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The Life, Death and Rebirth of Lea Bridge Station
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Somewhat buried amongst a number of railway-related announcements from the DfT this month was final confirmation of something that Waltham Forest council have been pushing for some time – the reopening of Lea Bridge Station.
The station (as "Lea Bridge Road") was one of the original stations on the Northern & Eastern Railway, which opened in 1840. At the time, Walthamstow was a relatively popular retreat for London's businessmen and the station was in part intended for their use. In truth, however, the station never attracted significant footfall during its operating life, especially as newer, better, connections within Walthamstow itself began to emerge.
A Sporting Peak
Lea Bridge experienced something of a revival in the 1920s, largely thanks to its proximity to the now-demolished Lea Bridge Stadium. "The Bridge," as it was then known, was the home of a sport that was enormously popular in London at the time, but whose role in the city's social history is now often overlooked – Speedway.
The Bridge hosted speedway between 1929 and 1939, and was home to the Clapton Saints Speedway team, who competed in the National League from 1932 onwards. Speedway wasn't the only sport that brought people (and thus passengers) to the area, however, for between 1930 and 1937 The Bridge was also home to Clapton Orient FC. Orient regularly pulled in gates of 7000 at the stadium, with the stadium's record attendance being set in the 1936/37 season when Orient v Millwall attracted a crowd of over 20,000.
By 1937, however, Clapton Orient had become unhappy with their shared sporting home, and a move was engineered to Leyton where the club would soon adopt the name by which they are better known today – Leyton Orient.
Without the additional income football provided, the fortunes of the stadium – and its speedway team – declined, and it closed soon after. The station, however, limped on, although it would see no major investment for the rest of its operating life.
Decline and Fall
In 1970, British Rail decided to remove freight services from Lea Bridge, and the station's fate was finally decided in 1984 when BR announced that direct services between Stratford and Tottenham Hale would cease in October that year. Following objections from the public, this change was deferred until July 1985 but Lea Bridge Station's closure was now inevitable.
By the time it closed in 1985 it was a shadow of its former self. The small, but architecturally interesting, ticket office with which the station had first opened had long since disappeared. It was demolished by British Rail in 1976 and replaced by a simple, featureless shelter to allow staffless operation.
Years of under-investment had also seen the station fall into disrepair at platform level, with most of its shelters and furniture long since removed.
The Station Today
Since its closure, the station has continued to detoriate. A "blink and you'll miss it" feature on bus journeys up the Lea Bridge Road from Clapton to Walthamstow at the point where the road crosses the line to Stratford.
The station building, which for a time was hidden behind advertising hoardings and used by the homeless for shelter, ultimately succumbed to fire. Meanwhile at platform level track was ripped up and the platforms became increasingly overgrown.
The reopening of the section of Line on which Lea Bridge sits to allow services between Stratford and Stansted in 2005 has resulted in the greenery being somewhat better pruned, but as the photos below show, the station still remains desperately dilapidated and overgrown.
The remodelling that created Argall Way, and its adjacent open space, means that its now possible to get much closer to the old station and see its state at ground level, although the area is still relatively overgrown.
The platforms seem relatively intact, structurally speaking, but do show the amount of debris and damage that one might expect for a station that has been abandoned and overgrown for so long.
A Station Reborn
With the resumption of services along the line on which the station sits in 2005, Waltham Forest sniffed an opportunity to push the case for the station's reopening. At first glance, the station may seem a poor candidate for regeneration, appearing to sit on the edge of a surprisingly large expanse of open space between Hackney and Waltham Forest. In truth, though, the case for reopening has only increased over time. The station sits on a busy road well connected to Walthamstow, Hackney and Leyton via local buses. Nearby Bakers Arms, an area of increasing population density, is also shorter on solid rail connections than one might think – the Central Line, Victoria Line, Overground and National Rail connections to Liverpool Street are all temptingly close but just out of reach. A reopened station at Lea Bridge would be only a five minute journey from Stratford, a location and station reinvigorated by the arrival of Westfield and the Olympics.
None of the above has been lost on Waltham Forest council (or indeed on both Network Rail and TfL). The council pushed heavily for the station to be rebuilt and reopened before the Olympics, and though their campaign was ultimately unsuccessful it did push the door to redevelopment ajar, with Network Rail indicating that they were open to suggestions in the future.
In March 2012, the Council began another push to see the station reopened, commissioning a feasibility study into options and costs, with the tacit backing of Network Rail and TfL (whose own interests in the future of the Lea Valley Line were by this point well known).
Finally, in January 2013, Waltham Forest Council confidently announced that they now had Network Rail's support and were working together to secure the required funds.
Although it was a major step forward, there were still some issues to overcome. This month, however, the DfT finally confirmed that the station would be one of four to be given the green light for development. Lea Bridge station's rebirth is now all but guaranteed.
Looking into the Future
So just what will this new station look like?
Although specific plans are yet to be made public, the amount given for the station cost (£6.5m) is pretty telling. This matches exactly the cost of the Council's preferred option (Option E) in their 2012 feasibility study. This was also the option they indicated then that Network Rail felt was the most practical. From this, therefore, we can probably conclude with a considerable degree of confidence that the final station will be almost identical to the plan proposed in that study.
The layout for this can be seen above. Essentially the platforms will be brought back into service, but station access will be moved from the previous location at the top of the bridge to an unmanned station building at ground level, with a new footbridge added to provide access to the Tottenham Hale platform.
Moving access to the station to ground level may seem, at first glance, to be an odd decision, given that it means incurring the costs of building a new footbridge. Visiting the site in person, however, shows just how limited access from the current bridge is.
The open space now to be found by the Stratford platform by Argall Way is also too good a station development opportunity to miss. By using just a small section of that land it is possible to provide both bike and vehicle parking, as well as an unmanned ticket facility that can easily be upgraded to a manned station building if required in future.
Using the existing stairs as the primary means of accessing the platforms would also have meant trying to find an alternative way of making the platforms accessible to those with mobility problems. Under the current plan, lifts can be included in the new footbridge design, and the existing stairs potentially brought back into service at a later date if demand supports it.
Whatever the final design, the fact that the station is returning at all is ultimately good news both for Waltham Forest Council and the area in general. With construction due to start shortly, and an opening date before the end of 2014 being mooted, the sight of the old station sitting forgotten and unloved on the bridge is now finally drawing to an end.
Somewhere, in the graveyards of the East End, the ghosts of the Clapton Saints are looking affectionately once more towards Lea Bridge with a smile.
Many thanks to Bob – a police officer who, having watched your LR Editor repeatedly reboard buses over the bridge to take photos of the railway and station, and then crawl deep into bushes next to railway land to do the same, was happy to accept that there was a reasonable excuse for this behaviour – and then even helped hold back the worst of the shrubbery.


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Gamecocks didn't win, but Frank Martin, his players became faces of NCAA tournament
NCAA basketball tournaments are a journey. Drama is deep and teams in which you had no rooting interest become yours. We meet a lot of compelling people along the way. One of them is South Carolina men's basketball coach Frank Martin.
Most of us knew Martin as a guy who stomped, screamed and smoldered in front of the Gamecocks' bench. What else did he offer?
