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The Realm of the Veil6 Reviews
A visit to a new realm and the meeting of an old friend.
Chapter Six
The Realm of the Veil
The time had finally come for Harry to leave as everyone gathered to see him off. Cautiously, he began to open the portal to the prison realm as he concentrated on cracking the barriers between the realms. Once he was satisfied that there was a crack deep enough to pierce, he raised his arms in front of him and began to pry apart a crack only he could see.
Soon a pale light began to spill out from a three foot gash in the air. After a bit more effort on Harry's part, gusts of wind and sand began to blow in on the silent observers. A couple of minutes later, the portal was completed as a large three foot window seemed to float in front of Harry. The walls of the barrier were clearly defined as a six inch border within the portal, as light seemed to flow from the ruptured wall like fog. Through the barrier wall, everyone had a bird's eye view of fields of sand broken only by walls of sandstone rising from deep below. At the moment, a sandstorm seemed to be taking residence outside of the portal as if in an attempt to hold off the intruders. The scene carried with it a feeling of hopelessness as everyone stared at the desert labyrinth before them.
The prison was ingenious; an endless labyrinth lay below with the occasional oasis spotted every dozen miles when it wasn't blocked by the storm. Harry slowly turned from the sight with his jaw hanging open in shock.
"How am I supposed to find Sirius in that? He could be anywhere if he isn't dead already from the dessert heat." Harry asked quietly.
The looks on everyone's faces was no help whatsoever, everyone was just as surprised as Harry was. From what everybody had read of the prison realm, it was only a prison guarded by elemental golems. Everyone had assumed that it would be a stone fortress with perhaps a few earth golems guarding within the walls, not this.
With a sigh, Harry began to say his goodbyes to his friends. Once everyone was able to take their eyes off of the sight before them, they hugged him goodbye with the occasional threat of bodily harm if he didn't come back safe and sound to visit them. Sarah and Xander were holding each other as they both tried not to cry, while everyone else just grinned behind their backs. They had obviously talked everything out during their forced time in the infirmary, not that they were complaining now.
Once Harry had said his goodbyes, he turned to the portal and spread his leathery wings out for the dive. Taking a couple of deep breaths, he dove through the barrier headfirst. Once he was through, he was instantly buffeted by the heavy winds and flying sand. Seeing his chance, he pumped his wings as hard as he could and shot towards the bright light spilling out of the ruptured barrier. Pivoting in the air with his wings, he slowly closed the portal by grasping the edges and pulling them together again giving his worried friends a last glimpse as his face screwed up in concentration.
Once the crack was fixed, Harry began to struggle for control as he was thrown violently by the winds. After nearly half and hour of constantly being blown about by the swirling winds, he was finally able to clear the storm as he flew towards the ground nearly unconscious.
Several hours after he had reached the ground, he awoke to find himself half buried in sand leaning against one of the labyrinth walls. After taking stock of any injuries he may have sustained, he began to examine his surroundings with curiosity. All manner of dessert creatures roamed the sandy dunes as the sun's heat beat mercilessly down upon them. But, there did not seem to be any sign of human life in this part. Harry doubted seriously that there would be another living person in this inferno other than Sirius, as this realm had not been used since the times before the founders of Hogwarts. Gathering his wings, Harry shook the sand off before flying into the sky above for the nearest oasis and to start his search.
Days later, Harry had yet to find any real trace of Sirius within the sands. He had found tracks that could have been human, but the winds had altered the shape so that he could not be positive. The cold nights had been spent in a transfigured tent going over maps he had created with spells. So far he had covered nearly two hundred square miles in a little over a week, but he could still sense Sirius's presence out there, always just out of reach.
One morning, after leaving a rather large oasis, Harry was flying overhead when he spotted some activity within the sand below. Curving his wings downward, Harry swooped below for a closer look. A large sand golem had taken form and was now attacking a ragged and exhausted man. (If you have ever played the Playstation game 'Final Fantasy IX', it looks like the plants with the cage in their belly, just made of sand instead.)
'Finally!' Harry thought as he landed between the man and the golem. At the sight of the winged being appearing before him, Sirius's eyes bulged in shock.
**A few minutes earlier**
Sirius was tiring quickly, this golem was larger and more powerful than all the rest he had previously escaped from. As he dodged yet another wave of sand being thrown by the monster, he spotted a large black bird heading his way.
Seconds later, as he gathered his feet to avoid another attack, he felt the ground shudder as an enormous black winged figure landed between him and the golem. The golem sensing the change of opponents, threw a barrage of sand attacks with every intention of bringing down this new threat quickly.
The figure merely flicked his fingers and a blue shield appeared catching the sand. With a wave of his hand, the sand creature was blown away by gale force winds, rivaling even the sandstorm that this world hosted. Satisfied, the figure turned to Sirius with a smile.
"Having fun Sirius? I have been looking everywhere for you." Harry grinned.
Sirius's mind went blank. How could this be? He had not seen another human being for over six months, and here was his godson here to rescue him. How had Harry gotten so powerful in such a short time? Never mind that, what was he doing here in this place, and why did he look so different?
"Ha...Harry... Please tell me you didn't come after me through the veil!" Sirius gasped in horror. He would have given anything to make sure that Harry was safe, and the foolish boy had followed him through into this living hell.
"A lot has changed since you have been gone, Sirius. For you and the rest of the world only six months have passed, for me it has been over two years. I know the prophesy that had my parents going into hiding, I know my destiny now." Harry replied sadly, his smile had disappeared after seeing the look on Sirius's face. "If you are willing, we can leave this place at any time."
The chance to escape from this hellhole would have anyone willing to trade even their soul for the opportunity. But, Sirius still had enough wits about him to question such a gift. To much good luck would not come without repercussions in his experience. Glancing suspiciously at the tall winged man before him, he examined his choices before replying.
"Do you honestly expect me to drop everything and follow you? For all I know you could be another trick of the desert trying to take my life faster. If you really are my godson as you claim, then spend the time to convince me of your intentions. You are too different from the Harry I remember to immediately trust."
Harry laughed lightly at the response; he would have expected nothing more from someone who spent so much time with Mad Eye Moody while locked up in the headquarters of the Order. Nodding his head in agreement, he indicated the oasis in the distance that he had left earlier.
"Well, while you are trying to figure the new me out, why don't we head out of the heat for a while? These black wings are great for shade, but they aren't exactly keeping me cool you know."
A few days later, Sirius was convinced that this was his godson. Harry may have changed, but underneath the new layers he was still the boy that would laugh happily at a story of his parents or the Marauders famous pranks. Other than the obvious changes within his power and appearance, Harry also had grown up. He was no longer the boy that would rush off into a fight without thinking of the repercussions. Although he did put some of his newfound maturity aside momentarily once they became close enough, to Sirius it felt like he was conspiring with James once more until he would remember that it was his son.
