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While the number one reason we are heading to Savannah is for the beer bling races, we need to keep the legs loose. What better way than by taking a tour of the historic city, right?
I first visited Savannah back in 2012 when I tackled the Rock 'n' Roll Savannah marathon and had an absolute blast. We tried to squeeze as much Southern fun in a three-day span as possible — all while hobbling around in head-to-toe compression gear, of course. The amount of tours offered in Savannah seems endless and overwhelming, so I wanted to share my top five (based on personal experience and other racers' input):
1. The Old Town Trolley Tour
First off, our guide's name was Hollywood. If you can't see how awesome this tour is going to be just from that, I don't know what to tell you.
Even though we'd already seen much of the city by walking around, running the race and going on other tours, the trolley tour offered entertaining stories and fun historic tidbits.
For example, did you know Savannah is known for the 3 Ps: Pecans, Praline and…Paula Deen?
Technically the tour was one of those hop-on hop-off deals, but we had decided to just take it around one full circle: 11) because I had no desire to walk/wait for the next bus and 2) our guide was great and we didn't want to run the risk of getting on a different trolley and having a dud guide. 😛
How Hollywood managed the trolley around such tiny corners and down a tight steep cobblestone decline without hitting anyone or tipping it over is still a mystery to me.
2. Tara Haunted Tours
We made a reservation for an 8 p.m. tour the night of the marathon. Yes, folks, you read that right — we are the people who ran that morning and signed up for a walking tour the same night. Funny enough, we weren't the only racers in the group that evening. 🙂
Tara Haunted Tours is a walking ghost tour around historic Savannah entitled "Boos and Brews." You guessed it — you got to carry a beer while you walked around hearing about ghosts. So there were ghosts for the wife and beer for my dad and me.
The tour started at McDonough's Bar, stopped at three local watering holes and finished two hours later at Moon River Brewing Company.
I don't like ghosts, but it ended up being a fantastic tour. While I went simply to learn more about the local lore, my wife's goal was to catch a possible glimpse of a ghost. Did she? You'd have to try it yourself to know for sure.
3. Savannah Slow Ride
I cannot wait to try the Savannah Slow Ride in November! I have seen a ton of these group bike rides during my race-cations around the country, and I am ready to take part!
Slow Ride is the original, 100% pedal powered, eco-friendly way to see Savannah. They offer a 2-hour, 15-person bike tour. If you have a smaller group, you can mix-n-match with other smaller groups. There are a variety of tours, but I have my eye set on the "Slow Ride Pub Crawl" post-race.
The Pub Crawl bike tour is a 2-hour tour of Savannah's classic watering holes and historic local bar scene. Participants can bring a to-go cup back on the bike, receive discounts from pub to pub and enjoy an adult beverage while pedaling to the next destination. A trained and licensed driver will assure your safe travels.
Who is up for joining me for this?
4. Savannah Taste Experience
A runner has to eat, right? What better way to carb-load or celebrate a great race than by sampling delicious Southern food while strolling through the gardens and historic, cultural landmarks of the squares of Savannah?
According to their website, "Savannah Taste Experience food tours, which are suitable for all ages and fitness levels, will open your palate through bites and tastings at distinctive restaurants, extraordinary specialty food stores, and other notable eateries while providing a local's perspective on some culture, history and architecture of Savannah."
There are two 3-hour walking tours offered:
- First Squares Food: A delicious and fun tasting tour of restaurants and eateries of Historic Downtown Savannah. Food tastings are included in the ticket price and are enough food for lunch. Perfect for a first-time visitor to Savannah.
- Famous & Secret East Side Food: An exclusive off-the-beaten path food tour of Savannah's quiet east side. Food tastings are included in the ticket price and are enough food for lunch.
Be sure to bring your stretchy pants for this one!
5. Dash Tours
Looking for a sightseeing tour with history, amazing photo ops and round-trip transportation? Dash Tours is your answer.
Their website states: "Southern Hospitality is the norm for us…that is why we provide door-to-door service where and when available. Our climate-controlled shuttle bus is handicapped accessible, pet friendly, has great views and is comfortably appointed. We offer complimentary bottled water, bug spray when needed and umbrellas if it happens to rain."
