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"A letter to a fire department"
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Dear Chief,
I am taking this opportunity to thank you for putting out the fire in my house at 366 Lincoln Street, although you will note from the address above that I do not live in the house any longer. I can see that a fire in the cellar is fairly easy to put out. You just fill it up with water. Too bad my fire wasn't in the cellar.
I was quite worried when the fire engines arrived, with all that confusion and running around. My husband said, "It's a good thing it was daylight or there might have been more accidents." I hope the man who fell off the fire engine when it lurched in front of the house is all right. The other engine, the big one, just missed running him over.
They really got the hose off the engine fast and piled it up in the middle of the road and started looking for the ends. One man pulled out one end and put a big spray nozzle on and dashed into the house. Another man found the other end and put a big nozzle on it and ran to the side of the house. Then they both shouted, "Start the water." How ingenious. I would have thought they would have had to screw the hoses onto a hydrant or truck to get water out of them!
I felt so sorry for the man with the cap on who was left with the engine. He was wringing his hands, pulling on knobs; one would have though that he almost looked like he didn't know what else to do. He finally got into the engine and drove it down the street out of sight. I also felt sorry for the man in the white helmet who kept dropping his portable radio and waving his arms a lot. Lucky for him it was a mild day so when the water from the hose hit him, he probably didn't catch a cold. After he found his helmet, hand light, and portable radio, he began waving his arms again but, since I was so far away, I couldn't hear what he was saying. He seemed a might upset and angry.
After awhile, the smoke was getting blacker and blacker, so I thought it best that I get some of my belongings out of the house. I was putting together some of my valued possessions when two men with tanks on their backs and masks on their faces rescued me. You men are so thoughtful. They were in an excitable state and talking incoherently through the masks. One pointed to a door; I tried to warn them, but it was too late. They opened the door to the closet and both charged in. I was able to get the bigger fellow out without too much trouble but the smaller man's tank was caught in the wall. He certainly hit the wall hard, and the big man was right behind him.
I immediately went to the window to attract attention. I know there were a lot of men outside running around and yelling. Just then the man with "Captain" on his helmet and another man with "Battalion Chief" on his helmet who were running around the house at top speed collided head on. The "Battalion Chief" was furious; the "Captain" didn't get up. It's a good thing that they moved him because that's where the big metal ladder landed when it fell over. In the excitement, someone had closed the closed door where the little man was trapped, and it wasn't until a little bell started ringing on the man's tank that anyone thought about him. You people certainly think of everything! Imagine a bell on you that rings when you get caught in a closet.
They got the poor man out, but he almost suffocated when they attempted to revive him with the breathing machine. Three other people were turning knobs on the bottles and the air hose while arguing about how to use it. Fortunately, the man had enough strength to keep pushing the face mask off or he might have smothered there and then. By this time, the smoke was blanketing the neighborhood. I was almost impressed when you new ladder truck pulled up and the men raised the big ladder and chopped a hole in the roof. My neighbor still wonders why they cut a hold in his roof instead of mine but I continue to tell him that he should shut up and leave the firefighting to the professionals.
I went upstairs where it was very hot and smoky. I opened the windows and it wasn't too bad. Outside, men were struggling with a ladder, which was caught up in some electrical wires and branches. Someone had moved it and stranded a guy on the roof; they now were trying to get it back to him because he couldn't get down. They certainly were excited dancing around with that ladder! Then I heard a lot of noise coming from the stairway-hacking, coughing, and swearing. The language was awful! A man exhorting the other, "Get up there, you @*#%&#@*, get up there!" Through the smoke, I could see a man lying near the top step of the stairs. He shouted, "Hey Cap, there's a lady up here!" It must have been "Cap" who yelled back, "Give her the line, maybe she can get a shot at it, and watch your language, you @#$&x$!"
Because of the difficulty I had getting that big hose around, I would suggest that the bigger men hold the hoses while the little guys run around with the tools. If you remember, after the fire was out, there was a rash of accidents. A man wearing a white hat and, with more bugles than the others on his collar came upstairs and berate the man with "Captain" on his hat for throwing debris out the window without checking to see if someone was below. Shortly thereafter, there were shouts to stop. The man with all the bugles had just been hit by a falling sofa while walking along the side of the building.
The officer with "Safety" on his helmet was injured and almost drowned when he fell through a hole in the floor and ended up in the flooded cellar. A chair had been placed over the hole but the man in the white hat who had gotten wet earlier made them move it because someone might have tripped over it. He then told the man with "Safety" on his helmet that he was a dopey bastard anyway! Such language! A "Capt" was making a close examination of a wall when someone struck it with a heavy tool from the other side. The "Capt" seemed okay but his helmet was wedged on his head; they couldn't get it off. He also seemed somewhat shorter.
The man with the white helmet became very pleasant, although he was still quite wet. He told me how lucky I was and pointed out to my neighbors and myself the importance of calling the fire department in case of a fire. Most big fires are the result of delayed alarms. Imagine what would have happened had I waited to call. In closing, I would like to say that we haven't had so much excitement and commotion around here since the little boy rang the false alarm and the big ladder truck rolled backward down the hill into the car with "Chief" painted on it and the bell in front. Thank you again for your efforts on my behalf and, I will try not to leave the iron on the ironing board again.
Respectfully yours,
Mildred Farquas
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I truly hope that letter is a work of some wonderful fiction and not a summation of real events from the past. However there is some truth in it in some ways, I think.
Back a few months ago I attended a Tactics and Strategies course hosted by another dept and presented by the Justice Institute of British Columbia (these are the guys who give us our fire certification courses). At the beginning of the class we were shown 2 minutes of a film from a dept responding to a single family home that was on fire. The last day of the class was spent watching about 10 minutes of this same fire (we were later told it was 1 1/2hrs long). There was no commentary with the video (it was an amature piece done by a by-stander), and we did not really discuss it afterwards either.
The contents of the letter above could have been a written narrative of some of the events as seen in the video. For obvious reasons, the JI refused to divulge what dept was involved or what the city/location of the home was from, suffice to say that it pretty much had to be somewhere in North America. Maybe Canadian, maybe not - "only the JI knows for sure..."
