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Have you enjoyed listening to the latest RHS Gardening Podcast? See the complete index of episodes below
Award-winning designer Sarah Eberle gives us a virtual tour of the garden she designed for this year's Chelsea Flower Show. Plus we're feeling the love for allotments and sharing advice on quick-growing vegetables to provide speedy harvests during lockdown. RHS water scientist Janet Manning explores the results of an experiment to find out how much water hanging baskets really need.
This week we head to Reading to discover how gardening can bring positive life changes to people living with disabilities or ill health, thanks to the work of the charity Thrive. Plus RHS staff share their tips for homegrown Christmas decorations and Wisley's Curator Matthew Pottage shares some seasonal highlights to look out for and tips on houseplants.
Horticulturists Joe Olds and Bernard Boardman are in the orchard at Wisley, discussing how to get the best from apples and grapevines. Alex Hankey talks plant trials and Sabatino Urzo shares the results of a recent People's Choice vote to discover the favourite clematis from a trial of 28 varieties at RHS Garden Harlow Carr. Meanwhile, our gardening advice team gather to answer questions on growing British native trees from seed, making gardens hedgehog-friendly and pruning lavender and rosemary.
People's choice clematis award winners: 1 ) Clematis KINGFISHER = 'Evipo037', 2) Clematis 'Maria Skłodowska-Curie', 3) Clematis Zara = 'Evipo062', 4) Clematis BERNADINE = 'Evipo061', 5) Clematis CÉZANNE = 'Evipo023'
This week we're at RHS Wisley where we meet garden managers Peter Jones and Emma Allen who share seasonal horticultural highlights and tips on what to do now. The Gardening Advice team deal with a bulging post bag of queries on a range of topics including lining hanging baskets, feeding tomatoes, summer lawn care, growing plants in pots and more. Plus we have joyful garden memories from designers Sarah Eberle and Chris Beardshaw.
Selected plants mentioned: Verbena bonariensis, bougainvillea, Edgeworthia chrysantha (paperbush), Trachelospermum (star jasmine)
This week we meet the staff and inmates at HMP Hull and discover how a prison garden has helped transform lives behind bars. Last year the prison's horticultural achievements won them the coveted Windlesham Trophy, an RHS award for the best prison garden. Meanwhile back at RHS Garden Wisley we meet pathologist Matthew Cromey who shares advice on the top 10 plant diseases reported to our gardening advice service last year. And finally, entomologist Andy Salisbury introduces a new kind of insect that marks the first new 'order' to be found in the UK in over a century.
Seasonal gardening questions solved and Christmas presents for gardeners (Ep 145: 20 Dec 2018)
The Gardening Advice team gathers together for a bumper question-and-answer session, sorting out enquiries ranging from whether you can grow your own vine leaves, which figs grow best in the UK, using an old hot water tank as a pond, how to get rid of those pesky little compost flies in your houseplants, and more. Plus ideas for last-minute Christmas presents and a look at 2018's changes at RHS Garden Wisley
Go west! Rosemoor under the spotlight (Ep 143: 22 Nov 2018)
Nestled in a Devon valley, RHS Garden Rosemoor blends formal and informal plantings to magical effect. From delightful cottage gardens to orchards, vegetables and peaceful woodland plantings, there's something for everyone, at any time of year. Join us as we go behind the scenes, meeting the people who make it all happen and uncovering the garden's history along the way.
A visit to the recent RHS Urban Garden show uncovers an ultraviolet garden, dancing plants, terrariums and much more. Plus a delve into dahlias and gardening advice on preventing pot plants suffering in summer heat, what to do with an abundant grape harvest and smaller, slug-resistant sunflowers.
Uncovering the mysterious Miss Harrisson, plants on trial and hats off to begonias (Ep 141: 25 Oct 2018)
This week's podcast is all about gardening winners - from Edwardian trailblazer who ruffled feathers by daring to win a nationwide horticultural competition while being a woman - to brilliant begonias, which won the RHS People's Choice Award last year on the Wisley trials field. Plus a look at how RHS Plant Trials are conducted and what the Awards of Garden Merit they produce mean for gardeners.
Have you ever dreamed of travelling to distant lands to see and study plants in their native habitats? Or perhaps you'd like to grow your knowledge in other ways? An RHS bursary may be able to help. Past recipients share their stories of travels to Portugal and the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Closer to home, Matt Pottage gives an update on the latest in RHS Garden Wisley's multimillion-pound redevelopment, we head to Harlow Carr for tips on helping hedgehogs. Plus news on the Big Soup Share from the RHS Campaign for School Gardening.
A plant-lover's paradise: exploring RHS Garden Harlow Carr (Ep 137)
From iconic blue Himalayan poppies and drifts of streamside primulas to subtropical borders and precious alpines, Harlow Carr is a paradise for plant lovers. In this episode we meet the gardeners who share their favourite plants and parts of the most northerly RHS Garden.
Behind the scenes science, Wisley dahlia competition and what to do about wasps (Ep 136)
We head behind the scenes at Wisley to find out what RHS scientists are studying in their ongoing work to keep our beloved garden plants safe and healthy. And with just a few weeks to go until the ever-popular People's Dahlia Competition at the Wisley Flower Show, we get some top tips on how to get the best from these colourful flowers. Back in the science department, Dr Hayley Jones shares some wisdom on wasps and pathologist Matthew Cromey gives an update on ash dieback and what gardeners can do about it.
Hyde Hall re-born (Ep 135)
Join us on a journey through a Floral Fantasia and around the world in 80 veg... As our easternmost garden reaches the end of a multi-million pound investment programme, we visit a revitalised site that's bursting with colourful flowers and exotic edibles, discover what's new for visitors and find out how it has become more environmentally sustainable.
Live from Tatton (Ep 134)
This week we're at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in Cheshire, revelling in this floral extravaganza in the glorious Cheshire countryside. We explore some of the show highlights before heading into 'The Beehive' with author and broadcaster Matthew Biggs who chairs a live question and answer session with gardening experts Mark Diacono, Lia Leendertz and Tony Dickerson.
Live from Hampton Court (Ep 133)
Join us at the largest annual flower show on earth! We meet horticultural hero Piet Oudolf, chef and home-grown veg champion Raymond Blanc, RHS Master Grower Matt Soper of Hampshire Carnivorous Plants, among others in this whistle-stop tour of just a few of the highlights of this incredible show. Plus garden designer and TV presenter Ann-Marie Powell gives a guided tour of Countryfile's 30th Anniversary Garden.
Hampton Court Shorts (3/3) Celebrating 30 years of Countryfile
Designer Ann-Marie Powell explains the ideas behind her garden celebrating 30 years of BBC's Countryfile, which aims to inspire and reconnect visitors with nature. The space explores a critically important world residing on our doorsteps as well as the wider countryside.
Hampton Court Shorts (2/3) Growing communities
This year at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show there's a real feeling of coming together and growing communities alongside delicious, healthy food. We meet the people behind these transformational gardens that promise to be a treat for the mind, body and soul.
Hampton Court Shorts (1/3) Lifestyle Gardens
To mark the centenary of the first female suffrage in the UK, the RHS asked four female designers, all aged under 30, to create gardens to resonate with different lifestyles and reflect the owner's personality and way of life. It's the ideal category for visitors wanting ideas to create a garden at home that they can fall in love with, as Show Manager Gemma Lake and designer Lilly Gomm explain.
Summer gardens to visit, coping with carrot fly and learning to love wasps (Ep 132)
As new plantings emerge from the dust and hubbub of the redevelopments at Wisley, we explore the Wisteria Walk and Heather Landscape. Plus a round-up of RHS partner gardens to visit this summer, results of a two-year science research project into how gardeners can best deal with carrot fly and wildlife writer Kate Bradbury rallies gardeners in defence of some suprising allies - wasps!