This 2-hour walking tour of Bonaventure Cemetery is dedicated to personalizing the history of Savannah. Dash Tours shares the lives of those who lived there before, including Academy Award winning songwriter Johnny Mercer, the tragic tales of poet Conrad Aiken and Gracie Watson, and many more.
So whether you are looking to sample some brews, cuisines, history or gardens, take my advice — sign up for a guided tour and let the locals show you the way. You just might learn a thing or two.


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What are the weirdest perks out there?
Traditionally, job perks have included free or subsidised gym membership, paid sabbaticals, onsite childcare or a company car. Funding employees' divorces is a more unusual benefit.
It emerged yesterday that some small British firms are helping staff pay for their divorces to take their mind off the split so they can focus more on their work. This is just one of many unusual staff benefits - what are the weirdest perks out there?
One former NatWest banker turned PR says about the perks of his new job: "group gym membership (ie we pay ourselves but get a group discount), BUPA and (allegedly) 15 min massage a week..... the last of which has not been seen yet".
Amid pay cuts or freezes, companies are coming up with more quirky (and cheaper) ways to raise staff morale. One example is providing a dog crèche –employees will feel happier if they know their four-legged companion is not home alone, and having walked their dog at lunchtime they will return to their desks refreshed.
Pet insurance
Pet insurance could be another popular benefit, just like dental or medical insurance, especially as growing fraud is pushing up insurance premiums.
Cookery courses, scuba diving classes and singing workshops are sometimes offered to boost morale as well as acting as team-building exercises where people will bond by enjoying the same activity.
"Staff perks have always been important, but never more so than now - when employers are looking for low cost ways to maintain and boost staff morale that don't necessarily add permanently to the salary bill," says Ben Moss, managing director of business psychology firm Robertson Cooper. "Making the effort to make working life enjoyable can contribute enormously to your employer brand, it aids staff retention and helps to ensure that the workforce feels like it is being treated fairly, or even generously."
Bloomberg is famed for supplying free fruit and other snacks in its offices (the Sydney office even used to have a chef on site, apparently) and its lavish outdoor summer parties where everything is free. One party outside London with an around-the-world theme boasted animals from each continent and a rowing lake. In the US, the data and news company usually rents Randall's Island next to Manhattan for the day - employees can bring their families.
Divorce and wedding chapels
Manchester-based law firm Pannone said it had not heard of any cases of employers funding divorces until five years ago. But the number of cases has doubled in the last three years. Some firms pay for initial advice sessions and contribute to legal costs for divorces. But some consider their staff so vital they offer to foot the entire legal bill, running into thousands of pounds.
Over in America, retirement village provider Erickson Living offers staff a chapel where they can get married for free or a nominal fee. And eBay provides prayer and meditation rooms decorated in earth tones with floor mats and cushions so employees can switch off during the day.
Google encourages employees to go green by paying towards the purchase of a hybrid or electric car, and solar panels. Similarly, Marks & Spencer offers its staff free loft or cavity wall insulation.
Giving staff time off to do work for charity or in the local community, such as schools, is seen as another way to boost their wellbeing. Some companies, such as Lloyds Banking Group and Microsoft, match their employees' donations to charity up to a certain limit.
Happiness day and laughter sessions
Robertson Cooper has created a 'happiness day' for its employees – "an extra day's leave to do something you enjoy with £50 to spend on the day" – on condition that they report back to the team on what they got up to. "We have been running happiness days for three years now and they have proved very popular with staff – including managers," says Moss.
Stephanie Roberts, marketing executive at the firm, says she went to the theatre with a friend on her happiness day. "The thing I like about the happiness day is that it challenges me to actually think about what makes me happy, as in this day and age it is very rare that we actually get to take time out and think about the things that make us happy. Plus, the bonus is that the company provides us with the time and money to actually go out and do it."
But for stress relief, nothing can beat laughter sessions – also known as laughter yoga - where employees lie on the floor or stand around and laugh together, as employeebenefits.co.uk reported last year.

