text: Camping Share Tweet Pin Share Camping is a great way to unite with nature and experience the outside world. It is good to sometimes get out of your house and explore what's beyond it. A lot of people go camping in groups and there are those who are more adventurous and decide to do it alone.Whatever your plan is, there are certainly ways on how you can improve your camping trip. A ruined vacation is the last thing you want, especially if you have been planning for this day to come.Learn a few things before setting out to camp because having advanced knowledge will make a big difference in how your vacation is going to happen. Ways to Improve Your Camping Trip Make a beer can stove Start a fire using toilet paper roll Parking downwind is not the way to go Have a tarp Tea tree oil is versatile Set your personal space Your lounging should be good Bungee cords will come in handy Have good bedding Make a beer can stove With just the use of a knife and a little alcohol, it is possible to make your own stove out of a beer can that can boil water in less than 10 minutes. You only have to cut the can in half and then detach the inner lid from the top half of the can. The next thing to do is to put indentations into the lower edge that is in the top half so the flames can reach whatever you are going to cook. Now slide the top inside the bottom and pour denatured alcohol, but only a little. Light it up and you are ready to cook. Start a fire using toilet paper rollThis is one of the best things that was ever thought of because it is something that you just throw away, but they can be turned into something that is worth paying for. When you fill the toilet paper roll using the lint from the dryer, you are able to make a fire starter that is free and will work every time. Parking downwind is not the way to go This is a camping rule that's been said a lot of times so make sure that when you pitch your tent, it is at the upwind of any campfire including yours. If you pitch downwind, everything you have at the campsite will smell like smoke. You are going to wash your stuff several times before the smell will go away and this can be such a hassle. Have a tarp Image credit: by BigStockPhotoIf you bring a tarp, you will have something that you can use to make a plot of dry land or as cover in case it rains. By just using a clothesline, tie-downs, and pins, or heavy duty clips, you can build a quick shelter that can protect you against the rain. They can keep your things dry and can even serve as another protection, which you can place at the top of your tent. Tea tree oil is versatile There are a lot of things that can you use tea tree oil for. It can be used as an antiseptic to keep infections away and it is good for getting rid poison ivy and bug bites. Prevention is always much better than treating so what you can do is to mix 40 drops of tea tree oil with 12 to 16 oz. of water so you can create a spray that is effective for keeping ticks and mosquitoes away. Set your personal space You should establish personal space in the place where you are going to set-up your tent. Regardless if it is a stand of trees so you can put up your hammock, or a tent area that is hidden behind the bush, it is your space. If you don't care about pack size and weight, do not use a smell tent if it is not necessary. Enjoy your time and use a campground tent to give you a bigger home base. You won't be spending all of your time in it, but you will appreciate its size after a long hike because you have enough space to rest your tired body. Your lounging should be good Even if you are camping outdoors, there are smaller pleasures that still come with it. When you just want to hang around while camping, you should have the comfort that you want. Instead of using a log as substitute for your seat, bring a lounge chair so you can just relax and kick back while sipping on your favorite drink. If you love cocktails, don't use plastic cups because you are being a minimalist. Instead, bring real cocktail glasses to make it more fun and realistic. Bungee cords will come in handy They may cost you a little, but their uses are endless. You can use them to keep strangers away from your belongings and attempting to steal anything from you. Bungee cords can be used for tarps to make an awning to give you more shade. They can also be used to tie up food to a tree so they can be hung and not attract wild animals. You should never go camping without them because their uses are endless and you will be provided with a lot of comfort. Have good bedding This is probably the most important factor in keeping you comfortable because a good night's sleep is something precious. Bring good bedding to make sure that you will have a nice place to rest after a long walk or hike, and especially when night time comes. You can opt to leave the sleeping bag behind and bring sheets and blankets instead so you can sleep in an open bed. If the place where you will camp has electricity, bring a blow-up mattress. This can be a bit of work, but it will all be worth it for your time of rest. Sleeping on a mattress like this is way better than laying your body on top of rocks. You can also bring a cot and use it so your body will be lifted from the ground. These are the factors that can improve your camping because you still deserve to feel comfortable even if you are away from home and not in your usual sleeping spot.


