Columbos 2009 Marathon Result

Results are in for the 2009 Columbus Marathon. Your 2009 Columbus Marathon results include Matthew Folk and Richard Kessio taking 1 and 2 in the 30th running Sunday. Rachel Kinsmen won for the women, Maureen Beach was second.

In total the race drew 15,000 competitors.

One interesting suggestion by organizers - don’t wear your iPod!

Don’t wear an iPod. I know that I’m a bit of a hypocrite on this one because I love my iPod for training, but there will be 65 bands and tens of thousands of people lining the course on race day. If all that music and all those people yelling out encouragement to you can’t keep you motivated, then nothing will. Trust me, you won’t need the iPod.

Bring your own watch. It will take you a little while to cross the starting line unless you’re up with the elite runners, so your start time will not be 00:00:00 on the official clock. It will be easier for you to track your pace if you start your watch once you hit the start line rather than trying to think through the pace calculations at each mileage marker.

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Connecticut cornerback Jasper Howard

Connecticut cornerback Jasper Howard (left) was killed early Sunday morning in an on-campus stabbing.

Tragedy has hit the Connecticut football team.

Jasper Howard, a junior starting cornerback for the Huskies, died Sunday morning after a fatal on-campus stabbing only hours after the team's win over Louisville on Saturday.

According to the Hartford Courant, which first reported the story, Howard was stabbed after a fight broke out shortly after midnight near the campus' student union center. Howard was airlifted to a nearby hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries. A second person was also stabbed, but was treated and released.

The perpetrator of the stabbing is still at large.

Howard had 11 tackles in the Huskies' 38-25 win over Louisville on Saturday afternoon and also forced and recovered a fumble.

Connecticut is scheduled to play on the road at West Virginia on Saturday, before returning home for the first time on Halloween against Rutgers.

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Five Question for Tom Nardone Pumping Carving Pro

Tom Nardone with a creation he calls "The Brain."

Q: So how did you get into professional pumpkin carving?





A: I used to live in Ferndale and we had just a ton of kids come to the house trick-or-treating, so I used to make pumpkins to entertain them. Then I made a Web site about pumpkin carving with power tools and it got popular ... and eventually (I was) asked to write a book.



Q: What should people look for when picking out a pumpkin?



A: Ugly pumpkins. When you carve a pumpkin it's kind of like a caricature, and caricatures are better when they're big, so try to get one that's as big or bigger than a human head. I also go for ones that are tall rather than wide.



Q: How long should people expect their creations to last?



A: I spray it with bathroom cleaner with bleach it in and that will keep it as long as possible. That should keep it lasting about five to seven days when it's cool. Otherwise you get about three days before they start to get moldy or soft.



Q: What tools do you recommend people have?



A: Those pumpkin carvings kits they sell at the store are pretty good. An ice cream scoop is good to scoop the goop out. I tell people to stay away from the big kitchen knives for carving. I use the jigsaw to do the face, and I use a Dremel to shave the skin off, and to take the top off the pumpkin I use a drywall saw, or I use a reciprocating saw.



Q: Any tips for amateur jack-o-lantern makers?



A: Before you carve the pumpkin sometimes it's nice to draw the face on with markers. One thing I've discovered that works well is dry-erase markers because then if you don't like a design ... you can just wipe it off. I also have free patterns available at the Web site.

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Pilar Faucet with touch

We’ve all had those days when your hands are full and you need to turn on the faucet. It likely happens much more to parents with little ones. Trying to balance a baby on the hip while needing to turn on the water. It’s of course possible to pull off the task. However, it’d be far easier to do it with this Pilar faucet. Instead of having to turn a handle, all you have to do is touch the faucet and it kicks on immediately.

Not only will it sense your touch and turn on when you touch the spout, but if you touch the handle it will do the same thing. The faucet comes in two different forms, you can pick it up in a chrome finish or choose the stainless steel version. The stainless steel one will end up costing you a bit more though. The best part about this faucet is that it’s able to distinguish between a touch and a grab. That means that when you’re adjusting the temperature, it’s not going to kick the water on and off. You can purchase the chrome faucet for $495 and the stainless steel will cost you $547.

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DXG-125V

The DXG-125V is designed for those who regularly hike through the woods, ski down high mountains, or sail through the ocean. Sadly, I am not part of this extreme crowd, but if I was, then I could use this camera to record my adventures. The DXG has a rubberized grip that can protect it against the rugged wear and tear. You may not be able to scuba dive with it, but this all-weather camcorder can resist moisture quite well.

Sadly, it only has a 1/4 CMOS 1.0 Megapixel Sensor, which is only good for still shots on an ordinary cameraphone. It also only has 128MB of Flash Memory, but this can be expanded with a SD card. The video can shoot in High Definition formats of H.264 and WVGA and 720p, both at 30 frames per second.

As you can see, it has a candybar form that allows the user to point, shoot, and film and view the results with the 2.0 TFT screen. The DXG-125V comes with a clip with a compass for a definite “outdoorsy” look, as well as HDMI cable, USB, software, and all the other usual digital camera accessories plus a nice-looking clamshell zipper-shut case. It also comes with a tiny pair of headphones, because this DXG camcorder is also MP3 compatible.

You should be able to pick up the DXG-125V at the DXG site for $139.99 in red, green, or camouflage colors.


