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Wyetting Early OriginsThe surname Wyetting was first found in various counties. Early recorded instances of the name include Roger Witenc, listed 1084 in the Geld Roll (part of the Domesday Book) for Somerset in 1084; Simundus filius Witing, recorded in Danelaw Documents, as being in Lincolnshire in 1150; William Whiting, listed in 1194 in the Curia Regis Rolls for Berkshire; and William Whiting listed in the Pipe Rolls of Buckinghamshire in 1197. [1]CITATION[CLOSE] Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X) A Giffard Whiting held a fee in the parish Catcott, Somerset in c. 1198. Several of the name were listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Gerin Wyting in Bedfordshire; Felicia Wyting in Cambridgeshre; John Witting in Oxfordshire, Adelina Wyting in Huntingtonshire; and Thomas de Wytin in Nottinghamshire. [2]CITATION[CLOSE] Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) Wyetting Spelling VariationsWyetting Spelling Variations Spelling variations of this family name include: Whiting, Witing and others. Wyetting Early HistoryWyetting Early HistoryThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wyetting research. Another 149 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1381, 1400, 1428, 1649, 1633 and 1713 are included under the topic Early Wyetting History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wyetting Early Notables (pre 1700)Wyetting Early Notables (pre 1700)Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wyetting Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. The Great MigrationThe Great MigrationSome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nathaniel Whiting, who arrived in Boston Massachusetts in 1631; Rev. Samuel, who settled in Lynn Massachusetts in 1636; John Whiting and his son John, who arrived in Barbados in 1678. Wyetting Family Crest ProductsWyetting Family Crest ProductsSee AlsoSee AlsoCitationsCitations
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Salem crash causes I-93 south traffic jam
Police officials rerouted traffic at Exit 2, according to a spokesman from the state Traffic Management Center.
The crash was reported at 5:48 a.m. and both state and Salem police responded to the scene, quickly detouring motorists around the crash site. The highway was reopened about two hours later but traffic was still moving slowly.
The area near Exit 3 South about 6:30 a.m. had become somewhat of a parking lot because of the commuter traffic backup and because of a second accident, the spokesman said.
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On the community website Reddit, there is a sub-community called r/Rangers. r/Rangers is a tight knit community that actively participates in game threads, post-game threads, and a Lucky Guess game throughout the season. At about the midway point in the season, a redditor by the username of shy_guy_ry lost one of his prized possessions.
While it doesn't seem like it does much more than make toast with the NYR logo on it, it may have helped stamp our ticket into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It all began with a nice gesture, shy_guy_ry brought the toaster he received for Christmas, to work to share his NYR toast with everyone.
shy_guy_ry recounts the events: Last Friday(1/17), one lady approached me and said that she had an old toaster oven that would be perfect in the office and she wanted to know if it was okay to bring it in. Thinking she asked my permission because she didn't want to hurt my feelings by bringing in a more superior toasting machine, I said, "Yeah, that would be great! We would actually be able to toast bagels and stuff." She said, "Great. I'll bring it in on Monday."
I had most of the week off, but when I came in on Thursday, I saw the toaster oven, but the NYR Toaster had disappeared. The lady wasn't in and I figured it was in one of the many cupboards all over the new space. Today, I asked her where she had put it.
Lady: Well, we swapped the toasters… see, the toaster oven is there.
Me: But where is my toaster?
Lady: We swapped. I brought the toaster home.
Me: That was not the deal. I need my toaster back.
Lady: Well, I thought it was clear that I was going to give this toaster oven to the office and take your toaster to replace it at home.
Me: That is not what we agreed upon. If we are not going to use my NYR Toaster here, I will take it home.
Lady: Well, your toaster, it is not the same anymore.
Me: What do you mean?
Lady: Since I thought it was mine, I changed it.
Me: What do you mean you changed it?
Lady: I removed that logo on the front and pulled out the branding plate inside. It still works, but it is not the same as before.
Me: I want my toaster back and if it doesn't print "NYR" on my bread, you are going to have to buy me a new toaster. I'll email you a link to where you can purchase it.
Lady: I will see what I can do and return it to you.
It is believed that the toaster was dismantled on Tuesday the 21st which led to the Rangers to drop a 2-0 lead over the Islanders, resulting in a 5-3 loss. Following this loss, the Rangers then lost another important contest against the St. Louis Blues, 2-1.
Shy_guy_ry finally received an email, detailing that the toaster was going to be returned. Once the toaster was repaired and printing beautiful NYR toast, the Rangers began to win again, starting with a 7-3 routing of the Devils at Yankee Stadium.
As a tribute to the toaster, shy_guy_ry began to make toast and post the picture on Reddit before each game. Depending on the quality of the imprint on the toast, usually determines the outcome of the game. Shy_guy_ry will only eat the toast if it results in a Rangers win.
Being a Colorodo resident, before the game against the Avalanche, shy_guy_ry waited patiently for the Rangers to return from their morning skate in an attempt to get the toaster autographed. Shy_guy_ry was lucky enough to get eight players to sign the toaster, hopefully adding a little more magic.
(From L-R clockwise: Zucc, Dorsett, Hank, and Hagelin)
(Top-Bottom: Richards & Staal)
(From L-R: Stepan & St. Louis)
While the toast was only partially in our favor against the Avs, it was good enough to get us a very important point. So heading into the playoffs with the Devils loss last night, All Hail the Toast and thank you to shy_guy_ry for righting the wrongs. Again, it is only weird if it works.


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AS GALE-force winds battered the coast and forecasters predicted a freezing weekend, Scots have been warned this winter could be worse than last year's record-breaking cold snap.
• Firemen drive through the flood waters that are still affecting the village of Lostwithiel yesterday. Picture: Getty
Scotland escaped the worst of the havoc yesterday as 80mph winds and heavy rain caused severe flooding in parts of England, prompting Prime Minister David Cameron to promise extra aid for affected areas.
Temperatures are expected to fall as low as -10C north of the Border this weekend and heavy snowfalls are predicted to leave large parts of the country bathed in white.
Now experts have forecast the early onset of freezing weather in mid-November could be the start of a long, cold winter at least as severe as last year's.
Last winter, Scotland's coldest since 1963, the severe weather largely kicked in around the middle of December.
But independent forecasters The Weather Outlook have warned that, due to the early start, average temperatures could be even lower this time around.
Forecaster Brian Gaze said: "A cold spell lasting a week or longer starts on Sunday, pushing south with an increasing risk of frost and snow. Overnight frosts are likely to be widespread, with lows of -10C possible where snow lies."
He added: "The pattern is similar to the one which brought wintry weather last December.
"This is a sharp spell of wintry weather for November. I've analysed Numerical Weather Prediction models - the basis for medium-range forecasts - since 1994 and have never seen anything like this in any previous November."
In Grampian the A93 Glenshee to Braemar was closed yesterday. Snow also caused hazardous conditions on the M74 in Dumfries and Galloway and there were high-wind warnings on bridges across the country.
In the Highlands, a fallen tree partially blocked the A82 at Invermoriston.
In Glasgow's east end, Cumbernauld Road was closed northbound from Alexandra Park Street to Alexandra Parade due to an unsafe building damaged by high winds.
Island communities in Scotland were worst affected by the gales, due to ferry cancellations. Most sailings to Shetland, Orkney and the Inner and Outer Hebrides were scrapped.
Sailings on the Cairnryan to Larne route were cancelled and all sailings between Stranraer and Belfast were abandoned.Scotland has escaped the worst of the havoc, however, with the south west of England suffering widespread flooding and damage to property.
Mr Cameron yesterday said the government stood "ready to help in any way that we can" after heavy rain and gale-force winds caused severe flooding in Cornwall. The Prime Minister told MPs during Commons question time: "We have said that we stand ready to help in any way that we can.
"We have to remember that when the flood waters actually start to recede, that's when many of the biggest problems arise over insurance and getting people back into their homes."
Severe gales which caused chaos in Cornwall yesterday could also now move north.
In a weather warning issued by the Met Office, they predicted that heavy and persistent rain will affect Dumfries and Galloway today.
Rainfall totals of 25 to 30mm can be expected with larger amounts on higher ground.
Gale-force winds paralysed ferry services to the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland yesterday.
