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One World recipes
Planning to cook a recipe with your children is a great way to help with their reading and writing skills. Choose a recipe together and get them to write a shopping list, ticking the items off when you have found them. Weighing out ingredients and following instructions are all good ways to boost literacy skills – and ending up with a tasty meal!
Chicken paella, from Spain
Serves 4
- 1 x 500g pack chicken thighs (remove skin before cooking)
- 1 x 500g pack basmati rice
- 1 pack reduced-salt chicken stock cubes
- 1 onion
- 1.2kg frozen mixed veg
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- Cook the chicken according to the instructions.
- Heat 1tbsp cooking oil in a deep non-stick frying pan and soften the onion for 5 mins but don't let it brown.
- Add 300g basmati rice and stir until it's coated by the oil, then add 1 litre of reduced-salt chicken stock, the cooked chopped chicken and frozen mixed veg.
- Bring to the boil then gently simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally until the rice is tender and all the stock is absorbed.
Latkes, from Hungary
Makes 12 or so 3-inch pancakes
- 2 large egg whites
- 3 tbsps finely chopped onion, or 1 clove grated garlic or 3 tablespoons chopped chives
- 2 tbsps plain flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper or to taste
- 4 medium (2 1/2 pounds) baking potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
- Serve with cottage cheese or apple sauce
- Heat the oven to 450 degrees and line a large baking sheet with greaseproof paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the egg whites; onion, garlic or chives: flour; salt and pepper.
- Grate the potatoes and put them in a colander that has a bowl underneath. Let them drain for a few minutes and then press down on them to squeeze out excess moisture. Add the grated potatoes to the egg mixture, combining well.
- Drop 3-4 tbsps. of the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart to make 12 pancakes. Flatten them into 3-inch rounds and bake for 15 minutes.
- Turn the latkes over and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until they're brown and crisp on both sides.
- Enjoy them sweet with apple sauce, or savoury with cottage cheese.


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Andy Taylor, who became involved in the automotive business nearly 50 years ago, currently serves as Executive Chairman of Enterprise Holdings - the privately held business founded in St. Louis in 1957 by his father, Jack Taylor. Building on the success of the company's flagship Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand, the Taylor family acquired the Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental brands in 2007 in the largest acquisition ever in the car rental industry. The family renamed the company Enterprise Holdings in 2009, and today it operates a network of more than 8,200 neighborhood and airport locations worldwide. Enterprise Holdings is the most comprehensive service provider and only investment-grade company in the U.S. car rental industry.
Today, Enterprise Holdings and its affiliate Enterprise Fleet Management together offer a total transportation solution. Combined, these businesses - which include extensive car rental and car sharing services, commercial truck rental, corporate fleet management, and retail car sales - accounted for $15.4 billion in revenue and operated 1.3 million vehicles throughout the world in fiscal 2012. Ranked by Forbes as one of America's Largest Private Companies, Enterprise Holdings' revenues also place the company near the top of the travel industry, exceeding many airlines and most cruise lines, hotels, tour operators and online travel agencies.
When Taylor joined Enterprise at the age of 16 in one of the original St. Louis offices, he began his career by washing cars during summer and holiday vacations and learning the business from the ground up. Taylor continued his education at the University of Denver, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1970. Following graduation, he opted to gain some initial experience outside of the family business and began working for RLM Leasing, a Ford Motor company affiliate in San Francisco. After three years at the company, Taylor returned to Enterprise, which, at the time, operated a fleet of only 5,000 cars. In 1976, he became the General Manager of Enterprise Rent-A-Car's St. Louis regional operations, and was promoted in 1980 to President and Chief Operating Officer. Taylor became Chief Executive Officer in 1991 and Chairman in 2001. In June 2013, he transitioned to the position of Executive Chairman.
In 2009, Taylor was inducted into the U.S. Travel Hall of Leaders for his leadership role in challenging excise taxes that single out rental car customers to fund unrelated projects and programs in local communities. He is one of 81 travel industry professionals who have been inducted into the Travel Hall of Leaders since its inception in 1969. In addition, in 2011, Automotive News magazine named Taylor as one of the "Electrifying 100" key players driving vehicle electrification, further underscoring the impact of Enterprise's extensive fleet and neighborhood network as well as its efforts to introduce new technology into the marketplace. More recently, Taylor addressed the company's commitment to sustainable transportation in a panel discussion at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and in a keynote speech at the Corporate Eco Forum Annual Meeting.
Outside of his professional duties with Enterprise Holdings, Taylor plays an active role in the community. He serves as Trustee of Washington University in St. Louis; Trustee for the Naval Aviation History Foundation; Life Trustee of the Missouri Botanical Garden, the oldest botanical garden in the U.S. and among the top three worldwide; and Director of Commerce Bancshares. He also is a former member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater St. Louis; and past President of Civic Progress, an organization of leading chief executives in St. Louis who work for improvements on a wide range of civic issues.

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A new document being shared on social media shows that the Redeemed Christian Church of God has reportedly issued a directive making it compulsory for anyone intending to get married in the church to go through pre-marital genital tests.
The purport of this document is to put paid to the recurrence of cases of marital crises resulting from falsehood, especially in the case of undeclared or unconfessed reproductive/genital statuses by people who intend to marry.
"The Mission Authority has observed the recurrence of cases of marital crises resulting from falsehood, especially in the case of undeclared or unconfessed reproductive/genital status,"
"We have the directive of the general overseer to instruct all the Mission's outpost that forthwith, pre-marital medication examinations for intending couples should also include genital test.
"Further, Provinces are requested to register with particular [trusted] Government Approved Hospital for the various pre-marital medical examination for intending couples" the memo reads.
Reactions to the memo
Following the post we ask people what they think about this memo and what it means for people who are about to marry, reactions have been varied, as expected.
Some, like @arabii think it is a wrong proposition.
"Are they going to test how long the man lasts? Or are they going to test if the couple is sexually compatible?
"To me, this is uncalled for… all these shenanigans by RCCG acting holier than thou must stop," he comments.
User @oy_sugar also says that the church has no business with the wellbeing of its members' reproductive organs. And in his very interesting opinion, it is God's business to judge this.
"All I see is that churches these days are gradually mocking God. Somethings are better for God to handle because he is God, All a marriage need is a clear vision of God's approval."
@Ace_supafly thinks it's a good idea for intending couples to go for a test like this but it is not the church's business to compel them to do so.
"It makes sense but it's not the church's duty. In this day and age, no one should enter marriage blindly and couples should be matured enough to agree to a check without a third party," his comment reads.


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Flavio Sciolè
Italy | Filmaker-PerformerGeneral data
- Country
- Italy
- Birth year
- 1970
- Languages
- english-italian
- Short CV
- FLAVIO SCIOLE' (1970). Actor, director, performer. Italian-Croatian Stateless Anti-artist, for years now he has contributed to anti-theatrical research (with Teatro Ateo), anti-film experimentation and extreme performances. Mainly devoted to artistic deconstruction of any classical art, he finds his own reason for being in defragmentation and deconstruction acts. Iconoclastic as a vocation, he is not keen on compromise and he makes the art as a request, the ethic art his own raison d'être. About 300 of his videos have been projected-awarded-reported in national and international festivals in Italy and all around the world. Over 1000 viewigs in Italy (Rai Uno, 52a International Art Exposition "La Biennale" of Venice) and all over the world (France, Portugal, Morocco, Greece, Finland, Romania, Usa, Lithuania, Macedonia, Argentina, England, Germany, Russia, etc). He has received prizes, retrospectives (Casablanca, Rome, Turin, Berlin, London, New York), writings. Main forms of film-action: anti-cinema, aesthetics, diverted light use, direction, drama, In-camera editing. In Teatro Ateo the action zone is the re-setting-destruction-crumbling of classical drama by acting on two levels: one recitative and one dramaturgical. Anti-drama (and anti-dramaturgy, anti-interpret-Action, anti-direction, anti-scenography, anti-light, etc) is the keyword. The main characteristics of the project are the monochromatic research (light, costumes), the vocal deconstruction (the form of "stiff acting" is codified), the work on the icons and on the stiff actor machine. He has partecipated in national and international events and in theatre seasons: Festival Nazionale Dei Teatri Invisibili, Villaggio Teatro, Provocazione Teatro, Teatro Furio Camillo , Rialtosantambrogio (Rome), Linguaggi Festival Nazionale Della performance,Teatro Neoeliseo (Rome), Festival Ubusettete (Rome), Makiné (Rome).
