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This blog entry is the answer to EDGE magazine's latest issue (April 2014) and its article on The Elder Scrolls Online
What would have been those key characteristics that would have satisfied EDGE magazine? In the eyes of the journalist, was The Elder Scrolls Online supposed to be a direct Skyrim-clone or was it supposed to be completely unrelated to Skyrim or its predecessors? The compromise of both apparently doesn't seem to satisfy his or her requirements. I feel like a lack of forethought and intent has disturbed EDGE magazine's latest rant on The Elder Scrolls Online.
There are many things wrong with the activity around the development of TESO. Among those things are minor issues, like players still not understanding that Zenimax Online Studios is not the studio that created the singleplayer Elder Scrolls series, but also major issues, like established and influential magazines misjudging a product, because they compare it to something it is not. But why take my word for it.
Let's dive right into EDGE magazine's article:
Let's dive right into EDGE magazine's article:
"It looks older, sounds older, and plays like it's older than 2011's award-winning RPG"
First of all, let me mention that it was EDGE magazine that in May 2013 released a news entitled - "We're not making Skyrim 2" says The ElderScrolls Online studio - only to return to the surprising conclusion that TESO is indeed not Skyrim 2. Inconsistency aside, the comparison lacks substance and completely disregards the fundamental differences of singleplayer and online multiplayer games.
Unlike Skyrim, TESO must incorporate the simultaneous actions of hundreds and thousands of players at the same time. The complexity is increased by the myriad of different internet connections and hardware constellations that result in different data flows. Of course, if you don't have to mind all of that, you can put more focus on the looks, the sounds and the gameplay. But alas, having to work
with these factors is part of creating MMORPGs and leads to trade-offs in the audiovisual category. However, it is not the attempt of an MMORPG to reach the same graphics quality as other contemporary singleplayer games – Zenimax Online Studios knows that – apparently EDGE magazine doesn't.
"Freedom of exploration is (…) one of the rare areas where (The Elder Scrolls and MMOGs) agree, so its absence here is a comprehensive letdown"
There is not a single MMORPG out there that allows the player freedom of exploration. You always begin with a new character in a newbie zone and you make your way across a number of zones that increase in level and therefore in difficulty. This kind of linearity has always been part of the genre. What the author has done here, was comparing the freedom of a singleplayer game to the freedom of an MMORPG.
And again: This. Does. Not. Work!
And again: This. Does. Not. Work!
Allowing a player to freely roam the land, requires the environment to adjust to the player - a technique used in Skyrim, as well as in Oblivion - otherwise you would passively enforce the same kind of linearity that the author criticizes in EDGE magazine's article. Such adjustments are impossible in a multiplayer game, because it would be unclear to the system what player to adjust the environment to. EDGE magazine again fails to put the game in context of its genre.
"In trying to look like something it isn't, TESO invites comparisons it cannot live up to"
This summary at the end of the article actually also summarizes my criticism with this article. TESO is not trying to look like Skyrim, you - the author - is expecting it look like Skyrim. At times it seems like most players in the community are trying to enforce a direct comparison to Skyrim. And despite the fact that this unfitting "comparathon" goes right against my grain, it is okay if uneducated players do it. They are fine with their role as pure consumer and don't care to look at what's actually beneath things. But a magazine that has a following and consequently a responsibility should get its damn facts straight.
If the shoe doesn't fit - it might be a hat.
If the shoe doesn't fit - it might be a hat.


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Fourth cornerback a need for Dallas Cowboys
In baseball, a team can never have enough pitching.
In the NFL, a team can never have enough cornerbacks.
That's why the Dallas Cowboys will go to training camp with a nagging concern at the seemingly low-profile position of fourth cornerback. No one emerged from the pack of contenders during Organized Team Activities and minicamps. If that pattern continues during camp, the Cowboys will have a problem.
"In this league at this time, there are so many three- and four-wide-receiver sets that you really need it," coach Wade Phillips said of multiple cornerbacks.
That is particularly true of winning teams, Phillips said. They force opponents into the catch-up mode of using four wide receivers. The Cowboys were not effective against those offenses last season.
According to STATS Inc., Cowboys' opponents threw 221 passes in four-wide-receiver formations last season. Only Indianapolis faced more passes from that set, with 232. When the opponent threw from a four-wide-receiver formation, the Cowboys allowed the seventh-highest completion rate at 64.3 and a league-high 1,524 yards.
That figured in a curious statistical item from last season. The Cowboys allowed 109 points in the fourth quarter overall, two more than they gave up in the first half overall.


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Casey Hayward (29) intercepts a pass against the Indianapolis Colts earlier this season.
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Much like Randall Cobb didn't want to be labeled as a slot receiver when he came into the NFL in 2011, Casey Hayward wants to be known as more than a slot cornerback.
Yet that was his one and only job in the Green Bay Packers' loss to the New York Giants last Sunday.
After starting the previous four games at right cornerback, Hayward was relegated to a part-time role, playing only 21 snaps (or 32 percent of the defensive plays) as the nickel cornerback, a position that typically covers the inside receiver. ...


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Briana practices in the area of Workers' Compensation law and is a Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation by the State Bar of Arizona. She received her B.S. in Speech from The University of Texas at Austin and her J.D. from the Arizona State University. There, she served as an articles editor for the Arizona State Law Journal and completed an externship with Chief Judge Stephen M. McNamee of the United States District Court, District of Arizona.
Briana was the 2011-2012 President of the Arizona Asian American Bar Association and the 2012 Co-Chair of the State Bar of Arizona Workers' Compensation Section. She is currently the Treasurer of the Arizona Association of Lawyers for Injured Workers and is on the board of directors of the Arizona Asian American Bar Association. She is also a member of Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association, Arizona Women Lawyers Association, and the Maricopa County Bar Association. Additionally, she was a contributor to the revised edition of the Arizona Workers' Compensation Handbook.
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Multiple computers and all the bookmarks they hold can affect your time management skills and your sanity. Whether it happens one or 100 times, looking for an important bookmark in one computer only to discover you saved the location in another can make the concept of unification infinitely more appealing. Unified bookmarks make it possible to access important sites from computers -- and sometimes phones -- you use at home, at work and/or on the road, making access to information easier, faster and far less frustrating.
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'Family Guy' Peter Griffin Copies Rihanna's Sheer CFDA Dress
Rihanna's racy sheer gown from the CFDA Awards has been getting a lot of attention across the web … but Family Guy's cartoon dad, Peter Griffin, "gets it!"
The "Stay" singer tweeted a photo of herself and Peter side-by-side both wearing the Adam Selman nude gown.
The 26-year-old captioned the picture, "He gets it" referring to the media attention over her nipple-bearing dress. Rihanna even changed her Twitter profile image to Peter!