Without any real structured discussion on the video, (I wish there had been) what I got from it was a brief history of "what not to do" at a fire scene. If it had not been for the fact that I know it was not a staged event for publicity reasons, I would have thought that the Keystone Cops had arrived on the Engine. We were told by our instructor that in the end, the dept did loose the structure completely. From what we could see at the beginning, the fire seemed to have started in the single story portion of the home and should have been saveable; it was mostly a Colonial style home, something like what you would think that a celebrity might own.If you don't do it RIGHT today, when will you have time to do it over? (Hall of Fame basketball player/coach John Wooden)
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Raghu, N and Ravi, V and Kutty, TRN (1991) ZnO varistors with $BaCoO_3_-_x (0.12>x>0)$ as the only formulating phase. In: Materials Research Bulletin, 26 (4). pp. 261-268.
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Varistors prepared from $ZnO$ with 1-3 mole% 2H-perovskite, $BaCoO_3_-_x(0.12>x>0)$, have nonlinearity index, $\propto$ , upto 35. Nonlinear resistivity is observed only when the oxygen deficiency of $BaCoO_3_-_x$ is <0.12, together with controlled processing parameters such as the method of mixing, sintering temperature, cooling rate and post-sintering treatment. The nonlinear property originates as a result of higher concentration of $Co(III)$ present at the more insulating grain boundary layers, being charge-compensated by zinc vacancies. Whereas, the grain interiors are conducting because of the donor states arising out of the frozen-in oxygen vacancies,as revealed by the EPR results.
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Determination of water in organic solvents by flow-injection analysis with Karl Fischer reagent and a biamperometric detection system
Liang, Chen and Vácha, Pavel and Linden, Willem E. van der (1988) Determination of water in organic solvents by flow-injection analysis with Karl Fischer reagent and a biamperometric detection system. Talanta, 35 (1). pp. 59-61. ISSN 0039-9140
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Abstract: | A flow-injection system with a biamperometric flow-through detector provided with two platinum plate electrodes was tested for the determination of water with a two-component pyridine-free Karl Fischer reagent. The response was shown to be linear in the concentration range 0.03–0.11% water in methanol, ethanol or 2-propanol, with methanol as the carrier solvent. The maximum sampling frequency was about 150 samples per hr. It appeared to be possible to introduce a membrane separation step, thus allowing for the determination of water in fouled process streams. To avoid direct contact between the Karl Fischer solution and the pumping tubes, and thus extend the lifetime of the tubes, an indirect delivery system, based on replacement of the solution by pumped silicone oil, was also applied. |
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State police charged Shulas with three counts of simple assault; two counts of aggravated assault, criminal trespassing, carrying firearms without a license, weapon possession, terroristic threats and making repairs to an offensive weapon; and one count each of kidnapping to facilitate a felony, kidnapping to inflict injury or terror, unlawful restraint and reckless endangerment in relation to the incident, according to court information.
Shulas was arrested June 22 after he threatened to kill a 67-year-old female and 68-year-old male, both of Ulster, at an Oak Hill Road residence, then forced a 29-year-old Binghamton, N.Y. female into a vehicle and made her drive him from the area at gunpoint, according to information from state police.
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Thomas and Jean Jenkins of Horsham, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 10, 2012.
Mrs. Jenkins is the former Jean Whitecavage, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Whitecavage.
Mr. Jenkins is the son of the late Edward and Marcella Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins were married in Holy Trinity Church, Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 10, 1962. Maid of honor was the late Barbara Whitecavage Vino. Bridesmaid was Nancy Nekrasz Vaskorlis. Flower girl was Donna Marie Rakowski Malak. Best man was the late Edward Jenkins, and usher was the late Michael Vino.
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Great ambiance bad food
How would you rate a specialty restaurant when their main items are not available, that too at 8 pm on a Saturday night with two festive occasions coinciding.
I did just say 'badly managed[' coz the restuarant was not even full and they gave the lame excuse that they ran out of it. (famous Kashmiri food like gustaba and rista, kebabs)
We were a big group and left on the mercy of waiter's recommendation as only he had clue of what was available in stock. Unfortunately, what was was served was not up to mark and all we were left with was a large bill.
This place is super expensive - just wish the food had matched its gr8 looking ambiance :(
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great place, great food, great service, great owner (rachna mam),good music..........the name should br great-era
A ride in the "Shikhaara"
I don't think there is ever a way to define "a perfect dinner" and I don't think I will try to attempt it. Although i must say that I had what I would call an absolute thrilling evening. What made it thrilling??Aaaaah.... the ambiance, the setting, the food and yes, the company.
I dined at Shikhaara at kalyani Nagar. A roof-top restaurant that serves Kashmiri and North-Indian delicacies. And i must say that it was the one of the most tastiest Kashmiri food Ive ever eaten. Definitely there is no match for the Kashmiri food cooked by my friend Zohaib's mom. The rooftop hotel has very comfortable seating, chairs, sofas and baithaks (take your pick). The walls of the restaurants have something engraved in Kashmiri language i believe as I could not make head or tail of it. Now for the setting. A candle-lit dinner under a clear sky with a full moon to grace the dark night and the icing on the cake was the music that was playing. From jagjit singh, pankaj udhas to mehdi hussain. The ghazals that were playing back to back just made the air more soothing and enticing.
We were offered papads which were complimentary that helped us get into a perfect conversation. We ordered Kali miri kabab which was spicy and warm for our throats considering we were having cough ;-). we ordered Rishta (minced mutton koftas in red chilli gravy) which was medium-spicy and tasted absolutely perfect with onion kulchas. We ordered steam rice as the gravy was not thick and quite spicy. In deserts we ordered firni that was yummy to say the least with aroma of kesar and other spices. If this was not enough and we could not stop talking about how wonderful the food and the place was, we were served Qahwas that were complimentary as well. Wow!!..its been long since i have had one and I absolutely savored each and every sip of it.
Although its slightly pricey with around INR 350-400 per head, but it is definitely worth the visit.
Worth another visit to try out the range available
This is the rooftop restaurant of Casanova. And, predictably enough, has lack of signage when trying to figure it via the stairs. They could do with proper lights on the stair as well. Subdued lights on dark-colored stairs make for a potent combination for a grand fall.