As soon as Sirius was sure of his decision of who Harry truly was, he held no qualms of leaving the dessert pronto. Quickly banishing the transfigured tent once more, Harry opened the portal once more. At the sight of the portal being pried apart, Sirius's eyes had looked like they wanted to pop out once more as he watched the magic flow from the realm barriers. Absently Harry wondered how many more shocks Sirius would be able to handle before everything had settled down, at least to a more comfortable pace.
Once the portal was large enough, a view of the sky over the village of Hogsmead was visible. Ignoring Harry's muttering of his portals entrances always being too high, Sirius curiously leaned through the visibly glowing mists coming from the edges. Sticking his head through the rip he was able to glimpse a better view of his surroundings, he also noticed that the portal on this side appeared as two dimensional. Reaching out with his hand, he curled his fingers around the edge only to discover the edge was paper thin as he felt along the edges.
While Sirius was busy examining the portal, Harry was fighting his conscience over whether to take the opportunity that had just presented itself. Smiling evilly, he sided with the imaginary red horned devil on his shoulder that looked remarkably like him, as he stepped forward and pushed Sirius the rest of the way out of the gateway. Hearing him scream in surprise as he fell, Harry dove after him unfurling his wings as he laughed in glee.
Catching up to the flailing man below, Harry flew below Sirius's freefall while giving a maniacal grin that stretched from ear to ear before grabbing him and pulling up before the rushing earth. Hardly able to fly straight due to his laughing, Harry placed a wheezing Sirius on the ground as he began to roll on the ground in his hysterics. After a few minutes to catch his breath, Sirius joined the young man as he saw the humor in the situation; given a chance like that, he wasn't sure he would have been able to hold back either.
Finally Harry rolled onto his back panting heavily as he wiped a tear from his eye. Focusing on the soft chuckles near him, he smiled over at Sirius before opening his mouth to apologize.
Holding up his hand, Sirius shook his head as he smirked. "Don't feel bad, it took me a little bit to get over the surprise but I have to admit, that has got to be one of the best pranks ever pulled on me. James wouldn't have been able to top one like that. Just don't do it to me again, I'm getting too old for that kind of excitement."
Climbing to his feet, Harry clapped his hands on the older man's shoulder as he steered them towards the Hogwart's castle. As they hiked through the rough Scottish terrain, they joked back and forth as all if there wasn't a care in the world.
Reaching the Hogwarts grounds a couple of hours later, they had instantly sobered at the sight of the ancient stone citadel before them. It appeared abandoned, although they both knew that that would never happen. Even Hagrid's cabin appeared empty. Due to the time of year, there should have been pumpkins rivaling the sheer structure of the half-giants home, yet there was nothing but weeds covering the small garden.
"What's happened here? I can feel life within the castle, but it looks like no one has stepped foot out for months. Hagrid doesn't even have any pumpkins growing for the Halloween feast this year." Turning to face a sullen Sirius, Harry's eyes narrowed dangerously. "I think a lot more has been going on that I originally thought. We may have to delay our rising from the dead for a few days; I want to get a gist of what Voldemort has been up too. If things look this bad, then he must have become fully active since I've been gone."
Sirius nodded solemnly as he tore his eyes from his old school only to shutter at the sight of the glowing angry green eyes before him. "We should stick around here though, if anything happens we can be nearby to help quickly. I'll go into Hogsmead and see what I can find out as Padfoot. Why don't you get a tent started, when I get back I'll show you how to make a real wizards tent instead of that plain one you had earlier."
Harry smiled at the obvious attempt to lighten the mood, but his eyes did not lose their edge. He knew Sirius was trying to protect him by going out on his own while trying to keep Harry away from harm's way. But this time Harry didn't mind, while he was waiting for Sirius to get back he would be able to come up with a plan to spy on Voldemort to find out just what he had missed.
He knew that with the training he had received from Guran that Voldemort would not be able to break into his mind or even know that he had returned. The connection that connected the two enemies had been easy to manipulate once Harry had crossed the realms. The bond had been weakened heavily but was in no way close to being severed. Once Harry had been able to find his magic core after several months of trial and error, he had been able to mold the link to his liking. The link had been damaged to a point where it could never be as strong as it had been before when Voldemort was able to send the false images of Sirius being tortured. Now the only intrusion that was possible between Voldemort and Harry, was under the latter's control. He would be able to watch any Deatheater meetings without notice, without Voldemort knowing.
It was nearing nightfall when a shaggy black dog nosed his way into the small tent that Harry had conjured out of a twig. Spotting Harry sitting in the corner with a pensive look in his eyes, Padfoot changed back into his human form before reaching a wary hand out to rest on his godson's shoulder.
Expecting Harry to jump from the touch, he was surprised when the younger man merely sighed wearily before he spoke softly.
"I know what I have to do, so I don't want you to try to stop me. I'm going to spy on a few of Voldemort's meetings and see what I can find out. I've tweaked our little connection a bit, he won't know that I'm even there, for that matter he won't be able to sense me at all anymore. Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to go up against him right now when I don't know his potential at the moment. But this is the best way to find out what is going on without revealing ourselves yet. I know what you are thinking, but you can't stop me, this is something that I need to do."
Sirius had opened his mouth to interrupt when Harry had spoken his last words successfully guessing what he was about to say.
An uncomfortable silence followed before Sirius jumped up from the spot where he had been sitting with an excited look in his eye.
"Enough of this seriousness, how about I teach you how to fix this place up properly? I've had it with being serious all of the time, so let's have some fun for a while before the unpleasantries begin. Now the first thing that you will have to do to enlarge the interior or the space you want to work in is to..."
Losing himself in the infectious mood that his godfather was in, Harry forgot about his problems for the time being and turned his attention to creating a mansion inside the small tent they were in.
The Monday two weeks before Christmas Eve, dawned on a cloudy and dreary day for the occupants of Hogwarts only getting worse as the day dragged on. The sloping grounds were cloaked in a deep, rich fog as the heavy clouds above threatened to let loose with the much anticipated snow the students had been hoping for.
Sitting in the Great Hall eating her dinner a couple of hours after her last class, Ginny suddenly sat up and wrenched her seat back as she scrabbled to her feet sending a few carrots flying as she did. With a strange gleam in her dark chocolate eyes, she skidded out of the Great Hall in a blur of long red hair and billowing robes.
