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In a sport that Madison Avenue portrays as the domain of boisterous, self-absorbed teenagers, champion snowboarder Kelly Clark runs against type. For starters, when the 34-year-old Clark drops into the halfpipe, she is often competing against youngsters half her age. Literally.
Clark, who has seemed implausibly invincible throughout her 17-year career, walks with a greater limp these days. After all, just three years prior to her pursuit of a record fifth Olympic Games, she couldn't move. A crash at the 2015 X Games in Noway resulted in a devastating hip injury and detached hamstring.
"We fall all the time, but that time I knew something had gone wrong," said Clark. "I tore my hamstring off the bone and tore the cartilage that kept my femur in my hip joint."
Still, Clark's adrenaline and untiring preparation propelled her to a second place finish in Oslo and a third place finish at the Burton US Open the following month. After the victory, though, the always resilient snowboarder had to face facts. If she wished to avoid a hip replacement in 10 years, she would need surgery – and the year-long rehabilitation schedule that went with it. Among the fixes: Repair the labrum – the cartilage around the hip socket that holds the leg – and reattach part of the hamstring tendon that had torn away from the bone.
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"It was a real low point in my career," Clark said. "I was in bed for one month. Everyone kept telling me I was getting old and my body was breaking down, but I didn't want to believe [them]."
Surely it was time to give up. After three medals at four Winter Olympic Games and four-straight gold medals from 2011-2014 at the Winter X Games (and 5 overall), what else did she have to prove?
"Snowboarding, you just never arrive," Clark said. "It's always changing, always progressing. If I did the run I won the Olympics [in 2002] with today, I wouldn't even make the finals. I'm always learning new things and progressing my riding and I think that's something that motivates me."
"After a long career, it's easy to say it doesn't really matter if you win or lose," Tricia Byrnes, Clark's teammate from the 2002 Olympics, said. "But to continue to throw your body on ice and snow, you have to want it on a bigger level. Kelly's different."
A natural athlete, Clark began skiing by age two. Turned off by the competitive spirit of the sport, however, she sought something more creative. In a mini-rebellion against her father, a "ski bum" according to Clark, she chose the unknown sport of snowboarding, which, at the time, was not permitted on most mountains.
"It wasn't cool," Clark said. "It was far from being an Olympic sport. It didn't even become a sport until 1998. They didn't even allow us on the mountains when I started. So it was an obscure sport and not at all what you see today."
Clark's innovative nature and athletic ability drew her to the sport. Growing up in Mount Snow, Vermont, she was, in some sense, groomed to compete in the winter. Once her mind was set on snowboarding, even her father couldn't stop her. At 14, she enrolled in Mount Snow Academy, where she could split time snowboarding and going to school. For the first time, Clark, who was never competitive by nature, was required to compete.
"It turned out I was pretty good and I ended up really enjoying it," Clark said.
Regardless of her success, there were just too many question marks for Clark's family. Was snowboarding really a career? Was winning advanced competitions a realistic goal? Coming from a "traditional East Coast household," Clark's parents were preparing her for college, not for the Olympics. During the 1998 Games, however, Clark knew what her future held.
"I remember I recorded the 1998 Olympics on a VHS tape and watched it after school," she said. "And even though it was pouring rain and pretty limited coverage, I just had one of those moments where I was like, 'This is what I want to do with my life.'"
By 16, just nine years after first setting foot on a board, Clark was invited to the U.S. National Team development camp and placed on the U.S. snowboarding B team, where she would have access to top quality coaching and training. While the B team did not offer the financial support the A team provided (it was a "stretch for her family"), Clark wouldn't be there long. She reached the podium on her first race and began on her career towards superstardom.
"Kelly was just coming into her own leading up to 2002 Olympics," Byrnes recalls. "She was driven and competitive and she wanted it. She had that look in her eyes when you're young and you're just like 'why not?' You see those people who are just in the moment and are on fire, that was Kelly. Maybe to the outside world [her rise] was a surprise, but we saw her coming and we knew she would be great."
Three years later, however, her father was still not convinced. With his daughter just 19 years old, Terry Clark had his mind set on college.
"I made a deal with my dad. I was one year out of high school at the time and I asked him to give me one year to defer from college to see if I could make snowboarding a career," Clark said.
Luckily, the year her father gifted her was 2002, the same year as the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. Clark promptly qualified for the team and, against all odds, won the gold medal in halfpipe as a teenager. After her victory, Clark's father couldn't deny the truth; his daughter was a snowboarder, an Olympic champion and one of the rising stars in sports.
"It's kind of embarrassing [but] the first words I said to my dad after I won were, 'Does this mean I don't have to go to college?'" Clark said. "I mean I'm all for education. But for me, I really wanted to solidify that I could be successful and make this a legitimate career."
Although Clark's triumph was significant for her and her family, its impact transcended to the rest of the stadium and even the country, which had spent the last four months rebounding from the devastating terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Clark's gold medal was the United States' first gold of the Games. As she blissfully gazed across faces in the crowd, it became immediately clear that the win was bigger than her.
"I remember in the medals ceremony, it was the first one where we saw the American flag and heard the national anthem since 9/11. There wasn't a dry eye in the house," she said. "There was so much bad news and heart wrenching stories out there, and sports have a way to bring the world and country together unlike anything can. And so to be part of that, that games, was truly special."
"It was so overwhelming," Byrnes added. "I could feel the atmosphere. When the flag went by, it was just silent. It almost felt like we stopped being athletes, it just felt like more. None of us [at the time] really knew how big a medal could be."
15 years later, Clark's eyes water as she attempts to hold back tears in memory of that day. Even today, supporters approach her to explain her gold medal's impact on the country. The journey hasn't always been rosy for the 34-year-old, though. While her success has transcended individual accomplishments and helped place snowboarding on the map as a legitimate, competitive sport, she struggled to adjust to life as an Olympic champion.
