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"It's great, it motivates me more," he said. "I feel good when I'm with those guys. We talk as friends, we motivate each other to do better. It's crazy, I enjoy it, it's good."
With the Conference USA meet coming to El Paso Thursday through Sunday, Koech finally has his chance to shine. He comes in ranked fifth in the league in the 800 and third in the 1,500, though his national pedigree indicates he could be a favorite in the 1,500. He was 11th in the mile this year at indoor nationals after...
By his own admission Koech isn't quite having the season he had last year, but that can change this week.
"I have not been in as good a shape, but I can get there for the end of the season," Koech said. "The end of the season will be good, it will be better. We're not machines, sometimes people forget we aren't machines and aren't good all the time.
"But I am looking to be better now."
Part of the issue is finding an event. Koech, who was a 400 hurdler as a youth in Kenya, prefers the 800 though his history suggests the 1,500 is probably his better race. His coach Mike Laaksonen actually thinks his best event could be the steeplechase, actually, the race most Kenyan distance runners default to, "but ...
"I still like the 800," he said. "I have to go with my heart. My heart is the 800, that's where I believe in myself."
Laaksonen would like to see him take that belief into longer races.
"He's more of a strength runner," Laaksonen said. "If he ever decides to do it, he would be a fantastic 3,000 steepler. He beat Rotich at cross country nationals, he has the strength."
As for this week, Koech said the key is to settle in and rid his mind of distractions.
"It just comes down to focus, relax, do what I've been doing all year," he said. "Remove everything else, remove all the negative, be positive."
If he does that, it could finally be Koech's time to shine again.
Native of Eldoret, Kenya. .... Sixth at indoor national championships last season, 11th at cross country. ... Currently ranked third in Conference USA in 1,500 and thirdin 800.
These huge helium-filled hard drives promise 60 percent lower idle power use per terabyte compared to 8TB air-filled drives.
Every time more terabytes are added to a hard drive, data centers rejoice as it means they can fit more storage into their already packed to bursting server farms. So Western Digital shipping the world's first 14 terabyte hard drive will be music to their ears. But it's not just more storage these drives offer, it's po...
Offered under Western Digital's HGST brand, the helium-filled Ultrastar Hs14 promises 60 percent lower idle power use per terabyte when compared to the 8TB air-filled drives that are common today. It's also available in two formats: SATA and Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). Both types can achieve a sustained transfer rate o...
Western Digital has helium to thank for achieving such a high capacity drive. The less dense atmosphere inside the sealed drive allows for more precise read/write mechanisms, more platters to be stacked, and for those platters to spin more easily meaning less power is required to do so.
For now, the 14TB hard drive is aimed squarely at the enterprise user and will make its way into data centers for big data, cloud storage, and the ever growing pile of content posted on social networks and video sites such as YouTube. But where the enterprise goes consumer products will surely follow. Eventually we'll ...
If you're thinking these huge hard drives are managing to keep mechanical drives ahead of SSDs, think again. Seagate already showed off a 60TB SSD earlier this year. The drive's one big disadvantage being the huge price it would inevitably command if released today.
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Whitneys of Charlevoix, 307 Bridge St. 9 p.m. to midnight, Sept. 7 Nelson Olstrom — folk, blues; 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sept. 5 karaoke.
Weathervane, 106 Pine River Lane 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 7 and 8, Marty Ward — jazz saxophone.
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The trial in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s laundry list of ballot access restrictions keeps getting more and more frustrating.
[Waukesha County clerk Kathleen] Novack said she believes eliminating weekend voting “level(s) the playing field” between large urban areas and smaller suburban and rural communities that lack the resources to staff weekend hours.
Novack went on to dismiss the issue of long lines at polling places that result from getting rid of weekend voting, arguing that “Apparently access is an easy thing or they wouldn’t have long lines.” At this point, I assume that the plaintiffs’ lawyers, whose beef with eliminating weekend voting is that it reduces acce...
In Wisconsin in particular, it’s important to note the racial politics at play here. Milwaukee County is surrounded by three counties — Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington (the WOW counties) — that are 94, 95 and 96 percent white, respectively. Milwaukee County is 65 percent white, and Milwaukee voters are often used by R...
These folks aren’t very good at masking their contempt for certain types of voters.
I am not following you. The Democrats want all citizens to be able to vote, the GOP does not. Where is the equivalency in that?
So, according to you more people voting = bad.
Every American should be able to vote.
Notice how quiet their response is?
Exactly what barriers are those the Dems are lowering? Explain your obvious BS statement.
Let’s drop the pretense that democrats aren’t doing the exact same thing by promoting extraneous ways to lower barriers to voting. It’s a double-edged sword. I’m not saying it’s right, I just think it’s silly to think GOP is the only one doing this.
The GOP has openly admitted that their anti-Voting laws are politically motivated. Let’s please drop the pretense that they were ever anything other than that.
