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Welcome to my blog and the place where I will post my photos and musings from my life as an ultrarunner. My nickname "Shining" was given to me by a group of very special students after I finished my first 100-miler, the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100. They were the inspiration that enabled me to finish this awesome race, and I try to live each day with a "shining" attitude!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Back to Holiday Lake 50K...and paying it forward
David Horton gave a very helpful talk to the first-timers
At the pre-race dinner, Horty was in rare form. Excited, happy, sometimes flip but full of wisdom gleaned from his years on the trails, he talked about his own failures--and warned that "everyone makes mistakes, and you will tomorrow." Afterward, he held a meeting just for newbies, and he did a great job of answering questions, reassuring those who were anxious (pretty much everyone), and erasing doubts. I wish he had held this meeting the night before my first ultra, Holiday Lake 2002. If he had, I would have walked more uphills, paced myself more carefully, and eaten more!
Mark and Harry listen as Horty gives his talk to the newbies. Mark is thinking, "this guy can't be serious...!"
My friends from Charlottesville, Harry Landers and Mark Hampton, were running their first ultra at Holiday Lake. Experienced marathoners, they are in the midst of their Boston training but were curious about trail ultras, so with some tweaking of their Boston training plan (and a course preview run two weeks ago), they arrived at HL ready to experience what ultra life is all about. Horton certainly gave them plenty to think about: "I've pee'd blood in ultras and had my arms swell as big as sausages...but this 'shouldn't' happen to you!" HA!
Race day we had perfect weather: 20s at the start, deep blue winter sky with bright sunshine all day and 40s at the finish. The "new" course, changed in 2009 with more trail and measured out as 33 miles, was dry, fast, and had no snow in sight. Horton predicted records would fall, and he was right. Many PRs for the 50K+ distance were set, and 96% percent of the runners finished. Holiday Lake is truly a perfect first ultra--where else can a newbie get personal advice from one of the sport's great legends and race directors, as well as excellent aid stations, course markings, and a runnable, beautiful trail?
Along a new section of trail
My race plan was to take the first, 16.5 mile loop at an "easy" 50K pace, which is about 10-minute mile pace for me. I started out with Jen Nichols, and we ran a bit with Kerry Owens, Marlin Yoder, Jen Davis before settling into our own comfortable rhythms. At one point I was greeted along the trail by Carter, who introduced himself as a reader of this blog and could not have been nicer...hope you had a great race, Carter! I was happy to pace off of Marlin until we hit the lake trail, where he waved me on. Here we saw the front runners starting their second loop, and they were hammering. Inov-8 teammate and friend Sabrina Moran was in second for the women in hot pursuit of Jennie Belt, and I was in tenth place for the women.
Bill Potts was in charge of the chaos that was the turn around, and he did a great job of getting the 300+ runners in and out quickly.
Potts paying it forward at the turn-around
I was hoping to run a 2:35ish second loop to match loop one's split and to see if I could hold on to a 5:15 finish time. This would be a huge PR on any Holiday Lake course for me, as my best time of 5:17 was run in 2002 and I ran a bunch of 5:20s, :30s and :40s over the next few years. I ate about 750 calories per loop which made a huge difference in my pacing, and I never had a bad patch, except in the last few miles...but I forced myself to eat two Clif Bloks every 10 minutes and this worked like a charm to get my mojo back. I hammered the last half mile of road with no cramping and finished at 5:14:02, a PR by three minutes! The icing was the hug I got from Horton as he shouted, "first old woman!!" which meant I won the Masters age group, which is always a tough thing to do in a race with more than 80 women.
Horton and me at the finish
Many celebrations took place at the finish line, including Sabrina's second place female, and PRs by Martha Wright (first in over-50) and Jen Pharr Davis, who is preparing for her assault on the AT speed record this summer.
Jen, Sabrina, Horty, Martha and me
The best moment, though, was when Mark and Harry ran in together in 5:58, looking like they had only run 10 miles, and Horton yelled, "Mark Hampton and Harry Landers, First Ultra!" Loved that.
Harry, Horton, and Mark at the finish
When Mark and Harry signed up for Holiday Lake a few months ago, I warned them, quite seriously, that their lives would never be the same when they finished. Ultras have a way of getting under our skin whether we like it or not. Case in point: in 2002, as I lay on the wooden bench at the Holiday Lake finish line and moaned "never again!" little did I know what life-changing adventures and friendships were in store for me. Holiday Lake opened up a door to a quirky, obscure sport that I love so much, and especially love to share with others.
Thank you, David, and all the Holiday Lake volunteers, who make it possible for that door to be opened, year after year!
**photos courtesy of Brock Nichols and Mark Hampton
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- dcs8f said...
Nice blog of the race! Congratulations on your PR and top finish! It was really nice seeing you at the finish line.
- February 13, 2011 at 3:54 PM
- jenn said...
Congrats on the PR!! THANK YOU so much for all your help yesterday-- keeping me calm, cool and collective that first loop... I was so much more consistent and had a wonderful ( mostly pain free day) and I really owe you one for that:o)
I'm so happy you had such a great run!! and it was super to get to run my first holiday lake under such great conditions and share the trail with so many friends! I had a blast! :o)
see you soon!
- February 13, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- Sabrina Moran said...
I love this, and you're awesome. So honored to be on your team. Have a great week!
- February 13, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Harry said...
Thanks for a perfect introduction to ultra-running. It was tons of fun to be out running with a friendly group of people in a beautiful setting with perfect weather. Who knew I could run that far and not want to die at the end?
- February 13, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- Rob French said...
Sophie- I have not met you personally but congrats on your PR. I had a nice run at my first HL as well. Oh and I put that same quote from Hal K. on my blog as well..... good stuff.
- February 13, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- And Miles 2 Go said...
Way to get it DONE, Soph! Wow. Just wow. (Great report, too!)
- February 13, 2011 at 8:23 PM
- Will said...
Excellent report, Shining. And a huge congrats on "First Old Women" award! You worked hard, ran smart, and definitely earned it. Recover well.
- February 13, 2011 at 8:30 PM
- c said...
Congrats Sophie! Great race report.
- February 14, 2011 at 9:37 AM
- meredith said...
Way to go speedy!!! Oh to hear Horton give a pre-race speech, so awesome! I hope all of those newbies know what gem advice they were receiving :)
- February 14, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- ultrarunnergirl said...
Great race report on Holiday Lake. CONGRATS on your PR young lady! You are just kickin' booty and taking names. Can't wait to see what the rest of 2011 holds for the amazing Sophie!