The performance action develops, as in the theatre's one, the vocal expression and the antibody but, sure enough, the whole is not 'totally' predefined but a wide margin is left to the instinct, to the urgency which guides each act. He took part, furthermore, at the Biennale Adriatica Arti Nuove, Futuroma, Interiora Horror Fest, Corpo festival delle arti performative, Ar(t)cevia. His texts on the anti-cinema have been published in different web sites and magazines. Editor of festivals devoted to the experimental cinema (Atri, Pescara, Roma, Teramo) and contemporary art shows .
He took part as a photographer at the 4th and 5th Biennale Internazionale Di Grafica(2006 and 2008, Italy, Spain and China), Comoedia Picta (La Spezia), Artisti Per La Salute(Milan). He has played as a leading actor in dozens of films, including: 'Farina Stamen' (the first Iperfilm), 'Piano Sequenza' and 'Scale'. In recent years he has preferred to decline offers which were not artistic or markedly cinematic. In 1993 he published "Natures and Nothing ", a collection of poems and since the 80's his poems have been published in dozens of anthologies.
- Concept
- Aesthetics which is a fundamental part of the artist's research, penetrates ethics and in a parallel the two travel through modern man emotions-actions by exploring the dark sides, by drowning in the twists and turns of the mind, in the dark niches of the psyche. The self-inflicted injury, the certain breaks in time, the antibody as an act which prevents, the vocal expression which repeats itself and wonders have an important place between the psychophysical zones explored in the art and life path. The paradigm of the whole path is the stiff acting. The wrinkle, the pseudo-theatrical mistake is not cleared as the rule would indicate but the artist stops there (and becomes anti-artist) and wonders voluntarily, stumbles, reiterates and becomes a mistake, the mistakes and therefore the man, since a perfect man doesn't exist. By remaining stiff in the body and in the voice the Man remains there and exhibits his own imperfection.
- Text about art
- I'm an antipersonnel looking for an ethical aesthetics and disapplication of living.
Since I'm conscious of being at the end, I welcome the rain and my steps.
But now that I don't love you all, I hate you more, you human beings who don't believe in decline, death, falling out of love, endless nostalgia, pleasure in aching. I am this, this is me, the Lamb of Art who takes away the sins of Art.
Artworks by Flavio Sciolè
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agent, Grammy Winning composer, humor, humorous interview, Pulitzer prize winner, sitcom, Tan Dun
Seasons Greetings, to all my wonderful How Did You Get There readers!! Guess where I'm meeting this week's Guest Star?
What could be more festive than the Big Apple at Christmas time? That's right – I'm standing in front of Radio City Music Hall in New York City because my next guest has a little something to do with the music scene!!
I told her I'd be the one in festive attire…Geez, it's freezing out here…
Little Boy pointing at Kristi: Look Mommy there's one of the Rockettes!
Mommy: Don't be silly, sweetheart. She's way too old to be a Rockette.
Kristi: (looks to see who their talking about, as she tightens the belt of her Santa's Little Helper outfit.)
Kristi: Here she is now. Yoo-hooo, Peggy Monastra– Welcome to How Did You Get There!
Peggy Monastra: Thanks, Kristi. Wow– don't you look… festive… Aren't you cold in that?
Kristi: (teeth chattering) Not at all, the warmth of the holiday season is all I neeeeeeeeed. But let's step into the lobby.
Peggy Monastra: OK.
(fight crowd to enter Radio City Music Hall lobby)
Kristi: Please tell our readers what you do for a liv— Hey watch it lady! (Kristi elbows elderly lady)
Elderly Lady's Husband: Hey!
(Inside, Peggy smiles apologetically to now angry elderly couple)
Kristi: Some people! Sorry, Peggy. Please tell us what you do.
Peggy Monastra: I'm the Director of Promotions for a major international music publisher. I oversee Promotions in North America, collaborate with colleagues overseas and manage a roster of active, top level composers—
Kristi: Like Barry Manilow or Burt Bacharach?
Peggy Monastra: (starts to giggle) Not exactly. I represent classical composers.
Kristi: Haven't worked your way up to the biggies yet, huh?
Peggy Monastra: (realizes Kristi isn't kidding) Oh, they are Oscar winners, Grammy winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, Grawemeyers winners, MacArthur Grant geniuses…. you name it – they've won it.
Kristi: I see, like Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Phantom of the Opera"?
Peggy Monastra: No– he writes musical theatre– we represent composers who write contemporary music for opera houses, dance companies, orchestras…
Kristi: OMG– You represent Mozart and Beethoven?
Peggy Monastra: They're dead. (bites lip, hates laughing in someone's face this close to Christmas)
Kristi: (makes mental note to read the obituaries more often)
Peggy Monastra: But Tan Dun's alive! He won the Oscar for Best Original Musical Score for the movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. One of his operas, "The First Emperor", premiered at the MET at Christmas, 2006.
Kristi: How long have you represented Oscar and Grammy winning composers who are NOT pop stars, but ARE alive?
Peggy Monastra: 16 years, though my position has evolved over the years. I've been Director of Promotion since 2003-04.
Kristi: What do you like most about it?
Peggy Monastra: The connections with all the artists – composers, performers, choreographers, programmers. It's exciting to meet the absolute top level in the industry. I love living in the history of music making– while it is happening…
Kristi: Totally–history is so much better when it's happening. Why people read about the past I'll never understand.
Peggy Monastra: It is exciting conferring with living composers and the wonderful artists, administrators, commissioners/funders, etc. who make it happen. Also eavesdropping on audiences while they experience new music for the first time.
Kristi: Oh- I love eavesdropping!
Peggy Monastra: I often remind myself that I'm one of the lucky ones, hearing it for the first time.
Kristi: I wonder what it was like for the first audience to hear Chopin's preludes. He is dead, right?
Peggy: (thrilled Kristi gets it) Yes!
Kristi: (thrilled Peggy sees she gets it) Or Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Peggy: (amazed at how quickly Kristi lost it)
Kristi: What attracted you to music promotions?
Peggy Monastra: I'm an outgoing person. I'm passionate about the Art of our time. I'm also a Gemini, and try to see both sides of each situation.
Kristi: It's easy to promote the classics–like 'Grandma Got Run-over By A Reindeer'–but what about the stuff no one's heard yet?
Peggy Monastra: Part of my job is to describe pieces for people in search of repertoire ideas. I try to find ways to be a salesperson without 'selling', acting as a collaborator or a repertoire advisor to heads of orchestras, opera companies etc.
Kristi: Say—I have a repertoire question! My Christmas Carolling group has had a nasty falling out. I want more upbeat songs like Here Comes Santa Clause, something we can snap to, while Marjorie insists on keeping it morbidly slow with her We Three Kings—
Peggy Monastra: (looks at watch, smiles)
Kristi: Think you can talk to her?
Peggy Monastra: Um… I'd hate to impose.
Kristi: There's no need to be shy around Marjorie.
Peggy Monastra: I have no problem meeting strangers. I love meeting creative people who are passionate about what they do… not just musicians and composers.
Kristi: That sounds like Marjorie, I don't know about creative but she's passionate about more than Christmas Carolling—always wants to sing a few extra songs at Mr. Peterson's—if you get my drift…
Peggy Monastra: (at a loss to respond to this) I thought I was here to discuss my job?
Kristi: Oh. Right. Let's see…Have you developed these skills on the job or were they innate?
Peggy Monastra: Both. I've learned a lot from my colleagues within the company and without, as well as from the composers themselves – what to say and absolutely what NOT to say….
Kristi: So you think you could help Marjorie with what NOT to say—?
Peggy Monastra: …a lot of it is in the timing, sensing when and where it's appropriate to put something forward….
Kristi: —you know, to keep her big mouth shut?
Peggy Monastra: (eyebrows raised) …and simply being able to say "I'll get back to you" with full confidence…
Kristi: Glad we got that settled. I'll set up a meeting between you and Marjorie. Can't wait to see her reaction!!
Peggy Monastra: (wonders exactly which conversation Kristi was having)
Kristi: Where did you work immediately before this?
Peggy Monastra: The Library of Congress – Music Division.
Kristi: The Library of Congress!? Did your political background lead to your current position?