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Primar Function: Underwater Scuba Mask Camera + Snorkol (4GB) Color: Bluet, Transparent, Orange Material: ABS, Rubber, Tempered Glass Sensor: CMOS Mega Pixel: 1MP Video Speccifications: - Audio - 8000Hz 64 kb/s (1 chnl) - Audio Codec- PCM Audio - Recording Format - (AVI) MJPEG - Frames Per Second: Auto Still Image Speccifications: - F/Stop - F/3 - ISO Speed - 100 - Focal Length - 6mm - Exporure Time - 1/30 - Resolution - 1280x960 - dpi - 72 - Color Representation - sRGB - Bit Depth - 24 - Flash - None - White Balance - Auto Memory: 4GB Internal Memory Power Source: Built-in rechargeable battery Charge Type: Via USB Cable or Wall Adapter Certification: CE, FCC, CCC Dimensions: - Mask - L:120 x W:155 x D:70 (mm) - Snorkle - L:380(mm)
Product NotesUnderwater camera with video recording option. Really cool gadget will make others at the beach jelious of you. Excellent novalty for children, get kids interested in marine biology and scuba diving at an early age. Package Contents Scuma Mask with built in camera + snorkle USB Cable USB Wall Charger Attachments User Manual + CD - English FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Can the memory on the scuba mask with vidoe camera be expanded? The scuba mask with built in video camera comes with 4GB of internal storage, the memory cannot be expanded. Does the DV31 also record audio? Yes, the underwater scuba mask with built in video camera also records audio. I've never hear of an auto frames per second before, how can it be auto? Depending on lighting conditions, the video recording frame rate will slow down in low lighting conditions in order to capture as much detail as possible.
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Woman threw ball into 13-year-old boy's face then attacked him
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A WOMAN who claimed she had almost been hit by a football threw the ball into a 13-year-old boy's face then proceeded to attack him.
Police say the woman, in her 20s, left the boy bruised after the attack in Plympton on November 1.
The Plympton boy was playing football with his friends in the subway at Glen Road at around 3.30pm when he was approached by the woman who claimed the ball had almost hit her.
She then picked up the football and threw it at the boy, and it hit him in the face.
She then proceeded to hit him in the face, causing him bruising.
Police are now seeking the woman who is described as in her mid to late 20s with dark hair.
She wore a black coat or bodywarmer and possibly a blue skirt.
The woman was walking a dog thought to be a Spaniel breed and described as black and grey with short curly hair.
Anyone who witnessed or has information about the assault is asked to contact police on 101, quoting crime reference EP/12/1163.


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Onimura wrote:Will you cut the tracks up or do we have to do it our selves?
Brolly345 wrote:Onimura wrote:Will you cut the tracks up or do we have to do it our selves?
I'll give you the time since I bet you're unsure about where to cut it. Yes, this means you guys do it yourselves.
Let's see...
Onimura, your track is 3:41 - 4:34. This means you will cut it at 3:39 for the beginning and 4:36 for the end. This gives me some time to merge the segments as I see fit. Two seconds on each side. Make sense?
slackergirl wrote:I'm assuming it doesn't have to be exactly 2 seconds. Also, do you want the huffs with sound, or just the video? (the sync should be pretty obvious, and it would save you a demuxing step...)
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A Tallahassee man was left with serious injuries after being ejected from his vehicle this afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Around 1:40 p.m., the 67 year-old Tallahassee man was traveling westbound on State Road 20 when his 2002 Honda crossed in the path of a Ford F-150 driven by Robert Turner, 76, from Monticello, was driving northbound on State Road 20 at Waukeenah Highway, according to the crash report.
The Honda hit the right side of the truck, causing the driver to be ejected from his car.
The car rotated clockwise before stopping facing northwest on the right travel lane of State Road 20.
The Tallahassee man was taken to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare with serious injuries.
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PAWTUCKET ŌĆō Sometimes the best things in life are those least expected.
There were few in August who would have thought it was going to be the Narragansett girls tennis team leaving Slater Park in October with the RIILŌĆÖs Division II state championship plaque.
Not even the Mariners themselves.
COVENTRY ŌĆö The South Kingstown volleyball team came into TuesdayŌĆÖs Division II-South contest with two-time defending state champion Coventry as the second hottest team in the state having won its nine previous contests.
The Rebels, however, ran into the hottest team in the state.
Coventry, which was playing without first-team All-State outside hitter Jill Ward, used 13 kills and three digs from senior Kelsey Ferrara and eight kills and three digs from senior Haley Dennis in a routine 25-14, 25-16, 25-19 victory.
WAKEFIELD ŌĆō Things had been going well for the Prout girls volleyball team. Winners of five straight and coming together as a squad with the postseason beckoning in little over a week, things were going in the right direction.
Until North Kingstown showed up in the schoolŌĆÖs gym on Tuesday night that is.
While the Crusaders fared better than the 25-15, 25-17, 25-12 hurt they suffered in their season opener against the Skippers, they could never distance themselves from their opponents Tuesday, while North pulled away with the 25-18, 25-22, 25-22 win.
SOUTH KINGSTOWNŌĆöLast Thursday the East Greenwich girls soccer team felt it left two points on the table when it settled for a 1-1 draw with Coventry.
Tuesday night at Curtis Corner Middle School, the Avengers were lucky to leave with any points at all.
East Greenwich (9-0-4 Division I) trailed by two goals late in TuesdayŌĆÖs contest but a pair of goals six minutes apart salvaged a 2-2 tie with South Kingstown (4-4-5 D-I).
KINGSTON ŌĆö The University of Rhode Island football team has produced bigger victories over ranked opponents during the Joe Trainer era, but thereŌĆÖs little doubt SaturdayŌĆÖs 12-10 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Richmond was the Rams most emotional win in the last five seasons.
With his five senior captains sitting in a make-shift media room in the bowels of the Ryan Center, Trainer entered and delivered an impassioned soliloquy highlighting his playersŌĆÖ commitment to playing team football after back-to-back blowout losses to Brown and New Hampshire.
WOOD RIVER JCT. ŌĆō A vocal, green and white speckled crowd filled the Chariho High School gymnasium Friday night for one of the more exciting girls volleyball games of the 2013 season, as visiting Prout needed all five sets to defeat Division-I South foe Chariho 25-27, 25-16, 25-15, 22-25, 15-12.
ŌĆ£We usually get a good crowd, thereŌĆÖs a lot of support from the school,ŌĆØ Charger head coach Doug Bliven said. ŌĆ£Plus it was senior night, a lot of parents and friends in the stands.ŌĆØ
WAKEFIELDŌĆöAs challenging as it was for the Narragansett girls tennis team Saturday evening against Toll Gate in the Division II Championship, getting to Slater Park was no easy task either.
Last Thursday the Mariners began their quest to repay their only two losses of the year when they edged Westerly 4-2 at Prout.
ŌĆ£I guess this is the way itŌĆÖs supposed to be,ŌĆØ Narragansett coach Peter Barlow said, ŌĆ£but itŌĆÖs nice to come out on the right end of a [4-2].ŌĆØ


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|Does ablative therapy for Barrett esophagus affect the depth of subsequent esophageal biopsy as compared with controls?