He offered a perspective. Although the country is torn and frayed, Martin called his state, South Carolina, a United State.
On Saturday, after Gonzaga had ended his season, he said this:
"When you get people to travel across the country because they believe in what you do, it's powerful stuff. … These kids are great role models. There's a lot of young kids that want to be the next Sindarius Thornton, the next Justin McKie. And I don't get to coach them anymore. But they're part of my life forever."
Basketball has been to South Carolina what football is to Davidson. Ever seen the Gamecocks play basketball in Columbia? It was as if the building, the uniforms and the quality of the basketball were beige.
The Gamecocks had lost five of seven coming into the NCAA tournament, including a first-round SEC tournament loss to Alabama. And then, on March 17, South Carolina opened the tournament with a victory against Marquette. Then it beat Duke, Baylor and Florida. Then it was in its first Final Four.
The Gamecocks got to people, and I mean people who had no interest in them before the tournament began. They play hard, but even that's not it. Martin was willing to be absolutely honest as he talked through tears to let fans know how special the opportunity was and how special his players are.
When you look at the face of the 2017 men's tournament, one of the faces you'll see is his.
Tom Sorensen is a retired Charlotte Observer columnist. Sign up for his newsletter, and follow him on Twitter: @tomsorensen
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I continue to struggle with getting this new computer set up to my satisfaction. Today I tried to capture stills from Alpha Dog at last, but I couldn't get the ratios right. They are coming out all long and thin, unless I do them widescreen, in which case they come out squashed down.
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Thursday, 17 March 2011
Moonlighting Strangers, Who Just Met On The Way
It's hard for me to write on this blog, because the running joke is that for every book we've read we could just put "Pete thought it was shit".
I have to admit, I didn't enjoy Tom Sawyer. I might even have used the word "shit" to describe it. Twice. Not like, "it's shit shit", meaning it's double shit, or perhaps that it was low-quality dung. I was trying to say "it's not very good" in a situation where brevity was of the essence. And I did it twice.
(Mainly because it's hard to say "I felt that the limitations of 19th century literature made this a difficult book to enjoy for somebody who likes challenging 20th and 21st century literature, although the language used was pretty interesting" in an SMS message, but also because I thought the book was shit.)
I've been watching a lot of the classic 1980's TV show, Moonlighting, recently. It's got a really good reputation, although everybody says that it goes downhill when the two main characters get it on. Cybil Shepard is amazingly hot in it, and although Bruce Willis doesn't do anything for me, I can tell that he's a lot better looking as a skinny young guy with hair than in his current incarnation as a sort of pink Ben Grimm.
But the thing about Moonlighting is that it's a really old TV show. It's about 25 years old, and it's the little things that really stand out. Sometimes the main characters aren't in focus in a shot - unthinkable in a contemporary show. The plots are weird, shambling things, held together by the snappy one liners and sexual tension. Up until midway through series two, there is only one other recurring character besides the two leads.
Compare that to Lost, the recently finished confuse-a-thon that ran on Channel 4 and Sky for the past few years, and Moonlighting starts to look like an am-dram production from BATS.
In the same way, Tom Sawyer is a very different beast to the books being written now. We expect a book to tell us one story, straight through from the start to the end. I guess 19th century readers, picking up the early editions of Mark Twain's new book in 1876, would have expected as much a peek into the life of somebody else as a story that grabs them.
But I'm not that reader. And if I don't like classic literature like Tom Sawyer, it's because I approach a novel in a slightly different mindset to somebody alive in 1876. Maybe I just watch too much TV.
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Benedictine priest. Last superior-general of the French Benedictine Congregation of Saint Maur (the Maurists). Imprisoned with other clerics at the Carmelite monastery in Paris, France during the French Revolution. One of the Martyrs of September.
- 13 February 1728 in Orléans, Loiret, France
- martyred on 2 September 1792 at Paris, France
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Colonial legacy haunts Canada, Paul Martin says
OTTAWA — Canada is starving its First Nations of the funding they need for proper health care and education and, even today, is fixated on assimilating aboriginals into a culture that is not theirs, former prime minister Paul Martin charges.
In an exclusive interview with Postmedia News, Martin pleaded with Canadians to finally give aboriginals a chance to reach their potential as national leaders in all walks of life.
He participated in a Postmedia News project in which all of Canada's six living former prime ministers were interviewed on current affairs.
Speaking at his home in Quebec's Eastern Townships, Martin offered his analysis of some key issues facing the nation.
For example, he argued forcefully that the Harper government is making serious mistakes by scaling back environmental protection, leaving medicare reform to the provinces, and adopting foreign policies that leave Canada "weakened" on the world stage.
Martin was especially blunt in speaking about Canada's treatment of its aboriginals — an issue he has championed since leaving politics in 2008
Aboriginals have the country's lowest life expectancy, the highest child mortality, and highest proportion of children not graduating from grade eight or high school.
Canadians must understand why such a rich nation has allowed this to occur, Martin said. "We have never admitted to ourselves that we were, and still are, a colonial power," he said.
The last of the residential schools — which left thousands of aboriginals over many decades physically and psychologically scarred by abuse — closed in 1996.
But Martin said not much has changed because Canada is now using underfunding of aboriginal schools as a "tool of assimilation."
"There is no other reason, no other excuse for the discrimination in funding. If you go to a school on a reserve and there is a public high school a mile away, the students going to that public high school get anywhere from 20- to 40-per-cent more in funding than the student on that reserve.
"What does that say? That says, 'Don't go to the school on the reserve. Go to the public school.' And guess what? You go to the public school and you're not going to get the same cultural teachings, you're not basically going to reaffirm your identity."
Martin was prime minister from 2003 to 2006. Now 74, he has put his own money into the Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative designed to kick start pilot projects keeping aboriginals in school. He routinely travels to promote the cause.
Postmedia News asked the former prime minister to answer questions on six key themes.
1. Challenges facing Canada on economic management and environmental protection:
Martin said Canadians must link the two issues in "an inseparable embrace" because they "really are one and the same.
If the world doesn't confront climate change, it could be headed to a massive decline in biodiversity, millions more dying of air pollution, and nearly half the planet living in areas of drought, he said.
"The first thing that we have to do is put a price on carbon. Because that's a real cost and it has to be involved in every aspect of public policy, certainly every decision a government or the private sector takes."
2. The state of the political system and public participation.
Martin said he is concerned about the lack of democracy in Parliament, and public cynicism about politics. He cited the "total abuse" of omnibus bills designed to prevent proper public debate, and the prorogation of Parliament by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
"All of this effort to frustrate Parliament in what is its proper role certainly does not speak well of the political system."
Martin said MPs need more power so their constituents have faith that they can make a difference in Parliament.
When he grew up, he said, it was normal for people to be cynical of politicians.
"But today we have a situation where government is cynical about the people. That's called wedge politics … It basically sets one segment of the population against another."
3. The state of national unity.
The country is united and cohesive, despite the "inevitable stresses and strains" that are natural in such a large country, said Martin.
Even Quebec's recent election, which saw the separatist Parti Quebecois win a minority government, "confirmed" this, he said.
