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Sunday, 5 September 2010
The Best Danish Marathon: Skovløberen
I arrived over an hour and a half early. I was worried I would have trouble finding it. But we have this little navigation GPS computer called a Tom Tom. I don't even know what the equivalent is in the US. When I arrived, I sprinted to the bathrooms. I had been terribly queasy all morning and had hoped I could, well, get the problem behind me before I started.
There was plenty of time to chat with people from our athletic club in Næstved, HGATM, and runners from Facebook Løbeklub. I wasn't nervous. I had very low expectations. I have not had time for a long run since Voyageur (a month and a half ago) and actually that was my ONLY real long run of the summer besides Naturmarathon. I simply have no time. My intervals are improving, but one can't improve a marathon time with intervals alone. So, if nothing else, it was finally time for a long training run.
I talked to a fellow lover of ultras, Britta Karlsson right before the start. She warned me how many hills there were and that the trails were technical. I had better not make my usual mistake of starting out too fast.
Here is the elevation change profile.
We had "group warmup" at 10 am to music. All the marathoners were kind of forced to dance in time and it was great. And then we started.
(I am the girl in dark pink, 15 seconds after the start and already checking her garmin)
7:45 pace was what I was trying to hold it to. That quickly became an average since after 1 km the hills were too steep to keep a steady pace going. There was a girl running with me who would sprint every time she saw I had caught up with her again. We kept running together, me feeling good in my skin that she probably hadn't run too many marathons before with that kind of technique. I was actually worried about her finishing. But then again, if you start out a marathon that quickly, you must have some reason for thinking you can run that fast. Anyway, after about 5 km, I pulled ahead of her for good. I could see I was 3rd woman.
My stomach started out feeling kind of bad, but more heart burn than anything. But then I realized I had more than heartburn to deal with. Luckily there were many options for hiding - log stacks, thicker areas of forest, bigger trees. By the time I was done, I could see that the wonderful curry dish from last night, made by my Malaysian sister in law, was the culprit. I felt really weak and every time I tried to pick up my pace again, my stomach hurt and I got nauseated. I was really glad I had run with my Camelbak, since staying hydrated would give me a shot a finishing.
The hills, views, lakes, farm fields just harvested, it was just amazing. I breathed in the air - this is Denmark, this is my home, I am happy.
My legs were sore by the time I reached the half marathon in 1:48. I didn't feel I had it in me to keep up the same pace. I worried I wouldn't make it under 4 hours. With 18 km to go, we were joined by the half marathoners. This actually had a good effect on me - despite it being hard to pass on the narrow paths.
If you would like to see pictures from the route here, taken by Lars Merrlald.
The second half is hillier than the first. Did I forget to mention that, unlike most other Danish long races, there is no running in circles here? Just a long, winding trail through a very large forest, which as far as I can tell, actually doesn't have a name.
But with about 10km to go, we did run over an important place, that does have name. And it was hard to get there. We ran over a long stretch of hills, which were completely unrunnable, at least to me, leading to Sjælland's highest point. Many readers are probably already aware that the most populous area of Denmak, including Copenhagen, is on the island of Sjælland. The point is 126 meters high and is called Guldenløvens Høj after a long-dead king's son. This point is clearly artificially made the highest point since there is like this enormous ant hill appearing hill on top of the real hill. We all were funneled over the stairs and tiny path over the ant hill. It was pretty cool.
So, back to the race. I was feeling a lot better now. I passed lots of half marathoners and even a couple marathon men and believed I was still in 3rd place. The last 8 km were really pretty and I kept beginning to cry. I can't completely understand why. Something having to do with it being a huge physical challenge and me being really wiped out and just the shear beauty of the course.
With 5k to go, I knew I'd make it under 4 hours and I was happy with that. I ran with a group of women who were about my age for about km through the beautiful woods looking out over the country side. It was a gorgeous view and the weather was still perfect - couldn't have been more than 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 degrees F to be exact). I pulled ahead of the ladies as we ran down into the town and then the tears really stared coming. I crossed the finish line in 3:54 something and was blubbering like some kind of baby. The babyish kind of baby, I guess. Everyone was looking at me, unsure of what to say.
I quickly wiped away the tears when they called my name to the podium to receive my 3rd place prize. Yay! I walked over and finally got to meet Lars Merrald, who I have gotten to know through blogging over the last half year.
(guess I'm still having some stomach problems)
He had won this race the last many years, but due to knee problems hadn't been able to train as well and came in in about 16th place. Training really does make a huge difference and we both had just experienced the negative effect of not being able to train. I went up to receive my flowers and a gift certificate when I was told that a woman who had been registered as a man was actually a woman. It was a mistake that was hard to contest. So I ended up with 4th, which is fine in itself, but did not include flowers or a gift certificate. I was kind of bummed. How had I not noticed a woman had passed me? The womans' winner was Helene Andersen in an impressive time of 3:35.
(that's the wooden finisher's medal between my legs, in case you were wondering)
Jakob, Lena and Johan among others invited me to a little Facebook Løbeklub after run gathering, but I had to go pick up the kids - plus I still felt kind of terrible and shell-shocked. I had a lot of trouble speaking Danish. I quickly got into the car and gave SR a call - actually we only speak Danish to each other, but we can always understand each other. He was too busy to chat. I couldn't wait to see the kids and have a nice drink of diet orange soda. It was about a 40 minute drive back to Copenhagen.
It was THE Danish marathon, at least of my year. I am glad I set the bar low for next year (in terms of my time) so I will be happy with my time when SR and I run it together next year.
Finally, I have to take a moment to congratulate Piccola Pinecone on a 4th place at the Monteal Marathon. I'm sure she'll write her story soon.