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 20485185 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|BACKGROUND: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are associated with high rates of complete eradication of Barrett esophagus (BE). However, if ablation were to induce fibrosis in the regenerated squamous epithelium, then postablation biopsies may not penetrate deeply enough to detect subsquamous intestinal metaplasia (SSIM) and, therefore, complete response rates could be over-estimated.
GOALS: To assess the depth of esophageal biopsies from the squamous epithelium of ablation-naive controls and from the neosquamous epithelium of post-PDT and post-RFA patients to determine if prior ablation results in a reduced proportion of biopsies containing lamina propria (LP) as compared with controls.
STUDY: Review of archived esophageal specimens from a prospective multicenter cohort study (post-RFA) and 2 retrospective consecutive case series (ablation-naive controls, post-PDT).
SETTING: Eight US centers and 1 US gastrointestinal pathology laboratory.
PATIENTS: Ablation-naive controls with GERD, dyspepsia, and/or BE. Post-PDT and post-RFA BE patients with biopsies more than 6 months after achieving complete eradication of BE.
INTERVENTIONS: Review of endoscopic biopsies from ablation-naive controls, post-PDT patients, and post-RFA patients.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: One GI pathology lab processed all tissue and slides. One expert GI pathologist, blinded to cohort, graded the depth of each esophageal specimen as: partial epithelium, full epithelium, LP, muscularis mucosae, or submucosa. Each specimen was also evaluated for SSIM.
RESULTS: There were 82 patients [ablation-naive (12), post-PDT (10), post-RFA (60)] with 899 biopsy specimens. The proportion of specimens containing "LP or deeper" was similar between groups: ablation-naive (88%), post-PDT (88%), post-RFA (91%) (P>0.05). No SSIM was detected in any group.
CONCLUSIONS: There is no difference in esophageal biopsy depth between ablation-naive squamous epithelium and post-PDT/post-RFA neo-squamous epithelium, thus refuting the concern of ablation-induced mucosal resistance to procurement of adequate biopsy specimens. Most biopsies (88% to 91%) from both ablation cohorts were deep enough to detect SSIM, in that they included "LP or deeper."
|Bergein F Overholt; Patrick J Dean; Joseph A Galanko; Charles J Lightdale
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|Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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|Title: Journal of clinical gastroenterology Volume: 44 ISSN: 1539-2031 ISO Abbreviation: J. Clin. Gastroenterol. Publication Date: 2010 Nov-Dec
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|Created Date: 2010-10-18 Completed Date: 2011-02-01 Revised Date: -
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|Nlm Unique ID: 7910017 Medline TA: J Clin Gastroenterol Country: United States
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 676-81 Citation Subset: IM
|Gastrointestinal Associates, Knoxville, TN, USA.
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Barrett Esophagus / pathology, therapy*
Case-Control Studies
Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
Clinical Trials as Topic
Electrocoagulation* / adverse effects
Esophagus / pathology, surgery*
Middle Aged
Mucous Membrane / pathology, surgery
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Soundgarden has stated that they are working on a new album. Chris Cornell and company, who reunited in January last year after a 12-year break confirmed the rumors.
According to Soundgardenworld.com, the band explained: "Over the past few months we've been busy jamming, writing and hanging out together – exploring the creative aspect of being Soundgarden. It feels great. We have some cool new songs that we are going to record very soon." The post was titled "Let's make a record".
To satisfy the cravings for Soundgarden music, they will release a live album, 'Live At l5', on March 21.


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its opening on February 18, 1893 to present day, The Barnum Museum has been committed
to the preservation and interpretation of Bridgeport's industrial and social history,
as well as being an outstanding educational resource for students of all ages.
Designed by the architectural firm Longstaff & Hurd, the Museum was originally
named The Barnum Institute of Science and History. Illustrated
in relief panels across the top of the building are images from various periods
in America's history: the Native American (1670), Early Settler (1760), Maritime
(1840), Civil War (1861), and Industrial (1870). Interspersed between the
five panels are six busts depicting a Native American, Christopher Columbus, George
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first floor gallery hosts our newest core exhibit P. T. Barnum: Bethel to Broadway
to Bridgeport. The exhibition guides you through Barnum's long and multifaceted
career Using numerous artifacts, including a reproduction of Barnum's renown
'humbug', the FEJEE MERMAID, a souvenir piece of cake from Tom Thumb's
1863 wedding, and many personal items from the Barnum family, the exhibit explores
Barnum's life from his humble beginnings in Bethel, through the "curiosities
and marvels of nature" in his American Museum on Broadway in NY, through
his family and political life in Bridgeport, his adopted home, and concluding
with his most famous enterprise: "P. T. Barnum's Greatest Show On Earth®".
to the first floor gallery is a re-creation of the library from Barnum's first
Bridgeport mansion, Iranistan. Modeled after the Royal Pavilion in Brighton,
England, and designed for Barnum by Leopold Eidlitz (founder of the American Institute
of Architects,) Iranistan (oriental villa) was completed in 1848, and ultimately
destroyed by fire in 1857. The 19th century room contains the original furnishings
designed by the prominent cabinet-making firm Julius Dessoir, and showcases Barnum's
distinctive taste.
main lobby features Baby Bridgeport, a 6'8" 700 pound mounted pachyderm.
Baby Bridgeport was born in Bridgeport at the winter quarters in 1882. He was
the second elephant born in captivity and is the first elephant born in captivity
to be preserved.
second floor exhibits focus on 19th century culture and industry in Bridgeport,
and explore Barnum's contributions to his adopted home. The Victorian
Picture Gallery, featuring fine art and sculpture, captures the essence
of the early art museum, popularized during the 19th century. A model of
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"P. T. Barnum", marks the entrance into the main gallery, Grand
Adventure: A Celebration of the American Spirit in Bridgeport. This
exhibition examines how Barnum developed
Bridgeport's East Side from farmland to a major east coast industrial hub.