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Kendrick (3-1) allowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings to earn his ninth straight win against the Marlins, dating to May 28, 2010.
Justin Ruggiano hit a solo shot for Miami. Alex Sanabia (2-4) gave up four runs - two earned - and six hits in five innings.
Kendrick followed up a three-hitter against the New York Mets with his fifth consecutive solid start. He's outpitched Philadelphia's three aces - Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee so far. While they have three Cy Young Awards, a World Series MVP Award and 14 All-Star appearances on their resumes, Kendrick has never won more than 11 games in a season.
But Kendrick has a 2.43 ERA this season and the Phillies are 4-2 in his starts. Hamels, Halladay and Lee are a combined 5-8 with a 4.85 ERA, and the Phillies are 5-13 in their starts.
Kendrick is quite a bargain, too. He's making $4.5 million this year. Hamels, Halladay and Lee will earn a total of $64.5 million.
Howard gave the Phillies a 2-1 lead in the fourth when he hit a towering, opposite-field drive that just cleared the left field wall. That temporarily gave him more homers (four) than walks (three). He then got an intentional pass in the fifth and drew another walk in the eighth, his first multiwalk game since Sept. 1 against Atlanta.
Brown lined a shot over the right field fence to tie it at 1 in the second. He had an RBI single in the eighth and finished 3 for 4, his fifth multihit game in the last eight. He's 12 for 31 with two homers and seven RBIs in that span.
A pair of unearned runs in the fifth helped the Phillies take a 4-1 lead. Chase Utley drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Jimmy Rollins scored on a passed ball after reaching on a fielding error by second baseman Donovan Solano.
Juan Pierre walked to start the game and went to second on Solano's single. Pierre swiped third base for his 600th career steal and scored when Placido Polanco grounded into a double play.
Ruggiano hit one out to straightaway center leading off the sixth, cutting the deficit to 4-2.
NOTES: Kendrick is 11-3 overall vs. the Marlins. ... The Phillies are 8-3 behind Kendrick, John Lannan and Jonathan Pettibone. ... Phillies CF Ben Revere wasn't in the lineup because of a swollen right ring finger. ... Delmon Young started his first game in right field for the Phillies after DH'ing in Cleveland in his first two games of the season. ... Adeiny Hechavarria was activated from the 15-day disabled list and tripled in the fourth. ... The Marlins called up OF Matt Diaz from Triple-A New Orleans. Nick Green was designated for assignment and LHP Brad Hand was optioned to New Orleans. ... Pierre is the ninth-fastest player to reach 600 steals, doing it in 1,907 games. ... Ricky Nolasco (2-2, 3.82) faces Jonathan Pettibone (1-0, 4.35) on Friday night. Nolasco is 8-5 vs. Philadelphia.


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The Bunker - Gameplay, Tactics, and General Discussion / Re: Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!« on: November 01, 2017, 09:08:50 PM »
Does the Chest Rig only hold 1 mag? Back in my army days our chest rig could hold 8 mags, 2 in each pouch with 4 pouchs on the rig..I think the main reason it's like that is it allows addition item storage + a magazine also I don't know if it is possible to have a rig with multiple ammo pouches in the same way as you can have a belt that can sheath a knife and a sword at the same time (since those are separate holsterables)
Do i have to make the Chest Rig and 8 chest ammo pouchs and just imagen they are sown on?
This, plus yeah, it's mainly a coding restraint in how holsterables work.
Also the entire 'survivors store tin cans of beans in chest rigs because more food > more ammo' thing. Restricting it to only holding ammo, or having to code in removing a number of holstered mags due to storage used, would be a nightmare.
I do think it should have more storage, though. As it is it's barely better than a tool belt or the like IIRC.


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I'm a 38-year old woman with no family history of diabetes or gestational diabetes (all my glucose tests were completely normal for all three pregnancies and my youngest was born only 20 months ago). My BMI is in the normal range. So, it was a surprise to get a positive urine glucose test during a routine physical. My doctor sent me for follow-up tests. Here are the results: GTT: 99 mg/dl [5.5 mmol/L] fasting; 232 mg/dl [12.9 mmol/L] at the two hour mark. I had a 75 gram glucose drink after three days of high carbohydrate intake. My A1c was 5.4. My LDL was 98, HDL 72.