"She didn't seem to be getting any fulfillment or joy out of it," longtime U.S. halfpipe coach Rick Bower told AP, speaking about the period between 2003-06. "It seemed like she was going through the motions. I kept wondering, does she want to keep doing this?"
Just one run away from another gold medal at the 2006 Turin Games, Clark fell on her last jump, leaving her in fourth place behind Americans Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler. Perhaps her time to shine was over and the next generation of snowboarders had arrived. After all, as Clark continuously says, snowboarding is constantly changing.
But no.
A theme throughout her career, Clark defied expectations and put her efforts into extreme preparation. "I've learned you don't want to treat the Olympics as a destination. It should be something you get to do, not something you have to do," said Clark. "I just work at preparing before I get to the Olympics to make sure that I'm setting myself up to perform well and I can go through the motions when I'm there."
Her philosophy led to bronze medals at each of the next two Olympic Games and 16 straight medals across all competitions, the likes of which may never be seen again on the halfpipe. On a mushy halfpipe in Vancouver, Clark shined with a frontside 900 jump on her final run after falling and hurting her wrist on the same jump just one run prior. "She was definitely scared and crying and feeling pressure immensely," Bower said. "To be able to put a run down under those circumstances and get on the podium, it was pretty cool."
In equally poor conditions in Sochi in 2012, Clark fell five straight times in practice and again on her first run in the competition, scoring a 48.25 and entering her final run in 10th place out of 12. Once again, she bounced back and scored a 90.75, just enough for a second-straight bronze medal.
"She's fierce. She really wanted it," said Byrnes. "And everyone wants it. But with her it was just different. Everyone goes through ups and downs in their careers so it was easy for her to just give up, but she just kept going."
Again faced with adversity in the form of a serious, potentially career-ending hip injury, Clark looked internally for motivation.
"I always wanted my retirement to be on my terms," Clark said. "I didn't want circumstances to decide my future."
For nearly one month, Clark could not sit up straight and her feet were bound together to avoid tissue compromise. But her mind was as clear as ever. Clark had her sights on a fifth Olympic Games, a mere 16-years after emotionally displaying her gold medal to a traumatized, desolate home crowd. No female athlete has ever participated in five Winter Olympic Games, but for Clark, it wasn't about the records or the medals.
"I realize I've accomplished really great things, but I've gotten to the point where I want to use my platform to inspire others," said Clark. "I want to show people what's possible to do on a snowboard, as a woman. I'm challenged and I love it, I'm still learning and I get to inspire people."
As she competes in this Olympic qualifying season, she is as focused as ever.
Nearly 20 years after idolizing the snowboarders who raced down the damp, muggy slope on her VHS tape of the 1998 Games, Clark can look back at her role in evolving an unprecedented leisure activity to the encapsulating, prominent sport it is today. Unlike her contemporaries, most of whom have long been out of the sport, Clark is confident in her ability to qualify for the 2018 Games and has no immediate plans to retire.
"Maybe I'm stubborn," she says.


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JAMES BEATTIE'S return to Yorkshire as first team coach at Leeds United under new manager Gary Monk, revives bitter-sweet memories for Sheffield United fans. These days they can only dream of watching a player of his talent in a red-and-white-striped shirt at Bramall Lane.
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There was nothing at the very end of the credits in the very original Kingsman, but it did have a neat mid-credits stinger. After a snazzy credits sequence, we cut back to the pub where Harry first showcased his Kingsman skills and focus on Eggsy's mother and brutish boyfriend Dean. Eggsy enters to take his Mum away from his violent stepfather for good, and when the cronies stand against him he mirrors Harry's fight, locking to doors and declaring "Manners maketh man". You can check out the scene below.
While Eggsy had saved the world, his character arc wasn't quite complete - he still needed to address his past and the situation with his mother, which this scene elegantly did. It's thus an important part of the film, and was likely only held back so the movie proper would end on the highly controversial "anal" scene.
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Unlike its predecessor, The Golden Circle doesn't have anything during or after the credits. In fact, unlike the first, the credits themselves are rather plain and simply play out. In short, there is no post-credits scene.
It's definitely a shame that, given how balls-out bonkers the preceding two hours were, Matthew Vaughn didn't craft a fun stinger to reward loyal fans - or shift one of the random ending points to the end - although it's not like the film hasn't already offered up enough delirious fun up until that point.
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I'm on the second day of this three day challenge nominated by lovely bloggers Pakhi , Sweet Sana and Prachi.
I'd like to thank each one of them for helping me learn and grow as a writer through this challenge. These three amazing ladies are dedicated writers and they've got a beautiful blog each. Visit their blogs to be engrossed.
The rules say :
- Pen down three quotes for three days.
- Nominate three bloggers each day. The nomination should not be repeated.
- Thank the person who nominated you.
My quote for day 2 :
This quote is written by me and is my own perception on how optimism is all that matters.
I do not own the rights to this image. It is a random wallpaper made in use. Thanks to google!
I'd like to nominate :
Anybody who is willing to create three different quotes of their own and post one daily for three consecutive days. Kindly inform if you're taking part. I'm eager to read more of you and see how this turns up!
Thank you for reading.
Never let the words fall short! 🙂


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My Third Eye: How Photography Magnifies Oral History
A rare and educational, visual and oral presentation of 16 founding fathers of the Rastafarian Culture.
The Rastafarian movement first appeared in Jamaica in 1930 with the crowning of Ras Tafari Makonnen when he was granted the title of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. Since that time, Rastafari, named after Ras Tafari, has spread the world over and been adopted by many people both young and old who practice a Rastafarian life ways according to their own understanding. I introduce the presentation with a brief history of the movement and recount my visitations to Jamaican and International Rastafarian communities over the past twenty five years. Traveling, camera in hand, I attended spiritual gatherings, visited with Rasta bredren in their homes and met many along the way in a variety of venues.