The exhibition explores the impact of industrialization, and how Bridgeport recognized
and responded to its growing community by designing parks, establishing schools,
and building utilities and social institutions. Industries that made Bridgeport
a manufacturing center during the later part of the century included Wheeler &
Wilson (sewing) Manufacturing Company, Warner Brothers (corsets), Remington Arms,
Bridgeport Brass Company, and General Electric Company.
to the right of the main gallery is a re-creation of the drawing room from the
famous Harral-Wheeler mansion. Considered one of the most outstanding examples
of Gothic Revival architecture in America, the mansion, designed by architect
Alexander Jackson Davis, was built in 1847. Although demolished in 1958,
the contents and many architectural features were saved by the City of Bridgeport,
The Barnum Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibit includes
original furnishings created by the prestigious firm Poittier & Stymus, a
Chauncey B. Ives statue of Pandora, and decorative details reproduced from original
the left of the main gallery is the exhibit, P. T. Barnum Presents the "Divine
Jenny" Lind. Through artifacts from the famous American tour of
the opera star, the exhibit reveals the impact of the Barnum/Lind collaboration
on culture and society, while revealing Barnum' extraordinary promotional talents.
third floor gallery hosts a 1,000 square foot, 3/4"scale model of a five-ring
circus. This exhibit, hand carved by William Brinley of Meriden, Connecticut,
includes more than 3,000 miniature sculptures - everything from the Big Top to
the Menagerie. This miniature wonder is considered one of the most spectacular
carved circus models in the country.
to this display is an exhibition devoted to Barnum's legendary protégé, General
Tom Thumb. Born Charles Stratton in Bridgeport, the diminutive performer
became the most famous of Barnum's acts. Original furniture, clothing, and
personal objects belonging to Tom and his wife Lavinia Warren are on display,
as well as miniature carriages belonging to Tom Thumb and his companion performer,
Commodore Nutt.
third floor is home to one of the most memorable and the oldest artifact in the
Museum, the Egyptian mummy named Pa-Ib. The mummy, donated in 1892 by Barnum's
second wife Nancy, is female and approximately 4,000 years old.
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"What is grace?" she once asked His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar and he told her that grace was about making the impossible possible when all that is possible has been done.
The answer reflects in many ways in Shreya Chugh's life. Shreya first met Sri Sri when she was 3 years old at his nephew Ajay's birthday party. Since then there was no looking back.
"I practically lived there, going back everyday after school. We used to go to Gyan Mandir, the first center, for satsang. Often we would drive with Gurudev to the ashram and play there."
Shreya is now the national coordinator and director for the Youth Empowerment Seminar (YES). She also handles the parenting, youth and education desk in India, apart from being a graphics designer, photographer, an artist, an avid bird watcher and an adventurist.
Growing up, she observed how Sri Sri's family was always steeped in service.
"We would tag along with Amma (Sri Sri's mother) as she distributed clothes and food to poor. Pitaji (Sri Sri's father) would also spend a lot of time helping them. Gurudev would go from house to house in the villages enquiring and helping them besides taking care of housing, administration and kitchen in the ashram."
Motivated by Sri Sri and Pitaji , Shreya and her friends started the Sunshine Magic Club and Library, renting out their books and comics to raise money for Pitaji's Vista India.
"Looking back, it seems incredible that a 9 year old could think about social service. But the inspiration came from the family."
It was Sri Sri who helped Shreya uncover her talents as she grew up.
"I could never paint. And when I was about 14 or 15, there was a national level painting competition which Gurudev and his sister Bhanu didi encouraged me to take part in though I told them that I had never sketched. They even gave me color pencils." The topic was 'The final solution'.
"The previous day Gurudev was saying that if you don't like somebody, imagine them headless. How can anyone get angry with a headless person? So I drew a meditating figure with no heads or hands and wrote that the final solution is meditation."
Shreya won the first prize in the competition. "When I finished my painting, I looked at it and realized that I had not done it, it had happened through me. I still don't know how I did it."
But it did not stop there.
Shreya is still passionate about art and has a collection of sketches largely of mythological figures and cartoons. She has also worked on many projects for the Art of Living Foundation, including designing the packaging and logo for Sri Sri Ayurveda during its inception, by the time she finished college.
"When the invites for the inauguration of the Visalakshi Mantap were being selected, Gurudev rejected the designs from seven art agencies and asked me to do it. That card was to go to the heads of state around the world. At that time I didn't know a thing about graphics."
Her first experience of the Sudarshan Kriya was just as sudden.
"We were just pushed into a course. It happened during my summer holidays when we were all playing. Gurudev told us do something useful in the ashram. We went in group of 7 or 8 and simply found ourselves doing the Sudarshan Kriya."
And slowly the transformation that Shreya saw Sri Sri bring in people around the world, inspired her to become a vehicle of the knowledge and the techniques.
"I had a strong desire to do something good as I was watching Gurudev serve every minute. I have seen him perform miracles on those who could not speak or hear. I saw him lift so many people out of depression"
As soon as she became a teacher in 2002, she told Sri Sri that she wanted to do something challenging.
"I asked him if I could go to Nagaland and he said yes. That's where I had my first course." And sure enough it was one of most challenging experiences. "We ate six bananas everyday for two years because we couldn't get proper food. We didn't have a place to stay. Someone would throw us out one day and then somebody else would immediately provide us accommodation. We were given help in places we did not think we would get it."
Shreya was also the youngest teacher to be sent abroad. She has taught all over the world in countries like China, Surinam, Brazil, Argentina, Bahrain, UAE, Quatar, Egypt, in all the Mediterranean countries and across India, travelling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and Gujarat to Assam in one month, reaching out to lakhs of people.
"I feel at home wherever I go and luckily people come in large numbers. What a master sees in you is beyond what you can see in yourself. He shows you the path ahead like a GPS, the roadmap is there."
Along with her service, she is able to effortlessly balance her interest in music and her taste for adventure. ("I can play any instrument in the world.") She has won awards for river-rafting at the national level and has won the Kirmani award for climbing the largest monolith in Asia.
"My creativity is Gurudev's gift. I can even come up with games in fraction of a second whether it is training, leadership or fun games." Those prove really useful while conducting the Art EXCEL programs for children. Shreya has also taught lakhs of children.
As a child, for Shreya, Sri Sri was a father figure, her favorite uncle. Gradually their relationship changed from uncle to Guru.
"He has given me chocolates, taken me on joy rides, made me do tree plantation. He taught me how to lead my life. I have grown up playing at the ashram everyday with him since the ashram started in 1982 and I always saw the Guru in the uncle."
Growing up with Sri Sri
"What is grace?" she once asked His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar and he told her that grace was about making the impossible possible when all that is possible has been done.


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The Texas Rangers opened talks with the Colorado Rockies in an attempt to work out a deal that would allow them to keep side-arming right-hander Coty Woods.
The Rangers selected Woods in the Rule 5 major-league draft but do not have a spot for him on the opening-day roster. Woods has cleared waivers, and the Rangers have 72 hours to work out a trade with Colorado or offer him back to the Rockies for $25,000. Daniels wants to keep Woods, a side-armer who has 10 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings, in the minor-league system.
The waiver period on first baseman Chris McGuiness, whom Cleveland drafted from the Rangers, will end on Wednesday. McGuiness hit only .195 with one RBIs and 12 strikeouts in 41 at-bats with the Indians. If McGuiness clears waivers, as expected, the Rangers can have him back for $25,000.
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noun de·fault \di-ˈfȯlt, dē-; ˈdē-ˌfȯlt\
: a failure to make a payment (such as a payment on a loan)
law : failure to appear in court
computers : a setting, option, etc., that a computer uses if you do not choose a different one
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: failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
archaic : fault
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a : failure to appear at the required time in a legal proceedingb : failure to compete in or to finish an appointed contest <lost the game by default>
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Origin of DEFAULT
Middle English defaute, defaulte, from Anglo-French, from defaillir to be lacking, fail, from de- + faillir to fail
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: to fail to do something that legally must be done; especially : to fail to make the payments you must make on a loan, mortgage, etc.