The restaurant is open-air (they have a cover for the elements though) and, well laid out. There are enough tables for cosy nooks and private get-togethers. However, note that they allow smoking so, if you are not comfortable with smokers around you, you could decided to give this place a miss. Their service is efficient and unobtrusive and, their menu is elegant although the text and background color make it difficult to read in the artfully placed subdued lights.
4 of us visited this Saturday and, we ordered Veg. Shorba, Tandoori Aloo and Makkai Tikki as starters. The main course had Makai Saag, Dal Bhukhara, Missi Roti and Taftan. The portions are large enough so, order according to your level of hunger. The starters were promptly served and, were hot, appropriately spiced leaving an expected aftertaste in the mouth. Coming to the main course - the Makai Saag was just too scrumptious. A full bodied flavor that has just the subtle hint of the constituent condiments, this was a great dish. A wonderful complement were the Taftan - that gentle hint of orange along with the softness of the bread made it a wonderful bread/roti to have. The Dal Bhukhara was good and, the Missi Roti was expected to be good. It was.
We spent around 400 INR per head which was value for money.
This place is worth a second visit. If you are a non-vegetarian, there is enough variety on the menu to entice your palate.
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So immediately, I noticed that one of those test firing soldiers were policing up the brass right afterward. Nice to know that some things never change, or that another John Browning designed device is even able to work after being buried for 70 years. The Doc is out now.
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Our local airplane museum is currently restoring a P-40 that had crashed in a Florida swamp, my inside guy said that the parts of the plane below the water were in very good condition, swamp water (and bog I suppose) is still water with very little oxygen and pH is high enough that corrosion is reduced.
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Right, the bog is a great place to preserve things (other than bone which dissolves). Notice that the ammo wasn't corroded and that the gun wasn't rusty and still had paint in good shape.
This isn't a testament to the manufacturing of the gun as much as to the preservative condition of the bog. So yeah, a modern day firearm would likely do as well.
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Several year ago they found a T34 tank that had been captured by the Germans,then sank in a bog somewhere in one of the ex-soviet block countries.The weapons were fireable and once the engine and tranny were drained and cleaned the thing turned over and ran.
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A old friend of mine was one of the crew on that plane recovery mission! VRJR, Vernon Rich Jr., a guy who used to race BMWs in the local SCCA Red River Region in Shreveport, LA!
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Years ago, a DC-3 came down in the water in the Gulf of Mexico, not far from the Mexican shore. Everyone got off, expecting it to sink, but it didn't. After a week, they managed to crank the wheels down and towed it up on the beach. After letting it drain, blow drying the engines, and replacing the batteries, they started it up and took off.
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I think that they still do make firearms as good as they used to ... at least some of them.
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Its a darn shame that "The machine guns will now be made safe..." which likely means permanently.
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I was in Germany in the 80's and WWII guns and ammo were popping up on the docks in the Netherlands. Seems there was a battle over a bridge in Germany and it was taken and re-taken by both sides. As it was retaken they threw the guns and ammo over the side. The cold mountain water preserved the guns.
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As someone who lives right by the REAL Springfield Armory, its pretty sad that one of the best Armorys in the World at one time was closed down over 40 years ago. Some of the rifles they built there were amongst the best ever built! It's sad that we've gotten away from well-built, handcrafted weapons that were actually works of art, rather than just "implements".
So, yes, I'm not surprised that those guns worked, as they were built with pride by american workers back when we built things to last....
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An avenue of matching trees will have great impact a1154. The white ones are stunning. Good luck with it - it will make a very impressive entrance
Phormiums and Box balls/pyramids etc give a very contemporary look. I use some of the buxifolia Hebes instead of box to give the same look. These are all evergreen. A cool palette with the odd splash of colour works well in a small area too. Put plants in pots in a row of three or five to give repetition and uniformity. Use good sized 'statement' pots all the same, not small fiddly pots which are all different.
Evening all. Just in as it cleared up here too and was very pleasant, so another trellis painted. Would have liked to cut grass but too tired now and trellis was more important. Hope the forecast is wrong tomorrow too and it clears in the afternoon!
Pond looks splendid Dove. In a month or two it will be very settled and chick's right - it's the greatest entertainment. I miss that very much.
Could do with a couple of nice gnomes fishing in it - just to finish it off and give it a really classy look....
Can't argue with that
I've topped some of mine up already NG and will save my homemade stuff for later.
Just for that Verd - I'm sending you the endless rain we've had here most of the week...
It's actually gone off now. I've been to the dreaded supermarche and a couple of things fell in the trolley. Well, it would have been wrong to leave them there to dry up and shrivel away...
Might even clear enough to get summat done
That's so sad skyrunner. It highlights the importance of feeding them doesn't it? While we were all celebrating the mild winter and how far on plants were, it may have meant birds were struggling to find food for any young. It does seem very early for them - nothing else you could have done. I hope they come back and have another clutch in your nest later.
Morning all. Wet here again...
I sowed some tom seeds yesterday Dove. Hopefully it'll be warm enough to put them in the growhouse when they're too big for the windowsills!
Hi Carolyn. As Heather says - just grow the ones you like to use. I'm making the assumption the boxes are outdoors, so if it's a sunny site - chives may not be so happy as they like a bit of shade. Basil needs a bit more protection - I grow it inside here but all the rest mentioned are fine outdoors. If it's all the usual Med herbs like rosemary and thyme etc, mix a good bit of grit into your compost as they like poor conditions, and Kay's right, top dressing with grit finishes them off nicely. I grow Rosemary and Thyme here without any problem by putting plenty of grit in the mix - it's wet conditions which see off most of these herbs. (I'm in wet west of Scotland) Since window boxes get a fair bit of protection from the house walls make sure they get enough water in long dry spells. Plant them and enjoy Carolyn!
Absolutely art. Spring bulbs would be lovely - crocus, dwarf Iris and daffs especially, and some nasturtiums popped in would give a bit of extra colour and height while it all establishes. They're no trouble either
Everything's very new in the garden Ryan - there wasn't much planting here at all when I moved in just over a year ago. Hopefully I'll see a few more ladybirds this year - didn't spot any last year at all.