Following, I share a screening including 16 Elders who are amongst the founding fathers of the Rastafarian movement. While showing their pictures I share highlights of their contribution to the movement and my personal experiences meeting them. I was honored and still recognize the privilege having been granted permission by these Rastas, many of whom have passed, to take their pictures and commune with them.
Throughout the growth of the movement, especially the early stages, Rastas have been severely rejected and subjected to cruel and un-warranted intolerance. Nevertheless, Rastas hold firm and have gradually gained greater and greater acceptance. Bob Marley has played a major positive and informative role in spreading the word as Rastafari takes on a new and widely positive spin.
I first gave this presentation at the request of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, in Kingston Jamaica. It was enthusiastically received at The Rastafari Studies Conference in August 2013. I am proposing to present at other Universities and Student Unions.
Susanne Moss - PO Box 2128 Beacon, NY 12508 - email@example.com
I have prepared a presentation of images in slide show format highlighting life in India as captured during 5 weeks of exploration in early 2013. Thank you in advance to consider offering this presentation to Student Associations and/or relevant class studies at your University.
The images captured illustrate day-to-day life both secular and non-secular of the Indian people living in cities and the countryside. Included are small shops and roadside stands as well as world-famous Mosques, Temples and Monuments of all sizes.
One section is dedicated to the Tibetan refugees who have settled over the past 50 years in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. They have established a local government as well as a viable community of artisans and arts, enterprises, health clinics, schools and monasteries. The Dali Lama has built a huge compound for lectures, living and prayer and lives there when he is not traveling around the world.
I presented this "slide show" in September, 2013 at The Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, New York. I accompany the images with my observations and thoughts regarding the significance of what we are looking at.
The presentation, about an hour long, was enthusiastically received and many excitedly shared their impressions during a lively Q/A.
Susanne Moss - PO Box 2128 Beacon, NY 12508 - firstname.lastname@example.com


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Wadwick was part of the Dunley Estate which Sir Alfred Herbert, my step-grandfather, owned near Whitchurch.
Although I had no knowledge of it, being only one, the family lived there for a few months in 1946 between Litchfield Manor and Danegate. Some photos from that time can be seen here
After Sir Alfred died in 1957 'Granny' (Lady Herbert, nee Nina Arundel, later Pugh) moved Dunley Manor to Wadwick House, which had become the 'dower house". The rest of the Dunley Estate was sold to Sir Brian Mountain of Eagle Star.
She took with her as her housekeeper, the strict Scotswoman from Dunley, Mackenzie, and some other servants, but I best remember the two cheerful Sicilian nurses, Maria and Concita, who looked after her for many years when she was bedridden by a stroke. She was a Christian Scientist and declined to see doctors.
My mother Annette used to drive to see her from Stocks every week, and I used to go along too and play in the garden or around the house, which is bigger than it looks in photos as it stretches back a long way. There was a baby grand piano which my mother used to play (and which came to Stocks after Granny died and which Piers now has). I used to be fascinated by a plaque on her writing desk which thanked Sir Alfred Herbert from the government for the gift of 'One Spitfire Fighter' during the war.
Sadly, Granny died without really regaining her faculties. We sold the house in the early 1970s for £10,000! Rather sad as it's a perfect country pad and now with the M3 nearby, not so far from London - but it seemed a lot of money then…
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We were graciously invited to introduce productivity tools at the Get Set for Tech Technology workshop hosted by the Metro Orlando Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. As an Icebreaker, we came up with a unique game we affectionately call, QR Code Bingo.
We designed the cards and generated each code to connect to various information about the organization and chapter initiatives and programs. Using the free scanner app on their smartphones, attendees were asked to scan each code to find the winning squares. The winners each received technology related gifts.
We also created another set of cards for students at a Career Day event. We believe that "we can show you, better than we can tell you", so what better way to explain what we do, than to make a game out of it. The winning students each received, time management games to awaken their inner "business owner" mentality.
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Willington Primary School uses Accelerated Reader (AR) and The Bug Club. AR is a computer programme that helps teachers manage and monitor children's independent reading practice. The Bug Club is a finely-levelled reading scheme with online books and a personalised website for each child. For further information download the guides below.
Bug Club is a finely-levelled reading scheme, which ensures that all children can find books at exactly the right level for them. What's more, there are online versions for every printed title and a personalised website for each child.
Using the online reading world
If you have access to an internet connection, your child can enjoy reading Bug Club books online as well as in print. Each child has a unique homepage and can log into it by following these steps:
Please note: We strongly recommend using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox web browsers with Active Learn. If you prefer to use Internet Explorer, please check you have at least IE9 in order for everything to work as it should.
2 .Enter the login details (as provided on your child's Bug Club mark)
3. Your child's homepage will appear.
Reading a book online
We allocate books to your child according to their reading levels. These books will appear in the 'My Stuff' area of their personal homepages.
Throughout the books there are quiz questions for your child to complete. To answer a question, just click on the bug icon. Your child does not need to finish all the quiz questions in one sitting and can come back to the book later.
When your child has finished all the quiz questions in a book, your child will earn 'ActiveLearn Coins'. By reading more books, your child will earn enough coins to 'buy' a reward in one of the many reward schemes.
The answers to the quiz questions will be sent back to our teacher site so that we can see how your child is progressing. We will also be able to assign more books for your child to read if the virtual book bag is running low.
When your child has finished a book, it will move to 'My Library'. Children can read these books again if they want to, or they can choose new books from 'My Stuff'.