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intransitive verb
: to fail to fulfill a contract, agreement, or duty: asa : to fail to meet a financial obligation <default on a loan>b : to fail to appear in courtc : to fail to compete in or to finish an appointed contest; also : to forfeit a contest by such failure
: to make a default selection <the program defaults to a standard font>
transitive verb
: to fail to perform, pay, or make good
a : forfeitb : to exclude (a player or a team) from a contest by default
— de·fault·er noun
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Moseley Old Hall
Moseley Old Hall is a National Trust property located in Fordhouses, north of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom. It is famous as one of the resting places of Charles II of England during his escape to France following defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
The Hall was built in 1600 and was the home of the Whitgreaves, a local Staffordshire family, mostly Catholics and Royalists. Thomas Whitgreave assisted Charles II when he arrived in the early hours of 8 September after the journey from Boscobel House. Thomas gave the King dry clothes, food, and a proper bed (his first since Worcester on 3 September). The King was hidden in the priest-hole for two days whilst planning the route for his escape. He was accompanied by the family's Catholic priest John Huddleston who cleaned and bandaged the King's feet.
Descendants of the Whitgreave family owned the house until 1925, and during that time made few structural changes, apart from encasing the Hall with brick walls and replacing the Elizabethan windows. After the 1820s, it appears to have been abandoned as the family home, in favour of Moseley Court, a new Regency style house built for George Whitgreave. It was used as a farmhouse until the Second World War but was suffering from neglect when the National Trust took it over in 1962. It is now fully restored, and furnished with generous donations of period furniture. The original four-poster bed used by Charles stands in the King's room.
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"Of course, I couldn't be more thrilled," McKinney said. "I couldn't ask for a better staff, group of teachers and students. I'm excited and anxious for what might come in the future."


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2010 Awards Jury
The jury is tasked with reviewing all of the award entries and identifying the ones worthy of receiving a national honor and recognition.
Marie York, FAICP
Jury Chair
Marie L. York serves on APA's Board of Directors. She is the President of York Solutions, LLC and the Associate Director for the Center for Building Better Communities at the University of Florida. She has more than 25 years of planning experience and has authored more than 50 articles and research reports on comprehensive planning, sustainability, urban design, transportation, housing, and economic development. She is the co-creator and director of the Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa, which provides elected officials with urban design training. She is a Fellow of the Knight Program in Community Building at the University of Miami.
Terry J. Blakeman, AICP
T.J. Blakeman is a certified planner for the City of Champaign, Illinois, focusing on long range comprehensive planning and commercial redevelopment. He currently serves on the APA Illinois Chapter Board. Within APA, Blakeman has served on the Illinois State Section board, chaired the 2008 Illinois State Conference and was part of the APA Young Planners Group. He graduated from the University of Illinois Department of Urban and Regional Planning in 2003.
U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (IL-7th)
Danny K. Davis was chosen by the people of the 7th Congressional District of Illinois as their Representative in Congress in November 1996. He has been re-elected by large majorities to succeeding Congresses, most recently in November 2008. In the 111th Congress, Davis serves on the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Davis, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, is co-chairman of the Community Health Centers Caucus, co-chairman of the Congressional Sugar Caucus, the Progressive Caucus, the India Caucus, the Steel Caucus, the Art Caucus, and the Hellenic Caucus to name a few.
Rep. Davis was unable to attend the final award deliberations due to a vote on the pending health care bill in the House of Representatives.
S. Gail Goldberg, AICP
S. Gail Goldberg, AICP, was appointed Director of the Los Angeles City Planning Department in February 2006. As the director, she is responsible for organizing and directing the policies and planning activities of the city's planning department. Prior to joining the Los Angeles Planning Department, Goldberg worked for 17 years in the Planning Department of the City of San Diego, the last five years as planning director. Goldberg is a native Californian and holds a degree in Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California San Diego. She is an Urban Land Institute Trustee, as well as Chair of the San Diego/Tijuana ULI District Council. She is the past president of the San Diego Chapter of the Lambda Alpha Honorary Land Economics Society and has served on APA's Board of Directors. She was the co-chair of the APA California 2002 conference. She is a certified planner and a member of the California Planners.
Sarah Herda
Sarah Herda is the executive director of the Graham Foundation in Chicago.
Leslie S. Pollock, FAICP
Les Pollock is a principal consultant and co-founder of Camiros Ltd., an urban planning and zoning consulting firm in Chicago. He has a wide ranging practice, and has been nationally recognized for his work in neighborhood planning, TOD and zoning. Currently, he serves as a member of the Mayor's Landscape Task Force in Chicago, and is the President of Lambda Alpha International — an international land economics honorary society. He is the author of numerous articles and papers on various aspects of planning and zoning, and holds degrees in architecture and urban planning from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Joel P. Schnieder, AICP
Joel Schneider, AICP, is an environmental and land use planner specializing in environmental compliance projects including energy, transportation, institutional, and private development. He has served as an assistant project manager and project staff on comprehensive plans, environmental impact reports and statements, environmental assessments, and mitigated negative declaration. In addition, he has experience within the municipal and nonprofit planning sectors. He recently joined Environmental Planning Group in Salt Lake City after previously working for URS Corporation in Chicago and Los Angeles. He holds his master's degrees in urban planning from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Robert E. Sullivan, AICP
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Sullivan is a founding participant of APA's first pro bono program and received the Distinguished Service Award from the APA Illinois Chapter. He also has served on the Open Lands of Orland Park and Stellwagen Family Farm Foundation Boards for many years.
Ronald Thomas, AICP
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My brother owns a blue and white PowerMac G3. I own the same computer. This model is basically useless now. Mine sits in my closet. Erik's sits in his basement (which is basically a big closet).
It would be great if we could combine these two computers together to form a supercomputer. Kinda like how the Constructicons merge together to form Devastator. In all reality, it would really end up more like Bruticus Maximus.


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Mac market growth continues, narrows competitive gap
updated 07:25 pm EDT, Tue October 14, 2008
Mac market growth up
Industry analyst firm Gartner unveiled new numbers Tuesday that show Apple maintaining its third place in terms of overall US PC vendor shipments, as well as growing its market share substantially. The report shows that Apple saw almost 30-percent year-over-year growth, moving its marketshare from 7.7-percent to 9.5 percent, widening the gap between it and Acer. HP and Dell's market share remained relatively unchanged, allowing Apple to close in further on its competition.
Apple's third quarter 2007 statement saw 1.64 million Macs, up from 1.27 million the year before, switching places with Acer who shipped 1.38 million computers last year, only to ship 1.54 million this year.
