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Employee Benefits – 2019
Coverage begins the first day of the month following the date of hire. If the date of hire is the first working day of the month, coverage begins immediately. Spouse or same-sex domestic partner, and dependent children are eligible for coverage. Eligible employees at Renton Technical College (RTC) receive a generous benefits package in addition to their paycheck, including:
Health Insurance
Eligible employees may choose from among eight health plans offered in 2019, including two Consumer-Directed Health Plans with Health Savings Account (CDHP-HSA). Vision benefits are under the medical plans:
Employee & Spouse
Employee & Child(ren)
Full Family
Kaiser Permanente WA Consumer-Directed Health Plan w/health savings plan
Uniform Medical Plan Consumer-Directed Health Plan (w/health savings account)
In addition, those residing in the southwest region of Washington or northwest/northern region of Oregon may select:
- Kaiser Permanente Classic – a managed care traditional plan
- Kaiser Permanente CDHP-HSA
Washington Wellness
The goal of Washington Wellness is to make healthy choices easier for state employees and retirees. SmartHealth is a voluntary wellness program that rewards employees and retirees for making time to take simple steps to be your best. Eligible employees and retirees can qualify for a $125 incentive for participating in the wellness program.
Dental Insurance
Eligible employees may choose from two managed care plans and one preferred provider plan. Dental premiums for you and your dependent(s) are fully paid by RTC. Plan options include:
- DeltaCare #3100 – a managed care plan
- Willamette – a managed care plan
- Uniform Dental Plan #3000 – a preferred provider plan
Life Insurance - MetLife
The PEBB Program's full employee benefits package includes basic life insurance at no cost to you. It provides:
- $35,000 for death from any cause.
- An additional $5,000 in case of accidental death or dismemberment.
As an employee, your basic life insurance covers you and pays your designated beneficiaries in the event of your death. Your basic life insurance includes accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, which provides extra benefits for certain injuries or death resulting from a covered accident.
Optional life and AD&D insurance available through MetLife (self-pay)
Types of optional coverage
Employee (subscriber)
Spouse or state-registered domestic partner
Optional life insurance
Increments of $10,000 up to $500,000 with no Medical Evidence of Insurability, to a maximum of $1,000,000 with Medical Evidence of Insurability.
Increments of $5,000 up to $100,000 with no Medical Evidence of Insurability, to a maximum of $500,000* with Medical Evidence of Insurability.
Increments of $5,000 up to $20,000
Optional AD&D insurance
Increments of $10,000 up to $250,000.
Increments of $10,000 up to $250,000
Increments of $5,000 up to $25,000
*Spouse/state-registered domestic partner optional life insurance cannot exceed 50% of employee's optional life insurance.
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Long-Term Disability Insurance
LTD insurance is designed to help protect you from the financial risk of lost earnings due to serious injury or illness. When you enroll in LTD coverage, it pays a percentage of your monthly earnings to you if you become disabled.
The PEBB Program's full employee benefits package includes basic LTD insurance at no cost to you. It provides:
- Benefit: 60 percent of the first $400 of your predisability earnings (your monthly base pay), reduced by any deductible income.
- Minimum: $50/month
- Maximum: $240/month
Benefits start after 90 days or the period of sick leave (excluding shared leave) for which you are eligible under the employer's sick leave plan (whichever is longer), and continue during disability up to the maximum benefit period.
Optional LTD insurance (voluntary)
You can build on your basic coverage with the optional LTD Plan. You may need to provide evidence of insurability, depending on what coverage you apply for and when. Optional LTD provides:
- Benefit: 60 percent of the first $10,000 of your pre-disability earnings, reduced by any deductible income, and any benefits paid under the basic plan.
- Minimum: $50/month
- Maximum: $6,000/month
This plan includes a cost of living adjustment (COLA) provision. Benefits start after the end of the benefit waiting period you choose, or the period of sick leave (excluding shared leave) for which you are eligible under the employer's sick leave plan (whichever is longer), and continue during disability up to the maximum benefit period. The maximum benefit period is based on the age of the enrollee when he or she becomes disabled.
Flexible Spending Account – Navia Benefit Solutions
You can set aside between $240 and $2,650 per calendar year pretax dollars to pay for out-of- pocket medical expenses. Because this is an IRC governed plan, you must "use it or lose it." Enrollment must be renewed each year. You can use your Medical FSA for you, your spouse or your qualified tax dependent's health care expenses, even if they are not enrolled in your PEBB medical or dental plan.
*FSAs are not an option for those enrolled in CDHP-HSA plans.
Dependent Care Assistance Program
The DCAP allows you to set aside money from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis to help pay for qualifying child care or elder care expenses while you (and your spouse or registered domestic partner) attend school full-time, work, or look for work.
A qualifying dependent must be:
- Age 12 or younger and live with you. OR
- Age 13 or older, physically or mentally incapable of self-care, and regularly spend at least eight hours each day in your household.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Renton Technical College offers free short-term counseling, assessment, and referral services to our employees. This program provides confidential assistance to employees and their families dealing with difficulties like drug and alcohol abuse, family and marital issues, legal problems, financial problems, anxiety, depression, nervousness, and more. A professional counselor can assist you with a referral.
Classified employees – Department of Retirement
New classified employees upon hire are asked to choose between (Public Employees Retirement System) PERS 2 and PERS 3 plans.
PERS 2 is a defined benefit plan. PERS 3 is a combination of defined benefit and defined contribution plan. The plan choice is mandatory and permanent as long as the individual is employed at the College in an eligible position.
Faculty and Administrative employees
Faculty and Administrative employees participate in the College's defined contribution plan through TIAA. This mandatory plan is matched dollar for dollar by the College. Employees begin the plan on their date of hire and are immediately vested. Percentages of contributions are based on age.
- 34 years and under contribute 5% of gross income with a 5% College match
- 35 to 49 years contribute 7.5% of gross income with a 7.5% College match
- 50 years and over contribute 10% of gross income with a 10% College match
Note: Newly hired faculty who are already members of TRS 3 (Teacher's Retirement System) may chose to remain in that plan or participate in TIAA.
Note: Employees who already belong to a College State sponsored plan may elect to continue in the plan in lieu of participation in the TIAA plan (i.e. PERS or TRS.)
Supplemental Retirement Plans (Voluntary)
Additionally, RTC employees have the opportunity to participate in voluntary retirement plans.
2019 the maximum for each plan is $19,000. Employees 55 or older can contribute an additional $6,000 for a total of $25,000
NOTE: IRS regulations currently allow maximum participation in both the TIAA SRA plan and the State of Washington Deferred Comp plan.