By Sunday, north-east winds are set to bring freezing conditions straight from the Arctic to Scotland, resulting in temperatures as low as -10C. Frost and snow predicted to hit the whole country.
The wind and rain which caused chaos in Cornwall is predicted to hit Dumfries and Galloway today, prompting a severe weather warning from the Met Office.


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Okay, now that I have some cool tutorials uploaded, I will take it back a notch and submit two lessons that are a bit on the easy side. The first is what you are looking at now, "how to draw a crown", step by step. Naturally crowns are worn by people of royalty, and have been an accessory for kings, queens, princes, and princesses, for many, many years. These head pieces are even worn by people of power around the world. Typically a crown is made of solid gold or even gold plated, and sometimes platinum. The crown jewels are also something that carries meaning as well. Princesses wear tiaras and queens wear a smaller version of a king's crown. I do have a tutorial on a tiara and crown that is fit for any princess or queen. This tutorial however was drawn to teach you guys "how to draw a crown" using simple steps and easy to read instructions. One of the oldest crowns in existence today has been dated back to the year 1370, and it is believed to belong to "Casimir the Great". When a crown was placed on a kings or queens head, it was usually accompanied by a scepter that was handed to the queen or king at the time of crowning. Crowns where initially created to hold or store expensive jewels that belonged to royal families. This is why you will sometimes hear the term "crown jewels". I have drawn in some common jewels that are typically associated with the crown. You can customize your royalty cap the way you see fit. In the mean time have fun, and remember to keep drawing until your hand becomes so tired you can no longer draw anymore. Peace out people.
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By Shobhana Chandra
Bloomberg News
WASHINGTON - Retail sales rose less than projected in June as demand cooled at building materials outlets and restaurants, underscoring a second-quarter slowdown in the U.S. economy.
The 0.4 percent gain followed a 0.5 percent increase in May that was less than previously reported, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 82 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 0.8 percent advance. Sales were unchanged excluding the biggest jump in automobile purchases since November.
The figures show consumer spending, the biggest part of the economy, may take time to accelerate as Americans stay frugal and rebuild savings. At the same time, cheaper borrowing costs, household wealth backed by home and stock prices and an improving job market are helping sustain demand for big-ticket items such as motor vehicles.
"Consumers are spending cautiously," Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics Inc. in West Chester, Penn., said before the report. "There is still some lingering uncertainty, mortgage rates have ticked up and the stock market has been volatile. Consumer spending is going to improve in fits and starts. We'll start to see spending pick up late this year."
Estimates in the Bloomberg survey ranged from no change to a 1.3 percent advance. The reading for May was revised from an initially reported 0.6 percent increase.
Receipts at restaurants and bars decreased 1.2 percent in June, the most since February 2008. Sales dropped 2.2 percent at building materials outlets, the most since May 2012.
Eight of 13 major categories showed an increase last month, led by a 1.8 percent gain at automobile dealers. Purchases rose 2.4 percent at furniture and home furnishing chains, the most since May 2012.
Autos, gasoline
Retail sales excluding autos and gasoline unexpectedly fell 0.1 percent.
Service-station sales rose 0.7 percent after a 0.4 percent increase. Costlier gasoline in early June probably lifted receipts at filling stations. The Commerce Department's retail sales data aren't adjusted for changes in prices.
A gallon of regular gasoline at the pump reached $3.63 on June 9, before easing in the next few weeks to a five-month low of $3.47 on July 7, according to AAA, the biggest U.S. motoring group. Retail gasoline has again reversed course, having risen four days in a row as crude oil costs surged and refinery units shut down for repairs.
Second quarter
Purchases excluding autos, gasoline and building materials, which render the figures used to calculate gross domestic product, rose 0.1 percent after a 0.2 percent increase in the previous month.
Automobile demand remains a bright spot as Americans replace older vehicles. Cars and light trucks sold in June at a 15.89 million annual rate, the fastest since November 2007, according to data from Ward's Automotive Group. Attractive financing offers and steady hiring are also helping generate more industry sales.
Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co., makers of the best- selling big pickups in the U.S., reported June sales that beat analysts' estimates. Low borrowing costs and rising consumer wealth should continue to support spending, according to Jenny Lin, Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford's senior U.S. economist.
Household wealth has been boosted by a rally in the stock market and higher property values. Home prices in the 12 months ended in April rose by the most in more than seven years, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index last week reached a record high.
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Delisle case
Canadian spy's damage debated at sentencing hearing
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Jeffrey Delisle's sentencing hearing was a "he said, she said" over how much damage the former naval intelligence officer caused by selling secrets to the Russians.
The Crown argued Delisle compromised the safety of Canadian intelligence assets and damaged relationships with our closest allies.
"We may be cut off from certain intelligence," Michelle Tessier of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service said.
The defence countered with Wesley Wark, an intelligence and security expert. Wark said there's no way to know how much damage Delisle caused — or if there will be "real-world consequences."
"Government agencies, when they don't have the details, will engage in what's called worst-case analysis," Wark testified.
Tessier said the secrets Delisle sold could have identified sources of information and the methods Canada and its allies use to collect intelligence.
Brig.-Gen. Rob Williams, the director of security for the Canadian military, said it's too early to fully assess the damage.
"It takes a long time. We're not finished yet," Williams said.
In an agreed statement of facts, court heard that Delisle, who worked at HMCS Trinity, a naval intelligence office in Halifax, would put classified information on a thumb drive and take it home. There, he would put it in the draft message folder of an e-mail account he shared with Russian agents.
Delisle, who walked into the Russian Embassy in Ottawa in 2007 and offered to sell secrets, was arrested last January after Mounties intercepted two top-secret CSIS reports he tried to send to the Russians.
The reports were planted after Delisle took a trip to Brazil to meet his handler "Victor." He caught the attention of the FBI when he tried to bring a wad of cash back into Canada.
Delisle, who pocketed $71,817 US in four years up to that point, received $40,000 in Brazil and was to be trained for a new role after he left the Navy.
Wark said the Russians missed a golden opportunity to get more from Delisle.
"There was a big gap between what they asked him to provide and what he could have provided," Wark said.
Delisle is the first person in Canada to face charges under the Security of Information Act. Delisle is also charged with breach of trust under the Criminal Code. He faces life in prison.
Final arguments will be heard Friday.
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this officially becomes one of my all-time favorite soaps. i love it just the way it is (well, most of the time anyway).
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this officially becomes one of my all-time favorite soaps. i love it just the way it is (well, most of the time anyway).
I am not one for ratings although I know that it's important and how important it is for every show to stay on top of the game pero wapakels, am just enjoying how the story unfolds every night. its pacing is still on the slow side but it's so easy to watch, ang gaan gaan ng feeling. yung napa pa smile ka lang kasi it's that easy!! bitin talaga ang kathniel scenes but am just happy to watch them every night. ayiiee!! haaay....
ako mediyo nainis sa parinig na yun ni chichay pero nung nakita ko yung abangan ay wagas naglaho bigla ang inis ko kasi feeling ko hindi naman na-hurt si joaqui nasagot niya siguro yun ng maayos (na may puso/galing sa puso) kaya ayun yung ngiting kinikilig ni chichay nakita ko na naman
and there you go,si juliana balot balat ng insecurities kawawa naman love ko pa naman siya di ko naman siya masisi kasi nakita naman natin so far kung ano yung pinanggagalingan niya.
basta gusto ko iyong preview na so joaqui yung ng effort na lumapit at kausapin si chichay. Simpleng eksena lang yun pero ang kilig ko di ko na maintindihan san galing epic !!!!
Here is what I noticed when the three nominees introduced themselves. Didith is very lively. Parang sabog lang. She just wants to have fun, I think? Maybe to show how fun it is to be young. Si Joaquin, he already laid out some of his plans which are very realistic and practical. For Chichay, I don't really like how she introduced herself. Writers naman, masyadong general yung gusto niyang mangyari which is non-realistic, because sa realidad ng buhay, you cannot please everybody. Buti na lang bumawi siya dun sa pregnancy issue.
Ganito ba talaga gusto ng writers na maging tingin ng tao? For Joaquin to always depend on facts and studies tapos for Chichay na minsan, believe in magic lang? Then kapag nagkagustuhan na, mababago pananaw? Got to believe in magic nga naman..