Since only one of the results was abnormal, my doctor gave me a glucose meter and said to re-do the tests in six months. Over the past two months, I've found that my fasting blood sugars are between 90 mg/dl [5.0 mmol/L] to 110 mg/dl [6.1 mmol/L], but I'm often over 200 mg/dl [11.1 mmol/L] two hours after eating. The highest I've seen is about 250 mg/dl [13.9 mmol/L], but my blood sugars come down on their own in three or four hours.
I want to be better prepared when I go back to the doctor in four months. Are there are other tests I should request? Do I need a treatment plan beyond the recommended "cutting back on refined carbohydrates" for this level of hyperglycemia?
The oral glucose tolerance test has demonstrated that you have diabetes. At this point, the issue is what to do about it. At a minimum, you need to have a healthy lifestyle. It sounds like you were already doing this. If the level of A1c remains stable, this would suggest that the level of glucose is not going up over time and would make you most likely a person with type 2 diabetes. Recently, the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes entered into a joint position statement indicating that they favor the addition of the medication metformin to lifestyle. This is a change from previous recommendations and was supported by the demonstration that most patients with diabetes have some degree of advancement in their level of hyperglycemia and this may be benefited by starting the metformin earlier. I do not think you need additional testing. There are people such as yourself who have normal fasting glucose values but have high post-meal glucose levels.
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Derived from the old English term meaning "with woman," a midwife provides expert knowledge and health care services to women in all stages of life from teen years to post-menopause. They're a true partner, providing a personalized health care experience based on your unique needs and desires.Though midwifery is long thought to be only related to labor and delivery, it is really just one aspect of the care provided. South Shore midwives are highly educated and skilled at providing a variety of health needs including yearly gynecology exams, pregnancy planning, breastfeeding and postpartum care. The collaborative relationship between our doctors and midwives is based on their common goal of preserving the normal aspects of birth, while also providing rapid access to technology and advanced care when needed. While the vast majority of births are healthy and normal, the midwife is prepared to recognize problems early and always has obstetric physician back-up available.Learn more about the myths and facts of midwifery.
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Saint Francis de Sales Quotes About SoulQuotes about: Soul
Marital intercourse is certainly holy, lawful and praiseworthy in itself and profitable to society, yet in certain circumstances it can prove dangerous, as when through excess the soul is made sick with venial sin, or through the violation and perversion of its primary end, killed by mortal sin; such perversion, detestable in proportion to its departure from the true order, being always mortal sin, for it is never lawful to exclude the primary end of marriage which is the procreation of children.
Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will give you with the utmost humility and simplicity. For God, Who has an infinite love for obedience, frequently renders profitable the counsels we take from others, but especially from those who are the guides of our souls.
When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His Presence.
All true and living devotion presupposes the love of God and indeed it is neither more nor less than a very real love of God, though not always of the same kind; for that Love one while shining on the soul we call grace, which makes us acceptable to His Divine Majesty; when it strengthens us to do well, it is called Charity; but when it attains its fullest perfection, in which it not only leads us to do well, but to act carefully, diligently, and promptly, then it is called Devotion.
Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now the purity of man is chastity, which is called honesty, and the observance of it, honor and also integrity; and its contrary is called corruption; in short, it has this peculiar excellence above the other virtues, that it preserves both soul and body fair and unspotted.
In so far as divine love beautifies our souls. And makes us pleasing to His divine Majesty, it is called grace; in so far as it gives us strength to do good, it is called charity; but when it reaches such a degree of perfection, that it makes us not only do the good, but do so carefully, frequently and readily, then it is called devotion.
Go in all simplicity; do not be anxious to win a quiet mind, and it will be all the quieter. Do not examine so closely into the progress of your soul. Do not crave too much to be perfect, but let your spiritual life beformed by your duties, and by the actions which are called forth by circumstances.