Peggy Monastra: I've never been in politics, but working with the very recent musical past –the Aaron Copland Collection in particular–convinced me that I wanted to help make history happen instead of researching it after the fact.
Kristi: What other jobs have you had?
Peggy Monastra: I taught piano and music history in a private girls' school – the same one I'd attended, as a matter of fact. Teaching piano was fun because you get to know people while they're doing something they enjoy. My favourite students were always the youngest and the oldest.
Kristi: What ages were they?
Peggy: One year I had a student who was only 6 (maybe 5 1/2) and another who was 85.
Kristi: In summary, you went from being a piano teacher to being the Promotions Director of a major music publishing company.
Peggy: Yes–I taught high school music history, which led me to study musicology – which led me to pursue the Library of Congress and my current work today.
Kristi: Any life experiences you'd like to share?
Peggy Monastra: As much as I love my job, being a mom is my favourite work now. I learned so much from all my students, about relating to kids of all ages.
Kristi: We've learned a great deal from you, Peggy Monastra. Thanks so much for sharing your fascinating career with us, and as always Thank you for Playing!


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Thank you for sharing in this celebration and supporting my fundraising efforts as I Do It For MS!
Why am I fundraising?
This celebration is an opportunity to raise vital funds to support people living with multiple sclerosis.
It's quite staggering to think that multiple sclerosis affects more young people than any other chronic neurological condition. It can strike anyone at any time and the symptoms vary so widely.
For instance, can you imagine waking up one day unable to do the everyday things you would usually take for granted? Like not being able to see properly (or at all), you physically can't get out of bed, can't walk to the phone to call someone – anyone – or live a life without pain?
All of a sudden your world has changed.
Thanks to your generous support, the funds we raise will allow people living with multiple sclerosis to access vital MS support services. Support to keep Aussies living with multiple sclerosis in the work force, and connecting people who are newly diagnosed with the information and support they need.
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Welcome Guys!
...From what I have heard, read, insurance, in my case, is still valid as the car and insurance is in my wife's name, not mine...
Hi all,Thanks for the congrats.I am the only one with a driver's license. Because of the new ruling last year I am still only with my license from Canada. Once I get my permanent residence visa, 13G I believe it is, then I will be able to get a local license. I live in Metro Manila and so have to go to the main office of the LTO in QC, which enforces all rules and regulations. - - - removed - - -Thomas
we obtained drivers license when we came in 2012 which was good for 3 years then. we came back last week. our licenses are expired and my husband's license has been lost.lto required medical exam for both of us and affidavit of loss for the lost license. he is on bb stamp but lto never asked for passport nor visa. we paid a penalty of 75 pesos per year (expired period), 150 pesos each. but we got our license (without plastic lamination) before noon today.
As far as I know, the last digit of the plate number determines which day the car cannot be used on the major roads in the Metro Manila area, and in some municipalities. If the car does not have it's permanent plate then the sticker number is to be used, according to the LTO.
Hi,Here is the link for the LTO site with info on converting driver licenses:http://lto.gov.ph/license-permit-issuance/284-non-professional-driver-s-license.htmlHere is the catch 22 line:In addition, for foreigners, original and photocopy of passport with entry of at least one (1) month and visa duration of at least one (1) year from date of application, or if born in the Philippines, present original and photocopy of birth certificate duly authenticated by the NSO.From what I have heard, read, insurance, in my case, is still valid as the car and insurance is in my wife's name, not mine.The Visa number can be discussed elsewhere, in the visa section of the forum, suffice it to say that as of now I have a probationary permanent residence visa, 13A, which expires, before which date we will have to apply for a non-probationary permanent visa for me. Once I have that, without any expiry date, I hope, I can then convert my driver's license to a local one.Thomas


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My name is Phoebe Jan and welcome to my little haven in the cyber world!
I'm just your average thirty year old gal still trying to figure out this thing called life. I started this blog a while back hoping to document little bits & pieces of my life and update my family & friends (near & far) on what's been going on in my life. It wasn't until recently that I decided to share it with all of you as well. Here you'll read about my different adventures, my likes, my dislikes, the people I hold dear to my heart and just random thoughts that run through my head.
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The EoC school in Southern Brazil continues with always new nuances, involving many people: from those who want to deepen their knowledge of the EoC to those who have never heard anything about it before.
2010 EoC School: moments of true growth
By Roseli and Armando Tortelli
The August 12 EoC school had a new nuance that is worth highlighting: of the 190 participants, 150 were gathered in a hall at the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) in Londrina to follow by internet: that has never happened before! Renato Bigati, from the local EoC commission, and Jairo Rantin, who is responsible for the community of the Focolare Movement in Londrina wrote us: "The idea of this meeting was a true 'inspiration from Chiara Lubich', a good chance to invite a few people who had already shown an interest in knowing more about the EoC".
The news of the event immediately spread, and what originally was going to be a small group ended up filling the hall. It was a beautiful moment. Beyond those of the Focolare community, there were lawyers, professors, journalists, an event organizer, entrepreneurs, workers, and students of Economics, Business Administration, Engineering and Theology. A professor of the Management department said that she will begin a weekly group dedicated to the topic of administration in order to go deeper into the EoC. A student decided to dedicate her masters to the EoC. The ex-president of the Association of Commerce and Industry of Londrina showed his marvel for the voluntary and immediate adhesion to the video-conference on the part of professors, saying, "Only God can touch the hearts of these colleagues so quickly."
On October 19, the last in the series on the EoC for the year, had other not less important characteristics. With the continued goal of growing together as EoC, 9 cities were connected by video-conference, for a total of 70 participants. The theme on ethics was based on the graduate thesis of one of our "young experts", Mauricio Serafim, and included some food for thought from Luigino Bruni's writings. The result was very adapt to the local context. The presentation was followed by dialogue among all the cities, in which the idea came about to prepare a proposal for a new fiscal law inspired by the EoC. This project will be set up by the ANPEC (National Association for an Economy of Communion) and local EoC representatives. Even if everyone feels the importance of putting ethics into practice in their businesses on a daily basis, they are also very aware of the serious gaps in current Brazilian fiscal legislation. Therefore, as part of a project already begun by the Movement for Unity in Politics, they will work with a member of Parliament who has offered himself to lay out a proposal that aims at more equitable taxation for businesses who are part of civil economy and one, like with the EoC and cooperatives, that lives solidarity.
A few echoes from participating cities:
"The talk on ethics had a strong impression on me, especially the part on 'how to act with the fiscal authorities', going beyond simply fulfilling duties. After the transmission, we met together to read the talk again and exchange our experiences. For everyone, this resulted in taking on the challenge of putting ethics into practice in everyday life." Marinez Pretto - Porto Alegre
"Just now, we started using 'fiscal coupons' (simplified receipts), and now this theme on ethics proposes certain questions about taxes. I think that we shouldn't be worried (even if it is right to support means for tributary reform in our country). Rather, above all, we should put our attention on how the EoC entrepreneur should be a 'great new man', seeking first of all that 'something more' he can offer in negotiations." Milena Cordoba – Florianópolis
At Guarapuava, two businesses shared their desired to be part of the EoC. Michelle and Danilson Salatesky, who met the EoC at a congress in São Leopoldo, said that the Economy of Communion seemed like something very simple, but now they understood that it deals with something much deeper. What touched Danilson the most was hearing that the EoC entrepreneur does not only "teach someone to fish", but he is one who "fishes together and eats together". Robert Michelc said that when someone has the right attitude, gaps are closed that could have been sources of problems. He also said that Christian principles are "fantastic for bringing changes and prosperity to entrepreneurs."
From Bumenau, Pastore Everson Gass, of the Lutheran Church of Brazil, despite communication problems, found a way to send his message to everyone: "ethics is an act of faith in the other and in God. Ethics is love of neighbor."
From Curtiba, César Lazarotto, entrepreneur of La Polentina, told us: "the EoC proposal helps me to make my business a community".
This school has left everyone with an even stronger sense of how important it is to bring ahead the EoC, facilitating these moments of formation and dialogue so that they are always more often and in every corner of our region.


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looking down the abandoned shaft deep into the earth
On my hunt for zircon in the Bancroft area I managed to find this old mine that had reputedly unearthed some pretty interesting mineral specimens – many of which were said to be radioactive – some of which are reported to have been zircon. Being a gemmologist I was interested to see the crystals, by my experience zircon crystals are generally box shaped with 4 sided pyramids at either end. "A doubly terminated tetragonal prism," as the lingo describes it.