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After a brutal winter, warm weather is returning to New York City, ushering out hearty stews and bringing in fresh vegetables, glasses of rosé, and celebratory scoops of ice cream. Watch as the lines at Prospect Heights shop Ample Hills Creamery begin to grow, neighbors congregating for a scoop of iconic flavors like Salted Crack Caramel — a gooey blend of salted butter caramel ice cream and nubs of cookies made with saltine crackers — and Gather 'Round the Campfire, a smoky take on a s'more. Come high summer, those lines will be out the door: Ample Hills opened just three years ago, but has become a Vanderbilt Avenue mainstay and beacon. And as owners Brian Smith and Jackie Cuscuna look forward to another season, they have some big developments in store.
Before Smith entered the ice cream business, he produced audio books and wrote TV monster movies, which he'd sell to SyFy. But after his second child was born, work got sparser, and he was burning out on freelancing. "I had always made ice cream," he says. "We had a hand-crank ice cream maker, and I had a litany of recipes from these parties and ice cream socials. I loved ice cream and the idea of an old ice cream parlor. But it was a big leap thinking we could make it work as a business."
He began testing ice cream shops around the city and then New Jersey and Long Island, seeking a gap in the market that he could fill. "I could not find anyone that was making ice cream from scratch on the premises from beginning to end," he says. "You have a handful of other artisanal ice cream shops, but they weren't making ice cream in Brooklyn or Manhattan — they were making ice cream in factories upstate." He also thought the parlor-as-gathering-place had gone missing. "I saw these places that you'd go get a scoop and leave, not places where you'd want to pass the time. I wanted to create that third place with ice cream, which was something we used to have on the American landscape."
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Brian was ready to jump into a parlor, but Cuscuna wisely backed him off that idea, suggesting they test their product first. The couple launched a pushcart in 2010, and its popularity surged. They began looking for a shop space, settling on the Vanderbilt address because "it looked like it wanted to be an ice cream parlor," says Smith.
Smith and Cuscuna installed a six-gallon ice cream maker in the 150-square-foot kitchen, where Smith would make the ice cream from start to finish, pasteurizing a mix of sugar, milk, eggs, and cream before adding other flavors and churning it. That pasteurization process is what makes Ample Hills a dairy, and what separates it from most other players. (That Ample Hills bakes or makes 99 percent of its mix-ins doesn't hurt, either.)
The shop opened its doors in May 2011 with just Smith and one other employee behind the counter, and because Smith didn't have time to make ice cream while scooping for customers, Ample Hills ran out of product within four days. "We had to shut the doors for nine days, which was excruciating and terrifying," says Smith. In that time, the shop tripled its staff, laying the groundwork for how it still runs.
The crowds have continued to grow, embracing the Ample Hills brand of treat, which Smith describes as "crowd-pleasing and comfort-fulfilling. When I was writing monster movies, it was like, 'How do you come up with monsters that haven't been seen a thousand times before?' It's sort of like that with ice cream. You borrow from this monster and that monster and make something new but familiar. You're not going to find a goat cheese and cherry lambic ice cream here. We're doing things like peanut butter cookie dough mixed with pretzels."
But as the fan base has swelled — and as the pair expand their reach, with two new pushcarts set to be added this year to a cart at the Brooklyn Bridge — the operation has become untenable. "We can't make enough ice cream," says Smith. "In the summertime, we make 500 gallons a week of ice cream in that [150-square-foot] space." To add more room, the Smiths have signed a lease on a 3,000-plus-square-foot space on Nevins and Union streets that will allow them to increase production, plus create a second parlor, opening in May, to help cut down on some of those lines.
The new space will also allow them to try packed pints, which they'll sell to local retailers starting around July. "We'll start with four to six flavors; I'm not sure which ones yet," says Smith. He does know, though, that they won't change the ice cream making process — so what you'll buy in grocery stores will be the same as what you'll find in the Ample Hills shop.
Before the couple fling open the doors at their Gowanus location, though, they'll unveil another project: a cookbook, set for April release. "There's no one secret ingredient to making ice cream," says Smith. "It's just milk, cream, sugar, and eggs. We wanted to share that process. Ice cream is one of those foods that most people don't understand the whole narrative of." But he and Cuscuna also didn't want to write a book that just had recipes and pretty pictures. So instead, they wrote a children's story that follows three animal protagonists through different moods like heartbreak and inspiration, weaving in ice cream flavors and recipes along the way.


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I would debadge the "chrome" silverado on the doors and keep the graphics on the bottom; personal preference. Really like that hood with the dual cowl induction look, are they standard on newer Silverados?
I agree and she has been de-badged (is that a word?) The graphics on the hood is close to what I saw at a car show. We added two more stripes for this look. Graphics were made for us by: J&K Signs New Cumberland, Pa. Jeff & Kim have been in business for 20years and use high tech equipment. I gave them a couple of pictures and with a little tweaking we came up with what you see.


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BUTTPLUG FALLS, Montana -- Paris Hilton is probably not a new messiah, it turns out, after allegations to the contrary a few days ago. The general agreement on this subject is amazingly widespread, threatening to break-down barriers pain-stakingly built up over generations between various religious sects as well as the scientific community.
Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was "pretty sure" the messiah was in fact Jesus and not Paris Hilton.
Several prominent Jewish figures also admitted that the likelihood of Miss Hilton being God reincarnate was low. They said they were "disappointed", but "would not stop looking"
Stephen Hawking's voice machine stated that his studies had shown no evidence to support the hypothesis that Paris Hilton was a holy messiah, although doubts remain over whether this was a reflection of Hawking's views or merely the first step in the machine's plan to annihilate the human race and replace it with super-intelligent robots.
British Prime minister Tony Blair claimed that when he asked, God had told him that Paris Hilton was not his son. He later qualified this statement by admitting that God had also told him invading Iraq was a good idea.
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OK so we are Celebrity fans, this being our 6th cruise with them. We have previously sailed the Galaxy and Mercury as well as the Constellation (twice) and the Eclipse. As there was not a huge price difference we booked Concierge for the perks which just make life on board a little more interesting.