Tsk! Tsk! Chichay, I think that's too personal. Relating your own bullied experiences with Joaquin while having the general bullying topic debate makes you sound like you're holding a grudge against him. Bitter lang? Honestly, pareho naman kasi kayong mali. For a yaya, masyado kang usisera. Si Joaquin naman, masyadong cold, malupit. Sarap ninyong pag-untuging dalawa!
Actually, for me, both of them earned magical points with their well-presented arguments. Chichay wanted to build a committee that will answer the concerns of those being bullied. For Joaquin, he pointed out that even the bullies need understanding and they might have inner problems that should be addressed as well. However, when Chichay gets too personal, that doesn't sound commendable at all, don't you think? I wonder how will Joaquin answer? Will he go personal too?
I've already said this and I will say this once again, may pag-usad na ng kabuuang kwento, pero yung kwento ni Joaquin at Chichay ay hindi lang usad pagong, usad kuhol pa. Kalerkey..
I feel for you Julianna.. It's been 10 years already and you can't still feel Jaime's love. For us audience, uugatan na kami at lahat pero mukhang bukas pa lang magkakaroon ng tinong usapan ang dalawang bagets.
Well, just my two cents..
i feel bad for julianna... i can feel her pain c'mon jaime, forget about betchay already! move on! #affectedmuch
I agree sa sentiments mo regarding the debate and how the candidates introduced themselves, if I were a student in Malaya, an intelligent vote would go for Joaquin pero kung madali ka lang nadadala sa mga passionate speeches, Chichay. Si Didith naman ice breaker lang, panggulo LOL
The debate between Wacky and Chichay about the issues sa Malaya was actually good, well not up to the point na bring up na ang bullying issue tapos namersonal na si Chichay. I agree they had very good points dun sa support group ni Chichay sa mga nabubully and Wacky saying na need din pakinggan ang mga nambubully ksi totoo naman **** most often than not these people have issues din, kaya lang yun nga, instead of rebutting objectively hinaluan na ni Chichay ang sagot niya ng personal experiences niya with Wacky which is a BIG NO-NO sa debates. And dahil we've seen Wacky feeling guilty sa mga nagawa niya ke Chichay, either he will concede or may sasabihin siyang ikakikilig ni Chichay, saying sorry to Chichay in a third person's point of view or something like that
This is why I love GTB, despite sa mabagal na pacing, I really like how they've built the characters, yung tipong di sila yung cliche-blac-and-white-serye characters, na may kontrabida, may bida. Dito sa GTB walang bida-kontrabida, conflicts arise because of the characters' responses to the different circumstances and events that constitutes their whole story, you can't hate them because you understand where they're coming from. As for Juliana, you just know she is a good person, but because sa kinalakihan niyang environment, dahil sa lack ng pagmamahal, andami niyang insecurities, andami niyang inhibitions.
And I super love the episode kagabi kasi that really came as a big surprise, siguro lahat ng tao na nakasubaybay sa GTB were expecting that bomb be dropped sa later part pa ng show, you know to add sa possible conflicts ng lovestory ni Wacky nd Chichay. But NO, they managed to lay out that revelation superbly, how Jaime explained to Juliana keeping it light and as it is, Juliana's reaction being the trying-loving-wife and objective boss, then Bechay being the ex-girlfriend/employee ni Juliana who has moved on but was concerned sa mararamdaman ng amo niya, IT WAS ALL PERFECT. With the episode kagabi, I am reminded of why I love this show, and that why despite my negative commentaries, I am still watching GTB. I just wish they focus now on the main leads love story. Yun na lang ang kulang.
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Her Joaquin by yellowsublove (10.05.13)
Juliana: "Kaya gusto kita dahil sa genuine concern mo para sa anak ko."
Chichay truly cares for Joaquin. She feels his weird, mean ways is a cry for love. "Kailangan lang niya ng tamang pagmamahal," she once told her perya family.
And this concern in some ways mirrors the one shown by Betchay to Joaquin, even before he was born, even without her having met him. Betchay made the great sacrifice of giving this boy his father, even if meant the loss of her love story, her dreams of a future family with Jaime.
Juliana's Joaquin has his father in his life thanks in part to Betchay's sacrifice. How they are now is not how Juliana imagined things to be, but she has her husband and her son nonetheless, and they are slowly realizing what it means to be family.
When Joaquin ran away to the perya, it was Betchay in her perya costume who stopped her song for Juliana so she could help her look for her son. We all know how this story first opened with a song, unforgettably played by a marching band. It was Betchay's song for her Bunnyber... and later the words would come true:
I saw the sign
And it opened up my mind
And I am happy now living with you
I left you
And Betchay did leave, but not before giving Jaime's mother and brother what little money she had left, not before she told her Bunnyber that the only way she would ever forgive him was if he truly became the father his son needed.
Now Juliana is learning from Betchay how to be a loving wife, how family should always come first. We saw Juliana momentarily shedding her company president persona and for the first time we saw Joaquin smile at the sight of his parents caring for each other.
Now it is Betchay's daughter's turn. Chichay, who came to replace Nanay Puring, the faithful nanny who loves Joaquin like her own son, is now the one who says with fondness: "ang alaga ko."
"Ang Sir Joaquin ko." Even after Chichay had ceased to be his yaya, he is still her Joaquin.
And there is a certain kind of poetic justice that Juliana is showing fondness and trust in Chichay. The daughter of the woman Juliana thinks she can never replace has become her trusted eyes and ears. Chichay, daughter of the man who is in search of the boy with a bullet in his head, was led to Joaquin by his own mother. And with this we know this trust will soon be challenged and tested.
Joaquin, the son loved and treasured to the point of being once imprisoned in his own mother's heart will in time become like a true son to Betchay. He will be her Joaquin, future son-in-law, the one who first "swept her daughter off her feet."
Sorry by yellowsublove (10.07.13)
Ang unang nakapagpagalit kay Joaquin ay ang sorry ni Chichay. Para sa kanya ay di ito sapat.
Ngunit ngayon ay ito na ang salitang gusto niyang sabihin.
Naghahanap ng pagkakataong masabi ito kay Chichay ngunit wala na ang yaya niyang isang tawag lang sa intercom ay nandiyan na.
Kinakabahan. Nag-aalinlangan.
Marami na siyang nagawang di maganda kay Chichay pero sa isip niya ay nararapat lang ang mga yun para sa babaeng marami nang nagawang kasalanan sa kanya. Inisip niyang kulang pa nga ang mga 'yon sa lahat ng mga ginawa ni Chichay: ang muntikang "pagpatay" sa kanya ng dalaga, ang pagkaalis ng dalawa sa mga pinakamahalagang tao sa buhay niya, ang pagpasok sa kwarto niya na di nagpapaalam, ang pagiging madaldal, ang pagkasintunado, ang pagiging makulit at superweird...
ang pagpapabaliktad ng mundo niya.
The need to say sorry did not come first. At the dinner table he looked for her -- "Where's Chichay?" -- before he even knew she was innocent, that he had unjustly accused her of betraying his trust, of breaking her promise to him.
The shock of not having her around anymore came before the realization that he owed her an apology. In other words, he wanted her around not because he needed to apologize. He wanted her around even when he thought she had betrayed him.
And so Joaquin's quest to say sorry to Chichay has begun.
He called her, only to chicken out upon hearing her voice. He wanted to apologize for not having caught her during their dance's "dip," but all he could say was: "Hindi ko sinasadya." He tried texting her an apology for that and for everything else, but even that never got sent.
The word he once took for granted and actually resented because it was from her is now the word he most wants to say to her.
The boy, who was so angered by a girl's "sorry po" with matching curtsy, has no clue know that the only other man she has apologized to in that way is the man most important to her: Papa Bear. (And her own father called it "pagpapacute" )
Do not lose heart, Joaquin. The perfect moment will come
Kanta na lang muna tayo:
"And after all that we've been through
I will make up to you
I promise to
And after all that's been said and done
You're just the part of me
I can't let go..."
Baka naman may plan ang management na patagalin ito ng ilang months kaya usad pagong ang kwento....
Ewan ko honestly ito lang kasi pinapanood ko na philippine tv series... Ako yung more on reality shows... X factor , got talent and big brother franchises lang pinapanood ko ... Ngayun lang ako nanonood ng local series kaya wala akong basehan
I like last night's episode.