- February 14, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- Thomas Bussiere said...
Congrats on the PR. Sounds like it was a perfect day, and with friends - What could be better. Your right about something magical about your first ultra. It changes everything.
- February 14, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Rick Gray said...
What a run Sophie. You certainly rocked out there Saturday. What a perfect day. I can tell your training is paying off by keeping you consistent with a confidence level up in the clouds. So proud of you my friend on one heck of a PR. See you soon.
- February 14, 2011 at 1:24 PM
- olga said...
Congrats on a PR and a great run! Horton's exitement is so crazy, this is how I met him at VT100 in 2004:) please do tell him "hello". And I LOVED your statement about giving a warning to newbies for "life will never be the same". Oh, so true...
- February 23, 2011 at 7:46 PM


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I posted this piece in the beginning of 2011. It was a statement about what I wanted to see and do that year. It was really fun to make! If you made a chocolate box to represent what you want from 2013, what would be in it?
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I'm in love with making chocolate box art. I started this in December and have added on steadily. It's all about this year. What do I want to invite into my life this year? Oh, romance, travel, adventure, prosperity, the usual. It's going to be a delicious year! What does your year look like?
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A movie deal made literally on the heels of the Fifty Shades of Grey book series being published has generated a lot of buzz but has barely given already-busy actors/actresses a chance to keep up and read the story that will be coming to the big screen.
We've already talked about the first few actors (Ian Somerhalder, Chris Pine, William Levy) who openly spoke about it here. As we said previously, that was just the beginning. Since then, more actors/actresses haven't been shy about tossing their grey ties and handcuffs into the ring when asked if they are interested in playing the characters of Christian and Ana.
Admittedly, he hasn't read the books, but when Access Hollywood described the story and character of Christian Grey to Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood, Battleship) in an interview, he replied, "I was born to play that part." (Source)
His costar in the upcoming movie Battleship, Taylor Kitsch (John Carter), was also asked about playing the role by Access Hollywood. He also admitted he has not read the books. However, it seems Fifty Shades of Grey is definitely on his radar because he stated he is asked about the books "almost daily." (Source)
When Celebuzz asked Chris Hemsworth (Thor, SWATH, The Avengers) about the role of Christian, he announced, "I'm not going to say anything. I haven't read the book!" He did say he had previously heard about the books, as he was present when his Avengers' co-star Chris Evans (Captain America) was asked if he would like to play the role. (Source)
A fan asked Michael Welch (The Twilight Saga) via twitter if he was up for the role. He responded:
"@carol_leomil: @MichaelWelchAct Do you would like to play Christian Grey in the movie? =)" Sure, it's gonna be gosling though.
(Note: If we were E L James, we would take the opportunity to audition ALL of the actors interested in playing Christian because what a glorious and surreal opportunity it would be to hear several different smexy actors saying the words you wrote!!!)
Potential Ana actresses are speaking out too!
Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) was asked about the movie by @mtvnews, and she stated, "I haven't read it." She went on to say that she didn't think she should star in it alongside her Vampire Diaries' costar (and boyfriend) Ian Somerhalder concluding, "Either he should get it, or I should get it." (Source) Sounds like she would be interested in playing Ana under the right circumstances though.
In an interview with Kristen Stewart (The Runaways, The Twilight Saga, SWATH), Celebuzz's Taryn Ryder asked about the FSoG movie roles going to Kristen and her Twilight Saga co-star (and rumored boyfriend) Robert Pattinson because of the story's basis in Twilight fanfiction, only to be answered with "I haven't read the book yet." She goes on to say she wants to work with Rob again but it would need to be something 'ridiculously ambitious'." (Source)
And finally, Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Client List) has only just begun reading the books but declared to Access Hollywood, "I wanna be Anastasia so badly." (Source)
So exactly who in Hollywood IS reading the books?
Eva Longoria tweeted after she met E L James backstage at The View. Hopefully this means that if she didn't have the books already, Eva left that day with three new signed books in hand to read! Could they have discussed a part for her?
Eva Longoria: Look who I met in the green room of the View! E.L. James author of Shades of Grey! Who is reading this? Or read it? http://say.ly/Esb3gUF
Allison Williams (Girls) told Access Hollywood that she is reading the books. When asked if she would be up for playing the part of Anastasia Steele with all that it entailed, she waivered but didn't seem to completely rule it out. (Source)
Wendy Williams, Ryan Seacrest, and Julianne Hough have also publically said they are reading the books. Jennifer Grey tweeted a few references specific to the books. Others are poised to read the books, including Fran Drescher, who has the books on her Kindle, and MTV's Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz), who tweeted he is in possession of the books for research purposes. You can read the complete article where he mentions FSoG here.
Have we heard from your favorite(s) yet? If not, let's hope they have upcoming interviews with @AccessHollywood, @mtvnews, @ChristinaMTV and/or @Taryder with @CELEBUZZ because they are not shy about bringing up the topic!!! Thankfully!


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East Finals shift to Indiana with series tied
LeBron James has played the role of hero. He has played the role of goat.
That's just during the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Indiana Pacers knotted the Eastern Conference Finals and now the series with the defending champion Miami Heat shifts to Indianapolis for Game 3 Sunday night.
After having their collective heart ripped out in Game 1 on Wednesday night in Miami, the Pacers stood tall, kept Roy Hibbert in the lineup, and prevailed, 97-93.
"It's a nice win. It's good to split. And we haven't done anything yet," said Hibbert. "We haven't closed the series out. We won one game. A lot of us feel we should be up 2-0 obviously with the last play of Game 1."
The last play of Game 1 was James' easy layup with 2.2 seconds on the clock. Hibbert was sitting on a metal chair as it took place, despite being an elite rim protector in the NBA.
Hibbert was sensational on Friday night with 29 points and 10 rebounds, but Game 2 was once again about the reigning MVP.
On this night, he did not deliver.
James turned it over twice with chances to win the game for the Heat.
"I made two mistakes tonight. That hurt our team and that hurt more than anything - let my teammates down," said James. "They expect me to make plays down the stretch, and I had the ball with the opportunity to make a couple of plays and I came up short. That burns."
The Pacers led by two with 43 seconds left when James' pass to Ray Allen was intercepted by David West. Indiana turned over the ensuing possession thanks to a shot-clock violation and James committed another turnover. His pass was batted away by West and George Hill buried two free throws to seal the victory.
"Very disappointing, of course, for me," said James. "That's the first thing I always look at on the stat sheet is my turnovers. I had two key ones at a big point of the game. I am very disappointed in my judgment and my plays down the stretch. But I'll make up for them."