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12 comments:
- PiccolaPineCone said...
that sounds beautiful but so, so hard. seriously isn't running 42.2 kilometers hard enough?? i guess (know) i am just wimpy that way. anyway congratulations on getting another 'thon under your belt. and total bummer about the abrupt podium withdrawal.
have you thought about taking an immodium before you run? i guess its not an ideal solution in many ways and might mask an issue that should be addressed but maybe just before racing?
- 5 September 2010 at 23:59
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- 6 September 2010 at 01:47
- mmmonyka said...
I was checking the website this morning to see when your results will be up (switching between PCC's live results and yours) because I was really curious what time you can run only weeks after the ultra and ONE week after 1/2 Ironman and doing a 5k relay the same week. 3:54 seems damn good to me (a long-distance expert as I am....) I am impressed.
YOU did not have time to train? So this is you not training?!? I would to see what you can do if you trained:)
By the way, I have already picked up couple Danish words through all this results checking on Danish websites:) But I guess that when one speaks English, French, German etc and at least one of Slavic languages then that person can pretty much make sense of almost anything written in one of the European languages.
- 6 September 2010 at 02:01
- mmmonyka said...
* I meant 2 weeks after 1/2 Ironman. Time flies....
- 6 September 2010 at 02:31
- Ewa said...
Seems you had a wonderful race and boy you are so amazing to run that fast without training and crying for the last part of the race.
Bummer about registration mixup though.
- 6 September 2010 at 04:02
- cherelli said...
SLG, you are an amazingly strong runner - congrats on pushing yourself through a tough course and under tough physical conditions to get such a great time. Sorry to hear about the rego mixup...have a great week!
- 6 September 2010 at 05:36
- Diana said...
It sounds like it was an amazing race for you, and the course sounds gorgeous. And yeah, that's a really impressive time for not training. Congrats!
Just FYI- The most popular gps devices in America are made by Garmin. I only ever see those made by Tom Tom here in Europe, probably because Tom Tom is a Dutch company.
- 6 September 2010 at 12:33
- olga said...
I am glad I waited for the pictures...you look rather slacking out there, when finishing:) What means there is more push left for the next time around. And who presses the watch while beginning to wealk before crossing the finish line? Girl, get serious, now that you're racing at serious levels!!! I sure hope race officials gave you some kind of consolation prize, may be free entry for next year? That's bazaar...And beaituful pictures of the course. Nice to see you emotional, I am not alone:)
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- 8 September 2010 at 19:08
- Running Diva Mom said...
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The United States Marine Corps (USMC) honored the proud legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities by saluting their student athletes at the 62 nd Annual Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament, taking place in Charlotte, North Carolina from February 26 through March 3, 2007. This year's tournament marks the Marine Corps' sixth year as a leading partner for the nation's oldest African American athletic conference.
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2012 Audi S6 review updated
* Audi S6 driven in UK * High-performance version of Audi A6 * On sale now, priced from 53,995...
The Audi S6 is the fastest and most advanced version of the company's A6 executive car.
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This has a marked effect on the way the S6 accelerates. It immediately feels much more eager to pick up and go, making the car feel much faster all round. Against the stopwatch, it'll see off the 0-62mph dash in just 4.6 seconds (4.7 for the Avant), which is as quick as the R8 V10 supercar.
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Above you see a graphic we've produced showing the basic layout of the Carolwood Pacific in Walt Disney's Holmby Hills backyard. No other graphic quite like this is known to exist. Below you see the layout of the home and railroad being compared to the current property. Note that the Disney home was no small house. But compare it to the current monster house and it looks tiny.
With these visuals you can more-easily get an idea of what the Carolwood was really like. If you look closely at the photos and the map above you'll see that the train rode the tracks in both directions. I don't know if Walt had his prefered direction or route when showing off this great toy. But you'll notice the train is going clockwise when crossing the driveway and counter-clockwise on the same track when crossing the trestle. The fact that the train went in front of the house was news to me. The tunnel was much longer than I would have expected. They say Lillian's flower beds were dug up in order to make that tunnel.
Walt and Lillian purchased the Holmby Hills homesite in 1949. It was the last home in which either of them permanently lived. Although, at the time of Walt's death in 1966 the Disney couple was staying in the home of daughter and son-in-law Diane and Ron Miller who had recently moved to a larger home. They purchased the Miller house as a temporary place to stay as they remodeled their home on Carolwood.
Upon seeing the Carolwood location for the first time, Walt expressed that the large backyard "will do". Lillian later said that he had the idea of a miniature railroad on his mind when he chose the property. And remember, Disneyland didn't come about for another half-decade. Walt was not yet known for such "three-dimensional entertainment".
Lillian lived in the Carolwood home until her death in 1997. When the Disney family sold the house and property Diane was wise enough to relocate Walt's barn to Griffith Park where it can be visited today. New property owners tore down the Disney home and landscaping in order to build a larger, newer house (as seen in the 2nd photo). They reportedly kept the tunnel near the house and use it for storage. The new owners are supposedly "Disney fans" (which we know can mean anything). I'd love to meet them.
The following photo is from the collection Michael Broggie, son of Disney Legend Roger Broggie pictured here with Walt. The 17"x11" printed photo was given to me years ago by Micheal Broggie through a friend. Thanks Michael Broggie!
Famous Neighbors
Holmby Hill was and is no stranger to celebrities. Some former Carolwood Drive residents include Frank Sinatra (320 Carolwood Dr.– across from Disney), Michael Jackson (100), Elvis Presley (144), Marilyn Manrow (141), Sonny & Cher (141), Burt Reynolds (141), George Harrison (265), Barbara Streisand (301– next to Disney to the east), Clark Gable (325), Gregory Peck (375– next to Disney to the west), and Rod Stewart (391).