From my book that is still as of yet unpublished I provide the following extract …
"In 1955 a pit known as the "Blue Rock Cerium Shaft" was sunk in the bush to the south of Tory Hill. It dropped down to 440 feet, with three levels at 100, 250 and 400 feet.
There is apparently an adit somewhere nearby that leads down to the 100-foot level but I was unable to find it. The No. 1 shaft is about a kilometer and a half to the north, it was 657 feet deep with 4 different levels. "Lead Ura Mines" which later became the "Rare Earth Mining Company" initially explored the No. 1 pit in 1948. No commercial production was ever drawn from either of the "Rare Earth" sites but the legacy of that unsuccessful enterprise still haunts the bush making for an exciting day of discovery.
James and I wandered around the hillside wondering how the mine had appeared and where the head frame was situated. Eastern Hemlock and cedar had shrouded the already decaying concrete abutments and we trod carefully through the waist-high bush not wanting to find ourselves plunging down a hidden pit into the bowels of the earth.
As it turned out a huge concrete slab capped the shaft. James pointed to the cast iron hoops set within. It suggested the option of future removal if the company so desired. There was a small opening at one edge of the concrete slab and I tossed a rock through it. The stone bounced and boomed for six seconds before I heard a great hollow splash".


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The winter's Tale is classified as one of William Shakespeare's comedies given that it has a happy ending despite the sad plot. However some harsh critics have labeled it as one of his failed plays. This is rendered by the fact that in the play Shakespeare refers to the seacoast of Bohemia, whereas this is a landlocked country. However despite such a glaring short-coming, the play is accepted as a success by many. The object of this paper is to examine the theme of genealogical relationships and how the same help us to understand the conflicts in the play. The conflicts revolve around characters that have family ties. Whereas genealogical relations are treated as roller coaster issues, Shakespeare treats it as the centre of all conflict in the play.
The main genealogical relationship upon which the plot is developed is that of king Leontes of Sicilia and his newly born daughter Perdita, a relationship strained right from the time the child is in her mother's womb. Upon seeing that his wife Hermione has easily persuaded Polixenes to extend his stay longer, Leontes starts to unwisely suspect that the his wife has been having an affair with Polixenes, and he must be the father of the unborn baby. Leontes hence order's for the child to be abandoned far away from his kingdom, "Antigonus, . This broken relationship between father and daughter is the centre of the conflict and also the subject of its resolution.
To begin with it is the pregnancy that will bear Perdita that causes untold anxiety in King Leontes' household. His son, and heir apparent, dies out of grief caused by the suffering his mother is suffering due to his father's accusations. His death is a serious threat to the stability of the whole state as he is referred as an "unspeakable comfort", a gentleman of the greatest promise". Camillo says of him, "they that went on crutches ere he was born desire yet their life to see him a man". This prompts Archidamus to respond, "If the king had no son, they would desire to live on crutches till he had one" (1.i. 39-46).
This relationship is also important in that it offers the resolution to the conflict that it causes. When Antigonus goes to 'throw' Perdita away he is killed by a bear but the child is rescued by Clown and his shepherd father who raises her to maturity. As fate would have it, Perdita and Florizel, King Polixenes' son, fall in love. However the King cannot fathom the idea of his son marrying a 'shepherdess", and he not only objects to their union but also threatens them. The prince retorts, "From my succession wipe me, father, I / Am heir to my affection." 4.4. The couple escapes to Sicilia and King Polixenes follows them. It is the comical pickpocket, Autolycus who reveals Perdita's heritage, reuniting her with her father Leontes. He says, "Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance." 4.4. The Kings reconcile and give their blessings o the young couple to marry. In addition Hermione reappears in the story, and Leontes exclaims, "If this be magic, let it be an art / Lawful as eating." 5.3
The genealogical relationships reveal a misunderstanding between generations. For instance we see the relationship between King Polixenes and his son being threatened because the young prince is defying the old generation. His father belongs to a generation that believes a member of the royal family should not marry outside the nobility. Hence his son's choice of a peasant girl is unfathomable to him.
In addition we find that the text covers a time span of sixteen years. This is a long duration during which Leonte suffers the grief he caused upon himself with his unwarranted misjudgment.


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Nawzad O.A.Rahim1, Mahmoud I. Mahmoud1, & Haveen M. Rashid1
1College of Engineering, University of Sulaimani
The hydraulic characteristics of ciroular and semi-circular weirs under free flow and submerged flow
conditions were studied experimentally and compared. Eighteen different weir models were tested. The first
nine models were circular weirs, the rest of the models were semi-circuiar weirs. Within the range of the
experiments it is shown that the weir height (p), upstrearn head over the weir(hr) . submergence ratio(h2lh1)
and channel slope had significani effect on the coefficient of discharge (Cj. The results confirmed that the
coefficient of discharge for circular weirs was greater that semi-circular r.veirs under free flow and submerged
flow conditions, also tire va!.ue of (Co) for subrnerged flnw for both circulal and serni-cirsular weirs was l,i:rver
than that at free flow condition bV(1-15)%.
Key Words : weir, coefficient of discharge, circular, semi-circular, free flow, submerged flow, channel
[1] Alias, N.J. and Al-Neima, I.F., "Prediction of discharge Coefficient for Inclined .Weirs", Journal of Engineering and Technology,Special Issue, Proceedings of the Second Iraqi Conference on Engineering, Nov., 1988,260-274.
[2] Chanson, H. and Montes ,J.S.,"Overflow Characteristics of Circular Weirs", Proc. ASCE, Journal of lrrigation and Drainage Engineering, 1998,124(3), 152-162.
[3] Matthew, G.D., "On the Influence of Curvature, Surface Tension and Viscosity on FlowOverRound-CrestedWeirs",Proc.Inst"Civil Ercgineers,1953,25,511-524.
[4] Al-Tabatabaie, F.A., Al-Nassiri, A.M.S. and Al-Zubaitle, R.M., "Characteristics of Flow Over the Semi-Circular Crested Weirs", Journal of Engineering and Technology, 1986 ,4(3),I2-31 .
[5] Ramamurthy ,A.S. and 1/o, ],tr.,"Characteristics of Circular Crested Weir", Proc.ASCE ,Journal af the Hydraulic Engineering , 1993,119(9) , 1055-1061.
[6] Chilmeran,T.A.H.,"Characteristiss of Flow Over Normal and Oblique Weirs with Semi-Circular Crests", M.Sc. Thesis ,Dept. of Irrigation anrJ Drainage
Engineering,University of Mosul, Iraq, 1996. [7]Al-Tikrity, R.A.H.,"Discharge Coefficient for Semi-Circular Crested Rectangular 'Weirs", M.Sc. Thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University cf Tikrit, Iraq, 2000.
[8] Smith, R.A.,"Calibration of a Submerged Broad Crested Weir" , Proc. ASCE ,Journal of the Hydraulics Devision,1959, 85( HY3), 1-16.
[9] Rao, N.S.L. and Rao, M.V.J.,"Characteristics of Hydrofoil Weirs",Proc" ASCE ,Journal of the Hydraulic Devision. I 973, 99(HY2), 259 -283"
[10] Al-Neima, I.F.,"Prediction of Discharge Coefficient for Inclined 'Weirs", M.Sc. Thesis, Dept. of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering,University of Mosul, iraq, tr983.
[11] Fritz,H.M. and Hager,W.H.,"Hydraulics of Embankment Weirs" Proc" ASCE, .Iournctl of Hy rlra ulic Engineering,,199&, 1 2.1(9) 9 63 -97 1 .


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If only Bounty cured everything… Almost… And it takes the grease off my bacon, so there's that.
Sooo, yeah, I've been on a 3 week long pity party – committing carbocide and convincing myself that I'm not really allergic to dairy nearly every day. I've eaten everything. All the food. Everything.