Ron looked up from his plate with his cheeks puffed out from his food as Hermione looked up from the book she was reading. Not a word was spoken as the two exchanged glances with sad, knowing eyes. Ginny's personality was becoming unpredictable, they had no idea before this summer that Harry and Ginny had such a bond between them. Hermione had explained her theory once to Ron over dinner a few weeks before. It seemed that when Harry had rescued Ginny from the Chamber of Secrets, a bond of sorts had connected the two even though both of them were unaware of it. So when Harry died over the summer, the link had been torn from her mind, no doubt causing some form of damage.
Racing to the entrance, Ginny slowed to check for any stragglers coming to dinner before unlocking the entrance doors with a complicated charm she had overheard Dumbledore use once. Slipping noiselessly between the ancient doors, she paused as she concentrated on trying to locate the presence she had felt earlier. Frowning slightly, she screwed her face up as she realized that she no longer felt it near her. Sighing heavily, Ginny turned to go back before realizing that she really didn't want to have to deal with the hidden stares and whispers tonight before walking blindly into the thick fog before her.
The night was cold and foggy with the full moon shining brightly; small snowflakes lazily spiraled in the air as Ginny slowly walked along the lake's shoreline sometime later in her long black cloak. She had grown accustomed to these quiet walks at night but the bitter cold this evening was quickly making her regret her hasty decision earlier.
If anyone knew that she was outside at the moment or that she snuck out of her room at night they would stun her on the spot, it was incredibly dangerous to be out alone during these times. It wasn't that she was looking for trouble; it just helped to get away and think through everything going on in her life as well as the presence that she had felt earlier tonight.
Spotting a rock jutting out of the frozen embankment ahead, Ginny slowly crunched over the icy ground while pulling her cloak tighter in an attempt to warm up a little. Reaching the rock she cautiously glanced around before sitting down on the cold surface.
Unbeknownst to Ginny, she was being watched intently from the deep shadows of the surrounding woods. Harry had returned earlier from spying on a small Death Eater meeting at the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade to see how things were going here. He had not expected to find someone out alone, especially not Ginny. Seeing her brought back all the feelings that he had tried ruthlessly to crush while he had been training. Xander and Sarah had been right; he had realized his feelings for Ginny were not completely brotherly some time ago.
Shaking his head vigorously to clear it, Harry made a decision he knew that he may regret later. But he couldn't leave her out here alone, especially when she looked so sad and lonely.
Cautiously, Harry stepped out from the trees towards the small redhead he had thought of so much during his time away. Halfway to her, he paused; Ginny had stiffened suddenly, almost as though she had felt something. The air seemed to bring with it a strange tingle the closer he came to her.
Ginny closed her eyes as she felt the night air shift around her; she knew that presence without a doubt. Straightening up slowly, she let out a shaky breathe.
"Harry." She whispered softly. She was afraid to turn, afraid that she was just imagining this feeling, but she knew that this was no dream. Gathering her courage, Ginny slowly rose from her seat and turned. Standing several feet away was a cloaked figure enshrouded in dense fog; a slight breeze had risen and was playing with the edges of the dark fabric as the tingle felt between them earlier threatened to start shooting sparks at any moment.
Harry's surprise at Ginny speaking his name before she even saw him had triggered a lapse of his control over his elements. Before anything more than a slight breeze could pick up, he squashed the escaping energy completely. While Harry was concentrating on controlling his runaway powers, Ginny had edged closer and was now able to make out this mysterious figure more clearly as she caught sight of his emerald green eyes.
Once she was positive it was not just her emotions running wild, Ginny flung herself into Harry's arms with a bear hug that would have made Mrs. Weasley proud.
"I knew you were alive, I just knew it!" Straightening up slowly from the bone-crushing embrace with tears streaming down her face, she pulled her hand back and slugged Harry in the shoulder. "Where have you been? Don't you ever do that again, you had everyone thinking that you were dead! I have half a mind to bat bogie hex you into next week!"
Harry smiled as he heard the lighthearted threat; it was such a typical Ginny response. But, his brows furrowed as he noticed her shoulders begin to shake after her rant. He watched in horror as tears began to pour down her cheeks. Suddenly panicked after remembering what had happened the last time a girl had begun to cry on him, he hugged her tightly hoping that she would calm as a wave of guilt washed over him. Ginny had always been so strong, the only time he had ever seen her cry was down in the Chamber of Secrets her first year.
Feeling her sobs begin to subside, Harry heard a small voice from his chest and had to strain to catch her words. "They all thought that I was crazy for saying that you were still alive, but I knew... I knew that you couldn't be dead. I've always known. Please don't leave us again.. I.. I don't know if I could handle going through this again." Ginny trailed off near the end of her short rant, but Harry had heard every heartfelt word.
What did she mean by everyone thinking that she was crazy? But right now was not the time to think of that. He needed to get out of the open before someone else found him or they both froze to death. Subconsciously, he knew that seeing them was not possible though, the fog was too thick to see anymore than a few feet in front of them. Someone would have to know exactly where he was to have any chance of finding him.
Stepping back with a shy smile, he held out his hand for her to take before he led her towards the forest edge and to the shelter of the newly constructed tent he had set up below a grouping of trees. To any passersby the tent would only appear as a large clump of prickly shrubs. Leading her through the entrance, she stopped in awe at the sight of the grand entrance hall beyond. Ginny had been in a few wizarding tents before when her father was able to borrow one from a friend, the one for the Quidditch cup had been the grandest. But all of those had seemed like they would be an average size home, this one was the size of a mansion.
Seeing her awed expression, he laughed lightly, not even realizing that neither had let go of each others hands. Just then Sirius appeared around a corner with a transfigured book in one hand and a half eaten sandwich in the other.
"Ah, I thought I heard you come back, Harry." Seeing Ginny standing next to him still holding Harry's hand, he grinned slyly. "Hello Ginny, knew Harry wouldn't be able to go long without seeing you, not with the way he always brings you up in conversations."
Glancing at Harry but missing the deeply blushed face and the warning look he was giving his godfather, Ginny whipped her head back towards Sirius before she was able to stutter a response back.
"Si...Sirius?! How is this possible, we all saw you die! I...I think that I need to sit down for a second, this is all too much to handle at once."
Ok, here is the other version that I had written for when Ginny and Harry meet, let me know if you like it better.
Racing to the entrance, Ginny slowed to check for any stragglers to lunch before unlocking the entrance doors with a complicated charm she had overheard Dumbledore use once. Slipping between the doors, she paused as she concentrated on the presence she had felt earlier before running into the thick fog before her.