Getting Involved
Sharing reading
Until they are fluent readers, younger children will benefit from reading aloud to you as often as possible. When sharing a book with your child, try to take opportunities to talk about the book – before, during and after reading.
Before reading: look at the book cover and talk about your child's expectations. Is the book likely to be fiction or non-fiction? Have you read other books together about these characters or by this author? What does your child think the book is going to be about?
While reading: support your child when unknown words need tackling: you can sound them out, split them into syllables, or identify suffixes and prefixes. Remind your child to listen to the words while reading them, to make sure that they make sense. Have a 'meaning check' every now and again to ensure your child understands the text.
After reading: talk about the book. What was it about? Did it match your child's expectations? Ask questions beginning with the words how and why to check that your child has been able to read between the lines. Ask whether anything seemed puzzling. Then ask your child to explain what the best and worst bits of the book were, and why.
Need help?
If your child is having trouble using the pupil world, help can be found in the Help Section of ActiveLearn Primary (in the top right-hand corner of the website).
Bug Club Troubleshooting Guide
Reading and Phonics
Phonics Scheme
At Willington Primary School we use a synthetic phonics programme 'Read Write Inc.' Read Write Inc. is a method of learning centred around letter sounds and phonics.
Reading opens the door to learning. A child who reads a lot will become a good reader. A good reader will be able to read more challenging material. A child who reads challenging material is a child who will learn. The more a child learns, the more he or she will want to find out.
Using Read Write Inc, the children learn to read effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into comprehending what they read. It also allows them to spell effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into composing what they write.
When using Read Write Inc to read the children will:
- learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letter/letter groups using simple picture prompts.
- learn to read words using Fred Talk.
- read lively stories featuring words they have learned to sound out.
- show that they comprehend the stories by answering questions.
When using Read Write Inc to write the children will:
- learn to write the letters/letter groups which represent
- 44 sounds.
- learn to write words by saying the sounds in Fred Talk.
- write simple sentences.
- compose stories based on picture strips.
- compose a range of stories based on writing frames.
To find out more please visit or download the parent information below.
Home Reading Scheme
At Willington Primary School we use a variety of home reading materials. Initially as children begin to learn to read they will be provided with a Read Write Inc Phonics Book Bag book.
As children progress in their reading they will be introduced to the Bug Club.
When children become fluent readers they then move to the Oxford Reading Tree Scheme, a well-established and popular reading scheme which is highly successful at teaching children to read. Reading is one of the most important skills your child will learn in the early years at Willington Primary School. Oxford Reading Tree makes learning to read fun, with stories that children want to read for themselves.
To support your child's learning with Oxford Reading Tree download the guide below or visit their website: Oxford Reading Tree
Willington Primary School also uses Accelerated Reader (AR) and The Bug Club. AR is a computer programme that helps teachers manage and monitor children's independent reading practice. The Bug Club is a finely-levelled reading scheme with online books and a personalised website for each child. For further information download the guides below.
A Parents Guide to AR
ORT Guide For Parents
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Three soloists promoted to principal dancers
Three Ballet Manila soloists were promoted to principal dancers in a surprise announcement by artistic director Lisa Macuja-Elizalde at curtain call of the last show of the company's 22nd season-ender, Ballet & Ballads, last Sunday.
The names of Elpidio Magat, Joan Emery Sia and Romeo Peralta were called out one after the other, greeted by applause from the audience still inside Aliw Theater and by congratulatory pats on the back from their colleagues on stage.
Magat and Peralta broke out into big grins while a visibly emotional Sia fell to her knees and cried in response to the unexpected promotion.
Macuja-Elizalde told the audience being a principal artist is the highest rank a dancer can reach in a company.
"Becoming a principal dancer means the total picture – technique, artistry, physique, maturity, interpretation, individuality, onstage experience, roles performed, track record and other factors," she enumerated. "This process takes time for some dancers. It can come easier for others."
Macuja-Elizalde said she and co-artistic director Osias Barroso arrived at the decision to promote the three after an evaluation of their output particularly in the past two years.
"You have to look at it as a whole. It's not just about technique. Attitude is also very important, and their work ethic," noted Barroso.
He also said that versatility is a plus factor, the ability to dance both classical and contemporary pieces with equal ease and confidence.
The three new principals had just given standout performances in Ballet & Ballads, with Peralta and Sia partnering in the profound and powerful El Adwa choreographed by Augustus "Bam" Damian. Magat and Sia had danced as one of the couples in the intense, opera-powered look into complicated love, Aria, by Martin Lawrance.
Magat also partnered Heewon Cho in the Black Swan pas de deux and was featured as the sole male danseur among a bevy of ballerinas in an OPM medley played by the ABS-CBN Orchestra and choreographed by Jonathan Janolo.
Macuja-Elizalde said Sia has performed principal roles in the just-concluded season, including as Odette/ Odile in Swan Lake and the title role in Snow White, the female lead in El Adwa and as one of the leads in Aria.
Sia and Magat also had guesting stints in Hong Kong and Mumbai.
"Joan danced Giselle beautifully in Dance MNL two years ago. She has been consistent in her performances of Arachnida, MAZN and other concert pieces. She has outdone herself really and is much deserving. She has been with the company since 2009 and has garnered several medals in competitions," said Macuja-Elizalde.
As for the men, she pointed out that both are genuine, homegrown principal dancers. "Both exclusively trained in Ballet Manila starting in 2000," she said.
She added that Magat's promotion was just delayed because of his back injury which had sidelined him for over a year. "Both men have given outstanding performances, Elpidio in Swan Lake and as the Prince in Snow White -- cited by Gawad Buhay even – and Ibong Adarna this season. He remains a principal partner to all our ballerinas, specially Katherine and Joan."