Aside from those two late hiccups (actually five all together), James was his usual brilliant self. He had 36 points on 14-for-20 shooting and grabbed eight boards.
Chris Bosh (17) and Dwyane Wade (16) were the only other Heat players in double figures on Friday. Both shot 6-for-14 from the floor.
For the Pacers, Hibbert was wonderful, but it was a balanced effort in the scoring column. All five starters scored in double digits led by Hibbert and Paul George. The third-team All-NBA forward, who overplayed James in Game 1 and allowed him to streak to the basket, netted 22 points.
Hill added 18 followed by West's 13 and 10 from Lance Stephenson.
Indiana's starters accounted for 92 of its 97 points.
"It's balanced and it's difficult to guard, and when everybody is clicking the way they were tonight, and I thought everybody had chances to step up and did step up for our team, we looked like a true team," said Pacers coach Frank Vogel. "It's fun to be a part of."
The Pacers won both of their regular-season matchups at home against the Heat. They are also a perfect 6-0 in Bankers Life Fieldhouse during this postseason.
Indiana had a 2-1 series lead in last season's Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Heat, but dropped three straight. Miami of course ascended to the top of the sport.
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Bills GM Nix steps down
Orchard Park, NY – Buffalo Bills general manager Buddy Nix has decided to step down and will remain with the organization as a special assistant.
Nix had been in charge of the club's day-to-day football operations since December 2009.
"I've made this decision to step away from the general manager's position because I feel it is the right time," said Nix in a statement. "By the 'right time' I mean I think we have a good young roster, an excellent head coach with a good staff, and it's time to let someone else handle these responsibilities and move forward together."
A successor has yet to be named, but numerous reports indicate that assistant GM Doug Whaley could be the choice.
"Timing is the main thing, but there are other benefits as well," Nix added. "This job is very demanding with a 24-7 schedule of responsibilities. This new position will enable me to spend more time with my family. I'm fortunate to step away from the job and still remain a part of the team."
The 73-year-old Nix first joined the Bills in 1993 as a scout and spent eight years in that role, then rejoined the organization as a scout in January 2009 after eight seasons in the front office of the San Diego Chargers.


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The Voice of the Spirit
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What I needed to know about . . . promptings I found in the Book of Mormon. I read that "angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for . . . the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do" (2 Nephi 32:3).
Perhaps the single greatest thing I learned from reading the Book of Mormon is that the voice of the Spirit comes as a feeling rather than a sound. You will learn, as I have learned, to "listen" for that voice that is felt rather than heard.
Nephi scolded his older brothers saying, "Ye have seen an angel, and he spake unto you; yea, ye have heard his voice from time to time; and he hath spoken unto you in a still small voice, but ye were past feeling, that ye could not feel his words" (1 Nephi 17:45; emphasis added).
Some critics have said that these verses are in error because you hear words, you do not feel them. But if you know anything at all about spiritual communication, you know that the best word to describe what takes place is the word feeling.
The gift of the Holy Ghost, if you consent, will guide and protect you and even correct your actions. It is a spiritual voice that comes into your mind as a thought or a feeling put into your heart. The prophet Enos said, "The voice of the Lord came into my mind" (Enos 1:10). And the Lord told Oliver Cowdery, "Behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you" (D&C 8:2).


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The vast array of cool runway inspired makeup looks for fall 2012 prove that when it comes to defining beauty, makeup artists turn towards the basics, emphasizing the eyes or the lips, never both. Variety dominated the runway and it seems that beauty looks were as consistent as they can get, ranging from all natural, flawless looking skin makeup looks to fierce red tone lips and intricate eye makeup looks. Apparently, makeup artists chose to play with makeup looks that balanced out the fashion collections packed with visually heavy ... Read More


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April 28, 2013
NEW LONDON, N.C. – With the rain falling and the wind swirling around, the No. 13 Florida State men's golf team was just two holes away from the ACC Championship title. Unfortunately the wet conditions at the Old North State Club were just too tough as the Seminoles went 7-over on the last two holes to lose first place.
The Seminoles ended the tournament with a three-day total of 22-under 842 to finish three strokes behind Duke. Florida State tied with Virginia Tech after the Seminoles posted a 3-over 291 on Sunday. This marks the ninth finish of the year in the top five for FSU.
"Duke played really well," said head coach Trey Jones. "The conditions on the final three holes were brutal and we didn't do what was needed to win. I am proud of the way the guys competed. This one hurts but it will be a distant memory in two weeks."
Senior Chase Seiffert finished the tournament tied for second place with a tournament total of 10-under 206. Seiffert played well in the rain on Sunday posting three birdies but fell just short with a bogey on hole 17 to finish the day with a 1-under 71.
Daniel Berger started the day with a huge eagle on one and continued to play just as well with a 4-under but faltered on the last two holes to finish the day with a 2-under 70. The sophomore finished the tournament with a 9-under 207 to finish fourth.
Freshman Hank Lebioda played up and down the course all day with four birdies and six bogeys. He finished with a 2-over 74 on the day after a wet golf club slipped out of his hands on hole 18. He finished tied for tenth with a 3-under 213.
Playing similar to Lebioda was his fellow freshman teammate Rowin Caron who had two bogeys on the front nine and then finished the back nine 2-over after a double bogey on 17. He finished tied for 29th after a tournament total of 3-over 219.
Senior Doug Letson closed out the Seminoles today finishing in 41st place. He was even on the day but posted a quintuple bogey on 18 to finish the day with a 5-over 77.
The Seminoles were part of an 11-team field including No. 9 Georgia Tech, No. 10 Duke, No. 29 Clemson, No. 37 Wake Forest, No. 38 Virginia Tech, No. 42 North Carolina, No. 45 NC State, Virginia, Maryland and Boston College.
Check back to Seminoles.com for all your information on the golf team and follow the team at twitter.com/fsugolf.


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Will miss seeing Bruce's smiling face at Comfortech this year. mr reb and I met him back at Comfortech in 2007 in St. Louis.
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Will miss seeing Bruce's smiling face at Comfortech this year. mr reb and I met him back at Comfortech in 2007 in St. Louis.
I miss him greatly. He was a good friend.
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I still think about the big guy from time to time. I still miss Bruce.
Perhaps you should have read the instructions before calling.
Many of us do JR. I read this entire thread last week thinking about him.
Did a search in my email account and still have hundreds of personal emails from him so I came back here.