Live from Chatsworth (Ep 131)
This week we're at the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show in Derbyshire, revelling in this floral extravaganza in the heart of the Peak District. Florist Jonathan Moseley reveals the UK's largest ever orchid display and James Alexander-Sinclair chairs a live question and answer session with leading gardening experts including Martin Fish, Leigh Hunt and Helen Bainbridge.
Dear Mrs Chatto (May 2018)
One of the greatest gardeners of the 20th century, Beth Chatto, recently died at the age of 94. Beth was admired and loved by family, friends and gardeners around the world. One of those friends was another legendary plantsman, Roy Lancaster. He visited the garden in Essex she created with her late husband, Andrew, to discuss the development of what she described as a "horticultural and ecological experiment". Hear Beth and Roy in an interview which was to become an article, Dear Mrs Chatto, in the January 2010 issue of The Garden magazine.
Live from Chelsea (Ep 130)
Garden designer, TV presenter and RHS flower show judge James Alexander-Sinclair takes us on a journey into the heart and soul of the Chelsea Flower Show, exploring top-end design, incredible plants and planting, and meeting the people who make it all happen and the celebrities who turn out in force to soak up the Chelsea buzz. Find out about feel-good gardens, exciting new plants and garden products, and get design tips for your garden. This year's show also shows the power of gardening as a force for good. We meet the creator of The Lemon Tree Trust Garden, inspired by the gardens of Domiz refugee camp in Iraq. It's a heartwarming tale of human spirit and triump over adversity, and the RHS is proud to have been able to support the Trust in its work. We also speak to Baroness Floella Benjamin and singer and actress Beverley Knight about Birmingham City Council's display celebrating 70 years since the Empire Windrush arrived in Britain, marking the beginning of a new chapter in our nation's history.
Chelsea Shorts - Growing happiness (3 of 3)
In the final part of our exclusive behind-the-scenes Chelsea preview podcasts, we meet designer Matt Keightley who's in the process of creating a trailblazing health and wellbeing garden - the RHS Feel Good Garden - which will live on after the show as a permanent garden at the Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.
Chelsea Shorts - Hero Plants of Chelsea (2 of 3)
Get an exclusive peek behind the scenes of the greatest flower show on earth. Today we celebrate the real stars of the show – the plants! Designers Chris Beardshaw, Bunny Guinness and Kate Gould share their insights into the planting in this year's show gardens and Show Manager Katherine Potsides outlines some of the other plant highlights to look out for.
Chelsea Shorts - Space to Grow (1 of 3)
Get an exclusive peek behind the scenes of the greatest flower show on earth! Join us as we discover what's in store in our new 'Space to Grow' garden category, meeting designer Kate Gould who shares the trials, triumphs and tribulations that are all part and parcel of the Chelsea experience, along with a healthy dose of tips and hints for making the most of small, urban gardens.
Countdown to Chelsea, Great British Bee Count, seasonal vegetable growing advice and more (Ep 129)
Hear behind the scenes interviews with award-winning garden designer Jo Thompson and Show Manager Katherine Potsides, who give a tantalising preview of the show and explore the increasing presence of women at Chelsea from designers to engineers and planting teams. Wildlife gardening expert Kate Bradbury shares a call to arms for gardeners to get involved in the Great British Bee Count, and we get timely advice from RHS experts on growing your vegetables – including how to avoid blossom end rot on tomatoes and how to grow a giant beanstalk!
Reshaping the future of gardening; plastics part II; advice on cats, clay soil and lawns (Ep 128)
Garden designer and television presenter James Alexander-Sinclair meets Sue Biggs, RHS Director General to discuss the Society's plans to invest millions of pounds in the future of gardening - revolutionising our gardens and horticultural research. Plus advice on restoring damaged lawns, coping with cats in the garden and suggestions on shrubs for clay soil.
How to grow beautiful orchids, Britain in Bloom on the BBC, and is honey fungus top of the rots? (Ep 127)
We speak to orchid experts at the recent RHS London Orchid Show and Plant Fair to get top tips on how to grow these most alluring of houseplants. Author and naturalist Jon Dunn shares his love of the native orchids that grow across the British Isles. Plus we talk to the people behind the incredible orchid displays planned for this year's RHS Chatsworth Flower Show. Chris Bavin, presenter of BBC's Britain in Bloom shares his experiences in filming the series, and we continue our countdown of the top garden problems from last year; this time it's over to diseases - will honey fungus stay top of the rots?
Gardeners' hit list - top 10 pests revealed, plastic not fantastic and growing berries in pots (Ep 126)
The results are in! A gruesome lineup of slugs, bugs and other garden baddies has been compiled in our annual round-up of the most troublesome garden pests. We head to the Laboratory to find out who's on the list and how to deal with them, and then out into the garden to see what's going on in the beds and borders at Wisley. Plus we open the postbag to discuss RHS members' enquiries on growing fruit in pots, whether you can grow your own edamame beans and how to minimise plastic and peat use in the garden.
Should gardeners worry about sepsis? Plus seasonal tips, how to get wildlife on your side and a new campaign for school gardening (Ep 125)
Hear timely tips on what to do now if you want to grow fruit this year, plus we meet Wisley's plant propagation team and scientist Hayley Jones shares hints on how to get wildlife on side to help against common garden pests. And should gardeners be worried about sepsis? We get expert advice on this and other gardening health and safety issues. Plus news on our I Can Grow campaign and botanist James Armitage unearths more horticultural histories in his latest Wisley Plant Encounter.
Plants for pets, learning to love the Mother in law's tongue and Wisley gets a wisteria walk (Ep 124)
Can houseplants be dangerous for pets? And what is the new plant disease Xylella and how can gardeners avoid it? The Gardening Advice team discusses these and other enquiries, while Wisley Curator Matthew Pottage shares his love of houseplants, focusing on one old favourite in particular. Plus we hear about an exciting new garden feature planned for Wisley later this year.
Springing into shows season: Snowdrops, houseplants, cyclamen and Master Growers (Ep 123)
The RHS Shows season got off to a flying start with the Early Spring Plant Fair last week. We went along to marvel at the hanging snowdrop extravaganza and meet the growers and celebrity experts who make it all happen - including Alys Fowler who gives seasonal houseplant tips and the team from Birmingham Botanical Gardens who share insight into the wonderful world of cyclamen. Plus a look at the RHS Master Grower Scheme, which is now in its third season.
Step into the indoor jungle - Houseplants special (aka 'how not to kill a Venus flytrap')
Discover the benefits and pleasures of growing indoor plants, and get some expert tips on how to make yours flourish. Experts pick their favourite houseplants and share tips on common pitfalls to avoid. Plus we discuss the findings of ongoing RHS research into the health benefits of growing indoor greenery, and get an insider's guide on how to keep your flytraps happy.
Banishing bunnies, sleuthing slugs, Valentines gifts for plant lovers, upcoming London Shows highlights and horticultural competitions (Ep 122)
As we begin the slow ascent to spring, the advice team shares wisdom on how to tackle rabbits eating bulbs, organic slug control, and whether you can grow the seaside plant samphire in Birmingham among other queries. Plus discover what's in store at our upcoming London Shows and how you can enter your favourite plants into one of the many RHS horticultural competitions.
Exclusive Chelsea preview, plant encounters and seasonal advice (Ep121: Jan 2018)
We visit the press launch for 2018's Chelsea Flower Show to discover the exciting gardens in store this year. Our trusty team of gardening experts answers questions on how to dig safely, keeping potted Christmas trees alive, whether you can grow houseplants in dark rooms, and what to do about a lawn that keeps dying. Plus botanist James Armitage unearths more horticultural histories in his latest Wisley Plant Encounter ( see www.rhs.org.uk/wisleyplantencounters).
Plant fanatics club together, birds in your garden part two. (Ep 120: Jan 2018)
Are you dotty about dahlias, fanatical about ferns or ardent about alpines? Then why not join a plant society? In this episode we meet a band of enthusiasts who are keen to share a love of plants with others and help new gardeners grow their favourite plants. Plus part two of our mini-series on attracting birds to your garden.
