsheet making the assumption that most people that played Rotterdam will play Memphis.
You can still opt out of the event if you wish
Change Pick to Melzer
Impatient and do not want to wait until Wednesday for result
Folks, for those that are awaiting the R1 matches to be completed on Wednesday, I'll let you guys make a R2 pick. Obviously your R2 pick will be voided if you don't make it past R1.
good grief 2 straight weeks change my pick and get trolled.
R2 ... query if he gets there
1st Round
K. nish
It doesn't matter I picked already.
Surely Gasquet shouldn't be going off the pick at your own list now, seeing how he blew a 5-3 30-0 lead in the final set against Muller? Wawrinka should win the poll with Gasquet disqualified. :lol:
querrey day 2
1. YH Lu (TPE) vs. L Hewitt (AUS)
2. [Q] D Young (USA) vs. X Malisse (BEL)
3. [6] T Haas (GER) vs. E Donskoy (RUS)
4. G Soeda (JPN) vs. M Matosevic (AUS)
5. B Phau (GER) vs. [7] A Dolgopolov (UKR)
6. [WC] J Sock (USA) vs. [2] M Raonic (CAN)
For late comers to the game, these are the remaining round 1 matches you can choose from.
R2: Querrey
R2: Kei Nishikori
R16: S Querrey
Assuming Malisse wins
R16: Nishi
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