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The cruising fleet consists of WRSC members who own cruising sailboats ranging in size from 27' to 44'. Each year, we sponsor a wide range of cruising events beginning in the early spring and ending in the late fall. Typically, these cruises are scheduled on weekends and holidays. Our primary cruising ground is the Chesapeake Bay (see list below of our typical destinations) with the occasional long distance cruises, such as a a recent trip around the DelMarVa Peninsula. Club members have also enjoyed group trips to the Adriatic, Belize and other exotic locations.
The typical on the water event is led by a member of the cruising fleet and may be a land rendezvous or a raft-up at a destination that allows us to enjoy sailing on some of the best cruising waters in the world. Cruising destinations are 15 to 30 miles from our clubhouse in Galesville, MD. At our rendezvous, we socialize, share meals, and generally have a grand time.
Take a look at this year's cruises. If you are new to cruising, you will find a wealth of experience among our members who are happy to share that knowledge with you. If you are not a member but know someone in our cruising fleet and would like to find out what our events are like, let us know and you will be welcome to join us on an upcoming cruise. We also encourage guests to join us at our land based events on clubhouse grounds.
If you are a member of our cruising fleet but have not been active, we encourage you to join in this year. If you formally were a cruiser but have parted ways with your sailboat, remember, you are always welcome to join as crew.
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October 11, 2016
The Green Note, London
"We have many things in common beyond a great first name and a pathological fear of the barber"
Joking that they were on 'The Reverse Colonization' tour, Red Moon Road's triumphant London show was a welcome addition to an extensive circuit of Northern arts centres and libraries (aye, we have culture and literacy up there!)
The band's two Daniels had quite a double-act going on. Introducing Private Lover about someone "who only loves you when no-one else is around," they quipped "She's as cold as ice"/"Well, she *is* from Canada."
For all their jokes about musicians – "maybe some of you are musicians and you'll never know what it feels like to move out"/"They're not musicians, they have real careers!" – it was clear that Red Moon Road take two things seriously: musicianship and history.
Daniel Peloquin-Hopfner (the mustachioed Daniel) spoke of his musical heritage. His grandfather "was a *real* big deal in rural Manitoba," touring village halls and barns to play the latest hits, sent from Toronto in sheet music form just days earlier. Certainly a talent to be proud of.
T'other Daniel, Daniel Jordan, spoke movingly about his grandmother's escape through battle-scarred Europe as a young girl. The song Liesel Friedl, borne of her recollections of terror, survival and pure chance, was truly beautiful and fittingly oldworldly, with a galloping rhythm line echoing the two brave horses that saved two vulnerable children.
Liesel made it to safety in Canada and met another refugee striving to prosper in the New World. Jordan explained that his grandfather had "the archetypal spirit of the immigrant and a stereotyped German inability to relax." Case in point? That time he took a holiday; "he built a deck, had a nap and went home." The band's tribute to his work ethic and family spirit, Planting Trees, was given a particularly touching airing here, just weeks after his death.
Recognising that they were brand new to the majority of the Tuesday night crowd, they slipped in a few classics. The Band cover was played with flair, flourish and passion, accompanied by support act Elliott Morris on guitar.
Then there were tributes to greats lost in 2016; their version of Changes was crystal clear so the crowd could "rehear the poetry of David Bowie." The best was yet to come, though. Their banjo-bongo version of When Doves Cry was ridiculously good, even before Rattai's kazoo solo.
It's important to stress that the covers weren't used as novelties, crutches or filler. Red Moon Road had more than enough stellar material of their own. I'll Bend But I Won't Break was inspired, in tone rather than lyric, by singer Sheena Rattai's tenant from hell. Already a highlight of the album, it was a highlight of the show, too. As much as she joked about the situation, the abiding hurt from being let down and swindled clearly runs deep and was channelled into a fierce performance.
There was even poetry in the introductions. Breathing Slow was about "passing on the knowledge you gain from the mistakes you made." The trio were particularly expressive about the extremes of weather, so inescapable in Canada. They spoke of the importance of music "when the nights grow long and the cold draws deep, " and recounted a friend's lament on the "sadness that comes with the changing of the seasons." It's not all dark and ice, of course. Words Of The Walls captured decades of young lives lived and changed in a single Winnipeg apartment, around a "square of sun" streaming through the window.
With winsome theatrics and poetics, deep harmonies and Rattai's killer vocals, it was a night filled with talent and laughter. Easily one of the best shows I've seen this year. Don't miss them when they return to the Old World.
Red Moon Road's new record, Sorrows and Glories, is out now. Check out my full album review for full details.
"You're the guitar man from the storm!"
The opening set by Elliot Morris could have stood up as stand up too. He recounted playing for a man he thought was a John Martyn fanatic…who turned out just to be a man named John Martin, thrilled to hear his name said on stage. Then the abiding memory of being on a boat at the age of 3 and seeking reassurance that boats never sink – that's when his Dad chose to tell him about the Titanic disaster in great detail. Also, how he made it into local folklore in one small town – turns out they didn't remember his name or his music but everyone knows of 'the guitar man' whose equipment blew away in the great storm.
You may not know his name but Morris has clearly been on the road honing his craft, especially the guitar work. End Of The World Blues had him beating percussive tones from his electro-acoustic like a folkier Newton Faulkner. Looking For Something That Isn't There was a controlled love song about painful inevitabilities, and Some Things Just Aren't Meant To Be was a lively "sea shanty about not liking something" – it's just too hard to be a sailor when you don't like the water.
Morris ended the set on a high with something you simply don't see every day at The Green Note – a Michael Jackson megamix! He played in tribute to Rod Temperton's recent death, and in celebration that such world-renowned songs came from Cleethorpes. Morris led the crowd in a soulful rendition of Billie Jean, rounded out with a few bars of Thriller.
Elliott Morris is crowdfunding to record his debut album, with some nifty incentives including a disposable camera of photos from the road and a Harris Tweed guitar strap! Check it out over on Pledge Music.
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Vanley Burke is one of the most important British photographers. He was born in Jamaica and arrived in Birmingham in 1965 aged 15. Here he began photographing the lives and experiences of the African Caribbean community. His work has been described as the greatest photographic document of Caribbean people in post-war Britain.
This display shows how Burke has documented the poignant and everyday moments of life in Birmingham. Burke's photographs capture scenes of childhood, crowds, community and faith, power and protest, as well as portraying influential men and women of our time. Many of the photographs were taken from well-known areas in Birmingham, such as the Bull Ring, Digbeth, Cannon Hill Park and Handsworth, demonstrating Burke's connection to the diverse and cosmopolitan city.
The photographs in this display are part of a series of 100 works known as 'Rivers of Birminam'. These were acquired for the people of Birmingham as part of the Collecting Birmingham project, run by Birmingham Museums Trust and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Local communities were consulted on what items should be added to Birmingham's collection to represent them and their lives.
Burke has said: "I am delighted the collection has found a permanent home in the city with Birmingham Museums. The photos reflect an important era of migration and settlement in Birmingham and it feels only right that the people represented in the images and their families can appreciate them for many years to come. In fact, I feel like the photos belong to the people of Birmingham as so many people feel connected to the stories and experiences documented in them and I'm very pleased they will now be part of the city's collection."
This display is free.
- Africa Liberation Day, Handsworth Park. The crowd listens to speakers from Africa, America and the Caribbean bringing news and information of the Black Diaspora, 1977 © Vanley Burke
- Boy with a flag, Wilfred, in Handsworth Park, 1970 © Vanley Burke
- Velrose, Cannon Hill Park, 1972 © Vanley Burke
- Out-riders head the African Liberation Day rally, Rookery Road, Handsworth, 1977 © Vanley Burke
- Young men on a see-saw in Handsworth Park, 1984 © Vanley Burke
- Ivy House Pub, Soho Road, was one of many Black-owned businesses in Handsworth, 1987 © Vanley Burke


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Stamford man shot in legs
STAMFORD -- Police are searching for a Honda Accord after a man was shot in the legs Wednesday night near Perry Street and Fairfield Avenue.