Other "Backyard" Railroads
Here we can feast our eyes on some great pics from the Los Angeles Live Steamers.
Live Steamers of Today
Reporter for The Orange County Register and friend of the blog, Mark Eades, recently sent us one of his articles about The Steamers. Attached to the article was this fantastic video.
In another post by Mark we get an excellent look inside Walt's Carolwood Barn as it sits today. Thanks Mark Eades!
A Piece of Carolwood Pacific
A piece of the original track from Walt's backyard as seen in one of our previous posts called "Little Box of Treasures".
Related posts:
Walt Disney and the Santa Maria Railroad
Little Box of Treasures
The Wonders of Nature's Wonderland [ PART 2 ]
The Amazing Home of John Lasseter
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Parole denied to officer's killer
A man convicted of killing a police officer in 1985 was denied parole in a hearing Monday.
Ronald Schneider was convicted of killing Robbinsdale Police Officer John Scanlon after Scanlon responded to a burglary.
Minnesota Department of Corrections spokesperson John Schadl said that Commissioner Tom Roy met with Schneider and the victim's family members before the hearing.
Schneider's next parole hearing will be in five years.
"The commissioner did instruct Mr. Schneider to use these five years to his benefit and avail himself of programming offered by the DOC," Schadl said. "Programming that we offer that might help somebody in an instance like this would be educational programming, we also have programming that helps them understand the impact that they've had on victims."
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In case you haven't yet read this week's Denver Post "Fan Mail" Q&A, Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins let out a news scoop:
The Buffaloes will celebrate the 20th-year anniversary of the program's only national championship by wearing 1990 "throwback" jerseys for each of the six home games this fall.
It had been previously announced by the school that the 1990 team will be honored during the Oct. 2 game against Georgia at Folsom Field. Athletic director Mike Bohn also had said that 1990 throwback jerseys would be worn during that game and for other undisclosed occasions. The throwback jerseys will be designed by Nike.
Be sure to check out Dan Hawkins' Fan Mail responses on denverpost.com or in Saturday's Denver Post. Hawkins deserves a thank you for taking the time to answer readers' questions during spring drills, an especially hectic time for a head coach.


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And if you're just joining us, this is WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz. And it's now time for music.
OASIS: (Singing) I need to be myself. I can't be no one else.
RAZ: At its height in the mid-1990s, the British band Oasis was the biggest rock act in the world - bigger than U2, bigger even, some argued, than The Beatles. And at the heart of Oasis, two volatile personalities, who happened to be brothers, Noel and Liam Gallagher - Noel, the main songwriter, and Liam, the lead singer. Here's a sample of how they got on.
RAZ: And with their fiery tempers and very public spats, the Gallagher brothers made the covers of tabloids as often as they topped the pop charts. But one night three years ago, Oasis burned out, and it happened suddenly, a now-famous meltdown backstage before a show. Oasis never performed that night. The estranged brothers went their separate ways. Liam started his own band, so did Noel. His band's called Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
NOEL GALLAGHER: (Singing) Give you back the dream and show you now what might have been if all the tears you cry will fade away. I'll be by your side, when they come to say goodbye, we will live to fight another day.
RAZ: This past week, Noel Gallagher stopped by our studios to talk about the new record, fatherhood, sibling rivalry and, of course, Oasis. The day after his old band split, a message from Noel on their website read: I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.
GALLAGHER: Well, that's my manager, actually. That was (unintelligible), because I quit. And I went, and that was it.
RAZ: Yeah.
GALLAGHER: And they couldn't get hold of me for days. I hired a private jet and took my wife and children off to the south of France, like proper rock stars do. The reason that I left was because I didn't see much of after what - I don't really want to go into specifics about what was said and blah, blah, blah and all that - but in a moment of (unintelligible), I thought, there's no future in this. And I was in the stage (unintelligible) on the gig. We were backstage waiting to go onstage...
RAZ: And this is in Paris.
GALLAGHER: ...to 30,000 people in Paris. And as the tour manager came in and said, five minutes, you know, we broke up within that five minutes. I'm not proud of that. But, you know, all things come to an end. You know, I think the level of success that Liam's and Gem's and Andy's new band have had - Beady Eye - and what I'm doing now proves that it was the right decision for everyone. You know, everybody's a lot happier. And I think it was the right thing, certainly the right thing for me to do.
RAZ: I remember seeing you perform at the Boston Orpheum in 1995 when "Morning Glory" came out, which was a huge record. And it was an amazing show, but it was also this time when, you know, your performances were erratic. I mean, your brother didn't finish the show. He was drunk.
RAZ: He couldn't finish it. You finished it beautifully. And you sang most of the songs that people came to hear. But it was clear that something wasn't right at that time.
GALLAGHER: We all dealt with that level of success and fame in different ways. When the album took off in America, the album "Morning Glory," it was everything that I'd expected, so I knew how I was going to deal with it all. My outlook has never changed. It's like I'm still living someone else's dream. This is the best thing in the world, you know, and long may it continue. It's like, why is The Rolling Stones still doing it at a combined age of 1,050? It's because it's the best thing in world.
RAZ: You and your brother - you have two brothers - and you were essentially raised by a single mom 'cause your dad left when you were kids.
GALLAGHER: Yeah.
RAZ: You grew up in a counsel state, what we would call housing project. Not an easy upbringing in Manchester.
