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The day my older son, Zander, turned, as he called it, the big one-oh, I hit a milestone of my own: I officially entered my second decade of being a mother. And while there was no denying Zander's metamorphosis from fuzzy-haired, gray-eyed infant to grubby-kneed fourth-grader, my transformation was no less significant.
And Zander was only one part of my learning curve: My second son, Thad, was born when Zander was 6. Looking back on those first ten years, there were clearly a few lessons that repeatedly saved my sanity. I hope they do the same for you!
Lesson #1: Everything is Just a Phase
I read this somewhere when Zander was a toddler, and considered having it tattooed someplace extremely visible—like on his forehead—so I'd remember to take a deep breath and chant it like a mantra. Screaming bloody murder at bedtime? Just a phase. Wearing rubber boots everywhere, including the pool, when it's 92 degrees in the shade? Phase. Suddenly hating organic applesauce, previously consumed at the rate of two jars a day, just when I've splurged and bought six cases of the stuff? Just (very deep breath) another phase.
Only when Thad came along and started staging a series of unpleasant episodes of his own did I realize that my mantra had a tragic flip side. If everything is a phase, then good behavior must be just as fleeting and transitory as bad. With Zander, though I'd become quite expert at gritting my teeth through the bad patches, I still thought his "true" self was the little boy who climbed into bed each morning murmuring into my ear "Mmmm, you smell so delicious, Mommy." (That phase, by the way, lasted exactly three glorious months.)
Instead of wasting time and energy wondering when Thad would finally settle into his own "true" personality (you know, the sweet, loving, polite one), I suddenly realized that sweetness passes as surely as brattiness does. It was immensely liberating. So these days, I'm doing my best just to ride the roller coaster of my boys' developmental phases, instead of desperately fighting to keep the highs (which, in case you haven't heard, is just as exhausting and depressing as slogging through the lows).
Lesson #2: Ignore as Much as You Can
One evil winter week (I had an article due for this very magazine, we had three snow days in a row, my throat and head ached ominously, and my husband was out of town), I was so exhausted and dispirited that I went through several days on autopilot. Meanwhile, Zander and Thad were up to their usual tricks—throwing balls against the wall, moping around moaning that they were bored, wrestling while perilously balanced on the sofa, and singing obnoxious songs at the tops of their lungs.
Usually, this behavior catapults me into Instant Harpy Mode. But I was too busy guzzling ibuprofen, begging my editor for an extension, and complaining to my husband's voicemail to pay much attention to my irritating children. And guess what? No one lost an eye (or even broke a lamp). In fact, the kids entertained each other thoroughly (albeit annoyingly). On the third day, they built a giant fort with every pillow in the house—except the one I clutched over my head—and quietly played Uno for several hours straight.
The moral? The more I let go, the happier we'll all be. Unless someone has gone way beyond the limits of acceptable behavior, I try to visualize water rolling off my back instead of screaming bloody murder (just this minute, for example, Zander and Thad marched into my office braying into their kazoos. I kept typing, so they got bored and marched away). They love bothering me, but I really hate being a harpy. By failing to rise to their bait, I win.
Lesson #3: Watch What You Say on the Phone in Their Presence—Seriously
It sounds like a little thing, but believe me, it's not. Fifteen-month-old Thad, whose entire vocabulary consisted of "hot" and "uh-oh," surprised my mother one afternoon by chirping "Oh, my effing (except he didn't say 'effing') god!" And I don't think the friend in whose living room Zander blurted "Mom, is she annoying you now like the last time we came over?" will ever forgive me. (The answer, by the way, was yes?but still.)
Lesson #4: Spin is Everything
The week before Zander started school, we moved 3,000 miles from the only home he'd ever known. The move itself was great--we took weeks to drive cross-country, and the trip was a fun-filled camping adventure—but the minute we pulled into our new driveway, my stomach knotted in dread. The next day, our neighbor spent 30 minutes telling me terrible things about one of Zander's new teachers. The night before school started, I was a total wreck.
But I figured it was vital to keep my misgivings to myself. When I was little, my family moved every couple of years—yet my parents managed to convince us kids that our wanderings were thrilling, not frightening. If they worried we'd have trouble adjusting, they certainly never let on. So I swallowed my anxiety, talked up school as if it were a three-ring circus of delight, and waited until the bus was safely out of sight before collapsing on the sofa with my fist in my mouth. To my utter disbelief, Zander adored his class. And his teacher—despite her bad press—encouraged and challenged him beyond my wildest dreams.
Okay, we got lucky. But I honestly believe kids have an uncanny ability to sense (and react to) parental ambivalence. By modifying our attitudes, we can help our kids cope with life's inevitable curveballs.
Lesson #5: Don't Help Too Much
You'll want to, especially since it's maddening to let kids puzzle things out themselves. When we're late, and Thad has his tongue between his lips and his brow furrowed and I know I could zip his jacket for him in three seconds, it's nearly impossible to refrain. But I must. Otherwise, I risk repeating the mistakes I made with Zander—who will probably be happy to have me cut his meat for him till he goes to college.
Behind my back, Zander is much more competent than he lets on. At sleepaway camp, for instance, he manages not only to cut his meat but also to wash his hair, keep track of his tennis racket, set his alarm clock, and apply sunscreen and bug spray as needed. But at home, he chooses the path of least resistance—why bother to pour your own milk if some sucker (me!) will do it for you?
I was thrown for a loop when Thad, who's more interested in mimicking his brother than enslaving his mother, came along. He learned to dress himself and wash his hands and so forth several years before I'd trusted Zander with similar tasks, which certainly made my life a lot easier.
But if you want self-sufficient kids, you'll need to be patient: Grit your teeth and let them screw things up a few times as part of the learning process. If it's not a life-or-death matter, who cares that their shoes are tied all funky or the sweatshirt is on inside out? In the long run, their independence is your freedom.
Lesson #6: Set Certain Expectations in Stone
And start early. If table manners are your thing, begin before they're old enough to know the difference. I'm a big fan of making proclamations to one's children ex cathedra—style: Thou Shalt Write Thank-You Notes, for example. Meet all protests with the same attitude you take toward the car seats—it's non-negotiable, these are the rules, and that is that.
It's never too late to start. Set a standard—your kids won't know it's arbitrary—like the one I came up with for Thad on his birthday. ("When you're four, you get a new chore. Yours is clearing your plate.") Birthdays are convenient times to lay down the law; I usually grant one privilege (a slightly later bedtime, for instance) and impose one new age-appropriate responsibility (a job I hate, like sorting socks or unloading the dishwasher) per year. If everything works according to plan, by the time they grow up, I'll be completely superfluous.
Lesson #7: Keep Track of Things, Because You Will Forget
You don't have to be a fancy scrapbooker—heaven forbid! But keep the camera nearby and take as many pictures as you can. (For some reason, this gets harder as your kids get older. I have 6,000 pictures of blank-faced Zander on the changing table?and only five from his entire year of second grade.) Try not to fall into the trap of taking pictures only on "significant" occasions: birthdays, vacations, school plays, or sporting events. Instead, document the time your kid drew all over herself with Magic Marker or the absurd mess she made in her room when she was supposed to be napping.
Write the date on the back of photos, those "Do you like me?" notes, and memorable drawings. If you don't, you will forget. And try your best to jot it down whenever your kid says or does something funny (or poignant, or especially obnoxious), even if you have to dig an old grocery receipt out of your pocketbook to do so. You don't have to be organized—unless that's your thing; the time-capsule aspect of a shoe box stuffed with random memorabilia is part of its charm. And don't forget to save stuff that may not showcase your kid's finest moments but will make you laugh. When he was 3, Zander bit a kid at preschool. When his teacher pointed out that only food was for biting, he said, "But people are made of meat!"
Lesson #8: Cut Other Moms Some Slack
When Zander was an infant, I spent a lot of time reading about the most fascinating subject in the universe: babies, and how to raise them. By the time he and I ventured out into the real world, I had developed what one could charitably term a "parenting philosophy." Like any zealot, I was insufferable. And I found it impossible to relate to anyone who wasn't as far left of center as I was (hey, we lived in Berkeley, CA) about breastfeeding, co-sleeping, diapering, circumcision, and the like.