Police say the shooting may be part of an East Side-West Side gang battle believed to have claimed the lives of two East Side residents -- Wyclif Bel-Jean and Darius Jones -- this week. But Stamford Police Detective Sgt. Paul Guzda said the incident may be an isolated one. He said the victim could have been targeted by another West Sider with whom he had a serious disagreement in the recent past.
Witnesses told police Wednesday night's shooting involved multiple gunmen and numerous shots fired next to 28 Perry St., Guzda said.
The victim, a 29-year-old West Side resident, was shot through the left leg with the bullet lodging in his right leg, Guzda said.
At first, police did not know there was a shooting victim. Reports of shots fired on Perry Street were phoned in to police headquarters at 9:45 p.m.
A short time later, the victim got himself to the hospital, but when police arrived, he told them he would not cooperate with investigators.
"He told us we were wasting our time," Guzda said.
The victim has a long criminal history in Stamford.
The man went into surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, Guzda said.
There were reports of several cars fleeing the area, Guzda said.
According to a "be on the lookout" broadcast on the Fairfield County police hot line, the shooters fled in a blue or white Honda Accord registered to an address on Remington Street in Bridgeport.
Guzda said police were able to find a car that may have been involved in the incident. It was to be examined Friday for evidence.
Police are only getting limited cooperation from residents and witnesses, Guzda said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Stamford police at 203-977-4444.


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Picture: Aaron Carter - 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' Los Angeles premiere at the Pantages Theater Hollywood - Los Angeles, California, United States - Friday...
Singer Aaron Carter is desperate to follow big brother Nick's example and settle down - but he's still struggling with long relationships.
The grown-up child star, who has dated Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan, admits he's "super-lonely", but hasn't got the tools he needs right now to find lasting love.
He tells Wenn, "It's so hard to date. I haven't been able to maintain any relationships... Girls anywhere near my age, they know me and when somebody already knows me, before I get into anything with them this breakdown starts to happen. It starts off like, 'Oh my God, you're Aaron Carter,' and then it's, 'Oh, you're Aaron...' They get comfortable with me and that part is always hard to deal with.
"I wanna be able to maintain a relationship but I just can't right now because I'm not ready. I'm trying to rebuild my life and rebuild my future... Financially, I'm now starting to make a lot of money and a relationship now is not gonna be good for me."
Carter has just settled a huge tax debt that has been hanging over him for the past seven years and he embarked on a marathon 80-date tour of North America and Europe earlier this month (Sep14).
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Delhi's water woes may soon get aggravated as the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has said two water treatment plants might be shut, which may affect the water supply to parts of west, north, central and south Delhi.
Due to depletion of water level at Wazirabad pond, which is currently at 671.3ft against the normal level of 674.5ft and reduction in release of raw water by Haryana in Delhi Sub Branch and Munak Canal, the production of water treatment plants of Delhi has been adversely affected, a Delhi Jal Board official said.
"It may also result in closure of the water treatment plants at Chandrawal and Wazirabad. The Delhi Jal Board is endeavouring to rationalise the water supply. Therefore, water will be available at low pressure for the next few days, till the situation improves," the official said.
The affected areas are west, north, central Delhi, part of south Delhi, including the Delhi Cantonment and NDMC areas, the official added.
For more than a month, DJB has been facing problems in treating water as the three plants at Wazirabad, Chandrawal and Haidarpur have not been running at full capacity since January 30 due to high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna. Of the 900 MGD of water distributed in Delhi, nearly 60% comes from Haryana through the Yamuna.
The National Green Tribunal had last month directed the Delhi and Haryana governments to hold a meeting to resolve the issue of high ammonia content in the water provided to the city. Last week, the DJB had told the National Green Tribunal that Haryana should be directed to release more water in the Yamuna and it should also be asked to treat the water being supplied to the National Capital.
The counsel for the Haryana government, however, opposed the submission and said DJB should increase the capacity of water treatment plants instead of playing the blame-game. Haryana alleged that DJB has not complied with the tribunal's order as its chief secretary was not present at the meeting over the issue.
In a release on Monday, DJB said due to a leakage at the Command Tank 2, water supply will not be available or will be available at low pressure on Wednesday from 9am to midnight in Dwarka sub-city, Madhu Vihar, Rajapuri, Mahavir Enclave, and Bindapur areas.
Residents have been advised to store sufficient quantity of water in advance as per their requirement. Water tankers will be available for residents by calling 1916, 23527679, 23513073, 1800117118 (Central Control Room), 29234746, 29234747 (Greater Kailash), 26193218 (RK Puram), 25281197 (Paschim Vihar), 28521123 (Janakpuri D-Block), 25193140, 25174140 (Shivaji Enclave), 27308015 (Ashok Vihar), 25223658 (Punjabi Bagh), 27681578, 27677877 (Kewal Park), 65290868 (Dwarka), 26137216 (Vasant Kunj), 23537397, 23677129 (Idgah Water Emergency).
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Subway came under fire recently when it was revealed that the fast food chain was using "a bleaching agent" in its bread called azodicarbonamide, which is found in yoga-mats and flip flops. Mmm! If you'll recall in Burnsy's original post, some rando troll/aspiring conspiracy theorist took it upon himself to personally respond the following to every angry consumer leaving furious comments on Subway's Facebook page:
As it turns out, conspiracy homeboy was not wrong, because a new report released by the Environmental Working Group has found that azodicarbonamide has been found in nearly five hundred popular supermarket bread products. The full list is way too lengthy to print here, so here's just a sampling:
Wonder light wheat bread
Martin's potato rolls
Pillsbury dinner rolls and Toaster Strudel pastries
Sun-Maid raisin bread
IHOP French toast breakfast sandwiches
Little Debbie Honey Buns
Mariano's breads and rolls (42 varieties)
Nature's Own breads (18 varieties)
Sara Lee breads and buns (19 varieties)
Smucker's Uncrustables PB&J sandwiches
Sunbeam enriched bread
Healthy Life whole wheat with flaxseed bread
So, the takeaway here is that unless you grow and mill your own grains and make your own bread and basically be an Amish person, you're going to eat rubber or drink cancer and f*ck up the glorious temple that is your body somehow. As far as I'm concerned, just hand me a bottle of bourbon and a yoga-mat and let's be done with it.


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More than £7bn tax credits including child tax credits, working tax credits and pension credits have gone unclaimed as British taxpayers fail to take advantage of the help available to them.
Unbiased.co.uk's latest Tax Action report revealed that income-related tax credits – that is tax credits that are means tested – make up the majority of the £12.6bn tax wastage in the UK.
The report states that £2.2bn child tax credits go unclaimed every year and a further £2.7bn working tax credit is not claimed by Brits.
The Tax Action campaign urges taxpayers to check and renew their entitlements to ensure they are not missing out. Taxpayers have until July 31 deadline to ensure they have been paid the correct tax credits.
Karen Barrett, chief executive of Unbiased.co.uk, advised taxpayers to take care to fill out forms correctly.
"Any errors can often jeopardise the amount you will eventually receive," she said. "And if you miss this week's deadline, although your tax credit payments will stop, all is not lost; you will be given a 30 day grace period to get your tax credits reinstated.
"It is also important to keep the Tax Office up to date with any changes to your personal and financial circumstances; otherwise, you could risk missing out on your full tax credit entitlement or being overpaid. Whilst getting more than you are entitled to may sound good, you are likely to face the nightmare of having to repay all the money they've given you at a later date."
The Unbiased report also revealed that £2.5bn tax relief on pension contributions also went unclaimed.
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I mean the kind where she s*cks your c**k right off. I love to get it this way especially if I am on top or standing. cbj is ok, it is the action that I am looking for.
Give me your recommendations.
I mean the kind where she s*cks your c**k right off. I love to get it this way especially if I am on top or standing. cbj is ok, it is the action that I am looking for.
Give me your recommendations.
hard to believe that nobody can give me any feedback on this. Come on guys, help a guy out.
PM me if you do not want to post.
Do a search on Sara on this board and the canine one as well. Go back as far as January.