Frequent not the company of immodest persons, especially if they be also impudent, as is generally the case; ...these corrupted souls and infected hearts scarcely speak to any, either of the same or a different sex, without causing them to fall in some degree from purity; they have poison in their eyes and in their breath, like basilisks. On the contrary, keep company with the chaste and virtuous; often meditate upon and read holy things; for the word of God is chaste, and makes those also chaste that delight in it.
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Buffett: Superstorm Sandy Causes Worst-Ever Loss for Geico
Warren Buffett boasted in his annual letter that Berkshire Hathaway's insurance operations "shot the lights out last year." So did Superstorm Sandy.
While the company managed an underwriting profit for the full year, the tenth straight time it's pulled off that accomplishment, it was less fortunate for the fourth quarter, when Sandy struck New York and New Jersey.
Berkshire's insurance operations, one of the largest portions of the company, reported a $19 million underwriting loss in the quarter, an improvement from the loss of $107 million a year earlier.
The company had pre-tax claims costs of about $1.1 billion from Sandy, the massive storm that struck the Northeast in late October.
For Geico, the third-largest car insurer in the U.S., Sandy was "its largest single loss in history," Buffett wrote to shareholders in his annual letter. Berkshire pegged Sandy's price tag at $490 million at Geico alone as the company faced claims on 46,906 vehicles.


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The House met at half-past Eleven o'clock.
1 Private Bills,-The Order of 13th November relating to the Mersey Tunnels Bill, suspended in the last Session of Parliament, being read;
2 Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill,-Mr Secretary Hoon, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr Secretary Prescott, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Secretary Straw, Mr Secretary Blunkett, Mr Secretary Smith, Mr Adam Ingram and Mr David Lammy, presented a Bill to make new provision for establishing pension and compensation schemes for the armed or reserve forces; to amend the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943; to provide for the transfer of the property, rights and liabilities of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation to a registered charity; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Monday 8th December and to be printed [Bill 10].
3 Queen's Speech (Motion for an Address),-The Order of the day being read, for resuming the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 26th November, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:
4 Adjournment (Christmas),-A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 25 (Periodic adjournments), That this House, at its rising on Thursday 18th December, do adjourn till Monday 5th January 2004-(Paul Clark):-It was agreed to.
5 Adjournment,-Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.-(Paul Clark.)
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Knee Sliders
BICKLE KNEE SLIDERS are made from a very hard material with a very low coefficient of friction. This allows the puck to last longer and give better feed back to the rider. The slider does not grab the tarmack but allows your knee slider to be placed and slide over the asphalt without catching. We've also added a slight curve as most suits today have knee and shin armour. This helps the puck to make contact with all the attaching velcro. Bickle Knee sliders are hand made.
Bickle Knee Pucks are 3.5 inches wide by 5 inches long and 3/4 inch thick with our latest design. In comparison to other aftermarket knee sliders which are 3 inches wide and 4 inchs long ,3/4 inch thick on the side and half inch thick in the middle. We have endevoured to give you a lasting puck with as much surface area and thickness as possible. More value for your dollar! Bickle Knee sliders are also made from solid stock,,no holes or mould cavities to decrease the longevity.
Check out the December 2001 issue of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology for a comparison test of Knee Sliders. With Chris Ulrich's Subjective Point Rankings a 1st overall rating out of 19 different sliders was our reward.
"I like that one," said Ulrich. "I thought it would be too hard before I got going but that one stayed good throughout the entire thing, real consistent, real clean. It had the right amount of grip. Plus, they don't look funny. They wear pretty well but have more grip and a better feel than some of the harder plastic pucks.,,,
We experimented with different thickness's of material at Calabogie Motorsports Park. This track is the toughest track in Canada on knee sliders.In order to help riders get better value we tried different thickness's. The 3/4 inch seamed to be the best value providing extended wear and still providing the great feel we're known for.
We've added some "Bling" to the slider selection. We stock red,white and black sliders all on black backing in our support trailer other colours are Not typically stocked in our Trackside Service trailer. You must pre order and we will ensure if we have enough time we bring them for you.
If you are a trackside vendor and think you could sell Bickle Knee Sliders we'd like to hear from you.