Gartner expects Apple to maintain steady growth in the education and home markets, while market leaders Dell and HP are experiencing difficulties with demand. Also notable is that Apple's market has continued to grow, despite overall decreased PC expenditures.


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Honky, my cardiologist was against running. I fired him. I think most doctors are used to treating the average American walking dead and are afraid of vigorous activity.
Same here, I cancelled my appointments and flushed the meds in 2009. Haven't been back. Getting snared in that chemically induced anti health racket again, is reason enough for me to never miss another day running.
Unfortunately, that isn't an option for some of us. Unless we want to die a premature death. And I'm about as anti-pharma as an industry insider can get.
Running/other exercise and diet can reduce or eliminate the need for meds, but please don't go to Stupidville and drop these without understanding the impact.
Stupidville? I used to live there. Population 1.
I visit there quite often, the beer is cold but so are the women.
Sometimes I wrestle with my Demons.
Sometimes we just snuggle.
I don't care if anyone quits or sticks with it. Run or don't run, it's your trip.
The bottom line is that if you don't want to run, you'll find an excuse whether it's good or not. We've all wanted to quit at one time or many. "I'm too busy" can actually be somewhat legitimate. It's a lot more than 1/2 hour a day. Add to that 1/2 hour the following: a few minutes getting your stuff together and getting dressed, getting to your running location if you can't run starting at your house, unforeseen delays like avoiding a loose dog, cool-down time, post run foam roller and stretching, shower afterward, an additional load (or two) of laundry every week,etc. We spend more time than you might think at this sport. It's a little like church. We go almost every week but it annoys me when I hear someone say it's only an hour a week. It takes a weekend morning when you figure everything that's involved. I don't mind but when you figure that's about a 1/4 of your daylight weekend time, it matters. If you really don't want to run, "too busy" could be a major excuse.
That goes both ways. Don't blindly follow a doctor's (and his referred "specialists") slippery slope downward spiral into pharmaceuticalville without understanding the impact, getting as many opinions as you can, and using every source of research you can find.
Next Marathon: Eisenhower Marathon, Abilene, Ks. 4/09/16
What state do all of you live in? And who names your towns? Stupidville? Pharmaceuticalville? Remind me to stay away from that state!
This Year's Runs4/18 Annapolis Beer Run (5k) 26:11
When I used to be fast (2013)
Great Aloha Run (8.15mi) 1:12.55
Hapalua Half Marathon 1:55.32
Army APFT (2mi) 13:15
Jamba Banana Man Chase (5k) 21:15
Bill Beauchamp 10k 46:50
Aloha State Games 10k 46:46
Been there, got advice didn't like potential impacts, went somewhere else and got another solution that didn't involve a penny going to a drug company.
9. I can't afford it. I'll almost buy that if you look at the nonsense fashion show some folks put on at races. You can spend a ton of money on the fanciest new gear but the reality is that you don't have to. My normal training shoe is Asics Nimbus which has a retail price of $140. However, if you buy last year's model, you can get it for half that.
Where are you finding last year's Nimbus model for half price? Aside from the Nimbus shoe going up $5 every year, like clockwork, and going down in quality every year, it does get rather expensive when you go through a shoe every 6-8 weeks, so I'd love to find it for 1/2 the price rather than the $120 I pay for last year's model.
As far as I can tell, you yourself have years of experience with functional strength training (which includes bodyweight exercises) and possibly running from your military background, but you never say so except in certain chat threads. It's misleading to not talk about this when you say that strength training is useless. Or maybe that is why you dismiss ST so much, because of a particular experience. Again, if that is the case, I think you should explain that, if you are going to make vociferous and grandiose proclamations and threads about the utility of ST.
He has about 5-6 years of running. He has read a few books and from that believes he is the most knowledgeable person out there when it comes to running. He is both narcissistic and arrogant.
I will give him credit. He has done a great job of learning about the sport and improving his running. He does give some good advice. But there is little tolerance for beliefs other than his though. And frankly, if he wasn't such an a s s when delivering his opinions I might respect him more. I find it interesting that he continually posts in beginners forums and doesn't venture out to where you find more advanced runners. But then he wouldn't get to play the "hey look at me" card he loves so much.
The main problem I have with his advice is that he is absolute unconcerned about how many beginners (and intermediate) runners he gets injured. He seems to get a perverse thrill of seeing the vast majority of beginners quit. (He has stated this explicitly in previous threads. He likes laughing about it and mocking those people. His words, not mine.) Is he paying for the medical bills of people who may get injured following his overly aggressive advice? No. Is he doing a service to all of those sedentary people who end up quitting because of AVOIDABLE injuries? No. I'm particularly concerned because many beginners seem to take to his authoritative and dictatorial tone, no matter what he says. Some of it is sensible but a lot of it is just plain harmful or wrong.
Pushing to the edge and being aggressive in training might work for an advanced athlete who has years and years of solid training experience, along with strong muscles, tendons and ligaments, and an efficient neuromuscular system. Most beginners have none of that. So for them to follow the aggressive approach that an Olympic runner might is foolhardy and reckless. Simple as that. Performance should not be the overriding goal when we're talking about individuals who are merely trying to get started on a regular fitness program that includes running.
P.S. He has more than 6 yrs. of lifetime running experience. Again, based on his own words "when I used to run", referring to the period before he officially restarted running 6 yrs. ago. I don't think I'm mistaken here because I've read his references to this earlier period on multiple threads.
And by the way the OP has brought this topic up many times in the past. I don't know what his odd obsession is with people who start running and then quit (completely un-shocking by the way and an observation that is not unique to Love the Half) but it is like watching a stalker in action.
Lord of the Run joined the site. May 24, 2012 3:11 PM
Interesting perspective from someone that joined the site yesterday. You must be a charter member of the LTH Stalker / Fan club.
Youth has no age. ~ Picasso * 1st road race: Charleston Distance Run 15 Miler - 1974. - Voice
I can buy into most of LTH's thoughts with the exception of this:
"7. My (calf) (hip) (ankle) (knee) (hamstring) (lateral medial aspect of my anterior tibialis recursive flexor tensor which I looked up on Dr. Google) hurts. Look. Running is hard. It takes years for your muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons to adapt to the pounding running puts on them. Early on, I had hip bursitis so bad it made me nearly cry on the first half mile of every run. It started after I'd been running 3 or 4 months and it lasted a solid year or more before it finally went away. Almost every new runner experiences a series of aches and pains for the first few months. I'd love to tell you how to distinguish between normal aches and pains and the precursor of an injury but I can't. You just have to keep running and hope it's the former and not the latter. Regardless, something is going to hurt, it may hurt badly, and you have to decide whether you will quit because of it."
You need to figure out why you're hurting. After 35+ years of running and weight training I'm pretty decent in my ability to tell "training sore" from "injury sore". It's great to have a hard time getting off the toilet the day after hard work, a bunch of hill sprints or squats. Not good because you wrenched your back somehow while you were exercising.