I have had the pleasure more than once and have never experienced the frustrations mentioned in some of the posts. YMMV
Good luck and post a review.
Can you elaborate?
I'm not sure about rules of naming other boards here so I'll just call it 'The Large Hound'. Play with synonyms for words 2 & 3.
Send me a PM if you need further help.
The name Sara (Lougheed Area) could be a synonym for "Hoover". BB if you're clean, no CIM, so let it go all over her....
She's got a bit of a spotty rep, but I've not had a problem on any of my three visits. Now that Skytrain runs that way, she's in easy walking distance of Lougheed Mall station.
Or maybe "Caress" in Maple Ridge. An older lady for sure, but an outstanding bbbj. I've only seen her once, but it was just fine. Very good, older (mid 40s?) frame. She said CIM was okay, but no swallows.
Both advertise in the Buy & Sell.
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using the search button, 2nd one from left on top right hand corner. Type in bbbj and search.
Thanks for the replies. I will check Sara out. Did search Sara and it sounded like there were two. You are right, the one near the station has some bad reviews around showing up.
Hey Country Boy,
Regarding Sara near Lougheed Mall, the reviews stating that she is enthusiatic and motivated are very true.... however, the reviews stating her unreliability are also true. If you want a Wham Bam Thank-you mam, then she's your type! Her looks were previously described like a skateboarder but IMHO she's definitely more like an older biker woman. Not Fat but definitely not slim and curvy!!! Anyways my experience with her was OK. She did not want to BBBJ despite being clean. YMMV!!! One last point.... she likes it fast and hard!!!!
Getting Older & Wiser???
go to bex some of the girls there would do bbbj and the price is good too.


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Don't worry, I still love beer. And my favorite stool at DRY 85.
Let's cut through the crap. To say this place has been woefully neglected would be an understatement. In fact, it's been a rather weird summer.
Even though I'm not a huge fan of this particular season, there were quite a few highs. Work, though crazy, has been great. (I even started a marketing podcast with a coworker.) Mr. Pint and I moved to a new apartment and finally have a patio again. But there were also some lows, which included a bit of an identity crisis about Naptown Pint. And this very first world problem led to me taking an unexpected step back from here (and my column) for… well, a long time.
Thankfully, the absence only made my withered, black, cold heart grow fonder of the Maryland beer community I've been lucky enough to call my second home. And I have a bunch of stories and interviews that have been gathering dust on the shelf for the past few months that are woefully overdue for sharing.
But for now, I'm going to ease back into this by sharing a few highlights from past couple of weeks – because I've been on some adventures.
After missing a few meetings, the Annapolis Homebrew Club reminded me of how awesome this area is.
I went to the Oyster Recovery Partnership facility at Horn Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, along with Chef Keith Long of Harvest Wood Grill and Tap, for an upcoming piece for The Capital. Really incredible work being done there.
…which was then followed by a behind-the-scenes tour at RAR Brewing in Cambridge. Also for an upcoming article in The Capital.
I hosted a Maryland beer and cheese pairing for the winners of a silent auction.
Valeria and I went to see John Oliver at the Kennedy Center and capped off our evening with one of the most decadent meals ever at Carluccio's in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.
I went to the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. – one of my favorite galleries – with Shelby and Jessie-Lee from work. I got to see my beloved "Luncheon of the Boating Party" by Renoir.
While there, we scoped out the famous Rothko room, which was thought-provoking and introspective.
We also caught the Karel Appel: A Gesture of Color exhibit.
…and the second to last day of the William Merritt Chase exhibit.
We concluded our D.C. art adventure with pizza and beer at Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupont Circle.
Allison Zaucha and I finally checked out Sailor Oyster Bar – eclectic and spectacular, with a custom cream ale on nitro from RAR Brewing as their house beer.
Mr. Pint and I went to the second last Wednesday of Annapolis' Dinner Under the Stars on West Street.
Last, but not least, I took Mr. Pint on his first trip to Vida Taco Bar. It was delicious.
…and that's just been within the past month.
Anyway, there you have it. What's coming up next? Well, the new year of Junior League of Annapolis gearing up. Plus, I'm speaking on a beer policy panel for DC Beer Week on September 26 and hosting a beer tasting at South River Golf Club in early October.
The thing I'm most looking forward to, however, is our upcoming trip with this guy and gal in mid-October to Europe – especially since Mr. Pint has never been overseas before, and we'll be in Paris for his birthday.
For now, it's just good to be back.


text: To commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the mixtape that catapulted him into the hearts of the streets and super stardom in 2002, 50 Cent Is The Future, 50 Cent has released a brand new mixtape titled The Big Ten. Never mind that it has only been nine years since his oft-heralded mixtape was released and the fact that the mixtape has more than ten songs. When 50 Cent says it is it is. 50 truly pioneered the mixtape game back in the day making them seem more like albums than a collection of throwaway verses and freestyles. The blueprint that he laid down can be seen mimicked by every single new rap artist coming out right now. It's almost as if your mixtape now has to be better than your album and that's all thanks to 50. He was releasing mixtapes at an alarming rate back in the early 2000s with his fellow G-Unit brethren. One of those tapes struck the ear of Eminem and the rest is history. Now, 50's much more content to sit back and play the businessman than act which you can't blame because he is a smart man who has made a lot of money in his various business ventures. He no longer can match the hunger and intensity with which he spit his rhymes back in the day which was part of the appeal. I just can't take him seriously when he's talking about the same things he was back ten years ago before he owned a Maybach. To me, 50 was never a skilled lyricist and I still think that Get Rich Or Die Tryin is overrated even though all of my friends hail at as some great rap classic. 50 never had much depth to his rhymes and those weaknesses are now amplified at this point in his career. This new mixtape is trying to bring back the old 50 but it's not possible when you never switch your subject matter your whole career. 50 will always be stuck trying to be a gangsta rapper even when he's clearly out of that element at this point in his career. That continues to be his biggest downfall.


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Beginner Runner Tip #2
Get Technical : Ditch the Sweats and Cotton Tees
Invest in some 'technical fabric' running shorts, tops, and socks. Technical fabric can be made of a variety of materials but are all designed to wick away sweat from the skin to prevent chafing, irritation and blisters. They also tend to help regulate your temperature better as the sweat is able to evaporate better. Stay away from cotton clothing, it tends to do everything that technical gear is designed to avoid! You can also look at compression gear, but for beginner runners it is not normally required unless you feel you have a specific need for compression garments.
Make sure your new gear is brightly coloured and has some reflective strips on it so you are visible when running. It might look cool or slimming to be dressed in head-to-toe black, but it's difficult for others to see in low light and dangerous if you're on the roads. Nothing peeves drivers more than a runner dressed like a ninja appearing from nowhere…
Think about the weather and the season. If you're starting running in spring then you'll be looking for a top that will have some warmth to get you into summer, and a light top for warm spring days and for summer. If however it's winter, you will need to look at adding gloves, a base-layer and an overlayer that will give you water resistance. It doesn't necessarily need to be waterproof, but it needs to be able to handle some rain without you getting drenched. If you live in severe weather or are just hardcore and will run whatever the weather, think about opting for something with Goretex fabric which is completely waterproof.
If you're a lady, make sure you get a good sports bra. It needs to be supportive, prevent excessive movement up-down and left-right, and not be so tight it restricts your breathing. It's a good idea to get professionally fitted, especially if you *blushes* have, ahem, big boobs.
Good running bottoms are also an important investment. There are lots to choose from, with different styles. Shorts, tights, capris, maybe a running skirt for the women? Most women choose tights because they are multi-function, can be worn over a wider temperature range and, well, look good. Some men aren't fans of tights and will choose shorts in any weather. But, if you're a guy and you do choose tights, PLEASE wear shorts over the top. It's just not cool for guys to be running around in tights without the modesty of shorts. No one needs to see that…
When buying your running bottoms think of the weather and when you'll be running. If it's winter you may want tights with a thin fleece layer in them for extra warmth, and look for gear with reflective elements if you're running in low light.