Firstly I have to admit that I had been following reviews and some concerns expressed about the condition of the Century. Yes it is an older vessel and this is reflected in the styling of the ship's interior. The woods are darker and there are not the 'bells and whistles' found on the Solstice class. As long as you accept that fact this is a fine ship in excellent condition - very clean and classy.
We have never seen so many officers about the ship and there was always a good management presence in the Elite lounge. We shook hands with the Captain twice on this 11 day cruise and that is not something that has happened before. Indeed all the crew were friendly and More
Our cabin was always clean and tidy and was immediately cleaned to perfection after I suffered a serious nose bleed.
Food? Fantastic - as good as ever. We think our Waiter and his Assistant did not have a full complement of tables as service was very efficient and we were never waiting for food! We had a wine package and the Sommelier also was efficient and helpful.
I am not going to review the ports of call as they are covered elsewhere on these forums. Only to say that it was a great shame that we had to miss Ketchikan due to bad weather, alhough the CD, Ben Powney, did an excellent job in re-arranging the activities, and I am not convinced that Prince Rupert is a particularly notable call.
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12:28 PM — The Delhi High Court has criticised the Indian central government (the "centre") for using inadequate evidence in its case to retain Section 377.
Brazilian Mayoral candidate sparks controversy with homophobic ad 7
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South African schoolboys in defamation case after creating gay picture of teachers 2
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11th October 2008
Connecticut Supreme Court overturns ban on gay marriage 6
10:57 AM — The Supreme Court of Connecticut has overturned a ban on gay marriage saying that by stopping same sex partners from marrying was a violation of their constitutional rights.
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Portugese parliament rejects gay marriage proposal 8
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The Chemistry Department offers a comprehensive curriculum to students in the College of Arts and Sciences who wish to acquire a knowledge of chemistry. The Chemistry Department is approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Committee on Professional Training. By electing to supplement the degree requirements for the chemistry major with a year of independent research under the direction of a faculty member, the student qualifies for degree certification by the ACS.
Major Requirements
The major in chemistry consists of ten 1-semester courses as follows: Two semesters of general chemistry with laboratory (CHEM1109–1110 and CHEM1111–1112 or CHEM1117–1118 and CHEM1119–1120), two semesters of organic chemistry with laboratory (CHEM2231–2232 and CHEM2233–2234 or CHEM2241–2242 and CHEM2243 and CHEM2234), one semester of analytical chemistry with laboratory (CHEM3351 and CHEM3353), one semester of inorganic chemistry with laboratory (CHEM3322 and CHEM3324), two semesters of physical chemistry (CHEM4475–4476), one semester of advanced methods with laboratory (CHEM5552 and CHEM5554), and one semester of biochemistry (CHEM4465). In addition, the following are required: Two semesters of physics with laboratory (PHYS2200–2201 and PHYS2050–2051), and two or three semesters of calculus (MATH1102–1103 or MATH1105, and MATH2202).
The preceding fulfills the Boston College requirements for a B.S. degree in chemistry. For this degree to be certified by the American Chemical Society, two additional chemistry laboratory electives are required, usually CHEM5591–5592.
The recommended sequence for the Chemistry major is as follows:
First Year
CHEM1109–1110 General Chemistry with Laboratory or CHEM1117–1118 Honors Modern Chemistry with Laboratory; two semesters of Physics with Laboratory (PHYS2200–2201 with PHYS2050–2051); Calculus (MATH1102–1103 or MATH1105); Core courses.
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CHEM2231–2232 Organic Chemistry or CHEM2241–2242 Honors Organic Chemistry with Laboratory; CHEM3351 Analytical Chemistry with Laboratory; CHEM3322 Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry with Laboratory; MATH2202 Multivariable Calculus; elective or Core courses.
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CHEM4465 Introduction to Biochemistry; elective or Core courses.
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The ten 1-semester chemistry courses that comprise the chemistry major amount to 37 credits. The 5 non-chemistry courses amount to 17 or 22 credits, depending on the selection chosen for Calculus.
Information for First Year Majors
Students who intend to be Chemistry or Biochemistry majors must enroll in CHEM1109 General Chemistry and CHEM1111 General Chemistry Laboratory, or CHEM1117 Honors Modern Chemistry and CHEM1119 Honors Modern Chemistry Laboratory. The choice of chemistry or biochemistry as a major requires that certain courses in other disciplines be taken as soon as possible.
Minor Requirements
The minor in chemistry consists of six courses. Two semesters of general chemistry (CHEM1109–1110 or CHEM1117–1118, with associated laboratories) are required as the introductory courses for the minor. Four additional chemistry courses are chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor and approved by the Director of the departmental minor, Professor Lynne O'Connell (Merkert 111, 617-552-3626). Normally, two of the four additional courses would be Organic Chemistry I and II, but other selections might be better choices, depending on the student's objective in attaining the minor. In accordance with A&S policy, a student must have at least 15 credits in the minor program that are not used to fulfill requirements for another major or minor.
The following courses for non-science majors cannot be used to complete the minor: CHEM1102 Intersection of Science and Painting, CHEM1103 Chemistry in the Marketplace I, CHEM1104 Chemistry in the Marketplace II, CHEM1105 Chemistry and Society I, CHEM1106 Chemistry and Society II, CHEM1107 Frontiers in the Life Sciences, or CHEM1163 Life Science Chemistry. The following research courses cannot be used to complete the minor: CHEM4491–4492 Introduction to Undergraduate Research I and II, or CHEM5591–5592 Undergraduate Chemical Research I and II.
Information for Study Abroad
Before going abroad, Chemistry majors must have completed the following prerequisites: General Chemistry, CHEM1109–1110 or CHEM1117–1118 and lab; Organic Chemistry, CHEM2231–2232 or CHEM2241–2242 and lab; Analytical Chemistry, CHEM3351 and lab; Inorganic Chemistry, CHEM3322 and lab; Calculus, MATH1102–1103 and MATH2202; Physics, PHYS2200–2201 and lab. Exceptions must be approved by the department.