Looking back, I could kick myself—not only for having been so annoying and self-righteous but also for failing to realize that the type of diaper someone uses on her baby's nether regions (circumcised or not) is of minimal importance when it comes to making friends with another mom. Okay, when Zander was brand-new, and I desperately needed to talk for three hours about infant sleeping patterns, my New Best Friend had to be someone with a baby exactly Zander's age, and weight, and gender, and temperament, and so forth. But as time wore on, and our babies grew up, I realized my New Best Friend was—how to put it?—a bit boring. We had only motherhood in common, and as I met other mothers, I realized I craved something more.
Eventually, what I needed in a friend was someone who'd crack open the wine with me on a dreary afternoon while the babies crawled around mouthing each other's toys at our feet. Someone who made me laugh until my face hurt even if I'd had three hours of sleep in two days, who brought me soup and Gatorade when we were slammed by a family-wide stomach bug, and who didn't hold it against me when Zander mistook her kid for meat (see above).
Lesson #9: Don't Fear Tears
Ditto temper tantrums. They're no fun, but they signal you're doing your job. I hate, hate, hate it when my kids flip out. If Thad wants an ice pop before supper and I say no, and he flings himself down on the floor with a screech that could shatter glass, my initial impulse is (I'm ashamed to say) to give in. Unfortunately, kids are born with built-in chump detectors. If tantrums work, why not try them again and again?
So if you cave after five minutes of screaming, your kid will instinctively keep it up for 10 the next time. And 15 the time after that. And so forth. A far better strategy is to tough out a few tantrums-hey, you might even embrace them, since they tell the world (and your furious offspring) that you're the one in charge.
Lesson #10: You Do the Best You Can with the Raw Materials You Have
My two boys, born of the same womb into the same house and raised by the same parents, could not be more different. One is naturally sunny and high-spirited, the other not so much. If you ask one, "Hey, want to try something new?" he'll beam and chirp, "Yeah! That sounds great!" The other will hyperventilate and burst into tears. One is an ace sleeper, the last of his peers to require a three-hour nap every day. The other woke up every hour for the first 18 months of his life and has never napped for more than 40 minutes.
I can only thank my lucky stars that my kids', er, challenging traits are distributed between them. Still, their innate personality differences did teach me one last lesson: Kids come hardwired with certain tendencies, and we, as parents, can only do our best to adapt to their idiosyncrasies. So don't beat yourself up if your kid is shy, or aggressive, or slow to toilet train. Keep your chin up, stick to your guns, and remember—no matter what anyone implies—it's not your fault.
However, if you happen to get a supremely easygoing kid, pat yourself on the back and take full credit. Hey, everyone blamed me when my kids were difficult, so I have no trouble crediting my excellent parenting on those rare occasions when they're perfect.


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Perhaps we can just stop comparing this show from Steins:Gate. What were people expecting from a show called Robotic;Notes? Puppies? Flowers? Microwave Phones? I mean come on. Besides, this was never billed as a sequel to Steins;Gate, just like Steins;Gate wasn't billed as a sequel to Chaos;Head. Yes, the three are related, but they aren't the same thing. Keep comparing this show with S;G will just end up in endlessly unnecessarily long speculations.
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However, if you just look at the game itself, the story itself leaves something to be desired, as Robotics;Notes' story takes a huge turn around 2/3 of the game. Some doesn't like how it developed. I wonder if that would be addressed by the anime...
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|2012-10-13, 14:35
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I was already interested in this show before I knew it was related to Steins Gate somehow. I guess some people were only interested in this show because of that and expect something related to Steins Gate to happen.
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Several readers drew comparisons to Steins;Gate and Chaos;Head. However, others specifically mentioned that the game was uninteresting even when viewed as an unrelated work.
Personally, I enjoyed the first episode, so I'm still eager to see how the story progresses.
Robotics;Notes is said to hearken back to something more typical. I guess the real question is whether the writing and characters compare well with other high school oriented visual novels. These don't go over too well with the masses (too mundane, trite, etc.), but that's the nature of the genre.
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I liked it. I liked the two main characters. I liked their voices, especially: the oh-so-soothing voice of Kimura Ryouhei, and Nanjou Yoshino coming into her own (see avatar and sig). I liked the fact that she could project absurd energy while still remaining a real person.
The build-up is slow as a summer's day, but I think there is a lot more coming. Written by Hanada Jukki, so I have confidence that things will unfold as they should. I hate it when people jump to negative conclusions based on little evidence -- especially when it's a show I find myself liking, lol.
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There's one thing that's bugged me about this first episode: the way they presented the characters and setting; first of all, the fact that even if his device asked just for random words, the main characters just had to go and tell everything we need to know about himself in a minute. Then the setting: although Yashio should of course know many things about the world he lives in, Aki just tells him all over again like he came from another dimension, with the all-too-old "Since you're so stubborn, I'll just tell you things you should know already like if you were a total stranger" excuse.
Come on, can it get even cheaper and more convenient?
I know, i'ts kind of a pet peeve, it's not the first anime at all to do things like that, and actually the premiere was fairly intriguing overall, but I expected much more from the writers of Steins;Gate. I'm intrigued by the references to 5pd previous works, and I hope this will develop as a fairly true sequel, but I'm also a little worried to be let down after last years' masterpiece.
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Steins;Gate took a good 11-12 episodes to really kick into gear. I'm guessing this one will be a slow burn as well. So I'm guessing this might seem bad for awhile there, but let's not forget that for almost half of S;G it just was messing around with the microwave and meeting random people and playing games with time before shit got real.
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Loved the first episode. I've been waiting to play the VN but since I don't have a PS3/JP 360 I need to wait for the PSP version. So until then the anime will keep me entertained.
Stories going to be great, that's just a complete given due to it being mages. Mages stories in anime form (as seen with Steins;Gate) take a while to get into them and the opening episodes are usually very important, so I'll make sure to take all the information I can in <3
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Conservatives: 34.8 per cent.
Liberals: 32.6 per cent.
NDP: 14.3 per cent.
Green: 9.3 per cent.
BQ: 9 per cent.
For the most part, the shift in national support seems to be a Ontario consideration. Again on the volatility front, what was a 10% Liberal lead last week has evaporated with the two parties now tied. EKOS, unlike yesterday's Angus Reid poll, doesn't show any NDP rebound at the Liberal expense, their numbers still well down from the last election. EKOS shows the more familiar dynamic of support jockeying between the two principles, the NDP mostly on the sidelines:
Libs 38.2
Cons 38.2
Greens 9.6%
Graves mentions a "temporary" circumstance, as Liberals are hurt in the short term, resulting from the strategic misplay. I would tend to agree, but these Ontario numbers show us once again that nobody can take anything for granted, the support SOFT, SOFT, SOFT. When you see wild fluctuations week to week, month to month, it speaks to a large subset that will be up for grabs up until election day.
EKOS actually gives the Conservatives a relatively decent percentage of 18.4%. The Liberals and Bloc virtually unchanged, while the NDP drops further to 7.8%.
From the Liberal perspective, we've clearly reached a sort of plateau phase, wherein the status quo needs a reconsideration. A slightly worrying storyline, with Parliament on break, people less engaged, the lasting impression this summer may well be the events of the past couple weeks. For this reason, apart from theoretical government missteps, it will be hard for the Liberals to re-seize any momentum. In other words, we're probably stuck here until the fall.
I'd also be somewhat concerned about Ignatieff's rising disapproval numbers, for the first time the leader is being challenged. EKOS gave Ignatieff a 50% approval, 28% disapproval just two months ago. Now we see a 32% approval, 37% disapproval. Part of that is a natural dynamic that happens to all new leaders. However, part of that is a reflection of recent events, as well as being attacked from all partisan sides. Whatever, further evidence that it's time to get aggressive in defining Ignatieff and the party.


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If you're lucky enough to be in the mountains, you are lucky enough.
When something bad happens, you have three choices: let it define you, let it destroy you, or let it strengthen you.
The purpose of life is to discover and develop your gift. The meaning of life comes from sharing your gift with others. - David Viscott
Monday, August 13, 2007
Want some icing on your pie?