He's calling us a bunch is whiny Saps ya know...
I was at the Doctor last week, Doctor said what do you like to drink, I said Vodka, he said really bad for your skin.
Next thing I thought of was when Bruce and I were at the hotel in Atlanta waiting for you guys and we drank a $100.00 worth of Vodka & Tonic and our waitress had a mustache and a beard and we sat there laughing about her.
A very cool guy who will be remembered for many years because he was such an unassuming nice person.
Not many people like that!
Not many people that fun to drink Vodka & Tonic with either!
I think I still have pics somewhere of the bearded waitress with the red hair from that night! I can hear his booming voice and big toothed smile..........hell of a guy he was!
Three years ago.
You know he's laughing at us, right Bob?
Originally Posted by Dad
Three years ago.
You know he's laughing at us, right Bob?
Dang it's been that long.
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Three years ago.
You know he's laughing at us, right Bob?
Yea Dave, he is. His heart is fine now!
Time sure flies by....life is short fella's
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I admit, I have not been on hvac-talk.com in a long time however it was another joy to see It is such an important topic and ignored by so many, even professionals. I thank you to help making people more aware of possible issues.
What is the statute of limitations for haunting. If ARPA was going to haunt someone he surely would have done it by now!
If common sense is so common how come so few of us have it!
It has been 4 years since ARPA's passing. Seems like yesterday he was at my home for dinner and staying the night.
Here's to you Bruce. Miss you my friend.
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This book reviews Finland's success in achieving balanced development over the past decade and assesses the challenges that it faces in maintaining this success. Given intense competition in both ICT and more traditional product markets, as well as rapid ageing of the population, it looks at how Finland might maintain and enhance the competitiveness of the regions that are the nation's economic drivers and how the country can promote innovation and entrepreneurship in intermediate cities particularly vulnerable to low cost competition.
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Martin William Johns a 28 year resident of Newburgh, NY transitioned on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, NY.
He was born in Westmoreland, Jamaica W.I. to the late Eva and Eustace Johns on September 4, 1948. He was employed at Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, Jamaica for many years. Upon moving to the U.S. he worked for the VA Medical Centers in Montrose NY and Castle Point NY for 26 years.
Martin is survived by his former wife and lifetime friend, Jennifer Thorpe; a daughter, Nicole Stevens and grandson, Jermain Stevens Jr. of New Windsor NY; siblings: Delzie Salmon of FL, Weston Johns, Windsor Johns, Lebert Johns, Mariam Johns and Rupert Johns, all of Jamaica W.I.; best friend of 38 years, Zachaeus Smith of NY, and a host of nieces, nephews cousins and friends. He was predeceased by a sister, Bernicey Smith.
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More than a gratutious reblog, I wanted to highlight this bit of lovely coincidence I came across while reading Turing's Cathedral last night:
"Afternoon tea— a ritual introduced at Fine Hall by Oswald Veblen, who, according to Herman Goldstine, "tried awfully hard to be an Englishman"— was served on real china daily at exactly three o'clock. According to Oppenheimer, "tea is where we explain to each other what we do not understand."The part of the book where this quote occurred was discussing Fine Hall which was built for Von Neumann's computer team at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies.
Dyson, George (2012-03-06). Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe (p. 90). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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Alaskans top fishers in Valdez Derby - so far
Halibut Derby readies for promising 2012 summer season
Steven Adams of Valdez is on the top of the Valdez Halibut Derby leaderboard after landing a 136.1 pound halibut last Wednesday aboard the Dan Orion.
The first week of the Valdez Halibut Derby ended Saturday night after a disappointing opening Saturday, May 19, that featured 12 foot seas in the Gulf of Alaska, forcing charter boats to cancel fishing trips. Despite the iffy May weather that has flummoxed the Valdez Fly-In and made for wet outdoor activities, Alaskans have not only been out fishing, but are reeling in 100 plus pound halibut, creating a very competitive first week of the derby.
Benjamin Davis of Fairbanks is currently in second place in the halibut derby with a 127.1 pound fish and Nick Yepko of North Pole is currently in third place overall with the 109.9 pound flatfish he caught on Friday.
The fish Adams, Davis and Yepko are leading with are not likely to hold on to win the $15,000 first place prize in the derby, but they are big enough to take home the first and second place prizes for the first week of the derby.
Last year, Annette Gutierrez of Fairbanks was the big winner in the Halibut Derby, taking home the $15,000 grand prize check for the halibut that weighed in at 335.7 pounds.
Thomas Broach of North Pole took second place with a 236.9 pounder. Broach was awarded a $5,000 check and James Pohlman of Fairbanks took third place and $2,000 with a 214.8 pound flatfish.
While the hundred pounders always create a buzz, several smaller fish were brought to the weigh in station this week according to weigh-in volunteer Nancy Meadors. Smaller "chicken" halibut do count - as long as you a have derby ticket.
Jeffrey Waldhalm of Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, says he has been coming to Valdez for the last seven years straight and has caught a halibut every time. On Memorial Day, Waldhalm caught a 44.5 pound halibut aboard a private boat. While his halibut doesn't make the overall leader board, on Tuesday his fish was the leader for the second week of the derby, which ends this Saturday night.
The halibut derby runs through the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend and the limit for Valdez sportfishers is still two per day.
Meadors said there were eight people who asked for a fish to be weighed, all under 91 pounds - and all without a derby ticket.
The volunteers at the station say that every time they weigh in a fish for someone without a derby ticket they know that they could just as easily have been weighing in a 300 pound catch worth $15,000. Every year, at least one angler comes into Port Valdez with a 200 or even 300-plus pound halibut and lose out on thousands of dollars of prize money because they didn't shell out $10 for a derby ticket.
A derby ticket for both the halibut and silver salmon derbies also enters fishers into a drawing to win a 2012 F-150 4x4 pickup truck from Seekins Ford.
Other fisheries and contests
While halibut catches have been a bit spotty, fishing for rockfish has been tremendous according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The Dept. said that a few anglers reported catching limits near Knowles Head and Naked Island.
"The ocean entrances continue to be great places to catch halibut," ADF&G said. "Rockfish angling is quite productive with small jigs near rocky reefs. Shrimp catches in Prince William Sound have been quite nice."
According to Dave Cobb of the Valdez Fisheries Development Association, king salmon are in Prince William Sound and the fish that were released by the hatchery should be coming back to the Port of Valdez.
As in past years, Lingcod season is closed until July 1, to protect nest-guarding males.