I even took pictures of a lot of it. But not everything, because that means it really happened. And that means I have to talk about it. I have a problem. I eat my feelings. I hate feeling sad, angry, lonely, tired, hungry, discouraged, scared, oh wait, that all pretty much amounts to afraid of something. So I stuff it down with food. Lots and lots of food. I gained 8 lbs. Yah. 8. I lost count of how many pints of Ben & Jerry's I ate. I ate some good things too, but I ate a lot of bad. I also watched a lot of movies and trash tv. Maybe by talking about it, I'll stop doing it. So here goes…
My Dad is dying. He has ALS, a.k.a Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was diagnosed a little over 3 years ago and it's a very slow and scary disease. There is no known cause or road map with a progression. It hits everyone differently. My Dad, he lost his upper body strength first, the use of his tongue and throat. He speaks through a program on an iPad, he takes all of his nourishment through a tube in his stomach. And about 3 weeks ago, he went into the hospital for the 2nd time this year with what we thought was pneumonia. Turns out, it's just ALS. I don't want to go into all of it, but he was in the hospital for a week. He got better and then he got worse. He got better and then he got really really bad. So bad, that I thought it was the end. Really the end. And then, someone gave him morphine. Who knew that morphine could help him relax, open up his airways and allow him to breath and also to take the really horrific treatments that he needed to get the gunk out of his lungs. He went home a couple days after that, with an Rx for morphine. But I'm still eating. As I sit here now, I'm eating this…
So here is my photo Journal of the last couple weeks… I did my garden out front and got some awesome hanging baskets for my porch.
Yes that is a cement penis in my garden.
If you haven't tried these pork burgers yet, I'm going to come find you.
This is a shrimp recipe from Nom Nom Paleo iPad App. You have to buy it. It's worth it.
This is an amazing Cuban American Sandwich from this incredible little restaurant with a great story in Winooski, VT. Misery Loves Co. Their french fries are equally amazing. They fry them with sage and rosemary. Yummballs.
This is my first vegetable garden ever!!
I promise I didn't buy them. But I wanted to…
Little Dude had a sleepover party. I trained them right. Except they ate all the bacon. 😦
I refinished some old chairs and gave them new life!
Up there is a meat plate. Down there is a gas station birthday cake.
and then I showed up at work to a plate of bagels. I ate them.
Someone I love posted this on my facebook page.
His pirate name would be Bacon Beard
I just think it's funny that my coffee cup is larger than my head. It's not that funny that I have to wear child sized baseball hats.
Oh yes, that is diner quality blueberry pancakes with what I'm betting is Log Cabin Maple Syrup. I ate it all.
This was today. I had to drive through Vergennes, VT and got giddy at the thought that Daily Chocolate is just off the main road. Pictured here are the Lemon Lavender Almond Bark and the Almond Toffee Bark. I legit only stopped for the Lemon Lavender.
I also drove by Dakin Farms. I picked up some Ribs and some Bacon Mac & Cheese for din din tonight.
So yah…


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Did you know that Salvation Army has many wonderful programs to get children excited about the Bible. Take for example our local chapter. They have a "Kids Cafe" that provides a safe after-school program. Their goal as they state in their mission is based on Proverbs 22:6."Train up a child in the way that they should go, and when they are old they will not depart from it."
"To provide opportunities for the youth of Salinas to participate in a recreational, educational, cultural, and community enrichment program: to build confidence and self-esteem: to be encouraged to seek positive influences in their lives and to build relationships with peers in a safe and structured environment."
I know that they are going to use our book Hooked On The Book to help kids in this program to learn the big idea of each book in the Bible.
"The Salvation Army, as an international movement, is an evangelical arm of the universal Christian church. It's message is based on the Bible. It's ministry is motivated by the love of God. It's mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Chirst and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination."
For more information call 831-443-9655 Ext. 2912. Thank you, Salvation Army for reaching out to serve others in the name of Jesus.
If you like what you read, check out our children's book, Hooked on the Book, on this website. It is great for parents and kids because it provides the Big Story of God's miraculous plan for His children in all 66 books in the Bible including colorful illustrations, rhymes and a surprise on every page.
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Angelika Mayer U11 LJ Club Record from Super Teams appearance
Daniel Martin on the Right in his Super Teams relay team.
Daniel has taken the Under 11 Shot Putt record this year too
Giffnock North finished 2nd to Victoria Park/ Glasgow in Division 1 of the CSSL on 28th August and there were some great performances by our young athletes who were well supported by some of our more experienced competitors. There were 2 club records broken at the event as follows;
Angelika Mayer under 11 girl long jump 4.06m
4x100m Boys relay (Fynn Reid, Daniel Martin, Euan Thomson and Conor Boyle) in 60.11
We await the fully scrutinised results . And Results from Pitreavie Young Athletes Trophy meeting today and our athletes representing Team Glasgow in Bedford .


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La Marque ISD strives to leave troubles behind
Headed into the new school year with La Marque Independent School District still facing an uncertain future, Superintendent Terri Watkins pledged to continue upward momentum in student achievement, keep a handle on the district's finances and rebuild community trust.
The district has introduced a new math curriculum this year, and teachers will use teaching and classroom management strategies learned under a program call "Fundamental Fives." The district will continue assessing students every three weeks instead of every six weeks and offer customized tutoring for students at risk of failing standardized tests.
Meanwhile, the district, with help from the Harris County Department of Education, has put its finances in order, leaving enough leeway to give a much-needed pay raise to district staff.
Watkins hopes the new strategies, improved test scores and healthier finances will be enough to sway the Texas Education Agency to allow the district to remain open under the current administration after this school year.
"Everyone is pleased with the fact that we did meet standards, and they're pulling for us to do more and do better and be more stable," said Edna Courville, the district board's vice president. "We've got everything in order."
Under threat from the TEA of closure this summer, the district launched an appeal and entered into an abatement agreement with the TEA, buying another year.
TEA spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson said in a written statement that the abatement remains in full effect and that no decision regarding the future of the district beyond this school year has been made. She said Commissioner Michael Williams continues to review the information regarding the district's overall academic and financial performance and that a decision will be forthcoming.
In July, Williams held off on an order to close the district to await TEA accountability ratings. The district earned the state's lowest academic rating in three of the last four years (the state did not issue ratings in 2012). It received a substandard financial rating for the 2011-12 year.
Culbertson said the commissioner could install new management, impose further sanctions or leave the district under the abatement agreement. The agreement stipulates the district would waive its right to challenge the TEA's final decision.
Watkins has had her work cut out for her since taking over the failing school district in October 2013.
Finances were in disarray, student test scores were weak, facilities had not been well-maintained and enrollment had been dropping by from 150 to 200 students each year.
A similar drop is projected for this school year, which would bring the number of students down to 2,150 or less.
Watkins said that in addition to addressing finances and student performance, the district has established a maintenance schedule for enhancing facilities, boosting literacy for all grade levels and garnering community support.
Courville, Watkins and others in the community believe the recovery efforts are beginning to pay off, but warned it would take time.
"I feel the leadership we have right now is capable of bringing La Marque back, but it's going to take time," said Corinthia Williams, a 1991 graduate and founder of La Marque ISD Alumni Association.
"We are looking forward to the new school year," Watkins said. "Teachers are getting ready for the fundamental fives and to meet our academic goals."


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Nintendo Looks to the Future While Trying to Fix the Present
No one can deny that the Wii U is doing poorly. The PlayStation 4 has already outsold the Wii U, despite Nintendo's console releasing a year earlier than Sony's. And the Xbox One is not far behind. Despite the Wii U's trouble, however, it seems that Nintendo is looking to the future.
Nintendo is already looking to the future
According to Satoru Iwata, Nintendo is already preparing its next system. He stated that Nintendo already knows to some extent the direction that this system would take. During the firm's financial results briefing, Iwata revealed that Nintendo had been working on new hardware since the release of the Wii U.
When asked by an investor when Nintendo planned on launching its next system, Iwata stated:
"Once we launch a new platform, we naturally start to prepare for the next one...as it takes several years to develop a single platform, if you ask us whether we are preparing for our next system, then the correct response will be that we are always developing new hardware."
He continued:
"On the other hand, the most difficult question for us to answer in public in concrete terms is when we are going to launch our new hardware and what kind of hardware we are going to launch, and I am afraid that I cannot talk about this in more detail. However, I can certainly assure you that we are not at a dead end of any kind in which we are out of ideas for developing new hardware."