I feel that until someone can learn the difference between the 2 types of hurt, they error on the side of caution, do some research into the problem (including but not limited to a doctor visit) while recovering.
You forgot, in my opinion, the most important reason of all--it's BORING! If it was as interesting and exciting as watching three-hour football game, there would be no more beer bellies.
And why's it even necessary to run/exercise? People are living longer than ever, thanks to the wonders of modern medical science. Given a choice of suffering through 30 of sheer misery, or sit and watch Big Bang Theory, which do you think most people would choose?It's not for everyone. And by that I mean not everyone has the mental fortitude (or the motivation) to go out, day after day, despite many obstacles (or excuses) that get in the way.
I'll quit running when I don't have the desire to compete or meet my friends at the races
As much as I hate this post, most of it is sadly true. I know when I first started exercising, I quit several times. It didn't help that I was well out of shape and was trying P90X. It took about a year from purchase before I decided that I would stick it out.
The one about the gear stood out to me the most. I remember my first 5k I was very intimidated. Everyone was dressed "the part" and there I was with my $45 running shoes, Tennessee Tech shirt and nordic track shorts. But I found out ten seconds in that I was faster than 95% of them. The gear didn't matter.
I say if people want to quit, they should. Running shouldn't feel like a job. I run for emotional health as well as physical health. It's very therapeutic for me. I have "quit" several times. But I find another way to stay active. P90X, Insanity, strength training, etc. As long as I'm being active that's all that matters. I will always find time for it. No excuses, just adjustments.
No excuses, just adjustments.
Schools out, schools out somebody let the crotchety old man out.
If you want to never run, never start because once you do you'll never stop.
I'm a neutral bystander in this whole debate, but that's a pretty funny observation!
5K 24:30 (4/19/14 - Luray Earth Day 5K - Luray, VA)
10K 50:41 (7/4/15 - Valley 4th Run - Harrisonburg, VA)
13.1 - 2:02:22 (9/20/14 - Great Smoky Mountains Half Marathon - Maryville,TN)
26.2 - 11/14/15 - Richmond Marathon - Richmond, VA
Meh - it's only running. It's not like we're feeding the starving masses or moving toward world peace.
If it fills a need (exercise, vanity, competitiveness, etc.) do it. Or not.
Absolute PRs
Phat Old Man PR's
Interesting perspective from someone that joined the site yesterday a year ago. Three posts? You must be a charter member of the LTH Stalker RWOL LURKER / Fan club.
Fixed my post.
Running Warehouse has the Nimbus 14 for $94.88 with free shipping. You get an additional 15% off if you use the discount code FB15D. That brings it to $80.65. Not quite half off but pretty close. They also have the Cumulus 14 for $72.88. After 15% off it goes down to $61.95.I'm lucky and can use nearly any neutral shoe and run in it until it falls apart. My favorite shorts and t-shirt were purchased 3 years ago from the discount rack at Marshall's. My best cold weather gear is an old cotton Starter hoodie. I run cheap.I may be wrong but I assume most beginners are going to average less than 20 miles a week and get about 6 months from a pair of shoes. Even at $130 a pair that is only $5.00 a week. How much do you spend on fast food and your daily coffee? I know money is tight for a lot of people but most of us can figure out a way to save $5 a week to improve our health.
I'm fat and I run.
I don't knit, dance, rock climb, collect model trains but some people do, they must get something from it, but I'll never know.
Well, yeah, that's what I figured too when I wasn't spending $5 a day on shoes... $150 a couple of times a year, no big deal, but when you do that 8 times a year it gets a bit pricey. I don't drink coffee or eat out.
I wasn't complaining, though, just never saw Nimbus for 1/2 price ever, so I asked. I'll check out Running Warehouse. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks LTH--I needed that.
Holy cow, you guys crack me up.
Yes, LTH is a loud voice that we love to bristle at. He's a little rough around the edges, but is a generally nice guy when you dig down a bit. And yes, generally right. Maybe we should nickname him the General? I think it'd be fitting in a few ways.
Let's be honest, folks, it's the internet. Everyone's got an opinion, it's up to the reader to educate themselves enough with reputable sources to use some discernment to not go and injure themselves.
LTH, just because someone doesn't persevere at running doesn't mean they necessarily lack perseverance. Be careful with that.
For the record, there IS such a thing as too hot, too cold, or too sore --but those bounds are generally further out than we give ourselves credit for. Those bounds DO change as our bodies are more or less acclimated through the year. In 2010 I ran a hill workout in 108* heat index in August. But the 82* heat index during my race on 5/19 about drove me to the medical tent. (20/20 hindsight, I should have gone.) Acclimation can make all the difference - it's not just a pacing issue! There are conditions we just plain can't dress or acclimate for. There's a reason why the US military doesn't ask much of our soldiers while they're sitting for 4-6 weeks in Kuwait before going to theater.
Some people are willing to take the risk to find where their limits are quickly. Some will be more cautious. But remember this is a BEGINNERS forum, and most of us would like to see the runners around here remain healthy and stick around for a while. Since I know you, LTH, I know that is what you're really after with this post.
When it comes to running, you make the rules. If you're not having fun, change the rules.
"7. My (calf) (hip) (ankle) (knee) (hamstring) (lateral medial aspect of my anterior tibialis recursive flexor tensor which I looked up on Dr. Google) hurts. Look. Running is hard. It takes years for your muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons to adapt to the pounding running puts on them. Early on, I had hip bursitis so bad it made me nearly cry on the first half mile of every run. It started after I'd been running 3 or 4 months and it lasted a solid year or more before it finally went away. Almost every new runner experiences a series of aches and pains for the first few months. I'd love to tell you how to distinguish between normal aches and pains and the precursor of an injury but I can't. You just have to keep running and hope it's the former and not the latter. Regardless, something is going to hurt, it may hurt badly, and you have to decide whether you will quit because of it."Its funny because as a self described "beginner" I actually appreciated and "think" I understood what he meant by this. I've been off and on running for 20 years. I've had all sorts of pain, some easily diagnosed, some not. Some required absolute rest, some I really did need to run through it. In very limited cases a doctor/medical professional (ie physio therapist) was able to tell me what was wrong. In many of the cases I needed to listen to my body (which equated to running more) to address the pain. Too often describing any pain to a doctor the easy answer was "quit running". Too often the doctor had no idea.
I'm dealing with shoulder pain (been going on for 1.5 years now). I've tried medical professionals from all walks of life. No one has been able to find a cause and fix. A month ago I decided that I needed to "listen to my body" and figure it out. 1 month pain free now (1st time I've gone that long in a year).And as a "beginner" that's what I took from his point...sometimes YOU need to listen to your body and figure it out (not someone else). No one else can feel what you feel and no one else is as motivated as you are to fix it.
ETA: (I did not get the impression he was saying "don't go to a doctor")
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8 times a year? Are you averaging about 80-90 miles a week?