Regardless of the style of running bottoms you go for, key things to look out for as a beginner are extra features like key-pockets or zippered pouches for your phone/ID. These little compartments make a big difference to the usefulness of a pair of pants and you won't have to carry things in your hands. Look for pouches on the hips or on the back below the waistband. The higher up they are the less the things inside will bounce around as you run.
And finally, choose clothes that fit you properly. Technical gear is designed to work with your body and should be reasonably tight to the skin to maximise the benefit of the wicking properties. A lot of technical gear is also specially shaped to fit better when running. The wrong size will end up with folds in the wrong places and tight spots where you don't want them. If you're of large stature, don't think you need to run around in loose clothing to try and hide your extra pounds. Trust me; people always look better in clothes that fit them, regardless of their size. Plus, seeing that once tight-fitting top getting loose on you is a big boost compared to not being able to notice it in some massive four-sizes-too-big shirt.
As an aside, here is one of my favourite posts from Colby at It's a Marathon AND a Sprint about the lady in the oversize tee.
By having the right sort of clothing that fits well and performs well, your running will be more comfortable and your temperature better regulated, leaving you to concentrate on the more important stuff. Like running!
Happy running everyone!
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Said Phaeton would likely fit somewhere between the Audi A6 and Audi A8, as opposed to a cheaper and cooler alternative to the A8. And a date for said return? Motor Authority says 2010 and we hope they're right. This actually reminds us that, in William Gibson's Spook Country, a lot of people drive the Phaeton because of its stealth luxury:
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Emma beats phobia to grow successful venture
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Emma beats phobia to grow successful venture
AN internet entrepreneur who overcame a serious social phobia to start her business is aiming for expansion after winning work from clients including Deal or No Deal TV producer Endemol.
Northumbria University graduate Emma Reillyâs original hopes of following her dream to work in the film production business was thwarted by her illness, so she used the internet to keep herself busy.
âI started to do web design as a hobby to keep my brain active,â said the 28-year-old from Chapel House in Newcastle.
âI had just helped my family out with odd things, putting things online for my dad, who is a photographer. They said âyou should do this for yourselfâ.â
In the five months since her internet marketing and design company Fizz Bang Interactive started trading, she has won consultancy work with Endemol and digital marketing contracts with online bingo companies in the North East.
âIâve also had enquiries from London and one from America,â said Ms Reilly.
She was receiving incapacity benefits because of her illness, which prevented her from working, but practical support from a business training course helped her gain the confidence to start her own enterprise.
âUp until a couple of years ago, I couldnât even speak on the telephone,â said Ms Reilly. âThe social phobia, itâs always there in the background. From being in a situation where I was scared to leave the house, to now travelling around the country to work on projects involving household brands, has truly been a huge change for me.
âNow Iâm just looking forward to the future and growing a successful business here in the North East.â
Her next step is to complete a course with the Software Ventures programme, which is run by the North East BIC, to prepare entrepreneurs for business investment.
âAt the end I will be pitching to investors. This is to start a new e-commerce software product which I hope to develop and run alongside Fizz Bang,â said Ms Reilly. âIâm looking to get angel investment to start it up.â
She is now aiming to move the home-based business into its own premises and recruit her first member of staff within the next six months.
But before that, a trip to the House of Lords is on the agenda later this month, where Ms Reillyâs success has been recognised in the Leonard Cheshire Ready to Start business awards.
The charity organises the annual event to recognise people who have overcome physical or mental disabilities to start a business.
The award comes a few months after she was a finalist in the annual If We Can You Can challenge.
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Carges College Primer: Week 6
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Pete Carges
It takes a big man to admit when he was wrong, and fortunately for all of my loyal followers that big man is me. There's no other way to put it, last week was a complete whiff. Hand up, my bad. I'm not a guy that makes excuses but kickers missing 19 and 22-yard field goals is just something you can't plan for.
Did I know Sam Darnold was going to look average? Did I know Tennessee was going to look like a modified team? No, of course not, but the only thing left to do now is move forward, which is good because we've got a beautiful slate of games coming up this weekend and I'm feeling a return to prominence.
It's finally October, we've got a good read on most of these teams, so let's go 4-0 and get you guys back in the green.
Week 6 Can't Miss Games
- 23 - West Virginia at 8 - TCU - 3:30 p.m. (FS1)
Remember TCU? That team that had the second biggest road win of the season a few weeks ago at Oklahoma State? Yeah they are back this week against another solid Big 12 opponent in West Virginia, and I think we've got another wild west shootout on our hands.
Both of these teams are coming off of bye weeks and both quarterbacks will be looking to make a statement on the national stage. Both Will Grier and Kenny Hill weren't thought of too highly as pro prospects coming into the season, but they both have performed adequately over the first month of the season and have their teams in prime position to make a playoff push.
This game, however, will be decided on the ground, and West Virginia gave up a team record rush yards against Kansas, of all teams, in their last game. TCU's ground attack is what really set the tone against Oklahoma State.
The points will be flying off the board again in this one, and I'm confident this is the shootout in the Big 12 we've been waiting for all year.
MY PICK: The OVER 68
- 13 - Miami at Florida State - 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
The 'Noles and the Canes. It just feels right. This is a game that was supposed to be played a month ago, but thanks to actual hurricanes, it's been moved back. How different things would've been if it had been played at the original date.
Florida State is a team in trouble right now; they opened the season with two losses and barely squeaked one out against Wake Forest last week.
Miami meanwhile, is cruising. They've only played three games but have looked outstanding in all three of them.
This is a rivalry game so it'll be close for a little while, but in the end Miami's front seven is going to absolutely punish the Seminole's Swiss cheese offensive line. Miami gets it done in the second half, leading to our annual "Is the U FINALLY back??" conversation.
MY PICK: Miami -3
- 11 - Washington State at Oregon - 8 p.m. (FOX)
Mike Leach's Cougs were the talk of last week with an impressive 30-27 win over USC on Friday night, but the question now begs, was USC a little bit overrated? We'll find out in the next couple weeks, but the question that will be answered this weekend is whether or not Wazzu get the job done in a tough road environment in Eugene.
The Ducks had a nice start to the season, but fell to an inferior Arizona State team and suffered some injuries against Cal last week. They'll have a new quarterback under center, though who that will be is still up in the air at this point.
The line on this game has fluctuated from Oregon being a two-point favorite, to Washington State -3, and now completely off the board with the Ducks quarterback status up in the air.
I don't think any of that matters though, because I have the Cougars winning big in this one. Oregon is still a year or two away from returning back to an elite Pac-12 team, and I don't see any let down from Ol' Crimson, despite their toughest road test of the season.
MY PICK: Washington State -3
- 10 Michigan State (+10) at Michigan 7:30 ABC
This was a tough week to pick an upset (which usually means we are in store for a whole plethora of them on tap), but I think Sparty has an actual shot on the road here.
Michigan State looked good against a solid Iowa team a week ago, while Michigan still has yet to put together that complete game. The Wolverines will be starting a new quarterback in John O'Korn, and Mark D'Antonio will have his defense dialed in against a subpar Michigan offense.
Do I think the Spartans will win? Probably not. But it's a rivalry game, the juices will be flowing, and weird things tend to happen when these two teams meet, especially the last time in Ann Arbor.
Other Games to Watch:
- Wake Forest at 2 - Clemson - 12 p.m. (ESPN2)
- Maryland at Ohio State - 4 p.m. (FOX)
- Stanford at 20 - Utah - 10:15 p.m. (FS1)
My College Football Playoff (if the season ended today):
- 1 - Clemson vs 4 - Penn State
- 2 - Alabama vs 3 - Oklahoma
Next Four in: Washington, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin
Heisman Front-Runners:
- Baker Mayfield - QB - Oklahoma
- Saquon Barkley - RB - Penn State
- Mason Rudolph - QB - Oklahoma State
- Bryce Love - RB - Stanford
- Luke Falk - QB - Washington State


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Throwback Thursday: Your 10 Step Guide to a Rockin' New Year
By Carol Ebert, RN, BSN, MA, CHES, CWP
The word TRANSITION means the passage from one form, state, style, or place to another – CHANGE! Some of you are cringing thinking about change, but others are thinking – BRING IT ON! How many transitions are you experiencing right now? From holiday over-eating to New Year reckonings about weight? From worrying about money to wondering what else you could do to increase your income? From working in a job that is not a fit for you to wondering what else you could be doing? From leaving the workforce to enter the world of retirement and not knowing how to adjust? Transitions are everywhere at any time and can be perceived as negative or positive. I prefer the latter and have some thoughts to consider.