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By Carlos Bernal
Corinto is municipality of some 30,000 inhabitants located north of the department of Cauca. Its economy, based on farm and agriculture, has suffered the shocks of armed conflict, drug trafficking, insecurity and lack of opportunities. In spite of these challenges people want peace. In order to achieve this they have promoted inter-institutional cooperation supported by the Red Cross. This has given the community tools to take action in difficult moments, respond to situations of violence and build a better, more inclusive society.
Esteria Bul, a mother and head of her household who resides on a street named Las Guacas together with her community have been caught in the crossfire. Her house still holds the terrifying memories of moments in which she thought she would lose her life, many of her family members and neighbours have not had the same luck and have died as a consequence of a war that they hope will end. "We have learned to always walk using the same paths, avoid picking up elements left behind as a result of the confrontations between the guerrilla and the army. This has been possible thanks to the support of the volunteers at the Corinto Branch of the Colombian Red and as a result we have been able to avoid that our children and ourselves be affected by the mines", she says.
The work being done by the Colombian Red Cross Branch in the Municipality of Corinto has focused on promoting institutional alliances like the one fostered with Fundacion Talentos. "Through this foundation children and teenagers are offered an alternative cultural activities to make use of their free time such as dancing and singing, promoting coexistence psychosocial support, among others, which reach more than 4,000 youths", emphasizes Alduer Guevara, Director of Doctrine and Protection at the branch.
At the Nucleo Tecnico Agropecuario school students combine their classes with agricultural activities such as planting vegetables, resource management and recycling, raising hens, cattle and production of eggs. They also learn how to make pastries with the products developed and the resources generated from the production, students run a community diner in the school. The resources generated contribute to the sustainability of the programme allowing these activities to continue in the long term.
"It is very important that Red Cross and Red Crescent delegates get to know our pedagogical work, which seeks to improve the lives of students and their families and along with the Red Cross of Corinto train the teachers, students, and parents in disaster preparedness and management, safe behaviours and facilitate the creation of school brigades", added Pablo Adolfo Gonzalias, the school's director.
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NEW YORK (November 13, 2012) – Esquire announced today that the December issue, on newsstands November 20, will be the first-ever completely interactive, shareable magazine. By using Netpage, the app for paper, readers can now digitally clip, save, and share every article, ad, and photo from the print edition of Esquire. Readers can also play exclusive videos and purchase items right from the page for an entirely new way to experience a magazine.
"We are always looking for ways Esquire can expand on the magazine experience," says David Granger (pictured), editor-in-chief, Esquire."We did a cover on which words and images moved, we did the first augmented reality issue and now, by partnering with Netpage, we've made our December issue the first completely interactive magazine."
Netpage is a new, free iPhone™ app for paper. Netpage makes the entire surface of every magazine page interactive. This makes it easy for readers to digitally clip and save any article, photo, or ad or share it through email, text, Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks. Netpage is powered by a unique combination of image recognition, augmented reality and Digital Twin™technology. No special code, watermarks or special printing process are required.
Paul Morris, CEO of Netpage, says, "Esquire is the perfect publication for us to launch our ground-breaking technology—because they consistently lead with innovation. We're honored to be part of the future of Esquire,a great brand with a forward-thinking vision."
Lexus is the first brand to take full advantage of the technology in the December issue with a two-page advertising spread for the 2013 Lexus LS F SPORT. When scanned using the Netpage app, the ad comes to life: taillights from passing traffic move by, the scene animates, and the headlights of the LS F SPORT turn on, shining brightly. The animation then seamlessly transitions into a 30-second Lexus video of the latest broadcast spot. While every ad in the issue is Netpage-enabled for clipping, saving and sharing, only Lexus has exclusive enhanced capabilities.
"Esquire's readers and advertisers have come to expect leading-edge content experiences– this partnership with Netpage represents both a 'first' and a new standard for the industry," notes Jack Essig, SVP, publishing director and chief revenue officer, Esquire. "As partners in breaking boundaries, Esquire and Lexus will not only deliver a new means for engaging with our content but will also fuel the conversation around both our brands."
The December issue will also give readers the opportunity to support the Great American Things Collection, hand-curated by Esquire and in partnerhip with Made Collection and Netpage. Using Netpage, readers will be able to purchase American-made gifts from the Collection on the mademovement.com site, where an Esquire-branded storefront has been created.
Esquire has consistently been a leader in implementing technological change in the print arena. In October 2008, in celebration of the magazine's 75th anniversary,Esquire issued the first-ever limited-edition electronic-ink cover, proclaiming "The 21st Century Begins Now" as the words and images moved and changed. The December 2009 issue featured the use of Augmented Reality, which when held up to a computer's webcam, triggered an interactive experience that brought several features within the magazine's pages to life.
The January issue of Esquire will also incorporate Netpage and be completely interactive, as will all issues going forward. Hearst Magazines has also committed to enabling additional titles in 2013.
For more on the December issue, please visit www.esquire.com and www.netpage.com. Esquire readers can also download Netpage for free by visiting the iTunes™ App Store.
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Esquire (www.esquire.com), published by Hearst Magazines, is the most-honored monthly magazine in America. Over the past 15 years, it has won a total of 16 National Magazine Awards. Its Web site and e-reader applications have been similarly honored: Esquire won the first-ever National Magazine Award for iPad applications. In addition to its U.S. flagship, Esquire publishes 25 editions around the world. Follow Esquire on Twitter at @Esquiremag.
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Netpage is the app for paper. It lets publishers turn each page of a magazine into an interactive experience for readers. Through Netpage, users can clip, save and share every article, ad, and photo they love, or play videos and sometimes even purchase items — all right from the page. It's an entirely new way to experience a magazine. Netpage is available for free in the iTunes™ App Store. Headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, Netpage is privately held.
About Lexus
Since its debut in 1989, Lexus has earned a reputation for high-quality products and exemplary customer service from its 231 dealers. Lexus is the luxury hybrid leader, offering five hybrids that provide the best in innovative technology and first-class luxury. When it began, Lexus offered two models of vehicles. Now, more than 20 years later, Lexus offers variations of 10 vehicles, from the sporty CT 200h hybrid to the V10 supercar, the LFA.


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For a tiny piece of thin card, a business card holds a lot of power. Some are bright and colourful, some minimalistic, some just boring and badly made (vistaprint, we're looking at you; you're enticing amateurs). However, regardless of how glamorous or ghastly your business card is, it is a sign that you have made it to the level of adulthood where you hold some importance. Maybe you're a business owner, a budding actor or musician, maybe you're just high enough up in your department that someone, somewhere, has decided that you are worth it; that you are worth a few hundred pieces of glossy card tied together with a rubber band.
Many a time, I have found myself of these business card websites, where there are free samples or special deals, willing myself to make business cards. Although, my main problem, what stumps me once I'm there with templates in front of me… I am unemployed. I volunteer, and babysit, and if I do get a job then it is bound to be menial and uninteresting. I'm a student with no particularly special capabilities. I play a few instruments, I use big words unnecessarily, and I go to the gym. None of those give me enough of a title to put on a business card. Perhaps that's my subconscious goal in life; become important enough to need business cards, because so many people will want to contact me that I won't be able to keep up.
I have no qualms really, about having no reason for business cards. I'm a student who still has to work for a few more years to have notable achievements, but I still want them. Small and glossy pieces of recycled card with my name and my number, a legitimate-sounding email address and a job title! Maybe, if I'm really lucky, I'll even have a logo to go on my cards, rather than some tacky template that I've already seen at least four times myself.
To those of you who have business cards, I congratulate you. Even if they say musician, even if they say actor, even if they say contracted refuse collector; I am proud of you. Appreciate those pieces of card that fit so nicely in the palm of your customers' and business partners' hands.
To those of you with business cards, I salute you.


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This is an open letter to WWE that I have written for as many people as possible to read. In here I'm expressing my feelings about the use of wrestlers (male and female) in WWE, the storylines and gimmicks. I'm just a fan, maybe a fan who thinks and cares too much, therefore I'm writing this open letter to feel a little better but also try to push forward demands for the wrestlers who won't ever say anything bad about the company, so someone else has to do this for them. At the end this open letter will be nothing else but a drop of tear. But many tears will make a river and when you don't change anything, WWE, this river will become an ocean that will finally run over your headquarters and your whole company.
I'm furious. And I'm calm at the same time. I'm furious because fans expressing their demands and feelings for so long already. But everything that WWE does is throwing out a few bones to their fans like they are dogs. And when the big wave of anger is swept away, it's back to the usual business. But I'm also calm because I'm able to express my feelings; I'm able to put into words what's wrong with the WWE, with this company that acts like it stands above all, like it's the only true religion on Earth. But viewership goes down and apparently Vince McMahon doesn't know why. So, please, lean back and read on. I'll tell you right now.