"The vote, and the polls on unity which got better and better the more the issue of unity was raised during the election campaign, demonstrate that the majority of Quebecers clearly support Canada," said Martin.
Still, he noted that Quebec Premier Pauline Marois has indicated she will "try and provoke a backlash.
"Ottawa's response to this must be measured, but unequivocal."
4. The state of the health-care system.
Medicare's performance has been mixed, Martin said, with shorter waits for procedures such as cataracts and hip replacements thanks to a 10-year-accord he signed with the premiers in 2004.
But there are problems, notably poor health care for aboriginals, and a mental-health system in which only one out of five people under age 20 with mental health problems gets care.
Martin said the Harper government has abandoned promised reforms from the accord on homecare and pharmacare, and it should stop being an "onlooker."
5. Canada's foreign policy and relationship with the United States.
Martin was scathing, saying Canada is not well-positioned to be a player on the world stage or to advance its interests in the United States.
He said the "canary in the coal mine" emerged when Canada's bid for a United Nations Security Council seat was rejected in 2010.
Canada also hurt its image when it "walked away from Africa" as a priority.
On climate change, said Martin, "Canada is regarded as a huge blockage.
"What you hear about is it's just one more time when what we're doing is following the Americans."
Martin said relations with the U.S. aren't bad, but warned that Canada's lack of international credibility will weaken its influence in Washington.
He said with the rise of Asia and the financial crisis that rocked the U.S. economy, future American governments will need allies "who can influence other people.
"They're going to be looking for countries that have a role to play internationally. Well, if you have walked away from Africa, if you have walked away from climate change, you're not going to have a great deal of influence in the rest of the world."
6. Canada's single greatest challenge and opportunity.
Resolving our treatment of aboriginals ranks as this country's greatest opportunity, said Martin.
The country's demographics make it an economic imperative, he said. For instance, he noted 45 per cent of the students entering grade one in Saskatchewan in 2016 will be aboriginal.
"Just stop the wastage of the youngest and fastest-growing segment of our population," said Martin.
There's no reason why aboriginals cannot be among Canada's great artists and musicians, he said. And it need not stop there.
"They can be great business leaders. They can be our great political leaders, they can be our doctors and our lawyers. What we've got to do as a country is give them that chance."
A Paul Martin snapshot
• Prime minister: From Dec. 12, 2003 to Feb. 6, 2006.
Political career:
• First elected an MP in 1988.
• Was finance minister from 1993 to 2002.
• Won Liberal leadership in 2003 and became prime minister.
• Re-elected with minority government in 2004.
• Lost 2006 election, retired from politics in 2008.
After politics:
• Returned to Montreal.
• Became co-chair of Congo Basin Forest Fund, to preserve central African forests.
• Became adviser to International Monetary Fund.
• Established Aboriginal Education Initiative.
• Age: 74
• Quote: "Right around the world, indigenous people are badly treated by their countries. If we, in this country, essentially turned that on its head and made it an advantage for Canada — we were treating our indigenous people properly, that we were giving them the same kind of opportunities — the effect that this would have in the way the rest of the world looks at us would be absolutely enormous."


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Twenty-five years ago, my ass was round and high, like the cotton they sing about in Porgy and Bess. I worked out back then, vigorously. I turned down invitations to picnic in Central Park, missed seeing Kurosawa films at art houses and denied myself dates with cute drummers all because I would never skip the gym. It was my opinion that anyone who did not exercise for at least two hours a day was a jerk. Then again, I was 19. What did I know?
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I don't work out anymore. At all. It's quite possible that if the exerciser I was back then met the slacker I am now, I would kick my own ass. But my daughter is only at school until 2:45 p.m. during the week, which means I have 6 hours and 15 minutes each day to fill the cupboards with groceries, cook, clean, shower, do laundry, tidy up, earn a living and exercise. It turns out that I'm the jerk who can't get it all done.
The first thing I gave up was exercise, but I was still overwhelmed and behind schedule. I needed more time, so I carefully examined my life: Obviously, we could not forgo food or clean underwear; my bathing routine was down to the bare minimum as it was; and I did the least amount of housework possible. I looked at my days from every possible angle. I agonized. And then, suddenly, it was clear — the only thing to cut back on was being nice to my husband. We have a good relationship, so I didn't keep my decision from him. I said, "Honey, I have so many things on my list. I have to stop being nice to you. It simply takes too much time and effort right now."
At first, not being nice to my husband was relatively easy. I was out of shape and pudgy anyway, and, in the pursuit of efficiency, my showering and shaving had dwindled to the point of my feeling furry all over. I didn't want him to touch me, and I didn't want to touch him, lest he get any ideas. I rationalized that the trade-off for our lack of physical intimacy would be getting more done. But the situation was depressing. And depression, I knew, would eventually cut into my productivity. Plus, I started to feel bad for my husband. A friend said, "I think you should start exercising."
It shouldn't have been hard. After all, my husband, daughter, two cats and I share our apartment with a 7-foot-long, blond-wood machine known as a pilates reformer. I lived with it when I was single; at one time, it was my best friend. My husband has never been crazy about the thing — something about it taking up half our square footage. Even I admit that it resembles a modern Danish version of a medieval torture device, complete with ropes and pulleys. Worse, I haven't climbed aboard for five years, except to dust something behind it.
So I decided to join a gym. When I told my husband, he wasn't encouraging. "You can't even get yourself on that damn contraption, and we trip over it every day! The gym is four blocks away. Will you go?" He had a point. But my heart needs aerobics. My body needs to get strong. I gamble on a one-month trial membership. January Jumpstart calendar: New year, new you
I discover I don't like the gym. It's beyond me how I could have spent so much time in one when I was younger. Thanks to the glories of modern living, I am running in place on a machine that simulates outdoor activities, while listening to assaultive music, under unflattering lighting, beside all the mothers from the park I usually avoid. Still, I try to make polite conversation, usually along the lines of "Hi! How are you? How's Ethan? Really? You bought another apartment? No kidding! Yup, we still rent. I know, we should buy, but we can't afford a place big enough for the pilates machine." It's enough to make me wish I lived in a time when people got their exercise by farming and churning butter.
I am intrigued by a beret-wearing man at my gym who, every morning, tells his trainer all the foods he introduced into his diet the day before. Plus, I think his lunges are divine. I decide to hire his trainer for a session.
As it happens, his trainer, whose name is Ted, is also buying an apartment; the graceful lunger is giving him tips on up-and-coming neighborhoods. Maybe I would like some tips, too? Ted asks. "No, thanks," I say. "I can't afford to buy right now."
"That's too bad," Ted says. "It's a very good investment."
"So I hear," I say, and then, finally, Ted shows me how to lunge. After that, he shows me five different types of sit-ups. He has me using weight machines, an ab bench for crunches, the mat. He teaches me tricks with a big silver ball. Even though I feel like a trained seal, Ted promises these maneuvers will tone my butt. He shows me chest presses and some side bends that will get rid of my love handles. As I work out, I can see my muscles responding under my stretched-out tent of a midriff. The hour flies by. When I get home, I bound upstairs in record time. I shower. I shave. I put on clean clothes. I feel great. I want my husband to touch me.
