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February 24th, 2007

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Alternate Historian’s Note: Today, this morning, we will hit our 300,000th visitor, another milestone that I love seeing us pass. I’ll be watching to see which of you does it – nobody answered my shout-out to our 250,000th visitor, but maybe number 300K will be different. anyway, back to business – our Guest Historian, Stephen Payne, had a great suggestion – we haven’t had a good contest in a while, so we’re going to have an April Fool’s Day Contest! Email us up to 3 entries for an alternate April 1st and we will post the best 10, with your own credit and link to your website (if you have one). We’ll also see if we have enough credit for an ultimate winner to get a complimentary TIAH mug, but we can’t promise anything on that yet. Get researching those alternate histories now, folks! The deadline will be March 29th.

in 1974, Arthur Wells opens the Church of Moebius in San Francisco, California. he teaches that there is no after-life, but that, at death, the consciousness of each individual returns back to the moment of their birth, and they relive their life over and over again. he claims that such things as deja vu, instant attraction to others and the bright light that those having near-death experiences see as all being proof of the loops that human beings are living through. Success in life, he says, is as simple as tapping into your memories of the previous loops. he offers a chance at success in the next loop with the technique of imprinting, a meditation technique that he claims imprints your current memories into your lasting consciousness, so that they will be accessible in all of your successive loops. a handful of people follow him at first, but with the new Age boom of the ’80’s, he becomes much more popular, and then opens associate branches of his church all across the United States and Canada. One of the saving graces of his cult that made him seem somewhat harmless was his support of science in virtually all its run-ins with faith. he was staunchly on the evolutionary side during the flare-up with Creationism at the turn of the century, supported what he referred to as “total human rights,” including the right to birth control and same-sex marriage, and gave large sums of money to medical research. “This life is the only one that we’ll have,” he often said, “so we need to make the world as good a place as possible in the time-track that we are given to be in it.” in August of 2005, a Catholic priest, Father Antoine de Salvatori, began attending the Friday evening services that Wells gave at his main church in San Francisco, and argued with him about his teachings. Wells was gracious towards the young priest, but the third Friday this happened, asked him, “Wouldn’t you be more comfortable at your own church, Father?” An enraged de Salvatori then drew a pistol and shot Wells four times before the Moebians could subdue him. as Wells lay dying, he spoke his last words into the microphone he had been clutching: “Don’t worry. I’ll see if I can stop him next time.”

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By Kelly Johnson, community blogger February 21, 2010, 11:47AM Todd JanssenSean Meissner makes his way through the creek bed between the Sain Creek and Dam Aid Stations.The sunshine at yesterday’s Hagg Lake 50k and 25k trail runs didn’t make for a dry course. Recent rains, with a little help from an overzealous piece of heavy equipment, made for a pleasantly muddy course that claimed more than one shoe.

The day started early for me and co-race directors Todd Janssen and Fuzz McPhearson. we started setting up just before 5a with help from superstar volunteers Stacie Camou and Columbia Gorge Marathon RD Leslie Cogswell, as well as 5-year Hagg Lake RD Stacey Bunton.

The early start was scheduled for 7a. the temps were still in the 30s for this group of about 30 runners as they headed out for their first 3.5 miles along the out and back. As they were passing through the Sain Creek Aid Station, the regular start 50k runners were arriving and checking in, and before long they were off – nearly 150 runners! Finally registration slowed down and we were making our last few announcements before sending the 25k runners off, in weather that was now sunny and 45 degrees.

This year, the course was just slightly different. where in the past few years, runners were routed to the road to get around a fallen bridge, we redirected them along a creek bed and then immediately back to the trail. the first aid station was about a 10k into the race, and offered some amazing views of the lake and the runners coming in along the dam.

Todd JanssenKelly Johnson presents Marilyn Bailey, 10-year Hagg Lake Finisher, with a custom award by Portland artist Kelly Williams.Then it was back onto the trail, across the parking lot at Boat Ramp A, and another few miles to the Tanner Creek Aid Station, expertly run by long-time volunteers Liz, Kamm, and Caroline along with others. the final five miles were where the real mud bog began. Earlier in the year, some heavy equipment had dug up an area that covered a length of trail, which translated to a shoe-sucking mess for our runners. Ryan Ness, upon finishing the race with only one shoe, said that when he realized he’d lost it, he turned back to grab it but one look at the mess told him to just let it go because he’d be looking all day.

Finally runners reached Boat Ramp C, following the floured arrows to the final trail segment, only a quarter of a mile away from the finish. Only ten meters after leaving the trail, they crossed the finish and were treated to grilled hot dogs, hot chicken noodle and vegetable soup, cookies, and a whole arsenal of food perfect for hungry runners.

After the race, each finisher was given a pair of Hagg Lake finisher socks, and five runners who have completed one of the distances all ten years that Hagg Lake has been run: Marilyn Bailey, Mike Burke, Robert Lynes, John Liebeskind, and Steve Schaer.