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One of my servers is located in OVH datacenter. Recently one of my clients mailbox got hacked by spammer and started sending huge amount of spam. Server got of course blacklisted. After blocking some spamming networks, changing passwords to mailboxes I've started removing server from various blacklists. The only problem I've had was with Google. I've send them couple removal requests but didn't succeed…
After a week I'm come out with a different approach. OVH offers service called IP FailOver. It's main purpose is to have IP address that You can switch between Your main server and backup server when main is down. You just have to assign Your IP FailOver address to You network interface's alias. It's quite simple in RHEL 6 OS family:
cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ cp ifcfg-eth0 ifcfg-eth0:0
Then You just edit new file:
DEVICE="eth0:0" BOOTPROTO="static" IPADDR=IP.FAILOVER.ADDR NETMASK=255.255.255.255 ONBOOT=yes BROADCAST=IP.FAILOVER.ADDR
Now just run
ifup eth0:0 and check if Your new address is responding to ping and we're good to go further.
Now when we have our new IP address up and running we have to change it in DirectAdmin. Instructions can be found on DirectAdmin's help website. In short: You have to first extend your license. You can do this by clicking on "Licensing / Updates" as admin user in Your Admin Tools section and select "Update license". Then write e-mail to DirectAdmin support with request of changing Your IP to IP FailOver address. After You get a positive response just run:
cd /usr/local/directadmin/scripts ./getLicense.sh clientID license service directadmin restart ./ipswap.sh old-ip new-ip
Now You just have to restart all services, and they will start responding to new IP Address.
There is only one problem with this setup… services are still sending stuff through old interface, so many servers will still recognise You as this old ip address. This means that You might have problem with downloading new license, because DirectAdmin requires connection from IP that license is registered to. There is also solution to this. We have to address all our traffic through IP FailOver address and this can be done by iptables:
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j SNAT --to-source new-ip-addr
Now everything should work as planned. There might be just one problem left to solve – when You're using OVH's FTP Backup service it requires Your server to connect through old IP address. Againg iptables will be helpful:
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -d backup-server-ip-addr -j SNAT --to-source old-ip-addr
This is it!
There is also one big advantage of whole process – when You'll want to change server it will be much simpler to just assign IP FailOver to the new one and You won't have to worry about changing DA's license IP.


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Peter Walker on how criminals cause the police to be tied up dealing with bogus complaints
Giving the John Harris Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, Dame Anne Owers, the recently appointed Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission, spent much of her speech focusing on the need for increased resources.
It would be truly ironic if whilst Police Officer numbers are reducing because of necessary reductions in force budgets, the body that oversees the management of complaints against the police were to receive additional funding before it demonstrated every possible efficiency saving.
As someone who had complaints made against him as a Constable and investigated them as an Inspector, Superintendent and Deputy Chief Constable, I have formed the conclusion over the years that the police complaints system is not only clumsy and bureaucratic, but it fails to deal effectively with complaints in a manner that has credibility with either the public or the officers subject of complaint.
If a householder is victim of a burglary, he may well find the crime report is taken over the telephone, an assessment made of the probability of detection and no further action taken, or at best a uniform officer might attend to take details. Where good practice prevails, a "Burglary Team" may be in place and they will review the case, but it will probably be signed off for no further action by a Detective Inspector at best. The detection rate for Burglary in a Dwelling of my local force presently stands at about one in eight.
I have lost count of the number of times people have said to me that they reported a crime to the police, but the attending officers were unable to do more than say "There isn't much we can do", before filling in some paperwork and leaving.
However, if as the officers are going away, they see a well-known local burglar in the street outside the house and stop him to check what he is up to, he may well make a complaint of "harassment" to deter those and other Police Officers from trying to interrupt his criminal activities with such attention.
The level of activity that will now take place almost beggars belief and is in stark contrast to that received by the crime victim referred to. The details will be taken (usually by an Inspector) and passed to the "Professional Standards Department" of the force. It may be assessed as suitable for "Informal Resolution" – a title which should never have been used for a highly prescriptive process which rarely leaves anyone satisfied – but our burglar will probably have none of that, because it doesn't cause the Officers enough problems.
A full investigation will require the taking of statements, documentation of exhibits ranging from the original crime report to the Officer's pocketbooks and the "stop" forms. A zealous "PSD" officer may even want to see colleagues to whom the officers spoke in the station later that shift, or obtain the control room tapes of any checks carried out. All this will happen even though the individual makes a similar complaint every time an Officer speaks to him.
Subsequently, interviews will be conducted with the officers, who will be accompanied by a representative from the Police Federation The whole file will be assessed by a Superintendent and passed to a Chief Officer for decision as to whether disciplinary action will be taken against the officers.
If the case alleges a criminal act on the part of the officers, the Crown Prosecution Service has a special Division which will review the evidence and decide whether court proceedings will follow, then the Chief Officer will decide on disciplinary action.
In all probability, in the circumstances described, the decision will be that no misconduct has taken place – a decision that will receive scrutiny from the Police Authority, the Independent Police Complaints Commission and perhaps even the Inspectorate of Constabulary as part of their regular reviews of force performance.
If, however, criminal or disciplinary action is taken, a lawyer's bonanza will follow, taking months or even years to resolve. A recent case involving a Dorset Officer took over three years and the individual had the matter hanging over his head for all that time before he was acquitted at court. A few years ago, I was presiding at a disciplinary hearing with one complainant as a witness and one police officer subject of the charge, but no less than six lawyers present, including solicitors and counsel.
Describing the cumbersome and bureaucratic complaints process in such a manner will no doubt sound cynical and defensive to many readers. However, every police force I served in had its "regular complainers" and individual solicitors who would initiate a complaint on behalf of a client as soon as there was a whiff of a charge being brought.
The problem is this myriad of unjustified complaints produces an environment where the genuine grievance about an Officer's actions becomes lost. The proportion of "unsubstantiated" complaints by far outweighs those where poor practice, rudeness or wrongdoing are discovered – and rest assured, Officers who bend the rules or treat people they come into contact with badly are "outed" far more frequently by their colleagues than by public complaints.
Nobody wants Police Officers who do not carry out their job properly and this applies even more to those (very few) who act corruptly – for whatever reason. The simple fact is that the public end up not being confident in the present system for dealing with Police Complaints and it is unable to deal swiftly with even the most simple of cases.
I make no criticism of Dame Anne, or the IPCC – they have a difficult job to do – the answer does not lie in giving the Commission more money to spend, but in changing the present system so it deals swiftly, efficiently and effectively with complaints, gives satisfaction to aggrieved members of the public whilst being fair to Police Officers and – above all – does not cost a fortune to run.


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Awakening takes you on a journey of powerful and uplifting compositions with the beautifully rich vocals of Ranjana Ghatak. London born Ranjana has always felt a strong passion and curiosity to her South Asian roots. She has expressed her love of this culture through several years of training in North Indian singing, whilst immersing herself in the life and sounds of contemporary Britain. Working with Producers/Musicians Jesse Bannister and Bhupinder Singh Chaggar, Ranjana has found a sound that juxtaposes the beauty of sacred Indian vocal music with dynamic yet sensitive arrangements and musicianship.