Special episode: Highlights of 2017
We look back at the best bits of 2017 including 'feel good' gardens at Chelsea, a brand new flower show at Chatsworth and groundbreaking RHS research on gardening in a changing climate. Plus botanist James Armitage meets an incredibly ancient plant in his latest Wisley Plant Encounter. See www.rhs.org.uk/wisleyplantencounters
Episode 119: Seasonal help and advice, winter bird watching and Wisley's great Laboratory is reborn
The gardening advisors gather to solve queries on what you can prune now, whether you can plant trees in winter and how to protect bay trees from cold weather. Resident wildlife expert Helen Bostock meets Adrian Thomas from the RSPB to find out which birds come to Britain in winter and how gardeners can encourage our feathered friends. Plus a look at the incredible transformation happening to Wisley's iconic Laboratory building, and the science team discusses two emerging threats to a traditional Christmas favourite, the chestnut.
Episode 118: Episode 118 - Incredible Edible Dunstable and re-inventing the conifer
We visit a thriving community garden in an unlikely spot close to the M1 in Bedfordshire, and speak to local residents and volunteers who say it has changed their lives. Meanwhile, Wisley's curator Matt Pottage meets life-long conifer fan Adrian Bloom who encourages gardeners to take another look at these much-maligned plants.
Episode 117: Honey what's that fungus? Fruity dilemmas, gardens to visit and Plant Encounters
Our trusty team of gardening experts answers questions on growing rhubarb, pears and strawberries. Plus we hear about a new RHS study on honey fungus and botanist James Armitage unearths more horticultural histories in his latest Wisley Plant Encounter. Listen out too for some of the seasonal highlights from our hundreds of partner gardens, as selected by Garden Visits Editor Sian Thomas.
Episode 116: An indoor forest, all about avocados and Bill Oddie's wild gardening adventures
We visit the RHS London Autumn Garden Show to hear expert advice on growing an edible forest garden, growing avocado plants and some imaginative ideas on floristry from the RHS Floral Artist in Residence. We're also joined by bird and wildlife enthusiast Bill Oddie who recalls memories of the gardens of his youth and how they inspired his love of birds.
Episode 115: Curator's tips, grow your own gourmet garlic and Wisley Plant Encounters
Wisley's Curator Matthew Pottage shares seasonal gardening tips and gives us an update on all the exciting new developments that are transforming RHS Garden Wisley. We visit the RHS London Harvest Festival Show to hear growing tips and fascinating ideas for uses of garlic. Plus, botanist James Armitage unearths an ancient larch tree with a mysterious past in his latest Wisley Plant Encounter.
Episode 114: Get the jungle look! Wisley's new Exotic Garden, going wild for wildlife in winter and incredible history of apples at the RHS
We visit Wisley's stunning new Exotic Garden to discover the plants that give it such a tropical ambience, and get tips of how to get the look at home. Wildlife expert Kate Bradbury makes the case for being relaxed about autumn tidy-ups to provide habitats for overwintering wildlife. Meanwhile at the Lindley Library, we discover an exhibition of the RHS's remarkable 200-year project to protect heritage apples.
FREE ACCESS: RHS Members' Podcast – Bees Special
Episode 113: Strawberry, apple and lilac problems solved, wonderful wildlife at Hyde Hall and plant encounters
Episode 112: Exotic vegetables take root in Essex, seasonal gardening tasks, and are native plants better for wildlife?
Episode 111: Hyde Hall's mega meadow; questions on fuchsias, roses, tulips & whitefly; Wisley plant encounters
Episode 110: What's occurring at Wisley, Wild About Gardening, orchid experts share their tips
Episode 109: Slugs - are they all bad? Gardening with children and tips on courgettes and pruning wisteria
Episode 108: Hairy Bikers at Hampton, incredibly edible show gardens, going wild and going green
Episode 107: Chatsworth Flower Show highlights, weird and wonderful plants at Wisley
RHS Podcast Special Edition: Grow your knowledge – Adult education with the RHS
Episode 106: Chelsea's unsung heroes, Show Garden goes to Wales and RHS Photographic Competition
Episode 105: Jo Malone at Chelsea, misbehaving wisteria, tomato questions answered
Episode 104: A peony with a rocky past, disappearing plants and gardening in a changing climate
RHS Flower Shows Special 2017
Episode 103: BBC Radio 2 at Chelsea; seasonal advice, a celebration of the RHS Plant Finder and Plant Encounters part 2
Episode 102: Easter treats, Angell Town revisited, Wisley under the (jack) hammer and win a Chelsea garden!
Episode 101: What to do now in the veg garden, top 10 diseases, how to help British butterflies, and the strange case of the purple toothwort
Episode 100: You are not alone... gardeners' top pests and how to deal with them
Question and answer special - Growing in pots and containers
Episode 99: Help for hedgehogs and hellebores; how to go pro with gardening
Episode 98: Joys of winter at Wisley, beautiful butterflies and perfect ponds
Episode 97: Explaining the changes at Wisley; advice on composting, African violets and scale insects
Highlights of 2016 - Chelsea designers speak, interview with a Baroness and gardening in Angell Town
Episode 96: Fruit and festivities; RHS podcast wins award
Books Special: Experts pick favourites old and new, the joy of books, and books for Christmas presents
FREE ACCESS: Members' episode 38: RHS Ambassador Baroness Floella Benjamin shares her love of gardening; and listeners' questions
Episode 95: Columnar plants for vertical structure, seasonal advice on sprouts, lawn care and much more
Episode 94 - Expert picks for autumn colour, and RHS Ambassador Floella Benjamin shares her passion for gardening
Episode 93: Badgers in the garden and Angell Town community gardeners visit Wisley
Episode 92: Glories of the Harvest Festival, giant pumpkins and get snapping
Episode 91: Lowdown on lily beetle, brightening up spring gardens with clever bulb combos and a visit to the Wisley Flower Show
Episode 90: A rose garden fit for a queen, coping with critters and knowing your onions
Episode 89: How to grow camellias in pots, dealing with trees near to buildings, growing apples and taking cuttings
Episode 88: Tatton calling! Tips from expert growers; young designers' inspirations and more
Episode 87 - Gardening Q&A including pond algae, growing potatoes for Christmas & box tree moth; Wisley's big plans for the future
Episode 86: A day at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Episode 85: Pipping pests at the post, the RHS on Tour, and looking forward to the 2017 Chatsworth Flower Show
Episode 84: Seasonal fruit tips, coping with caterpillars, bamboo control and Chelsea designers' secrets of moving plants
Episode 83: It's showtime! Fresh from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, design inspirations and women making their mark
Episode 82: Expert tips on growing vegetables and climbers, and a look at the RHS Community Allotment Programme
Episode 81: Know your N-P-K, 150 years of 'The Garden' magazine and seasonal tips for growing your own
Episode 80: Springing into action, seasonal tasks and Jekka McVicar talks gardening for health and happiness
RHS SCIENCE SPECIAL - examining the new RHS Science Strategy
Episode 79: Growing healthily, National Gardening Week and all change at the Lindley Library
Episode 78: Expert hacks from the Horticultural Halls, gardening questions answered and a guide to composting
Episode 77: Rose Special - Growing beautiful blooms with spectacular scent
Episode 76: Dividing snowdrops, seasonal rose care, fruit & veg in small spaces and houseplant inspiration
Episode 75: Dealing with extreme weather, vibrant stems for winter colour and turning Blue Mondays green
Episode 74: Advice for the new year, quick screening plants and RHS Garden Holidays
Episode 73: Walking in a Wisley wonderland, poinsettia tips and how to grow your own cranberries
Episode 71: Drought and flood advice and lessons from great gardeners
Episode 70: How to get your garden ready for winter, gardening Q&As and planting bare-root trees
Episode 69: Autumn Harvests - expert talks on edibles to plant now, how to eat nettles and veg storage
Episode 68: The RHS London Harvest Show & hidden gems of the Wisley Glasshouse
Episode 67: Seasonal advice for growing fruit & vegetables, plus glasshouse essentials
Episode 66: Expert tips on dahlias, apples and more; plus a guide to garden ponds
Episode 65: Good bugs, bad, bugs; how to beat weeds and seasonal gardening questions answered
Episode 64: Cold blooded killers under the microscope, foliage plants & fruit-growing essentials
Episode 63: Masterclasses on fuchsias & more, plus in-depth advice on strawberries & tomatoes
Episode 62: Insider's guide to RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2015 & tips on pruning tools for the fruit garden
Episode 61: Highlights from the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and news on how you can get involved in a major new RHS campaign Greening Grey Britain
Episode 60: Summer watering, lawn care and the best plants for June as well as suggestions of Award of Garden Merit Plants for the month
Episode 59: Seasonal jobs, an essential guide to weeding & a focus on the 25th anniversary of the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Episode 58: A plants special – plant combinations from award-winning Chelsea gardens and the best garden performers
Episode 57: We look at the not-so-humble umbel, and answer seasonal questions
Episode 56: We preview the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015
Episode 55: A comprehensive guide to orchids, plus gardening essentials
Episode 54: Spring lawn care and expert seasonal advice
Episode 53: Top 10 pest enquiries and RHS Partner Gardens looking good in spring
Episode 52: RHS Seed Scheme and Butterflies in the Glasshouse at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey
Episode 51: Growing your own herbs and caring for snowdrops
Episode 50: Celebratory clips from Alan Titchmarsh, Mary Berry and Colin Crosbie, plus pruning wisteria and winter tips
Episode 49: Tackling problem areas of dry shade and growing chillies successfully
Episode 48: Gardening bestsellers and expert advice to start the new year
Episode 47: Best-selling books, help our research and looking after birds this winter
Episode 46: Controlling pests in winter and looking at plants with a bad reputation in a new light
Episode 45: Seasonal advice, troubleshooting plant diseases and choosing gardening gifts for Christmas
Episode 44: What to do now, plus tips on how to get better fruit & veg next year
Episode 43: Container-growing for winter interest and crops for the kitchen table
Episode 42: Harvest delights and great plants to attract pollinators
Episode 41: Managing microclimates - making the weather work for you in your garden.