Interested in running next year? Email us at hagglakemud@gmail.com with “notify” in the subject line and we’ll let you know when registration is open next year.

2010 Hagg Lake 25k Results – click here for full results

The men’s and women’s 25k races were both won by Portland-area masters runners. Dave Harkin, who owns Portland Running Company with his wife Paula, took the men’s race and Kristin Lynn, who works at Portland Running Company, claimed the women’s title. There were 247 finishers in the 25k.

Kelly JohnsonRed Lizard teammates Kate Gigler, Mike Minnick, and Kristin Lynn – who won the women’s 25k in 2:11:05 – before the 25k start.Men’s Open
1. David Harkin* of West Linn, 1:39:06
2. Nate Smith of Corvallis, 1:43:54
3. Richard Bolt of Portland, 1:44:52

Women’s Open
1. Kristin Lynn* of Portland, 2:11:05
2. Annie Duong of Portland, 2:15:25
3. Jennifer Comfort of Pasco, Wash., 2:15:35

Men’s Masters
1. Rick Rapaport of Portland, 1:56:21
2. Dave Johnson of Portland, 2:02:20
3. Tom Cordier of Corvallis, 2:02:53

Women’s Masters
1. Lynn Jacobs of West Linn, 2:18:58
2. Paula Harkin of West Linn, 2:18:59
3. Trisha Kluge of Eugene, 2:22:12

2010 Hagg Lake 50k Results – full results here

In the 50k, which had 127 finishers, the race was fast and furious as the competitors came through the Sain Creek Aid Station, leaving them only about 14.5 miles to go in the race. we were expecting some fast times, but we weren’t expecting the course record of 3:43:26 to be blown away by more than 15 minutes and beat by the top three runners!

Kelly JohnsonWilliam Swint and Trevor Hostetler are true Mud Men after the 50k.Men’s Open
1. Max King of Bend, 3:26:54
2. Andy Martin of Eugene, 3:41:53
3. Ruben Galbraith of Portland, 3:42:00

Women’s Open
1. Pam Smith of Salem, 4:18:34
2. Shari White* of Portland, 4:34:18
3. Abigail Stephens of Corvallis, 4:37:01

Men’s Masters
1. Larry Stephens of Portland, 4:25:31
2. Mark Franklin of Wilsonville, 4:29:41
3. Mark Moran of Eugene, 4:30:57

Women’s Masters
1. Diane Lechner of Portland, 5:36:35
2. Julie Thomas of Canby, 5:44:50
3. Rachael Parker of Forest Grove, 5:47:08

*Denotes Masters

Note: Holly Hein is listed in the 50k results but she competed in the 25k.

2010 Hagg Lake 50k and 25k results and recap

Wie tied for 15th in Singapore

Honolulu’s Michelle Wie bounced back from a so-so second round yesterday with a 3-under 69 today and is tied for 15th at the HSBC Women’s Champions at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore.

Wie trails third-round leaders Juli Inkster (69) and Ai Miyazato (69) by five shots entering tomorrow’s final round. Wie is at 2-under 214 through 54 holes of the second LPGA Tour event of 2010.

The Punahou School product carded two bogeys and five birdies, including her final two holes, to play her way into contention. she will return to Stanford next week to complete her second trimester.

Medeiros wins StrikeForce debut

Makaha’s Yancy Medeiros remained undefeated with a unanimous decision over Raul Castillo last night in the first televised fight of the StrikeForce Challengers event broadcast on Showtime.

Medeiros (8-0) handed Castillo (6-1) his first loss, dominating all three rounds standing while avoiding Castillo’s takedown attempts.

“I’m very excited,” Medeiros said after the fight. “I really wanted to represent Hawaii the best I could.”

Medeiros, who fought at 185 pounds, landed some heavy shots at the end of the first round and then poured it on in Round 2, dominating the standup exchanges.

Medeiros was temporarily slowed in the final round after a low blow forced a break in the fight, but Medeiros recovered to finish strong and win his StrikeForce debut.

Medeiros was an Oahu Interscholastic Association wrestling champion at 189 pounds at Waianae.

Hawaii softball earns a split

Hawaii won one, then lost one in a softball doubleheader at the Cathedral City Classic in California yesterday.

The Rainbow Wahine outslugged UC Davis 8-5 in the first game behind solo home runs by Jessica Iwata, Kelly Majam and Traci Yoshikawa. Kaia Parnaby tossed 2 1/3 innings of relief to earn the save.

Oregon edged Hawaii 4-3 in the second game. Parnaby (5-2) took the complete-game loss, giving up all four Duck runs on 11 hits.

Hawaii (9-5) ends its two-week road trip today with another double-dip against no. 12 Oklahoma and no. 2 Arizona.

Wahine track in fifth place

Hawaii sits in fifth place after the second day of the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships at Nampa, Idaho, yesterday.