GALLAGHER: No. But at the time, my mom and all my aunties and my cousins all lived within the same five-mile radius. They worked in factories. So your whole world is there. So you don't know there's another world outside of this where people are middle class and stuff like that. So at the time, it wasn't a hard life. It was just life. But, you know, that gave you something else. That gave you a toughness, in a sense that, you know, if I'm on the tour bus in America and, you know, I've got to go to another show and I'm not feeling too well, I just think back to those days and think, well, you know, I lived in a house with bare floorboards, right? Before, bare floorboards, were trendy.
RAZ: And your mom still lives there, right?
GALLAGHER: She still lives in the same house. She's got carpet now, though, obviously. But she still lives in the same house.
RAZ: You were married a few years ago. Your wife is - her name is Sarah. You've got two children, right?
GALLAGHER: I was married last summer.
RAZ: Forgive me, last summer. I'm sorry. But you were together for so long that I...
GALLAGHER: We've been together for 12 years, yeah. I've got two boys.
RAZ: One is about 4; one is a little bit more than 1, right?
GALLAGHER: One is 4, one is 1 and a bit, yes.
RAZ: Given that you really didn't grow up with a dad, how did you learn how to be a father?
GALLAGHER: I don't think you ever learn. I just think you kind of - there are lots of books when you go into book shops about parenting.
RAZ: Yes, there are.
GALLAGHER: None of them are warranted, and none of them is the Bible or the truth, because, really, there are no set rules. You just bumble along and hopefully, you know, you just love your children. Ronnie Wood said that to me once. Sorry to namedrop, but I was at a party at Ronnie Wood's house, sorry.
RAZ: Of The Stones, yeah.
GALLAGHER: And it was at his 50th. He had kids, loads of kids, and he just said: The one thing you do is just love them. Everything else comes from that. That's it. And it's a beautiful, hippy '60s attitude, but it's true. I mean, I'm - luckily enough, the worst I've got to say is when I'm packing to leave and my older lad can sense what's going on.
RAZ: You're going. Yeah. You're gone this around for like seven weeks.
GALLAGHER: Yeah. And then when the cases are going into the car, he starts grabbing your ankles and going, no, dad. You know, that is really tough. But you have to say to him, look, it's just - the longer I'm away, the more toys you're going to get when I come back. And he's like, oh.
RAZ: And there are great toys in America.
GALLAGHER: Well, he thinks - I've convinced him, which I didn't realize this would come back to haunt me, but I spent a lot of time in Los Angeles making this record. I was there for about three months on and off. And every time I came back, I'd bring him more toys. And I told him as a joke one night that Los Angeles was where they made all the toys in the world. He's coming to Los Angeles for the first time in his life on holiday, and he's going, Los Angeles, that's where they make all the toys.
And I was like, really? Who told you that? And he said, you told me that's where they make all these toys. And I was like - and he said, can we go to the place where they make them? I might have told them I knew the guy that made the toys. And I was like, well, strictly, that's not true. They do sell a lot of toys in Los Angeles. They sell them, you know, but he's going to have the time of his life, I think.
RAZ: I'm speaking with Noel Gallagher, formerly of the band Oasis. His latest solo album is called "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds." When you sat down to write this record and began to sort of arrange it, what did you set out to do? What did you want this record to sound like?
GALLAGHER: I had a very clear idea that I wanted it to sound cinematic but at the same time intimate and direct. It was very liberating. When you're in a band and there's five of you, you have to accommodate five people in every song. And it became very difficult in Oasis. So everybody has to have their little bit. It was great just to free up everything, just the most direct songs you could just - there's no need for three or four guitars. It was just me and a voice and a guitar and - do you know what I mean? So the simple songs became very simple, and the more elaborate ones became more elaborate. And I've had the best time making this record.
GALLAGHER: (Singing) You can't fight the feeling, and all is the same, the pouring rain. You know, you know. It's coming out of the ceiling, falling from above, falling in and out of love. A broken heart is still beating...
RAZ: Do you talk to other, you know, for lack of a better term, rock stars about coping with what happens when you transition to...
GALLAGHER: Well, I mean, I was always of the opinion of, like, how hard could it be? You know, people take music and their role in it so seriously. And I think what I've tried to do is just take a step back and go, it's only music. And I kept saying these things as I was making the record. It's only a record. Everybody's like, oh, it's his first solo record. Oh, my God. What's he going to do? And it's like, but it's only a record. If people don't like it, I'll make another one. So it's only a gig. You know, it's not like everybody's waiting for me to come up with the cure for cancer and me deliver it and it doesn't work and everybody go, you know, well, that didn't work, so, you know, see you later. And it's like, it's only music. When we were actually the biggest bona fide band in the world, I never took that too seriously, because it's a ludicrous position to be in.
RAZ: Even though your songs were, I mean, life changing for many, many people.
GALLAGHER: Yeah. But you see, we - it became to us so quickly that when "Morning Glory" blew up and it was on its 18 million sale and we were in the States, you know, America is a very corporate country, and the American music business is very corporate. They really didn't get what we were about as people because we - it was too soon from us being unemployed to being the biggest band in the world for us to care, do you know what I mean? So we're kind of - sat in these offices in New York, we'd only signed off unemployment benefit, like, 18 months before. So we're still in that mindset of, like, this is just some giant party that we've all been - we've gate crashed somehow.
RAZ: You are on tour, obviously, in the U.S. right now. Are you performing Oasis material?
GALLAGHER: Yeah. Of course, yeah. I'm not going to throw that stuff away. When I was rehearsing for the tour, I played every single song off the album, except one, and all the B sides. And I thought, well, that'll do. And I throw in a few Oasis numbers at the end. You know, I'm not going be let out a venue without doing at least all the (unintelligible).