In order for a course studied abroad to count for major credit, prior department approval is required for each course. Students must meet with the department study abroad advisor for course approval, advisement, and planning.
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The requirement of two courses in natural science may be fulfilled by any of the following courses: CHEM1102, CHEM1103, CHEM1104, CHEM1105, CHEM1106, CHEM1107, CHEM1109 with CHEM1111, or CHEM1110 with CHEM1112. The courses specifically intended for students who are not science majors are CHEM1102, CHEM1103, CHEM1104, CHEM1105, CHEM1106, and CHEM1107.
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Airway hyper-responsiveness involves marked narrowing of the airways in response to some kind of outside trigger.
"Inhaling polluted or cold air is considered an important factor which might explain the cause in some sports, but not in all," explained study author Kenneth Fitch, of the University of Western Australia, in a university news release. "The quality of inhaled air could be harmful to the airways, but does not cause the same effect in all sports."
Fitch counted the number of athletes with asthma and airway hyper-responsiveness from the five Olympic games between 2002 and 2010. He identified the athletes by tracking the use of inhaled beta-2 agonists, an anti-asthma drug commonly used by top athletes.
In 2001, the International Olympic Committee recognized the increased use of the drug between 1996 and 2000, and issued a new rule requiring athletes to provide proof of their condition to safeguard the health of Olympic athletes, not as an anti-doping measure, according to the news release.
Fitch noted that athletes with asthma have routinely beaten their opponents. He added, however, there is no proof that treatments for the condition improved their performance. He suggested that training harder than other athletes could help explain why many athletes develop asthma or airway hyper-responsiveness as adults.
The study was published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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I feel like it is getting worse
I live in an extremely conservative part of California. I feel really confused because I thought I was gay but I really feel passionate about close girl friends, not in a sexual way, but like I love them. I feel like that means my romantic orientation, if that is even a thing, is panromantic or something similar, but if I am attracted to genderqueer/trans* individuals does that mean I should identify as pansexual?
I also feel a bit hopeless. My family is religious, and views that they hate the sin, not the sinner. They believe that LGBT people should be treated equally, but think homosexuality is a sin. But after years of hearing my family members compare homosexuality to drug addiction in terms of influencing others and the ability to change, I feel like I can't trust their new view. As a result of this, I feel really depressed, then overwhelmingly happy. I also get really annoyed when little things go wrong. I started to cut this summer, then stayed clean for almost a month, and I just relapsed a couple of days ago. I hadn't felt anything but depressed prior to this summer. I talked to them about how mentally unstable I feel, and they said I would go to a doctor, but things went awry and I feel like now they won't understand anything I say.
Even though I declare myself as non-religious, I still feel guilt for having homosexual thoughts. I also feel like I'm still going to go to hell, even though other times I don't even believe in it. If there is a God or are Gods, I feel like they have every right to send me to hell. I deserve to be punished.
Then there's my school. I know two or three out people (not well), but they are several grade levels ahead of me. I constantly have crushes on guys who are way 'out of my league', and probably straight. I always seem to be attracted to the guys that seem to be the most homophobic. How can I stop that?
Thanks for your help. Despite how hopeless I feel sometimes, my friends have told me that if I survive high school, things after that will be a breeze, and I'm starting to believe them.
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We're glad you reached out to us about your problems. It sounds like you have a lot of complications that you are dealing with, but it's normal for a lot of people your age to have such multiple problems. And it's not easy for any one person to cope with, so it's good that you have come to us. It no doubt took a lot of courage to lay your life out in a letter, so let's start with your first paragraph.
You begin by saying that you are really confused as to your sexuality. A lot of people have such issues, as they transition from a child to an adult. After all, you're having feelings that you never felt before, and don't know how to classify, let alone handle them. That's understandable, but your feelings are your own, and are normal and natural for you. They are something that you don't choose to have, and nobody can tell you what to feel. So it may help to remember that sexual orientation involves emotional, romantic as well as physical feelings and attraction for people of both genders (bisexual), people of the same gender (lesbian and gay), and/or people of the opposite gender (heterosexual or straight). It can also help to think about whom you have crushes on and who you fantasize about being with girls, boys or both. You might want to check out two online brochures. On http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=726&Itemid=336 you'll find the brochure "I Think I Might Be Gay…Now What Do I Do? If you are having crushes on guys, this may help you to understand yourself better. And on http://www.bisexual.org you'll find a lot of helpful information on bisexuality. If you click on resources, then bisexuality-general information, then "Bisexuality 101 from PFLAG" you can find information that may help.
It was good that you wanted to have some help for the depression, and it's unfortunate that things went awry, though you didn't indicate any details. Do you feel that they won't understand what you say just because you felt mentally unstable, or because it didn't work out? Therapy doesn't guarantee a miracle solution, and sometimes cannot provide the expected results. Would it help that if you explained that, that you would feel they'd understand you better?
You also say that your family is religious, but that you are getting messages that you question and feel you can't trust. You describe yourself as non-religious, yet still feel guilty about having homosexual thoughts, and that you feel you deserve to be punished. Then you constantly get crushes on the most homophobic, and probably straight, guys, yet you apparently recognize that that is a study in futility, and is potentially dangerous. That's enough contradictions to confuse, annoy, and depress anyone. Despite what you've been taught, there are a number of differing opinions as to how to interpret scripture. There are many people that don't view a loving gay relationship as being sinful, and feel that all human sexual nature (let alone anything that is other than straight) as being a choice, and therefore doesn't automatically deserve to be punished. Please know that you can definitely be religious and gay at the same time. It might also help you to know that, although some people, including certain religious leaders, may believe and teach that homosexuality is against their interpretations and that you can't be religious and be gay, there are many religious leaders and members of religious communities who teach love, acceptance and equality for all of people and are supportive and accepting of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people. To learn about scriptures that teach compassion and support for gay people, you might consider reading through the numerous guides on Soulforce's "Resources" webpage at www.soulforce.org , and also reading the PFLAG guide "Faith in our Families: Parents, Families and Friends Talk About Religion and Homosexuality" at http://www.pflag.org/fileadmin/user_upload/FaithinourFamilies.pdf" If you'd like to read more about various opinions regarding faith and sexual orientation, there is also a great resource online called The Institute for Welcoming Resources at http://www.welcomingresources.org/. It is the most comprehensive and up to date website devoted to providing religious and faith based resources for the LGBTQ community."