Episode 40: Expert plant advice from the RHS Plant Day, Cotswold Wildlife Park
Episode 39: Mary Berry opens the Wisley Flower Show 2014 and your gardening questions answered
Episode 38: James Wong's guide to growing flavour-filled fruit and veg, plus a focus on carnivorous plants
Episode 37: Bonsai, dragon quests and your gardening questions answered
Episode 36: Allotment advice and inspiration, and great high-summer flowering plants to try in your garden
Episode 35: A focus on the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Episode 34: Top performing plants, pond care and tips from the kitchen garden
Episode 33: Improving borders and your gardening questions answered
Episode 32: Top performing seasonal plants and an expert guide to conifers
Episode 31: Lots of seasonal advice and a focus on growing beans and peas
Episode 30: How to make your garden wildlife-friendly and the best performing seasonal plants
Episode 29: Seasonal and expert plant advice from the RHS Great London Plant Fair
Episode 28: Perfect potatoes and pest prevention
Episode 27: Garden design for small spaces and seasonal tips from the RHS London Plant & Design Show and the RHS Gardening Advice team
Episode 26: Preparing the vegetable garden, garden design and the RHS Seed Scheme
Episode 25: A winter walk at RHS Garden Wisley, pond care and your gardening questions answered
Episode 24: Seasonal jobs, shrub selection and gardening stories from the RHS Lindley Library
Episode 23: Repairs caused by extreme weather, seasonal gardening questions and butterflies at Wisley
Episode 22: Seasonal advice, our choice of new seeds, and visiting winter gardens around the UK
Episode 21: Inspirational books, expert seasonal advice and Christmas events at our four gardens
Episode 20: Christmas plants, presents and preparation
Episode 19: Foraging, plus preparing for winter and other seasonal advice from the RHS
Episode 18: Autumn colour and seasonal advice at the RHS London Shades of Autumn Show
Episode 17: Celebrate the autumn harvest
Episode 16: Preparing the vegetable plot for next year and gardening ideas for this autumn
Episode 15: Inspirational grasses, autumn lawn care, and more jobs to do right now
Episode 14: September at RHS Wisley
Episode 13: Summer highlights from stunning RHS Garden Rosemoor
Episode 12: Advice on small trees for the garden, plus choosing and caring for houseplants
Episode 11: Late summer colour at Tatton Park show, plus planting autumn bulbs, pest control and pruning wisteria
Episode 10: 'Escape' to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2013Gardening for all the family, summer flower arrangements, GYO tips, and seasonal advice from Wisley
Episode 9: Gardening for all the family, summer flower arrangements, GYO tips, and seasonal advice from Wisley
Episode 8: Summer at Wisley, caring for fruit and veg, and the RHS Advisory Team
Episode 7: Plants for Scent, how plant displays win an RHS gold medal, and seasonal advice from RHS Garden Wisley
Episode 6: RHS Edible Britain campaign, Chef Raymond Blanc discusses GYO veg, plus climbers for scent, fighting Lily Beetle, and wildflowers for containers
Episode 5: Spotlight on RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Grow Your Own tips, rose care and tackling weeds
Episode 4: Spring tasks, Grow Your Own, National Gardening Week, and the RHS Advisory Team
Episode 3: Orchids, spring plants and seasonal advice
Episode 2: Slugs, potatoes and strawberries
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Prepare chicken as recipe directs. (You can store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 2 days ahead. Simply reheat and serve over pasta.)2 tablespoons olive oil, divided2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch cubes1 carrot, sliced diagonally into 1/4-inch pieces1 (10-ounce) package frozen broccoli florets, thawed2 cloves garlic, minced12 ounces angel hair pasta2/3 cup chicken broth1 teaspoon dried basil1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium heat; add chicken. Cook, stirring, until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove from the skillet and drain on paper towels.2. Heat remaining oil in same skillet. Begin heating water for pasta. Add carrot to skillet; cook, stirring, for 4 minutes. Add broccoli and garlic to skillet; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes longer.3. Cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, add chicken broth, basil and Parmesan to skillet. Stir to combine. Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat and simmer for 4 mintues.4. Drain pasta. Place in a large serving bowl. Top with chicken and vegetable mixture. Serve immediately.
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Himalayan Snowcock
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Other Names: Tetraogalle de l'Himalaya (French), Himalaja-Konigshuhn (German), Gimalayskya ular (Russian)
Subspecies: There are five races - T. h. sewerzowi, T. h. incognitus, T. h. himalayensis, T. h. koslowi and T. h. grombczewskii.
Range: Central Asia, from central and northern Afganistan east through northern Pakistan, northwestern India to Nepal; also in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and eastern China. Has been introduced into Nevada. Some reports state that they are thriving and well established in the Ruby Mountains, others state that they did not establish and less than 200 birds remain there.
Habitat: Mountainous areas to 17,000 feet.
Status in Wild: Believed to be stable and locally common in some areas.
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Continuing from last week, hopefully you have grasped my basic argument that while some of the differences between sprinters and endurance athletes does have to do with training it's also partly genetic, some of which is racial (I didn't get into detail about this and spare me the racist comments), and some of which is sporting selection for certain body types. Mostly whether or not a given individual who does one sport or the other has more to do with the presence or absence of weight training than anything else.
But let's play a game today. Let's ASSume that the body types of sprinters is built by their sprint work (I still see this floating around, the idea that you should run sprints to be built like a sprinter even if it's total nonsense). It's not true but let's assume that it is. And I want to assume that it is to make a point that what people think sprint training is or the types of training they use this idiotic comparison to promote is actually almost never what sprinters actually do. I'll also address an alternate part of the argument is that sprint training is not only superior but more time efficient than endurance training.
Tl;dr: All of those ideas are completely false. And now I'll show you how that is the case.