T – Trust your instincts. Rather than be caught off guard when things change, take the high road and note what your gut is telling you about what it going on. Keep in mind the change you are experiencing might be just what you have been secretly wanting!
R – Reset your eating and exercise program. Have you been stuck and know you want to get healthier but not sure how to make the first move? I'm sure you have dealt with this before, so reflect on what helped you be successful in the past and recreate those steps.
A – Adjust your thinking from I CAN'T to I CAN. See yourself healthy, happy and whole. Send time every day imagining yourself being your best and being grateful for all that you are and have. Hang up pictures to visually represent what your goals look like so you can start living in that body even before you get there.
N – Notice what you need right now. Go outside right now for a walk. Yes – right now! By yourself! Take a notepad and pen along because great ideas are sure to surface while you are walking and you may want to write them down before you lose them. Focus as you walk on what you really need right now to move forward thru this transition. This will be your starting point.
S – Set goals in alignment with your values to create the life you love. Have you ever taken the time to really ask yourself what you want? Yes, you know what your mother wants for you, what your kids want, what your partner wants, and what you "should" want. But what do you really want? Write down 3 dreams you have for a more complete life and post it where you can ponder it.
I – Integrate all your skills into a single focus. By now you have probably acquired a lot of great life and work skills that make you the fantastic talented person you are. During this transition, you might find that it is time to put them all to good use and see what emerges. Write down a list of everything you are great at – write until you can't think of anything else – at least 30 things.
T – Train yourself for new skills. After I had acquired all the skills I thought I needed in life, I opened up myself to what might be next for me – the key – being open to possibilities. What showed up for me was "wellness coaching", or some people call it "life coaching". When I was searching for "what's next for me", a friend coached me and after just 2 sessions, I had a new direction, a plan, and I was on my way again. I loved the experience so much, I was trained to be a coach as well as a coach trainer.
I – Invite new opportunities. When I was transitioning out of the workforce and into my own independent wellness business, I needed to figure out how to earn money while still doing the work I am passionate about. Because I remained open to new ideas, I was presented with a way to help people get healthy as well as make passive income that could grow over time. The key was to stay open to new ideas and give them a chance to see if they could work for you.
O – Own up to what is best for you. Not sure what direction to take as you transition? Your guide should be how you "feel" about what you decide to do. As they say, if it feels right – do it?
N – Now is the time to reinvent yourself. I wrote a whole chapter on this in the book Wise Women Speak – Choosing Stepping Stones Along the Path. My gift to you is a free download of this chapter by logging on to my website http://carolebert.com/meet-carol/free-ebook/
Enjoy the process of your transition. Remember, it's about the journey not the destination. Fun times ahead! Contact me at any time for support – email@example.com.
The dangers of compassion fatigue
Nurses are the frontline of patient care, making them the most susceptible to compassion fatigue, a state of mental exhaustion caused by caring for patients and their family through times of distress. It's important that nurse managers are aware of the risks, identify the signs in their staff, and provide guidance to nurses that need it. While the increase in stress and unhappiness caused by compassion fatigue are evident, some of the other consequences are less obvious:
Increased medical risk: Compassion fatigue can lead to an increase in medical errors due to a lack of communication or inability to react. Nurses suffering fatigue can become unsympathetic, self-centered, and preoccupied, to the detriment of a patient's care. To read more about this connection and how to counter it, check out Reduce Nurse Stress and Reduce Medical Error from HealthLeaders Media.
Decreased retention: The increased stress and potential trauma associated with compassion fatigue can drive new nurses away from the field. The American Association of Colleges of Nurse reports that 13% of newly licensed RNs work in a different career within a year of receiving their license, and 37% said they were ready to change careers. Many reported that the significant, ongoing emotional stress was a factor in their dissatisfaction.
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Avoiding Autopilot
Rarely are we genuinely thoughtless—that is, without thought. But often we are not giving our thoughts much consideration. In today's world, there is much distraction and sometimes we are guilty of distracting ourselves just to prevent our minds from focusing on the things that are most important (electronic devices proliferate and give us many opportunities to engage in mindlessness). So, to be genuinely able to think about thinking, we must avoid going onto autopilot.
Autopilot is the state of being where we are largely going through the motions, not thoughtfully engaged in the activities of life. It is when we arrive at our destination but cannot remember the traffic on our commute, or taking the last turn or even whether we stopped for the traffic signal or not—it happens to all of us, and that is autopilot. The key is in recognizing when it is happening and being willing and able to intercept your unconscious mind and instead coax it to be present in the real-life situation you're living. It is learning to move our conscious mind from nowhere to now here—a subtle but essential difference!
Being present in the moment is the essence of mindfulness, and it is powerful! Mindfulness wakes us up to sensations we have been failing to notice. It reveals patterns in our activities that we've become blind to. It permits us the full engagement in the reality happening in front of us and even within us, silently, steadfastly, sacredly. Mindfulness may enable us to improve our health, connect more successfully to other people, enlarge our thinking, focus our perception, and even strengthen our intuition. Mindfulness is the polar opposite of autopilot!
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Rock Your Health: How to get what you want every time you ask
I know – that doesn't sound possible. But how would you like to raise your odds of success?
Have you ever wanted something to happen to improve your life and it just wasn't happening? No matter how hard you tried? Maybe you were trying too hard and need to slack off a bit. Sometimes we block our desires by pushing too hard and then get frustrated thinking "Why aren't I getting anywhere? I'm working as hard as I can and getting nowhere."
Here's an example. I was teaching a class for teachers on how to bring positivity into the classroom using the Law of Attraction and suddenly realized that as much as I know about all the ways in the world to attract great things to my life, I still don't always practice them. This class became a reminder of that, so I'd like to share with you five tips to help you do less, feel better and attract more.
Here are some tips to get you started.
- First decide what desire you want to manifest for yourself
- Create a Vision Board that represents what your desire looks like and display it where you see it every day
- Schedule time every day to focus on your desire in a relaxed state
- Practice techniques you enjoy daily that relax you like meditation, yoga, Tai Chi, exercise, listening to relaxing music, etc.
- Keep a journal of all the things you start manifesting as proof that it works
Now you will be on your way to getting what you want (almost) every time you ask. I would love to hear your comments about this.
Rock Your Health: Overcoming the "Summertime Blues" with a wellness twist
We're halfway through summer and I've had more hot dogs, cakes, s'mores, barbecues, and party dinners then I handle. It's all good because I get to celebrate with friends and family, but I'm feeling out of control with my eating.
Wouldn't this be a great time to reassess our healthy lifestyle choices and maybe consider tweaking a little bit? Here's an idea for you. I do a brief wellness review twice a year to see how I'm doing about staying on a healthy path. I also use this as a tool for all my coaching clients as they embark on a new lifestyle path, so it might be very helpful for you right now as well.
Just email me to get a free download so you can do your own reassessment to start getting back on track and ready for fall. Have fun with this!
Rock Your Health: 10 Life lessons from the blackberry patch
Picking blackberries is my ZEN thing to do in the summer, as it takes me away from the usual city stuff and allows me to become re-connected to nature and who I am. And since I am also a Life Coach, I see the application of my experience to those of you who might like to do some soul searching as well.
Here are my thoughts on the experience of picking in the patch. YOU can decide how this can apply to your life.
B – Be prepared before you enter the patch.
Shorts and tank tops are not picking attire. Blackberries grow on long prickly vines that not only scratch me easily, but can wrap around my ankles and trip me if I start moving too fast. I prepare and protect myself with long-sleeved shirts and pants, preferably denim, socks, and shoes, no sandals.
L- Listen to the sounds of the woods for guidance.
