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Today's Fresh Blogs...| In Brief: Prescott Bush was behind Wall Street coup ... |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 1:59 am |
| Tags: Dept Of Cunts Are Still Running The World, Quicklinks |
| Prescott Bush was behind Wall Street coup to “implement a fascist dictatorship in the U.S. based around the ideology of Mussolini and Hitler,” which wouldn’t totally happen until... |
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| In Brief: Dirksen and Hart Senate buildings evacuated ... |
| Published: July 25, 2007, 5:34 pm |
| Tags: John Boehner Seen Running Back To House Offices, Quicklinks |
| Dirksen and Hart Senate buildings evacuated due to heavy smoke. [MSNBC] |
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| 2007 Brentwood Firecracker 5K |
| Published: July 5, 2007, 7:18 pm |
| Tags: Series, 2007 Running, Personal, Race, Pittsburgh, Running, Pennsylvania, Wptc |
| 6 of 6 in the series, 2007 Running. On July 4th, I volunteered for and ran in my first Brentwood Firecracker 5K. It was very well organized, especially considering how large it was (~1300 runners). Registration went smoothly, the race started on time, there was plenty of food (and beer!), and the door prizes were well worth sticking around for. |
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| 2007 Us Too Fathers' Day 10K |
| Published: July 5, 2007, 7:10 pm |
| Tags: Series, 2007 Running, Personal, Race, Pittsburgh, Running, Pennsylvania, Wptc |
| 5 of 6 in the series, 2007 Running. Well, this year's Us Too Fathers' Day 10K wasn't entirely as bad as last year's (which, BTW, seems worse in hindsight than it did at the time). It wasn't great, either. Pros: It was a lot cooler than last year. The walkers started at different time and didn't collide |
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| 10 commandments of Mac optimization |
| Published: July 26, 2007, 6:00 am |
| Tags: Appfresh, Appzapper, Insanelymac Com, Jasonswadley, Melbrooks, Onyx, Optimization, Running, Smoothly |
| AppFresh, to keep your Mac running so fresh and so clean clean. I agree, too, with his tip about periodically taking stock of installed apps, and pruning the tree, so to speak. Like him, I tend to download and try out lots of stuff, and so it's worth it, maybe once every two weeks, to run back through the Applications folder and clear out (with |
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| John Kerry Attacks David Vitter |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 7:15 pm |
| Tags: Political, Abop, Vets, Boat, Swift, Kerry, John, Happy, Running |
| John Kerry was running for president he was not too happy that the Swift Boat Vets told the truth about his exploits in Vietnam. He also ignored his anti-war days and was not happy that people were bringing it up. Kerry though, has made sport of the troubles of Representative David Vitter by... Visit Big Dog's Weblog for the rest of the |
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| Get in Gear: The North Face Trail Running Shoes |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 6:45 pm |
| Tags: Get In Gear, Gore Tex, Sneaker, The North Face, Trail Running Shoe, Waterproof |
| If you love to run in the woods, on trails, or through the summer rain, you are going to need a serious shoe to protect your feet and keep 'em dry. This is why I'm loving these Adrenaline Gore-Tex XCR Mid trail runners made by The North Face (a name I trust). They're extremely lightweight (the complete pair only weighs 1 lb 13 oz), and they're |
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| Apple: Shoe Pouch Makes the Nike+iPod Sports Kit Compatible with Any Sportswear Brand |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 3:32 am |
| Tags: Apple, Ipod, Nike, Nike Ipod Sports Kit, Portable Media, Running, Shoe Pouch, Sports |
| A $7.99 gizmo that lets you use the Nike+iPod Sports Kit without having to buy swooshed trainers has gone on sale. The Shoe Pouch is a waterproof bag made of neoprene that you place the sensor inside and attach to your shoe via its shoe laces. There's another pic after the jump. [Shoepouch via MacMinute] |
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| Women and Running |
| Published: July 31, 2007, 2:00 pm |
| Tags: Endurance Running, Marathon, Oprah Winfrey, Running, Women |
| interest is not lacking. Running is back, and one of the main reasons is that more and more women are running and running in races. In fact, in the SF marathon 50% of the runners were women. I am woman, watch me run! Running has bounced back, and one reason is that training for marathons is no longer considered a full time job. Most |
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| Get Motivated: Go Watch a Marathon |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 1:15 pm |
| Tags: Finish Line, Get Motivated, Inspiration, Marathon, Running |
| other. A friend of mine was running her first half marathon so my husband and I went to support her at the finish line. At the finish line we found hundreds of people cheering on their loved ones in the race. Everyone was elated, but especially those who had just completed the race. There were people of all walks of life crossing that finish |
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| Shameless Plug for Self and Club |
| Published: August 1, 2007, 2:16 pm |
| Tags: Personal, Running, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wptc |
| country, and long distance running. They compete at all levels of competition — local, state, national, and world. West Penn has over 150 members. Members of the Western Pennsylvania Track Club strive to promote long distance running and track and field by: sponsoring clinics, training programs and work shops conducting cross |
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| Cycling is Good For Just About Anyone |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 2:00 pm |
| Tags: Body Types, Cycling, One Size Fits All, Running |
| it explains that unlike running, cycling is a lot more forgiving of body type and age than running. Sure cyclists going up hills are generally those that are thin and strong, but heavier cyclists go faster downhill. Plus being light does not help much on flat roads. Furthermore, aging, highly penalizes runners over the years, but since |
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| Get in Gear: Timex Ironman iControl |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 3:30 pm |
| Tags: Earphones, Ipod, Music, Running, Timex Ironman Icontrol, Watch |
| the iPod Shuffle). So when running, walking, or hiking you won't have to futz with the controls on your iPod. You can tuck your iPod safely away in your pocket or waistpack and use the watch controls for play/pause, volume up/down, and track forward/back. It's like your own personal remote control. What else can this watch do? To find out |
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| Get in Gear: Timex Ironman iControl |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 3:30 pm |
| Tags: Earphones, Ipod, Music, Running, Timex Ironman Icontrol, Watch |
| the iPod Shuffle). So when running, walking, or hiking you won't have to futz with the controls on your iPod. You can tuck your iPod safely away in your pocket or waistpack and use the watch controls for play/pause, volume up/down, and track forward/back. It's like your own personal remote control. What else can this watch do? To find out |
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| Cycling is Good For Just About Anyone |
| Published: August 3, 2007, 2:00 pm |
| Tags: Body Types, Cycling, One Size Fits All, Running |
| it explains that unlike running, cycling is a lot more forgiving of body type and age than running. Sure cyclists going up hills are generally those that are thin and strong, but heavier cyclists go faster downhill. Plus being light does not help much on flat roads. Furthermore, aging, highly penalizes runners over the years, but since |
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