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Tallen Series Laptop Deck

Although the screen on your digital camera gives you an idea on how the picture will look, it’s not entirely accurate. Usually once you blow the picture up you can notice details like the picture being the slightest bit blurry or when a mischievous child has decided to pull a prank in the picture. Usually it’s not a big deal to get home and notice those issues. However, for professional photographers if they miss a shot they really need it could cost them. Which means their laptop stays with them quite a bit. Well this stand will make it possible for them to use their laptop a little easier in different environments.

When you’re outdoors you don’t exactly want to just sit your laptop in the grass. This deck will hold your laptop and keep it right where you need it. It’ll hold up to a 17 inch laptop and one that weighs up to 8lbs. Just hook it up to a tripod and it’ll stay plenty steady. Of course the attachment is a little expensive. It’s going to cost you $85 from Tallyn’s Professional Photographic Supply.
As with most professional-oriented ballheads, the Tallyn laptop deck doesn't come cheap. It's priced at $84.95 on the company's Web site.


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2XL Headphone

While I was visiting the Skull Candy booth at CES last January, they talked about their 2XL collection. I’m not certain my why Skull Candy is forgetting about the popular log and branching out with this separate new collection, but it is here.

The Spoke (top left) is your basic in ear bud with noise isolation and in-ear acoustics. It bears a strong resemblance to the standard iPod earbuds and costs $14.99.

The Groove (top right) is a little bit more advanced, but only because it has the hanger function for around the ear. Unlike the Coosh Headphones, this hanger is not flexible, but these headphones cost just $14.99.

The Ratio (bottom right) is another ear bud, but different in style from that of the Spoke. It is the lowest price at just $9.99.

The 4 Corners (bottom left) is an over-the-ear headphones that hearken back to the days of the Sony Walkman. The square pads cover the ears well, and are at the highest price of $19.99. (To this writing, these style of headphones are out of stock, but probably will be replenished soon! Hopefully before the holidays.)

The 2XL headphones come in oddly-named color combinations that you have to check out for yourself to believe like Wrecking Ball, Snake Eyes, Nuevo Sonido, Grills Black, Grills Pink, Rasta, and Bunny. You should be able to head on over to the 2XL website and order up any style of these headphones (with currently one exception) for the varying prices listed above, or at merchandisers everywhere like Kohl’s and Best Buy


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Pc Prankster

If you have a co-worker that really just needs paid back for their charming personality, here’s the way to do it. It’ll allow for you to sneakily drive them crazy, but not do any actual harm to their computer. This USB drive can be jammed into the back of the computer where they’re highly unlikely to find it, unless they should inspect the back. However, by that time you’ll have gotten at least a little enjoyment out of their frustration.

The USB drive has a time delay, so it gives you plenty of time to get away from their computer before it starts causing trouble. Once it does start working it’ll turn the caps lock on and off, type out random text and phrases as well as make the mouse make random movements. I’d be careful who you play this trick on though, if they find out it was you they’ll be itching for revenge. Right now there’s not any pricing information, but you can expect to see more on the Thumbs Up website at the end of the month.
Source:Newlaunches

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Philips “Mirror of Emotions Rationalizer”

I don’t work from home as an investor, but I can imagine that the life of constant up and down stocks is enough to drive any man crazy. This is why Philips is working on a device known as the “Rationalizer”, a device that serves as a “mirror for your emotions”.

Here is the concept behind this concept device. The user wears an Emobracelet on their wrist which measures the “arousal component of the user’s emotion through a galvanic skin response sensor”. This EmoBracelet is synced wirelessly with the EmoBowl, a bowl with lighted patterns to show a user’s emotional readout. The range is a soft yellow, orange, or deep red.
When the user sees that the bowl is flashing red, that is like an alert. It signals to the user that they should take a break before making a decision that might be primarily based on intense emotions rather than study.
I can see the benefits of this for investors, but I think anyone in any position where big decisions are made could easily wear one as well. I can see bosses of the future have this lighted bowl on their desk. I fear the worker who is in the room when it turns red. Chances are, that worker might be seeing pink, in the form of a slip.

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Acer Aspire One AOD250 netbook

Acer is surely climbing up the ranks of being one of the top computer vendors in the world, and they certainly don’t do their reputation any harm with the new Aspire One AOD250 netbook that has arrived in the US. This model will be something different from what you’ve seen in the past – how so, you ask? Well, for starters, it is a dual-boot operating system that will comprise of Android and Windows XP Home, giving you the flexibility of enjoying the best of both worlds as and when the situation calls for it. Thanks to the open design of Android, Aspire One users will benefit from faster connections to the Internet alongside increased access to productivity and entertainment applications.

In order to switch between operating systems, you don’t have to do the whole shut down and reboot thing – all you need to do with the Aspire One AOD250 netbook would be to click the mouse, where the switching magic will happen there and then, allowing you to boot up and shut down quickly with “instant on” Internet connectivity thanks to Android, helping you save time and while boosting productivity simultaneously.
Features of the Acer Aspire One AOD250 with Android include the following :-
Intel Atom Processor N280 (1.66GHz, 512KB L2 cache, 667MHz FSB)
Dual-Boot Operating System, choose between Android and Windows XP Home operating systems
10.1″ WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED-backlit Display
Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
1GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
Bluetooth 2.1
Integrated Acer Crystal Eye Webcam
Two Built-in Stereo Speakers
Dolby Headphone Technology
Multi-Gesture Touchpad
Three USB 2.0 Ports
6-cell Li-ion Battery (5800 mAh)
Expect the Aspire One AOD250 netbook to retail from $349.99 upwards, where it will come in a choice of Ruby Red, Diamond Black, Sapphire Blue and Seashell White colors accompanied by a one-year limited warranty.

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