If birds are chirping pleasantly, bugs are buzzing around making a lazy sound, leaves are fluttering in the breeze and I feel calm, then all is well. At a moment's notice, however, I have heard a screech or a squawk or a fast rustling thru the woods and know that something is up! It's amazing if I don't have the distraction of all the "people noise" that the sounds of nature are there to guide my survival in very basic ways.
A – Analyze your next move before you take the first step.
Before I start to pick, I scan the entire patch and get the big picture of how I will proceed. Where is the best entry point that provides the easiest access, has the least amount of entanglements and yields the biggest return. This is a "prickly" venture and can lead to a lot of scratches, so I need to be strategic and move carefully as I proceed.
C – Check behind you often.
Sometimes when I keep moving forward as I pick, I only see one side of what is available. When I turn around periodically, I see more berries that I might have missed if I were always looking forward. I like to use the "turning technique" by planting my feet in one spot and picking in all directions before I move on, so I can see all the angles.
K – Keep moving deeper into the patch.
The best is yet to come. The first glance does not reveal the true bounty that lies within. As you go deeper, you start developing the "eye" for what you are looking for and you start seeing more of what is there than you originally thought. And berries always appear smaller from a distance, so when you get up close and personal, you really can see how big and beautiful they really are. Of course moving deeper into the patch means more vines, more stickers, more scratches, but no pain – no gain. It is well worth it to forge ahead.
B – Berries that fall to the ground before you get to them are a gift.
Two things are happening here. If you get overly greedy and try to pick too many berries at once with your hand, there might be overflow and they might fall out of your hand and onto the ground. The positive spin on this is that there might be a critter on the ground that had a wonderful berry drop from the heavens right down to the ground in front of it – and it perceives it as a gift! So instead of getting frustrated when you lose the perfect berry, think of the joy that critter feels when it appeared.
E – Expect to experience some pain
I never make it out of the patch without a few scratches, mainly on my hands with exposed skin, but if I pick slowly and steadily and avoid quick moves, I keep it to a minimum. There will be times when you are tempted by a beautiful cluster of ripe berries to reach farther than you should, and then it is easy to get off balance and fall, or pull a muscle. Again, slow, deliberate, and calculated movements reduce the possibility of pain and suffering.
R – Rejoice over the experience.
Appreciate the bounty you are harvesting, how nature provides such delicious and nourishing treats, that you have taken the time to be with nature, be with yourself and be "one with the berries". The best stress management tool there is for grounding and it's all FREE.
R – Ripe berries have the best flavor and are easiest to pick.
The biggest berries are the ripest and sweetest, and they are the easiest to pick. When you hit on a cluster of them all ripe and ready, you can cup your hand around the whole bundle and they slide easily off the vine and into your hand. Very smooth! Most of the time the biggest and ripest are found in the shade or hidden among leaves, so when you find them they are a complete surprise. I always get excited when I find them – and usually shout out to my picking partners – "I've found the mother load!" So always keep your eyes open when picking, because the best berries might not be in full view, they might even be very low under a lot of brush and you might have to look a little harder to find them.
Y – Young berries need more time to mature
Just because a berry looks ripe doesn't mean it is. You'll know right away if it is ready to be picked because if it hangs on tight to the vine and you can't easily guide it off, it's not ready. A gentle tug will tell you if it is time or not. If you start pulling too hard you could mash it and then it is of no value to anyone.
So if you want to coach yourself today, ask yourself – How does this apply to your life?
Rock Your Health: Gluten-Free for You and Me?
How much gluten are you consuming daily and it is affecting your health? Just look around at work at how much is staring in your face daily. Check out these facts.
G – "Gluten" refers to proteins that occur naturally in wheat, rye, barley and cross-bred hybrids of these grains
L – Labels on foods using the claim "gluten-free" now must have a gluten limit of less than 20 ppm (parts per million)
U – Until now, celiac patients did not know what the words 'gluten free' meant when they saw them on a food label
T – Three million people in the United States have Celiac Disease which is 1% of the population
E – Eliminating Gluten from the diet is a big challenge for those with Celiac Disease
N – Now the FDA has set guidelines for the use of the term "gluten-free" on food labels to help people with celiac disease maintain a gluten-free diet.
F – Foods that contain gluten trigger production of antibodies that attack and damage the lining of the small intestine which limits absorption of nutrients and leads to other serious health problems, including nutritional deficiencies, osteoporosis, growth retardation, infertility, miscarriages, short stature, and intestinal cancers.
R – Removing Gluten from the diet is the only way to manage Celiac Disease
E – Eliminating Gluten from the diet will also improve life for many others who are gluten intolerant or gluten sensitive.
E – Eliminating the following from food will allow food manufacturers to use the label "gluten-free"
- an ingredient that is any type of wheat, rye, barley, or crossbreeds of these grains
- an ingredient derived from these grains and that has not been processed to remove gluten
- an ingredient derived from these grains and that has been processed to remove gluten, if it results in the food containing 20 or more parts per million (ppm) gluten
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Rock Your Health: Are your joints starting to act up?
As the Nurse of Wellness that I am, my belief is that I am unstoppable and will live forever. Can you relate? But the mechanics of my body have a different story to tell. Over-use syndrome of doing too much, in too much of a hurry, and not honoring the fact that my body might need to slow down a bit to move safely and not get hurt took its toll on my knee.
Yes, I was on crutches with a swollen left knee from just squatting down briefly. Go figure! But I have learned from this experience. YES – ONCE AGAIN – another learning experience!!
- I had to ask for help, even when it pains me to do so
- I had to do less and the world didn't end because I'm not scurrying about
- I had more time than I thought and could catch up on reading and making calls to reconnect with others – you know; all that old-fashioned stuff we don't always seem to have time to do.
- I became more efficient with my movements because I had to rest my knee more often instead of being in perpetual motion
- I received visitors who brought me great food and great conversation
- I discovered how valuable friends are who will rally around me when I am down and out
- And finally, I learned that my joints need more respect as I age so I don't injure myself needlessly.
So as I healed with ice, elevation, powerful anti-oxidants, essential oils, relaxation, ibuprofen and crutch-walking, I realized we are all on this journey of aging so I hope you give your "joints" a chance to serve you to the best of their ability. Respect them and they will carry you through.
Be well on your journey! Would love to hear your story about how nursing can be tough on your joints! Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Rock Your Health: 6 Daily habits you should definitely steal from history's greatest "Creatives"
Are you exercising your "creative juices" as you move forward with your latest challenges? Did you know that being more creative makes life more fun and improves your health too! Apparently famous creative people over history use "wellness strategies" to improve their creativity. Check it out!
Napping: Charles Darwin took a nap every day. Studies show that "sleeping on it" really does work. And while the idea of catching a few moments of rest midday may be perceived as lazy, it can actually be way better for productivity than trying to soldier through a particularly sleepy afternoon.
Wellness tip – I do something similar by taking 30 minutes to groove on my Chi Machine for relaxation. Not only do I get a great BUZZ when my Chi (energy) is flowing freely, but I often fall asleep as well!
*How often do you take time for a nap and what benefit do you receive when you do take one?
Being social: Lots of history's greatest thinkers regularly visited and dined with their friends, which can help fend off the loneliness of being a creative entrepreneur.
Wellness tip – I am attracted to others with creative minds and when we are together we are "in the flow" where ideas come easily, they bounce back and forth and we have great fun. And feeling good doing what you love in the company of others like you is good for your heart and soul.
*How often do you tap into the creative juices of your naturally creative employees?
Exercising: Charles Darwin took 3 walks per day. Charles Dickens took "strenuous walks" through the countryside. Victor Hugo took long strenuous walks on the beach. Milton walked up and down his garden. Freud walked around Vienna at "terrific speed".
Wellness tip – Exercise really kicks in my creative juices so I not only receive cardiac health benefits from my Jazzercise class and walking outside, but I also come up with even more ideas I can use. I often have to stop in mid-exercise to write down something brilliant I just thought of.
*What is your exercise routine and what creative thoughts occur when you are doing it?