Paid Holidays
Eligible employees will be paid for up to eleven (11) of the following holidays:
- Labor Day
- Veteran's Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- The day after Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year's Day
- The legally designated day for Martin Luther King Jr's birthday
- Presidents' Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Personal Holiday (1 day)
Employees accrue vacation, sick, and personal leave based on their classification. To determine the accrual rate, refer to the appropriate contract or collective bargaining agreement.
Tuition and Fee Waiver for Permanent Employees of Washington State
Renton Technical College shall waive tuition, operating, and services and activities fees for permanent half-time or more employees of Washington State who enroll in state funded classes on a space available basis. This waiver does not apply to contract funded or student funded classes and special fees (computer, telecourse, etc.) which must be paid by all students enrolled in the class. This waiver applies to faculty, counselors, librarians, classified staff, and exempt professional and administrative employees at institutions of higher education employed half-time or more.
Space available, for this purpose, is defined as the seats or spaces remaining within the authorized published class capacity on the seventh day of academic quarter or the equivalent day of summer quarter.
Other Professional Development Benefits
Employees may also qualify for other professional development benefits depending on their classification and respective collective bargaining agreement.
Homeownership Benefits for RTC Employees
As an RTC employee, you are eligible for exclusive homeownership benefits with the Hometown Home Loan Program offered through HomeStreet Bank. With this benefits package, you have access to vital homeownership resources.
Auto and Home Insurance – Liberty Mutual
PEBB members may receive a discount of up to 12 percent off Liberty Mutual's auto insurance rates and up to 5 percent off Liberty Mutual's home insurance rates. In addition to the discount, Liberty Mutual also offers:
- Discounts based on your driving record, age, auto safety features, and more.
- A 12-month rate guarantee on their competitive rates.
- Convenient payment options including automatic payroll deduction, electronic funds transfer, or direct billing at home.
- Prompt claims service with access to local representatives.
Credit Unions
Eligible employees may join one of two credit unions. Both offer member services that include payroll direct deposit, automatic bill pay, savings and checking accounts, overdraft protection, personal lines of credit and low interest loans.
The GET program is Washington's 529 prepaid college tuition plan that helps families with young children save for future higher education expenses. The State of Washington guarantees that the value of your account will keep pace with the cost of college tuition, no matter how much it changes in the future. The earlier you start, the more time you have to save and the greater the opportunity for increased value of your GET account. GET account values are measured in "units," where 100 units equals the cost of one year of resident, undergraduate tuition and state-mandated fees at Washington's highest priced public university. Individual units are valued at 1/100th of that cost. You can buy units in whole or partial amounts, from one to 600 units per student.


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Mathieu Berson has been assured by David O'Leary that he will be a key part of his plans next season.
The former French under-21 international has started only five matches since his summer move from Nantes.
The midfielder remained on the bench against Everton but O'Leary said: "Mathieu will be a lot better player next season, without a doubt.
"He's a lot better player now than when he came in.
"That's not David O'Leary being a genius, that's the same as Arsene Wenger, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jean Tigana said when they brought players over from France for £10million."
Berson took a while to settle but put in two excellent performances against Chelsea and Manc h e s t e r United after Christmas.
He was then taken out of the side but started three games back-to-back against Norwich, United and Fulham before losing his place again.
O'Leary said: "He was a young, small, homely lad who lived in a small place in France and had never been away in his life.
"It was going to be hard for him, and he couldn't speak English which made it harder - he didn't even live in a city where English was spoken.
"The second part of it was that the way the French game is played, he was going to be well behind us fitness-wise, especially the way the game in England is played.
"I think the way the English game is played was a big shock
Meanwhile O'Leary has praised fitness coach Steve MacGregor for handing Thomas Hitzlsperger a mental edge.
The Villa boss has praised the relationship MacGregor has with the German international, who made a rare start on Saturday after an injuryravaged few months.
O'Leary said: "I've always thought we can develop Thomas, and the fellow who deserves a lot of credit in developing him is Steve.
"On a real one-to-one basis he has spoken to him about his diet and his fitness and Thomas relates a lot to that.
"Roy Aitken's also played a part but Steve's had a really good input into Thomas' mental approach off the field."

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Friday, November 8, 2013
If you haven't been to Julian yet this fall, this weekend is a great time. We've got classic fall weather in the forecast, plenty of live music all over town and Julian apples are still being sold at the apple stands (some U-picks are sold out). The Lacemakers are here at Wynola Farms Marketplace this Sunday at Noon and all our shops will be open for business, wine and hard cider tasting and your browsing pleasure. I just talked to Dale here at Wynola's Daily Perc and, although he didn't say exactly what, he's got some fun food planned for Sunday's BBQ. The Lacemakers are a really fun band to see. Plenty of three part harmony, an abundance of traditional instruments, and a good-time/old-time feel to their original songwriting. Don't miss it!
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|Blitzkrieg1701, November 6th, 2010, 2:15 pm
Original note - Sep 30, 2008
Hey, Ichabod said that Stilez thrives on acting in a totally random manner, so an utterly anti-climactic turn like this is quite appropriate!
Anyway, I think the moral of this little episode is this: ALWAYS accept a small child's offer of friendship. You never know when it could save your life or the lives of those close to you.
EDIT: So, who's wondering why the heck Layla's face is all messy again, even though it was clearly clean befoe the flashback started? Because I'm easilly distracted, that's why! I'll try to go back and fix this in the near future, but the next few weeks are going to be so crazy that I can't make any promises.
(Historical note: Well, it took a few years, but I finally DID get around to wiping Layla's face off for the big site transfer)
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CNN recently did a video report on Islamic fashion, featuring designer Dian Pelangi. Check it out:
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
A look at Muslim wear in Indonesia
Posted by Jana
4 comments:
- Lina said...
i love those turbans! :)
- 24/8/10 17:13
- Fatima said...
I love Dian, she has such a great style & her designs are breathtaking!!!
- 24/8/10 18:58
- Imaraah said...
Assalamu Alaikum,
I think Dian is doing a great job. The Colour combination, the fabric she has used, the jewellery and most of all she has proctected the modesty of a Muslim Woman. Mashaallah. I just love it.
Imaraah Carrim
- 25/8/10 10:16
- G-Carinoo said...
love it very much . im indonesian :)
- 26/8/10 07:14
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What reminds you of home? Is it the smell, the food, the architecture, or the people? I left Hong Kong 24 years ago and to be honest, I don't remember much. What I do remember fondly is the smell of stinky tofu - deep fried pieces of fermented tender tofu and eaten with hoisin sauce and hot sauce; a smell that I could detect blocks away, luring me to a giant wok full of oil churning out all sorts of delicious fried goodies. These street vendors are harder and harder to find but luckily I found some near our airbnb two blocks away!!! But I digress. What I missed the most about Hong Kong are the wet markets - fresh meat, seafood and vegetables lining the street; a robust and familiar community of vendors working hard and citizens grocery shopping and bargaining over strands of green onions as a way of life. That is home.