Medyo hindi ganun ka shocking or heavy yung pagsasabi ni Jaime kay Julianna about Bechay being his ex-girlfriend. It did feel like they're obviously both over each other na, which I think is a good sign for everyone. It's makes me sad about Julianna and her insecurities. Yung pinaka nakatama ng puso ko is what she told Gigi :
"...there's nothing to be insecure about..."
"Pero siya ang minahal ni Jaime, ako hanggang ngayon pinagtratrabahuan ko pa...."
Ang sakit sakit naman yun for Julianna. Sometimes I don't like her, pero alam naman natin lahat kung saan siya nanggagaling and why she's acting like that. At the end of the day, she is still a good person.
And about naman sa debate na nangyari between the candidates. I commend Joaquin's stands for always siding what is right and and with Chichay's answers... you can see that she's a very compassionate woman..
About the bullying... I think I have to agree with Joaquin on this one. He did make a great point on how we usually give sympathies to the bullied pero hindi natin alam na yung mga nagbubully pala eh may mga pinagdadaanan rin. Naniniwala kasi ako na mabubully ka lang kung magpapabully ka.
Anyway, overall. The episode last night was good!
Will leave you a quote from Modern Family. Medyo naalala ko lang si Chichay and Joaquin dito and how they are obviously meant for each other AHAHAH chos.
There are dreamers, and there are realists in this world. Youd think the dreamers would find the dreamers and the realists would find the realists, but more often than not the opposite is true. You see the dreamers need the realists to keep them from soaring too close to the sun. And the realists? Well, without the dreamers, they might not ever get off the ground.
pencil caaaase....picture fraaame filler kung filler, walang kwentang scene at sayang airtime pero fusha po aliw ako. pasenysa na pero kung ang kapalit po ay joaquin-chichay scene pwede nyo na sila pauwiin agad agad. ako pa magtutulak sa kanila
at inaantay ko na mag chant naman sila katulad ng suggestion mo ng "sila naaa" or "crush ka niyaaaa" para tuksuhin sila joaquin at chichay. please kung may sumisilip man dito make this happen, please and thank you
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and about sa pinersonal ni chichay ang debate...i love it! may pinaghuhugatan ang lola mo
maiinis pa naman ako kay chichay dahil ilang beses narin nya pinalagpas ang mga ginawa ni joaquin ng parang wala lang, yun pala may tampo ang yaya nyo
ang ganda rin kasi alam natin as viewers na guilty at gustong bumawi ni joaquin pero consistent as joaquin, wala pa syang actual na ginagawa dont be shy wacky boy kaya mo yan, kaproud yung changes nya (feeling juliana)...so excited ako mapanood pano nya gawin to
what i like about this show kasi hindi ginagawang perpekto ang mga bida.
hindi ginawang mono dimensional mga characters
ng minsan ma awa ka, ma inis, matuwa sa iisang character ay hindi biro.
i like din pano nila ipakita ang differences ni joaquin at chichay sa panananaw sa buhay, beyond sa simpleng "mayaman/mahirap" chuchu ba.
kaya mas lalo ako excited sa magiging interactions nila at sa love story nila, kaya please please please dagdagan ang kathniel scenes, kahit hindi mismo iprogress ang story nila, kahit slow paced, basta dagdagan ang interaction ng mga bida para ma establish naman yung relationship nila (and kilig of course) pleeease
Last edited by atena987; Oct 10, 2013 at 05:24 PM.
yung simpleng paguusap na ganito oh
hindi kailangan ng bonggang ganap or madaliin ang love story nila, sana lang more simple scenes na naguusap at nakikipag interact sila
joaquin making the first move para magka usap sila and hes actually smiling habang nakikipag usap ke chichay and sabihan ng compliment is heaven
at ang pagpapa cute at hindi mapigil na kilig ni chichay
pag mataas na ratings hindi laging ibig sabihin good show.....pero if we can have both why not coconut


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A unique combination of magnesium fluoride and hafnium dioxide high transmission antireflection coatings is vacuum-deposited on both sides of the Schmidt corrector lens for maximum light throughput and contrast. The corrector lens itself is made of high transmission water white float glass instead of the conventional soda lime glass (which has 3.5% lower transmission than water white glass) that's used in other telescopes.
Starbright XLT multicoatings give you higher light transmission for brighter deep space images and shorter exposure times during CCD and DSLR photography. Across the total visual/photographic spectrum from 400nm to 750nm, independent laboratory tests show the new Starbright XLT coatings are 16% brighter overall than even the original industry-standard Starbright multicoatings. The XLT coatings also visibly increase the contrast on subtle lunar, planetary, and nebula details when compared with a scope with standard coatings or ordinary multicoatings.
Also included are the eight major planets out to Pluto, as well as the Moon, for a total database more than 45,000 stars and objects. It's enough fascinating objects to keep you busy observing for the rest of your life.
You can also store and edit the right ascension and declination of up to 400 objects of your own choosing, such as the comet and asteroid coordinates published monthly in Astronomy and Sky & Telescope magazines. The computer control can quickly find any of those objects at your command, and track them with high accuracy for visual observing or casual astrophotography.
  A review in Sky & Telescope magazine commented, "To quantify the Go To pointing accuracy, I spent several nights slewing to 50 objects selected from the NexStar's database. About one-third of them ended up dead center in the field, another third landed within ½° of the center, and the remaining third were within 1° of the center."
  All of the database and scope operation information is displayed on a double line, 16-character, red-illuminated liquid crystal display on the hand control. This display leads you through the steps necessary to line up the scope on the sky, locate objects, control scope functions like the brightness of the hand control display, and much more. It shows you basic information about the object being viewed (such as the object's name, catalog designation, type, magnitude, and so forth). In addition to this basic information, there is enhanced information on over 200 of the most note-worthy objects. When it's not displaying menus or object information, the display also shows you the constantly updated right ascension and declination coordinates at which the scope is aimed.
  The Sky & Telescope review said, "After using several NexStar-equipped telescopes in recent years, I can attest to the quality of the software and hardware for Celestron's Go To system. The package is reliable and offers quick access to an excellent array of databases. I especially like Celestron's Tour mode, which steps a user through an eclectic choice of deep-sky objects, quirky asterisms, and fine double stars, the latter being a class of objects great for urban observing that many Go To systems ignore. Using NexStar scopes, I've been introduced to many fine double stars."
  There are 19 fiber optic backlit LED buttons that glow a soft red in the dark to make it easy for you to control the computer without affecting your dark-adapted vision. An RS-232 communication port on the hand control allows you to operate the telescope remotely via a personal computer. The Sky & Telescope review said, "The author tried Windows and Mac programs, including Desktop Universe, ECU, MegaStar, SkyMap Pro, Starry Night, and TheSky, and all controlled the mount without any problems."
  There is also an Autoguider port that can use a CCD autoguider to automatically control the drive motors during long exposure astrophotography. A high precision pointing subroutine ("precise go-to") in the computer lets you point accurately at objects that you want to photograph that are too dim to be seen though the scope.
Built-in programmable permanent periodic error correction allows sharper astrophotographic images, with fewer guiding corrections needed. Built-in adjustable backlash compensation permits precise corrections during astrophotography and when observing visually at high powers.
  The operation of the NexStar with SkyAlign is simplicity itself. Once you mount the scope on its tripod in the altazimuth mode, turn on the power. The built-in 16-channel GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver uses signals from government satellites to calculate the scope's location on earth with an accuracy measured in meters. The system also calculates the current day and time based on the split second accuracy of the GPS time signals. After the location and time have been quickly and accurately determined, the scope hand control signals you to point the scope at any three bright stars (you don't have to point at specific known stars). Using the scope's hand control, center the stars in the finderscope crosshairs. You can even point at two stars and a planet of the Moon, if you prefer.
  The NexStar SkyAlign computer system automatically determines which objects were chosen and generates an internal map of the sky that it uses to guide its automatic moves to any star or object you select for the rest of the night. It does it by calculating the angles and distances between the objects you've chosen and compares them to the known separations between objects. Using this method, the telescope determines what objects were chosen. The display tells you which three objects you aligned to for confirmation.