(Unintelligible), and it was like, 38 minutes, and it's like, (unintelligible) charge an extortionate amount of money for that, so we're going to have to pump this out somehow. And they're my songs. Oasis didn't write them. I wrote those myself - all the words, all the arrangements, everything was written by me. So I don't feel guilty like I'm cheating on my girlfriend with someone, you know? And I'd do like seven or eight, but I'm not going to throw that stuff away. It's kind of me.
OASIS: (Singing) So Sally can wait. She knows it's too late as we're walking on by. Her soul slides away, but don't look back in anger, I heard you say.
RAZ: Do you talk to your brother, by the way, regularly?
GALLAGHER: Liam?
RAZ: Yeah.
GALLAGHER: No, I spoke to him at Christmas.
RAZ: Were you guys always - I mean, he's your younger brother. So presumably, part of it is he looked up to you as a kid and...
GALLAGHER: I guess. I mean, I can't speak for Liam. So, I mean - but I can only put my own view and all. I was like, I was grateful for the dynamic that we had. I thought it was great.
RAZ: Does your mom ever intervene?
GALLAGHER: Oh, of course. All the time. She can't help but interfere. She's Irish. That's what she does. She gets up in the morning, she has breakfast, she sticks her nose into our (beep). That's what they do.
RAZ: You sure she's not Jewish?
GALLAGHER: She could well have the Jewish gene, yeah.
RAZ: Yeah. Like my mom.
GALLAGHER: Yeah.
RAZ: She gives you grief for not calling her.
GALLAGHER: All the - she's sort of relentless. And another thing my mom likes to do, and bless her, is she'll call you up and say: Remember such and such a person who lived next door when you were, like, 4 years old? And you go: No. And she goes: Yes, you do. Yes, you do. Her mother was (unintelligible). No, I really don't. Yes, you do. They had a big, black dog called Bimbo. I really don't. Yes, you do. You used to knock around with their (unintelligible). And it would go on for ages. So in the end, you just say, yes, just to shut her up. And you go: Oh, yes, that woman. She'd say: Yeah, well, she's dead.
GALLAGHER: I know, right? Well, this is 10 to 8:00 in the morning. That's a nice thought for the day. Is there anything else I can do for you? No.
RAZ: That's Noel Gallagher. He's the founding member of the band Oasis. His latest solo record is called "Noah Gallagher's High Flying Birds." You can hear a few tracks at our website, nprmusic.org. Noel Gallagher, thank you so much.
GALLAGHER: Been a pleasure.
OASIS: (Singing) I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now. And all the roads that lead you there are winding. And all the lights that light the way are blinding. There are many things that I would like to say to you but I don't know how. I said maybe...
RAZ: And for Saturday, that's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz. We're back with a whole new hour of radio tomorrow. Until then, thanks for listening and have a great night.
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FIRE AND FURY: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff
Library holds are high and media is at a fever pitch for Wolff's Trump White House tell-all.
ACHTUNG BABY: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children by Sara Zaske
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WHEN TO JUMP: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want by Mike Lewis, with a foreword by Sheryl Sandberg
An inspirational book that lays out the "Jump Curve"—those fundamental four steps to finally, wholeheartedly, pursuing your dreams—using a wide variety of experiences from people who have jumped. With a foreword from Sheryl Sandberg and including the wisdom of Michael Lewis and Brandon Stanton, among many others. "An easy reading book of supportive encouragement to follow one's dreams." — Kirkus Reviews readmoreremove


text: I put the paint on the canvas but did I really paint the picture? As the artist, I can, for the most part, control the outcome. However, sometimes I am blown away by the results of just opening myself up to being assisted. At times, without any intention on my part, things just 'appear' on the canvas. I like to think that there are angels painting along with me. I refer to these too many coincidences to be coincidences in my art, as being 'inter-dimensional art.' When creatures started forming on their own in my paintings and even giving themselves their own eyes without my help, it was hard to ignore that something unusual was happening. Sometimes when I go to sleep, I dream of colours and strange images before I paint them. Whether divinely inspired, or, pouring forth and manifesting from some deep recesses of my subconscious mind, my art can be haunted at times, but hopefully, in a nice way. I don t think there is much doubt that I have an addiction to colour, sparkle and shine. I hope that everything I paint will attract and reflect the light, both spiritually and physically. Many of my paintings spring to life when viewed from varying angles in the direct sunlight. I refer to these as 'sun catcher paintings.'


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In Cold Blood: A Daughter's Brutal Murder
A sleepy Indiana town awoke one chilly morning in the winter of 1992 to discover the lifeless body of 12-year-old Shanda Sharer in an open field. She had been stabbed, strangled, beaten and burned alive. Authorities quickly narrowed in on the killers — four teenage girls, three of whom had never met the victim until the night they kidnapped, tortured and lit her on fire. The story has captivated news headlines for 20 years, but for the first time on national television, Shanda's grief-stricken mother, Jacque, and sister, Paije, share their pain. Plus, don't miss the heart-wrenching confrontation Monday, when Jacque and Paije sit down with one of the four murderers since released from prison.
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Jacque knows the worst kind of pain a parent could endure — having to bury your own child. And even though two decades have passed since the day she received the news that her 12-year-old had been violently murdered, the pain is still tender and raw. Hear the heartbreaking details of that horrifying night as only a mother could tell.
"I always prayed that God took over, and kept her safe and didn't let her feel the pain."
They laughed, they cried, they fought — they were sisters. Having to grow up without Shanda, Paije says she now battles feelings of guilt, loss, lasting pain, and wonders who her sister would be today. Hear as the big sister explains how she still connects with her. And, Laurie Tackett is imprisoned for her horrifying crimes that night. The murderer breaks her silence for the first time on national television.
"I don't want to forget her, but as time goes on, you do."