Friday night was quite a family disaster, and after close to no sleep and a condition between stress/anxiety and depression, I finally decided to go on the morning of Saturday. As I got on a plane, I dosed off, only to wake up to captain's announcement: "We've been circling around the ocean for 30 min and are out of fueling, San Fran is cloudy and doesn't allow landing, so we are heading to San Jose to refuel". Very nice. Initial panic set, half the plain decided to get off at San Jose since we still don't know when San Fran will let us land - only to discover San Jose airport doesn't have United gate and we are in the middle of the field attending to fuel pump and minor repair. Luckily, I had great passengers around, and we engaged into conversations about countries and politics (who would have though I actually have an opinion on politics, I usually stay away from those). In the mean time I am figuring if I can't make it to Cool on time, I'll go to Marine Headlands and pace Rick in a 100M. Lo and behold, we make it to SFO 3 hrs later, I run around air tram system (and get lots, and then leave my purse in there, and run some more), pick up my car (and leave my purse once again, so have to come back - apparently, I am not a purse person), and drive to Cool in traffic (it took me over 3 hrs instead of proposed 2), but still make it on time, even with an hour to spare. But all I want is to sleep - and to think about what problems I left home. That lead to a very unusual behavior for me, and I am not talking to anybody, hardly saying "hi". Bev and Alan Abbs park next to me, I take a picture (along with a couple more at the start area, since I am not planning my camera during the night run) and close my eyes as Nancy (RD) says her speech.
There are 80 registered runners, and 90% of them I don't know - it's a local party as they get. Gordy Ainsleigh shows up to help, and I wave. A couple of people ask me if I am ready to "rock-n-roll", and I just dismiss their excitement with a hand wave. I am deep inside my own trouble and not sure why am I here. At 7 pm off we go.
While I located myself towards the back, I quickly make my way around and move ahead in a first mile, even with walking the first hill, and settle in right behind the lead pack of men. At first I didn't realize it, and when by mile 3 or so I can still see them about 100 yards in front of me, I get scared. The trail is not quite trail for spoiled PNW runner - it is a very hard packed dusty dirt road, in parts a wash-out single-track, but mostly something like a jeep road with rocks. Besides choking on dust, my feet ache from the surface. My Odyssey have no cushion whatsoever. At 5.5M there is a single AS (rather second considering start/finish area) with Norm and Helen Klein (legends), but they don't serve HEED (they do Gatorade, something that turns my stomach eeky). I enter it with a girl Deb on my heals, and Norma seems to know both of us. We take off together, but soon she passes me. Good, I don't want to think about other runners right now. The night falls slowly, and on the last 2 miles or so I wished I had taken my headlamp with me, but alas, I still can make out the way.
First loop was done in 1:40, what was way too fast for me, but it was a good estimate of how the night times should go and a good scouting of the course for the dark hours. I pick up my cell phone and a headlamp and quickly leave.
Loop 2 is when I started making crazy phone calls to deal with what I left behind, with frequent stops. Not to mention all that dust in a headlamp light is completely fuzzy, and something got into my left eye, it feels like there is pus or a foreign body and I can hardly see with it. I think rubbing it with my dirty hands made it worse, so I left it along and used my right eye for navigation.
Just before Norm's AS I come up on that girl Deb again with a man, and as I pass, she asks me if I am scared to run alone. Hmm, never even entered my mind, although it's a mountain lion country, and later I heard many people teamed up, slowed down or stopped because of that. I guess my mind is so much into my personal life, I could care less, although it is my first official time I am all alone at night trail run.
I made second loop in 1:51, put a second headlamp around my waist (or rather around my hips, as I can never have anything on my waist) and take off again. More phone calls, more frantic once, I entertain quitting and driving rental car back home, but understand I will probably make it same time as if I fly after. I want to crawl into fetal position and cry. I consume lots of liquids, as in both bottles are empty before each AS arrives, and shoot a gel every 40 min. But I haven't eaten in 2 days and simple carbs upset my stomach enough to start diarrhea. I make 4 stops on loop 3 total, and finish it in 1:58 (I think). I am so out of this whole running thing, I keep forgetting to say my number to the computer guy every time, and have to apologize when he almost grabs me.
Off to loop 4. I haven't been using my headphones since started using my cell phone; they just hang on my neck. But finally before reaching AS on loop 4, whatever that was at home got, no, not resolved, but to some extent settled, and I turn on my music. I decide to have Gatorade too, and even ask for soup. The tables set up L-shape, Helen is bundled up and half-asleep on one side, soup is on another. She makes her way to pour it - and it's hot. Norm takes a cup and adds water. I gulp it and go - this was my longest AS stop of 3 min. Guess should do without...7 stops to tend to stomach and loop 4 is done in 2:03. Nancy (RD) yells to me I am looking great - and I kind of snap that I don't care. She knows why, but I make sure to stay a minute to apologize yet again, and go. I scream - last loop, and she responds - don't think so.
When she said that, I begin calculations. I haven't done it yet, I was actually praying to be done at, say, 5:01 am and not allowed to go for another loop. But I don't see it happening, as it is 2:30am and I am moving. I mean, I am moving really well and running many more inclines than I did even on first loop, with only difference I have to carefully pick my feet on rocky steep downhills. I decide not to look at my watch at all and just give it to faith. If someone sees me to run more, then be it. Stomach on this loop felt better too, only 3 stops. I have no idea of who is where, but I pass what seems like dozens of people on this loop. Somewhere on last mile of this loop I catch and stub my left foot, and although I didn't fall, I said goodbye to my big toenail - one that was just about to begin recovering from Bighron abuse. It is over in 2:01.
4:30am. there is no way they'll let me sit it out, besides, my mind finally tuned into racing. I almost want to ask where is the next girl and should I even bother going out, but I don't like this kind of information during racing and always try to rely on myself and run my own grounds. The stop is insanely quick; I drop one bottle, one light, grab 2 gels and leave, yelling to Nancy: I can't believe you make me do it! She responds something, but I already don't hear, all inside the run.
Music is loud, and with only one light and one eye making a way, despite that I know it by heart, is difficult. The only good thing is I have 2.5 hrs to make this loop, I think" may be I can relax? No nap anyway. But body is still in top shape, sans hot spots on my feet and shin splints with all the trail surface and stomach acting up again (6 stops this time). I think of Lisa and her last run. I think of Rick and his 100M race. I think of when was last time I pushed my race - I can count handful, but with over 60 long races it is not much. I am a lazy racer. But I keep running hard. Norm and Helen are turning AS down, so I hardly get a bit of Gatorade. The light comes up, and I turn off my headlamp finally. Last 3.5M, those have the most hills, I think I can ease off and walk - but I can only power-walk hard, this is my staple. Somewhere here I pass Gretchen who is pushing to make 5th loop on time (and she does!). We exchange a few words and I go. I look at my watch and can't believe it. Seems that this second part of the loop is just magically weird - every loop I make it in 45 min flat, no matter what. I see familiar curve before Cool fire station and pick it up. I can actually pick it up! I run, and think how interesting that I still hold a good running posture. I smile, bend a last turn and finish, loop in 1:59 and 54 miles in 11:30.
I walk to Nancy, give her a hug for making me run (ok, she didn't "make" me, but you know what I mean), she gives me a headlamp for a win (I guess a proper prize for this race). I walk to Robert, my time keeper, and thanks him for bearing with my absent-minded self. He is very nice. I loop around for food and water - but they turn their breakfast down as I do it. Most people had breakfast as they finished, and only a few of us were on the course past 5 am. Bummer! I congratulate Alan Abbs for his amazing run (7 loops, 10:30, only 5 more people went for 6 loops, I was the only gal), put a clean t-shirt and begin driving back...
Not an easy task on 2 sleepless nights. My eyes are closing on a highway, so I call Bobby and he entertains me for a long period of time. He is a nut! and helps me a lot, this is not the first time. I call Gail and Sid, then Lisa Bliss, then try and find Rick - he responds some time later with a great news of his best 100M finish in 24:37!!! Woot for Rick! Then I snooze and veer and decide to stop at the parking lot for a power nap. I am there for 30 min, and after that make my way to San Francisco.