LTH wrote: "So, prove me wrong. If you just started running in the last three months, take a bold leap and put your name in this thread. But, and here is the important part. You have to make your running log public. I don't know if you can make logs public here but there are other sites such as Running Ahead and Daily Mile where your log can be public (although, by default, your routes are not public). Having a publicly viewable log makes you accountable to everyone including you. Obviously, the choice is always yours to change those settings and no running police will come looking for you if you do so.
Maybe we'll call it the 2013 Memorial Day Challenge and we'll look this thread back up on Memorial Day 2014 and see how many actually did manage to hang in there for an entire year. I honestly do wish you the best of luck and hope to be terribly and horribly wrong in my prediction."
I'm only a beginner. I shouldn't be walking, let alone running. Severe nerve damage in my right leg caused drop foot, neuropathy, and muscle atrophy. I taught myself to walk again, stopped taking the narcotic pain meds, and ditched my orthotic a few years ago. In February, I decided to see if I could run. My gait took a little work...and its still less than perfect. I run 4 days a week and I love it. When you've been crippled, even short runs are little victories.
I'm running my first 5k on June 22. To be honest, I'm nervous...not because I doubt my running. I'm nervous because other runners can be real *******s.....not all of them....but runners like the OP. I didn't start running so that I could fit in with guys like the OP. I didn't start running so that I could puff my chest out and measure swords with guys like the OP. I didn't start running because I have dreams of Olympic glory or even Marathon glory. I started running because I wanted to see what I had in myself. I started runnning because I wanted to live longer and healthier. I started running so that I can keep up with my son as he grows into a young man. I will continue to run as long as I can, as long as I feel like it, and as long as my body will allow because running is like church for me. I'm addicted to the short stuggle that exists in running....I start out (maybe a good day, maybe a bad day), I get warmed up and feel infinite, I feel amazed at how much I'm improving, and then by the end of the run I begin to feel like I could or should stop....but I keep pushing. Once I finish, I feel amazing and that propels me into my next run. There's no room in my running experience for guys like the OP.
You sir are a real runner. Best of luck with your recovery/rehab. Have fun at your 5k.
Thanks!!! You're the first person (myself included) to call me a runner......I kinda like the sound of that!
You joined the site less than a month ago. Seeing that LTH doesn't post much here anymore it would seem premature to judge him based on your limited exposure. You apparently don't know much about him, aside from the fact he enjoys making provocative posts, because your profile and fundamental reasons for running are quite similar to his [like you stole his bio].
I'm quite sure as an overweight, middle-aged, chain smoker his original goals were about as lofty as making it around the block w/o falling over. The principal difference between you is that you're just beginning and he's continued to run, so it'd not unthinkable that his perspective has evolved. Don't take his posts so seriously, he's just looking to stir debate. Good luck with the recovery and the running.
Thanks.....I guess.
In some cases, I was following a fast running, good looking, seductively clad woman. In others, I was making a half-hearted attempt to do speed work, despite my absolute hatred of it. In any case, the following results are intended for entertainment purposes only, not because I'm trying to be the next Speed Racer of running.
mile - 6:48 (9/17/13)
3k - 13:20 (9/3/13)
2 miles - 14:12 (11/14/13)
3 miles - 22:40 (9/21/13) - 22:22 (1/26/14)
5 miles - 38:04 (11/22/13)
hey sleepy- you really are doing great!
an idea- go to your "zone," beginners, masters, or whatever, and start posting your runs in the dailies. The sections have a daily thread to post your workout.
You will make friends, that run and support each other. these open forums get a bit dicey at times.
I didn't start running so that I could fit in with guys like the OP. I didn't start running so that I could puff my chest out and measure swords with guys like the OP.
Well, you brought it up, so I'll show you mine.
what an interesting array of stuff
totally dig the lime green shoes!
and the string? What's that for?
is that a book about Dwarfs?
The string is for tying stuff (recyclables, cut up branches) or cord wrapping handles. And yes, that is a book about dwarfs in the shoe graveyard.
Texaspete....you're sword is definitely bigger than mine . The closest thing to a sword that I own is an "official" Bear Grylls machete. Everytime I use it, I get this sudden urge to drink my own urine and I get all "disorientated" as Bear would say.
Well, this thread got a lot better...
I particularly chuckled about the grammer/spelling pet peeves - I love it when someone believes and has the ability to say how the message is delivered is as important as the message. Of course when I'm corrected, and I often am, it annoys the crap out of me. .
You spelled "grammar" incorrectly here.


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Gay Marriage
Marriage: the formal union of a man and woman, typically recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife. By definition, gay marriage is an impossible idea. But by modern standards, however, it can be done, and some do accomplish it.
As of today, gay marriage is illegal in 44 of 50 states in America. Nearly 70% of people in the U.S. oppose gay marriage - almost the same as the proportion as are otherwise supportive of gay rights. The six states that allow gay marriage are, in order of date of amendment: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York; D.C. also allows it.
An interesting reason that I find that puts people against gay marriage is that same-sex couples are not an "appropriate environment" to raise children in. I find this so interesting because of the people that society does allow to marry and to raise children: murderers, convicted felons of all sorts, and even child molesters. So, if the children are the main priority, why are the above not prohibited from raising them?
Another one is that marriage is for the continuation of the species. If that was true, then infertile people would never be allowed to marry. For instance, five married U.S. presidents did not have children with their wives; one of them was George Washington. I like to think that if the ten percent of the population that was gay refrained from procreating, the world would be better off. One of our biggest problems in this world today is over-population. Besides that, in the U.S., 100,000 children are waiting to be adopted. It's always easier to adopt a child when you're married, not to mention the financial support for the children. A longitudinal study published in Pediatrics on June 7, 2010 found that children of lesbian mothers were rated higher than children of heterosexual parents in academic and social competence. A July 2010 study found that children of gay fathers were "as well-adjusted as those adopted by heterosexual parents."
Denying homosexuals the right of marriage is a violation of religious freedom, and a form of minority discrimination. Marriage benefits should be available to all couples. It affects things in society such tax filing status, joint ownership of property, insurance benefits, and medical crisis, along with 1, 045 other legal rights that are available to legally married couples.
Works Cited
Bidstrup, Scott. "Gay Marriage: The Arguments and the Motives." 7 Dec. 2011 http://www.bidstrup.com/marriage.htm.
Tahir I, Dr. "An Analysis of Biological Theories of Causation." 7 Dec. 2011 http://www.flyfishingdevon.co.uk/salmon/year2/hormones/tahir.htm
Messerli, Joe. "Should Same-Sex Marriages be Legalized?" 7 Dec. 2011 http://www.balancedpolitics.org/same_sex_marriages.htm
Persily, Seth. "An Interactive Web Book to Understanding and Presenting the Case for Same-Sex Marriage." 8 Dec. 2011 http://www.arguingequality.org/
ProCon.org. "Gay Marriage." 8 Dec. 2011 http://gaymarriage.procon.org/
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