I return to the gym the next day. While stealing a glimpse of my ass in the mirror, I fall off the elliptical trainer and nearly land on the treadmill to my left. I could've been run over by a speed walker and gotten killed. Frightened and ashamed, I slink over to the mat room to continue the work Ted began. I mount the sit-up machine. I can't remember what to do. I dismount and begin my work with the big silver ball, which I do remember, while waiting for someone to use the sit-up machine so I can copy. I work on my chest, my abs, then do some lunges and make my way home.
My body feels sore in a wonderful way. I move different limbs throughout the day just to feel my muscles. I shower. Again! I'm certain my jeans look better already. The exercising thing is going so well, I decide to write about it for work. Funnily enough, during the three weeks I spend writing the article, I don't make it to the gym once. I don't have time. Laundry piles up. We eat takeout. I desperately need to vacuum (and shower). I do squeeze in some at-home sessions on the pilates machine, which I am now strong enough to maneuver. It's an improvement.
My life, it seems, is a balancing act perpetually on the verge of tipping over. Exercise is one of the items on the scale, along with work, chores, eating and making contact with other humans; all of these things threaten to throw everything off kilter. What's changed is that now I accept this idea. My foray back to the gym has made me more flexible, physically and mentally. My two-hour workout sessions may be over, but getting a reasonable amount of exercise now and then feels doable. On the days I do go to the gym, I can't write as much, and we may well run out of toilet paper. But everything has to give a little, even muscle tone. What's important is that exercising here and there has made me feel stronger and more energetic. I'm also nicer to my husband, if you know what I mean.
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Occupation: Mayor of Tacoma
Hometown: Tacoma, Washington
Website: www.cityoftacoma.org/government/mayor
Twitter: @Mstrickland747
About Marilyn Strickland
Mayor Marilyn Strickland was sworn in as Mayor of Tacoma in January 2010, and previously served as a city council member. Born in Seoul, Strickland is a graduate of the University of Washington and holds a master's degree in business administration from Clark-Atlanta University. She and her husband Patrick Erwin live in the downtown neighborhood.
Mayor Strickland's pro-growth agenda focuses on creating family-wage jobs by improving education and workforce training, promoting entrepreneurship, investing in transportation and attracting international investment. Prior to elected office, she worked in both the private and public sectors. Mayor Strickland's regional and national board leadership includes Sound Transit, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Democratic Mayors Association. Strickland has appeared on Meet the Press, National Public Radio and is a trustee with the Urban Land Institute. She has been recognized by the National League of Cities Women in Municipal Government for outstanding local leadership and was recognized as the 2015 Washington Trade Hero by the Washington Council on International Trade.
HIGHER HEIGHTS: What inspired you to want to work in the political arena?
MAYOR STRICKLAND: I was encouraged to run for office by a good friend and mentor who also has been speaker of the house, a mayor, and most importantly, my middle school guidance counselor. When it came down to deciding whether or not to run for office, my inspiration can be distilled to three things:
1. I love my city and the beautifully diverse people who live here.
2. I have a responsibility to the pioneers who came before me and opened doors so I could be a viable candidate.
3. I work hard to represent all people with a variety of interests but I especially want to improve life for African-Americans and other communities of color.
HIGHER HEIGHTS: What advice do you have for Black women that want to spark change?
MAYOR STRICKLAND: Don't wait for permission to lead. The political, social and economic systems in which we operate don't always welcome us into positions of authority. Whatever your cause, build a diverse coalition of support, have a clearly defined objective and stay on message.
HIGHER HEIGHTS: What do you feel is the single most pressing issue facing Black women today and why?
MAYOR STRICKLAND: Financial empowerment and security. How do we remove barriers that keep us from our full earning potential? I worry about the far reaching impact of this on our communities and that we are inadvertently creating a generation of women who will live in extreme poverty as elders because of insufficient retirement income or savings.
HIGHER HEIGHTS: Tell us about a woman mentor that has helped you on your journey?
MAYOR STRICKLAND: My mother is the strongest, fierce and resilient person I know. She keeps me grounded, gives me perspective and reminds me that progress requires sacrifice.


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How often am I asked, "Judy how's the Real Estate Market?" We are trained and scripts are written to give a ready made answer. But really ... how can anyone honestly answer this question? I want to roll my eyes, shrug my shoulders and answer, how the heck am I suppose to know! Instead, let me share what I learned at the Houston Association of Realtors, Montgomery County breakfast last week.Predicting the housing market's fortunes in 2012 on the eve of the spring selling season is like guessing which direction an amoeba in a petri dish will move.
From the Economic Development Partnership here are the statistics for South Montgomery County Population Growth: in all of Montgomery County the estimated population for 2010 was 458,171 and the projected number for the year 2015 is 552,203! Now if that isn't enough to get this Realtor® excited about the Real Estate Market in my area then I don't know what would get me excited! Could excitement come from Anadarko-plans-new-tower-to-accommodate-growth- ? Anadarko's additional tower is expected to be completed by 2014! So that gives anticipated excitement to the Real Estate Market!
There were other companies named who are in the process of relocating to our area. One of which is RPC Inc., which is bringing at least 150 jobs to our area this month. Other known company names mentioned that will bring jobs to our area are McKesson Specialty Health Care, International Commodities Export Corporation , Talisman Energy. When I mention our area, I must include the North Harris County expansion of The Exxon Construction which sits on the edge of our southern border of Montgomery County. All of these companies and the trickle effect bring many hopes and lots of encouragement to our local economy, employment factors and foremost in my own world The Real Estate Market.
South Montgomery County offers amenities of numerous housing developments. It is centrally located in the Houston Marketplace and well served by 2 large Airports. The recreation on Lake Conroe is just a stone's throw away! The impact of Exxon moving to our area means that The Grand Parkway is happening and will be a highly beneficial infrastructure to our transportation system.
So given what I learned last week, and what I am continuing to hear about the future of my home area ... I would say that, "The Real Estate Market is like an amoeba about ready to explode!" That's a heart felt answer. Nothing you are going to see written in a script. But given all the statistics that our leaders here in Montgomery County, Texas are giving us, I would say there is a very bright future for the Real Estate Market. Wouldn't you?
I am standing by to help you find your dream home. Contact me!
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After the world's longest podcast hiatus (which we will explain later) we have a new episode, and a new direction. Get ready to LAF with us again!
Do you remember when we first talked with Shelley Segal in 2013? She has done so much and soared so high since then. She has produced three more albums, and is running a record label helping other artists to become successful. We catch up with her and talk about how far we've all come since then and she performs two songs live for us.
We produced this episode a bit more quick and dirty than we used to. Originally, we had our guests come hang out in our closet to record, next we made a beautiful studio in a separate room we rented, and now they have to come hang out in our bedroom. For this episode, we used a portable recorder and just had a good conversation. We know there are a few audio glitches, it's not our usual flawless sound, but we know how to prevent those few bloops in the future, and this setup is going to save us tons of editing time, allowing us to put out MOAR EPISODES!!!!111!!
Damn, we've missed this. Thanks for hanging in there.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
We're Back! Starring Shelley Segal - Episode 72
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Browsing through Sony's pre-1979 catalogs makes one feel this wasn't all that new: there were portable tape players aplenty and many had about the same size and looks...