As I entered Rick's place (quite neat, by the way, although he cleaned it for me 2 days prior:)), I want to lie down, but he shoves me to a bathtub (and takes a nap himself, traitor!) Then we go to a waterfront and meet our friend Jason for a bite and a chat. Life is good, although sleeping in bed seems to be a much better option.
I don't quite remember my flights back home, but I do know I set next to a young teen that came with a scout group from Russia, and we talk about it. I am crying inside - this Far East city in Russia still lives by Soviet principals and kids have so many opportunities to do things in that huge Community center we used to have in every town before (and now they are all demolished and kids roaming the streets with beer and cigarettes). I am practically ready to move my kids to Magadan...but right now I need some sleep.
So that's what I do once I am home.
p.s. Just to be honest, there was plenty of food at the AS, I just don't eat during a run, especially race, so never had a chance to sample all the beacon, sausage, pancakes, pizza and whatnot. Also it was not very cold, although there were pockets on the course when it seemed like an arctic air would blow over. My skin receptors would register the chill, but body worked hard enough to not want to put on a long sleeve shirt, or even sleeves I got from Shannon and was looking forward to try them. I ran the whole time in sleeveless Montrail shirt while most of people wore jackets:) not Alan Abbs though, I remember him passing me on loop 5 still in the same Sunsweet team shirt. On the drive out though I got hypothermic and dehydrated big time and continued dry heaving - something that I deal with every race, but never had afterwords. And one more point - I ran more inclines at night than during ligt hours, and I think it is due to not been able to see how steep the grade is and how long the hill is. I believe for me it is all a mind game, and once I size up the uphill - I get scared right away and start walking even if capable of running. In the dark I don't have this proprioreception and keep running as long as my legs can take it. What may be makes me a good night runner:) if only I don't get blisters last part of a 100M race.
29 comments:
- Sarah said...
I looked at the results before you posted and saw that you definitely got your pie!! I just wish you could have enjoyed it more. Sometimes the best runs are when we let go of the expectations and our mind is elsewhere. But I'm sorry that your pre-occupation was/is a stressful thing!
- Aug 13, 2007, 12:44:00 PM
- rick said...
Haha, it was great seeing you but yes I shoved you in the bathroom so you could stop talking and I could get some sleep even if it was just for 10 minutes. Great job as usual, dealing with all the crap and keep on running. On to Cascade Crest!
- Aug 13, 2007, 2:05:00 PM
- Mark Tanaka said...
Wow, what a great effort! Having entered races really short of sleep (more than the night before) and/or with major GI problems, I can appreciate what was involved in your truly heroic effort and admirable win.
I am further impressed that you could crank out this report so soon.
(We're all curious, but know it's probably none of our business)-- I hope the emotional & personal issues will resolve. :)
- Aug 13, 2007, 2:07:00 PM
- Try@thlete said...
Well done Olga!
- Aug 13, 2007, 2:29:00 PM
- Bob Gentile said...
Need to attach ur purse to ya :-)
GEESH Nothing like a little stress with the flight & getting ur rental car then chasing the purse around--to GET ur BLOOD Flowing...
CONGRATS Olga on an awesome race, NO DOUBTS when you lace ur shoes and Toe the line YOU know how to grind it out and get it done!! Great Job!!
See ya soon Roomie & best wishes at CC100
- Aug 13, 2007, 3:22:00 PM
- robtherunner said...
I saw the results beforehand as well and was happy that you made 6 loops and were the only woman to do so. I can't say that it surprised me. Sorry to hear about all the stress with family life and I hope and pray that things get better.
- Aug 13, 2007, 5:15:00 PM
- kelly said...
Olga, once again you put out an amazing race report and a great race. My prayers are with you regarding your personal life. It's so hard to me a Momma and a wife sometimes. Congrats on hanging in there when things got tough. You rock, girl.
- Aug 13, 2007, 6:07:00 PM
- Julie B said...
OH, I'm sorry about that pie being a bit sour. At least you got the pie in the sky; I hope home gets a bit sweeter, too :) Good job on the race, Olga, my dear.
- Aug 13, 2007, 6:17:00 PM
- wendy said...
Great results, especially after a long 2 days, it sounds like!
You're a warrior - you really do just keep going and going, and your have the guts to not only do it, but bare your soul afterwards.
I had to laugh when you said apparently you aren't a purse person. ;-)
Congrats on enjoying your pie in the sky results.
- Aug 13, 2007, 6:46:00 PM
- Geoff said...
wow, what an interesting weekend. bet if feels nice to be back home. great run.
- Aug 13, 2007, 8:38:00 PM
- Lisa B said...
Great run and great report, Olga. What a perfect example of how much our mind controls our performance -like how we can fuel our bodies with emotion and climb hills easier in the dark because we can't see them!
Bravo, girl!
Next up...CCC.
- Aug 13, 2007, 9:04:00 PM
- Scott Dunlap said...
Way to tough it out! Congrats on the big win. Now get some sleep...
- Aug 13, 2007, 9:12:00 PM
- Backofpack said...
Great job Olga! You know, when they say "leave it all out there on the course" I'm not sure they mean the contents of your tummy...
Hope everything at home settles down and all is well.
See you at CCC!
- Aug 13, 2007, 9:13:00 PM
- Travis said...
Great report. Sounds tough, but you still made it. I think that races where things don't fall into place like we want really has a way of defining what we are made of. That's not to say I want to feel like crud at every event, but I sure feel like I've really done something when I cross that finish line after a less than perfect day.
- Aug 13, 2007, 9:33:00 PM
- Gabe said...
That is some serious mental toughness, I really admire that. To go into an event like that with all of that stuff in you head it difficult. I may need to borrow someof that for my next 100!!
- Aug 13, 2007, 10:07:00 PM
Confession is good for the soul. You get some rest and we'll talk tommorrow about Waldo. Gutsy run for a classie runner Babe!!
- Aug 13, 2007, 11:05:00 PM
oo olga you are pure russian and tough my friend,,, you inspire me- see u in a few weeks-georgie
- Aug 14, 2007, 12:32:00 AM
- shawn said...
Congratulations Olga on sustaining through your mental troubles to keep on going to a strong finish. Rob tells me that you are such a strong second-half runner.
P.S. thanks for the post. I am star-struck by you, but your posts are so very human. :) Can't wait to meet you in person at CCC.
- Aug 14, 2007, 12:50:00 AM
- Meghan said...
Yes, you had lots of guts on this one. You are a tough woman, wow. I'm sorry that life is throwing you a whole baseball game full of curve balls, but it sounds like you are pushing your way slowly through them all. I'm wishing you the best in making it through.
- Aug 14, 2007, 4:21:00 AM
- Jamie said...
Way to overcome numerous and varied obstacles for an outstanding performance! Wow, you are truly amazing, not to mention, tough as nails. Congrats and hope you're getting some rest and life's obstacles are settling down.
- Aug 14, 2007, 7:02:00 AM
- Thomas said...
What a strange mindset to run a race in. And what a race, energiser bunny!
I really hope you can sort out those family issues.
- Aug 14, 2007, 8:39:00 AM
- Journey to a Centum said...
Proving once again that your competition needs to watch their backs toward the end of the race.
Sounds like a long weekend. Rest up and prepare for CC100! See you there.
- Aug 14, 2007, 11:06:00 AM
- Lisa Smith-Batchen said...
leave no man behind:)
Love ya girl
- Aug 14, 2007, 2:20:00 PM
- Gretchen said...
Olga, I am so glad the race turned out well for you. When I saw you at the start I could tell things did not seem good for you and I wondered if you weren't really into the race or what. When you passed me at the end I was so excited for you because you had run the full race and done 6 laps, and I didn't even know you were in first! I hope the troubles in your life are better soon. Sometimes running is the best therapy. Also, I am glad you didn't fall asleep (completely) on the drive, I was kind of worried. Nice job!
- Aug 14, 2007, 8:47:00 PM
- christine said...
a pure testament to the power of the mind...you are rock solid olga. hope things get better on the homefront.
- Aug 14, 2007, 10:56:00 PM
- Sarah Elaine said...
Congratulations on a good run. I really admire your toughness - and human side, too.
And FINALLY we really have something in common! I like to run sleeveless as long as possible, too. Must be something with us girls from northern countries, eh? ;-)
- Aug 15, 2007, 12:21:00 AM
- Kim said...