A bunch of years back, High-Intensity Interval Training or HIIT (not to be confused with the 1-set to failure HIT weight room work) became popular. Here's some trivia, I believe that I was one of the first people to actually write about this in my first book on ketogenic diets in the late 90's.
I had known for a lot of years that the intensity of aerobic work really didn't matter (i.e. the Fat Burning Zone is crap and calorie expenditure was the primary driver on fat loss in the big scheme of things) and wrote about the Tremblay study in The Ketogenic Diet (I recall MM2k having done an article about it as well). But as usual it would be years before the industry jumped on the HIIT bandwagon.
And jump they did. With increasing amounts of evidence that HIIT was more time efficient and had at least the same health and physiological benefits as longer duration exercise (at least for a while anyhow, fitness gains tapered off pretty quickly), everybody got on board. Maybe the most misunderstood study was the Tabata study/protocol which you can read about.
Researchers jumped hard on the idea that this was the key to generating fitness gains in the untrained beginner who might be put off by the time component. Nevermind that high-intensity work generates negative affect (makes people feel bad) under most conditions and that tends to impair adherence in the total beginner. This is something I've said for years.
Good advice not followed is bad advicea nd jumping a beginner straight into high intensity work is a great way to chase them out of the gym (people in studies often feel an obligation to do them no matter how much they suck)
There is also the simple fact that HIIT only works when the intensity is high and my experience is that beginners can't generate the necessary intensity on their own even if they do want to/will tolerate it. Yes, with researchers encouraging them (a polite way to say shouting) they might.
But in the real world, let's face facts: a beginner won't work that hard and probably won't come back to the gym if you destroy them out of the gate. And HIIT only works if you do the intensity bit with sufficient intensity.
But let's move on from beginners. Trained folks have the motivation, training background and ability to generate the kind of intensity that can make HIIT effective although too much can rapidly get them into problems. When HIIT got popular, folks forgot/didn't notice/didn't read past the abstract that the studies using interval training were doing that alone.
You'd see studies where HIIT was done 3X/week and compared to traditional aerobic training. But that's all that was being done. When you throw HIIT (which is almost always lower body work) on top of other training, it can be too much and usually is.
If someone is training legs hard twice/week and tries to add HIIT (which hits legs intensely) twice/week they blow up. I recall some people during contest prep diets becoming so enamored of HIIT that they did that every day instead of low intensity work. And they overtrained.
Most elite endurance athletes only do interval work twice per week (you might see non-impact sports like cycling or swimming do it a little more frequently) because they can't recover from more than that. They also only typically use it for 3-6 weeks or so since the benefits taper off pretty quickly. And they aren't lifting weights and usually not dieting.
Certainly sprinters typically perform both high-intensity sprint work and weights at the same time but there are significant differences both in their sprint work and their lifting. They also tend to emphasize one or the other at different parts of the year.
Bodybuilders generally don't and try to do everything at maximum all the time. That's where the problems start. When you add endless HIIT to heavy weights on a hard diet, it all goes wrong very quickly. Most endurance athletes are using what is called polarized training these days anyhow, about 80% low intensity work topped off by 20% higher intensity.
This is a good pattern and it's even been argued that it does represent what Paleo man did exercise wise. To integrate intervals with the other components of training and diet is critical and I've written about this topic before.
But there's really a bigger issue which is this.
HIIT is Not Sprint Training
But honestly, here is a bigger issue I have with this whole dumb argument. A typical HIIT workout, which is very time efficient, might be something like a 5 minute warm-up followed by 5-10 repeats of 30-60 seconds at near maximum intensity followed by 30-90 seconds of rest. Then a 5 minute warm-down.
If someone does 10X30″/30″ that's 10 minutes total work with 10′ warm-up/cool-down. Twenty total minutes which is a lot more time efficient than 60′ of low intensity work to be sure; it's also arguably more interesting since you're changing some aspect of the workout every so often.
It's great for the typical ADHD trainee who gets bored doing 60′ of steady state at a continuous intensity (mind you, that can be gotten around as well if you're creative). Even a relatively longer HIIT workout of 30′ is still less time wise than 60′ of typical cardio.
But here's the thing 10X30″/30″ or 6X60″/60″ is not a sprint workout (and yes I have seen people recommend true track sprinting which invariably just hurts people since you have to be trained to sprint correctly; it's NOT just running as fast as you can). At best it's a middle distance type of workout and middle distance runners still don't even do it that often. It builds speed endurance, lactate buffering but isn't a sprint workout. This is what middle distance runners look like and I've yet to see someone hold up their physique in this argument.
True sprint training workouts are based around very short, near maximal speed activities (run, bike, swim) and long rest periods. If it's longer than about 6-8 seconds it's not true sprinting since that's about the maximum time you can maintain top speed. Track cyclists will go up to 20 seconds but that's because it takes them 10 seconds to get up to speed followed by a short period at top speed.
And those very short, near maximal bouts of sprinting are interspersed with very long rest intervals. And it's nothing like HIIT as it's typically described. To put this into perspective, let me look at real-world sprint workouts of two different sports.
100m Sprint Training
Since it's usually the 100m sprinters who's physiques are held up against marathoners (and nevermind that this is comparing the absolute extremes; someone who is doing 3 hours of aerobic work per week is not the same as someone running 120 miles per week) I'll rough out one of their typical acceleration and maximum velocity workouts as this is when they work at maximal intensity.
First is the warm-up and this may take up to 45 minutes since true maximal work requires this to be done safely. It would start with a 1/2 mile easy jog followed by mobility and stretching exercises. Then there are dynamic warm-up drills (a variety but including A,B, and C walks and skips), followed by 4X30 m accelerations from a stand with a 3′ minute break. Elite sprinters with good access might get a massage at some point during this.
After that is the main workout which would look something like this (and all work is done at full speed):
4X40m from a stand with 5-6 minutes break between repetitions. Then an 8 minute break. (32′ total)
3X50m from a stand with 7-8 minutes between repetitions. Then a 10 minute break. (another 34′)
3X60′ from a stand with 8 minute break between repetitions (24′)
Then a 2o minute cooldown. There might also be jumping/plyometrics and some workouts will be starts.
But overall, the workout lasts between 3.5 to 4 hours total since this is what is required for true sprint training. Maximal quality work requires long rest intervals (another common rule of thumb is 1.5 minute rest for every 10m run) and true speed can only be trained under those conditions.
A true speed workout would include the same warm-up into 4X40m block starts with 5-6′ between repetitions and then an 8 minute set break. Then 1X80m with a 10 minute break, 1X100m with a 15 minute break, 1X120m with a 20 minute break and finally 1x150m. Then the cooldown. Basically it's a lot of short high quality work with a LOT of standing around and doing nothing.
Ice Speed Skating Sprint Training
As another example, I want to sketch out one of the speed workouts we did when I was ice speed skating as this was fairly representative of what everybody on the ice did and should help to cement my point.
First we warmed-up off-ice and this started 45 minutes before the actual workout.
Our General Off-Ice Warmup
10′ jog or bike ride to get generally warm (the oval was fairly cool)
A few minutes of light PNF stretching
Several of my coach's specific warm-up drills
A bunch of technical drills that are all speed skating specific and the name wouldn't mean anything
Low volume jumping: 20 ankle hops, 50-100m bounding, 5-8 double leg jumps and some side hops
Then I'd move to the ice.
Then we would put on our skates and proceed to a specific on-ice warmup.
Specific On-Ice Warmup
Drills for 5-15 minutes to work on specific elements of the stroke.
Warm-up set: 5-7 laps at a slow speed followed by a few minute break
Starts: we'd start with a few rolling starts at progressive intensity into 5-6 all out standing starts for 50-100m. Three minute rest at least. A few minute break.