Hope Rippey was one of four girls convicted of murdering Shanda Sharer — luring her from her home in the dead of the night and pouring gasoline on her body. After serving only 15 years of a 60-year prison sentence, she is now a free woman. Find out what she says she takes responsibility for, but what she shockingly wouldn't change. Plus, she's in studio, but will both Shanda's mother and sister agree to meet with her?
"I know my actions ultimately resulted in Shanda dying."
"I like to give parents the permission to not give their children privacy," Jacque says. "When they grow up and have their own homes, they can have all the privacy they need. But, we, as parents, need to protect our children. If you have a feeling that something is wrong in your child's life, you have every right to go anywhere you think they may be hiding something."


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The article discusses the Vesting Clause Theorists' claim that the British constitution of 1787 can be considered the baseline against which the Framers defined the "executive power" granted by Article II of the Constitution of the United States. While this is the best argument still remaining for the conception of broad presidential powers that they advance, it is profoundly misguided, as it necessarily relies upon a fatal misunderstanding of seventeenth and eighteenth century English (and British) constitutional history.
It details that the monarchy had lost the powers the vesting clause theorists posit to be the model for the president's long before the framing, owing to the movement towards parliamentary supremacy and the creation of a cabinet responsible to Parliament. As the article shows, this was clear to the revolutionary generation, who accordingly could not have believed that royal powers could serve as a useful baseline for those of a president. More importantly, it demonstrates how this process of constitutional change in eighteenth century Britain destabilized the notion of executive power, such that there was no undisputed, commonsensical definition: executive power was an essentially contested concept by 1787.
The article posits further that to understand the original scope of presidential powers, one must grasp that the key feature of American political thought during the American Revolution was that it was a reaction against developments in eighteenth century British constitutional theory. The Founding Fathers drew deeply from seventeenth century constitutionalism, inheriting a deep distrust of strong executive powers. The article's historical analysis demonstrates that the arguments of Vesting Clause Theorists (such as John Yoo) resemble the defenders of absolutism that the Framers' abhorred, and are therefore in many significant respects antithetical to the fundamental political ideals that defined the intellectual context of the framing.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Alford on the British Constitutional History and the Article II Vesting Clause
Ryan Patrick Alford, Ave Maria School of Law, has posted Not Even Wrong: The Use of British Constitutional History to Defend the Vesting Clause Thesis. Here is the abstract:
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To say I'm a little obsessed with this studio is a MAJOR understatement!
Name: Mr. Boddington's Studio
Location: New York City (118 East 28th to be exact)
What do you do?: We are old world stationers
What is your aesthetic? A lot of cha cha cha goes along with Mr. Boddington's design. Some days he adores hand-drawn graphics dipped in bright cheery colors, other days he is fixated on vintage Shanghai tea-room wallpaper. Today he wants everything to be in a black, marigold and india (a muted Tiffany's blue) color story. Regardless, there always tends to be a historic wink to his work.
How does your studio style convey your professional aesthetic? Weddings are one of the last ceremonial celebrations in our culture. Thank goodness we were clever enough to hold onto them! It is our job to create wedding correspondence that make our brides giddy with delight. To get there, we do a lot of listening to our clients. Somewhere in their vision always lies the perfect idea for paper.
Favorite part of your studio? There is a culture here beyond stationery. Last week, our production director and a designer had a bake off… they each made these spectacular peach tarts and the rest of the team voted a winner (it was actually a tie). I love that the staff gets a kick out of one another beyond their working day.
Where do you go for inspiration? I just had a baby boy and have been rereading some classic children's books. I am finding some masterful illustration among the 1960s set… M. Sasek, Jean de Brunhoff and HA Rey. That darling Babar puts me over the moon.
What tool do you use in your business that you can't live without? I would answer I CAN live without FaceBook but people keep telling me it is a necessity. Okay, so I will trust them. I would say that we cannot live without music or the radio (NPR). We are a whistle-while-you-work kinda studio.
Is there anything you'd upgrade to? Carrying a mobile phone is an upgrade for me. I am weepy for the days when there was one landline in the kitchen, call waiting and my mother always answered the line. It's not that I am old, just that I enjoy being out of touch a little bit.
Anything else we should know? Mr. Boddington was my imaginary friend as a tot…. shhhh!
Rebecca Schmidt Ruebensaal, Proprietor
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What Improves Sex? For Boomers, a New Hip or Knee
By Candy Sagon , April 10, 2013 07:00 AM
If your joints hurt when you move, it's no surprise that your sex life suffers as well. But as more boomers get hip- or knee-replacement surgery, they're finding an added benefit: a better love life.
Among 147 joint-replacement patients (average age: 57) surveyed in a new study, most said their arthritis had interfered with their sex lives, the New York Times reported. After surgery, 81 percent of those who said their sex lives had suffered as a result of a bad joint said they had more frequent and satisfying sexual activity.
The findings were presented last month by lead author José A. Rodriguez, M.D., director of the Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
The Times noted that many of the patients "reported an increase in libido and stamina and an improvement in their ability to climax. The benefits were especially pronounced among patients whose complaint had been failing hips, as well as women, who reported the most discomfort during sex because of painful joints."
More than a million hip- and knee-replacement surgeries are performed each year in the U.S., most on adults older than 60, according to the National Institutes of Health. Nearly twice as many people get new knee joints as hip implants. The AAOS estimates that the total number of these surgeries will hit close to 4 million by 2030.
Rodriguez explained to USA Today that the reason he did the study was because some doctors aren't comfortable discussing sex with patients, an issue he would like to see improve.
"I never want to see someone's intimacy with a partner destroyed because of a joint problem," Rodriguez said. "Sexual function needs to be discussed with patients when we make routine evaluations. I've found most patients to be very receptive to talking about it."