The TC-44 for instance or even the TC-50 that went high up into space ten years before the TPS-L2 was released.
What probably did it, besides weight (300g, as opposed to the 900g of a TC-44), market-wise, is that none of the previous portable cassette players were tagged WALKMAN - more a matter of concept than anything else, in proper Sony tradition.
Case in point I : the TCM-100 was a recorder released in april 1978 - same size, same weight, same design but it wasn't named Walkman...
Case in point II : despite the TPS-L2's commercial and sociological success, the real masterpiece is the later WM-II... and it was originally designed at the time of the TCM-100, more than a year before the TPS-L2.
What mainly separates the TPS-L2 from its less successful sibling is the "talk-back" orange button (to reinstate possible discussion with other people) and the two headphone jacks (to initiate love-music listening with another one person, at the exclusion of all others - those boring and generally older ones who never do understand what Weltschmerz is all about).
Several monikers and associated logos were tampered with, "Soundabout" being the most well-known, but the traditional WM code didn't come with the first Walkman because although it was planned to be a success, it wasn't expected to become such a success.
The TPS-L2 was rebadged as a WM-3 in 1981 : same object but black, with the WALKMAN logo on the lid, success oblige.
It should be noted, however, that only the early samples of the TPS-L2 didn't have that logo - quick success oblige !
I remember borrowing my cousins' new gadget early in 1980 - I felt like a super-hip dude.


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Our new Communications Specialist, Olivia Ritter, is the daughter of our Director of Financial Reporting, Marie Ritter! Olivia just happened to start her job on the Tuesday before Mother's Day (and on her birthday, at that).
Who better to interview Marie for a Staff Spotlight than Olivia?
OR: Hi, Mom! Could you give us a quick overview of your role at THC?
MR: I am responsible for providing management and executives with accurate financial information in a timely manner in order for them to make healthy business and operational decisions.
OR: What is your favorite part of your job?
MR: My favorite part of my job is working with such a great group of people and providing them with useful information that helps them with their day to day work.
OR: Where did you grow up, and how has it shaped who you have become?
MR: Although I spent the first 10 years of my life in Latin America and Massachusetts, I primarily grew up in Connecticut. Because of this, I really enjoy traveling and learning about different places both domestic and foreign.
OR:What's your favorite stress-relieving activity outside of the office, and why?
MR: I love to work out by taking step or Zumba classes. I make sure to do this 5 to 6 times a week. I believe that by taking an hour to myself I am a better mom for it.
OR: What are you most proud of, personally or professionally?
MR: Personally, I am most proud of my family. I have a great husband and wonderful kids who are all healthy and doing well in their careers/school. Professionally, I am most proud of the work we do here at THC: for a small department of three people, we get an astonishing amount of work done.
OR:Where is your favorite vacation spot? Or, tell us a bit about your most favorite vacation ever.
MR: My favorite vacation spot is anywhere on a beach, preferably the Atlantic. There is nothing more relaxing than sitting in a chair and reading a book and listening to the waves. My favorite vacation was in 2016 when we went to Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
OR: What book are you currently (or most recently) reading?
MR: I just finished the novel Strangers by Ursula Archer and Arno Strobel. I love to read, I'm always in the middle of a book and mostly I read mysteries of any kind.
OR: Have you ever met a celebrity? If yes, who was it? Were they nice?
MR: Yes, when I was in high school I met Michael Bolton and was bold enough to give him a kiss. When Jeff and I got engaged it was at a Def Leppard concert and we were invited backstage to celebrate with the band. We were invited backstage again a few years later when they came back into town.
OR: What would your perfect meal entail?
MR: My favorite meal is the one my mom cooks every Thanksgiving: turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, and apple pie for dessert. It would be even more perfect if it had no fat, carbs, or calories!
OR: If you could, what time period would you visit in history?
MR: I don't want to go back in history, I would like to jump ahead in time and see how things are going to be in the future. I keep waiting for flying cars that fold up into a briefcase like on The Jetsons.
OR: What is your favorite part about working with your daughter?
MR: My favorite part is the time we get to spend alone in the car on the way to and from work. That's when the best conversations happen.
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Wake County to discuss impact of state K-3 class size changes
The Wake County school board will work on its legislative agenda Tuesday, swear in new board member Kathy Hartenstine, get a first look at 2018-19 school calendars and deal with a variety other issues.
During the work session, staff will present items that Wake may lobby for during this year's long session of the General Assembly. Items up for consideration include school board election maps, school calendar flexibility and relief from new K-3 class size limits..
The school board wants state lawmakers to ease off on K-3 class size reductions this year that the district estimates could require 460 new teachers. Wake school officials say it could cost $27 million in additional local dollars to meet the new class size rules while still being able to offer arts and physical education in elementary schools.
A bill was introduced last month in the state House that would reduce the extent of the new class size reductions. School districts around the state are backing House Bill 13, which is scheduled to be discussed Tuesday by the House Education Committee.
The school board is also keeping any eye on how the General Assembly responds to last year's U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling declaring unconstitutional the maps that state lawmakers adopted for the school board in 2013. In court documents, state legislative leaders said they'd work on new Wake school maps during this year's legislative session.
School leaders want the General Assembly to restore the election maps that the school board had adopted in 2011 rather than create new district lines.
Also during the work session, staff will present draft 2018-19 schedules for traditional-calendar, modified calendar and year-round schools.
After the work session, Kathy Hartenstine will be sworn in to take the District 7 school board seat that's been vacant since Zora Felton died Nov. 16. The board voted 5-3 on Jan. 26 to pick Hartenstine, a retired Wake educator, over attorney Mary Pollard to fill the vacancy.
Once in office, Hartenstine and the rest of the board will have a lot to vote on during the regular meeting. Items include:
▪ Approve new magnet school themes of University Connections: School of Design, Art and Engineering for Southeast Raleigh High School, Center for Computer Science and Math Discovery for Bugg Elementary School and Environmental Connections for Lincoln Heights and Millbrook elementary schools.
The name of Bugg's new magnet theme was changed from computer science and robotics after school board members raised questions about how it would be implemented.. Wake will fund the new themes out of local dollars if it doesn't win a federal magnet schools grant this year.
▪ The board is scheduled to waive the co-curricular and activities policy so that interscholastic sports isn't offered to students attending the new North Wake College and Career Academy. The board is holding off on making a decision about what to do with sports eligibility for students at the existing early colleges.
▪ The board is scheduled to give initial approval to a new policy explaining how parents can object to books and other instructional material used at their child's school. It puts into policy the process that is currently used.
▪ The board is scheduled to give initial approval to a new policy that explains students won't be allowed to charge meals if they don't have enough money to pay for the food. It puts into policy existing guidelines saying students who don't have enough money are given a substitute free meal of fruits, vegetables and water.