Not giving up on the Wii U just yet
Even though Nintendo does have ideas for new hardware, they do not want to abandon the Wii U just yet. Iwata stated that the company will not drop the Wii U until consumers are "satisfied" with the console:
"I of course believe that launching new hardware will not produce good results unless we first make sure that those who have already purchased our platforms are satisfied...We will continue to work hard to ensure that consumers who already own our platforms are satisfied, and make sure that people will continue to see great value in our software, but I would like to say that we are preparing for our next hardware system, and in fact, we already have a clear idea to some extent about the direction our next hardware is going to take."
"I of course believe that launching new hardware will not produce good results unless we first make sure that those who have already purchased our platforms are satisfied"
Of course, we won't see any new systems from Nintendo any time soon. The company has already confirmed that they won't show any new hardware at E3 this year. Hopefully Nintendo will bring it in terms of software.
It does not surprise me that Nintendo is starting to develop new hardware.
It will likely take Nintendo a few years to start getting something solid for a new console, so for them it is better sooner than later. As it is Nintendo, I am sure they will come up with some kind of innovative technology. Whether or not that technology catches on will be the big question.
As for them continuing to support the Wii U, it seems that Nintendo is willing to step up their game. They have exclusives coming that people want to play (Mario Kart, Bayonetta 2, Smash Bros., Zelda), and are invading Skylander territory with their own figurine line. If these don't work though, I can see Nintendo having to cut their losses and having to drop the Wii U. People want to like the Wii U. Nintendo needs to give us a reason to love it though. Otherwise, we will probably be seeing a new console, if Nintendo wants to once again risk going into the home console market.
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August 6, 2012 by jooshanoosh
The thing about being somewhere between 14 and 18 years old in the LDS Church is that you get to experience that rite of passage known as … The Stake Dance. And I recently had the privilege of chaperoning one of these hotbeds of hormones.
(For you non-LDS'ers, a standard congregation in the LDS Church is called a "ward." Several wards combine to make up a "stake." And once a month a dance is held in one of the ward buildings for all the youth in the entire stake. It's a marvelous social opportunity for the young people in today's world to come be together so they can bask in the overpowering odiferous combination of cologne and body order, circumvent actual conversations by texting each other from opposite ends of the gym, and at all costs – including death first – avoid any actual dancing.)
My gosh, what an emotional rollercoaster a Saturday night stake dance used to be for me. It was like experiencing puberty in a microwave. In one single evening you were terrified, elated, awkward, euphoric … you loved everyone, you hated everyone, wished you were younger, wished you were older, you had the sweats, and by night's end…your voice had changed, and you were four inches taller.
The energy was palpable. Circles of friends assembled in assorted areas throughout the low-lit gym; half-dancing already, gossiping, hoping that "certain somebody" would be showing up that night, making lists of what songs you were going to request from Mr. DJ, and deciding what to do after the dance – going to Bob's Big Boy for shakes, or going to toilet paper some poor soul's house.
I remember my very first stake dance. My parents dropped me off outside the church, with a pep talk from my dad on how I should just grab the first girl I saw and use some pick-up line like, "Hey Sweetheart, teach me to dance." Apparently my dad hadn't been 14 in many, many years. And "sweetheart" must have been a warmer salutation at that time, or on that planet.
I walked into that gym alone, the youngest guy in the room, and immediately scanned the place for any sign of safety or reassurance. I suddenly found it in the face of Sherri Rosquist, a friend from my Sunday school class. I hadn't been in the room two minutes and she came up to me.
"Hey, let's dance!" she said, grabbing my hand and pulling me with her.
"I don't know how," I answered, as I walked out onto the floor with her. I really didn't feel timid about having never publicly danced before, as much as I felt I should legitimately warn her that things could get unsightly, if not physically and socially precarious for the both of us.
"I'll teach you," she kindly responded, with a big smile and all the confidence in the world.
Bless you, Sherri Rosquist. Bless you for saving me from a night of discomfiture and an entire adolescence of shame. Bless you for knowing how to dance. Bless you for your forwardness. And bless you for calling me back to the dance floor when, during the humming part near the end of Modern English's "I Melt with You," I assumed the song was over and started to exit from said dance floor.
As the song finally did end, I thanked Sherri and began walking away when a tall brunette stepped right in front of me and blocked my exit.
"Wanna dance?!" she beamed.
Oh, hold me. It was the spectacular Danielle Martin! She had been my regular babysitter when I was 8 and she was 12.
Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, this is precisely what
Danielle Martin looked like when she asked me to dance.
I remembered her well, as she had occupied a starring role in my dreams lo those six years. I'd had my suspicions when I was 8 that Danielle may have had what scientists termed as "the hots" for me. After all, when the other kids were sent to bed, I was allowed to stay up and watch TV with her until we heard my parents pull into the driveway. At 8 years old, that spelled out love to me! But our forbidden love had to be kept a secret.
But not anymore! Now I was 14 and she was a bombshell of an 18 year old, and we were on a dance floor! The scene was set, and all that we needed was the perfect soundtrack to celebrate the moment. So you're probably thinking what I'm thinking. Yep. Cue the Hall & Oates.
The night continued down this magnificent path, enchanting moment after enchanting moment. I got jiggy wit it, I socialized with the "older" crowd, I delighted in the array of refreshments. It could not have been better.
And that's when I saw her.
She was beautiful; this nameless lady in a red dress, with dark hair and blue eyes. Of course I can only assume you're thinking the same thing I'm thinking. Yep. Romance was in the air. Cue the Wham!
She was standing in the midst of several other attractive and significantly older women. 18 year olds. Well, thanks to a sensational experience earlier with Danielle Martin, plus an evening of flawless socializing…I was really overloaded with a false sense of confidence. I could not be shaken. I walked boldly up to Red Dress, completely convinced we would one day tell our grandchildren about this night.
"Wanna dance?" my voice warbled, surprising even myself.
It was the last song of the evening, and heaven bless her, she actually nodded her head. Wow. Really, the only thing that would have made the moment even better would have been if she'd instead just said, "Not a chance."
See, it quickly became evident that she hadn't done either of us any favors by agreeing to dance with me. She clearly didn't want to be there, and I clearly wanted her to be there so badly that my palms were sweating as if this dance were being judged by Church leaders themselves and my life hung in the balance.
Who was I to think an attractive 18 year old woman was desperately waiting for a junior high kid to come make her evening by pulling her away from her ostentatious friends and out onto the dance floor in front of a condemnatory crowd to enjoy what had to have been the single longest love song ever recorded in the history of ever?
Not a word. Not a single word spoken between us. I blamed myself, of course. But I blamed her, too. Sure, I obviously put her in the difficult situation of not wanting to crush the spirit of an overly-zealous pubescent boy while also not wanting to dance with him…but once we found ourselves in this horrific predicament, she did absolutely nothing to save me. She didn't compliment me on my "Deacon Two-Step" (the quintessential dance move of all stake dance first-timers), she didn't ask if that was Drakkar Noir or Old Spice that I was wearing (it was both, I wanted to smell really special), and she didn't ask me what I thought of the intricate subtleties and underlying meanings behind Wham!'s "Careless Whisper," which was underscoring our unending dance. Nothing. Just complete, painful silence.
It felt like days had passed.
Finally the song ended, our hands dropped to our side, and we both did an about-face and marched away from each other, equally embarrassed and ashamed.
And that's life in a nutshell, my friends. Ups and downs. Peaks and valleys. Unstoppable, then humbled. Cloud Nine, then Cell Block Nine. But what a journey. And what a soundtrack! You're probably thinking what I'm thinking, right? Yep. Cue the Howard Jones.


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>Racing>2018 Sub-3. No rules. Run.
Hey !!
What do you want in 2018? Give names, dates, places, PRs, goals, and races. And .. how was 2017?
Like Matt said this past week .. please post because we like to know we aren't alone in our insanity. And as JMac said .. even though none of us have met, we still are a community. If you're interested, jump in! All good vibes here. A refuge from the usual ..
Share your story. Intros .. please !!
unfuck the world
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Cinnamon, thanks for starting the thread and great title!
Me: Started running in summer 2007 at the age of 41 and have run 35 marathons and have a Sub 3 streak going at London with 7 out of 7 (2:59/58/51/57/54/51/58) and hope to continue it!
Goals: Stay injury free for the next 4 months! My A goal for London is Sub 2:50 and B goal is Sub 2:52 (Moose Mug).
Races lined up: Worthing Half (11th Feb), London Big Half (4th March), Paddock Wood Half (8th April) London Marathon (22nd April) and hopefully some 5k Parkruns in between.