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The obvious rebuttal to the assertion that urban areas using weekend voting more is that there are more people there to vote. That fact is clearly demonstrated by the long lines once the weekend vote was taken away. Obviously, it’s more of a financial burden to keep polling places open during the weekend on rural count...
A side note here – there are a number of now-fired Muslim employees who are suing the Ariens company in an effort to get reinstated. It seems that two 10-minute breaks, in addition to lunch, are not enough to satisfy their religious requirements for prayer sessions. In a “turnabout is fair play” move, the plaintiffs ar...
Back on topic – I can also vouch for Jon’s assertion that “Milwaukee Voters” is the euphemism for black voters. “Madison Liberals” is their euphemism for UW students, teachers and anyone who votes Democratic and lives in the area of Madison. You’ll hear it on right-wing talk radio all the time.
tl:dr – These crooks know exactly what they are doing and are fooling no one.
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Want to cite your assertion?
It’s fascinating to see an indictment of voting restrictions from Democats. They enjoy restricting the vote when it’s they who benefit.
Access should be 100%. Anything less is illegal.
The proper metric for fair access would be poll hours per eligible voter. It’s also worth asking about the number of voters per polling place. Those are the measures of accessibility. Also, weekend hours add flexibility for hourly shift workers. No matter how one looks at it, such cutbacks affect working people in low ...
This happens after ingesting Kock Fox swill.
Yes, it must be awful for the county clerks to have to count all those votes. You know, do the job they campaigned to get? So much better to restrict ballot access to just the people who are going to use their vote responsibly.
By the way, Jon, what did you do to get kicked off of Atrios’ blogroll?
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Assuming he meant everything he said this past week during an interview on ESPN, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was probably unfazed on Thursday to hear that a third-year wide receiver who has yet to record more than 64 receptions in a single season now makes more per year on average than he does.
That player is Allen Hurns, who signed a four-year extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars that reportedly includes $40 million in new money and escalators that could make the deal worth up to $11 million per year. While the entire structure and signing bonus of Hurns’ new deal have yet to surface, it’s been advertised...
Hurns, a former undrafted free agent who played his college football at Miami, has registered 115 total catches for 1,708 and 16 touchdowns during his first two years in the league. Strangely enough, his agent is Drew Rosenhaus, who also now represents Brown.
On Wednesday, Brown gave no indication that the Steelers would be doing anything with his current contract that won’t expire to until the 2017 season. Instead, the Steelers former sixth-round draft pick out of Central Michigan took the high road when asked to talk about the subject.
Should the Steelers indeed wind up not doing anything with Brown’s contract prior to the start of the 2016 season, one would think an extension will finally take place next offseason. such an extension will more than likely need to have new money average of at least $16 million, which would make Brown the highest paid ...
Flooding caused by a burst water pipe at the downtown welfare offices has caused extensive damage and forced the closing of the main client entrance. Employees of the state Department of Transitional Assistance have been moved to other offices or undamaged parts of the building at Main and Walnut streets.
Workers have complained that not enough has been done to repair the damage caused by the July 16 pipe rupture at the 9 Walnut St. offices and say they are working amid soaked carpets, dangling electric wires and soggy ceiling tiles.
“We’ve been working with the (state) to ensure that no DTA workers are being subjected to an unhealthy workplace,” said Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for SEIU Local 509, the union representing the DTA workers.
The building also used to house the former Department of Social Services, now called the Department of Children and Family Services, but that agency moved out in 2005 after years of complaints about poor building conditions.
The DTA union is advocating for the state to move the Worcester office to another location without what employees consider health concerns, Mr. Donovan said.
Since the water leak, clients — including families with children — have been redirected to the entrance of 340 Main St., normally used by DTA workers, while the Walnut Street entrance has remained closed.
Yasmin Otero, DTA regional director for Central and Western Massachusetts, said most of the 85 staff members are being moved to the sixth floor from the fourth floor, though about a third of the staff will remain on the fourth floor, which will be used mainly for interviewing clients. The office handles 150 to 200 clie...
It is unclear when or if the Walnut Street entrance will reopen, she said.
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Nothing exhilarates quite like a refreshing dip in the 1950's, courtesy of Singularity's intriguing time wave.
While the Time Manipulation Device in Raven Software's Singularity allows you to manipulate objects between ages, the time wave manipulates you, forcing you to switch between present-day and the 1950's, when the titular catastrophe occurred. It's an interesting mechanic, warping the player between two different eras of...
DePaul (26-7; 15-3 Big East) added another milestone to its already fantastic season on Tuesday night by running all over the Marquette Golden Eagles (23-9; 15-3 Big East) 98-63 to win their third Big East Tournament championship in the last five seasons.