When she neared the edge of the lake, the fog thinned out slightly revealing the back of a tall dark haired man looking out over the waters of the calm lake before him. Ginny paused a few feet from the man, as a strange energy filled the damp air around them. Sensing her presence and the strange energy build up from behind him, the man looked up from the lake and slowly turned his head towards Ginny.
Ginny gasped as she looked into the deep emerald eyes of the man before her. Only one person had eyes that color of green, she wasn't going crazy after all, Harry was alive! Just to make sure that she wasn't dreaming, she pinched her arm all the same.
Harry froze when he saw Ginny standing behind him, her eyes shining with tears but with a small smile playing on the corner of her lips. How could she know that he was here, for that matter, even alive still? But yet, that pull he had felt for so long was stronger than ever when he looked into her eyes.
"Ginny." He whispered softly as he turned to face her, trying desperately to fight the impulse to reach out and pull her to him.
Hearing him whisper her name sent tingles dancing along her spine, it felt so right, so comfortable as though she was coming home after being gone for years on end. Following this feeling, she took a hesitant step forward, and then another, before she knew it, she had thrown her arms around him as she buried her face in his chest.
Wrapping his arms tightly around her tiny figure, Harry buried his face into her dark red hair as a sense of peace flowed through him. Yes, everything would turn out alright, nothing mattered right now except the small girl he held tightly in his arms. Feeling Ginny stir slightly within his grasp, he loosened his hold as she looked up into his face.
"Please don't leave me again." She whispered quietly before burying her head into him once more as her muffled voice spoke once more. "You had better have a good explanation for everything or I'll...I'll. Oh Harry, I missed you so much, everyone thought I was going crazy when I kept telling them that you were alive. But I knew... I could always feel you just out of reach."
Harry smiled as he heard the lighthearted threat; it was such a typical Ginny response. But, his brows furrowed as he thought on her last words. She was right; he felt the same with her. But what did she mean by everyone thinking that she was crazy? But right now was not the time to think of that. He needed to get out of the open before someone else found him. Subconsciously, he knew that was not possible though, the fog was too thick to see anymore than a couple of feet in front. Someone would have to know exactly where he was to have any chance of finding him.
Stepping back with a shy smile, he held out his hand for her to take before he led her towards the forest edge and to the shelter of the wizarding tent he had set up below a grouping of trees. To any passerby's the tent would only appear as a large clump of prickly shrubs. Leading her through the entrance, she stopped in awe at the sight of the grand entrance hall beyond. Ginny had been in a few wizarding tents before when her father was able to borrow one from a friend. But all of those had seemed like they would be an average size home, this one was the size of a mansion.
Seeing her awed expression, he laughed lightly before pulling her close to him as Sirius appeared around a corner.
"Ah, I thought I heard you come back, Harry." Seeing Ginny with him and with their arms around each other, he grinned slyly. "Hello Ginny, knew Harry wouldn't be able to go long without seeing you, not with the way he always brings you up in conversations."
Glancing at Harry's deeply blushed face, Ginny whipped her head back towards Sirius before she was able to stutter a response back.
"Si...Sirius! How is this possible, we all saw you die! I...I think that I need to sit down for a second, this is all too much to handle at once."


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The contract pays out $122,045 a year. But Larry Fisher, former Hinds EOC Director, says the site work amounts to little more than cutting grass and replacing fixtures. "This cost of $122,000 a year is ridiculous," he says.
Fisher says the work barely cost anything before the contract was signed in 2008. "Immediately around the sites, the grass was done by the prisoners. If any one of us walked into a building, we were able to check and see if the lights were working, if these things were done, fuel levels in the tank and so forth," he says.
Fisher tells us he noticed the work wasn't getting done under Airwave, and he took pictures of it. But his efforts were not embraced. "I was called in by Robert Graham, told we would turn our keys in. Airwave sent a representative, Nathan Hargrove. (He) came by, picked up all our keys to the tower sites," Fisher says.
Many of the duties outlined in the contract seem relatively simple, like checking fuel levels and light bulbs, changing filters, replacing batteries, and checking weather proofing and smoke detectors.
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And that weather proofing?
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In fact, Fisher says, repairs for the air conditioning, the tower, or the generator would require outside specialists, at a cost not covered in the $122,000 contract. 'I could bid it and probably save the county $110,000 a year... this is utter stupidity," he says.
George Smith, President of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, says the county took on the contract because the work wasn't getting done with employees or inmates. "Yes, it is excessive," Smith says, "However, you have to have those services rendered. We went to several locations. We had to cut the locks off because no services had been rendered."
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Because the field places a great deal of emphasis on "learning by doing" we will be "doing" a lot in this course. As such, a major portion of the course will be the planning, preparation, and initiation of a field experience conducted over Spring Break. We will use this experience as a way to highlight some of the key aspects of outdoor education program design and implementation including course and lesson plan structure, location and activity selection, skill progressions and sequencing, risk management concerns, facilitation principles, and logistical considerations (among other topics).
However, we will also invest significant time to critically reflect on what we are doing as a way of connecting and making meaning from the experiences as we go through them. We hope that the end result of this combination of framing, practice, and reflection will allow you to come out of this course with practical knowledge, skills, and abilities and a solid introductory sense of some of the broader contexts of the field. And, finally, we hope that some of you may continue to be excited about pursuing this wonderful vocation and choose to stay involved with the Outdoor Education program here at Earlham and spend more time in the outdoors more generally!
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed running back Cedric Peerman Thursday while extending tender offers to three other players, including wide receiver Andrew Hawkins.
The Bengals' official site reported that Peerman, who was scheduled to be a restricted free agent next week, reached an agreement on what is believed to be a two-year deal. The club also issued a $1.3 million offer to safety Jeromy Miles, also a restricted free agent, while Hawkins and reserve linebacker Vincent Rey received $550,000 contracts as exclusive rights players.
Peerman ranked second among Cincinnati players with a career-best 258 rushing yards and averaged an impressive 7.2 yards per carry last season, his third with the Bengals. The 26-year-old also doubles as a core special-teams performer and punt protector for the team.
"It's great to have Cedric's situation wrapped up; he's a smart and productive player who keeps getting better for us," said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. "And the guys we've tendered have also contributed to us reaching the playoffs each of the last two years. They are players we want to retain, and this is a step in that direction.
Hawkins also saw an increased role in the offense last year, with the slot specialist finishing third on the team in catches (51), receiving yards (533) and touchdown receptions (4). He came up with 23 catches totaling 263 yards as an undrafted rookie in 2011.