Only two of the alignment objects will actually be used for calculating the model of the sky that the computer uses for locating objects. The third object simply provides a positive identification of the other two. Therefore, at least two of the three alignment objects should be spaced at least 60 degrees apart in the sky if possible, and the third object should not fall in a straight line between the first two alignment stars.
Since the brightest stars appear first as the sky darkens at dusk, the SkyAlign system is exceptionally easy to set up and use as night comes on. You don't have to guess which stars are brightest, as only the brightest will be visible in the early evening. The same holds true for observers from a light-polluted suburban site, where only the brightest stars are visible to the unaided eye.
Once the scope has aligned itself with the sky, it takes only a few keystrokes on the computer hand control to have the scope move automatically to your night's first observing target and start tracking it so you can observe at your leisure. You can find hundreds of fascinating deep space objects your first night out, even if you have never used a telescope before. No matter what level of experience you start from, your NexStar SkyAlign scope will unfold all the wonders of the Universe for you, your family, and your friends.
If you're using an optional equatorial wedge to polar align the scope for long exposure astrophotography, two polar alignment programs in the scope's computer (one for the Northern hemisphere and one for the Southern hemisphere) make quick work of accurate alignment on the appropriate celestial pole. SkyAlign does not work in the equatorial mode.
  Several additional alignment methods are built into the NexStar computer – auto two-star alignment, manual two-star alignment, solar system alignment for daytime observing, and a one-star manual alignment – allowing you to choose a level of computer accuracy in automatically finding objects with which you are comfortable. With GPS and SkyAlign, setting up and using a computerized telescope is faster and easier than ever before.
You can click on the link below to download a brief RealPlayer movie showing how quick and easy it is to line up your scope on the sky with SkyAlign. There is also a link to download RealPlayer for free if your PC does not already have the program.
In addition to reduced off-axis coma, the EdgeHD optical system delivers an astrograph-quality flat focal plane across the entire field. Many optical designs that advertise themselves as "astrograph" quality actually produce their pinpoint stars across a curved focal plane. While this may be acceptable for visual observing, stars appear out of focus at the edge of the field when used with the flat rectangular imaging sensor of a DSLR digital camera or a large format CCD. The built-in field flattener of the EdgeHD optical system produces a focal plane more than three times flatter than a standard Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and dramatically flatter than other competing coma-free designs. This guarantees visibly sharp stars across some of the largest CCD and DSLR chips available today.
The superior edge performance of the EdgeHD optic system not only creates rounder, more point-like, and more pleasing stars at the edge of the field but actually improves the resolution and limiting magnitude when compared to telescopes of equal aperture. Poor edge quality or field curvature in conventional optics can spread out a star's image at the edge of the field so much so that the brightness of a star appears the same as the sky background, making it undetectable to your eye (or camera). EdgeHD optics give you smaller (more concentrated) stars that create brighter images that pop out of the sky background, allowing you to see down to a fainter magnitude. This lets you capture fainter stars and galaxies out to the corners of your full frame camera chip than is possible with conventional telescope designs of equal aperture.
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With Celestron's renowned Starbright XLT multicoatings on every optical surface, the EdgeHD optics give you maximum light throughput across the widest possible visual and photographic spectrum. The CPC Deluxe 800 HD's light grasp of almost 850 times that of even the sharpest dark-adapted eye can reveal to you star clusters, nebulas, planets, and galaxies in amazing visual and photographic detail.
Those award-winning EdgeHD optics are mounted on a newly-upgraded Celestron CPC go-to mount with SkyAlign and GPS that makes finding over 40,000 of those stars and objects easy and automatic. You spend more time looking at celestial objects, rather than looking for them.
The sensible price of the CPC Deluxe 800HD with EdgeHD optics and Starbright XLT coatings makes true astrographic-quality imaging and visual astronomy available at a reasonable price for almost everyone. Its light weight and easy two-component assembly make it a pleasure to set up and enjoy – either in your back yard or at a distant dark sky site. The new EdgeHD CPC Deluxe 800 HD is an optically and mechanically advanced telescope that virtually any beginning or advanced astronomer can afford and enjoy.
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EdgeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube: 8" aperture (2032mm focal length f/10). Dual-element Schott glass field flattener lens permanently mounted in the central baffle tube. Guaranteed diffraction-limited optical performance, free from coma and corrected for spherical aberrations (aplanatic design). The optical design is a Sky & Telescope Hot Product for 2010. For more details, click on the "EdgeHD optics" icon above. Starbright XLT fully-multicoated optics: This high transmission/high reflectivity optical multicoatings package is applied to all optical surfaces. Starbright XLT coatings give you visibly higher light transmission for visually brighter deep space images and shorter exposure times during imaging. They also increase the contrast on subtle lunar, planetary, and nebula details when compared with a scope with ordinary coatings or multicoatings. For more details, click on the "Starbright XLT" icon above. Tube vents: Two cooling vents located on the rear cell allow warm air to be released from behind the primary mirror when the scope is taken out for a night's observing or imaging. This shortens the amount of time needed for the optics to cool down to ambient air temperature for peak optical performance. Each vent has an integrated 60 micron micro-mesh filter guaranteed to let warm air out without letting dust in. Fastar compatible: For the ultimate in wide-field catadioptric imaging, the EdgeHD optical tube is Fastar and Hyperstar compatible to allow CCD imaging at a blazingly-fast f/2 focal ratio. An optional Fastar/Hyperstar lens assembly replaces the telescope's removable secondary mirror (an exchange that takes only a few minutes). Your CCD camera is attached to the Fastar lens. This puts your camera at the f/2 position in the center of the Schmidt corrector lens at the front of the scope, rather than in its normal f/10 position at the Cassegrain focus at the rear of the scope. Using a Fastar or Hyperstar system and a $1500 Celestron NightScape 10.7 megapixel single-shot color CCD camera, the 8" CPC Deluxe 800 HD will record a wide 146 x 110 arc minute field with 2.24 arc second pixels – a long axis almost five times the diameter of the full Moon, an immense field for a scope of this size. To assure repeatability when you switch between Fastar/Hyperstar and conventional imaging, the scope's optical tube is opto-mechanically aligned on a laser bench during manufacture so that all components are axially symmetric in any configuration. Focusing: Focusing is accomplished by turning a knob at the rear of the scope body that moves the primary mirror fore and aft along a central baffle tube to adjust the focus. The Celestron focusing mechanism is supported by two pre-loaded ball bearings, minimizing the "mirror flop" typical of bushing focus mechanisms that causes image shift during critical focusing. Mirror support knobs: Mirror support knobs hold the mirror in place after correct focus is achieved for imaging and reduce image shift when rotating the tube around the mount (while moving past the zenith during astrophotography, for example). Unlike other designs that have only one locking knob located off to one side of the mirror, the Celestron system uses three locks equally spaced around the mirror to distribute the mirror locking force symmetrically. The focuser itself acts as one of the locks, while two knobs spaced 120° away in either direction act as the second and third locks to hold the mirror in place without putting any asymmetrical force or pressure on the mirror. This keeps the image centered in the eyepiece (or on the CCD chip) no matter what the orientation of the optical tube. Finderscope: 50mm straight-through achromatic design, mounted in a spring-loaded easy-adjust quick release bracket. Visual back: Removable 1.25" visual back holds visual accessories such as star diagonal, tele-extender, etc. Star diagonal: 1.25" multicoated prism type. Eyepiece: 1.25" 40mm Plössl (51x). The eyepiece field of view is 0.8 degrees, over one and a half times the diameter of the full moon, for bright wide-angle deep space views.
This Telescope's Mount . . .