Wow! Glad you gutted through the bad hours of this race to finish so strong. Hope the homefront improves too.
- Aug 15, 2007, 4:48:00 AM
- Shane"Crash"Jones said...
Hi Olga. I'm a friend of Bad Ben's in KC. I'm sorry to hear about your problems. I hope that things improve. I'd also like to tell you that we are planning a KC trail nerd Oregon trip for next summers PCT 50. Good luck at Cascade. Later
- Aug 16, 2007, 12:27:00 AM
- Chihping Fu 傅治平 (超馬阿爸) said...
I felt touched when you went through all these emotional and physical issues. It's been a week since Cool. Hope you recover well.
Wow, I just found out why you said you have two 100 miles coming - CCC and Grand Teton week apart. Wish you get through them. I'll see you and cheer for you at CCC this weekend.
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Public Announcements and Advertisements
This article originally appeared in "Newspapers" by Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA, and James L. Hansen, FASG in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
Paid advertisements, common from the beginning of newspaper publication, chronicle the products, housing, transportation, dress, and reading habits of our ancestors. Particularly relevant for the genealogist are advertisements about insolvent debtors, forced land sales, educational opportunities, and professional services.
Early newspapers frequently carried touching advertisements from worried relatives who had lost contact with loved ones. These ads often provided the missing individual's personal description, clothing description, last known whereabouts, and the destination, if known, of a lost traveler. For example, the Pensylvanusche Berichte of Philadelphia, on 22 June 1759, ran the following notice in German. This translation comes from Hocker's Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlement.
- Nicholas Emrich, Allemangel, Albany Township, Berks County, inquires for his two sons, and one daughter. The older son, Valentin, is married; the other son Friedrich, is single.
These notices were particularly common in papers that were directed to a particular immigrant group. For example, the New England Historic Genealogical Society has issued several volumes of The Search for Missing Friends; Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the Boston Pilot, covering the period from 1831 to 1876 and an expanded CD version covering the years 1831 to 1920. In a similar project, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society published Voices of the Irish Immigrant: Information Wanted Ads in the Truth Teller, New York City, 1825'1844 in 2005. Transcribed and indexed from New York City's first Catholic newspaper by Diane Haberstroh and Laura DeGrazia, the Truth Teller ads mention names of several thousand immigrants living all over North America and nearly 1,000 places of origin in Ireland.1
The following is an example from the Boston Pilot of 9 February 1867 and excerpted in The Search for Missing Friends:
- Information Wanted: Of Mrs. Mary O'Connor (maiden name Mary Shanahan) and her sister Catherine Shanahan, who came to this country about seventeen years ago; when last heard from about 9 yrs ago, was living in New Orleans, LA. Any information of them will be thankfully received by their sister, Margaret Shanahan, who came to this country in May 1866 and is anxious to hear from them. Address Margaret Shanahan, Holyoke, MASS.'New Orleans papers please copy.' An advertisement of 16 February 1867 adds that the sisters were 'natives of the parish of O'Dorney, county Kerry.'
Common, too, were notices that horses and other property had been lost or stolen, claims against estates, and even announcements by irate husbands like this one in 1776:
- Whereas the Wife of Joseph Cartwright having eloped from him sundry times, he requests all persons not to trust her, as he will not pay any debts she may contract.
- Joseph Cartwright
One wife defended herself vigorously in the Boston Evening Post in 1762:
- I find in your last Monday's Papers that my husband informed the Publick That I have eloped'and that I run him into Debt, and has given a Caution not to Trust me on his Account. Although I am very sensible that neither he or I are of much Importance to the Publick, for he has no Estate to entitle me to any Credit on his account; yet I desire you to be so kind to me, as to let the Publick know That I never run him in Debt in my Life, nor never eloped, unless it was to Day Labour, to support me and the Children, which I am of necessity Obliged to do; and shall be ever glad to do my Duty to him, and wish he would for the future behave to me in such a Manner that I may do it with more Ease than heretofore.
- Her
- Mary X. Wellington
- Mark
In some cases, stories like that of Mary Wellington may lead to court records, but even when they do not, news items of this nature can shine a light on the circumstances under which our ancestors lived.
Historical Perspectives in Newspapers
Whether or not you have an interest in genealogy, old newspapers are a fascinating source for reading about life as it was in another time and place. Headlines easily lure us into every part of a newspaper page, making it very hard to stay focused on research goals.
Most newspapers, large and small, included news from other places, especially as it related to the interests of the local population. An interesting example is from the Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania), published 13 September 1826.
- According to the population returns of Ireland for 1821, there were 820,757 children between the age of five and ten; and between the ages of five and fifteen, 1,748,663. According to the education returns, there are 569,073 children receiving the advantages of instruction. If we suppose the scholars to be confined to the ages between five and ten, there must be, therefore, 351,684 children totally deprived of its benefits; or, if we suppose the pupils to be confined to the ages between five and fifteen, there must be 1,179,590, or more than two thirds of the whole number. In Massachusetts, according to the recent returns, there is only one in two thousand of the adult population who cannot read, and in Connecticut the proportion is nearly if not quite as favorable.
Another interesting example comes from the Ohio Repository (Canton, Ohio) 4 April 1849. Although the article does not name individuals, it alerted readers of a potential problem with forged land warrants'a problem that carries forward for those now researching the same historical warrants for genealogical purposes.
- FORGED LAND WARRANTS.'The Philadelphia American says that the number of forged bounty land warrants now in existence, it is asserted by one who has some acquaintance with them, is extremely great, and there is need of caution by those who purchase them.
Almost every newspaper contained articles boasting of the very latest in technological advances. A sample from the 18 July 1853 edition of the Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) included this item.
- On Friday last, at 4 1/2, p.m., Samuel Lawrence, Esq., was in Boston, having left Lasalle, Illinois, at three o'clock, Wednesday, p.m., preceding. He came by way of Chicago, looked in upon Cleveland, called at Buffalo, was sped over the plain by the 'lightning express' train to Albany, and whisked over the Western and Worcester Railroads to Boston! Once, and within the memory of the middle-aged man of this day, Buffalo was considered quite 'out west.Chicago, but yesterday, was a 'far-off-land.' Now, a merchant shakes hands and bids good-bye to his customers 180 miles west of that, and in two days and one hour and a half'greets his friends in Boston! It is in fact only eleven hundred and fifty miles!
Even very early newspapers contained fascinating information about groups and individuals. Published within a quarter of an inch of each other, three brief items from the Ohio Repository of 18 June 1819 contain clues for the family historian. The three sentences show emigration patterns that may help determine future search strategies.
- On the 21st ult, a caravan consisting of 11 covered wagons, 2 coaches, a number of single horses, and about 120 persons, under captains Blackman and Allen, crossed Powles Hook Ferry, on their way to the state of Illinois.
- In one week there arrived at St. Andrews, Maine, two vessels, with 600 passengers from Ireland.
- Upwards of 200 passengers lately arrived at Quebec, from England; and 320 arrived at St. Johns, N.F. from England and Ireland.
Newspapers in later years often provided personal details about locals who were visiting or had moved to another place. After the San Francisco earthquake, a headline in the Brooklyn Daily Standard Union of 22 April 1906 noted: 'William Gray's Family is Safe'Receives Telegram From His Son, Who Is in the Stricken City. Has 27 Relatives There.'
Not all useful newspaper information was published immediately after an event. Historical features, columns, and articles that describe events of the same date ten, twenty, or fifty years previous can all provide useful information. Frequently, papers published special historical issues to commemorate both community milestones and notable anniversaries of the paper itself. These special issues frequently contain a wealth of historical information gathered from many sources. For some communities, they are the only published history.
Just as useful may be the regular historical column published over several years by a dedicated local historian. These columns, which often range widely, frequently contain biographical and historical information recorded nowhere else. Sometimes local libraries or historical societies, recognizing the importance of such a series, will have clipped the columns and organized them in scrapbooks; sometimes they have been gathered and published in books or pamphlets. When using these columns from a secondary source, it is wise to check the newspaper files to be sure all of the columns were included.