The best part of the trip was undoubtedly watching my maternal grandmother, my paw paw, with my kids. It was the first time they met and every second of the "i want to kill myself" feeling that I felt traveling 20+ hours with two toddlers was worth it for just that moment. Lugging a camera with a clingy toddler made photographing challenging and there were so many aspects of the trip that I wish I could capture but just couldn't - ah, sometimes parenthood isn't about doing everything we want to do, correct?
Anyways, sharing my favorite photographs from Hong Kong here...these remind me of my roots and I hope you love them too.
Developed and scanned by the amazing FIND Lab. All taken with the Pentax 645N and Rolleiflex 2.8E.
Po Chi Fung is a Ventura County Lifestyle Family and Newborn Photographer, also serving Ojai, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks, Oxnard, and other surrounding areas. She captures real-life moments with a documentary approach on film to tell your family's story.


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Denims are a must have in everyone's wardrobe and it's for a reason. It is easy to wear, easy to carry, and go well with almost anything. Summarizing in some words, we can say that "Your Life In Your Jeans".
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Easy way to use this key ring trick to get rid of that annoying zipper that doesn't want to stay at it's place.
4. Wear the same pair with both heels and flat also.
You can use this temporary hem tape to adjust the length of your jeans and suit it to your footwear.
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Do whatever you want with the length of your jeans. It will look cool in any which way. Whether you roll your boyfriend jeans up or fold your skinny jeans under, you can never go wrong.YEP
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Getting a bite of the yummy sunflower seeds.
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Lori Reece said (9 Sep 2008):
Squirrels are crafty, aren't they?
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Also known as "The Thief"! hahaha Great capture here.
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Oh wow this is gorgeous!! What an adorableshot!
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I wasn't always a good friend. I've had selfish thoughts in hopes of favoritism shown on my behalf. Going out of my way to present my brand of being something I could barely recognize. My social cirlcle changed quickly as the weather, my wordplay landing me in impossible scenarios I'd never dreamed of fulfilling, leaving me all alone as a result to careless planning. Repeating occurrences never promoted the kind of happiness I'd imagine so the decision in "trying something different" soon became my new life project. It never dawned on me till I pondered on this…. "not only have I fallen in love, I've fallen in love with my best friend." Learning to love is first learning to become a friend.
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We've installed garage doors for many families in the Mooresville, NC area. One of the things that we always tell our customers is to teach children to be safe with garage doors. Although these doors are ubiquitous and every adult has run under a moving door at least a few times in their life, it is important to remember that garage doors are huge, heavy, powerful machines that can very easily injure someone – especially a child. Modern Garage Doors come standard with a few key safety features, but unless you've had your door inspected recently, these features could be malfunctioning or disabled, putting your family at risk – and even if your door is safe, how you treat it will inform how your children act around other doors, doors that you cannot know are safe.
A good first step is just teaching your children that garage doors are not toys. If a child is playing with the opener or remote constantly, they'll become less wary of the door. Teach your children to not play or stand near a garage door when it is moving, and to never play with a wall button or other opener button – in fact, try to keep wall buttons and remotes out of the reach of smaller children. Mounting the button or keypad higher up on the wall is a simple solution. When a garage door is moving, hundreds of pounds of metal are suspended by a few cables and lifted by a tightly wound spring. While a garage door is moving, no one should ever touch it! There are many spots across a garage door that can pinch or pin fingers or arms. To avoid such accidents, don't let a child have the garage door's remote when you or others may be moving near the door.
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Commander: Conquest of the Americas announced/
Paradox Interactive and Nitro Games have announced a new strategy title called "Commander: Conquest of the Americas", coupled with not one, but two videos. The game itself takes place in the historical Americas in the 18th century, when the European superpowers fought for control of the New World. After selecting one of six nations to join, the player is given command of a colonization fleet with the purpose of taking control of as much land and riches from the lands beyond as possible. To spice up the game and add replay value, each nation has it's unique advantages and disadvantages.
According to Lead Designer Kim Soares, "[the] goal of Commander is to create as powerful presence as you can in the New World before the American revolution starts".
The game is slated for a Q3 2010 release for the PC.
From the press release:
The upcoming title, which combines the best elements of trading and strategy games, will enable players to take control of a wide variety of European nations in efforts to conquer the New World.
During the Paradox Interactive Convention, Kim Soares, Lead Designer, at Nitro Games sat down to demonstrate the latest action and story behind Commander: Conquest of the Americas.
Main Features:
- Choose from 6 different European factions
- Manage your colonies' resources, production, military, and more
- Game world spanning the Caribbean to Hudson Bay
- Naval battles with as many as 30 ships in varied environments and 2 different control modes
And here are the links to those videos:
- Commander: Conquest of the Americas Teaser Trailer
- Commander: Conquest of the Americas Interview with Kim Soares
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Drought over past several years is causing a national emergency in Honduras. The drought is caused by climate change, possibly aggravated by El Niño. Without rains in May and June, many families will be malnourished and even hungry. Some family members will be forced to leave the communities to search for city jobs or even to leave the country. In communities that have been in the TCP program for years, improved soil and water conservation practices are providing some protection against the impact of the drought.
During a recent trip to Honduras, TCP members saw scattered fields of dead cornstalks. Corn and beans are the staple crops and together are a source of complete protein in the daily diet. Drought reduced the planting done last December. Farming families are now praying that the annual May and June rains will water the seeds planted this spring. Two poor crops in a row will spell severe hardship for all the families and disaster for some.
Florentino Amaya told the TCP visitors during their recent visit that the agricultural practices he has learned from Roy Lara are "excellent" because they have helped protect his crops from climate change. Antonio Gamez says that turning the material he slashed down at the end of last year's harvest makes good mulch and protects this year's planting. A simple tool made of a wooden A-frame and a plumb line enables farmers to plant seeds in contour lines across the mountainsides to catch and hold the water in the soil. Placing recycled plastic bottles filled with water provides drip irrigation through pin holes in the cap to individual plants with almost no water lost to evaporation.
Their fields and vegetable gardens of long-time TCP farming families are now demonstration plots for others. New families are eager to learn these new practices and in some communities farms belonging to new TCP participants are already being used for training.
The number one home improvement which the women in the new communities want is a water-conserving sink. Traditional sinks store water in large basins for later use in smaller sinks with drains. Scarcity of water and loss of water to evaporation make these large holding sinks impractical. Both communities depend on water brought to the villages from far-away water encatchments in tubes that have been heavily damaged by fallen trees and mudslides. In one community this public water system delivers water only intermittently and in the other never because it is completely destroyed. In the second community they bathe and wash clothes in the nearby river.