The Rainbow Wahine are tied with Nevada with 19 points, trailing first-place Idaho (44), Utah State (34), Louisiana Tech (30) and New Mexico State (30) heading into today’s finals.

Jessica Forrester qualified for the mile final with a time of 5:13.40 and later placed fifth in the 5,000-meter run in 17:53.33.

Senior Sam Whitehall ran the fifth-fastest time in the 800-meter prelims with a 2:17.46 to advance to the finals.

Hawaii swim team in second

The Hawaii men’s swimming and diving team held onto second place after the third day of the Conference USA Championships at the University of Houston yesterday.

Southern Methodist leads the team standings with 582 points, with UH (534) in second place entering today’s final day of competition at the CRWC Natatorium.

Mark Higley captured first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:37.68, and the team of Ilia Reyes, Sean Reilly, Davis Kane and mark Higley took second the 200-yard freestyle relay, clocking a time of 1:30.05.

UH divers Douglas Cohen (335.50) and Thomas Rugg (305.50) finished second and third in the 3-meter final.

» Stephanie De Lima captured the gold medal in the 1-meter springboard event for the Hawaii women’s team at the WAC championships in San Antonio.

The junior from Montreal recorded a winning score of 297.10 after taking the platform event on Wednesday.

Boise State leads the team standings with 420 points, with Hawaii (261) in sixth place entering today’s final day of competition at Josh Davis Natatorium.

Wahine soccer ties Falcons

Hawaii battled Air Force to a scoreless tie in a women’s soccer spring scrimmage at the UH lower Campus field on Thursday.

Rainbow Wahine goalkeepers Kanani Taaca and Kristina Ehrett combined to shut out the Falcons.

PACWEST PLACEHawaii Pacific sweeps Dixie State

Hawaii Pacific took two from Dixie State in a PacWest softball doubleheader yesterday in Kaneohe.

Sherise Musquiz (5-0) shut down the fourth-ranked Red Storm 4-2 in a rematch of last year’s NCAA West Region championship with a complete-game, seven-strikeout performance at Howard A. Okita Field.

The Sea Warriors (10-0, 2-0 PacWest) completed the sweep with a 4-1 win in the second game. Caira Pires cranked a three-run home run to pace HPU.

Dixie State fell to 7-3 (4-2 conference) for the season.

Hawaii Pacific swats Chaminade

Hawaii Pacific rallied to beat Chaminade 6-3 in women’s tennis at the Central Oahu Regional Park Tennis Complex yesterday.

Chaminade’s Yuka Kondo and Tiffany DeVincent upended Hawaii Pacific’s 22nd-ranked duo of Ingred Cseh and Zora Vlckova, 8-6.

The Sea Warriors responded by taking five of six singles matches, led by no. 12 Vlckova, who beat Kondo 6-2, 6-4, and no. 40 Mihova, who downed DeVincent 6-2, 6-3.

BYUH downs Hawaii-Hilo

No. 27 Brigham Young-Hawaii overwhelmed no. 30 Hawaii-Hilo in men’s and women’s tennis in Hilo yesterday.

The Seasiders men defeated the Vulcans men 6-2, led by BYUH duo of Rong Ma and Dillon Porter, who beat UH-Hilo’s Kevin Tamura and Stephen Royalty 6-1, 6-4.

The no. 3 Seasiders women swatted the Vulcans women 9-0, behind Elwin Li and Yuan Jia, who downed Hilo’s Christie Pagatpatan and Anna Hamlim, 8-2.

Hawaii Beat

Terremoto en Chile 2010: there is the warning for Chile & Hawaii tsunami in 2010 announced by the Pacific Tsaunami Warning Center. Chile has been destroyed by the havoc earthquake, the South American country prompting Tsunami caution and their countrymen escaping from the houses in prior.

But there are no news any casualties so far and the dead persons to. Some experts tell about the Chile quake that the loss of the lives and the properties will be significant as the earthquake with this magnitude can devastate many areas, let unaccompanied cities and towns in Chile and Hawaii Tsunami.

Recently in Haiti too where the earthquake of 7.5 intensity destroy almost country, the almost loss of life is yet under enquiry. Major authorities have said that near about three hundred thousand persons may be lifeless, but till now a number of the buildings are spared to search over the country.

Near about the whole Haitian capital has been become a dare devil’s place with around half of the population left the city for the fearless regions where they could get home and clean drinking water.

According to the US Geological Survey report the location of the earthquake was in the Chilean Town of Conception, over than three kilometers far away from Santiago, the national capital.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre had already told that there is highly chances of Tsunami in Chile and Hawaii in 2010 according to which within few hours there can be major devastation and coastal Chile people have been told to shift to the safer places for their safety. the Chile maps can be changed if a major devastating Tsunami come in Hawaii and in Terremoto en Chile 2010.

Tsunami Warning for Chile & Hawaii | Ganpati News

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