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- 16 May 2019
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On November 22nd, from 6-8pm at the Mandela Centre in Chapeltown, LYA will be visited by El Chojín.
El Chojín is one of Spain's best-known hip-hop artists, especially on account of his use of rap to raise awareness about racism and other social injustices, such as gender violence and political corruption. On his visit to Leeds, he would like to hear from young writers in the city about their lives and work, and to exchange ideas and opinions with you about these and other issues in the UK and Leeds in particular.
Don't miss it! All welcome!
This is his website: http://elchojin.net/site/
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Online Dispensaries and Mail Order Marijuana: What's Deal? how to buy marijuana online uk
A Switch To Online Purchasing
" Meet "P." He uses cannabis to help control a chronic pain condition. P started out as a recreational user, going from "picking up dime bags in front of the Eaton Centre" in the 1990s to being a "dabbing dad with a full-time job as a TDSB teacher."
When dispensaries began opening across Toronto, he checked them out. "The ability to see the bud was really good, in terms of being able to see a wide variety of flower," he says. Increased police attention to Toronto's dispensaries since last May's city-wide raids has left P feeling less confident about purchasing his cannabis at storefront locations. how to buy marijuana online uk
Buying marijuana from a storefront
"I don't want to go to the dispensaries right now because of all the [uncertainty]," he says. He fears that buying marijuana from a storefront comes with a high degree of exposure. "When you're possessing cannabis outside your home, you could conceivably have someone rob you or a police officer accost you."
Arrests of dispensary owners have continued, with search warrants executed at more than half a dozen marijuana dispensaries in the last month alone. Many are wondering where to get their supply, and P has switched to online purchasing. In fact, a number of Toronto dispensaries closed by the raids continue to operate online, a mode ignored by law enforcement so far."Although these establishments are not yet considered legal," say the owners of one website, "the Canadian government has decided to let them operate in peace."
Online dispensaries
Online dispensaries also seem to have the implicit blessing of the postal service. Many offer express shipping, and their entire business relies on Canada Post. Mail-order pot isn't new in Canada. For years websites have offered marijuana by mail, but today's online dispensaries are miles ahead of predecessors that would only accept cash sent by snail mail. Many require age verification (including an uploaded copy of your government-issued ID) and varying levels of medical documentation, ranging from a full Marihuana For Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) prescription to simple prescription as proof of an ailment.
For police, enforcing the law in the case of online providers can be difficult. While it's easy to identify bricks-and-mortar dispensaries, those operating online often take measures to avoid detection and protect their customers. The shift online has been popular with customers, too. P says online sources offer a number of advantages over their storefront counterparts, including the ease of ordering from the safety of home. Another plus is anonymity. Even unlicensed dispensaries collect and store a lot of personal and medical information about their customers in databases.


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The generation in which we live enjoys luxury and wealth on a scale only dreamt of by those before us. Whilst we are certainly not all rich, most of the western world lives in previously unknown comfort, with an abundance of possessions far beyond our basic needs. Most of us are not living on the breadline but can afford to eat well and dine out when we desire. A foreign holiday is no longer an extravagance but a routine occurrence for most people, sometimes more than once a year. Clothes are no longer bought out of necessity, but rather putting on our 'Sunday best' has been replaced by choosing which 'Sunday best' we will wear this week. Technology has provided for all our needs, we have gadgets for everything, and the increase in disposable income means that we have more opportunity for leisure than ever before.
This age of plenty is also evident in the church. Most congregations now enjoy the comfort of large, well equipped, multi-purpose buildings. Impressive advertising campaigns can be conducted, with glossy literature just as impressive as anything produced by the world. Multimedia technology assists with every aspect of the church's ministry, via PowerPoint presentations, online streaming of services, social media and more. Bank balances are healthy and ministers are well paid. Just as society has become more affluent, so too has the church. Whilst none of these developments are wrong in themselves, indeed we thank God for the material blessings he has given us, there can be the danger that just as the church becomes richer, so it also becomes poorer.


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How to Look After a Begonia
Begonias (Begonia spp.) are a perennial when grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 7 through 10. In other zones they are usually grown as an annual or taken indoors during the winter months. Begonias grow 12 to 18 inches tall and are most frequently propagated from stem cuttings or grown from dormant tubers. Flowering occurs in summer and fall, with the flowers appearing in a variety of colors including white, yellow, pink, red and orange.
Choose a spot with some shade or filtered sunlight, ideally a sheltered area near a house or fence; eastern exposures work best. Check soil pH with a soil testing kit, looking for an optimum level for begonias, which do well in a slightly acidic soil, with a pH between 6 and 7. Add sulfate to soil to make it more acidic. Mix in compost and perlite or sand for drainage.
Plant begonias in early spring when there is no further danger of frost. Space plants 18 inches apart with the roots beneath the soil surface. Plant seeds or tubers, the narrow end facing up, just below the surface.
Water the plants daily if necessary, when the top inch of soil dries. They will need less watering in cooler weather. Keep the roots from drying out. A 1- or 2-inch layer of mulch around the plants helps keep soil moist and reduces the frequency of watering needed. Fertilize with a balanced fertilizer. Dilute the fertilizer to half-strength and apply the diluted mixture every two weeks.
Watch plants carefully for signs of mildew and treat with a fungicide if necessary. In areas where nighttime temperatures are very different from daytime temperatures, begonias will be more susceptible.
Prune dead or yellowed leaves back to the base of the plant. Pinch off spent flowers as you notice them.
Leave plants outside in USDA plant hardiness zones 7 through 10; in other zones, dig up the plant and set it indoors in a pot over the winter before the first frost. Store the begonia in a dark area with temperatures from 40 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit and do not water it. The plant will go dormant and regrow when replanted outside in the spring.
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- Ohio State University Horticulture & Crop Science: Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum
- Begonias: Begonia Growing Notes From Joan Coulot, Sacramento Branch ABS
- National Gardening Association: The Begonia Show-Offs
- University of Vermont Extension Department of Plant and Soil Science: Growing Begonias
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Half Truths & Globalist Bias of The NY Times Front Page Headlines
"We read and rebut their vile crap so you won't have to!"
NY Times: Greenland Is Melting Away
By CORAL DAVENPORT, JOSH HANER, LARRY BUCHANAN and DEREK WATKINS
This river is one of a network of thousands at the front line of climate change.
The deceptive
shock-headline, along with the psychologically manipulative shock-photo of "melting Greenland", dominate
the front page of Sulzberger's Slimes. The headline and photo are intended to implant the illusion of a massive,
Global Warming TM caused meltdown of the icy northern landmass. Weak-minded libtards will
surely wet their pink panties over this shocking bit of "evidence". Between sips of their Starbucks lattes
they will shriek: "Look! The ice is melting in Greenland!"
Calm down girlie-boys and manly-girls. It's called a river -- you know, a flowing body
of water usually fed by melting snow and ice. A photo of a flowing river in Greenland is no more indicative of Global
Warming TM than an image of the Hudson River flowing beneath the George Washington
Bridge. Yes, you heard right! Greenland has, and has always had, thousands of rivers -- and happy inhabitants
too! Of course, most of the huge island is uninhabitable -- but it ain't all Antarctic-ish either. Nothing to be alarmed about
here; but shame on Sulzberger's Slimes for frightening their child-like readers with such out-of-context imagery and hype.
Greenland is a semi-autonomous country (affiliated
with Denmark) with 58,000 inhabitants, a Queen and a Prime Minister. We ought therefore not be shocked by images of fast-flowing
rivers, seasonal melting and greenery.
As for the accompanying article, some of it is just a rehash
of typical pseudo-scientific alarmist dog crap. For example, a Professor Laurence C. Smith, head of the geography department
at UCLA, and the leader of the team that worked in Greenland this summer, makes the following shock claims:
"The rivers melt down faster than the surrounding ice,
like a knife through butter."
And ---
"The ice sheet is porous, like Swiss cheese. We didn't
know that until this year."
"Great Scott! The ice is like Swiss Cheese! We shall need more money
to study this dangerous phenomenon!"
*Note: According to the Danish Meteorological Institute, the ice shelf has slightly
expanded over the past 5 years (see chart below). The article below, from 1940, tells of a warming spell in Greenland. (here)
But the main
subject of the article is not so much about the "science" as it is about the funding cuts for Global Warming
TM research that some Republicans are pushing for. Here are a few very telling
excerpts from the article, accompanied by some analysis from The Anti-New York Times:
From the story: Each year, the federal government spends about $1
billion to support Arctic and Antarctic research by thousands of scientists like Dr. Smith and his team.
Analysis: One BILLION
dollars?! That amount of taxpayer-cash can feed a lot of scientific sluts such as Dr. Smith for a long time!
Several state governments, the E.U., the U.N. and various tax exempt Left Wing Foundations and NGO's
also fund this gravy train.
From the story:
Any cuts could directly affect the work of Dr. Smith and his team, who are supported by a three-year, $778,000 grant
from NASA.
In other words, if a no-talent punk like Dr. Smith wants to keep eating, he better find some "melting ice-shelves"
and frozen "swiss cheese" to scare the commie kiddies with.
From the story: Every scientist, Dr. Smith said, is keenly aware that the research costs "a
tremendous amount of taxpayer money."
This is known as a "yeah-but". Psychos will often utilize this tactic to patronizingly pacify you, before returning
to their original position. The true sentiment expressed here is : "Yeah. Yeah. I know it costs taxpayers a lot of
money. But we need it --- so screw you!"
con-men like Dr. Smith and friends should immediately be cut off from the government teat. Better still, they ought to be
thrown in Federal prison for fraud. No, scratch that. Prosecute and hang these lying bastards for TREASON! But ultimately,
these university usurpers aren't the problem. They amount to little more than hired "expert witnesses" -- similar
to the ones that a crooked ambulance-chasing lawyer would use to "prove" his case. Forget Smith, for now. It's
the "big boys" that we should focus on -- the ones that even some of the most vocal "skeptics" of Global
Warming TM never want to talk about - and we know who those "big boys" are,
On Planet Rothschild, all
roads lead to the Globalist Crime Syndicate. Global Warming TM is
about instituting "carbon taxes", controlling private enterprise, stifling the development of poor countries, and
absorbing national sovereignty. Sulzberger's seditious scribblers know this, but the pathetic "intellectuals" who
worship the unholy scripture of "the paper of record" do not.
Laurence Smith's apocalyptic 'The World
in 2050' was puffed by the Piranha Press. But book-sale income and a fat university salary aren't enough for the profiteering
pinko professor. He wants to keep his government grants too!
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On Running Too Quickly
So the other day, I was testing stupid builds on Volt and seeing how fast I could do low level capture missions. The best I managed was 65 seconds, achieved with a rather basic Speed build, but also requiring a lot of luck. The map I got turned out to be very small so I could get through it super fast. Unfortunately, Warframe is not a great game to speed run because the majority of maps are randomly generated. What I got for the 65 second Capture Mission was not normal, normally you're looking at about 150-200m to reach the… [Continue Reading]Read more