The 'ten, twenty, or fifty years ago' columns are also worth reading. In addition to providing reference to otherwise unconsidered events, they sometimes preserve information from newspaper files that may have later been lost. One such item that appeared in the Brooklyn Daily Standard Union on 24 June 1906 included a history of the First Reformed Church. The article tells 'the remarkable story of the old Dutch landmark in Flatbush, naming many of the people who played prominent roles in its establishment and early years.' The article moves on to the churchyard and epitaphs therein, some of which were etched in Old Dutch. As the few newspaper transcriptions were made a hundred years ago, it may be that the stones themselves are no longer legible. The birth and death of a young girl are expressed in Dutch in a way, the paper says 'which characterizes that somber grace and tenderness which has forever passed away.'
The Ohio Repository on 19 May 1852, had a 'Looking Back' column that took stories from old timers. Some of these old timers' recollections are priceless. First hand accounts of people who witnessed history are preserved in newspaper stories from the earliest times, and continue to this day in all parts of our country.
Under the heading of 'Pioneer History,' a lengthy column recalls the fascinating events of a criminal trial that took place under the most primitive conditions. 'The first court in Painesville was held in Captain Skinner's barn, in 1801, sometime after it was removed to the opening, now Painsville, where there were but a few houses.' The story recounts a number of most unusual circumstances of the trial and how the jurors retired to the woods to agree upon their verdict. Except for the newspaper account, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to understand the judicial process that played out in the earliest years of the country's history.
Military Draft Information
In certain places, during certain wars, some newspapers published military draft information. As more and more newspapers are indexed, digitized, and placed online, the chances of finding these gems are greatly increased. When individuals do not show up in other military sources, newspapers may provide the only way of understanding why. Those who were exempt for disability, were over age, or who furnished substitutes and others can sometimes be tracked through newspaper accounts.
An enormous project of the volunteers of the Brooklyn (New York) Information Page is the posting of newspaper items from old Brooklyn newspapers. This group has worked for years to transcribe several of the daily papers there. A posting from the 19 November 1863 issue Brooklyn Daily Union that can be found in the archives of that site included a sample of a Civil War clipping. Under the heading of The Draft in the 3rd District, the following decisions by the Board of Enrollment were reported:
- Held for service'Hy. C. Burr, and John ML Stueinger
- Furnished Substitutes'Wm. A. Huggins furnished John J. Riley;
- John Dimons furnished R. Durheim,
- John M.S. Stenrinzer furnished John Fritz
- Exempted by Disability'Thos. Brambick
- Over age'J. Hood, Ed Hackett, Dan Mullen
- Paid $300'E.R. Thomas
- Non-resident'G.F. Cook
- In Naval Service'Henry Foster, Phil Ketten
- Aliens'David Barry of 83 Gold Street; Thomas R. Gagot, 163 North 2nd, Garrett Moote, 91 Gold Street.
How many of us would have ever thought to look in newspapers to find out which of our ancestors were eligible for the draft, and which ones paid $300, or furnished someone else to serve in his place?
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Make this beautiful Snow Village from recycled boxes. Really, these are easy to make and they create a beautiful Christmas or holiday centerpiece. Make a bunch and display on the mantle. A great DIY Holiday craft project.
Items needed:
- Small boxes
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- Stapler
- Collect boxes for buildings, such as a tea box, small instant potato box, etc. You can also make a Mini-village using just tiny discarded boxes. Tape all openings shut.
- Paint boxes and let dry. We made tinted white mixtures, using a small amount of color with white paint to get pastel shades.
- Make trees from old green file folders or other thin cardboard. Roll cardboard/folder into a cone shape the desired size. Staple bottom edge to hold and then tape along edge as necessary to hold shape. Level off bottom with scissors.
- Cut doors and windows from the sticky-back foam and stick in place on each building.
- Make each roof from a piece of file folder of the desired color or use cardboard and paint. Roof should extend beyond the sides of the building. Cut a strip of folder/ cardboard the width of the top of your box and approximately 2 inches longer on each side. You are going to use the 2 inch extensions to cut a peak (2 sides of triangle) and then fold at the edges of the box. Glue flat section to top of box to secure peak. Set Roof on top.
- To make a chimney, cut a lengthwise piece of cardboard, about 2 inches high and 4 inches long. Fold into 4\'s and tape together. Cut a v on two opposite sides to fit your roof peak.
- Working within a cookie sheet with closed edges, and on one section of building at a time, i.e. the roof, spread a thin layer of glue and spread around with your finger. Immediately sprinkle with glitter and then let dry. For the roof sections. lay flat after adding glitter and set a fork or similar object on top to keep flat until dry, to avoid curling.
- Repeat for all sections, trees and buildings. Enjoy.
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Reviewed By Bruce S (Allentown, PA) Reviewed for a 1999 Volkswagen Passat —7/19/2009 12:05 AM
Warning! Even though this is sold as a VW Passat replacement mirror, if you have the VW rain sensor wipers, this mirror will not fit your setup without some serious rejiggering. I used it by gluing another mirror anchor to the windshield next to the rain sensor and splicing the connector to to the VW wiring. It obviously doesn't look OEM, but it doesn't look ugly, either. In fact, for most people it's probably not even noticeable. I am very happy with the functioning quality of the mirror, and of course, the price when compared with the VW cost of about $275, but it's not something you just swap in without spending some expertise, time, and energy.


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Rihanna Has Super Short Hair
Rihanna (in Max Azria Atelier) rocks out super short hair (especially from behind!) at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards held at the Palais des Festivals on Saturday in Cannes, France.
The "Umbrella" singer is nominated for International Female Artist of the Year and her hit song "Don't Stop the Music" is up for International Song of the Year.
Don't miss Rihanna at the forthcoming Grammy Awards that will take place February 10. Other performers include Beyonce, Foo Fighters, Carrie Underwood and Mary J. Blige. Mary J. and Beyonce are rumored to be performing a duet.
UPDATE: Congrats to Rihanna for winning International Song of the Year for "Don't Stop The Music".
20+ pictures inside of Rihanna's super short hair…


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Aerosmith Debuts New Song 'Legendary Child' on 'American Idol' Season Finale
A newly re-animated Aerosmith appeared to be at peace and in their natural environment during two invigorating performances on the 'American Idol' finale tonight.
First up was a brand new song called 'Legendary Child,' in which singer Steven Tyler raps a la 'Eat the Rich' or 'Walk This Way.' In fact, it sounded a lot like 'Eat the Rich' combined with 'Get a Grip,' which makes perfect sense since the song originally emerged as a demo from the sessions for the 1993 album sharing the latter song's name.
Aerosmith then pulled out the still-scorching 'Walk This Way' itself. Joe Perry rocked the skunk hair a la Rogue from X-Men, and Tyler proved he was still happy to invade the guitarist's personal space while performing those awesome harmonies. His screaming's dulled a bit — probably from having to be so damn nice to J.Lo all season — but it's relief to have them back. So… let's go with the new album, guys? Guys?
Watch Aerosmith Perform 'Legendary Child' and 'Walk This Way' on 'American Idol'


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On the Horizon
By Tjasa Owen
About The Artist
Tjasa Owen has studied fine arts, art history, and interior architecture on both American coasts and abroad. She attended and received her BA at the University of Virginia and studied at the National Academy of Art in New York, the Academy of Art in San Francisco and Coupa in Paris. Her work has been shown extensively in the US and internationally and has been acquired by many corporate collections as well as by a distinguished list of private collectors. Currently Tjasa lives in Mill Valley with her husband and children. www.tjasaowen.com
See smaller work by Tjasa on our other site here: enormoustinyart.com/collections/tjasa-owen


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Car News
Chrysler Dealers Offer In-Car Navigation After the Sale
- Chrysler customers can choose to add navigation after the new-car sale.
- The system offers voice-activated functionality and turn-by-turn directions.
- It uses the same map data as pre-ordered in-car navigation systems.
For some new-car shoppers, making decisions about which options to include can be tough. Is that high-tech extra worth the money? Will it be a convenience that you can't live without or an unnecessary expense that you'll eventually regret?
With Chrysler's new dealer-activated navigation system, shoppers don't have to make a final decision about that feature at the time of purchase. Instead, the Uconnect telematics system can be upgraded to include navigation long after a buyer drives a new vehicle off the lot.