And please realize that cutting is risky and potentially dangerous. Maybe you cut as a way of dealing with or managing these difficult, painful, overwhelming emotions or stress. Possibly cutting relieves stress or tension or you find that the physical pain of cutting is a distraction from the emotional pain. Or that you feel that the cutting gives you a feeling of control when things in life or with your emotions feel out of control. So cutting becomes a viable option for you. But it's important for you to know that cutting may help you to feel better briefly…. but the longer it goes on, the more dangerous it can become, as it can cause permanent scars, infections, and serious, and sometimes life threatening medical problems, especially if you cut a major blood vessel. It can also cause you to feel shame, guilt, out of control, and even more depressed.
Know that there are alternatives to cutting. Think about how you feel before and after you cut yourself. If cutting helps you when you're sad or depressed, do whatever makes you feel taken care of and comforted. That may be listening to certain songs, calling a friend or eating a favorite food. Sometimes, writing in a journal or drawing/painting helps a person to feel better. Maybe doing something physical like running outdoors or yoga can help relieve stress. If the cutting helps you to feel less numb, do something that creates a sharp physical feeling like putting your hand briefly in ice water or stamp your feet on the ground. There are websites available including www.safe-alternatives.com and http://www.helpguide.org/mental/self_injury.htm that can help you learn about cutting, as well as additional things you can do when you have the urge to cut.
Life doesn't need to be hopeless. What your friends say about things being different after high school is absolutely true. And while life thereafter may not always be a "breeze", it most often is much better for a gay person. So keep the faith. To help you endure in the mean time, you may want to check out TrevorSpace, our safe, online social networking site for LGBTQ young people ages 13 to 24 their friends and allies. It's a great supportive community where you can connect with others who might have had or are having the same questions that you're having about your sexuality. You can access TrevorSpace at http://www.trevorspace.org. Also if you are ever in crisis, you can call us 24/7 on The Trevor Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR. Remember that we are always here for you at the Trevor Project. Do keep us posted as to how you are doing, as we care about you and love hearing from you.
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15/03/2005 at 12:03
Sproog - I'm not a morning person either, but find that if I can allow at least an hour between getting out of bed and setting off then my legs cope okay. Read somewhere, probably Runner's World, that it takes around that time for your body to realise it's awake, or something like that. Anyway, it allows time for the caffeine hit to set in.
One advantage of doing morning run is that it's out of the way for the rest of the day and you don't have to have that nagging feeling that you still have to do a run. Not too good if you've got a hangover though!
15/03/2005 at 20:37
i did 50 mins yesterday at 6am. Will do an hour or so tomorrow morning. Then 1hr 30m on Saturday. Finding it ok so far. Certainly feeling i'll be able to get round, all things being equal.
Happy to meet at start and run with anyone who'd like a bit of moral support - good idea Lyndylou.
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15/03/2005 at 21:01
Hello all, just come back from my 45 min run(20 mins at 10 mile pace) Im also finding it ok, Football tomorrow night then run on thursday and friday then a nice long run on sunday. Im up for meeting people at the start, good idea, What times are we all hoping for? im between 4 and 4.30ish. Two weeks ago i was close to pulling out, now i cant wait.
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16/03/2005 at 09:08
If anyone wants to get round (and walk the next day) try the runners world pacing groups - they have people in most of the pens. I did last years FLM for the first time using the "run/walk" method. For the first 12 miles was paced by runners world chappie who ran 6 mins, walk a minute. - this averages out at 12 minute mile pace with a finish time of 5.15-5.30. The reason I "lost" the group was due to queuing for facilities - but the first half of the race was good and by keeping with the pace being set I had some energy for the second half. Also there was no trying to keep up with those that are faster at the start. I would thoughrily reccomend the pacing groups as with the anticipation of the day, the support and the adreneline rush there is a tendancy to think we can all run at Paula's pace
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16/03/2005 at 10:35
Lyndylou, thank you for your response. I'm not sure I can handle getting up an hour before doing my run in the morning. I have enough issues getting up with enough time to get me to work! I am definitely not a morning person. But maybe if I allow myself a little more time for the warm up, my legs may appreciate it a bit more.
Anad thanks for that Shirl. I was wondering whether it was a good plan to use the pacer group, and I think you have just sold it to me!
It would be great if they would stop for you whilst you used the "facilities" too!
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16/03/2005 at 16:05
Hi everyone - off out for 45 - 60 minutes tonight. Fist ime for just over 2 weeks. Wish me luck. will let you know how I get on.
Know what you mean Shirl. I too was with the run/walk group from the Red start last year and lost it after the loo break at around 8 miles. They decided to try and make up time and I couldn't keep with them so let them go ahead.
Did eventually finish in just under 7 hours having helped a lame duck I met at 10 miles complete her first ever marathon. That made my halo shine for a while!
Hope I can do better this time.
16/03/2005 at 16:40
OOOOOOps - looks like the old fingers are not working too well. I meant "first time" for just over 2 weeks. And now look at the weather. Been warm and sunny all day and when I have just over half an hour to go before I can set off it's decided to pour with rain!
Ah well - out comes the wet weather gear. Just hope I'm not too rusty after all this time off. Ha ha (rusty - rain - get it?)
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16/03/2005 at 21:59
Lindy Lou you are the first person I "know" that finished after me- what are you hoping for this year - I'm holping for less than 6.30 but I'll be happy to finish.
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17/03/2005 at 09:02
Morning everyone - Didn't get my run last night after all. Had a good excuse though - my grand daughter was born!!!!!!! Beat that for a good one!
Off out now for an hour though.
Thanks for those words of encouragement FBGF. Just want to get round AGAIN. My best time is 5:20, so it would be good to do something like that again.
Bye for now - will let you know how I fare after nearly three weeks off.
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17/03/2005 at 09:17
Lyndylou & Shirl the Girl,
Now you've done it !
Generally I just plod around at approx 11-12 min miling. My original race plan for the FLM was to do just that just plod all the way round with no walk breaks.