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Members of the Clay Alliance will get in touch with their wild side and push the boundaries of clay form, color and composition in this untamed event. Kennedy Heights Art Center will be hosting this dual exhibit of both juried and entried potters, who will show their work in functional, decorative, sculptural and tile art. Closed Sundays. For more information go to www.clayalliance.org
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MONDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- A batter's best chance of
hitting it out of the park may depend on the time of the game, and
whether or not that batter is a morning person or a night owl.
New research on Major League Baseball players suggests that
morning types connect with the ball more often when the game starts
before 2 p.m., while night owls are at their peak hitting
performance when the game's start time is after 8 p.m.
Overall, night owls seemed better able to adapt to hitting at
times other than their peak, the study authors found.
"Sleep matters. Paying attention to sleep and the variables surrounding your sleep do affect your performance. Coaches should pay attention, and may want to select their batters based on their sleep chronotype and the time of the game," said study author Dr. W. Christopher Winter, medical director of the Martha Jefferson Hospital Sleep Medicine Center in Charlottesville, Va.
In addition, he said, "Coaches could start looking at players
based on their chronotype during drafts. Someone who's a night owl
might be better able to adapt. Night owls tend to do OK in either
situation, but morning people really suffer at night."
Chronotype refers to someone's inherent preference for day or
night time. For example, people with a morning chronotype are at
their best in the morning.
Results of the study are scheduled to be presented Monday at
SLEEP 2011, in Minneapolis.
The study included 16 professional baseball players from seven
Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, including the Houston Astros,
Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St.
Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays. The
players' average age was 29.
To assess whether someone was a morning or evening type, the
researchers gave each player a modified Morningness-Eveningness
Questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions such as, if you
had a significant amount of physical labor to do, what time would
you be at your best? Or, if you could pick your own schedule, what
time would you like to work?
Nine of the players were identified as evening types and seven
were morning people.
Using statistics from the 2009 and 2010 seasons, the researchers
were able to include 2,149 innings from early games, 4,550 from
midday games and 750 innings from late games.
Players who were morning types had a higher batting average
(.267) than night owls (.259) when games started before 2 p.m. In
games that started between 2 p.m. and 7:59 p.m., those morning
folks lost their batting edge and their average slipped to .252,
while the night owls improved slightly to .261, according to the
The biggest difference was in the late-start games, when night
owls had a .306 batting average compared to the morning larks'
average of .252.
Last year, Winter presented a study at SLEEP 2010 that looked at
how baseball pitchers performed based on sleep type. And, as with
batters, Winter and his colleagues found that sleep type and game
start times did make a difference. But, in the case of pitchers,
morning types performed better overall than night owls, according
to Winter.
Winter pointed out that the current study is small in size, and
the researchers are currently working on a significantly larger
study. They've recruited about 300 players so far for the next
phase of research.
"This is a pretty interesting concept. Humans naturally have circadian rhythms, and it makes sense that these rhythms could potentially be affecting sports performance," said Dr. Alexis Colvin, an assistant professor of sports medicine and an orthopedic surgeon at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City.
And, she added, this could apply to a lot of professional
sports. "In tennis, sometimes they have bigger matches in the
evenings. Football and basketball aren't really played in the
mornings," she noted.
Colvin also said it was difficult to extrapolate much from this
study because so few people were included. But, she added, if in a
larger trial, the results are similar, there could be implications
for regular folks, too.
"When you schedule your workouts, most people say do it in the morning or you'll never get it done. But, some people might get more benefit if they did it later in the day," said Colvin.
Because the study is slated to be presented in a meeting, the
findings should be considered preliminary until published in a
peer-reviewed journal.
More information
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By Steve Cornett
The market analysts last week were struck by the remarkable lack of divergence between Choice and Select beef prices and, interestingly, they seem agreed that one of the biggest factors is the use of mechanical grading.
You'll recall that last year, after much prodding by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, USDA finally approved the use of machinery to replace human eyeball graders. The goal was to make grading more predictable and "fairer."
If that is what has happened, it looks like a lot of cattle were under graded in years past—and the more high quality cattle in the mix, it looks like the further off the humans were.
It is just about what I expected would happen when we got rid of those subjective human eyeballs. It's like looking at pretty girls. If you're grading a Miss America contest (and who among us hasn't?) you see so many pretty girls that your eyes get jaded. You get to thinking some darned pretty girls are average. I've heard people say it.
Having at one time or another watched carcass lines in plants in all three states, I figured the guys up north might be a little spoiled. They get one after another of those fancy European and British cross cattle that originate on professional cattle outfits.
Head farther south and there are more cattle bred to produce in the heat, if you get my drift, and born on places where their primary role is weed control. Not all, of course. But a percentage.
I really thought grades might decrease down there because I figured the human graders might get to where they thought anything with a fleck of white was surprising.
It wasn't that bad, of course.
Still, the percentage of cattle grading Choice is running several points over historic averages—despite the use of more products designed to pour on muscle at the (in some cases) expense of marbling.
Don Close at Texas Cattle Feeders noted last week that the percentage of Choice cattle in Nebraska has run 71.7% this year, compared to a long-term average of 61.47%. In Kansas, Choice cattle have jumped from a "normal" of 48.51% to 61.41%, and in Texas the historical 45.6% has moved to almost 51%.
Which is nice for grid marketers, I suppose, except that it means thousands more Choice cattle in the mix each week, and thus reduces the value of breeding and feeding to the high quality end point, at a time when consumers are less interested in quality than price.
So there's one, and maybe the biggest, reason for the spread being historically narrow as we approach the summer grilling season.
Of course, a lot of the many, many culling decisions the last few years have been influenced by grids that reward Choice cattle. And the cattle are still getting bigger, which to the extent it means older, I suppose would enhance marbling. So I guess cattle may just be grading higher.
But I suppose—if only because I tend to suppose what the smart guys tell me is so—it has more to do with the change in grading technique. To that extent, I guess we may be looking at a long-term mitigating effect on the relative value of good-eating beef steak.
I'm not sure that's all good, are you?
Steve Cornett is editor emeritus at Beef Today. You can reach him via e-mail at email@example.com.


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Can You Find Calm Through Meditation?
Pages in this Story:
- Can You Ever Be This Calm?
- How Does It Work?
- How Long Do I Have to Do It?
- Will It Really Help My Health?
- You Really Think I Can Do This?
- Meditation on the Go
- Meditation Inspiration
Can You Ever Be This Calm?