Claudette Lajam, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at the Center for Musculoskeletal Care at NYU Langone Medical Center, told the New York Times that so many of her patients have questions about intimacy after joint replacement that she has added a page to her website devoted to sex.
As she said to the Times: "That page gets the most hits of any page on my Web site. There are a lot of people who get back out there, or get closer to their spouse, because they've been unable to participate in that intimacy for a while. Just the relief of pain itself improves the relationship."
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EBS Gage necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 150 diseños de 62 diseñadores freelance.
(i'm putting the TV in parenthesis to remind you it's optional to use TV or not - we do not want the parenthesis in the logo)
We are very open to letting your creativity soar. We are looking for a logo that has that classic professional look that can stand the test of time. We will be using it on our website in video productions so that should also be considered as well.
We don't know if we want to put the letters TV in the logo or not so feel free adding it or remove it and trying it both ways.
I will provide guidance on your designs throughout the duration of this contest. So check back often and submit as many designs as you can.
(it would be good to read the whole brief as well)
Thanks for your time - we appreciate it!
(I should also mention that we will need the logo in 300+px/in resolution with the size being 11x8.5)
Media Pros (TV)
We need an image to our customers that is not super flashy but knowledgeable and professional. It's going to be used on our website, mailings and video productions. We are a web services / video production company and you have a lot of freedom to make us look amazing - and we appreciate your efforts feel free to submit as many different designs as possible. I will be providing guidance though out this whole process.
- Would like a Symbol / Icon that could be used with the "Media Pros (TV)" text or without it
- Use either Media Pros TV or Media Pros
- It does not matter if the text is all caps or all lower or first letter caps
- Logo should be Friendly, Fresh, Professional, and Crisp
- Open to any colour scheme - but it should be something classic not super flashy
- no rainbows
- I will provide guidance about what I do and do not like about your design to help you have the best chance at winning
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A Primer of Ecology
Palgrave, 2001 - Nature - 265 pages
A Primer of Ecology presents a concise but detailed exposition of the most common mathematical models in population and community ecology. It is intended to demystify ecological models and the mathematics behind them by deriving the models from first principles. The Primer explains in detail basic concepts of exponential and logistic population growth, age-structured demography, metapopulation dynamics, competition, predation, island biogeography, and, in a chapter new to this edition, succession. The book may be used as a self-teaching tutorial by students, as a primary textbook, or as a supplemental text to a general ecology textbook.
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Increasing sums of money will be paid out of maturing KiwiSaver accounts in the years ahead. Cautious recipients will be terrified of losing their lump sum and will put it all into bank term deposits, yielding virtually nothing after tax and inflation. Others will view their matured KiwiSaver proceeds as something akin to a Lotto win and will treat it accordingly.
The result is that for most people, all those years of saving will not result in a more comfortable retirement.
A solution? The only practical solution that I can see to head off a looming train wreck is a change to the present conditions under which financial institutions are able to offer annuities.
Annuities offer huge benefits to the annuitant, and not just the obvious advantage of a regular reliable income with reasonable security. Even with my background in finance, I can see the task of controlling a widely diversified portfolio becoming increasingly onerous as I get older. Annuities avoid the ongoing problem of portfolio administration.
But to fill this obvious gap, annuities must be made more attractive to both institutions and to the people who would benefit from them.
I'm not saying this will be easy, and it may be necessary in the short term to establish a government-sponsored agency to offer annuities while a market with some depth develops.
Normally, the purchase of an annuity would of course be a personal decision. However, to be of real benefit to living standards in retirement, it is essential that, say, 80 per cent of all payouts of KiwiSaver proceeds be used to purchase an inflation-adjusted annuity.
You are probably too pessimistic about the wisdom of retiring New Zealanders. But still, I wholeheartedly agree with most of what you say.
For the benefit of others, when you buy an annuity you give an insurance company a lump sum. In return, they give you a monthly payment until you die. If you die soon, it's a bad deal, but if you live to be really old, it's a great deal.
Basically, it's insurance against outliving your savings and, as you point out, an easy way to manage your income in retirement.
You can get various features, such as guaranteed payments for 10 years, with payments going to your estate if you die before then. Or you can get annuities for couples, with smaller payments to the surviving spouse after the first one dies.
I haven't heard of any company offering inflation adjustment as such. But in exchange for accepting a lower monthly payment to start with, you can have the money automatically increase by, say, 2 or 3 per cent a year, to allow for inflation.
About 20 years ago, there were maybe a dozen companies offering annuities in New Zealand. Now I think Fidelity Life is the only one. There are several reasons - to do with tax, a lack of suitable investments in which the insurance companies can invest the money, and so on - that make them rather unattractive deals in this country.
But you're right - as KiwiSaver money becomes accessible, the need for annuities will increase. Government help may well be necessary to get things rolling. How about it, Wellington?
No tax on KiwiSaver
I am over 65, collecting superannuation and will have been a contributor to KiwiSaver for five years in August.
As I intend withdrawing my KiwiSaver funds this year, will I be taxed on any of the money, and if so how much?
There's no tax when you withdraw KiwiSaver money. It's all yours, just as if it were in a bank account.
However, you - and every other person in KiwiSaver - do pay tax regularly on the returns your fund earns. The provider takes care of it, but they should list the tax amount on the statements they send you.
Good return
I thought I'd tell you my experience of KiwiSaver.
I joined at the start, and chose my own provider, rather than a default scheme. In four years, for a contribution of about $6000, I have an asset worth a bit over $15,000. I can't think of many other legal investments where I could achieve that sort of return.
Yes, the returns will be reduced in future, but that helps to emphasise the importance of joining at the beginning.