A few progressively faster 250's: one straight, one corner, one half a straight (the little kids called these candy canes)
4x400m all out (29-31 seconds) with a 10′ break and maybe a 250 at the 5′ mark to stay warm
Then we'd get off the ice, I'd spin for 10-20′ and stretch
The entire workout took us 3.5 hours from start to finish. And we basically did dick like all true sprint workouts; most of it was spent resting in-between maximal effort, short-duration stuff. In those 4 hours we accumulated what, maybe a couple of thousand meters and 10′ of total work time. Because that's the only way to get maximal intensity: short-repeats, long rest intervals and a whole lot of doing nothing in-between (passive recovery is better here than active recovery).
In comparison, my bike workouts were usually 60-90 minutes and burned staggeringly more calories than the sprint training I did. And any muscular development I got was primarily from lifting although speed skating is very odd in this regard, often building legs without lifting. But that's because it's kind of a natural blood flow restriction activity, something I will eventually write about. But it's not typical of sports in this regard.
Other Sport Sprint Training
In a similar vein, I'd note that track cycling sprinters take about the same amount of time to do the same amount of work. 20-30 minute light spinning warmup to some pickups in gradually increasing gears then 4 all out 100-200m sprints with up to a 30 minute rest. Then cool down. Standing starts every so often in a similar fashion. All out for a short period, rest forever. It's hours to accomplish pretty much crap (and they stay lean by doing low intensity work, spinning for an hour).
And you'll find that most sports that include any sort of sprint training approach it this way. Extended warmups, some progressive speed work into lots of very short near maximal intensity bout interspersed with a lot of rest. You take forever to accomplish very little.
My Finishing Points
HIIT is not sprint training, it's middle distance (400-800m) work at best (the speed skating version of this was lap-on/lap off or about 35 seconds on and 60 seconds rest) and, as noted above, I've yet to see anybody hold up the physique of a middle distance runner to argue for HIIT. That's point one.
True sprint training is not time-efficient if you do it right. I mean, fine, if you want to get hurt go to the track, warm-up a few minutes and then go 100m all out. Since you'll likely only get 3 repeats before you pull a hamstring or hurt yourself, you'll definitely be done quickly. And probably be done for 3-6 weeks while your muscle pull heals.
Done properly, true sprint training takes hours to complete. It's not only not as time efficient as low intensity work, it's less time efficient in terms of anything meaningful as you spend up to twice as long to accomplish exactly jack shit in terms of total work. The most moderate low intensity workouts burns more calories and weights are what will build any muscularity. That's point two.
And it's not what builds the physique in the first place, this was all just addressing an incorrect hypothetical in the first place. If you want to build muscles, lift weights. That's point three.
Oh yeah, even in terms of the body fat issue, sprint coaches keep their athletes lean through lower intensity training (called running tempo which is not the same as how endurance athletes use the word), ice speed skaters do it with cycling and track cyclists do it with low-intensity work on the road. The sprinting itself does jack for reducing bodyfat and the low intensity methods win out every time. So sprint if you're a sprinter and that's that.
And now, hopefully, this topic should be good and well addressed and finished (yet somehow it won't be).
Similar Posts:
- Pole Vault Your Way to a Hot Body
- Methods of Endurance Training Part 5: Interval Training Part 1
- Surviving Indoor Aerobic Training
- How to Exercise for General Health and Fitness
- Metabolic Adaptations to Short-Term High-Intensity Interval Training


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Ever wondered how the Maths we learn at school is used in the workplace? Perhaps more important have our children thought about how they will use their Maths after they leave school? This Welsh Government funded project aims to reach over 2000 13 and 14 year olds and provide them with answers.
The Wales Institute of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (WIMCS) has received funding from the Welsh Government through the National Science Academy (NSA) and the Higher Educational Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) to enable the subsidised delivery of its Roadshow 'Maths Apps'. Working with our main partner Science Made Simple, WIMCS aims to present the Roadshow at 24 Secondary Schools across Wales principally in the Spring Term 2013.
The 50 minute 'Maths Apps' Careers Roadshow was developed with our partners Science Made Simple with EPSRC funding. It is Wales centric and focuses on 5 individuals working in Wales and the jobs they do. In filmed interviews they explain why Maths is important to their work, and the Science Made Simple Roadshow Presenter reinforces the Maths messages in interactive demonstrations that use practical applications of Maths. The jobs are wide-ranging – from running one's own business, to sports science, to hospital radiology, to developing computer games, to vehicle design.
At a time when the economy needs more qualified young people to pursue careers in scientific, technological and computational areas WIMCS and its partners are convinced that these kinds of initiative are essential. Most people use Maths in their jobs, often without realising it, and Maths is a key part of all scientific careers. It is hoped that the recipe of combining a little bit of Maths fun with some insights into how Maths is used in jobs will encourage students in their Mathematical studies.
The 'Maths Apps' show has received very positive feedback and excellent reviews.
Students' comments include:
- It shows how useful maths is for the future.
- It was fun and informative. Took the subject out of the classroom in a very successful manner. Brilliant!
An Independent Evaluator's Report is available from WIMCS.
The target audience is year 8s and 9s, and schools are invited to apply by contacting Science Made Simple on 02920 876884 asap, as demand is likely to exceed availability.
- The Wales Institute of Mathematical and Computational Sciences (WIMCS) is a collaborative partnership of the universities of Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Glamorgan and Swansea. It has been set up by the Welsh Government through the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. WIMCS aims to enhance the standing of mathematics and computation in Wales, to foster links with industry, commerce and business, to generate substantial research funding and to provide a forum for education and public awareness of the Mathematical Sciences.
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- The National Science Academy (NSA) exists to encourage interest in science, technology, engineering and maths. It is part of the Welsh Government's science strategy, 'Science for Wales', which was launched in March 2012 (wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/csaw/nsa/?lang=en).
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Photos & Review: PRINCE - Oracle Arena, Oakland - Feb. 23, 2011
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February 25, 2011
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By David Sason
Prince and the New(est) Power Generation were in fine form Wednesday night, at the second of three nearly-sold-out shows at Oakland's Oracle Arena. The Bay Area residency was only the second of his hit-and-run Welcome 2 America tour, announced less than a week earlier. This certainly sent the hype factor into overload, making the arena THE place to be this week for all-ages party folk to shake their asses off.
The evening was a nonstop tribute to old-school funk, right from the energetic opening set from Graham Central Station, headed by Larry Graham (who later joined Prince for a barnstorming rendition of classic "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"). The Sly and the Family Stone alumnus was an appropriate choice, considering the pioneering group's vast influence on Prince's eclectic music and band demographics.
When Prince finally took the stage a little after 9:00, he showed why he's still a huge concert draw, burning his way through an opening suite of "Let's Go Crazy", "Delirious", "1999", and an extended "Little Red Corvette". Then Sheila E. took the stage (where she thankfully stayed all night) for a faithful version of the Prince-penned "Glamorous Life". Along with the funk standards throughout the night, KISS-FM programmers couldn't have planned the night any better themselves. The near-capacity crowd roared and sang along loudly to every bit.
Thus went the two and a half hour set of almost exclusively 1980s hits and funk classics, with obscure ballad "I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore" from 1999 (the year, not the album) and minimalist stomper "Black Sweat" from 2006 being the newest songs he performed. This decision was a welcome surprise from the ever-prolific Prince, as was his decision to tweak his annoying truncation of certain hits (this time, he gave at least 50% of most songs, which was enough for the tens of thousands in attendance).
While the song selection was certainly worthy of the exorbitant price (top price level was around $280 a piece), the stage (shaped like Prince's famous symbol) left many concertgoers out in the cold. Although he performed mostly center stage, Prince almost exclusively engaged only two sides of the arena, leaving half of the crowd to mostly view one of his three hefty backup singer-cheerleaders. This was quite a disappointment, considering the more mindful 360-degree approaches of groups including U2 and Beastie Boys. And although the 52-year-old's voice still packs his famous range, his famous dancing and musical chairs (he played bass for a song, but no drums) were kept to a minimum.