Introduced at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Chrysler's Uconnect with dealer-activated navigation -- an industry first -- will be available soon on such Chrysler vehicles as the 2013 RAM 1500 pickup, the SRT Viper and the 2014 FIAT 500L.
Marios Zenios, Chrysler's vice president for Uconnect systems and services, explained why a dealer-activated in-car navigation system makes sense for new-car buyers.
"Sometimes customers don't realize what they want until they need it," said Zenios. "That's fine. We can help. With dealer-activated navigation, we are adopting a 'no-customer-left-behind' attitude."
Not only will the dealer-activated navigation for Uconnect allow new-car owners to add navigation, but the feature will likely be popular for used-car buyers, too. When models equipped with the capability reach the used car market, shoppers who want navigation can simply have a Chrysler dealer activate the system.
As versatile display screens become commonplace even on vehicles without navigation, automakers will be able to offer buyers more functionality without having to add additional hardware. For drivers, this means more equipment options and more time to decide which are best suited to their needs and worth the premium.
What it means to you: Chrysler has a solution for drivers who didn't opt for navigation on their new vehicle and now regret it. Dealer-activated navigation on the RAM 1500, SRT Viper and upcoming FIAT 500L means you can always add the feature down the road.
What do you think of the deal Chrysler is offering? Let us know in the comments below.


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we former windcall members cant believe how slow, sloppy, ill-conceived, poorly designed, and junk filled this iwindsurf.com is. and were paying $ for this? what a joke. im about to turn my membership in and stick my finger in the air, at least that will show me which way the wind is blowing.
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give it a chance dude. I like the change. Its growing on me.
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Thanks to all of you out there helping with the creation and continued improvement of iWindsurf.com. We are a small group of windsurfers working hard to provide real-time wind information, free classifieds, forecast services and much more. As you can imagine this is a big endeavor for such a small team. Your comments are being heard and were here all day and night trying to make them a reality. So please keep feeding us any and all helpful input.
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Heart Surgery
Heart-to-heart care in the most advanced surroundings.
Cardiovascular (or cardiothoracic) surgeons specialize in these heart procedures. In some cases these may be "open-heart" procedures, requiring a significant incision and opening of the chest; other procedures are offered through much smaller (keyhole) openings in the chest. In some cases, the team stops the heart and maintains circulation during the procedure with cardiopulmonary bypass pump; in other procedures, the team can operate on the beating heart, without the need to use a pump to maintain blood flow (off-pump surgery).
Critical parts: fix them
Most patients who require such operations need surgery for:
- coronary arteries. Sometimes blockages in these arteries are so extensive that interventional cardiologists cannot fully treat them using angioplasty techniques alone. These patients undergo coronary-artery bypass (CABG) surgery, in which the surgeons remove small arteries from other areas of the body and attach them to the patient's diseased coronary arteries. These bypass grafts shunt blood around blockages, so that the blood reaches heart muscle that has been deprived of blood flow.
- heart valves. The valves of the heart serve as closable intake structures to the chambers of the heart, routing blood in the correct direction during compression of the heart. Without this function, the circulatory system could not keep blood flow moving in the correct direction through its vessels and in a continuous loop. Valves that are malformed, stiffened, or otherwise abnormal may leak in one direction or the other, causing insufficient blood flow. These valves may require surgery to correct their shape or to replace them.
or the heart wall. Some patients have defects in their heart walls, which typically are present since birth. These are often abnormal openings in the heart-wall tissue that separates the chambers of the hearts. These septa may have defects in the form of openings between the atria or ventricles of the heart that cause leakage of blood from one chamber to another and insufficient pumping of the blood. If cardiac interventionalists cannot close these holes with catheter procedures, heart surgeons may open the heart to do so directly.
A state-of-the-science operating room at Aria's Heart Center
In addition, in patients who have experienced heart attacks (acute loss of blood flow through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle) a portion of the cells within the heart wall can die, causing permanent damage to the ability of the heart to beat properly (heart failure). Often these patients have enlarged heart ventricles that need to be restructured surgically, or they may need to have ventricular assist devices implanted to improve the blood flow coming from the heart.
Kinder, gentler surgery
Advances in tools, techniques, and skills have steadily improved success rates for heart surgery and decreased the rate of both temporary and long-term complications. New innovations have continued to decrease the invasiveness of heart surgery, permitting patients shorter stays in the hospital and faster recovery. Better knowledge and capabilities in presurgical care and in cardiac rehabilitation are also helping to return patients to activity faster, after operations.Surgeons at the Aria's Heart Center are placing increasing emphasis on minimally invasive surgery and off-pump procedures. Because our center performs hundreds of cardiovascular surgical procedures each year, we provide heart surgery from a highly experienced and accomplished team.


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HOUSTON — Toronto's Aaron Loup is normally a ground ball pitcher.
That certainly wasn't the case on Friday night.
Loup gave up a homer and a double on his first two pitches to allow the Astros to break a tie and get a 3-1 win.
Gregorio Petit's first career home run put Houston on top in the eighth inning and the Astros held on for the victory, snapping Toronto's six-game winning streak.
Petit launched Loup's first pitch into the first row of the Crawford Boxes in left field to give the Astros the lead. Jose Altuve connected on the next pitch by Loup (3-3) for a ground-rule double before stealing third base.
Houston got an insurance run on a sacrifice fly by Robbie Grossman that ended Loup's night.
"When was the last time you've seen three balls barrelled off Loup in a row? He's a ground ball guy but he didn't get any ground balls," Toronto manager John Gibbons said.
Loup wasn't sure why he struggled.
"I threw two pitches and the next thing you know I give up a home run and a double," he said. "I guess it just wasn't my day today."
Jose Veras (1-1) got the last two outs of the eighth inning for the win and Chad Qualls threw a scoreless ninth for his 12th save.
Melky Cabrera singled with one out in the first and reached third on a single by Jose Bautista that crashed off the wall in left field and knocked a number out of the scoreboard there. The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Dioner Navarro.
Toronto starter J.A. Happ gave up three hits and one run with six strikeouts in seven innings.
Happ retired the first 11 batters he faced before Chris Carter singled on a dribbler with two outs in the fourth inning. Matt Dominguez drew a walk before Carter scored on a single by Guzman to tie it at 1-1.
Houston starter Collin McHugh did not factor into the decision after allowing five hits and a run in 6 1-3 innings to remain winless since June 3.
Jake Marisnick, acquired Thursday from the Marlins as part of a six-player deal that sent right-hander Jarred Cosart to Miami, went 0 for 3 in his Houston debut.
The game was delayed in the third inning when the Astros complained about the mound being too soft. Three members of the grounds crew came onto the field with rakes and other tools and worked on it for several minutes.
McHugh threw a few warmups pitches after they finished and the crowd cheered as the workers walked off the field and the game continued.
The Astros had a bit of fun teasing rookie pitcher Mike Foltynewicz about his difficult to spell last name on his first day in the clubhouse after being called up from Triple-A on Friday. They used tape to spell his name phonetically (Fultynevichz) and affix it to the nameplate above his locker. He got a good laugh out of the ribbing and said there's no trick he can give them to help make spelling it easier. "I had trouble when I was younger, too," he said. "I don't think anybody's going to really get it right … they can just keep it nice and short and call me Folty."
Blue Jays: Infielder Brett Lawrie (broken right index finger) began a rehabilitation assignment with Class A Dunedin on Friday. Gibbons said he will probably need at least a week of rehab games before he's ready to return to the team.
Astros: Rookie OF George Springer, on the disabled list since July 20 with strained left quadriceps, is inching closer to his return. "He's taking batting practice," manager Bo Porter said. "He was able to do the outfield work (Friday). So we're pretty excited that he's coming along well."
Guzman left the game after the fourth inning with back spasms. He was replaced at 1B by Jon Singleton.
Toronto's R.A. Dickey looks for his third straight win when he opposes left-hander Brett Oberholtzer when the series continues on Saturday. Oberholtzer is coming off a win over the A's when he allowed three runs in 6 2-3 innings.