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broadband revisited
in our april 20 issue, i wrote about how broadband adoption in the u.s. is lagging that of some other countries. a couple of insightful readers correctly deduced that nielsen/net ratings, which supplied the numbers i cited, considers isdn lines to be broadband. isdn, which is used for both voice and data, tends to be faster than most dial-up connections, but is not as fast as the dsl and cable connections that most americans think of as broadband.
this is important to note, but it doesn't change my point that many of us want higher-speed connections everywhere, and the u.s. is in danger of falling behind. we are, however, seeing signs of progress. the pew internet & american life project's recent phone survey of american adults uncovered some interesting trends in just how much the internet has become a part of our daily lives.
according to the study, conducted in february, 55 percent of american internet users have access to broadband either at home or in the workplace. and 39 percent of u.s. online users have broadband access at home.
of all adults in the u.s., 24 percent have high-speed access at home and 34 percent have it either at home or on the job. broadband adoption at home is up 60 percent since march 2003, with half of that growth since november 2003, led mostly by a huge surge in dsl subscriptions.
among the other interesting facts the study turned up: of typical internet users, 55 percent go online daily, and 53 percent say they have six or more years of experience with the internet. sixty-five percent say they have shopped online, 23 percent have participated in an online auction, and 17 percent have logged on using a wireless device.
the study also shows that 73 percent of u.s. adults use computers, and 63 percent use the internet. these are good numbers, but not good enough. more than a third of adults in the u.s. don't have internet access of any kind. that's something we all need to work on changing.


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Get in the DIY Spirit
Doing things yourself takes the satisfaction of cooking to the next level – the more basic the starting point the more rewarding the finished product! This is the main reason I've always been a do-it-yourselfer. It's also easy on the … Continue reading
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Health wise my anxiety was on the rise, though not so bad, and I had some moments of feeling low, but the bounce back on both was pretty good, so that is always important. But I have done a real number on my right knee. My poor ole right knee has always been a problem since my gawky pre teen age where i fell over a lot, and has moved to a bit of arthritis and other things. Nothing sinister or too painful, just always not quite right, and sometimes a little more than not quite right. I twisted it and one half of my leg went with the twist and the other stayed, urgh. That was a few months back and because I was busy I was slack on getting it looked at. My Osteopath is a genius, but this is taking some time to mend this time. Plus the more I hobble on it, the more it puts other joints out. I feel old and horrid, it is not great, but I am managing and it is very slowly getting better. I suspect the cold weather is not helping.
But enough of the whinge, what have I been doing?
I started the month with the exceptional indigenous play, The 7 Stages of Grieving, written by the magnificent Deborah Mailman and Wesley Enoch this is a wonderful shortish play about place and family. It gave you pause for thought and a little bit of sadness that in the decade or so since the play was written not much has changed.
I caught Daniel Champagne at The Commons, with A and L. What a charismatic performer and unique guitar player he is! I didn't know much about him, but was pleased I went along. It was a great little mid week injection of original music.
A, L and I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Sarah Blasko at 48 Watt Street. I had not been there for a concert, but what a special venue. L and I had dinner there prior and it was amazing, the back hall set up beautifully and we were fed good solid, winter food. We then took front seats in the church for the concert. What a stunning setting. The only annoying thing was the crowd was very disrespectful to the musicians, talking rather loudly throughout the concert. Sarah had to ask them to be quiet on more than one occasion, it was terribly embarrassing. But she was outstanding, singing a mix of new and old, just her, a guitar, a uke and her keyboards. Plus the most striking outfit that worked wonders in the eerie reflective setting.
Our choir teachers are in a duo called Jack and Jel and they performed with friends at The Sunset Studio in Mayfield. So one cold, rainy night J and I headed there, bought some yummy pasta from the takeaway within the complex, took a bottle of red and settled in for a night of folky jazz, mostly originals, and much laughter. They are stunning multi instrumental musicians and singers with a casual, cabaret feeling to their performance. We left feeling warm and happy.
The choir also participated in Newcastle's first One Song, One Sing. We joined other choirs and singers at The Edwards on a chilly Sunday afternoon and lifted the roof with our rendition of The Church's Under The Milky Way. Given we had an hour to get it together, with complicated harmonies and parts, I think we did well. The video of our performance, whilst great, doesn't really show the joy and excitement (and nervousness) of such a performance.
M and I saw the French play, Therese Raquin mid month. We had a lovely meal at the Clarendon prior and were really looking forward to the play. But rather than being the drama we thought it would be it played out more like a Russian melodrama, with many laughs. It wasn't bad, just not that good. Them's the breaks!!!
Work seemed to involve a lot of meetings this month, being on a few projects will get you that I guess. I will be involved in the new LMS which is exciting and scary. Learning a new system, and teaching my colleagues how to use it, will keep me (and others) out of trouble for the next year or so! Mostly things are moving well, busy, productive, and happy.
Have had some lovely family gatherings, to see my niece and nephew play soccer, and to celebrate Mum's 70th this month.
And C and I saw Wonder Woman, what a great film. As a huge WW fan, I was very impressed, and I do not impress easily!!! PLus always fab to spend time with my bestie, having had yummy Thai prior!
Here are my reviews for the month.
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To celebrate 'National Pancake Day', I have created my own recipe for a nutritious and delicious chia seed pancakes. They are vegan and gluten free, totally filling & satisfying, so go on, treat yourselves!
Makes 9 pancakes
1 cup gluten free flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 full tbsp chia seeds
Pinch of sea salt
2 tbsp sunflower/olive oil
1 cup – 1 1/2 cup water (you can use half plant based milk and half water to make your pancakes a little more creamier)
1 tsp sweetness of your choice (I use coconut sugar for pancakes)
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until well combined
- Using a small frying pan and sunflower/coconut spray oil, fry a ladle of pancake mix until cooked
- Serve with fresh berries, banana, vegan butter (I use Vitalite) and drizzle with maple syrup
- You can add a tablespoon of nut butter
- Use any fruits you enjoy (preferable in season where possible)
- You can enjoy these pancakes with savoury toppings: tofu scramble, sautéed mushrooms, baked beans, tomatoes, Tamara tempeh,


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Who is Mahadev?
Is he a supreme God? Or there is some vital force which is looking after all the livings and non livings.
The entire universe bows in front of him.
Shiva is Mahadev; the God of Gods. But is he the only one who is Mahadev?
I'm not organizing a debate about "who is the supreme God?"
Here I'm talking about the Mahadev.
Mahadev who is not just a God but he is more than that.
He is not a physical body or any mental illusion but Mahadev is an ideology.
Mahadev: He has Come
An ideology can't be born and can't be destroyed. It can hide only by the dust of dark deeds and evil practices.
And then comes someone and decides to fight the evil and destroy the darkness.
One who cleaned his heart and presented himself to fight the evil and wiped the dust of darkness brings the light to the ideology again.
When the light of that greatness will be seen by the world the Mahadev will be recognized.
Then the world will say "He has come."
"A man becomes a Mahadev only when he fights for good. A Mahadev is not born from his mother's womb. He is forged in the heat of battle, when he wages a war to destroy evil!" —- The Immortals of Meluha.
This quote is enough to strengthen my point that Mahadev is not only a God he could be anyone one.
Everyone who stands against the evil and fight to defeat the darkness is a Mahadev.
We know God resides in everyone. And the Shivpuran says about Shivoham which means I'm The Shiva.