Altagracias Pena, like the other women in the village of El Puente, brings water up from the river to cook, clean her home, and water fruit trees and a small garden. She treasures this new water-conserving sink that was built for her by other members of her village, who had learned how to make them from a demonstration by a Vecinos Honduras staff member. After being used and then passed through several layers of gravel and rocks, the filtered water is drained into a nearby family garden.
As shown in the photo above, in El Cablotal which receives diminishing supplies of water from functioning water pipes, water-conserving sinks made of recycled tires and cement are valued. No matter what material the sink is built of, the water is used sparingly, filtered, and then drained to water plants.
Emphasis on workshops on practices to conserve soil and water will continue during 2016. The specific practices will differ, depending on the needs and wishes expressed by participants in the community.
Click to see Conservation Measure and Drought photos.
The families with which we have been working in our six communities have now successfully graduated from Sustainable Harvest International (SHI). SHI is no longer working in the Department of Santa Barbara. We will continue the Trinidad Conservation Program work in Santa Barbara, but with a new set of nonprofit partners. As a result, our work with Roy Lara continues, and he has become a part of our new Honduran partner., Vecinos Honduras.
This new chapter is exciting for us. First, something about our new partners: Groundswell International has its offices here in Washington, and Vecinos Honduras (Honduras Neighbors), in Honduras. While many of the previous objectives remain intact from our former work (reforestation, "sustainable" agriculture), there are new nuances: an explicit connection is made with environmental awareness at the village level and practical actions that can be undertaken to mitigate climate change in particular, "community led processes", concern for gender issues, and an emphasis on local determination and self sufficiency. Underpinning all of these is a profound belief in interconnectedness with the environment and others.
Here is a bit more about Groundswell International and Vecinos Honduras. Groundswell is an "umbrella" nonprofit: it has affiliate organizations in, among others, Guatemala, Haiti, Ecuador, Mali, Nepal, and Ghana. Its core values are local action leading to global impact by fostering connections, lasting change, agroecological farming, etc. Vecinos continues these values.
Steve Brescia, Executive Director of Groundswell, and Edwin Escoto, Executive Director of Vecinos, are exciting, dynamic leaders.
Here is a bit about the new program as it is presently visualized. The program, will last for three years (with the possibility of renewal), operate in five communities — three from our original cluster, and two entirely new villages from a neighboring area. The Vecinos methodology will be applied, and participants from the original villages will become "extenionistas" in the new villages. Roy is at present a consultant and has worked with Edwin to frame the start up of a three year project in the municipalities of Chinda and Ilama both of which are near Trinidad, Honduras. We are presently reviewing. a budget and proposal that will cover activities through the end of 2016.
In some respects, this seems like another mountain to climb, but we are really excited about the journey. We continue with Roy, our good friend and the villagers whom we have come to love. We have made new friends with Edwin and his staff, and people in the "new" villages. Broadly speaking, the new partnership will work to build alliances among organizations in Honduras and connections with new organizations here in the United States.
So, we invite you to share in our excitement about how TCP can continue to empower the rural Honduran poor and help the environment.
by Betsy Agle
On March 1st, a small group of TCP members from Capitol Hill arrived in San Pedro Sula and was met by Roy Lara in his family pickup truck. During the next 9 days we traveled many hours and many miles. "We" includes Roy Lara, Betsy and Collie Agle, Mary Procter and Bill Matuszeski — it was a snug fit!
One of the reasons for the trip was for us to become more familiar with Vecinos, a Honduran NGO that has sustainable agriculture programs in areas southeast of Tegucigalpa. We were introduced to Vecinos by Steve Brescia of Groundswell International, which is a US NGO that supports sustainability programs around the world. Roy Lara has met Edwin Escoto, Executive Director of Vecinos, several times, and they have been discussing the possibility of working together.
The first night we spent in Trinidad. The next day we set out for the Vecinos office in Tegucigalpa,where we were greeted warmly by Edwin Escoto and the Vecinos Board of Directors. Over the next three days we went way far east and way far up to the communities of El Guano and Azabache . What we saw and heard was exciting.
We got a good overview of the organizing model of Vecinos. While there are many interesting comparisons with Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) work, these points seem particularly worth mentioning:
Everywhere people shared meals made of produce they had grown and chickens they had raised. They were delicious!
After returning to Trinidad, we made our way up to the communities of La Majada and El Tule. In La Majada we heard testimonials from families about how they are sharing what they have learned from their participation in the SHI program with neighbors and in class rooms. In El Tule, we heard excitement in the voices of the families who told us about a small watershed protection project and the potential for a revitalization of the local rural bank. In both places we passed out beautiful Certificates of Appreciation to all the families.
We did feel we had accomplished something important as well. There was clearly rapport between Edwin Escoto and Roy Lara. What will come next is the drafting and adoption of a written agreement of major points for a three way alliance between the Trinidad Conservation Project, Vecinos and Groundswell. Roy will have responsibilities in both the Vecinos and TCP areas. The TCP leadership, including representatives from all the churches, will have a chance to review this agreement before it is signed. Roy will need TCP financial support to continue his work under this agreement.
Sunday night we finished off the trip by treating our Trinidad hosts to ice cream from the store on the park. Monday we headed for the airport and bought Roy more than a dozen donuts to take to family and friends. Sweet endings to a sweet trip.
High up in the mountains above Trinidad, Santa Barbara, a joyous group of people gathered to celebrate the graduation of 34 farming families from the Sustainable Harvest International five-phase organic farming program. The families came from six villages located on three different mountains: El Tule, La Majada, El Cablotal, El Cerron, El Robledal, and La Laguna Verde. Since July, 2008, the Trinidad Conservation Project (made up of churches and individuals in Washington D.C.has supported the program in these communities.
The graduation ceremony and lunch took place in the community center in El Tule. More than 40 people crammed themselves into the space to witness the ceremony. For me, it was a wonderful reunion. The room was filled with the men, women and children I have gotten to know over the past nine or ten years since I have been traveling there.
Consuelo was the first one I saw. She is such a wonderful person – generous, hard working, and always smiling! I met her when my church started supporting her church community's basic grain storage project in 2003. She and her husband Salvador traveled about three hours from El Cerron to be there. Consuelo is a field trainer for SHI now. She and Salvador graduated from the program that day as well. As a field trainer, Consuelo has been teaching women how to prepare, package and market their products, especially plantain chips.
Around the room in the community center, farmers had set up stands to showcase and sell their products. There was roasted and ground coffee, pickled vegetables, marmalade, sweet green peppers, plantain chips, and honey. This young woman selling plantain chips came from Laguna Verde.
The graduation ceremony started with talks from SHI leaders and local staff. Then the leaders of each community were called upon to speak about their experiences with the program and the successes they have had. The stories from the leaders were very moving, especially the testimony from Maria de Jesus Cortes of Laguna Verde. She spoke from the heart about how her life had been changed by learning how to farm organically and how to market her produce. We all had tears in our eyes when she had finished.