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Attention Authors: I want to build an inventory of books.
Well, not so much buy as I wouldn't be paying you cash. In exchange for you sending a quantity of your books to me, I'll give you advertising dollars to be used on this site.
Why do I want to have a personal inventory of books? Two reasons:
- Blog Tour Prizes
- Fundraiser Pledges
The first reason is more immediate than the second. I want to offer prizes for as many of our blog tours as possible.
Some blog tours will have the featured book as a prize, but that won't always be the case. With an inventory of books, I can guarantee prizes for any tour I choose.
Kickstarter Campaign
I want to put together a Kickstarter campaign for our time travel anthology series. As part of the pledges, I'll offer copies of the anthology in print, but at a certain level (probably $50 or more), donors will get to pick from my personal inventory as well, the number of books based upon the pledge level.
Details, details
Send me one book, and you will be in my inventory. And for that one book, I'll give you $15 worth of advertising on this site. Most people should be able to send me their book for less than $15. If you are with CreateSpace, for instance, a 300-page book shipped directly from Amazon to me should cost you $8.04 (based upon their calculator).
One book will get you in my inventory, but you wouldn't be listed as a guaranteed prize for a blog tour. I will need 2 books for that purpose, as some tours will have 2 books as the prize, one to a random blogger and another to a random blog reader.
So, for 2 books I will give you $30 worth of advertising on this site. After that the price goes down. Send me 3 or 4 books, and I will give you $12 per book for advertising. At 5 books and more, I'll give you $10 per book.
The more books I have from an authors means a greater chance of being listed as a guaranteed available prize. And, the more books you send at once, the greater savings on shipping you will be able to take advantage of.
$15 a book all the time
If you fulfill a blog tour prize yourself, I'll give you $15 for each book. However, this deal only applies to those in my inventory, because if you do not fulfill your part of the deal, I need to have a book on hand to send as a prize.
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Another week, another capsize – this time with Oracle's AC72…
A boating outing for the Oracle racing team training for the America's Cup in the San Francisco Bay turned into a upside-down surprise when their 72-foot catamaran capsized and was pulled out to sea. There were no injuries.
The 11-member Oracle racing crew, along with additional sailors on board for the training, were sailing the $8-10 million ship, an AC72, around 3 p.m., PDT Tuesday when strong winds caused the craft's bow to heave and slam sideways into the bay just off the shore, a team spokesperson told ABCNews.com today.
In an incident description on the team's website, tactician Tom Slingsby said the wind was blowing at about 25 knots and as the crew was turning the boat away from the wind it went over.
"When the nose went down, the wing hit and a few guys went in the water," Slingsby said in the release. "We were unsure if the wing would snap, so we all climbed off the boat."
While the entire crew all made it back to shore aboard support boats, the AC72, designed to "fly on water," was pulled out further into the sea.
Safety boats dispatched by the Oracle team to tow the bow back had to give in to the tide and follow the boat along as it was swept at least four miles past the Golden Gate Bridge. It took until 1 a.m. Wednesday, after the tide had passed, for crew to return the boat to its home base at Pier 80.
Crew members will pull the boat out of the water today and then begin the process of conducting a damage assessment, according to the team's spokesperson.
"We did something we had hoped we would never do, and that's capsize an AC72," skipper Jimmy Spithill said in the team's online statement. "The most important part is that all the crew are safe, and no injuries."
Spithill was also skipper in 2010 when the team won the 33rd America's Cup. The training run was part of their preparation for the 34th America's Cup finals which will be held next summer in San Francisco.
"There's no question this is a setback," Spithill said. "This will be a big test for our team…I'm still confident in the team we've got and we can go out and win again."
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TV director Paris Barclay has been elected president of the Directors Guild of America for a two-year term, succeeding Taylor Hackford.
Barclay was selected by acclamation of the 147 delegates at the DGA's convention on Saturday at DGA headquarters in Los Angeles. He's the first African-American to serve as DGA president.
"I got surprisingly emotional about it when I was giving my acceptance speech," Barclay told Variety.
Hackford announced earlier this year that he would not seek a third term in accordance with the DGA tradition of presidents only serving two terms. The well-liked Barclay has served eight years as First VP and six years as Third VP.
Barclay also told Variety that other DGA members such as Steven Soderbergh and former president Michael Apted have been urging him in recent years to consider becoming president. "As time went on, I began hearing that from more and more people," he added.
Apted made the nomination Saturday and Soderberg seconded it.
Barclay asserted that he will maintain the tradition of the DGA president being a working director — in his case as the executive producer of the sixth season of "Sons of Anarchy." Once that season's shooting is completed, he plans to continue directing episodes of other series that interest him along with a feature film.
Barclay joined the DGA in 1992 and became a member of the African American Steering Committee in 1993. He's also served on the Western Directors Council for 16 years and received the guild's Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award for service in 2007.
"I am profoundly honored to be elected president of the DGA," said Barclay in his acceptance speech. "The DGA has worked for more than three-quarters of a century to advance the creative and economic rights of directors and their teams and I look forward to continuing this strong tradition of service. As the son of a glass blower and a tile maker from Chicago, I am extremely humbled to have the honor to serve in the footsteps of the legendary leaders of the DGA like Frank Capra, Robert Wise and Gil Cates."
Barclay has directed over 130 episodes of TV, including "Sons of Anarchy," "Glee," "Smash," "House," " Cold Case," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "In Treatment," "The Good Wife," "CSI," "Lost," "The Shield," "The West Wing," "ER" and "NYPD Blue." He's also been a director-producer on "Sons of Anarchy," "In Treatment," "Cold Case," "City of Angels" and "NYPD Blue."
Barclay has received 10 DGA award nominations and won the DGA award for a 1998 segment of "NYPD Blue." He's also won two Emmys for the police procedural.
Vincent Misiano was elected National VP and Apted was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Also elected were Betty Thomas as First VP; Gary Donatelli, Second VP; Thomas Schlamme, Third VP; Jace Alexander, Fourth VP; Jon Favreau, Fifth VP; John LiBretto, Sixth VP; and Scott Berger, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer.
Board members elected Saturday include Hackford and Steven Spielberg along with Lesli Linka Glatter, Brooke Kennedy, Cleve Landsberg, Mimi Leder, Don Mischer, Donald Petrie, Scott L. Rindenow, Liz Ryan and Mary Rae Thewlis.
Alternate board members tapped include Jon Avnet, Laura Belsey, Karen Gaviola, Todd Holland, Randal Kleiser, Michael Mann, Jonathan Mostow, Matthew Penn, Rosemary Rodriguez, Millicent Shelton, Jesus Trevino and Michael Zinberg. Associate board members elected were Alan Curtiss, Duncan Henderson, Dennis W. Mazzocco, Kathleen McGill and Barbara Roche.
Among the key issues facing the DGA leadership this year will be prepping for negotiations for its master contract. The DGA board selected Apted and Schlamme in February as co-chairs for its negotiating committee.
Barclay said Saturday the DGA has not yet set a timetable meeting with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for a successor deal to its current master contract, which expires on June 30, 2014. SAG-AFTRA shares the contract expiration while the Writers Guild of America's current deal expires on May 1, 2014.
"We're still a few months away from anything definite with negotiations," he added. "The negotiating committee has not met yet."