Taking breaks: Giving themselves a chance to do something other than work in the middle of the day, whether it be a lunch with family or a quiet project, was popular with many of the greats. W.H. Auden did the crossword. Charles Darwin played backgammon with his wife.
Wellness tip – Breaks are hugely important for optimal health but I have to schedule them in or they don't happen. We can work hard, but we need recovery time just like with exercise. So every 2 hours I stop and take a walk, have a cup of tea with a snack, or do a relaxation exercise.
*How often do you take breaks in your day – and make sure your employees do the same thing – to give the body/mind a chance to recover?
Decompressing at the end of the day: René Descartes and Charles Darwin both regularly allowed themselves time in bed at the end of every day to think about their day and come up with ideas, and, it's safe to say, they didn't do it with the TV on.
Wellness tip – I declare an end time every day or I will not stop working. The computer gets turned off and stays off, then off to exercise class followed by down-time eating and visiting with my husband to wind down for the day.
*What is your plan for decompressing from the day?
Sleep: Tchaikovsky, Hugo, Beethoven slept 8 hours each night, Dickens, Franklin, Darwin and Milton slept 7. And the majority prepared for sleep by winding down with reading, playing cards, conversation, listening to music, taking a bath.
Wellness tip – And today the old adage of sleeping 7-8 hours each night for rejuvenation still stands. I make sure the bedroom is dark, the windows are letting in fresh air and because I easily awaken to outside sounds I have a setting on my clock that creates the sounds of rain to block that out.
*What are your sleep rituals and how well are you doing with them?
Hopefully these "creative" ideas from past and present will be just what you need right now! And if you need a "Life Coach" who can help you sort it all out, contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Dealing with secondary trauma for mass-casualty nurses
Many emergency nurses are used to dealing with badly injured patients and sudden death, but when it comes to caring for victims of mass shootings and their families, the healing process can be very different. Lesa Beth Titus, BSN, RN, a trauma coordinator for Mercy Medical Center that treated victims of the mass shooting in Rosburg, Oregon, told Nurse.com that nurses think they are immune to the everyday tragedies of the emergency department, but the aftereffects of a mass casualty incident were very different.
Studies show that repeated exposure to traumatic events can have a similar effect to experiencing trauma directly; this experience of trauma is referred to as secondary trauma. One study found that about one in three emergency nurses experienced anxiety, depression and sleep disorders, while one in 10 showed clinical levels of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). David Tetrault, PhD, MDiv, who worked as a chaplain at Banner-University Medical Center that treated victims from the Tucson, Arizona shooting, said that a mass shooting adds another layer of complexity, as it calls into question your personal values, which makes coping more difficult.
The public nature of mass casualties can make it more difficult for nurses suffering from secondary trauma as well. The media attention can serve as a constant reminder of the event, delaying the return to normalcy that many seek after a traumatic experience.
What can help nurses suffering from secondary trauma? It's important to recognize that everyone reacts differently, and it's important to respect that. Joy A. Lauerer, DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC, explains: "We know that trauma is long-lasting and that it affects the brain and neurological systems… and some people process trauma more readily than others." Struggles with trauma can last for years, and the trauma can be retriggered as well.
Basic self-care can have a positive effect on those dealing with trauma; eating well, proper sleep and exercise can all help the healing process. Talking with friends, family and others with similar experience can also help. As a manager, there are variety of stress management tools to help workers, and some hospitals have used protocols developed for first responders for their staff. A staff debriefing can be helpful, but it's also important to checking in with staff regularly and provide them with voluntary ways to express themselves.
While it might be difficult to consider, having some preparation or training in place for dealing with traumatic experiences can help staff heal. As Lauerer points out, "[Emergency Departments] do a lot of disaster preparation. But I don't think it ever prepares you for what this is going to feel like."
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Media man Chris Cantore, U-T San Diego's director of lifestyle and entertainment, was chatting up guests at Wednesday night's launch party for the company's U-T TV, when he happened on a fellow wearing a tag bearing the "Qualcomm" name. "Hey, dude, what do you do at Qualcomm?" Cantore blurted. "My family," Hal Jacobs replied evenly, "owns it."
The critics: City Councilman Carl DeMaio's labor union stalkers were out again on Tuesday, protesting during the would-be mayor's annual "Tax Day BBQ" at downtown's Kansas City Barbecue. Also on the scene: three British Airways pilots who asked the protesters why they oppose DeMaio. "He wants to get rid of government pensions," said one. "Sounds like a great idea," a captain shot back. "Maybe then you can fix your damn roads here."
News to you: Not sure where he fits into the aerospace scheme of things, but Jerry "The Beav" Mathers will be a special guest Saturday night at the Air & Space Museum's Viva Las Vegas fundraiser. Mathers, the cute little Beaver Cleaver on the long-running TV series, clearly has grown up. He's now eligible for Social Security . . . UCSD Medical Center picked up a bonus with its recent inclusion on Thomson Reuters' list of the top 100 U.S. Hospitals: one of 12 Everest Awards for fastest long-term improvement (over a five-year period) . . . Lhamo Tso, wife of imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker Dhondhup Wangchen, joins Amnesty International at Sunday's EarthFair in Balboa Park. Tso speaks candidly about her husband's six-year sentence for producing "Leaving Fear Behind," documenting Tibetans' reactions to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Bell-ringer: Channel 10 morning news anchor Bill Griffith is the newest member of The Salvation Army's advisory board. And for his swearing-in ceremony on Friday the 13th, he brought along an appropriate gift from his wife, Jenny: a replica of a bell from the Titanic.
Family affair: San Diego's Medical Director Jim Dunford, who's been advocating for the city's chronic homeless for more than a decade, will talk about it April 28 at the Lawrence Family's Bankers Hill manse. It's the third annual Girls Think Tank Gala to raise funds for a legal clinic serving the city's homeless. Among the organizers: Skylar Lawrence, daughter-in-law of Laurie Black Lawrence, another longtime advocate for the homeless. As president of the Downtown Partnership in 2000, Black helped lead the drive to establish the city's Clean and Safe program.
Chicken out: Posted on the Alpine Community Network: "Found Pet Alert! Chicken found at Boulder Oaks Park on Tavern Rd. 4-18-12. It was about to be eaten by a dog. If it is yours, please call. It's very nice and wants to go home very badly. Berta. firstname.lastname@example.com."


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Goddamn it, this took WAY too long to get online. Stupid Google + messing with my YouTube connectivity with my editing software... although on the plus side it did give me a chance to consolidate some other connections which proved quite handy.
Next up is Billboard BREAKDOWN, which'll hopefully be a reasonable week given my busy day tomorrow, but you never know. Stay tuned!


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(Roanoke, Va.) – The Dickinson baseball team broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the ninth inning and held on for a 5-3 win to split a double-header with Roanoke College on Saturday afternoon. The Maroons, who advanced to the 2017 DIII College World Series, is ranked 17th in the NCBWA/D3Baseball.com preseason national rankings.
The Red Devils had a solid start in the opener, but Roanoke pushed across seven runs over the sixth and seventh innings on the way to a 12-6 decision.
The hosts plated three runs in the bottom of the first to get things started. Dickinson rallied with four runs in the fifth to lead, 5-3, in game one. Senior Robbie Thompson (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill) singled in one run and classmate Jonathan Chudacoff (Highland Park, Ill./Berkshire School) doubled down the line to score two in the inning.
Ben Carter (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing Area) doubled and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Pat Davis (New Providence, R.I./Morristown-Beard) to put the Red Devils up, 6-4, in the sixth.
Roanoke came alive with three in the sixth, four in the seventh and one in the eighth to claim the opener.
First-year designated-hitter Alex Cohen (Newtown Square, Pa./Penn Charter) led the Devils at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI, run scored and a walk.
Game two proved to be more of a pitching and defensive battle with sophomores Ethan Collins (Elmer, N.J./Arthur P. Schalick) and Tommy Koide (Morristown, N.J./West Morris Mendham) combining for 14 strikeouts before senior Reid Collins (West Harford, Conn./Kingswood Oxford) came on to close in the bottom of the ninth to earn the win.