After the testimonies, we ate a wonderful, healthy lunch made by the families from their organic fruits, vegetables, and spices, including delicious soy products.
After lunch and mingling with our friends, some of us went to Don Virgilio's house to see his new silos and his vegetable garden. His silos were built with funds provided by TCP to teach farmers how to build silos to store grains safely and to teach others how to build similar silos. I was sad to leave my friends in the TCP communities so soon, but I am very happy to have celebrated with them such a great milestone in their lives. These families have come this long distance in large part because of the financial support from TCP supporters. All of you can rightfully celebrate their achievement as well.
Honduras has two problems that have engaged me professionally and personally for well over thirty years: the high rate of poverty that exists in the small rural communities of the country and the continuing destruction of the environment, particularly as it has related to the country's forests.
Previous to my involvement with my friends from Washington, I was working with the Diocese of Honduras in the undertaking of environmental work in small, poor rural communities. My commitment has, for a number of years, been to develop skills, knowledge, and awareness among community leaders in issues such as the protection of watersheds, wildlife, and ecosystems. I also have taught stewardship and the necessity of protecting the environment to students in the local schools. Part of this work was to directly involve the students in the planting of trees in endangered watersheds.
My relationship with four Washington churches started in 1987. And we started a joint relationship called the "Trinidad Conservation Project (TCP)." As a result of my relationship with TCP, I joined the staff of Sustainable Harvest International as the lead field trainer for Honduras.
I treasure my relationship with my TCP friends in Washington. They have contributed both their time and financial resources to helping six small, rural villages learn good forestry and sustainable, organic agricultural practices. Through on-site visits to the communities over these years; they have developed close, supportive relationships with a wide number of men, women, and children who often feel as if no one cares. And their time and financial resources have made a difference in increasing local vegetable production, improving family nutrition, and empowering these residents. And I also believe that the youth and adult trips have touched and changed my friends from Washington. So, it really is a companion relationship.
I am grateful for this relationship for myself and for the countless villagers who have felt its supporting presence.
The Trinidad Conservation Project has enabled rural communities around the town of Trinidad, Honduras to address the intermingled problems of poverty, deforestation, and malnutrition. These communities are located in the department of Santa Barbara where nearly half of the population is considered to be malnourished. Many families must make intensive use of very small land holdings. Without help, even the farming families are often hungry or malnourished. Families who are landless suffer even more.
In 2006 TCP started a reforestation project with the Episcopal Church of Honduras to protect water resources. In 2008 TCP teamed with Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) to broaden its impact to include sustainable agriculture as well. No longer tied to destructive slash-and-burn farming techniques, families now care for their fields and crops with compost and other local materials so they can use the same plot year after year. No longer eating only beans and rice, the children are now eating more varied and much healthier diet. After seven years of participation in the SHI program, these families will complete the SHI program in the first half of 2015 and SHI will start its program in new communities in other parts of Honduras.
The story of Noé is an example of the transformative power of TCP's partnership with SHI and the six villages. Despairing of the living conditions and dangers in San Pedro Sula, Noé returned to his village even though he had no land. Participants in the 2009 adult trip were impressed with Noé. When TCP raised the funds to buy land for a half dozen families. Noé jumped at the opportunity to become an owner of about acre of land. The price was sweat equity — it took months to clear the land of weeds and the first harvest, months later, was meager. Three years later Noé has crops to feed his family and small coffee seedlings to sell for cash. His family now lives in small house on the property that he built with help from neighbors and recycled roof material from a church in Trinidad.
We know there is still work to be done in these communities. Families are eager to share their knowledge about sustainable farming with others. In some communities the local schools go only to the 6th or 9th grades. The families want more education for their children. The global problems of climate change, unequal access to financial and educational resources, and the current level of violence pose other problems for these farming communities.
The Trinidad Conservation Project is a partnership of churches and individuals, in Washington DC formed in 2006 with a common goal to stand by the people of rural communities Honduras. Between 2009 and 2014 we sponsored more than 9 youth and adult trips to Honduras. From these trips we formed bonds. We saw the program made a difference in their lives.
The person who made this connection possible is Roy Lara, a dedicated Honduran-trained agronomist and passionate environmental educator. Before TCP met Roy, he was already working with local public schools in his hometown of Trinidad to build community nurseries. Forests were replanted and students were given seedlings to take home. With support from TCP and SHI, Roy developed the leaders in a half dozen rural communities dedicated and trained to restore and protect forests and farmlands. Roy is an effective field trainer — teaching, motivating, inspiring. As lead trainer and later as lead field trainer in Honduras, Roy also helped arrange meaningful service trips for volunteers from Washington DC. In addition he proved himself an effective spokesperson for the SHI, coming to DC on an annual basis to report on the program. During these visits to Washington D.C., funds were raised and friendships were made and renewed.
Virgilio Amaya is a village leader in El Tule. He became transformed
in his thinking about the future as a result of his working with Roy Lara.
Santos Alaya is from Agua Zarca, a new community in our program. She has been the guardian for generations of a spring nearby which provided water for the community in times of need. Her faith is evident and powerful.
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By K.N. Pandita
In a tripartite pull for power and authority, democratically elected government in Pakistan is under pressure from the judiciary and the army, the latter having the final word with it. Thrice in the past has Pakistan army staged coup and removed civilian elected governments. Apprehensions are that conditions are shaping for another coup though Pak Army chief has expressed adherence to democratic arrangement in the country. He has not tagged any conditions to such a commitment though in the past military rulers in that country usually discredited politicians and the brand of democracy they floated in Pakistan essentially to legitimize their taking over.
The Army, bitten by two humiliating episodes during last year, feels its traditional authority is faced with challenge by the elected government. Hence it is looking for opportunity to retrieve its image and that can be done only by undermining the elected government and stealing something from its constitutional authority. It has to be recalled that ISI Chief went of his own all the way to London and interviewed one Ijaz in connection with the "memo" episode. For three weeks he did not inform the Prime Minster about the matter that has become a big source of irritation between the government and the army. Additionally, the army managed to push an affidavit to the Supreme Court with the connivance of the Defence Secretary, a retired army officer and still close to GHQ. The government was not informed. Thus the army and ISI nexus planned other conspiracies to undermine the authority of the elected government.