The Halibut Hullaballoo – a special contest within the Halibut Derby – is set for the week of June15 through 24. This year the angler catching the largest halibut during that time period will win $1,000 cash in addition to the weekly prizes and any overall prizes they might qualify for.
There is also the Kids Pink Salmon Derby. It has been set for July 14 and the event has gotten bigger each year.
The Silver Salmon Derby in Valdez will again boast a $15,000 first place prize and daily prizes and begins July 21 and ends on the same date as the Halibut Derby, September 2.
The Annual Valdez Women's Derby is slated for Saturday, August 11 this year and features an opening ceremony Friday, August 10.
Derby volunteer Bonnie Woods said the derby shack on Chitina Dr. is in place down by the harbor and is open to weigh in fish everyday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. through July 20. Starting July 21, the weigh-in shack will open at noon.
Derby tickets are available at Capt'n Joe's, Prospector, Eagles Rest RV Park, South Central Hardware, Fish Central, the Valdez Fish Derby weigh-in station and at preferred charter boats.


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IRL racer Sam Hornish, Jr. claims he's not hanging up his Indy machine yet, but he has been talking to his boss, Roger Penske, about possibly running a limited Busch Series schedule next fall. For Hornish, it's primarily about curiosity: "If you're competitive with what you're running in right now, you want to be competitive in something else. I can't tell you if I'll be good or not.'' We like the multidisciplinary drivers — Gurney, Andretti, Boris Said; guys is who can seemingly get in anything and go fast. We'll see if Hornish is one of those guys.
Hornish Seeking a Run With Stock Cars [Miami Herald]
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Fair Week vacation is back on the schedule for Fayette students.
After voting down a motion last month to eliminate vacation during the week of the Fulton County Fair, the Gorham Fayette Board of Education voted Monday to reconsider a vacation resolution.
This time board president Kelly Bentley joined Fred Stockburger and Terry Kovar in supporting a motion stating that the district will not be in session during Fulton County fair week. David Brinegar and Paula Schaffner remained opposed to the motion.
Bentley told the board that new information was received since last month's meeting. She said that 33 percent of the student body is "affected by fair week."
In addition, she said the school district has shown academic improvement and is no longer on academic watch.
For the past three years, students have been given three days off during the fair, starting with the Labor Day holiday on Monday and Jr. Fair Day on Tuesday.
Last month, instructor Suzette Boesger told board members that she represented a majority of the teaching staff in stating opposition to the vacation so soon after the start of school. Elementary principal Dr. LuAnn Boyer also expressed opposition to the days off.
While the board met in a closed session Monday, Boesger disputed the 33 percent figure. After checking with the county extension service, she concluded there are 60 students involved in 4-H or about 14 percent of the school population.
She said last month that involvement in 4-H projects doesn't necessarily equate to the need for three days off from classes.
WATER—Eric Wiemken, construction engineer for the new school project, told board members a decision was made to install a submerged water tank at the school property. The 15,000 gallon tank would supply the fire department with an hour of water when pumped at 250 gallons a minute. If needed, the water would be obtained through a hydrant.
The cost of the tank has not yet been determined, Wiemken said.
Wiemken also told the board that a proposal to form a loop in the water line was abandoned when calculations determined that would not solve the flow problem.
Water flow on the new school site has been a concern after tests indicated the flow is not sufficient to meet the requirements of the fire suppression system
A sufficient flow was measured at a village hydrant on Rehn Drive, about 1,000 feet from the school, but the flow diminishes at the school.
Board member Terry Kovar asked how the buried tank would be funded and Wiemken said it would come from the contingency fund.
"Did you ever figure out where we went wrong?" Kovar asked, noting that initially engineers determined that flow would be sufficient. "Was there an error in the calculations? I'd really like to understand this."
"We have enough water within a thousand feet," added trustee Fred Stockburger.
Wiemken said there's "line loss" in the stretch to the school.
"I don't buy that," Stockburger said.
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Wiemken said he would have architect Jim Price contact board members for an explanation.


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Second Murder Charge for Lawyer Accused of Forgery
COLUMBIA - A Kansas City attorney accused of killing her father by forging documents while he was hospitalized now faces a second murder charge.
Susan Elizabeth Van Note was initially charged with killing William Van Note in October 2010. He was shot at the Lake of the Ozarks vacation home he shared with girlfriend Sharon Dickson and died four days later in a Columbia hospital after Susan Van Note showed doctors a durable power of health care document that prosecutors say was forged.
On Tuesday, Camden County Prosecutor Brian Keedy charged Van Note with first-degree murder in Dickson's death and moved the case back to Camden from Boone County.
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Orange predicts death of bosses and birth of P2P offices
The future's bright, the future lacks a CEO
Orange has been studying how we'll be working over the next decade or two, and apparently we'll be dumping the CEO but not all working from home.
The analysis - entitled Connected Britain - is more downbeat than previous efforts, no doubt reflecting a slightly-less-optimistic economy. But the document (pdf) is much more than just comedy maps about migration. Orange predicts that by 2020 companies won't have head offices, or CEOs, but despite that most of us will still spend most of our time in a traditional office setting, as we like it there.
This Orange future sees prestigious office sites disappearing, along with the CEOs that run them, and employees becoming more distributed. It might seem obvious that home working would achieve that, but when questioned only 20 per cent of office workers actually wanted to work from home all the time, though another 67 per cent would like to work from home sometimes. The office might appear inefficient, but in fact it's where the majority of people prefer to work for the majority of the time.
They would, however, like their office to be closer to their home. 40 per cent of office workers have moved house to get closer to their job, and only four per cent have decided where to live on the basis of family and friends.
Orange reckons a third of the UK population is sitting in an office right now, with 37 percent involved in roles such as teaching and nursing. The report doesn't mention the other 30 percent: we're assuming they're blue collar and don't use enough communication services to warrant more attention.
This study involved questioning more than 3,000 office workers, as well as a larger group of non-office-based workers. Orange also talked to assorted boffins and futurologists to create a picture of how people might be working in ten years time.
Orange does these studies every now and then, primarily for their own benefit though most are published in some form or other. Communication services need long-term investments, so Orange tries to work out what the market is going to want in the long term - much to the amusement of everyone else.
So the future is about small offices, spread around the place, with thick pipes linking them all together. At least, that's how Orange sees it. ®


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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
When it comes to postal products that don't cover their costs, the U.S. Postal Service finds itself in a no-win situation. The law that governs the U.S. Postal Service, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA), requires the Postal Service to make sure all products cover their direct costs. But it also caps the price increase on market-dominant mail classes at the increase in inflation.