By the way, I never expected the government incentive would remain unchanged forever, and I've always had the understanding that my employer would eventually recover the employers' contribution from me in the form of lower wage rises.
All things considered, it still remains worthwhile, if you can afford the deduction to your income - in my case about $30 a week.
Glad I joined? Yes. Would I join the scheme today, under the current set-up? Possibly not. Why? Continual government meddling.
In the Government's defence, KiwiSaver was put together in a rush, so change was inevitable. The more recent changes have also been driven by the need to curb government spending. And if we think about fairness to taxpayers who are not in KiwiSaver, it's hard to argue with the reduction in the tax credits and taxation of employer contributions.
Still, you're right, there have been too many changes to keep up with. Here's hoping for a few years of peace after the current lot. Not joining because of the "meddling" seems a bit of an over-reaction, though.
Your assessment of KiwiSaver - in terms of money you have contributed compared with your total savings - is one approach. Here's another, from a reader we'll call Fred, who has also been in KiwiSaver from day one:
"At the end of December my contributions (from all sources) equated to $31,000, with a fund value of $29,000. The fund had lost money."
Fred is counting all inputs, whereas you are counting just your own. Your perspective tells you whether it's worth being in KiwiSaver. Fred's perspective tells him whether his KiwiSaver fund has performed well.
Fund performance is important, and so far, many riskier KiwiSaver funds have performed poorly, as Fred points out. But that's hardly surprising when you look at the global financial situation.
On the positive side, putting KiwiSavers through such volatile markets early on in the life of the scheme has probably prompted people who realise they can't tolerate volatility to move to lower-risk funds. The goats and sheep are now in the right paddocks. And in the meantime, nobody has lost a fortune because KiwiSaver balances are still small.
In the longer run - and most KiwiSaver accounts are long-run investments - we expect riskier funds to bring higher average returns than low-risk funds. We will still need Fred's type of analysis, to check up on performance, as well as yours.
Weekly allowance
I'm responding to the question about what is considered a reasonable weekly allowance for a university student.
As a parent of five boys, three of whom have gone through or are currently going through university, we have always said we would provide our sons with free board and food and use of the family car when necessary. We have not paid any university fees, course costs or entertainment costs.
We have certainly not paid them a living allowance, either! They have student loans and all have had part-time jobs to provide the fun money.
The three boys have their own cars, which they have paid for, fully registered and warranted and also insured in their own names. All this was paid for through their own hard work and motivation to get part-time jobs while studying.
The eldest son has since finished university, is now flatting and works full-time in his field, paying back his student loan. The next son is studying away from home, has a student loan and a student allowance. He also has a part-time job. The third son is about to start tertiary study and will live at home. He, too, will have a student loan. He also has a part-time job.
All boys are thriving as they are living their dream that they appreciate and have worked hard for. We are very proud of them!
And well you might be. Clearly they will all have earned whatever good fortune their university qualifications bring them.
Treating siblings fairly
Here are the decisions that we took for our children. All three went to university, with two staying at home while one had to live in another town. Course fees for all three were paid for by student loan.
For the two students who stayed home, we provided for all their needs, except for incidental course costs such as textbooks, daily transport and discretionary expenses, hence we decided to provide no additional allowance. Both undertook paid work in the holidays, which funded their course costs, daily transport and discretionary spending.
The home environment included good technology support with a computer available for each student. Neither took student loans to pay for living expenses.
For the student that had to live away from home, we initially provided a new laptop (which had to be replaced once) and an allowance equal to the amount of a student loan to cover living expenses, about $160 per week. In the third year of the five-year course, we provided a car to enable the student to travel to work experience venues.
Over time, we measured that $160 per week for living expenses wasn't enough, so we increased it to $300 per week. The nature of the university course (veterinary science) precluded this student from doing paid holiday work, as the holidays were generally used to undertake required work experience, usually unpaid.
For the record, the student living away from home still drew down the student living allowance loan amount but banked it earning interest, with the intention of repaying it at the end of the course to benefit from the 10 per cent bonus for early repayment.
I think that each family will reach its own conclusions about what is appropriate within its ability to pay, and taking account of the particular requirements (and attitude) of each student, the course, and their opportunities to generate other income. That is probably the only right answer for each family.
You negotiated well the tricky path of treating siblings fairly, even though their circumstances are different. There's some interesting common thinking in yours and the above letter, too.
Mary Holm is a freelance journalist, part-time university lecturer, member of the Financial Markets Authority board, director of the Banking Ombudsman Scheme, seminar presenter and bestselling author on personal finance. Her website is www.maryholm.com. Her opinions are personal, and do not reflect the position of any organisation in which she holds office. Mary's advice is of a general nature, and she is not responsible for any loss that any reader may suffer from following it. Send questions to email@example.com or Money Column, Business Herald, PO Box 32, Auckland. Letters should not exceed 200 words. We won't publish your name. Please provide a (preferably daytime) phone number. Sorry, but Mary cannot answer all questions, correspond directly with readers, or give financial advice.


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Major Kansas abortion bill moves closer to passage
House approval, governor's signature expected
The Kansas Senate has approved new restrictions on abortion providers, moving the most sweeping anti-abortion legislation in the state this year close to final passage.
The vote Tuesday was 29-11 on a bill blocking tax breaks for abortion providers and prohibiting them from furnishing materials or instructors for sex education classes in public schools.
The measure also spells out in greater detail what information doctors must provide to patients before performing abortions, including information about a disputed potential link between abortion and breast cancer.
The House approved the legislation last month.
Senators made technical changes, and House members must examine them before the measure can go to Gov. Sam Brownback. But supporters expect the House's review to be a formality.
The Republican governor is a strong abortion opponent.


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