The judiciary has not been comfortable with the elected government and Asif Ali Zardari in particular. The reason is that after Zardari became President, he took his own time to reinstate the Chief Justice of Pakistan who had been forced to resign during the era of former President Musharraf. The Supreme Court had declared the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) unconstitutional and illegal in December 2009. With that nearly 8000 case of persons including Zardari allegedly involved in corruption, had to be revived and taken up for prosecution. But the Supreme Court slept over the follow-up action on its verdict and now suddenly after a lapse of two years has raked up the isolated case of AA Zardari. Why take up an isolated case? Moreover, there is a subtle legal point involved. If the Supreme Court has found NRO an unconstitutional and illegal ordinance, what legal and moral sanction is there for the person who issued NRO to issue the same? Musharraf illegally and unconstitutionally removed the elected prime minister from power and installed himself as the military ruler of Pakistan. He amended the constitution and made himself the President of Pakistan. This entire process is totally unconstitutional and illegal. Why has not the Supreme Court registered a case against Musharraf and why has it not ordered all legislative and administrative reforms introduce by him during his tenure as illegal and unconstitutional. Why only the NRO?
The reason given by the Pakistan government for not writing to Switzerland to disclose the bank assets of AA Zardari and not opening the accountability case against him is that in its view the President is immune from prosecution in a court of law. The Supreme Court should have addressed this issue first and then taken the next step in the light of what the legal position of accusations brought against the President is. In other words, it means the government should have been given the opportunity of justifying or not its stand. Supreme Court has not done that but summoned Prime Minster Reza Gilani to present himself before the court on 19th of this month which he has agreed to do. The worst is that the Supreme Court will order Gilani's ouster on the basis of contempt of court but then the PPP will elect its new legislative party leader and the coalition government will continue. Thus at the end of the day people will say that the Supreme Court had a grouse against the person of PM Gilani and it has avenged itself. If that is the factual position then the Supreme Court will be doing great disservice to the nation. PM Gilani has a case, and the case is that of forces endangering the democratic dispensation for whose preservation he has the constitutional, legal and moral responsibility. It is the Gilani-led government that recommended two year extension to General Kayani in a bid to ensure stability of the democracy in the state at a critical moment of her history when Pakistan is engaged in fighting terrorism.


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Greetings once again all you lovely shoe freaks and bespoke junkies from around the world. I am back! Refreshed and energised from a week's holiday in Cyprus. Now, I don't want to make you jealous but we had a week of sun and 30 degree heat - just what the doctor ordered.
Here is a selection of how a happy shoemaker enjoys his happy hols.
I don't know what it was but every cat on the island ( and there were many) seemed to want to fall asleep in my lap. Cute!
Fishy foot spa. This was weird but quite pleasurable. I don't know if it made any difference to my feet though.
Now, while we were walking round the old town of Limassol, we found this shop which sells made to measure shoes. Delighted and intrigued we went in.
The interior was as lovely as the shop front.
I got talking to the owners and it turns out to be 3 generations of shoemakers working on 3 floors - the shop, a workshop above and office space above that. We chatted about shoes and shoemaking; methods; leathers etc. It turns out that they make mostly glued shoes and fit up existing lasts from their archive for each customer. They make the patterns, click and close the uppers and make the shoes all on site - fantastic
The younger son had even been to de Montford University in Leicester to study footwear and had studied under our old friend Bill Bird.
They showed us their workshop which I was very glad to see was the typical controlled chaos of the shoemaker's atelier. I felt totally at home.
So this all seemed wonderful - until we started talking prices. They told me that they charge 180 Euro for a pair of shoes. I was shocked. I felt bad for them, felt that their skill and knowledge was undervalued. I know what it takes to make a pair of shoes - from taking the measures and making them fit to sourcing the leather and making the uppers. I asked them how they made a living and they said it was hard, that they did repairs too, a constant struggle (that, at least I understood).
They told me that people come in with shoes to copy and then decide to buy the Prada shoes up the way for 700 Euro instead. Gutting!
But afterwards I got to thinking. If you are making shoes, you have to charge according to the market you are in. On a relatively small island, this is what the market can stand. People will simply not pay more and that is the reality of the situation. We are very lucky here in London. We can target a wealthy demographic with the money and inclination to buy our shoes at a price which reflects their quality. Prices (and quality) vary widely around the world and if you just think about artisan shoemakers like us or Lydias, we have to make shoes which our customers both want and can afford.
There was some criticism recently on an internet forum of a company which makes shoes in a small factory, using local products where possible for a local market. The shoes are glued, then stitched and shaped when wet so that no lasts are necessary. In my opinion they are hideous but perfectly wearable. The criticism seemed to be that they give the world of shoemaking a bad name and threaten all of us who propose to make artisan hand crafted shoes because they promote themselves as artisan made shoemakers (BTW they don't really promote themselves in this way)
This is a tricky one. People make shoes all round the world for very different client bases and for very different prices. But one thing they have in common is that people wear them and pay for them and part of what we shoemakers do must be driven by our customers.
At the end of the day, I applaud anyone who can make a living at making shoes in a more or less handmade way. Given the price competition from mass produced junk shoes, it is a pretty amazing feat.
But it also goes to show that people only go into shoemaking because they love it and have a passion to make shoes, despite it being a constant struggle. It's one of the things I like about shoemakers I have met - we are passionate
Long live shoemaking!
Until next week, happy shoemaking!


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Plugable Pro8 Docking Station with Charging for Venue 8 Pro
Help us reach $32,000! If we can get there, a new $90 pledge level is added. Backers at that level and above receive a USB card reader (SD and CF supported) which simply plugs into the dock.
We released a demo video on YouTube last November showcasing the Dell Venue 8 Pro with our flagship UD-3900 USB 3.0 Dual Display Universal Docking station, essentially turning the tablet into a full desktop workstation. We received an extremely warm welcome from the Dell Venue 8 Pro user community and even caught the attention of Michael Dell (CEO, Dell Inc.) himself who retweeted our video. To this date we have over 150,000 views and almost 400 user comments. The majority of comments were all asking one question: "Can it charge?" This Kickstarter is the culmination of our work to make that happen!
The newly released Dell Venue 8 Pro and Lenovo Miix 2 8" tablets both run full desktop Windows 8.1 which allows them to be used with almost any USB device including those that require drivers. The only extra hardware needed is a standard USB On-The-Go (OTG) cable. This allows them to be linked with multiple monitors and USB devices such as a keyboard, mouse, flash drive, etc. For home or office work not demanding heavy 3D performance, these small and inexpensive tablets are a great value to consumers. These 8" tablets are even preloaded with Microsoft Office. Having the ability to purchase a docking station and convert a tablet into a full computer makes it an even greater value.
The main flaw with these tablets is that they each feature only one USB port for both charging and data connectivity. This is an issue because the user cannot charge at the same time while using USB devices. The tablets are not capable of remaining charged throughout a full workday, forcing the user to disconnect their tablet from the dock to charge it.