Still, the charismatic Renaissance man still puts most other pop stars to shame with his energy and formidable arsenal of songs. "Y'all coming back tomorrow night?" he asked the crowd at one point. Judging from the deafening reply, Prince's fourth decade as a top-notch concert draw is a sure thing.
---David Sason
Let's Go CrazyDelirious1999Little Red CorvetteGlamorous Life (Sheila E.)Somewhere Here On EarthI Love U But I Don't Trust U AnymoreControversyA Love Bizarre (Sheila E.)Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry)Sexy Dancer / Le Freak (Chic)Love Rollercoaster (Ohio Players) / Housequake (snippet)Angel (Sarah McLachlan) – sung by backup dancersIf I Was Ur GirlfriendKissPurple Rain---------------------Dance With Me in the Disco (Sylvester) / Baby I'm A StarMedley: When Doves Cry/Nasty Girl (Vanity 6)/Sign O' the Times/Alphabet StreetForever in My LifeDarling Nikki (snippet) / Pop Life / Single Ladies (Beyonce)Black SweatThe Bird (The Time)Jungle Love (The Time)
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"General information is hard to come by when you are new to this sport. It is a very closed society and it takes a long time before anyone is willing to share any information such as rules, club information."
"The process was very difficult to start and you had to learn by experience. [Other] parents were actually not very helpful."
"When my skater started out, it was like a secret society and no one would even say where to get boots. My attitude has been through the years to help anyone that I come in contact... I took a lot of bunk for being honest and helpful to new skaters at our rink."
"New skating parents often know nothing about the sport and information in many skating rinks is not freely shared. This includes coaches, rink staff, other skating parents, club, club board members, etc."
"No, I went directly to the coach or other parents to answer my questions. I was never shy about asking questions to parents, and who better to ask?"
"I was fortunate in that there was an experienced parent who was very willing to share her knowledge."
"In the beginning everything was hit and miss. My daughter was scheduled for a test and we didn't even know what it was all about. Her first competition was a regionals. We didn't even know how important this was. Everyone, including the coach, assumed we knew more than we did."
"We were clueless when we started. Now I know more about skating than everyone else at the rink except the professionals. Information early on would have been helpful."
"More specific information on cost of skating by skating level. I have asked USFSA for information, but they only have it for elite skaters. I would like to know what average skating expenses are for every one who is not an elite skater so I can see if my expenses are in line."
"There should be more support available for boys, and parents of boys, who participate in figure skating."
"Information for and about male figure skaters. There is so little available that I started my own web site for advice to skaters, suppliers for mens boots and costumes as well as books. The response has been good. Boys and men are treated very shabbily by sports shops when it comes to finding equipment."
"Information on how to work with your child's school. I was always in the principal's office making a bad name for myself as I tried desperately to work Phys Ed credits into skating time. They would never recognize skating as a sport. It was stressful and took its toll on our family."
"Transportation assistance. The cost and transportation problems are limiting my skaters progress. The coaches are surprised at how fast she has progressed with so little coaching and ice time (no dance, or power classes either!) They frequently recommend other options, but when I explain the cost is a problem, I receive no advice on how to get help."
"Boot/blade selection -- many coaches and other parents see the most expensive as the best, but this should not be necessary nor is appropriate to all skaters. Without a local specialty retailer in our area, it's hard to try on or look at the real choices and to get objective information."
"Treatment of routine injury / strain. Equipment costs and reasons for purchasing more expensive equipment. Test requirements. Sources of technical and other information - on-line and printed."
"Finding a qualified coach. What comes after basics. Why join a club."
"Help with expenses. What types of experiences to expecct. What is expected of me and my skater. What is testing? When does a skater test, how often, are there age requirements? When does the skater compete? Who decides all this stuff? How does one go around a club that refuses to return calls?"
"I wish I knew about the technique manuals, requirements for programs, costumes, music, just about everything."
"What is a reasonable number of hours to train at various levels? How do you know when your child is making appropriate progress? How to be a supportive parent, not a 'coach' parent."
"What judges are looking for at competitions. This is still unknown... Having judges approachable at the lower levels would be a real help."
"Test sessions at other rinks in the state or nearby states. It seems to be difficult to hear or find out about other test sessions at different locations besides your local rink."
"Everything----from boots to sharpening to testing information, nutrition, training expectations, local and national competition schedules, parent networking.....too much to name."
"Eating disorders."
"I wish someone would have told me how unfair this sport is, how prone to eating disorders the girls are (that's a definite NO-NO to bring up, but I know of many girls who have sought treatment). Basically, I wish my daughter would have never started skating. I think it is a very unhealthy environment."
"It would have really helped to have known the difference between ISI and USFSA within the first three months of their beginning to skate. Also, even now we'd appreciate knowing a way to get financial assistance, especially for my eldest skater, a boy who loves ice dance."
"How the whole USFSA level system works - it was very vague to me at the beginning."
"A simple guide explaining the differences between ISI and USFSA."
"The difference between ISI and USFSA. The country I came from only had one skating hierarchy and it was not explained to us for quite a while."
"I wish there were a book available explaining the difference between ISI and USFSA. The coaches at our rink at the time we started never gave out any information that might benefit a kid other than their most advanced students."
"Our club has now published a book for new skating parents, which I wish that we had when we had first started this. It is so important for parents to understand what they are getting themselves into."
"I wish that there had been a comprehensive handbook available spelling out the journey from Canskate through Seniors, with explanations for the rookies of the land."
"More information on the testing and competition structure would have been helpful. More goal setting and individual planning sessions would have been nice. When you are new to the sport it would be nice for the club or rink to supply information about what is the USFSA, what is ISI; what membership in these organizations mean. It would also be helpful for clubs to offer parent seminars for new members to explain the relationship between the levels of testing and competition levels. Parents are left too much on their own to find these elementary facts about the sport. When you are new you do not even know the questions to ask much less where to find any answers. I think rinks and clubs are very remiss in not communicating with their customers and members. Every rink seems to be run differently and it takes time to learn the rules. It would also help if parents were made aware of the rules governing coaching. I do not think that most of the parents know that there may be restrictions on who can coach where and when. There is also initial confusion about ice-time, and who you are buying the ice from - club or rink. I also wish that I knew that ice-time for figure skating is so limited for it seems so much ice is sold to and devoted to hockey, even though surveys report that figure skating is a more popular spectator sport."
"The process of how to look for a good coach, what is expected of a coach and information about the organization that your child is joining. How lessons should be handled and how testing works? Maybe a parent magazine or newsletter from the organization when your child registers. I didn't receive any information from USFSA when my child joined. If it's left up to each club, it should not be, as some clubs have problems communicating with their members."
"How kids with 'ability' should progress through the system. Our club seemed to have a 'policy' where kids went from 'learn-to-skate' to a recreational group figure skating program, rather than directly to the test/competitive stream. In our case, our skater sort of 'lost' a year where she might have progressed earlier with private lessons. These were not offered or suggested."
"How the progress up the ladder from group programs to private lessons work."
"I wish someone had sat me down and explained what I was getting myself into before my daughter fell in love with the sport. I wish someone told me the correct way to choose a coach, beyond using one that is available and convienient for me and my skater."
"How competitions work, choosing coaches - when to leave a coach."
"Selection of quality coaches, and earlier training in switching how to switch a coach. The 'no-poaching' rules [in Canada] are detrimental to parents and skaters -- locking skaters to coaches until parents sense the coach is not as skilled as necessary to allow the skater to progress."
"My daughter now has a wonderful coach, but I wish I would have had information on what to do when you have a coach that is abusive, as her first coach was."
"I wish I knew of the correct way to report physical and mental abuse amongst coaching professionals."
"I would like to know how to deal (as a member of my childs club executive) with an abusive coach. What is the procedure, what can we do."
"I think that there should be some way of identifying a coach's record. There should be some form of parent survey regarding coaching behavior. The coach that my son was involved with had a long history of verbal/emotional abuse of skaters but that was not known at the time. He also had a long history of excellence which was widely known. Many parents tolerated these circumstances because they felt they had no other choice."