Macuja-Elizalde cited Peralta's versatility. "He has outdone himself in both classical and contemporary repertoire – El Adwa, Snow White, Ibong Adarna, Aria. He has been particularly praised to me by both Bam Damian and Martin Lawrance as a wonderful dancer to work with."
Sia, Magat and Peralta will join Katherine Barkman, Rudy De Dios and Gerardo Francisco in the company's roster of principal dancers for Ballet Manila's 23rd season opening in September.


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Preterit versus Imperfect (El pretérito versus el imperfecto) In Spanish, the use of the preterit and the imperfect reflects the way the speaker views the action or event being expressed. The uses of these two tenses are compared on the following slides.
Criteria for the use of the preterit 1.An action that the speaker views as terminated or completed. Alfredo salió para España ayer. Me casé en 1981. Berta compró un coche nuevo el año pasado. V I got married in 1981. Alfredo left for Spain yesterday. Berta bought a new car last year.
2.An action or state that occupies a limited period of time. Lorena estudió por dos horas. Estuvimos en Oaxaca todo el mes de julio. Los niños pasaron todo el día en el parque. Lorena studied for two hours. The children spent the whole day in the park. We were in Oaxaca the entire month of July. Criteria for the use of the preterit
3.A past action with a specific and indicated beginning or ending. El concierto comenzó a las siete. Cesó de llover a eso de las cinco de la tarde. Empecé a trabajar en el proyecto esta mañana. The concert began at seven. I began to work on the project this morning. It stopped raining around five in the afternoon. Criteria for the use of the preterit
4.Completed events that occurred in a series. Carlos entró en la farmacia, vio a su ex-novia y salió inmediatamente. V Carlos entered the Pharmacy, saw his ex-girlfriend, and left immediately. V V
Criteria for the use of the preterit 5.Changes in mental, physical, and emotional conditions or states in the past. Alejandra se puso furiosa cuando vio el cuarto en desorden. Alejandra became furious when she saw the messy room. Estuve nerviosa durante la entrevista. I was nervous during the interview (but now Im not).
Criteria for the use of the preterit 6.Weather and scenes as events or within specific time parameters. Ayer fue un día horrible. Llovió e hizo mucho viento. Yesterday was a horrible day. It rained and was very windy.
Criteria for the use of the imperfect 1.Description of what was happening in the past, usually in relation to another event or at a given time, with no reference to the beginning or end of an action. Rosa hablaba mientras miraba sus compras. Rosa was talking while she was looking at her purchases.
Criteria for the use of the imperfect 2.Habitual actions or events in the past. Pedro comía en ese restaurante todos los sábados. Pedro used to eat at that restaurant every Saturday. Ana iba de compras todo el tiempo. Ana used to go shopping all the time.
Criteria for the use of the imperfect 3.Time of day and age in the past. Eran las once de la noche. It was eleven oclock at night. Paco tenía diez años cuando aprendió a nadar. Paco was ten years old when he learned to swim.
Criteria for the use of the imperfect 4.Mental, physical, and emotional conditions or states in the past. Alicia estaba contenta durante el concierto. Alicia was happy during the concert. Nos sentíamos mal después de comer allí. We felt sick after eating there. Juan pensaba que necesitaba más dinero del que tenía para el viaje. Juan thought that he needed more money than he had for the trip.
Criteria for the use of the imperfect 5.Sets the scene (weather, activities in progress, etc.) for other actions and events that take place. Hacía muy mal tiempo y llovía. Yo leía en mi cuarto y esperaba la llamada. The weather was bad and it was raining. I was reading in my room and waiting for the call.
Criteria for the use of the imperfect 6.Indirect statements. Juan dijo que su hermano vendía su coche. Juan said that his brother was selling his car. Teodoro afirmó que su hermano decía la verdad. Teodoro stated that his brother was telling the truth.
Criteria for the use of the imperfect Conversábamos con el dependiente cuando Lourdes entró en la joyería. We were talking with the clerk when Lourdes entered the jewelry store. The preterit and the imperfect tenses are often used together. In the following examples, the imperfect describes what was happening or in progress when another action (in the preterit) interrupted and took place. Las chicas salían de la tienda cuando Jorge las vio. The girls were leaving the store when Jorge saw them.
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Sharks: My First Discoveries
Ute Fuhr & Raoul Sautai
Moonlight, 2014 (2014)
Reviewed by Bob Walch
f your youngster can't get enough of
Shark Week
on television, this book will satisfy his or her desire for more information about these marine creatures that date back to prehistoric times. There are more than 500 different kinds of sharks and they range from the size of a kitten to behemoths that are as long as a bus and weigh as much as two elephants.
his fascinating little book provides an introduction to some of the more common species of sharks. Transparent flip pages along with interesting facts and tidbits about sharks make this a captivating volume and one the young reader will return to again and again.
ost sharks offer no threat to humans and are actually quite harmless but, as we all know, there are a few exceptions. The reader will learn not only about the shark's anatomy but also what it looks for at meal time and how it procreates.
hether you purchase this to add to your shark library or plan to use it as a general introduction to sharks, you'll discover that it is an excellent reference book and one the entire family will find interesting.