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Australia: AIDS Bodies Call for Withdrawal of Spermicide
Australian AIDS organizations last week called for the withdrawal of spermicides and lubricants containing nonoxynol-9 (N-9), which has been shown to increase the risk of contracting HIV. Nonoxynol-9 was designed as a spermicide about 50 years ago and is now contained in most vaginal gels, creams, foams, suppositories, sponges and films. It is also used as a lubricant either added to condoms or for use during intercourse. The spermicide had been promoted as a means of preventing HIV, but a recent Lancet study (2002;360:971-977) found frequent use may in fact increase the risk of HIV transmission.
The head of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations, Don Baxter, said up to 10 percent of condoms sold in Australia include nonoxynol-9 as a lubricant. "Not a high percentage of condoms use nonoxynol-9, it's usually a particular brand, but they are fairly widely available," he said. Baxter advised all gay men to avoid using condoms with nonoxynol-9 and said AFAO would call for the product to be withdrawn from pharmacy shelves. "It's not a panic-station thing but it's now clear that it doesn't protect against HIV."
The US CDC issued an alert when the results of the latest study were first released at the International AIDS Conference in South Africa in July 2000. The study found that the women who used N-9 gel had become infected with HIV at about a 50 percent higher rate than women who used a placebo. This was because it could cause lesions on the epithelium of the vagina or rectum walls, potentially facilitating infection. The World Health Organization repeated the warning last June.
Lancet's latest report on the data first presented in 2000 said that nonoxynol-9 has toxic effects that enhance the risk of infection. "Nonoxynol-9 no longer has a part to play in HIV-1 prevention," said the authors, led by Lut van Damme of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. "Our data show that low-frequency use of nonoxynol-9 causes neither harm nor benefit, but that frequent use increases a woman's risk of HIV-1 infection by causing [vaginal] lesions."
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- Halloween Treats: How Your Diet Can Survive This Scary Holiday
- Tricks for a Ripped Body and Protein-Loaded Treats!
- Shocktober Week on BNN
- Getting to the Core of Your Ab Routine
- Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Shakeology®!
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Halloween Treats: How Your Diet Can Survive This Scary HolidayBy Stephanie Saunders
Halloween. A holiday that puts joy into the hearts of children and terror into the hearts of dieters. Is it the result of the tiny little costumes we are supposed to be wearing or the abundance of junk food that infiltrates our lives? Perhaps a little of each. Also, it might be that Halloween is the gateway holiday to dieting disaster. For many of us, it begins with trick-or-treat, and finally ends with a New Year's Day hangover and five extra pounds. Since avoiding sugary goodness for three months is virtually impossible, how can you approach the weeks of mini candy bars, Halloween parties, and alcohol-abounding punch? Here are some "tricks" that might actually keep Halloween Horror in the movies, and off of your thighs.
Make wise choices. We've already established that you will probably not avoid all contact with candy this holiday, so know exactly what you are choosing when you reach into that jack-o'-lantern. One mini candy bar has around 80 calories in it, between 3 and 5 grams of fat, and is so small that just one would not satisfy 99 percent of the population. Some wiser choices, for around 50 calories, include:
- Two Hershey's Kisses®
- Two Dum-Dum® lollipops
- Three Mini Tootsie Rolls®
- One Nerds® mini box
- Ten pieces of candy corn
- Two small Laffy Taffys®
- Two Jolly Ranchers®
- One Junior Mints® mini box
- One Mike-n-Ike® mini box
- One small York® Peppermint Patty
We realize that the difference between 50 to 80 calories seems rather negligible, but as most of us might indulge in more than one serving over the holiday, those calories can really add up.
Eat before attending a party. This is an age-old dieting trick, but one that is extremely effective. It is tempting to indulge in sweet treats when faced with a table full of them. It is even worse when you haven't eaten since lunch and your workout has left you completely depleted. Consuming a healthy meal, snack, or even a meal replacement like Shakeology® can keep hunger at bay and your hands off the devil's food cake.
Choose a costume that shows off your accomplishments. There is a belief that Halloween is an excuse for women to dress inappropriately, and for men to show off their muscles. And why not? This is in no way a suggestion that you attend an event in a Speedo or bikini, but something a little sexy, in a safe environment, that shows off all of your hours with P90X® can be the perfect motivation to avoid overeating. Most of us respond better to short-term, tangible goals, and wearing the Spider-Man costume without the built-in abs is certainly attainable. So be a little daring one night, and save the costume for future motivation.
Work out before attending an event. Many studies have been done that conclude we tend to eat less—and absorb less of the bad stuff when we do—after a good workout. Also, the rush of endorphins tends to make us a bit happier, which means we don't seek joy in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups®. A really intense INSANITY™ workout just before the big party might save you countless more to undo the damage.
Avoid the punch bowl. For some reason, there is always a bowl of sherbet-stuffed punch around at Halloween. Perhaps it is the festive orange color, or the fact it mixes nicely with vodka? Regardless, run in the opposite direction. One serving can equal a couple hundred calories and send your blood sugar levels through the roof. Always stick to beverages that you can determine a calorie count for, and preferably, those that have few or no calories.
Try the "two-to-one" theory. When out on the town, my friends and I used to employ the strategy that for every alcoholic beverage we consumed, we had to follow it up with two glasses of water. Why not try this for sugary snacks at parties? For every mini candy bar you consume, follow it up with two veggies off of the crudités tray. All of the fiber will help fill you up fast, and following up a Milky Way with broccoli is really not so appealing. It could help you eat less, or maybe just stick to the broccoli.
Host your own event. If you simply can't say no to Halloween goodies at a party, host your own and take control of what is on the table. Low-fat brownies, cookies, and even cakes taste incredibly similar to the full-fat version, but will leave less residual damage. Choose from the selection of candies we suggested above, serve air-popped popcorn, and make a light punch with diet sherbet that everyone will enjoy. And don't forget the fruit and veggie platters. Also, taking the focus off food with a scary movie or some fun games can often make the party much more enjoyable. After all, we stand around, talk to people, and eat every day. Why not try to make your event a little bit different?
Get rid of the evidence. For those of you who hate to waste, this might be a difficult one. But, however you do it, get rid of ALL of the trick-or-treat candy the following day. If you work in an office, set it out in the lunchroom. If you work from home, anonymously mail it to your high school enemy. It is too hard to say no to a bowl of Snickers® bars, especially after a rough day, if they are sitting in a cabinet calling your name. Most of us will not get in a car to go buy candy, but if it is there, we will eat it. Just get it out of the house as quickly as you can.