Thompson singled in a run to put Dickinson on the board in the first inning of game two. The Maroons countered with lone runs in the second and third, to pull in front, 2-1. Junior Ryan Fuscaldo (Phoenixville, Pa./The Haverford School) doubled in a run to tie the game in the fourth.
Thompson drove in another run in the top of the seventh to pull Dickinson even once again, 3-3.
Carter started off the ninth with a walk and came in to score on an RBI from Chudacoff. First-year Brendan Pell (Delran, N.J./Penn Charter) reached on a bunt single and came in to score on an error.
The Red Devils held with solid pitching from Collins and a remarkable play by shortstop Max Brown (Annapolis, Md./The McDonogh School) to get the first out of the inning.
Pell went 3-for-4 in game two, scoring twice while Thompson, Chudacoff and Fuscaldo all added a pair of hits in the nightcap.
The Red Devils start the season 1-1, earning a win over the top-20 ranked Maroons. They are scheduled to travel to Juniata College next Friday for a 3:00 pm start.


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March 22, 2017
Consumers in The Bahamas are being warned not to eat any meat products imported from Brazil.
A precautionary ban has been placed on meat products, which include corned beef, being imported into the country from Brazil, effective immediately, according to Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources V. Alfred Gray.
Speaking with Guardian Business yesterday Gray said, "We are asking those people who are purchasing corned beef and other beef products that have already gotten into our food system, to discard those products immediately until further notice."
Shortly after Gray was contacted by Guardian Business, the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources sent out a statement on the matter.
Parts of the statement read:
"The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources is aware of the meat scandal unfolding in Brazil relative to food inspectors taking bribes to allow sales of rotten and salmonella-tainted meats. Blairo Maggi, Brazil's agriculture minister, advised that the government of Brazil has suspended exports from 21
meat-processing units.
"Until further notice, no permits for the importation of processed meat products from Brazil will be issued. This includes corned beef as well as other beef products and beef by-products.
"The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources will continue to monitor this issue over the next 60 days and, should we be satisfied that imports from Brazil be resumed, it would be with the following proviso:
"Beef must be slaughtered and processed at an approved government abattoir and processing facility; a sanitary certificate should accompany all imports from Brazil; inspection of all batch containers must be done at the port of entry; an import permit must be sought by all importers from the relevant government agency; and a registry must be compiled of all importers of beef and beef products from Brazil."
Regional neighbor Jamaica also announced yesterday an immediate import ban on corned beef from Brazil.
According to recent news reports, police investigations into Brazil's meat industry led to the conclusion that companies BRF SA and JBS SA, along with dozens of smaller companies, were involved in a scandal that permitted the overlooking of condemned practices.
JBS is the world's largest meat producer and BRF is the biggest poultry exporter. The companies have denied the allegations.
China reportedly suspended imports of all meat products from Brazil as a precautionary measure and the European Union suspended imports from four Brazilian meat-processing facilities.
Click here to read more at The Nassau Guardian
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John F. Reinus, MD; Enid L. Leikin, MD; Harvey J. Alter, MD; Ling Cheung, MD; Michiko Shindo, MD, PhD; Betsy Jett, BS; Steve Piazza, MD; J. Wai-Kuo Shih, PhD
▪ Objective: To search for transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from infected mothers to their infants.
▪ Design: Prospective clinical, serologic, and molecular biologic follow-up (at least 3 months) of the infants of mothers with anti-HCV antibody.
▪ Setting: A county hospital providing primary and referral care in high-risk obstetrics (perinatology).
▪ Patients: Twenty-three mothers with anti-HCV antibody and their 24 infants.
▪ Methods: An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (EIA) and a four-antigen recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) were used to test for anti-HCV antibody; serum HCV RNA was measured in two independent laboratories by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using nested primers in the 5′-noncoding region. Infant samples were tested for HCV RNA by PCR at delivery and after 3 to 6 months of follow-up. Each sample was tested at least four times in two independent laboratories.
▪ Results: Twenty-nine of 648 mothers (4.5%; 95% Cl, 3.0% to 6.4%) had anti-HCV antibody; these women had 30 babies. Twenty-three mothers and their 24 babies were followed at least 3 months (mean follow-up, 52 weeks). Of the 23 mothers, 21 (91%; Cl, 72% to 99%) had a reactive RIBA; one woman had an indeterminate RIBA and was positive for HCV RNA by PCR. In 16 of 23 mothers (70%; Cl, 47% to 87%), PCR yielded a positive result in both laboratories. The mean maternal alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level was 1.6 times the normal value. All the babies had anti-HCV antibody in cord-blood samples, but antibody disappeared or diminished in strength in interval samples, and no infant had evidence of active production of anti-HCV antibody. Only 1 of 24 (4%; Cl, 0.1% to 21%) cord-blood samples was HCV RNA positive, and none of 24 (0%; Cl, 0% to 14%) follow-up samples was positive for HCV RNA by PCR in either laboratory. Four mothers and one baby had antibody to HIV.
▪ Conclusions: Infant anti-HCV antibody is most likely acquired passively in utero, and vertical transmission of HCV is uncommon.
Reinus JF, Leikin EL, Alter HJ, et al. Failure To Detect Vertical Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus. Ann Intern Med. 1992;117:881–886. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-117-11-881
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First Test
India 1st Innings 28/1 (11 overs)
England 1st Innings 238
Harbhajan Singh destroyed England's first innings of their Indian Test series which opened in Mohali today.
With all the pre-match talk surrounding the receptiveness of the PCA Stadium surface to seam movement early in the day, Harbhajan bided his time before sneaking in on the blindside.
The man that was the torment of the mighty Australians - he took 32 of the 49 wickets in the sensational series win over Steve Waugh's side - claimed five of the last six wickets that fell as England slumped from 224 for four to 238 all out.
In doing so, Harbhajan became the first spinner to take five wickets in an innings, in the fourth Test, at India's newest international venue.
His post-tea spell of 7.3-3-6-5 shattered the promise shown by the tourists during the morning when captain Nasser Hussain and Marcus Trescothick shared a century stand for the second wicket.
By the close, India had narrowed the advantage to 214 for the loss of Shiv Surender Das, who was bowled shouldering arms to the medium pace of Mark Butcher.
England's tail was cruelly exposed by Harbhajan's ability to gain significant bounce from any surface.
Debutant James Foster became his 50th victim of 2001 when he was trapped leg before during that spell of six wickets for 14 runs in as many overs.
Mark Ramprakash, Richard Dawson and Matthew Hoggard - the latter two in consecutive deliveries - all provided bat-pad catches, while Andrew Flintoff skewered to point after advancing down the wicket.
The late demise followed promise of a much healthier total based on the back of Hussain and Trescothick's 125-run stand.
The pair came together in the first over of the morning when debutant Tinu Yohannan shaped a delivery across Mark Butcher and VVS Laxman held the first of his four catches, this one at second slip.
From there on, England's captain continued his impressive tour form in his first-ever Test in the country of his birth.
Taking his toll on India's inexperienced seam trio when they erred in length, Hussain dominated the early part of their partnership, his sixth four taking the tourists past the half century.
His mixture of aggression and patience once again served him well and helped England to maintain a scoring rate in excess of four an over in the pre-lunch session.
But having hit 13 fours and a six over extra-cover off Harbhajan, Hussain perished for 85 when leg-spinner Anil Kumble replaced his fellow spinner.
A lunge forward provided a catch for Laxman at silly mid-off.
Trescothick had also looked in fine touch after a circumspect 29 minutes to get off the mark.
The left-handed opener made 66, including 11 fours, from 107 balls before becoming Yohannan's second Test wicket - his decision to leave one that nipped back resulting in the uprooting of his off-stump.
Mohali's reputation for prodigious movement both in the air and off the green-tinged surface might have had England fearing worse early on.
New Zealand bowled India out for just 83 on the first morning here two years ago, but having lost the toss, his 14th consecutive in international cricket, Hussain allayed any further worries alongside his vice-captain.
But Harbhajan wrecked any hopes of a competitive score and laid down his marker for the series.