The other week I was floored with the flu which made a bit of a dent in the training regime (I had stuck to the RW sub 5 hr schedule). Since getting back to the training, my legs have felt like lead and now I am wondering would it be better to take the short walk breaks (never done this before) or do I continue and try and plod all the way round. All things considered, if you reckon the GYR's time is around 5.15 any way, would it be better to follow this ??????
Can anyone please advise ??
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17/03/2005 at 10:01
Congratulations Lyndylou!
I'm sure the elation of that helped you get round on your run. How did it go?
I did my hours run this morning. Again the legs really didn't like being used at that time but it was such a beautiful morning it got me through. Off to find some breakfast now..
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17/03/2005 at 11:27
I'm back safe and sound - Managed to do 4.89 miles at an average pace of 10:43 min/mile according to my good friend and partner Garmin.
Think I overdid it on the outward run though as am absolutley k*******d now. Had to cut the run short as had to collect two of the other grandkids from creche and now have them with me for the rest of the day - no rest for the wicked.
Had hoped to do a gentle 3 miles tomorrow and try a couple of hours on Saturday or Sunday, but will have to take it a lot slower I think.
By the way FBGF - there's one person who's definitely slower than us - the man in the diving suit!!!!!!!!
Was put off using the GYR pace group after last year's experience, but might give it another try as am definitely in better shape this time and should be able to keep up okay. It would be great to do under 5:30 and the good thing about being with the group is you're not on your own as you soon get chatting to the others.
Now off for a shower and hopefully the little ones with have a nap so grandma can have one too!!
17/03/2005 at 11:39
I've just opened my post and my registration form has arrived.
My number is 11866 which means I will be starting at the Blue start. Probably from pen 9 as that's the slowest pen number and that's where the GYR group will be.
Anyone else got theirs yet?
When's everyone registering. I'll be going along on the Saturday and staying overnight in London. It wasn't bad at all last year. Got there around lunchtime and was straight up to the desk for my pack.
Don't forget to indulge in the Pasta Party. It's really good value.
17/03/2005 at 11:57
Hi guy, and a big congratulations to you Lyndylou.
I'm new to running and this will be my first marathon. I'm doing a mixture of the novice and intermediate plan. Started training around last November, however, been bugged with knee problems and I hate to say it, having trouble giving up the horrid cigarettes. Managed to do the Berkhamsted half marathon a few weeks ago with a time of 2hour 29mins. My furthest run (with a lot of walk breaks) was about a month ago and I managed to do 15.5 miles.
I was hoping for a sub 4 FLM when I started however, that is out of the window, so I'm now just aiming to get around in one piece and hopefully enjoy the experience.
I got my race number last night too. I'm 43691. So I'm at the red start I think. The reality of it all is now setting in and starting to get very nervous. I hope we will all get round!
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17/03/2005 at 13:46
2 Sheds - you can always start with the run/walk "get you round" pace and if you feel great at 15 or 20 miles pass all those who went off too fast. You can always get quicker but if you burn out too soon it will be really demorolising having other pass you.
The father of one of my colleagues ran the London Marathon a few years back - 13 miles in 1 hour 55 (fastest ever 13 miles) and finished the whole race in 5 hours 30.
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17/03/2005 at 15:07
I agree with Shirl - it feels really good all the time you are passing other people. One good reason to start at the back. It's also really demoralising when everyone starts passing you and the marshalls are clearing everything away as you go past. Especiallly when the "drop out bus" is travelling along side you!
Start slow and gradually build up depending on how you feel.
One good tip I find works - take a Pro Plus 2 hours before the start, another one about an hour before and then carry dextrose tablets and suck a couple of those very 2-3 miles washed down with plenty of water. That's what I did when I did 5:20, but forgot about it all til this year and it worked when I did my half marathon 3 weeks ago.
I also take the Lucozade drink but make sure I have water at the next station to dilute it. All that energy drink and jolting around plays havoc with your bowels towards the end - and the loos are few and far between at the finish!
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17/03/2005 at 17:03
Number 32583 and at the green start.God, I'm really nervous now- Lindylou CONGRATULATIONS- how can you possibly look like that and have grandchildren- you've uploaded your daughter's photo haven't you?!!!
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17/03/2005 at 17:31
Thaks FBGF - flattery will get you everywhere - in fact she's my 7th grand daughter and my 10th grandchild - how's that for a golden oldie!
18/03/2005 at 09:28
You guys have convinced me. I've been bugged with an injury in my right leg, which has blown my training plan to bits. Was considering pulling out but now I'm going to do the GUR group and just enjoy the day.
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18/03/2005 at 10:37
Blue start Number 21076
It's getting reeeeeeeeeeeeeal !
will definately take the advice and start in pen 9.
Take it nice & steady for the first 20 miles and then see what happens.
Cheers All !
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Call speculators swarmed Avis Budget Group Inc. (CAR: sentiment, chart, options) on Friday, following a bullish note from CNBC's Jim Cramer. During the course of the session, the car rental concern saw nearly 4,800 calls change hands more than six times its average daily volume of roughly 750 calls, and more than eight times Friday's single-session put volume.
Most active was the equity's in-the-money October 10 call, which saw almost 3,400 contracts cross the tape on open interest of fewer than 650 contracts. The round-number 10 strike is now home to peak call open interest in the front-month series, with more than 2,400 contracts in residence. Plus, 43% of the contracts traded at the ask price, suggesting some traders purchased eleventh-hour bets ahead of expiration. As a result of the escalating demand for the front-month option, implied volatility skyrocketed by 41.6% to 124.4%.
Friday's bombardment of buy-to-open call activity echoes the recent trend on the International Securities Exchange (ISE). During the past two weeks, speculators on the ISE have bought to open more than five times as many CAR calls than puts. In fact, the security's 10-day call/put volume ratio of 5.44 ranks in the 71st annual percentile, implying that traders on the ISE have purchased CAR calls at a more rapid pace only 29% of the time during the past year.
At last check, the shares of CAR have extended their impressive year-to-date gain of more than 1,630%, adding 25 cents, or 2.1%, to flirt with the $12.40 region.