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Re: ~ * Heather on Homeless Holiday Hype * ~

RF[_2_] — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:20:26 GMT

Twittering One wrote:
> On Dec 1, 12:20 pm, Twittering One > wrote:
>> Starbucks Shrine Created in Honor of Homeless Customer
>> USA Today
>> November 29, 2008
>>
>> By Randi Weiner,
>> The (Westchester, N.Y.) Journal News
>>
>> NYACK, N.Y. � Nearly every day during the past year, Fleming Taylor
>> walked into the Starbucks on Main Street as the doors opened, sat in
>> the same purple velvet chair, read and discussed what was in The Wall
>> Street Journal with other regulars, and left only when the store
>> closed in the evening.
>>
>> Now the chair where the 62-year-old Taylor sat is cordoned off with
>> black ribbon and filled with bouquets and notes announcing his death.
>>
>> Orangetown Police Lt. Joseph Holahan said about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday,
>> officers were sent to 80 1/2 Main St. in Nyack after someone reported
>> a man's body in the stairwell. The death did not appear to be
>> suspicious. Holahan said he could not confirm the man's identity
>> because it was unclear whether all his relatives had been informed.
>>
>> Starbucks employees and acquaintances, however, identified the man as
>> Taylor, and said he apparently was homeless and lived beneath the
>> stairs where he was found.
>>
>> (more)http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ta...q=homeless&btn...
>>
>> ~ * ~
>> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ta...ess&btnG=Searc...
>>
>> ~ * ~
>
> Starbucks story link ...
> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...s-shrine_N.htm

It seems from most of the posts in this thread
that the US Military Industrial Complex is well
represented here.

Re: ~ * Heather on Homeless Holiday Hype * ~

RF[_2_] — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:16:22 GMT

Linda wrote:
> On Nov 14, 11:13 am, Twittering One > wrote:
>> Thousands to Sleep Under the Stars to Help Homeless
>> By Kirstin Mcguire
>>
>> Miami Herald
>> November 14, 2008
>>
>> Thousands of people will participate in a sleep-a-thon at Markham Park
>> Friday night to bring attention to homelessness.
>>
>> Like those living on the streets, participants will
>> sleep in cardboard boxes ...
>
> Scam!
>
> The displaced americans I'm acquainted with sleep under bridges, or,
> sleep in tunnels, or, sleep in abandoned buildings, or, sleep in
> abandoned motor homes, or, sleep in abandoned buses, or, sleep in
> abandoned shipping containers, or, sleep in "hooches" they build out
> of pallets and plywood, etc.
>
> The only displaced americans I've ever encountered sleeping in
> cardboard boxes are the displaced americans who let themselves be
> exploited by the predators making a mint running shelters, who
> endeavor to maximize the contributions they receive by virtue of their
> having the displaced americans they exploit camp outside their
> shelters in cardboard boxes to ensure maximum visibility.
>
> Furthermore, the war / economy coming to a complete standstill must
> have created a humongous surplus of tents, as the cardboard boxes of
> the displaced americans camped outside shelters preying on them have
> recently been replaced by brand new tents---so they aren't even
> sleeping in cardboard boxes anymore.

Linda's interference and attempted distraction
here suggests she is a devout supporter of the US
Military Industrial Complex.

Re: Training week ending November 30 2008

Teresa Bippert-Plymate — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:37:53 GMT

wrote:
> Greetings rec.runners! Please tell us about your training week and
> goals.

Goals: Tucson Marathon next Sunday, hope to PR. Last GP race was
Thanksgiving, and though I ran it badly (see below) I am the 50-59
Women's Grand Prix winner this year. (Though I must admit to there
being another ahead of me, but she gets one of the Overall Master's
awards...)

Mon: Rest Day
Tue: 8.1 mi, with ~4 at tempo. Felt fine.
Wed: Rest Day
Thur: Thanksgiving Cross-Country Classic 5k. Now, normally I really
like this race, can't say I liked it this year. The men ran first
this year, and right before they ran the skies opened up and really
let loose. Though they ran through the washes, they hadn't really
filled yet, so we got the brunt of it. The washes, though about
2' deep and cold, weren't what was bad, it was the mud. After all
the guys ran, the muddy spots were as slick as snot! The worst was
trying to get up the hill where the jumps are. I swear I was there
spinning my wheels for a looong time and getting nowhere! And then
slipping and sliding down the other side while trying to get set
to jump hay bales and water jumps. (All while trying to protect
myself from injury since I have a marathon in a week!) But, alas, I
did get through without injury in the sucky time of 26:38, worst
yet for this course. I guess I can call it an adventure! AT least
the team won, the Grinder's women's team came in #1 by a long
shot. And as I suspected, my time didn't need to be counted, I
just needed to be a placeholder for the team. Though I can't wait
to see the pics, we must have looked a sight being soaked through
with mud splashed all over! I suppose this means I should learn
more about how the heck to run in mud.....;-)
Fri: 5.6 mi @ easy 9:40. Mid-60's, breezy. Only a bit stiff.
Sat: 8.35 mi still easy, mid-40's, stiffness is better.
Sun: 8.0 mi slow. Off well pre-dawn, I've never been able to see
trail contours well by headlamp so I tend to be really slow in the
dark. Stiffness is gone!