To solve this problem the team at Plugable Technologies have created the Plugable Pro8 docking station. When connected to our Pro8 dock, the dock simulates the signal of the stock charger needed to trigger the tablets charging cycle. It then flips the port over to host mode so devices can be used while the tablet continues to charge. We prototyped this first with a breadboard solution and several of our Plugable USB devices.
Our integrated Pro8 Docking Station, as delivered for the Kickstarter, provides several important features over USB 2.0, including a DisplayLink based video connection to a single additional monitor (up to 1920x1080 (1080p) via DVI, VGA, or HDMI (HDMI audio not supported) with adapters included with the Kickstarter reward), front audio output and input, wired 10/100 network connection (typically much faster than wireless), and four additional USB 2.0 ports. It has been designed to offer full speed charging and USB On-The-Go (OTG) data connectivity simultaneously to the tablet. It has also been designed to still be able to function with a normal computer such as a laptop, using a separate cable (included with the Kickstarter reward).
The custom circuitry in our docking station that allows the dual functionality of charging and USB data connectivity to be possible was designed in-house and brought to production by our manufacturing partners.
The method of charging and supporting USB devices is only compatible with the Dell Venue 8 Pro (The Dell Venue 8 *non pro* Android version is not supported) and the Lenovo Miix 2 8 tablets. There have been several do-it-yourself hacks but none have been integrated into this kind of all-in one solution with true plug and play functionality. We have created a truly hassle free solution with no complicated procedures or compromises to tablet charging rates. This is the ultimate all-in-one solution.
We need your help to make it happen, especially all existing Dell Venue 8 Pro and Lenovo Miix 2 8 owners. Thanks for considering the backing level that's right for you. And thanks so much for your support!
the rewards.
In our video and pictures you can see a fully working prototype for the Dell Venue 8 Pro and the Lenovo Miix 2 8. The final production units will be in a slightly different enclosure, a rectangular design in all black. They will also have a detachable USB Micro B to USB Micro B cable for tablet connectivity and can use a standard USB Micro B to USB A cable (like the stock cable included with the tablet for charging) to connect the docking station to a laptop or desktop computer for maximum compatibility.
the specifications.
- Four USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 2 rear)
- DVI-I video output (DisplayLink DL-165 chipset) up to 1920x1080 at 60Hz (1080p)
- DVI to HDMI and DVI to VGA adapters included
- 10/100 RJ45 Ethernet network connection (ASIX 88772A chipset)
- Front 3.5mm headphone/speaker output and microphone input (HDMI audio output not supported) (C-Media CM6300 chipset)
- 20 watt power adapter (110-240V input, 5V 4A output)
- One USB Micro B to USB Micro B cable (for Dell Venue 8 Pro / Lenovo Miix 2 8 charging and data connectivity)
- One USB Micro B to USB A cable (for standard USB port data connectivity to a laptop, etc)
the timeline.
Based on the bug fixes and refinements needed (and there are some), we estimate with production time that we will begin shipping by November 2014.
We're proud to be able to present our Plugable Pro8 docking station to you. We're excited at how this enables the best of both worlds -- an inexpensive ~$250 Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet that can also be a desktop replacement. Please let us know if you have any questions at all. We're happy to help.
Risks and challenges
Currently the biggest challenge is meeting our estimated shipment date. We do not anticipate any delays but with any mass produced product, unforeseen issues can arise during production.
We will do our best to keep our supporters updated along the way.
We're also taking a risk releasing a custom designed solution because it is possible that either Dell or Lenovo could push an update to these tablets that breaks charging while using USB devices, defeating the purpose of this docking station. We don't see why either company would want to do this as it would alienate their customers, however it is a possibility. Currently we have tested each BIOS update released by Dell (up through version A08) and have not had any issues. Lenovo has not released any BIOS updates for the Miix 2 8 at this time.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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We had an amazing semester at Glow! Thank you to all of you who came and were fully engaged and seeking God. There was a sense of relaxing in God and taking deep breaths in Him. God is faithful—He will always be there when we seek Him and He did not disappoint us this semester. So I praise God for all the sweet and special and spectacular things He did in and through the women of Glow these past few months.
Of course there were many of you who weren't able to come, and that's the great thing about our God! He is faithful not only in church buildings, in Bible study settings, or churchy meetings. He is faithful when you're drinking your coffee in the morning. He is faithful when you're at your sink doing dishes. He is faithful as you are doing your morning exercise. Wherever you are, whatever you may be doing throughout your day, He won't disappoint you either. He will always be there when you seek Him. He will do sweet and special and spectacular things in and through you. And, you know what? I praise Him in advance for that!
The semester has come to an end, but I will still be keeping in touch this summer through this blog. It's just a "hey-howdy" from me, hoping to encourage you and love on you a bit over the next couple of months. I hope you glow every day this summer. I hope God gets bigger and brighter in you, in your mind and heart and spirit. And that He just spills out of you into your world.
I love you all and I'm excited for a great SUMMER!


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Schuh Gift Card
Schuh are an acclaimed footwear retailer and over the past 30 years they have worked their way to the front of the UK footwear fashion industry. In 1981, Schuh opened their first store and declared that their mission was "To provide individual high fashion footwear, sold in a unique and exciting retail environment." They succeeded, and now have 76 stores across the UK.
Schuh gift cards are an excellent gift for any avid fashion fan, allowing them to have fun browsing the extensive collections available. For the female fashionista there is a stunning range of glamorous, skyscraper heels and a good selection of warm winter boots from brands such as Ugg Australia and Fly London. Style savvy guys will be spoilt for choice with the wide variety of smart brogues and loafers available as well as stylish trainers from the likes of Converse and Nike.
Schuh also stock an adorable range of children's shoes, from Tiny Toms for new-born babies to Junior Vans. This makes Schuh gift cards a great idea to welcome a new baby into the world, allowing the parents to choose a cute pair of shoes to keep those tiny feet cosy and comfortable.
Schuh gift cards can be loaded with a value between £5 and £200, and they can be redeemed either in store or online. There is a selection of gift card designs available, with several appropriate options for different occasions. You can choose to have the voucher delivered directly to the recipient, or you can receive it yourself to give in person. The gift cards are valid for three years, which gives the lucky recipient plenty of time to observe the latest footwear trends!
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Military Training, Part 3: On the Run
Military Training, Part 3: On the Run
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Preparation for military service, as explained in the opening salvos of this series (
part 1
part 2
) is unique. Unfortunately, training for those within the military is often ill-suited for mission realities in which
a false move could cost lives.
Despite the constant marketing that pervades the exercise industry, military training is not endless repetitions of complex training, particularly when the "instructors" do not teach proper movement patterns or the long duration sets, as with Kettlebells.
Military training starts with understanding of the goal
managing the demands of soldiering
. This will be determined by the individuals'
ability to perform mental and physical tests in tenuous situations
that are in
the most destabilized of environments.