So whenever a person shows the works of humanity and stands bravely against the evil, he awakes the Shiva in himself.
Har Har Mahadev..
The Mahadev Shiva had said himself that "Har Har Mahadev." Which means everyone is Mahadev.
So let's stand against darkness and wage the war against the evil.
Let's awake the Shiva inside us and please The Mahadev.
Har Har Mahadev!!


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Lift HigherTracie Long
Year Released: 2010
Categories: Lower Body Strength
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This is Volume 1 in Tracie Long Fitness Focus Series.
Im reviewing this workout after it three times.
General workout breakdown: PeakFitness, AlisonCooks, and DeniseR have already described this workout well, so theres not much I can think of to add.
The total workout time is just a hair over 30 min. Each chapter really is almost exactly 10 min.
The standing exercises in Chapter 1 are nothing too fancy, just a lot of tried and true moves. Chapter 2 is kind of a best of Tracies ragwork; I think this is one of her most varied rag segments, moving the leg in various directions. Normally Im not the biggest fan of floorwork like in Chapter 3, other than what you find in a Pilates workout and bridgework, but I dont mind the moves here, mainly because Tracie mixes things up and doesnt do anything for too long.
Level: Id recommend this to intermediate through intermediate / advanced exercisers, although this can also be appropriate for lower intermediate and even beginner / intermediate exercisers (who can use lighter or no weights).
Normally Im at the int. / adv. level. When Im at that level, I find its not exactly a super duper challenge on its own, but it leaves me feeling worked out without feeling wiped out, and some days I need that. Currently, however, Im working my way back up to fully intermediate, and this was a doable level of challenge workout at that lower intermediate level.
Class: Tracie alone, instructing live.
Music: upbeat instrumental music.
Set: bright interior space (part of Tracies fitness studio, I believe) with a brick wall, windows covered with white blinds with cutouts, and exercise equipment tastefully arranged around the space.
Production: clear picture, mostly helpful camera angles, although sometimes I saw just feet when I also wanted to see Tracies arms, for example. While some people have complained about the sound issues on the earlier Focus series workouts, I cant say Im one of them. There are some fluctuations in sound level from song to song, and sometimes Tracies microphone picks up some static as she shifts position, but thats all Ive noticed.
Equipment: Youll need a pair of medium to heavy dumbbells (I used 10s), 2 rags (substitute: gliding discs, paper or disposable plastic plates, furniture moving discs), a pair of ankle weights, and perhaps also a mat (depending upon your flooring).
Space Requirements: Tracie works out on puzzle mats; it looks like her set-up is identical to mine: 12 2 x 2 mats, giving an area of 8 wide by 6 deep. Neither she nor I came close to using all of that space.
Comments: This may be my favorite workout from the Focus series because it is the one that is the most, well, focused. This workout is pretty well rounded in terms of lower body work; Tracie hits the glutes, hamstrings, quads, inner thighs, you name it.
Do you have around an hour to work out, both Lift Higher and Power Up, and a desire to feel that burn, baby, burn? Do you also have two DVD players hooked up to your TV (or, alternately, your regular player and TV plus something like a laptop with a DVD player) and room to leave your step out while you still have plenty of space to do squats and lunges? Have I got a Franken-workout suggestion for you: After a warm-up on your own (although Ive toyed with the idea of using the lone all lower body segment from Kick Back as the warm-up ), alternate a Lift Higher segment with the two cardio segments from Power Up (so do something like Lift Higher #1, Power Up #1, Lift Higher #2, Power Up #2, and Lift Higher #3). If you only have one player or just dont want to bother with the switching back and forth, an alternative is to do one, then follow it up with the other; I recommend Lift Higher followed by Power Up because I prefer to do my strength first, but if youre a cardio first type of person do the opposite. Youll get a pretty darn well-balanced lower body workout that will work your body from various angles plus increase your strength and especially endurance while also raising your heart rate and working on your range of motion. Note: I dont want to suggest that you have to pair these two workouts together in one session in order to get an effective workout, nor do I mean to imply that if you dont have that much time, desire, or ability to do more than one of these that youre missing out or not working out how you should be. This is simply a suggestion from my attempts to figure out how to use these workouts in my own rotations. (I also realize this is a pricey workout recommendation, since each of these workouts retail for about $17 apiece, meaning thats a $35/hour session! Even Cathe doesnt charge that much for an hour+ lower body workout DVD these days So please do not feel compelled to wreck this months family budget just to get these two workouts for this purpose. There are plenty of other options out there, probably many of them a heck of a lot cheaper. But if you already have these and dont know how to use them, I hope this helps!)
This workout is different from Tracies new Figure:30 series. The idea is similar: all three are around 30 minutes and focus on the lower body, using a combination of standing exercises, both traditional gym style moves and more functional balance-oriented moves and floorwork, and Tracie uses minimal equipment: a pair or two of dumbbells, ankle weights, and maybe some rags. But Lift Higher is a complete lower body workout whereas the Figure:30s have the area of focus, one on the Hips and one on the Butt (as things stand Tracie doesnt have a Figure:30 for the hamstrings or quadriceps).
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Tracie is, as always, a true fitness professional. She focuses on cuing the working, with some encouragement and some nice form tips from time to time and no extraneous chatter. Tracie mirror cues, meaning when she says right she means the viewers, not her own. I still wish shed be just a wee bit more descriptive in parts; I feel like even after Ive done the workout a few times I still need to watch her closely to make sure Im getting all the movements in an exercise or make sure I catch the transition to the next move or am on the proper side.
This workout focuses on lower body (glutes and legs). On the main menu, you can choose from 3 10-minute segments, each one works the lower body in a different style, or you can choose the full workout with all 3 segments. I found it hard to figure out what I was clicking on the menu, because as you scroll down the menu, the font changes from white to "less white" so I ended up selecting the wrong thing the first time I did the workout. They could have made the menu highlighting a little more obvious, IMO.
The workout itself is really good. The moves were varied and interesting. I'd label it intermediate. The first segment is weighted squats and lunges, with negatives and pulses. The second is standing unweighted, such as sliding with one foot on a rag or sliding disc. The third segment is floor work, like donkey kicks and leg lifts, with optional ankle weights.
The music is the right bpm for the workout, but it sounds kind of ominous to me, like someone is about to be murdered or something! lol!
Instructor Comments:
This is my first Tracie Long workout. I didn't do any Firms at the time she was with the Firm. She is fantastic! Her cueing is Firm-like, but she wasn't StepFIRMish. She seems "down to business" but not cold.
I did this workout one time and these are my impressions:
*The 3 10-min segments go quickly and would make great add-ons.
*The moves are varied and interesting.
*The set is nice, albeit a little cluttered for my taste.
*The start-up menu/screen is annoying...nearly impossible to tell which selection (whole workout, individual scenes) has been made.
I generally enjoy working my lower body, but for some reason, this workout just didn't "click" for me. I found myself having a difficult time with the sliding moves; I was working with a plastic frisbee, but maybe if I had some real "sliders" this would've felt more smooth. For me, the workout seemed to swing between moves that I didn't feel at all, to moves that were too challenging. However, I did have some soreness in my glutes and hams the next day....but since I just didn't see myself reaching for it often, I parted with it.