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Hundreds of UK bodyboarding fans greeted Mike Stewart the 9-time world bodyboarding champion as he visited The Bodyboard-Depot in Newquay, 14th November and joined the bodyboard-depot team riders in riding huge onshore waves at Tolcarne beach. It was a blustery November day with howling north westerly gales yet it didn't deter the UK's bodyboarding fans from coming out in their droves to meet the 9 time world bodyboarding champion Hawaiian Mike Stewart and Australian charger Tom Rigby. The strong winds and chilly temperatures didn't faze Mike the consummate professional from tackling the waves at Tolcarne beach and wowing the fans with his incredible fitness, skills and silky smooth style. Mike signed autographs, posed for hundreds of photographs and answered interviewers questions before leaving the beach and heading to The Bodyboard-Depot where hordes of fans waited to meet him and get all manner of things signed, from hand planes to t-shirts. Mike Stewart made the very challenging conditions look great with some inspired riding. After the frenzied signing session Mike and Tom faced a room full of fans to complete a question and answer session with questions ranging from his experiences of challenging 50 foot waves off the coast of Maui to his inspirations, his proudest moments and his most feared world tour competitors. Mike had the room engrossed as he related the series of events that led to him catching his first wave at the revered big wave spot 'Jaws'. It involved him missing a plane, receiving sad news of a colleague dying and then the amazing combination of perfect ocean conditions; it was a touching, mesmerising story that the bodyboarders who were present will remember for a long time to come. Mike also gave great insight into the technical details in his new range of Science Bodyboards, which are available at Bodyboard-Depot.com Mike is the international face of the sport of bodyboarding, a pioneer of big wave surfing and inventor of new manoeuvres, Mike drew the blueprints, dug the foundations and then laid the blocks of modern day bodyboarding, influencing hundreds of thousands in the process. Despite knocking on the door of his sixth decade, the Hawaiian still competes on the world tour at the highest level, routinely beating other riders who grew up with posters of him on their bedroom walls. Mike and Tom finished the day by trying their first ever Cornish pasty, their reaction 'totally delicious'. Next stop Ireland to hunt down some of the world's biggest waves to challenge. When in Cornwall Mike had to have a pasty! Please keep checking facebook.com/bodyboarddepot from more Mike Stewart exclusives! Thanks to Aaron Parsons Photography and Kernow Bodyboarding.
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The Tour Take | Tour de Suisse Stage 2
The Steps
1st – Peter Sagan
2nd – Fernando Gaviria
3rd – Nathan Haas
The Parcours
Four laps of a 39km course made up our 155km stage. A rolling loop, it featured three small climbs for a total ascent of around 2000m in the day. A slow start made for a comfortable first 3 laps, before a frenetic finish.
The bunch had three preview passages through the finish, so they were well versed in it by the final time around, but it wasn't super complicated, held on urban roads. A long right-hander and a 90 degree left-hand corner came in the final 2km before a straight final 500m.
The Jerseys
Overall – Stefan Kung
KOM – Filippo Zaccanti (Nippo Vinni Fantini)
Points – Calvin Watson
Young Riders – Sam Oomen
The Break
A three-man breakaway established itself right from the gun. Consisting of Calvin Watson, Filippo Zaccanti and Perrig Quemeneur. They gained a gap of two minutes, which stayed consistent for most of the stage. Zaccanti took the KOM points on each of the four laps, so he wears the KOM Jersey, while Calvin Watson won the intermediate sprints. With 60km to go, Michael Albasini attacked the bunch and took less than 10km to bridge to the front – a fair sign the peloton wasn't chasing full gas. They were brought back with around 27km to go, as the peloton ratcheted up the finish.
The Finish
While the first few laps were as exciting as an episode of Antiques Roadshow specialising in 1800s caligraphy, the last lap went full Game of Thrones on us. Daniel Oss went to the front on the big climb of the final lap, looking to shake things up for Peter Sagan. From there, several attacks followed on the rolling hills including ones from Swiss Champ Silvain Dillier, Patrick Konrad, Mark Padun, JJ Rojas and even a brief one from Richie Porte. It finally all came together for a bunch kick, though Kristoff, Greipel and Degenkolb all had been dropped.
Coming from 10th wheel, Fernando Gaviria opened up the sprint at 350m to go, hoping the element of surprise would be on his side. Unfortunately, all he found was the element of riding into a headwind, and he ended up giving Peter Sagan the perfect leadout! Sagan raced past, while a clever Haas followed the World Champ's rear wheel to third. Aussie Michael Matthews was caught out by Gaviria, and finished several bike lengths back in fourth, while a spritely Mark Padun rolled home fifth.
The Aussies
3rd – Nathan Haas
4th – Michael Matthews
27th – Richie Porte
37th – Jack Haig
55th – Simon Gerrans
71st – Adam Hansen
127th – Cameron Meyer
143rd – Michael Hepburn
144th – Calvin Watson
147th – William Clarke
Another lumpy bumpy circuit awaits the riders on Stage 3, as 110km on the open roads is followed by two and a half laps of a finishing loop. The finishing loop includes the Bürersteig and the Hagenfirsterstrasse, both around 4km at 5%. They look like nice springboards, so expect some aggressive racing on a harder course than Stage 2.
The Pick
Stage 3 should suit the riders that tried to, but couldn't, get away in the finale of stage 2. It's just that little bit harder, and of the Sagan/Matthews/Gaviria/Haas quartet, I'm not convinced any will survive to the finish. Michael Albasini looked in relatively good form, we'll tip him to win from a reduced bunch sprint.
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BEST INFROMATION TECHNOLOGY COLLEGES IN CHINA IT thinks about procedures of PCs and computational frameworks. Students pick up information about calculation, programming, and equipment and PC frameworks, in PCs science degrees consolidating hypothetical and functional methodologies. Not at all...
IT thinks about procedures of PCs and computational frameworks. Students pick up information about calculation, programming, and equipment and PC frameworks, in PCs science degrees consolidating hypothetical and functional methodologies. Not at all like PC specialists, have PC researchers managed making programming utilizing certain standards of hypothesis, outline, advancement, and application. Future IT authorities apply scientific information and break down calculations to take care of various issues and improve execution of PC programming.