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Step into the Shadow World with this indispensable and system-independent guide to a richly detailed and exotic fantasy setting. Designed explicitly for players, the World Guide will inform and delight newcomers and veterans alike through crystal-clear text and stunning artwork, which bring the world's wonders to glorious life. For gamemasters, this book will answer the questions of what every character should know about the magic, the lands, the gods, the history, and the peoples of Shadow World.
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Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green Kept Baby News Secret with Reese Witherspoon's Help!
Megan Fox and her husband Brian Austin Green kept the birth of their baby boy, Noah Shannon Green secret with the help of Reese Witherspoon.
"I've been wanting to send Reese Witherspoon flowers for, like, a month and a half now, 'cause she actually gave birth [the same day as] us in Santa Monica," Brian, 39, shared with Ryan Seacrest on his radio show today (via People).
Brian added, "We were lucky enough to go in at 2:30 in the morning to the hospital and nobody knew. We got home and thought, 'This is unbelievable.' We weren't expecting to be able to get away with it. We were expecting all the [paparazzi] guys in the hallways and the parking structure. So we just figured we would go with it as long as we could. Until [E! News] found out first and we thought, 'Okay, let's put something on Facebook then.'"


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Gardening, Containers, Planning, Garden Coaching, Perennials, Annuals, Shrubs, Evergreens, Bulbs
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Around The Garden
29 comments:
- Jenny Schouten Short said...
Most of my flowers are gone and yours are starting all over. No winter break for you I think! Beautiful and I love the blue header. xo Jenny
- Wed Oct 12, 12:10:00 AM 2011
- Zoey said...
I am amazed how beautiful everything still is in your garden.
I love Gerberas, but they take so long to rebloom, that I rarely plant them. This year I bought baskets with them on top and only had a sparse bloom in all four baskets.
I wish I could find amsonia in my area. I admire it in all the online gardens, but have never seen it for sale here.
- Wed Oct 12, 04:23:00 AM 2011
- Darla said...
Your gardens still look good. I wish someone would teach me how to grow geramniums successfully. Don't give up on the Gerbera, they just love spring and fall. Mine just sit there in the heat of the summer.
- Wed Oct 12, 05:38:00 AM 2011
- Dave@TheHomeGarden said...
Sure looks like you had something to show! I grew Chocolate Eupatorium a while back but it didn't come back for a third season. I liked it but haven't seen any to replace it with lately.
- Wed Oct 12, 07:51:00 AM 2011
- joey said...
Very impressed, Eileen! Still a lot of color and love your pansy header.
- Wed Oct 12, 09:27:00 AM 2011
- Lona said...
Your pansies are so bright and colorful Eileen. Just love the green and white cabbage. What a pretty picture. Your garden is looking wonderful still. Wish the weather would last all winter. LOL!
- Wed Oct 12, 03:08:00 PM 2011
- leavesnbloom said...
Eileen your fall planting mix is lovely. I'm not a big fan of outdoor Gerberas and they need lifted here for the winter.
Ammonia has the most lovely of textures but I don't think it would survive the winter here. I've hardly anything in flower as I didn't buy autumn bedding this year - snow is forecast for us next week!
- Wed Oct 12, 04:18:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
With the first hard frost they will be gone and then the snow will come!
- Wed Oct 12, 04:32:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Zoey, I know those daisies are expensive and don't do much for me.
- Wed Oct 12, 04:33:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi Darla,
Geraniums usually do pretty well here but our recent summers have been difficult for them. They like warm but not consistent high heat. They need deadheading and fertilizer.
- Wed Oct 12, 04:53:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi Dave,
I had a Eupatorium that did not come back also so I replaced it. But, maybe they are short lived.
- Wed Oct 12, 05:03:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Thanks Joey,
I am thinking I like the pansies almost more than the mums. They last longer.
- Wed Oct 12, 05:03:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi Lona,
Our weather has been warm for the past two weeks. I love the pansies this time of year almost more than in the spring.
- Wed Oct 12, 05:05:00 PM 2011
- CanadianGardenJoy said...
Eileen girl your garden(s) are looking fantastic and I also love the look of the flowering Kale .. they really are so darn pretty I don't know why more gardeners don't use them ? The grasses tend to need support so yes I "hoop" mine and some of the bigger ferns I have like Lady-in-Red can be hooped and look nice .. have you started a list for 2012 yet ? LOL
Joy : )
- Wed Oct 12, 05:11:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi Rosie,
Amsonia is hardy in our area, zone 5 (which can go to 20 below zero) and even in colder areas. The one I have was actually developed in Wisconsin which is colder than my area. I can't believe you are getting snow already!
- Wed Oct 12, 05:43:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi Joy,
Again, I am on a mission to make my garden multi-seasonal. It is like a jigsaw puzzle because I do not have a lot of room. I pulled out the wintercreeper on the north side and am in the process of redoing this area.
PS Found another Brunnera Looking Glass at 50 percent off.
- Wed Oct 12, 05:45:00 PM 2011
- Cottage Garden said...
You still have so much interest in your garden Eileen. It must be due to the lovely warm temps you are enjoying over there at the moment.
Love those cabbages!
- Thu Oct 13, 10:43:00 AM 2011
- Gardentina said...
I like your nepeta. It's a plant that I intend to add to my garden next year.
- Thu Oct 13, 12:18:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi Jeanne,
It is going to get colder this weekend and there is lots to do in the garden. I was hoping it would be warm enough to do some outside painting.
- Thu Oct 13, 07:06:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi Gardentine,
Thanks for visiting. Nepeta has to be cut back if you want it to look good all season.
- Thu Oct 13, 07:07:00 PM 2011
- Balisha said...
Your gardens are lovely year round.You always have such beautiful photos to share.Just wanted to tell you that I learn more from your posts than any others that I read.
- Fri Oct 14, 09:48:00 AM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Thanks Balisha for your nice comments. I am slowly dismantling the garden. I can never believe how big things get by fall!
- Fri Oct 14, 10:57:00 AM 2011
- GRACE PETERSON said...
Your garden still looks amazing, Eileen. I have a Geranium [Pelargonum] but the dang bud worms have eaten all the buds. The foliage still looks great though so I'm thinking eventually it will be allowed to bloom again. Love your Ninebarks.
- Fri Oct 14, 05:27:00 PM 2011
- Jennifer@threedogsinagarden said...
Hi Eileen, I just love all your happy faced pansies! We step forward each day into fall. November is my least favourite month and I am not looking forward to the darker days as winter approaches.
It is great to stroll through the garden as you have done in this post and make mental notes about what to plant next year, what has worked and what has not. I love that cabbage with the white center and your picture of it. My roses like your Rainbow Knockout continue to bloom. Enjoy the weekend. Sadly, rain is forecast here!
- Fri Oct 14, 07:57:00 PM 2011
- Mr. McGregor's Daughter said...
Hi, Eileen - it was great meeting you at Midwest Groundcovers the other day. You had a question about the plant in my Wordless Wednesday post. It's Anemone x hybrida 'Andrea Atkinson'. The Japanese anemones are great plants, but they can be rather thuggish.
In response to your rhetorical question about cabbages, I knew! I love cabbages, both edible & ornamental. Yours are just beautiful. I never thought about losing buds when whacking back my Physocarpus. I have Diablo, & I cut it back severely every spring. Maybe I need to be doing that in the summer instead.
- Sat Oct 15, 02:45:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi Grace,
So far the Ninebarks have not disappointed me, so many shades of color through the growing season. They are the darkest during the fall. My geranium looks better each day, maybe I will grow a few more next year.
- Sat Oct 15, 03:25:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi Jennifer,
It has really turned cool and very windy here, lots of swirling leaves. I moved a few plants today and need to change a few more tomorrow. I have always liked fall for being able to change my mind.
- Sat Oct 15, 03:27:00 PM 2011
- Gatsbys Gardens said...
Hi MMD,
Thanks for the name of the anemone. I had a pink and white in my last home and they can be somewhat invasive unless I keep after them, but I am going to try them again. This new Summer Wine Ninebark can be trimmed several times for shaping but not after August 1st if you want flowers in June.
- Sat Oct 15, 03:29:00 PM 2011
- scottweberpdx said...
beautiful post...I feel your pain about the plants leaning away from structures! I have to say, however, you did a great job with the staking...it's not at all noticeable!
- Sat Oct 15, 04:46:00 PM 2011