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Tracie Long is in AMAZING shape here; her body really is inspirational! She's professional and cues well.
Looking for great glutes? Look no further! This workout has 3 totally different techniques to key in on the lower body. Chapter 1 uses medium to heavy weights. Reverse lunges begin and you'll perform them slowly. Pulses are added to them as well. Squats follow. Tracie adds a tap out (almost making it a one legged squat) then adds a drag in with knee. Repeat other side. Hip flexor/hamstring stretch before going into a one legged dead lift. The tempo changes here really made me feel it in the glute/hamstring tie in area! Slide work is next and begins chapter 2. Side slide outs followed by circles begin the segment. Next you'll stay in a low squat and push the slide leg forward, then to the side, then to the rear all while remaining in the deep squat. Great inner/outer thigh work is next. You'll brake to side and then cross back to rear (like you are skating). Put rag away and perform rear hip lifts followed by side leg lifts. Hop to side and then rear follow. Repeater knees and then stretch. Tracie includes several balance moves here as well. Now perform all choreography to other side. Reverse plank lifting one leg then the other (tough) then walk legs into table top position and perform a tuck. Come in for a wonderful butterfly stretch for the groin/inner thighs. Next is a quick hamstring stretch and then grab your mat for the next chapter. In chapter 3 you'll also need the rags again and optional ankle weights (if you dare). The first move, while lying on your side, you'll position the top leg in an L position and then lift and lower it with hips stacked. Then with that same leg you'll perform side kicks. Table position on all 4's, again with working leg to side in L from the body, you'll do little circles front and back. Hydrants with table lifts follow. Pigeon stretch. Next you'll grab your rags and position yourself into bridge position. Put your heels on rags, then you'll scissor your heels forward and back like you are running. This is done all while keeping the hips up off floor-TOUGH! Frogs are next. You'll lay on your stomach, put your legs in a diamond position with feet together and lift and lower the legs. Quick stretch before performing entire sequence to the other side. Butterfly stretch, seated forward stretch and side stretch finish up the workout.
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Serving Those Who Served Our Country
The office of Veterans Affairs provides services for veterans of Isabella County, Michigan, and their family members.
Our mission
Assist our county veterans in filing for County, State and Federal Veterans Benefits.
Our goals
Obtain the maximum benefits available, simplify the process for the client and refer those who need other services to the appropriate agencies.
We strongly recommend that you contact our office by phone to obtain a list of the necessary documents or supporting evidence for completion of applications and claims.
We want to save you time and reduce any inconvenience to those we serve.
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Nick Cononico - Persian Gulf
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Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, PA 267 of 1967, effective March 21, 1977. The Veterans Affairs Committee of Isabella County will hold its regular meetings located in the Administration Building at 200 N. Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858. The meetings will commence at 4:30 pm in Room 225 on the dates indicated below, unless otherwise posted.
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CINCINNATI, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The Cincinnati Reds have been awarded the 2015 All-Star Game, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and Reds President Bob Castellini announced Wednesday.
The game -- at Great American Ball Park -- will be the first Cincinnati has hosted since 1988, when the Reds played at the now-defunct Riverfront Stadium.
The team has played at the baseball-only Great American Ball Park since 2003.
"Commissioner Selig's staff and our hard-working, very talented organization will team with the city of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, northern Kentucky and the entire region to produce a jewel event Reds fans will remember for the rest of their lives," Castellini said.
The 2013 All-Star Game will be held at Citi Field in New York. The 2014 contest will be at Minnesota's Target Field.


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Fresh Mandarin Oranges are so delicious! I wish we could have them all year long. These were the last Mandarin oranges we were able to get this winter. I can still smell them five months later as I look at the picture.
The next time you are in the market for a food photographer shoot me an e-mail!


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When arriving at the Addis airport we were extremely exhausted. The night before we left our home in America we got just an hour and half of sleep. When we arrived little did we know that we would be in the airport for 3 hours or so. Since 2 pieces of luggage did not arrive Trent had to wait in a long, slow line to claim the pieces that would be arriving in the next few days. We are delirious about now and still needing to get our 22 bags through customs.
We roll in with our posse that is helping push our carts and they start going through the x-ray machine. One by one they started pulling the pieces aside to look at what was in them. In the end we only were getting taxed on our 24 inch flat screen that we bought in the states. We had receipt in hand ready to show them that we only paid 200.00 for it. Well they have a set price on this taxed item and let's just say it's more than we paid for it. We left it at the airport to discuss what we would do.
In the end we decided that we will pay the taxes on it. We feel it's important for the kids to have it to watch movies on and to be able to play the wii. Okay so we may not be your average missionary's b/c of this but you know what it's us and we go ALL-OUT!!
We are riding through the city and I began smelling all the wonderful smells of this place we love, this place that is now home. On the way here I remember thinking on the plane that I really shouldn't watch all the movies because I would need something to watch on the way back. Then it hit me…..oh we won't be coming back. Reality is sinking in that this is our home.
We get to our neighborhood and we start to think these were our stomping grounds last summer. I must admit that I wasn't felling confident in our journey ahead. I guess I just thought that I would arrive with boldness ready to love, but I found myself feeling a little bit out of place. 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me "My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in your weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ's power may rest on me. When we pull in our driveway we see familiar faces of our girls. BIG SMILES and BIG HUGS were given; that was refreshing.
The house is more open than our home last summer. We have a bit more space BUT man does it have some work that needs to be done, LOTS of work. The next couple of weeks we will spend this time getting our home livable so that we can function as a family. Please pray for us through this process, we have a lot ahead of us.
We will be staying in a guest house for the next week which is a blessing because we can get away from the chaos and rest. We know that it will be very challenging possibly even more so than last summer but we know that once we get settled in; it will be on.


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Stream Mac Miller "Talks ScHoolboy Q's "Oxymoron," Upcoming Tour w/ Lil Wayne" Video, the latest video from Mac Miller, which dropped on Wednesday, August 14th, 2013. Mac Miller's odds keep getting better with each new leak, and Mac Miller "Talks ScHoolboy Q's "Oxymoron," Upcoming Tour w/ Lil Wayne" Video will undoubtedly improve his chances of winning. It's a worthy addition to a respectable catalogue that has seen a lot of growth since Mac Miller debuted in this game. We're looking forward toIn the third and final installment of Hardknock TV's interview with Mac Miller, the rapper speaks on ScHoolboy Q's upcoming album "Oxymoron" which he says is the best TDE album so far, including Kendrick Lamar's debut. He also talks about his upcoming tour in Europe with Lil Wayne, and what he expects that will be like, and more.
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Free Quilt Block Pattern
Lori's Star uses the Ohio Star quilt block as the centre of the completed block. Additional squares and triangles surrounding the centre block make this a new and different variation.
I would consider this quilt block as an intermediate level due to the number of pieces required. However, don't let that stop you. With careful regard to your quarter inch seam allowance, you will experience no difficulty.
The two sample quilts illustrated show a quilt setting on point, with alternate blank blocks (to showcase your quilting skills) and a second quilt with blocks set side-by-side. There is no end to the designs you can create for your own quilt.


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