Fork mount/drive system: The heavy-duty die-cast aluminum dual fork arms are rigid and damp vibrations quickly. Carrying handles are built into the fork arms. There's a convenient detachable mounting bracket for the NexStar computer hand control that lets you use the hand control and view information on the two-line display hands-free while using the scope. The redesigned and re-engineered drive train of the CPC Deluxe mount includes DC slewing/tracking motors with encoders in both altitude and azimuth. Motor resolution is 0.14 arc seconds. The redesigned electronics deliver constant regulated power to the motors, making them capable of driving the telescope smoothly, even when it is not perfectly balanced, and without sacrificing smooth tracking motion and pointing accuracy across the entire sky. The new larger 6" diameter 180-tooth brass altitude and azimuth drive gears are driven by new 0.75" stainless steel worms in spring-loaded worm blocks to provide smooth slewing and tracking. There are 9 user-selectable speeds from 3° per second slewing down to a precise 0.5x sidereal rate for photographic drive correction. The drives work in the altazimuth mode (right/left up/down) to locate and track objects for visual use and casual solar system photography. If long exposure deep space photography is planned, the scope can be converted to equatorial operation by adding an optional wedge. The fork arms and optical tube are supported by a unique roller bearing system that uses both steel and nylon ball bearings rotating around a large 9.8" azimuth bearing track designed to provide an ultra-stable and smooth polar axis motion and smoother tracking accuracy for long exposure astrophotography. The scope includes three preprogrammed drive speeds – sidereal, solar, and lunar. It operates in an altazimuth mode, as well as northern hemisphere equatorial and southern hemisphere equatorial (using an optional equatorial wedge). The scope is powered by external 12 Volt 2.5 Amp DC power (a car battery or optional rechargeable 12V battery #4517V). The scope cannot be powered by short-lived flashlight batteries. The standard equipment car battery cord and optional AC adapter plug into the drive base. Power and command signals to the declination motor are routed through cordless internal slip ring signal paths. There's no separate external declination cable to connect the drive base to the dec motor as with other scopes, so you don't have to worry about losing a cable or breaking it by tangling the cable around the scope inadvertently while observing. NexStar Computer: The scope's NexStar computer can show you the planets and thousands of deep space objects at the touch of a button or two the very first night you use your scope – even if you've never used a telescope before! The Celestron CPC's built-in GPS system and easy-to-use SkyAlign software will have you lined up on the sky and observing in minutes. For information on many of the features and capabilities of the NexStar computer and the unique SkyAlign software, click on the "NexStar computer" icon above. NexRemote software: NexRemote telescope control software allows you to control the CPC Deluxe 800 HD from your personal computer or laptop. NexRemote provides full emulation of every aspect of the Celestron computerized hand control. It lets you align in any tracking mode; go to any database object; setup user objects; put the scope in hibernation; connect to popular planetarium programs; etc. In addition to emulating the NexStar hand control, NexRemote adds powerful new features that let you keep your eyes on the stars instead of the LCD by enabling talking computer speech support using your computer's built-in speaker. You can control the objects you want to see and the order that you see them; create and save custom tours by launching NexTour; take wireless control of the telescope with optional gamepad support; connect your personal GPS device to NexRemote using NexGPS; download NexRemote updates online to add the latest features; and more. The NexRemote software includes an RS-232 cable to connect the CPC Deluxe 800 HD to a PC. Adjustable height tripod: The new heavy duty tripod has 2" diameter steel legs. It has a metal lower tensioning spider and an upgraded aluminum upper center leg brace for rigidity and rapid vibration dampening. The leg brace also doubles as an accessory tray with holes to safely hold eyepieces up out of the dew-soaked grass and close at hand. A locating pin on the top of the tripod automatically centers the scope on the tripod for easy assembly in the dark. A single hand-tighten lever per leg locks in the tripod height adjustment. The levers are on the insides of the legs, to avoid snagging on clothing in the dark. The tripod adjusts in height over a 30" to 45" range. Two-year warranty: All Celestron go-to telescopes have a two-year warranty, double that of competitive go-to scopes.
This is the formula that we use with all of the telescopes we carry, so that our published specs will be consistent from aperture to aperture, from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some telescope makers may use other unspecified methods to determine the limiting magnitude, so their published figures may differ from ours.
Keep in mind that this formula does not take into account light loss within the scope, seeing conditions, the observer's age (visual performance decreases as we get older), the telescope's age (the reflectivity of telescope mirrors decreases as they get older), etc. The limiting magnitudes specified by manufacturers for their telescopes assume very dark skies, trained observers, and excellent atmospheric transparency – and are therefore rarely obtainable under average observing conditions. The photographic limiting magnitude is always greater than the visual (typically by two magnitudes).
The longer the focallength, the higher the magnification and the narrower the field of viewwith any given eyepiece. The shorter the focal length, the lower themagnification and the wider the field of view with the same eyepiece.
Fast f/4 to f/5 focal ratios are generally best for lower power wide field observing and deep space photography. Slow f/11 to f/15 focal ratios are usually better suited to higher power lunar, planetary, and binary star observing and high power photography. Medium f/6 to f/10 focal ratios work well with either.
An f/5 system can photograph a nebula or other faint extended deep space object in one-fourth the time of an f/10 system, but the image will be only one-half as large. Point sources, such as stars, are recorded based on the aperture, however, rather than the focal ratio – so that the larger the aperture, the fainter the star you can see or photograph, no matter what the focal ratio.
Dawes' limit only applies to point sources of light (stars). Smaller separations can be resolved in extended objects, such as the planets. For example, Cassini's Division in the rings of Saturn (0.5 arc seconds across), was discovered using a 2.5" telescope – which has a Dawes' limit of 1.8 arc seconds!
The ability of a telescope to resolve to Dawes' limit is usually much more affected by seeing conditions, by the difference in brightness between the binary star components, and by the observer's visual acuity, than it is by the optical quality of the telescope.


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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Run Southbay Girl Run
What a marvelous day!! Perfect temperature (59) , the sun is out, I'm not too tired and I was really motivated for this run!! It took about 1 1/2 miles for me to warm up and for my foot to feel good and for Velcro to get all her sniffs out of the way! But once we finished that warm up it was smooth sailing. We ran half on the road and half on the trail at White Point Park-so that Velcro could go off leash. Luckily it wasn't muddy this time!!! It was a decent run-the second half was faster and had less stops than the front half. But all in all I'm somewhat pleased!!
By the way Southbay Girl has paid her fees for the Country Music Half Marathon-which basically guarantees I get a job! ha ha!!
RUN: 4.15 Miles with my trusty companion, Velcro
It's a new day for Southbay Girl
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Southbay Girl....
Run, run, run, even if it is raining!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Southbay Girl Kicks mighty Arse! HA!
So now onto my exercise for the day! I went to Pilates this morning-the calf actually feels a bit better!! Nothing like a little pilates to get the heart rate going in the morning-along with my cup o tea! Then this afternoon I decided I was really going to try to hurt myself and went for a run. I justify it by the fact that I did nothing yesterday~and I'm going out for a social evening with a few of my fellow unemployed co-workers!
55 degrees and sunny here today... B E A U T I F U L! Perfect running weather!
4 Days until I run in my first race in over a year!! WOO HOO! I can't wait!
RUN: 3.35 Miles with my running partner Velcro
(275 kcals burned)
PILATES: 1 Hour
( 229 kcals GONE)
Monday, January 28, 2008
Southbay Girl says OUCH!!!
Exercise: HA! Not today...OUCH!
I'm still here, says Maryland girl!
Tonight I will test my shins, as I'm scheduled for a 3 mile run. At least the weather is going to be a wee bit warmer than last week!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Screaming Calves for Southbay Girl
RUN: 1.9 Miles with Velcro...up a long hill then down a long hill....
Woo Hoo Southbay Girl doesn't get wet!
I timed it perfectly. I had a good sleep, got the animals fed and fed myself-a yummy egg sandwich-and then an hour or so later headed out to Paseo del Mar for this weeks long run! I was mildly concerned because my calves were screaming from my pilates class yesterday! I rubbed them a bit before the run-but basically hoped they wouldn't freeze up when I was the furthest away from my car! They didn't (but they hurt now!). It was a busy day for runners today-at least one marathon training program was coming back from their 16 mile training run-so i was able to piggyback with them on my way back~which was the hardest part because I was running into a pretty strong headwind. Yes the wind picked up because the rain was coming. I consider myself pretty darn lucky to have missed the rain! When we got back to Pt. Fermin Park, which is where we started, I decided I was going to treat myself to a beer! SO I walked across to Walkers Cafe and had a tasty Coors Light with the longshoreman! I sat in there and watched the wind whip up and right when I was leaving it started to piss down! Velcro and I were very lucky!!!