Meditation isn't for you. You don't have the time or the inclination. Plus, you're just not the type who can "clear her head" -- whatever that means. You're hardly the only one who feels that way: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine reports that a mere 7.6 percent of Americans use meditation to improve their health. But judging by the success of books like Eat, Pray, Love and Stumbling on Happiness, women are in great need of stress relief, even if they do think meditation is, well, a little weird. Laura Essie, 46, of San Mateo, California, felt that way too. Until three years ago, she considered herself "superathletic"; she hiked, lifted weights, did yoga -- until a repetitive stress injury left her sidelined with a chronic pain in her neck and arms. Her doctors put her on painkillers, nerve blockers, and muscle relaxants. She tried physical therapy and biofeedback, but nothing worked completely.
Finally, after two years of suffering, Essie found relief -- at church, of all places. "They put me in touch with a meditation center," she says. "I didn't really think it would work, but I was desperate enough to try it; at that point, I couldn't even sit still for any period of time because I was in such pain."
Essie began meditating for 20 minutes a day. At first, there was no relief, but in just two weeks she started feeling better. "I had less nerve pain, and my muscles weren't as sore," she says. She used various techniques gleaned from class, including guided meditation with a CD and meditative walking. "I snuck it in during lunch breaks," says Essie. "I even did it in the car -- not the walking, obviously! It was a nice break from my day."
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Habs at Oilers, G58 10-11
One thing about playing the 1970′s Montreal Canadiens: there was never much to shoot at and the offensive opportunities were rare.
The 1970′s Habs were crazy deep in an era where NHL teams had very little depth. Their AHL team would likely have finished ahead of Oakland, Washington and Kansas City during those years. In fact, they probably could have made the playoffs.
The Montreal blueline had a top 3 that might have been the best trio in history. Larry Robinson, Serge Savard and Guy Lapointe were outstanding players, complete piss cutters all.
Oilers have some of the NHL's highest scoring rookies. Here are the even-strength boxcars:
- Michael Grabner 53gp, 21-9-30
- Jeff Skinner 58gp, 15-14-29
- Logan Couture 55gp, 17-11-28
- Taylor Hall 57gp, 13-14-27
- Bryan Bickell 54gp, 11-15-26
- Derek Stepan 58gp, 13-12-25
- Brad Marchand 54gp, 11-13-24
- Jordan Eberle 44gp, 9-14-23
- Tyler Ellis 56gp, 8-14-22
- Magnus Pääjärvi 55gp, 8-10-18
Steve Stamkos was 79gp, 14-15-29 at even strength during his rookie season.
I wrote an item on Zach Bogosian possibly being available over at ON yesterday. I think the Oilers would be wise to pursue that option, as it gives them a more mature defenseman and cuts off a couple of years of development. Would you trade Sam Gagner for Zach Bogosian straight up?
I'm feeling kind of sad for my Ottawa friends today. People like Sean Keough and Kyle's Mom and Yokel from the old HF boards days of a decade ago. Why? Bruce Garrioch spills the news here in a quote from Bryan Murray:
- We know for a fact going forward that we have three or four very good young players that are waiting for a chance to play in this organization that aren't even in Binghamton yet, then we have to look at a couple of other guys in Binghamton. We're going to retool the budget, we're going to retool the organization and you're right, there are going to be some painful nights here. I've talked to Edmonton and I've talked to Colorado about going young and how difficult it is at times."
The scorched earth comes to Ottawa. I remember something about Ottawa being the capital because of geography, maybe that will help them in their rebuild.
Montreal acquired D Paul Mara from the Anaheim Ducks yesterday. They gave up a 5th rd pick (sounds like it was originally Anaheim's and they traded it for Maxim Lapierre) to get him. I remain convinced that defensemen will be the currency ST deals in at the deadline, with Jim Vandermeer, Kurtis Foster and Ladislav Smid all possible.


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The New Advice on Antidepressants During Pregnancy
A study points out more risks than benefits when treating depression during pregnancy with drugs—at least for some moms-to-be
The decision to take an antidepressant during pregnancy is often a very tricky one. But did it just get even more complicated? According to new research from a group of Boston-area hospitals, using antidepressants during pregnancy may provide more health risks than benefits for expectant moms experiencing only mild-to-moderate depression.
What's the concern? Pregnant women diagnosed with depression are typically told it's safer for them and their unborn child to continue taking antidepressants during pregnancy rather than stop the medication. The conventional wisdom has long been that stopping antidepressants can lead to poor prenatal health and a greater chance for developing postpartum depression, among other problems.
But this advice may be off the mark.
"There is clear, consistent evidence of risk with the use of these drugs by pregnant women. Those include miscarriage, preterm birth (delivering the baby early), newborn behavioral syndrome (poor newborn adaptation)—and there is a big issue about the possible long-term effects of these drugs," Dr. Adam Urato, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Metrowest Medical Center in Framingham, Massachusetts, tells CNN about the study he co-led.
What's more, the review also turned up that SSRIs—a common class of antidepressants that includes Prozac and Zoloft—may be no more effective, or only slightly more effective, than placebo pills for treating mild-to-moderate depression in pregnant women. Other evidence turned up by researchers suggests SSRIs may make it more difficult to get pregnant for women undergoing fertility treatments.
Despite these negative findings, the answer of whether or not to take antidepressants is still not so simple. Critics of the study are concerned that women suffering from severe depression may get the wrong message.
"For many women with severe major depression, treatment with an antidepressant is not optional, just like treatment with insulin is not optional for a woman with (type 1) diabetes," Kimberly Yonkers, a professor of psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology at Yale University, tells CBS News. "To give these women the message that treatment is optional and that it doesn't work anyway does us all a disservice."
So, what's best for you? If you suffer from depression, what's safest for your pregnancy—and what might work best to safely stabilize your mood?
If your symptoms do fall in that mild-to-moderate range, alternatives to prescription antidepressants may offer effective relief. What can you try? Colorado-based therapist Julie Gladnick, MA, LMFT, offers five ways to beat the blues:
- Get connected with a support group: "Whether you talk to your existing friends and family members who are moms, or find a pregnancy support group, having other women to talk to about what you are going through can be an extremely powerful way to manage depression during pregnancy," Gladnick tells BabyZone. To find a group, ask at your hospital or birthing center or check out sites like Meetup.com for local gatherings of moms and moms-to-be.
- Exercise: Getting out for a walk and some fresh air can be a powerful way to manage feeling overwhelmed, fearful, anxious, or hopeless. And research shows that exercise is a good tool for treating mild depression. Says Gladnick, "Not only is it good for your body and your baby, but it's a great way to feel better, even if it's only a few minutes of walking!"
- See a professional: Talking to a therapist is a great way to express fears and anxieties in a safe environment. Therapy can also help keep depression at bay—before, during and after you deliver.