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It's hard to pay for hiking, but sometimes it's unavoidable (and totally worth it).
Such is the case with Cave Creek Recreation Area, home to a number of moderate to easy trails, picnic areas, campgrounds, a nature center, and a ton of plants and animals.
I picked the longest trail, Go John, a 5.8-mile loop trail that overlaps the shorter, but more popular Overton Trail.
The woman at the entrance of the recreation area (where you have to pay $6 to enter) told me that I should travel counter-clockwise -- the steepest part's at the beginning and I'd be going up instead of down.
I didn't take her advice.
The "steep part" is actually a gradual climb that only lasts about a mile. Once you reach the top, you make a big circle around several small ridges. There are about three other steep parts along the way.
The trail stays on the desert floor most of the time, and hikers are surrounded by trees and bushes on both sides as they cross several washes.
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Go John is a medium, meandering trail that busy only when it overlaps Overton, which hosts many horserides and mountain bikers. It's moderately difficult due only to the length; it took about two hours to complete the loop.
To get to Go John Trail, take Cave Creek Rd. north and turn left on Carefree Highway. Turn right onto 32nd St. and after entering the area, access the trail by making the last left into the parking lot.
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Pregnant Women With Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are the unusual swelling of the blood vessels around the rectal area and pregnant women are very susceptible. These kinds of swelling blood vessels can burn so hard that one may have bowel movements that are filled with blood or become uncomfortable with itching and pain.
When Does It Happen?
Typically occurs during the 3rd quarter of the pregnancy when the fetus inside is large enough in order to exert pressure on the abdominal area and on the blood vessels. If you've had hemorrhoids before pregnancy, there is a higher risk for you to set hemorrhoids during pregnancy.
Other cases, hemorrhoids develop in the course of labor and so it is a kind of complaint during postpartum.
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There are many reasons for this. One, progesterone levels are usually high in pregnancy. Progesterone relaxes the veins in the body and therefore those blood vessels in the anus can swell easily. Two, constipation is also common in pregnancy. Difficult bowel movements can strain or cause wounds in that area.
Three, the Growing Fetus Inside Exerts Strain on the Veins Around the Uterus
The inferior vena cava and the pelvic veins. Abnormal pressure on the inferior vena cava causes slow down the motion of blood from the lower part of the body. In the process, all of the veins below the uterus become swollen or dilated. In which clarifies why the majority of pregnant women develop varicose veins.
Can It's Avoided?
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- Increase your fluid intake - water and fruit juices.
- Avoid coffee, their tea and alcohol.
- These substances cause the body to lose a lot of fluids.
- Increasing your fluid intake lessen the risk of experiencing constipation.
Lifestyle Change is Necessary.
Exercising is highly recommended. Ask your doctors what exactly are the most effective exercises for reducing the pressure in the anal region. Have at least 30 minutes of exercise daily.
- Avoid gaining weight during pregnancy but you never to take weight-loss supplements for your.
- Make sure that you control eating sweets like chocolates and fatty foods.
- Also, create for yourself an active lifestyle.
- Help your blood to circulate faster by doing several things such as gardening or just plain washing the home.
- Just stay away from sitting or standing too long.
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You previously experienced hemorrhoid condition before, all the more that you ought to prepare yourself for the high possibility that it will happen again in pregnancy. Your susceptibility is too high to ignore. Apart from the recommendations above, you should also find ways to strengthen your nerves. You can talk with your doctor about this.
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Birkin Buddies
So I have been awake for what I calculate to be around 29 hours (and counting). There is one night during every week where I don't get to bed. I shuffle around in bed, play with the mattress levels (tempurpedic adjustable mattress), check Instagram every 5 minutes, and finally just give up counting sheep after I reach the 1,000th. This has been one of those #sleeplessINspf nights and I can not afford to be tired today!
First on my agenda (aka my iPhone calendar) is picking up my little step-son/puppy/love of my life Jax. This 1.5lb Morkie puppy is staying with his mom, my friend Chubby. Technically the little Birkin-buddy is her dog, but I am able to spend time with him whenever I want and so we have named me his father. Jax, the 3-month old Morkie loves to drive around in the smooth ride of an S-class and he only will travel around if he is nestled in one of my Birkin bags. I would create an Instagram page for him, but then I would have to shoot myself. All of the most adorable celebrity pets have their own instagrams and twitters that their owners stop updating after a few months or even weeks! It's the worst kind of "social media power abuse" on the celebs part in my opinion. Sorry Giggy Vanderpump!
Later on in the afternoon I have a quick evaluation session with a new client I'll be styling in the next upcoming weeks followed by a dinner down in Brielle. Sometime before the end of the week I will be sure to post my style/consultant services and any information pertaining to it. Who the hell thought so much would come out of this blog?
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So I've had a talk moving forward on my job offer. It sounds great. Still not all the specifics as of yet like things in the pay, benefits, etc. but very light ground work laying out for me what I would do.
I don't mind the 9-to-5 job. It is nice to work with a crew and build something. I worked as the "IT Director" for a lab supply company for five years, before that I was the "eCommerce Guy" for a growing web firm, before that I was "IT Coordinator" for a High School Design Acadameny. Each has had it's perks to it which have been nice.
This company has been awesome to work for as a contractor, and my brother works at this company too but has been insanely hands off, even to the point that I report to other people. I've even had the CEO hit me up and pick my brain even to the point he had me migrate a family members website to his servers.
So 9-to-5 solid, some options for bonuses based upon some factors if I can grow things for them (shouldn't be too hard) and no conflict in working my own thing! Though moving forward some of my client base, if things seem solid, I may consider just bringing them into the fold.
I've been in and out today, but trying to keep with the post something every day, I'm up for a short bit – so here's my post! Hopefully, this next week I'll have a firm offer, heck even an active new job.