RUN: 5.1 Miles with Velcro then a Coors Light right afterwards!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Pilates class for Southbay Girl
I just wanted to share these pictures-it's so beautiful here today-amazing what it looks like right after rain....but it should be pissing down rain tomorrow when I go for my long run! But today I headed to my pilates class -this is a rest day for me but I had to do something-it's hard for me to be inactive especially when I'm not working. I feel I must do something constructive with each day!!! I'll probably take velcro to the park so she can get a work out as well!!!
It was nice doing pilates this morning. I forgot how much I've missed it. I didn't do any classes this week-I was having pilates withdrawls~I had to cut back on paying for exercise when I can run for free-all the things you must think about during a WGA strike!!
By the way the University of Tennessee B-ball team plays Georgia tonight...GO VOLS!!!
PILATES: 1 Hour
( 217 Calories burned)
Friday, January 25, 2008
3.25 Miles in the mud for Southbay Girl and her Dog
I seriously should have put on trail shoes-but I didn't think I was going to dump off onto the dirt trails until i realized velcro was being a right pain in the ass on the leash! So trails it had to be. There is nothing worse than dragging a 47 lb weight behind you-ok dragging a 80 lb weight would be worse. So after heading east on paseo del mar we went into White Point Nature Preserve which overlooks Catalina Island. It's a great place to run, no concrete!! I love it but with all the rain we've had the paths were saturated and the dirt/mud attached to the bottom of my shoes and stuck there-it was nasty. I felt like I was running on a pancakes or something! Luckily the majority of the run was not in the mud. Mind you I had no pains once i was running on the dirt trails! It's so much better than sidewalks and the street!!
RUN: 3.25 Miles with 46lbs of Velcro weight attached to my wrist!
I think my child may think I'm crazy. Last night as I was leaving to run, I hand her my running route map and tell her, "This is where I'm running. If I'm not home by 7:30pm, call my cell phone. If I don't answer call 911, your Dad and your Grandparents (who live down the street). " She looked at me like I was crazy, but I say we gotta be safe and I wouldn't want her home alone wondering where I was and why I wasn't home yet! Now, as she gets older will she extend the same courtesy to her Mom? HA! Probably not!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Southbay girl gets a morning run in between rain storms!
I guess I'm glad i got my run in early since I'm thinking of going to see the Marathon Documentary tonight at 7:30pm.
So I got a nice run in with a hyper dog!!!
RUN: 3.84 Miles with Velcro
( 357 Calories Burned)
WALK: 1.8 Miles
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Southbay girl doesn't feel like becoming a drowned RAT!
Pissing down rain!!!! And it's going to be chilly tonight. It was fine this morning-but since my morning was occupied being a kitty mom I didn't get a run in...and now that I have time-PISSING down with rain. Mind you I love the rain and would normally jump at the chance for a run in it ...but it's a little too hard and lashing! I'd be soaking wet and probably get sick.....not worth it! So I'll stay at home, cuddle up on the couch-maybe motivate to do the Fluidity bar.....who knows.
On a happier note-I got a work call today.....yeah I know send up the fireworks!!!! It's not a definite yet~I'll know tomorrow around lunch~and it's only for one day either friday night or monday night-but just getting a call during these incredibly lean times has upped my professional self worth just a bit! It actually put a smile on my face. Of course it will probably ruin my unemployment for the week but who cares!!! A day of work!! WOO HOO!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Southbay Girl goes for a quick jog with her dog..
Yeah...it rained all night-I woke up in the middle of the night to listen to it! I had wanted to run and or go to pilates this morning-but did neither. But I did get out for a quick run this afternoon in between rain storms! Not that I haven't run in the rain-but today just wasn't in the mood for it. So Velcro and I got a quick run in. Good thing it was short-my foot hurt, my arch hurt...I had NO ENERGY! Not quite sure why! I only had 2 glasses of wine last nite! I'm debating going out for another short run tonight-as long as it's not raining too hard! I really want to do some pilates-I have one of those Fluidity bars-it's pretty good but I haven't used it awhile-yeah right now it's a large paper weight~I spent the money on it when I was working I might as well put it to use while I'm not working! maybe I'll do that tonight!
RUN: 2.2 Miles ~Velcro was an anchor until i let her off leash
Lazy/Busy Maryland Girl
Here are words of wisdom from my zen calendar of 2007
"A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in all the world" - Paul Dudley White, M.D.
I think these are good words. One could replace the walk with run, bike, swim or any other form of exercise. EXERCISE IS SO GOOD FOR YOU IN SO MANY WAYS!
South Bay Girl please stop wasting your energy and thoughts on that loser that left! Focus your energies on you! YOU ARE WONDERFUL! And lets hope the WGA gets off their A** es and comes to terms soon. It sucks that so many people are out of work because of them!
Monday, January 21, 2008
Southbay Girl Gets off her ARSE
With my ever so constant and dedicated running partner, Velcro,I mustered the energy to depart my warm toasty house...venturing out into the chilly, wet, wilds of southern california for a run before it got too late, too cold and dark....it's 54 degrees here-I had to wear a long sleeved shirt and my capri running tights! What is the world coming to! We headed off downhill first towards the harbor area-my foot hurt for about the first 2.5 miles-so it made for a GREAT run!Then the last half of the run was all uphill. HA! But I did it-my head and heart feel better-I have a clearer purpose.....to get fit, look hot and run into that a-hole ex-boyfriend looking positively stunning!! Or meet the man of my dreams....whichever comes first! Or neither of them. I'm just enjoying the fact that I've lost all the weight I gained being with the a-hole ex-boyfriend!!!
Today I probably could have run quite a bit further-but decided not to let the endorphines that were running rampant loose!!
RUN: 4.1 Miles with Velcro- so a few stops to smell the roses!
(377 calories burned-woo hoo!!!)
Is Monday a Holiday When you haven't worked since November?? Southbay Girl thinks NOT!
From the Frozen Tundra Called Maryland
Saturday's run was a bit chilly, it was in the 30's, but good. I'm still at the back of the group, but I don't care! I'm out there and I'm running. Being some where by 7 am on a Saturday morning truly sucks though! We did 4 miles Saturday and I think I may have had on one layer too many. I need to figure out the right balance.
SATURDAY 4 miles
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Sunday with Southbay Girl
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Southbay Girl's Saturday morning
I came home and ate breakfast-I was so hungry! made a cup of tea and then an egg, black bean, corn burrito~yummy!!!!! (I'm a pescatarian-only eat fish)
PILATES: 1 Hour (217 Calories)
Friday, January 18, 2008
Southbay Girl gets a short run in before having WINE!
My arch hurt a little bit at the beginning of the run(didn't burn which is good~and the blistering stopped right after my last prolotheraphy appointment) and so did my legs, and I was a little cold-it's dropped down to about 55 degrees here in southern cal-BRRRRR...chilly.....not cold enough to put on a long sleeved shirt to run in. But still a bit brisk! Like I said to maryland girl-snow...what's that? I see snow on the mountains far far away!
So my run was ok. Nothing great-but I got out there and did something. I was very tempted to bail on it but I thought that Maryland Girl might kick my ass and I looked at Velcro and had to take my constant companion out on a run!!
RUN: 2.62 miles and Velcro made a poo stop and a few pee breaks
Southbay Girl's Pilates Class
By the way-she kicked my ass today!!!! I'm stiff and sore already!
PILATES: 1 Hour
Snow! No Running for Maryland Girl!
I wonder what tomorrows 7 am run will be like besides cold! I hope it won't be slippery! I don't want to fall! LOL
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Southbay Girl feels like ranting
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Southbay Girl gets a morning run in
Not the greatest of runs today-a little tired~tired for no reason whatsoever I might add. I had a great sleep last night. I blame the sun! The total time from when I walked out my door to walking back in my door was 45:47 with numerous dog stops! Not bad considering I'm just getting back into my running. Of course lets not be silly, I was never a very fast runner. I just love to run!!!
On the arch subject-didn't really hurt or burn today-maybe it's finally adjusting to the orthotics.
Hey www.Mapmyrun.com says I burned 308 calories-how cool is that!!