5k - 17:53 (4/19) 10k - 37:53 (11/18) Half - 1:23:18 (4/19) Full - 2:50:43 (4/19)
Thanks, cinnamon!
Intro - 38yo male in Houston, married with three little kids (6, 5 and 4). I've always been a runner, but didn't actually take it seriously until the second half of 2014. Before that I had run about 15 marathons with a best around 3:46 (terrible to non-existent training on all of those). Jan of 2015 I ran a 3:09 off of real training (Hansons, and an 18 week average of 59 miles per week). My full PR is 2:57:46 from last year. I'm probably better at the shorter stuff, but I wasn't able to move all that fast last year. My PR's in the shorter stuff all come from the end of 2015-2016: 1:19:20 in the half and 17:22 in the 5k and a 28:50 on a likely short 5mi course.
2017 was the lowest mileage wise of the 3 full years of serious running at 2,275 or so. I'd like to get back to 2,600 and I hope to do 200/month minimum.
My goal marathon is Boston, and I'm thinking of signing up for NYC (I have a couple of half qualifier's that should allow me to register...I think). My dad has run NYC 5 times, and wants to do it again. It's also on his 70th birthday, so that could be fun (we ran it back in 2006 together).
I've got a half coming up on this Sunday that I'm starting to really look forward to (Houston Half). The weather looks to be ideal. Before last week, my training wasn't going exactly as I wanted with each one of my workouts being either a fail or just not as good as I wanted. Then last week I was able to put together 6 miles in a 5:58 average, so I'm hoping I can hold that for the half and eek out a PR. We'll see.
Upcoming races: Madrid (half) April 2020
Hey all.
Mark, 36, from Auckland, New Zealand, married with a 10-month old daughter. Started running in late 2015 mostly to prove a point after a serious field hockey injury in 2013 (hockey stick + knee = fractured kneecap and ruptured patellar tendon). Discovered I was not bad at it (certainly more ability than my mediocre field hockey talents!). So I took it seriously, and progressively wound my HM PR down to 1:18 over the course of 2016.
2017 was a pretty cool year, I won the Albany Lakes 10km summer series and set a new PR in the process, did some fun half marathons (and a couple not-so-fun ones), set a new 5km PR, but the big focus was my first marathon in October. Hit my sub-3 goal, but still paying the price for it as it seems marathons might not really be my gig, at least not in conjunction with my love of frequent racing.
So, 2018 goals are pretty simple:
No marathons planned for this year but I'll still hang around here from time to time as I learnt a lot from everyone on this forum last year.
5,000m: 15:39 (Dec-19) | 10,000m: 32:34 (Mar-20) | 10km: 33:15 (Sep-19)
HM: 1:10:46 (Nov-19) | FM: 2:57:36 (Oct-17)
Last race: NZ 10,000m Champs, 21 March, 32:34 (PB)
Up next: Mt. Maunganui Half Marathon, 29 Aug; Rotorua Marathon, 26 Sept
Good morning! (or afternoon, or evening, wherever you are in the world)!
I'm 51 and have been running consistently since about 2003, but it wasn't until maybe about 2009 that I started to know better what I'm doing. I was also a runner when I was a lot younger, but that was a different life or something. I've been on RA for about 10 years and have enjoyed connecting with a lot of people on this website. My goal race this year is Boston. I hope to keep a streak alive where I have always improved on my previous Boston time – so to keep that streak alive I need 2:56:38. Training is not off to a very good start, but there is a lot of time left. Prior to my qualifying race in Seattle in June I had not run a marathon in 2-1/2 years due to crushing a major PR and life goal, and afterwards deciding more or less to "rest my case." Got back at it, though, when the company offered to send me to Seattle for work and also cover the cost of the race. So, because of a "freebie", I got back in the marathon game. Fun fact about me that you may find annoying: I do not use the term "full" to describe a marathon – "full" is irritating. It is either 26 miles 385 yards or it is not (Comrades' notwithstanding :-) ); no qualifier is needed. I've run 22 marathons, I think. Maybe 23. Need to check my log, I guess!
- Joe
We are fragile creatures on collision with our judgment day.
Cinnamon: Thanks for starting up the thread!
Jon from New Milford, CT, 42 years old, married, 13 year old son. Lots of animals in our house: 1 dog and 5 cats. I ran track and XC in HS and college but after college ran very little for the next 15 years. I started back up in 2013 and ran my first marathon in 2014 (3:16). I steadily increased mileage and brought my time down each year (3:06, 2:57), then the PR streak got buggered at Boston last year (3:13). That was my only marathon last year but my training was consistent all year and it was my biggest mileage year at 3063. This year the goal is to get sub 2:55. I will run Ocean's Run in Rhode Island in March and probably Hartford in October. I'd also like to go for PRs in the shorter distances along the way.
2:52:16 (2018)
Matt - 46y.o. - living near Charlotte, North Carolina - wife - 3 kids (16 / 14 / 12).I was not very active in high school or college, save for running the occasional laps at the stadium across the street from my dorm. My friends were very impressed the one time I gutted it out for 12 laps! After college I moved to Colorado and lived in the mountains for 12 years backpacking, skiing (downhill & cross-country), biking (mountain and road), and an occasional run. I also got married and had 3 children while in Colorado.A job change and move to Kentucky took away a lot of the big outdoor activity options. I continued road biking and the occasional run, and eventually got myself a Nike+ setup and not long after that a Garmin 305. These motivated me to do both more often and watch the miles add up. Two years later, I moved to North Carolina and started running more often and trained for my first marathon using Higdon's beginner plan. I was hoping for a 3:30, but took a couple of walk breaks and finished in 3:32 (2009). In retrospect, not bad for a newbie.I started training with some local running groups and decided to try for a 3:15 which at the time was a BQ for me. I didn't have any intention to go to Boston, just wanted to see if I could meet that standard. I ran the City of Oaks marathon in Raleigh in 3:15:13 (2010). They still had the 59 second grace period then, but what I didn't know was that my BQ was actually 3:20 because I would have aged up before the race that I could have registered for, so I had a good 4+ minute cushion.In 2011 I got ambitious and trained for a sub-3 marathon, but did not run nearly enough miles. In Richmond that fall, I was on pace for the first 18 miles, but couldn't keep it up and finished with a 3:11. No marathons in 2012, but ran a 3:12 in 2013 (Charlotte) after a "just wing it" training cycle. I was a last minute addition as a pace leader for the first half of the 2014 Charlotte marathon. I stayed with the 3:20 group until about mile 20, but I faded and finished with a 3:24. There was another stronger leader who finished on time.At the end of 2014, I started following the sub-3 thread at RWOL and learned more about what it would take to get there. I read most of Pfitzinger's "Advanced Marathoning" book and began training for a 39 minute 10k and a 1:25 half. I was just slightly over on both of those but felt I was getting in better shape and had a good base to go for it. I used the 18 week 70 mpw plan. During that cycle I dropped my half time to 1:23:32 and felt good going into the full at Charlotte (it's local, makes it easy). I ran a 2:58:46 there. Two other running buddies also ran well and we all signed up for Boston 2017.I had that Plantar Fasciitis in the fall of 2016 and did not have a good base going into the Boston training. I did the 12 week / 70mpw Pfitzinger plan and felt decent going into Boston. The heat, lack of a great training cycle, walking around too much the day before, and/or calf cramps during the race got to me and I shuffled in for a 3:50 - a big personal worst!Now I'm on week 9 of the 18 week / 70mpw plan again and being hopeful for a possible sub-3 in March.
Thanks for starting this year's thread, cinnamon!
Age 48, Chicago, IL. Non athlete turned adult-onset runner. In fact I like to tell the groups I coach about how I was a C- minus student in Phys Ed class back in middle school. I began running 12 years ago this month to battle middle-age weight gain and spread, and haven't stopped. Yup, still running and at 177 pounds, still battling middle-aged weight gain and spread.
I completed my first race of greater than HM distance in October 2007 (50K), which was followed by my first marathon in May of 2008. Currently have 34 marathons and two 50Ks under my belt, with many of them as pacing gigs. I enjoy running and helping others achieve their running and race goals, and have enjoyed putting in the mileage, having averaged 3100 miles per year between 2008 and 2017.