- Eat well: "The power of good nutrition is really underrated," says Gladnick. "Making sure that you are drinking enough water and consuming enough iron and B vitamins can be important not only for your growing baby, but also for you." Because your body takes from you to give to your baby, it's easy to be depleted of a number of vitamins and minerals that are essential to your mental and physical health.
- Practice self-care: Because being pregnant can be overwhelming physically and emotionally overwhelming in and of itself—whether it's your first child or your fourth—Gladnick advises that moms make time each day to take care of themselves. Whether that means a weekly prenatal yoga class, treating yourself to a pedicure, or reading a good, non-baby related book, do things that are good for you—and make you feel good.


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The cool rain made the 40-degree temperature seem even cooler than it actually was on Wednesday afternoon, October 24. The only thing hot was the play of the Borderites in this district win that advanced them to play Lynden on Friday and again on Saturday. This will seed them for the tri-district playoffs next week for state.
"This was their best effort this year," Blaine head coach Dan Steelquist said.
During the first half, the Borderites demonstrated precision soccer. Passes were crisp and accurate; players moved the ball downfield on the outside. The girls stayed in their areas and lanes, yet moved the ball with vigor. The only goal they could not reach was to put the ball in the net against the South Whidbey Falcons. There were several near misses for the Borderites, who were credited with out-shooting the Falcons seven to one in the first half. The score was zero-all at the half.
It looked like deja vu in the second half. Blaine continued to dominate, but the ball would not go into the net. Then, with just five minutes left in the game, junior Olivia Olason controlling the ball dribbles down the right sideline. After dribbling between two Falcon players, she launches a perfect crossing pass to senior Hope Wilkett. Wilkett who is about 35 yards dead center in front of the goal, releases a rocket that screams by the Falcon goalkeeper. The goal came at the 75:10 mark and was the only score in the game.
"Our goal all year was to play 80 minutes of possession ball. We achieved that today," Steelquist said. He told the girls, "You beat a really good team and this was a total team victory." He was really happy about the perfection with which his team played, as any coach would be. It was rewarding to see the Borderite girls achieve this.
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No matter how ludicrous they sound, rumors that Charlie Hunnam is quitting Fifty Shades of Grey over fan discontent are still flying! Some have even gone so far as to brainstorm wish lists of actors who could replace the actor if he walks. Puhleeez! It's not going to happen. And now, we have even more reason to believe Charlie is hunkering down to play Christian Grey ...
The actor was reportedly getting cozy with E.L. James only a couple of days ago!
The author tweeted, "Guess who ..." alongside a photo of Charlie's forearm tattoo that his character, Jax Teller, wears on Sons of Anarchy. Check it out ...
Whoa. Is anyone else jealous she was so up close and personal with the actor? (Okay, obviously not those of you still rooting for Matt Bomer and Ian Somerhalder to take his place ...)
It's pretty damn clear that these two wouldn't be hanging out, talkin' tattoos, snapping Twitpics, etc., if Charlie wasn't definitively, solidly, permanently on-board with the film. In fact, it appears that quite the contrary is goin' on here. E.L. is falling even harder for her new leading man ... and I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of the film producers were doing the same. After all, they splurged to outfit the actor with bodyguards already!
Clearly, Charlie's getting the superstar treatment and fawning-over he deserves. And he'll continue to enjoy it for the rest of this wild ride he undoubtedly plans to see through 'til the very end!
What do you guess Charlie and E.L. discussed at their hangout? Are you glad he seems like he's here to stay?
HE IS AN ACTOR!!!! Like any others, he can play a role. People need to get the hell over it. So what, it's not the guy you wanted. He is far from ugly and I'm sorry for those who think he is wrong for the role, he is damn sexy and more than capable of ACTING the part. SOA is not the only thing he has ever acted in, give the guy a break and maybe check out some of the other stuff he has done. Jesus, who are you people to say who should and should not play a role? Are you making the movie or paying their salary? Then get the hell over it!
annot believe how much negative feedback Charlie and Dakota have garnered over this casting. Since when do fans become casting agents anyhow? Name one movie where the cast was chosen by the fans. This is just getting out of hand now. Charlie and Dakota are Christian and Anastasia regardless of what any of the Fifty Shades of Grey fans imagined or fantasized about while reading the books. I'm sure EL James, the director, the producer and the casting agents know what they are doing. It has been stated that there was instant chemistry between Charlie and Dakota. It has been stated that Charlie will go full nudity for the role, no body doubles...very important in casting decision as no other actor would agree to that. And he promises not to disappoint!!!! I for one am not disappointed. I am a fan of his and he is a talented and beautiful actor. He will take Christian Grey out of the books and our fantasies and bring him to life on the big screen. And Dakota will follow his lead. I'm sure she wont have a problem following his sexy lead! I for one can't wait til the movie premiere. My only disappointment was that the book wasn't made into a series on a network like Showtime or Cinemax where they could surpass the rated R version. Either way I will be watching! And to those people who are still petitioning, you really need to stop. It's gotten old. Charlie and Dakota are not going away!!!!
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It's been a while…a long while. A few hurdles along the way, but school's out for the summer biotches!! YAY!!! Time to bet my boot-ay in shape!
Monday is the day. The day to begin a serious effort to get back on the workout wheel and to start eating healthy. My kryptonite…Coke and chocolate. Cold turkey, (happy belated turkey day by the way) I don't think is the way to go, but I do think I need to cut back…..way back. Here's to getten' er' done :)
finally, finally school is out for the summer :) This means two things 1. Only 57 days until I will have my very own classroom full of 3rd graders and 2. only 6ish weeks until Vineman 70.3….holly stinging jelly fish. As noted before my preparation has been less than stellar, my attitude could have been a little better (to the least), my IT band could have cooperated, but I am so looking forward to the whole experience. I'm looking forward to the atmosphere, the amazing people, a nice little day of
racing enjoying the view, and a relaxing time with my family after we finish. So all in all it should be a great experience. I haven't even completed the race and am looking forward to the next time when I can really show my stuff (or at least not get last place :)).
My training is going…craptastic for Vineman. After taking a bit of a break for a visit to see my sis in NC, I went for a pretty easy run with rolling hills. It felt great to start, then the IT band situation came back with vengeance. Seriously…wtf! I took a day off and went for a 25 mile bike ride. My bike ride consisted mostly of one leg peddling…awesome…..NO not awesome at all!! I am so, so disappointed. :(
On a more positive note….I think I can finish before the cut off time…hopefully :) I'm also hopeful that it will be a nice cool day…..oh please let it be a nice cool day!