Below are the best information technology colleges you can find in China:
Located on the site of "Qing Hua Yuan" in Haidian District, Beijing, Tsinghua University was founded in 1911, formerly known as a royal garden of Qing Dynasty. The campus is famous for its beautiful surroundings embraced by shady trees and time-honored architectural complexes with different features and styles, in which "Shui Mu Qing Hua" has a long history of reputation. It is listed as one of the 14 world's most beautiful college campuses by Forbes Magazine in 2010, the only one from Asia.
Tsinghua University is one of the leading universities directly affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. It is among the list of the Key Universities in both the National Projects 985 and 211, and also the prominent center for higher education and scientific research.
Peking University is a comprehensive university located in Haidian District, Beijing. As one of the founding members of 'Project 985', the national government program which seeks to develop an elite tier of world-class universities in China, it is regarded as one of the best universities in China and attracts talented students from around the country and the world.
Wuhan University is a key university directly under the administration of the Education Ministry of the People's Republic of China. It is located in Hubei Province's capital Wuhan known as "The thoroughfare leading to nine provinces". The university has rolling physical features with the scenic Luojia Hill in it and the beautiful East Lake by its side, seeming in picturesque disorder.
Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) was founded in 1920. After 87 years, HIT has developed into a large multi-disciplinary nationally renowned university with science, engineering and research as its core. We have established our own unique programs related to the field of astronautics that are unparalled anywhere in China. We broaden our established disciplinary programs by utilizing a cross disciplinary curriculum and as such have formed a comparatively full disciplinary system that consists of key programs, emerging programs and supporting programs.
In 1956, founded on the basis of the electronic divisions of such well-established universities as Jiaotong University, Nanjing Institute of Technology (now named as Southeast University) and South China Institute of Technology (now named as South China University of Technology).
In 1960, ranked as one of the nation's key universities.


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Step 3: Invest In Your Addictions.
On the simplest level, you need the answers to three questions:
- How does the company make money?
- How will they make more money?
- Why can no one stop them from making more money?
And you're already a third of the way there, if you invest in your addictions, because you have given so much time and money to this company that you have tried to quit and failed.
What have you tried to quit and failed?
Look under the hood of this defeat and consider what this tells you about the company:
- Their product is so satisfying you can't stop using it.
- Their brand is so strong that you won't turncoat to a competitor.
- Their distribution is so powerful that you have no trouble accessing their product, ferociously and frequently, to fan the flames of your addiction.
- Their merchandise exists (and is not vaporware).
- The company makes money.
- Their revenue from you is recurring and reliable—and it has probably been escalating.
- Thousands (and probably millions) of others binge, purge, and spend in the same way.
Consider what this addiction tells you about you:
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that saying couldn't be more true! I've been meaning to touch base on this topic for quite some time, many of you have asked what my diet is like and what i eat on the daily.
Let me start off by saying, It is challenging to eat healthy 24/7, even I'm not perfect and sometimes I am limited especially while i travel. but it is so important to stay committed to eating healthy, for your well being and future in living a long, happy and healthy life. just watch "What the Health" on Netflix (with an open mind) and you'll see why eating a majority plant based/vegan diet is worth it! and I know some of you will disagree, but thats life and everyone in the end makes there own decisions and no one can force you to do anything.
To be clear, I am not a health expert or a nutritionist, and If you are serious about diet change please consult a professional, for some of you a plant based/vegan diet may not be the answer and you may need meat or eggs or fish. so do your research online before you dive into anything and then consult a professional or an expert before moving forward. all I am doing is simply sharing my personal experiences.
Ideally, you want to be eating right out of a garden, we should all be growing our own fruits and vegetables and consuming it, but in reality many of us don't have time, money or space for that. I sure don't, but I do commit to buying local/organic (fruits, veggies) and eating as fresh as possible. Home cooked meals are the best for you, especially when all your ingredients are whole foods (if you don't know what whole foods are, look them up ON GOOGLE!) If you have a bad sweet tooth I've come to tell you its possible to over come that craving. Start by replacing your dessert with fruit or some organic dark chocolate, or if you enjoy baking look up recipes that are, "healthy, vegan, sugar free, gluten free," there are a ton on pinterest most of which will use HONEY AND/or MAPLE SYRUP, which are natural sugars.
Currently, it has been 3 years since I've had a piece of meat (a side from freshly caught fish) and 1 year since I gave up eggs, so I guess you can consider me a pescetarian, plant based, vegan who eats honey. I personally gave up eating meat because it never sat right in my stomach, my body naturally rejected it and I finally decided that maybe I would feel better if I stopped eating it, and so I did and I definitely felt the difference (and still do!). if your wondering where I get my protein from, well the truth is plants are protein. spinach gives you about the same amount of protein as chicken would, however when you eat a piece of chicken or meat (even if its 100% non gmo and organic) your ingesting everything that animal ate or was exposed too. This includes chemicals in the air, infections, diseases, harmful bacteria, etc even if its organic that doesn't protect you (and i know some of you are thinking, well we are exposed to a lot of things already so why bother, well thats my point exactly. why go even further as to intaking it, we already get exposed enough. instead, start eating things that your body will benefit and get stronger from. i take a b12 supplement which is a 1,000 times better for you then eating meat to obtain b12. I also haven't had dairy for 2 years now, and noticed a major improvement in my over all health and appearance. my skin (less to barely any acne), my digestion has improved, barely any mucus or conjestion and i barely get sick (maybe 3 times a year). it makes me wonder, were our bodies ever intended to ingest animal products? To this day, meat-eaters have a higher incidence of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other problems. i encourage you all to try a plant based diet for at least 2 weeks, you will notice a HUGE difference in your health, energy levels, digestion, skin, face, and over all.