total: 34.65 mi

Teresa in AZ

TR: Mickleden Round 2-day backpack

GeoffC[_2_] — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:42:29 GMT

A solo circuit around Mickleden, approaching via Lingmoor Fell and the
valley path to Esk Hause and Allen Crags and returning over Martcrag
Moor via Thunacar Knott and the Blea Rigg ridge.

The first backpack in winter snow this season, an excellent round in
magnificent clear conditions with hardly any wind. The snowfall had
been uneven in the Lake District, with these central and southern
fells best covered while the north and north western fells had very
little. The highlight was a splendid pitch on Allen Crags, standing in
the warmth of a down jacket in the calm very cold air and soaking up
the sunset and sunrise views.

http://v-g.me.uk

Take out The Enemy to email

Rough Guide to the Great Outdoors

Paul Saunders — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:24:33 GMT

Channel 5, 7:30pm tonight

Julia Bradbury, mountain biking in Utah.
Toby Amies, Norway's fjords.

Paul
--
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wilderness-images.co.uk
http://www.uk-rec-walking.co.uk

Re: Training week ending November 30 2008

Daniel — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:39 GMT

Training week ending November 30 2008

Mon weights 1/2 hour
Tue 4.6 miles with fartleks
Wed 0
Thu 3.1 miles easy; walk 1/2 mile
Fri 3.1 miles easy; walk 3/4 mile
Sat 8.1 miles steady
Sun 4.3 miles easy; walk 1.1 mile

Total 23.2 miles, plus the walking; Time On Legs ~ 4 hrs 45 minutes

No races planned till end of February.
--
Daniel ( )

Re: Training week ending November 30 2008

jobs — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:48:04 GMT

wrote:
> Greetings rec.runners! Please tell us about your training week and
> goals.

M - 4 miles @8:00
T - -
W - 6 miles @8:27 on treadmill
T - 6 miles hilly @ 9:00ish
F - 4 miles @ 6:51. Felt good. About 85-90% effort. A couple of hours
after a heavy Chinese meal.
S - 6 miles hilly @ 9:00ish
S - 8 miles @9:00-10:00

total: 34 miles

jobs

Re: It's been an icy weekend in the north

sandy saunders — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:45:59 GMT

(I was about to photograph a
> tree full of rooks at the end of the garden) and I followed it.

Remember next time keep the camera set on 2 second time mode, press the
shutter on first slipping ........ eh! presto, an action shot of you!

>The result was one broken camera and one broken ego as I limped back into
> the house to assess the damage. When the laughter of her that must be
> obeyed had died down I picked up my pride and settled for a walk to
> Bilbster woods, leaving the railway line by the loch for a less icy
> day.

Hope the camera soon gets better ............... and your ego for the next
walk.

--
Sandy Saunders @ www.thewalkzone.co.uk
'Mountains or Mole Hills, summiting
still brings the same excitement!'

Shit

David — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:38:46 GMT

I understand that a healthy stool should look like an unripe banana. If
your stool does not float it means you dont get enough fibre. Do you agree
or do you think this is a load of crap?

Re: Training week ending November 30 2008

jobs — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:34:57 GMT

Charlie Pendejo wrote:
> 40 quality-over-quantity (by accident of schedule more than intent)
> miles, as
>
> Mo: -
> Tu: 8
> We: 4 / 4
> Th: 10 including 5M Turkey Trot, 32:17 by watch
> Fr: -
> Sa: 7 tempo (by feel; think it turned out near textbook 20' @ hour
> race pace)
> Su: 7
>
> Bailing on evening run today: morning's was in 40F rain with 16 mph
> wind, and it's still about the same. Once per day in those conditions
> is enough.
>
> Thrilled with the race result, my first in a year and a half. No idea
> what kind of time to expect with just a month of anything resembling
> purposeful training in the last year, and that lacking any serious
> workouts. Figured I'd be happy enough with anything under 35' -
> breaking it by this much was a real surprise. Might've had a shot at
> 31:xx had I arrived a few minutes earlier - got to the starting line a
> minute after the gun with 75% full bladder and passed close to 1000
> runners and walkers in the first mile, lots of sprint 'n stop. All
> the same, felt great to be racing once again, and increasing pace with
> each mile (something like 6:40 first, 6:10 last).