This weekend we did a long ride, well long for me anyway, ride from Carlsbad to San Clemente. After reading some reviews of the ride through Camp Pendleton, I thought oh this will be easy. A few reviews said it was pretty flat and easy going. News flash ****IT IS NOT FLAT****!!!! It is indeed super hilly and kicked my ars, but felt good :) We stopped halfway at PizzaPort in San Clemente for, you guessed it, pizza…num, num, num! On our ride back we rode through an angry swarm of bees, not cool. Our ride back seemed so, so much easier. I actually took a moment to enjoy the view :) I feel so relieved to know that I am going to be able to finish the bike portion of my upcoming race…progress!
My run was down the coast, which means hilly, and my IT band hurt only a little bit. It was nothing that didn't go away after a few seconds. I've found that running at a slower, who am I kidding super slow, pace triggers less pain. So as long as I get the work done, who cares. It's not like I'm in contention to win anything at the moment :) My IT band not hurting makes me soooo, soooo happy!!!
This morning we are going out for a long ride, somewhere. We need ride in the heat, but are still trying to figure out where. Our climate isn't exactly smoking hot, unless cool ocean breezes classify as hot. Hmmm…;)
Happy Monday!
Yup, I've got it. My inner motivation has finally come out….thank you baby Jesus (and Will for the quote :))! It's been a long time since I saw it sprinting out of sight. It was sort of required to come out, otherwise I would be one sorry sucker come race day :) Thankfully it has just sort of come out on its own. YES!!!
Lot's of hard work to do between now and July 15th. Hard work I'm actually looking forward to ;)
I need to get a new pair of running shoes. Neutral shoes are what I normally wear. I have a pair of Brooks PureFlow and I love them, but need a bit more support for my longer runs coming up. I use to find shoes no problem, recently ,nothing fits. It's either to big or to small and it's a pain in my ars!! Regardless of the difficulties faced while shoe shopping, I love it :)
Yup, we had visitors for 10 days. Those visitors you ask…..the in-laws. It was a nice visit. Despite my ability to get annoyed with virtually anything, I did a good job hiding it. It doesn't sound like much, but for me it's a
small HUGE victory!
Now it's time to get down to business and do my "beefy dude" workouts suggested to my by letsbefitfriends (thanks for the great advice :)) and get my swim, bike, run on. It would be nice if the sun would come out to visit, I do live in SoCal after all, but I guess it is as they say (and I have learned)….May haze and June gloom. RAAA!!! I can't complain, I'm from Michigan, no complaining going on her, not at all (wink, wink), but I do want to see the sun!!!
So my focus is….
*drop some lbs…chubby=injured for me. damn cupcakes!
*start to enjoy riding my bike. After all I'll have to ride it for 56 miles I might as well enjoy it right?!
*do more yoga, it makes me smile even though I hate every minute of it (did that make sense?)
*run like the wind and swim like a fish. Who knows it might be possible :)
So there it is. My very small list of things to accomplish. I do enjoy making lists. I think I make more :)
Yesterday, N and I did the Hot Chocolate 15k. Chocolate fondu and, duh, hot chocolate waited for us at the finish. It was the best part for sure. The race, well, it sucked. It was much, much more hilly than I expected. We ran 5k and my IT band gave me a big f*** you for trying to run up a hill for 3 miles. Awesome, so I walked more than half of it and N ran the last 5k. I finished, with frustration, disappointment, annoyed, I wanted to go to the top of a mountain, which I couldn't climb because of my f***ing IT band, and scream at the top of my lungs. I iced and rolled and today I am happy to report that it is feeling so much better. Phew, I thought I was going to go through agony again. I'll take it easy for a few days, but this girl is smiling :)
Today I swam about 1300 meters. I did 8 x 100, and 2 x 200. If felt pretty good, but my arms got super tired and it wasn't really that far. Oly well.
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Nearly three dozen students in the two-year Physician Assistant Program in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences graduated on Wednesday, in a ceremony that underscored the evolving nature of the field and the importance of committing to patient care.
"The world is going to be very different," said keynote speaker, Dr. J. Stephen Bohan, the executive vice chair and clinical director of emergency medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. "Between when you applied to this program to today, a lot has changed."
"Every single day, I'm less and less interested in the letters after a person's name," Bohan said. "I'm interested in if they have integrity and hustle."
The director of the Physician Assistant Program, clinical professor Rosann Ippolito, praised this year's 34 graduates for their commitment to the broader community. More than 1,000 health care professionals have graduated from the master's degree program since its inception in 1971.
"It was a lot of work, but you not only made time for yourselves but you made time to reach out and help others," Ippolito said. "I hope that you continue with that as you enter your professional lives."
PA graduate Bianca Belcher introduced a slideshow of photos from the previous two years. She assured faculty, family members and friends who packed the Curry Student Center Ballroom that she and her peers had plenty of fun to balance out the hard work.
"From seeing each other half-naked in those first weeks of clinical diagnosis to giving each other IVs for the first time, we sure did a lot together," Belcher said. "Though we may have made it seem like this was all work and no play in the last 24 months, we did manage to have a lot of fun."
Christine Canning, a 1989 graduate of the Physician Assistant Program and the first PA hired to work at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute also spoke during thr ceremony, discussing the need to stop data and statistics from getting in the way of patient needs.
Canning, the director of clinical trials for Dana Farber's Cancer Vaccine Center, illustrated her point by telling the story of her 80-year-old father. Earlier this year he was released from the hospital a day after his pacemaker surgery, she said, even though he felt like something wasn't right.
Soon after his release his condition worsened, requiring far more care than he otherwise would have needed. "This was the result of a person looking without seeing, hearing without listening, valuing an algorithm over a person," Canning said. "No Northeastern PA student ever would have discharged a patient in that condition. I know it because I've seen it."
The story, however, provided a valuable lesson for PAs about to enter the field as professionals. "Lose the personal and you lose the person—you lose the patient and you lose yourself," Canning said. "You're now part of a proud tradition here at Northeastern and as a fellow PA, I welcome you to our community of healers."
The PA graduation ceremony also honored Suzanne Greenberg, Bouvé's current associate dean for graduate education who established Northeastern's physician assistant program in 1971 and served as its director until 2006, with the department's Outstanding Service Award.
"Sue's contributions are legendary," Ippolito said. "Many of them we now take for granted. She spearheaded the 1973 PA practice act, the law that allowed PAs to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Years later, she was also involved in the passage of prescriptive practice legislation."
The PA professional has grown in the more than four decades since Greenberg began her career at Northeastern, with many of her students helping plot its still-evolving course.
"It's very rewarding and exciting to see young people come in eager, enthusiastic and energetic — and yes, often a bit nervous — and come out two years later as really mature individuals," Greenberg said. "That's the real reward that comes with teaching these students, something that makes it far more than a job."