The four major overriding concerns of training military personnel are:
. survivability
. adaptability
. functionality
. sustainability
As noted in part one of the series, in my opinion the relatively common ("common" from a high level athletic background) standard of maintaining a six-minute mile pace over three miles is far too low for those whose lives depend on it. My present goals with school Physical Education classes is a
5.30 mile pace over two miles or preferably 5km in 18 minutes, which equate to at or slightly above a 55 VO2 max baseline for teenaged males.
The question is how we prepare those who likely have little background with fitness work. Unfortunately, there are no short cuts in this area of preparation but simply an uphill road paved with sweat and hard work.
Increasing work threshold for military personnel is not simply "road work," though there is no way to avoid that sprint work of varying distances is needed. However beyond understanding the use of bodyweight holds and movements from DMC (see entire, now nine-part "In Search of Power" series), individuals need to spend time sprinting in varying distances.
High on the priority list of running is making sure the individual runs within changing environments. Though there is no way to simulate the "fog of war", the individual should be able to traverse varying surfaces for cross-country, with undulating surfaces and the like. I have used everything from running along levees, dirt roads, gravel, sand, rural lands, and beach shoreline to any combination with a degree of success. What this should point out is the complete absence of treadmills and even highly sterile gym tracks, of which I urge those training military service to avoid use as much as possible. Certainly if running on a track is your only option, consider the portion directly inside the track because the grass surface will provide you an imperfect situation to a small degree.
Secondly, footwear is an interesting choice to make because while many will get to use standard running shoes / trainers, work in the field is done in tactical boots that equally are very constructed. The choice will inherently be the individual's but within my training services, I attempt to assimilate to field conditions where possible and this is relatively easy. Other situations, such as the enormous loss of sleep, mental duress, the rush of adrenaline associated with warfare are impossible to replicate but this is one area that can be managed immediately. A further suggestion with this is to add an arch support that will do wonders for back health and assist in proper movement.
Thirdly, and this is an area that will be explored in the later installments of this series, the modern soldier carries an enormous amount of weight in back packs, generally one-hundred pounds and up. While there will be a time for weight marches (to simulate ruck marches), those training for military should avoid sprinting with a weighted vest as they are simply ill prepared to do so. This will be used in time but with a different set of protocols than in this session.
Borrowing from my book "The Beautiful Game" and my soon-to-be-released "1966" on the sport of Football ("Soccer") are two basic sprint patterns that I use within Military personnel. This involves basic "Fartlek" runs and one of my basic sprint series.
Renegade Military Fartlek pattern
(beginner pyramid)
100 metres, jog 50m.
150 metres, jog 50m., repeat twice
200 metres, jog 100m.
150 metres, jog 50m, repeat twice
100 metres, jog 50m.
jog easy pace 400m, repeat above circuit 1-2 times.
-Perform sprints greater than 75% maximal output, preferably on grass surface. At the start of this series it is likely output will be on the lower side as the individual gets used to running sprints and slowly they will move to the desired 90%-plus output level.
-Given the age group varies between 18 and 28 years of age, heart rate should range between 115 to 160 beats per minute.
-Work is done after "RED2" session from "In Search of Power" to ensure body is properly prepared for training.
- At this stage of training it is assumed the individual does not have the conditioning level to go through a standardized "warm-up" of modest speed endurance work (i.e. 3 x 600 metres) or light distance (i.e. 2 km) so that has been removed temporarily. Once conditioning levels have been raised to a satisfactory level this will be added.
Renegade Sprint Sequence A
. 100 x 3, (*) (rest 90 seconds)
. 100, 100 x 2, 100, (*) (rest 90 seconds)
. 100 x 2, 100, 100 x 2, (*) (rest 90 seconds)
. 100, 100 x 2, 100 (*) (rest 90 seconds)
. 100 x 3 (*)
-performed at firm 75% maximum output, from line to line with no exception, preferably on a grass surface.
-followed with 20 yard walk between intervals. Please note this "walk" starts the minute you cross the finish line, such that it includes your "slow down" and is thus very short.
The above patterns are performed Monday through Friday, alternating each over a two-week period. After following this regime for a six to eight week period, we will move to the second series in introductory conditioning for Military personnel. All individuals performing this should follow up with the full series within the "In Search of Power Series" with the "Renegade Yoga for Athletes", all available through ProSource. In the next instalment in the series, we will look at basic strength conditioning for those in Military service.
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text: A poem by Joe Huscroft Joe Huscroft, from Darlington, County Durham, was inspired to write this poem after losing his father to heart disease. He also had a heart attack in 2012 and had an angioplasty and stent. He is keen to make other people aware of the importance of healthy lifestyles. This is just a short verse…. I thought I'd play my part, To get the message across For a healthier heart! Exercise more, there's no room for cheating Eat natural food to keep your heart beating. Cut down on salt, enjoy some fresh fish More fruit and veg and less meat on that dish! Go for a walk enjoy the fresh air I'm saying these things because I really do care… For losing a loved one… to heart disease Is such a sorrowful feeling, which I hope to ease. While prevention is key, that's the best start A real lifestyle change can still help your heart Enjoy your lives, stay chilled and calm Losing the stress will do you no harm. I'll leave you now with a sobering thought The choice is all yours… A long life or short? The poems published in this section are creative writing by Heart Matters readers. They should not be taken as medical advice. It isn't always easy to express your emotions, but writing poetry can be a way of putting your feelings down on paper which many people find helpful. If you'd like your poem about any aspect of heart disease or caring for someone to appear in this section, email it to [email protected].


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Nothing stands in the way between Queen Mathilde and her royal duties! Despite suffering a fall and hurting her knee, the Belgium royal followed through with a scheduled engagement on Wednesday while using crutches.
Hopping alongside husband King Philippe, Mathilde proved that she could make an injury look fashionable. She wore a lovely orange-and-black block-color pencil dress, but skipped the heels and opted for black flats to go along with her crutches. She kept her hair elegantly simple with a bun and accessorized with orange drop earrings.
Making sure she made a royal arrival for a meeting at the EU Parliament in Brussels, Mathilde's husband of 16 years placed a protective hand around her arm. The 42-year-old Queen showed no sign of discomfort as she greeted Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament, and Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission.
Mathilde, who will not need an operation, even passed her crutches off to an aide to pose for a photo with the help of her husband to keep her upright.
The royal palace declined to comment much about the Queen's accident, only confirming that Mathilde had sustained a knee injury during a fall. The accident seems to have happened earlier this week as she was not pictured wearing the brace during a meeting with Ertharin Cousin, director of the United Nations World Food Program, on Monday. She will have a brace for several weeks, but in the meantime will attend her pre-scheduled engagements.
Here's wishing the royal a speedy recovery!