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The Gallery at Town Center Presents: Judith Heim and maëry lanahan
Friday, April 12, 2019
Judith Heim and maëry lanahan
April 2 - May 11, 2019
The Gallery at Town Center, Lake Forest Park is exhibiting a selection of works by Collage/Acrylic Artist Judith Heim and Abstract Oil Painter maëry lanahan. See these works and the creations of over 80 other local artists during Gallery at Town Center hours: Tuesday – Saturday, Noon to 5pm. Town Center is at the intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE.
Judith Heim
I am a multidisciplinary artist. As a designer, the language of line and shape informs my work. As a fine artist, spontaneity is very important to me visually. Most of my imagery is influenced by the seen & unseen world around me, dream imagery, and natural forms. I decided early on, that I did not want my art to be a noun. I like to create visual metaphors and maybe even a dangling participle or two! I see it all as a celebration of the journey.
I work in a variety of mediums. Collage is becoming more and more important to me as a way of expressing the colors, rich textures, shared experiences and imaginings of life. I look for common threads. I also create 3-d assemblages out of found objects and recycled treasures. The work I am submitting is from a new series utilizing the technique of "buried collage". I apply a "crazy quilt" of collage papers, covering the substrate (wood cradle board). I isolated subject matter and paint out the negative space with acrylic paint.
A lifetime resident of the Pacific Northwest, I savor the mystical beauty of the "wild lands" as well as the eclectic and slightly off-beat culture of Seattle. I think this explains the range of reflection and whimsy found in my work.
maëry lanahan
There are so many hidden things going on in everyday life. So many bits of beauty that go unnoticed, so many words left unsaid. I am compelled to make art that illustrates life beyond the surface.
What does a promise look like? How about a conversation between two people that lasts a lifetime? I try to feel these types of concepts on a cellular level, take them inside and make art about them.
I use non-representational color and form to illustrate emotions, archetypes, psychological exchanges, or other such things that are not otherwise visible to us. Because I choose when to show gravity, perspective, color and light, I am able to emote through them. I glaze thin layers of oil paint to create rich and luminescent shapes that interrelate based on the concept I have in mind for the piece.
It is my goal, as an artist, to propose these conceptual paintings as authentically as I can. I am always excited to hear how the viewers see it. In some ways it is like cloud watching, we tend to see in the clouds what is already within us. In this way, my art is about discovery.
maëry lanahan was born and raised in the midwest. She received her BAE from The Ohio State University in 2000. She has exhibited in Ohio and Washington and has artwork in many private collections across the U.S.
maëry lanahan now lives and works in Shoreline, Washington with her husband and 3 children.
The Gallery at Town Center is a program of the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Arts Council and is located inside the Lake Forest Park Town Center on the lower level. 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155.
The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate creativity and inspire our community through the arts.