I first aimed for sub 3 back in the fall of 2009 and missed the mark big time, though I ran a significant PR and BQd that day with a 3:09 and change. After numerous attempts, failures, and setbacks including unfortunately timed illnesses, injuries, and a case of mild exercise-induced asthma that was eventually diagnosed in late 2015, I finally broke through in November with a 2:59:12 at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. I guess the 34th time IS a charm!
Ironically, my mileage for this last cycle was the lowest for a serious training block since my marathon debut, averaging just under 60 mpw in the 20 weeks leading up to the race. So maybe killing myself with 100+ mile weeks wasn't the way to go.
Boston is on the calendar this year, but I have no plans to race it. Hopefully I'll come close to a HM PR this spring; my all time PR is from the spring of 2011 so maybe my chances of that are slim. So maybe sub 1:25 would be nice. Then I'll get back to focusing on training for Monumental again this fall.
Post Asthma Era PRs: 5K--18:39 (Mar 2016), 10K--39:40 (Feb 2018), HM--1:28:04 (Jan 2017), MAR--2:59:12 (November 2017)
Cinnamon - Thanks for starting the thread. Glad to see it continuing in 2018.
I'm a 49 year old male, married, dad of two girls (9 and 12) living in southern California. I started running back in 1993 to lose weight and ran my first race in 1994 and first marathon in 1996 (NYC). Over the years I was an off an on low to mid mileage runner (< 50 MPW) with some cycling and triathlon mixed in. I always had the goal to BQ but could never quite get there. In 2012 I became convinced that I needed higher mileage and ran my first BQ (3:23) at Philadelphia. Boston 2014 was my first sub-3:00 attempt and it did not go well. I made the classic mistake of going out too fast, darting around runners, etc. and finished in 3:16.
I don't run that many marathons so my next sub-3:00 attempt was LA in 2016. This one was successful - I ran 2:58 on a warmish day. My most recent marathon was Tucson in December 2017 where I ran 2:53. The sub-3:00 group here and at RWOL has been a huge factor in my success. Just seeing what ordinary people can do when they put their minds to it was very inspirational. If someone 20 years ago had told me I'd run a 2:53 when I was 49 years old (and train 80 MPW) I would have told them they were insane. The time would have seemed way to fast, and the mileage way too much.
As noted in the 2017 thread I'm not running any marathons this year, focusing instead on ultramarathons*. My next marathon will likely be Boston 2019 (got to avenge my poor outing there!). Posting now because I Iike this group and feel I can learn something and contribute by continuing to participate. Best luck to everyone meeting their sub-3:00 (or whatever) goals.
*2018 ultras currently planned
2/3 - Sean O'Brien 100K
4/14 - Leona Divide 50 miler
6/23 - Western States 100
8/4 - Angeles Crest 100 (I registered for this not expecting to get into WS)
Thanks for getting this thread started!
Laura, 30 YO female from Western NY....Currently on the postpartum rebuild (daughter is almost 9 months old!) and hoping to flirt with some of m pre-baby PR's this year.
I took pregnancy as a big running break (so glad I did, I ran 14 marathons from 2011-2016 and trained pretty strong especially from 2013 onwards). I also eased back into running last summer (2017) after having my daughter in April, I was adamant about not pushing the process and this paid off big time. Happy healthy and strong heading into 2018.
I was already able to get back below 20 for a 5k this fall at about 6 months postpartum and I have only gained fitness since, just haven't had the opportunity to race much to test that out (wasn't a big priority this fall, more just made it work if I could). Now that I have gained some good fitness back and have found a good groove with being a full time working mom- it's time to get down to business!
Pre- baby PR's: 18:46 - 38:37 - 1:24 - 2:58
Overall 2018 goals: Consistency, consistency, consistency & balancing working mom life.
Spring race goals: How close I can get to my marathon PR at Buffalo in May....
Current status: Should be around 50 mpw for January and hoping to build to a peak of 70 for Buffalo. I've never been a super high mileage runner but I think that if I average between 55-60 I will be in really good shape to give my PR a good stab.
Pre-Baby PR's (all from 2015): 5k: 18:46 10k: 38:37 HM: 1:24:51 FM: 2:58:13
Postpartum PR's: 5k: 18:18 (2018) HM: 1:21:14 (2019) FM: 2:57:06 (2018-12 mo PP)
Next Up: Erie Marathon
Good to see this back for '18!
Count me in. I'm Sean, 46yo m in eastern PA. I ran a 2:58 at Philly in 2016. Been slowing down and gaining weight ever since so it feels like getting back is a stretch. However I'm now healthy and building mileage. Probably build towards a fall race (Steamtown or Erie?). Also considering a longer race for the fall (JFK?).
One suggestion for everyone...consider opening your logs so we can follow your workouts and progress! (Go to "Options", click "Log Preferences", and under log access click "Allow everyone". For privacy also click "Map Access--keep private".)
Good luck everyone!
Mikkey, is this 7 London's in a row or 7 non-consecutive? Even so, pretty impressive. Has there ever been a "hot" year in London (like we seem to get regularly in Boston).
Cinnamon, thanks for starting the thread and great title!
Me: Started running in summer 2007 at the age of 41 and have run 35 marathons and have a Sub 3 streak going at London with 7 out of 7 (2:59/58/51/57/54/51/58) and hope to continue it!
Goals: Stay injury free for the next 4 months! My A goal for London is Sub 2:50 and B goal is Sub 2:52 (Moose Mug).
Races lined up: Worthing Half (11th Feb), London Big Half (4th March), Paddock Wood Half (8th April) London Marathon (22nd April) and hopefully some 5k Parkruns in between.
Not much time right now but wanted to wish Andres good luck this weekend!
Welcome Lela, Joe, Lagwagon! Great to have you (and everyone else!) here.
I'll get a table started next week for page 1 with races and stuff
Mikkey, is this 7 London's in a row or 7 non-consecutive? Even so, pretty impressive. Has there ever been a "hot" year in London (like we seem to get regularly in Boston).
7 in a row (2011-2017). The first one was hot (for me anyway) at around 68/70f but weather was good for all the rest...in fact I've never run a marathon in the rain!
Great to see some new people on here!
Andres - Best of luck at Houston!
Whoops - just saw this new thread as I was still in the 2017 version. Thanks Cinnamon for creating this new one!
Me: I'm Joe from Melbourne, FL, age 37. Happily married, but no kids which allows me quite a bit free time and flexibility for running. I started running in my late 20's for health reason's but didn't start taking training seriously until about 2014 or so. Played hockey growing up, but didn't do much in my 20's so got out of shape. Didn't really properly train properly (easy/hard with geared workouts) until about 2-3 years ago and have seen vast improvements in that time!
After a few good HM's in the fall of 2016 dropped my HM PR to 1:19:38 last Jan, and recently ran a 5K PR of 17:12 (late October). Actually ran my FM PR (3:03:52) at Boston last year in warm conditions where I was in shape to run mid 2:50's or so based on my training cycle. All my other marathons have been run in somewhat warm conditions. Currently aiming for a sub 2:50 (A goal and depending on weather again) in Orlando in just over 2 weeks after a pretty strong Daniels Q2 style cycle that maxed out close to 100 miles a few weeks ago. Currently starting to cut back mileage for that one.
As for 2017 ran just under 3600 miles for the year (plus some intermittent ice hockey) which is quite a bit more than 2016 (2400) so hoping to benefit from from that kind of mileage improvements.
Goals for 2018 would first being under 2:50 in the FM (or on a really bad day a sub 3 finally). Then I'd like to go sub 78 or so in the HM. Think I'm in shape for that now based on my current training cycle. Although I went out painfully hard at a Disney HM in early November in 100% humidity and came in at just over 80 min for what I consider one of my best race efforts to date. Also like to run under 17 in the 5K so not too far from that one. Running Boston in April 2018 again although not as an A race, but would like to maintain some of this current fitness (once recovered in early to mid Feb) and try to at least run another sub 3 assuming good conditions. Training for that one won't be ideal as my wife and I head to Italy for almost two weeks in late March Some running still planned, but no LR's allowed on that vacation! Will be a challenge with all the pasta and wine!
Andres - good luck this weekend!


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Re-watch Nike SB and Hockey rider Donovon Piscopo's stand-out SB Chronicles part from a few years ago, albeit this time, with the man himself talking you through the spots and tricks contained within it.
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