Don't forget the parents. When you're handing out treats on trick-or-treat night, it's a great time to treat some of the parents in your neighborhood with a packet of Shakeology or a P90X Peak Performance Protein Bar to give them the energy for a long night of going door to door with their little goblins. Then, you can wish them a Happy Health-oween!
Halloween is only one night, so don't make it your gateway to a gluttonous holiday season. Instead, use it as a motivator for looking great! Holidays can be the very best time of the year, even on a diet and fitness plan. Just remember how it will feel when, at that Christmas party, everyone comments on how great you look. That will make any holiday seem a lot less frightening.
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Check out the shocking results from these incredible weight loss success stories all week long on BNN. Today, watch Tiffany Meier, who lost over 100 pounds with Hip Hop Abs®. On Wednesday, see how Doug Lowe lost 66 pounds with Power 90®. Thursday, it's Ammie Yarbro, who lost 32 pounds with Rockin' Body®. On Friday, the biggest story of all—how Jacob Morales lost 100 pounds using P90X. Click here to see their stories!
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Getting to the Core of Your Ab RoutineBy Steve Edwards
Core is the new abs.
Translation: Those chiseled six-packs you see adorning magazine covers these days are achieved by working the entire midsection, not just the abdominal muscles. So chuck your Ab Lounge®, your Ab Roller®, and your 30-second ab routine, and read on to see what could land you on the cover of Maxim.
This is the part where I confess to a bit of hyperbole. Those six-packs are mainly a function of the individual's body-fat percentage, not how strong their core muscles are. Those gimmicky ab workouts can be okay as part of your program. And hiring a publicist will do far more for your hopes of appearing in Maxim than any amount of time in the gym. Oh, and one more thing: most of those models don't look like that all of the time. As one of them put it to me at a shoot, "I can't wait to eat. You think I look like this all the time? That would be sooooo unhealthy."
Now that we've got that out of the way, let's get down to the business of creating a healthy core.
The crunch phenomenon
Isolation training, or training individual muscle groups, was all the rage for a couple of decades. Probably spurred on by Arnold in the iconic bodybuilding movie, Pumping Iron, people were creating exercises to isolate one muscle at a time and blast it into submission. As these exercises trickled away from Muscle Beach and into the mainstream, the one that stuck more than any other was the crunch.
The crunch is a great isolation movement. Plus, it's relatively easy and you can work your abdominal muscles into a state of rigor mortis within minutes. And, actually, it worked pretty well for bodybuilders. After all, they aren't movement-based athletes. And, since they spent so much time in the gym, isolating the abs wasn't so bad because they isolated every muscle group. By skipping that last tidbit, this spawned an entire industry of quick-fix workout gimmicks promising that you, too, could look like Arnold. But instead of dedicating your entire life to body sculpting, these promised similar results in a few minutes of ab isolation.
The rise of functional training
Functional training is basically exercising using movements that you'll encounter in everyday life. It grew out of physical therapy, which makes sense as more and more people were landing in PT units because they'd been injured due to isolation training. What they found was that isolation training was creating muscular imbalances. This is, essentially, where one muscle group becomes stronger than it's supposed to be compared to others. When this happens it's easy to get injured.
It's hard to create a muscular imbalance in your natural life. If you run, for example, your body naturally responds in a way where it uses all the muscles it can to help the movement. This includes what are called your prime mover muscles and your stabilizer muscles. In isolation training, the prime movers would get isolated because those were the muscles that you could see. This would create major imbalances, and the stabilizers would often get no attention at all.
Your core and its function
Functional training starts with your core: the middle of your body where virtually all movements begin. A strong core creates a base to work from. If this base is solid, your chances of getting injuries decrease greatly. Because of this, functional training programs spend the majority of their time working on this area.
This might sound like isolation but it's not, because your core is not just your abs but all the muscles that connect to your spine and pelvis. It's essentially all of the prime mover and stabilizer muscles that you use to stay standing. For this reason, core exercises often include balance movements. These include using gadgets like balance balls, boards that wobble, golf balls, soft balls, and foam rollers, but it also includes simple old-school movements like push-ups, squats, and many yoga stances. All of these movements require body awareness (balance) to keep you from falling over. It's exactly the opposite of a Nautilus® exercise machine or, say, a crunch.
Is isolation the root of injury and evil?
Some functional trainers like to tell you this, but it's not true. There are many reasons why isolation movements still exist. The main one is sports. Sports create a reason for an athlete to attempt to exceed their natural physique's strength ability in certain areas. In order for a muscle to exceed its natural capacity for strength, it must first grow. Isolation exercises are great for this. So, while fine tools, these are only a piece of the athlete's pie. To avoid injury and increase performance, athletes periodize their training, which means they do various cycles of training that target different goals. Athletes may isolate a muscle group for a training cycle, but then they must switch their training to functionally train this new muscle to work within the limitations of their bodies.
Your abs and you
So how does this affect you and how you'll look at the company beach party? First, the bad news: You won't look like Maria Sharapova by watching Oprah on your Ab Lounge. The good news, however, is that you can create a great-looking midsection by training in the way that's most beneficial to your body.
This is the point where I tell you that a true six-pack is a phase. Like I said before, even most fitness models don't walk around looking chiseled all the time. They try to stay fit and thin, but the duration of the ultra six-pack is fleeting. It's the same for many athletes, who will often reduce their body fat to below healthy levels for increased sports performance (because reduced weight at the same strength = increase in power output). But they aren't always in this state. For a six-pack to appear, most men need to get below 10 percent body fat and women under about 14 percent—abdominal muscle strength has nothing to do with it. Athletes are better off doing most of their training a little above this and losing the last bit for competition. This is because body fat helps your defense mechanisms. Some fat is needed to avoid injury and illness. Where you are concerned, the state of the six-pack should be something you target for some photos or, perhaps, a beach party. Your daily life goal should be a slim midsection. Brett Hoebel's RevAbs™ workout is ideal for reducing body fat while strengthening your core.
Creating a healthy core
If you will commit to exercising, it's not all that difficult to ensure that your core is sound. Functional trainers love to use the word balance. And not just in regards to standing on a wobbly board. Balance in both your life and how you exercise will help you center yourself in more ways than one. Here are a few tips to ensure you're getting to the core of your workouts.
- Work your entire body. Whatever your workout program is, make sure it works on everything. Not just your core but your arms, legs, hands, and feet. Everything is connected to your core, like branches of a tree. Whatever workout program you choose should, at least a little bit, stress every muscle in your body. No one with an overweight body has ripped abs. It can't happen.