RUN: 3.4 Miles and Velcro had 1 poo stop, 4 pee breaks and maybe 1 or 2 sniffs
Maryland Girl Does First Night of Training
The trainers gave us a schedule for the program. For the rest of this week, I am to: rest today (Wednesday), run 3 miles on Thursday, rest on Friday, the group meets at a way too early 7 am on Saturday morning for a 4 mile run (and it is supposed to still be VERY cold!), rest on Sunday and then a 3 mile run on Monday. Despite the cold, I think this is doable. My thighs hurt today a bit, but then that is what I get for being so very lazy for a month!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Southbay Girl does just a Walk
I did just go for a walk with Velcro~which seems to have loosened up the strained muscle in my back!
WALK: 2.4 Miles
Monday, January 14, 2008
Southbay Girl goes to Prolotheraphy Appt #3
Prolotheraphy ROCKS! Don't get me wrong-there is slight discomfort involved in the actual injections and then slight residual pain afterwards-but you know what even the pain lessons after each appointment! If you notice, my foot isn't as swollen as it was on the past pictures~Not as many injections today. I'm absolutely thrilled with the results so far! I can't tell you what a feeling it is to go for a run and be out of breathe instead of being in tears because the pain in my foot is so bad! Each day gets better and better.
As for the burning in my arch and the blister-Dr. Fields thinks it might be because there are changes occurring in my foot~he gave me a very thin wrap to wrap around my foot in the arch area and that should help. I won't know anything for a couple of days~not running tonight nor am I running tomorrow...must give my foot a rest! But I do have a pilates class tomorrow~no pressure on my foot there!
Thank you Dr Fields. You are a rockstar!
On a side note-yeah I know I have big feet! No telling anyone!
For all of you that are wondering...what the hell Prolotheraphy is:
The treatment is useful for many different types of musculoskeletal pain, including arthritis, back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia, sports injuries, unresolved whiplash injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic tendonitis, partially torn tendons, ligaments and cartilage, degenerated or herniated discs, TMJ and sciatica.
First, it is important to understand what the word prolotherapy itself means. "Prolo" is short for proliferation, because the treatment causes the proliferation (growth, formation) of new ligament tissue in areas where it has become weak.
Ligaments are the structural "rubber bands" that hold bones to bones in joints. Ligaments can become weak or injured and may not heal back to their original strength or endurance. This is largely because the blood supply to ligaments is limited, and therefore healing is slow and not always complete. To further complicate this, ligaments also have many nerve endings and therefore the person will feel pain at the areas where the ligaments are damaged or loose.
Tendons are the name given to tissue which connects muscles to bones, and in the same manner tendons may also become injured, and cause pain.
Prolotherapy uses a dextrose (sugar water) solution, which is injected into the ligament or tendon where it attaches to the bone. This causes a localized inflammation in these weak areas which then increases the blood supply and flow of nutrients and stimulates the tissue to repair itself.
Southbay Girl Runs 3 miles
opps...developed a blister on my left arch from the rubbing. It's so strange because I've had these orthotics for about 9 months-changes are definitely happening to my foot. Or maybe I'm finally running properly because I have no pain and the foot has never adapted to the orthotic properly!!!
RUN: 3 Miles w/ Velcro having a poo break and a few pee breaks
Maryland Girl Checks In!
I do have one concern as the mileage starts increasing. I still have some nerve damage from an episode of Guillian-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and Miller Fisher Syndrome (MFS) in March 2006. I notice when I hike, after the 4-5 mile mark I start getting some intense nerve pain in my feet. I just keep going, but the pain and numbness can be quite intense. It will be interesting to see what happens after running for 4 or 5 miles and longer. I did complete the sprint triathlon in Sept. 2006, six months after my hospitalization, with more residual issues than now, and I survived. I'm sure I can do this too! Strength through adversity!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Sunday and Southbay Girl can't be bothered doing anything!
Appt #1 about 15-20 shots in my foot!
Appt #2 about 12 shots in my foot!
I'll take a picture tomorrow of my lovely left foot! Well on it's way to getting better-finally!!!
Maryland Girl Posts!
Since that out of work CA girl talked me into running the Nashville Half Marathon with her, Tuesday, Jan 15 I will be starting a training program for the half marathon. The program is offered through a running store called Fleet Feet. I hope I can keep up with the others that are training! Once we get started Tuesdays will be speed work and Saturdays will be distance runs. Of course I will be doing some other runs and cross training in between those days.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Southbay Girl's Day of Exercise
Today was a busy day. At 9 this morning I went to my Pilates class. I started doing Pilates right before Christmas and now I'm hooked and try to go 3x a week for an hour~ it's awesome. So I did Pilates this morning and I just came back from a 4 mile run at sunset! I have always been a morning runner but have fallen back into running at night. Not quite sure why. I'm sure once work kicks back in I'll get back to my early morning runs before work. My constant running partner~my dog~ and I had a very nice run. We stopped a few times for a pee and poo break. But considering how crappy my running has been up until the prolotheraphy started helping my foot, I'm thrilled! 4 miles twice so far this week is better than I've done in over a year! And I go back for another prolotheraphy appointment on monday! the only pain I'm noticing is in my arch-it seems the prolotheraphy injections are changing my foot a bit so now my orthotic is rubbing my arch. When I go for my appointment on monday I have to draw on a diagram what and where the aches/pains/burns etc are-so I'll mention the arch issue to Dr. Fields then.
RUN: 4 Miles and Velcro, the ACD, had at least 1 poo and pee break
PILATES: 1 Hour
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Valley Girl's first post
Ok, South Bay Girl, here we go.....
Southbay Girl's first post....
I have been running for years-I thrive on races or I had until about 6-7 years ago when I began having this horrible pain in my left foot. It didn't stop me from running but it definitely curtailed the distances i could run! I had so many tests done to figure out what was wrong with my foot-bone scans, xrays-you name it and no one could tell me what was wrong with it until I went to see the world's best podiatrist, Dr Dan Altschuler, in Santa Monica-I call him my first Rock Star for as this story continues I have found another doctor who I've elevated to rock star status. Dr Dan as he's called by his staff and patients saw me in October 2003-after I had cancelled my acceptance into the 2003 NYC Marathon. He diagnosed my problem-Divergence in my left foot. Basically the tendons and ligaments that hold the first Metatarsal and 2nd Matatarsal are screwed! The years and years of pounding sports: gymnastics, ice skating, volleyball and running and numerous sprained ankles had finally caught up to me. So I was given vet wrap-which is the most awesome thing in the world-and told to wrap my foot constantly for 6 weeks. WOW! It made a difference and the following year, 2004, I was able to run the one marathon I had always wanted to run, The ING NYC Marathon!!!!But once I stopped wrapping my foot the pain would come back-it was like a viscous cycle until the pain got worse and worse even though I was wrapping my foot. I couldn't take it anymore~ so I went back to see Dr. Dan last summer (By this time my running had gone from 6 miles a day to struggling to run 2.5 miles without crying~I was with an alcoholic, lazy ass boyfriend who didn't like running and I was getting FAT!) Well the divergence had gotten worse....GREAT I said! And he said I could do one of three things: surgery-which means 3 months off my feet, wrap my foot with vet wrap for the rest of my life or I could try an alternative theraphy called Prolotheraphy. My boyfriend walked out on me in September 2007!in hindsight a blessing in disguise because I dropped about 15lbs of the oh lets say 30 lbs I put on while I was with him~ and two months after that depressing but blessed event I opted to try Prolotheraphy! Welcome to my meeting with Rockstar #2, Dr Peter Fields of Pacific Prolotheraphy and Wellness Center. I scheduled my first appt with him November 2007....I had put it off because prolotheraphy involves injecting, with needles, dextrose into the affected/injured area....and since I'm on my feet for 12-13 hours a day I had to pick a time when i wasn't working much-thanks WGA strike! This is the only good thing to come out of the WGA strike!
All i can say is prolotheraphy has returned my body to running! I've only had two treatments, I go for my 3rd this coming monday, but already the difference is amazing! I went on a 4 mile run a couple of days ago-and it's not my foot that's stopping me but being out of shape!!! Thank goodness for being out of shape!! Of course that will be the first and last time you hear me say that!
Prolotheraphy has given me back the running that I love, thrive on and that would take a scowl off my face and turn it into a smile!
So here I am...back to running and preparing for two races for the first time in over a year! I've missed it SO MUCH!!!! I plan on running at least the 5K at the Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday race on Feb 3rd and then my long distance training partner on the East Coast and I will be running the Nashville Half marathon in April.