Senior guard Amarah Coleman poured in a career-high 27 points on an efficient 9-of-13 shooting from the field in route to being named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. In fact, Coleman, knocked down five of her seven 3-point field goal attempts and also dished out five assists.
Offensive production was plentiful for the Blue Demons from tipoff, as they shot 51.4 percent on 38-of-74 shooting and maintained momentum by consistently playing a fast-paced full court transition offensive scheme. Consequently, the Golden Eagles struggled to keep up with the Blue Demons and with 5:39 left in the four...
Millender dropped 16 points, including four 3-pointers in the second quarter, and redshirt junior forward Mart’e Grays dropped 14 points.
Coming into the game, the Blue Demons emphasized the ability to stay focused in order for the game to come into its own. “I thought we were really focused and just ready to play and when we focus and energize like that, (then) the team chemistry just builds and builds and that’s what we feed off of,” Grays said.
A huge part of DePaul basketball is knocking down 3-pointers, and the Blue Demons were superb from behind the arc en route to knocking down 45.7 percent of their 3-point attempts for 16 conversions. The Blue Demons’ ability to make 3-point shots proved to be costly for the Golden Eagles.
“They have five people on the floor that can hit a three at any given time, and when that happens and the way that they space the floor, and the way that they cut and they move, it’s really hard to guard,” Golden Eagles head coach Carolyn Kieger said.
For the third time in five seasons, DePaul won the Big East Conference tournament with a 98-63 win over Marquette, avenging a loss in last season’s conference title game.
Equally important, excellent man-to-man defensive play was key in the Blue Demons’ victory as they held the Golden Eagles to just 34.7 percent from the field and 28.0 percent from deep. Additionally, the Blue Demons dominated the boards and pulled down 52 total rebounds, 40 of which were defensive rebounds, and kept th...
As a result of playing good defense and racking up defensive rebounds, the Blue Demons were able to open up the floor and make timely passes that positioned them to taking numerous high percentage shots. Namely, the Blue Demons finished with 27 assists while the Golden Eagles finished with only 11 assists. Accordingly,...
“I think we did a good job of really finding our teammates in fast breaks today and getting assists there,” Campbell said.
Perhaps the most notable impact of the Blue Demons’ defense was their success in shutting down Allazia Blockton, the Big East Player of the Year, and holding her to scoring just eight points on four-of-11 shooting, which is well below her season scoring an average of 18.7 points per game.
With the Big East regular season championship and tournament championship scratched off their bucket list, the Blue Demons now look onward to Selection Monday where they will learn their NCAA tournament seeding.
So how did that ranked ballot work for you? London made some history in the Oct. 22 municipal election whether we liked it or not.
It took 18 hours before the last numbers were crunched and we learned Ed Holder would be our next mayor. It was, ah, interesting.
The promoters who wanted to put London on the electoral map predicted great things from the ranked ballot. It was going to deliver a new council more representative of Londoners, replacing the “first-past-the-post” system where candidates were sometimes elected with 40 per cent of the vote or less. Under the new system...
Back in May 2017, council voted 9-5 to adopt ranked ballots, despite staff opposition and an estimate from city manager Martin Hayward it might add as much as $500,000 to the cost of the 2018 election. The vote idea came out of the blue – there was no cry from the community for the change.
Ranked ballots, proponents said, would curb negative campaigning, encourage women candidates and possibly increase voter turnout that sometimes slips below 40 per cent. Underdog, but non-offensive candidates with broad support, had more chance of winning, they said.
Few of those predictions turned out, including the one about cost. By early this year, city clerk Cathy Saunders predicted the cost directly attributable to the change in voting format would be $41,400, largely to explain the new system to Londoners.
So what about the claim ranked ballots would reduce negative campaigning? That one missed the mark by a mile. Two members of the current council, Paul Hubert and Phil Squire, both pronounced it the nastiest campaign they could remember. And the nastiness started even before the campaign began.
Last December, some social media warrior(s) created a fake blog to attack Paul Paolatto, who was believed to be considering a run for mayor. He had a website called The Paolatto Report in which he discussed civic issues. A copycat website, called simply Paolatto Report, accused him of violating campaign finance rules a...
Early in October, as election day approached, two female councillors seeking re-election were smeared. In Ward 5, Maureen Cassidy saw fake campaign signs start to spring up that impugned her integrity. They promoted a website that bashed her views on bus rapid transit (BRT) and her extramarital affair with Mayor Matt B...
Then a fake website cropped up for Virginia Ridley in Ward 10. Like the Cassidy site, it bashed her personal life and voting record and linked to a Facebook page critical of her. The illegitimate signs and the websites for Cassidy and Ridley were pulled down shortly after they were detected.
The trashing was decried, with various theories about who was responsible and whether it might actually generate sympathy and votes for the intended targets. Cassidy was re-elected, but Paolatto and Ridley lost. Observers attributed the negativity to the rise of social media and the penchant of its users to anonymously...

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