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On Saturday April 8th I ran the Hershey 10k as my 100th lifetime race! This was my 5th year running the 10k (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013). I go back year after year because it is semi-local, well priced, well organized and you get some nice swag! Plus I love kicking off the spring running season with a 10k!
In the past I have driven to Hershey (about an hour and a half drive) on Friday, the night before the race. This year I decided to try leaving super early from home and driving straight there. I left home around 4:30am (yikes) and picked up my dad. The drive was easy and there was no one else on the roads. We got to Hershey Park Stadium around 6:15 and had plenty of time to pick up our bibs and shirts and check a bag before the 7:30 start. I also got to pick up a special mug for being a 5 year participant of the race! I loved the idea of something special for runners that come back year after year!
I don't typically check a bag for this race because you can park right near the start/finish. Since we were driving home from the race directly, we decided to check our bags with a change of clothes, baby wipes, etc so we'd have less walking back and forth to do post-race. This worked out fine.
This year they seemed to really be upping the security in the stadium and were not allowing anyone with any type of bag into the stadium itself (they had a separate area for the bag check.) So, you weren't allowed to take a bag inside the stadium, where packet pickup and the restrooms were, which seemed to be causing a bit of confusion for a lot of people. This is the only area where I think things could have been communicated a little bit better.
It was chilly – in the high 30s and low 40s, so I wore full length tights, and a long sleeved shirt. I also had a jacket in my car but decided not to wear it, and instead layered the participant tech shirt we got (that was short sleeved this year) under my long sleeved shirt. I figured that since it was only 6ish miles my risk of chafing was pretty minimal. 🙂
As we were milling around a bunch of Hershey's characters came out so we snapped some photos.
I also started thinking about a pace I could try to aim for, because I figured it would be awesome if I could PR my 100th race! In 2016 I PRed the race with a 10:45 pace, and in September I ran the Hershey Half Marathon as part of a relay team and ran my leg at slightly over a 10:30 pace. So I thought that maybe I would aim for a 10:30 pace but take it mile by mile. This course is pretty relentless with its hills so I knew I just had focus on the mile I was in.
The race started right on time at 7:30am and I crossed the start line shortly there after.
Mile 1 – It is easy to take the first mile of this race very quickly because you immediately go down a little bit of a hill, heading under an overpass but then are hit with an equal uphill. I was flying. I told myself I would have to reel it in to get through the hills that were coming and finish the race strong but was feeling good so I went with it. Interestingly the 1k marker was at the 1 mile mark, oops. The kilometer markers were off for the first half of the race (at the miles instead) so I was glad that I had my watch. 9:38
Mile 2 – The second mile continues up a bit of an uphill and I knew I would slow down some. I focused on staying strong and exerting a consistent amount of energy on the uphill and flat part that came after. You do a loop around the parking lot before making a right on Hersheypark Drive. 9:52
Mile 3 – This is the hardest mile of the course for me because you are running up Hersheypark Drive, going up a slight incline, and it feels like you are never going to be not running uphill again. I decided not to stop at the water stop because I didn't want to have to slow my pace when I knew I didn't need water for 6 miles. 9:41
When I hit mile three I switched my watch over to the cumulative time and was thrilled to see that I had hit the 3 mile mark in 29:17!!! I couldn't believe I came in under 30 minutes. I knew I was in a really good place to PR (which meant coming in under 1:06:47). But I also wanted to see what else I could do so I continued forcing myself to push, knowing that my pace would probably slow down some as I got tired from the hills. Unfortunately I managed to accidentally stop my watch when I was switching the screen so I lost about 10 seconds of data and my watch ended up being a little short in the end. So the paces I've got for the second half of the race are probably a tad slower than I was actually running.
Mile 4 – During mile 4 you turn off of Hersheypark Drive and head behind the outlets and there is a slight downhill followed by yet another gradual uphill. 9:37
Mile 5 – This is my favorite mile of the race because there is a nice downhill and you make a right to enter the parks. From there you loop through the water park area of the park and make a 180 turn to head towards the center of the park. It is a slight downhill followed by a slight uphill but it doesn't matter because it's so fun running by all of the rides and the energy of the runners is really great. I kept looking at my average pace and made a goal of keeping it under a 10 minute mile even though my legs were feeling fatigued by now. I kept visualizing the finish line clock with a 1:02 on it and felt that it was an achievable time given the paces I was running and what I knew was left of the course. 10:13
Mile 6 – The last full mile takes you by all of the roller coasters, and you are greeted with some awesome downhills. Around 5.75 you exit the park and have one last uphill to get up to the stadium. Looking at my watch I knew I was going to come in somewhere around 1:01/1:02 and was so thrilled. 10:10
Mile 6.2 – From there you go down the side of the stadium and enter it. As soon as I made the left turn into the stadium I started sprinting, knowing I was going to be super close to 1:01. 9:49 pace
When I stopped my watch it said 1:00:52 and was thrilled that I had come in under 1:01!!! A few minutes later I got a text with the official results – 1:00:51.
I was so incredibly happy and thrilled about how I had done. I really have no idea where a 9:48 average pace came from, but I am so glad I was able to hit those kind of paces on a tough course. I also love that my 100th race time starts with "1:00". It seems kind of perfect. 🙂
I waited for my dad to finish and took a selfie with the craziest hair ever.
I kept looking at the results and was amazed after they all came in and it says I came in at 202/598 in my age group and 556/1789 in women and 1042/2634 overall. A-mazing. Definitely not anything I thought I would ever achieve.
Post race we grabbed our checked bags and asked a security guard if we could take them into the stadium to change in the restrooms and luckily he was understanding. In fresh clothes we walked over to Chocolate World for a few treats before hitting the road.
I am so thankful that I was able to celebrate my 100th race with my 5th year at the Hershey 10k and a 6 minute PR!!
Next goal: Sub-60 10k. 😉


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Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke calls for an end to NCAA rules prohibiting student athletes from making money.
Since it was founded in 1906, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has been responsible for the cesspool of corruption that has plagued college sports. It is impossible for the NCAA to continue business as usual in the wake of the mind-blowing allegations Yahoo! Sports has made against the University of Miami football and basketball programs. The ridiculous system preventing student athletes from getting paid or receiving anything of value must be scrapped.
More than a century of treating student athletes like indentured servants is finally catching up with the NCAA. How can anyone expect college players to be satisfied with just getting a scholarship and free room and board at a major university that rakes in tens of millions of dollars annually from conference television deals, bowl games, and the NCAA basketball tournament? It's downright ludicrous.
The people who run the NCAA need to have perspective and understand the environment where most major college athletes grew up. Roughly 95 percent of the athletes playing football and basketball are African-Americans who come from disadvantaged homes in the inner city. These kids are the only hope their families have of escaping financial and social ruin. When they sign letters of intent, they are essentially giving up basic freedoms. For starters, student athletes are not guaranteed full scholarships. A coach can take away a football player's scholarship at any point even if the kid is getting good grades and staying out of trouble.
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And unlike kids who receive full academic scholarships, student athletes must surrender their right to work. So if you're an 18-year-old wide receiver with a baby, how can you help feed and care for your child? Even Olympians are allowed endorsement deals.
Furthermore, the recent scandals at Ohio State, Oregon, North Carolina, and other major schools show it is virtually impossible to keep tabs on what very single student athlete is up to. You can't punish them because they are acting their age. Seriously, what 19- or 20-year-old would turn down free drinks at a nightclub or a boat outing on Biscayne Bay?
The NCAA or universities should either start paying athletes or set up trusts with money earned from bowl games, basketball tournaments, and television contracts to share the wealth with the players.
It's time to emancipate college athletes.


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Finally, there's some good news for American workers. The outlook for workers in America is improving! An article (by Sandra Bullock) published in USA Today reports that workers in the United States can expect the largest increase in their pay since the financial crisis hit the nation. The report has been published on the ground of a survey published by an American human resources consulting firm.
The year 2011 will see a merit-based pay increase by around 3%, as compared to 2.7% in the year 2010. The survey regarding this report for salary raise was conducted in the months of January-February this year. Around 400 large corporations and mid-size employers were included in this survey.
The survey also reports that most of the American companies have also lifted their salary freezes that they had implemented in the wake of last economic recession. There are only a handful of companies that will continue their salary freezes in the year 2011. Now, there are scarcely any companies that are saying they would continue salary freezing this year.
Around 40% of the companies in America said they plan to add more people to their workforce. According to experts, employers in the United States will add around 2.4 million jobs in 2011. This percentage is just double the number of jobs that were added in 2010. Therefore, workers in American have finally some respite from salary freezes. Jobs continue to rise and salaries are also expected to be increased this year.


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