Nice one, Charlie. That's a sub-6:30 pace. Even with all those
distractions at the start. I guess those 30-60+ mile weeks are paying
off. I don't remember seeing any speedwork in your weeks of late. That
bodes well.

jobs

Re: Training week ending November 30 2008

Anthony[_2_] — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:22:32 GMT

Goals: Ultra in March. 1/2 Marathon coming up soon.

Mon: 5k easy, 40k Exercise Bike (64'), 20' bike
Tue: 17k track including 4 x 2000 with 5' rest
8:11, 8:02, 7:51, 7:51. 45' bike
Wed: 13k easy grass, 30' bike
Thu: 3k easy, 20' bike
Fri: 10k race. First serious competition for a while.
The course was quite hilly. Well organised race. I
thought that I would be in sub-40 shape, and interested
to see how close I could get to 39...Started solidly and
noticed an age-group competitor next to me during the
1st kilometer. Knowing that he was a good pacer, and
that we are about the same level, I thought that it would
be a good idea to track him. The 1st km had some significant
downhill, so I was not surprised to see the 3:44 time.
Unfortunately I could not see a km marker until 6km so I don't
have many splits...Anyway - my competitor surged a little ahead,
and I didn't want to push too hard so I let him go, bit I was still
steadily passing quite a few runners. Further ahead was a club
runner who is usually one of the top 50-54 age-group runners.
Quite a few steady if not gut-busting climbs saw us arrive at 6km
with a 5km split of 20:12 - still just under 40' pace overall...At this
stage Mr. AG competitor had drawn level with the clubmate, and I
was catching them both. At around 6.5 I passed them and
reached 7k with a 3:54km. At around 7.5k there was a turn
around and come back the way you came - I could see I was
about 15th overall. I was pushing a bit on the downhills and
managed to pass a few more runners. 3:43 for km 8, and 7:37
for the final 2k, saw me cross the line with 39:09 - good enough
for 11th overall, and 2nd in the AG (45-49).
5k warm-up...
Sat: off
Sun: 11k including 7 x 600m hills, 20' bike.

Total: 64km (40 miles), 3:20 bike

Anthony. Jerusalem, Israel.

Re: Newsproxyn k�ytt��n apua

Matti Ekstr�m — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:16:42 GMT

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OT: Who Needs Protein Shakes When Burgers Taste This Good?

Steve Freides[_2_] — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:17:44 GMT

I confess I don't much understand the need for protein shakes when you
can get so much protein from plain, old food.

Tonight, we had hamburgers. My wife had bought ground meat earlier in
the day but I got home first so I made them.

1. Unwrap two packages (about 2 lbs.) of ground beef, place into large
bowl. This was 90% lean.

2. Add salt, pepper, and grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese (about 4
oz.) into the bowl. The cheese helps make up for the 90% beef's
relative lack of fat. Dig hands in there and mush it all up.

3. Make into hamburger shapes, place in frying pan with olive oil over
medium heat, cook until done.

That's it - put 'em on rolls, dress 'em up how you like (for me, more
extra-sharp cheddar cheese), and enjoy a high protein, freshly made
meal. Add a green salad and you don't need anything else.

Big family or in a hurry? Cook in two or three frying pans at once. We
like having left-over burgers to microwave for dinners during the week
when we're busy which is why we make more than we need at one time.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Oh Boy

Burr[_2_] — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:08:05 GMT

It's Monday Morning Here,
With the Sunday night game I am going to do Chest and Tri's.

Oh Boy, I'm ready!

Burr

Big, Lean, Mean & Clean

Re: How it is done in a typical cross country high school meet

Doug Freese — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:55:54 GMT

> wrote in message
...
>
> For any of the long time runners who haven't gone to a high school
> cross country meet you are missing a lot of excitement!
>
> My old high school team used to be pretty good a long time ago. This
> year it looks like at my advanced age and slow times I might be faster
> than half the varsity ... that's not so good for them obviously.
>
> At least in this area of the country the catholic schools tend to
> dominate the public schools at cross country.
>

I agree - it was blast to watch the kids run and did it for 5 years
when my daughter was in 8-12. Once a week I would adjust my work
schedule and take the girls off the school grounds for a run. The AD
refused to let either the boys or the girls run without a chaperone and
the coach had knee problems and couldn't go. My monster wasn't always
glad to see me, you know, the age where parents are to stay hidden
until then needed money or a ride.

-D