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Your probably wondering what my diets like in a typical day, well let me break it down for you. I'm not really a breakfast person, but coffee is always a must right when i wake up. I have a french press (which i love, you should try one if you haven't), I take my coffee with a dash of almond/coconut milk or this coconut milk creamer by 'so delicious', honey (if needed) and 1 scoop of collagen powder. if i feel like i may be getting sick or if its around flu season, I try to remember to have a cup of lemon/apple cider vinegar mixed with water or take a shot of noni before having my coffee. Depending on how I feel after coffee I'll make a protein smoothie (be on the look out for my recipes soon), some gluten free oatmeal or chia pudding topped with fresh fruits Or I'll just have a banana with almond butter. However, if i'm starving when I wake up, I'll make my go-to vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free, turmeric waffles topped with fresh fruits and maple syrup. I'm a snacker, especially if I'm home for the day. a few of my go-to healthy snacks are freshly made juice (I usually do carrot, apple, celery, parsley, greens, a little ginger, half a lemon), sliced apples with almond butter, avocado with balsamic and lemon pepper, fruit or a smoothie. For lunch, I usually do a big salad topped with non-gmo wild caught canned tuna and a home-made balsamic vinaigrette or papaya seed dressing. for Dinner, I try to get creative, one of my favorite go-to dishes is vegan gf lasagna (recipe coming soon), I also love making curries, vegan chili, quinoa salad with roasted veggies and more. And not every night, but when I feel like I deserve it, I'll splurge and have some vegan or non dairy ice cream. If you need some help finding recipes just type it in on Pinterest, thats where I usually go and you'll find tons of everything; healthy vegan breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert recipes. I don't consider my self a vegan because I eat fish and honey but I do love vegan food and always opt to cook it or order it when I'm out and about. I'm loving how accessible healthy alternatives are becoming, everyone is becoming so health conscious, now its your turn ;)
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President Donald Trump "puts great trust" in the nation's military leaders, and he never ordered a buildup of the nuclear arsenal, despite reports Wednesday that he'd asked why the nation's nuclear numbers could not be increased last summer, Rep. Dan Donovan pointed out Wednesday.
"The president has said we have an aging military," the New York Republican told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program. "He feels the military hasn't been supported by the previous administration. He wants to rebuild it."
According to an NBC News report out on Wednesday, Trump, after seeing a chart showing the nation's nuclear capacity over the years, asked why the United States could not increase its arsenal nearly tenfold.
"He listened to his military leaders and never ordered them to build up the nuclear capacity," Donovan said. "I think that's what part of being the president is. You surround yourself with very smart people."
Donovan, though, said it's "unfair" to infer anything about Trump's failure to tweet anything about the loss of four Green Berets recently killed in Niger.
"I think he has a special place in his heart for women and men who risk their lives for our freedoms, including those four Green Berets," Donovan said. "He tweets when he wants unfiltered messages coming out because he has a distrust. But you can't knock down the president for what happened with those four Green Berets."
Donovan, as member of the House Foreign Relations Committee, also said Wednesday that he does not know where Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker was coming from with his comments that Trump is bringing the United States toward the brink of World War III.
"I think we're pointing a finger, the real devil, the real villain in this is the leader of North Korea, launching rockets over Japan, some of them landing in the Sea of Japan," Donovan said. "In the past administration, we had this patient waiting strategy, which certainly emboldened him . . . this evil one person in North Korea is not just a threat to the united States. He's a threat to China, the Korean peninsula, European allies and a threat to the entire globe."
Meanwhile, Donovan pointed out that Corker heads the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, not the House's.
"That hasn't come from our leader," Donovan said. "So, I don't know what senator Corker's basing that on. I'm not saying it's invalid. I just don't know what he's basing this on"
Donovan's seat is under a primary challenge from former Rep. Mike Grimm, who had resigned from Congress and was sentenced to prison for tax evasion. Donovan, among others, has been targeted by former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon.
The congressman, though, said he would want to remind Bannon that he has supported Trump for 90 percent of the time with his votes.
"Rather than listening to rhetoric of a convicted felon, I think Mr. Bannon would probably examine our records and see that I supported the president 90 percent of the time," Donovan said. "People of Staten Island, Brooklyn, have a choice, a person who was a prosecutor for 20 years and a choice between that and a person who went to prison."
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Suginami City may seem sleepy in comparison to other areas of the capital but it also happens to be home to Omiya Hachimangu, the third largest Shinto shrine among Tokyo's 23 city wards. Said to have been founded by the 11th century feudal lord, Yoriyoshi Minamoto, the shrine is now known for its belief in protecting women in childbirth and the raising of their children.
Like many large shrines, Omiya Hachimangu's grounds are quite expansive. The two torii gates lead to a main hall complex consisting of three structures - a prayer hall, a building where the shrine's deities are enshrined and a connecting building - as well as a kaguraden. During festivals, the latter is where traditional music and dances are staged.
To the left of the main building lies a storage facility that houses the shrine's mikoshi portable shrines. Omiya Hachimangu features 32 of these shrines and all of them are available for viewing. In mid-September, these shrines leave the building to be paraded during the Omiya Hachiman Matsuri.
The grounds of the shrine are also home to traditional martial arts displays. The Wakaba Matsuri is held in early March and features martial arts demonstrations in honour of the shrine's deities. Even earlier in the year at the beginning of January is the Hikime-no-gi and Omata-shiki, traditional archery rituals, the first to purge evil spirits with whistling arrows and the second to 'pacify' the country by demonstrating the power of the bow.
Along with its main buildings, entrance gates and festival traditions, a visitor to Omiya Hachimangu Shrine will also come across a picturesque torii gate tunnel, a number of smaller shrine structures, komainu stone guardians as well as the sense of peace and quiet that Shinto shrines in Japan are known for.
Getting there
Take the Keio Inokashira Line to Nishi-eifuku Station. The shrine is a 7-minute walk north-east from the North Exit.
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