"Credentials for coaches, resumes of coaches' past jobs, education and experience."
"The qualifications of the coaches. What does 'Gold' really mean when you see their bios?"
"If coaches have ever taken their ratings."
"I wish there were a more clear way to understand a coach's skills and abilities. I find that the current PSA rating system is useless. Some of the highest rated coaches I have observed are also some of the least competent. And some unrated coaches (who chose not to go through the rating system due to the time, money and politics involved... they would rather spend their time improving their techniques) are some of the most qualified."
"How to discern a coach's personality/style quickly enough to know if his/her relationship with the child will last. Most people choose a coach based on what the parent(s) think of the coach's record/credentials, but not on a track record of long-term, successful relationships. The new parent should also investigate if the child feels listened to and understood (which may take time to see patterns). This is not to be confused with the skater's inability to follow instructions, just the context of legitimate questions by the child to the coach. Parents need to be ready to be aggressive in learning about the sport, because ultimately, they are responsible for the decisions being made and pay the expenses of the sport."
"My daughter began skating at the age of 7, she is now 17. At that time, the competition between coaches, all aspiring for the potential champion student, far outweighed anything printed in any rule book. In looking back, the most desperately needed information is to remind some low test coaches (and parents) that figure skating is a beautiful sport, but that it is only that... a sport. Many children, mine included, wear the scars of sad attempts to become a coach's favorite, basing their life worth on skating alone. Remind the aggressive coaches and parents, these kids must first learn to be happy with themselves, they need to skate for themselves in order to succeed. And remind the kids; hey, you can't please all the people all the time."


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Satrapi, Marjane.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
. New York: Pantheon Books, [2000, 2001] 2003. ISBN 0-375-71457-X.
This story is told in comic strip form, but there's nothing funny about it. Satrapi was a 10 year old girl in Tehran when the revolution overthrew the Shah of Iran. Her well-off family detested the Shah, had several relatives active in leftist opposition movements, and supported the revolution, but were horrified when the mullahs began to turn the clock back to the middle ages. The terror and mass slaughter of the Iran/Iraq war are seen through the eyes of a young girl, along with the paranoia and repression of the Islamic regime. At age 14, her parents sent her to Vienna to escape Iran; she now lives and works in Paris.
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). This edition combines the two volumes, with Satrapi's original artwork re-lettered with the English translation.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A group of Democrats this month reintroduced federal legislation aimed at limiting the use of forced arbitration clauses, arguing they prevent Americans from seeking justice through the court system.
U.S. Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., along with U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., introduced the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 March 7.
The legislation, previously introduced in 2011 and 2015, would eliminate forced arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights and antitrust cases.
"For years, I've been fighting to re-open the courtroom doors to consumers, workers, and small businesses in Minnesota," said Franken, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Our legislation, the Arbitration Fairness Act, would help restore everyday Americans' right to challenge unfair practices in court and ensure meaningful legal recourse.
"We're at a point where big corporations can write their own rules and insulate themselves from liability for wrongdoing. That needs to change."
Forced arbitration has been a hot topic in recent months, with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau still looking to finalize its proposed set of rules prohibiting such clauses that prevent class action lawsuits.
Under the CFPB's proposal, companies would be prohibited from putting mandatory arbitration clauses in new contracts.
Many contracts for consumer financial products and services contain such clauses, which are a way to resolve disputes outside the court system.
Companies would still be able to include arbitration clauses in their contracts. However, for contracts subject to the proposal, the clauses would have to say explicitly that they cannot be used to stop consumers from being part of a class action in court.
The proposal would provide the specific language that companies must use.
The proposal also would require companies with arbitration clauses to submit to the CFPB claims, awards and certain related materials that are filed in arbitration cases. This would allow the bureau to monitor consumer finance arbitrations to ensure that the arbitration process is fair for consumers.
The bureau also is considering publishing information it would collect in some form, so the public can monitor the arbitration process as well.
"Forced arbitration closes the courthouse doors to Americans wishing to seek justice for a variety of civil claims, including sexual harassment and workplace discrimination," Johnson said. "These arbitration clauses are often unwittingly entered into by consumers when they sign everyday contracts such as cell phone, car rental, credit card and nursing home agreements to name a few."
The Georgia congressman argues forced arbitration undermines fundamental rights and protections guaranteed by the Constitution, federal and state law.
"Contrary to popular belief, arbitration decisions are final, binding, non-appealable, and strongly in favor of corporations," he said. "The result is a secretive and rigged process that prevents citizens from exercising their fundamental 7th Amendment right to a trial by jury."
Leahy agreed.
"These dangerous provisions force us to abandon our Constitutional right to protect ourselves in court, and instead send hardworking Americans to face wealthy corporations behind closed-doors in private arbitration," he said. "This must change."
The Arbitration Fairness Act, like the Federal Arbitration Act's original intent, would require agreements to arbitrate employment, consumer, civil rights or anti-trust disputes be made after the dispute has arisen.
The bill, the lawmakers noted, would not prohibit arbitration, but instead ensure that individuals have a meaningful choice about how to proceed with their claim.
The legislation has been read twice and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Americans for Financial Reform, a progressive non-profit organization that advocates for financial reform, applauded the bill, saying it would work "hand-in-hand" with the rule proposed by the CFPB.
The group was among the more than 300 that wrote a letter to the CFPB last month, lauding the proposed rule and urging the bureau to finalize it as quickly as possible.
"Forced arbitration strips Americans of any meaningful way to hold companies accountable for fraud or abuse, and grants Wall Street an effective license to steal from consumers to pad its own bottom line," said Lisa Donner, AFR's executive director. "It has no place in any system that is fair to consumers."
The group also applauded U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, for reintroducing a related piece of legislation that would close the "Wells Fargo loophole" by restoring consumers' right to sue when banks open fraudulent accounts without their knowledge.
The Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2017 -- a previous version of which was introduced in December -- would allow victims of Wells Fargo's fraud to seek their day in court even if they signed contracts that included arbitration for their legitimate accounts in the past.
In September, Wells Fargo reached agreements with the CFPB, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney regarding allegations that some of its retail customers received products and services they did not request.
Some Wells Fargo employees reportedly opened as many as 2 million accounts without customers' knowledge or permission in order to meet sales quotas.
Specifically, the bank agreed to pay a $100 million fine to the CFPB's Civil Penalty Fund; a $35 million penalty to the comptroller's office; $50 to the city and county of Los Angeles; and $5 million in customer remediation.
"Today's action should serve notice to the entire industry that financial incentive programs, if not monitored carefully, carry serious risks that can have serious legal consequences," CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a Sept. 8 statement.
Wells Fargo, facing various lawsuits for its improper sales practices, recently asked a Utah federal judge to force nearly 60 of 80 named plaintiffs in one suit to bring their claims in arbitration.
The bank argued its agreements are clear.
"The Consumer Account Agreements state that '[i]f you have a dispute with the Bank, and you are not able to resolve the dispute informally, you and the Bank agree that upon demand by either you or the Bank, the dispute will be resolved through the arbitration process as set forth in this part,'" it wrote in its motion. "The agreements then define 'dispute' as broadly as possible to include any disagreement between the customer and the bank: 'A dispute is any unresolved disagreement between you and the Bank.'
Brown, who has been leading the effort in the Senate to push Wells Fargo to end its practice of using forced arbitration clauses against defrauded customers, said such forced arbitration is shielding the bank from being held accountable.
"Wells Fargo's customers never agreed to sign away their right to fight back against fraud and deceit," the Ohio senator said. "We need to give customers back their ability to seek justice in court so they can be made whole again."
Brown's bill, also introduced March 7, has been referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Addicted to Love – My entry to Animation SmashDown #9
Finally, I got the chance to create an animation loop for the Animation Smash Down Challenge #9 by Markus Magnusson. Watch great entries from all over the planet, on Instagram follow #AnimationSmashDown. This loop made it to the top five … !
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Amazed Espresso Bear
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