- Periodize your training. No matter how great your routine is, change it sometimes. Using various programs helps you work different muscles and create new engrams (neuromuscular brain patterns), which results in keeping your body balanced.
- Do some yoga or Pilates. Even if you hate it. Yoga, particularly, is the oldest functional training program there is. You don't need to do Shiva the destroyer's Power Yoga program. The basic old-school movements will be plenty to round out your workouts. Or for a fun yoga workout, try Yoga Booty Ballet® Master Series Yoga Core.
- Do some balance work. These workouts can be hard, mentally taxing, and kind of boring. But you don't need to spend 45 minutes balancing on one leg on a skateboard on top of a golf ball to see results. Just sitting on a balance ball at your desk is very helpful. Any balance work is better than none.
- Alter your crunch. You can still crunch, and of course, you still need to work all of your midsection muscles. A simple balance element, like lifting your legs as you crunch, turns an isolation ab movement into a core movement. Keeping your legs off the ground, and straight, contracts something called your transversus abdominis (TVA). This is the muscle responsible for holding your gut in (another good TVA exercise is simply sucking your belly button in as far as you can). You'll start recognizing variations of these movements by staying present, aware, and observing life, which is another good exercise. Or you can do crunches with a Squishy Ball, as in the Yoga Booty Ballet programs.
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Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Shakeology!By Joe Wilkes
Put a little Halloween cheer into your Shakeology this season. In addition to all the amazing Shakeology ingredients, you'll also get the nutritional benefits of pumpkin, which contains lutein, fiber, and alpha and beta carotene. Plus, the healthy polyphenols in cinnamon help regulate blood sugar levels. You'll get all the taste of pumpkin
- 1 scoop chocolate Shakeology
- 1 cup rice, soy, almond, or low-fat milk (plain or vanilla)
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin, unsweetened
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- Ice (optional)
Combine all ingredients in blender and combine until smooth. You can substitute pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon and nutmeg or add more pumpkin for a thicker shake. Makes 1 serving.
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Nutritional Information (with low-fat milk):
- Calories: 284
- Protein: 27 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Carbs: 40 g
- Fat Total: 3.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
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British actress Kelly Brook suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction this week when she left home with her dress unzipped.
The "Piranha" star stepped out of her London house on Wednesday to attend the taping of a TV show wearing a glamorous bright blue frock.
She smiled for the waiting photographers, but Brook failed to realize her zipper wasn't done up and left her dress gaping at the back, revealing her black bra to the world.


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Ex-Knicks player Dean Meminger found dead
NEW YORK Dean Meminger, the former Marquette guard who played a reserve role on the New York Knicks' 1973 NBA championship team, was found dead Friday in a Manhattan hotel room. He was 65.
New York City police said staff at the Hamilton Heights Hotel found Meminger unconscious and unresponsive inside a room and emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead. Police said there were no signs of trauma and that the cause of death hadn't been determined. They said an investigation is ongoing.
"We want to thank everyone for their prayers and condolences during this difficult time for our family," Meminger's family said in a statement. "Dean `The Dream' Meminger touched the hearts of so many on and off the basketball court. Through basketball and education, he helped countless people around the country receive scholarships, high school and college admissions, and even employment."
Meminger averaged 6.1 points in six seasons with the Knicks and Atlanta Hawks. A former New York City prep star at Rice High School, Meminger led Marquette to a 78-9 mark in three varsity seasons, averaging 18.8 points. He averaged 21.2 points as a senior in 1970-71 and was drafted 16th overall by the Knicks.
"Everyone at the New York Knicks' organization is saddened to hear the news of Dean Meminger's passing," Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald said in a statement. "From the day he was drafted by this franchise in 1971, Dean was a friend and close family member of this team. On April 5, 2013, the 1973 world championship team was honored at Madison Square Garden on its 40th anniversary. There was no one prouder than Dean to be back on the court with his teammates. We send our heartfelt condolences to the entire Meminger family."
Meminger had short coaching stints with the New York Stars in the Women's Basketball League, the Albany Patroons in the CBA and the Long Island Knights in the USBL. He coached Manhattanville College in 2003-04.


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As a high-school student, you probably have lots of questions about what IC will really be like. Fuse interviewed eight Ithaca College students about what they were most concerned about as they prepared for college -- and asked what advice they'd give prospective students just like you.
President and founder of IC Movie Night Daniel Brown '11 is also an editor at Ithaca's iMPrint Magazine. He's a politics major from Washington, D.C., who participated in Jump Start and INVOLVED his first year.
Riley Dunn '12 is in the exploratory program but seriously considering majoring in exercise science. Riley loves "playing basketball, hanging out with my friends, and laughing."
Karin Edsall '12 is also taking advantage of Ithaca's exploratory program. "College searching last year, I was looking for a relatively small campus that housed a connected and kind community," says Karin. "Ithaca was my top choice, and I am happy to be here."
Psychology major Molly McPike '12 participated in Jump Start and Leadership Retreat in her first year, plus she's an IC Peers student ambassador and a member of the American Sign Language Club.
Samantha Stern '12 grew up in a little town called Cornwall on the Hudson River. She's an aging studies major, an avid cheerleader, and a dedicated volunteer.
Katherine Sullivan '12 hopes to sing opera professionally one day. She's a performance and music education major from North Andover, Massachusetts.
Katrina Thoene '12 is a physical therapy major from New Jersey whose interests include "volleyball (I'm on the women's team here), dancing, ceramics, traveling, the outdoors (I'm very environmentally aware), fashion (shopping), and much more!"
Another physical therapy major Kaylee Underkofler '12 has an "awesome view" from her room on the eighth floor of the East Tower. She's involved in Colleges Against Cancer, the Physical Therapy Club, and One-to-One Big Brothers Big Sisters -- and still has enough energy to hold a part-time job at Wegmans.
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NBA Live 13? EA Sports tweets about basketball game's return
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Is Electronic Arts returning to the NBA video game world? Tweets from EA Sports and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving confirm that the game company is working on a new "NBA Live" game.
From Kyrie Irving's Twitter:
Just left @EASPORTS and got a sneak peak of #NBALIVE13 with the @EASPORTSNBA team. Head to their FB page on Monday for more info.
EA Sports made "NBA Live" from 1995 to 2010. They renamed the series to "NBA Elite," but plans for the 2011 and 2012 editions were scrapped.
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